"We're looking forward to wrestling at home after four-straight road dates," said head coach John Sacchi. "Our young team is still learning and improving and I believe that wrestling in front of a home crowd will inspire them."
Last weekend, the Scarlet Knights fell in their season opener to Navy on Dec. 1, before competing in the Penn State Open on Dec. 3. In Sunday's open tournament, Chris Norrell (Phillipsburg, N.J.) led the team with a 3-3 record at the 157-pound weight class. Reggie Parker (Panama City, Fla.) posted a 1-2 record at 141 pounds. Jack Barrett (Metuchen, N.J) and Mike Whalen (Lake Hiawatha, N.J.) also finished the tournaments with records of 1-2 at 149 and 174 pounds, respectively.
On the season, the Scarlet Knights are led by Barrett who has a 9-7 record on the season, while Dan Hilt (Manalapan, N.J.) is 6-6 on the season at 133 pounds.
The Scarlet Knights lead the all-time series with Maryland, 6-2-1 and have a 5-2 record under Sacchi. Last season, Rutgers posted a 23-13 win over the Terrapins, including a pin from Mike D'Amico (Kenilworth, N.J.) and a decision win from Whalen.
Maryland is coming off 30-9 win over the Virginia Military Institute on Dec. 1. The Terrapins are led by 141-pounder Charlie Pinto who is ranked 15th nationally and won the Body Bar Systems Invitational, while at 165 pounds, Jason Kiessling is ranked 18th and has a 10-3 record on the year. At 197 pounds, Hudson Taylor, with a record of 9-3, is ranked 15th in the country.
Following the match-up with Maryland, the Scarlet Knights will host Princeton on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 7:00 p.m. at the College Avenue Gym.
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