No. 22 Maryland Wrestling Splits Matches With Indiana, Loses On Criteria Points

Monday, January 9

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No. 22 Maryland Wrestling Splits Matches With Indiana, Loses On Criteria Points

1/9/2023 5:48:00 PM | Wrestling

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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- No. 22 Maryland and Indiana each won five matches, including one major decision apiece, but Indiana held a 57-46 advantage in total points to clinch the criteria point tiebreaker and win the dual, 17-16.

After falling behind 9-3 in the team score, the Terps (6-0, 1-0 Big Ten) reeled off three consecutive wins at 197, 285 and 125. Kal Miller put the Terps up 16-13 with a big sudden victory decision over a ranked opponent, but No. 33 Graham Rooks took a 5-3 decision to tie the bout at 16-16.

Indiana 17, Maryland 16 (Started at 157 pounds)
157: No. 17 Derek Gilcher dec. No. 33 Michael North, 7-3 (0-3)
165: John Martin Best dec. Tyler Lillard, 4-2 SV (3-3)
174: No. 18 DJ Washington dec. Dominic Solis, 11-6 (3-6)
184: Nick South dec. Chase Mielnik, 10-3 (3-9)
197: No. 11 Jaxon Smith dec. Nick Willham, 5-3 (6-9)
HWT: No. 32 Jaron Smith dec. No. 31 Jacob Bullock, 3-2 (9-9)
125: No. 26 Braxton Brown maj dec. Jacob Moran, 9-0 (13-9)
133: No. 32 Henry Porter maj dec. Conner Quinn, 15-4 (13-13)
141: Kal Miller SV dec (6-4) No. 33 Cayden Rooks (16-13)
149: No. 33 Graham Rooks dec. (5-3) No. 22 Ethen Miller (16-16)
*Intermat Rankings

Up Next

The Terps will head to Hampton, Virginia for the Virginia Duals. They will face Oklahoma on Friday at 11:30 am followed by a dual against Ohio at 1 pm. On Saturday, Maryland will wrestle Campbell at 1 pm and Virginia at 2:30 pm. The action can be caught on FloWrestling.