Maryland Wins Thrilling Five-Set Bout With USC - University of Maryland Athletics

Thursday, November 5

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

13-11,3-10Big Ten

USC

9-14,3-10Big Ten

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Southern California	23	25	27	19	10	2
Maryland	25	20	25	25	15	3

11/5/2026 7:00:00 PM | Volleyball

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The Terps improved to 8-2 at the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion on Thursday night.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — The Terps and Trojans battled for five sets on Thursday night in a Big Ten bout. Maryland came away with the thrilling victory (25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-10), rallying to take the final two sets to improve to 13-11 (3-10 Big Ten) on the season.

Sydney Bryant led the way offensively with a season-high 19 kills. Marlee Sivak collected a career-high 16 kills and career-high nine digs, while Ava Brown (10 kills) and Eva Rohrbach (nine kills, season-high eight blocks) pitched in solid nights. Sara Toth tallied 48 assists on a night where Maryland delivered four aces.

We ❤️ Sydney Swings! https://t.co/J4zk2WY4XH
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 6, 2026

The Terps only needed 13 kills to win the first frame as they took advantage of 10 USC errors in their 25-23 Set 1 victory. The Trojans took early control of the second set and held on to win it, 25-23, despite a 5-1 run and a pair of aces from Maryland. The third set took extra points to decide after a vigorous back-and-forth, but USC took it, 27-35.

Maryland battled back with a strong 25-19 Set 4 win to send Thursday's match to a decisive fifth frame. The Terps outlasted USC with a 15-10 win in the fifth set to seal their third Big Ten victory of the season. The Trojans dropped to 9-14 (3-10 Big Ten) as Maryland improved to 8-2 at the Stephen M. Schanwald Pavilion in 2026.

Marlee finds the gap for another Terps point 🐢 https://t.co/OohwZFES02
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) November 6, 2026

How it Happened:
Set 1:

USC opened an early 3-1 lead.
Rohrbach delivered the Terps' first kill to give Maryland a 7-6 lead.
The Trojans used two aces during a 7-2 run to reclaim the lead.
Maryland took advantage of four USC errors during a 7-1 Terps stretch to claim a 21-19 advantage.
The Terps finished the set on a 3-0 run to win it, 25-23.

Set 2:

The Trojans stormed out to a 5-2 lead.
USC continued to pull ahead with a 5-1 run.
Raina Chwialkowski delivered an ace during a 5-0 run as Maryland worked back into the set.
An ace from Toth brought Maryland back within two points.
USC held on to claim the set, 25-20.

Set 3:

An early Rohrbach kill gave the Terps a 4-3 lead.
Elayna Davidson capped a 4-0 run with an ace.
The Trojans led 15-12 at the technical timeout.
Addie Canady delivered an ace during a 5-1 stretch that tied the match at 19-19.
Blocks from Rohrbach and Sivak gave the Terps a 23-22 lead.
USC outlasted the Terps to win the set, 25-23.

Set 4:

Sivak recorded the Terps' first kill of the set.
Bryant gave Maryland a 7-6 lead with another kill.
The Terps used a strong 8-3 scoring stretch to take a 15-10 lead into the technical timeout.
Sivak gave Maryland its 20th point of the set with her 12th kill.
Bryant sealed the 25-19 win with another kill.

Set 5:

Kills from Sivak and Rohrbach helped Maryland open a 4-2 lead.
A Byrant kill put the Terps up, 7-3.
A key Maryland block forced a USC timeout as the Terps extended the lead to 9-4.
The Trojans pulled closer with a 4-1 run.
Rohrbach pitched in a late kill.
Maryland won the match with its 15-10 set win.