Nov. 10, 2006

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's wrestling team travels to the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday, November 11 for a trio of duals against Bucknell, James Madison, and host Drexel. This will be the first action of the season for Bucknell and Drexel while James Madison lost three times last weekend at the Hokie Classic. The Terps started the 2006-07 season going 2-1 at the Avalon Duals on November 4.

The Terps will take on Bucknell at noon, James Madison at 1:30 p.m., and Drexel at 3:00 p.m.

Junior Charlie Pinto, redshirt freshman Hudson Taylor, and freshman Mike Letts each started their seasons with three wins in Erie, Pa. last weekend. Taylor led the way for the Terrapins, ending all three of his matches by way of fall. He took down Stanford's Jared Boyer in just 1:06, which was the quickest pin of the entire meet. He also took down Mercyhurst's Rich Froats in 5:16 and Edinboro's Jim Gibson in 4:09.

Pinto won two of his matches by decision and one by major decision. His major decision win came against Stanford's Rafael Chavez, 14-4. Letts won each of his matches by decision, winning by two, three, and four points in his respective bouts.

This will be the first time on the mat for the Bison and the Dragons, but James Madison went 0-3 at the Hokie Classic last weekend. The Dukes lost to Virginia Tech (41-6), Gardner-Webb (18-12), and Liberty (29-23).

Lineups:
125 - James Knox / Jeff Oldham
133 - Jon Kohler
141 - Charlie Pinto / Alex Krom
149 - Andrew Schlaffer
157 - Mike McGill / Eric Grida
165 - Jason Kiessling
174 - Mike Letts
184 - Rich DiPierto
197 - Hudson Taylor
HWT - Jerry Afari / John Price