Friday, November 21
College Park, MD
7 PM
Maryland
8-19,1-16Big Ten
0
vs
3
Minnesota
20-8,10-7Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Maryland | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Terps Fall To No. 19 Minnesota In Three Sets
11/21/2025 7:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Ajack Malual surpassed 900-career kills, but Maryland fell to the ranked Golden Gophers on Friday night.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland lost to a good Golden Gophers squad in three sets (25-16, 25-11, 25-13) at the Schanwald Pavilion on Friday night. No. 19 Minnesota (20-8, 10-7 Big Ten) used a .391 hitting percentage to defeat the Terps (8-19, 1-16 Big Ten), despite Ajack Malual's milestone night.
Malual recorded five kills on Friday night to surpass the 900-career kill mark in her senior season. She also added seven digs and an ace to her season totals on Friday night.First ace of the day from AJ ‼️
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 22, 2025
S1| #19 Minnesota 4, Maryland 3 pic.twitter.com/eObkLX6CfR
Haley Melby led the Terps with six kills and a pair of blocks while Sydney Bryant tallied four kills and Eva Rohrbach added three kills, two digs, and three blocks.Perfect swing by AJ! 🎯
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 22, 2025
S1| #19 Minnesota 19, Maryland 13 pic.twitter.com/SkrH0GaAPJ
The Terps packed the Schanwald Pavilion with 1,447 fans on Friday night in one of their final home matches of the season. Maryland is back in action on Sunday on the road against No. 24 Penn State.Hot start for Haley to open up the match! 🔥
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 22, 2025
S2| #19 Minnesota 3, Maryland 1 pic.twitter.com/8cZbKcmVzA
A packed Friday night in the Pav! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/L6AUKUGUkc
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 22, 2025
How It Happened:
Set 1:
Set 1:
- Malual recorded the night's first ace.
- Melby recorded Maryland's first two kills to even the set at 5-5.
- Bryant recorded her first kill early in the opening frame.
- Melby and Rohrbach teamed up for a block to even the set at 10-10.
- Minnesota pulled ahead with a 9-1 run.
- A thumping kill from Malual gave the Terps their 15th point of the set.
- The Golden Gophers took the first set 25-16.
- A Melby kill got the Terps on the board amidst a 5-1 start from Minnesota.
- Rohrbach earned her first kill early in the set.
- A Bryant kill gave Maryland its fifth point of the set.
- Melby recorded her fifth kill of the night late in the frame.
- Minnesota won the second set 25-11.
- The Golden Gophers opened the set with a 7-0 run.
- Bryant's fourth kill of the night got Maryland on the board.
- Minnesota pulled ahead with a 6-1 run.
- Olivia Ruy picked up an ace midway through the set.
- Blocks from Duru Gökçen and Malual gave Maryland its 10th point of the set.
- The Golden Gophers closed the night with a 25-13 win in the final set.
- 114: Rohrbach has 114 blocks in 2025, which is the seventh-most in the Big Ten.
- 121: Gökçen's 121 blocks this season rank fifth in the conference.
- 350: Malual has the ninth-most kills in the Big Ten with 350 this season.
- 900: Malual surpassed the 900-kill mark in her career with five kills on Friday.
- Maryland heads to the road to face No. 24 Penn State on Nov. 23. The match will start at 2 PM and air on B1G+.
Team Stats
MINN
MD
Kills
44
19
Errors
8
16
Attempts
92
89
Hitting %
.391
.034
Points
57.0
27.0
Assists
39
17
Aces
6
3
Blocks
7
5
Game Leaders
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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