University of Maryland Athletics

Box Score

Maryland MD 5-2,0-0 Big Ten

Davidson DC 4-4,0-0 Atlantic 10

Maryland MD

5-2,0-0 Big Ten

Final

Sep. 13, 2025

Davidson DC

4-4,0-0 Atlantic 10

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Maryland MD	25	22	19	25	15	(3)
Davidson DC	20	25	25	21	12	(2)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/13/2025 3:00:00 PM

Maryland Outlasts Davidson in Five Sets for Fifth Straight Win

The Terps won Saturday's final two sets to seal a weekend-opening win.

Next Match:

at Wake Forest

9/14/2025 | 1 PM

Next Match

Full Schedule

Sep. 14 (Sun) / 1 PM

at Wake Forest

Recap
Roster

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Terps (5-2) demonstrated major grit when faced with adversity as they rallied to defeat Davidson (4-3) in five sets (25-20, 22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12) for their fifth straight win.

Ajack Malual led the way with 20 kills, nine digs and an ace while Eva Rohrbach's five blocks fronted the Terps' defensive efforts. Olivia Ruy also tallied 16 kills while the Terps held Davidson to a .174 hitting percentage.

Maryland jumped out of the gate strong, using a string of runs to grab a 25-20 win in the first set, but Davidson responded to take the following two sets.

With their backs against the wall, the Terps rallied in the fourth set to tie the match with a 25-21 win. Three crucial blocks forced a fifth set, which Maryland jumped ahead in and held on to win 15-12.

How it Happened:
Set 1:

Duru Gokcen opened the match with a vicious kill to put the Terps up 1-0.
Maryland started the match with a 6-0 run.
An ace from Haley Melby put Maryland up 9-4.
Malual's fifth kill of the set put the Terps up 18-14.
An ace from Addie Canady put the Terps up 22-16.
A service error from Davidson sealed the 25-20 win for the Terps.

Set 2:

Davidson jumped out to an early lead.
Melby's first kill of the second set cut the Davidson lead down to just two, 4-2.
Malual's eighth kill cut the Davidson lead again to just two, 11-9.
Maryland continued to fight as Lilly Wagner's first kill of the match made it 16-12.
A 4-0 Maryland run brought the Terps back within three, 16-13.
Davidson pulled ahead to take a 20-16 lead.
A 3-0 run brought the Terps within one as the two squads continued to trade blows.
Davidson won the second set 25-22 to even the match.

Set 3:

Maryland opened up a 5-4 lead in the third set before a 3-0 run put Davidson ahead.
The Terps remained close, but behind, until a 6-0 run put them ahead 17-13.
Five straight kills from Davidson flipped the set, putting the Wildcats up 20-18 late in the set.
The Wildcats took a 24-18 lead after a 9-0 run.
Davidson won the third set 25-19.

Set 4:

An early 4-0 run put Maryland up 4-1.
Davidson stormed back with a 5-0 run to take the lead, 7-6.
A kill from Malual put Maryland back in front, 8-7.
Davidson responded to take a 12-10 lead.
A kill from Sydney Bryant evened the set at 14-14.
A kill from Ruy put Maryland up 18-17.
Melby's fifth kill sealed a 25-21 win in the fourth set to even the match and force a fifth set.

Set 5:

The fifth set featured ties at 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3 to start.
Maryland pulled ahead 8-3 on a 5-0 run as the Terps capitalized on three Davidson attack errors and a kill from Ally Williams.
Davidson came back to with a 4-0 run to get back within two.
Malual's 20th kill finished off the 15-12 set win to seal Maryland's fifth straight win.

Numbers to Know:

1: Maryland won its first-ever match against Davidson.
5: The Terps have won each of their last five matches.
20: Malual had 20 kills in the win

Hughes' Talking Points:

"Another resilient win for our Terps. I thought there were opportunities probably in games two and three to maybe take a commanding lead, but the group didn't panic. We stood tall and played a good setup battle in game four and started off really well in game five."
"I thought that was a match we might've put ourselves in the loss column in week one, but this group is learning ways to win and I'm really proud that they stayed together. It was a good team win."
"Malual's goal is to continue to get cleaner and cleaner. She's an offensive weapon that at times can be a little bit high-air. I thought she did a really good job. Although she started high-air in games one and two, she found a way to settle in a little bit. She's a big reason we got the win."

Up Next: