January 5, 2025

Rainelle Jones (Cree) tallied a career-high 11 blocks along with 9 Kills for Maryland in (3-2) Loss to Ohio State

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Maryland volleyball team dropped its second match of the two-match series with Ohio State, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio.

What You Should Know

  • Senior outside hitter Erika Pritchard led the Terps offensively, posting a match-high 20 kills while also adding 15 digs and four blocks.
  • Junior middle blocker Rainelle Jones (Cree) tallied a career-high 11 blocks and had 9 Kills
  • Nicole Alford dished a career-high 52 assists. The senior setter also tallied 14 digs.
  • Redshirt junior Jada Gardner posted 17 kills, just one short of matching her career-high. She also tallied six digs and three blocks.
  • Rebekah Rath (12), Jones (9), and Cara Lewis (2) also posted kills in the five-setter.
  • Sam Burgio tallied a career-best 25 digs in her second match of the season as the team’s libero.

Up Next

  • Maryland returns to College Park next weekend to face Minnesota with another Friday-Saturday two-match series. Friday, Maryland will take the court at 8:30 p.m. for a nationally televised match on the Big Ten Network.