ANN ARBOR, MI -- Down four ranked wrestlers, the shorthanded Terps (8-6, 0-5) dropped a match to the third-ranked Michigan Wolverines (9-2, 4-2) on the road, 44-5, wrapping up Maryland's weekend in the Wolverine State.

John Martin Best highlighted the day with a pin at 165, the first one of his collegiate career. 

No. 15 Jaxon Smith (197) and No. 24 Michael North (157) both missed their third straight matches due to injury. No. 20 Ethen Miller missed his second in a row due to illness and No. 12 Braxton Brown, who holds a 13-0 record in dual matches, was also held out of the dual due to illness. Subsequently, the Terps had to forfeit at both 125 and 197. 

Full Results
141: Pat Nolan dec. (3-1) No. 33 Kal Miller (Michigan 3, Maryland 0)
149: Fidel Mayora major dec. (12-0) Joe Fisk (Michigan 7, Maryland 0) 
157: No. 7 Will Lewan fall (1:47) Kevin Schork (Michigan 13, Maryland 0)
165: John Martin Best fall (6:35) Alex Wesselman (Michigan 13, Maryland 6)
174: Max Maylor dec. (10-7) No. 33 Dominic Solis (Michigan 16, Maryland 6)
184: No. 7 Matt Finesilver tech. fall (18-0) Chase Mielnik (Michigan 21, Maryland 6)
197: Brendin Yatooma wins by forfeit (Michigan 27, Maryland 6) 
HWT: No. 1 Mason Parris tech. fall (16-0) No. 25 Jaron Smith (Michigan 32, Maryland 6) 
**Maryland loses a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
125: No. 15 Jack Medley wins by forfeit (Michigan 38, Maryland 5)
133: No. 10 Dylan Ragusin fall (1:57) Conner Quinn (Michigan 44, Maryland 5) 
*NCAA Division I wrestling coaches rank 

Up Next

• After three straight road duals, Maryland will be back at home for the next two matches, starting on Saturday, Feb. 4 when it hosts Rutgers at 2 pm. The game will air on Big Ten Network and will also serve as the Terps' Alumni Day.