Maryland volleyball seemed to finally be turning the corner after a series sweep against Iowa extended the team’s win streak to three, but they fell flat against the Illini, losing the first leg 3-1 before dropping the five-set thriller the following day, moving them to 4-12.
The offense was clicking against Iowa, setting two season-highs in hitting percentage in successive matches. Against Illinois, however, the first match saw the Terps hit a putrid 5.9% before eclipsing their season average with a .223 hit percentage in the five-set defeat.
“Because our service receive was a little off, it didn’t allow us to run the tempo that we wanted to run,” outside hitter Sam Csire said.