With Maryland volleyball down 15-7 to No. 7 Minnesota in the second set, Rainelle Jones got the team going with a solo block. Nicole Alford followed the play up with a service ace that just barely skimmed the top of the net, kickstarting a solid run by the Terrapins.
Erika Pritchard killed the ball off the forearm of Stephanie Samedy and out of bounds to cut the deficit to 18-15, leading to Golden Gopher head coach Hugh McCutcheon calling a timeout. From there, the set took a huge turn.
Minnesota roared back to life with a 7-2 run, culminated by a kill from freshman Taylor Landfair, to push the Terps to the breaking point in a crucial third set, where they ultimately lost the match (16-25, 17-25, 23-25).