Dec. 9, 2007

No. 23 Maryland Beats Rider and Rutgers

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 23 Maryland wrestling team dominated its competition on December 8, beating Rider,42-6, before handling Rutgers, 39-4, at Comcast Pavilion. The Terrapins won 18 of the 20 matches in the two duals with freshman Eric Medina and redshirt junior Josh Haines taking down a pair of Rider wrestlers ranked in the top 15 in their respective weight classes.

Medina, ranked No. 17 in the nation at 149 pounds, pinned No. 14 Don Fisch of Rider, a senior All-American, in the second period. He won his second match of the day by major decision. Haines, ranked No. 20 at 184 pounds, toppled his second top 10 opponent this season in Rider's Doug Umbhauer with a 2-1 decision.

Redshirt sophomore Brendan Byrne won both of his matches, one by fall and the other by major decision, while classmate Steven Bell won both of his bouts with major decisions. Both sophomores Mike Letts and Hudson Taylor competed in the match against Rutgers and earned a pin in their respective contests.

The Terps won nine of their 10 matches against the Broncs en route to their first win of the day. Byrne got things going for Maryland at 125 with a pin in the third period over Mitch Fenton. Bell then earned a 16-4 major decision at 133, recording six takedowns and a near fall in the match.