COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Kyle Cochran got back on track with a win for the first time in three matches but Maryland couldn't overcome No. 13 Purdue's firepower Friday night at the XFINITY Center Pavilion, losing 37-4.
Maryland started the match with Brandon Cray at 125 pounds, quickly falling to a 5-0 deficit after Purdue's eighth-ranked Devin Schroder earned a 18-0 technical fall.
King Sandoval was in a good position with a chance to come back against Travis Ford-Melton, but Ford-Melton would come away with a 7-4 decision. Hunter Baxter dropped a tough 11-0 decision to Parker Filius, and Michael Doetsch wrestled a tight match but couldn't come away with any points in a 4-0 loss to Nate Limmex.
Jahi Jones, back in the lineup for Maryland at 157 pounds, kept it close with No. 8 Kendall Coleman but couldn't come away with a win as he gave up two late takedowns which put the match away for Coleman.
Kyle Cochran put in his best effort to jump-start the upperweights with a decisive 11-0 major decision over Tanner Webster, breaking a two-match losing streak and improving on his team lead with his fifth major decision of the year.
Philip Spadafora and No. 4 Dylan Lydy wrestled a competitive match until late in the second and into the third period where Lydy (22-1 on the season) stretched his lead and ultimately earning a 12-4 major decision. Kyle Jasenski and Max Lyon wrestled hard at 184 pounds, but Jasenski couldn't come away with a win, dropping a 7-2 decision. Niko Cappello and Parker Robinson were both pinned to close the match.
Maryland is back in action on Sunday at 3:00 pm in the XFINITY Center Pavilion vs. Indiana. For full results from Friday's dual vs. Purdue, see below.
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125 | No. 8 Devin Schroder (Purdue) over Brandon Cray (Maryland) (TF 18-0 3:40)
133 | Travis Ford-Melton (Purdue) over King Sandoval (Maryland) (Dec 7-4)
141 | Parker Filius (Purdue) over Hunter Baxter (Maryland) (MD 11-0)
149 | Nate Limmex (Purdue) over Michael Doetsch (Maryland) (Dec 4-0)
157 | No. 8 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) over Jahi Jones (Maryland) (Dec 10-4)
165 | Kyle Cochran (Maryland) over Tanner Webster (Purdue) (MD 11-0)
174 | No. 2 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) over Phillip Spadafora (Maryland) (MD 12-4)
184 | Max Lyon (Purdue) over Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) (Dec 7-2)
197 | No. 7 Christian Brunner (Purdue) over Niko Cappello (Maryland) (Fall 1:47)
285 | Thomas Penola (Purdue) over Parker Robinson (Maryland) (Fall 3:45)