Rhode Island Starters
Powers, Wagner, Wright, Fillion, Paulette, Blahut, Butler
 
Maryland Starters
Rainelle, Finnerty, Ricks, Dowler, Gomillion, Csire, Russ
 
Set One – Maryland 25, Rhode Island 11
Rhody jumped out to an early 4-2 lead before five consecutive Maryland points put the home team ahead 7-4. The Rams kept things close, but another run by the Terrapins set URI back 20-10. A kill by Claire Wagner then broke Maryland's momentum, but the Terps claimed each of the next five points to win the opening set.

Set Two – Maryland 25, Rhode Island 17
Maryland got off to a hot start in the second set, taking a 6-2 lead early on. However, the Rams responded with a 6-1 push – that featured four kills by Wagner – to take over the lead at 8-7. It was back and forth from there, with additional kills from Wagner putting Rhody on top 10-9 and 11-10, and Maryland errors allowing the Rams to lead 12-11 and 13-12. The Terps then scored three consecutive points to take over the lead for good. URI cut the deficit to one on a Brynne Wright kill that made it 17-16, but Maryland closed on an 8-1 tear to win the second set 25-17.
 
Set Three – Maryland 25, Rhode Island 13
Maryland rode the momentum into the third set, where it claimed 10 of the first 13 points. The Terps pushed the advantage to double digits at 17-7 and led by 10 or more the rest of the way. Rhody managed just five kills in the set – two each by Wright and Karlee Pinell, and another by Wagner.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Maryland finished the match with 50 kills while holding Rhody to just 22.
• The Terps also held the advantage in service aces (5-0), blocks (8-2) and digs (42-27).
• Senior Clair Wagner registered a team-high 12 kills and added six digs.
• Sophomore transfer Katie Butler earned the start in her first game as a Ram. She finished the match with 16 assists, four digs and one kill.
• Junior Samantha Blahut also cracked the starting lineup after missing all of last season. She finished the match with two kills, two digs and one block.
• Junior Brynne Wright had four kills and one dig for the Rams.
• Freshman Karlee Pinell made her collegiate debut in the third set, where she recorded two kills on three swings.
• Grad student Gabrielle Shilling – who missed the majority of last season with an injury – made her first appearance since Sept. 26, 2021. She had a pair of blocks and one kill for the Rams.
• Sophomore Hannah Blaney (6), fifth-year senior Abby Fillion (5) and freshman Ryleigh Powers (3) combined for 14 digs. Fillion and Blaney each added an assist as well.

Up Next
The Rams will now face Florida Gulf Coast at 4 p.m.