BATON ROUGE, LA – Maryland volleyball opened its 2024 campaign with a 3-0 sweep (25-22, 25-17, 25-21) against Troy at the LSU Tournament on Aug. 30.
After trailing 18-14 in the third set, Maryland scored 11 of the final 14 points to sweep the match. Maryland (1-0) has now won its last four season-openers. The Terps are also 12-1 in their last 13 season-openers.
Three up, three down!
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— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) August 30, 2024
Pin hitter Samantha Schnitta led the Terps with 10 kills. The graduate also recorded eight block assists in an all-around effort. Outside hitter Sam Csire added seven kills and three blocks. Csire also moved to second all time in career attacks during the match.
Sophomore middle blocker Eva Rohrbach posted a team-high 11 blocks. Setter Sydney Dowler contributed 22 assists. She also eclipsed 300 career blocks with seven in the match and claimed the ninth all-time spot for career service aces. Lilly Gunter topped the team with 12 digs. Graduate middle blocker Anastasia Russ posted seven blocks and four kills.
Sydney Bryant and Ally Williams also played pivotal roles in the season-opener victory, as each played in all three sets.
Breaking Down The Action
Set 1: Maryland 25 – Troy 22
Terps take the first! pic.twitter.com/KkeWbhxK0S
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) August 30, 2024
- Samantha Schnitta recorded the season-opening kill off a feed from Sydney Dowler.
- The pair collaborated once more to take a 2-1 lead early.
- After being tied at 4-4,…
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