The Terrapins wrestling team won its second ACC match Sunday afternoon, maintaining its undefeated record. The No. 12 Terps took down the No. 49 NC State 27-12 at the Comcast Pavilion.
The 12-0 Terps (2-0 ACC) won six of its first seven matches, including a pin from second-ranked, 165-pound Josh Asper – his fifth this season – to improve his personal record to 19-0.
Shane Gentry’s victory at 125 pounds propelled the Terps into its 12th dual victory, coach Kerry McCoy said in a press release after the match. Gentry won 8-4 over the Wolfpack’s Colin Fought, and Terrapin Geoffrey Alexander followed with a technical fall over Ben Elliot.
“The 125 pounder is the catalyst for everything,” McCoy said in a press release. “It was a huge win for Shane. Geoff fed off of that. I tell our guys to focus on wrestling well. I think Geoff did a good job with that. He had confidence and went out there looking to score points. He knew he had to go out there and give a good performance for himself and his team.”
At 157 pounds, No. 12 Kyle John won a major decision over Colton Palmer without surrendering a point.
“The guys wrestled well. It’s the first time in a while we put forth the overall, solid team effort. Things we were talking about and things we are doing are starting to show and it’s at the right time. We are peaking towards the end of the year. This is a solid win to show we are doing the right things,” McCoy said.
The Terps face the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Friday night.