Wisconsin Badgers
Maryland
Badgers blast Terrapins, 39-4
January 28, 2022 | Wrestling
Barnett, Hamiti and McNally lead Wisconsin with pins
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — No. 10 Wisconsin earned a dominating 39-4 victory on the road at Maryland on Friday.
The Badgers won nine of 10 bouts against the Terrapins, including three victories by fall — Eric Barnett (125 pounds), Dean Hamiti (165) and Andrew McNally (174) — and six bonus-point victories overall.
McNally earned the most awe-inspiring win of the night. Injuring his hand early in the bout, McNally continued to wrestle and found himself down 2-1 in the last 30 seconds of the 174-pound bout against Maryland's Dominic Solis. The Badger redshirt senior then turned his opponent's attempt at a takedown into a pin in 6:37 and gave Wisconsin six points on the scoreboard.
Teammate Barnett opened up the Big Ten dual match with a pin over Zach Spence in 2:42. True freshman Hamiti also improved to a 17-0 undefeated record with his 15th bonus-point victory and sixth fall.
The Badgers also picked up three victories by major decision. Garrett Model shut out his opponent Conner Decker with a 12-0 win at 157 pounds, while teammate Christopher Weiler (184) earned a 12-4 major decision and upset victory over Maryland's 11th-ranked Kyle Cochran. Heavyweight Trent Hillger closed out the Badgers' team victory with a 18-5 major decision against Terrapin Zach Schrader.
Wisconsin picked up nine additional team points thanks to three key victories by decision. At 133, Kyle Burwick earned a 5-0 decision against Maryland's King Sandoval (who current leads all of NCAA Division I with 10 pins this season). True freshman Joe Zargo (133) defeated Danny Bertoni 6-4 to to earn his second Big Ten dual victory and classmate Braxton Amos (197) won his bout with a 6-2 decision against Jaron Smith.
RESULTS
| January 28, 2022 - #10 Wisconsin at Maryland (College Park, Md.) | WIS - MD |
|---|---|
| 125: #8 Eric Barnett (WIS) over Zach Spence (MD) (Fall 2:42) | 6-0 |
| 133: Kyle Burwick (WIS) over King Sandoval (MD) (Dec 5-0) | 9-0 |
| 141: Joseph Zargo (WIS) over Danny Bertoni (MD) (Dec 6-4) | 12-0 |
| 149: Michael North (MD) over Aidan Medora (WIS) (MD 10-2) | 12-4 |
| 157: #27 Garrett Model (WIS) over Conner Decker (MD) (MD 12-0) | 16-4 |
| 165: #7 Dean Hamiti (WIS) over Gaven Bell (MD) (Fall 4:43) | 22-4 |
| 174: #24 Andrew McNally (WIS) over Dominic Solis (MD) (Fall 6:37) | 28-4 |
| 184: Chris Weiler (WIS) over #11 Kyle Cochran (MD) (MD 12-4) | 32-4 |
| 197: #22 Braxton Amos (WIS) over #32 Jaron Smith (MD) (Dec 6-2) | 35-4 |
| 285: #11 Trent Hillger (WIS) over Zach Schrader (MD) (MD 18-5) | 39-4 |
| Team rankings are NWCA for Jan. 25, 2022; Individual rankings are Intermat for Jan. 25, 2022. |
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