Maryland @ Rutgers

Rutgers Men's Wrestling beat Maryland Men's Wrestling 30-9 at the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, NJ on January 30, 2026. The Scarlet Knights collected an overwhelming share of bonus points in the middle weights, which turned a competitive dual into a comfortable win.

Tony White's 18-1 technical fall at 157 pounds delivered five team points and signaled Rutgers' lane to bonus scoring. That pair of tech falls was matched by Andrew Barbosa, who improved his resume with a 15-0 technical fall at 165. Barbosa is ranked #26 and his dominant performance added another five points, leaving Maryland little room to keep pace.

Rutgers kept the pressure with a high-impact win from Shane Cartagena-Walsh, ranked #18, who finished Sepanta Ahanj-Elias by fall for six team points. On the higher end of the lineup, Remy Cotton, ranked #13, handled a ranked opponent of his own, beating #17 Branson John 11-2 by major decision for four more points. That string of bonus-point results in the middle-to-upper weights produced the decisive scoring run and accounted for the bulk of Rutgers' 30 points.

Maryland picked up points elsewhere, but could not overcome Rutgers' run of tech falls, a pin, and majors. The combination of ranked victories and multiple bonus outcomes left Rutgers with a clear 21-point margin.