Maryland volleyball hurts Big Ten tournament hopes in loss to Rutgers, 3-2, for third straight defeat

Maryland volleyball entered Friday without a Big Ten road win this season. The Terps traveled to Rutgers with more than just their first conference road win at stake — a victory would’ve put them in a great position to make next week’s inaugural Big Ten tournament. Both teams were tied in the conference standings and fighting to secure a postseason spot. Coach Adam Hughes understood the significance of the matchup. “We were picked dead last in the conference, and we’ve done a lot of good work, but the job’s not done,” Hughes said Wednesday after the Terps’ sweep loss to Penn State. The job may still not be done, but it got a lot harder after Friday. Maryland fell to Rutgers 3-2, in a tight match that took all five sets to decide. Maryland came out slow in the final frame, accumulating three attacking errors as it went down three points. But the Terps showed fight. A Sydney Bryant kill brought the score within one. [Maryland volleyball falls to No.

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