The Cavaliers took control of the match early. Virginia won the first five bouts including a major decision at 149 to stake the Wahoos to a 16-0 lead.

At 165, Asper put Maryland on the board with a 4-3 decision. The Parkton, Md., native scored an early takedown and used the riding-time advantage to secure the win over 15th-ranked Nicholas Sulzer.

Jimmy Sheptock, ranked 15th at 174, used a 2-point near fall to open the second period to gain a 5-2 advantage. Sheptock continued to pile on points to win 11-2 and earn bonus points for the Terps.

After Virginia scored a fall at 184 to clinch the match, fifth-ranked Christian Boley cruised to an 11-2 major decision at 197 and eighth-ranked Spencer Myers earned a 6-1 decision at 285 to close the meet.

After a short break, the Terps return home on Feb. 12 to take on ACC-rival Duke at 1 p.m. at Comcast Pavilion.

No. 22 Virginia 22, No. 13 Maryland 11 
125: No. 11 Matthew Snyder (UVA) dec. No. 19 Shane Gentry (MD), 7-0 (3-0)
133: Matthew Nelson (UVA) dec. Geoffrey Alexander (MD), 4-2 (6-0)
141: No. 9 Nick Nelson (UVA) dec. Frank Goodwin (MD), 5-2 (9-0)
149: Augustus Sako (UVA) major dec. Ben Dorsay (MD), 10-2 (13-0)
157: Jedd Moore (UVA) dec. No. 11 Kyle John (MD), 5-3 (16-0)
165: No. 2 Josh Asper (MD) dec. No. 15 Nicholas Sulzer (UVA), 4-3 (16-3)
174: No. 15 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) major dec. Vinny Waldhauser (UVA), 11-3 (16-7)
184: No. 14 Jonathan Fausey (UVA) fall over Ty Snook (MD), 3:21 (22-7)
197: No. 5 Christian Boley (MD) major dec. Ryan Malo (UVA), 11-2 (22-11)
285: No. 8 Spencer Myers (MD) dec. Derek Papagianopoulos (UVA), 6-1 (22-14)

Second-ranked junior Josh Asper earned his fifth pin of the season and improved to 19-0, but it was 20th-ranked Sean Gentry and Geoffrey Alexander’s early performances that propelled Maryland to its 12th dual victory.

Against the Mountaineers on Friday, John earned a 14-6 major decision over Dominic Prezzia to give the Terps a 10-6 lead. The Coopersburg, Pa., native followed up with a pin of Virginia Tech’s Matt Stephens with 10 seconds remaining in the third period to spark a 25-10 Maryland win on Sunday.

After the Hokies claimed seven points from the first three matches, the Terps won six consecutive matches to secure a conference victory in Maryland’s ACC opener. “The guys wrestled with the right attitude and the results showed,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “It’s great to keep rolling and get our first conference win.” from umterps.com

Boley’s pin came after Hylton gained a 1-0 advantage with an escape to start the second period and after defending several Boley takedown attempts the match appeared to be headed to the third period. But with five seconds remaining, the Brockport, N.Y., native powered Hylton to the mat for the one count.

Geoffrey Alexander picked up an important three points for the Terps at 133 after the Mountaineers’ Shane Young earned a 10-3 decision over 20th-ranked Shane Gentry to open the meet. Alexander scored two early takedowns against Nathan Pennesi, the 17th-ranked wrestler at 141, and won a 6-2 decision.

“West Virginia wrestled hard and did a good job,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “We knew it was going to be a battle, but our guys rose to the challenge.  Geoffrey [Alexander] did a great job and his win was huge both individually and for the team.” from umterps.com

Penn trimmed Maryland’s lead to three heading into the heavyweight matchup after eighth-ranked Micah Burak earned a pin at 197. But 14th-ranked Spencer Myers clinched the win with a 9-3 decision.  Josh Asper won a decision to move to 16-0.

Some topics for tonight’s show

Rumors of a major commit to the 2012 Football squad are in the air

Recap of My St Mary’s game

Review of transfers from the football program

Letter from Kevin Anderson and Randy Edsall

Dave Ungrady will call in to discuss his new book about Len Bias

Success of the #5 Lady Terps hoops team

Wrestling on a roll!!!!!

Terps in the NFL

Friday night, Boley defeated then-No. 8 Daniel Mitchell of American by a 7-6 decision to clinch Maryland’s six straight victory over the Eagles. The Brookport, N.Y., native won another decision over Mitchell in the semifinals of the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, and won the title bout with 12-9 decision over No. 10 Morgan McIntosh of Penn State.

Boley went 6-0 on the weekend, improved his record to 15-0, and climbed 11 spots to No. 9 in this week’s InterMat rankings.

Despite dropping three matches at the Northeast Duals last weekend, the Eagles feature four top-10 wrestlers in InterMat’s latest rankings and pose a stiff challenge according to head coach Kerry McCoy.

“It’s one of the biggest local rivalries we have,” said McCoy. “They finished top-5 in the country last year and have [four] guys in the top-10. There will be some good individual matches. Because of all of the things associated with it — being a home match, being a local rivalry, having the success that they’ve had the last few years — it is definitely one of our bigger matches.”

Projected Lineup for Maryland
125: Shane Gentry (7-2)
133: Geoffrey Alexander (9-2)
141: Lou Mascola (5-3) or Frank Goodwin (2-0)
149: Ben Dorsay (8-3)
157: No. 16 Kyle John (7-2)
165: No. 2 Josh Asper (10-0)
174: No. 17 Jimmy Sheptock (6-1) or Corey Peltier (2-0)
184: Ty Snook (5-4)
197: No. 20 Christian Boley (9-0)
285: No. 10 Spencer Myers (7-2)

Asper, the second-rated wrestler at 165 pounds, improved to 10-0 with three wins including a pin of Bucknell’s Doug Kellermeyer while Boley, ranked 20th at 197 pounds, earned two decision victories and a major decision to bring his season mark to 9-0.

“Today was a good day for our program,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “The most impressive thing about today was the number of bonus-point wins we had. We have been emphasizing scoring points and it showed today. We have a little time to think about the good and bad from the weekend, but we will be focusing on next week very soon.”