With the match on the line, Maryland star Erika Pritchard wound up a serve. The ball went over the net and was received by the Wildcats, but a quick turn and fake set by Northwestern setter Alex Rousseau caught the Terps off-guard and was the final straw.
The Terps were down 2-0 in their final match of the season before finding new life in sets three and four, pushing the match to a decisive fifth set.
Although the Maryland led for most of the final set, timely scoring by the Wildcats resulted in a 7-2 run to win the match for the road team, with Rousseau’s kill closing the chapter on the Terps’ season, 3-2 (20-25, 19-25, 25-13, 25-22, 13-15).