Thursday, October 23
Los Angeles, CA
10 PM
Maryland
8-11,1-8Big Ten
0
at
3
USC
14-5,5-4Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 12 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| Southern California | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
No. 22 USC Defeats Maryland In Three Sets
10/23/2025 10:00:00 PM | Volleyball
The Terps fell to the Trojans on Thursday night.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Terps lost a rough road match against the No. 22 Trojans late Thursday night in three sets (25-12. 25-14, 25-18). Each set was closer than its predecessor, but USC continued its trend of success on its home court, downing Maryland in a conference match.
USC stormed out of the gate on its home court, snagging a 25-12 first set win. The second set largely resembled the first as the Trojans used a collection of runs to earn a 25-14 win and move a set away from victory.
Ajack Malual and Olivia Ruy both collected a team-high five kills. Jonna Spohn picked up a pair of aces and five digs on the night.
Set 1:
USC stormed out of the gate on its home court, snagging a 25-12 first set win. The second set largely resembled the first as the Trojans used a collection of runs to earn a 25-14 win and move a set away from victory.
Ajack Malual and Olivia Ruy both collected a team-high five kills. Jonna Spohn picked up a pair of aces and five digs on the night.
The Terps had a couple early leads in the final set, but the Trojans finished off the sweep with a 25-18 set win to improve to 9-2 at home in 2025.Third kill of the night for Liv.
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 24, 2025
S3| Maryland 8, #22 USC 8 pic.twitter.com/4dnXVbq8dV
How it Happened:Syd ➡️ Lilly ➡️ AJ ✨ pic.twitter.com/TT8M3vsEA9
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 24, 2025
Set 1:
- Gökçen's first kill of the night gave the Terps their first point.
- A USC ace put the Trojans ahead 4-2.
- A Malual kill cut the USC lead to 10-5.
- Spohn's first ace gave the Terps their seventh point of the set.
- USC used a 6-1 run to open a 19-9 lead.
- A kill from Rohrbach gave Maryland its 10th point of the set.
- USC finished the opening frame on a 5-1 run.
- The Trojans took the first set 25-12.
- USC started the second set on a 8-2 run as Maryland called a timeout.
- Katie Scherer picked up a pair of kills as the Terps kept themselves in the match.
- A kill from Sydney Bryant brought UMD within five, 12-7.
- A 4-0 run from the Trojans put them ahead 16-7.
- An Ally Williams ace gave the Terps their 12th point.
- USC took the second set 25-14.
- Ruy evened the set at 1-1 with a kill.
- Another Spohn ace put Maryland ahead 4-3.
- A kill from Haley Melby brought Maryland within a point, 8-7.
- A Ruy kill evened the set at 8-8.
- USC pulled ahead with a 9-2 run.
- Kills from Ruy and Gökçen gave the Terps their 13th and 14th points.
- A Melby kill made it 23-16 in favor of the Trojans.
- USC finished the night with a 25-18 set win.
- The Terps stay in California for a match with No. 25 UCLA on Oct. 25. The match will start at 10:30 PM and air on BTN.
Team Stats
MD
USC
Kills
21
40
Errors
25
5
Attempts
85
82
Hitting %
-.047
.427
Points
25.0
54.5
Assists
18
37
Aces
3
2
Blocks
1
12.5
Game Leaders
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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