Tuesday, September 1
Nashville, TN
8 PM
Maryland
1-1,0-0Big Ten
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at
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Vanderbilt
3-0,0-0SEC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 18 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Maryland Volleyball Falls To Vanderbilt In Three Sets
9/1/2026 8:00:00 PM | Volleyball
The Terps suffered their first loss on Tuesday night in the Big Ten-SEC Challenge.
NASHVILLE, TN — Maryland volleyball fell in its early-season test against an SEC opponent as Vanderbilt swept (25-18, 25-15, 25-19) the Terps (1-1) on Tuesday night in the Big Ten-SEC Challenge.
Sydney Bryant had a team-high nine kills on the night and freshman Ava Brown continued her hot start to her collegiate career with six, but Vanderbilt used eight aces to claim its third win of the young season.
1st Set:
Up Next:
Sydney Bryant had a team-high nine kills on the night and freshman Ava Brown continued her hot start to her collegiate career with six, but Vanderbilt used eight aces to claim its third win of the young season.
Duru Gökçen had a strong night with six kills and five blocks, but the Terps fell in their first-ever match against Vanderbilt. Maryland is back in action on Wednesday against Arkansas as the Big Ten-SEC Challenge wraps up.First kill for the Terps goes to Sydney! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YbvZeXS0Fy
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 2, 2026
How it Happened:DENIED🙅♀️ pic.twitter.com/MtolUwsJRt
— Maryland Volleyball (@TerpsVolleyball) September 2, 2026
1st Set:
- Bryant recorded Maryland's first kill of the evening.
- Vanderbilt used a 4-0 run to take an early lead.
- The Commodores used another 4-1 run to claim a 13-9 advantage.
- Brown's second kill of the set gave the Terps their 10th point.
- A kill from Vanderbilt put it up 17-10.
- Back-to-back kills from Gökçen and Melby stemmed a Vanderbilt run.
- Vanderbilt collected four aces in its 25-18 set win.
- The Commodores opened the set with another ace.
- A kill from Gökçen gave Maryland a 6-5 lead.
- Vanderbilt pulled ahead with a 9-3 run.
- Gökçen's fifth kill extended the set.
- The Commodores won the frame 25-15.
- Bryant recorded three of the Terps' first four kills in the set.
- Vanderbilt led 15-10 at the media timeout despite another kill from Bryant.
- Eva Rohrbach collected back-to-back kills.
- The Commodores capped their sweep with a 25-19 set win.
Up Next:
- Maryland wraps up the Big Ten-SEC Challenge against Arkansas on Sept. 2. The match is slated for 5 PM and will air on SEC+.
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
MD
VU
Kills
30
43
Errors
17
13
Attempts
91
87
Hitting %
.143
.345
Points
35.0
59.0
Assists
26
39
Aces
0
8
Blocks
5
8
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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