Seth Nevills Picks Up Top-Ten Upset Win, Terps Fall To No. 14 Rutgers 27-12

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Seth Nevills Picks Up Top-Ten Upset Win, Terps Fall To No. 14 Rutgers 27-12

2/16/2024 8:57:00 PM | Wrestling

PISCATAWAY, NJ – Seth Nevills picked up a massive top-ten victory to boost his NCAA resume and two other Terps were victorious, but Maryland ultimately fell to No. 14 Rutgers, 27-12 in its final Big Ten dual of the season.

Nevills came out on the right side of a scramble in the second period to earn the victory over No. 10 Yara Slavikouski, 4-2. It was the highest ranked win of Nevills' career.

With a 13-3 win over No. 25 Michael Cetta, Ethen Miller has now beaten three top-25 guys in Big Ten competition, including two by major decision.

Jaxon Smith picked up his fifth win by technical fall this season.

Full Results:
125: No. 19 Dean Peterson TF (18-2, 3:25) Tommy Capul (Rutgers 5-0)
133: No. 9 Dylan Shawver dec. (9-6) No. 16 Braxton Brown (Rutgers 8-0)
141: No. 21 Mitch Moore dec. (2-0) No. 28 Kal Miller (Rutgers 11-0)
149: No. 12 Ethen Miller major dec. (13-3) No. 25 Michael Cetta (Rutgers 11-4)
157: Al DeSantis major dec. (13-5) Michael North (Rutgers 15-4)
165: Anthony White dec. (7-4) AJ Rodrigues (Rutgers 18-4)
174: No. 14 Jackson Turley dec. (1-0) Dom Solis (Rutgers 21-4)
184: No. 14 Brian Soldano fall (5:42) Chase Mielnik (Rutgers 27-4)
197: No. 4 Jaxon Smith TF (22-5, 5:18) Haydn Packer (Rutgers 27-9)
285: No. 26 Seth Nevills dec. (4-2) No. 10 Yara Slavikouski (Rutgers 27-12)

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