Head coach Adam Hughes and company knew what they were getting into at the beginning his peculiar spring volleyball season; their schedule was anything but easy.
The Terps played two of the top teams in the country in their first three series, unable to secure a victory in either. Add that to their two five-set losses to Ohio State in the opening weekend and Maryland sat at 0-6 in a nightmarish start to the season.
Returning to College Park, Maryland seemed destined to get into the win column against a lowly Michigan State team that had struggled on both sides to start their season.