No. 22 Maryland Starts Big Ten Action With 194.625-193.575 Win Over Washington

The Terps posted season-high scores in two events on Saturday night in their first conference meet of the season.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — The No. 22 Terps kept their impressive start to the season rolling with a 194.625-193.575 win over Washington at XFINITY Center on Saturday night. Josephine Kogler and Madeline Komoroski had incredible nights as Maryland dazzled all night long to improve to 4-0 on the season and begin Big Ten action 1-0.

Maryland started the night with a strong performance on vault. Katrina Mendez-Abolnik led the way with a 9.850 mark while Rayna Engelmayer and Taylor Rech picked up a pair of 9.825 scores as Maryland posted a 49.100 team score to flip its way into an early lead.

Straight Fireeee 🔥

Rayna goes 9.825 for this one! pic.twitter.com/LtDeuRErdx
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 18, 2026

The Terps moved over to the uneven bars for their second rotation, where their 48.650 team score — highlighted by Aine Reade and Madeline Komoroskis' team-leading 9.725 marks — was enough to extend Maryland's lead to 97.625-96.800 halfway through the meet.

Let's go Gianna! pic.twitter.com/I0qV3l8gp4
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 18, 2026

Emily DeFrees' 9.875 paved the way for Maryland's 48.950 team score on the balance beam. Madeline Komoroski contributed an impressive 9.825 mark as the Terps moved a rotation away from their first Big Ten win of the season.

EMILY GOES 9.875 🙌

Stunning performance from the freshman pic.twitter.com/AY8MdSIyjQ
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 18, 2026

Maryland closed out the victory with a 48.050 team score on the floor, which was highlighted by a 9.875 from Madeline Komoroski, a 9.850 from Taylor Rech, and a 9.725 from Josephine Kogler. The Terps outscored the Huskies in all four events on Saturday night.

Stunning Jo! pic.twitter.com/dA4GQCCgmk
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 18, 2026

Not only did Maryland get the win, but the Terps also earned season-high team scores in both vault and balance beam after their season-opening sweep over New Hampshire, Long Island, and George Washington in the Terrapin Quad on Jan. 9. Maryland is back in action again on the road against Penn State on Jan. 25.

The Scoring:

Vault:

Josephine Kogler: 9.800
Rayna Engelmayer: 9.825
Aine Reade: 9.800
Taylor Rech: 9.825
Logan Buckmon: 9.750
Katrina Mendez-Abolnik: 9.850

Team Score: 49.100

Washington: 48.500

9.825 for T-RECH 🤩 pic.twitter.com/hR9DSVoBRZ
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 18, 2026

Uneven Bars:

Sarah Saville: 9.700
Logan Buckmon: 8.175
Gianna Ruffing: 9.675
Aine Reade: 9.725
Chelsey Dennis: 9.700
Madeline Komoroski: 9.725

Team Score: 48.525

Washington: 48.300

Balance Beam:

Megan Bingham: 9.700
Aine Reade: 9.775
Emily DeFrees: 9.875
Chelsey Dennis: 9.775
Josephine Kogler: 9.700
Madeline Komoroski: 9.825

Team Score: 48.950

Washington: 48.775

That's our Jo 🫶 pic.twitter.com/vpj5nlzD3H
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 18, 2026

Floor Exercise:

Gianna Ruffing: 9.350
Emily DeFrees: 9.250
Josephine Kogler: 9.725
Madeline Komoroski: 9.875
Taylor Rech: 9.850
Aine Reade: 9.250

Team Score: 48.050

Washington: 48.000

Brett Nelligan's Breakdown:

"I'm proud of us. This meet is going to benefit us even more than last week, because we were really battle tested tonight."
"The balance beam was tight, and we really took a step forward from last week."
"We responded because we know how good they are in the gym, so we made it a point this week to really focus on the beam in practice."
"I still think we have a little left in the tank. I think we can go even higher than that."
"Spending so much time with them in the fall and watching how much work they've put into this season and to come together as a family, you can't help but get excited."
"They really care about each other, they care about the coaches, they care about the University of Maryland, and their passion fires me up."

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