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William & Mary W&M 3-2,0-0 CAA

Maryland MD 2-2,0-0 Big Ten

William & Mary W&M

3-2,0-0 CAA

Final

Sep. 06, 2025

Maryland MD

2-2,0-0 Big Ten

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
William & Mary W&M	20	26	25	24	(1)
Maryland MD	25	24	27	26	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/6/2025 12:30:00 PM

Maryland Volleyball Downs William & Mary in Four Sets

The Terps earned their second win in as many days in Baltimore.

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BALTIMORE, MD - Maryland (2-2) earned its second win in as many days as the Terps took down William & Mary (3-2) in four sets (25-20, 24-26, 27-25, 26-24) on Saturday afternoon.

Ajack Malual led the way with a team-high 13 kills and was responsible for 17.5 points in the win. Haley Melby was right behind her with 12 kills and 14.5 points while Duru Gokcen tallied eight blocks and 13 points. Lilly Wagner had 34 assists in the win as the Terps outlasted the Tribe.

The Terps pulled away for a 25-20 win in the first set, but fell 26-24 in the second as the Tribe evened the match. Maryland emerged victorious after a battle in the third set with a 27-25 win and used a massive 6-0 run in the fourth set to fight back and claim a 26-24 set win to seal the match.

How it Happened:
Set 1:

Two early kills from Eva Rohrbach opened up a 5-4 lead for Maryland.
A 3-0 run from the Terps put them ahead 12-10.
Maryland utilized another 3-0 run to build a 15-11 lead.
Willam & Mary jumped back after a media timeout to make it a 16-15 UMD advantage.
The Tribe's resurgence continued as they took a 19-18 lead in the opening set.
Maryland responded with a 4-0 run of its own to go up 22-19.
Ajack Malual's seventh kill of the first set closed out a 25-20 win for the Terps.
Both Haley Melby and Lilly Wagner recorded four digs in the first set.
The Terps held the Tribe to a .108 hitting percentage in the first set.

Set 2:

William & Mary opened the second set by jumping out to a 5-3 lead.
Maryland stormed back with a 4-0 to take an 11-6 lead.
The Tribe stormed back to force a tie at 17-17.
Olivia Ruy picked up back-to-back kills as Maryland went ahead 20-18.
Melby's fifth kill of the day tied the second set at 22-22 after a 3-0 run from the Tribe.
A huge kill from Malual tied the set at 24-24.
William & Mary won the second set 26-24.

Set 3:

A back-and-forth start opened up a 6-6 tie.
An ace from Ally Williams put UMD ahead 13-11 midway through the set.
Three straight kills from Rohrbach, Melby and Malual set the Terps up with a 17-14 lead.
A timely kill from Rohrnbach brought Maryland back within one late, 22-21.
Kills from Melby and Malual capped off a 27-25 win in the third set.

Set 4:

A service ace from Malual put UMD up 4-2.
The two squads battled to 5-5, 6-6, 7-7 and 8-8 ties.
William & Mary pulled ahead to take a 16-11 lead and force a Maryland timeout.
An ace from Melby brought the Terps back within two as the Tribe took a timeout.
A 6-0 run brought Maryland back to a 17-16 lead.
William & Mary took another timeout as the Terps took a 19-17 advantage.
The Tribe rallied to tie the set at 24-24.
Maryland win the match with a 26-24 win in the fourth set.

Numbers to Know:

7: Malual had seven kills in the first set and 13 overall.
8: Gokcen had eight blocks in the win.
15: Maryland improves to 15-7 all-time against William & Mary
2024: Maryland picked up wins on back-to-back days for the first time since Sept. 6-7 2024, when the Terps beat Alabama A&M and American.

Hughes Message:
"I thought we took a step forward today as a program. We used a lot more of the roster. We were down in a 16-11 hole in the fourth set and we had some people come in and make some plays. We've been talking about that as a program. That's going to have to be how we have success. We're going to have to be good across the board. Now we've got to get ready for a very good UMBC team tomorrow."

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