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Ames, Iowa -- Iowa State's Kurt Backes upset Penn State's top-ranked Eric Bradley at 184 pounds and Nate Gallick became the 29th Cyclone wrestler to reach 100 career wins as the eighth-ranked ISU wrestlers downed ninth-ranked Penn State, 20-18, Sunday afternoon at Ames High School. Travis Paulson scored a pin at 165 pounds and Jason Knipp scored an upset at 149 pounds to aid Iowa State's cause. The Nittany Lions (10-4, 2-3 Big 10), who have nine weight classes in the national rankings compared to the Cyclones' four, were coming off an impressive victory over No. 7 Iowa, 21-12, Friday night in Iowa City. Iowa State improves to 11-5 overall. The match was wrestled before a raucous crowd in the high school gym because of a conflict with Sunday's ISU-Colorado men's basketball game in Hilton Coliseum. "You can see that we are improving," Iowa State associate head coach Cael Sanderson said. "We had a great atmosphere today. Knipp did some good things today and Backes dominated the No. 1 man in his weight class. Backes still has room for improvement. He didn't take advantage of all the opportunities he had during the match." Gallick, a two-time All-American, kept his perfect record intact at 26-0 as he picked apart Penn State's DeWitt Driscoll for a 17-6 major decision at 141 pounds for his 100th career victory, tying Dan Gable. The senior from Tucson, Ariz., blitzed Driscoll with a flurry of four takedowns in the third period and added three minutes of riding time to down the 10th ranked Nittany Lion. The major decision marked Gallick's 13th win this season resulting in bonus points. "To be on a list of all the great wrestlers here is a great honor," Gallick said. "I've been wrestling as much as I can this year and it was nice to give the team some bonus points. He (Driscoll) wrestled a very physical match but I could feel him getting tired in the third period." ISU's Knipp improved to 15-7 with his 6-4 decision over the 11th ranked Woodall. Knipp, a junior from Waterloo, overcame a 1-3 deficit at the start of the third period with an escape and two takedowns. His final takedown came with 0:37 remaining. "I came in as the underdog today," Knipp said. "I met his style and tried to wrestle a physical match. After third-ranked Trent Paulson blanked Penn State's 14th ranked Nathan Galloway, 7-0, at 157 pounds, ISU's No. 9 Travis Paulson worked PSU's 12th ranked freshman David Erwin for his second pin of the season at the 4:34 mark. The ninth-ranked Backes dealt Bradley, the nation's No. 1 wrestler at 184 pounds his first loss of the season with a 10-2 major decision in a battle of two All-Americans hailing from New Jersey. Bradley (Plaistow, N.J.), a 2005 All-American and two-time Big 10 champion, had only given up three takedowns in his career prior to facing Backes, with two of them coming against three-time NCAA champion Greg Jones formerly of West Virginia. After a scoreless first period, Backes took down Bradley twice in the second-period and scored a three-point nearfall halfway through the final frame. Backes (Neshanic Station, N.J.) is now 16-5 this season. "I have been working really hard the last three weeks and just came out to wrestler hard the entire match," Backes said. "I was proud of (Jason) Knipp. He wrestled a great match. My spine was tingling during his match when I was warming up." The Cyclones continue Big 12 competition this weekend, hosting Missouri Feb. 12. ISU dropped a dual to the Tigers in January at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, 21-18. No. 8 Iowa State 20, No. 9 Penn State 18 125 - Brad Pataky maj. dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU), 13-0 133 - Jake Strayer dec. Jesse Sundell (ISU), 6-4 141 - Nate Gallick (ISU) maj. dec. DeWitt Driscoll, 17-6 149 - Jason Knipp (ISU) dec. James Woodall, 6-4 157 - Trent Paulson (ISU) dec. Nathan Galloway, 7-0 165 - Travis Paulson (ISU) pinned David Erwin, 4:34 174 - James Yonushonis dec. David Bertolino (ISU), 5-3 SV2 184 - Kurt Backes (ISU) maj. dec. Eric Bradley, 10-2 197 - Philip Davis maj. dec. Joe Curran (ISU), 13-1 HWT - Aaron Anspach maj. dec. Richard Schopf (ISU), 15-5

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley State held off South Dakota State 25-16 Saturday night to pick up its fourth straight dual win and improve to 6-8 on the season. With the Wolverines up 21-16 and one match to go, 184 senior Ivan Bigney put it away, never leaving the outcome in doubt with a big 14-0 major decision over Levi Krehmeyer. "Ivan has just come up huge for use these last few matches," said UV head coach Cody Sanderson. "He's getting wins for us and he's scoring bonus points. We got to the point where the match was still on the line and he goes out there and dominates and puts it away." The Wolverines won six of the 10 matches, including a win by forfeit and a pin by Talon Vickers. South Dakota State took an early 6-0 lead after 197 pounder Cody Nehl pinned Jaime Thornblad 2:06 in. Heavyweight Dallin Norton put the momentum back on Utah Valley's side, avenging a November loss to South Dakota's Jason Stripling, winning a 5-2 decision to get the Wolverines on the board. Stripling beat Norton 5-4 at the Cyclone Open on November 12th in Fort Dodge, Iowa. "For Dallin to struggle like he did mid-season and come back and beat a guy that had beaten him before is excellent. I'm proud of him," said Sanderson. At 125 pounds, Talon Vickers earned his ninth straight win with a fall over Marcus Waters with just :07 seconds to go in the first period. Utah Valley gained a 15-6 lead after the Jacks forfeited at 133 pounds, giving senior Erkin Tadzhimetov his 26th win of the season. SDSU's Derek Pirner then scored a 10-2 major decision over Daniel Polkowske at 141 pounds to cut the UV lead to 15-10. At 149 pounds it looked as though Justin Rawle would go down in defeat, but a reversal with just :25 seconds on the clock tied the match at four and eventually gave Rawle riding time to give him a 5-4 win and and the Wolverines three more points, extending the lead to 18-10. "If he loses that match it's a whole different story for those last few," said Sanderson. "That should give him a lot of confidence." The 157 pound bout was another tight match with Tanner Cowan scoring a reversal with :14 seconds to go to hold of Andy Everson 7-4 and give UV a 21-10 advantage. South Dakota State would fight back though, when Brad Gregory topped Devin Siddoway 6-5 at 165 pounds making the team score 21-13 Utah Valley. The Jacks' Travis Gottschalk kept the Jackrabbits in the match with a 5-0 win over DJ Meis at 174 pounds, setting up the deciding match between Bigney and Krehmeyer. "We're wrestling well. The guys are excited and they're confident and they're just wrestling better," said Sanderson. Up next for Utah Valley State is North Dakota State next Tuesday night at 7:00pm in the Activity Center.

Fairfield, CT -- Despite earning wins in five of its 10 matches against Sacred Heart, the Rutgers University wrestling team fell to the Pioneers by a 22-18 count on Saturday evening. The Scarlet Knights won two very promising matches and lost another. 165-pound freshman Matt Pletcher (East Hampton, NJ) defeated SHU's Anthony Hayes, 5-4, and 197-pounder Lamar Brown (Red Bank, NJ) dropped Kevin Fox by a 6-5 count. Steve Adamcsik (Chester, NJ) struggled against a tough opponent in Chris Davis of the Pioneers; however, the 141-pound junior was able to extend his personal winning streak to 17 matches with a 5-4 decision. Adamcsik has not lost a match since Nov. 27, when he lost to Matt Ennis of Lehigh, and he currently owns the best record on the Rutgers squad at 21-3, including a 12-1 mark in dual meets. Senior Rudy Medini (Colonia, NJ) earned the lone Rutgers pin of the night when he dropped Andrew Silber at the 3:36 mark. Medini improved his overall season record to 20-4, including an 11-1 record in dual meets. Wrestling Payam Zarrinpour, the 11th ranked heavyweight in the nation, freshman Mike D'Amico (Kenilworth, NJ) dropped a close 5-3 decision. RU head coach John Sacchi was encouraged by the victories by both Pletcher and Brown; however, D'Amico's match stuck out in particular. "I feel very good about the way [D'Amico] wrestled, even though he lost," Sacchi said. "He was facing one of the best heavyweights in the nation tonight and he gave him all he could handle. We got some promising wins from our younger guys and two veterans in [Adamcsik] and [Medini]. Even though we won five matches, their edge in pins proved to be the difference." The Scarlet Knights held an 18-16 lead heading into the final match; however, 149-pound sophomore Marcello Medini (Colonia, NJ) lost by pin-fall at 2:45 to Sean Eagan and RU wound up on the short end of a 22-18 score. With the loss, the Scarlet Knights fell to 7-7 on the season, including a 3-4 mark in the EIWA Conference. The win improved the Pioneers to 6-8 overall. Sacred Heart is 5-3 in Colonial Athletic Association action. The Scarlet Knights will close out their season with their final EIWA dual meet and a match-up against the Drexel Dragons. RU will take on the Eagles of American University on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the College Avenue Gymnasium to close out their conference slate. Sacred Heart University 22, Rutgers 18 157 Sherwood Fendryk (SHU) Maj dec Jamie Lijo (RUT) 13-5 165 Matt Pletcher (RUT) dec Anthony Hayes (SHU) 5-4 174 Mike Whelan (RUT) dec Nick Dalicandro (SHU) 5-2 184 Rudy Medini (RUT) FALL Andrew Silber (SHU) 3:36 197 Lamar Brown (RUT) dec Kevin Fox (SHU) 6-5 285 Payam Zarrinpour (SHU) dec Mike D'Amico (RUT) 5-3 125 Mike Arone (SHU) dec Rich Ringle (RUT) 2-1 133 Kyle McCarthy (SHU) FALL Kellen Bradley (RUT) 1:30 141 Steve Adamscik (RUT) dec Chris Davis (SHU) 5-4 149 Sean Eagan (SHU) FALL Marcello Medini (RUT) 2:45

WASHINGTON -- The American University wrestling team took advantage of two forfeits and bonus points from No. 4 Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov's (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) pin victory in defeating EIWA rival Harvard, 24-19 on the road Saturday afternoon. The Eagles have won seven of their last eight duals and move to 9-5 on the year. The match started with two forfeits from Harvard - at 125 and 133 - and another from American - at 141 - to put the match at 12-6 in the Eagles' favor. Senior Tom Kniezewski (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) widened the gap to 15-6 with his 17th win of the year, a 3-1 decision over Bobby Latessa. After Christopher Stout (Hackettstown, N.J./Blair Academy) dropped an 11-5 match to Andrew Flanagan, Abdurakhmanov gave AU a valuable six points with his first period pin of Patrick Ziemnik, just 14 seconds into the match. The senior is 17-0 on the year with five pins in his last nine matches, which were all won with bonus points. American's Dwayne Hash-Barberis (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia Glenville) and Anthony Fuschino (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) dropped matches at 174 and 184 to put the score at 21-16 with Tyler Flatt (Albany, N.Y./Blair Academy) up at 197. The sophomore came through for the Eagles with the 8-4 decision for his second straight win to seal the victory for the Eagles. Despite that fact, the day's last and only match featuring two ranked wrestlers went to double overtime with No. 10 Adam LoPiccolo (Glen Rock, Pa./Glen Rock) dropping a 4-3 decision to No. 8 Bode Ogunwole. The loss snaps the AU sophomore's five match win streak. American brings its momentum to the mat next weekend as they host EIWA foe Navy in Bender Arena Friday night at 7:00 p.m. American 24, Harvard 19 125: Matthew Morkel (American) won by forfeit 133: Jordan Lipp (American) won by forfeit 141: No. 14 Max Meltzer (Harvard) won by forfeit 149: Tom Kniezewski (American) dec. Bobby Latessa, 3-1 157: Andrew Flanagan (Harvard) dec. Christopher Stout, 11-5 164: No. 4 Muzaffar Abdurakhamov (American) pinned Patrick Ziemnik, 0:14 174: Joseph Bechtold (Harvard) dec. Dwayne Hash-Barberis, 10-4 184: Louis Caputo (Harvard) major dec. Anthony Fuschino, 10-1 197: Tyler Flatt (American) dec. Billy Colgan, 8-4 HWT: No. 8 Bode Ogunwole (Harvard) dec. No. 13 Adam LoPiccolo, 4-3 (ot)

EAST STROUDSBURG -- Six wrestlers won two matches each to lead the University wrestling team to wins over Boston University and Delaware Valley, Saturday at Koehler Fieldhouse. Matt Swallow, Nate Nauroth, Kyle Ferris, Mark Smith, Keith Smith and Dave Sullivan all won twice as the Warriors improved to 9-7 overall. ESU opened with a 27-12 win over Delaware Valley and then dispatched Boston 22-15. Against Delaware Valley, Swallow got ESU off to a good start with a 4-2 overtime win 125. Swallow scored a takedown a minute into the match. Josh Proctor escaped in the first period and then received a stalling point with six seconds left to tie the match. Twenty seconds into overtime, Swallow scored another takedown for his 15th win of the season. Nauroth extended the lead to 6-0 with a 7-2 win at 133. Nauroth had a takedown 22 seconds in and added another takedown and a set of back points in the third period. At 141, Ferris had a takedown seven seconds into the match and three back points and another pair of takedowns for a 10-3 decision and a 9-0 ESU lead. Mark Smith and Keith Smith had back-to-back first period falls to increase the lead to 21-3. At 157, Mark Smith used a headlock to pin Ryan Herwig in 1:08 while Keith Smith turned Brandon Earlston in 24 seconds. Sullivan increased the ESU advantage to 21 points with 5-0 win at 174. Sullivan had takedowns in the first and third periods and an escape in the second. Dave Williams scored an escape in the second and third periods to go with three takedowns for an 8-6 win at 184 and a 27-3 Warriors' lead. Delaware Valley won a decision at 197 and ESU forfeited the heavyweight bout. Against Boston, the Terriers forfeited 125 pounds and Nauroth scored a 10-1 major decision at 133 for an early 10-0 lead. Nauroth had a takedown with 14 seconds left in the first period and worked his way to the 20th win of his freshman season. Ferris won his second match, despite getting slammed in the third period. The match at 141 was tied after two periods. Joe Whitaker of Boston was called for a penalty point and then slammed Ferris, giving ESU another point. Ferris also received a point for riding time and won a 5-2 decision. Mark Smith escaped three seconds into the third period and scored a 3-2 decision at 157. Smith also had an escape and takedown in the second period. Keith Smith had a takedown with 30 seconds left in the match and won a 4-3 decision at 165. Smith also had a reversal 15 seconds into the third period to build the ESU lead to 19-3. Sullivan, also a freshman, had an escape, takedown and three back points in the final two minutes for a 12-6 win at 174. Sullivan had two takedowns at the edge of the mat and improved to 21-16. ESU will host Shippensburg, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Koehler Fieldhouse. Seniors Mark and Keith Smith and Adam Karasevicz will be honored prior to the match. ESU 27, Delaware Valley 12 125 – Matt Swallow (ESU) dec. Josh Proctor, 4-3 OT (3-0 ESU) 133 – Nate Nauroth (ESU) dec. Justin Shorts, 7-2 (6-0 ESU) 141 – Kyle Ferris (ESU) dec. Dan Hall, 10-3 (9-0 ESU) 149 – Jared Steinbacher (DV) dec. Chris Sullivan, 11-4 (9-3 ESU) 157 – Mark Smith (ESU) pinned Ryan Herwig, 1:08 (15-3 ESU) 165 – Keith Smith (ESU) pinned Brandon Earlston, :24 (21-3 ESU) 174 – Dave Sullivan (ESU) dec. Ryan Pope, 5-0 (24-3 ESU) 184 – Dave Williams (ESU) dec. Mike Berlanda, 8-6 (27-3 ESU) 197 – Jamall Johnson (DV) dec. Sean McCracken, 8-6 (27-6 ESU) 285 – Kevin Orr (DV) won by forfeit (27-12 ESU) Referee: Randy Gehris Records: ESU 8-7; Delaware Valley 10-7 ESU 22, Boston 15 125 – Matt Swallow (ESU) won by forfeit (ESU 6-0) 133 – Nate Nauroth (ESU) major dec. Bryan Matsuura, 10-1 (ESU 10-0) 141 – Kyle Ferris (ESU) dec. Joe Whitaker, 5-2 (ESU 13-0) 149 – Mike Roberts (BU) dec. Chris Sullivan, 11-4 (ESU 13-3) 157 – Mark Smith (ESU) dec. Mike Cubillos, 3-2 (ESU 16-3) 165 – Keith Smith (ESU) dec. Zachary Johns, 4-3 (ESU 19-3) 174 – Dave Sullivan (ESU) dec. Jason Makionowski, 12-6 (ESU 22-3) 184 – Chris Tripp (BU) dec. Dave Williams, 4-3 (ESU 22-6) 197 – Thomas Sforza (BU) dec. Sean McCracken, 4-2 (ESU 22-9) 285 – James Connors (BU) won by forfeit (ESU 22-15) Referee: Randy Gehris Records: ESU 9-7; Boston 4-8

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Michael Keefe, Jake Yost and Israel Silva each won two matches Saturday for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team and led the Mocs to wins over University of the Cumberlands and Appalachian State. The Mocs defeated the Patriots 26-11 and beat their Southern Conference rival, the Mountaineers, 29-5. Appalachian State, 8-7-1 and 1-3 in the SoCon, closed out the evening with a 26-22 win over the Cumberlands, now 6-3. The Mocs, 13-7-1 overall and 2-0 in the SoCon, won seven of 10 matches against the Mountaineers. After an ASU forfeit at 125 to start the dual, UTC's Matt Keller won his 12th consecutive match with a 6-3 decision over Terreyl Williams at 133. A 23-7 Keefe technical fall over Marcus Cox gave UTC an early 14-0 advantage. Eric Burns got ASU on the scoreboard with a 6-3 win over Aaron Martin at 149. Yost won his second match of the day, defeating Scott Ervin 6-3 at 157. Lee Roper's 5-4 win over Justin Otis in the 165-pound match ended the Mountaineers' scoring as the Mocs closed out the dual with consecutive wins by T.J. Sayers (174), John Davis (184), Lloyd Rogers (197) and Silva (285). "We went out to try to improve upon what we did in the last match with Appalachian," UTC Head Coach Joe Seay said. "We wrestled well tonight, and we won some close matches. I have told our guys that we have to win the close matches. That is what could be the difference in going to the NCAAs or not. Several of the matches could have gone either way." UTC and ASU tied 21-21 in a non-conference match on Nov. 13 at the Mat Jam Duals in Boone, N.C. Yost scored a 9-1 major decision over The Cumberlands' Thomas Hutchinson at 157 pounds to clinch the earlier victory for the Mocs. His win pushed UTC's margin to 14-3 and proved to be too much for the Patriots to overcome. After Delrico Choates edged UTC's Javier Maldonado 5-4 on a riding-time point in the first match of the night at 125 pounds, the Mocs reeled off five straight victories for a 17-3 lead. The string included wins by Adam Rains (133), Keefe (141), Martin (149), Yost and Daniel Peterson (165). Kyle McKee pinned Edward Hernandez in the 184-pound match, and Silva earned a 3-1 overtime victory over Matt Bishop at 285. UTC returns to SoCon competition next weekend, traveling to VMI Friday and to Davidson Saturday. Chattanooga 26, University of the Cumberlands 11/b> 125 - Delrico Choates (UofC) dec. Javier Maldonado (UTC), 5-4 rt 0-3 133 - Adam Rains (UTC) dec. Mikeal Brooks (UofC), 5-3 3-3 141 - Michael Keefe (UTC) tech. fall William Clark (UofC), 24-8 7-3 149 - Aaron Martin (UTC) dec. Dustin Center (UofC), 11-4 10-3 157 - Jake Yost (UTC) maj. dec. Thomas Hutchinson (UofC), 9-1 14-3 165 - Daniel Peterson (UTC) dec. Nathaniel Jolly (UofC), 10-5 17-3 174 - Todd Allen (UofC) maj. dec. Nick Davis (UTC), 12-2 17-7 184 - Kyle McKee (UTC) pinned Edward Hernandez (UofC), 3:18 23-7 197 - Eric Flinchum (UofC) maj. dec. Nick Lorenzano (UTC), 8-0 23-11 285 - Israel Silva (UTC) dec. Matt Bishop (UofC), 3-1 ot 26-11 Records: UTC 12-7-1; Cumberlands 6-2 Chattanooga 29, Appalachian State 4 125 - Javier Maldonado (UTC) won by forfeit 6-0 133 - Matt Keller (UTC) dec. Terryl Williams (ASU), 6-3 9-0 141 - Michael Keefe (UTC) tech fall Marcus Cox (ASU), 23-7 14-0 149 - Eric Burns (ASU) dec. Aaron Martin (UTC), 6-4 14-3 157 - Jake Yost (ASU) dec. Scott Ervin (ASU), 6-3 17-3 165 - Lee Roper (ASU) dec. Justin Otis (UTC), 5-4 17-5* 174 - T.J. Sayers (UTC) dec. Neal Martin (ASU), 6-2 20-5 184 - John Davis (UTC) dec. Kevin Worsowicz (ASU), 4-0 23-5 197 - Lloyd Rogers (UTC) dec. Josh Carroll (ASU), 7-5 ot 26-5 285 - Israel Silva (UTC) dec. Jared Campbell (ASU), 3-0 29-4* (*unsportsmanlike conduct - one-pont team deduction) Records: UTC 13-7-1 (2-0 SoCon); ASU 7-7-1 (1-3 SoCon) Appalachian State 26, University of the Cumberlands 22 125 – Delrico Coates (UofC) won by forfeit 0-6 133 – Terreyl Williams (ASU) dec. Mikeal Brooks (UofC), 4-3 3-6 141 – Ryan Scott (ASU) maj. dec. William Clark (UofC), 14-5 7-6 149 – Eric Burns (ASU) maj. dec. Dustin Center (UofC), 12-1 11-6 157 – Scott Ervin (ASU) dec. Thomas Hutchinson (UofC), 2-0 14-6 165 – Eddie Hutchinson (ASU) pinned Nathaniel Jolly (UofC), 1:17 20-6 174 – Todd Allen (UofC) maj. dec. Todd Allen (ASU), 10-2 20-10 184 – Kevin Worsowicz (ASU) pinned Edward Hernandez (UofC), 3:17 26-10 197 – Eric Flinchum (UofC) won by forfeit 26-16 285 – Matt Bishop (UofC) won by forfeit 26-22 Records: ASU 8-7-1; Cumberlands 6-3

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh's seniors bid farewell to Grace Hall on Saturday afternoon and the fourteenth-ranked Mountain Hawks swept a pair of duals in front of a sold out Leeman-Turner Arena. The Brown and White opened the day with a 28-9 win over No. 21 Hofstra then rolled to a 36-6 triumph over Maryland. The Mountain Hawks now stand at 12-5-1 on the season. The Mountain Hawks were able to gain early momentum in their dual with Hofstra. Dave Nakasone got Lehigh off to a strong start, wearing down Alton Lucas en route to a 12-7 decision, before a pair of Mountain Hawks got Lehigh rolling with upsets over nationally ranked wrestlers. At 174 seventeenth ranked senior Travis Frick opened his final Saturday inside Grace, scoring a first period takedown and second period reversal to hold off the Pride's No. 5 ranked Joe Rovelli 4-3. Then, at 184, junior Dave Helfrich scored a takedown near the edge of the mat with under 30 seconds left to edge nineteenth ranked Joe Rovelli. Paul Weibel kept things rolling at 197, utilizing a five-point move in the first period to beat Chris Weidman 9-4. Hofstra got six points back as Jon Andriac pinned Matt Cassidy at heavyweight, but Lehigh would come roaring back as Matt Fisk put some points on the scoreboard with an 11-2 major decision over Dave Tomasette at 125. The final three bouts against the Pride were match-ups between nationally ranked wrestlers. The Mountain Hawks emerged victorious at 141 as senior Cory Cooperman got the best of Charles Griffin and at 157 where fellow senior Derek Zinck edged James Strouse 3-2. Lehigh avenged a 23-10 loss to the Pride last year on Long Island, when the Mountain Hawks were ranked second in the nation. Against the Terrapins, Lehigh fell behind 6-0 when Adam Decosmo pinned Nakasone halfway through the first period. After Frick won by forfeit at 174, senior Brian LaMay was able to leave Grace Hall on a high note. LaMay had an early takedown, three-point near-fall combo to build an early lead, and cruised to a 17-2 technical fall, with the riding time point securing the 15 point margin of victory at the final buzzer. Greg Strobel then once again flip-flopped his 197 pounders and Cassidy, wrestling at 197 held off a feisty Jerry Afari 12-9, while Weibel was a winner by forfeit at heavyweight. Lehigh would secure wins in each of the final five bouts to put the dual away. Matt Fisk beat James Knox 7-0 to avenge a loss at the Southern Scuffle. Sophomore John Stout, Cooperman and Ciasulli all had wins by decision to extend the lead, and in the Mountain Hawks final bout of the day, Zinck wrapped up his Grace Hall career with a 14-4 major decision over Adam James to wrap up the 30 point win over a Maryland team that is coached by former Lehigh assistant Pat Santoro and former Lehigh All-American Brad Dillon. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mat on Sunday, February 12, when they travel to West Point to take on EIWA rival Army. The dual gets underway at 7:30 and will be televised on ESPNU. As always, audio coverage of the dual will be available on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as online at lehighsports.com with streaming powered by Yahoo! Sports.

KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- The No. 19 Navy wrestling team placed all 10 wrestlers in the top three of their respective weight classes to ease past Army at the 12th annual All-Academy Championships held at the Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday. The Mids scored 117 points to outdistance the Black Knights' 107 points. The team title is the third straight for Navy and sixth overall. "It was a fight all day," said an exhausted Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "We didn't look great today, but we did enough to win. We definitely have some work to do late in the season, but I think we are getting better and the guys know what needs to be done late in the season." The Mids got four championships, including a key victory at 125 pounds. Alex Usztics (Dauphin, Pa.), seeded second in the preseeds, upset top-seeded William Simpson of Army, 6-4, in the finals. The eight-point swing gave Navy the boost it needed to defeat the Black Knights. "I can't stress how important his win was for us today," said Burnett. "This win will give him a lot of confidence as he heads late in the season. He placed second last year and knew he could win it this year. He had a great tournament." Navy's next title came at 133 pounds, when freshman Joe Baker (Poway, Calif.) held on late to defeat Army's Frankie Baughan, 10-9. It marked the first time in his Navy career that Baker wrestled more than one match in a day. However, he held on for his second career tournament title, the other coming as an unattached wrestler at the Penn State Open. Navy next chance at a title came at 149 pounds, with John Cox (Grand Haven, Mich.) battling Army's Patrick Simpson. The two wrestlers were even when Cox was forced to take a medical forfeit after an apparent leg injury. It is not known how serious the injury is. At 165 pounds, Craig Dziewiatkowski (Aurora, Ill.) dropped a 9-5 decision to Army's Jon Anderson in the finals, to give the Navy senior a second-place finish. Navy, however, got back on the right track with sophomore Matt Stolpinski's second title in as many years at 174 pounds. Stolpinski was very strong for the Mids, winning his first two matches by major decision, then scoring key bonus points in the finals, pinning the Citadel's Darius Caldwell in 6:43. At 184 pounds, Jonny Kane (Portland, Maine) placed second, falling to Army's top-seeded Luke Calvert, 9-5, in the finals. The loss was Kane's first since Jan. 7, snapping a personal-best seven-match winning streak. The Mids clinched the match at heavyweight when top-seeded Tanner Garrett (Tulsa, Okla.) breezed to the title. Garrett won his first two matches by fall, before earning his third championship with an 8-2 victory over Scott Buhman of Virginia Military. During Navy's three straight team titles, Navy wrestlers have won 14 of the 30 individual championships during that span. "We got a number of strong performances in the wrestlebacks as well that were very key to winning the title," said Burnett. "Spencer Manley had a strong tournament, placing third and giving him some confidence. And Chris Pogue won his two matches in the wrestlebacks by fall, giving us some key points as well. It was a struggle today, but we fought hard and got the wins we needed." Navy will now have just two more dual meets in the next two weekends, before traveling to Lehigh for the EIWA Championships. "We know we have our hands full in the next two meets," said Burnett, who was named the All-Academy Tournament Coach of the Year. "American (Navy will wrestle the Eagles on Friday night in Washington, D.C.) has some great talent and are ranked in the top 20 in a few polls. The dual with Army is going to be a great, great dual meet. We had a lot of very close matches with Army in this tournament, and if that is any indication, the dual meet is going to be very, very competitive. "We hope that we can good some strong crowd support during the next two weekends and really start to prepare for the EIWA Championships," said Burnett. Navy will wrestle American on Friday, Feb. 10, at 7:00 p.m., in Washington, D.C.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- For the second-straight night, the Lock Haven University wrestling squad (5-10, 1-1 EWL) faced a team undefeated in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action, but this time LHU came out on top of Cleveland State University (5-5, 1-1 EWL) 25-15 tonight (Feb. 4) at Thomas Fieldhouse. CSU had beaten the University of Pittsburgh 16-15 back on Jan. 26 the team's most recent dual, but the Bald Eagles took the fight to the Vikings from the start, cinching the match with two bouts left. "I'm extremely happy with most of our guys' efforts tonight," said LHU head coach Rocky Bonomo. "In order to continue success, we need to get consistent effort from top to bottom in our lineup. I was concerned about a let-down today after the strong effort we gave last night against Edinboro, but that wasn't a problem." LHU got wins from six of the 10 classes, including a pin from No. 17 Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) at 157, a major decision from junior Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) at 174, a forfeit win for No. 15 Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) at 125 and decisions from sophomore Casey Moore (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) at 133, No. 17 Joshua Medina (Las Vegas/Pima C.C.) at 149 and freshman Tom Kocher (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) at 197. Blanc received his forfeit win, his 20th of the season, before the day started at 133. Moore scored a takedown on the Vikings' David Armstrong with two seconds left in the first period, putting Moore up 3-2 and igniting a 5-2 run over the remainder of the match for the 8-4 win. CSU pulled the team score back to 9-3 in LHU's favor with a 9-5 decision of sophomore Brian Ellis (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) at 141. Medina then won the third period of his bout 5-2 to seal the 8-3 victory over Ryan Hurley and push the team score to 12-3. At 157, Martin needed the fall to get his eighth-straight victory, a win over Victer Crenshaw. Martin found himself down 6-2 early in the first period, but bull-rushed the freshman to his back and held on for his 10th and quickest fall of the season. Cleveland State's Tim Scarl then beat sophomore Rory McCoy (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) 11-6 at 165 before Ponce picked up his major victory in 14-4 fashion over David Gilkey. CSU's Ron Howard, a national qualifier a year ago, needed bonus points to keep the Vikings in the team battle, but junior Derrick Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens) wouldn't allow that to happen, despite losing 11-4, pushing the match out of reach with two bouts left. Kocher extended the lead over the experienced Ishmal Williams with an 11-4 emphasis. In the final bout of the day, the heavyweights needed extra time to decide their bout, but CSU's Rashard Goff finished off senior Tim Meyers (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) with a pin in 7:33, ending the match at 25-15. Bonomo, Martin, Ponce, Blanc, Moore, Medina, Kocher, Ellis, McCoy, Morgan, Meyers and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. as they travel to Pittsburgh (2-7, 0-2 EWL) who most recently lost to West Virginia University yesterday 20-13.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- The Duke wrestling team picked up their first win of the season on Saturday, hammering Campbell University, 37-3, at Carter Gymnasium. The Blue Devils improve to 1-8 on the year while Campbell falls to 3-9. Duke won nine of the 10 weight classes, including the first eight matches of the evening. "It was a nice win," stated Duke Head Coach Clar Anderson. "I'm obviously real pleased with the outcome of the match. Basically, we had more confidence. We felt we could beat these guys and I think we need to learn to wrestle to this level every time we go out." The dual meet began at 125 pounds and the Blue Devils grabbed a 3-0 lead on sophomore Kellan McKeon's 3-2 win over Richie Apolinar. Freshman Michael Degli Obizzi followed McKeon's victory by recording the only fall of the night, pinning R.J. Mazzatta in 2:49 at 133 pounds. Sophomore Wes Kuser won in impressive fashion at 141 pounds, scoring a 17-4 major decision victory over Elliot Berger. Junior Daniel Shvartsman pushed Duke's lead to 16-0 with a 10-6 decision win over Steve Wiktorek at 149 pounds. At 157 pounds, freshman Cameron Harms notched the second major decision victory of the night for the Blue Devils, defeating Nick Amato, 14-6. Redshirt freshman Aaron Glover followed with a 5-1 win over Brent Poynter at 165 pounds to put Duke up by 23 points. "I was very pleased with Aaron Glover," Anderson said. "It's nice for him and his confidence going into the last few ACC matches and the ACC Tournament." Campbell forfeited at 174 pounds, giving the Blue Devils six points to extend their lead to 29-0. Redshirt freshman Dan Tulley then dominated Kyle Higgins, 24-4, to score a major decision victory at the 184-pound weight class. Campbell picked up its lone win of the meet at 197 pounds as Jason Cook defeated junior Patrick Keenum, 9-5. "I kind of feel bad for Patrick Keenum because he was leading in the match and was caught in a five-point move and ended up not being able to come back," Anderson stated. Freshman Wade Van Sickle emphatically closed out Duke's dominating performance by scoring the fourth major decision victory of the night for the Blue Devils, defeating Jeremiah Fennell, 13-5, in the heavyweight division. The Duke wrestling team will host ACC foe Virginia Tech on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will finish out their home schedule next weekend as they play host to Gardner-Webb and Virginia on Saturday. Duke 37, Campbell 3 125: Kellan McKeon (Duke) def. Richie Apolinar (Campbell), 3-2 (3-0) 133: Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke) pins R.J. Mazzatta (Campbell), 2:49 (9-0) 141: Wes Kuser (Duke) major decision Elliot Berger (Campbell), 17-4 (13-0) 149: Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) def. Steve Wiktorek (Campbell), 10-6 (16-0) 157: Cameron Harms (Duke) major decision Nick Amato (Campbell), 14-6 (20-0) 165: Aaron Glover (Duke) def. Brent Poynter (Campbell), 5-1 (23-0) 174: Levi Craig (Duke) wins by forfeit (29-0) 184: Dan Tulley (Duke) major decision Kyle Higgins (Campbell), 24-4 (33-0) 197: Jason Cook (Campbell) def. Patrick Keenum (Duke), 9-5 (33-3) HWT: Wade Van Sickle (Duke) major decision Jeremiah Fennell (Campbell), 13-5 (37-3)

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Cal State Bakersfield wrestling team wrapped up its regular season schedule with a dominating performance, winning the 30th Annual California Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Saturday at The Swamp on the campus of San Francisco State. The Roadrunners won seven of the 10 individual titles and scored 88 points, easily cruising to the team title in the eight-team tournament. Fresno State placed second in the field with 41 points. Bakersfield wrestlers dominated the finals in three of the weight classes. At 125 pounds, Zack Bigboy (Minneapolis, Minn./Kennedy HS) scored a first period fall over fellow freshman Brandon Zoetewey San Ramon, Calif./De la Salle HS) in another chapter of the epic battle the two have waged against each other this season. Both wrestlers scored a pair of wins by decision to advance to the finals. At 141 pounds, the 'Runners placed two in the finals with Matt Schumm (Corona/Centennial HS) picking up the 7–6 decision victory over Jeremy Doyle (Ramona HS). A pair of Bakersfield grapplers also met in the finals at 157 pounds as Daniel Atondo (Sunnyvale/Fremont HS) edged out David Garcia (Azusa/Bishop Amat HS) in a 6–5 decision. Other victors on the day included Thomas Kimbrell (Dawsonville, Georgia/Dawson County HS) at 131 pounds, Brian Busby (San Diego/Scripps Ranch HS) at 165 pounds, Garth Wara (Madera HS) at 174 pounds and Ryan Bergman (Rocklin HS) at 197 pounds. Busby had little trouble at 165 pounds, going 3–0 overall with a pin and two tech falls including a 16–0 shutout in the championship match. Heavyweight Eric Parker (Ramona HS) gave Fresno State's Cody Parker a tough match when the two dueled in Bakersfield earlier this season, but the Bulldog's Parker got the better of the two Saturday. Cody Parker was able to pick up the fall early in the first period for the title. Brandon Doyle (Ramona HS) lost a tough 11–7 decision to Chadron State's Mark Pfeiffer, ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II, in the finals at 149 pounds. The Bakersfield wrestlers take some much needed time off to prepare for the Pac–10 Conference Championships Feb. 26–27 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford.

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Ohio wrestling team avenged last year's 24-12 loss to Virginia Tech with a 30-16 victory over the Hokies on Saturday at Cassell Coliseum. The Bobcats (9-8) used a pin by Terry Jackson, major decisions by Aaron Gomoll, Jake Frerichs and Ryan Knapp and a pair of forfeits at 184 and 197 pounds to earn the win. The meet began with a hard-fought battle at 125 pounds when Virginia Tech's Justin Staylor broke a 2-2 tie in the third period with a reversal and riding time to pull out a 5-2 decision over Caleb Metcalf (Waterville, Ohio). Jackson quickly put Ohio on the board, though, by pinning Hokie 133-pounder Sheridan Moran just 2:07 into the next match. The redshirt freshman from Uhrichsville, Ohio, improved to 9-3 in duals this season with his third straight win. After 16th-ranked David Hoffman pinned Bobcat 141-pounder Frank Brown to give Virginia Tech a 9-6 lead, Ohio bounced back with major decisions in the next two matches for a 14-9 advantage at the meet's midway point. Gomoll's 14-4 victory over Joe Thompson at 149 pounds was the fourth major decision of the year for the junior from Bay Village, Ohio. Frerichs, a redshirt freshman from Uniontown, Ohio, followed that up with a 10-1 major decision over Dave Kiley in the 157-pound bout. "Getting major decisions from Gomoll and Frerichs was big for us," said Bobcat head coach Joel Greenlee, who improved his career dual meet coaching record to 98-68-4. "I think Gomoll is finally starting to come around and wrestle with confidence. And the same thing with Jake, his knees are finally healthy after having surgery earlier this season." The Hokies (0-15) closed the gap to one with a 10-2 major decision by Tucker Michels over Kent Smith (Bowling Green, Ohio) at 165 pounds but Ohio sealed the victory with three straight wins, beginning with Knapp's 11-0 shutout of Mark Czarny at 174. Brian Cesear (Amherst, Ohio) and Nick Terbay (Dayton, Ohio) then won their matches by forfeit and junior heavyweight Marcus Adelman (Alliance, Ohio) lost a 7-3 decision to ninth-ranked Mike Faust in the day's final match. "It was a good match for Knapp," Greenlee said about his sophomore from McConnelsville, Ohio. "We wrestled well as a team and that's something to build on. We went out there and had some fun but tomorrow is a whole new day." The Bobcats travel to Memorial Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday to face James Madison at noon and host Virginia at 1:30 p.m. Ohio 30, Virginia Tech 16 125 - Justin Staylor (VT) dec. Caleb Metcalf, 5-2 133 - Terry Jackson (Ohio) fall Sheridan Moran, 2:07 141 - #16 David Hoffman (VT) fall Frank Brown, 4:24 149 - Aaron Gomoll (Ohio) maj. dec. Joe Thompson, 14-4 157 - Jake Frerichs (Ohio) maj. dec. Dave Kiley, 10-1 165 - Tucker Michels (VT) maj. dec. Kent Smith, 10-2 174 - Ryan Knapp (Ohio) maj. dec. Mark Czarny, 11-0 184 - Brian Cesear (Ohio) won by forfeit 197 - Nick Terbay (Ohio) won by forefeit HWT - #9 Mike Faust (VT) dec. Marcus Adelman, 7-3

Stanford, Calif. -- Stanford closed out the 2006 home dual season with a 40-7 victory over Portland State this afternoon at Burnham Pavilion. With the win, the Cardinal improves to 7-5 with a 4-2 mark in the Pac-10, while the Vikings fall to 2-15 overall and 0-6 in the conference. Tenth-ranked Tanner Gardner set the pace of the meet with a 16-1 technical fall at 5:20 over Portland State's Bricen Yakabe. True freshman Eric Minnick was up next at 133 pounds and he took a 4-0 lead on a takedown and nearfall before a knee injury forced Kip Watson to medical default with just 16 seconds left in the first period. Cardinal senior Juston Johnson won his last match at Burnham Pavilion by forfeit, as Stanford took a 17-0 lead. At 149 pounds, sophomore Josh Zupancic won his 19th match of the year as notched a technical fall at 7:00, as he scored a double leg takedown, earned a two-point nearfall and picked up the riding time point as time expired. Fifth-year senior Zack Hensley stepped into the lineup at 157 pounds for his first match of the year and last of his collegiate career. Trailing 6-1 to start the third period, Hensley selected the top position and tilts Kainoa Casco to his back three times and earns the riding time point to post the 11-6 decision. Miguel Matta took over the starting spot at 165 pounds, but could not score his first dual victory of the year, dropping the major to Portland State's Chris Feist. At 174 pounds, Feist's younger brother Luke Feist started for the Cardinal and took advantage of Kalivas Karras's choice to start down in the second period, tilting him to his back for the pin at 4:56. Senior Brennan Corbett made his second start at 184 pounds (he started the year at 165, but moved up to 174 earlier this season and is filling in for senior co-captain Ryan Hagen at 184 pounds). After a scoreless first period, Corbett started down in the second period and got a quick escape for the 1-0 lead over Sean Murphy. Corbett got Murphy in a front headlock and turned him to his back and pinned him at 4:47 to put the Cardinal on top of the Vikings, 37-4. Portland State got their second win of the day at 197, with Jake Schneider scoring the winning takedown late in the third period over Stanford senior Larry Ozowara. At heavyweight, sophomore Phillip Doerner wrestled in his first collegiate dual and posted an 11-7 decision over Joey Nobriga. The Cardinal will close out the regular season with three road duals before hosting the Pac-10 Championships, Feb. 26-27 at Maples Pavilion. Stanford will be at Cal Poly next Friday, Feb. 10, at Arizona State on Sunday, Feb. 12, and at Fresno State on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Stanford 40, Portland State 7 *125 pounds -- #10 Tanner Gardner (S) tech. fall Bricen Yakabe (PSU), fall at 5:20 (16-1) 133 pounds -- Eric Minnick (S) wins by injury default over Kip Watson (PSU) 141 pounds -- Juston Johnson (S) wins by forfeit 149 pounds -- Josh Zupancic (S) tech. fall Adam Duryee (PSU) at 7:00 (16-1) 157 pounds -- Zack Hensley (S) dec. Kainoa Casco (PSU), 11-6 165 pounds -- Chris Feist (PSU) maj. dec. Miguel Matta (S), 14-6 174 pounds -- Luke Feist (S) pinned Kalivas Karras (PSU), fall at 4:56 184 pounds -- Brennan Corbett (S) pinned Sean Murphy (PSU), fall at 4:47 197 pounds -- Jake Schneider (PSU) dec. Larry Ozowara (S), 7-5 HWT -- Phillip Doerner (S) dec. Joey Nobriga (PSU), 11-7

St. Cloud, Minn. -- The St. Cloud State University Wrestling team suffers their fifth loss of the season, 39-3, after falling to St. John's University on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Halenbeck Hall on the SCSU campus. Jason Moore was the only Husky to win his match, winning by decision over Aaron Black more of SJU, 8-3. Moore improves his record to 8-2 on the season. The Johnies pinned three of the Huskies, and won six of the matches by decsion. SJU impreves to 5-4 on the season. The Huskies will wrestle next on Feb. 10, at 7:00 p.m. against Upper Iowa at Halenbeck Hall. Results from Feb. 4 vs. SJU 125- SJU Schraan wins by decision over SCSU Wasche (8-15);10-4 133- SJU Compean (11-10) wins by decision over SCSU Johnson (3-15); 13-2 141- SJUC. Sadder (26-12) wins by decision over SCSU Shad Tappe (0-4); 18-5 149- SJU D. Sadder (10-17) wins by decision over SCSU Messerli (3-14); 6-0 157- SJU Malone (32-8) pins SCSU Shane Tappe (0-4) at 5:36 165- SJU Snegosky (11-19) wins by decision over SCSU Anderson (2-8); 2-1 174- SCSU Moore (8-2) wins by decision over SJU Blackmore (4-9); 8-3 184- SJU #6 Willaert (29-8) pins SCSU Russel (2-4) at 5:22 197- SJU #5 Fiecke wins by decision over SCSU Sandoval (6-15); 10-0 HWT- SJU Finley (24-16) pins SCSU Nowak (0-6) at 4:21

ITHACA, N.Y. -- In its first action since beating Lehigh 19-14 in front of over 4,000 fans at Newman Arena, the 13th-ranked Big Red wrestlers returned to its usual home in the Friedman Wrestling Center and won its first Ivy competition of the year, pasting Columbia 38-0. Freshman Troy Nickerson and junior Jerry Rinaldi each recorded pins on the afternoon, while seniors Dustin Manotti and Dan Miracola each posted major decisions in the shutout win. The victory moves the Big Red to 4-4 on the year and 1-0 in the Ivy League. Columbia falls to 4-6 overall and 0-1 in the Ancient Eight. Nickerson got the match off to a flying start, racking up the points in the 125 pound bout against Brandon Kinney. Kinney opened the match on the offensive, getting close to a takedown, but the Cornell freshman was able to fight off Kinneys shots. Leading just 2-1 after the first period, Nickerson went on a scoring binge in the second. He escaped after choosing down to start the period and recorded four takedowns to finish the second up 11-4. After three more takedowns, Nickerson got Kinney on his back and got the fall with just 17 seconds remaining in the match, putting Cornell up 6-0. Senior Mike Mormile followed that up with a tough 4-2 win over Matt DeLorenzo in the 133 pound match. A first period Mormile takedown, along with a Mormile escape and riding time proved to be the difference. Juniors Matt Easter and Keith Dickey each put up wins in the 141 and 149 pound bouts, respectively, giving the Big Red a sizeable 15-0 lead, with many of Cornells strongest wrestlers to come. One such wrestler came in the 157 pound match, where three-time All-American Dustin Manotti scored a major decision over Tyler Thurgood. The Cornell senior recorded three first-period takedowns for the early 6-2 lead and would enter the third period leading 8-3. A five-point third period plus riding time pushed the final to 14-4 in favor of Manotti, getting Cornell four more team points. Sophomore Steve Anceravage then beat Dustin Tillman 7-3 at 165 pounds and senior Dan Miracola turned in an impressive performance, getting the major decision over Kenji Porter at 174 pounds. Miracola jumped out to the early lead, when, in the first period, he scored a takedown and a two-point near fall to go up 4-1. A second-period escape pushed the score to 5-1 and then a takedown and another two-point near fall plus nearly three minutes of riding time gave the Cornell senior a 10-1 major victory. At 184 pounds, Columbias Justin Barent gave Cornells Joe Mazzurco all he could handle, but Mazzurco proved to be too much for the Columbia junior. Heading into the third period up 5-2, Mazzurco let Barent escape and was then taken down, to tie the match at 5-5. With under a minute to go, however, Mazzurco muscled out of Barents ride and held on for the 6-5 win. Junior Jerry Rinaldi didnt waste much time ending his match. Rinaldi scored a takedown on Orrin Kleinhenz just 12 seconds into the match and rode him out for much of the period. But before time could expire, Rinaldi turned Kleinhenz and scored the second pin of the afternoon for the Big Red, which led 35-0 heading into the final match of the day. In the heavyweight bout, sophomore Zach Hammond downed John Grando 9-5 to put the finishing touches on an impressive Ivy League opener for the Big Red. The match will be broadcast on a tape delay on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 10 p.m. on CSTV. The Big Red will be in action again tomorrow when it takes on No. 21 Hofstra at the Friedman Wrestling Center. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start.

BUFFALO, NY -- Head coach Jim Beichner was once again able to turn to the same reliable stable of veterans that he has been able to turn to the last four seasons, as the group of three senior upperweights posted 16 team points to clinch a 29-12 win against Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon. The win was the 100th of Beichner's 11-year stay in Amherst, as he became just the second coach in the 68-year history of UB wrestling to achieve the honor, joining legendary Ed Michael (1970-91), who won 213 matches. After falling behind 12-3 after four matches, the Bulls (9-3 overall, 2-1 MAC) charged back by winning the final six matches, including the last four with bonus points. The senior quad-captain trio of upperweights clinched the meet after the Bulls held a slim 13-12 advantage by posting two technical falls and one fall. Photo of Garrett Hicks Garrett Hicks Senior Garrett Hicks (Chautauqua, NY/Chautauqua Lake) (184 pounds) pushed the Bulls' lead to six after his three 3-point near fall performance helped him to a 17-1 technical fall against John McClure. Senior Kyle Cerminara (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston-Porter) (197 pounds) posted a quick fall of Tony Lyssiotis in 1:55 to clinch the Buffalo win, helping setup his showdown with No. 1-ranked Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan on Sunday. Cerminara is the last undefeated 197-pounder in the nation. Senior Harold Sherrell (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) (Heavyweight) closed the meet in dominating fashion, posting four 3-point near falls to extend his school single-season record to 29. He won by technical fall against Jake Wood in the first period. After a first-match forfeit, junior Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) won a hard-fought match with Phillip Plowman at 133 pounds, as Budd earned a third-period stalling point and then earned an escape with one second left to counter Plowman's riding-time point. He took the 2-1 win for his 14th straight and 32nd of the season. The Eagles' Nick Conklin snatched back a late-round decision at 141 pounds when he earned a takedown with three seconds left to take a 4-3 victory from senior Cliff Smith (Merrick, NY/Calhoun), who had physically dominated the match. Junior Pat Lloyd (Middletown, NY/Valley Central) gave a noble fight against preseason NWCA/InterMat 13th-ranked Jermain Thompson, sending the match through four overtime periods before Thompson earned a takedown. Lloyd had almost earned a takedown but got a no call at the beginning of the fourth overtime. In the second overtime, Thompson got a reversal but Lloyd immediately countered with one of his own as time expired to retie the score. Junior John Cummings (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) got Buffalo back on the winning side of the ledger with a dominating 8-1 victory over Chad Roush for his 13th win in the last 15 matches. Sophomore Mickey Moran (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) then posted his fourth straight win with an 8-4 decision against Chad Roush to bring the Bulls within three at 12-9. Sophomore Mike Ragusa (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) gave the Bulls their first lead of the meet after the 174-pound match as he posted a dominating 20-8 major decision against Dan Funk. Ragusa posted nine takedowns in the match as he became the sixth Buffalo wrestler to reach 20 wins this season. The Bulls wrap up their home slate on Sunday at 1:00 pm when they square off against USA Today/NWCA sixth-ranked Central Michigan on Senior Day at Alumni Arena. The meet, which features 12 nationally-ranked wrestlers and three MAC-ranked 1-2 matchups, will be broadcast live on WLVL-AM 1340. The broadcast will also be available on BuffaloBulls.com via Teamline. Buffalo 29, Eastern Michigan 12 125: #20 Sean Clair (EMU) by forfeit 133: #13 Mark Budd (UB) dec. Phillip Plowman, 2-1 141: Nick Conklin (EMU) dec. Cliff Smith, 4-3 149: Jermain Thompson (EMU) dec. Pat Lloyd, 5-3, SV-2 157: John Cummings (UB) dec. Quinn Guernsey, 8-1 165: Mickey Moran (UB) dec. Chad Roush, 8-4 174: Mike Ragusa (UB) maj. dec. Dan Funk, 20-8 184: Garrett Hicks (UB) tech. fall John McClure, 17-1 197: #4 Kyle Cerminara (UB) by fall Tony Lyssiotis, 1:55 HWT: #15 Harold Sherrell (UB) tech. fall Jake Wood, 16-0, 3:00

Ryan Budd scored a pin at 174 pounds and Cal State Fullerton won seven bouts Friday night as the Titans defeated the NAIA's No. 9-ranked Menlo College, 28-12, in non-conference wrestling action. Before a crowd of 900, Fullerton improved its record to 4-11 while Menlo fell to 2-5 in a meet held simultaneously with a women's gymnastics meet ("Beauty and the Beast") between Fullerton and UCLA. The teams split a pair of overtime matches. Menlo heavyweight Ben Flores got a takedown in the sudden victory period for a 3-1 decision over Matt Methling. The 133-bout went into three overtimes as T. J. Dillashaw and Alfonso Paez battled to a 1-1 draw through regulation. Neither wrestler scored in a 1-minute sudden-victory period and each wrestler rode out his opponent for the full 30-second double overtime periods. Dillashaw scored a takedown late in the next one-minute sudden victory period. Four Titan seniors concluded their Titan Gym careers. Risto Marttinen won a 14-7 decision at 165, Jesse Taylor scored a 9-0 win at 184 and Chris Chambers followed with an 11-0 major decision at 197 after Shawn Reilly had to default at 157 due to a knee injury. Fullerton travels next week for dual meets at Air Force, Northern Colorado and Wyoming. Menlo will wrestle Saturday at the All-California Invitational in San Francisco. Cal State Fullerton 28, Menlo College 12 141 - Joe Garcia (M) dec. Teddy Astorga (CSF), 10-5 149 - Morgan Atkinson (CSF) tech fall at 2:49 over Charles Hinriksson (M), 17-0 157 - Kyle Bickford (M) inj. def. over Shawn Reilly (CSF) 165 - Risto Marttinen (CSF) dec. Stephen Towne (M), 14-7 174 - Ryan Budd (CSF) pinned Gary Nelson (M), 1:42 184 - Jesse Taylor (CSF) maj. dec. Jesse Vasquez (M), 9-0 197 - Chris Chambers (CSF) maj. dec. Jon Sanchez (M), 11-0 Hvy - Ben Flores (M) dec. Matt Methling (CSF), 3-1 OT 125 - Johnny Rojas (CSF) dec. Mike Rodriguez (M), 6-4 133 - T. J. Dillashaw (CSF) dec. Alfonso Paez (M), 3-1 3OT

Dana jumped out to a 10-0 lead after two matches and then hung on to edge Augustana 20-17 wrestling victory in a battle of the Vikings Friday night at the Elmen Center. Dana, ranked No. 1 in the NAIA national rankings, improved to 15-1-1, while Augustana, ranked fifth in NCAA Division II, fell to 9-4. Burke Barnes and Jimmy Rollins got Dana off to the good start. Barnes scored a 20-10 major decision over Chris Trampe and Rollins, ranked No. 2 in NAIA, pinned Mike Long in 4:18 to stake the visitors to a 10-0 lead. Augustana then turned to seniors Andre VanderVelde and Ryan King and both delivered key wins. VanderVelde, ranked No. 6 in Division II, trailed No. 7 Terrence Almond 2-1 after one period, but then turned up the heat in the final two periods to record a 26-11 technical fall. With Almond fatigued, VanderVelde scored a series of takedowns to build his lead. King, ranked No. 2 at 149 pounds, kept Augie close with a dramatic 7-5 overtime win over No. 6 Anthony Haukenberry, the defending NAIA national champion. The score was tied 5-5 at the end of regulation. In overtime, the two wrestlers locked up in a spot where either wrestler could score the winning takedown. Eventually, King got the takedown with 30 seconds left on the clock to pick up his 98th career victory and draw Augie to within 2 points at 10-8. Dana�s Scott Taylor then edged Augie�s Aaron Haddorff 11-6 at 157 pounds before Cody Henriksen downed Ben Henderson 9-5 at 165 pounds to make the score 13-11. Henderson is ranked No. 3 in the nation at 157 pounds, but moved up a weight class. Dana pushed the lead to 20-11 following wins by Marshall Marquardt and Willie Parks. Marquardt, ranked third at 174 pounds, edged No. 5 Dusty Wilking 4-1, while Willie Parks, ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds, scored a 16-7 major decision over No. 4 Nate Buys. Augustana won the final two matches by decision. Tim Boldt, the top-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, decisioned No. 4 Blair Alderman 13-8 to make the score 20-14 in favor of Dana. Needing a pin to forge a tie, heavyweight Cris Bietz earned a 5-0 decision over Wade Jordan in a defensive match. Augustana will be in action next Wednesday, February 8, when the Vikings travel to No. 12 Minnesota State-Moorhead. Dana 20, Augustana 17 125 pounds: Burke Barnes (Dana) major dec Chris Trampe (Augie), 20-10 (Dana 4-0) 133 pounds: #2 Jimmy Rollins (Dana) pinned Mike Long (Augie), 4:18 (Dana 10-0) 141 pounds: #6 Andre VanderVelde (Augie) tech fall #7 Terrence Almond (Dana), 26-11 (7:00) (Dana 10-5) 149 pounds: #2 Ryan King (Augie) dec. #6 Anthony Haukenberry (Dana), 7-5 (OT) (Dana 10-8) 157 pounds: Scott Taylor (Dana) dec. Aaron Haddorff (Augie), 11-6 (Dana 13-8) 165 pounds: Cody Henriksen (Augie) dec. Ben Henderson (Dana), 9-5 (Dana 13-11) 174 pounds: #3 Marshall Marquardt (Dana) dec. #5 Dusty Wilking (Augie) 4-1 (Dana 16-11) 184 pounds: #1 Willie Parks (Dana) major dec. #4 Nate Buys (Augie), 16-7 (Dana 20-11) 197 pounds: #1 Tim Boldt (Augie) dec #4 Blair Alderman (Dana), 13-8 (Dana 20-14) Heavyweight: Cris Bietz (Augie) dec. Wade Jordan (Dana) 5-0, (Dana 20-17)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 10/10 Oklahoma Sooners (8-4-1, 0-2) defeated the No. 11/11 Arizona State Sun Devils (12-7, 7-0) 29-13 on Friday night inside the Howard McCasland Field House. The Sooners continued their recent dominance over the Sun Devils by defeating them for the sixth time since 1998. "I was very pleased with our effort tonight, Arizona State is a good team and their were some tough matches," said head coach Jack Spates. "For the most I was not only pleased becasue we won but with how we wrestled." No. 2 Sam Hazewinkel and No. 2 Teyon Ware both received forfeits in two out of the first three matches which gave the Sooners 12 early points. After that the Sooners scored big wins from No. 10 Matt Storniolo, No. 12 Wes Roberts and No. 13 Justin Dyer. Storniolo scored a major decision, 8-0, over Pat Payne in the 149 pound match. Roberts defeated Chris Resmen by a technical fall, 19-3, in the 174 pound match. Dyer also scored a technical fall, 21-6, over No. 8 C.B. Dollaway at 184 pounds. "The last few weeks have been really tough, but I had a good week of practice," said Dyer. "I was able to get in and watch a lot of film with the coaches this week and that made a big difference." Also scoring for the Sooners was No. 4 Joel Flaggert defeating No. 10 Ryan Bader by a decision of 8-1 in their 197 pound match. "Joel wrestled exceptional tonight and it was the best I have seen him wrestle all year," continued Spates. "Justin was very impressive against a quality opponent (No. 8 C.B. Dollaway), overall I was very pleased." Next up for the Sooners is a trip to Columbia, Mo. on Sunday to face No. 12/14 Missouri for a 1 p.m. match at the Hearnes Center. For more information on OU wrestling, visit www.SoonerSports.com Weight-By-Weight Results 125: Sam Hazewinkel (OU) win by forfeit Jeremy Mendoza (ASU) 133: John Espenoza (ASU) dec. 6-2 Trey Blakely (OU) 141: Teyon Ware (OU) win by forfeit 149: Matt Storniolo (OU) maj. dec. 8-0 Pat Payne (ASU) 157: Brian Stith (ASU) maj. dec. 16-3 Shane Vernon (OU) 165: Patrick Pitsch (ASU) dec. 2-1 OT Jarrod King (OU) 174: Wes Roberts (OU) tech. fall 19-3 Chris Remsen (ASU) 184: Justin Dyer (OU) tech. fall 21-6 C.B. Dollaway (ASU) 197: Joel Flaggert (OU) dec. 8-1 Ryan Bader (ASU) HWT: Cain Velasquez (ASU) dec. 4-0 Jake Hager (OU)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With the No. 4-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team trailing by five points entering the final bout, fifth-year senior captain Greg Wagner (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider HS) earned a fall at heavyweight to secure a narrow 18-17 victory over No. 3 Illinois on Friday (Feb. 3) at Huff Hall. Wagner's bonus points proved the deciding factor as the two squads split matches at five apiece. The Wolverines' fate has come down on Wagner's shoulders three times this season, and the U-M heavyweight has pulled out a victory on each occasion. Squaring off against the Fighting Illini's Matt Weight in the final match of the contest and needing a fall to pull out the Michigan win, Wagner controlled from start to finish after gaining the initial advantage with a takedown late in the first period. Starting the second frame on the mat, Wagner scored quickly on a reversal, and, as Weight worked up to his feet, the U-M heavyweight swept out his leg to dump the Illini wrestler to his back, posting his fourth fall of the season at the 3:51 mark. The lead went back and forth between the two teams throughout the meet. Illinois struck first with a victory at 125 pounds as Kyle Ott scored a 18-6 major decision against freshman Michael Watts (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS). The Wolverines rallied, however, earning three straight victories at the subsequent weights to steal away the lead and build up a five-point advantage nearing the midway point. Senior/junior Mark Moos (Lorain, Ohio/St. Edward HS) initiated the early charge, taking immediate control of hsi 133-pound bout against Gabe Flores, scoring on a takedown just 14 seconds into the match and cruising to a 9-3 decision. Moos added a pair of second-period reversals and another takedown in the third and accumulated 3:19 in riding time to claim his ninth straight dual victory. Junior/sophomore Josh Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) had similar success against the Illini's Casio Pero at 141 pounds, breaking open the match in the second period en route to an 8-2 win. After a scoreless opening frame, Churella struck first midway through the match with a quick second-period reversal and takedown. He registered another two takedowns in the third and earned 1:16 in riding-time advantage. Junior/sophomore Eric Tannenbaum (Naperville, Ill./North HS) persevered through a battle against Troy Tirapelle at 149 pounds, posting a solid third period to earn the final 8-6 edge. Tannenbaum lead early in the match behind a pair of first-period takedowns, but Tirapelle controlled the second period to sneak back into the match and knot things at four points apiece. Starting the third frame in the down position, Tannenbaum earned a quick escape and took the lead for good with a takedown late in the frame. He gave up a reversal following a scramble in the closing seconds but netted an escape point to hang on for victory. Illinois won at 157 pounds as top-ranked Alex Tirapelle earned a 7-1 decision against sophomore/freshman Steve Luke (Massillon, Ohio/Perry HS) in a rematch of the Cliff Keen Invitational championship bout won by Luke. Fifth-year senior captain Ryan Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) re-established the Wolverines' five-point lead with a close 7-6 overtime victory over Mark Poeta at 165 pounds. Churella scored twice in the first period to take an early advantage, but Poeta neutralized the score with takedowns in the waning moments of both the second and third frames to force overtime. Poeta was in on a double leg late in the extra period when his hand got wrapped up in Churella's kneepad, resulting in an illegal hold call and a point awarded to Churella. The Wolverines wrap up the weekend road series against Purdue on Sunday (Feb. 5) in West Lafayette, Ind. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start at the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. #4 Michigan 18, #3 Illinois 17 125 -- #3 Kyle Ott (MSU) major dec. Michael Watts, 18-6 UI, 4-0 133 -- #12 Mark Moos (U-M) dec. Gabe Flores, 9-3 UI, 4-3 141 -- #4 Josh Churella (U-M) dec. Casio Pero, 8-2 U-M, 6-4 149 -- #6 Eric Tannenbaum (U-M) dec. Troy Tirapelle, 8-6 U-M, 9-4 157 -- #1 Alex Tirapelle (UI) dec. #11 Steve Luke, 7-1 U-M, 9-7 165 -- #1 Ryan Churella (U-M) dec. #8 Mike Poeta, 6-5 SV U-M, 12-7 174 -- #16 Donny Reynolds (UI) dec. #7 Nick Roy, 11-5 U-M, 12-10 184 -- #4 Pete Friedl (UI) major dec. Hassen Berri, 17-4 UI, 14-12 197 -- #8 Tyrone Byrd (UI) dec. Casey White, 6-3 UI, 17-12 Hwt -- #3 Greg Wagner (U-M) pinned Matt Weight, 3:51 U-M 18-17

STILLWATER, Okla. (http://www.okstate.com/) -- Brandon Mason recorded the biggest win in his young Cowboy career defeating third-ranked Jacob Klein, sparking second-ranked Oklahoma State (13-1, 4-0) to a 27-15 victory over fifth-ranked Nebraska (11-4, 1-1) inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday night. Brandon Mason defeated Jacob Klein.Mason avoided being ridden out in the second period by reversing Klein to put the first points on the board. Klein got too aggressive in the third period trying to tie the match and Mason countered to scored the takedown to seal the match. "I knew I had to get out," Mason said afterward. "His gameplan was to pick feet in the third and ride me out in the second. The reversal changed the complexion of the match. "This is a stepping stone for me. Every match I am trying to get better. Nothing matters until Big 12s or nationals anyway. I am just trying to get better and improve myself so that I am ready to go at nationals." Rusty Blackmon followed Mason's big win with an upset of his own. Blackmon defeated 10th-ranked Vince Jones with an 8-4 decision. Blackmon dominated Jones from the top position riding out the entire second period and collecting three near fall points in the process. Blackmon was so dominant from the top position that he used his option to take top. Jones managed to score a reversal late to make the score appear closer. "There were some good matches tonight and it was good to see some fire in our belly at 174 and 184," head coach John Smith said. "It seems like we have not had one of those where somebody step up and get an upset and they both got it done tonight." The Cowboys were in control at this point leading the dual 15-3 after five matches. Zack Esposito started things off with a technical fall at 149. Chris Oliver won a decision over Kevin Ward and Johny Hendricks added a major decision over Marc Harwood. The most anticipated bout of the night was at 197 where second-ranked Jake Rosholt No. 5 B.J. Padden. Rosholt was the aggressor early scoring a quick takedown 20 seconds into the match. Padden gave up a penalty point for an elbow but quickly tightened it up with a reversal. Padden added another reversal in the second period and the match was tied after a Rosholt escape. The Match turned screwy in the third period. Rosholt escaped and took a shot and a scramble ensued. Each wrestler had a leg with no control but Rosholt was on his head and rolled onto his shoulders and official Jim Rimirez slapped the mat signaling a fall. Steve Mocco pinned Jon May.Steve Mocco got it back for the Cowboys with a fall in 42 seconds over Jon May, and the two sophomores Coleman Scott and Nathan Morgan continue to win each recording decisions. Dominick Moyer closed out the dual with a second period fall over Justin Porter who was wrestling up a weight. Head coach John Smith was pleased with his team's performance afterwards, but was disappointed the Cowboys gave up 15 points after allowing just one takedown for Nebraska. Nebraska's lone takedown was a foot sweep by 133-pounder Patrick Aleksanyan that caught Nathan Morgan off guard just six seconds into the match. "I was disappointed that we gave up 15 points and they only got one takedown," Smith said. That tells me we are flipping and flopping on the mat way too much. We got pinned in two matches where we did not give up a takedown. Those are mistakes that you can go back and correct. The Cowboys will return to the mat on Friday when Hofstra visits Stillwater for a 7 p.m. dual. OSU will then look to avenge its only loss at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday against top-ranked Minnesota in a dual televised by ESPNU. Oklahoma State 27, Nebraska 15 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Okla. Attendance: 3,430 149 -- Zack Esposito (OSU) TF5 Robert Sanders (NU), 19-4; 7:00 157 -- Chris Oliver (NU) Dec. Kevin Ward (OSU), 3-1 165 -- Johny Hendricks (OSU) MD Marc Harwood (NU), 10-2 174 -- Brandon Mason (OSU) Dec. Jacon Klein (NU), 4-0 184 -- Rusty Blackmon (OSU) Dec. Vince Jones (NU), 8-4 197 -- B.J. Padden (NU) Fall Jake Rosholt (OSU), 5:49 Hwt -- Steve Mocco (OSU) Fall Jon May (NU), :42 125 -- Coleman Scott (OSU) Dec. Paul Donahoe (NU), 4-0 133 -- Nathan Morgan (OSU) Dec. Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 12-6 141 -- Dominick Moyer (NU) Fall Justin Porter (OSU), 3:39

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's 16th-ranked wrestling team won eight of 10 matches to take a 31-6 win over Ohio State Friday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats notched three wins to open the match, then won five of the last six matches for the victory. The match opened with the 125-pound weight class, where senior John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) won by forfeit, giving Northwestern an easy 6-0 lead to start the match. At 133 lbs., Northwestern's Daniel Quintela (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park) dominated Ohio State's Anner Arroyo throughout the match. Quintela scored two quick points on a takedown to start the match, then tallied four more to take a 6-2 lead into the second period. The two went back in forth in the second period, but Quintela still held an 8-3 advantage heading into the final round. After two more takedowns, Quintela walked off with the 13-3 win with riding time, giving Northwestern a 10-0 lead. At 141 lbs., sixth-ranked Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edward) took the mat for the 'Cats, facing the Buckeyes' T.J. Enright. Lang notched an early takedown to take a 2-0 lead, but Enright tallied escapes in the first and second periods to tie the score at 3-3 heading into the third round. There, Lang took a 3-2 lead after an escape midway through the period. Lang earned one more takedown as time expired take the 5-2 decision. After Marty Gould's (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West) setback at 149 lbs., Greg Hagel (Linwood, N.J./Blair Academy) notched a comeback win for Northwestern at 157 lbs. The Buckeyes' Steve Sommer got on the board first with a takedown, but Hagel responded with a reversal one minute into the match to tie the score at 2-2. The two remained tied until Hagel was awarded a takedown 48 seconds into the third round. Hagel outlasted Sommer for the remainder of the match for the 4-2 win. With Northwestern cruising, No. 18 Will Durkee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) faced Ohio State's Nathaniel Augustson at 165 lbs. Durkee took a 2-0 lead after hooking Auguston's left leg and taking him down with 26 seconds remaining in the first period. Durkee scored on a reversal midway through the second period and entered the final round with a 4-0 lead. Durkee never allowed Augustson to even come close to a comeback and took the match 5-0 with riding time. With Northwestern leading 22-3, sophomore All-American Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) took the match for the 'Cats and dominated from beginning to end. Herbert notched his first takedown not even 30 seconds into the match versus OSU's 19th-ranked Blake Maurer. Herbert earned one more takedown in the first and ended the first period with over two minutes of riding time. Holding onto a 4-1 lead, Herbert started the second period down, but quickly got to his feet for the escape. With riding time, Herbert went on to a 6-1 win, his 30th-consecutive victory. Eleventh-ranked Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) came close, but fell to OSU's Alex Picazo. After tallying an early takedown, Tamillow ended the first period with a 2-1 lead. He extended his lead to 3-1 by earning an escape to begin the second, but Picazo came back with a third-period escape to make the score 3-2. With under 20 seconds remaining, Picazo tallied a takedown and three-point nearfall to edge Tamillow 7-3. With Northwestern still comfortably in the lead, No. 12 Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) notched his 100th-career win versus Ohio State's Corey Morrison at 197 lbs. After a scoreless first period, Delguyd tallied an escape seven seconds into the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Just moments later Delguyd took a 3-0 lead after he tallied a takedown at match's edge, but Morrison responded with an escape to make the score 3-1. Morrison cut Delguyd's lead to one by earning an escape with 1:15 left in the third, but Delguyd responded by slamming Morrison to the mat for a takedown, increasing his lead to 5-2. Delguyd rode Morrison for the remainder of the match and came away with a 6-2 victory due to 1:59 of riding time. In the final match of the day, Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) faced No. 20 Kirk Nail. Fox notched a double-leg takedown midway through the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Nail earned an escape to make the score 2-1, then tallied an escape to begin the second period to tie the score at 2-2. Fox took a 3-2 lead after opening the final round with an escape and held onto the lead until the end. With the win, Northwestern improves to 7-4 overall, 2-2 in the Big Ten. The 'Cats return to action at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 versus No. 3 Illinois at Rolling Meadows High School. #16 Northwestern 31, Ohio State 6 125- #8 John Velez (NU) FFT (OSU) (3-0) 133- Daniel Quintela (NU) MD Anner Arrooyo (OSU) 13-3 (10-0) 141- #6 Ryan Lang (NU) dec. T.J. Enright (OSU) 5-2 (13-0) 149- #13 Jeff Jaggers (OSU) dec. Marty Gould (NU) 6-0 (13-3) 157- Greg Hagel (NU) inj. dft. Steve Sommers (OSU) 4-2 (19-3) 165- #18 Will Durkee (NU) dec. Nathaniel Augustson 5-0 (22-3) 174- #2 Jake Herbert (NU) dec. #19 Blake Maurer 6-1 (25-3) 184- Alex Picazo (OSU) dec. # 11 Mike Tamillow 7-4 (25-6) 197- #12 Matt Delguyd (NU) dec. Corey Morrison 6-2 (28-6) 285- #8 Dustin Fox (NU) dec. #20 Kirk Nail 3-2 (31-6)

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Taking four bouts from the No. 17 team in the nation gives the Lock Haven University wrestling squad (4-10, 0-1 EWL) reason for optimism at the beginning of Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action, a 21-12 loss to No. 17 Edinboro University (8-0, 2-0 EWL) tonight at Thomas Fieldhouse. "We got some great effort out there tonight, and I can't say anything but praise for our guys," said LHU head coach Rocky Bonomo. "We turned around some decisions from earlier this season, and I loved our hustle in these matches." Facing their seventh ranked team of the 2005-06 season, the Bald Eagles nearly stole a win from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Champion Fighting Scots. LHU got wins from sophomore Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) at 125, sophomore Brian Ellis (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) at 141, junior Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) at 157 and junior Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) at 174. The night started at 125, a rematch of Blanc's bout with No. 20 Ricky Deubel at the Southern Scuffle. On Dec. 30, Deubel got the better of Blanc to the tune of a 16-0 tech fall, but Blanc wasted no time turning the tables tonight. Heading into the second period up 2-1, No. 15 Blanc picked up the pace with a 4-2 period, eventually getting the 12-6 win, Blanc's third over ranked opponents this season. At 133, sophomore Casey Moore (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) drew a tough assignment in No. 1 Shawn Bunch. Bunch earned bonus points with a 12-4 major decision. Ellis put the Bald Eagles back up 4-3 with an 8-5 decision over PSAC runner-up Rick McLaughlin. The deciding period was the second, 5-1 in Ellis' favor. In another bout featuring two ranked grapplers, No. 8 Gregor Gillespie picked up more bonus points for the Scots with a 15-0 tech fall over No. 17 Joshua Medina (Las Vegas/Pima C.C.). No. 17 Martin evened the match at 9-9 with a 4-3 win over Matt Hill at 157, and did it in an exciting fashion. Up 2-1 entering the third period, Hill chose down, getting an escape in the first 25 seconds. Hill, with a 3-1 lead, didn't bring the fight to Martin, and gave up a stalling point with 24 seconds left to make it 3-2. Martin made a late shot near the edge of the circle that failed, but skirted around Hill and grabbed control for a takedown with one second on the clock for a dramatic 4-3 win. At 165, freshman Jacob Lauffenburger (Russell, Pa./Warren) met the Scots' Deonte Penn. Fresh off a PSAC title in which he pinned all three of his opponents, Penn had all he could handle with Lauffenburger, nearly getting pinned on a pair of occasions in the first period. Lauffenburger ended the first period up 6-4, but Penn rallied for the 7-6 win on a riding time point. The Bald Eagle 174-pounder Ponce got his revenge on Eric Ring for a 4-2 defeat last week, taking down Ring in the last 17 seconds for a 4-2 win of his own. The win brought the match to a 12-12 tie, but EUP would get the final three matches for the win. Junior Derrick Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens) battled No. 17 Alex Clemsen for the first time this season, dropping a 6-1 bout. At 197, junior Michael Metzger (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin) moved up a class to face Edinboro's Joe Fendone, a 10-6 loss to the PSAC Champion. Senior heavyweight Tim Meyers (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) dropped a 7-2 decision to Jeremy Mosely for the 21-12 final. Bonomo, Blanc, Ellis, Martin, Ponce, Moore, Medina, Lauffenburger, Morgan, Metzger, Meyers and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action tomorrow, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. when they host Cleveland State University (5-4, 1-0 EWL).

The top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team (17-0, 5-0) defeated No. 23 Wisconsin, 26-12, on Friday night at the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota won seven of 10 matches as it broke a two-match losing streak to the Badgers (7-5, 2-3). The Golden Gophers wrestled without All-American Mack Reiter at 133 pounds due to injury. Prior to the match, Minnesota honored J Robinson for his 20 years as head coach. More than 50 Golden Gopher alumni were on hand. Roger Kish earned an 11-3 major decision against Matt Maciag to give Minnesota an early 4-0 lead. After a scoreless first, Kish took a 1-0 lead on an escape and a 2-0 lead on a stall. He increased the lead to 4-0 with a second-period takedown. In the third period, Kish scored three more takedowns to earn the bonus point Despite giving up 16 pounds, sophomore Mitch Kuhlman held on for a 5-4 decision against Dallas Herbst at 197 pounds. In the second period with Herbst on top, Kuhlman rolled and ended up on top of Herbst. He scored two points for the reversal and added two more for the near fall. Trailing 4-1 in the third, Herbst tied the match with a late takedown and a point for stalling, but Kuhlman was awarded the deciding point due to an advantage in riding time. Following Wisconsin�s forfeit at heavyweight, Minnesota took a 16-0 lead as redshirt freshman Travis Lang defeated Collin Cudd, 8-7, at 125 pounds. Lang took a 4-1 first- period lead, but Cudd cut the deficit to one with a reversal. In the second, Cudd rallied again from a 7-3 deficit. He scored a takedown with 23 seconds left in the period to make it 7-6. In the third, Lang rode Cudd for 45 seconds before the match was tied with a Badger escape. Lang earned the winning point due to a riding time advantage. The Badgers got on the board as sixth-ranked Tom Clum pinned sophomore Daniel Jackson at 133 pounds. Clum earned the takedown 37 seconds into the match and then scored the fall at the 1:15 mark. A native of Janesville, Wis., Jackson was making his first career start. Reiter is expected to miss Sunday�s dual. Trailing 16-6 at intermission, the Badgers got back into the match with a pair of upsets in the next three matches. At 141 pounds, senior Ed Gutnik defeated No. 13 Manuel Rivera, 2-0. Following a scoreless first period, Gutnik racked up two minutes of riding time in the second. In the third, period, Gutnik scored the one-point escape and held off Rivera for the win. In the first of two battles between top-10 opponents, top-ranked Dustin Schlatter gave Minnesota a 19-9 lead with a 4-0 decision against No. 9 Tyler Turner. Following a scoreless first period, Schlatter took the lead with an escape and added a near fall to start the third period. He won his 18th match in a row and improved to 30-1 on the year. The Badgers got their last win of the night at 157 pounds as sixth-ranked Craig Henning topped No. 4 C.P. Schlatter, 7-4. Schlatter tied the match at four midway through the third period, but Henning escaped to take a 5-4 lead. He added a late takedown to earn the upset. Schlatter is now 27-5 on the year. Leading 19-12, Minnesota�s lone senior, Matt Nagel, clinched the match with a 12-7 decision against 17th-ranked Jake Donar at 165 pounds. Nagel gave up an early takedown, but rebounded to control the entire match. He led 11-3 in the third period before Donar scored a late takedown. 14th-ranked Gabriel Dretsch closed out the Golden Gopher win with a 14-3 major decision against Michael Felling at 174 pounds. Dretsch took the first lead with a takedown before the pair traded reversals. Dretsch also opened the second period with a reversal to take a 6-2 lead en route to the victory. The Golden Gophers close out the home portion of their schedule on Sunday afternoon against No. 15 Indiana. Minnesota will honor Matt Nagel, the lone senior on the roster, at intermission. The match at the Sports Pavilion will start at 2 p.m. #1 Minnesota 26, #23 Wisconsin 12 Feb. 3, 2006 Sports Pavilion Attendance: 3,133 184 - #10 Roger Kish (MN) maj. dec. Matt Maciag (UW), 11 -3 197 - Mitch Kuhlman (MN) dec. Dallas Herbst (UW), 5-4 HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MN) wins by forfeit 125 - Travis Lang (MN) dec. Collin Cudd (UW), 8-7 133 - #6 Tom Clum (UW) pins Daniel Jackson (MN), 1:45 141 - Ed Gutnik (UW) dec. #13 Manuel Rivera (MN), 2-0 149 - #1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) dec. #9 Tyler Turner (UW), 4-2 157 - #6 Craig Henning (UW) dec. #4 C.P. Schlatter (MN), 7-4 165 - #10 Matt Nagel (MN) dec. #17 Jake Donar (UW), 12 -7 174 - #14 Gabriel Dretsch (MN) maj. dec. Michael Felling (UW) , 14-3

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Senior captain Darren McKnight wrestled an inspired match against ninth-ranked Doug Withstandley at 149 pounds as the Michigan State wrestling team (3-5, 1-2 Big Ten) dropped Purdue, 22-11, for its first Big Ten win of the season Friday night, Feb. 3 at Jenison Field House. "We wrestled a terrific dual as a team tonight, which is what we have been looking for all season," head coach Tom Minkel said. "Everyone wrestled hard, and we had some guys step up big at a few weight classes. Darren's match was really the marquee one of the dual. It was as good of a college match as I have seen in a while." The Spartans stole the early momentum, with junior Tony Greathouse taking the 157-pound match to start the dual. Greathouse gave up an early takedown, but took Jake Murphy down in the closing seconds of the first period, in addition to holding him down the entire third period, to claim a 4-2 decision. Greathouse now stands at 13-9 on the season and evens his dual-meet record to 4-4. One of the top bouts of the night came at 165 pounds where MSU's Greg Goidosik won a thrilling match, 5-3, in the second sudden-victory period against Dan Bedoy. Tied at two after seven minutes, neither wrestler scored in the first overtime session and they exchanged escapes in the round of tiebreakers, which puts both wrestler in the down position. Goidosik countered a Bedoy shot in the closing seconds of the second overtime to pick up his 11th victory of the season. R.J. Boudro picked up his 20th victory of the season at 174 pounds, defeating Purdue's Barry Jackson by major decision, 13-4. Boudro took a 6-1 lead into the third period, where he tallied three takedowns and a riding-time point to extend Michigan State's lead to 10-0. The win surpassed the Richmond, Mich., native's total from last season, setting a new career high in victories. Purdue's Ben Wissel showed why he is ranked third in the nation at 184 pounds, defeating MSU red-shirt freshman John Murphy by major decision, 15-5. Wissel tallied six takedowns and a reverse in the victory. The second overtime match of the night went Purdue's way, as No. 20 Nathan Moore claimed the sudden-victory decision against senior Jeff Clemens, 3-1. Clemens took his chances on a quick ankle pick to start overtime, but was countered, leading to a Moore takedown. Senior Max Lossen put the Spartans back on the board at 285 pounds, scoring his 11th victory of the season, 5-3, against Aaron Keough. A stalling point was awarded to Keough late in the third to tie the match at three, but Lossen scored the match-clinching takedown in the closing seconds to even his dual-meet record to 4-4. Junior All-American Nick Simmons remained undefeated on the season for the Green and White, as he defeated Brandon Tucker, 8-4, for his 23rd win of the season at 125 pounds. Simmons fell behind 2-0 on a high-risk move early, but scored the next five points and added a reversal late in the second for the win. No. 6 Chris Fleeger put Purdue back on the board, defeating MSU's Jeff Wimberley by major decision, 16-3, at 133 pounds. The two-time All-American outscored Wimberley, 10-1, in the opening period and held on to narrow the Michigan State lead to five at 16-11. No. 5 Andy Simmons secured the Spartans their first Big Ten win of the season, defeating Jake Patacsil at 141 pounds, 4-2. Simmons scored takedowns in the first and third periods to claim his team-leading 24th win of the season. The Williamston, Mich., native is now 7-1 in dual meets. Withstandley and McKnight, ranked 15th, rounded out the evening in the most highly anticipated match of dual, with the MSU 149-pounder coming out on top, 13-6. McKnight came out firing on all cylinders, taking the Purdue senior down three times in the opening period, and sealing the deal with a takedown and two near-fall points in the closing minute. The win broke a four-match losing streak against ranked wrestlers for McKnight, and improved his record to 18-9 on the 2005-06 campaign. The Spartans return to action Sunday, Feb. 5 when they take on the seventh-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at Jenison Field House. The last time the two teams got together in East Lansing, MSU won a wild, 19-19, dual on criteria in 2003. Wrestling starts at 1 p.m. 157- Tony Greathouse dec. Jake Murphy 4-2 MSU, 3-0 165- Greg Goidosik dec. Dan Bedoy 5-3, SV MSU, 6-0 174- R.J. Boudro maj. dec. Barry Jackson MD, 13-4 MSU, 10-0 184- Ben Wissel maj. dec. John Murphy MD, 15-5 MSU, 10-4 197- Nathan Moore dec. Jeff Clemens 3-1, SV MSU, 10-7 285- Max Lossen dec. Aaron Keough 5-3 MSU, 13-7 125- Nick Simmons dec. Brandon Tucker 8-4 MSU, 16-7 133- Chris Fleeger maj. dec. Jeff Wimberley MD, 16-3 MSU, 16-11 141- Andy Simmons dec. Jake Patacsil 4-2 MSU, 19-11 149- Darren McKnight dec. Doug Withstandley 13-6 MSU, 22-11 Attendance: 714