No. 23 Maryland (2-2) VS. UCLA (3-2)
January 18th, 2025
XFINITY Center
7:30 p.m. ET
BTN+
Free Admission
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The No. 23 Maryland gymnastics team hosts No. 11 UCLA to begin at home competition this Saturday evening at the XFINITY Center. The meet is set to begin at 7:30 p.m., and fans can follow the action via updates on X @TerpsGymnastics and watch via Big Ten Plus.
SETTING THE STAGE
- The Terps begin week two ranked No. 23 in the Road to Nationals ranking. Maryland also places themselves at No. 15 on floor, No. 22 for bars, and No. 23 for beam, looking to build upon their season-opening score of 195.400.
- Junior Maddie Komoroski preformed remarkably on beam in week one, etching her name into the No. 2 spot among gymnasts on beam in the Big Ten, and No. 20 among gymnasts on beam in the NCAA.
- Graduate Alexa Rothenbuescher, a consistent leader on floor, places No. 3 among gymnasts on floor in the Big Ten and No.14 among gymnasts on the floor in the NCAA.
- The Terrapins faced UCLA once before at the Raleigh Regional in 2022, where the Bruins placed first with a score of 197.600, and the Terrapins third with a score of 196.025.
- The Terps were ranked No. 24 in the WCGA Preseason Coaches Poll and No. 22 in the College Gym News Preseason Poll. The Terps enter the 2025 season looking to reach the NCAA Regionals for the seventh consecutive year (seven including the 2020 season, when Regionals were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
- The Terps welcome back a multitude of key contributors, including graduate student Alexa Rothenbuescher, who was recently named as a Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch. Rothenbuescher is coming off a dominating senior season, reaching a career high of 9.950 on floor and 9.925 on bars. Along with Rothenbuescher, sophomore Natalie Martin, also named Big Ten Gymnast to watch for the second consecutive year also returns as the leader in beam scoring. Martin built herself an impressive resume, being named Big Ten Freshman of the Week last January. Five of the team's top scorers return to the lineup for the bars, beam and floor exercise, Taylor Rech, Rhea Leblanc, Sierra Kondo, Maddie Komoroski and Victoria Gatzendorfer all returning as event starters from last season.
- Last season, the GymTerps finished with a 13-7 overall record while finishing with the season ranked No. 26 in Road To Nationals NQS scoring. Maryland won Session I of the Big Ten Championships for the first time in program history, while also clinching their highest team score at the Big Ten Championships of 196.775. Maryland finished with the highest team NQS in program history after the championships with a 196.790.
Checking out the schedule
- The GymTerps will host three dual meets this season along with two quad meets at the XFINITY Center in 2025 while hitting the road for seven competitions leading up to the 2025 B1G Championships in Ann Arbor, MI.
- Nelligan's squad hits the road for an away dual against Nebraska on Sunday, Jan. 26, and a quad meet at Rutgers with Fisk and Utica on Saturday, Feb. 2. The Gym Terps then return back home for a dual meet against Penn State on Friday, Feb. 7. Maryland will then travel out west for the first time to face Washington in a dual meet on Friday, Feb.14. The Gym Terps will then host the Big Four meet, where they battle against Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota on Saturday, Mar.1.
- Maryland then will have to travel for three out of conference meets, starting with a dual at Temple on Wednesday, Mar. 5. The squad then travels to Connecticut for a tri meet against Yale with LIU on Sunday, Mar. 9. The Gym Terps remain close to home when they head to GW to compete in a tri meet along with Towson on Friday, Mar.14.
- The Gym Terps finish out their regular season by hosting their final tri meet against Towson, GW, and Yale on Sunday, Mar.16. Post season competition begins with the Big Ten Championships on Friday, March 21 in Ann Arbor, MI. The NCAA Regional meets will take place between April 2 and 6, where Maryland hopes to improve upon their 196.350 score from 2024. The NCAA semis and finals will be held between April 17 and 19.
Sophomore
Natalie Martin was named a Big Ten Gymnast to watch prior to the season.
TO serve and Excel
- Click here to read about how Freshman Maggie Murphy, embraces challenges both on the mat and in the Army ROTC, balancing athletics, academics, and a drive for discipline.
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- Meets in College Park will feature a number of promotions throughout the 2025 season, including the LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration on Feb. 7, the Gym Terps Slumber Party on Meet on Feb. 21, Gym Terps are Defying Gravity meet on Mar.1, and finishing big with Senior Night on March 16.
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