Wednesday, October 23
Welsh-Ryan Arena
7 p.m.
Northwestern
9-11,0-8Big Ten
2
vs
3
Maryland
11-10,3-6Big Ten
1
2
3
4
5
F
Maryland
22
25
25
20
15
3
Northwestern
25
22
16
25
7
2
Wildcats Take it to Five Sets Against Maryland
10/23/2019 9:37:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
After a dramatic five-set battle at Welsh-Ryan Arena Wednesday night, Northwestern fell to Maryland 3-2.
First-year Temi Thomas-Ailara led the team in kills for the 18th straight game, tallying up 17 on the night. She also posted two aces and 10 digs.
Junior Alana Walker and sophomore Ella Grbac also topped Northwestern's score sheet. Walker and Grbac proved their offensive power with double-digit games, registering 14 kills each, a new season high for Walker. Sophomore Kiara McNulty recorded her own season high with two aces.
Northwestern started out strong in set one, taking the victory over Maryland 25-22. Thomas-Ailara tallied up two service aces and first-year Charlotte Cronister added another to help the Wildcats top the Terrapins in their first victory of the match.
After a tightly contested second set, Maryland tied up the match with a 25-22 win. Thomas-Ailara reached double-digit kills for the 18th game in a row in set two. The Wildcats struggled to regain their momentum from the first set and dropped the third set to Maryland, 25-16.
The Wildcats put up a dominant performance in the fourth set, forcing set five with a 25-20 victory. Despite a close battle throughout the last set, Northwestern fell 15-7 in set five.
The Wildcats return to the court on Sunday as they travel to Piscataway, N.J. to take on another Big Ten opponent, Rutgers.
First-year Temi Thomas-Ailara led the team in kills for the 18th straight game, tallying up 17 on the night. She also posted two aces and 10 digs.
Junior Alana Walker and sophomore Ella Grbac also topped Northwestern's score sheet. Walker and Grbac proved their offensive power with double-digit games, registering 14 kills each, a new season high for Walker. Sophomore Kiara McNulty recorded her own season high with two aces.
Northwestern started out strong in set one, taking the victory over Maryland 25-22. Thomas-Ailara tallied up two service aces and first-year Charlotte Cronister added another to help the Wildcats top the Terrapins in their first victory of the match.
After a tightly contested second set, Maryland tied up the match with a 25-22 win. Thomas-Ailara reached double-digit kills for the 18th game in a row in set two. The Wildcats struggled to regain their momentum from the first set and dropped the third set to Maryland, 25-16.
The Wildcats put up a dominant performance in the fourth set, forcing set five with a 25-20 victory. Despite a close battle throughout the last set, Northwestern fell 15-7 in set five.
The Wildcats return to the court on Sunday as they travel to Piscataway, N.J. to take on another Big Ten opponent, Rutgers.
Team Stats
MD
NU
Kills
57
62
Errors
15
28
Attempts
139
150
Hitting %
.302
.227
Points
73
73
Assists
47
52
Aces
4
6
Blocks
12
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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