COLLEGE PARK, Md. – It was a back-and-forth battle with the first three sets coming down to the wire between Rutgers and Maryland volleyball.
The Scarlet Knights won the clash in the opening frame, 26-24, but the Terps rallied for 25-23 and 27-25 wins in set two and set three before taking the match with a 25-14 victory in set four.
Altogether, the two squads were even on 27 occasions with 11 lead changes across the four sets.
The loss dropped Rutgers to 10-9 overall, 1-6 in the Big Ten and 1-2 in the Discover Volleyball Challenge. Maryland, meanwhile, improved to 8-9 overall and 1-6 in league play.
- Senior Tara Garvey and sophomore Aspen Maxwell led RU with double-digit kills. Garvey collected a season-high 12 kills while Maxwell posted 11 and was just shy of a double-double with nine digs to go along with a pair of aces.
- Sophomore Lily Bolen recorded 38 assists along with two aces and seven digs.
- Senior Lexi Visintine tied her season high with four aces and is now one ace shy of moving into the top four at Rutgers in rally-era career aces. Her four aces gave her 88 in her career and 33 on the year, moving her onto the rally-era season top 10 for the second-straight season and into a tie for sixth on the list. Tracy Wright holds the rally-era season record with 38 back in 2013.
- Sophomore Natalie Robinson led RU with four total blocks while classmate Alleigh Dutton registered a match-high 13 digs.
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