After its biggest victory of the season over Ohio State, Maryland has gone on to lose back-to-back matches. The schedule does not lighten up this week as the Terps head to Minnesota and Penn State, both of which defeated Maryland the last time they met.
Minnesota
The Golden Gophers are fresh off a sweep of Penn State. The victory allowed them to jump past the Nittany Lions in the AVCA Coaches Poll this week. They are now ranked third, trailing just Southern California and Washington University. The Gophers also received seven votes to be number one in the country this week.