The shorthanded Terps (8-4, 0-3) battled hard on the road at Illinois (5-4, 3-2), with Braxton Brown and Ethen Miller, Jaron Smith securing victories, but ultimately fell 29-11.
Brown kicked off the dual with a hard-fought decision (his 17th win of the year) keyed by a pair of takedowns in the final period. After Illinois took the next two matches, Miller came out and dominated his bout, claiming an 18-3 technical fall to tie the dual at 8-8. The Illini took five of the final six bouts, including one by forfeit at 197 to win the dual.
Full Results
125: No. 12
Braxton Brown dec. (13-9) Maximo Renteria (Maryland 3, Illinois 0)
133: No. 8 Lucas Byrd tech. fall (22-7)
Conner Quinn (Illinois 5, Maryland 3)
141: No. 21 Danny Pucino dec. (5-1) No. 33
Kal Miller (Illinois 8, Maryland 3)
149: No. 20
Ethen Miller tech. fall (18-3) Jake Harrier (Maryland 8, Illinois 8)
157: Mike Carr tech. fall (22-7)
Kevin Schork (Illinois 13, Maryland 8)
165: No. 11 Danny Braunagel dec. (13-6)
John Martin Best (Illinois 16, Maryland 8)
174: No. 9 Edmond Ruth dec. (2-0) No. 33
Dominic Solis (Illinois 19, Maryland 8)
184: No. 22 Dylan Connell major dec. (11-2)
Chase Mielnik (Illinois 23, Maryland 8)
197: No. 8 Zac Braunagel wins by forfeit (Illinois 29, Maryland 8)
HWT: No. 25
Jaron Smith dec. (2-0) Matt Wroblewski (Illinois 29, Maryland 11)
*NCAA Division I wrestling coaches rank
Up Next
- Maryland will return to action on Friday, Jan. 27 when it faces Michigan State in East Lansing at 7 pm EST. The dual will air on B1G+.
