Maryland (7-9, 0-6 B1G) vs. Rutgers (10-8, 1-5 B1G)
October 15, 2025
Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion at XFINITY Center
7:00 p.m.
Big Ten Network
COLLEGE PARK, MD --Â The University of Maryland volleyball team enters Week Four of Big Ten play with a midweek matchup against Rutgers on Wednesday. First serve is set for 7 p.m. ET and will air on the Big Ten Network.
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duru's corner
- Duru Gökçen has had a breakout season for the Terps. The sophomore currently leads the Big Ten in blocks with 79.
- Gökçen earned her first Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading Maryland to a 3-0 weekend at the UMBC Tournament on September 8. She was also named the tournament MVP, finishing with 20 kills and 21 total blocks across three matches.
- She posted five blocks in Friday's sweep of Old Dominion, added eight blocks and eight kills in a 3-1 win over William & Mary, and closed the weekend with nine kills and six blocks in the sweep of UMBC.
Duru Gôkçen recorded her first career double-double against Coppin State with 12 kills and 12 blocks.Â
turning the page
- Maryland holds a 7-9 overall record entering the fourth week of Big Ten play.
- Defense has been a strength for the Terps this season. Maryland has recorded 167.5 total team blocks, which ranks first in the Big Ten. The team also ranks fourth in blocks per set and fifth in total team digs.
- Duru Gökçen leads the conference with 79 blocks, while Eva Rohrbach ranks second.
Sydney Bryant recorded 17 kills in two matches this past weekend.Â
season leaders
- Ajack Malual leads the Terps in kills per set with 3.60 after 16 matches. The senior transfer tallied a career-high 21 kills against Wake Forest earlier this season.
- Lilly Wagner continues to lead the Terps in assists in her first season, averaging 7.92 per set. The redshirt freshman has recorded eight double-doubles this season.
- On the defensive side, Ally Williams is averaging 3.32 digs per set. She posted a career-high 22 digs against Coastal Carolina to open the season.
- Duru Gökçen anchors the defense for the Terps with 1.27 blocks per set. The sophomore is first in the conference in blocks this season with 79.Â
Ally Williams is fourth in the Big Ten in digs this season with 206.
AJ's career weekend
- Transfer Ajack Malual had a career weekend for the Terps in North Carolina.
- Against Davidson, she recorded a career-high 20 kills in a win, then followed it up with another career-best 21 kills against Wake Forest a few days later. Defensively, she added 16 digs and eight blocks.
- Malual becomes the first Terp since Erika Pritchard (2019) to record 20+ kills in a match while hitting over .400.
- She has quickly made her presence known in the Big Ten, currently ranking sixth the conference with 223Â kills this season.
Ajack Malual is sixth in the conference in kills this season.
scouting report
- Rugters will head to College Park with a 10-8 record and a 1-5 record in conference play.
- Offensively, the Scarlet Knights are led by Aspen Maxwell, who has 245 kills this season and averages 4.02 per set.
- Zora Hardison anchors the defense with a team-best 72Â blocks.
- Maryland is 24-15 all-time against Rutgers. Earlier this season, the Terps would fall to Rutgers in four sets.
Haley Melby is second on the team in kills this season with 118.
