Nov. 20, 2009

No. 10 Maryland Knocks Off No. 4 Cornell
The No. 10 University of Maryland wrestling team came up with one of the biggest victories in school history Friday night, coming back from a 17-9 deficit with only two matches left to knock off No. 4 Cornell 18-17.

After eight matches, the Terps trailed the Big Red by a margin of eight points, but two-time All-American Hudson Taylor, ranked No. 3 in the country, brought Maryland within two. Taylor recorded a takedown and a near fall in the first period to go ahead 4-0, and then closed the match in the second period. Going against fifth ranked Cam Simaz, Taylor recorded a crucial pinfall, giving the Terps six points to bring the team score to 17-15.

The deciding match came down to junior heavyweight Patrick Gilmore, who was taking on No. 12 Josh Arnone. Arnone got out to a 4-1 lead, and held it until the third period. There, Gilmore staged a comeback that would force the match into sudden victory overtime. He got an escape with 1:53 left to bring the score to 4-2. Then, with only three second left on the clock, Gilmore recorded a takedown to tie the match at four and force it to overtime. Gilmore recorded another takedown in extra time, giving him the 6-4 victory and Maryland the 18-17 win.

Utah Valley Defeats NC State, 26-10
Utah Valley started slowly, but finished with a rush, winning the last six bouts and seven of the last eight to hand NC State a 26-10 defeat at the Dail Center. The Wolverines improved to 3-0 on the season, while NC State dropped to 1-1.

In the opening bout of the night, Darrius Little had four takedowns and a reversal to hand Flint Ray a 10-7 defeat at 133 pounds. Little improved to 2-0 on the season, while Ray dropped to 4-2.

The Wolfpack's Dale Shull made it 7-0 with a dominant 9-0 major decision over Marty Carlson at 141. Shull took Carlson down to start the match and essentially rode him the entire first two periods, with Carlson penalized a point for stalling in the second period. Shull opened the third period with a reversal and a near fall, and got a ninth point with more than six minutes of advantage time. Shull improved to 2-0. Carlson fell to 13-4.