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NEW YORK -- Columbia Wrestling won nine of 10 bouts and claimed its second consecutive dual match in defeating Sacred Heart 34-4 Sunday at University Gymnasium. With the win, Columbia improves to 6-3 on the year, while Sacred Heart falls to 5-5. The victory also ended a successful weekend for Columbia Wrestling as the Lions also defeated Hofstra 25-18 on Saturday. Columbia took control from the start, earning decisions at the 197 and heavyweight bouts as Sam Wustefeld won a 3-2 decision at 197 over Sacred Heart's Robert Hetherman and Daniel Herman took a 3-0 win over SHU's Dante DelBonis. Joe Manchio gave Columbia a 10-0 lead after he earned four points for a major decision at 125 over Sacred Heart's Ryan Burns. Matt Kazimir followed with a 6-0 decision over Sacred Heart's Anthony Petrillo and Columbia led 13-0. Danny Fongaro battled back from a deficit to claim a 7-4 decision at 141 over Gerald Daly. Cole Corrigan followed up his strong Saturday performance with a 4-0 decision at 149 over Sacred Heart's Chris Cornell. Dan Reed made it 25-0 Columbia after a technical fall against TJ Calas at 157. Max Elling registered a fall at 174 over Sacred Heart's Dom Celli (4:23) and Brian Bonino followed up his impressive Saturday performance with another hard fought win, winning 7-4 against SHU's Kyle Davis. Columbia's only loss came at 165 where Sacred Heart's Brandon Levesque defeated Laurence Kosoy 12-4. Next weekend, Columbia gets back into Ivy League play next weekend when it hosts both Penn (Saturday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m.) and Princeton (Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.). Both matches will be played at University Gymnasium.

AMES, Iowa – No. 14 Iowa State (9-2, 6-1 Big 12) notched its second-consecutive shutout win with a dominant 53-0 victory over Utah Valley (9-11, 0-5 Big12) on Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones notched bonus-point victories in all eight contested matches, and also won by forfeit at 133 pounds and 184 pounds. In the eight matches that were wrestled, the Cyclones tallied eight bonus-point victories including four pins. ISU tallied 27 takedowns while not surrendering a single one. It's the first time Iowa State has shutout conference opponents in back-to-back duals since the 1972-73 season. Iowa State's 53 points are tied for third-most in program history, and it was the largest margin of victory over a Division I team since 1998 (New Mexico, 57-0). Chase Straw opened the afternoon with a dominant 13-4 major decision at 157 pounds over Spencer Haywood, courtesy of four takedowns, in a sign of things to come. Freshman Zane Mulder followed suit, using a third-period flurry to secure a 10-2 major decision of his own against UVU's Koy Wilkinson. The native of Grimes, Iowa, notched a takedown and a four-point nearfall in the final minute to secure the bonus point victory. Marcus Coleman ended his 174-pound match in dominant fashion with a 17-2 technical fall in 5:35. Coleman went to work in the second period, with three takedowns and a four-point nearfall. He and ended the match with an exclamation point and another four-point turn in the third. The Wolverines forfeited at 184 pounds, as Iowa State extended its lead to 19-0. The Cyclones rode the momentum into intermission, as senior Willie Miklus notched seven takedowns, including four in the third period, en route to a 17-6 major decision over Utah Valley's Ashton Seely. Heavyweight Gannon Gremmel provided perhaps the highlight of the dual, taking down Utah Valley's Tate Orndorff, ranked No. 9 nationally, by fall in 6:31. The redshirt sophomore notched a takedown midway through the first period and took Orndorff to his back for a four-point nearfall to go ahead 6-0 after three minutes of action. Gremmel got back to his offense late in the third period, pinning the nationally-ranked Wolverine with 29 seconds remaining in the match. At 125 pounds, Alex Mackall followed suit, jumping out to a 13-0 lead before finishing off UVU's Josh Jensen via fall in 4:03. The Wolverines forfeited to Austin Gomez to give Iowa State a 41-0 lead with two matches remaining. At 141 and 149 pounds, Ian Parker and Jarrett Degen posted the third and fourth consecutive pins of the day. Parker led Dylan Gregerson 14-4 behind five takedowns before flattening the Wolverine in 6:29. Degen wasted little time in pinning Landon Knutzen, securing the first-period fall in 2:28. Next Up The Cyclones will travel west to Corvallis, Ore. to take on Oregon State on Monday at 9 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network. Results: 157: Chase Straw (ISU) maj. dec. Spencer Haywood (UV), 13-4 165: Zane Mulder (ISU) maj. dec. Koy Wilkinson (UV), 10-2 174: Marcus Coleman (ISU) tech. fall Kyle Snelling (UV), 17-2 (5:35) 184: Sam Colbray (ISU) won by forfeit 197: Willie Miklus (ISU) maj. dec. Ashton Seely (UV), 17-6 285: Gannon Gremmel (ISU) pinned Tate Orndorff (UV), 6:31 125: Alex Mackall (ISU) pinned Josh Jensen (UV), 4:03 133: Austin Gomez (ISU) won by forfeit 141: Ian Parker (ISU) pinned Dylan Gregerson (UV), 6:29 149: Jarrett Degen (ISU) pinned Knutzen (UV), 2:28

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The No. 2 Ohio State University wrestling team (9-1, 5-1 B1G) won six of 10 bouts for the second time in as many conference duals this weekend, posting a 27-15 win at No. 9 Northwestern 3-8, 1-5 B1G). The Buckeyes trailed 11-9 at intermission before emerging from the locker room with four consecutive wins to seal the deal. Five Buckeyes swept the weekend, triumphant at both Illinois (Friday, Feb. 1) and Northwestern. Luke Pletcher (18-2), Micah Jordan (18-1), Ethan Smith (14-5), Kollin Moore (13-0) and Myles Martin (13-0) all added two tallies to their season wins column. Jordan and Moore garnered the most team points, each accumulating 11 with a pin and tech fall. Top-ranked Sebastian Rivera opened the dual by gaining four points for the Wildcats at a 125 pounds, improving to 19-0 on the year. Pletcher recouped three of those team points in the subsequent bout. He hit three takedowns in the first period and was on the fast track to bonus points. However his opponent Colin Valdivez had other ideas and not only rode out Pletcher for the entire third period but also turned him for two nearfall. Pletcher's seven-point cushion entering the third was too much to overcome though as the Buckeye redshirt junior walked off the mat as a 9-4 victor. Sandwiched between Northwestern wins at 141 and 157 pounds, Jordan posted a half dozen team points by pinning the 25th opponent of his career. With wins in three of five bouts, the Wildcats carried an 11-9 edge into intermission. As mentioned above, Ohio State rolled to four straight following the break in action. Te'Shan Campbell, making his first appearance at 165 pounds since the 2018 NCAA Championships, ignited the Buckeye hot streak. He blanked Tyler Morland, 6-0, to lift Ohio State into the lead for good. Smith notched his third top-20 win of the year, majoring No. 16 Johnny Sebastian. Smith recorded four unanswered takedowns to conclude his bonus-worthy performance which is certain to give a boost to his No. 18 slot in the FloWrestling national rankings. Unbeaten Buckeyes Myles Martin and Kollin Moore continued their dominance. Martin made quick work Brendan Devine via a 42-second pin while Moore turned it on in the third period to secure a 19-4 tech fall. Results: 125 lbs | No. 1 Sebastian Rivera (NU) def. Hunter Lucas (OSU) | MD, 12-3; Team Score: 0-4 133 lbs | No. 6 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Colin Valdiviez (NU) | D, 9-4; TS: 3-4 141 lbs | Alec McKenna (NU) def. Clay Ragon (OSU) | D, 8-3; TS: 3-7 149 lbs | No. 3 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Shayne Oster (NU) | PIN, 1:47; TS: 9-7 157 lbs | No. 3 Ryan Deakin (NU) def. No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) | MD, 8-0; TS: 9-11 165 lbs | Te'Shan Campbell (OSU) def. Tyler Morland (NU) | D, 6-0; TS: 12-11 174 lbs | No. 18 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. No. 16 Johnny Sebastian (NU) | MD, 11-3; TS: 16-11 184 lbs | No. 1 Myles Martin (OSU) def. Brendan Devine (NU) | PIN, 0:42; TS: 22-11 197 lbs | No. 2 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Zack Chakonis (NU) | TF, 19-4; TS: 27-11 285 lbs | No. 15 Conan Jennings (NU) def. Gary Traub (OSU) | MD, 11-0; TS: 27-15

Austin DeSanto picked up a technicall fall (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) LINCOLN, Neb. -- The order of appearance was flipped but the script stayed the same as the third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 9 Nebraska, 20-13, on Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Iowa won four of the dual's final five bouts, closing with a major decision and technical fall at 125 and 133, respectively, to win its 11th straight against the Huskers. The dual started at 141 pounds and featured three lead changes and a pair of ties before Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto, traditionally the first two Hawkeyes on the mat, combined to put 43 points on the board. Iowa trailed 13-12 in the team score when Lee registered an 18-4 major decision (one takedown, two reversals, and 12 nearfall points) against No. 16 Zeke Moisey at 125. DeSanto then piled up 12 takedowns, his final one with five minutes, 55 seconds on the clock, to record a 25-10 technical fall at 133. The wins were numbers five and six on the day for Iowa, who also got decisions from Pat Lugo (149), Alex Marinelli (165), Cash Wilcke (184), and Jacob Warner (197). Marinelli, Wilcke, and Warner earned wins against top 11 opponents. At 165, Marinelli used an escape, one penalty point, and one minute, 40 seconds of riding time to top No. 6 Isaiah White, 3-0. Wilcke looked like he was heading to overtime before a takedown with five seconds on the clock extended his lead to 5-2 and erased what could have been a riding time point favoring No. 4 Tyler Venz at 184. Warner used a second-period rideout and third-period escape and takedown to top No. 11 Eric Shultz, 4-1, at 197. Mikey Labriola earned a major decision at 174 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) The Hawkeyes won four of the dual's six matches featuring ranked opponents. Nebraska won, 3-1, in sudden victory at 157, and 3-0 at 285. The Huskers won 4-1 at 141, and 14-4 at 174. UP NEXT Iowa returns home to host Maryland on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on. For tickets, click HERE. NOTABLES Spencer Lee improved to 5-1 against ranked opponents. Austin DeSanto extended his winning streak to 10. He improved to 14-1. Lee and DeSanto are 27-2 this year with a combined 20 bonus-point wins. Alex Marinelli improved to 16-0 and has won a career-best 16 straight. He is 14-0 all-time in Big Ten duals. Cash Wilcke earned his first career win against a top-five opponent (1-10). Jacob Warner improved to 5-0 in the Big Ten. Iowa has won 11 straight in the series. Iowa improved to 7-0 against ranked opponents. Results: 141 -- #19 Chad Red (N) dec. Vince Turk (IA), 4-1; 0-3 149 -- #12 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. Jordan Shearer (N), 8-4; 3-3 157 -- #2 Tyler Berger (N) dec. #7 Kaleb Young (A), 3-1 (SV1); 3-6 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) dec. #6 Isaiah White (N), 3-0; 6-6 174 -- #9 Mikey Labriola (N) major dec. Keegan Shaw (IA), 14-4; 6-10 184 -- #13 Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. #4 Taylor Venz (N), 5-2; 9-10 197 -- #5 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. #11 Eric Shultz (N), 4-1; 12-10 285 -- #14 David Jensen (N) dec. #3 Sam Stoll (IA), 3-0; 12-13 125 -- #2 Spencer Lee (IA) major dec. #16 Zeke Moisey (N), 18-4; 16-13 133 -- #3 Austin DeSanto (IA) tech. fall Brian Peska (N), 25-10; 20-13* *Iowa deducted one team point following the dual Records: Iowa (11-0, 6-0), Nebraska (10-4, 4-3) Attendance: 4,306

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Ohio wrestling team (5-4, 3-1 MAC) won five of its first six bouts on its way to a 19-15 victory over Mid-American Conference rival Central Michigan (3-6, 2-3 MAC) today at McGuirk Arena. The Bobcats earned their third-straight conference dual win with the victory over the Chippewas. The match began at 125 pounds, with redshirt junior Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) winning by forfeit. After redshirt freshman Brock Bergelin cut Ohio's lead to 6-3 with a 6-3 win by decision at 133, senior Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) produced a big 13-4 major decision victory at 141 to extend the lead to 10-3 for the Bobcats. Kelly is now 11-2 on the season with a 4-0 mark in conference action. His win over Bergelin was his first by major decision this year. Redshirt freshman Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) made it a 13-3 lead for Ohio courtesy of a 9-6 win by decision over Dresden Simon at 149. Hagan upped his overall record to 14-9 and is now 3-1 in conference matches. The lead grew to 13 points for the Bobcats when redshirt junior Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio) came through with a 7-4 win by decision over Logan Parks at 157. Carson improved to 16-5 on the year and 3-1 in MAC meets. Yinger is now 12-6 in his rookie year and picked up his second conference win. Freshman Colt Yinger (Nelsonville, Ohio) made it four-straight wins for Ohio when he beat Blake Montrie with an 8-4 decision win at 165. The Chippewas won the final four bouts, with redshirt freshman Colin Lieber winning by an 11-4 decision at 174, senior Jordan Atienza winning by a 7-2 decision at 184, sophomore Landon Pelham winning by a 9-3 decision at 197 and sophomore Matt Stencel winning by a 6-3 decision at 285. It wasn't enough, though, as the Bobcats held on for the four-point victory. Ohio will close out the home portion of its 2018-19 schedule next weekend at the Convocation Center by hosting a pair of MAC dual meets, welcoming Old Dominion on Friday (Feb. 8) for a 6 p.m. ET matchup and SIUE on Saturday (Feb. 9) for a 1 p.m. ET showdown. The Bobcats will put a wrap on the program's 100th anniversary celebration, honoring the program's All-Americans prior to the Old Dominion dual and the four national champions prior to the SIUE dual. The SIUE dual will also serve as Ohio's Senior Day celebration. Results: 125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) for. (6-0) 133: Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) def. Trevor Giallombardo (Ohio), 6-3 dec. (6-3) 141: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) def. Drew Marten (Central Michigan), 13-4 maj. dec. (10-3) 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. Dresden Simon (Central Michigan), 9-6 dec (13-3) 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Logan Parks (Central Michigan), 7-4 dec. (16-3) 165: Colt Yinger (Ohio) def. Blake Montrie (Central Michigan), 8-4 dec. (19-3) 174: Colin Lieber (Central Michigaredsn) def. Logan Stanley (Ohio), 11-4 dec. (19-6) 184: Jordan Atienza (Central Michigan) def. Jake Walker (Ohio), 7-2 dec. (19-9) 197: Landon Pelham (Central Michigan) def. Derek Hillman (Ohio), 9-3 dec. (19-12) 285: Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) def. Zack Parker (Ohio), 6-3 dec. (19-15)

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Campbell stayed unbeaten in dual competition with a 38-6 Southern Conference win at The Citadel Sunday at McAlister Field House. Campbell, one of just five NCAA Division I squads without a dual loss this season (Penn State, Oklahoma State, Iowa, Missouri) moved to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in SoCon action, while The Citadel dropped to 1-7 on the year and 1-1 with its first conference loss. The Camels picked up bonus points in seven matches, including the day's first four bouts. No. 14 Noah Gonser posted back points in the second and third periods to lead off the match with a 22-4 tech fall (6:35) at 133 pounds, and Nathan Boston (141 pounds) picked up his second consecutive first round pin (1:32), one of three falls on the day for the Camels. No. 8 Josh Heil (149) and Benjamin Barton (157) followed with major decisions, giving Campbell a 19-0 advantage through four matches. After Dazjon Casto put The Citadel on the board with a takedown in the final seconds to defeat Cameron Pine 6-4, Charlie Andrews answered for Campbell with an 8-0 major decision over Cooper Youngblood. At 184 pounds, Chris Kober collected Campbell's second fall of the day, pinning Martin Duane in the second period (4:17). Sawyer Root, the 2018 SoCon runner-up at 197, picked up the only other points of the day for The Citadel, edging Austin McNeill 3-1 before a 7-3 decision at heavyweight from Odgerel Batkhishig, and pin (4:53) from Korbin Meink at 125 pounds, his first of the season. Next up, the Camels return to Buies Creek, hosting Gardner-Webb inside Carter Gym on Tuesday, February 5. Results: 133: No. 14 Noah Gonser (Campbell) def. Charles Kearney (The Citadel) Tech Fall 22-4 (6:35) (5-0) 141: Nathan Boston (Campbell) def. Keegan Connolly (The Citadel) Fall (1:32) (11-0) 149: No. 8 Josh Heil (Campbell) def. Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) Major Dec. 13-3 (15-0) 157: Benjamin Barton (Campbell) def. Rian Burris (The Citadel) Major Dec. 21-7 (19-0) 165: Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) def. Cameron Pine (Campbell) Dec. 6-4 (19-3) 174: Charlie Andrews (Campbell) def. Cooper Youngblood (The Citadel) Major Dec. 8-0 (23-3) 184: Chris Kober (Campbell) def. Martin Duane (The Citadel) Fall (4:17) (29-3) 197: Sawyer Root (The Citadel) def. Austin McNeill (Campbell) Dec. 3-1 (29-6) 285: Odgerel Batkhishig (Campbell) def. Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) Dec. 7-3 (32-6) 125: Korbin Meink (Campbell) def. Anthony New (The Citadel) Fall (4:53) (38-6) Records: Campbell (4-0, 2-0 SoCon), The Citadel (1-7, 1-1 SoCon)

The No. 7 Gopher wrestling team took down their fourth straight Big Ten opponent with a 24-11 dual victory over the Purdue Boilermakers where they won seven out of ten bouts, including the first six. It's the Gophers 12th victory of the season and fifth overall in conference play. The Gophers previous high under head coach Brandon Eggum was 10 overall wins and five conference wins last season. Heavyweight Gable Steveson continued his historic start to his college career with a major decision for his 24th straight victory, moving up to 19th in the Gophers all-time winning streak records. Steveson is now tied with Bobbe Lowe and Scott Schiller and head assistant Luke Becker now only three wins away at 27. Steveson quickly got on the board in the first with a takedown and scored 11 points in the first two periods. The Apple Valley, Minnesota, native finished things off with continued domination for the 16-6 major. 125-pound Sean Russell returned to action after missing three consecutive duals with injury and started fast with a first period that included a takedown and subsequent ride out of the clock for over 1:09 in riding time. Russell finished off his major decision with takedowns and ride outs in the final two periods as well to amass eight points plus over three minutes of riding time. 133-pound Ethan Lizak notched his fourth straight win with a critical two-point nearfall in the third period proving to be the ultimate winning points. Lizak and Ben Thornton traded takedowns in the first two stanzas, so Lizak's turn after choosing top provided the riding time point as well as the nearfall points. After nearly notching yet another pin, 141-pound McKee settled for the four-point nearfall to take a 6-1 lead after the first period. McKee added to his lead with an escape and takedown for the Gophers third victory to start the dual. McKee's former high school teammate 149-pound Tommy Thorn continued the winning ways. Thorn secured his fourth straight victory due in large part to a great first period that saw him turn his opponent twice after securing a takedown after only 20 seconds. Thorn continued his attacks until the very end of the match to finish with a 16-3 decision including riding time for over half the match. 157-pound Steve Bleise took the Gophers into intermission pitching a shutout after his fourth ranked win of the season. Bleise took down No.13 Griffin Parriott in sudden victory with an electric takedown that threw the 2,908 in attendance into a frenzy. Coming out of intermission, 165-pound Carson Brolsma got the takedown after less than ten seconds to continue the Gophers momentum. Brolsma got a bookend takedown in the third period to add cushion and clinch the riding time point. 174-pound Devin Skatzka dropped his second match to No.14 Dylan Lydy this season. The two remained close throughout the entirety of the bout and entered overtime tied at four. In the extra stanza the pair engaged in a wild scramble at the edge of the mat where Lydy came out on top with the takedown. 184-pound Owen Webster dropped a close bout to Purdue's Max Lyon where a last minute scramble takedown from Lyon gave the Boilermakers another individual victory. 197-pound Dylan Anderson started off well but suffered the Gophers lone bonus point loss of the day when he fell by technical fall to No.12 Christian Brunner after repeated nearfall counts. Results: 125: No. 6 Sean Russell major dec. No.19 Devin Schroder (9-0) | Minnesota 4-0 133: No. 8 Ethan Lizak dec. No.14 Ben Thornton (5-3) | Minnesota 7-0 141: No.10 Mitch McKee dec. Nate Limmex (9-3) | Minnesota 10-0 149: No.19 Tommy Thorn major dec.Parker Filius (16-3) | Minnesota 14-0 157: No. 8 Steve Bleise SV-1 No.13 Griffin Parriott (5-3)| Minnesota 17-0 165: Carson Brolsma dec. Cole Wysocki (5-3) | Minnesota 20-0 174: No.14 Dylan Lydy SV-1 No.11 Devin Skatzka (6-4) | Minnesota 20-03 184: Max Lyon dec. Owen Webster (5-2) | Minnesota 20-6 197: No.12 Christian Brunner tech. fall (18-1) Dylan Anderson | Minnesota 20-11 HWT: No. 1 Gable Steveson major dec. Jacob Aven (16-6) | Minnesota 24-11

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (149) defeated No. 1 Matthew Kolodzik by bonus as No. 18 Rutgers (9-5, 2-3) downed No. 20 Princeton (6-6, 2-0), 19-18, Sunday afternoon in front of 5,290 fans at the RAC. With the Tigers leading, 18-15, heading into the final bout, Christian Colucci (HWT) needed bonus points to secure the dual for the Scarlet Knights. The junior responded with a 12-2 major over Kendall Elfstrum, giving RU its 23rd consecutive win over Princeton in the all-time series. No. 4 Nick Suriano (133) collected a tech fall, while No. 14 John Van Brill (157) and Joseph Grello (174) each worked decisions to aid in the dual win. Ashnault vs. Kolodzik: How it Happened • After a scoreless first period, Ashnault started top and worked a two-point near fall for an early 2-0 lead in the second period. After a Kolodzik escape, Ashnault went for Kolodzik legs for the first takedown of the match. Ashnault finished the period with a 4-2 lead and 49 seconds of riding time. • With a 5-2 lead and a minute left in the match, Ashnault caught Kolodzik on the edge of the circle for another takedown. Ashnault worked one more tilt and added the riding time point for the 10-2 major. • Ashnault moved to 19-0 on the season and 3-2 against Kolodzik. Rutgers vs. Princeton: How it Happened • Rutgers fell behind early after Patrick Glory pinned Shane Metzler (125) to give Princeton a 6-0 lead. • Suriano was next and responded with a 25-9 tech fall over Jonathan Gomez. Suriano had 11 takedowns on Gomez, including four in both the first and third periods for his fourth tech fall of the season and third consecutive win by bonus. • Michael Van Brill earned the start at 141 pounds, but was unable to defeat Marshall Keller as he dropped an 8-5 decision. • Ashnault's 10-2 major made it a 9-9 match after four bouts, as Van Brill took the mat against Quincy Monday. Van Brill held a 2-1 lead over Monday after the first period, and worked a two-point near fall from the top position in period two. Van Brill closed out the match with another takedown and the riding time point for the 9-3 final. • Rutgers held a 12-9 lead at intermission. • Three straight overtime matches at 165, 174 and 184 followed out of the break. Trailing 5-3 with less than 30 seconds left in the match, Stephan Glasgow worked a reversal on Dale Tiongson to force sudden victory. However, Tiongson would prevail after an escape and takedown in tie breaker one for the final 8-5 result. • Grello exchanged escapes with Travis Stefanik in regulation to force overtime. With the crowd behind him, Grello caught Stefanik in a cradle for the take down and four near-fall points, finishing with an 8-2 win in sudden victory. • In his first match since Jan. 6 against Minnesota, No. 17 Nicholas Gravina (184) dropped his bout with Kevin Parker in sudden victory, 4-2, after Parker worked a takedown. • Matthew Correnti (197) followed with a hard-fought 3-2 loss to No. 3 and undefeated Patrick Brucki, which gave Princeton an 18-15 advantage in the dual. • Because Glory secured a pin to open the match, Rutgers needed Colucci to win by bonus points in order to earn the dual victory. The redshirt junior responded with a takedown in the first period, another in the second and followed two takedowns and a two-point near fall for the 12-2 major. Notables • Through seven home events this season, RU has averaged 4,992 fans per dual at the RAC. • Rutgers moved to 44-33-5 all-time against Princeton. This was the 83rd meeting between the two schools, as Rutgers has won 23 consecutive matches against the Tigers since 1993. • Ashnault is now 19-0 this season with 14 of those wins by bonus, including seven pins, four tech falls and three majors. Ashnault leads the team in dual points with 68. • Ashnault has now defeated six ranked foes this season, including No. 1 Kolodzik, No. 3 Micah Jordan (Ohio State), No. 6 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State), No. 7 Mitch Finesilver (Duke), No. 12 Pat Lugo (Iowa) and No. 20 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota). • Ashnault now owns 110 career wins, tied with Jon Forster for fifth all-time in program history. Ashnault needs eight wins to surpass Mike McHugh (1986-89) for the most wins in program history. • Suriano collected his fourth tech fall of the season and is now 17-2 with 15 wins by bonus, including seven majors, four tech falls, three pins, and a medical forfeit. His 15 wins by bonus leads the team. • Suriano is second on the team with 59 dual points in 14 duals this year. Results: 125: Pat Glory (PRIN) over Shane Metzler (RUTG) (Fall 2:58) 133: Nick Suriano (RUTG) over Jonathan Gomez (PRIN) (TF 25-9 6:54) 141: Marshall Keller (PRIN) over Mike Van Brill (RUTG) (Dec 8-5) 149: Anthony Ashnault (RUTG) over Matthew Kolodzik (PRIN) (MD 10-2) 157: John Van Brill (RUTG) over Quincy Monday (PRIN) (Dec 9-3) 165: Dale Tiongson (PRIN) over Stephan Glasgow (RUTG) (TB-1 8-5) 174: Joe Grello (RUTG) over Travis Stefanik (PRIN) (SV-1 8-2) 184: Kevin Parker (PRIN) over Nick Gravina (RUTG) (SV-1 4-2) 197: Patrick Brucki (PRIN) over Matt Correntti (RUTG) (Dec 3-2) 285: Christian Colucci (RUTG) over Kendall Elfstrum (PRIN) (MD 12-2) UP NEXT Rutgers heads west for back-to-back road matches at Indiana on Friday, Feb. 8 (7 p.m.) and No. 19 Purdue on Sunday, Feb. 10 (1 p.m.). Both matches will stream live on BTNPlus. Quotes Head Coach Scott Goodale On Colucci winning the match: he knew going in that the score was tied. Obviously, he was super confident that he would win the bout, it was about getting bonus points. It was important to get that first takedown. That one leg attack that the end was great, that was really, really big for us. Good for him. A lot of points in a big spot, we kind of needed that. On the atmosphere during 149: I haven't heard it that loud since maybe Willie ????. It reminded me a little bit of Nebraska three years ago when they were number four in the country and we picked them off. It was a little bit of that. It was really, really loud. It was awesome. One versus two in the country, a lot of scoring. Good offense, really, really good offense. That's what it's about. Great atmosphere. On what he said at intermission: No. You kind of let those kids at 165, 174, 184 get in their own little zone. We didn't draw it up that way at all, we felt we could win at 165 and 184 to be honest with you. We did our talking Friday night as a team, and that was good. Then we had a great practice last night, so that was good enough; they knew what we had to do. Some responded better than others, and it was a great team effort. On regrouping after Friday: Just that. I always tell these guys that I don't like to communicate with them right after a match because I'm emotional, but some things needed to be said and then our leaders took over. Anthony spoke and Nick spoke, and some of those guys spoke. Obviously then Donny, and when Donny speaks, the guys really lock in on him. It was a tough night. I felt that maybe we were out gunned obviously, but it became an effort thing, and that's not what this program is built on. This program is built on effort, enthusiasm, and energy, and we didn't have it Friday, but we showed a bit more tonight which was great. On what the building and crowd does for the team: I don't know, I think to be honest with you they won the two overtime matches. Obviously, we wrestle better here. Our guys are excited. The guys who like to compete show that. Correnti was a totally different guy tonight, so he gears up for it maybe. Our guys do like to wrestle here, but they did win those overtime matches. I think they were feeding off the energy too. Most of their guys, or at least a lot of them are Jersey guys too. It's Princeton versus Rutgers, so it was a great atmosphere for college wrestling. It was awesome and we feel good about the win. Anthony Ashnault On his preparation for today: Well, when I practice, I move my feet like that every day, and I think I was a lot less nervous to wrestle my opponent being Kolodzik tonight. I was familiar with what he does, so I was just comfortable, and I knew what I had to do to score on him. The game plan was to do what I'm good at and not to get caught up in where he is good. I think the first period was a little tentative and I wanted to be scoring right away, but he's strong in a lot of areas so I was a little tentative in some spots and I had to feel it out. Once I got going, I felt like I wanted to wrestle another seven-minute match after that match was over. I felt like I was a little better than him today. Ashnault on what he saw at the beginning of period two: He sat out, where he gave me an opportunity. He had no leverage in his backside, so I'm really good at tilts, he's focusing on my hands, and I slipped to the side really quick. Sometimes you're able to pin a kid from a position like that, but he's a strong opponent. He was able to get off his back. I was able to hit that twice. On scoring 10 points: I think I could score more to be honest, but 10 points is a good performance. A major decision, which came back to be really important. At the time coming from South Plainfield, it helps me in a lot of these positions. We were always bred that way, score a lot of points, get the major for the team. Maybe if it's at nationals, I finish the match 7 to 3 or 7 to 4 on our feet, but in a position like this I need team points for my team. On the atmosphere: Oh yea. Maybe that had a lot to do with it tonight. When I was up 4 to 1 in the second, I knew that match was mine kind of. When I felt the roar, I got to my attack right away to make it 4 to 1. I definitely felt that. It's good energy to feel out there, it was a really fun time for me tonight. I've never heard a roar like that for me at the RAC. I felt that when Gravina beat Dudley against Nebraska. On Coach Ayres pre-match comments: I was putting it off in my mind, but it definitely did bother me when people said I can't score any points. I can score on anyone. I just wanted to make it a point that I'm ready to win a national title this year. I'm a lot better than maybe people have seen in the past, so I get excited to get an opportunity to verse the number one guy in the country. I wanted to show that and show his coach who might believe in him 100-percent that I can score on him, to show him that I'm a little better than he thinks. On a potential rematch: I'm sure he's going to be very hungry. I mean he kind of lost the match for his team and he's a leader for them. I'm going to be twice as prepared next time for the match up, but I'm sure he's going to take this one to heart and be excited for it. Christian Colucci On heading into his match: That's one of the reasons why I came here, you can't beat a crowd like Rutgers, and I transferred here for moments just like that, to have Jersey on my back and be able to deliver. On keeping his cool: I try to just have a stonewall face. Goody knows how nervous I can get before a match and what happens. I just try to keep my composure just knowing that at the end of the day my teammates and coach are still going to love me.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- A trio of first-period pins propelled the Bucknell wrestling team to a 35-6 victory over Franklin & Marshall on Sunday at Davis Gym. Overall, the Bison (6-7, 4-3 EIWA) won eight of 10 bouts to dispatch the Diplomats (2-6, 0-5 EIWA). Matthew Kolonia (149), Zach Hartman (157) and Frankie Guida, Jr. (174) all pinned their opponent in the first period, with Hartman needing just 55 seconds to do so. Kolonia and Hartman's pins, which came back-to-back, stacked Bucknell a 20-3 lead at the halfway mark of the dual. The Campbell twins gave the Bison early momentum, each racking up takedowns that brought the Davis Gym crowd to its feet. At 125 pounds, Jakob Campbell was a 12-5 victor over Jose Diaz; one weight class up, David Campbell scored his first career technical fall over Mike Simonetti. After Joey Gould (141) dropped a tight 6-4 decision to Wil Gil, who entered their bout with an impressive 23-9 record, Kolonia and Hartman made quick work of their opponents. Kolonia's pin came at the 1:51 mark and was his second of the campaign; Hartman has now pinned five of his past seven opponents to bring his season total to a team-best eight. Following D.J. Hollingshead's (165) 10-4 decision over Crew Fullerton, Guida, Jr. won his first career dual bout in dramatic fashion. He needed just 1:31 to pin Jacob Conners, earning him one of the loudest standing ovations of the day. Kyle Inlander (184) and Drew Phipps (197) each won by decision, with Phipp's victory coming over a wrestler who entered their bout with a 17-9 record. Hartman's pin improved his season record to a team-best 19-5. The freshman, who is ranked as high as eighth nationally, suffered his first defeat at the hands of an unranked grappler on Friday against North Carolina's Josh McClure. Hartman is currently 10-3 in duals, including an unblemished 7-0 mark in EIWA action. Five of his wins over EIWA opponents have come by fall. The Bison next host American on Friday, February 8 at 7 p.m. in their second-to-last home dual of the 2018-19 campaign. They then travel to Army West Point for a 2 p.m. dual on Sunday, Feb. 10. Results: 125: Jakob Campbell (BU) dec. over Jose Diaz (F&M) 12-5 133: David Campbell (BU) tech fall over Mike Simonetti (F&M) 16-1 (7:00) 141: Wil Gil (F&M) dec. over Joey Gould (BU) 6-4 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) fall over Cole Aaron (F&M) 1:51 157: #10/8/10 Zach Hartman (BU) fall over Paddy Quinlan (F&M) 0:55 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) dec. over Crew Fullerton (F&M) 10-4 174: Frankie Guida, Jr. (BU) fall over Jacob Conners (F&M) 1:31 184: Kyle Inlander (BU) dec. over Reid Robilotto (F&M) 5-2 197: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Philip Robilotto (F&M) 8-4 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) dec. over Eric Chakonis (BU) 8-2

NORMAN, Okla. -- No. 22 Lehigh opened up its Oklahoma trip with a convincing 28-3 win over the Oklahoma Sooners Saturday night at McCasland Field House. The Mountain Hawks won the first nine bouts and only scored bonus points in one, but continued to find ways to win matches, as Lehigh fell one bout short of its first shutout win since 2016. With the win, Lehigh moves to 7-8 in duals and has now won seven of its last eight. "We won all the swing matches, which was good because this could have easily gone the other way tonight," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "We had to win those, so that was important. We still need to score more points. We're going into a hostile environment tomorrow so we'll have to be ready." Freshman Luke Resnick gave the Mountain Hawks an early boost with a 4-2 decision over Christian Moody in the opening bout at 125. Resnick used his dump move to score takedowns in each of the first two periods to earn his third win of the season. "He just keeps getting better," Santoro said of Resnick. "He's getting better every week. He works really hard. I'm really happy for him to go out there and get that win tonight." Sophomore Brandon Paetzell followed with a 7-2 decision over Alex Madrigal at 133. Madrigal scored the first takedown but Paetzell was in control after that, adding a takedown of his own and riding out the second period, before escaping and icing the match with a late third period takedown that also clinched riding time. Perhaps Lehigh's most impressive win came at 141 where Ryan Pomrinca used a late score to stun No. 13 Dom Demas 5-2. Pomrinca gave up a stalling point in the first period and an escape in the second and trailed 2-1 after an escape in the third. With time winding down, Pomrinca grabbed Demas' leg and dropped him for the go-ahead takedown, adding two late near fall points for the final margin, which gave Lehigh a 9-0 lead. "Ryan really has some good stuff when he opens up," Santoro said. "He was forced to open up and he got that takedown and the backs for a really good win." Senior Cortlandt Schuyler and Davion Jeffries engaged in a back-and-forth bout for the second straight year at 149. Both wrestlers scored two takedowns in regulation with Schuyler scoring first in the first and Jefferies scoring first in the third. Tied 7-7 after seven minutes, Schuyler got to Jeffries' leg in sudden victory and picked up the takedown to win 9-7. Lehigh led 15-0 at intermission after freshman Josh Humphreys rode out the second period and escaped in the third to defeat Justin Thomas 2-0 at 157. Senior Gordon Wolf delivered the lone bonus win of the dual, topping Hayden Hansen 14-5 at 165. Wolf scored three takedowns and added two reversals to offset a pair of Hansen reversals. Wolf also turned Hansen for two points early in the second period. The Lehigh lead grew to 22-0 after 174 as junior Jordan Kutler made a first period takedown and strong ride stand in a 4-2 decision over Anthony Mantanona, Kutler's second win over the Sooner this season. Senior Ryan Preisch racked up three takedowns and more than three minutes of riding time, but could not secure the third period takedown he needed for a major as he settled for a 7-1 decision over Kayne MacCallum at 184. Sophomore Chris Weiler delivered Lehigh's ninth straight win, scoring a late takedown to beat Jake Woodley 6-4 at 197. Woodley scored takedowns in the first and third periods, but a second period ride out kept Weiler in the mix. Trailing 4-3 late, Weiler was able to come up with the go-ahead takedown and added the riding time point for the two point decision. "We made some mistakes tonight, but I'll take that because we were being aggressive," Santoro said. "Last week we weren't aggressive at all. We showed you can give up a takedown and come back. You just have to trust that if you get down you can still come back." With the dual in hand, freshman Victor Lacombe made his dual debut in place of sophomore Jordan Wood and took on Jake Boyd at 285. Boyd scored a first period takedown and led 4-2 in the third after a stalling point, but Lacombe came back with an impressive double leg takedown to tie the match at 4-4. Lacombe granted Boyd the escape and pursued the go-ahead score but couldn't get it as Boyd held on for a 5-4 win for Oklahoma's lone win of the night. Lehigh finished with a 17-5 edge in takedowns and secured the riding time point in six of its nine wins. Oklahoma falls to 5-6 with the setback. The Mountain Hawks will be back in action on Sunday when they visit No. 2 Oklahoma State, with match time set for 1:30 p.m. (CT) from Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. Video for the dual will be available on FloWrestling.org (subscription required). Audio coverage will be available on Fox Sports Radio 1230 and 1320 and LVFoxSports.com. The 2018-19 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Results: 125 – Luke Resnick (Lehigh) dec. Christian Moody (OU) 4-2 133 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Alex Madrigal (OU) 7-2 141 – Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh) dec. Dom Demas (OU) 5-2 149 – Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) dec. Davion Jeffries (OU) 9-7, sv 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Justin Thomas (OU) 2-0 165 – Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) major dec. Hayden Hansen (OU) 14-5 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Mantanona (OU) 4-2 184 – Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) dec. Kayne MacCallum (OU) 7-1 197 – Chris Weiler (Lehigh) dec. Jake Woodley (OU) 6-4 285 – Jake Boyd (OU) dec. Victor Lacombe (Lehigh) 5-4

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Senior Ryan Burkert recorded a major decision win at 165-pounds to lead six Pride wrestlers with wins as Hofstra defeated the Diplomats of Franklin and Marshall, 19-12 in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) match at the Mayser Athletic Center Saturday night. Like in their match at Columbia earlier in the day, Hofstra jumped out to a 9-3 lead after four weight classes as freshman Dylan Ryder at 125, junior Jacob Martin at 133 and freshman Holden Heller at 149 each posted victories for the early lead. For Ryder, it was his 10th consecutive victory and his 21st on the season. After Patrick Quinlan brought the Diplomats within three with a win at 157-pounds, Burkert started a three-win streak for the Pride with a 10-2 major decision over Crew Fullerton at 165-pounds. Sophomore Ricky Stamm at 174 and Trey Rogers at 184 followed with decision wins to boost the Hofstra lead to 19-6. Franklin and Marshall closed the deficit on a sudden victory win at 197 and a one-point decision at 285 to close the final score to 19-12. Hofstra returns to action next Saturday, February 9 when the Pride travels to Connecticut to face the Pioneers of Sacred Heart University in another EIWA match at 1 p.m. Notes - Dylan Ryder is the first Hofstra true freshman to record 20 wins in a season since Sage Heller recorded 23 wins in 2016-17. - Sophomore Garrett Lambert had his six-match winning streak snapped by Franklin and Marshall's Wil Gil. - Freshman Holden Heller has won six of his last seven matches and is now 11-7 on the year. - The Franklin and Marshall match was the third of seven consecutive EIWA matches for the Pride. Results: 125: Dylan Ryder (HOFS) over Jose Diaz (F&M) (Dec 11-4) 133: Jacob Martin (HOFS) over Michael Simonetti (F&M) (Dec 3-1) 141: Wilfredo Gil (F&M) over Garrett Lambert (HOFS) (Dec 11-4) 149: Holden Heller (HOFS) over Cole Aaron (F&M) (Dec 7-3) 157: Patrick Quinlan (F&M) over Chris Mauriello (HOFS) (Dec 11-7) 165: Ryan Burkert (HOFS) over Crew Fullerton (F&M) (MD 10-2) 174: Ricky Stamm (HOFS) over Jacob Conners (F&M) (Dec 5-0) 184: Trey Rogers (HOFS) over Reid Robilotto (F&M) (Dec 7-2) 197: Philip Robilotto (F&M) over Nezar Haddad (HOFS) (SV-1 3-1) 285: Antonio Pelusi (F&M) over Omar Haddad (HOFS) (Dec 3-2)

PHILADELPHIA -- Jack Mutchnik earned a third-period takedown and held on for a 3-2 decision in the final bout of the night to help American University beat host Drexel, 21-16, in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association dual wrestling match on Saturday. Mutchnik's tight win in the 141-pound bout followed a first-period pin by Josh Terao in the previous bout that erased a deficit and pushed the Eagles ahead 18-16. American improved to 3-4 overall and 3-2 against EIWA opponents with the victory. MATCH NOTES • Michael Sprague got a late escape and riding-time point in the third period of the opening bout to score a 6-4 decision at 149. • Kizhan Clarke followed with a 3-1 win at 157, with the difference coming on a third-period takedown that broke a tie. • Drexel got bonus-point victories in the next two bouts to take a 10-6 lead before Tanner Harvey got three takedowns in an 8-3 victory at 184 that brought the Eagles back to 10-9. • Prince Hyeamang and Niko Camacho lost decisions to ranked opponents at 197 and heavyweight to keep Drexel ahead only 16-9 before the match headed to the lighter weights. • Gage Curry ended Drexel's rally with a 4-3 win at 125 that again came with a third-period takedown that erased a late deficit. COACH MOORE SAID "This was a total team effort tonight. We had matches that easily could have gone the other way if we don't dig deep and show the grit that we did. Jack Mutchnik, Josh Terao, and Michael Sprsgue showed leadership and heart tonight. I'm very proud of this team." Results: 149 – #31 Michael Sprague (AU) dec. Parker Kropman, 6-4 AU, 3-0 157 – Kizhan Clarke (AU) dec. Evan Barczak, 3-1 AU, 6-0 165 - #15 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) pinned Elijah Murphy, 2:19 Tied, 6-6 174 – Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) major dec. Conner Allshouse, 15-6 Drex, 10-6 184 – #27 Tanner Harvey (AU) dec. Anthony Walters, 8-3 Drex, 10-9 197 - #15 Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) dec. Prince Hyeamang, 7-2 Drex, 13-9 285 - #18 Joey Goodhart (Drexel) dec. Niko Camacho, 5-2 Drex, 16-9 125 – Gage Curry (AU) dec. Antonio Mininno, 4-3 Drex, 16-12 133 - #19 Josh Terao (AU) pinned Chandler Olson, 1:36 AU, 18-16 141 - #32 Jack Mutchnik (AU) dec. Nicholas Widmann, 3-2 AU, 21-16

STANFORD, Calif. -- With just eight seconds remaining, junior Gabriel Townsell converted a six-point move to clinch the dual win for No. 25 Stanford over No. 9 Arizona State, Saturday, at Burnham Pavilion. Stanford won 6 of the 10 bouts to improve to 7-1 overall and 1-1 in the Pac-12, while Arizona State dropped to 4-9 on the season and 1-1 in the conference. The Sun Devils have not won on The Farm since 2013. Townsell, who is ranked 20th nationally at 125 pounds, was trailing Arizona State's Brandon Courtney, 4-2, late in the third period. Courtney needed to score one more takedown to give the Sun Devils the dual victory (based on criteria), but Townsell had other plans. He faked an inside trip and as Courtney stepped back, Townsell used a lateral drop to score six as time expired. Stanford started the dual off strong, taking a 10-0 lead after the first three bouts. Redshirt senior Mason Pengilly set the tone at 133 pounds with a 14-5 major decision over Josiah Kline. Pengilly scored all 14 of his points in the first two periods, including 10 near fall points in the opening frame. He remains undefeated in duals this season at 5-0. Junior Brandon Kier won a hard-fought 10-8 decision against Cory Crooks at 141 pounds. A big first period was the difference as Kier improved to 2-2 on the year. Redshirt sophomore Requir van der Merwe added to the Cardinal lead with a 4-1 decision over Josh Maruca. Ranked No. 15 at 149 pounds, van der Merwe led 3-0 going into the final period and finished with 1:49 of riding time. He is now 18-6 overall and 7-1 in duals this season. The Sun Devils won the next four bouts, including bonus points by No. 4 Josh Shields at 165 pounds and No. 2 Zahid Valencia at 174 pounds, to take a 15-10 lead in the dual. Redshirt sophomore Nathan Traxler, who is ranked ninth nationally at 197 pounds, evened up the team score with a 17-1 technical fall over Keavon Buckley in 4:08. Traxler, who leads the team in wins, is now 22-4 overall and 8-0 in duals. Redshirt freshman Haydn Maley gave the Cardinal some security with a 5-2 decision over Brady Daniel at heavyweight. Maley scored a takedown as time expired, which would have come up big had the dual score been tied and had to come down to criteria. Maley is now 19-8 overall and 4-2 in duals. Stanford hits the road next week, traveling to Purdue on Friday, Feb. 8 and Indiana on Saturday, Feb. 9. Results: 125 #20 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) dec. Brandon Courtney (ASU) 8-4 133 Mason Pengilly (STAN) maj. dec. Josiah Kline (ASU) 14-5 141 Brandon Kier (STAN) dec. Cory Crooks (ASU) 10-8 149 #15 Requir van der Merwe (STAN) dec. Josh Maruca (ASU) 4-1 157 #17 Christian Pagdilao (ASU) dec. #18 Dominick Mandarino (STAN) 11-9 (SV) 165 #4 Josh Shields (ASU) maj. dec. Jared Hill (STAN) 16-6 174 #2 Zahid Valencia (ASU) tech. fall Rico Stormer (STAN) 23-8 (7:00) 184 Jacen Petersen (ASU) dec. Austin Flores (STAN) 5-2 197 #9 Nathan Traxler (STAN) tech. fall Keavon Buckley (ASU) 17-1 (4:08) 285 Haydn Maley (STAN) dec. Brady Daniel (ASU) 5-2

The 20th-ranked Princeton wrestling team learned its lesson last season when it let an early-season Ivy League match slip away in Providence. Despite getting national attention for a Super Sunday showdown at Rutgers tomorrow, the Tigers remained focused inside Jadwin Gym Saturday and opened their 2019 Ivy League season with victories over both Harvard and Brown. PRINCETON 31, HARVARD 12 Princeton won six of its last seven matches to cruise to an Ivy-opening win over Harvard during the afternoon portion of the doubleheader. That run started at 149, but not from the Tiger you might have expected. With the main event showdown with #2 Anthony Ashnault set for Sunday, head coach Chris Ayres chose to rest top-ranked Matthew Kolodzik in the opener, and he sent freshman Josh Breeding to the mat with the Tigers down 9-3. Breeding handled the moment in impressive fashion, scoring a major decision over Robert Groves for the first dual win of his career. That ignited a run that put Princeton ahead to stay, and it included wins from classmates Quincy Monday and Travis Stefanik (fellow freshman Patrick Glory opened the dual with a win of his own) that gave Princeton the lead for good. Kevin Parker built on it with a major decision at 184, and third-ranked sophomore Patrick Brucki posted a milestone win to clinch the dual victory. PRINCETON 25, BROWN 10 Princeton avenged its loss to the Bears last season by again winning six of seven matches during a 25-10 win. Stefanik and Brucki grabbed wins during the first half of the match, but Brown led 10-8 at intermission. The Tigers had already battled back from a deficit once on Saturday, and they were more than happy to do it again. Glory started the run with a 15-2 major decision at 125, and Jonathan Gomez grabbed the full momentum of the match by edging Charlie Faber 5-4 at 133. Gomez led late in the third, but he had to battle out of a takedown attempt in the final seconds to secure his first dual win of the season. Marshall Keller and Kolodzik followed with victories to clinch the dual, and then Monday completed a 2-0 opener to his Ivy League career with a 10-4 win over Christian Labrie. PRINCETON-RUTGERS SHOWDOWN The Sunday showdown in New Brunswick (noon, BTN Plus) may be highlighted by Kolodzik-Ashnault, but it is expected to be include several highly competitive matches throughout the dual. Rutgers currently has three ranked wrestlers listed among its probables, including 2018 NCAA finalist Nick Suriano and 15th-ranked veteran John Van Brill (157). The two programs came together in recent years to create a B1GIVY Rivalry Trophy for the winner of the match, and since both teams have wins over Rider already, a theoretical New Jersey state championship is also on the line. Rutgers has won 22 straight in this rivalry and holds the all-time advantage 43-33-5 in a series that dates back to 1931, but Princeton has already ended long droughts to both Lehigh and Rider this year, so what could be more charming than a third one this weekend? Should the Kolodzik-Ashnault showdown take place, it will be the fifth at the collegiate level between the two. Each has won twice so far; Kolodzik wrestled unattached at the 2015 Midlands Championships and split a pair of matches with his Rutgers counterpart; he won 11-4 in the first meeting, then fell 3-2 in wrestlebacks. They met twice during the 2016-17 season, and both in dramatic settings. A late takedown gave Kolodzik a 4-3 win in the "Battle at the Birthplace" dual at HighPoint.com Stadium in November, but Ashnault avenged that with a 6-2 victory in the NCAA Quarterfinals in St. Louis. Kolodzik and Ashnault are a combined 32-0 this season, and 11-0 against ranked competition; that total doesn't include Kolodzik's win over #6 Mitch Finesilver of Duke during the NWCA All-Star Classic. Princeton 31, Harvard 12 125 - #10 Patrick Glory (P) dec. Nolan Hellickson 3-0 133 – Lukus Stricker (H) WBF Jonathan Gomez 4:33 141 – Ryan Friedman (H) dec. Marshall Keller 3-1 149 – Josh Breeding (P) mdec. Robert Groves 11-3 157 – Quincy Monday (P) mdec. Aaron Kruk 15-4 165 – Tyler Tarsi (H) dec. Dale Tiongson 13-7 174 – Travis Stefanik (P) mdec. Leonardo Tarantino 10-1 184 – Kevin Parker (P) mdec. Michael Bausano 14-3 197 - #3 Patrick Brucki (P) WBF Cole Bateman 6:37 285 – Kendall Elfstrum (P) wins by forfeit Princeton 25, Brown 10 165 – #18 Jonathan Viruet (B) mdec. Grant Cuomo 11-3 174 – Travis Stefanik (P) dec. Anthony Pedro 10-4 184 – Christian LaFragola (B) dec. Kevin Parker 7-3 197 - #3 Patrick Brucki (P) TF Tucker Ziegler 20-4 285 – Ian Butterbrodt (B) dec. Kendall Elfstrum 5-1 125 - #10 Patrick Glory (P) mdec. Trey Keeley 15-2 133 – Jonathan Gomez (P) dec. Charlie Faber 5-4 141 – Marshall Keller (P) dec. Theodore Powers 7-1 149 - #1 Matthew Kolodzik (P) mdec. Zachary Krause 18-4 157 – Quincy Monday (P) dec. Christian Labrie 10-4

PHILADELPHIA -- Sweep! The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team picked up a pair of wins to open Ivy League dual meets, knocking off Brown (18-16) before handling Harvard (35-6) in The Palestra. With the wins, the Quakers are tied for first place in the Ivy League at 2-0, improving their overall record to 3-5. Notes To Know… No. 13 Anthony Artalona and Carmen Ferrante both went 2-0. Ferrante had a pair of major decisions while Artalona had a tech fall and decision, each accumulated eight team points over the course of the day. Penn's depth was on display with 11 different wrestlers winning at least one match over the two dual meets. The Quakers won 13 total bouts over the two dual meets, scoring bonus points in 11 of those 13 wins. The Quakers have now won 15 consecutive dual meets against Harvard in Philadelphia and are 28-1 against the Crimson since 1991. The 35 points scored against the Crimson are tied for No. 2 all-time against Harvard by a Penn team. The six points allowed are tied for fifth-fewest allowed against the Crimson. The 29-point margin of victory was Penn's fifth-largest against the Crimson all-time and Penn's largest since shutting out Drexel, 37-0, in 2013. Ferrante improves to 18-5 this season, leading the Quakers in wins. He is 8-0 in dual meets with 32 team points scored. Ferrante is 13-3 since the Keystone Classic in November Artalona is now 17-3 overall, and is 7-1 in dual meets with 30 team points scored. He is 8-0 against EIWA opponents. Bonus Point Bonanza Hounds Harvard The Quakers scored bonus points in six of eight wins, opening up an 18-0 lead and cruising to a 35-6 win over Harvard to cap a sweep of Penn's opening weekend of Ivy duals. Major decisions from Jalen Laughlin (184) and Greg Bensley (197) opened up an 8-0 lead for Penn, and a forfeit from Harvard at heavyweight extended that lead to 14-0 before a major from Carmen Ferrante at 125 blew the match wide open. Laughlin's first career dual meet win was an efficient one as he scored four takedowns to knock off Pierce Bausino, 11-3. Laughlin led, 5-2, after two periods, but piled on six points in the third to pick up the win. Greg Bensley followed with a dominant 17-7 win over Cole Bateman. Bensley scored five takedowns in the match – three of which came in the first period where he also added on four nearfall for good measure. Ferrante followed with a 14-0 major decision over Nolan Hellickson. Ferrante scored a takedown in the first period and drew two stall calls from last year's seventh-place finisher at EIWAs. In the second, Ferrante escaped and added a second takedown. With a 6-0 lead after two, Ferrante added to his lead with a third takedown and another stall warning on Hellickson before four backpoints towards the end of the match locked up the 14-0 win. Harvard got on the board with an overtime win from Lukus Stricker at 133 over Doug Zapf, 5-3. The two wrestlers traded takedowns in the first two periods, and a Zapf escape in the third forced overtime before Stricker won with a takedown 17 seconds into sudden victory. The Quakers followed with an emphatic overtime win of their own from senior A.J. Vindici at 141 over Ryan Friedman. Vindici rallied from an early deficit and forced overtime with an escape in the third period. In overtime, he tripped Friedman down to his back, following up by sticking him for the pin at 7:50 and adding six more points to the team board. No. 13 Anthony Artalona dialed up a 20-3 technical fall over Robert Groves to give Penn a 29-3 lead. Artalona had four takedowns and two sets of nearfall in the first period for a commanding 14-3 lead. He would then score a takedown in the second and tack on four more nearfall points for the 20-3 win at 4:19. Willy Kaiser became the second Quaker to earn his first dual meet win, doing so in his first dual meet start at 157 pounds. Kaiser knocked off Aaron Kruk, 8-6, to give Penn a 32-3 lead. Kaiser had three takedowns in the match, one in each period, and added two backpoints which were the difference. At 165, Evan DeLuise used a riding time advantage to knock off Tyler Tarsi, 5-4. DeLuise had two first-period takedowns where he built up over 1:30 of riding time. After a second period takedown from Tarsi tied the match, the Crimson wrestler elected to start from neutral but was never able to find a takedown and the riding time was the difference in favor of DeLuise. Leo Tarantino closed the dual with a 3-2 win for the Crimson at 174 over Jake Hendricks, scoring a takedown with 0:45 remaining. Penn defeats Harvard, 35-6 184: Jalen Laughlin (Penn) MD Pierce Bausano (Harvard), 11-3; Penn leads, 4-0 197: Greg Bensley (Penn) MD Cole Bateman (Harvard), 17-7; Penn leads, 8-0 285: Ben Goldin (Penn) wins via forfeit; Penn leads, 14-0 125: Carmen Ferrante (Penn) MD Nolan Hellickson (Harvard), 14-0; Penn leads, 18-0 133: Lukus Stricker (Harvard) DEC Doug Zapf (Penn), 5-3 (SV), Penn leads, 18-3 141: A.J. Vindici (Penn) FALL Ryan Friedman (Harvard), 7:50; Penn leads, 24-3 149: No. 13 Anthony Artalona (Penn) TF Robert Graves (Harvard), 20-3 (4:19); Penn leads, 29-3 157: Willy Kaiser (Penn) DEC Aaron Kruk (Harvard), 8-6; Penn leads, 32-3 165: Evan DeLuise (Penn) DEC Tyler Tarsi (Harvard), 5-4; Penn leads, 35-3 174: Leo Tarantino (Harvard) DEC Jake Hendricks (Penn), 3-2; Penn leads, 35-6 Attendance: 1,162 Quakers Rally Past Brown, 18-16 A five-match run for the Quakers in the middle of the dual meet rallied the Red and Blue by Brown, 18-16. The Quakers dropped the first three matches to spot Brown a 10-0 lead, but three consecutive major decisions from Penn freshmen resulted in a 12-10 lead. Two decision wins for the Quakers followed and Penn found itself with an 18-10 lead and just two bouts remaining. The Bears claimed wins in those bouts, but they were just decisions and the Red and Blue claimed the win. Carmen Ferrante started Penn's run with an 8-0 major decision over Trey Keeley at 125. Ferrante led, 3-0, after two periods but blew open the match with a four-point turn as part of a full third-period ride. Doug Zapf followed with a 12-4 major decision at 133 pounds over Reese Fry. Zapf scored four takedowns in the match, including two in the first period to start strong. A takedown in the third period and ride out for 2:47 of riding time secured the bonus point. At 141, Grant Aronoff made it three straight major decisions from Penn freshmen with a 14-5 win over Colin Realbuto. Aronoff struck quickly, with a takedown right away before adding a second takedown and four backpoints before the first period was complete. In the second, he added a third takedown for an 11-1 lead and Realbuto was unable to overcome the large deficit. No. 13 Anthony Artalona followed with an 8-4 win over Zach Krause at 149 pounds. Artalona trailed early after he went for a quick headlock throw but Krause slipped out for a takedown. The damage was minor, and Artalona quickly escaped to get back on his feet and in the match. In the second period, an escape and takedown for Artalona gave him a 4-2 lead. He would add another takedown in the third period and 3:18 of riding time for the win. Senior captain Joe Oliva put together Penn's fifth win in a row with a 5-0 decision over Christian LaBrie. Oliva had a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the third, adding 3:21 of riding time bolstered by a full second period ride. Oliva's win gave Penn an eight-point lead, and that was enough to stave off two Brown decisions in the final two matches. No. 18 Jon Viruet edged Evan DeLuise, 2-0, off an escape and riding time at 165, but AJ Pedro only mustered a 7-1 win over Penn's Jake Hendricks at 174 while the Bears needed at least a tech fall for the dual meet win. C.J. LaFragola opened the dual with a 15-5 win at 184 over Jalen Laughlin, while Tucker Ziegler followed with a 9-3 decision over Patrik Garren and Ian Butterbrodt defeated Ben Goldin, 4-0. Penn defeats Brown, 18-16 184: C.J. LaFragola (Brown) MD Jalen Laughlin (Penn) 15-5; Brown leads, 4-0 197: Tucker Zeigler (Brown) DEC Patrik Garren (Penn), 9-3; Brown leads, 7-0 285: Ian Butterbrodt (Brown) DEC Ben Goldin (Penn), 4-0; Brown leads, 10-0 125: Carmen Ferrante (Penn) MD Trey Keeley (Brown), 8-0; Brown leads, 10-4 133: Doug Zapf (Penn) MD Reese Fry (Brown), 12-4; Brown leads, 10-8 141: Grant Aronoff (Penn) MD Colin Realbuto (Brown), 14-5; Penn leads, 12-10 149: No. 13 Anthony Artalona (Penn) DEC Zach Krause (Brown), 8-4; Penn leads 15-10 157: Joe Oliva (Penn) DEC Christian LaBrie (Brown), 5-0; Penn leads, 18-10 165: No. 18 Jon Viruet (Brown) DEC Evan DeLuise (Penn), 2-0; Penn leads, 18-13 174: AJ Pedro (Brown) DEC Jake Hendricks (Penn), 7-1; Penn leads, 18-16

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan State wrestling program honored 16 former Spartans on Saturday, February 2 with a pair of dual wins. MSU defeated Bloomsburg University, 41-0, and Northern Illinois, 27-9, in front of their home fans inside Jenison Field House. With a pair of wins, the Spartans improved to 7-6 on the season in duals. This is the furthest into the season that Michigan State has held an overall record above .500 since the 2010-11 season when MSU finished with a 9-9 record. Michigan State has won three consecutive duals dating back to a January 27 win against Maryland. The Spartans honored 15 former Spartan wrestlers, with graduation dates ranging from 1963-2017, at intermission of the Northern Illinois dual. Max Hasse ('63), Dick Cook ('66), Gary Bissel ('70), Gary Smith, assistant coach Chris Williams ('02), Karl Nadolsky ('03), Charlie Sageman ('03), Brian Gibbs ('05), Nick Simmons ('07), Andy Simmons ('07), assistant coach Anthony Jones ('12), broadcast analyst Eric Olanowski ('12), Mike McClure ('14), Ryan Watts ('15), and Drew Barnes ('17) were all in attendance. Saturday's alumni gathering was headlined by longtime head coach of the program, Grady Peninger, a 2007 MSU Hall of Fame inductee and a 1987 inductee into the U.S. Wrestling Hall of Fame. Peninger led the Spartans to a 213-113-10 record from 1963-86 and brought the program a National Championship in 1967. Michigan State's 41-0 shutout of Bloomsburg was the Spartans first shutout of an NCAA Division I opponent since a 39-0 victory over Ohio on January 4, 2007. MSU's last shutout as a program was November 14, 2014, a 44-0 win over Division III Olivet College at the Eastern Michigan Duals. Michigan State 41, Bloomsburg 0 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) over Willy Girard (BU), MD, 15-6 133: Anthony Tutolo (MSU) over Shawn Orem (BU), MD, 11-1 141: Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU) over Aaron Coleman (BU), Fall (1:02) 149: Jaden Enriquez (MSU) over Grant Bond (BU), Fall (4:38) 157: Jake Tucker (MSU) over Nate Newberry (BU), 4-0 165: Austin Hiles (MSU) over Alex Carida (BU), 2-1 174: Drew Hughes (MSU) over Anthony Vetrano (BU), Fall (1:57) 184: Cameron Caffey (MSU) over Trevor Allard (BU), 6-4 197: Brad Wilton (MSU) over Kyle Murphy (BU), 4-2 285: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) over Bruce Graeber (BU), 3-2 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) vs. Willy Girard (BU) Foley opened with a takedown early in the first frame to take early 2-0 lead. Girard countered with an escape to cut the gap in half at 2-1, but then Foley posted another takedown late in the first to open a 4-1 lead after one. Foley opened the second with a reversal, then followed that with a four-point near fall to extend his lead to 10-1, before a one-point penalty on Foley made the score 10-2 at the end of the second stanza. Foley yielded a point to Girard with an escape to start the third, but then the Spartan countered with another takedown for a 12-3 lead. Girard tried to rally with an escape and takedown of his own, but Foley thwarted the threat with a late reversal and tacked on the riding time point for the 15-6 major decision victory. 133: Anthony Tutolo (MSU) vs. Shawn Orem (BU) Tutolo jumped out to a 6-0 lead after a takedown and four-point near fall before Orem posted an escape near the end of the first period to get on the board and make it 6-1 after the opening frame. The Spartan escaped the starting position for a 7-1 lead and later notched his second takedown of the bout for a 9-1 lead partway through the second frame. The score was deadlocked at 9-1 for the rest of the second stanza and throughout the third and Tutolo added the point for riding time to win by major decision at 10-1. 141: Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU) vs. Aaron Coleman (BU) Hrisopoulos took control early and registered an early takedown, and continued the control and pinned Coleman at 1:03 for second-fastest pin and ninth overall fall of the season, moving into sole possession of the second-most on the team. The nine falls this season gives Hrisopoulos nine falls in each of his three seasons in the Green and White, as he posted nine falls in each his redshirt and redshirt-freshman seasons. 149: Jaden Enriquez (MSU) vs. Grant Bond (BU) The first period was back-and-forth but neither wrestler gained control to score, keeping the bout scoreless through one. Bond started the second in the down position and earned an escape to take a 1-0 lead, but it was short-lived as Enriquez notched a takedown and continuing it into a fall, pinning Bond at 3:38. It was the third fall of the season for Enriquez. 157: Jake Tucker (MSU) vs. Nate Newberry (BU) Tucker took a 2-0 lead with a takedown partway through the opening frame and that remained the score to the end of the stanza. The Spartan started down to open period number two and got out of the starting position to earn the escape point for a 3-0 advantage. More back-and-forth action ensued for the rest of the second and throughout the third, but the action didn't result in any more scoring, and Tucker tacked on the riding time point for a 4-0 decision. 165: Austin Hiles (MSU) vs. Alex Carida (BU) After a scoreless opening period, Hiles got on the board with an escape out of the starting position to open the second and open a 1-0 lead, and that remained the score for the rest of the period. The third frame started just like the third however it was Carida who escaped from the starting position to level the bout at 1-all. Hiles and Carida grappled, but neither could score, but Hiles had controlled action and earned the riding time point for a narrow decision at 2-1. 174: Drew Hughes (MSU) vs. Anthony Vetrano (BU) Hughes took early control with a takedown for a quick 2-0 lead. The Spartan tacked on a four-point near fall for a 6-0 lead that was shortly followed by a two-point near fall and an 8-0 advantage, before Hughes pinned Vetrano at 1:57. It was Hughes' second-straight pin as part of his team-leading 11th fall of the season and 18th of his career. 184: Cameron Caffey (MSU) vs. Trevor Allard (BU) Caffey posted an early takedown before Allard countered with an escape, but then Caffey registered another takedown for a 4-1 lead after the opening period. Allard cut the gap in half with an escape midway through the second to close to 4-2 heading to the final frame. Caffey logged an escape before an Allard takedown closed to 5-4, but the Spartan had the riding time advantage for the point and a 6-4 decision. 197: Brad Wilton (MSU) vs. Kyle Murphy (BU) The first period didn't result in either wrestler scoring a point, and the second stanza started scoreless. Wilton started period two in the down position and got an escape for a 1-0 lead, and that score stayed throughout the second and into the third period. Murphy opened the third frame with a takedown to take a 2-1 lead, but Wilton countered with a reversal and added the riding time point for a decision victory at 4-2. HWT: Christian Rebottaro (MSU) vs. Bruce Graeber (BU) Rebottaro and Graeber butted heads from the get go, literally, as Graeber was assessed an unnecessary roughness penalty and a 1-0 lead for Rebottaro midway through the opening frame. Graeber opened the second period with an escape to level the score at 1-1, before another unnecessary roughness penalty on Graeber gave Rebottaro a 2-1 advantage. The Spartan scored an escape to start the third for a 3-1 lead, before Rebottaro was called for stalling, resulting in one point to Graeber to make the score 3-2, and that remained the score until the end of the bout, for a 3-2 Rebottaro decision win to seal the shutout victory for MSU. Michigan State 27, Northern Illinois 9 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) over Bryce West (NIU), MD, 12-0 133: Anthony Tutolo (MSU) over Alijah Jeffery (NIU), SV-1, 3-1 141: Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU) over Drew West (NIU), MD, 22-9 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) over Jaden Enriquez (MSU), 5-3 157: Jake Tucker (MSU) over Mason Kauffman (NIU), 3-0 165: Kenny Moore (NIU) over Logan Ritchie (MSU), SV-1, 7-1 174: Brit Wilson (NIU) over Drew Hughes (MSU), 8-3 184: Cameron Caffey (MSU) over Will Feldkamp (NIU), 7-4 197: Brad Wilton (MSU) over Andrew Schott (NIU), Fall (1:41) 285: Chase Beard (MSU) over Caleb Gossett (NIU), MD, 15-7 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) vs. Bryce West (NIU) Foley started with a takedown near the halfway point of the first period for a 2-0 advantage. The score stayed 2-0 for the remainder of the first frame, but not long into the second, as Foley started in the down position and quickly earned an escape for a 3-0 lead. Foley later tallied a takedown to open the gap to 5-0, and it stayed that score for the rest of the second stanza. The Spartan added another takedown early in the third and added a four-point near fall late in the frame and tacked on the riding time point for a 12-0 major decision, Foley's second of the day as part of fifth-straight bonus point victory and 11th major decision of the season. 133: Anthony Tutolo (MSU) vs. Alijah Jeffery (NIU) Tutolo and Jeffery grappled through a scoreless first frame and into the second stanza, before Tutolo earned an escape from the starting position for a 1-0 lead. Jeffery started off the third period with an escape to level the bout at 1-1. Tutolo thought he had the match won with a late takedown, but after an NIU challenge, the official reviewed the call, after review, reversed the call and wiped out the takedown, putting nine seconds on the clock in regulation. Neither wrestler scored, setting the bout to sudden victory. Tutolo gained control in the extra stanza, and posted the bout-winning takedown with 21 seconds left for the 3-1 decision victory. 141: Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU) vs. Drew West (NIU) The opening period of this high-scoring bout was back-and-forth, with Hrisopoulos scoring on an escape, before a West takedown, then Hrisopoulos tallied a pair of takedowns before West closed the period with a reversal to close within 5-4. Hrisopoulos started the second stanza with an escape then back-to-back takedowns for a 10-4 lead and later stretched his advantage to 17-6 with a four-point near fall late in the frame. West opened the third with an escape to close to 17-7, but that would be the closest West would get, as Hrisopoulos sandwiched a pair of takedowns around getting a stalling penalty for a 21-8 lead. West got an escape late but Hrisopoulos added the riding time point for a 22-9 149: Jaden Enriquez (MSU) vs. McCoy Kent (NIU) The bout was scoreless through the first frame, before Kent scored a takedown early in the second and added an escape to extend the advantage to 3-0. Kent added a takedown late in the period, before Enriquez countered with a takedown of his own in the waning seconds of the second stanza to close to 5-2. The Spartan started the third in the down position and quickly earned an escape to get within 5-3, but couldn't deduce the deficit any more, and Kent claimed the 5-3 decision. 157: Jake Tucker (MSU) vs. Mason Kauffman (NIU) This low-scoring bout was a battle throughout a scoreless first frame, before Tucker tallied an escape out of the starting position to open the second period and a 1-0 lead. Tucker tacked on a takedown for a 3-0 lead after two frames, but couldn't score in the third and the decision went to Tucker at 3-0. 165: Logan Ritchie (MSU) vs. Kenny Moore (NIU) Continuing with the theme of the match-up between the Spartans and Huskies, this bout started with a hard-fought battle but scoreless opening stanza. Ritchie started the second period down and escaped to get a point for a 1-0 advantage, but that neither wrestler could score anything else for the rest of the frame. Moore countered with an escape of his own out of the start position to level the bout at 1-all and it remained tied for the rest of regulation, sending the bout to the second extra time of meet. Moore quickly posted a takedown that continued to a four-point near fall and a 7-1 decision. 174: Drew Hughes (MSU) vs. Brit Wilson (NIU) Hughes and Wilson took to the second period deadlocked at 2-2 following a Wilson takedown and a Hughes reversal in the first. Wilson scored two more takedowns in the second period, allowing one escape to Hughes, to take a 6-3 lead over the Spartan heading into the third. A reversal by Wilson gave the Huskie an 8-3 lead over Hughes, which stood to give the Huskies a three-point decision. 184: Cameron Caffey (MSU) vs. Will Feldkamp (NIU) Caffey earned the first two takedowns of the bout, one in each of the first two periods, to take a 4-2 lead over Feldkamp heading into the third. A quick escape by Caffey gave him a 5-2 lead in the third, but Feldkamp followed up with a takedown of his own to cut into Caffey's lead. Despite a large contingency of fans supporting Michigan native Feldkamp, Caffey earned two more points for an escape and ride time to earn a 7-4 win. 197: Brad Wilton (MSU) vs. Andrew Scott (NIU) Scott earned the first two points of the bout with a takedown, but a reversal by Wilton changed everything for the redshirt freshman as he turned it into a fall (1:41). HWT: Chase Beard (MSU) vs. Caleb Gossett (NIU) Beard came out of the gate firing on all cylinders, taking Gossett down twice in both the first and second periods. In the third, Beard earned two more takedowns and a reversal to earn a 15-7 major decision. Gossett's points all came on escapes.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Oregon State wrestling team picked up a Pac-12 Conference win on Saturday afternoon at Cal Poly inside of Mott Athletic Center. The Beavers (4-6, 2-1 Pac-12) defeated the Mustangs (0-5, 0-2 Pac-12) by a final score of 37-10. For the first time this season for OSU the dual began at 184 pounds. Junior Bob Coleman started quickly getting in deep on a single leg, and finishing for a 2-0 lead early in the match. A second-period escape and takedown all but iced the match as Coleman went on to defeat Willem DeBoer by major decision 11-2. The Mustangs got their first win of the day at 197 pounds thanks to their only ranked wrestler No. 17 Tom Lane. Jamarcus Grant made the start for the Beavers falling behind early and unable to make a comeback as he fell by major decision 15-2. Oregon State's next two bouts combined for a total time of 3-minutes, 20-seconds. No. 4 Amar Dhesi picked up a fall over Samuel Aguilar (Cal Poly) in 2-minutes, 10 seconds, while No. 3 Ronnie Bresser pinned Benny Martinez (Cal Poly) in 1-minute, 10-seconds. Devan Turner made his season debut in the dual lineup at 133 pounds facing Cal Poly's Yoshito Funakoshi. Turner used two first-period takedowns for a 4-1 lead after the first period. Two escapes in the remaining frames gave turner a 6-4 decision win. The Beavers led 19-4 in the team score halfway through the dual. It was another fast start for Oregon State at 141 pounds with Grant Willits picking up a takedown into a two-point near fall in the first 30 seconds of the match. Injury time for Cal Poly gave Willits a bottom start as he led 6-1 after the first period. Willits went on to defeat Wyatt Cornelison (Cal Poly) by major decision, 13-2. Josh Reyes continued the theme of the day with fast starts, collecting a takedown inside the first 45-seconds of the bout. Reyes put together a flurry of shots resulting in seven takedowns in the match. The Portland native won by major decision 19-7. Oregon State didn't weight in anyone at 157 pounds forfeiting the bout, and six team points, to Cal Poly. Aaron Olmos made the start for the Beavers at 165 pounds using two first-period takedowns for a 4-1 lead after the first period. A bottom start for Olmos in the second period enabled a quick escape and another takedown for a 7-1 lead after two periods, and winning by major decision, 12-3. The final bout of the evening at 174 pounds featured two wrestlers from the same high school. Colt Doyle got the better of Nathan Tausch by a first-period pin in 2-minutes, 38-seconds. The Beavers won by a final score of 37-10. Up Next The Beavers are idle next week, before they welcome Iowa State to Gill Coliseum on Monday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. Results: 125: No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) pinned Benny Martinez (Cal Poly), 1:10 133: Devan Turner (OSU) dec. Yoshito Funakoshi (Cal Poly), 6-4 141: Grant Willits (OSU) maj. dec. Wyatt Cornelison (Cal Poly), 13-2 149: Josh Reyes (OSU) maj. dec. Ty Schilling (Cal Poly), 19-7 157: No. 20 Hunter Willits (OSU) vs. Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 165: Aaron Olmos (OSU) maj. dec. Joe La Rosa (Cal Poly), 12-3 174: Colt Doyle (OSU) pinned Nathan Tausch (Cal Poly), 2:38 184: Bob Coleman (OSU) maj. dec. Willem DeBoer (Cal Poly), 11-2 197: No. 17 Tom Lane (Cal Poly) maj. dec. Jamarcus Grant (OSU), 15-2 285: No. 4 Amar Dhesi (OSU) pinned Samuel Aguilar (Cal Poly), 2:10

NEW YORK -- Cole Corrigan and Laurence Kosoy both registered falls and Columbia won five consecutive bouts as it battled back to claim a 25-18 wrestling victory over Hofstra Saturday at Columbia's University Gymnasium. Saturday's match was designated Columbia's annual Alumni Day as over 30 alumni members were introduced and greeted on the mat following the fifth bout of the day. With the victory, Columbia improves to 5-3 in dual matches on the year. Hofstra drops to 4-10. Trailing 15-3, Columbia claimed five consecutive bouts at the middle weights. At 149 pounds, Cole Corrigan got it all started for Columbia with a six-point fall that closed the Lions to within 15-9. In a back-and-forth match, Corrigan went from almost going down with a fall to pinning his opponent, Hofstra's Holden Heller at the 2:53 mark. Dan Reed followed with a major decision 11-2 victory over Hofstra's Ryan Berkert at 157 pounds. Laurence Kosoy gave Columbia the lead when he registered a fall at 5:25 over Hofstra's Corey Langner at 165 pounds. With those six points, Columbia took a 19-15 lead. The Lions never looked back as Max Elling put the Lions up 22-15 on a 7-1 decision at 174 pounds over Hofstra's Ricky Stamm. Columbia's Brian Bonino put the match out of reach with a 6-4 sudden victory in the first period over Hofstra's Trey Rogers at 184. Columbia head coach Zach Tanelli was pleased with his team's performance and was most proud of the "guts" his Lions showed. "Winning multiple matches back-to-back: that's our identity. This team has showed continually throughout this year the guts and courage to not doubt themselves and continue to battle through the adversity that's thrown at them. I've been proud of this team in so many ways this year. It doesn't get old to watch guys fight and I'm really encouraged and proud of our team for stepping up. I'm proud of all these guys." Hofstra jumped out to a quick 9-0 start after the first two bouts. Omar Haddad won an 11-2 heavyweight decision over Columbia's Danny Conley, then Hofstra's Dylan Ryder earned a technical fall 17-0 decision over Joe Manchio at 125 pounds. Columbia's Matt Kazimir put Columbia on the board with an 8-2 decision over Hofstra's Jacob Martin at 133. Hofstra went up 15-3 when Garret Lambert registered a fall over Columbia's Danny Fongaro at the 3:29 mark. At that point, Columbia's mid-weights came through as Corrigan captured the first of five straight bouts. Tanelli was also impressed with his team's toughness and singled out Corrigan, Laurence Kosoy and Bonino. "Cole Corrigan…we've known all along since the recruiting process that he brought a lot to the table," Tanelli said. "He's battled some injuries and sickness. He's a bad, bad dude when he wants to be. He's starting to find his groove. Today he showed true character. He's controlling his match, he gets reversed to his back, finds the guts to fight off of his back and then he finds a way to pin the guy. He didn't quit. You don't see that often. He's showing his true character. Laurence Kosoy took care of business today. That's what we expect from Larry. He's a leader on this team as an upperclassmen. Larry went out there, he's coachable and did a great job. That's what we expect. The bar is so high for Larry but he answers every time. After the intermission I went back and told Brian Bonino that it was going to come down to him. That match was a toss-up and Brian did what he had to do to win in sudden victory." Columbia hosts Sacred Heart on Sunday at 2 p.m. at University Gymnasium. The Sacred Heart match can be viewed on ESPN+ at this link. Next weekend, Columbia gets back into Ivy League play next weekend when it hosts both Penn (Saturday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m.) and Princeton (Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.). Both matches will be played at University Gymnasium. Results: 285: Omar Haddad (Hof) MD Danny Conley (Col), 11-2 (4-0, Hofstra) 125: Dylan Ryder (Hof) TF (6:41) Joe Manchio (Col), 17-0 (9-0, Hofstra) 133: Matt Kazimir (Col) Dec. Jacob Martin (Hof), 8-2 (9-3, Hofstra) 141: Garret Lambert (Hof) Fall (3:29) Danny Fongaro (Col), (15-3, Hofstra) 149: Cole Corrigan (Col) Fall (2:53) Holden Heller (Hof) (15-9, Hofstra) 157: Dan Reed (Col) MD Ryan Berkert (Hof), 11-2 (15-13, Hofstra) 165: Laurence Kosoy (Col) Fall (5:25) Corey Langner (Hof) (19-15, Columbia) 174: Max Elling (Col) Dec. Ricky Stamm (Hof), 7-1 (22-15, Columbia) 184: Brian Bonino (Col) Dec. Trey Rogers (Hof), 6-4 sudden victory, 1st period (25-15, Columbia) 197: Nazar Haddad (Hof) Dec. Sam Wustefeld (Col), 6-4 sudden victory, 1st period (25-18, Columbia)

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Cory Daniel's dramatic overtime win and No. 4 Austin O'Connor's pin helped lead No. 17 North Carolina to a 19-16 victory over No. 13 Pittsburgh Saturday at Fitzgerald Field House. Joe Heilmann started the afternoon strong with his second win in as many days. The freshman came out firing against Pittsburgh's Brandon Fenton and began cutting for a major decision in the second period. He ultimately won with bonus points, a 12-3 win to kick off the day for Carolina (10-5, 2-0 ACC). No. 5 Micky Phillippi topped Gary Wayne Harding next in a back-and-forth 8-4 decision. After that, the Panthers (8-3, 0-2 ACC) built more momentum with a major decision at 141 pounds. Those two wins turned the tide a bit, but O'Connor was able to swing things back in Carolina's direction in the next match. Against Robert Lee, O'Connor commanded the first period and carried the strong outing through the first break. One minute and 25 seconds into the period, he found a way to get Lee onto his back and stick him for his second pin in less than 24 hours. The win via fall gave Carolina a 10-7 lead in the team score. No. 12 Taleb Rahmani held on through a tight 157-pound bout to pick up a decision before intermission, but Sawyer Davidson's 9-4 win over Curtis Decker quickly shifted momentum once again in UNC's direction. Devin Kane won a 6-3 decision at 174, but Pittsburgh fought back and won at 184 and 197 to tie things up heading into the final match of the afternoon. In that bout, Daniel found a way to stun the home crowd. Down 5-1 in the third period, Daniel found himself down 5-3 after a penalty point and an escape with less than a minute to go in the period. The redshirt senior then scored on a late takedown and finished the ride-out, sending the match to overtime. There, with time running down in sudden victory, Daniel got to a leg and finished a takedown, silencing Fitzgerald Field House and sending the Tar Heels home winners, 19-16. North Carolina will return to the mat next weekend at home on February 8 against Virginia Tech. The match is set for 6 p.m. Results: 125: Joe Heilmann (UNC) maj. dec. Brandon Fenton (PITT), 12-3 – UNC leads 4-0 133: #5 Micky Phillippi (PITT) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (UNC), 8-4 – UNC leads 4-3 141: LJ Bentley (PITT) maj. dec. Jaime Hernandez (UNC), 10-2 – Pitt leads 7-4 149: #4 Austin O'Connor (UNC) pinned Robert Lee (PITT), 4:25 – UNC leads 10-7 157: #12 Taleb Rahmani (PITT) dec. Josh McClure (UNC), 5-3 – Tied 10-10 165: Sawyer Davidson (UNC) dec. Curtis Decker (PITT), 9-4 – UNC leads 13-10 174: Devin Kane (UNC) dec. Gregg Harvey (PITT), 6-4 – UNC leads 16-10 184: #12 Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT) dec. #14 Chip Ness (UNC), 7-5 – UNC leads 16-13 197: Kellan Stout (PITT) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC), 4-0 – Tied 16-16 285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. #13 Demetrius Thomas (PITT), 7-5 (SV-1) – UNC wins 19-16

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- The Rider University wrestling team remained unbeaten in EWL action with a 23-10 win over Clarion Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium. With the win, the Broncs (7-3, 4-0 EWL) handed the Golden Eagles (5-5, 2-1 EWL) their first league loss. The Broncs started out strong with wins by major decision from both Jonathan Tropea (Harrington Park, NJ/Saint Joseph) and Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional) and never trailed in the match. The win was Cefolo's seventh in as many matches. Travis Layton (Woodstown, NJ/Woodstown), Gino Fluri (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional), Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip), Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) and Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) each earned decisions to push the Broncs to the victory. Quotes & Notes “This was as close as we've gotten to our best line-up.” “We've got to be more ready in the first period, so that we can go out and get on top and not give them takedowns early and then let them on top longer in the match. And more aggressive because we have to trust our shape a little bit more. I feel like we're in as good of shape as anybody, but we have to impose our will more.” “I think they've responded to what we've challenged them on. I think their aggressiveness is where it needs to be. It always needs to be worked on and improved on. But I feel like they're committed to their training at a higher level. It shows, because I feel like we got Clarion tired in the third period in a lot of our matches and did some scoring at the end of the matches.” – Rider Head Coach John Hangey “The past two seasons have been decent, but this year I've picked it up pretty good. It's been a good season so far, so hopefully I can keep the progress going.” – Rider redshirt junior Anthony Cefolo - Rider has controlled the all-time series with Clarion, 16-4. However, today's win avenges an 18-17 heartbreaker last season, the Broncs' lone conference dual setback. - Rider (4-0) and Lock Haven (3-0) are the EWL's final remaining unbeaten teams. The Broncs and Bald Eagles square off on Friday at 6 p.m. from Thomas Fieldhouse. - Tropea, Cefolo, Layton, Fluri, Dellavecchia and Fagg-Daves remain unbeaten in EWL action. - Cefolo has now won five-straight matches with bonus points. He entered the bout with four-straight wins by fall. - Dellavecchia has a team-high 19 wins and a 9-0 mark in duals. - Fluri, Layton and Tropea each won for the 14th time, tying Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) for second on the team. Results: 125 - Jonathan Tropea (Rider) maj. dec. Gavin Park (Clarion), 13-4; Rider leads, 4-0 133 – Anthony Cefolo (Rider) maj. dec. Seth Koleno (Clarion), 11-3; Rider leads, 8-0 141 – Travis Layton (Rider) dec. Jalin Hankerson (Clarion), 5-3; Rider leads, 11-0 149 – Avery Shay (Clarion) maj. dec. Evan Fidelibus (Rider), 9-0; Rider leads, 11-4 157 – Gino Fluri (Rider) dec. Mike Bartolo (Clarion), 3-2; Rider leads, 14-4 165 – #14 Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider) dec. Evan Delong (Clarion), 6-2; Rider leads, 17-4 174 – Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) dec. Dean Sherry (Rider), 6-2; Rider leads, 17-7 184 – Michale Fagg-Daves (Rider) dec. Ty Bagoly (Clarion), 10-4; Rider leads, 20-7 197 – #14 Greg Bulsak (Clarion) dec. Ethan Laird (Rider), 9-5; Rider leads, 20-10 285 – Ryan Cloud (Rider) dec. Toby Cahill (Clarion), 8-2; Rider wins, 23-10

Kyle Crutchmer earned a unanimous decision Kyle Crutchmer remains perfect in his pro MMA career launched last summer. The former Oklahoma State All-American wrestler won a unanimous decision in a three-round welterweight (170-pound) bout vs. Josh Weston of St. Louis at XFN (Xtreme Fight Night) 356 at River Spirit Casino's Paradise Cove Theater in Tulsa, Okla. Friday night. Judges scored the fight 30-27 for the 25-year-old Crutchmer. It was Cowboy mat alum's first pro MMA bout to go the distance, having won two previous fights by submission and one by TKO. Crutchmer kept his message on his Facebook page strictly by the numbers: "4-0!!!!" accompanied by a photo of the two-time Big 12 champ and twice an NCAA championships placer. Meanwhile, Weston was gracious in defeat on his own Facebook page, saying, "Last night didn't go as I would have liked. Had a good fight but got to congratulate a tough opponent." With the win, Crutchmer improves to 4-0 overall since his first fight in June 2018. Weston, 37, now drops to 6-7 in a career going back to 2012.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell extended its win streak to four matches, winning seven of the first eight matches to roll through No. 24 Lock Haven 32-9 on Saturday afternoon at Friedman Wrestling Center. The Big Red improved to 9-2 overall, while the Bald Eagles slipped to 6-3. Top-ranked Yianni Diakomihals pinned No. 20 Kyle Shoop late in the second in a dominating performance to improve to 15-0 on the season as the Big Red won three tight decisions, including Chas Tucker using a takedown and back points to top NCAA qualifier DJ Fehlman in sudden victory at 133. In a match that started at 174, Cornell earned bonus points at 197 with Ben Honis nearly catching a tech fall in a 13-point triumph over Parker McClellan, and Jonathan Furnas finishig off a 10-2 major decision over Jonathan Ross thanks to a late third period takedown. MORE INFO TO COME Results: 174: #15 Brandon Womack (Cor) won by decision over Jared Siegrist (LHU), 4-3 184: #10 Max Dean (Cor) won by decision over #18 Cory Hazel (LHU), 7-5 197: #17 Ben Honis won by major decision over Parker McClellan (LHU), 15-2 285: #9 Thomas Haines (LHU) won by fall over Jeramy Sweany (Cor), 1:39 125: #11 Vitali Arujau (Cor) won by decision over Luke Werner (LHU), 11-4 133: #13 Chas Tucker (Cor) won by decision over DJ Fehlman (LHU), 9-5 (sv1) 141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cor) won by fall over #20 Kyle Shoop (LHU), 4:42 149: Jonathan Furnas (Cor) won by major decision over Jonathan Ross (LHU), 10-2 157: Adam Santoro (Cor) won by fall over Adam Klucker (LHU), 3:46 165: #5 Chance Marsteller (LHU) won by decision over Andrew Berreyesa (Cor), 9-2

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Badgers returned to their winning ways on Saturday, as they rolled over the Terrapins en route to a 30-9 victory. No. 15 Wisconsin (7-6, 2-5 B1G) won eight of 10 matches over Maryland (0-8, 0-5 B1G), including four wins by bonus points. Senior Jens Lantz gave the Badgers the lead in his 133-pound match when he answered a shot by Orion Anderson of Maryland by countering and getting Anderson on his back to secure Lantz' first pin of the season. Wisconsin went up 6-3 and never came close to relinquishing that lead the rest of the dual. The biggest match of the day, both literally and figuratively, was at heavyweight, as No. 11 Trent Hillger of UW faced No. 6 Youssif Hemida of Maryland. There wasn't a lot of action in the match, but Hillger earned the only takedown in the first period, and held on to win 5-2 and secure a big upset over Hemida. Two Badgers secured the first dual wins at Wisconsin today, and both did it in style. At 157 pounds, freshman Garrett Model scored takedown after takedown to defeat Jahi Jones 16-9, narrowly missing the major decision. And at 197 pounds, Beau Breske made quick work of Maryland's Nick Cappello, just missing out on a technical fall but still earning a 16-2 major decision. Last season, Wisconsin's Cole Martin lost by major decision to Maryland's Alfred Bannister at 149 pounds. It was a different story this time around, as Martin trailed 3-2 heading into the final seconds of the match, but managed to earn a buzzer beater takedown to win 4-3 and get revenge from last season's defeat. Junior Tristan Moran celebrated his newly-minted top-10 ranking at 141 pounds by doing what he normally does, winning the scrambles and using his conditioning to take over late in the match. His match against Danny Bertoni of Maryland started slow, but Moran eventually worked his way to a 13-4 major decision. The only losses on the day for Wisconsin came at 125 pounds and 174 pounds, with sophomore Ethan Rotondo losing an 8-3 decision to Brandon Cray, and sophomore Patrick Spray losing by pin to Josh Ugalde, respectively. Next up, the Badgers return to the Field House for a ranked match-up against No. 12 Illinois on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Straight from the mat Head Coach Chris Bono On the team's performance "Great win for the guys today. But put the wins and losses aside, I'm proud of their effort again. They did a great job of scoring bonus points all over the place. It's always tough to win a Big Ten match on the road, and I'm glad we were able to walk out of here with a win. The guys look great heading into the final home stretch of the season." On individual standouts "Really happy with Trent Hillger beating a top-6 ranked guy in the country. Cole Martin beat a guy that beat him by 11 points last year. Jens Lantz getting a fall, and Beau Breske getting a big win is really good for us and we are building our momentum." Results: 125: Brandon Cray (MD) decision Ethan Rotondo (WISC), 8-3 (3-0 MD) 133: Jens Lantz (WISC) fall Orion Anderson (MD), 4:46 (6-3 WISC) 141: No. 9 Moran (WISC) major dec. Danny Bertoni (MD), 14-4 (10-3 WISC) 149: No. 20 Cole Martin (WISC) decision Alfred Bannister (MD), 4-3 (13-3 WISC) 157: Garrett Model (WISC) decision Jahi Jones (MD), 16-9 (16-3 WISC) 165: No. 3 Evan Wick (WISC) major decision Philip Spadafora (MD), 11-3 (20-3 WISC) 174: Josh Ugalde (MD) fall Pat Spray (WISC), 3:27 (20-9 WISC) 184: Mason Reinhardt (WISC) decision Kyle Jasenski (MD), 4-2 (23-9 WISC) 197: Beau Breske (WISC) major decision Niko Cappello (MD), 16-2 (27-9 WISC) 285: No. 11 Trent Hillger (WISC) decision No. 6 Youssif Hemida (MD), 5-2 (30-9 WISC)

STILLWATER -- Cowboy wrestling picked up its seventh conference win of the season Friday night in Gallagher-Iba Arena when it defeated Northern Iowa, 24-9. The Pokes' 11th dual win on the season marked John Smith's 422nd career win and gave him sole possession of sixth place on the list of all-time winningest NCAA Division I wrestling coaches. In the Cowboys' seventh win over a ranked opponent this season, Jacobe Smith pulled off an upset over No. 6 Drew Foster via decision, 8-4. Smith notched a takedown late in the second period to take a 4-2 lead and never trailed again. Two more takedowns in the third period solidified the upset for Smith. "Jacobe saw a little bit of a size difference there," coach John Smith said. "I'll probably consider that one of his best matches that I've seen him wrestle. Northern Iowa has a good kid there who I'm sure we'll see again in the future competing for All-America honors." With the win, Smith moved to 11-0 in dual competition, wrestling at both 174 and 184 pounds this season. It also marked the Cowboy's third-straight win over a ranked opponent. "I'm listening to what my coaches have been training me all week to do, and that's to wrestle a strategic match," Jacobe Smith said. "I'm not out there just wasting all my energy on big moves and gassing out. It's good to see our game plan out there working." Also picking up a tight win over a ranked opponent was Kaden Gfeller. The Cowboy notched his fourth win of the season over a top-20 opponent, beating No. 10 Max Thomsen in sudden victory, 9-7. Gfeller scored a takedown at the buzzer in regulation to force overtime and notched another takedown just 15 seconds in to get the win. "Gfeller had a good score at the end of the period and then a good score in overtime to win the match," Smith said. "We're asking a lot from him, as he's wrestling at 149 pounds. He has a pretty good tendency of giving us a lot to look forward to." Nick Piccininni got the Cowboys off to a great start notching a 16-1 technical fall over Jay Schwarm. The win moved Piccininni to 23-0 on the season and was his 19th bonus point win. The only other Cowboy to notch extra points was Daton Fix, who won a 17-7 major decision over Jack Skudlarcyzk. Kaid Brock dropped a close match to No. 6 Josh Alber at 141 pounds via decision, 4-3. Alber scored a takedown in the final seconds of the match to come away with the first of three Panther wins on the evening. Andrew Shomers lost a 2-0 decision to No. 12 Bryce Steiert at 165 pounds, and at 174 pounds, Joe Smith suffered his first dual loss of the season to No. 8 Taylor Lujan, 5-4. The three losses for the Pokes tonight were decided by a combined four points. "It was a tough match, obviously," Smith said. "I felt like it was going to be like that. Give Northern Iowa credit… good, hard wrestling and they came in here ready to fight. In some of our matches we took the battle back to them and clawed it out. Some of them didn't quite get there." Wyatt Sheets defeated Paden Moore via 4-2 decision to pick up his first career win inside of GIA. Also taking decisions for the Cowboys were Dakota Geer and Derek White. The Cowboys round out the weekend at home on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. against the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh. Results: 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Jay Schwarm (UNI) 16-1 133:No. 2 Daton Fix (OSU) MD Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI) 17-7 141: No. 6 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. No. 15 Kaid Brock (OSU) 4-3 149: No. 5 Kaden Gfeller (OSU) dec. No. 10 Max Thomsen (UNI) SV 9-7 157: Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Paden Moore (UNI) 4-2 165: No. 12 Bryce Steiert (UNI) dec. Andrew Shomers (OSU) 2-0 174: No. 8 Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) 5-4 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) dec. No. 6 Drew Foster (UNI) 8-4 197:No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) dec. Tyrell Gordon (UNI) 4-2 285: No. 2 Derek White (OSU) dec. Carter Isley (UNI) 10-4

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No. 2 Ohio State University wrestling team (8-1, 4-1 B1G) won six of 10 bouts to earn a 23-14 road victory at No. 12 Illinois (2-6, 1-5 B1G). The Buckeyes won both battles of nationally-ranked wrestlers pitted against each other at 157 and 184 pounds. Ohio State's five upperclassmen and redshirt freshman Ethan Smith all had their hand raised at the end of their bouts. A complete match recap to follow ... Results: 133 lbs | No. 6 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. Dylan Duncan (ILL) | D, 3-2; Team Score: 3-0 141 lbs | No. 4 Mike Carr (ILL) def. Clay Ragon (OSU) | TF, 20-5; TS: 3-5 149 lbs | No. 3 Micah Jordan (OSU) def. Christian Kanzler (ILL) | TF, 27-12; TS: 8-5 157 lbs | No. 7 Ke-Shawn Hayes (OSU) def. No. 8 Eric Barone (ILL) | SV1, 3-1; TS: 11-5 165 lbs | Joey Gunther (ILL) def. Kaleb Romero (OSU) | SV1, 3-1; TS: 11-8 174 lbs | No. 18 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Carver James (ILL) | D, 7-5; TS: 14-8 184 lbs | No. 1 Myles Martin (OSU) def. No. 4 Emery Parker (ILL) | D,8-4; TS: 17-8 197 lbs | No. 2 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. Andre Lee (ILL) | PIN, 3:37; TS: 23-8 285 lbs | Deuce Rachal (ILL) def. Gary Traub (OSU) | D, 3-2; TS: 23-11 125 lbs | No. 11 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) def. Hunter Lucas (OSU) | D, 3-1; TS: 23-14