Iowa @ Maryland

Iowa knocked off Maryland 34-9 in College Park, Maryland on February 2, 2025. The Hawkeyes piled up bonus points across the lineup to create a decisive margin in this Big Ten dual.

Maryland’s biggest moment came when Braxton Brown pinned Kale Petersen at 133, a momentum-swinging win for the Terrapins. Iowa answered emphatically with high-impact finishes: Kyle Parco produced a 17-1 technical fall at 149, Michael Caliendo followed with a 25-10 technical fall at 165, and Stephen Buchanan II closed the match with a fall at 197. Those bonus-point outcomes turned routine team points into a blowout.

Iowa finished with five bonus-point victories overall, including Joey Cruz’s 20-6 major decision at 125, and a string of tech falls and falls that put the match out of reach. Maryland showed fight in spots, but Iowa’s succession of bonus results after the Brown pin was the clear turning point, generating the insurmountable cushion that led to the 25-point final margin.