Maryland (3-2) vs. Delaware State (3-3)
September 10, 2025
Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion at XFINITY Center
7:00 p.m.
B1G+
COLLEGE PARK, MD --Â The University of Maryland volleyball team returns to College Park for its home opener against Delaware State on Wednesday, September 10. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, and the match will be streamed on B1G+.
Big weekly awards
- Duru Gökçen earned her first Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading the Terps to a 3-0 weekend at UMBC.
- She also finished as UMBC Tournament MVP, totaling 20 kills and 21 blocks across three matches. Gökçen recorded five blocks in Friday's sweep of Old Dominion, eight blocks and eight kills in a 3-1 win over William & Mary, and nine kills with six blocks in the sweep of UMBC. Gökçen was additionally recognized as the Solomon Eye Terp of the Week.Â
Duru Gökçen was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career.Â
weekend round up
- Maryland finished a 3-0 weekend at UMBC, defeating Old Dominion, William & Mary, and UMBC over three days. On Sunday, the Terps closed the weekend with a four-set win over UMBC.
- Duru Gökçen was named Tournament MVP after three standout defensive performances, totaling nine kills and six blocks on Sunday. Ally Williams also earned All-Tournament Team honors.
- Ajack Malual led the team with 20.5 points, including 14 kills, seven digs, four aces, and five block assists. Both Eva Rohrbach and Addie Canady recorded three aces in the win. Rohrbach also added eight kills and 10 blocks, excelling on both offense and defense.
Ajack Malual led the Terps with 20.5 points this past weekend.Â
early-season leaders
- Ajack Malual leads the Terps in kills per set with 3.30 after five matches. The senior transfer tallied 14 kills against UMBC on Sunday.
- Lilly Wagner continues to lead the Terps in assists in her first season, averaging 7.90 per set. The redshirt freshman recorded two double-doubles this past weekend in three games.
- On the defensive side, Ally Williams is averaging 3.65 digs per set. She posted a career-high 22 digs against Coastal Carolina to open the season.
- Eva Rohrbach leads the Terps with 1.35 blocks per set. The junior appeared in all 11 sets last weekend and recorded a season-best 10 blocks on Sunday against UMBC.
scouting report & Series history
- Maryland has a 2-0 program record over Delaware State. The two teams last matched up last season where the Terps won in four sets.
- After going 0-3 at the Wildcat Classic, Delaware State enters College Park at 3-3. Gerren Tomlin is the team's offensive leader with 3.72 kills per set, and Kelsie Dawson leads the team defensively with 0.89 blocks per set.
Freshman
Addie Canady recorded a career-high three aces against UMBC on Sunday.
