Maryland Volleyball Drops Three-Set Conference Match With No. 21 Minnesota

Saturday, October 17

Minneapolis, MN

7 PM

Maryland

12-7,2-6Big Ten

Minnesota

11-5,5-3Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Maryland	9	18	17	0
Minnesota	25	25	25	3

Maryland Volleyball Drops Three-Set Conference Match With No. 21 Minnesota

10/17/2026 7:00:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

The Terps are back in action in College Park on Friday.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Maryland suffered a three-set loss (25-9, 25-18, 25-17) to a very talented No. 21 Minnesota squad on Saturday night in the Terps' second match in as many nights. The Golden Gophers improved to 5-2 at home as Maryland fell to 12-7 (2-6 Big Ten) on the season.

Sydney Bryant recorded a team-high 11 kills in Maryland's 22nd all-time meeting with Minnesota. Sara Toth tallied 17 assists and logged two of the Terps' four aces on Saturday night. Marlee Sivak played a big role with five kills and three digs.

YEAH SYD 🙌 https://t.co/0jNs0sWkKG
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 18, 2026

Minnesota took early control of the night with a 25-9 Set 1 win, but Maryland responded with two much better frames as each the match went on. Still, the Golden Gophers took Set 2, 25-18, and Set 3, 25-17, to improve to 11-5 (5-3 Big Ten) in 2026.

Ava and Duru get the block! 🚫 https://t.co/RtPSYGGYgQ
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 17, 2026

The Terps will return to the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion — where they are undefeated in 2026 — for their next two matches against Illinois (Oct. 23) and Michigan State (Oct. 25).

How it Happened:
Set 1:

Minnesota went on a 9-0 run to take an 11-2 lead.
The Golden Gophers led 15-4 at the technical timeout.
Bryant recorded Maryland's first kill of the night.
Minnesota recorded back-to-back aces to extend its lead to 20-5.
Ava Brown delivered an ace late in the frame.
Minnesota won the first set, 25-9.

Set 2:

Brown opened the set with a kill.
Minnesota rolled out to a 9-4 lead.
Toth delivered an ace in a 3-0 Terps run.
The Golden Gophers used back-to-back aces to claim a 17-9 advantage.
Bryant recorded two kills during a 3-0 Maryland stretch late in the frame.
Minnesota claimed the set, 25-18.

Set 3:

Toth opened the set with her second ace.
Minnesota worked an early 5-2 lead.
An ace from Eva Rohrbach pulled Maryland within a point.
Minnesota took a 12-8 lead with a 3-0 run.
Another ace from the Golden Gophers gave them a 15-12 advantage at the media timeout.
Bryant reached double figures midway through the set.
Minnesota pulled away with a 5-1 run and won the set 25-17.