BALTIMORE -- An announced 581 fans packed The 'Peake and saw the UMBC Volleyball team give ACC foe Virginia all it could handle before falling in four tight sets (27-25, 21-25, 25-19, 28-26) on Sunday afternoon.

Freshmen Julija Grubisic Cabo and Hannah Howard again had spectacular performances for the Retrievers, as Grubisic Cabo picked up her thrid double-double in four matches, as she tallied a team-best 16 kills and added 12 digs. Howard had a match-high 23 digs and added three assists.

Kamani Conteh continued her torrid play with 15 kills, five digs and four blocks, while Mia Bilusic added 10 kills and tied a career-high with 19 digs. Bilsusic has reached double-digit kills in all eight contests this season.

Serin Maden added a season-high 14 digs to go with 24 assists, and Mila Ilieva had six kills, four blocks and three digs.

Michela De Marzi had six kills, three blocks and four digs, while bird Alford 13 assists and five digs.

UMBC (5-3) continues its arduous non-conference slate at No.12 Penn State on Friday night in a rematch of last season's NCAA Tournament first round game.