COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland volleyball was defeated by No. 11 Purdue in consecutive sets (23-25, 20-25, 20-25) on Friday at the XFINITY Center Pavilion. The Terps are now 10-12 overall and 1-10 in Big Ten play.
The Terps narrowly lost set one despite hitting nearly .300 as a team and holding an edge in kills and blocks. Samantha Schnitta tallied five kills, two aces and two digs in the set alone. The Boilermakers took the following two sets despite solid performances from several Terps.
Schnitta finished just short of a double-double with nine kills, 12 digs and three aces. She now has 61 aces, which lead the nation.
Oh my Sam Schnitta 😍🔥 pic.twitter.com/YyfgEQCdr3
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 1, 2024
Freshman Katherine Scherer recorded her best performance of her young career. She set a new career high with seven kills, adding four digs and a block.
Sam Csire (10 kills, seven digs and blocks) and Eva Rohrbach (nine kills and two digs) were other standout performers.
Ally Williams (11) and Lilly Gunter (eight) combined for 19 digs. Sydney Dowler (18) and Zoe Huang (14) combined for 32 assists.
All of Purdue’s losses have come against top 10 teams this season. They improved to 18-5 overall and 9-3 in conference play.
Katie ties her career-high six kills!
Terps lead 13-12🐢 pic.twitter.com/kyhTES8vXz
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 2, 2024
Breaking Down The Action
Set 1: Purdue 25 Maryland 23
- A kill by Jonna Spohn gave the Terps an early 6-5 lead.
- Three consecutive scores by…
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