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Gymnastics 2/1/2026 3:00:00 PM

No. 25 Terps Earn 196.275-195.725 Win Over Illinois On Back Of Aine Reade’s Big Day

Reade tallied a pair of 9.900 event scores in her incredible 39.350 all-around day.

CHAMPAIGN, IL — Aine Reade had an incredible Sunday for the No. 25 Terps, posting a pair of 9.900 scores as Maryland earned a 196.275-195.725 win over Illinois on the road. Maryland moved to 5-1 (2-1 Big Ten) on the season with its second-highest total score of the season.

Maryland got started on the uneven bars, where Reade got her incredible day started with a career-high 9.900 while Madeline Komoroski and Sarah Saville posted identical 9.825 marks as the Terps combined for a 49.075 team score.

AINE GOES 9.900 🤩

𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧-𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚! pic.twitter.com/JAVoZmYTAn
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

Logan Buckmon led the way for Maryland on vault, posting a career-high 9.875 mark. Josephine Kogler put up a 9.850 and Katrina Mendez-Abolnik contributed a 9.825 to the Terps' 49.075 team score, giving Maryland a lead midway through the meet.

STICKKKKYYYY 🔥

𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧-𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 9.875 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙤𝙜𝙖𝙣! pic.twitter.com/2nz6NxP66I
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

Reade dazzled again on the floor, posting her second 9.900 of the day and paving the way for a 49.150 team score. Kogler and Taylor Rech both recorded 9.850 marks in the Terps' best event of the afternoon.

9.900 for Aine! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/dJLJ47Vt93
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

Maryland wrapped up on the balance beam, where Emily DeFrees led the way with a career-high 9.900 of her own. The Terps ended the day with a 48.975 team score on the beam after Kogler and Megan Bingham posted 9.875 and 9.800 respective scores. Maryland recorded better team scores in three of the four events on Sunday.

EMILY GOES 9.900 on beam 😍

𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧-𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙣! pic.twitter.com/X6v3mlHTTB
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

The Terps earned their second Big Ten win of the season, and will carry momentum into their next meet, at home against Rutgers on Feb. 7. Maryland also got its first chance to compete in Champaign, Illinois, where the Big Ten Tournament will be held at the end of the regular season.

The Scoring:

Uneven Bars:

Team Score: 49.075 (ILL: 49.150)

Leadoff for a reason 😤

9.825 for Sarah! pic.twitter.com/33cdTCkkoW
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

Vault:

Team Score: 49.075 (ILL: 48.900)

9.850 for Jo 🤩 pic.twitter.com/CHLl0J3UJk
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

Floor Exercise:

Team Score: 49.150 (ILL: 48.775)

9.850 for Taylor 👑 pic.twitter.com/mdFoHGSBSs
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

Balance Beam:

Team Score: 48.975 (ILL: 48.900)

Megan sticks it to lead us off! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/beWN8tXepl
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 1, 2026

Up Next:

Maryland returns to College Park to host Rutgers on Feb. 7. The meet will start at 6 PM and air on B1G+.

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Players Mentioned

Logan Buckmon: 5' 2"; Junior

Rayna Engelmayer: Sophomore

Josephine Kogler: 5' 2"; Graduate Student

Madeline Komoroski: 5' 2"; Senior

Taylor Rech: 5' 2"; Senior

Gianna Ruffing: 5' 3"; Junior

Sarah Saville: Sophomore

Aine Reade: Sophomore

Megan Bingham: Senior

Chelsey Dennis: Junior

Players Mentioned

Logan Buckmon
: 5' 2"; Junior

Rayna Engelmayer
: Sophomore

Josephine Kogler
: 5' 2"; Graduate Student

Madeline Komoroski
: 5' 2"; Senior

Taylor Rech
: 5' 2"; Senior

Gianna Ruffing
: 5' 3"; Junior

Sarah Saville
: Sophomore

Aine Reade
: Sophomore

Megan Bingham
: Senior

Chelsey Dennis
: Junior