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No. 19 Wolverines Down Terps

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No. 19 Wolverines Down Terps

The Maryland wrestling team dropped a road dual to future Big Ten rival No. 19 Michigan, 28-10, at Cliff Kean Arena in Ann Arbor Sunday.

No. 2 Jimmy Sheptock, No. 10 Christian Boley and Shyheim Brown picked up the Terps' (4-5, 0-1 ACC) only wins against the Wolverines (4-2, 0-0 Big Ten), who built up a large lead over the course of the match

No. 7 Spencer Myers and No. 3 Adam Coon kicked off the match at heavyweight, with Coon using a takedown in the third period to secure a 4-1 victory and put the Wolverines up 3-0.

Conor Youtsey followed up Coon's win with a 6-2 decision over Billy Rappo. Rossi Bruno then piled up the points on Maryland's Paul O'Neill, notching a 22-7 technical fall.

Shyheim Brown put the Terps on the board at 141 pounds, outlasting Angelo Latora, 7-6, to make the overall team score 11-3.

From there, the home team reeled off four straight wins to put the match out of reach. At 149 pounds, No. 12 Eric Grajales knocked off Frank Goodwin, 13-2. No. 16 Brian Murphy then grinded out a 3-1 win over Ben Dorsay at 157 pounds before No. 8 Daniel Yates pinned Josh Snook at 165.

At 174 pounds, Collin Zeerip notched a 17-3 major decision over Tony Gardner.

Sheptock moved his season record to 18-0 at 184 pounds, beating Domenic Abounader by major decision. Boley finished off the match with a win of his own, finding a takedown in the sudden death period to defeat Chris Heald, 3-1.

Maryland returns to action on against Navy. Wrestling is scheduled to begin in Annapolis at 7 p.m.

No. 19 Michigan 28, Maryland 10

285: Adam Coon (MICH) decision over Spencer Myers (MD), 4-1 (3-0)
125: Conor Youtsey (MICH) decision over Billy Rappo (MD), 6-2 (6-0)
133: Rossi Bruno (MICH) tech fall over Paul O`Neill (MD), 22-7 (6:39), (11-0)
141: Shyheim Brown (MD) decision over Angelo Latora (MICH), 7-6, (11-3) 
149: Eric Grajales (MICH) maj decision over Frank Goodwin (MD) 13-2, (15-4)
157: Brian Murphy (MICH) decision over Ben Dorsay (MD), 3-1, (18-3)
165: Daniel Yates (Michigan) fall over Josh Snook (MD) 1:21., (24-3) 
174: Collin Zeerip (MICH) maj decision over Tony Gardner (MD), 17-3 (28-3)
184: Jimmy Sheptock (MD) maj decision over Domenic Abounader (MICH), 10-2 (28-7)
197: Christian Boley (MD) won in SV 1 over Chris Heald (Michigan) 3-1 (28-10)
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Players Mentioned

Christian Boley

Christian Boley

197 pounds
Senior
Shyheim Brown

Shyheim Brown

141 pounds
Sophomore
Ben Dorsay

Ben Dorsay

157 pounds
Senior
Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner

174 pounds
Senior
Frank Goodwin

Frank Goodwin

149 pounds
Senior
Spencer Myers

Spencer Myers

285 pounds
Redshirt Junior
Paul O

Paul O'Neill

125 pounds
Sophomore
Billy Rappo

Billy Rappo

125 pounds
Sophomore
Josh Snook

Josh Snook

165 pounds
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Christian Boley

Christian Boley

Senior
197 pounds
Shyheim Brown

Shyheim Brown

Sophomore
141 pounds
Ben Dorsay

Ben Dorsay

Senior
157 pounds
Tony Gardner

Tony Gardner

Senior
174 pounds
Frank Goodwin

Frank Goodwin

Senior
149 pounds
Spencer Myers

Spencer Myers

Redshirt Junior
285 pounds
Paul O

Paul O'Neill

Sophomore
125 pounds
Billy Rappo

Billy Rappo

Sophomore
125 pounds
Josh Snook

Josh Snook

Sophomore
165 pounds