Maryland volleyball defeated at home by No. 13 Penn State in four sets

Late within the fourth set, Maryland volleyball was down by one level and wanted a set win to remain alive towards No. 13 Penn State. A seemingly overhit ball from Nittany Lions junior center blocker Allie Holland was initially counted as some extent for the Terps, however Penn State head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley determined to problem the play. The decision was reversed, giving the away workforce a 19-17 benefit.

Maryland head coach Adam Hughes had challenged two calls within the earlier three units to attempt to change his workforce’s momentum, and each instances he did not flip the decision his workforce’s approach. Sadly for the Terps, Penn State’s problem was adopted by a run which noticed the Nittany Lions take the fourth set and the match.

Despite the fact that they didn’t handle to lose a set by greater than 5 factors, the Terps struggled early within the third and the fourth, placing them in holes they couldn’t crawl out of as Penn State received, 3-1, to snap Maryland’s three-game convention profitable streak.

Hughes talked about his ideas on his second problem of the evening, which he didn’t win. “We had been down 11-4 after I used my second timeout. You already know, we had been shut, I believed it was a nasty missed name and that was confirmed by the Large Ten Community. However these issues occur, so you understand it’s what it’s,” he stated.

Maryland now finds itself with a 12-9 general document — 3-6 within the Large Ten. Now, the workforce has a fast flip round taking up Northwestern tomorrow evening at 8 p.m..

Holland was the most effective participant within the XFINITY Heart Pavilion Friday evening, placing up a game-high 13 kills to associate with 4 service aces and two block assists on a .500 hitting share. Kashauna Williams additionally helped safe the Penn State win, coming from principally the left aspect and chipping in with 13 kills of her personal.

Hughes admitted that regardless that Holland was a spotlight of the workforce’s gameplay stepping into, nothing the workforce carried out appeared to work towards the participant with the seventh most blocks per set within the convention.

“We knew that going into it that she’s gonna be a problematic particular person for us … as coaches we didn’t discover a solution,” Hughes stated.

The third and the fourth set noticed Maryland’s protection crumble below immense stress from Penn State up entrance. The house workforce was out-killed 32-22 within the remaining two units which didn’t permit Maryland to return again late in both of the ultimate two durations.

Errors had been the rationale that Hughes and his workforce had been capable of keep aggressive after falling behind in a number of units throughout the sport. Penn State had 29 errors on the evening in comparison with simply 17 from the Terps. The blue and white additionally had an enormous influence with their service aces, placing up double digit aces on the evening with 11 in comparison with simply 4 by Maryland.

The hitting share numbers from Maryland in sure units Friday simply weren’t sufficient to safe a win. Within the first set, the Terps had been restricted to only a .083 hitting share in comparison with a .324 hitting share from Penn State. The fourth set confirmed comparable indicators, with Penn State having only a .136 hitting share and Maryland nonetheless not doing higher, placing up a .125 hitting share.

The primary set started with numerous back-and-forth factors as no workforce might achieve management of the momentum. However, after Penn State’s junior center blocker Taylor Trammell went down with an harm, the Terps responded with a 4-0 run completed by two service aces in a row from sophomore setter Erin Engel to go up, 12-9.

The change of runs continued all through the primary set. The most important lead both workforce had was three factors till each groups had been tied at 21 towards the tip. Nevertheless, Penn State would end off the primary set on prime with two kills and two assault errors as Maryland misplaced its first set in 4 video games 25-22. Junior exterior hitter Sam Csire had simply two kills within the interval as Penn State offensively overpowered Maryland with 17 workforce kills within the first to take a 1-0 benefit.

After a lackluster first set, Csire began the second set by displaying why she has probably the most kills on the workforce. 5 of Maryland’s first 10 factors got here from Csire kills, doing lots of her injury from the left aspect of the online with highly effective spikes because the Terps went up, 10-6.

From that time on within the second set, the Terps started to take command, occurring a 10-6 run which featured an enormous solo block from junior setter Sydney Dowler and a uncommon kill from graduate Maddie Naumann to leap out to an eight-point lead at 20-12.

Penn State didn’t depend itself out, although, occurring an enormous 11-3 run to tie the set with simply two factors left. Nevertheless, Hughes’ workforce refused to go two units down. The Terps completed the set off on a Penn State service error and redshirt junior center blocker Anastasia Russ crushing a misplaced opponent’s set into the hardwood to take the second set, 25-23, and to tie the match at one.

Sophomore defensive specialist Milan Gomillion detailed what she thought was the turning level within the workforce’s mentality between the primary and the second set.

“We got here collectively, we stated ‘Okay, we’re down 0-1. How are we gonna reply?’” she stated. “Are we simply gonna roll over or are we gonna come again out and actually struggle onerous?”

In a come-from-behind state of affairs after taking place early within the third, Maryland continued to place stress on Penn State because the set continued. Regardless of taking place by eight, Maryland reduce the lead right down to inside two behind a couple of service aces from Dowler and a number of kills by each Csire and Jones.

Penn State’s lead didn’t diminish, however two kills from freshman exterior hitter Laila Ivey had Maryland inside three at set level. Nonetheless, a kill from Holland secured the set for Penn State, 25-21.

Maryland’s fourth set comeback wasn’t fulfilled, because it misplaced the set, 25-22, and the match, 3-1. The Terps now have a 2-6 document at house.