COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 11 Illinois wrestling team(8-2, 3-2 B1G) won their dual against No. 29 Maryland (8-6, 3-1 B1G) 33-7 on Friday (Jan. 24). Illinois improves to 9-0 all-time over Maryland by winning eight of the 10 bouts tonight.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Caelan Riley started off the scoring for the Orange and Blue at 125 pounds with his 10-5 decision win over Abram Cline (MARY) to put Illinois up early, 3-0, in a dual they never trailed.
No. 4 at 133 pounds Lucas Byrd bounced back from his first loss of the season a week ago with a 7-3 decision win over No. 11 Braxton Brown (MARY) to put Illinois up 6-0. No. 12 at 141 pounds Danny Pucino made it three-straight decision wins with his 8-5 win over Dario Lemus (MARY) to make it 9-0 for the Illini.
No. 12 at 149 pounds Kannon Webster put some bonus points on the board for Illinois when he pinned No. 32 Kal Miller (MARY) in 4:39. This was his third fall of the season and ballooned the Illini lead to 15-0.
No. 13 at 165 pounds Braeden Scoles added more bonus points with a wicked fast tech. fall over Alex Uryniak, 20-3 (3:15). This shifted the scoreboard 20-4 in Illinois' favor after Maryland won their first bout of the night at 157 pounds in a major decision.
No. 21 at 174 pounds Danny Braunagel made it back-to-back tech. falls for the Illini with his 22-7 (5:24) win over Branson John (MARY) to extend the lead, 25-4. His twin, No. 18 at 197 pounds Zac Braunagel, also registered a tech. fall win with his 20-4 (3:55) domination of Chase Mielnik (MARY). This pushed Illinois past the 30-point threshold for the sixth-time this season, 30-7, after Maryland captured the 184 bout.
No. 10 at 285 pound Luke Luffman closed out the dual with a ranked decision win over No. 12 Seth Nevills (MARY), 4-2, to secure the win 33-7 for Illinois.
UP NEXT
The Illinois matmen are back in action on Sunday (Jan. 26) for a dual against No. 13 Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. at noon CT.
FULL RESULTS
| Weight |
Matchup |
Score |
| 125: |
Caelan Riley (ILL) dec. Abram Cline (MARY), 10-5 |
ILL 3 I MARY 0 |
| 133: |
#4 Lucas Byrd (ILL)Â dec. #11 Braxton Brown (MARY), 7-3 |
ILL 6 I MARY 0 |
| 141: |
#12 Danny Pucino (ILL)Â dec. Dario Lemus (MARY), 8-5 |
ILL 9 I MARY 0 |
| 149: |
#12 Kannon Webster (ILL) over #32 Kal Miller (MARY), fall (4:39) |
ILL 15 I MARY 0 |
| 157: |
#6 Ethen Miller (MARY) major dec. #22 Jason Kraisser (ILL), 15-6 |
ILL 15 I MARY 4 |
| 165: |
#13 Braeden Scoles (ILL) tech. fall Alex Uryniak (MARY), 20-3 (3:15) |
ILL 20 I MARY 4 |
| 174: |
#21 Danny Braunagel (ILL)Â tech. fall Branson John (MARY), 22-7 (5:24) |
ILL 25 I MARY 4 |
| 184: |
#13 Jaxon Smith (MARY) dec. #10 Edmond Ruth (ILL), 4-3 |
ILL 25 I MARY 7 |
| 197: |
#18 Zac Braunagel (ILL)Â tech. fall Chase Mielnik (MARY), 20-4 (3:55) |
ILL 30 I MARY 7 |
| 285: |
#10 Luke Luffman (ILL)Â dec. #12 Seth Nevills (MARY), 4-2 |
ILL 33 I MARY 7 |
