Friday, October 23
College Park, MD
7 PM
Maryland
12-8,2-7Big Ten
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3
Illinois
13-7,5-4Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| Maryland | 25 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
10/23/2026 7:00:00 PM | Volleyball
The Terps recorded seven aces on Friday night.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland and Illinois battled for five exciting sets at the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion on Friday night, but the Fighting Illini outlasted the Terps (25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 18-15, 8-15) to drop Maryland to 12-8 (2-7 Big Ten) in 2026.
Sydney Bryant led the Terps with 17 kills. Eva Rohrbach collected 12, while Ava Brown and Brooklynne Brass both had 11. Sara Toth logged 48 assists on a night where Maryland delivered seven aces and nine blocks. The Terps suffered their first loss of the season when playing at the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion.
Set 1:
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Sydney Bryant led the Terps with 17 kills. Eva Rohrbach collected 12, while Ava Brown and Brooklynne Brass both had 11. Sara Toth logged 48 assists on a night where Maryland delivered seven aces and nine blocks. The Terps suffered their first loss of the season when playing at the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion.
Maryland used three aces in the first set to open the night with a 25-22 win. The Terps led late in the second frame, but Illinois rallied to claim it 25-21 and even the match. Trailing 24-23 in a back-and-forth Set 3, Maryland went on a 3-0 run to capture the set. Illinois responded with a 25-18 Set 4 win, sending Friday's clash to a decisive fifth frame.Our favorite duo on the block 🙅♀️ https://t.co/O3VVtJnkzn
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 24, 2026
Illinois used a 5-0 run in Set 5 to complete its comeback, win the match, and improve to 13-7 (5-4 Big Ten) on the season. Friday marked the 17th all-time meeting between Maryland and Illinois. The Terps are back in action on Sunday against Michigan State.Another Elayna service ace! 🤩 https://t.co/u1SqTSmhHx
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 24, 2026
How it Happened:A big point for the Terps after a long rally!! https://t.co/rcpVZQ6fco
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 24, 2026
Set 1:
- Haley Melby opened the night with an ace.
- Brass put Maryland ahead, 5-4, with an ace of her own.
- An ace from Rohrbach capped a 5-1 Maryland run as the Terps claimed an 8-5 lead.
- The Terps led 15-12 at the technical timeout.
- Back-to-back kills from Brown and Brass kept Maryland ahead.
- Another kill from Brass gave the Terps their 20th point of the set.
- Maryland held on for the 25-22 set win.
- Raina Chwialkowski delivered an early ace as Maryland pulled ahead.
- A Duru Gökçen kill put the Terps up 6-5.
- The Fighting Illini pulled ahead with a 4-0 run.
- A key block from Toth tied the set at 14-14.
- Maryland used a Toth ace to build a 17-15 lead.
- Illinois took a late lead with a 7-0 run that featured four aces from Maya Harris.
- The Fighting Illini tied the night with a 25-21 set win.
- Maryland opened the set on a 6-2 run.
- An ace from Elayna Davidson gave Maryland an 8-4 lead.
- A kill from Rohrbach gave the Terps their 10th point of the set.
- Illinois claimed a lead with a 4-0 run.
- A block from Gökçen tied the set at 14-14.
- Brown put Maryland up 17-16 with a block.
- Bryant tied the set at 20-20 with a kill.
- Maryland used a 3-0 run to claim the frame, 26-24.
- The Terps opened a 3-1 lead with help from another Davidson ace.
- A Rohrbach kill put Maryland ahead, 5-4.
- Illinois took an 8-7 lead with an ace.
- The Fighting Illini led 15-12 at the technical timeout.
- Two 4-1 runs from Illinois gave it the match-tying 25-18 set win.
- Brass reached double-figure kills as she evened the set at 3-3.
- Illinois took control with a 5-0 run.
- The Fighting Illini took the final set, 15-8.
SYDNEY WITH A HUGE HIT! https://t.co/1wl4qCXsTq
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 24, 2026
Up Next:
- Maryland stays home to host Michigan State on Oct. 25. The match is set for 12 PM on Big Ten Network.
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Illini
MD
Kills
68
55
Errors
22
17
Attempts
155
156
Hitting %
.297
.244
Points
87.0
71.0
Assists
62
53
Aces
9
7
Blocks
10
9
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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