The Terps started with a six-point advantage with a forfeit win at 125 and then sophomore Steven Bell pushed the lead up to nine with a 7-5 overtime win at 133 pounds. Down 4-2 heading into the third, Bell started down and scored a reversal to tie up the score. Matt Mariacher took the lead with an escape with 33 seconds left, but Bell had the riding time bonus point to force the extra session.
In overtime, Bell won with a takedown 23 seconds in.
The Eagles closed the gap to 9-5 with a technical fall win at 141 pounds, but freshman Eric Medina gained four of those points back with a major decision at 149 pounds to make it 13-5. Medina recorded three takedowns, a reversal, and accumulated over five minutes of riding time for the win.
American came back with a decision at 157 pounds and then a pin in the third period at 165 to take its only lead of the night, 14-13. Maryland stormed back, though, as Letts pinned Jonathon Powell in 26 seconds and then Haines followed suit with a fall just 22 seconds in to extend the Terps' lead to 25-14.
Letts' pin was the quickest of the season before Haines bested him in the very next match. Medina had previously held the distinction when he pinned Army's Ryan Nye in 39 seconds in his collegiate debut.
Finally, Taylor put a lid on the match when he also got a fall midway through the second period.
Maryland (14-4) will take another 10 days off before finishing up with a pair of duals on the road. The Terps face George Mason in Fairfax on February 23 before taking on Virginia in Charlottesville on February 24.
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