Coming off its first-ever Big Ten victory last Sunday against Michigan State, the Terrapins wrestling team looked to carry the momentum into a match at No. 20 Indiana on Friday night.

The Terps hopes were dashed early as the Hoosiers jumped out to a quick start and put coach Kerry McCoy’s squad in a hole they couldn’t climb out of, falling 26-13.

The only Terps (4-7, 1-4 Big Ten) to notch victories were No. 13 133-pound Geoffrey Alexander, No. 19 157-pounder Lou Mascola, and 184-pound Jaron Smith.

The redshirt seniors, Alexander and Mascola, are roommates who have been good friends since they came to College Park five years ago. The duo has led the Terps for much of the season and Friday’s battle was no different, while Smith continued to impress as a freshman in his home state.

Alexander won in a major decision while Mascola rallied in the final period to steal a 8-7 minor decision over Indiana (5-1, 1-1). In the final match of the night, Smith recorded a pin, his third of the season.

The night of bouts began at 197 pounds with Garrett Wesneski taking on the Hoosiers’ Jake Masengale. Late in the match, Wesneski forced extra time, but Masengale scored a takedown to give Indiana the first points of the dual.

The Terps deficit ballooned to nine when freshman heavyweight Youssif Hemida dropped his bout with Garret Goldman, 3-2, and 125-pound Michael Beck got pinned by Indiana’s freshman sensation Elijah Oliver, who registered his fourth pin of the season. The Terps haven’t gotten points from their lowest weight class in a dual since their matchup with Hofstra at the Grapple at the Garden on Nov. 29.

Even the Terps’ captain, 141-pound Alfred Bannister, continued to struggle. Despite a 3-1 lead with entering the third period, Bannister fell 8-3. Since returning from a stomach bug in late December, Bannister has gone 0-3.

At 149 pounds, Wade Hodges followed a similar path as Bannister after holding a 4-1 lead going into his final period. Just as Bannister did, Hodges blew his lead and the bout went into sudden victory extra time. Eventually Hodges would fall to Indiana’s Luke Blanton.

As 165-pound Brendan Burnham took the mat, a trend of sudden victory battles continued. Burnham and his opponent, Bryce Martin, were deadlocked at five in regulation, and Martin came out on top with a quick takedown.

The Terps’ past five losses have all been by at least double digits.