Friday, October 9
College Park, MD
6:30 PM
Maryland
11-5,1-4Big Ten
2
vs
3
UCLA
12-4,3-2Big Ten
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 23 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| Maryland | 25 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
Terps Battle Bruins In Five-Set Loss
10/9/2026 6:30:00 PM | Volleyball
Maryland pushed one of the best teams in the Big Ten to the brink on Friday night on the XFINITY Center main court.
COLLEGE PARK, MD — The Terps fell to UCLA in five sets (25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 13-15, 12-15) on Friday night on the main court of XFINITY Center. Maryland fought with the Bruins, who entered the night at No. 14 in RPI and received votes in the AVCA poll, but fell to 11-5 (1-4 Big Ten) in 2026.
Maryland had four Terps with 10+ kills on Friday as Ava Brown (17 kills), Brooklynne Brass (15 kills), Sydney Bryant (15 kills) and Eva Rohrbach (11 kills) each logged big nights. Sara Toth had 53 assists and Raina Chwialkowski tallied 14 digs.
How it Happened:
Set 1:
Up Next:
Maryland had four Terps with 10+ kills on Friday as Ava Brown (17 kills), Brooklynne Brass (15 kills), Sydney Bryant (15 kills) and Eva Rohrbach (11 kills) each logged big nights. Sara Toth had 53 assists and Raina Chwialkowski tallied 14 digs.
Brass tallied eight kills in the Terps' 25-23 first-set win. UCLA responded to take the second set and even the match before Maryland held the Bruins to .182 hitting in the Terps' 25-21 third set win. UCLA took the fourth set with a pair of lengthy runs, forcing a decisive fifth set.SYDNEY WITH THE EFFORT 😤 https://t.co/opfkF9FIIH
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 10, 2026
The Bruins outlasted the Terps to rally and improve to 12-4 (3-2 Big Ten). Maryland is back in action tomorrow against Northwestern.SET POINT! 🙌 https://t.co/D59Yg8lABE
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) October 9, 2026
How it Happened:
Set 1:
- Brown recorded Maryland's first two kills of the night.
- An ace from Brass gave the Terps a 6-5 lead.
- Maryland used a 4-0 run to capture a 10-6 lead.
- The Terps led 15-13 at the media break.
- Back-to-back kills from Brass extended the lead.
- Kills from Bryant and Brass gave Maryland a late 23-20 advantage.
- Another Brass kill gave Maryland the 25-23 set win.
- Brass delivered Maryland's first kill as the Terps jumped out to a 3-1 lead.
- The Bruins battled back to an 8-6 advantage.
- Brown delivered a kill as Maryland chipped away at UCLA's lead.
- The Bruins led 15-13 at the media break.
- UCLA extended its lead with a 3-0 run.
- A kill from Brown gave the Terps their 20th point.
- The Bruins took the second set, 25-20.
- Haley Melby delivered an ace as Maryland opened a 3-1 lead.
- Melby put Maryland ahead 6-5 with a kill.
- UCLA took the lead with an 8-4 run.
- Brass cut into the deficit with a kill.
- Four straight Maryland kills gave the Terps the lead midway through the set.
- A kill from Brown kept Maryland ahead, 20-17.
- The Terps pulled away with another 4-0 run and won the set 25-21.
- Brown put the Terps up 3-2 with an early kill.
- Bryant put Maryland back in front as the teams traded leads.
- The Bruins pulled in front with a 5-2 run.
- UCLA led 15-12 at the media timeout.
- The Bruins pulled away with a 9-0 run to take the set 25-13.
- Brass recorded Maryland's first kill of the set.
- Bryant put the Terps up 4-3 with a kill.
- Another Bryant kill built a 6-5 lead.
- Maryland took a timeout during a 4-0 run from the Bruins.
- Bryant and Rohrbach delivered late kills.
- UCLA sealed the match with a 15-12 set win.
Up Next:
- Maryland stays home to host Northwestern on Oct. 10 in the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion at XFINITY Center. The match is set for 7 PM on B1G+.
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
UCLA
MD
Kills
70
65
Errors
20
25
Attempts
161
171
Hitting %
.311
.234
Points
86.0
72.0
Assists
63
61
Aces
2
2
Blocks
14
5
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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