Maryland outlasts Iowa in five sets for first Big Ten win

Maryland earned its first Big Ten volleyball win of the season Thursday, October 1, beating Iowa 25–20, 13–25, 25–22, 19–25, 15–10 in College Park.

Ava Brown and Brooklynne Brass each recorded 18 kills. Sara Toth supplied 56 assists, while Eva Rohrbach added 13 kills without an attack error in 18 attempts. Sydney Bryant finished with 11 kills.

Iowa forced the deciding set after winning the fourth 25–19. Tied 4–4 in the fifth, Maryland scored three straight points, including kills by Brown and Brass, to move ahead 7–4. The Terps stayed in front, and Brass finished the match with a kill assisted by Toth.

Maryland hit .317 and totaled 65 kills. Iowa hit .289 with 63 kills, led by Rosa Vesty’s 19. Raina Chwialkowski paced Maryland with 13 digs.

The Terps improved to 11–3 overall and 1–2 in conference play. Iowa fell to 12–5 and 1–2. Maryland hosts Nebraska on Saturday, October 3, at 7 p.m. Eastern.

Sources: Official game report, Official box score.

Prepared with AI assistance using the linked official sources. Illustration: NSMT sports visual.