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    Maryland opens season with Terrapin Duals

    COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The 2011-12 season begins for the Maryland wrestling team Sunday as the Terps play host to Bloomsburg, Franklin & Marshall, Johns Hopkins and West Virginia as part of the Terrapin Duals. The event will take place on the main floor of Comcast Center. It marks the first time the Terps have wrestled on the main floor for a regular season event, and head coach Kerry McCoy believes the team is ready for the challenge.

    "I want to see a lot of fight this weekend," said head coach Kerry McCoy. "I want to see the guys go out there and fight hard and take confidence in their preparation. There is no team in the country in as good of shape as us. They need to go out there and push the pace and believe in their conditioning."

    The first round of matches begins at 10 a.m. between West Virginia and Johns Hopkins on the first mat, and Bloomsburg and Franklin & Marshall on the second mat. The Terrapins take the floor at 11:30 a.m. for the second round of matches as the Terps face Johns Hopkins on the first mat. The complete schedule is listed below.

    The Terps will feature an expanded lineup for the Terrapin Duals. At 125 pounds, sophomores Shane Gentry and Jenkins Monzey, and junior Brian Marcoux may all see action. Freshman Geoffrey Alexander and Kenneth Collado will be available at 133 pounds. Redshirt sophomore Danny O'Malley and sophomore Frank Goodwin will compete at 141. At 149, sophomore Ben Dorsay has solidified his spot and will wrestle all three matches.

    At 157 pounds, senior Kyle John will see most of the action, but redshirt sophomore Domenic DeRobertis will factor into the rotation. Junior All-American Josh Asper is the primary option at 165 pounds, but junior Shawn Mazzarone may rotate into a match.

    Redshirt sophomore Jimmy Sheptock, and seniors Corey Peltier and Owen Smith are all available to wrestle at 174. A pair of redshirt sophomores, Alex Pagnotta and Ty Snook, will see action at 184, and redshirt sophomores Christian Boley and Dallas Brown will wrestle at 197. Sophomore All-American Spencer Myers will participate in all three duals at 285 pounds.

    Last season, Maryland won three of four matches at the Terrapin Duals. The Terps will also be competing in the Clarion Open Sunday in Clarion, Pa.

    Schedule of Matches:

    10 a.m. - West Virginia vs. Johns Hopkins (Mat 1)

    Bloomsburg vs. Franklin & Marshall (Mat 2)

    11:30 a.m. - Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins (Mat 1)

    West Virginia vs. Franklin & Marshall (Mat 2)

    1 p.m. - Maryland vs. Bloomsburg (Mat 1)

    Johns Hopkins vs. Franklin & Marshall (Mat 2)

    2:30 p.m. - Maryland vs. Franklin & Marshall (Mat 1)

    Bloomsburg vs. Johns Hopkins (Mat 2)

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