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  1. BOONE, N.C. -- Another conference championship was a fitting way for this class to celebrate Senior Day. Appalachian State Wrestling clinched a share of its fourth straight Southern Conference regular season title with a 39-8 win against The Citadel in the home finale at Varsity Gym on Sunday. For the fourth-year wrestlers among the senior quintet of Randall Diabe, Irvin Enriquez, Angel Najar, Michael Elliott and Thierry Washington, it was a 4-for-4 finish. The Mountaineers have gone 25-2 in SoCon duals during the last four years. "It was really special being Senior Day, and these guys that were honored today, they got to be part of four straight conference championships, which is a major feat in itself," said head coach JohnMark Bentley, who had led the program to five regular season titles in the last eight seasons. "I'm really proud of those five guys because they're a big part of the reason why we have been so successful the last couple of years." App State, which began its current four-match winning streak with a 21-14 victory against Chattanooga, joined the Mocs atop the SoCon at 5-1. Campbell would make it a three-way tie for first with a win next weekend. The Mountaineers won eight of the 10 matches Sunday, with Cary Miller (heavyweight) and De'Andre Swinson-Barr (125 pounds) closing the dual with pins. Codi Russell (133), Enriquez (141), Thomas Flitz (174) and Alan Clothier (184) earned five points apiece with technical falls, while Matt Zovistoski (149) posted a 14-5 major decision. At 165 pounds, in an 8-2 decision, Elliott trailed 2-0 in the early going against Dazjon "Cheez" Casto before producing a tiebreaking takedown with 10 seconds left in the second period and a four-point near fall in the third period. Enriquez had a takedown and three four-point near falls in the first period of his 18-2 victory against Keegan Connolly, and Diabe observed as teammate Demazio Samuel made his App State dual debut at 197 pounds. The Citadel's Sawyer Root recorded a technical fall at 197, and the other win for the Bulldogs came from Rian Burris at 157. App State closes the regular season Saturday with Pennsylvania-based duals at Bloomsburg (1 p.m.) and Lock Haven (7:30 p.m.) before hosting the Southern Conference Championships on March 10. Tickets to the all-day Sunday event at App State's Holmes Convocation Center cost $15 for adults, $10 for youth (ages 6-12) and $8 apiece for members of a group with 10 or more people. Children ages 5 and under as well as students with a valid ID from Appalachian State, Campbell, The Citadel, Davidson, Gardner-Webb, Chattanooga and VMI can attend for free. To purchase tickets, order them online HERE or call the App State Athletics ticket office at 828-262-2079. For more information about event, visit App State's Championship Central page by clicking HERE. Results: 133: Codi Russell (APP) def. Paddy Kearney (CIT), 16-1 tech. fall 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Keegan Connolly (CIT), 18-2 tech. fall 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Chon Porter (CIT), 14-5 maj. dec. 157: Rian Burris (CIT) def. Angel Najar (APP), 5-0 dec. 165: Michael Elliott (APP) def. Dazjon "Cheez" Casto (CIT), 8-2 dec. 174: Thomas Flitz (APP) def. Cooper Youngblood (CIT), 17-0 tech. fall 184: Alan Clothier (APP) def. Martin Duane, 16-0 tech. fall 197: Sawyer Root (CIT) def. Demazio Samuel (APP), 18-3 tech. fall HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Michael McAleavey (CIT), fall, 1:30 125: De'Andre Swinson-Barr (APP) def. Anthony New (CIT), fall, 5:49
  2. STANFORD, Calif. -- Stanford's seniors stole the show in the Cardinal's final home dual of the season, a 32-5 rout of Cal Poly, Sunday, at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal won nine of the 10 bouts en route to a perfect 6-0 record in home duals this season. Stanford (9-3) finished 3-1 in the Pac-12 Conference, while Cal Poly dropped to 0-8 overall and 0-3 in the Pac-12. Stanford head coach Jason Borrelli, now in his 11th season at the helm of the program, registered his 106th career win making him the winningest coach in school history. All four Cardinal seniors in the lineup earned wins on Sunday. The full group of seven - Nainoa Calvo, Walker Dempsey, Austin Flores, Paul Fox, Mason Pengilly, Brian Rossi and Rico Stormer - were recognized with a ceremony during the 10 minute intermission. Wrestling for just the second time this season, Rossi earned registered a 4-2 decision over Benny Martinez at 125 pounds. His two takedowns in the opening period would be the difference. It was Rossi's first win since Feb. 12, 2017 as the Homer Glen, Illinois, native has struggled with injuries late in his career. Pengilly turned in a hard-fought 3-1 decision against Yoshito Funakoshi at 133 pounds. There was no score after the first period and Funakoshi chose down to start the second. Pengilly tallied two near fall points in the period before Funakoshi earned the escape. Pengilly tacked on an escape in the final period to move to 10-4 overall and 7-1 in duals. Fox held off redshirt freshman Brawley Lamer, 4-3, at 157 pounds. Fox scored a takedown in the first and led 2-1 after one. Lamer rode his out in the second and then chose top to start the third. Fox registered a reversal and then defended well late in the final period for the win. He is now 20-8 overall and earned his 94th career win as a Cardinal. Stormer posted an 11-2 major decision against Nathan Tausch at 174 pounds. There was no score in the opening period and Stormer chose down to start the second. After he notched the escape, Stormer scored a takedwon and turned Tausch for four near fall points before the second period expired. Stormer added an escape, another takedown and 1:34 of riding time to improve to 17-11 overall and 8-4 in duals this season. The only points the Cardinal gave up on the afternoon came at 184 pounds, where freshman Colbey Harlan had to injury default in the first period. The dual ended at 197 pounds, where No. 12 Nathan Traxler was up against 2018 NCAA qualifier Tom Lane. Traxler held a 4-0 lead after the first period as he scored the first takedown and then chose neutral after Lane had to use injury time. Traxler scored on a double-leg and rode Lane until time ran out. Lane chose top to start the second and Traxler was unable to escape during the period. Traxler went nuetral in the third, but Lane scored a takedown to cut his lead to 4-2. With riding time locked up for Lane, he earned another point as Traxler was hit for stallilng, essentially tying the match at 4-4. However, Traxler was finally awarded an escape as the buzzer sounded in the final period for the 5-4 decision. Cal Poly head coach Jon Sioredas was out on the mat in protest during the final seconds between Traxler and Lane. The Mustangs were docked one team points for unsportsmanlike conduct. Stanford wraps up its dual season next week, traveling to No. 6 Nebraska on Feb. 23. Results: 125 Brian Rossi (STAN) dec. Benny Martinez (CP) 4-2 133 Mason Pengilly (STAN) dec. Yoshito Funakoshi (CP) 3-1 141 Brandon Kier (STAN) dec. Wyatt Cornelison (CP) 3-1 149 Jack Ramalia (STAN) won by forfeit FF 157 Paul Fox (STAN) dec. Brawley Lamer (CP) 4-3 165 Jared Hill (STAN) maj. dec. Joe La Rosa (CP) 12-3 174 Rico Stormer (STAN) maj. dec. Nathan Tausch (CP) 11-2 184 Willem DeBoer (CP) won by inj. def. over Colbey Harlan (STAN) Inj. Def. 197 #12 Nathan Traxler (STAN) dec. Tom Lane (CP) 5-4 285 Haydn Maley (STAN) dec. Seville Hayes (CP) 4-2
  3. GREELEY, Colo. -- The 12th-ranked Wyoming wrestling team finished off the 2018-19 dual season on Sunday afternoon, handling Big 12 foe Northern Colorado, 26-19, at Bank of Colorado Arena. With the win, the Cowboys (16-4, 6-2 Big 12) have eclipsed the most dual wins in a season in the Mark Branch era with 16. The Pokes' 16 dual wins this season are also the most since winning a school-record 17 during the 1966-67 season. Branch is now 116-53 in dual meets during his career at Wyoming. "I think that's a great sign of the future," Branch said. "Those things don't just automatically happen every year so we've got to get better, but at the same time with so many new faces in the lineup there were a lot of unknowns and this team really put together a solid dual season. This team beat a bunch of quality teams in North Carolina, North Carolina State, Michigan State and others. I'm looking at a lot of those duals that could have gone the other way, but our guys for being young wrestled really maturely. We need to continue to do that, but it was a special dual season. "We wrestle for the postseason, so that's what our focus is on, but we can look at the positive things that we've accomplished this season because it's a very encouraging thing for the program." In the dual, Wyoming recorded four bonus point wins, including a fall by Tate Samuelson, technical falls by Branson Ashworth and Brian Andrews, and a major decision by Montorie Bridges. "We were thrown a little bit of a wild card when Jaron (Jensen) didn't make it through skin checks, which we didn't know there was anything to be concerned about," Branch said. "When that happened, we knew we needed to come out and perform well. They started making adjustments and shifting their lineup, and it worked out at 157…When you go down giving up a forfeit and a fall early on, you've got to fight hard. "I thought we responded well. I think Tate came out and picked up a huge fall for us. We talked at halftime about giving them a reason to quit. He was relentless when he got on top. Brian's victory really sealed it by taking control of the match and not just standing around wrestling conservatively…I didn't think we wrestled badly. We're a little short-handed right now, and when you're giving up a forfeit and don't have an extra guy to go out there, it puts your back against the wall and it's a good experience for our guys to wrestle under some pressure that maybe we wouldn't have felt if everything had been normal." The dual started at 133 pounds, where Cowboy Montorie Bridges picked up the 10-2 major decision over Sean Cannon. Bridges opened the bout with a takedown to lead 2-1 after one period, followed by an escape, takedown and rideout in the second to stretch his lead to 5-1. Starting the third period on top, the Cowboy redshirt sophomore was able to turn Cannon for a nearfall to secure the major. At 141, Cowboy Sam Turner grinded out a 4-1 decision over Chris Sandoval to stretch Wyoming's lead to 7-0. Turner picked up a point out of the gate with an early hands to the face call on Sandoval. After the two wrestlers traded escapes to open the second and third, Turner was able to counter a late Sandoval attack with a takedown at the buzzer to secure the victory. The Bears took the lead over the next two bouts, winning by forfeit at 149 before Dante Rodriguez pinned Cowboy Jed Loveless at 157. Senior Branson Ashworth got the Cowboys back on the board in the 165-pound bout, taking a 15-0 technical fall over Jordan Robison. Ashworth compiled over five minutes of riding time en route to the victory. The win marked the Cowboys' 30th win this season and locked up his perfect, 20-0 dual record. It also was his team-leading 11th technical fall of the season. At 174 pounds, Hayden Hastings took a 7-1 decision over Macoy Flanagan to give the Pokes a 15-12 dual lead. Hastings took a 3-0 lead into the second period after an early first-period takedown and rideout, along with a point for unsportsmanlike conduct. After asecond-period rideout, the Cowboy freshman was able to tack on a takedown in the third to ice his 23rd win of the season. Freshman Tate Samuelson stretched the Cowboy lead to nine at 184 pounds with a big first-period fall over Dalton Robertson. Samuelson decked the Bear in 2:32 for his third pin of the season, pushing his final 2019 dual record to 8-1. At 197, Cale Davidson dropped a tough, 5-3 match to No. 15 Jacob Seely. Davidson led, 1-0, heading to the third period, but a Seely takedown midway through the frame gave the Bear the late lead. Seely was able to turn Davidson for a two-point nearfall, but Davidson responded with a reversal to cut the deficit to a score. As the clock ticked down the Cowboy redshirt freshman couldn't get the turn, giving Seely the decision. Heavyweight Brian Andrews clinched the dual win for the Cowboys, as he notched a technical fall over Northern Colorado's Robert Winters in the third period. Andrews strung together a takedown and nearfall in the first, followed by another takedown and tilt in the second. With 1:29 remaining in the match, Andrews was able to convert on a takedown to lock up the tech -- his fourth of the season. The Bears finished off the day with a major decision by No. 18 Rico Montoya over Cowboy Doyle Trout. The Cowboys will have a few weeks off from competition before opening postseason action at the Big 12 Championships, set for March 9-10 in Tulsa, Okla. Results: 133: No. 10 Montorie Bridges (WYO) MD Sean Cannon (UNC) 10-2 141: No. 12 Sam Turner (WYO) dec. Chris Sandoval (UNC) 4-1 149: Armando Santillan (UNC) wins by forfeit 157: Dante Rodriguez (UNC) fall Jed Loveless (WYO) 2:33 165: No. 8 Branson Ashworth (WYO) TF Jordan Robison (UNC) 15-0 174: No. 16 Hayden Hastings (WYO) dec. Macoy Flanagan (UNC) 7-1 184: No. 19 Tate Samuelson (WYO) fall Dalton Robertson (UNC) 2:32 197: No. 15 Jacob Seely (UNC) dec. Cale Davidson (WYO) 5-3 HWT: Brian Andrews (WYO) TF Robert Winters (UNC) 15-0 125: No. 16 Rico Montoya (UNC) MD Doyle Trout (WYO) 12-4
  4. MADISON, Wis. -- The third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship with a 35-2 win over No. 16 Wisconsin on Sunday at the UW Field House. The Hawkeyes improved to 14-0 overall and 9-0 in the Big Ten. The regular season title is Iowa's 11th since the conference started recognizing a dual champion in 1999. "We getting ready for Oklahoma State, we're getting ready for the postseason, whether we get a trophy for this or not," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "We have to keep getting better and that's the bottom line. Our best wrestling is in front of us, but our best wrestling is coming out of us." The Hawkeyes dominated the dual, winning the first nine matches and owning a 30-2 advantage in takedowns. Iowa won big and small, putting up bonus points in six matches and winning two more in sudden victory. Spencer Lee won by fall at 125, Mitch Bowman won by technical fall, 27-9, at 174, and Austin DeSanto (133), Vince Turk (141), Kaleb Young (157), and Jacob Warner (197) all won by major decision. Second-ranked Alex Marinelli won a 6-4 decision in a matchup of top three wrestlers. Marinelli used a reversal in the third period to force overtime, and finished on a single leg 35 seconds into sudden victory to top No. 3 Evan Wick. Pat Lugo also won in sudden victory, scoring a takedown in with four seconds on the clock to defeat No. 19 Cole Martin, 3-1. Cash Wilcke scored two takedowns in the third period to win 5-4 at 184. Wisconsin finally got on the board with a 1-0 win at heavyweight. Iowa returns to the mat Sunday, Feb. 24 at Oklahoma State. The final dual of the regular season begins at 2 p.m. (CT) at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. NOTABLES The Hawkeyes clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship (Penn State). Iowa has won or shared the Big Ten regular season title 11 times since the conference started recognizing a dual meet champion in 1999. Iowa is 9-0 in the Big Ten, completing its eighth undefeated conference season under Tom Brands. Iowa improved to 7-0 against ranked opponents. Spencer Lee's fall was his sixth of the season, and third in under one minute (0:56). Austin DeSanto has scored bonus points in four straight matches and has scored 82 points in those matches (2 major dec., 2 tech. fall). Lee and DeSanto improved to a combined 23-2 with 25 bonus-point victories. Vince Turk won his first Big Ten dual of the season. Pat Lugo improved to 3-4 against ranked opponents. Alex Marinelli improved to 19-0 with his team-best eighth fall of the season. He has won a career-best 19 straight. He is 17-0 all-time in Big Ten duals. Marinelli improved to 5-0 against ranked opponents, including four top six wins. Jacob Warner improved to 8-0 in the Big Ten. Results: 125 -- #2 Spencer Lee (IA) pinned Ethan Rotondo (W), 0:56; 6-0 133 -- #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) major dec. Jens Lantz (W), 21-8; 10-0 141 -- Vince Turk (IA) major dec. Michael Cullen (W), 11-1; 14-0 149 -- #12 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. #19 Cole Martin (W), 3-1 SV1; 17-0 157 -- #7 Kaleb Young (IA) major dec. Garrett Model (W), 11-2; 21-0 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #3 Evan Wick (W), 6-4 SV1; 24-0 174 - Mitch Bowman (IA) tech. fall Anders Lantz (W), 27-9; 29-0 184 -- #11 Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. Mason Reinhardt (W), 5-4; 32-0 197 -- #4 Jacob Warner (IA) major dec. Beau Breske (W), 9-0; 36-0 285 -- #8 Trent Hillger (W) dec. #6 Sam Stoll (IA), 1-0; 35-2* *both teams were deducted one team point following the 285-pound match. Records: Iowa (14-0, 9-0), Wisconsin (8-5, 3-5) Attendance: 4,168
  5. EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With 16 seconds left in sudden victory in a dual-deciding bout at 285 pounds, Jacob Aven converted a single-leg attack for the winning takedown while lifting No. 20 Purdue over Michigan State 18-14 at Jenison Fieldhouse on Sunday. The Boilermakers (7-9, 3-6 B1G) rallied from a 14-6 deficit by taking the last four weights, two in sudden victory and another decided on riding time, in their final Big Ten Conference dual of the season. Aven defeated MSU's Chase Beard, who he was giving up 63 pounds to, 6-4 in the final match of the dual. The redshirt senior found momentum early with a takedown late in the first period and led throughout until Beard escaped to start the third period. The overtime win is the fourth of the season for Aven (10-17). Purdue gained momentum to set the stage for Aven's dual-clinching victory thanks to a sudden victory decision by No. 11 Dylan Lydy, Max Lyon's upset of 15th-ranked Spartan Cameron Caffey and a decision from No. 11 Christian Brunner. Lydy took care of Michigan State's Drew Hughes six seconds into sudden victory to win 4-2 at 174 pounds. Hughes matched Lydy's first period takedown with an escape late in the opening stanza and riding time accumulated by taking top in the third. The NCAA qualifier moved to 22-6 in his redshirt junior campaign while picking up his third overtime victory of the season. A strong first period and 1:22 of riding time proved to be the difference in Lyon's 7-6 upset of Caffey in the ensuing match at 184 pounds. Lyon registered a pair of first period takedowns, but Caffey worked his way back into the match with a reversal at the end of the first and a takedown in the third. Caffey stands as the highest ranked opponent Lyon has knocked off in his young career, pushing his sophomore mark to 20-9. Lyon brought Purdue within two points, 14-12, with as many matches to go. Brunner gave the lead to the Boilermakers with a 10-3 showing against Brad Wilton at 197. The two-time NCAA qualifier went for two-and-two, a takedown and two-point nearfall, in the first and third periods. He improved his junior season record to 18-7 with the win. Ben Thornton (17-7) and Nate Limmex (16-12) had decisions for the Boilermakers in the front half of the dual. Thornton, ranked 15th at 133 pounds, blanked Anthony Tutolo 2-0 for the 85th win of his career. Limmex survived a late rally from Austin Eicher for a 6-5 decision at 141 pounds. Purdue will trek to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to take on Central Michigan at 1 p.m. ET on Feb. 24 in the regular season finale. Results: 125 / No. 7 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) def. Marshall Craig V (Purdue) / TF, 18-2 (6:16) 133 / No. 15 Ben Thornton (Purdue) def. Anthony Tutolo (Michigan State) / D, 2-0 141 / Nate Limmex (Purdue) def. Austin Eicher (Michigan State) / D, 6-5 149 / Jaden Enriquez (Michigan State) def. Parker Filius (Purdue) / D, 5-4 157 / Jake Tucker (Michigan State) def. No. 13 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) / D, 5-3 165 / Austin Hiles (Michigan State) def. Cole Wysocki (Purdue) / D, 4-1 174 / No. 11 Dylan Lydy (Purdue) def. Drew Hughes (Michigan State) / D, 4-2 (SV1) 184 / Max Lyon (Purdue) def. No. 15 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) / D, 7-6 197 / No. 11 Christian Brunner (Purdue) def. Brad Wilton (Michigan State) / D, 10-3 285 / Jacob Aven (Purdue) def. Chase Beard (Michigan State) / D, 6-4 (SV1)
  6. COLUMBUS, Ohio. -- The sixth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers gave the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes all they could handle on Sunday afternoon at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. NU won four of the six bouts as OSU battled their way to a 21-12 win. The Buckeyes have been the national runner-up at the last two NCAA Championships and return several key contributors from last years team. Zeke Moisey (125), Tyler Berger (157), Isaiah White (165) and Mikey Labriola (174) all earned victories by decision for the Huskers. Two of Ohio State's six wins came courtesy of bonus points as No. 6 Luke Pletcher (major decision) and No. 3 Micah Jordan (tech. fall) added points at the 133 and 149-pound matches, respectively. No. 18 Zeke Moisey started the dual off strong for NU as he held off OSU freshman No. 16 Malik Heinselman with an 8-5 decision. Moisey went to his offense immediately in the first period, notching a takedown and a four-point nearfall to take an early 6-0 lead. He was able to grind out an 8-5 win as Heinselman landed a takedown in each of the final two periods. OSU took two of the next three matches by bonus points to build a 12-3 lead over the Huskers. No. 6 Luke Pletcher earned a 13-4 major decision over NU's Jevon Parrish to get the Buckeyes on the board. No. 20 Chad Red Jr. fell in a 7-1 decision to No. 3 Joey McKenna and Jordan Shearer lost by tech. fall to No. 3 Micah Jordan. Huskers senior Tyler Berger won his 109th career match on Sunday afternoon, putting him in a tie for 15th all-time in career victories at Nebraska. He trailed 2-0 early in the match before responding with two first period takedowns of his own to take the lead for good. His 10-5 decision cut the Buckeyes' lead to 12-6 at the halfway point of the dual. After intermission, No. 6 Isaiah White won his 14th match in his last 16 bouts as he rode a first period takedown to a 4-2 win over OSU's No. 12 Te'Shan Campbell. Redshirt freshman No. 9 Mikey Labriola tied up the match for his team with an impressive 9-5 decision against OSU's No. 18 Ethan Smith. Leading 4-2 heading into the third period, an escape and a quick takedown for Labriola put the match out of reach as he was able to grab his 20th win of the season. With the two top-10 teams tied at 12 with three matches to go, OSU wrapped up the dual with victories at 184, 197 and 285 pounds. No. 1 Myles Martin outlasted NU's No. 6 Taylor Venz in a 12-5 decision. Martin is a three-time All-American and a three-time NCAA finalist. Redshirt sophomore Eric Schultz (197) nearly pulled off the best win of his career over the Buckeyes' No. 2 Kollin Moore. Trailing 5-3 in the third period, Schultz landed a takedown with one second left on the clock to tie the bout up at five. The two grapplers went to an overtime period, but Moore earned a takedown to grind out a 7-5 win in sudden victory. Mobridge, S.D., native No. 10 David Jensen fell in a 7-5 decision to No. 19 Chase Singletary to end the dual. With the loss, the Huskers fall to 11-5 (5-4 Big Ten) on the season and Ohio State moves to 10-2 (6-2 Big Ten). Results: 125: No. 18 Zeke Moisey (NEB) dec. No. 16 Malik Heinselman (OSU), 8-5 (NEB 3, OSU 0) 133: No. 6 Luke Pletcher (OSU) major dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 13-4 (OSU 4, NEB 3) 141: No. 3 Joey McKenna (OSU) dec. No. 20 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 7-1 (OSU 7, NEB 3) 149: No. 3 Micah Jordan (OSU) tech. fall Jordan Shearer (NEB), 22-7 (OSU 12, NEB 3) 157: No. 2 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU), 10-5 (OSU 12, NEB 6) 165: No. 6 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. No. 12 Te'Shan Campbell (OSU), 4-2 (OSU 12, NEB 9) 174: No. 9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) dec. No. 18 Ethan Smith (OSU), 9-5 (OSU 12, NEB 12) 184: No. 1 Myles Martin (OSU) dec. No. 6 Taylor Venz (NEB), 12-5 (OSU 15, NEB 12) 197: No. 2 Kollin Moore (OSU) SV-1 No. 13 Eric Schultz (NEB), 7-5 (OSU 18, NEB 12) 285: No. 19 Chase Singletary (OSU) dec. No. 10 David Jensen (NEB), 7-5 (OSU 21, NEB 12) Up Next: The Huskers will close out the regular season with one last home dual against the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. NU will honor its five seniors in a ceremony prior to the first match. The first 500 fans will in attendance will get a free Huskers wrestling t-shirt.
  7. MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 9 Gopher wrestling team dominated the Indiana Hoosiers and won 34-3 with nine individual victories, including five bonus point victories. Minnesota (14-3, 7-2 Big Ten) closes out the Big Ten schedule with two consecutive victories after shutting out Maryland last Sunday. With the dominant victory over the Hoosiers (5-11, 1-8 Big Ten), Minnesota has now won 20 out of their last 21 individual match-ups dating back to heavyweight Gable Steveson's victory against Nebraska on February 8. Steveson continued his torrid start to his freshman campaign at Minnesota with a 27th straight victory, this one a 20-5 technical fall over Indiana's Fletcher Miller. Steveson's winning streak now sits tied for 14th on the Maroon and Gold all-time list alongside head assistant coach Luke Becker and former Gophers two-time NCAA Champion Damion Hahn. Minnesota's Ethan Lizak got the dual started at 133-pounds and after a quick takedown to start things off he repeatedly turned Indiana's Paul Konrath for a 10-0 lead after the first period. By the end of the second period Lizak had a 14-0 lead that Konrrath was unable to overcome in the final two minutes of the bout. Minnesota native Mitch McKee followed suit with a quick takedown and nearfall to start the bout and another takedown at the end of the first period. In the third period McKee defended his lead to finish with an 8-5 decision over Indiana's Kyle Luigs. In his final home dual at Maturi Pavilion, redshirt senior Tommy Thorn used a dominant first period to boost himself to victory. After building a 6-0 lead after the first period, Thorn added multiple points in the remaining two periods to notch his fifth major decision victory of the season. The Gopher's Steve Bleise notched his 15th victory of the year after. After takedowns in the first two periods, Bleise secured a two-point nearfall in the final stanza and came out victorious by 8-3 over the Hoosier's Jake Danishek. Before intermission, 165-pound Carson Brolsma, a Minnesota native, kept the momentum rolling with a 21-5 technical fall over Dillon Hoey. Brolsma dominated the first period with a takedown and over two minutes of riding time before adding two more takedowns in the second period.The junior kept attacking Hoey's legs and his lead grew in the final period alongside over five minutes of riding time. Against his former school, 174-pound Devin Skatzka stayed aggressive and dominated from on top against Indiana's Jacob Covaciu. Skatzka's takedowns in the first two periods provided the necessary cushion en route his 8-3 victory. Dylan Anderson got his 13th victory of the year over Indiana's Jake Kleimola by 7-4 decision. After a scoreless first period, Anderson got the first two takedowns of the bout, one in the second and one in the third, plus he owned riding time. Normally the first one out on the mat to start duals, Sean Russell finished off the afternoon at 125-pounds against one of the Hoosier's top wrestlers, Elijah Oliver. Russell got going with a takedown and four-point nearfall right at the buzzer of the first period. Anoka, Minnesota, native Brandon Krone forced sudden victory after trailing for most of his match against Indiana's Norman Conley with a dominant third period that saw him ride out the period and earn two stall calls. Conley secured the decision in sudden victory with a takedown under 20 seconds. The Gophers close out the season against Rider University at Northrop Auditorium on campus for the theater's first ever wrestling competition before hosting the Big Ten Championships at Williams Arena on March 9 and 10. Results: 133: No.8 Ethan Lizak major decision Garrett Pepple (19-11) | Minnesota 4-0 141: No.10 Mitch McKee dec. Kyle Luigs (8-5) | Minnesota 7-0 149: No.19 Tommy Thorn major decision Fernie Silva (11-2) | Minnesota 11-0 157: No. 8 Steve Bleise decision Jake Danishek (8-3)| Minnesota 14-0 165: Carson Brolsma tech. fall Bryce Martin (21-5) | Minnesota 19-0 174: No.12 Devin Skatzka dec. Jacob Covaciu (8-3) | Minnesota 22-0 184: Norman Conley SV-1 (4-2). Brandon Krone | Minnesota 22-3 197: Dylan Anderson dec. Jake Kleimola (7-4) | Minnesota 25-3 HWT: No. 1 Gable Steveson tech. fall Fletcher Miller (20-5) | Minnesota 30-3 125: No.6 Sean Russell major decision Elijah Oliver (13-2) | Minnesota 34-3
  8. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE collected four falls Sunday in a 50-3 triumph over Truman in college wrestling action at the Vadalabene Center. "The guys wrestled well," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "We came out and had bonus points in a lot of matches. That was something we had talked about before the match." Lucas Bernal got the Cougars started with the first of four pins. His 4 minute, 28 second victory over Caleb Osborn set the pace. The Cougars also earned first period pins by Justin Ruffin, Cameron Kelly and Sergio Villalobos. Nate Higgins earned a first-period technical fall. Spates said a great deal of what the Cougars practiced was utilized against Truman. "This was a good chance for guys to work on those things," he added. SIUE, 2-11, now has matches next Saturday at Northwestern and next Sunday at Wisconsin before the Mid-American Conference Tournament takes place March 8-9 at Old Dominion. Results: 285 Tommy Helton (SIUE) won by forfeit 125 Matt Malavsky (SIUE) won by forfeit 133 Zach Williard (Truman) over Austin Macias (SIUE) (Dec 12-5) 141 Lucas Bernal (SIUE) over Caleb Osborn (Truman) (Fall 4:28) 149 Coleman Brainard (SIUE) won by forfeit 157 Justin Ruffin (SIUE) over Nathan Wutherlich (Truman) (Fall 2:08) 165 Nate Higgins (SIUE) over Zach Taylor (Truman) (TF 16-0 2:55) 174 Cameron Kelly (SIUE) over Vin Kriegshauser (Truman) (Fall 1:28) 184 Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) over Shane Gallagher (Truman) (Fall 2:30) 197 Jake Godinez (SIUE) over Samuel Reeves (Truman) (Dec 3-2)
  9. PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team vaulted itself right past California Baptist, shutting out the Lancers, 39-0, as part of the "Rumble & Tumble" event alongside Penn's gymnastics team. The Red and Blue rumbled their way to four bonus point wins en route to the program's first shutout since a 37-0 win over Drexel in The Palestra in 2013. The Quakers had 18 takedowns to just four from the Lancers, and Penn only trailed twice in any match during the dual. Six of Penn's winners were true freshmen, led by Greg Bensley (fall), Carmen Ferrante (technical fall), and Doug Zapf (major decision) who each had bonus points. Ferrante started the dual with a dominant 15-0 win over Antonio Saldate. Ferrante had three takedowns in the match, one in each period, and he twice turned those takedowns into sets of four-point nearfall. Zapf followed with a 12-4 major decision at 133. The match was scoreless after one period, but Zapf dialed up five takedowns over the final two periods - including three in the third frame - to earn the major. A.J. Vindici was leading Zander Silva, 4-2, midway through the second period, when Silva was injured during Vindici's second reversal of the match and was unable to continue. No. 13 Anthony Artalona edged Daxton Gordon, 3-2, at 149 to give Penn its fourth win in a row. Artalona scored the only takedown of the match midway through the first period, and that was enough to knock off the 2018 NCAA Division II national champion. Senior captain Joe Oliva made it five in a row with a 7-2 decision over Jaron Pagaduan at 157. Oliva scored takedowns in each of the first two periods on his way to a win in his final Palestra match. Out of halftime, Evan DeLuise picked up a win at 165 with a 3-2 decision over Jacob Cooper. DeLuise scored the only takedown of the match one minute into the first period, and his escape with 0:42 left in the match was the deciding point. At 174 pounds, Jake Hendricks scored three takedown in the first period, building a lead that was too much for Bryce Buckley to overcome in a 7-4 decision. Robert Ng also made his final match in The Palestra memorable as the senior picked up an overtime win over Garrett Strang, 5-3. After a third period score from Strang forced overtime, Ng won a scramble late in sudden victory, securing the 184-pound match for his team. Greg Bensley found himself down 4-1 to Ali'i Loyola early at 197 pounds, but a late takedown in the first period changed the course of the match in Bensley's favor. He came out firing in the second period, taking Loyola down to his back and securing the pin at 3:57. Ben Goldin capped the shutout with a 2-0 win over Zach Schrader, escaping in the second and riding out in the third for the win. Results: 125: Carmen Ferrante (Penn) TF Antonio Saldate (CBU), 15-0 (5:21); Penn leads, 5-0 133; Doug Zapf (Penn) MD Adam Velasquez (CBU), 12-4; Penn leads, 9-0 141: A.J. Vindici (Penn) INJ. DEFAULT Zander Silva (CBU), 3:26; Penn leads, 15-0 149: No. 13 Anthony Artalona (Penn) DEC Daxton Gordon (CBU), 3-2; Penn leads, 18-0 157: Joe Oliva (Penn) DEC Jaron Pagaduan (CBU), 7-2; Penn leads, 21-0 165: Evan DeLuise (Penn) DEC Jacob Cooper (CBU), 3-2; Penn leads, 24-0 174: Jake Hendricks (Penn) DEC Bryce Buckley (CBU), 7-4; Penn leads, 27-0 184: Robert Ng (Penn) DEC Garrett Strang (CBU), 5-3 (SV); Penn leads, 30-0 197: Greg Bensley (Penn) FALL Ali'i Loyola (CBU); 3:57; Penn leads, 36-0 285: Ben Goldin (Penn) DEC Zach Schrader (CBU), 2-0; Penn leads, 39-0
  10. PSU clinched a share of the Big Ten dual title CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- No. 1 Penn State (13-0, 9-0 B1G) pummeled No. 19 Illinois (2-9, 1-8 B1G) in the Big Ten dual meet finale for head coach Cael Sanderson's Nittany Lions. Penn State won eight of ten bouts to post a 39-9 win over the homestanding Illini, helping secure Penn State at least a share of its sixth Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) title. Penn State has won or shared four straight Big Ten Regular Season crowns. The dual began at 125 where sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) was pinned by No. 12 Travis Piotrowski at the 1:03 mark to give Illinois an early 6-0 lead. Senior Scott Stossel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stepped in at 133 for true freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 11 at 133, who returned to Tucson for a funeral. Stossel used takedowns in the second and third periods and added 1:40 in riding time to post a 6-4 win over Joshua Contreras, picking up his first dual victory as a Nittany Lion. Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, put on an offensive clinic in downing Illinois' Abdullah Assaf. Lee had four takedowns and three turns, including a four-pointer in the second period to post the 17-2 technical fall at the 3:48 mark. Lee's win put Penn State up 8-6 after three bouts. Redshirt freshman Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 149, returned to the line-up and was impressive in a 15-4 major over Illinois' Christian Kanzler. Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, then dominated No. 10 Eric Barone. Nolf built up a 12-1 lead before Barone, after a second injury timeout, was unable to continue, giving Nolf the injury default victory at the 5:25 mark. Nolf's win put Penn State up 18-6 at the midway point. Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, rolled through Nick Gasbarro to keep Penn State charging. Joseph notched six takedowns and amassed 4:37 in riding time to post the 15-4 major and put Penn State up 22-6. Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, made short work of Illinois' Carver James. Hall turned a first period takedown into one two point turn before resetting and pinning James at the 2:20 mark in the first period. Redshirt freshman Mason Manville (Lorton, Va.) once again moved up from 165 to 184 for No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) and battled No. 7 Emery Parker tough for seven minutes before dropping a close 7-3 decision. Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, racked up six takedowns and two near falls on his way to a 19-3 tech fall over Matt Wroblewski, getting the tech at the 6:49 mark to put Penn State up 33-9. Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 3 at 285, finished off Penn State's dominating performance by pinning Deuce Rachal at the 2:06 mark, locking the Illini up and tossing him to his back in seconds for the fall. Cassar's pin made the final 39-9 for the Nittany Lions. Penn State dominated the dual from start to finish, posting a 28-5 takedown advantage. The Lions tallied 15 bonus points off two pins (Hall, Cassar), an injury default (Nolf), two tech falls (Lee, Nickal) and two majors (Berge, Joseph). Hall picked up his 29th career pin. Nickal now has 111 career wins while Nolf has 108. Penn State has won or shared four straight Big Ten Regular Season (dual meet) titles and six overall, all since Sanderson's arrival at Penn State. The Nittany Lions have now won 58-straight dual meets dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season. Sanderson's Lions won their last dual of that campaign, went 16-0 in 2015-16, went 14-0 in 2016-17 and went 14-0 in 2017-18. Penn State is now 13-0, 9-0 in the Big Ten and finish the Big Ten season with a 9-0 mark for the fourth straight year. Illinois falls to 2-9, 1-8 B1G. Penn State closes out the dual meet season in the friendly confines of Rec Hall, hosting Buffalo on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. for Senior Day. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #12 Travis Piotrowski ILL pinned Devin Schnupp PSU, WBF (1:03) 0-6 133: Scott Stossel PSU dec. Joshua Contreras ILL, 6-4 3-6 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU tech fall Abdullah Assaf ILL, 17-2 (TF; 3:48) 8-6 149: #11 Brady Berge PSU maj. dec. Christian Kanzler ILL, 15-4 12-6 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU inj. def. #10 Eric Barone ILL, Inj.Def. (5:25; Nolf up 12-1) 18-6 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU maj. dec. Nick Gasbarro ILL, 15-4 22-6 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU pinned Carver James ILL, WBF (2:20) 28-6 184: #7 Emery Parker ILL dec. Mason Manville PSU, 7-3 28-9 197: #1 Bo Nickal PSU tech fall Matt Wroblewski ILL, 19-3 (TF; 6:49) 33-9 285: #3 Anthony Cassar PSU pinned Deuce Rachal ILL, WBF (2:06) 39-9 Records: Penn State (13-0, 9-0 B1G), Illinois (2-9, 1-8 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: home vs. Buffalo, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m., Rec Hall. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) met No. 12 Travis Piotrowski. Piotrowski scored quickly, turning a high single into a takedown and a 2-0 lead seconds into the bout. Schnupp tried to work his way to his feet but Piotrowski wrapped up a cradle and turned the Lion to his back, picking up the pin at the 1:03 mark. 133: Senior Scott Stossel (Pittsburgh, Pa.) stepped in at 133 for No. 11 Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), who returned to Tucson for a funeral. Stossel took on Joshua Contreras. The duo battled through a scoreless opening minute in the middle of the mat. Stossel looked to control the center circle, setting up his offense. Contreras was able to counter a low Stossel single and take a 2-0 lead with just seconds left in the period and led after the opening period. Contreras chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-0 lead at the 1:45 mark. Contreras then worked his way in on a high single and Stossel was able to force a reset with 1:20 left in the middle stanza. Contreras took a shot and this time Stossel countered for a takedown to cut the lead to 3-2 with :55 on the clock. Stossel then maintained control of the Illini grappler for the rest of the period and trailed 3-2 with :49 in riding time. Stossel chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to tie the bout 3-3. He then countered another Contreras shot for takedown and led 5-3 with 1:10 left to wrestle. He worked his riding time up over 1:00 and continued to control action from the top position. With the riding time point assured, Contreras escaped to a 5-4 score with :20 left. Stossel fought off a late Illini shot and, with 1:40 in time, posted the 6-4 win. 141: Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, faced off against Illinois' Abdullah Assaf. Lee scored quickly, taking Assaf down on the edge of the mat seconds into the bout. He then cut Assaf loose :30 later and went back to work in neutral. Lee picked up his second takedown with 1:50 to wrestle, taking a 4-1 lead. He worked Assaf over to his back and upped his lead to 6-1 with two near fall points at the 1:20 mark. Lee added two more back points and finished on top to lead 8-1 with 2:21 in riding time after one period. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 9-1 lead. He quickly zipped through a low single for another takedown, then cut Assaf loose, then grabbed him by his shoulders 149: Redshirt freshman Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.), ranked No. 11 at 149, took on Christian Kanzler. Berge came out quickly, gaining control of Kanzler's left ankle and picking up the takedown at the 2:26 mark to open up a 2-0 lead. Berge worked up :41 in riding time before Kanzler escaped to a 2-1 score with 1:20 on the clock. Berge once again grabbed Kanzler's left ankle but Kanzler was able to force a stalemate at the :25 mark, forcing a reset. Berge continued to shoot, forcing Kanzler into defense, and then the Lion dove through a low double for a takedown with just :01 left to lead 4-1 after one period. Trailing 4-1, Kanzler chose down to start the second period and Berge went to work on top. The Lion worked a bow and arrow and turned Kanzler to his back for four back points and an 8-1 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Berge forced Kanzler into a stall warning before the Illini escaped with :28 left in the period. Berge chose down to start the third period and picked up another point on a stall before escaping to a 10-2 lead. He then quickly turned in on Kanzler and took him down to lead 12-3 with :50 left in the bout. Berge took Kanzler down again with :38 on the clock and, with 1:17 in riding time, rolled to the 15-4 major. 157: Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, met No. 10 Eric Barone. Nolf picked up Barone's left ankle and spent the next :45 working the Illini to the mat for a takedown. Nolf whipped Barone's ankle downward, picked up the takedown at the 1:43 mark and led 2-1 with 1:08 left in the opening period. Nolf continued to pressure Barone and his work paid off with a second takedown with just seconds left to lead 4-1 after the opening stanza. Nolf chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 5-1 lead. Nolf worked Barone to his back on the edge of the mat, took the Illini down and to his back for two near fall points before Barone took an injury timeout. Nolf led 9-1 after the flurry. Nolf chose down on the reset and escaped with :15 on the clock. He added a last second takedown and led 12-1 after two. Barone chose down to start the third period and Nolf went to work on top. Barone took injury time again and could not continue, giving Nolf the injury default victory at the 5:25 mark, with Nolf leading 12-1 at the time. Joseph built up over 2:00 in riding time while trying to turn the Illini for back points. The Lion junior 165: Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, took on Nick Gasbarro. Joseph set the pace early, working the middle of the mat until using a solid single leg to notch a takedown with 2:15 on the clock, opening up a 2-0 lead. He cut Gasbarro loose and went back to work in neutral, picking up a second takedown with 1:12 left in the period. Joseph added a third takedown and led 6-2 after the opening period. Gasbarro chose down to start the second period and Joseph cut him loose to a 6-3 score. After fighting off a Gasbarro shot, Joseph worked a high single into a fourth takedown with 1:15 on the clock and upped his lead to 8-3. Joseph forced Gasbarro into one stall warning with rideout and led 8-3 with 2:54 in riding time after two periods. Joseph chose down to start the third period and quickly rolled through a reversal to a 10-3 lead with 1:45 on the clock. He picked up another point on a Gasbarro stall and led 11-4 after cutting Gasbarro loose. He added another takedown, picked up another stall point and, with 4:37 in riding time, posted the dominating 15-4 major decision. 174: Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, met Carver James. Hall drew first blood quickly, taking James down on the edge of the mat. He then built up a good riding time edge while turning the Illini to his back for two near fall points and a 4-0 lead just over a minute into the bout. Hall continued to work on top, looking to turn the Illini. He worked James over, rolling through control and turning James to his back and getting the first period pin at the 2:20 mark. 184: Redshirt freshman Mason Manville (Lorton, Va.) moved up from 165 for No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) and battled No. 7 Emery Parker. Manville was the aggressor early, forcing Parker towards the outside circle while looking to connect on offense. The Lion freshman pressed the Illinois senior for over two minutes and then fought off Parker's attempts at shoulder control as the period wound down. Scoreless after the opening stanza, Parker chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. He then used a quick shot to notch the first takedown of the bout and took a 3-0 lead on Manville. Manville worked his way to an escape and a 3-1 score with 1:30 in the clock. Parker countered a Manville effort and took a 5-2 lead with :55 left in the period. Manville was unable to break through Parker's defense and trailed 5-2 after two. The Lion freshman chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 5-3 score. He quickly went to work on offense and spent the next two minutes forcing the ranked Illini into defense. Parker was able to counter a late Manville shot and posted the 7-3 win. 197: Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, battled Matt Wroblewski. Nickal took an early 2-1 lead with a takedown and cut and then went back to work in the middle of the mat. The Lion senior stepped back from a slight Illini shot and slid around Wroblewski for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:31 on the clock. Nickal built up over 1:00 in riding time, controlling action from the top position before turning Wroblewski to his back for two near fall points at the :20 mark to lead 6-1 after the opening stanza. Wroblewski chose neutral to start the second period. Nickal immediately went to work on offense and drove the Illini to the mat for another takedown and an 8-1 lead. After a reset with 1:10 on the clock, Nickal cut Wroblewski loose to an 8-2 score. Nickal continued to work on offense while the Illini backed away. The Lion ducked under Wroblewski late for another takedown and led 10-2 with 2:52 in time after two. Nickal chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-2 lead. He picked up another takedown and led 13-3 with 1:20 on the clock. Wroblewski took his first shot of the match, Nickal countered, locked up the cradle and appeared to have the Illini pinned. No fall was given but the four near fall points gave Nickal the 19-3 tech fall at the 6:49 mark. 285: Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 3 at 285, took on Deuce Rachal. The duo battled evenly for the opening two minutes before the Lion locked Rachal up at the shoulders, drove him to the mat and picked up the first period fall at the 2:06 mark.
  11. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team earned a 26-12 win over Ohio at Alumni Arena on Sunday afternoon. It was the Bulls fourth straight dual win and 11th of the season. It was only the fourth time Buffalo beat the Bobcats since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1998. Kyle Akins got the Bulls off to a good start with a 6-4 sudden victory over Trevor Giallombardo at 125. With the match knotted at 4 after regulation, Akins wasted little time, earning a takedown early in overtime to get the 6-4 win. Derek Spann followed up Akins' win with a pin of Shakur Laney at 133. Spann held a slim 4-3 lead after the second period before dominating Laney in the third. After flipping Laney to his back midway through the period, Spann finally earned the pin with 19 seconds left on the clock. Ohio won the next two matches to cut the Buffalo advantage to 9-6, but had to forfeit the 157 match, giving the Bulls a 15-6 advantage. Troy Keller put on a dominant performance at 165, earning the technical fall over Ben Schneider. Keller jumped out to an 11-3 lead after the first period to set the tone for his second straight victory by tech fall. The Bobcats crept back into the dual by winning decisions at 174 and 185 to make the score 20-12. However, Brett Perry slammed the door on an Ohio comeback by defeating Derek Hillman, 9-8. A late reversal by Perry was the difference in the match. Jake Gunning beat Zack Parker, 7-3, to cap off the Buffalo victory. It was Gunning's 49th career dual win - fourth most in school history. "We want to see our program excel at a high level and I think we have the kids to do it," head coach John Stutzman said. "I think it's only going to keep going. We wrestle hard and we try hard and I think that's the name of the game." Buffalo will next host Northern Illinois on Friday afternoon at 2 pm at the Ed Wright Practice Facility. Results: 125 - Kyle Akins (UB) won by sudden victory over Trevor Giallombardo (OU), 6-4 133 - Derek Spann (UB) won fall over Shakur Laney (OU), 6:41 141 - #16 Cameron Kelly (OU) won by decision over #8 Bryan Lantry (UB), 7-2 149 - Alex Hagan (OU) won by decision over Jason Estevez (UB), 5-2 157 - Alex Smythe (UB) won by forfeit 165 - Troy Keller (UB) won by technical fall over Ben Schneider (OU), 20-3 (6:57) 174 - Logan Stanley (OU) won by decision over Jake Lanning (UB), 11-4 184 - Hunter Yeargan (OU) won by decision over Logan Rill (UB), 5-1 197 - Brett Perry (UB) won by decision over Derek Hillman (OU), 9-8 285 - #14 Jake Gunning (UB) won by decision over Zack Parker (OU), 7-3
  12. PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won decisively in his Big Ten Conference dual finale, taking eight of 10 matches to beat No. 18 Rutgers, 28-7, on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 17) at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The Wolverines closed their Big Ten schedule with an 8-1 league record. Senior/junior Stevan Micic, the nation's top-ranked 133-pounder, used a third-period takedown to defeat fourth-ranked Nick Suriano, 3-2, in the dual's marquee match. After both wrestlers failed to score on attacks in the first, including a deep Suriano single leg in the first minute, Micic scored the match's only takedown on a re-shot high crotch midway through the third. With the win, Micic improved to 13-0 on the season. He has defeated ranked opponents in five of his last eight matches. Fifth-year senior Alec Pantaleo, ranked fifth at 157 pounds, earned a 7-2 decision over 14th-ranked John Van Brill in the dual's other ranked matchup. Pantaleo scored the bulk of his points in the second period, breaking it open on a feet-to-back single leg for four points early in the frame and added another takedown on a go behind in the waning seconds. Michigan claimed four of the first five bouts before the intermission break to build a significant early lead. Sophomore Drew Mattin, ranked 13th at 125 pounds, opened the dual with a 9-0 major decision against Shane Metzler. Mattin jumped out to a big lead after the first period with a single-leg takedown and six back points -- four off a tilt and two at the buzzer on a Rutgers granby attempt. Junior/sophomore Kanen Storr, ranked sixth at 141 pounds, claimed a 6-1 decision over Peter Lipari behind a four-point turn in the round of tiebreakers. Storr escaped quickly in his 30-second go, then caught Lipari rolling in the second, putting him on the back before riding out the frame. Senior/junior Logan Massa, ranked seventh nationally, accepted a forfeit win at 165 pounds and Rutgers claimed a narrow decision at 174 before the Wolverines closed out the dual with three straight decisions. Sophomore/freshman Jelani Embree, ranked 20th at 184 pounds, scored three takedowns, including two in the first period, to earn a 7-2 decision over Anthony Olivieri. He iced the match late with a high crotch in the third period. Senior/junior Jackson Striggow scored in the last 20 seconds of the third to edge Matt Correnti, 6-4. Striggow held the initial lead on a high crotch early in the first period but gave up a go behind late, and the score was even at the end of the first period -- and again late in the third after traded escapes. After just missing on a single leg on the edge of the mat, Striggow struck on another high crotch off the subsequent restart and rode out the match to seal it. Freshman heavyweight Mason Parris, ranked seventh nationally, used riding time to make the difference in his 4-3 decision against Christian Colucci in the final bout. Parris scored on a fireman's carry early in the first period and nearly had the Scarlet Knight wrestler on his back. The two traded escapes in the second and third before Parris sacrificed a late hands-in-the-face penalty to even the match score. His 1:03 in riding-time advantage, accumulated largely in the first period, broke the tie. Michigan (12-1, 8-1 Big Ten) will close out its dual-meet slate at home next Sunday (Feb. 24), hosting Clarion for a 2 p.m. dual at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- #13 Drew Mattin (U-M) major dec. Shane Metzler, 9-0 [U-M, 4-0] 133 -- #1 Stevan Micic (U-M) dec. #4 Nick Suriano, 3-2 [U-M, 7-0] 141 -- #6 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Peter Lipari, 6-1 TB [U-M, 10-0] 149 -- #1 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. Malik Amine, 16-4 [U-M, 10-4] 157 -- #5 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. #14 John Van Brill, 7-2 [U-M, 13-4] 165 -- #7 Logan Massa (U-M) won by forfeit [U-M, 19-4] 174 -- Joe Grello (RU) dec. Reece Hughes, 4-1 [U-M, 19-7] 184 -- #20 Jelani Embree (U-M) dec. Anthony Olivieri, 7-2 [U-M, 22-7] 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Matt Correnti, 6-4 [U-M, 25-7] Hwt -- #7 Mason Parris (U-M) dec. Christian Colucci, 4-3 [U-M, 28-7]
  13. FAIRFAX, Va. -- Seven Maryland wrestlers claimed victories, including three by way of bonus points, to help guide the Maryland wrestling team to a 26-12 victory over George Mason on Sunday. The win was Maryland's fourth-straight triumph over the Patriots, a streak that began in the 2015-16 season. The Terps got off to a fast start in the dual, winning the first three matches of the dual with bonus points. 125-pounder Brandon Cray started it off with a technical fall, winning 16-0 and closing out the bout in just the second period. It was Cray's first dual win that came via technical fall. True freshman Orion Anderson then matched Cray's technical fall with one of his own, posting 21 points on the way to his second dual win of his collegiate career. It was Anderson's second bonus point victory this season, as the freshman previously won by fall at the Princeton Open at the beginning of the year. Sophomore Danny Bertoni kept the bonus point party going for the Terps at 141, winning by major decision over George Mason's Julio Alegria. Bertoni opened the scoring with a takedown in the first period and was then able to distance himself with a reversal and four back points to kick off the second. Two more points in the third gave the Jefferson, Maryland native an 11-1 win and the first dual victory of his collegiate career. Redshirt senior Alfred Bannister won a tight one at 149, winning in sudden victory over Mason's Tejon Anthony. Bannister struck first in the opening period, getting in on a single leg and securing a takedown. Anthony escaped to cut into the lead and then tied the score after Bannister was hit with his second stall of the match. After Anthony took the lead with an escape in the second, Bannister leveled the score once again with an escape of his own in the third. Neither wrestler scored the rest of the way, sending the two to sudden victory. With nothing going either way for the first 50 seconds of the sudden victory period, Bannister found the edge in the final 10 seconds to grab a takedown just before the horn. It was his second-career win over Anthony, as the two split a pair of previous meetings. Maryland did not allow a single takedown in its opening four victories, the longest streak of the season. The Patriots then responded with a pair of wins at 157 and 165, cutting Maryland's lead to 10 entering the final four matches of the day. Redshirt junior Josh Ugalde put Maryland back in the win column at 174, winning with a 4-2 decision. Ugalde distanced himself with a pair of near-fall points in the third period and picked up his third dual victory of the season. It was also the first time in his career that the Bound Brook, New Jersey native won back-to-back dual matches. 184-pounder Kyle Jasenski then made it consecutive wins for the Terrapins, picking up a 6-4 decision victory. The redshirt freshman scored an early takedown before showing off some solid defense to hold a 2-1 lead into the second. With the match later tied at three, Jasenski scored a key reversal to take a 5-3 lead that would prove to be the difference in the contest. Jasenski now sits tied with teammate Philip Spadafora for the third-most dual wins on Maryland's roster. After the Patriots earned a win at 197, Maryland's heavyweight Youssif Hemida closed out the dual with Maryland's second sudden victory win of the afternoon. Despite a lot of action in the first period, neither Hemida nor George Mason's 15th-ranked Matt Voss were able to score a point. Hemida took the lead to start the second, opting to start on bottom and earning an escape. Voss then evened the score with an escape of his own, tying the match early in the third period. Both wrestlers nearly secured a takedown in the final seconds of regulation, but no control was awarded and the two entered sudden victory. For the second time in the dual, Maryland's wrestler secured a late takedown in the sudden victory period to earn a decision victory. The win was also Hemida's second triumph over a ranked opponent this season. Next, Maryland will close out its conference schedule with a home match against Rutgers on Friday, Feb. 22. The match will begin at 7 p.m., and Maryland will honor its graduating class in a pre-match ceremony. Results: 125: Brandon Cray (Maryland) over Spencer Reed (George Mason) (TF 16-0 4:32) 133: Orion Anderson (Maryland) over Talha Farooq (George Mason) (TF 21-6 6:52) 141: Danny Bertoni (Maryland) over Julio Alegria (George Mason) (MD 11-1) 149: Alfred Bannister (Maryland) over Tejon Anthony (George Mason) (SV-1 5-3) 157: Kolby Ho (George Mason) over Ryan Diehl (Maryland) (Dec 6-3) 165: Colston DiBlasi (George Mason) over Phillip Spadafora (Maryland) (MD 9-0) 174: Josh Ugalde (Maryland) over Neil Schuster (George Mason) (Dec 4-2) 184: Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) over Phillip Stolfi (George Mason) (Dec 6-4) 197: Eli Spencer (George Mason) over Niko Cappello (Maryland) (TF 15-0 7:00) 285: Youssif Hemida (Maryland) over Matt Voss (George Mason) (SV-1 3-1)
  14. USAFA, Colo. -- The Air Force Academy wrestling team concluded its home schedule in style, as they knocked off Utah Valley University, 25-17, in Big 12 dual action, Saturday evening, Feb. 16, inside Clune Arena on Senior Night. The Falcons (6-6, 2-5 Big 12) used the strength of four bonus point wins and a forfeit to take the match over the Wolverines (10-14, 1-8 Big 12). The two teams actually split the matches, 5-5, but with a pin from senior co-captain Alex Mossing at 157 lbs., a technical fall from junior Alec Opsal at 149 lbs., and major decisions from senior John Twomey at 133 lbs. and junior Garrett O'Shea at 141 lbs., the Falcons were able to prevail in team points. Air Force also took a forfeit win at 125 lbs. The dual started at 197 lbs., and the Wolverines jumped out to an early 6-0 lead with close decisions at both 197 and HWT from nationally ranked wrestlers. The Falcons were able to tie the score at 125, however, with the forfeit. At 133, Twomey got multiple tilts for backpoints, and racked up over two minutes of riding time to roll to an 11-0 major decision win. His first major decision win of the season moved his overall record to 15-11. O'Shea followed up Twomey with another major decision, as the New Jersey native used his riding time to get the 9-1 score, extending Air Force's lead to 14-6 midway through. O'Shea is now 17-10 on the year, and 6-3 in duals. The bonus point train continued rolling at 149, as Opsal controlled the match from start to finish in a 15-0 drubbing. It was Opsal's first tech fall of the season. Completing the bonus point flurry at 157, Mossing capped off his stellar home career and wrapped up the dual win with a second period fall, his second of the weekend and team leading seventh of his season. With three matches to go, Air Force held the decided 25-6 lead. UVU made the most of the final three matches, winning them all including a technical fall of their own at 165, but in the end it was Air Force coming away victorious. With the home slate concluded, there is just one final tune up before the Big 12 Conference Championships when the Falcons head up the road to Greeley next Sunday, Feb. 24, to take on rival Northern Colorado. Start time against the Bears is set for 2 p.m. Results: 197: No. 14 Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) over No. 32 Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force) (Dec 3-1) HWT: No. 17 Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley) over Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) (Dec 5-4) 125: No. 28 Sidney Flores (Air Force) over Unknown (Forf.) 133: John Twomey (Air Force) over Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) (MD 11-0) 141: Garrett O'Shea (Air Force) over Dylan Gregerson (Utah Valley) (MD 9-1) 149: Alec Opsal (Air Force) over Landon Knutzen (Utah Valley) (TF 15-0) 157: No. 28 Alex Mossing (Air Force) over Spencer Heywood (Utah Valley) (Pin 3:52) 165: No. 10 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) over Jacoby Ward (Air Force) (TF 24-9) 174: No. 12 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) over Randy Meneweather (Air Force) (Dec 2-0) 184: No. 27 Will Sumner (Utah Valley) over Jake Thompson (Air Force) (Dec 9-2)
  15. BLACKSBURG -- No. 14 Virginia Tech won eight of 10 bouts against No. 22 Virginia, including four by bonus points, as the Hokies defeated the Cavaliers, 30-6, in front of a packed house at the Moss Arts Center. Tech (9-4, 3-1 ACC) six straight bouts and had three bonus point victories from 165 through 184. With the win, the Hokies still have a chance to share the ACC Dual Meet Championship with either NC State or North Carolina. The Hokies will face the Wolfpack on Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum in the regular season finale for both teams. MATCH NOTES The Hokies improve to 47-32-1 all-time against UVA. With the win, Virginia Tech secured a point in the Commonwealth Clash presented by Virginia529, a race that Tech leads 5-3. This is the second time the Hokies have defeated UVA this season after defeating the 'Hoos at the finals of the Virginia Duals back in January. Mitch Moore's tech fall that kicked off the dual was his 12th bonus point win and his 16th overall victory of his true freshman campaign. Mekhi Lewis' major decision was his fifth consecutive bonus point win. Brooks Wilding started his second consecutive dual at 197 pounds. Facing top 10 opponents in back-to-back nights, Joey Prata held No. 5 Jack Mueller to a 6-2 decision at 125 pounds. Results: 141: Mitch Moore (VT) tech fall Sam Krivus, 16-0 (6:31) - VT 5, UVA 0 149: Ryan Blees (VT) dec. Michael Murphy, 3-2 - VT 8, UVA 0 157: B.C. LaPrade (VT) dec. Jake Keating, 12-5 - VT 11, UVA 0 165: No. 8 Mekhi Lewis (VT) major dec. Cam Coy, 10-1 - VT 15, UVA 0 174: No. 7 David McFadden (VT) major dec. Robby Patrick, 13-4 - VT 19, UVA 0 184: No. 7 Zack Zavatsky (VT) tech fall Drew Peck, 18-3 (5:36) - VT 24, UVA 0 197: No. 10 Jay Aiello dec. Brooks Wilding (VT), 14-7 - VT 24, UVA 3 HWT: No. 18 Billy Miller (VT) dec. Tyler Love, 4-1 - VT 27, UVA 3 125: No. 5 Jack Mueller dec. Joey Prata (VT), 6-2 - VT 27, UVA 6 133: No. 12 Korbin Myers (VT) dec. Louie Hayes, 5-2 - VT 30, UVA 6
  16. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Cornell completed a successful run through ACC country, winning each of the final nine matches, including four against ranked Tar Heel wrestlers, as the Big Red dropped No. 13 North Carolina on Saturday evening at Carmichael Arena. The Big Red improved to 13-2 in dual meet competition, while UNC slipped to 11-7. Adam Santoro got the Big Red going after fourth-ranked Austin O'Connor started the dual with a tech fall win at 149 pounds to stake the home team to a 5-0 lead. Santoro edged No. 20 Josh McClure in a mild upset at 157, the first of consecutive 3-2 victories for Cornell. Andrew Berreyesa had the lone takedown in a win over Sawyer Davidson at 165, and 14th-ranked Brandon Womack continued the momentum with a 4-1 win over Devin Kane, riding out Kane in the third to pick up the victory. In the feature match of the night, Max Dean won a hard-fought 5-2 victory over No. 14 Chip Ness at 184 pounds. Ben Honis majored Brandon Whitman at 197 and Jeramy Sweany earned a big 6-4 victory at heavyweight over No. 20 Cory Daniel in a heavyweight matchup. The Big Red rolled in its final three matches, with Vitali Arujau nearly earning a tech fall over Joe Heilman, 17-4 at 125, and top-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis claiming a 9-2 triumph over A.C. Headlee to close the dual. Chas Tucker earned a second key weekend win over a ranked opponent, dropping No. 20 Gary Wayne Harding at 133. MORE INFO TO COME Results: 149: #4 Austin O'Connor (UNC) won by technical fall over Will Koll (C), 23-8 157: Adam Santoro (C) won by decision over #20 Josh McClure (UNC), 3-2 165: Andrew Berreyesa (C) won by decision over Sawyer Davidson (UNC), 3-2 174: #14 Brandon Womack (C) won by decision over Devin Kane (UNC), 4-1 184: #13 Max Dean (C) won by decision over #14 Chip Ness (UNC), 5-2 197: #7 Ben Honis (C) won by decision over Brandon Whitman (UNC), 13-5 285: Jeramy Sweany (C) won by decision over #20 Cory Daniel (UNC), 6-4 125: #8 Vitali Arujau (C) won by major decision over Joe Heilman (UNC), 17-4 133: #13 Chas Tucker (C) won by decision over #20 Gary Wayne Harding (UNC), 6-4 141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by decision over A.C. Headlee (UNC), 9-2
  17. PHILADELPHIA -- A strong start and finish led California Baptist University to a 19-16 dual win at Drexel on Saturday. The Lancers won six of the 10 matches, including the first two and four of the last six. Bryce Buckley, Garrett Strang, Antonio Saldate, Adam Velasquez, Zander Silva and Daxton Gordon were the Lancers' six victors. CBU improves to 2-3 in dual action this season, while the Dragons fall to 4-9 on the year. The Lancers will stay in Philadelphia for a dual at Pennsylvania on Sunday at 10 a.m. PDT. Buckley had the biggest win of the day for the Lancers that conveniently came on the first match of the dual. Buckley earned an 18-4 major decision victory at 174 pounds over Owen Brooks to give CBU an immediate 4-0 lead. A narrow 3-2 win at 184 from Strang ran the Lancers' lead to 7-0 two bouts into the day. Drexel responded with consecutive wins to take an 8-7 lead going into the 125 match. Saldate found himself in a nail-biter tied at 3-3, but closed it out by scoring six of the final seven points for a big 9-4 decision victory. Velasquez pulled out another close win at 133, 7-2, thanks to a strong third period to give CBU a 13-8 lead. Decision victories from Silva (7-4) and Gordon (13-8) gave the Lancers a 19-8 cushion with just two matches remaining. CBU's final two wrestlers made sure the lead stood up, with each avoiding pins before securing the 19-16 win. Results: 174 / Bryce Buckley (Cal Baptist) def. Owen Brooks (Drexel) / MD, 18-4 / Cal Baptist, 4-0 184 / Garrett Strang (Cal Baptist) def. Anthony Walters (Drexel) / D, 3-2 / Cal Baptist, 7-0 197 / #15 Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) def. Ali'i Loyola (Cal Baptist) / TF, 18-0 (5:00) / Cal Baptist, 7-5 HWT / #14 Joey Goodhart (Drexel) def. Zach Schrader (Cal Baptist) / D, 5-0 / Drexel, 8-7 125 / Antonio Saldate (Cal Baptist) def. Antonio Mininno (Drexel) / D, 9-4 / Cal Baptist, 10-8 133 / Adam Velasquez (Cal Baptist) def. Alex Salas (Drexel) / D, 7-2 / Cal Baptist, 13-8 141 / Zander Silva (Cal Baptist) def. Nick Widmann (Drexel) / D, 7-4 / Cal Baptist, 16-8 149 / Daxton Gordon (Cal Baptist) def. Parker Kropman (Drexel) / D, 13-8 / Cal Baptist, 19-8 157 / Evan Barczak (Drexel) def. Jaron Pagaduan (Cal Baptist) / MD, 17-7 / Cal Baptist, 19-12 165 / #14 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) def. Jacob Cooper (Cal Baptist) / MD, 11-0 / Cal Baptist, 19-16
  18. Arizona State honored MMA greats (Photo/Harrison Zhang) TEMPE, Ariz. -- The No. 11 Arizona State wrestling team won more than half of the individual matches en route to a decisive 24-12 victory over the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. As part of the day's festivities, Arizona State also honored MMA, UFC, and Olympic greats like Ryan Bader, Dan Severn, Henry Cejudo, and more. The Sun Devils started the afternoon off with a win at 125 lbs. as Brandon Courtney earned a 13-5 major decision over Eddie Flores. The Roadrunners got on the board at 133 lbs. as No. 17 Sean Nickell defeated No. 25 Josiah Kline by way of a 7-2 decision. ASU took the next three bouts as Cory Crooks (141) earned a 9-1 major decision over Carlos Herrera, No. 25 Josh Maruca (149) defeated No. 20 Russel Rohlfing in a 5-2 decision and No. 13 Christian Pagdilao (157) notched a 5-3 decision over Wyatt Gerl, giving the Sun Devils a 14-3 lead heading into halftime. Coming out of the break, the Sun Devils continued to build their lead as No. 4 Josh Shields (165) earned an 11-3 major decision victory over Jacob Thalin. CSUB's medical forfeit at 174 lbs. gave ASU an additional six points, bringing the score to 24-3 in favor of the home team. The Roadrunners finished the afternoon with decisions at 184 lbs., 197 lbs. and heavyweight. Next up for ASU, the squad will host Cal Poly Friday, February 22 at 7 p.m. in the Beauty and the Beat meet. The meet, alongside the Sun Devil gymnastics team, will feature both teams competing at the same time at Wells Fargo Arena. As it will be the final home meet for both teams, seniors from both wrestling and gymnastics will be honored at the end of the event. Both competitions will be broadcast via the ASU Live Stream. Results: 125 - Brandon Courtney MD Eddie Flores, 13-5 133 - #17 Sean Nickell DEC #25 Josiah Kline, 8-2 141 - Cory Crooks MD Carlos Herrera, 9-1 149 - #25 Josh Maruca DEC #20 Russell Rohlfing, 5-2 157 - #13 Christian Pagdilao DEC Wyatt Gerl, 5-3 165 - #4 Josh Shields MD Jacob Thalin, 11-3 174 - Andy Gandara MFF Bryan Battisto 184 - Dominic Ducharme DEC Jacen Petersen, 9-6 197 - Mark Penyacsek DEC Austyn Harris, 6-3 HWT - Jarrod Snyder DEC Brady Daniel, 6-4 SV1
  19. Nick Piccininni earned OSU's only bonus-point win (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) COLUMBIA, Mo. --The second-ranked Cowboy wrestling team (14-0, 8-0 Big 12) upended No. 5 Missouri in front of a record-setting Hearnes Center crowd, 19-15, on Saturday afternoon. The win snapped Mizzou's 35-dual win streak and marked the Tigers' first loss at home in more than two years. "They won 35 straight, and we were wrestling in front of the biggest crowd they've ever had… I've been saying all year long, we're living some good times in wrestling," said coach John Smith. "I'm not sure we could've done anything more. I thought we competed pretty well." With the Cowboys leading 16-15 and only one match remaining, the dual came down to heavyweight Derek White's sudden-victory decision over Zach Elam. Both wrestlers' scored single escapes in regulation before White sealed the dual with a takedown in less than 30 seconds in sudden victory. Jaydin Eierman celebrates after pinning Kaid Brock at 141 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) White was one of four seniors to notch crucial wins for OSU after the dual intermission. After the Pokes dropped three consecutive bouts, No. 10 Chandler Rogers took a decision from 14th -ranked Connor Flynn, 7-5. At 184 pounds, senior Jacobe Smith also won a decision for the Cowboys, 7-3, over No. 16 Dylan Wisman. The Cowboys trailed from the 141-pound bout through 184, before Preston Weigel notched a gritty, 4-1, decision over Wyatt Koelling. Weigel scored a double-leg takedown in the third period after a hands to the face call to put the Pokes back in front. "We had to win four of the last five to secure the dual meet win, and on the road if you can do that, you deserve the win," Smith said." Daton Fix picked up a 9-2 win over John Erneste (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Nick Piccininni earned OSU's only bonus-point win of the afternoon with an 11-2 decision over Dack Punke. Daton Fix earned his eighth win over a ranked opponent this season, taking out 10th-ranked John Erneste, 9-2. The Cowboys wrap up their dual season at 2:00 p.m., Feb. 24, in Gallagher-Iba Arena against rival Iowa. Both programs are undefeated on the season. A win over the Hawkeyes would give Oklahoma State its 46th undefeated season in program history and its first since 2005. A win would also give Smith his seventh perfect dual season as head coach. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD Dack Punke (MIZZ) 11-2 133: No. 2 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 10 John Erneste (MIZZ) 9-2 141: No. 4 Jaydin Eierman (MIZZ) fall No. 13 Kaid Brock (OSU) F, 3:48 149: No. 7 Brock Mauller dec. No. 5 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) 10-4 157: No. 17 Jarrett Jaques (MIZZ) dec. Wyatt Sheets (OSU) 6-5 165: No. 10 Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec. No. 14 Connor Flynn (MIZZ) 7-5 174: No. 2 Daniel Lewis (MIZZ) dec. No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) 7-0 184: No. 8 Jacobe Smith (OSU) dec. No. 16 Dylan Wisman (OSU) 7-3 197: No. 6 Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. Wyatt Koelling (MIZZ) 4-1 285: No. 2 Derek White (OSU) dec. Zach Elam (MIZZ) SV, 3-1
  20. CLEVELAND -- The No. 23 Lock Haven University wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts and bonus points were a big part of the story, as the Bald Eagles capped an undefeated run through Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action with a dominating 36-6 win at Cleveland State (4-11, 1-5 EWL) today. Seven of LHU's nine wins came by way of bonus points, as the Bald Eagles racked up five major decisions and two tech falls. With the win, Lock Haven improved to 9-3 overall and ended its run through EWL duals at a perfect 6-0. With the win and perfect 6-0 record in league matches, the Bald Eagles clinched the EWL regular season title. It marked LHU's first regular season EWL crown since the 1995-96 season. Ironically enough, that was the last time Lock Haven was perfect (6-0) in EWL duals. No. 32 Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), No. 30 DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren), No. 21 Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte), Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro), Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), No. 17 Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley), Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) and No. 22 Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) all picked up victories for the nationally-ranked Bald Eagles today. Werner and Haines posted LHU's tech falls at 125 and 285 pounds, respectively. Shoop (141), Port (149), Klucker (157), Siegrist (174) and Hazel (184) all won by major decision. For Shoop, his dominating victory at 141 pounds proved to be a special one. The win marked the 100th of his career, as Shoop became LHU's 21st 100-match winner. The win for Haines extended his win streak to seven and Fehlman improved to 6-1 since returning to 133 pounds on January 25. Werner got the Bald Eagles off to the start they needed on the road as the nationally-ranked 125-pounder (No. 32) posted a tech fall to open the match. Lock Haven won the first five bouts of the meet and raced out to a 20-0 lead. Fehlman, ranked No. 30 at 133, earned a hard-fought win over Armando Torres before No. 21 Shoop posted his major at 141. Port (149) and Klucker (157) added majors, as the Bald Eagles tallied three straight major decisions to extend the lead quickly. Ryan Ford posted Cleveland State's only win at 165, earning a hard-fought win over Collin Glorioso (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon), who got the call today for Lock Haven. Siegrist posted another LHU major at 174 and No. 17 Hazel made it back-to-back majors with one of his own at 184. Rookie-McClellan posted a hard-fought 3-2 win at 197 and No. 22 Haines ended the match in style with a tech fall in the final bout. The Bald Eagles have just one dual meet remaining this season. On Saturday, February 23, Lock Haven will host Appalachian State at 7:30 p.m. LHU will officially close the regular season on Sunday, February 24 by hosting the annual Mat-Town Open II Tournament. Results: 125: #32 Luke Werner (LHU) tech fall Cameron Lathem (CSU) 16-1 (3:22) / LHU, 5-0 133: #30 DJ Fehlman (LHU) dec. Armando Torres (CSU) 5-3 / LHU, 8-0 141: #21 Kyle Shoop (LHU) major dec. Sam Matzek (CSU) 13-0 / LHU, 12-0 149: Brock Port (LHU) major dec. Brady Barnett (CSU) 12-0 / LHU, 16-0 157: Alex Klucker (LHU) major dec. Nico O'Dor (CSU) 12-1 / LHU, 20-0 165: Ryan Ford (CSU) dec. Collin Glorioso (LHU) 11-6 / LHU, 20-3 174: Jared Siegrist (LHU) major dec. Dimitri Williams (CSU) 8-0 / LHU, 24-3 184: #17 Corey Hazel (LHU) major dec. Chris Morrow (CSU) 14-3 / LHU, 28-3 197: Parker McClellan (LHU) dec. Benjamin Smith (CSU) 3-2 / LHU, 31-3 285: #22 Thomas Haines (LHU) tech fall Collin Kelly (CSU) 15-0 (6:44) / LHU, 36-3
  21. CLEVELAND – The Northern Illinois University wrestling team stepped out of conference action as it closed its two-match weekend road trip with a 26-7 victory over Cleveland State at Woodling Gym Saturday. "The coaches are proud of the way the guys came out on the attack," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "We were composed and aggressive. Each man handled his business and kept competing for the next point. "It's important to keep that kind of focus in the heat of a match. It was a good weekend and we have some things to sharpen up before heading east for our last dual match." NIU (8-9, 2-4) won eight of the 10 bouts, with five Huskies earning their second wins of the weekend. Bryce West (Solon, Iowa/Solon) started things off for NIU with an 11-8 win over Cameron Lathem at 125. Senior Alijah Jeffery (Marion, Iowa/Linn Mar) extended NIU's lead to 6-0 with a 5-3 victory at 133. Following a Huskie loss at 141, McCoy Kent (Modesto, Calif./Enochs) put NIU back on schedule with a maj. dec. 10-2 win over Brady Barnett at 149. Mason Kauffman (Stratford, Wis./Stratford) earned a 6-4 win in overtime to extend NIU's lead to 12-4. Kenny Moore (San Diego, Calif./Hoover) was scored an overtime victory with a 3-1 sudden victory over Ryan Ford at 165. Senior Andrew Scott posted a 12-2 maj. dec. victory at 174 over Dimitri Williams. Will Feldkamp (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) and Caleb Gossett (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell Central) got back in the win column posting victories at 184 and 285, respectively. The Huskies wrap up the regular season when NIU travels to Buffalo Friday. The match starts at 1 p.m. CT. Results: 125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Cameron Lathem (CSU), 11-8 133: Alijah Jeffery (NIU) dec. Armando Torres (CSU), 5-3 141: Sam Matzek (CSU) maj. dec. Drew West (NIU), 14-4 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) maj. dec. Brady Barnett (CSU), 10-2 157: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Nico O'Dor (CSU), 6-4 (TB 3) 165: Kenny Moore (NIU) dec. Ryan Ford (CSU), SV1 3-1 174: Andrew Scott (NIU) maj. dec. Dimitri Williams (CSU), 12-2 184: Will Feldkamp (NIU) dec. Chris Morrow (CSU), 6-4 197: Ben Smith (CSU) dec. Max Ihry (NIU), 8-5 285: Caleb Gossett (NIU) dec. Collin Kelly (CSU), 14-6
  22. BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Campbell posted three pins and took 9-of-10 bouts to top visiting VMI 38-3 Saturday at Gore Arena. The Camels moved to 6-1 overall and 4-1 SoCon duals, while VMI dropped to 3-12 on the season and 2-3 in conference action. Campbell also remained perfect at home, moving to 3-0 in Buies Creek in 2018-19. The 35-point win marked Campbell's second-largest margin of victory this season, just a point short of its 40-4 win over Gardner-Webb. CU picked up pins from No. 15 Noah Gonser at 133 pounds, No. 8 Josh Heil at 149 and Benjamin Barton at 157 to jump out to a 28-0 lead in the match. Freshman Cameron Pine added a 10-2 major decision at 165 pounds for his first dual victory of the season, and Chris Kober added another major decision at 184, 11-3 over Max Gallahan. Korbin Meink started the day with an 8-2 decision over Derek Shockey at 125 pounds, and Nathan Boston followed with a 9-3 win over Cliff Conway at 141. Also picking up decisions in the win were Austin McNeill (3-1) at 197, and Odgerel Batkhishig (11-5) to close it out at heavyweight. No. 18 Neal Richards posted a win for VMI, giving Campbell's No. 17 Andrew Morgan his first dual loss of the season, 14-7, in the day's only matchup of nationally ranked opponents. The Camels close out the regular season on February 24, hosting Davidson at Gore Arena. With one SoCon dual remaining, the Camels can still notch a share of the conference regular season title. The 2019 SoCon Championships will be March 10 in Boone, N.C., hosted by Appalachian State. Results: 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) def. Derek Shockey (VMI) Dec. 8-2 (3-0) 133: #15 Noah Gosner (Campbell) def. Cliff Conway (VMI) Fall (2:16) (9-0) 141: Nathan Boston (Campbell) def. Dom Gallo (VMI) Dec 9-3 (12-0) 149: #8 Josh Heil (Campbell) def. Zach Schmitt (VMI) Fall (2:39) (18-0) 157: Benjamin Barton (Campbell) def. Darren Ostrander (VMI) Fall (6:18) (24-0) 165: Cameron Pine (Campbell) def. Luke Niksic (VMI) Major Dec. 10-2 (28-0) 174: #18 Neal Richards (VMI) def. #17 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) Dec 14-7 (28-3) 184: Chris Kober (Campbell) def. Max Gallahan (VMI) Major Dec. 11-3 (32-3) 197: Austin McNeill (Campbell) def. Chris Beck (VMI) Dec 3-1 (35-3) 285: Odgerel Batkhishig (Campbell) def. Trey Momon (VMI) Dec 11-5 (38-3)
  23. BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Following a weekend off from competition, No. 21 Lehigh returned to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall with a convincing 28-6 win over No. 25 Army West Point Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks won eight of the 10 bouts and picked up for wins by major decision to snap Army's five-dual winning streak. The win moves Lehigh's record to 8-9 with just one dual remaining in the regular season. Army, which was missing several top 33-ranked regulars, falls to 7-3. "Overall it was a good performance," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "There were a couple matches that we'd like to have back, but that's every match. We just need to keep getting better and get ready for that postseason." The Mountain Hawks opened the dual with four consecutive wins to take a 14-0 lead. The dual began at 133 where sophomore Brandon Paetzell used a second period escape and takedown plus strong work on top in the second and third periods to blank Lane Peters 4-0. Freshman Dan Moran made his first Grace Hall dual appearance and made it a memorable one, using his pace and solid offense to defeat Cole Wyman 17-6. Moran racked up six takedowns and added a four point near fall early in the second period to pick up his first career dual win. "Danny is a goer," Santoro said of Moran. "He was sick there for a while and just got back but over the last couple of weeks he's looked really good. He took advantage of an opportunity to get into the lineup and did a nice job." Senior Cortlandt Schuyler followed with a major decision win of his own at 149. Schuyler threw P.J. Ogunsanya to his back for six points early in the first period but could not secure the fall. He added three more takedowns over the final two periods to claim a 14-3 major decision. The Mountain Hawks' streak reached four as freshman Josh Humphreys topped Lucas Weiland 6-0 at 157. Humphreys scored takedowns in the first and third periods, plus a second period escape and riding time. Army West Point picked up its first win at 165 as Cael McCormick won a 7-4 decision over senior Gordon Wolf. McCormick benefitted from a quick two point near fall early in the second and a quick takedown later in the period, while clinching the match with a third period score. Junior Jordan Kutler kicked off the second half of the dual with an impressive 13-3 major decision over Ben Harvey at 174. Harvey is ranked 17th in the latest NCAA Coaches' Panel Rankings, but the fifth-ranked Kutler took him down five times and added two escapes plus riding time. "Harvey's really good and Jordan did a really nice job," Santoro said. "He kept the pressure on and got to his offense which was really nice to see. That was a really good win for him." Senior Ryan Preisch followed with a 10-1 major decision over Noah Stewart at 184 to give Lehigh a 22-3 lead after seven bouts. Preisch scored a first period takedown and turned Stewart for four near fall points to lead 6-0 after one and never looked back. At 197, sophomore Chris Weiler won a 5-2 decision over Alex Hopkins, who was subbing for sixth-ranked Rocco Caywood. Weiler scored takedowns in each of the first two periods and locked up riding time advantage after two periods. Sophomore heavyweight Jordan Wood narrowly missed another bonus win, settling for a 10-4 decision over Ben Sullivan. Wood totaled four takedowns but needed one more late in the third to secure the bonus point, but could not grab it. The final bout of the dual went to Army's Ryan Hetrick, who rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat freshman Luke Resnick at 125. Resnick had an apparent tying takedown in the third period waved off after video review. "We picked up where we left off," Santoro said about returning from an off weekend. "We're still trying to get better. That's been our message all year. We need to get better every time out. Some times you're going to look flat and some times you're not but you can still fight hard and we fought hard today." Lehigh has now won four straight duals over Army and leads the all-time series 55-9-3. The Mountain Hawks will close out the regular season next Sunday when they host Penn on Senior Day, with match time set for 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during business hours. The 2018-19 Lehigh Wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Results: 133 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Lane Peters (Army) 4-0 141 – Dan Moran (Lehigh) major dec. Cole Wyman (Army) 17-6 149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) major dec. P.J. Ogunsanya (Army) 14-3 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Lucas Weiland (Army) 6-0 165 – Cael McCormick (Army) dec. Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) 7-4 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) major dec. Ben Harvey (Army) 13-3 184 – Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) major dec. Noah Stewart (Army) 10-1 197 – Chris Weiler (Lehigh) dec. Alex Hopkins (Army) 5-2 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Ben Sullivan (Army) 10-4 125 – Ryan Hetrick (Army) dec. Luke Resnick (Lehigh) 4-2 Attendance – 1,440
  24. The most anticipated individual match lived up to the hype and wasn't determined until the final seconds. The team dual, however, was another story; Princeton posted its fourth straight win over Penn in dominant fashion, winning eight of 10 individual matches at the Palestra during a 28-6 victory. Princeton improved to 8-6 overall with the win and clinched second place outright in the Ivy League with a 4-1 mark. The Tigers will conclude their regular season next weekend when they return to Philadelphia for a Saturday showdown at Drexel. With Princeton leading 6-3, nationally ranked wrestlers Matthew Kolodzik (No. 2) and Anthony Artalona (No. 13) took the mat for the highlight showdown at 149. Kolodzik got the scoring going with a quick takedown off a restart in the first period, but Artalona evened the score with escapes in the first and second period. Artalona gave the Palestra a quick jolt with a single-leg takedown, but Kolodzik scored a reversal within seconds to even the score at 4-4. Artalona escaped, and Kolodzik matched it in the third period to even the match at 5-5 heading into the final seconds. For some, that would be a moment of pressure, but Kolodzik has shown time and again an ability to get the final takedown when he needs it most. Kolodzik's takedown with 25 seconds remaining secured a 7-5 win, and freshman Quincy Monday followed with a 10-5 win at 157 to become the only Princeton wrestler to go a perfect 5-0 in the Ivy League. A tight 2-1 win by Leonard Merkin at 165 opened the floodgates for Princeton, which got major decisions from both Travis Stefanik and Kevin Parker, followed by a technical fall for third-ranked Patrick Brucki, to put together another dominant Princeton win. Results: 125 – #10 Patrick Glory (Pr) dec. Carmen Ferrante 10-3 133 – Doug Zapf (Pe) dec. Jonathan Gomez 1-0 141 – Marshall Keller (Pr) dec. AJ Vendici 6-4 149 – #2 Matthew Kolodzik (Pr) dec. #13 Anthony Artalona 7-5 157 – Quincy Monday (Pr) dec. Joe Oliva 10-5 165 – Leonard Merkin (Pr) dec. Evan DeLuise 2-1 174 – Travis Stefanik (Pr) mdec. Jake Hendricks 10-2 184 – Kevin Parker (Pr) mdec. Robert Ng 14-3 197 – #3 Patrick Brucki (Pr) TTF Greg Bensley 17-2 285 – Ben Goldin (Pe) dec. Kendall Elfstrum 4-0
  25. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Five different Bears earned two wins on the day as Brown University wrestling rallied past Columbia University, 19-18, before besting Hofstra University, 24-12, in a pair of EIWA duals at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday. As part of the team's Alumni & Family Weekend, the Bears (6-6, 4-5 EIWA, 1-3 Ivy) came back from an 18-13 deficit to upend the Lions (7-5, 3-5 EIWA, 1-3 Ivy) prior to topping the Pride (6-12, 2-6 EIWA) to close the day. On Senior Day, Brown's seniors totaled eight wins, including two wins apiece for seniors Jon Viruet (Springfield, Mass.), CJ LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.), and Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.). Juniors Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.) and Theo Powers (Mexico, N.Y.) each notched two wins as well. Viruet posted his team-best fifth pin of the year against Hofstra and improved to 26-5 overall, 11-1 in duals, and 9-0 in EIWA duals. LaFragola bettered his season mark to 19-7, 10-2 in duals, Butterbrodt notched his third major decision of the year against Columbia and improved to 9-0 in duals, and Keeley increased his win total to 16 on the season. As part of Brown's Senior Day festivities, the Bears honored eight members of the Class of 2019 prior to the Columbia dual – Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.), Andrew LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.), Christian LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.), CJ LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.), Brendan O'Connor (Monroe, Michigan), Travis Vasquez (Fair Lawn, N.J.), Jon Viruet (Springfield, Mass.), and Tucker Ziegler (Myersville, Md.). Next, Brown closes its dual season next weekend at Harvard on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) and at home vs. Sacred Heart on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+). Dual 1: Brown 19, Columbia 18 Senior Ian Butterbrodt opened the match with a major decision, and seniors CJ LaFragola and Tucker Ziegler won back-to-back bouts to close the match to rally Brown past Columbia, 19-18, on Saturday morning. In the team's final home Ivy League dual meet of the year, the Bears came back from deficits of 12-10 and 18-13 in the second half of the dual to pick up their first Ivy victory of the season. Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) notched his third major decision of the year and moved to 8-0 in duals while LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.), Ziegler (Myersville, Md.), senior Jon Viruet (Springfield, Mass.), and juniors Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.) and Theo Powers (Mexico, N.Y.) all won by decision. Opening the dual at 285 pounds, Butterbrodt captured a 10-0 victory over Danny Conley. He took a 7-0 lead at the end of the second period behind a four-point near fall before closing out the shutout. Keeley gave Brown a 7-0 lead in the team score behind an 8-6 win over Joe Manchio at 125 pounds. Keeley led 4-3 at the end of the second period and outscored Manchio 4-3 in the final frame. After Columbia pulled within 7-6, Powers extended Brown's edge to 10-6 in the team score behind a 9-3 win over Danny Fongaro at 141 pounds. Powers led 2-0 at the end of the first and 5-2 at the end of the second on his way to the win. With the Bears trailing 12-10 in the team score, Viruet – ranked No. 18 at 165 pounds – notched a 6-1 win over Laurence Kosoy at 165 pounds to push Brown ahead 13-12. He led 3-0 entering the third frame. After Columbia pulled back ahead 18-13, the Bears responded with back-to-back decisions to take the 19-18 win. LaFragola started the comeback with a 3-1 sudden-victory win over Brian Bonino at 184 pounds. With the two wrestlers tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation, LaFragola tallied a takedown 30 seconds into the overtime period. Ziegler secured the win with a 7-3 victory over Sam Wustefeld at 197 pounds. With the score tied 3-3 in the second period, Ziegler scored a takedown to bring a 5-3 edge into the third period where he added an escape and riding time point. Brown 19, Columbia 18 (Feb. 16, 2019 | Pizzitola Sports Center) 285: Ian Butterbrodt (B) def. Danny Conley (C), MD 10-0 (Brown 4-0) 125: Trey Keeley (B) def. Joe Manchio (C), Dec. 8-6 (Brown 7-0) 133: Matt Kazimir (C) def. Charlie Faber (B), Fall 5:38 (Brown 7-6) 141: Theo Powers (B) def. Danny Fongaro (C), Dec. 9-3 (Brown 10-6) 149: Cole Corrigan (C) def. Jack Bokina (B), Dec. 6-1 (Brown 10-9) 157: Dan Reed (C) def. Christian LaBrie (B), Dec. 3-2 (Columbia 12-10) 165: No. 18 Jon Viruet (B) def. Laurence Kosoy (C), Dec. 6-1 (Brown 13-12) 174: Max Elling (C) def. AJ Pedro (B), Fall 2:57 (Columbia 18-13) 184: CJ LaFragola (B) def. Brian Bonino (C), Dec. 3-1 SV (Columbia 18-16) 197: Tucker Ziegler (B) def. Sam Wustefeld (C), Dec. 7-3 (Brown 19-18) Dual 2: Brown 24, Hofstra 12 Senior Jon Viruet registered his team-high fifth fall of the year – and his fourth fall in dual meet competition – as Brown topped Hofstra, 24-12, on Saturday afternoon in its second EIWA dual of the day. The Bears won six of the dual's 10 bouts, including a 3-for-4 streak from 157 to 184 that allowed Brown to extend its lead over the Pride from 12-6 to 24-9. Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) pushed his season record to 26-5, including 11-1 in duals and 9-0 in EIWA duals while senior CJ LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) improved to 19-7 overall and 10-2 in duals. Seniors Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) and Christian LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.) and juniors Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.) and Theo Powers (Mexico, N.Y.) all added wins. Starting the dual at 285 pounds, Butterbrodt earned a 2-0 win over Omar Haddad, notching his second shutout of the year. Keeley followed with a 7-6 win over Dylan Ryder at 125 pounds. Trailing 6-4 entering the third period, Keeley notched an escape and a takedown to pull out the victory and bring the team score to 6-0. At 157 pounds, LaBrie earned a 6-1 win over Ryan Burkert. LaBrie led 2-1 through two periods and outscored Burkert 4-0 in the final frame to make the team score 15-6 in favor of Brown. Viruet notched his fall in 1:54 over Corey Langner at 165 pounds, putting Brown ahead 21-6 in the team score. LaFragola gained his second win of the day with a 10-4 victory over Trey Rogers at 184 pounds. LaFragola led 4-1 at the end of one and 7-2 through two periods en route to the win. Brown 24, Hofstra 12 (Feb. 16, 2019 | Pizzitola Sports Center) 285: Ian Butterbrodt (B) def. Omar Haddad (H), Dec. 2-0 (Brown 3-0) 125: Trey Keeley (B) def. Dylan Ryder (H), Dec. 7-6 (Brown 6-0) 133: Jacob Martin (H) def. Reese Fry (B), Dec. 9-4 (Brown 6-3) 141: Theo Powers (B) wins via forfeit (Brown 12-3) 149: Holden Heller (H) def. Jack Bokina (B), Dec. 11-4 (Brown 12-6) 157: Christian LaBrie (B) def. Ryan Burkert (H), Dec. 6-1 (Brown 15-6) 165: No. 18 Jon Viruet (B) def. Corey Langner (H), Fall 1:54 (Brown 21-6) 174: Ricky Stamm (H) def. Cade Wilson (B), Dec. 12-5 (Brown 21-9) 184: CJ LaFragola (B) def. Trey Rogers (H), Dec. 10-4 (Brown 24-9) 197: Nezar Haddad (H) def. Tucker Ziegler (B), Dec. 3-2 (Brown 24-12)
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