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Friday, January 21
Bloomington, Ind.
7:00 PM

Indiana University

26
vs
12

Maryland

Moran vs msu

Indiana Wrestling Dominates Maryland at Home for First Big Ten Win

1/21/2022 10:14:00 PM | Wrestling

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Wrestling took care of business against Maryland on Friday night in Wilkinson Hall, beating the Terrapins, 26-12. The victory marks Indiana's first conference win of the season and moves the Hoosiers to a 3-3 overall record.
 
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers won seven of the ten total bouts on the night.
• Sophomore Jacob Moran (125) earned a dominant tech fall victory, 26-8 (6:10) over Maryland's Tommy Capul.
• Junior and No. 30 Cayden Rooks (141) pinned Will Berkovitz in the first period (2:59) while leading 5-1.
• Redshirt junior Graham Rooks (149) won a solid 5-2 dual by decision over Michael North.
• To take a sizable 17-6 lead into halftime, sophomore Jonathan Kervin (157) controlled the bout against Conner Decker in a 5-2 win by decision.
• After a loss against Michigan State, junior Kasper McIntosh (165) bounced back and beat Gaven Bell by 6-2 decision.
• Throughout the whole bout, junior Nick Willham (197) was the aggressor, consistently shooting and dominating the match offensively, winning by decision, 8-3.
• Junior Jacob Bullock (285) earned a ranked victory over No. 26 Zach Schrader, by 10-6 decision.
 
NOTABLES
• Indiana is 6-0 in program history against Maryland.
• This was the third tech fall victory of the season for Moran and his ninth win overall.
• C. Rooks improved to 12-4 on the season while earning his second pin this season.
• G. Rooks won his second match in a row and moves to 9-7 on the year.
• Kervin's victory notched his fifth individual win this season and first in the Big Ten.
• McIntosh's record bumped up to 8-5 win the win.
• Willham's win ended a three-bout losing skid while recording his ninth win this year.
• This was Bullock's first win over a ranked opponent on the season and his eighth overall.
 
 
UP NEXT
• Indiana Wrestling will have over a week off until they host Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 29 at noon in Wilkinson Hall.
 
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