"I was pleased with the way we came out and were aggressive right from the bat," said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "John Jarred did a great job setting the tone for us and really got the crowd into it. We have had a tough week with traveling to Texas and having to make weight, but the team really responded and performed well tonight. It was a good performance.
"I also want to thank all the fans that made the trip," added Burnett. "We really appreciate the support and it really helps us on the mat. It gave us some extra energy."
Jarred, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., opened up the meet with a 17-7 major decision over the Terps' Adam James. The victory was Jarred's ninth major decision of the season and moved his record to a sparkling 25-6 overall.
After Maryland scored its first win at 165 pounds, Navy's Matt Stolpinski (Westfield, Mass.) started the Navy run at 174 pounds with a hard-fought 3-2 triumph over Dominic Buckman. Stolpinski scored a takedown with 1:09 left in the third period to escape with the victory and improve his record to 19-5 overall. Jonny Kane (Portland, Maine) then started an "extra-point" run for Navy, as the Mids would win the next four matches by extra margin to put the match out of reach. Kane scored a tech fall over Luke Stauffer at 184 pounds, after recording seven takedowns in the last two periods to give Navy a 12-3 team cushion.
At 197 pounds, Chris Pogue (Chesapeake, Va.) wrestled up from 184 pounds for the second straight match, gaining an impressive 14-5 major-decision victory over Maryland's Jerry Afari. With the victory, Pogue improved his dual-meet mark to 4-0 and still has not given up a takedown in his four dual-meet matches this year.
Tanner Garrett (Tulsa, Okla.) kept it rolling at heavyweight, picking up his second pin of the year and winning his 30th straight dual meet. Garrett led 11-4, before rolling Maryland's Bryan Reiss onto his back and picking up the fall in 5:58. Garrett now owns a 30-2 record this season and is ranked No. 7 in the country.
Alex Usztics (Dauphin, Pa.) completed the run with a fall of his own, over James Knox in 2:31 to give Navy a 28-3 advantage. Usztics scored a takedown 36 seconds into the match, held Knox without an escape, then flipped the Maryland freshman onto his back for the fall. The fall was Usztics' fourth of the season.
After Maryland claimed decisions at 133 and 141 pounds, Navy's John Cox (Grand Haven, Mich.) completed the evening with his fifth technical fall of the year, 22-7 over Andrew Schlaffer. Cox improved to 24-7 with the victory.
"I thought once again our conditioning was key tonight," said Burnett. "We haven't eased up since we have been back from break and are pushing them pretty hard and they have really responded. They have done a great job through the conditioning and it has paid off during the matches."
Navy will face perhaps its toughest challenge of the year this weekend. On Friday night, Navy heads to East Stroudsburg for a 7:00 p.m., tilt with the Warriors. On Saturday, Navy faces 11th-ranked Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa., at 1:00 p.m.
#21 Navy 33, Maryland 9
157: Jarred (N) major dec. James, 17-7
165: DeCosmo (M) dec. Dziewiatkowski, 9-4
174: Stolpinski (N) dec. Buckman, 3-2
184: Kane (N) tech fall Stauffer, 21-6 (5:19)
197: Pogue (N) major dec. Afari, 14-5
HWT: #7 Garrett (N) pinned Reiss, 5:58
125: Usztics (N) pinned Knox, 2:31
133: Byrne (M) dec. Knapp, 9-4
141: Krom (M) dec. Manley, 8-2
149: #19 Cox (N) tech fall Schlaffer, 22-7 (7:00)
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