COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Maryland wrestling completed its annual Red-Black Match on Friday evening, with the Red team coming away with a 34-16 victory.
The match featured 14 individual bouts, with several either coming down to overtime periods or being decided by one position.
Three matches stood out with the winners having a good shot at seeing a spot in the lineup for the first couple weeks of the regular season.
First,
Tyler Garvin won the battle at 125 pounds.
Presden Sanchez beat
Abram Cline 3-1 with a slick reversal in overtime. Garvin, who was set to face the winner of that match, then defeated Sanchez by a 4-2 decision.
At 141 pounds, a second-period takedown for
Michael Pizzuto was the difference in a 4-1 victory over
Clayton Gabrielson.Â
And finally,
Ryan Money defeated
John Martin Best 7-4 in overtime in a matchup between the two 165-pounders.
The Terps will kick off the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 3 when they host Kent State (2 PM) and Bucknell (4 PM) in a tri-meet, with the two visiting teams wrestling each other at noon.
Full breakdowns of tonight's 14 match-ups are below:
Match 1 | Abram Cline (Red) vs. Presden Sanchez (Black)Â
1st period: Tied 0-0
2nd period : Sanchez 1-0Â
3rd period: Tied 1-1Â
OT: Sanchez wins 3-1 by decisionÂ
Match 2 | Braxton Brown (Red) vs. Conner Quinn (Black)Â Â
1st period: Brown leads 3-0Â
2nd period: Brown ahead 13-0
3rd period: Brown wins by TF 17-0
Match 3 | Nick Cambria (Red) vs. Luke Jacobs (Black)Â
1st period: Jacobs 6-1Â
2nd period: Jacobs 7-1
3rd period: Jacobs wins by 7-2 decision
Match 4 | Michael Pizzuto (Red) vs. Clayton Gabrielson (Black)Â
1st period: scoreless
2nd period: Pizzuto 3-1
3rd period: Pizzuto wins by 4-1 decisionÂ
Red winning 8-6
Match 5 | Ethen Miller (Red) vs. Kevin Schork (Black)Â
1st period: Miller 12-3
2nd period: Miller 15-5
3rd period: Miller wins by TF 21-6
Red winning 13-6
Match 6 | AJ Rodrigues (Red) vs. Mekhi Neal (Black)Â
1st period: scorelessÂ
2nd period: Rodrigues 1-0
3rd period: Neal wins by major 11-2
Red winning 13-10
Match 7 | Ryan Money (Red) vs. John Martin Best (Black)Â
1st period: scoreless
2nd period: Money 1-0
3rd period: Tied 1-1
OT: Money wins by decision 7-4
Red leads it 16-10
Match 8 | Sammy Gautreau (Red) vs. Gaven Bell (Black)Â
1st period: scoreless
2nd period: 4-1 Gautreau
3rd period: Gautreau 5-3 wins by decisionÂ
Red winning 19-10
Match 9 | Alex Uryniak (Red) vs. Branson John (Black)Â Â
1st period: 3-1 John
2nd period: 4-1 JohnÂ
3rd period: John 5-2 win by decisionÂ
Red winning 19-13
Match 10 | Chase Mielnik (Red) vs. Anthony Bradley (Black)Â Â Â Â
1st period: 7-0 MielnikÂ
2nd period: 11-0 MielnikÂ
3rd period: Mielnik wins by major decision 15-4Â
Red winning 23-13Â
Match 11 | Oscar Williams (Red) vs. Joey Schneck (Black)Â Â
1st period: scoreless
2nd period: 1-0 WilliamsÂ
3rd period: Williams wins by decision 5-4
Red winning 26-13Â
Match 12 | Presden Sanchez (Red) vs. Tyler Garvin (Black)Â Â
1st period: scoreless
2nd period: Sanchez 1-0 (caution! x2)
3rd period:Â Tied 1-1
OT: Garvin wins by decision 4-2
Red winning 26-16
Match 13 | Luke Jacobs (Red) vs. Nathan Perry (Black)Â
1st period: Jacobs 3-1
2nd period: Jacobs 6-3
3rd period: Jacobs wins by decision 7-4
Red winning 29-16
Match 14 | Seth Nevills (Red) vs. Sam O'Brian (Black)Â
1st period: Nevills 16-4
2nd period: Nevills wins by TF 20-4
Red wins 34-16