Maryland volleyball gets back on track with 4-set win over Iowa

After a heart-wrenching loss to Illinois on Friday night, and in need of a win, Maryland volleyball finally found some offensive consistency, taking down Iowa, 3-1 (25-16, 25-16, 17-25, 25-17).

The Terps’ 11 service aces tied their season-best and were the most Maryland produced in a Big Ten match. Senior libero Lilly Gunter set the tone early. The Mississippi State transfer recorded three service aces within the first seven points of the match en route to one of the best games of her career.

“I was just trying to make the ball move a little bit more this game,” Gunter said. “I wasn’t trying to put too much pace on it. I was just trying to be consistent back there.”

Looking to pull away in the opening set, the Terps were met with fierce opposition when Iowa freshman outside hitter Nataly Moravec recorded back-to-back aces to bring Iowa within one at 8-7.

But Maryland never trailed in the early window, surging on a 13-4 run to end the set. The Hawkeyes had no answer…