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Matmen pummel Terps

Team clinches share of first ACC title since 2006 with 22-14 upset at home

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Virginia head coach Steve Garland fist-pumped his way across the mat at Memorial Gymnasium in a defining moment Sunday as the No. 22 Virginia wrestling squad clinched a share of the regular-season ACC championship by handing No. 13 Maryland its first loss of the season, 22-14.

It was the Cavaliers' (7-1, 4-1 ACC) first win against the Terrapins (13-1, 3-1 ACC) in six years, dating back to before Garland became the team's coach. "That's been one of the focus points since I've been here; getting Virginia over the hump ... beating [Virginia] Tech and beating Maryland," redshirt sophomore

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