After jumping out to the worst start in program history, Maryland volleyball finally has something to celebrate.
Throughout the season, the Terps struggled to make essential plays in the moments it mattered most, but that wasn’t the case against Michigan Friday night.
With the score at 14-12 in the fifth set, senior outside hitter Erika Pritchard winded up for the game-winning kill, getting just enough heat on the ball to push the attack off of the fingertips of Wolverines Kayla Bair and May Pertofsky. A mad scramble for the ball ultimately fell to the floor, granting the Terps a much first victory of the season (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-18, 15-12).