Minnesota @ Maryland

Minnesota topped Maryland 37-6 in College Park on February 8, 2026, at 8500 Paint Branch Dr. The Gophers piled up bonus points and left little margin for a Maryland comeback, turning the dual into a decisive victory.

The middle weights supplied the knockout blows. #4 Max McEnelly closed out his match with a 19-4 technical fall over Sepanta Ahanj-Elias, and #15 Charlie Millard recorded a fall over Mekhi Neal to deliver the six-team-point swing that Maryland could not overcome. #9 Vance VomBaur also picked up a 19-4 technical fall against #33 Dario Lemus, and #8 Jore Volk added a 15-3 major decision at 125 pounds, combining to create the separation in the score.

A string of bonus-point wins across multiple weights was the clear turning point; those tech falls, majors and a fall produced the gap that decided the meet. Minnesota’s ability to finish matches and convert opportunities into extra team points neutralized any single-match rallies and kept Maryland from mounting sustained momentum.

By taking several of the ranked matchups and collecting bonus points where it mattered, Minnesota rolled to a 31-point victory in the Big Ten dual. Maryland managed to keep the scoreboard from getting worse late, but the outcome was settled once the Gophers began stacking bonus results.