Maryland Wrestling Falls to No. 22 Indiana in Big Ten Clash

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Maryland wrestling team (4-5, 0-4 B1G) fell to No. 22 Indiana (6-2, 1-1 B1G), 26-12, on Sunday afternoon. Despite the team loss, several Terps had strong performances. No. 16 Braxton Brown at 133 pounds opened the dual with a 4-0 decision over Jackson Blum, improving to 6-2 on the year in duals and 2-1 in Big Ten competition. No. 7 Carter Young remained undefeated in a Terps singlet, earning an 8-1 decision over Joey Buttler and moving to 4-0 in Big Ten duals. At 197 pounds, No. 15 Branson John bounced back with a narrow 4-3 decision over No. 13 Gabe Sollars. Closing out the action for Maryland, Joey Schneck picked up his first Big Ten win of the season with a 7-3 decision over Caleb Marzolino. The Terps return to action on Sunday, January 25, at home when they welcome No. 1 Penn State at noon. Full Results: 125: No. 12 Jacob Moran (Indiana) TF (20-4, 5:46) Presden Sanchez 133: No. 16 Braxton Brown DEC (4-0) Jackson Blum (Indiana) 141: No. 25 Henry Porter (Indiana) MD (14-7) Dario Lemus 149: No. 7 Carter Young DEC (8-1) Joey Buttler (Indiana) 157: No. 33 Bryce Lowery (Indiana) F, (8-1, 7:00) Michael Pizzuto 165: No. 20 Tyler Lillard (Indiana) MD (19-5) AJ Rodrigues 174: Orlando Cruz (Indiana) DEC (8-2) Seth Digby 184: No. 14 Sam Goin (Indiana) MD (13-3) Sepanta Ahanj-Elias 197: No. 15 Branson John DEC (4-3) No. 13 Gabe Sollars (Indiana) 285: Joey Schneck DEC (7-3) Caleb Marzolino (Indiana)