Maryland's 14 wins in dual action is the most for the team since 1995 when the Terps finished the season 14-3.
The Terps won the last four matches in impressive fashion against Duke to take the win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils built a 13-3 lead halfway through the match with Maryland's only win coming at 157 pounds. Sophomore Mike McGill won by decision 5-2.
Freshman Mike Letts started the comeback with a dominating performance at 174 as he beat Matthew Koelling, 16-0, in five minutes to cut the deficit to 13-8. Sophomore Josh Haines and redshirt freshman Hudson Taylor came up with back-to-back pins in their respective matches to give the Terps the lead and the momentum at 20-13. Haines took care of his opponent in 50 seconds while Taylor got his fall at 3:52.
Senior Jerry Afari sealed the win for Maryland with a 15-4 major decision against Mike Tunick. Knox closed out the day with a decision at 125 to give the Terps the 27-13 win.
In the first match of the day at NC State, Knox pinned Taylor Cummings in overtime in the final match of the day at 125 pounds to give the Maryland wrestling team a thrilling 21-18 win at NC State. With the Terps trailing 18-15 after nine matches, Knox couldn't have gotten his second pin of the season at a better time. He recorded his fall at 7:31 to win the crucial conference match for Maryland.
Maryland is back in action on Friday, February 9 when it makes the short trip to American for a 7:00 p.m. match.
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