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BOISE, ID -- The top-ranked Iowa wrestling team won its 11th straight dual when it beat Boise State, 30-9, in front of 2,812 fans in Taco Bell Arena Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes won eight bouts, including three by bonus points, to snap Boise State's nine-match winning streak and hand the Broncos their second loss of the season. Iowa improved to 18-1 (5-0 Big Ten) this season, while Boise State dropped to 10-2 (7-1 Pac-10). "The mistakes we are making in finishing positions and the lack of aggressiveness in terms of putting a guy away is huge," said Head Coach Tom Brands. "Our guys need to be ready to go and be strong out there. I don't think we've wrestled our best yet as a team, so we've got work to do. Even though we weren't hitting on all cylinders today and looked sloppy at times, we won some close matches." Iowa jumped out to a 21-0 lead with wins at the first five weights. Junior 125-pounder Charlie Falck opened the dual with a 20-5 technical fall over freshman Alan Bartelli that ended the match at 5:40. Sophomore Daniel Dennis scored a 6-3 win over junior Cory Fish in his first match of the season at 133. Sophomores Dan LeClere (141) and Brent Metcalf (149) followed with bonus-point victories for the Hawkeyes. LeClere scored a 12-4 major decision over freshman Eli Hutchison, and Metcalf pinned junior Cody Bender in 2:01. The pin was Metcalf's ninth of the season as he improved to 23-1 and scored his 20th straight victory. Sophomore Ryan Morningstar scored a takedown in the second sudden victory period to beat junior Tyler Sherfey, 3-1, at 157. Boise State scored its first points at 165, when freshman Kurt Swartz beat Hawkeye redshirt freshman Jake Kerr, 2-1. Iowa has posted a 0-8 record at 165 since starter and defending NCAA and Big Ten Champion Mark Perry's knee injury and subsequent surgery. Sophomores Jay Borschel (174) and Phillip Keddy (184) responded with hard-fought wins. Borschel picked up his 11th straight win with a 7-4 decision over sophomore Nate Lee, and Keddy handed freshman Kirk Smith his second loss of the season with a 3-2 victory. The Broncos won their second and final bout of the afternoon at 197, when sophomore Matt Casperson pinned sophomore Rick Loera in 2:35. Hawkeye senior Matt Fields posted his 20th season victory with an 8-3 win over junior Nick Smith at heavyweight to end the dual. The Hawkeyes put their undefeated Big Ten dual mark on the line this weekend when they host two conference opponents in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa will host #16/#17 Indiana (12-6, 1-4 Big Ten) Friday at 7 p.m. and #6 Michigan (15-5, 2-2 Big Ten) Sunday at 8 p.m. The Hawkeyes will recognize seniors Matt Fields (Hwt.) and Mark Perry (165) before the Michigan dual.

San Francisco, Calif. -- Six Cal State Fullerton wrestlers went 2-0 and most piled up multiple bonus points on Sunday as the No. 24-ranked Titans won a pair of dual matches in the San Franciso Bay Area. In the afternoon, the Titans ran their Pac-10 record to 8-1 with a 25-17 victory over Stanford and in the evening they boosted their overall dual mark to 12-5 with a 33-9 win at San Francisco State. T. J. Dillashaw at 133 pounds nailed down the win over the Cardinal, which entered the final bout trailing only 21-17. Dillashaw scored a 9-0 major decision over Porfirio Madrigal. Stanford took an 11-10 lead when Luke Feist pinned Todd Noel at 174 pounds. But Ian Murphy put Fullerton ahead to stay with a decision at 184 and John Drake at 197 and Wade Sauer at heavyweight followed with major decisions for a 21-11 lead. At San Francisco State, the Titans spoiled the Gators' Senior Night festivities by winning the first three bouts, all by major decision for an early 12-0 lead. The road trip began with a Pac-10 victory Friday night at UC Davis.

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University won its fifth consecutive dual Sunday afternoon, handing Bloomsburg a 35-0 defeat in a nonconference matchup at Rose Arena. The victory was CMU's 11th straight at home. It marked the second time this season the Chippewas have shut out an opponent. CMU claimed victories in all 10 individual bouts, but four were decided by two points or less. The Chippewas tallied bonus points in three matches. Luke Smith gave the Chippewas an early 3-0 advantage with a 6-1 decision at 125 pounds. Smith scored takedowns in the second and third period in his fifth consecutive victory. At 133, CMU's Conor Beebe snapped a two-match skid with a 12-6 decision over Jason Guffey. Beebe scored a pair of takedowns in the first period to take a 4-2 lead. Guffey opened the second period with a reversal, but Beebe countered with an escape and a takedown to stretch his lead to 7-4. He added a pair of escapes and a takedown in the third period, along with the riding time point, for the 12-6 decision. Eric Kruger stretched the CMU lead to 9-0 with a 6-0 decision at 141 pounds. Kruger tallied takedowns in the first and third period to post his 20th victory of the season. The CMU lead grew to 12-0 with Nathaniel Holt's 4-2 decision over Dennis Bermudez at 149 pounds. Holt led 2-1 following the first period and rode Bermudez for the first 1:59 of the second period. Bermudez evened the score with an escape with one second left in the period. Holt was in the down position to begin the third period and took a 3-2 lead with an early escape, and a 2:28 riding time advantage accounted for the final point in his 4-2 decision. Tyler Grayson's takedown on the edge with seven seconds remaining was the difference in a 3-1 decision over 19th-ranked Matt Moley at 157 pounds. Grayson and Moley traded escapes in the second and third period for the only scoring before Grayson shot in with 30 seconds left in the third period. Both Grayson and Moley struggled for control in the closing seconds before Grayson was able to score the decisive takedown. The 165-pound bout also was decided in the closing seconds, as Trevor Stewart tallied a reversal with just less than 30 seconds remaining to defeat Rickey Schmelyun, 4-2. The match was scoreless entering the third period, but Stewart took a 2-0 lead with a reversal early in the period. Schmelyun answered with a reversal of his own, but Stewart took the lead for good with his second reversal late in the period. Stewart's victory stretched the CMU lead to 18-0. Brandon Sinnott was the first individual to tally bonus points for the Chippewas, scoring a 12-4 major decision at 174 pounds. Sinnott recorded three takedowns in the first period and held a riding time advantage of 3:02 in the major decision. Christian Sinnott followed with a 13-2 major decision at 184 pounds. Sinnott led 7-1 after a first period that saw him score a pair of takedowns and a three-point nearfall. He added a takedown in each of the final two periods and built a riding time advantage of 3:08. At 197 pounds, Wynn Michalak needed just 1:04 to pin Eric Shaw and move into sole possession of third place on CMU's career falls list. Michalak improved to 21-1 this season with his ninth fall of the year and 46th of his career. The heavyweight bout was the only matchup of the day featuring a pair of ranked competitors. CMU's Bubba Gritter, ranked ninth, scored a first-period takedown and a third-period escape to claim a 3-2 decision over 10th-ranked Mike Spaid. The victory was Gritter's sixth straight and 20th of the year. CMU closes the nonconference portion of the schedule next Sunday, visiting No. 19 Tenn.-Chattanooga at 1 p.m.

TEMPE, Ariz. -– It may be cold in Iowa, but No. 8 Iowa State brought the heat in Sunday's dual at Arizona State, winning 32-3. Three ISU grapplers, No. 6 David Zabriskie (HWT), No. 12 Mitch Mueller (149) and No. 6 Cyler Sanderson (157), scored major decisions and No. 20 David Bertolino recorded a technical fall at 197 pounds. The Cyclones' record stands at 14-4 with two dual meets remaining. Arizona State slips to 9-7. Iowa State will play host to Missouri next Sunday at 2 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State leads the all-time series 21-6 and has won four straight duals against the Sun Devils and two straight in Tempe. "I think we wrestled real well today," ISU head coach Cael Sanderson said. "I am happy with the way things are going and we are making progress. We've been doing a great job on the mat, in tie-ups and all-around. This weekend was good for us. We are right where we want to be. We had last weekend off and we're ready to move into that last stretch of the season at home against Missouri and Nebraska and then take it into the Big 12 meet." The Cyclones totally dominated the match, netting 35 takedown to Arizona State's one. Combined with Friday night's 40-0 win over Oregon State, Iowa State had 67 takedowns while allowing just two over the weekend. No. 6 David Zabriskie notched his fifth major decision of the season with a 12-3 win over Kenny Lester to open the dual at heavyweight. The Cyclone put the first points on the board with a reversal seven seconds into the second period. Zabriskie then unleashed his rath on Lester in the final two minutes of action with four takedowns. The sophomore from Branchville, N.J., moves to 22-4 on the year. "I actually like starting the duals," Zabriskie said. "I don't normally get to watch my teammates, so that was nice today. Even though I wrestled first, it didn't change my mentality. I wanted to wrestle my match. The first period was slow. He [Lester] was able to use his weight and strength in the first period, but he got tired after that and it made it easier for me to get under and finish the takedowns." Ranked 12th-nationally, Mueller extended his win streak to five with 20-7 major decision of Jarred Trulson. Mueller held a 2-1 advantage over Trulson at the end of the first period. He then added to his lead with a pair of double-leg takedowns in the second period, but it was the third period when the Iowa City, Iowa, native blitzed the Sun Devil with five takedowns and a two-point nearfall. The sophomore has won back-to-back bouts via major decision and has six this season. "Mitch is doing a great job," Sanderson said of his 149-pounder. "His confidence is high and when his confidence is high he is tough as nails. He's the type of wrestler that is going to get better as the season progresses and that's exactly what he's doing." Sanderson mirrored Mueller's score with a 20-7 major decision of his own over Alex Pavlenko at 157 pounds. Sanderson scored two takedowns in the first and second periods, respectively, and like Mueller, went on an offensive mission in the final two minutes of action. Two seconds into the final period, Sanderson was able to reverse Pavlenko and then attacked on his feet with four takedowns. Now leading the team in wins, the Heber City, Utah, native holds a record of 25-3 and has seven major decisions in his sophomore campaign. Bertolino closed out the dual with an 18-2 technical fall in 6:57 of Thor Moen. Bertolino wasted no time in scoring, getting a takedown in the bout's opening 10 seconds and was awarded backpoints with two three-point nearfalls. The Missouri dual (Feb. 17) dual will be available to Clone Zone members on cyclones.com along with live stats. Iowa Public Television is slated to broadcast the dual live.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- No. 9 Illinois won five of the first six bouts at No. 17 Indiana on Sunday and a 4-3 win by Roger Smith-Bergsrud against No. 12 Matt Coughlin after two overtime rounds sealed the 23-9 victory for the Illini. Illinois improves to 11-2 overall, 3-1 in the Big Ten at the halfway point of the conference slate. "Overall, it was a good performance," Illinois coach Mark Johnson said. "Top to bottom we had a lot of good matches, but a couple of guys had slip-ups. We just need to make sure we can get all of our guys hitting on the same day." With the match starting at 197, No. 13 Patrick Bond became Illinois' sixth 20-win grappler this season by controlling the match against Eric Cameron and earning an 8-3 decision. No. 17 John Wise then recovered from a tough loss on Friday with a 9-1 major decision over Nate Everhart at heavyweight. "We've been getting out of the blocks well lately, regardless of which weight class we start at," Johnson said. "Bond continued to wrestle well and Wise actually dominated his guy, so that was good to see." At 125, Indiana's second-ranked Angel Escobedo remained perfect on the season with a 9-2 win against No. 9 Gabe Flores, cutting the Illini lead to 7-3. But No. 9 Jimmy Kennedy earned a tight 4-3 decision over No. 12 Andrae Hernandez and No. 10 Ryan Prater scored a major decision over Scott Kelly with an 10-2 win, pushing Illinois' lead to 14-3. Grant Paswall notched a 12-7 win over Kurt Kinser at 149, giving the Illini their biggest lead of the day at 17-3 before No. 1 Mike Poeta was upset for the second time in as many weeks, dropping a 3-2 decision to No. 8 Brandon Becker. But Roger Smith-Bergsrud picked up his teammates at 165, pulling out a 4-3 victory over Coughlin with a one-second riding time advantage after the second overtime round. It was Smith-Bergsrud's first win over a ranked opponent this season and his first since outlasting Ohio State's 10th-ranked Chris Vondruska in sudden-victory time on Feb. 18, 2007. "Coughlin really wasn't getting close to scoring on Roger except at the end of the first overtime because he never shot," Johnson said. "Roger got in a few more shots, but he won on the second ride-out even though they had some clock problems. Duane Goldman, Indiana's coach, said Roger won because he had more riding time and he showed a lot of class by doing that." No. 16 John Dergo (174) cruised to an 8-2 victory over Trevor Perry to complete a 2-0 weekend for the sophomore, giving him wins in six of his last seven bouts and a 22-8 season record. Redshirt-freshman Ben Friedl dropped a 9-6 decision to Marc Bennett at 184, but Illinois won the dual by a 23-9 margin. Up Next: The Illini continue their three-match road swing with an extremely tough dual at No. 4 Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. Illinois then swings through Evanston, Ill., to face the 11th-ranked Northwestern Wildcats at 2 p.m. Sunday.

St. Cloud, Minn.-– No. 11 St Cloud State (12-1, 1-1 NCC) recorded its second dual victory over a higher ranked opponent as the Huskies used an upset win from John Sundgren (Blaine) at 157 pounds and victories at seven of 10 weight classes to defeat No. 9 Upper Iowa (6-5, 2-0 NSIC) by a tally of 27-12 on Feb. 10, at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn. The biggest match for the Huskies came at 157 pounds. Sundgren kept his match with the fourth-ranked wrestler in the country in Travis Eggers close throughout. After Sundgren led 3-2 after the first, Eggers took a 5-3 lead after two periods. With Eggers holding a 6-5 lead and under 40 seconds remaining in the match, Sundgren wrapped up an off-balance Eggers and recorded the pin with 25 seconds remaining for the biggest win of his college career. "I knew I had to score late, and when I felt the opportunity I went for it and got the fall," said Sundgren. "It was big for the regional rankings, and now I'm looking forward to taking on the number one guy (Minnesota State-Mankato's Jason Rhoten) in a couple weeks." Brad Padgett (Buckley, Wash.) clinched the dual for SCSU at 184 pounds, as he won a 9-7 overtime decision over Tony Gehling. Padgett rallied from behind in the third period and recorded the match-winning takedown 10 seconds into the extra period for his 26th win of the season. Upper Iowa took the early 3-0 lead in the dual, as second-ranked Tyler Mumbolo recorded a 7-0 decision over Westy Hanson (Crookston) at 125 pounds. St. Cloud quickly came back to tie at 133 pounds via an exciting 8-6 Josh Williams (Banks, Ore.) decision over Jacob Pederson. With Williams leading the match 6-4, Pederson managed a reversal with 30 seconds left to tie the match. Pederson allowed a Williams escape with 15 seconds because of the SCSU riding time advantage, but could not convert on a last-second takedown effort giving the Huskies the win. At 141, Gabe Suarez (Las Vegas, Nev.) continued his winning ways, as he used seven takedowns and a pair of near-falls, to take a 22-8 major decision over Layne Greedy. Suarez remains an undefeated 13-0 in duals and has now won 10 straight matches. Chad Kubasch (New Germany) followed Suarez's victory with a 10-5 decision of his own to extend the Husky lead to 10-3. Sean Washington tried to regain momentum for the Peacocks after Sundgren's win by pinning Tom Anderson (Belview) just over a minute into the match to get six team points back for the Peacocks. Derek Skala (Owatonna) however responded by weathering a late comeback attempt by Brady Hakeman for a 9-6 decision to bump the Husky lead back up to 19-9. It was more Huskies at 197 as eighth-ranked Nick Wilkes (Onamia) controlled his entire match with Matt Norton as he recorded an 18-3, technical fall victory over the Peacock junior. The heavyweight match was a stalemate through regulation as Chris Schiewe (Chicago, Ill.) and No. 5 Dan Goodson recorded an escape apiece. After two scoreless overtimes, Goodson recorded an escape in the third extra session for the final Peacock victory. The Huskies will wrap up its regular season on the road with duals at Mary and Minnesota State-Mankato. The Huskies and Mary will wrestle on Saturday at 12:00 in Bismarck.

Scott loses to Dunn in shocker Oklahoma State University Sports Information NCAA runner-up Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State was upset by Ryan Dunn of Oregon (Photo/The Guillotine)The No. 3 Oklahoma State wrestling team improved to 14-2-1 overall this season with a 33-3 win over Oregon at McArthur Court Friday. The win improved the Cowboys to 15-0-0 all-time against the Ducks. Top-ranked 133-pounder Coleman Scott was stunned by unranked Ryan Dunn, whose takedown with three seconds remaining in the third period fueled the 5-3 upset. The Cowboys were more than able to overcome Scott's defeat, thanks largely to Jack Jensen's pin of Marcus Myers at 184 pounds, Jared Rosholt's 23-8 technical fall win over Charlie Alexander and Neil Erisman's 12-3 major decision win over Kyle Bounds at 157 pounds. Sophomore 141-pounder Brad Neitenbach made his dual match debut for Oklahoma State Friday and used a five-point move in the second period to pick up a 9-8 win over Cody Moulton. Neitenbach stepped in for No. 2 Nathan Morgan, who was resting a leg injury but is expected to return to the lineup shortly. Donahoe drops one-point match University of Nebraska Sports Information The No. 2 Husker wrestling team claimed the final three matches of its dual with No. 18 Oklahoma to win 21-9 in front of more than 1,300 fans at the NU Coliseum on Saturday. Nebraska improves to 12-2 on the year, including a perfect 3-0 in the Big 12, while the Sooners drop to 12-5 overall and 0-4 in conference play. NU won seven of the 10 contested matches in a dual that started at 157 pounds. The turning point came at 133 pounds as sophomore Kenny Jordan earned a come-from-behind win to stop a Sooner rally. Oklahoma's Brian Shelton scored an early takedown to take a 2-0 lead, but Jordan battled back with two takedowns in the third period to claim an 11-4 decision. NCAA champion Paul Donahoe of Nebraska lost a one-point match to unranked Joey Fio of Oklahoma (Photo/The Guillotine)The Sooners had upset on their mind just one match before as OU's unranked Joey Fio topped No. 4 Paul Donahoe, 6-5, at 125 pounds to pull the Sooners within three points at 12-9. Jordan stopped the bleeding at 133 pounds and sophomore Mike Rowe sealed the match at 141. Rowe caught No. 15 Zack Bailey in a cradle late in the first period and parlayed it into a three-point nearfall. Rowe scored four points in the final period to cruise to a 7-4 decision and put the Huskers up 18-9. The Huskers honored their lone senior before the dual as part of Senior Day and NU's Jon May gave the fans what they came for with a 6-3 decision over Oklahoma's Nathan Fernandez at heavyweight. May notched two takedowns and had a 1:37 riding-time advantage to finish his final home dual with a win. The upset of the night came at 197 pounds as NU's Craig Brester won a 6-1 decision over Joel Flaggert. Brester, a sophomore, entered the match ranked No. 10 in the nation to Flaggert's No. 5 ranking. Brester was the aggressor the whole match as Flaggert was penalized twice for stalling. The win improves Brester to 10-3 in duals this year. Brandon Browne (174), Stephen Dwyer (165) and Jordan Burroughs (149) all recorded wins for the Huskers as every match was decided by a decision. Browne, a junior, improves his overall record to 26-2 to lead the Huskers in wins, while Burroughs, a sophomore, has an 11-3 dual record this season. NU finished its home season with a perfect 4-0 record in the NU Coliseum as the Huskers went undefeated at home for the first time since 2003-04. Nebraska hits the road for its final three duals of the season. The Huskers travel east to face Rider at noon on Feb. 16 and No. 16 Hofstra at noon on Feb. 17, before squaring off against No. 8 Iowa State in Ames on Feb. 24.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In front of a record-setting crowd of 5,341, the seventh-ranked Ohio State wrestling team downed No. 6 Michigan, 16-15, Sunday in St. John Arena. Jim Tressel, Ohio State head football coach, served as honorary coach for the wrestling Buckeyes in their victory against the Wolverines. The win also snaps a 14-match Michigan win streak dating back to Feb. 4, 1994. Ohio State moves to 18-3 on the season and 6-1 in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes have garnered six league wins for the first time since 1992-93, also the same year they last beat the Wolverines – a 19-14 win in Columbus – prior to Sunday. Redshirt-sophomore Reece Humphrey sealed the victory for Ohio State in the last match at 133 pounds. With the Buckeyes down 15-13, Humphrey just needed a decision for the team win. The Buckeye would enter the match facing Chris Diehl and he never trailed as he tallied the 7-2 triumph. Owning a 4-1 lead after the first period, Humphrey increased his margin to 6-2 following two periods, including a final takedown with 25 seconds left. There was no scoring in the third, but Humphrey tacked on an extra point for a riding time of 2 minutes. Senior heavyweight J.D. Bergman continues to move up the Ohio State career wins list as he compiled his 121st Buckeye victory. He is now tied for eighth with former OSU assistant coach Ken Ramsey (1987-1992). In the eighth bout of the night, Bergman recorded a 9-2 decision over Chad Bleske to propel Ohio State into the lead (13-12) after trailing, 12-10. Michigan regained the lead, 15-13, after the 125-pound bout when Michael Watts decisioned Buckeye freshman Nikko Triggas, 9-8. Triggas nearly rallied for the comeback after falling behind, 7-2, following the first period. However, a 2-point nearfall and a takedown by Triggas cut Watts' lead down to two in the second period when Watts scored just an escape. Watts then went up 9-6 thanks to an escape, but two additional stalling calls on him after an initial call in the second period awarded Triggas two points. However, Triggas was unable to tally the takedown for the win. It was after the 125-pound bout Humphrey was called up for the victory. Redshirt-junior J Jaggers (141) and sophomore Lance Palmer (149) gave the Buckeyes an early 7-0 edge with 3-2 and 10-2 wins, respectively. An escape with 51 seconds remaining in the match lifted Jaggers to his fifth-consecutive victory and 20th of the season. Just up 2-0 after the first period, Palmer cruised to a 7-1 lead following the second stanza and eventually solidified the win courtesy of another takedowns and a riding time of 3:34. The Wolverines would go on to win the next three bouts at 157, 165 and 174 pounds to take a 9-7 advantage. Redshirt-junior Jason Johnstone dropped a 6-0 decision to Jeff Marsh before freshman Colt Sponseller lost the first match of his collegiate career to No. 3 Eric Tannenbaum, 10-4. Alex Picazo then suffered a 6-1 loss to fourth-ranked Steve Luke. Redshirt-sophomore and third-ranked Mike Pucillo would end the losing drought for the Buckeyes at 184 pounds as he came away with a 6-5 decision over second-ranked Tyrel Todd. Down 5-2, Todd evened the score in the third period with an escape and takedown with 1:13 remaining. However, an escape by Pucillo at the 1:06 mark pushed him into the lead and the eventual win. It was not the first meeting between the second and third-ranked wrestlers in the nation. The two met in the finals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in December and Todd was able to pin Pucillo in 7:22 for the 184-pound title. Freshman John Weakley would follow at 197 pounds and he dropped a close 3-1 decision to No. 14 Anthony Biondo. Ohio State remains in Columbus for a non-conference matchup against No. 14 Edinboro at 7 p.m. Thursday. Seniors Bergman, T.J. Enright, Dominic Mehling, Picazo, Tommy Priestley and Nickolai Timbs will be honored prior to the match in their last home meet as Buckeyes.

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- The Augsburg College wrestling team, ranked No. 2 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, claimed three individual champions and eight placewinners in competition at the St. John's University North Country Open, held on Saturday at Sexton Arena. No team results were kept at the meet. Travis Lang (JR, Bismarck, N.D.), ranked No. 4 nationally at 133 pounds, improved to 31-1 on the season with an incredible performance to win his weight class. He claimed pins in 17 seconds, 52 seconds and 15 seconds to reach the finals, where he dispatched University of Minnesota wrestler (wrestling unattached) David Zilverberg in a technical-fall win, 15-0 in 3:11. Lang, who transferred to Augsburg this season from Division I Minnesota, now has a team-high 15 pins on the season, to go along with four technical falls. Twenty-one of his 31 wins (67.7 percent) this season have been bonus-point (major decision, technical fall, pin) victories. Seth Flodeen (JR, Cannon Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 4 nationally at 125 pounds, also had a strong performance to win his weight class, claiming two first-period pins to reach the finals. In the championship match, Flodeen also topped a University of Minnesota unattached wrestler, as he topped Zach Sanders 5-2. Flodeen is now 18-6 on the season. Robbie Gotreau (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), ranked No. 6 nationally at 184, won his weight class with four victories, including two pins and a decision. Gotreau is now 23-10 on the season. Garrett Long (SO, Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) joined Gotreau as a placewinner at 184, finishing third. Jason Adams (SO, Coon Rapids, Minn.) placed fourth for the Auggies at 141 pounds, with a pin and major decision among his four wins. George Lynaugh (SR, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) placed fifth at 174, as did Andy Witzel (SO, Fulda, Minn.) at heavyweight and Ky Olsen (FY, Kansasville, Wis./Westosha Central HS) at 125. Paul Bjorkstrand (JR, Burnsville, Minn.) placed sixth at 133. Augsburg closes its dual-meet season on Friday (2/15), hosting No. 8-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point at 7 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.

The No. 2 University of Nebraska at Omaha wrestling team won eight of 10 matches, including pinfalls from Ross Taplin and Jacob Marrs, to pull off a dominating 32-7 victory over No. 1 Minnesota State Friday night at Sapp Fieldhouse. UNO improved to 7-2 in dual meets, avenging a loss to MSU in the finals of the NWCA National Duals. Minnesota State suffered its first dual meet loss, going to 16-1-1. The meet started with a matchup of the top two 125-pound wrestlers in the country with UNO's No. 1 Cody Garcia facing MSU's No. 2 Nick Smith. Garcia dominated the match, setting a tone for the whole meet, taking a 15-3 major decision. Mario Morgan gave UNO a 7-0 lead in the team score, hanging on for a 6-5 decision over John Putman. Morgan scored a takedown and near fall in the first period. Putman scored a takedown with 1:07 left in the third, but Morgan made the escape for the deciding point. Sim Brisbieseca made it three-straight wins for UNO with a 9-4 decision over Tim Haneberg at 141 pounds. Haneberg filled in for No. 5 Travis Elg who was scratched with the flu. Brisbieseca had little trouble in the match, scoring four takedowns. At 149 pounds, UNO's Todd Meneely, ranked No. 1, handily defeated Willy Mekeel, 21-8, for a major decision and a 14-0 UNO team lead. Mekeel was subbing for No. 5-ranked Tommy Abbot, another victim of the flu. Meneely scored 10 takedowns in the match. MSU's Jason Rhoten, the top-ranked wrestler at 157 pounds, provided one of the lone highlights for his team with a 15-4 major decision over UNO's Henry Wahle. The victory was the 126th of Rhoten's career, tying him for the school's all-time lead. The 165-pound match pitted MSU's Andy Pickar, ranked No. 4, against UNO's No. 3 Aaron Denson. Pickar scored a two-point reversal early in the third, then scored a takedown with 14 seconds left to secure an 8-5 decision, making the team score 14-7 in favor of UNO. Taplin, ranked No. 4 at 174 pounds, scored the first fall of the night, pinning No. 8 Tim Matheson in 3:50. Taplin nearly scored a fall in the first period, gaining a 7-2 lead. He used a double-leg takedown in the second period, but this time was able to roll Matheson over for the pin. Brett Pankoke, named North Central Conference wrestler of the week for the second time, and the No. 2-ranked 184-pounder, clinched the meet for UNO with an 8-1 decision over Ben Becker, making the team score 23-7. Pankoke held a 2-1 lead going to the third period, putting the match away with a reversal and near fall. At 197 pounds, UNO's No. 2 Jacob Marrs made quick work of Tom Block. Marrs scored a takedown just 46 seconds into the match, securing the pin at 2:12. Marrs improved his record on the year to 25-1. Though the meet was decided, UNO's No. 6 Tony Lewis and MSU's No. 2 Brady Wilson locked up in the match of the night in the heavyweight division. The score stood tied 1-1 at the end of regulation. The overtime and first two tiebreakers produced no points. Midway through the third tiebreaker Lewis pulled off a double-leg takedown for a 3-1 decision. UNO's next meet will be Wednesday night against Augustana at Sapp Fieldhouse, starting at 7 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue senior Sean Schmaltz pulled out the biggest victory of his career to lead the Boilermakers' wrestling team to an 18-16 win over 17th-ranked visiting archrival Indiana. The win moved the Boilermakers to 10-4 in dual competition and 2-2 in the Big Ten, while the Hoosiers dropped to 14-4 (2-2 Big Ten). With a slew of implications on the line, Purdue evened up the standings in the coveted Crimson and Gold Cup at 4-4, in the annual all-sport competition between the Boilermakers and Indiana. Head coach Scott Hinkel also guaranteed himself a winning season with his 10th victory of the year, becoming just the third coach in school history to produce a winning campaign in his inaugural season alongside Don Corrigan and Fred Miller. The win was Purdue's first over the Hoosiers since 2004, snapping a three-match losing streak in the series. The Boilermakers grabbed wins in half the weight classes, most importantly by Schmaltz at 133 pounds and sophomore heavyweight Chris Kasten. Schmaltz knocked off 12th-ranked junior Andrae Hernandez in the ninth match of the night, scoring a 2-1 tie-break victory to all but seal the win for the Old Gold and Black. Schmaltz controlled the tempo the entire match, keeping the pressure on Hernandez and preventing him from mounting any offense in the match. After seven minutes of nearly scoreless action, the match went to sudden victory. As the clock wound down, Hernandez mounted a weak shot which was strongly countered with a Schmaltz inside trip. However, the referee deemed the takedown after time expired and it continued on into a tie break. Schmaltz started the first 30-second period on bottom and quickly exploded to his feet for the one-point escape. As Schmaltz took the top position in the second half, he outmuscled Hernandez for the entire 30 seconds, keeping him on the ground and escaping with the win. "This was by far the biggest win of my career," said Schmaltz. "I worked hard all week to get myself in that position to win the match and I really found a way to capitalize. This is a great win for this team and this program." Kasten's win at 285 pounds broke the back-and-forth action of the first six matches of the night as he stuck Indiana sophomore Nate Everhart with just 13 seconds left on the clock to give Purdue a 15-9 edge. Everhart scored a first-period takedown to take an early lead on Kasten, but Kasten quickly escaped and kept the score close throughout. The pair traded escapes to start the second and third frames, leaving Kasten in need of a takedown in the waning seconds to earn the win. Kasten came through, working the Hoosier to the ground and quickly on to his back for three nearfall points. However, he wasn't finished as he forced his weight on to Everhart and earned the pin to solidify Purdue's control. The other Boilermaker wins came at 149, 174 and 197 pounds as juniors Jake Patacsil and Nick Corpe and freshman Logan Brown all tallied decisions for the Old Gold and Black. Patacsil, ranked 15th in the nation at 149 pounds, raced out to a 10-0 lead on Indiana freshman Kurt Kinser in the first period. Kinser fought back, nearly scoring his 18th fall of the season with a vicious headlock in the second, but Patacsil kept his composure and righted the ship to hang on for the 15-8 win. Corpe notched a solid 5-2 win over Hoosier freshman Paul Young at 174, and Brown followed with a dominant 5-1 showing against Indiana rookie Joe Fagiano. Purdue did a great job limiting the Hoosiers' opportunities to grab bonus points, surrendering decisions to eighth-ranked 157-pounder Brandon Becker and No. 12 165-pounder Matt Coughlin, and a late major decision to second-ranked 125-pound Angel Escobedo. "Tonight was a tremendous team effort," said Hinkel. "We're all very excited about the win and the mark it puts on our season. We look to carry this enthusiasm through the rest of the season." The Boilermakers return to action Sunday at 1 p.m. against the fourth-ranked defending national champion University of Minnesota. The match will air live via webcast at www.purduesports.com Boilermaker All-Access.

AMES, Iowa -- Pins by Cyler Sanderson (157) and David Bertolino (197) highlighted a dominating performance by No. 8 Iowa State, as the Cyclones whipped Oregon State, 40-0, Friday night in Hilton Coliseum. Mitch Mueller and Jake Varner contributed major decisions at 149 and 184 pounds, respectively. ISU's record stands at 13-4, while Oregon State slips to 9-7. Underscoring its dominance, Iowa State finished the match with 32 takedowns. Oregon State had one takedown all night. "Our guys are wrestling well," said head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson. "Especially when they are on the attack and that is what we are preaching. We are still not yet where we need to be, but for the most part we didn't seem hurt by the layoff." Tonight's shut out over Oregon State marks the third time this season that the Cyclones have held an opponent scoreless. The 40-point margin of victory is the largest Iowa State has recorded against OSU. ISU now leads the all-time series against the Beavers 11-1. Sanderson picked up his third pin of his sophomore season by sticking Dan Brascetta in a quick 1:48 at 157 pounds. He notched a takedown at the 2:13 mark in the first period and followed with a three-point nearfall before getting the pin. Ranked sixth nationally, Sanderson improves to 24-3 on the year and his 24 wins currently leads the Cyclone squad. Registering the second pin of the dual was Bertolino at 197 pounds, with a 2:19 fall of Kyle Bressler. It only took the Mount Pleasant, Ohio, native 11 seconds to take down Bressler and was able to roll his shoulders to the mat to earn his third pin in his senior campaign. Currently the nations 12th-ranked grappler at 197 pounds, Bertolino pushes his mark to 18-9. Fanthorpe, ranked seventh nationally at 133 pounds, used eleven takedowns and a two-point nearfall en-route to a 26-10 (5:46) technical fall of Clifton Ivanoff. In the first period Fanthorpe took down Ivanoff five times and was awarded backpoints for a 12-4 advantage. He then scored a trio of takedowns in the second and third periods, respectively. The sophomore hailing from Naperville, Ill., holds a 23-4 record and has four technical falls on the season. "The coaches have a plan and we are following it," Fanthorpe said. "We had a little time off [after the Oklahoma State dual] and started to pick it up again later this week." At 141 pounds, Mueller scored a 13-5 major decision over Kyle Larson, recording his fifth victory by major decision in his sophomore season. Mueller extends his winning streak to four matches and improves his record to 19-8. Top-ranked Jake Varner used a first period takedown and three-point nearfall, along with a takedown in the second stanza to cruise to a 12-0 blanking of Ben Harris at 184 pounds. The sophomore All-American is 20-0 and has four major decisions. Iowa State will travel to Tempe, Ariz., for its last road dual of the season, against Arizona State (9-5) at 3 p.m. CDT Sunday. Live stats will be available on cyclones.com. ISU returns to Hilton Coliseum Feb. 17 to face Big 12 opponent, Missouri, at 2 p.m.

GLENDALE, AZ -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won its 10th straight dual with a 36-3 win over Arizona State Friday night at Copper Canyon High School in Glendale, AZ. The Hawkeyes improved to 17-1 (5-0 Big Ten), while Arizona State fell to 9-6 (3-4 Pac-10). Iowa went 9-1 on the night, scoring bonus points in three matches. The Hawkeyes opened the dual with a 12-0 lead on wins by sophomores Dan LeClere (141), Brent Metcalf (149) and Ryan Morningstar (157). Metcalf improved to 22-1 on the season and picked up his 19th straight win with a 20-4 technical fall in 4:53 over redshirt freshman Jerrad Trulson. Arizona State put its first and only points on the board at 165 when senior Patrick Pitsch beat redshirt freshman Jake Kerr, 3-1, in sudden victory. The Hawkeyes responded with 24 unanswered points to close out the dual. Sophomore Jay Borschel (174) and senior Matt Fields (Hwt.) each picked up first-period pins, while junior Charlie Falck scored his 60th career victory with an 8-6 win over redshirt freshman Anthony Robles at 125. Iowa will face Boise State (10-1, 7-1 Pac-10) Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT) at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, ID. The Broncos, who are on a nine-match winning streak of their own, defeated Great Falls-Montana (26-12) and Montana-State Northern (38-8) Friday night in Boise, ID.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Behind a pin from Keegan Mueller at 165 pounds and three straight major decisions, North Carolina dominated the first six individual bouts en route to a 24-18 victory over NC State Friday at Reynolds Coliseum. Over their six-match win streak to open the match, the Tar Heels (8-5, 3-2 ACC) posted a 22-1 advantage in takedowns over the Wolfpack (8-8-1, 1-2 ACC). Carolina has now won two of its last three in Raleigh and has dropped just one of its last six meetings with NC State. The Tar Heels are 4-1-1 against the rival Wolfpack over this stretch. The match started at 157 pounds, and redshirt freshman Thomas Scotton got the Tar Heels off to a quick start with an 8-2 decision against Colton Palmer. The Willingboro, N.J., native broke open a tight match with a pair of third-period takedowns and added a point for riding time. Scotton moves to 15-6 and 8-2 in duals. Mueller, the reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week, followed with his second pin of the season and his 17th consecutive victory to push the UNC lead to 9-0. The 165-pounder pinned State's Jalil Dozier in 4:13 to run his record to 23-3 and a perfect 13-0 in dual action. Mueller also finishes his ACC regular season with a 5-0 record. At 174, UNC freshman Kyle Kiss, who is now 15-12 in his rookie season, took control of Ray Ward in the first period with a pair of three-point near falls and never looked back, cruising to a 16-3 major decision. Classmate Nick Tenpenny followed with a major of his own at 184, logging a 19-5 victory over the Wolfpack's Dane Coffee. Tenpenny registered eight takedowns, including four in the third period, to improve to 12-10 on the year. Delta Sophomore Dennis Drury followed with a third straight major for Carolina at 197 to increase the Tar Heel lead to 21-0. The Jenkintown, Pa., product scored a takedown in each period and added the riding time point for the 8-0 major against Mark Jahad. Drury is now 15-10 and 8-3 in duals. Nineteenth-ranked junior Justin Dobies assured the Tar Heels of no worse than a tie in the match with a 10-4 decision over State's Bobby Isola at heavyweight. His 23rd win of the season gave Carolina a 24-0 lead with just four bouts remaining. Now 23-6 and 12-1 in duals, Dobies notched four takedowns in the match. With senior Drew Forshey nursing an injured ankle, Carolina forfeited at 125 to give State its first points on the night, which trimmed the lead to 24-6. The Pack picked up its first victory on the mat at 133 when Darius Little used a takedown and a three-point near fall in the final seconds of the third period to grab a victory from UNC's Danny Lopes. State followed with its pair of top-10 wrestlers posting a decision at 141 by No. 6 Joe Caramanica and a pin from No. 9 Darrion Caldwell at 149 to close the match and cut the final score to 24-18. The Tar Heels return to action next weekend with dual matches at Ohio University and Pittsburgh.

Bethlehem, PA -- Senior Dave Tomasette posted a victory by fall and Joe Rovelli added a major decision win as the 16th-ranked Hofstra Pride cruised to a 25-11 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Grace Hall Friday night. The Pride, who captured seven of the 10 matches, improve to 12-7 on the season while Lehigh falls to 10-12. The 13th-ranked Tomasette (27-6) opened the match with a bang, jumping on freshman Mitch Berger early and pinning the Lehigh freshman in 2:01. It is Tomasette's second win by fall this season. Sophomore Lou Ruggirello boosted the Hofstra lead to 9-0 with a 6-1 victory over sophomore Seth Ciasulli at 133 pounds. The sixth-ranked Ruggirello, who escaped two scary moments in the early going, improved to 29-5 on the year. Senior Charles Griffin made it three-in-a-row with an 11-5 victory over senior Jeff Santo. Griffin (28-3), who is ranked fifth at 141 pounds, had to settle of a three-point team win after Santo pulled out a late reversal. Lehigh got on the scoreboard at 149 as junior Trevor Chinn jumped on Pride freshman Jeff Rotella for a 21-6 tech fall to close the deficit to 12-3. But Hofstra sophomore Jonny Bonilla-Bowman pulled out a takedown in the final 30 seconds of his 157-pound match to post a 4-3 decision over senior Dave Nakasone. Bonilla-Bowman improved to 13-11 on the season. Redshirt freshman Ryan Patrovich improved to 16-10 with a 4-1 decision over sophomore Mike Galante at 165 pounds. In the only top 20 match of the night Hofstra's sixth-ranked junior Alton Lucas hung on for a 5-3 decision over Lehigh's 20th-ranked freshman Alex Caruso at 174. Lucas improved to 21-3 on the season. At 184 pounds, Lehigh notched its second win of the night as sophomore Manuel Schubert posted a 6-4 decision over Justin Danz (8-18). Pride senior Joe Rovelli tallied Hofstra's last win of the night with a 14-3 major decision over sophomore Alex Iacocca at 197 pounds. Rovelli, the eighth-ranked wrestler in the country, boosted his record to 22-3. In the final match of the night Lehigh sophomore Justin Allen was able to tie the match at 2-all at the end of regulation by posting a riding time point after riding out Tom Daddino in the third period, and then posted a takedown 42 seconds into sudden victory for a 4-2 decision. The Pride return to action on Tuesday, February 12 when they host the Dragons of Drexel University at the David S. Mack Sports Complex at 7 p.m.

Columbia, Mo. -- Competing in front of a record-setting, 6,308 Missouri fans, the No. 12 Tiger wrestling team (8-3-1, 1-1-1) held off No. 18 Oklahoma (12-4, 0-3), 23-10, at the second annual Beauty and the Beast event held in the Hearnes Center. The No. 14 Missouri women's gymnastics team, competing simultaneously on the arena floor, held off Centenary, 195.800-192.235, giving Missouri a clean sweep of its Friday night opponents. "The team is really starting to show consistent improvement," Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. "The team is still working hard and drilling in the room and it's good to see them out in competition taking what they've learned at practice and applying it at the dual." Senior All-American Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) pulled off an upset at 133 pounds, shutting out No. 13 Brian Shelton, 6-0. Snapping a five-dual losing streak, McCormick and Shelton were scoreless through the first period, with McCormick choosing down to start the second. A one second option escape gave the Tiger grappler a one-point advantage, which he added to in the third with an escape, two points for Sooner stalling and a takedown with 17 seconds on the clock. With the win, McCormick helped Missouri cut OU's lead to within one, 4-3. After a Tiger loss at 141 pounds, No. 15 Josh Wagner (Milton, Wis.) pulled off the second Missouri upset of the dual, knocking off No. 13 Will Rowe, 10-6, at 149 pounds. With the win, Wagner improves to 2-1 in the competitive conference and 17-8 on his senior season. Wagner scored four points in both the first and third periods and tacked on 1:03 of riding time and a second period escape for the eventual win. Following Wagner's win at 149 pounds, Oklahoma was deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct on the Sooner coaching bench. Improving to a perfect 3-0 in Big 12 competition, No. 14 junior Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) collected 12 of Missouri's 14 back points on the night and earned an 18-1 win by technical fall over No. 20 Chad Terry at 157 pounds. The technical fall victory was Chandler's second of the season, the first coming Nov. 30 against Devan Velasquez of Cal State Fullerton at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Chandler is now 8-3 against ranked opponents. Carrying on Missouri's three-bout win streak, second-ranked sophomore Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) outscored No. 20 Max Dean, 5-2, at 165 pounds. Marable's 10th, top-20 ranked opponent of the campaign, the Tiger refused to be taken down by Dean, extending his streak to eight complete weeks without being taken down. On the flip side, Marable took Dean down twice and collected his fifth point with a third period escape. Junior Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) and sophomores Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) and Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) came through for the fifth time of the season with back-to-back-to-back victories at 184, 197 and heavyweight. The trio is now 55-10 against their opponents this season. In addition to the Tiger's accomplishments on the mat, the Missouri student-athlete and Greek communities combined to raise over $900 for the Central Missouri Food Bank. A canned food drive was also held at the start of the dual, although totals are not yet available. Missouri will return to the mat Sunday, Feb. 10 in a 2 p.m. contest with Oregon State. The first 400 fans to attend the afternoon event will receive free Ben Askren bobble-head dolls. Fans are encouraged to come early and show their support of Missouri's six-member senior class. Justin Cole, Vince Demarest, McCormick, Wagner, James Williamson and Brock Wittmeyer will all be recognized prior to the start of the dual.

The fourth-ranked and defending national champion Minnesota Golden Gopher defeated the No. 11 Northwestern Wildcats 33-12 at Welsh-Ryan Arena Friday night. The win was the ninth straight for Minnesota over Northwestern, as the Gophers have not lost to the Wildcats since 1996. The Gophers won seven of 10 matches during the dual meet, which was televised live by the Big Ten Network. Seniors Gabe Dretsch, Roger Kish, Mack Reiter, Manuel Rivera and C.P. Schlatter all earned individual wins, including three pins and sophomore sensation Jayson Ness also earned his 30th straight victory at 125 pounds to snap the Gophers' two-meet losing streak. Friday's meet began at 174 pounds, and the 11th-ranked Dretsch got the Gophers off to a solid start against No. 12 Nick Hayes. Down 3-2 entering the final period, Dretsch pulled off a five-point move halfway through the third (a takedown and three-point nearfall) to grab a 7-3 lead. He held on for the 7-4 win to improve to 23-8 this year. Hayes marked the eighth ranked opponent in a row that Dretsch has faced. At 184 pounds, Minnesota enjoyed a nice bounce-back performance from the two-time All-American Kish. Kish thoroughly controlled former Division III wrestler Adil Kolovic to the tune of a 17-6 major decision. The win was the first for Kish in his last five matches, as he has struggled with injuries since early December, and improved his record to 9-6 on the season. Down 7-0, the Wildcats picked up victories at 197 pounds and heavyweight to tie the score in the dual meet. Justin Bronson had a tall order in his match against second-ranked Mike Tamillow at 197. The Gopher senior hung with Tamillow in the early going (the pair were tied at two after one period), but ended up losing an 11-2 major decision. At heavyweight, the Gopher coaching staff went with a somewhat surprising choice in redshirt freshman Joe Nord. Nord entered the meet with an 0-3 dual meet record, but performed admirably against top-ranked heavyweight Dustin Fox. Down 8-4 heading into the final minute of the match, Nord avoided late takedown and surrendered just three points (avoiding bonus points) in a 9-4 loss. Ness, the top-ranked 125-pounder in the nation, put on another show in his match against No. 5 Brandon Precin. Ness dominated from the opening whistle once again, opening up an early lead and cruising to the 12-4 major decision. It was the third-straight major decision for Ness over a ranked opponent (he majored No. 3 Charlie Falck of Iowa and No. 16 Tyler Shinn of Oklahoma State in his last two matches). Ness improved his consecutive win streak to 30 (second-longest in Division I) and has gained bonus points in 23 of his 29 matches (17 pins, six major decisions). Up 11-7 in the dual following the intermission, Reiter took to the mat at 133 pounds looking to snap a rare two-match losing streak. Reiter's opponent, Eric Metzler, surprised the senior with an early shot to take a quick 2-0 lead. But Reiter's relentless attack could not be contained, as he stormed back to gain a 6-2 advantage before pinning Metzler at the 4:28 mark. It was the second pin of the season for Reiter. Minnesota enjoyed a comfortable 17-7 lead heading into the 141-pound match between No. 3 Manuel Rivera and the Wildcats' Robert Joyce. Joyce was a surprise choice at 141 (he weighed in at 133 pounds before the meet) and didn't last long against the veteran Rivera. Rivera became the second Gopher senior in a row to pin his opponent as he took down Joyce just 2:26 into the match, his ninth fall of the season. Luke Mellmer battled in his 149-pound match, but was no match for fifth-ranked and two-time All-American Ryan Lang, losing a 18-1 technical fall. But the Gophers bounced back with wins by No. 7 C.P. Schlatter (a 15-6 major decision win over Andrew Nahdir at 157) and Tyler Safratowich (pinning Dominic Marella in 3:15 at 165) to make the final score 33-12. The pin was the third of the year for the junior. Friday's victory was the first for the Gophers on the Big Ten Network. Minnesota's two previous live telecasts (Dec. 2 vs. then-No. 2 Iowa State and Feb. 1 vs. No. 1 Iowa) resulted in close home losses for the Golden Gophers. Minnesota's three pins was the team's highest dual meet total since their 45-0 win over North Dakota State Nov. 24. The win was the most lopsided for Minnesota over Northwestern since their 41-3 win in Minneapolis on Feb. 9, 2003. Minnesota improved to 12-5 on the season (3-1 in the Big Ten) while the Wildcats dropped to 5-7 (1-3 Big Ten). The Gophers have now won 13 of the past 15 meetings between the schools. The Gophers will round out their weekend of Big Ten action Sunday, as they travel to West Lafayette, Ind. to face the unranked Purdue Boilermakers Sunday. Minnesota has won nine of the last 10 meetings between the two programs.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The seventh-ranked Ohio State wrestling team improved to 17-3 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten Conference Friday after beating Michigan State, 23-15, in Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes have tallied five league victories for the first time since 2001-02 when they went 5-3 in the conference and 20-4 overall. The match vs. the Spartans also featured a slightly different Buckeye lineup. Redshirt-junior Owen Schaefer of Sandusky, Ohio, received the start at 133 pounds, while senior T.J. Enright, out of Galloway, Ohio, wrestled in his second dual match of the season at 149 pounds. Schaefer faced fourth-ranked Franklin Gomez and dropped a 19-1 decision, while Enright earned his second win of the season by downing Eddie Skowneski, 10-4. Senior heavyweight J.D. Bergman garnered career-win No. 120 after dropping Alan O'Donnell in 2:16 to start the match. Bergman continues to move up the OSU career wins ladder as he now is tied for ninth. With the Buckeyes owning the early 6-0 lead, freshman Nikko Triggas added four more team points after posting an 11-2 major decision over Joel Trombly at 125 pounds. The Spartans' Gomez cut the Buckeye lead to five after his win over Schaefer. However redshirt-junior J Jaggers answered with an 8-3 decision over Micah Cater at 141 pounds to put Ohio State back up by eight (13-5). Enright then added three more points for the Buckeyes before John Fulger beat the Buckeyes' Jason Johnstone, 4-1, at 157 pounds to bring the Spartan deficit back to eight points. Freshman Colt Sponseller kept his perfect record in tact at 15-0 and gave the Buckeyes a 20-8 lead when he recorded a 29-14 major decision against Rex Kendle at 165 pounds. Ohio State earned one more win on the night after redshirt-sophomore Mike Pucillo garnered a 4-0 victory over Nick Palmieri at 184 pounds. The Buckeyes would drop 11-6 and 9-0 decisions at 174 and 197 pounds, respectively. Ohio State continues weekend action at 4 p.m. Sunday in St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, when it hosts No. 6 Michigan. The match, a White Out, will feature Jim Tressel, Ohio State football head coach, as the honorary coach.

San Luis Obispo, Calif. -- The Stanford wrestling team picked up another conference win tonight, downing the Cal Poly Mustangs, 27-16, at Mott Gymnasium in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Cardinal won six of ten bouts to improve to 12-3 on the year and 5-2 in the Pac-10. With 12 wins, the Cardinal continues to build on its impressive win total. The dozen wins are the most in over three decades, and mark the second best single-season total in program history. Stanford jumped out to a quick lead in the dual and never looked back. Freshman Austin Quarles (1-10) claimed a forfeit in the 125-pound bout to start off the night. Wrestling up a weight class at 133 pounds, senior Tanner Gardner (33-1) then earned a 14-2 major decision over Boris Novachkov for his 33rd win on the year. Gardner is now just three wins shy of matching Matt Gentry's career win record (138). Cal Poly answered with a win by fall at 141 pounds, as the Mustangs' top-ranked and undefeated Chad Mendes pinned freshman Max Rosefigura (12-11) in 33 seconds. The Mustangs crawled within one when Eric Maldonado edged redshirt freshman Lucas Espericueta (22-9) at 149 pounds, 5-2. Senior Josh Zupancic (31-5) prevented the Mustangs from catching up with a win at 157 pounds, extending his season-best win streak to 12 matches. The Akron, Ohio native earned his sixth pin of the year with a second period win by fall over Stephen Thalin. The win, secured in 4:48, was the 31st of the season for No. 10 Zupancic and boosted the Cardinal lead to 16-9. Wrestling in his first collegiate dual, redshirt sophomore Kyle Pubols (0-1) dropped a 9-0 major decision to Cal Poly's Ryan Williams at 165 pounds. From there, Stanford rallied to the finish. Junior Luke Feist (11-9) started a powerful three-bout rally that was capped by a decisive win by sophomore Jake Johnson (23-9). Feist earned a 9-3 decision over Mike Williams at 174 pounds, and sophomore Zack Giesen (22-6) followed with a 5-0 decision over Ernie Varela. Johnson emphatically sealed the Stanford victory, crushing Cal Poly's Arturo Basulto with an 18-2 technical fall. In the final bout of the night, Jim Powers topped Stanford senior Phillip Doerner (16-17), 6-1. Stanford returns to the mat on Sunday, when the team will face No. 24 Cal State Fullerton in Burnham Pavilion. The dual will be the last at home for the Cardinal this season. Seniors Tanner Gardner, Josh Zupancic, Phillip Doerner, Bobby Pease and Mark Shughart will all be recognized prior to the match.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- No. 10 Penn State, under the direction of head coach Troy Sunderland, posted a thrilling 20-14 win over No. 6 Michigan in front of over 4,000 fans in Rec Hall. With Penn State leading by three heading into the final bout, junior heavyweight John Laboranti (Pittston, Pa.) avoided a dual meet draw and clinched the win with a last second takedown in a 6-4 sudden victory decision. Penn State bolted out to an early lead in the dual, winning the first three bouts in exciting fashion. Senior Mark McKnight (McDonald, Pa.) posted a 3-1 win at 125 and senior co-captain Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) notched a critical 8-3 victory at 133. Then true freshman Garrett Scott (Alexandria, Pa.) brought over 4,000 Nittany Lion faithful to their feet with a stunning 4-3 win over No. 4 Kellen Russell of Michigan in the 141-pound bout. The three wins gave PSU and early 9-0 lead, but Michigan would come roaring back. Defending national finalist Josh Churella posted a 9-3 upset win over No. 4 Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) at 149 before Nittany Lion Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), ranked No. 2 at 157, grabbed an 8-6 win over Michigan's Jeff Marsh. Down 12-3, Michigan's three strongest weights paid dividends as the Wolverines got a major from No. 3 Steve Tannenbaum at 165 before No. 4 Steve Luke escaped with a hard-fought 3-2 win over No. 17 David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) of Penn State at 174. No. 2 Tyrel Todd then got a major at 184 and the Wolverines had roared all the way back to take a 14-12 lead. Nittany Lion All-American Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) made Michigan's lead short-lived with a dominating 15-0 technical fall over No. 14 Anthony Biondo at 197. The five point win put Penn State up 17-14 and set up the final bout's fireworks. Laboranti took to the mat against Michigan's Chad Bleske, needing a win to secure the team victory while Bleske could force a draw in the dual with a win of his own. The bout was tied 4-4 after regulation with each wrestler getting a takedown and two escapes. With just :10 left in the sudden victory period, Laboranti gained control of Bleske's left ankle on the edge of the mat. As time wound down, Laboranti worked to pull the Wolverine into the circle and with just :03 left, pulled him in just enough to reach forward, control his right foot, and get the dual clinching takedown with just :01 left. The 6-4 sudden victory secured the 20-14 win. Penn State moves to 11-5 on the year, 3-3 in Big Ten action, while Michigan falls to 15-5, 2-2. The Nittany Lions will welcome two Big Ten teams to Rec Hall next weekend. Michigan State visits Penn State on Friday, Feb. 15, in a 7 p.m. dual that will air live to a Big Ten Network national audience. Purdue then comes to Rec Hall on Sunday, Feb. 17, for a 1 p.m. match-up. Tickets for all regular season duals are on sale now at the athletic department ticket office in the Bryce Jordan Center. Single-dual tickets are $5 for adults and seniors and $3 for students 18 and under. Penn State students with a proper student ID are admitted free! Fans can call 814-863-1000 or 800-833-5533 to order single-dual or season tickets. All Penn State duals will be broadcast locally on WBLF 970 AM and WKVA 920 AM and streamed live at www.GoPSUsports.com. All home duals will feature a live video webcast and live scoring at www.GoPSUsports.com as well. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Nittany Lion senior Mark McKnight (McDonald, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 125, met Michigan's Michael Watts in the dual's first bout. Watts took the first shot of the bout, but McKnight countered the effort, worked himself behind Watts and forced a stalemate at the 2:24 mark. The quick offensive effort by Watts energized McKnight, who then quickly got in on Watts' legs after the reset and, after a scramble, nearly turned the Wolverine to his back. But Watts managed a stalemate at the 1:15 mark. With :45 left in the opening period, McKnight gained control of Watts' right foot and after a brief tangle on the edge of the mat, got the takedown with :18 left to go up 2-0. McKnight then managed to keep control of Watts, riding him out to carry the 2-0 lead into the second stanza. McKnight chose bottom to begin the next period but could not break free of Watts until the :40 mark. The escape gave him a 3-0 lead but Watts had 1:00 in riding time. Watts tried to get his first points late in the period with a solid shot but McKnight moved out of trouble to keep his 3-0 lead. Watts chose down to start the third period and it was McKnight's turn to put together a strong performance on top, keeping Watts under control until only :32 remained. Watts' escape cut McKnight's lead to 3-1, but that was all the scoring there would be. McKnight's 3-1 decision gave Penn State an early 3-0 lead. 133: Senior co-captain Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) took on Wolverine Chris Diehl in the 133 pound match-up. Haas quickly broke out to a lead with a textbook double-leg takedown at the 2:34 mark. Diehl escaped to a 2-1 deficit after Haas worked up a :44 time advantage. Haas then used a single leg on the edge of the mat to go up 4-2 with 1:06 left in the period (after another Diehl escape). Looking to build on his lead, Haas completed another single leg, then lifted Diehl up and put him down to the mat for a 6-2 lead with :22 left. Haas then rode the Wolverine out to carry that lead into the second period. Diehl chose down to start the middle stanza and quickly escaped to a 6-3 deficit. Diehl got in deep on Haas' left thigh, but the Nittany Lion senior countered, worked behind Diehl and got a takedown of his own with 1:10 left in the period. Haas then rode Diehl out and lead 8-3 with 2:48 in riding time heading into the final period. Up by five, Haas chose down to begin the final stanza. Diehl then put together a strong ride, keeping control of Haas for the entire period, trying to turn the Nittany Lion to no avail. Haas' offensive fireworks in the first two periods gave the Nittany Lion senior a hard-fought 8-3 win and put Penn State up 6-0. 141: In one of the bout's most anticipated match-ups, Penn State true freshman Garrett Scott (Alexandria, Pa.) met Michigan freshman Kellen Russell at 141. Russell entered the bout with a 23-3 record and ranked No. 4 nationally. The talented duo spent the first seconds looking for scoring chances and it was Russell who got the first points with a quick grab of Scott's ankles on the edge of the mat. Scott quickly escaped to a 2-1 deficit after a reset with 1:55 left in the bout. Russell shot low on Scott, nearly gained control of the Lion and Scott countered with a near throw and takedown on the edge of the mat. But action moved out of bounds with :22 left, forcing a reset, and Russell led 2-1 after one period. Scott chose down to start the second period and nearly pinned Russell while escaping to a 2-2 tie. While not getting the call for the fall, Scott's action energized a packed Rec Hall. While Scott became the aggressor, Russell was able to play defense and keep the bout tied after two periods. Russell chose down to start the third period. A decision that would come back to haunt the Wolverine. After a brief struggle, Scott turned Russell to his back for two near fall points and, after another attempt to turn Russell, the Wolverine managed to escape, cutting Scott's lead to 4-3 with 1:14 left to wrestle. Russell worked hard for a final takedown to try and grab the lead, but Scott managed to hold the Wolverine off and post a thrilling 4-3 win. The victory gave the Nittany Lions a 9-0 lead after just three bouts. 149: In another marquee match-up, Nittany Lion sophomore Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) put his No. 4 ranking at 149 on the line against defending national runner-up Josh Churella, who entered the bout ranked No. 8. Churella had the first scoring chance of the match, getting control of Jenkins' left leg and nearly completing a cradle. But Jenkins scrambled, first out of the cradle and forced a stalemate without giving up any points. A reset was called with :43 left in the opening period and Churella once again gained control of Jenkins' right leg. But the Nittany Lion sophomore was strong, breaking free on the edge of the mat and sending keeping things scoreless after one period. Churella chose down to begin the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. After Jenkins got called for a stall warning, Churella worked in for a strong double leg takedown to take a 3-0 lead. But Jenkins quickly reversed the Wolverine and cut the lead to 3-2 with :31 left. Churella escaped to up his lead to 4-2 and then, quickly took Jenkins down to push his lead to 6-2 with :22 left. The Wolverine All-American then rode Jenkins out to carry the 6-2 lead into the final period. Down by four, Jenkins chose down to begin the third period and quickly escaped to a 6-3 deficit. Needing multiple takedowns, Jenkins shot quickly on Churella. But Churella countered, moved behind Jenkins and got a takedown of his own to go up 8-3. He then kept control of Jenkins for the remaining minute-plus and posted a strong 9-3 win with the riding time point. The decision gave Michigan its first points, cutting Penn State's lead to 9-3. 157: Penn State's Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), ranked No. 2 at 157, took on Michigan's Jeff Marsh in the next bout. Vallimont was coming off his first loss to No. 1 Mike Poeta of Illinois last Sunday while Marsh was coming off an upset win over Poeta two days prior to that. Vallimont quickly turned on the offense, taking a 2-0 lead with 2:22 left with a strong double leg takedown. Marsh escaped with 2:00 left to wrestle. A minute later, Vallimont added a second takedown to up his lead to 4-2 after a Marsh escape. Down by two, Marsh chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 deficit. But Vallimont continued his offensive onslaught, adding another double leg takedown to lead 6-4 (after another Marsh escape). Marsh countered a Vallimont shot and got a takedown of his own with just :15 left to tie the bout at 6-6 after two periods. Vallimont chose down to start the final stanza and, after a brief tussle, escaped to a 7-6 lead with 1:20 left in the bout. After a reset, Vallimont worked to ice the bout by completing a takedown. But during the process, Marsh got called for an illegal hold and Vallimont posted a hard-fought 8-6 win. The victory put Penn State up 12-3 heading into intermission. 165: With starter Dave Rella (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) out with a slight injury, freshman Michael Lorenzo (Bellefonte, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut at 165 against No. 3 Eric Tannenbaum. Tannenbaum looked to be the aggressor early and opened up an early lead with a takedown at the 2:29 mark. Lorenzo cut the lead to 2-1 with an escape at the 1:52 mark. Tannenbaum added another takedown at the 1:12 mark, upping his lead to 4-1. The Wolverine All-American then turned Lorenzo to his back for three near fall points before riding the Nittany Lion freshman out. Down 7-1, Lorenzo chose down to start the second period. After a minute of work, Tannenbaum turned Lorenzo again for three more back points and tried to pin the Nittany Lion, working fully for :30 to try and pin him. But Lorenzo would not go down without a fight, not giving up the fall. Up 10-1 with a bonus point assured, Tannenbaum chose neutral to begin the third period and quickly took Lorenzo down to up his lead to 12-1 with 1:30 left to wrestle. Tannenbaum need another near fall to try and grab a technical fall, but once again, Lorenzo would not allow the All-American to turn him. Lorenzo fought hard off the bottom against huge odds and gave up only a 13-1 major decision to the fourth-ranked Wolverine. The major cut Penn State's lead to 12-7. 174: Penn State sophomore David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio), ranked No. 17 at 174, met No. 4 Steve Luke. Luke broke out to an early 2-0 lead with a quick takedown at the 2:25 mark. But Erwin escaped with 1:40 left to cut the lead to 2-1 and began working for a takedown of his own. With :50 left, Erwin shot low on Luke's left ankle and gained control for a few seconds, but Luke managed to kick out of the situation and hold his lead. A furious scramble as the period ended nearly resulted in a takedown for each wrestler, but no one scored and Luke kept his 2-1 lead heading into the second period. Up by one, Luke chose down to start the middle stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Erwin was equal to look for the entire period, matching Luke's tempo and looking for an opening of his own. But neither man would give up a takedown and Luke held a 3-1 lead after two periods. Erwin chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 3-2 deficit. Luke nearly took Erwin down to up his lead to 5-2, but the Nittany Lion sophomore scrambled out of trouble and kept things close with 1:20 left in the bout. Needing one takedown to grab a stunning upset, Erwin could not break through Luke's defense over the bout's last seconds. While forcing the Wolverine into a stall warning, time ran out on Erwin's efforts and Luke escaped with a hard-fought 3-2 victory. 184: Junior Phil Bomberger (Port Royal, Pa.) took to the mat at 184 against Michigan's Tyrel Todd. Bomberger entered the bout ranked No. 14 while Todd had a lofty No. 2 ranking. Bomberger broke out to an early 2-0 lead on the Michigan All-American with a strong double-leg takedown at the 2:16 mark. Todd escaped to a 2-1 deficit after a reset and then Todd took a 3-2 lead after a scramble in the middle of the mat, securing the takedown with 1:32 left in the opening period. Bomberger then escaped to a 3-3 tie with 1:04 left in the opening period and action moved back to the center circle. Bomberger shot at Todd's right thigh but Todd countered the move, worked behind Bomberger for a go-ahead takedown at the :35 mark. A ride out gave Todd a 5-3 lead with :56 in riding time after the first period. Todd chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-3 lead. But Todd was undaunted, getting a fourth takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 8-4 lead after letting Bomberger up. Bomberger once again shot and Todd countered the move for a 10-4 lead. Three near fall points later and Todd led 14-3 with just under 1:00 left in the second period. Todd then rode Bomberger out to carry the 14-3 lead into the final period. Down by 11, Bomberger chose down to start the final period but could not break free of Todd's strong work up top until only :25 left. Bomberger shot low for a takedown to avoid a major, but Todd once again scored off a counter move, worked behind Bomberger and got the final points as time expired. The 16-5 major decision gave Michigan its first lead of the night, a 14-12 edge heading into the final two bouts. 197: Three-time All-American Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, met No. 14 Anthony Biondo of Michigan. Biondo took the first shot, but Davis countered and got the bout's first takedown with 1:56 left. With a 2-0 lead, Davis began looking for back points and, after a brief tussle, turned the ranked Wolverine for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead with 1:00 left. Then, in typical Davis fashion, the Nittany Lion finished a cradle and picked up three more points, nearly pinning Biondo in the process. Up 8-0 with nearly 2:00 in riding time, Davis chose down to start the second period. Biondo managed to maintain control of Davis for more than half the second period, keeping control of the Nittany Lion until Davis reversed the Wolverine with :25 left to take a 10- lead. Davis then rode Biondo out to hold that lead, with :54 in riding time, heading into the final period. Biondo chose top to start the third period, hoping to keep out of Davis' grasps and avoid a pin. But once again, Davis stood up, worked behind Biondo and reversed the Wolverine to take a 12-0 lead with 1:35 left. With 1:23, Davis turned Biondo once again for three near fall points and posted a 15-0 technical fall at the 5:58 mark. The five points allowed Penn State to retake the lead, 17-14, with one bout left. HWT: Penn State junior John Laboranti (Pittston, Pa.) put his No. 18 ranking on the line at HWT against Michigan's Chad Bleske. With Laboranti needing a win to secure the dual meet and Bleske needing a win (or more) to force a tie (or steal a win), it was the Nittany Lion who was the early aggressor. Laboranti nearly got a go-ahead takedown on the edge of the mat a minute in, but Bleske fought out of trouble. With 1:00 left, Laboranti shot low and Bleske's feet, but the Wolverine stepped aside and behind the Lion big man to get a takedown of his own and lead 2-1 after the Laboranti escape. Neither man scored again and the Wolverine led 2-1 after one. Bleske then chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. With 1:40 left, Laboranti got in on Bleske's right leg and forced a furious scramble. After :30 of work, Laboranti go the tying takedown with 1:05 left, knotting the score at 3-3. Bleske escaped to a 4-3 lead after a reset and action continued in the center circle. Trailing 4-3 after two periods, Laboranti quickly escaped to a 4-4 tie with :40 left and began looking for the dual clinching takedown. Laboranti forced Bleske back to the edge of the mat over the last 1:30 but could not break through the Wolverine's defense. With neither wrestler scoring, the bout remained tied after three periods and went to a sudden victory period tied 4-4. With :10 left, Laboranti worked in on Bleske's ankle on the edge of the mat and pulled the Wolverine in. Looking to get the left ankle to complete the takedown, the Nittany Lion junior pulled Bleske in and got the dual winning takedown with just :01 left. The 6-4 SV decision gave Penn State a 20-14 win over No. 6 Michigan.

EUGENE, Ore. -- The No. 3 Oklahoma State wrestling team improved to 14-2-1 overall this season with a 33-3 win over Oregon at McArthur Court Friday. The win improved the Cowboys to 15-0-0 all-time against the Ducks. Top-ranked 133-pounder Coleman Scott was stunned by unranked Ryan Dunn, whose takedown with three seconds remaining in the third period fueled the 5-3 upset. The Cowboys were more than able to overcome Scott's defeat, thanks largely to Jack Jensen's pin of Marcus Myers at 184 pounds, Jared Rosholt's 23-8 technical fall win over Charlie Alexander and Neil Erisman's 12-3 major decision win over Kyle Bounds at 157 pounds. Sophomore 141-pounder Brad Neitenbach made his dual match debut for Oklahoma State Friday and used a five-point move in the second period to pick up a 9-8 win over Cody Moulton. Neitenbach stepped in for No. 2 Nathan Morgan, who was resting a leg injury but is expected to return to the lineup shortly. The Cowboys return to action at 2 p.m. Sunday when they face UC Davis at the Pavilion in Davis, Calif. The dual will be broadcast live on 93.7 KSPI FM radio in Stillwater and worldwide via the internet at www.okstate.com. Match-by-Match: 125 pounds: No. 16 Tyler Shinn got things started in the dual by claiming a 6-4 win over Joey Lucas. Shinn recorded a pair of takedowns in the first period and took a 4-1 lead into the second period. Shinn chose down to start the period and notched an escape to score the lone point of the second stanza. Lucas escaped in the third period then added a takedown in the waning moments of the bout, but it wasn't enough as Shinn had 2:08 of riding time to seal the victory. 133 pounds: Top-ranked Coleman Scott saw his 18-match winning streak snapped by Duck junior Ryan Dunn, who scored a takedown with three seconds remaining in the match to pull the upset. Scott notched a first-period takedown before cutting Dunn loose to bring the score to 2-1. An escape by Scott early in the second period increased the Cowboy senior's advantage to 3-1, but he was called for stalling later in the period to bring the score to 3-2. Dunn tied the match at 3-3 early in the third period when Scott let him loose, then with about 25 seconds left, Dunn got in on a single leg and held Scott's leg in the air. Scott bounced around on one leg until Dunn was able to score the decisive takedown with three ticks left. 141 pounds: With Nathan Morgan resting a leg injury, Brad Neitenbach made his dual match debut against Cody Moulton and won a 9-8 decision. Neitenbach stormed in for an early takedown, but Moulton followed an escape with a takedown and a two-point nearfall to take a 5-2 lead. Moulton escaped early in the second period to increase his lead to 6-2. Neitenbach notched a second takedown to bring the score to 6-4, but Moulton escaped shortly thereafter to take a 7-4 lead. Late in the second period, Neitenbach made the decisive move of the match when he caught Moulton and wrapped up his head to notch a takedown and then turned him to his back to take a 9-7 advantage. Moulton escaped early in the third period, but Neitenbach shut him out the rest of the way to pick up a 9-8 win. 149 pounds: OSU senior Ryan Freeman won his third match in his last four outings by picking up a 2-0 win over Elliott Tracy. After a scoreless first period, Freeman scored an escape early in the second period, then suffocated Tracy with a hard ride for the duration of the third period to ice the win. 157 pounds: Neil Erisman racked up his first dual match major decision when he picked up a 12-3 win over Kyle Bounds. Erisman scored five takedowns and added 1:51 of riding time to seal bonus points for the Cowboys. 165 pounds: Stepping in for regular starter Jake Dieffenbach was Kevin Wainscott, who picked up a 9-8 win over Zack Frazier. Wainscott scored two takedowns and four escapes in the bout and added 1:57 of riding time that ended up being the difference. Wainscott held a 4-2 lead going into the final period and swelled his lead to 6-3 after letting Frazier loose then taking him down. However, Frazier responded with a reversal to trim the deficit to 6-5. A Wainscott escape was followed by another Frazier takedown to tie the score at 7-7. Wainscott escaped again, but was then called for stalling to deadlock the score at 8-8 with less than 10 seconds left. With the crowd in a frenzy, Wainscott clamped down to hold a desperate Frazier scoreless for the remainder of the bout and his riding time point ended up being the difference. 174 pounds: No. 8 Brandon Mason held off an upset bid from Ron Lee to pick up a 7-5 win. Mason held a 5-3 lead after one period after scoring a pair of takedowns and getting an escape following a Lee reversal. The lone point of the second period came when Mason notched and escape to go up, 6-3. Lee chose down to open the third period and scored a reversal as Mason tried to run both legs in on him. Mason escaped shortly after the reversal for the final scoring in the bout. 184 pounds: Jack Jensen stacked up on Marcus Myers to pin the Duck senior just 1:25 into the first period. Trailing Jensen by a 2-1 margin, Myers took an ill-advised shot and got in too far on Jensen, who captured Myers' head and stacked him up for the fall. 197 pounds: True freshman Clayton Foster hit the 20-win plateau for the season with a 4-1 win over Shaun Dee. After a scoreless first period, Foster notched an early escape and followed it up with a takedown to go up, 3-0 in the second period. Dee exploded out for an escape in the third period, but that was all he could muster. Foster added 1:27 of riding time to ice the win. 285 pounds: Fueled by a pair of two-point nearfalls in the first period and a take-him-down, cut-him-loose mode of operation, No. 8 Jared Rosholt overwhelmed Charlie Alexander with a dominating 23-8 technical fall win. Rosholt scored an early takedown in the first period and rode Alexander before turning him to his back for a two-point nearfall. Alexander was able to get off his back, but could not escape Rosholt, who turned him to his back a second time before the period ended. Rosholt opened the second period with an escape and added three more takedowns to swell his lead to 13-2 after two periods. Another four Rosholt takedowns in the third period to go with 3:05 of riding time cemented his resounding win.

Sunday, Live From the Hearns Center on the Campus of the Tigers of Missouri, TDR brings to you Live wrestling coverage starting at 1:30 PM CST. Join TDR's Steve Foster, Scott Casber and Ben Askren for the color, the play by play and the excitement for this tremendous meet. Coach Jim Zalesky returns to the midwest with His Oregon Beaver Squad of the Pac-10 to face the Big 12 Powerhouse Missouri Tigers and Coach Brian Smith. With only one day off after facing the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames, and a Saturday studio radio visit with the Takedown Radio Crew, the Beavers will complete this road trip in front of an electric crowd at the Hearns Center. Its always exciting to provide play by play for a meet like this and invite you to join us LIVE Sunday at Takedownradio.com starting at 1:30 PM CST.

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke wrestling squad will hit the road for three dual meets on Saturday at Campbell before finally returning home on Sunday to face ACC foe Virginia at 6 p.m. In Buies Creek, N.C., on Saturday, the Blue Devils will square off against Belmont Abbey at 11 a.m., UNC Pembroke at 1 p.m., and Campbell at 3 p.m. Those matches will mark the last three in a string of seven consecutive dual meets away from home and the Sunday contest will be the fourth of five ACC contests for Duke this season. The Blue Devils: Duke is 6-7 this season in duals and 0-3 in ACC action. In their only team-scored tournament of the year, the Blue Devils took 21st place out of 29 teams at the prestigious Southern Scuffle on Dec. 29 and 30 in Greensboro, N.C. Duke's most dominating wrestler at any weight this year has been 184-pound redshirt sophomore captain John Barone, who was named the ACC's wrestler of the week on Nov. 27. Barone's 11-second pin of Mike Walsh of Limestone College on Dec. 1 was the fastest fall in Duke history, breaking an 18-year-old school record. He is 28-4 with 11 falls and a 12-1 mark in duals in 2007-08. Barone is 63-20 overall as a Blue Devil, which is good for ninth place on Duke's all-time winning percentage list with a .759 clip. He is tied for 10th on Duke's single season wins list and is already tied for 20th on the career wins list. He needs seven more victories to eclipse the single season wins record, and there are eight more regular season dual meets and the ACC Tournament to go. Literally every Duke record is under assault this year by the native of Shirley, N.Y. Kellan McKeon will represent Duke at 125 pounds this weekend. The senior captain is 20-12 this season with three falls and two top-four tournament finishes. He is 7-5 in dual meets. Redshirt sophomore Michael Degli Obizzi may see some action at 149 pounds. Degli Obizzi is 15-7 this season with two pins and has a 37-29 career record as a Blue Devil. At 157 pounds, sophomore Voris Tejada will get the nod. Tejada boasts a 25-11 mark this year and is 6-2 in dual meets. He is 44-19 all-time at Duke. Junior captain Addison Nuding should get the call at 165 pounds in at least a couple of Duke's matches this weekend. Nuding is 22-7 on the year with two pins and a 9-3 dual record. He is 12-3 in his last 15 matches and has won six of his last seven. Nuding holds a 44-34 all-time record at Duke. The Opponents: Belmont Abbey is 9-7-1 this season with wins over UNC Pembroke and Kutztown highlighting its slate. UNC Pembroke holds a 5-10 mark this season. The Braves have three strong wrestlers in Joe Mavins (125/133 pounds), Mike Nash (133 pounds) and J.J. Davis (165 pounds). Mavins is 37-4 overall with three pins and a perfect 14-0 record in duals. Nash boasts a 29-6 record, three falls and holds an 11-3 dual meet mark. Davis may be the best of them all, with a 28-5 showing this year, including three pins and a 13-1 record in duals. Campbell is 2-15-1 and 1-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Camels strongest wrestler is sophomore Kelin Bidelspach, who is 19-5 overall with five pins and a 13-4 record in duals at 141 pounds. Virginia is 16-4 in 2007-08 and 1-1 in the ACC. Two of their four losses have come to teams ranked in the top 20--- Michigan and Old Dominion. The Cavaliers took sixth place with 91.5 points in the Southern Scuffle, which is the only tournament it has shared with Duke. Virginia placed fourth at the ACC Tournament in 2007 and returns its individual champion (Rocco Caponi) and both of its second-place finishers (Eric Albright and Kellan Balum). This year, Virginia has three upperweight wrestlers ranked in the top 20 in their weight class. Caponi is currently No. 13 nationally at 184 pounds, and has a 32-2 record with nine pins and a 17-1 mark in dual meets. No. 19 Chris Henrich at 174 pounds is 20-6 and 11-2 in duals on the season. 197-pound Brent Jones holds the No. 20 spot nationally and is 28-9 with 11 falls and a 15-5 showing in dual meets. Sophomore Ross Gitomer at 125 pounds ranks in the top five in the nation with 32 wins and is 15-3 in duals. Most Recent Meetings: Duke and Campbell faced off on Jan. 5 of this year, with the Blue Devils coming away with a 30-12 victory at the N.C. State Duals. Barone, Nuding and redshirt sophomore Ben Wales at 174 pounds all won their matches by fall. The last time Duke and Virginia met was on Feb. 10, 2007. The Cavaliers defeated the Blue Devils in Charlottesville, Va., 26-12. Barone won his match by pin at 174 pounds and current redshirt junior Aaron Glover earned a decision at 165 pounds.

The Loras College Graber Sports Center hosted two incredibly memorable events on Thursday night. In the final dual meet of the 2007-2008, the Duhawks hosted Simpson College and defeated the Storm 35-9. Simpson forfeited the night's opening two matches at 125 and 133 pounds. They followed by winning three of the first four scored matches (141, 149, and 165) to make the score 15-9. Brandon Bauer won a slim 2-1 decision via his riding time point and set the stage for the main match of the night at 184 pounds. Senior Jay Figgins entered his match with Trent Van Dorin of Simpson College tied with Jim Brophy ('96) with 122 career wins. Just seconds into the match Figgins was in control and earned an early take down. At the 00:26 mark of the opening period Figgins pinned the freshmen and claimed the careers wins record. The crowd took time to recognize the senior on "Senior Night" and a delayed smile emerged from the Clinton, Iowa native as referee Bill Roths held his hand up in victory. The Duhawks rolled in the final two matches following Figgins' win with freshmen Alex Grafft and Jeremy Klein earning a fall and technical fall, respectively. Earlier in the night, in a ceremony at the Graber Sports Center, the Loras College community recognized former head wrestling coach Pat Flanagan (1966-1981) for his contributions to the program when they named the team's practice room for him. The hallway on the second floor of Graber now boasts a plaque recognizing the room as the Pat "Flash" Flanagan Wrestling Room. Flanagan left as the program's all time leader in coaching wins with 127.

There has been a time change on the upcoming St.Cloud State University wrestling dual match on Feb. 16, at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. The new start time will be Noon on Feb. 16. The match was originally slated to start at 2 p.m. at Mary, but has now been moved to a Noon start.