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DeKalb, IL -- No. 11 ranked senior Josh Wooton (Urbana, OH / Graham) did not disappoint Northern Illinois University wrestling fans on Senior Day, Sunday (Feb. 12). The 141-pound Wooton, who was honored along with 165-pounder Alex Nelson (Portage, WI / Turner) and Manager Kari Wisowaty in a pre-meet ceremony, earned his 101st career victory when he pinned North Dakota State University's David Cunningham in 2:49. The pin gave NIU a 15-9 lead after the Huskies fell behind early when the visiting Bison won the first two matches to take a 9-0 lead. Northern Illinois rattled off eight consecutive match victories en route to a 27-9 thrashing of the Bison for the Huskies seventh victory of the season. "It was nice for Wooton to go out with a pin during his last home dual meet," said NIU mat boss Dave Grant. "He has been a guy we can count on for four years and this is nice for him. Overall I thought a lot of guys hustled and wrestled hard." The Bison opened up an early lead when NDSU's Matt Wetterling pinned Derick Lalowski at 2:08 in the 184-pound match up. The Huskies fell further in the hole when Derek Hunsinger (El Paso) dropped a close fought 3-2 decision to Jacob Bryce. Northern Illinois trailed 9-0 when No. 20 ranked Joe Sapp (Mahomet / Mahomet-Seymour) earned an overtime decision in the heavyweight match. Tied at 4-4 at the end of regulation Sapp earned an escape and a takedown on the way to a 7-5 victory that put the Huskies on the board for the first time in the afternoon. No. 12 ranked Pat Castillo (Western Springs / LaGrange Lyons Twp.) earned NIU's second victory of the afternoon picking a 6-5 decision in the 125-pound bout. Castillo held a one point lead late in the third when Mike Meger escaped to tie the match. Castillo was able to accumulate 1:16 of riding time and cut the Bison lead to 9-6. In his second match back from injury Chad Vandiver (Roscoe / Harlem) held on for a 7-5 decision over Eric Sanders in the 133-pound match to tie the dual at 9-9 heading into intermission. After the intermission Wooton came out on fire and held an 11-3 lead when he pinned Cunningham to give the Huskies a 15-9 advantage over the Bison. "I wanted to take the guy down some more times, but Coach wanted the pin," said Wooton. "I had a couple of tough duals the last few weeks so it feels good to keep my win streak alive (six)." Junior No. 12 ranked Mike Grimes (Villa Park / Lombard Montini) continued the Huskies inspired second half performance earning a 10-3 decision and narrowly missing a major decision after surrendering a point for stalling in the closing minute of the 149-pound bout. "Coming off of Central Michigan (Feb. 10) we wanted to go out and get these guys," added Grimes. "(Wooton and I) are the team leaders and we have a lot of confidence right now. When the team is flat and we need to show them by our actions. We need to pick the guys and lead by example when the guys are dragging." NIU continued to roll when 157-pounder Aaron Owen (Carlsbad, NM) earned his first dual meet victory of the season defeating Andrew Quittschreiber 8-2. Owen finally broke out of his funk and pushed the NIU lead to 21-9. 165-pounder Johnny Galloway (Iowa City, IA) scored a late takedown in the third period to give him a 5-1 lead over Zach Molitor. Galloway held on for the 6-2 decision and secured the Northern Illinois victory. In the afternoon's final match 174-pounder Danny Burk (Peoria / Notre Dame) earned the final victory of the day for Northern Illinois picking up a 7-3 decision as the Huskies won 27-9. The No. 24 ranked Huskies hit the mats for the final MAC dual meet of the year Thursday Feb. 16, when they travel to Ypsilanti, MI for a 7:00 P.M. (EST) showdown with Eastern Michigan University. No. 24 Northern Illinois 27 vs. North Dakota State 9 184: Matt Wetterling (NDSU), pins Derick Lalowski (NIU), 2:08, 6-0 NDSU 197: Jacob Bryce (NDSU), dec. Derek Hunsinger (NIU), 3-2, 9-0 NDSU Hwt: #20 Joe Sapp (NIU), dec. sv-ot Mike Maresh (NDSU), 7-5, 9-3 NDSU 125: #12 Pat Castillo (NIU), dec. Mike Meger (NDSU), 6-5, 9-6 NDSU 133: Chad Vandiver (NIU), dec. Eric Sanders (NDSU), 7-5, 9-9 141: #11 Josh Wooton (NIU), pins David Cunningham (NDSU), 2:49, 15-9 NIU 149: #12 Mike Grimes (NIU), dec. Gabe Mooney (NDSU), 10-3, 18-9 NIU 157: Aaron Owen (NIU), dec. Andrew Quittschreiber (NDSU), 8-2, 21-9 NIU 165: Johnny Galloway (NIU), dec. Zach Molitor (NDSU), 6-2, 24-9 NIU 174: Danny Burk (NIU), dec. Matt Hermann (NDSU), 7-3, 27-9 NIU

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won eight individual bouts, including three with bonus points, to earn a dominant 27-6 victory over Ohio State on Sunday (Feb. 12) in front of 1,485 fans at St. John Arena. With the victory, the Wolverines improved to 6-0 in the Big Ten Conference competition. Senior/junior Nick Roy (Wall, N./J./Wall HS) kicked off the dual meet at 174 pounds, earning a dominant 20-7 victory over Zach Craiglow to set an early tone for the Wolverines. Roy converted on nine takedowns, including five in the first period, and accumulated 3:57 in riding time to earn his third major decision of the season. Sophomore/freshman Casey White (Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Central HS) took advantage of a flurry late in the 197-pound match to score the deciding takedown en route to a 3-1 win over James Aston. With each wrestler earning his escape point, the score was locked at 1-1 with approximately 45 seconds remaining in the contest when White moved around behind out of a scramble situation on the edge to take the final advantage. The Wolverine rode out Aston for the rest of the match to eliminate the Buckeye wrestler's riding-time advantage. Fifth-year senior captain Greg Wagner (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider HS) cruised to a 4-1 win over the Buckeyes' Kirk Nail at heavyweight, scoring the only points he would need with a takedown midway through the opening period. Nail had an early single leg, but Wagner fought it off and reshot, converting a double-leg attempt near the edge of the mat. The Buckeye earned his escape late in the period but would not score again as Wagner picked up an escape of his own and added 2:22 in riding time to improve to 21-0 on the season. Freshman Michael Watts (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS) came out on top of a high-scoring 18-9 affair against OSU's Anner Arroyo to earn his second straight win at 125 pounds. Watts took immediate control in the match and never trailed, using a gator roll just seconds into the bout to put Arroyo to his back for two-and-two. The remainder of the match was marked by several flurries on the mat with Watts earning two more takedowns, a pair of reversals and four back points. The Wolverine added 2:53 in riding time to give the Wolverines an 11-point advantage entering the halftime break. Senior/junior Mark Moos (Lorain, Ohio/St. Edward HS) used riding-time advantage to break a deadlocked score at the end of regulation and claim a 5-4 decision against 20th-ranked Reece Humphrey. Moos took the initial lead off a single-leg takedown early in the opening period, but Humphrey was able to neutralize the score midway through the second with a takedown on the edge of the mat. Humphrey earned his escape early in the third frame to knot the score at 4-4, but with neither wrestler scoring through the remainder of the period, Moos' 1:59 in riding time proved the deciding factor. The Wolverines won a pair of tight matches at 141 and 149 pounds as junior/sophomores Josh Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) and Eric Tannenbaum (Naperville, Ill/North HS) pulled off a two-point decisions to extend recent winning streaks. Churella used a single-leg takedown midway through the first period to score the only points he would need in a 3-1 decision against T.J. Enright, his 10th consecutive victory. Tannenbaum earned a 6-4 sudden-victory decision in the day's marquee match against 11th-ranked J Jaggers. The Wolverine, ranked sixth, gave up the initial takedown but rallied from the early deficit with a single leg of his own midway through the first period. Each wrestler earned his escape point to even the score at four apiece at the end of seven minutes. Tannenbaum, who had been in deep on a single leg at the final buzzer, immediately shot in on a low single on the whistle, and after a short scramble earned his points for his fifth straight win. At 157 pounds, junior/sophomore Jeff Marsh (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) earned his third dual win in as many appearances behind a 10-1 major decision against the Buckeyes' Steve Wolery. Marsh scored three takedowns and a pair of back points en route to the victory while allowing just an escape early in the second. His final takedown, a single leg at the closing buzzer, sealed up the extra bonus point for the Wolverines. The Wolverines will wrap up the regular season at home next weekend with a pair of tough Big Ten duals against Minnesota and Indiana. On Friday (Feb. 17), U-M will square off against the top-ranked Gopher squad in a 7 p.m. contest before returning on Sunday (Feb. 19) for its regular-season finale against Indiana at 2 p.m. Both duals will be held at Cliff Keen Arena. #3 Michigan 27, Ohio State 6 174 -- #7 Nick Roy (U-M) major dec. Zach Craiglow. 20-1 U-M, 4-0 184 -- Alex Picazo (OSU) dec. #18 Tyrel Todd, 7-6 U-M, 4-3 197 -- Casey White (U-M) dec. James Aston, 3-1 U-M, 7-3 Hwt -- #3 Greg Wagner (U-M) dec. Kirk Nail, 4-1 U-M, 10-3 125 -- Michael Watts (U-M) major dec. Anner Arroyo, 18-9 U-M, 14-3 133 -- #12 Mark Moos (U-M) dec. #20 Reece Humphrey, 5-4 U-M, 17-3 141 -- #4 Josh Churella (U-M) dec. T.J. Enright, 3-1 U-M, 20-3 149 -- #6 Eric Tannenbaum (U-M) dec. #11 J Jaggers, 6-4 SV U-M, 23-3 157 -- Jeff Marsh (U-M) major dec. Steve Wolery, 10-1 U-M, 27-3 165 -- Nathaniel Auguston (OSU) dec. Rob Sulaver, 7-6 U-M, 27-6

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The 2005-06 dual season came to a close for the No. 12 Arizona State University wrestling team Sunday afternoon as the Sun Devils defeated visiting Stanford, 30-15, on a busy day inside Wells Fargo Arena. On the strength of wins in each of the final three weight classes, the Sun Devils finished the dual season with a 14-7 overall record and, for the second year in a row, a perfect 8-0 mark in the Pac-10 while the Cardinal slipped to 7-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference. Prior to the dual, seniors Jeremy Mendoza (Temecula, Calif.), Marc Rizio (Petaluma, Calif.), C.B. Dollaway (Mt. Gilead, Ohio), Ryan Bader (Reno, Nev.) and Cain Velasquez (Yuma, Ariz.) were each honored as part of Senior Day festivities. When the wrestling started, the visitors took an early 6-0 lead as Mendoza forfeited to No. 10 Tanner Gardner at 125. Despite the deficit, the Sun Devils stormed back just as they did Friday night against Fresno State. At 133, John Espinoza (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.) took to the mat and pinned Erick Minnick in 1:07 to tie the team score at six. ASU then surged ahead, 12-6, as Adam Hickey (So., Mayfield, Ohio) picked up a fall at 4:58. In what was the toughest, and longest, bout of the day, Josh Zupancic outlasted Pat Payne (So., Poway, Calif.) at 149, winning the bout, 8-6, in the second sudden victory period. Payne used an escape to tie the bout at four in the third period before a second stall on Zupancic made the score 5-4 for Payne. But the Cardinal wrestler earned one point for riding time to send the bout into overtime. After neither wrestler score in the one minute sudden victory period, both earned escapes in their respective tie breaker sessions. In the second sudden victory, Zupancic shot in and recorded the two point takedown and the win. Following an intermission to acknowledge the program's alumni in attendence and with the team score at 12-9, No. 9 Brian Stith (Jr., Hampton, Va.) added to the lead as he recorded an 8-2 decision over Scott Loescher. But, the Cardinal would win the next two bouts to tie the score at 15. At 165, No. 11 Patrick Pitsch (So., Spanaway, Wash.) had a late lead of 1-0 in the third period, but was reversed to his back for four points. Pitsch reversed his opponent, No. 16 Ray Blake, but could not score again, falling, 4-3. At 174, Luke Feist recorded a 4-0 decision over Alex Pavlenko (Fr., Mesa, Ariz.). Needing wins, the Sun Devils got just that as No. 9 Dollaway snapped his two-bout losing streak with a 5-0 decision over Brennan Corbett at 184. He was followed by Bader pinning Larry Ozawara at 4:01 for his second pin in as many bouts before Velasquez scored a pin of his own by sticking Jared Boyer at 2:15. The victory improved the Sun Devils to 8-0 in the Pac-10 for the second year in a row and gave the Sun Devils wins in 16 conference duals in a row. With Thom Ortiz at the helm of the program, the Sun Devils are 34-2 against Pac-10 foes and 19-0 inside Wells Fargo Arena. The Sun Devils will now have a weekend off from competition as they prepare to compete in the Pac-10 Wrestling Championships Feb. 26-27. The tournament will be held inside Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus. No. 12 Arizona State defeats Stanford 30-15 125 - #10 Tanner Gardner (S) wins by forfeit 133 - John Espinoza (AS) pins Erick Minnick (S), 1:07 141 - Adam Hickey (AS) pins Juston Johnson (S), 4:58 149 - Josh Zupancic (S) dec. Pat Payne (AS), 8-6 sv2 157 - #9 Brian Stith (AS) dec. Scott Loescher (S), 8-2 165 - #16 Ray Blake (S) dec. 11 Patrick Pitsch (AS), 4-3 174 - Luke Feist (S) def. Alex Pavlenko (AS), 4-0 184 - #9 C.B. Dollaway (AS) dec. Brennan Corbett (S), 5-0 197 - #10 Ryan Bader (AS) pins Larry Ozawara (S), 4:01 285 - #4 Cain Velasquez (AS) pins Jared Boyer (S), 2:15

Edwardsville, Ill. -- The Statesmen grapplers rolled over their NCAA Division II hosts to begin the day, but were then handed a similar fate themselves in falling to another NCAA Division I foe at the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Duals, Saturday. Penn (9-7) opened the Duals by dominating host SIU-Edwardsville, 46-3, but then fell for the third time this year to a program from the highest collegiate division with a 27-18 score to Eastern Illinois. The Statesmen had already lost to Division I's Bloomsburg (Pa.) and Purdue at the Purdue Duals in December. Matthew Chustz (Fr., Manassas Park, Va., Manassas Park HS) gave the Statesmen a positive start against the Cougars with an 11-4 victory at 125 as Penn won the first five matches of the meet. Dustin Howa (Fr., Price, Utah, Carbon HS) then picked up the first of three forfeits, collecting his at 133. Earl Robinson (So., Davenport, Davenport Central HS), who recently broke the school single-season mark for takedowns, picked up six more in a 21-4 technical fall win at 141. The sophomore now has 140 takedowns on the season, surpassing Darren Cotton's (Jr., Atlanta, Ga., McNair HS) mark of 123 from last season. Cotton claimed a default victory in his only match of the day at 149, while Brandon Graham (So., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) concluded the five-match win streak with a 20-5 technical fall at 157 to put Penn up 25-0 at that point. T.J. Stuart (Fr., Eddyville, Eddyville-Blakesburg HS) suffered Penn's only loss against the Cougars, falling 6-0 at 165, but Abel Trujillo (Jr., Durham, N.C., Riverside HS) got the Statesmen rolling forward again with a 48-second pin at 174. Jorge Ortiz (Jr., Chicago, Ill., Wilbur Wright HS) also won, taking a 4-2 decision at 174, before Mark Lovelace (Jr., Adrian, Mo., Adrian R-1 HS) and Jordan Wall (Fr., Liberty, N.C., Eastern Randolph HS) put the exclamation point on the meet win by claiming forfeit victories at 197 and 285, respectively. Chustz opened the dual against the Panthers of Eastern Illinois by receiving a forfeit victory. Howa put Penn up 9-0 with a 5-2 decision, but then the Statesmen backtracked a little as Robinson fell 8-3 at 141. Paul Carter (Jr., Carson City, Nev., Carson HS), who stepped in for Cotton at 149, helped put his squad back up by nine at 12-3 with a 7-4 decision. Angelo Love (Sr., Joliet, Ill., Joliet Township HS) also replaced a Penn starter in Graham but did not fare as well, losing by fall in the second period. Stuart kept the Statesmen on top at 165 with a 7-1 decision, but the Panthers finally caught up to their foes at 174 as Trujillo lost by fall in the final seconds to knot the meet at 15-15. Ortiz notched Penn's final win of the day at 184 with a 6-3 decision to give Penn the lead back at 18-15, but Lovelace (forfeit in the second period) and Wall (pin) both succumbed to defeat and Eastern Illinois came away with the meet win. Next time: Penn travels to Sioux City to compete in the NAIA Central Regional Tournament, Saturday, at 9 a.m. Regional champions in 2003 and 2004, the Statesmen are be looking to reclaim the regional title after finishing second a year ago to Dana (Neb.). Cotton will lead his squad as he pursues his third title in as many years. No other currently-eligible Penn wrestler has yet won a regional title in their careers. William Penn vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 46-3 125--Matthew Chustz (P) won by decision over Sean Mead, 11-4 (3-0) 133--Dustin Howa (P) won by forfeit (9-0) 141--Earl Robinson (P) won by technical fall over Nathan Decker, 21-4 (14-0) 149--Darren Cotton (P) won by injury default over Joe Rujawitz (20-0) 157--Brandon Graham (P) won by technical fall over Andrew Isensee, 20-5 (25-0) 165--John Ficht (E) won by decision over T.J. Stuart, 6-0 (25-3) 174--Abel Trujillo (P) won by fall over Jacob Petri, 0:48 (31-3) 184--Jorge Ortiz (P) won by decision over Dan Midgett, 4-2 (34-3) 197--Mark Lovelace (P) won by forfeit (40-3) 285--Jordan Wall (P) won by forfeit (46-3) William Penn vs. Eastern Illinois, 18-27 125--Matthew Chustz (P) won by forfeit (6-0) 133--Dustin Howa (P) won by decision over Tony Metzger, 5-2 (9-0) 141--Chase Beebe (E) won by decision over Earl Robinson, 8-3 (9-3) 149--Paul Carter (P) won decision over Jeff Tharp, 7-4 (12-3) 157--Thomas Johnson (E) won by fall over Angelo Love, 3:53 (12-9) 165--T.J. Stuart (P) won by decision over Tyler Brucker, 7-1 (15-9) 174--Kenny Robertson (E) won by fall over Abel Trujillo, 6:47 (15-15) 184--Jorge Ortiz (P) won by decision over Greg Perz, 6-3 (18-15) 197--Terron Williams (E) won by forfeit over Mark Lovelace (18-21) 285--Danny Perez (E) won by fall over Jordan Wall, 0:29 (18-27)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 11/11 Oklahoma Sooners (10-5-1, 1-3) defeated the No. 20 Hofstra Pride (9-7-1) Sunday afternoon at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City as part of the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational. "We came ready to wrestle today, and for the most part it was a good win," said head coach Jack Spates. "Our team is tired right now from traveling to Nebraska then traveling back and then coming right back and wrestling today. But overall I'm pleased with our effort today" No. 2 Sam Hazewinkel recorded his 100th collegiate victory by pinning Jon Fennell at the 2:33 mark in the 125 pound match. "It's nice to get my 100th victory, and I'm happy to have made it to the mark" said Hazewinkel. "When I got to OU my goal was to win matches and championships but it's nice to get 100 wins. Were starting to come alive as a team right now and were excited for nationals" With the victory, the Sooners are now 5-0 all-time vs the Pride. Also scoring big for the Sooners was No. 2 Teyon Ware, who notched a technical fall, 19-3, over No. 12 Charles Griffin, in their 141 pound match. Also posting victories for the Sooners were No. 9 Matt Storniolo, No. 14 Jarrod King and No. 5 Joel Flaggert. Storniolo upset No. 4 Jon Masa by a decision of 6-2 in their 149 pound bout. King narrowly defeated Alton Luca winning by a decision of 7-5 in sudden death overtime. Flaggert also won by decision, 10-6, defeating Chris Weidman. "For Sam (Hazewinkel) to reach 100 victories in the middle of his junior season is very special," continued Spates. "We have overcome a lot of adversity as a team this year and our guys have never hung their heads. We keep battling and working and that is something that I am very proud of." Next up for the Sooners is part two of the annual Bedlam Series presented by the Bank of Oklahoma and Your Oklahoma Ford Dealer's, when the No. 2 Cowboys visit Howard McCasland Field House on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m.

Athens, Ohio -- Kent State (13-3-1, 3-0-1 MAC) reeled off seven straight victories en route to a 25-6 drubbing of Ohio University (11-10, 1-3) Sunday (Feb. 12) afternoon at OU's Convocation Center. The Golden Flashes remained unbeaten in MAC competition after winning eight of ten matches and extended their unbeaten streak to seven dual meets. In the first bout of the day, junior transfer Chad Sportelli (Easton, Pa./Easton/Nebraska) earned a takedown in the closing seconds of the third period to claim a 3-1 victory over Caleb Metcalf (19-14). Sportelli (24-8, 3-1 MAC) has won 14 of his last 17 matches at 125 pounds. OU took the next two matches for an early 6-3 lead. Senior Drew Opfer (Sandusky/St. Mary) fell to Terry Jackson 7-0 at 133. Jackson (14-8) finished strong in a match that was scoreless after the first period. Sophomore Drew Lashaway (Bowling Green, Ohio/Eastwood) dropped a 9-2 decision to Albert Madsen at 141 to give the Bobcats a three-point lead. A third period takedown and escape gave senior Jason Bake (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) a 4-3 victory over Aaron Gomoll at 149. Bake improved to 3-1 in MAC duals and tied the team score 6-6. Sophomore Kurt Gross (North Royalton, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) won his 12th consecutive match with a 7-3 decision of Jake Frerichs at 157. Frerichs's (13-7) only points came on escapes. Gross (25-6, 4-0 MAC) has not lost in 2006. His last defeat came at the Southern Scuffle. Junior Jason McGee (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls) pummeled Bobcat freshman Kent Smith 10-1 at 165. McGee improved 17-14 and 2-2 in the MAC. His two conference losses were a 10-9 thriller at Northern Illinois and a 7-5 overtime struggle Friday vs. Buffalo. Junior Aaron Miller (Uniopolis, Ohio/Wapokoneta) won his seventh straight bout at 174 pounds, a 10-5 decision of Ryan Knapp. Miller (28-5, 4-0 MAC) extended the Flashes lead to double digits (16-6) with his second win over Knapp (18-17) this season. Senior Alex Camargo (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea) crushed any hopes of a Bobcat comback with a 5-4 decision of Brian Cesear. Cesear (21-13) took a brief 1-0 lead before Camargo scored five points over two periods. Camargo (27-3, 4-0 MAC) earned career victory number 118, just three wins shy of Nick Nemeth's school record 121 victories. Camargo has won six straight and 11 of his last 12 at 184 pounds. Junior Ardian Ramadani (Garfield, NJ/Garfield) improved to 3-1 in MAC duals with a 12-8 decision of Nick Terbay at 197. Terbay (15-11) closed an 8-2 gap to 8-6 before Ramadani (18-9) tallied a pair of third period takedowns. Redshirt freshman Jermail Porter (Akron/Firestone) put the icing on the cake with a 5-1 decision of Marcus Adelman. Porter (17-9, 2-2) was held scoreless in the first period but earned takedowns in the second and third to finish off Adelman (10-10). "OU knew we had the better wrestler at most weights so they slowed the matches down," said Head Coach Jim Andrassy. "That's why Chad, Jason (Bake) and Alex didn't have bigger margins of victory. Jermail and Jason McGee both did a good job of bouncing back after a couple of tough losses Friday." The Bobcats had won five of their six previous dual meets. Gross, Miller and Camargo, who are all ranked #1 in the MAC Coaches' Poll, improved to 4-0 in conference duals. KSU has not lost a dual meet since falling to No. 10 Missouri (22-15) on Jan. 14. The only blemish on KSU's record since that day was a 16-16 tie at 24th ranked Northern Illinois. The Golden Flashes will wrestle their final two dual meets of the season next weekend. KSU travels to Ashland Saturday (Feb. 18) and hosts MAC leader Central Michiagn Sunday, Feb. 19. The Chippewas were ranked 5th in the latest NWCA poll, while the Eagles were rated 7th in Divisioin II. Kent State 25 Ohio 6 125: Sportelli (K) dec. Metcalf (O), 3-1 133: Jackson (O) dec. D. Opfer (K), 7-0 141: Madsen (O) dec.Lashaway (K) , 9-2 149: Bake (K) dec. Gomoll (O) , 4-3 157: Gross (K) dec. Frerichs (O), 7-3 165: McGee (K) maj. dec. Smith (O), 10-1 174: Miller (K) dec. Knapp (O), 10-5 184: Camargo (K) dec. Cesear (O), 5-4 197: Ramadani (K) dec. Terbay (O), 12-8 285: Porter (K) dec. Adelman (O), 5-1

IOWA CITY -- The University of Iowa wrestling team defeated Northwestern 20-16 Sunday afternoon. The win improves the Hawkeyes record to 10-7 (4-4 Big Ten) and Northwestern drops to 9-5 (4-3 Big Ten). In the opening match, Northwestern's John Velez won a major decision over Iowa's Trent Goodale. The next five matches went the way of the Hawkeyes and Iowa opened up a 17-4 lead. Sophomore Daniel Dennis snapped an eight-match losing streak and picked up his first Big Ten win with an 8-2 decision over Daniel Quintela. Dennis notched three takedowns in the win. The win of the day for Iowa was Alex Tsirtsis' 10-7 victory over No. 6 Ryan Lang at 141-pounds. Lang opened a 2-0 lead with an early takedown, but Tsirtsis escaped, then immediately took Lang to his back to take a 5-2 advantage. Lang took a 6-5 lead with a second period reversal, but Tsirtsis came roaring back in the third with a reversal and a takedown - eventually taking the 10-7 win. Joe Johnston and Eric Luedke continued Iowa's winning ways with a pair of victories. Johnston scored a 14-6 major decision over Greg Hagel, while Luedke won an 8-2 match with Will Durkee. The Wildcats struck back at 174 pounds, where second-ranked Jake Herbert pinned Ben Stedman in 4:21. Paul Bradley won a 3-2 decision at 184 pounds before Northwestern won the meet's final two matches. Iowa will host its final dual of the 2005-06 season next Friday against Boise State. The dual will start at 7 p.m. Iowa 20, Northwestern 16 125 John Velez (NU) maj. dec. Trent Goodale (I) 16-2 133 Daniel Dennis (I) dec. Daniel Quintela (NU), 8-2 141 Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Ryan Lang (NU), 10-7 149 Ty Eustice (I) maj. dec. Marty Gould (NU) 16-6 157 Joe Johnston (I) maj. dec. Greg Hagel (NU) 14-6 165 Eric Luedke (I) dec. Will Durkee (NU), 8-2 174 Jake Herbert (NU) pinned Ben Stedman (I) 4:21 184 Paul Bradley (I) dec. Mike Tamillow (NU) 3-2 197 Mat Delguyd (NU) dec. Dan Erekson (I) 6-3 Hwt. Dustin Fox (NU) dec. Michael Bucklin (I) 9-5

Ames, Iowa -- Facing No. 7 Iowa State for the second time this season, the No. 10 Missouri Tigers upset the Cyclones for the second time this season, 16-15. Competing at the NWCA National Duals Jan. 14, Missouri earned a 21-18 victory in a match that also came down to the 197-pound bout. Needing a win to give Missouri the dual win, No. 15 Jeff Foust (Blue Springs, Mo.) took down Joe Curran with a minute left in the first period at 197 pounds. The two wrestlers fought to a 3-3 tie after the second period, bringing the bout and the dual down to the final two minutes. A takedown for Foust tied the match at 6-6, then took down Curran with just six seconds left in the bout to get the win. Wrestling in the dual meet's most anticipated matchup at 165 pounds, No. 5 junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg,Wis.) opened his match with an early takedown of No. 9 Travis Paulson. The two grapplers traded a pair of escapes in the second period, heading into the third period with Pell leading 3-1. An escape by Paulson shortened the lead to one, but Pell countered a takedown attempt by Paulson as time ran out and added 1:17 of riding time to win the bout. No. 1 Ben Askren, a junior from Hartland, Wis., picked up two takedowns in the first two minutes of the 174-pound bout, establishing a 4-1 lead heading into the second frame. Pressing the action with a series of shots at his opponent's legs, Askren socred six more points in the second two-minute period. Needing eight points to pick up a bonus point with a major decision, Askren took down David Bertolino twice, adding a point for riding time to get his 35th win in a row by major decision, 15-6. After Iowa State took the first bout at heavyweight, senior Austin DeVoe (Columbus, Kan.) earned the Tiger's first team points of the day with a 1-0 victory over Ben Hanisch. DeVoe picked up the only point of the match after his opponent was called for stalling midway through the second period, then rode out Hanisch in the third to seal the victory. Ranked No. 17 in the nation at 133 pounds, sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) took down Jesse Sundell midway through the first period to establish a 2-0 advantage. Sundell was able to tie the bout with a reversal early in the second, but a pair of escapes, a takedown and 1:28 of riding time proved to be the difference in a 7-3 victory for McCormick. Missouri finishes off their road trip Monday, Feb. 13 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, facing off against No. 25 Northern Iowa. Results HWT - Richard Schopf (ISU) dec. Sean Connole (MU): 4-2 125 - #18 Austin DeVoe (MU) dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU) 1-0 133 - #17 Tyler McCormick (MU) dec. Jesse Sundell (ISU): 7-3 141 - #1 Nate Gallick (ISU) dec. Chris McCormick (MU): 8-2 149 – Jason Knipp (ISU) dec. Marcus Hoehn (MU): 5-1 157 – #2 Trent Paulson (ISU) dec. Michael Chandler (MU): 10-3 165 - #5 Matt Pell (MU) dec. #9 Travis Paulson (ISU): 6-2 174 - #1 Ben Askren (MU) maj. dec. #20 David Bertolino (ISU): 15-6 184 - #8 Kurt Backes (ISU) dec. #15 Raymond Jordan (MU): 2-0 197 –#15 Jeff Foust (MU) vs. Joe Curran (ISU) Updated Records 125 – Austin DeVoe: 26-12 (69-43) 133 – Tyler McCormick: 22-6 (42-20) 141 – Chris McCormick: 26-9 (77-51) 149 – Marcus Hoehn: 8-8 (8-8) 157 – Michael Chandler: 13-11 (13-11) 165 – Matt Pell: 26-2 (92-24) 174 – Ben Askren: 34-0 (100-8) 184 – Raymond Jordan: 28-8 (28-8) 197 – Jeff Foust: 10-5 (80-34) HWT – Sean Connole 18-20 (18-20)

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The heavy snow that is blanketing the Northeast region of the United States has forced the postponement of the Army-Lehigh wrestling match, originally scheduled for Sunday evening at Christl Arena. No make-up date has been announced at this time, although both schools are working toward rescheduling the event. Army's wrestling team, which is riding a six-match win streak, will put its 8-3-2 record on the line when the Black Knights tangle with Navy next Saturday (Feb. 18) in Annapolis, Md. The contest is scheduled to air live on CSTV beginning at 7 p.m.

Wyoming won six of the 10 bouts but barely edged Cal State Fullerton, 21-19, in non-conference wrestling action Saturday night in Laramie. The Titans got a pin at 141 pounds from Joaquin Carlos and Ian Murphy took a forfeit at 174 to give the Titans 12 team points and almost offset the Cowboys' advantage in match victories. A technical fall by heavyweight Dusty Hoffschneider and a major decision by Bryce Leonhardt at 125 gave the hosts the bonus points to earn them the win. The loss snapped a 3-match win streak for the Titans, who are now 5-12 going into the Pac-10 Championships at Stanford on Feb. 26 & 27. Wyoming 21, Cal State Fullerton 19 184 - Jesse Taylor (F) maj. dec. Preston Pavich (W), 12-1 197 - Malcolm Havens (W) dec. Chris Chambers (F), 8-2 Hvy - Dusty Hoffschneider (W) tech. fall Matt Methling (F), 20-5, 6:55 125 - Bryce Leonhardt (W) maj. Dec. John Rojas (F), 12-4 133 - Tyson Shatto (W) dec. T.J. Dillashaw (F), 11-7 141 - Joaquin Carlos (F) pinned Mike White (W), 5:44 149 - Carter Downing (W) dec. Morgan Atkinson (F), 10-6 157 - Dan Clum (W) dec. Bryan Tice (F), 8-6 165 - Risto Marttinen (F) dec. Gary Dack (W), 5-1 174 - Ian Murphy (F) by forfeit

A month after snapping Oklahoma State's 30-match winning streak, the top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team (19-0) defeated the second-ranked Cowboys, 19-16, on Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma City, Okla. Top-ranked Cole Konrad defeated two-time NCAA Champion Steve Mocco, 3-1, in overtime to keep Minnesota perfect on the season. With the match tied at 16, Konrad met Mocco for the first time since the National Duals when Konrad pinned Mocco to end his 85-match winning streak. Following a scoreless first period, the pair traded escapes to keep the score tied at one. Konrad nearly ended the match with a takedown, but it was waved off as the third period came to an end. In overtime, Konrad countered a Mocco shot and circled around to secure the takedown 26 seconds into the extra period. With the win, Konrad improved to 31-0 on the year and earned his third victory of the season against Mocco. Konrad's 31-match winning streak ranks sixth in school history. Mocco won all three meetings between the pair a year ago, including an overtime win in last year's NCAA finals. Konrad has won 60 of his last 61 matches. Much like last month's meeting at the National Duals, the Cowboys took an early lead with two wins. Fourth-ranked Coleman Scott defeated redshirt freshman Travis Lang, 12-5, at 125 pounds. Scott was seconds away from a major decision, but Lang scored a takedown with less than five seconds to go to deny the bonus point. Leading 3-0, Oklahoma State extended its advantage with a 2-1 win by second-ranked Nathan Morgan over third-ranked Mack Reiter at 133 pounds. Morgan rode Reiter the entire second period and took his first lead with an escape early in the third. Morgan was penalized for stalling to tie the match at one, but his riding time advantage gave him his third win over Reiter in his career. Just like last month, it was sophomore Manuel Rivera that got Minnesota back in the match. Rivera earned the fall is 6:23 against Justin Porter at 141 pounds to tie the match at six. Rivera took a 9-4 lead with a takedown in the third and turned Porter to his back to earn the fall. Oklahoma State was wrestling without 19th-ranked Daniel Frishkorn, a wrestler that Rivera had beaten twice this season. That win set up the anticipated rematch between true freshman Dustin Schlatter and the Cowboy's defending NCAA Champion Zack Esposito at 149 pounds. Ranked number one in the country, Schlatter matched his earlier win against Esposito with an astounding 11-2 major decision. Esposito took an early 2-0 lead on a takedown and held a 2-1 lead after one period. In the second with Esposito starting down, Schlatter shocked Esposito with a pair of three-point near falls to take over the match. Schlatter improved to 32-1 on the season. Schlatter's older brother, C.P., followed with a 7-3 decision against 15th-ranked Kevin Ward at 157 pounds to give Minnesota a 13-6 lead. Ward had won two of the three previous meetings between the pair. Schlatter struck early with a takedown 27 seconds into the match. Schatter took a 5-2 lead with a takedown with 22 seconds to go in the second period. The Cowboys began their comeback with wins in three of the next four matches to pull even at 16 apiece. Defending NCAA Champion Johny Hendricks claimed a 3-1 decision against ninth-ranked Matt Nagel at 165 pounds. In an even match, the difference was three stalling calls against Nagel. Nagel was penalized a point in the first and second periods. Hendricks escaped early in the third period and claimed his fifth win in six tries against Nagel. Oklahoma State kept the momentum going at 174 as ninth-ranked Brandon Mason earned a 3-1 decision against 14th-ranked Gabriel Dretsch. The two had split their two previous meetings. Following a scoreless first, Mason scored an early second-period takedown to take a 2-0 lead. Mason earned an early third-period escape and held for the victory. Now leading 13-12, 10th-ranked Roger Kish gave the Golden Gophers some breathing room with a 5-1 decision against Rusty Blackmon at 184 pounds. Leading 2-1 with riding time, Kish put the match away with a takedown with less than 10 seconds to go in the match. As expected, two-time NCAA Champion Jake Rosholt tied the match with a 14-2 major decision against the Golden Gophers' Mitch Kuhlman at 197 pounds. A natural 165- pounder, Kuhlman was giving up nearly 17 pounds in the match. Kuhlman surprised Rosholt with an early takedown, but from there, it was all Rosholt. He earned a first-period near fall to take a 6-2 lead en route to the win. That victory set up Konrad's clinching victory. Oklahoma State had won 30 matches in a row until Minnesota's 21-14 upset at the National Duals. Today, the Golden Gophers handed the Cowboys their second loss in the last 38 matches. In the last six-plus seasons, the Cowboys are 118-13-1 with seven of those losses coming at the hands of the Golden Gophers. Minnesota will look to complete the second unbeaten season in school history next weekend when it travels to #4 Michigan and #16 Michigan State. Minnesota 19, Oklahoma State 16 Feb. 12, 2006 Oklahoma City, Okla. 125 -- #4 Coleman Scott (OSU) dec. Travis Lang (MN), 12-5 133 -- #2 Nathan Morgan (OSU) dec. #3 Mack Reiter (MN), 2-1 141 -- #13 Manuel Rivera (MN) pinned Justin Porter (OSU), 6:23 149 -- #1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) maj. dec. #3 Zack Esposito (OSU), 11-2 157 -- #4 C.P. Schlatter (MN) dec. #15 Kevin Ward (OSU), 7-3 165 -- #2 Johny Hendricks (OSU) dec. #9 Matt Nagel (MN), 3-1 174 -- #9 Brandon Mason (OSU) dec. #14 Gabriel Dretsch (MN), 3-1 184 -- #10 Roger Kish (MN) dec. Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 5-1 197 -- #3 Jake Rosholt (OSU) maj. dec. Mitch Kuhlman (MN), 14-2 HWT -- #1 Cole Konrad (MN) dec. #2 Steve Mocco (OSU), 3-1 1OT

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke Blue Devils went 1-1 in wrestling action on Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium, defeating Gardner-Webb, 17-15, before falling to Virginia, 25-13. Duke's record moves to 2-10 overall and 0-5 in the ACC. With the loss to the Blue Devils, Gardner-Webb fell to 12-11 on the season. Virginia, who lost to N.C. State, 22-15, earlier in the day, improved to 11-5 overall and 3-1 in the ACC with the win. The Duke-Gardner-Webb dual meet started at 157 pounds and Gardner-Webb grabbed a quick 3-0 lead with Adam Glasser's 5-3 win over freshman Cameron Harms. Redshirt freshman Aaron Glover then tied the meet at 3-3 with a 6-2 decision win over Jordan Lowe at 165 pounds. Senior Levi Craig put Duke up by three with a 7-3 win over Chad Davis at 174 pounds. After Gardner-Webb tied the match at 6-6 with Brandon Beach's 10-7 win over Dan Tulley at 184 pounds, the Blue Devils got consecutive wins at 197 pounds and in the heavyweight division. Sophomore Konrad Dudziak registered a 12-4 major decision victory over Brent Blackwell at 197 while freshman Wade Van Sickle defeated Brandon Schweitzer, 3-1, in the heavyweight bout to put Duke up 13-6. The Bulldogs closed the gap to one point by winning at 125 pounds and 133 pounds. Sophomore Kellan McKeon lost a close 6-4 match to Cortney Roberts at 125 while Gardner-Webb's Josh Pniewski defeated Michael Degli Obizzi, 10-5, at 133 to cut Duke's lead to 13-12. At 141 pounds, sophomore Wes Kuser picked up four team points for Duke by earning a 13-3 major decision victory over A.J. Renteria. Entering the final bout trailing 17-12, Gardner-Webb needed a technical fall or a pin from 13th-ranked Daniel Elliott to force a draw or pull out the come-from-behind win. Elliott and Duke junior Daniel Shvartsman battled back and forth during the match with Elliott pulling out a close 16-12 decision win. His victory was not enough as Duke held on for the 17-15 win. Duke 17, Gardner-Webb 15 157: Adam Glasser (Gardner-Webb) def. Cameron Harms (Duke), 5-3 (0-3) 165: Aaron Glover (Duke) def. Jordan Lowe (Gardner-Webb), 6-2 (3-3) 174: Levi Craig (Duke) def. Chad Davis (Gardner-Webb), 7-3 (6-3) 184: Brandon Beach (Gardner-Webb) def. Dan Tulley (Duke), 10-7 (6-6) 197: Konrad Dudziak (Duke) major decision Brent Blackwell (Gardner-Webb), 12-4 (10-6) HWT: Wade Van Sickle (Duke) def. Brandon Schweitzer (Gardner-Webb), 3-1 (13-6) 125: Cortney Roberts (Gardner-Webb) def. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 6-4 (13-9) 133: Josh Pniewski (Gardner-Webb) def. Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke), 10-5 (13-12) 141: Wes Kuser (Duke) major decision A.J. Renteria (Gardner-Webb), 13-3 (17-12) 149: Daniel Elliott (Gardner-Webb) def. Daniel Shvartsman (Duke), 16-12 (17-15) The Duke-Virginia match began at 125 pounds and Virginia took a 3-0 lead on Anthony Burke's 6-3 win over sophomore Kellan McKeon. After a scoreless first period, Burke took a 3-0 lead in the match with an escape and a takedown. McKeon earned a point on an escape to make it 3-1 at the end of two periods. After closing the score to 3-2 early in the third period, McKeon fell behind 5-2 and could not recover. Burke scored two points on a takedown and was awarded a point for riding time for the 6-3 win. At 133 pounds, Virginia's Eric Albright opened with a 5-0 lead over freshman Michael Degli Obizzi after a takedown and three back points. Degli Obizzi closed the gap to 5-3 with an escape and a reversal before falling behind 8-3 at the end of two periods. Degli Obizzi scored on a takedown to make it 9-5 late in the third period but could not get any closer as the Cavaliers took a 6-0 lead in the dual meet with Albright's 9-5 win. Sophomore Wes Kuser got the Blue Devils on the board with a 7-2 win over Nick Alparone at 141 pounds. After taking a 3-2 lead into the third period, Kuser added an escape and a takedown to push his lead to 6-2. Kuser was then awarded one point for riding time at the end of the match for the 7-2 victory. At 149 pounds, junior Daniel Shvartsman scored on two takedowns to take a 4-1 lead over Drew DiPasquale. DiPasquale managed to close the score to one point after consecutive escapes before falling behind 6-3 after two periods. Shvartsman scored on a reversal to start the final period and added three takedowns on his way to a 15-7 major decision victory. Shvartsman's major decision victory gave Duke a 7-6 lead in the meet. Virginia's Mike Sewell took a 6-3 lead over freshman Cameron Harms early in the second period of the 157-pound match, scoring on two takedowns and two escapes. Harms managed to score on an escape to cut the deficit to two at the end of the second period. In the third period, Harms scored on an escape to make it 6-5 before surrendering six of the next eight points to Sewell. Sewell was awarded a point for riding time at the end of the match for a 13-7 victory. At 165 pounds, Virginia's Damian Johnson took a 12-3 lead into the final period, scoring on two takedowns and two escapes to go along with six back points. The nine-point deficit proved to be too much for redshirt freshman Aaron Glover as Johnson used two more takedowns and a riding point to record a 17-4 major decision victory. Virginia's Mike Grogan scored on an escape, a takedown and was awarded a point on a stalling call to take a 4-1 lead over senior Levi Craig entering the final period of the 174-pound bout. Craig scored on an escape to make it 4-2 before Grogan used a takedown to grab a four-point lead. Craig scored on two escapes late in the match before falling, 6-4. After scoring on two takedowns in the first two periods, Virginia's Kyle Narkiewicz took a 4-2 lead over redshirt freshman Dan Tulley into the final period at 184 pounds. Narkiewicz added an escape to close out the match with a 5-2 win that put the Cavaliers up 16-7. In the 197-pound bout, Duke sophomore Konrad Dudziak scored the only fall of the night for the Blue Devils, pinning Virginia's Brent Jones in 4:37. Dudziak's pin closed Virginia's lead to 19-13. Virginia's Nick Smith answered Dudziak's pin with a pin of his own in the heavyweight bout. Smith pinned freshman Wade Van Sickle in 4:50 to cap Virginia's 25-13 win. Dudziak and Kuser both went undefeated on the day for the Blue Devils. Dudziak had the most impressive day for Duke, scoring a major decision victory and a pin at 197 pounds. The Blue Devils will return to the mats next Saturday with another doubleheader. Duke will square off against Columbia and Harvard in New York at 2 and 5 p.m., respectively. Virginia 25, Duke 13 125: Anthony Burke (Virginia) def. Kellan McKeon (Duke), 6-3 (0-3) 133: Eric Albright (Virginia) def. Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke), 9-5 (0-6) 141: Wes Kuser (Duke) def. Nick Alparone (Virginia), 7-2 (3-6) 149: Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) major decision Drew DiPasquale (Virginia), 15-7 (7-6) 157: Mike Sewell (Virginia) def. Cameron Harms (Duke), 13-7 (7-9) 165: Damian Johnson (Virginia) major decision Aaron Glover (Duke), 17-4 (7-13) 174: Mike Grogan (Virginia) def. Levi Craig (Duke), 6-4 (7-16) 184: Kyle Narkiewicz (Virginia) def. Dan Tulley (Duke), 5-2 (7-19) 197: Konrad Dudziak (Duke) pins Brent Jones (Virginia), 4:37 (13-19) HWT: Nick Smith (Virginia) pins Wade Van Sickle (Duke), 4:50 (13-25)

The Augustana wrestling team picked up two big dual victories over a pair of nationally-ranked opponents on Saturday. The sixth-rated Vikings defeated No. 13 Adams State 26-16 and No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney 18-16. It was Augie's second win over UNK this season. Four Vikings went 2-0 on the day. Ryan King celebrated his birthday in grand style. He scored a 15-4 major decision over Adams State's Dave Welanko for his 100th career victory. He added a 5-2 decision over UNK's Matt True as he improved to 26-4 on the year. Also picking up two wins were Cody Henriksen at 157 pounds, No. 4 Dusty Wilking at 174 pounds and No. 1 Tim Boldt at 197 pounds. Augustana, 12-4 in duals this season, won six matches against Adams State. The Vikings trailed 6-3 until King's major decision gave them a 7-6 edge. Augie then trailed 9-7 before Henriksen, Wilking No. 4 Nate Buys and Boldt reeled off four straight wins to put the Vikings ahead 26-10. Henriksen and Buys each won by pins, while Boldt had a major decision. No. 6 Cris Bietz was well on his way to a win, leading Heath Soderstrom 14-3 before Soderstrom was awarded a defensive fall at 5:57. Against Nebraska-Kearney, the Lopers jumped out to a 7-0 lead after No. 1 Trevor Charbonneau and No. 1 Brett Allgood defeated Chris Trampe and Jeremie Degen. Augie's Andre VanderVelde, ranked fifth at 141 pounds, got the Vikings on the scoreboard with a 6-4 sudden victory No. 2 Jeff True. Augustana later trailed 10-9 before Wilking gave the Vikings the lead for good when he pinned Paul Sutton in 4:34 to put the Vikings ahead 15-10. Boldt then gave Augustana the winning points when he scored a 5-3 decision over third-ranked Jeff Sylvester. #6 Augustana 26, #13 Adams State 16 125: Chris Trampe (AC) dec. #6 Rob McCabe (ASC), 5-3 (SV); AC 3-0 133: #2 Raymond Dunning (ASC) dec. Jeremie Degen (AC), 6-2; Tied 3-3 141: Brian Pitts (ASC) dec. # 5 Andre VanderVelde (AC), 10-9; ASC 6-3 149: #2 Ryan King (AC) maj. dec. Dave Welanko (ASC), 15-4; AC 7-6 157 Scott Cleve (ASC) maj. dec. Aaron Haddorff (AC), 12-4; ASC 10-7 165: Cody Henriksen (AC) pinned Dusty Vaughn (ASC), 3:21; AC 13-10 174: #4 Dusty Wilking (AC) dec. James Reynolds (ASC), 9-4; AC 16-10 184: #4 Nate Buys (AC) pinned Josh Vialpando (ASC), 3:36; AC 22-10 197: #1 Tim Boldt (AC) maj. dec. Casey Woodall (ASC), 17-6; AC 26-10 Hwt.: Heath Soderstrom (ASC) def. fall # 6 Cris Bietz (AC), 5:57; AC 26-16 Note: Bietz was leading 14-3 at the time of defensive pin #6 Augustana 18, #4 Nebraska-Kearney 16 125: # 1 Trevor Charbonneau (UNK) dec. Chris Trampe (AC), 4-3; UNK 3-0 133: #1 Brett Allgood (UNK) maj. dec. Jeremie Degen (AC), 21-12; UNK 7-0 141: #5 Andre VanderVelde (AC) dec. #2 Jeff Rutledge (UNK), 6-4 (SV); UNK 7-3 149: #2 Ryan King (AC) dec. Matt True UNK, 5-2; UNK 7-6 157: Kasey Kohl (UNK) dec. Aaron Haddorff (AC), 9-2; UNK 10-6 165: Cody Henriksen (AC) dec. Keenan McCurdy (UNK), 11-6; UNK 10-9 174: #4 Dusty Wilking (AC) pinned Paul Sutton (UNK), 4:34; AC 15-10 184: #7 Tanner Linsacum (UNK) dec. #4 Nate Buys (AC), 5-4; AC 15-13 197: #1 Tim Boldt (AC) dec. #3 Jeff Sylvester (UNK), 5-3; AC 18-13 Hwt.: #3 Tervel Dlagnev (UNK) dec. #6 Cris Bietz (AC), 11-5; AC 18-16

Raleigh, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina wrestling team faced conference rival NC State for the second time this season on Saturday night. The teams wrestled to a 16-16 tie in their first meeting. However, on Saturday the Tar Heels defeated the Wolfpack by a score of 20-16. The victory improves Carolina's record to 15-8-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the ACC. Five Tar Heels emerged victorious in the match. North Carolina junior Bobby Shaw (125) opened things up by pinning NC State's Jeremy Hartrum in 6:25. Shaw now has a season record of 19-15. At 141 pounds Vincent Ramirez maintained his unbeaten streak in the ACC with a 19-3 technical fall decision over the Wolfpack's Jalil Dozier. Ramirez, now 6-0 against ACC competition, improves to an overall record of 34-6. NC State battled back from an eight point deficit after Vincent Ramirez's victory at 141 pounds to bring the match within one point heading into the final bout. The Wolfpack scored victories at 149, 157, 184, and 197 pounds while Carolina's Garrett Atkinson and Alex Maciag captured 165 and 174, respectively. With one match to wrestle, the Tar Heels led the Wolfpack 17-16. North Carolina heavyweight, Spencer Nadolsky, captured the win for the Tar Heels with a 3-2 victory over State's Jainor Palma. The victory improves Nadolsky's record to 37-4. He leads the team in wins. The Tar Heels return to action for their final dual match of the season when they host Old Dominion on Sunday, February 19 at 1:00 pm in Carmichael Gymnasium. NORTH CAROLINA 20, NC STATE 16 125 - Bobby Shaw (UNC) pinned Jeremy Hartrum at 6:25 133 - Garrett Cummings (NCS) dec. Jared Royer, 4-3 141 - Vincent Ramirez (UNC) technical fall dec. Jalil Dozier, 19-3 149 - Joe Caramanica (NCS) major dec. Isaiah Britton, 14-0 157 - Kody Hamrah (NCS) dec. Deon Barrett, 5-2 165 - Garrett Atkinson (UNC) dec. Obie Simpson, 3-2 174 - Alex Maciag (UNC) dec. Rick Brownlee, 5-3 184 - Jeremy Colbert (NCS) dec. Justin Dobies, 12-7 197 - Ryan Goodman (NCS) dec. David Daschiell, 8-4 Hwt - Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) dec. Jainor Palma, 3-2

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- The No. 14 Big Red wrestling team made it a perfect weekend by defeating Rider 23-12 on Saturday night. Cornell downed Penn on Friday night and blanked Princeton earlier today to go 3-0 on the weekend. Steve Anceravage picked up a technical fall while Troy Nickerson, Dustin Manotti and Matt Pollock each recorded major decisions. The Big Red improves to 8-4 with the win. Nickerson got the 17-6 major decision over Ryan Smith in the opening bout to give the Big Red a 4-0 lead, but Riders Zach Cunliffe pulled of an upset in the 133 pound bout, defeating Mike Mormile, 3-2. Rider then took the lead when Mike Palma defeated Nick Bridge by a score of 6-4 at 141 pounds. The Broncs extended the lead with a win in the 149 pound bout, where Mike Kessler defeated Keith Dickey, 5-2. Down 9-4, the Big Red got a 14-3 major decision from Dustin Manotti over Ryan Cunningham and Anceravage scored a tech fall over Dan Silberman at 165 pounds. The Broncs pulled to within 13-12 when Doug Umbehauer defeated Mike Mackie, 7-1. That would be the last bout Rider would win, as Dan Miracola and Jerry Rinaldi each recorded decisions in the 184 and 197 pound bouts, respectively. Pollock would cap the day with a 12-4 major decision over Peter Reid, giving Cornell the 23-12 win. Cornell will be in action again next weekend when it takes on Harvard on Friday night and Brown on Saturday afternoon at the Friedman Wrestling Center. The Big Red will be looking to clinch its fourth straight Ivy title.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Behind pins from Dustin Manotti, Steve Anceravage, Dan Miracola and Matt Pollock, the Big Red wrestling team improved to 2-0 in Ivy competition with a 47-0 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon. Cornell also got five-point technical falls from Troy Nickerson and Mike Mormile as the Big Red improved its overall record to 7-4. With the loss, Princeton falls to 6-8 overall and 0-4 in the Ancient Eight. The match started at 141 pounds, where sophomore Nick Bridge defeated Eric Marcotulli, 6-4. Junior Keith Dickey followed that up with a 15-1 major decision over Andrew Iannuzzi at 149 pounds. Senior tri-captain Dustin Manotti moved the Big Red lead to 13-0 when he pinned Matthew Piselli 2:29 into the bout. Not to be outdone, Anceravage pinned Marty Everin in just 1:24. With a 19-0 lead, Mike Mackie took the 174 pound bout with a 6-1 decision over Matthew DeNichilo. Dan Miracola took to the mat for the Big Red at 184 pounds, moving up from 174 where he has been wrestling for most of the dual season. The bump up in weight didnt play a factor as Miracola picked up a first period pin of Logan Lowe. Taylor Moore defeated Gordon Scharf 6-3 at 197 pounds and heavyweight Matt Pollock picked up his first dual victory of the season, pinning Kirstopher Berr in 1:48. The Big Red had a commanding 37-0 lead, with two of its strongest wrestlers still to come. Troy Nickerson took the 125 pound bout, scoring a technical fall, 17-0 over Robert Benitez and Mike Mormile got a tech fall over Danny Scotton by a score of 20-3. The Big Red will take the short drive to Lawrenceville, N.J., to take on Rider later this afternoon.

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley State senior wrestlers Erkin Tadzhimetov and Ivan Bigney both finished their home careers with wins on Saturday as the Wolverines (7-9) defeated Portland State 30-17 in front of 603 fans on senior day. Bigney scored an 8-5 win over Karras Kavilas at 184 pounds while the 133 pound Tadzhimetov moved up to 149 and pinned Adam Duryee with 1:04 left in the 2 nd period. Both coaches shifted wrestlers around different weight classes, forcing Tadzhimetov to have to move up if he was going to be able to wrestle. "I wanted (Erkin) to wrestle in front of the home crowd in his last match," said Utah Valley head coach Cody Sanderson. Kavilas, who was the scheduled 174 pounder, moved up to wrestle Bigney at 184 but could never gain control of the Wolverine senior. Bigney scored a reversal with :51 seconds in the match gave him the cushion he needed. "(Kavilas) is tough. Ivan wrestled a great kid. But he just stayed focused," said Sanderson. With Portland State up 17-16, Utah Valley's Jaime Thornblad earned the first win of his college career, a 13-10 win over Joey Nobriga. Nobriga took an early lead, but Thornblad continued to work eventually taking an 8-7 lead on a near fall at the end of the 2 nd period. A reversal by Thornblad early in the third gave him a 10-7 cushion but Nobriga scored a reversal of his own to cut it to 10-9. Thornblad scored one point on an escape with :19 seconds to go and sealed with a last second takedown. "Jaime's a fighter. He works hard and I'm proud of him," said Sanderson. "To get his first win of the season and to do it like that in front of the crowd and put the dual meet away…I'm just happy for him." Daniel Polkowske, Dallin Norton and Talon Vickers also picked up wins on the day via forfeits. Bigney's win was his 15 th of the season and 34 th of his career while Tadzhimetov added to his school record for wins in a season (28) and career wins (46). "It's been an honor to coach someone like Erkin," said Sanderson. "He's so skilled and he's so tough and such great person. We're gonna miss him next year. You can never replace someone like that." "It's been an awesome three years. I've had a great time. Coach Sanderson is a great guy and a great coach," said Tadzhimetov. Bigney ends his career as the first three-year senior in Utah Valley State's young wrestling program. "I'm content with my senior year," said Bigney. "I was planning on redshirting because I was worried and wanted to have a good senior year. But this year has been really really good for me." Utah Valley State will close out the 2005-06 campaign at the Northern Colorado Duals on February 23rd. They will take on Air Force and Northern Colorado at the duals.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 11/11 Oklahoma Sooners (9-5-1, 1-3) coming off an upset of the No. 3/3 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 19-16, Friday night look to continue their winning ways when they battle the No. 20 Hofstra Pride (9-6-1) Sunday afternoon at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City as part of the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational. "We are very excited to be taking part in the ESPNU Double Dual Invitational," said head coach Jack Spates. "Hofstra is an excellent opponent and we have our work cut out for us." The Sooners are 4-0 all-time vs the Pride. The last time the two programs met was in 2004 at the NWCA National Duals when the Sooners notched a 28-15 victroy. Sam Hazewinkel defeated No. 9 Paul Donahoe of Nebraska, 3-0, Friday night collecting his 99th collegiate victory. Hazewinkel, No. 2 in the 125 pound weight class, will be gunning for his 100th victory of his career against Dave Tomasette Sunday. With the win Friday night against the Cornhuskers the Sooners posted their first Big 12 win of the season which tops last season win total when the Sooners went 0-5 in league competition. Next up for the Sooners is part two of the annual Bedlam Series presented by the Bank of Oklahoma and Your Oklahoma Ford Dealer's, when the No. 2 Cowboys visit Howard McCasland Field House on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m.

Philadelphia -- The Penn wrestling team got back on track with a 25-9 win over Columbia on Saturday afternoon at The Palestra. The 22nd-ranked Quakers won eight bouts to improve to 10-4 overall and 3-1 in Ancient Eight action. "It was another hard fought victory for us today. Columbia came out ready to challenge use and we squeaked by with some of those victories," Head Coach Zeke Jones said. "Now its time for us to get back to work." The highlight of the match was junior Matt Herrington's upset win over No. 7 Matt Palmer at 174 pounds. Herrington, who is ranked as high as 13th in the nation earned a 3-2 decision. Herrington scored the only takedown of the match in the first period. Palmer escaped to pull within 2-1 before the period ended. Herrington chose bottom in the second and escaped, while Palmer did the same to start the third. "Matt Herrington did a nice job in his match," Jones added. "I believe this is the first time he's beaten that kid. He came focused and came up with a plan and his conditioning really showed in the match." The match started at 165 pounds with Lior Zamir taking a 7-2 victory over Dustin Tillman. Zamir scored a takedown in the first period to start the scoring and escaped from the bottom in the second. He took down Tillman in the second and held him for the rest of the period. Tillman chose to start in the neutral position and scored a takedown, but Zamir escaped to add to his lead. Senior captain Dustin Wiles added to the Penn lead with a 5-2 victory over Justin Barent at 184 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Wiles earned a point on an escape and then added two more with a takedown. In the third, Barent scored with an escape, but Wiles took him down. Barent escaped before the period ended to make the score 5-2. Fellow senior captain Paul Velekei put Penn up 13-0 with a major decision over Orrin Kleinhenz, 18-6. Velekei took him down eight times in the match including four times in the third. Columbia won the next bout when Bill Beechum pinned freshman Jack Sullivan at heavyweight. Beechum won the match in 1:09 to give Columbia six points and pull within, 13-6. No. 18 Mike Silengo won his match at 125 pounds with an escape in the third for the only point of the match. No. 9 Matt Valenti earned a 2-0 decision at 133 pounds over Matt DeLorenzo. Valenti earned an escaped in the second period and held onto DeLorenzo in the third to accumulate riding time. Columbia picked up its second win of the afternoon with a 3-2 by Sal Tirico at 141 pounds over Penn's Cesar Grajales. Tirico's 1:25 riding time was the difference in the match. Penn won the final two matches – freshman Matt Dragon defeated Ricky Turk, 6-5 at 149 pounds and No. 20 Gene Zannetti defeated Derek Sickles, 10-4. Dragon, who is ranked 13th in the nation, was takedown first, but bounced back with a takedown and a three point nearfall to end the period. After getting taken down first, Zannetti reversed Sickles and continued to dominate the match for the win. He escaped from bottom in the second and took Sickles down in the second and then added two more takedowns and riding time in the third. The Red and Blue will compete in their last two dual meets of the season Sunday, Feb. 19. Penn takes on Lehigh at 2 p.m. and Princeton at 5 p.m. Prior to the start of the Lehigh match, the Quakers will honor the senior class. No. 22 Penn 25, Columbia 9 165 Lior Zamir dec. Dustin Tillman, D: 7-2 174 No. 13 Matt Herrington def. No. 7 Matt Palmer, D: 3-2 184 Dustin Wiles def. Justin Barent, D: 5-2 197 Paul Velekei def. Orrin Kleinhenz, MD: 18-6 285 Jack Sullivan lost to Bill Beechum, F:1:09 125 No. 18 Mike Silengo def. Jeff Sato, D: 1-0 133 No. 9 Matt Valenti dec. Matt DeLorenzo, D: 2-0 141 Cesar Grajales lost to Sal Tirico, D: 3-2 149 No. 13 Matt Dragon def. Ricky Turk, D:6-5 157 No. 20 Gene Zannetti def. Derek Sickles, D: 10-4

BOISE, Idaho -- Boise State University completed its 2005-06 home schedule on Friday (Feb. 10) night by pitching a shut out against Portland State University in a 46-0 Pac-10 Conference win. The Broncos improve their overall record to 8-4 and 4-3 in league duals. Portland State falls to 3-17 and 0-7 in Pac-10 matches. Three of Boise State's win came by forfeit as the injury plagued Vikings had to forfeit matches at 133 and 141 pounds and heavyweight. The Broncos won two matches by technical fall (15 or more points). K.C. Walsh, a senior from Tacoma, Washington, defeated Sean Murphy 18-3 in the 184-pound weight class and Ben Cherrington, a senior from Granby, Colorado, handed Kainoa Casco a 20-4 defeat in the 157-pound weight division. Along with Walsh and Cherrington, five other Broncos were making their final appearance on the Bronco mat. Ben Gilliland (Battle Ground, Wash.) won his final home match with a 12-7 decision over Brian Lemmon at 174 pounds and Casey Phelps (Rathdrum, Idaho) recorded a 15-6 major decision over Jake Schneider in the 197 pound weight class. Scott Jorgensen (Eagle, Idaho) made his final appearance on the Bronco mat in the 141-pound weight class when he accepted a forfeit, as did Jeremy Baker (Layton, Utah) at 133 pounds. The other senior wrestling his final time at home was Jordan Brock who wrestled in exhibition and pinned Tony Kubec at the 2:46 mark of their match. Patrick Walsh (Tacoma, Wash.) was the other senior on the team but did not wrestle. The Broncos will travel to national power University of Iowa for their final dual of the season on February 17 (Friday) before competing in the Pac-10 Conference Championships at Stanford University on February 26 and 27 (Sunday and Monday). Following are complete results from the dual in the order they wrestled. Boise State 46, Portland State 0 174 – Ben Gilliland (BSU) dec. Brian Lemmon (PSU) 12-7 184 – K.C. Walsh (BSU) tech fall Sean Murphy (PSU) 18-3 197 – Casey Phelps (BSU) major dec. Jake Schneider (PSU) 15-6 HWT – Andy Patrick (BSU) win by forfeit 125 – Cory Fish (BSU) major dec. Bricen Yakabe (PSU) 19-6 133 – Jeremy Baker (BSU) win by forfeit 141 – Scott Jorgensen (BSU) win by forfeit 149 – Tyler Sherfey (BSU) major dec. Adam Duryee (PSU) 13-3 157 – Ben Chrerrington (BSU) tech fall Kainoa Casco (PSU) 20-4 165 – Lex Case (BSU) dec. Chris Feist (PSU) 5-3

EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon State 133-pounder Bobby Pfennigs and 157-pounder Tony Hook recorded pins as the Beavers beat Oregon 32-7 in Pacific-10 wrestling Friday night at McArthur Court. OSU (13-2-1 overall, 8-1 Pacific-10) also got major decisions from 174-pounder Jeremy Larson and 197-pounder Dan Pitsch as the Beavers wrapped up the regular season with their seventh straight dual meet win. "I think it is an indication that we have gotten better and steadier since that last match against them," said OSU head coach Joe Wells. "That is definitely a good thing to see at this point in the season." "I knew at the beginning of the season we had to deal with some adversity, but the team worked its way through and I can see that we are really working as a team now." OSU and Oregon (6-7, 4-6) will compete at the Pacific-10 Championships on Feb. 26-27 at Stanford. During Oregon State's current seven-meet winning streak, the Beavers have won 53 of 67 matches wrestled (three were forfeited to OSU); in those 53 wins, the Beavers have scored team bonus points for a pin, technical fall or major decision 25 times. On Friday, a crowd of 804 saw OSU win its seventh straight in the Civil War, presented by Northwest Dodge Dealers, a streak dating back to the 2003 season. Oregon State won the first five matches of the night to take a 21-0 lead. Beaver 141-pounder Kyle Larson won his 13th straight match, an 8-3 decision over Oregon's Skyler Woods. Kyle Larson is now 23-4 with three pins this season and has won 18 of his last 19 matches. Larson is ranked No. 1 among Pac-10 141-pounders, while Woods is ranked fourth. Jeremy Larson, ranked 18th nationally in this week's National Wrestling Coaches Association/InterMat poll, won his 12th straight match with a 24-10 major decision over Chet McBee. Jeremy Larson has won 16 of his last 17 matches and is 24-8 with one pin this season. Hook, ranked 16th nationally, pinned Oregon's Jeremy McLaughlin in 2:02 to improve to 19-7 with five pins this season. The victory moved Hook into a tie for 40th place on OSU's all-time list of career wins leaders; the senior is now 71-42. Pfennigs pinned Oregon's Beau Malia in 2:49. Pfennigs has now won all eight of his matches since returning from an injury in mid-January, and he's 13-3 with four pins this season. OSU 125-pounder Eric Stevenson kept the team lead for wins, beating Ryan Dunn 9-2 to improve to 27-7 this season. Stevenson has won seven straight and 11 of his last 12. Stevenson is ranked third in the Pac-10 while Dunn is ranked fifth. Beaver heavyweight Ty Watterson, ranked 17th nationally, has also won seven straight and 11 of his last 12 after a 5-2 decision over Oregon's Chris Dearmon. Watterson is 26-7 with a team-high eight pins this season. Watterson is ranked second in the Pac-10, Dearmon is ranked sixth. Pitsch has now won six of his last seven matches after beating Oregon's Shaun Dee 12-2. OSU also got a victory from 149-pounder Orlando Perez, who took a 9-2 decision over Stewart Bogart. It was the biggest margin of victory for either team in the Civil War series since OSU's 41-9 win in Corvallis in 1985, and it gave Oregon State a 103-24-2 edge in an all-time series that dates back to 1915. "This is one more indicator that we are making progress," Wells said. "We are really scoring a lot of points in each individual match and that is really important heading into the postseason." The Beavers' seven-meet win streak is their longest since they won seven in a row at the end of the 2001 season and the start of the 2002 season, and it's the longest for OSU within a season since a seven-meet streak in 2000. OSU's dual meet winning percentage of .844 for the season was its best since 1992, when the Beavers had an 11-1-1 mark for a winning percentage of .885. OREGON STATE 32, AT OREGON 7 125 - Eric Stevenson, OSU, dec. Ryan Dunn, UO, 9-2. 133 - Bobby Pfennigs, OSU, pinned Beau Malia, UO, 2:49. 141 - Kyle Larson, OSU, dec. Skyler Woods, UO, 8-3. 149 - Orlando Perez, OSU, dec. Stewart Bogart, UO, 9-2. 157 - (16) Tony Hook, OSU, pinned Jeremy McLaughlin, UO, 2:07. 165 - (10) Joey Bracamonte, UO, dec. Anthony Weber, OSU, 9-3. 174 - (18) Jeremy Larson, OSU, major dec. Chet McBee, UO, 24-10. 185 - (5) Shane Webster, UO, tech. fall Kyle Bressler, OSU, 6:41. 197 - Dan Pitsch, OSU, major dec. Shaun Dee, UO, 12-2. HWT - (17) Ty Watterson, OSU, dec. Chris Dearmon, UO, 5-2.

Kent, Ohio -- Kent State (12-3-1, 2-0-1 MAC) remained unbeaten in MAC competition with a 21-13 triumph over Buffalo (9-5, 2-3) Friday night at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes took six of ten matches and improved to 4-0 in home meets. Redshirt freshman Jermail Porter (Akron/Firestone) dropped a 1-0 struggle to 15th ranked Harold Sherrell at heavyweight to start the evening. Porter got to his feet from the bottom position on several occasions in the second period but failed to to get an escape. Sherrell's riding time would be the only point scored in the match. Junior transfer Chad Sportelli (Easton, Pa./Easton/Nebraska) took a forfeit at 125 to put the Flashes up 6-3. Sportelli improved to 23-8 and 2-1 in MAC duals. Buffalo's Mark Budd knotted the score at 6-6 with a 6-0 decision of senior Drew Opfer (Sandusky/St. Mary). Budd, ranked 13th at 133 pounds improved to 33-4 and 13-1 in dual meets. Sophomore Drew Lashaway (Bowling Green, Ohio/Eastwood) stayed aggressive for seven minutes and came away with a 6-2 victory over Cliff Smith at 141. With the match tied 2-2 entering the third period, Lashaway earned a quick escape and takedown to give KSU the lead (9-6) for good. Senior Jason Bake (Massillon, Ohio/Jackson) tallied first and third period takedowns in a 6-5 decision over Dana Gingerich at 149. Bake's third period takedown broke a 4-4 tie. After a Gingerich escape, Bake fended off a flurry of late period shots to improve to 2-1 in the MAC. Sophomore Kurt Gross (North Royalton, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) extended his winning streak to 11 matches and put KSU up 15-6 with an 8-5 decision of John Cummings. Gross (24-6, 3-0 MAC) earned a takedown in each period and added two escapes at 157. The night's most sporadic match came at 165. Junior Jason McGee (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls) fell to UB's Mickey Moran 7-5 in overtime. McGee trailed 4-1 in the early going but tied the match at 4-4 in the second, when he was awarded two back points as he was about to turn Moran, when the referee blew a whistle for injury time. A third period escape gave McGee a 5-4 lead but he was hit with two stalling calls in the final 13 seconds to send the match into OT. Moran (25-7) was awarded his final takedown as both wrestlers neared the edge line. "Jason worked so hard," said Head Coach Jim Andrassy. "He's in great shape and it seems like there hasn't been a call going his way this year. Sooner or later things will start to change for him." Junior Aaron Miller (Uniopolis, Ohio/Wapokoneta) controlled the pace throughout his 174-pound bout but had just one takedown in a 5-1 decision of Mike Ragusa. Miller (27-5, 3-0 MAC) leads the Flases in victories and dropped Ragussa to 21-14. Senior Alex Camargo (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea) sealed the the team victory with a 7-5 decision of Garrett Hicks at 184. A first period takedown and three-point tilt gave Camargo a 5-0 lead but Hicks (21-9) answered with two reversals and five straight points of his own. In what looked like would be a certain Hicks takedown in the third period, Camargo (26-3, 3-0 MAC) turned into one of his own. He earned career victory 117, inching closer to Nick Nemeth's career school record of 121 victories. Junior Ardian Ramadani (Garfield, NJ/Garfield) suffered his first MAC loss after running into 4th ranked Kyle Cerminara at 197. Cerminara (35-1) was inches away from a first period pin but settled for an 11-1 major decision.Ramadani (17-9, 2-1 MAC) was not scored on in the third period. "We wrestled alright," said Andrassy. "The opponent always knows you well in a conference match. We looked a bit flat but I feel pretty comfortable heading to OU." Individually, the Golden Flashes are 28-12 in home matches. Gross, Miller and Camargo, who ranked #1 in the MAC Coaches' Poll, improved to 3-0 in conference duals. KSU has not lost a dual meet since falling to No. 10 Missouri (22-15) on Jan. 14. Andrassy's Army takes just one day off before traveling to Athens Sunday (Feb. 12) to face arch-rival Ohio University (11-9) with a 2:00 start in front of the rowdy Bobcat crowd. Kent State 21 Buffalo 13 285: Sherrell (B) dec. Porter (K), 1-0 125: Sportelli (K) won by forfeit, 133: Budd (B) dec. D. Opfer (K), 6-0 141: Lashaway (K) dec.Smith (B), 6-2 149: Bake (K) dec. Gingerich (B) , 6-5 157: Gross (K) dec. Cummings (B), 8-5 165: Moran (B) dec. McGee (K), 7-5 OT 174: Miller (K) dec. Ragusa (B), 5-1 184: Camargo (K) dec. Hicks (B), 7-5 197: Cerminara (B) maj. dec. Ramadani (K) ,11-1

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Bonus point victories was the name of the game in Glendale, Ariz., Friday night as the No. 12 Arizona State University wrestling team dominated visiting Fresno State, 46-9, inside Raymond Kellis High School on the strength of eight victories earning more than three team points. The victory moved the Sun Devils to 13-7 overall on the season while pushing the Bulldogs to 4-8. Of the 10 bouts scheduled for the evening, only seven were contested as ASU surrendered one bout by forfeit while FSU gave up two. In those seven contests, however, the near capacity gymnasium on the RKHS campus had plenty to cheer for right from the start. Following the Bulldogs taking a 6-0 team lead when Corey Borges won by forfeit at 125, John Espinoza (Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.) took to the mat at 133 for just his second bout of the season and got the crowd on its feet when he pinned Sean Carlson at 4:12. After Adam Hickey (So., Mayfield, Ohio) won by forfeit at 141, the Sun Devils held a 12-6 lead that would only grow as the dual continued. Pat Payne (So., Poway, Calif.) dominated Garrett Spooner at 149 as the Sun Devil nearly pinned his foe on several occasions before winning by technical fall with a 17-0 score. Brian Stith (Jr., Hampton, Va.), the No. 9 wrestler at 157, took to the mat before leaving 1:57 later with a pin of Dustin Rocha. The Sun Devils then secured their third fall of the dual as No. 11 Patrick Pitsch (So., Spanaway, Wash.) took his opponent, Darrell Goodpaster, to his back with six seconds remaining in the second period to win by fall at 4:54. After ASU's Alex Pavlenko (Fr., Mesa, Ariz.) won by forfeit at 174, the Sun Devils held a 35-6 lead and were looking for more points with three bouts remaining. But, at 184, Bulldog Greg Gifford hung tough and took No. 9 C.B. Dollaway (Sr., Mt. Gilead, Ohio) to the one minute sudden victory period where he won the bout with a takedown. Despite the loss at 184, the remaining two bouts easily went in favor of the Sun Devils as No. 10 Ryan Bader (Sr., Reno, Nev.) needed 2:04 to pin Miguel Rodriguez at 197 before No. 4 Cain Velasquez (Sr., Yuma, Ariz.) scored a 23-8 technical fall over Wade Sauer at heavyweight. Sunday will mark the final dual of the 2005-06 season when the Sun Devils meet Stanford inside Wells Fargo Arena at 2 p.m. The team's five seniors will be honored prior to the dual while the program's alumni will be honored at the mid-way point of the Pac-10 meeting. No. 12 Arizona State defeats Fresno State, 46-9 125 - Corey Borges (FS) wins by forfeit 133 - John Espinoza (AS) pins Sean Carlson, 4:12 141 - Adam Hickey (AS) wins by forfeit 149 - Pat Payne (AS) tech fall Garrett Spooner, 17-0 157 - #9 Brian Stith (AS) pins Dustin Rocha, 1:57 165 - #11 Patrick Pitsch (AS) pins Darrell Goodpaster, 4:54 174 - Alex Pavlenko (AS) wins by forfeit 184 - Greg Gifford (FS) dec. #9 C.B. Dollaway, 7-5 sv 197 - #10 Ryan Bader (AS) pins Miguel Rodriguez, 2:04 285 - #4 Cain Velasquez (AS) tech fall Wade Sauer, 23-8

RINCETON, N.J. -- Buoyed by the return of Ricky Turk and the debut of Billy Beechum, the Columbia wrestling team routed Princeton tonight, 43-3, to even its Ivy League record at 1-1. "We looked very good," Brendan Buckley, the Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling said. "I'm pleased." Columbia had lost its last two matches, to Eastern power Army by one point and national power Cornell by 38, but rebounded with the Ivy League win over the Tigers (6-7 overall, 0-3 Ivy). The Lions won nine of the 10 bouts, losing only at 174 pounds. The match marked the return of 149-lb. junior RIcky Turk (Crestline, Calif.), who had not wrestled since facing Hofstra in a dual meet December 11. A practice injury put him on the sidelines for nearly two months. Turk, who boasted an 11-4 record when he was injured, opened the Princeton contest with a technical fall, worth five team points. He beat Andrew Sichel, 17-2., as the bout was halted after 3:29. Beechum's absence from the sport was even longer — four years longer! In his first wrestling match since finishing third in the 2002 Ohio state high school championships, Beechum shocked veteran Princeton heavyweight Ian Roncoroni with a 15-6 major decision. Beechum had limited himself to football at Columbia. A two-year starter , he had been one of the team's top defensive ends, and a co-captain in 2005, his senior season. Strong and rugged, he figured to be a good addition to the wrestling squad, but an injury suffered in his next-to-last football game had sidelined him until this week. "Billy looked great," the coach said. "He's very talented. A very good athlete." Buckley was also impressed with Turk. "Ricky looked really good," he observed, "in spite of his long layoff." Several other Lions impressed. First-year Derek Sickles (Rutherford, N.J.), in his first bout at 157 this season, notched his first victory since December 28, beating Jesse Palermo, 7-2. And fellow first-year Orrin Kleinhenz (Columbus, Ind.) similarly halted a losing streak when he pinned Logan Lowe at 197 pounds, in just 1:50. Sophomore Brandon Kinney (Haslett, Mich.), substituting for the injured Jeff Sato, increased his record to 17-7, tying Sato for the team lead, when he posted a technical fall, also by 17-2, over Robert Benitez. Junior Justin Barent (Worland, Wyo.) had the match's only other fall, in 2:43 over Jared Nicholson, and two men posted major decisions — junior Dustin Tillman (Fremont, Calif.), 14-4 over Martin Everin at 165, and junior Dean Kinports (La Mesa, Calif.), 9-1 over Eric Marcotulli at 141. Barent's victory was his 15th, while Tillman improved to 12-6. Now 5-6 overall, 1-1 in the Ivy League, Columbia travels to Philadelphia to wrestle Penn, the nation's 22nd-ranked team. The Quakers fell to 2-1 in the Ivy League today when they lost to 14th-ranked Cornell, 20-12. The match will be held in the Palestra at 1 p.m. Columbia 43, Princeton 3 149 - Ricky Turk, Columbia, won by technical fall over Andrew Sichel, 17-2, 3:29 157 - Derek Sickles, Columbia, dec. Jesse Palermo, 7-2 165 - Dustin Tillman, Columbia, dec. Martin Everin, 14-4 174 - Matthew DeNichilo, Princeton, dec. Kenji Porter, 9-5 184 - Justin Barent, Columbia, pinned Jared Nicholson, 2:43 197 - Orrin Kleinhenz, Columbia, pinned Logan Lowe, 1:50 Hwt - Billy Beechum, Columbia, dec. Ian Roncoroni, 15-6 125 - Brandon Kinney, Columbia, won by technical fall over Robert Benitez, 17-2, 1:51 133 - Eric Amstutz, Columbia, won by forfeit 141 - Dean Kinports, Columbia, dec. Eric Marcotulli, 9-1

DURHAM, N.C. -- In a dual meet that came down to the final bout of the evening, the Virginia Tech wrestling team picked up its first victory of the season Thursday night by defeating Duke, 21-18, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. With the match tied at 18, senior Mike Faust clinched the win with a 13-6 victory at heavyweight. The match started at 125 pounds, where Justin Staylor gave the Hokies three team points with a 5-1 decision over Kellan McKeon. Staylor scored first on a takedown to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. In the second period, Staylor scored a reversal for a four-point advantage. McKeon earned a point after Staylor was called for an illegal hold at the end of the second period but that was the only point McKeon would score in the match. Staylor was awarded the fifth point at the end of the match due to riding time for the 5-1 victory. At 133 pounds, Virginia Tech took a 6-0 lead on Sheridan Moran's 11-9 overtime victory over freshman Michael Degli Obizzi. Moran started the match with a takedown before Degli Obizzi scored a point on an escape to close the gap to one point in the first period. In the second period, Degli Obizzi took a 3-2 lead with a takedown and then scored three back points to go ahead 6-2. Moran answered by scoring two points on a reversal and three back points to take a 7-6 lead after two periods. Degli Obizzi took an 8-7 lead on a reversal but Moran countered with a reversal of his own to go ahead 9-8. Degli Obizzi tied the match at 9-9 with an escape to force a draw after three periods. In the overtime period, Moran scored a takedown to win the match, 11-9 and pick up his first career ACC win. Moving to 141 pounds, 17th-ranked David Hoffman pinned Wes Kuser at the 6:23 mark to put the Hokies up 12-0. Hoffman led 10-2 before picking up the pin in the third period. Duke got on the board at 149 pounds when Daniel Shvartsman scored a 21-6 technical fall win over Joe Thompson. Shvartsman scored four takedowns in the opening period to take an 8-3 lead into the second period. Shvartsman lead 15-5 after two periods after scoring on three takedowns and one escape. Shvartsman then scored four straight points to take a 19-5 lead before Thompson scored on an escape. With his ninth takedown of the match, Shvartsman pushed his lead to 21-6, earning the technical fall victory. Cameron Harms pulled the Blue Devils to within four points at 157 pounds with a 9-4 decision over freshman Dave Kiley. Harms started the bout with a 5-0 lead after scoring on a takedown and earning three back points. Kiley earned an escape point to make it 5-1 at the end of the first period. Kiley made it a one-point match after scoring on an escape and a takedown before Harms earned a point on an escape of his own to take a 6-4 lead at the end of the second period. Harms then scored on an escape and a takedown in the third period for the 9-4 win. At 165 pounds Tech's Tucker Michels picked up his second straight win with a 7-3 decision over Aaron Glover. Glover opened the match with a takedown to take a 2-0 lead over Michels. After Michels was awarded one point on an illegal hold by Glover, he scored on an escape and a reversal for a 4-2 lead. Glover scored on an escape to make it a 4-3 match after one period. In the second period, Michels scored on an escape and a takedown for a 7-3 advantage heading into the final period. Neither wrestler managed a point in the third period, giving Michels the 7-3 win. With Tech leading by seven points with four matches left, Steve Ratley took to the mat in a bit of a surprise. Ratley missed the Ohio match with an injury and was thought to be out again Thursday night. Instead, Ratley gutted out a 4-1 win over Levi Craig to give Tech a 10-point lead. Ratley held a 2-0 lead after scoring on a takedown in the first period. Craig closed the gap to 2-1 in the second period, scoring on an escape. In the third period, Ratley scored a two-point reversal with 12 seconds left in the match for the 4-1 victory. Dan Tulley brought the Blue Devils back to within six at 18-12 by scoring a 13-1 major decision victory over Mark Czarny at 184 pounds. Tulley led 5-1 after the opening period, scoring on two takedowns and earning a point when Czarny was called for stalling. Tulley pushed his lead to 10-1 after two periods, scoring on an escape and a takedown before being awarded two consecutive points on stalling calls. In the third period, Tulley was awarded two points on Czarny's fourth stalling violation and earned one point due to riding time for the 13-1 major decision victory. Tech then forfeited to Duke's Konrad Dudziak at 197 pounds to tie the match up at 18 apiece. The dual meet came down to the final bout of the evening, where Faust, ranked ninth in the country, came up big with a 13-6 decision over Wade Van Sickle to clinch the match. Faust carried a 4-2 lead entering the second period after scoring on a takedown and a reversal. Van Sickle closed the gap to 4-3 with an escape but that was as close as he would get. Faust ran off four straight points to take an 8-3 lead early in the third period. Van Sickle scored on an escape to cut the lead to 8-4 before Faust's takedown put the redshirt senior up 10-4. Van Sickle scored on two escapes but it wasn't enough as Faust held off the freshman for a 13-6 win. The Hokies wrap up dual meet competition on Sunday, Feb. 19 when they host N.C. State at Cassell Coliseum. The match begins at 2 p.m., and Tech will honor its two seniors - Hoffman and Faust - before the match. Virginia Tech 21 Duke 18 125 J. Staylor (VT) dec. K. McKeon, 5-1 133 S. Moran (VT) dec. M. Degli Obizzi, 11-9 141 #17 D. Hoffman (VT) fall W. Kuser, 6:23 149 D. Shvartsman (D) tech fall J. Thompson, 21-6 157 C. Harms (D) dec. D. Kiley, 9-4 165 T. Michels (VT) dec. A. Glover, 7-3 174 S. Ratley (VT) dec. L. Craig, 4-1 184 D. Tulley (D) maj. dec. M. Czarny, 13-1 197 K. Dudziak (D) win by forfeit 285 #9 M. Faust (VT) dec. W. Van Sickle, 13-6