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Gymnastics 2/27/2026 10:00:00 PM

No. 25 Terps Earn 195.025 Overall Score in Big Four Meet

Maryland excelled on floor as the Terps faced four ranked teams

LOS ANGELES, CA — The No. 25 Terps posted a 195.025 overall score on Friday night as they faced No. 5 UCLA, No. 18 Iowa, and No. 19 Ohio State in the Big Four Meet. Katrina Mendez-Abolnik, Aine Reade and Maddie Komoroski led the Terps on their respective events.

Maryland got its night started on the vault, where a 9.850 from Mendez-Abolnik and a 9.775 from Reade earned the Terps a 48.775 team mark. Mendez-Abolnik matched her 9.850 mark for the fifth time this season.

The Terps moved over to the bars in the second rotation, where they posted a 48.575 team score. Gianna Ruffing dazzled with a 9.775 mark while Komoroski posted a solid 9.750 tally to wrap up the first half of the night.

Maryland's third rotation on the beam featured impressive nights from Komoroski and Emily Defrees, who earned respective 9.850 and 9.775 individual scores as the Big Four Meet rolled on.

The Terps closed the night out on floor, where Reade led the way with a 9.850 score. Josephine Kogler pitched in a 9.825 mark of her own as Maryland wrapped its time in Los Angeles up with a 49.00 team score.

UCLA won the night with its 196.950 overall night to move to 13-2 (9-0 Big Ten) on the season. Iowa (9-5, 6-3 Big Ten) took 2nd with its 196.475 score while Ohio State claimed 3rd with a 196.425 score to move to 4-6 on the season and 4-5 in Big Ten competition. Maryland is back in action in the Temple Quad Meet next weekend in Philadelphia.

The Scoring:

Vault:

Let's go KAT! 😍

9.850 for this one! pic.twitter.com/79TRY03SPH
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 28, 2026

Team Score: 48.775

Ohio State: 49.350
UCLA: 49.225
Iowa: 49.075

Uneven Bars:

Team Score: 48.575

UCLA: 49.300
Iowa: 49.250
Ohio State: 48.850

Balance Beam:

Maddie finishes it for us with a 9.850 on beam 💪 pic.twitter.com/Uk6dVFV6md
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 28, 2026

Madeline Komoroski: 9.850
Emily Defrees: 9.775
Rayna Engelmayer: 9.750
Megan Bingham: 9.675
Aine Reade: 9.625
Josephine Kogler: 9.550

Team Score: 48.675

UCLA: 49.200
Ohio State: 49.000
Iowa: 48.925

Floor Exercise:

Aine Reade: 9.850
Josephine Kogler: 9.825
Madeline Komoroski: 9.775
Taylor Rech: 9.775
Rayna Engelmayer: 9.775
Emily Defrees: 9.275

Aine finishing us on floor 🤩 pic.twitter.com/sQjbhMj2ki
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) February 28, 2026

Team Score: 49.000

Iowa: 49.225
Ohio State: 49.225
UCLA: 49.225

Up Next:

Maryland returns to the East Coast to compete in the Temple Quad Meet against Towson, Pennsylvania, and Temple on Mar. 5. The meet is scheduled for 5 PM and will air on ESPN+.

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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