With the win, MSU improves to 1-4 in B1G action and 3-6 overall, and bounced back from a heartbreaking, 23-21, loss at Northwestern Friday night. Maryland fell to 2-9 overall and 0-4 in B1G competition. MSU now holds a 3-1 series advantage, avenging last year's loss. The Spartans' two previous victories over the Terrapins were in 1968 and 1969.
The win was also the first Big Ten victory for head coach Roger Chandler, who is in his first year as head coach.
"It feels good, I'm happy for the guys. They've been working really hard and have bought into the process of competing for the full seven minutes. We still have some work to do there, but they've been working hard and it paid off today," MSU head coach Roger Chandler said.
Michigan State got wins from redshirt-freshman Logan Griffin at 125 pounds, redshirt junior Javier Gasca at 141, redshirt freshman Austin Thompson at 157, redshirt freshman Logan Ritchie at 174 and redshirt sophomore Shwan Shadaia at 184. With the wins, Gasca and Thompson continue to share the team-lead for victories, now both with 19 on the season.
Griffin picked up a 12-1 major decision over Maryland's Alex Vargas to improve to 2-0 on the weekend after a win Friday night at Northwestern. The Spartan improved to 16-7 on the year after his fourth major decision of the season and his 10th bonus-point win.
Gasca pinned Jhared Simmons of Maryland in 5:59. It was Gasca's sixth fall of the season and 12th bonus-point victory, improving to 19-5 this season, winning seven of the last 10 as part of winning 27 of his last 33 regular-season bouts dating back to last year.
"I just stayed true to myself and kept attacking, I wrestled for the entire seven minutes of the match and just tried to wrestle as smart as I could," Gasca said.
Thompson collected a 5-2 decision over the Terps' Justin Alexander for his second win of the weekend, as part of winning nine of his last 13 bouts. With the win, Thompson improved to 19-9 on the season.
Ritchie beat Sam Rowell of Maryland, 8-1, to pick up his sixth-straight win, but was his first dual win of the year, improving to 9-6 this season. The Spartan redshirt freshman has won seven of his last nine.
Shadaia had perhaps the most exciting matches of the afternoon, earning a hard-fought, 3-2 decision over Maryland's Idris White as Shadaia came from behind after White scored the first two points of the bout. The match was 2-2 throughout but Shadaia controlled the action and earned the riding time point for the thrilling 3-2 decision. It was Shadaia's third win in his last five bouts, leveling his season mark at 8-8.
The Spartans wrap up their three home events in a four-match stretch by hosting in-state foe Central Michigan on Friday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at Jenison Field House as part of the annual "Tumbles and Takedowns" with the MSU gymnastics team.
Bout-By-Bout
125: Logan Griffin (MSU) maj. dec. Alex Vargas (UMD), 12-1
Griffin controlled action in the opening period, but couldn't get any points, leaving the bout scoreless after one frame. The Spartan got a four-point near fall with less than a minute left in period two for a 4-1 lead before Vargas escaped for a point. Griffin added another near fall and got four points for it just before the second period horn and an 8-1 advantage. Griffin's advantage grew to 11-1 win an escape and a takedown and added the riding points for the 12-1 major decision.
133: Billy Rappo (UMD) dec. Austin Eicher (MSU), 2-0
The bout opened with back-and-forth action, but no score through the first period. Rappo got on the board escaping from the second period starting position and the score stayed 1-0 through the end of the frame. Eicher had control in the early going of the third period, but couldn't get any points and Rappo got the riding time point and the 2-0 decision.
141: No. 19 Javier Gasca (MSU) fall Jhared Simmons (UMD), 5:59
Gasca jumped into control early and didn't relinquish, scoring a near fall and adding takedowns for an 9-0 lead. A Simmons escape earned him a point and got on the board, but then a near fall and a take down opened up a 13-1 advantage. Gasca opened the third period with a takedown for a 15-1 lead and then pinned Simmons at 5:59. It was Gasca's sixth fall of the season and 12th extra-point victory.
149: No. 15 Alfred Bannister (UMD) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 6-5
Bannister opened a 3-0 lead with an escape and a takedown, before Trimble escaped to close to 3-1 after one period. Trimble scored another escape early in the second stanza to close to 3-2. A technical violation and a takedown gave Trimble a 5-3 lead before Bannister escaped and then added a takedown late in the waning seconds for the comeback decision.
157: Austin Thompson (MSU) dec. Justin Alexander (UMD), 5-2
Alexander took a 2-1 lead with a takedown and a Thompson escape and the 2-1 score held through the end of the frame and all the way through the second period. Thompson escaped from the opening period starting position to level the score at 2's. The Spartan scored a takedown with 30 seconds left in the bout for a 4-2 lead. The bout was stopped with 18 seconds left as the Maryland head coach Kerry McCoy challenged the call and the officials reviewed the takedown. After the review, the takedown call stood, leaving the score 4-2 and Thompson controlled the final seconds and added a point for riding time and the 5-2 decision.
165: Patrick Gerish (UMD) fall Drew Hughes (MSU), 4:43
Hughes got out to a 2-0 lead with a takedown, adding a four-point near fall and a 6-0 advantage after the first frame. Gerish closed to 6-2 with a takedown but then gained control and got Hughes on his back and pinned the Spartan at 4:43 for the upset.
174: Logan Ritchie (MSU) dec. Sam Rowell (UMD), 8-1
Ritchie jumped out to a 4-0 lead with a takedown and a two-point near fall, and held the 4-0 lead through the end of the first frame and into the second, adding an escape from the second period starting position for a 5-0 advantage early in the second stanza. The score remained 5-0 after two periods before Rowell earned a point by escaping after being down in the starting position. Ritchie added a takedown for a 7-1 lead and added the riding time point for the 8-1 decision victory.
184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) dec. Idris White (UMD), 3-2
White scored a takedown with a minute left in the opening period and a 2-0 lead. Shadaia evened the score on a pair of escapes, first from a restart in the first period and the second from the period two starting position. The score remained 2-2 after two periods. Despite not scoring any points in the final period, Shadaia controlled the action and earned riding time for the thrilling 3-2 decision.
197: David-Brian Whisler (UMD) dec. Matt Okaiye (MSU), 3-2
Whisler got a takedown in the opening minute of the first frame, before Okaiye earned an escape to close to 2-1, and that score held through the end of the period. The Terp added an escape for a 3-1 advantage through two periods. Okaiye escaped from the starting position to close to 3-2, but couldn't get any more points and Whisler hung on for the 3-2 decision.
HWT: Youssif Hemida (UMD) dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 5-0
Hemida scored a takedown in the opening minute of action for a 2-0 advantage, which held through the first frame. The Terp escaped from the second period starting position for a 3-0 lead and that remained the score through the middle period and into the third. Hemida scored another point for an escape and a 4-0 advantage partway through the third frame and added the riding point for a 5-0 decision.
Results:
125: Logan Griffin (MSU) maj. dec. Alex Vargas (UMD), 12-1; MSU leads, 4-0
133: Billy Rappo (UMD) dec. Austin Eicher (MSU), 2-0, MSU leads, 4-3
141: No. 19 Javier Gasca (MSU) fall Jhared Simmons (UMD), 5:59; MSU leads 10-3
149: No. 15 Alfred Bannister (UMD) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 6-5; MSU leads 10-5*
157: Austin Thompson (MSU) dec. Justin Alexander (UMD), 5-2; MSU leads, 13-5
165: Patrick Gerish (UMD) fall Drew Hughes (MSU), 4:43; MSU leads, 13-11
174: Logan Ritchie (MSU) dec. Sam Rowell (UMD), 8-1; MSU leads, 16-11
184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) dec. Idris White (UMD), 3-2; MSU leads, 19-11
197: David-Brian Whisler (UMD) dec. Matt Okaiye (MSU), 3-2; MSU leads, 19-14
HWT: Youssif Hemida (UMD) dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 5-0; MSU wins, 19-17
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