No. 25 Maryland Terrapins vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
February 11, 2023
Piscataway, NJ (Jersey Mikes Arena)
1:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland gymnastics Big Ten schedule continues as the Terps continue their road stretch facing Rutgers on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Piscataway, New Jersey. 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. 25 Maryland gymnastics Big Ten schedule rolls on as the Terps continue their road stretch facing Rutgers.
- Sunday will mark the 67th matchup between the two schools.
- Maryland leads the series 54-12 all-time but dropped last seasons meeting 194.925-195.550.
- Rutgers enters Saturday's meet after going 2-1 and posting a 194.700 against Fisk, Southern Connecticut State and No. 3 Michigan at the Rutgers February Quad.
- The Scarlet Knights set a season-high 49.200 on floor, in their last appearance on the mat.
Positive Momentum
- Maryland enters Sunday after posting a season-high team score in a 196.475-197.575 defeat to No. 15 Ohio State.
- The Terps matched their best bars rotation of 2023, as the team posted a 49.350 for the second consecutive meet, as Aleka Tsiknias posted a season-high 9.925 on the event.
- Senior Emma Silberman set a new career-high in the all-around against Ohio State scoring a 39.350. She finished top-three on the team on vault (9.825), beam (9.800), floor (9.825) and set her season high on bars with a 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
- Saturday's meet will be available live on B1G+.
- Saturday is Rutgers gymnastics Pink Meet and all fans are encouraged to wear pink.
- 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.
