Maryland (5-5) at Washington (2-4)
February, 14 2025
Alaska Airlines Arena
9:30 p.m. ET
Big Ten Plus
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland gymnastics team will travel to Seattle, Washington to face the Washington Huskies in a Friday night dual. The meet is set to begin at 9:30 p.m., and fans can follow the action via updates on X @TerpsGymnastics and watch via Big Ten Plus this Friday evening.
SETTING THE STAGE
- The Terps begin week six ranked No. 31 in the Road to Nationals ranking. Maryland also places themselves at No. 22 on floor, looking to build upon their previous weeks' score of 195.225 against Penn State at home.
- Senior Hailey Merchant delivered a standout performance against previously ranked No. 22 Penn State, matching her career-high 9.850 on bars.
- Junior Maddie Komoroski delivered stunningly on beam for the Terps, etching a 9.900 score, her highest this season.
- The Terps will be traveling to Washington and competing against the Huskies for the first time since Washington has joined the Big Ten Conference.
- Graduate Alexa Rothenbuescher earned a career high 9.900 on beam against Nebraska at their first away dual meet.
- Senior Sierra Kondo reached a career high of 9.950 on uneven bars at the Terrapins home opener against a ranked UCLA.
- Kondo not only set a personal best but also tied the program's individual event record, cementing her place among Maryland's all-time greats.
- Maryland broke its attendance record at their home opener, drawing an incredible 7,287 fans for the highly anticipated matchup against the previously ranked No. 11 UCLA.
- 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).
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.
- The Gym Terps will next 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.
Behind the scenes
- Click to watch as the Terps show behind the scenes, traveling and competing at Nebraska this season!
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- Join us for our next home meet against Iowa on February 21st—it's Slumber Party Night! Come cheer us on as we raise awareness for Cystic Fibrosis.
- The remaining 2025 season in College Park will feature exciting promotions, including the Gym Terps' Defying Gravity meet on March 1 and a grand finale with Senior Night on March 16!
- Be the first to arrive at each home meet and score exclusive fan perks like autograph cards, bracelets, t-shirts, appearances by Testudo and more—don't miss out!
