COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The Maryland wrestling team won back-to-back duals for the first time since 2017 as it defeated the Drexel Dragons, 21-19, and the Duke Blue Devils, 23-17, on Saturday afternoon at the XFINITY Center pavilion. The Terps (2-2) used consecutive comebacks sparked by 184-pounder Kyle Cochran to take both duals late and come away with the two victories.

After Cochran and 197-pounder Jaron Smith secured victories that brought Maryland within two, the No. 33 ranked heavyweight Zach Schrader used seven takedowns to crush his opponent and take a major victory, giving Maryland four more team points, good enough for the win over the Dragons. 

In the following dual against Duke, the Terps found itself down 17-12 with three bouts left and it was once again the trio of Cochran, Smith, and Schrader that led the comeback as Cochran and Smith earned bonus points with major wins to put Maryland up 20-17, and Schrader 

The 133-pound Sandoval secured his first dual win of the season as he quickly threw Drexel's Deon Pleasant to his back and wore him down long enough to get the pin. He followed that up with a pin over Duke's Drake Doolittle. 

141-pounder Danny Bertoni also won both of his matches on the day.



FULL RESULTS

DREXEL 

125
Antonio Mininno major dec. (10-2) Zach Spence (Drexel 4-0)

133
King Sandoval fall (2:00) Deon Pleasant (Maryland 6-4)

141
Danny Bertoni dec. (6-0) Jared Donahue (Maryland 9-4)

149
Tyler Williams dec. (7-2) Michael North (Maryland 9-7)

157
No. 32 Parker Kropman dec. (SV1 14-12) Lucas Cordio (Drexel 10-9)

165
Evan Barczak dec. (7-6) John Martin Best (Drexel 13-9)

174
No. 14 Mickey O'Malley fall (4:51) Dominic Solis (19-9)

184
Kyle Cochran dec. (8-5) Bryan McLaughlin (19-12)

197
Jaron Smith tech fall. (17-2) Santino Morino (19-17)

HWT
No. 33 Zach Schrader major dec. (17-5)  Eli Anthony (Maryland 21-19)



DUKE 

125
Logan Agin fall (3:18) Zach Spence (Duke 6-0)

133
King Sandoval fall (0:33) Drake Doolittle (Tied 6-6)

141
Danny Bertoni dec. (6-1) Patrick Rowland (Maryland 9-6)

149
No.11 Josh Finesilver major dec. (13-4) Michael North (Duke 10-9)

157
Wade Unger dec. (11-4) Lucas Cordio (Duke 13-9)

165
John Martin Best dec. (4-0) Brandon LaRue (Duke 13-12)

174
No.7 Matt Finesilver dec. (10-0) Dominic Solis (Duke 17-12)

184
Kyle Cochran major dec. (13-3) Vincent Baker (Duke 17-16)

197
Jaron Smith major dec. (15-2) Kaden Russell (Maryland 20-17)

HWT
No. 33 Zach Schrader dec. (SV1 6-4) Jonah Niesenbaum (Maryland 23-17)

Up Next

• Maryland will remain in College Park for a Dec. 11 meeting with in-state foe Navy at 6 p.m.
• The dual will be broadcast on B1G+