Maryland Travels to Columbus For Big Ten Matchup

No. 26 Maryland Terrapins vs. No. 15 Ohio State

February 5, 2023
Columbus, Ohio (Covelli Center)
2:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland gymnastics Big Ten schedule rolls on as the Terps travel to Columbus to face Ohio State. The dual meet will be available on B1G+ and in-meet updates can be found on Twitter via @TerpsGymnastics.

THIS WEEK'S STORYLINES

The Matchup

No. 26 Maryland continues their Big Ten slate as the Terps hit the road for a dual match against No. 15 Ohio State.
Sunday will mark the 32th matchup between the two schools.
Ohio State faces the Terrapins coming off their first loss of the season with a 196.350-197.075 defeat to No. 3 Michigan.
Buckeye's freshman Payton Harris set a new career-high with a 39.250 score on all-around.

Positive Momentum

Maryland enters Sunday after posting a season-high team score in a 196.950 - 196.425 defeat to No. 12 Michigan State in XFINITY Center.
The Terps earned their best bars rotation of 2023, as the team posted a 49.350 and both Aleka Tsiknias and Sierra Kondo scored a meet high 9.900.
Maryland kicked off their Big Ten schedule with a 195.875 - 195.325 victory over Nebraska. This win marked the fifth win all-time over the Cornhuskers and fourth in their last five matchups.
Freshman Maddie Komoroski scored a meet-high 9.875 to lead the Terps on beam while Emma Silberman and Alexsis Rubio both earned a team-high 9.875 on vault.
The Terps started the season by posting a 195.425, their second highest opening weekend score in program history, collecting two wins against West Virginia and Kent State.
Graduate Student Alexsis Rubio posted the highest score of the WVU Tri-Meet with a 9.875 on vault
Maryland comes into the season with a veteran laden team, featuring 11 upper-classmen and 17 returning gymnasts.
The Terps will look to build on a 2022 season that ended with a third place finish in the second round of the Raleigh Regional at Reynolds Coliseum. Maryland finished with 196.025 points, which is the highest team score it has ever posted at the NCAA Regionals.
Maryland finished sixth overall at the 2022 Big Ten Championship with a 196.450. This marked the Terps' highest overall score at the Big Ten Championship since joining the conference in 2014. Audrey Barber's all-around score of 39.350 tied for the highest total in the morning session.
Maryland enjoyed many incredible moments last season setting two top-five all-time team scores in 2022, including a 197.175 which marked the program's second highest score in history and secured a victory at Towson's Quad meet.

Nelligan at the Helm

Brett Nelligan enters his fourteenth season as head coach of the Terrapins in 2022-23 after taking the helm from his father Bob Nelligan on May 1, 2009.
The 2023 season marks 44 years with a Nelligan at the helm.
The two have combined to reach 26 total NCAA Regionals and have amassed over 700 wins.
In his tenure with the Terps, Brett Nelligan has brought in some of the top recruiting classes in program history and led the program to seven straight NCAA Regional appearances (2009-15).
Coach Nelligan has coached three All-Americans (Katy Dodds, Stephanie Giameo, and Audrey Barber) and was selected as the 2018 Big Ten Coach of The Year.
Under Brett Nelligan the Terps have repeatedly received recognition as one of the best academic teams in the nation, as 19 student athletes were named as Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-Americans in 2022.

Fan Information

Tickets to Sunday's meet are available here
Sunday's meet will be available live on B1G+.
Streaming links are available on umterps.com or by clicking here.
You can follow the Terps via social media using the handle @TerpsGymnastics on instagram and twitter.

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Players Mentioned

Audrey Barber

Sierra Kondo

Alexsis Rubio

Emma Silberman

Aleka Tsiknias

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