No. 16 Wrestling Downs UMD, Rider

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 16 Rutgers wrestling (10-5, 3-3) picked up a pair of wins during weekend action. The Scarlet Knights worked a 30-9 victory over Maryland last Friday in Piscataway before downing Rider, 21-12, last Saturday in Lawrenceville.

Dual 1: No. 16 Rutgers 30, Maryland 9

No. 16 Rutgers wrestling (9-5, 3-3) defeated Maryland (4-7, 0-6), 30-9, on Friday night in front of 3,375 fans at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights used a 7-3 match split, including victories in their final six bouts, to secure their third Big Ten Conference win of the season.

Five wrestlers contributed bonus points on the night, including a ranked major decision from No. 17 Remy Cotton (197) over No. 13 Branson John. No. 21 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) pinned Sepanta Ahanj-Elias, while No. 20 Andrew Barbosa (165) and No. 29 Anthony White (157) added tech falls. Wrestling up a weight for the second consecutive dual, Ryan Ford (174) produced a 17-9 major decision over Seth Diby.

No. 28 Ayden Smith (125) and Brandon Toranzo (HWT) earned decisions to help RU to its 11th consecutive win over Maryland since both joined the Big Ten in 2014-15.

"It was good to see our young guys do well tonight and score a lot of points out there," said head coach Scott Goodale. "I liked the way our guys finished the match tonight."

After a 2-0 decision from Smith over Abram Cline to open the dual, Maryland rattled off three consecutive wins from 133 through 149 pounds. A 9-4 decision from No. 7 Carter Young over No. 29 Andrew Clark gave the Terrapins a 9-3 lead.

White began Rutgers' surge thanks to an 18-1 tech fall over Garrett Reece. White earned swipes in the first and third periods, nearly catching Reece on his back in the closing seconds before earning the tech fall to make it a 9-8 score in favor of the Terrapins at intermission.

The Scarlet Knights would win their final five matches of the evening. Barbosa shut out AJ Rodrigues with a 15-0 tech fall in the second period to regain the lead for RU, 13-9. Ford followed with a major decision over Seth Digby, using three takedowns, near fall and a reversal to cruise to a 19-8 major decision.

Fireworks followed in Rutgers' final three matches. Looking for a cement mixer in the third period, Cartagena-Walsh caught Ahanj-Elias on his back in the closing seconds for his second fall of the season, all but locking up the dual for the Scarlet Knights.

Cotton faced John in the third ranked-versus-ranked matchup of the night, landing takedowns in the first and second periods en route to an 11-2 final. Toranzo then got the call against Joey Schneck, landing two blast doubles and driving the Terrapin into the scorer's table to muscle a 7-3 decision.

Box Score

No. 16 Rutgers 30, Maryland 9

125: 28/28 Ayden Smith (RU) over Abram Cline (UMD) by dec., 2-0; RU leads, 3-0

133: 15/22 Braxton Brown (UMD) over 27/33 Dylan Shawver (RU) by SV1, 4-1; Match tied, 3-3

141: Dario Lemus (UMD) over Mason Gibson (RU) by dec., 11-6; UMD leads, 6-3

149: 7/9 Carter Young (UMD) over 29/32 Andrew Clark (RU) by dec., 9-4; UMD leads, 9-3

157: 29/32 Anthony White (RU) over Garrett Reece (UMD) by TF, 18-1; UMD leads, 9-8

165: 20/26 Andrew Barbosa (RU) over AJ Rodrigues (UMD) by TF, 15-0 (4:35); RU leads, 13-9

174: Ryan Ford (RU) over Seth Digby (UMD) by MD, 17-9; RU leads, 17-9

184: 21/18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) over Sepanta Ahanj-Elias (UMD) by fall (6:49); RU leads, 23-9

197: 17/13 Remy Cotton (RU) over 13/17 Branson John (UMD) by MD, 11-2; RU leads, 27-9

HWT: Brandon Toranzo (RU) over Joey Schneck (UMD) by dec. 7-3; RU wins, 30-9

Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling

Dual 2: No. 16 Rutgers 21, Rider 12

No. 16 Rutgers wrestling (10-5, 3-3) defeated Rider (9-5, 4-0), 21-12, on Saturday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Scarlet Knights won six bouts on the night, including five of the final six. No. 20 Andrew Barbosa (165) and No. 21 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) each won with bonus points, while No. 27 Dylan Shawver (133), No. 29 Anthony White (157), Ryan Ford (174) and No. 19 Hunter Catka (HWT) all won by decision to help RU beat the Broncs for the 11^th straight meeting and keep possession of the B1G-MAC Trophy.

Rider won three of the first four bouts and jumped out to a 9-3 lead. After White's victory at 157, Barbosa picked up a major decision at 165 to give Rutgers a lead it would not relinquish.

Cartagena-Walsh all but put things away at 184, dominating his way to a 21-6 tech fall in the third period. Catka then polished things off with a win at heavyweight to close out the dual.

Up Next

Rutgers hosts No. 9 Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 6 at Jersey Mike's Arena. Tickets for the Scarlet Knights' final Big Ten home dual can be purchased here. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start and will stream on Big Ten Plus.

Box Score

No. 16 Rutgers 21, Rider 12

125: 19/22 Tyler Klinsky (RID) over 28/28 Ayden Smith (RU) by dec., 8-5; Rider leads, 3-0

133: 27/33 Dylan Shawver (RU) over Will Betancourt (RID) by SV1, 4-1; Match tied, 3-3

141: 14/21 Eli Griffin (RID) over Mason Gibson (RU) by dec., 13-6; Rider leads, 6-3

149: Dylan Layton (RID) over 29/32 Andrew Clark (RU) by dec., 6-3; Rider leads, 9-3

157: 29/32 Anthony White (RU) over Gianni Maldonado (RID) by dec., 5-0; Rider leads 9-6

165: 20/26 Andrew Barbosa (RU) over Brendon Abdon (RID) by MD, 13-4; Rutgers leads 10-9

174: Ryan Ford (RU) over Enrique Munguia (RID) by dec., 6-4; Rutgers leads 13-9

184: 21/18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) over Giovani Alejandro (RID) by TF, 21-6; Rutgers leads 18-9

197: 20/21 Brock Zurawski (RID) over 17/13 Remy Cotton (RU) by dec., 14-7; Rutgers leads 18-12

HWT: 19/19 Hunter Catka (RU) over Hogan Swenski (RID) by dec., 8-3; Rutgers win 21-12