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The World Team Trials Challenge Tournament will take place at Reynolds Coliseum USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling, has announced that two important national events will be held at the Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State University, May 17-19. The World Team Trials Challenge Tournament will feature top Olympic hopefuls in the three Olympic disciplines of men's freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's freestyle. Winners in each of the 30 weight classes will advance to one of the two Final X events in June, either Final X: Rutgers on June 8 or Final X: Lincoln on June 15. The World Team Trials Challenge Tournament is an important part of the selection process for the 2019 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three styles. It is the final qualifier for Final X. The winners in each weight class in Final X will represent the United States at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, September 14-22, 2019. The nation's best wrestlers who are age 17-20 in men's freestyle will compete at the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials, held alongside the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Champions in each of the 10 weight classes will represent the United States at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, August 12-18. Expected in the field are many of the nation's top college underclassmen and high school wrestlers. Fans will have the opportunity to witness many of the best Senior wrestlers in the nation, all striving to make the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team, during the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Many future Olympic contenders will be showcased in the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials. The local organizers for the event are North Carolina USA Wrestling and the Wolfpack Regional Training Center. The event is also supported by the Greater Raleigh Sports Commission. The event director is Kelli Shuffler, who is the Executive Director of North Carolina USA Wrestling. "USA Wrestling is excited to partner with North Carolina USA Wrestling and the Wolfpack RTC to bring two of our most important competitions to North Carolina State University. Fans will be treated to outstanding competition, featuring many of our nation's best wrestlers. We look forward to showcasing our sport in the state of North Carolina, which is a growing hotbed for wrestling and a place which appreciates our sport," said Pete Isais, USA Wrestling Events Director. "This is a monumental opportunity to showcase NC State and Raleigh, as well as grow wrestling in the Southeast," said NC State head coach Pat Popolizio. "We are very grateful for the support we receive from our administration here at NC State, and also to USA Wrestling for their dedication to hosting this unprecedented event here in Raleigh. I look forward to both our NC State and Wolfpack RTC athletes being able to take advantage of the opportunity to represent Team USA at all levels." These will be the first major USA Wrestling competitions held on the campus of North Carolina State. In recent years, USA Wrestling has hosted its Beach National Championships in Carolina Beach. N.C. There are six NCAA Div. I programs in North Carolina, as well as many other college programs on the other levels of the sport. There are over 8,100 high school wrestlers in the state, which is ranked No. 9 in the nation for high school participation. Youth wrestling is growing and thriving in the state. The Reynolds Coliseum has been renovated, and is now officially called the James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum. It is the home for the nationally ranked NC State wrestling team, which competes in Atlantic Coast Conference. Other sports which compete in the Coliseum are NC State's women's basketball, gymnastics and rifle, and it also serves as an on-campus gathering space for large-scale events. It can accommodate between 5,500 and 8,300 fans, depending upon the sport's setup. There will be three host hotels provided for the tournament, which will be posted on the official website for the event. On Thursday, May 16, the on-site registration and weigh-in card pickup will be held at one of the host hotels, the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Raleigh-Cary, which is in close proximity to the venue. Ticket prices have been set for the events. Tickets will become available within a few days. Prices include: • All Session VIP $100.00 • All Session General Admission $60.00 • All Session Team General Admission $40.00 • Single Day General Admission $35.00 • Single Day (Team) General Admission $25.00 Both the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament and the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials will be broadcast live by FloWrestling. WORLD TEAM TRIALS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT UWW JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS At Raleigh, NC. Event Schedule Thursday, May 16 (at host hotel) 7:00 pm - 8:00 p.m. - UWW Junior & Senior Greco-Roman Onsite Registration & Weigh-In Card Pick Up Only Note: Onsite/Late registration will only take place the night before weigh-ins. Athletes cannot register during weigh-ins Friday May 17 (at Reynolds Coliseum) 8:00 am -8:30 am - UWW Junior Freestyle and Senior Greco-Roman Medical and Weigh-in 10:00 am - 2:00 pm - UWW Junior Freestyle: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1-2 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Senior Greco-Roman: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1-2 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - UWW Junior Freestyle: Semifinals, Finals, Consolation Rd. 3-Semis 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Senior Greco-Roman: Semifinals, Finals, Consolation Rd. 3-Semis 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Senior Men's & Women's Freestyle Onsite Registration & Weigh-In Card Pick Up Only Note: Onsite/Late registration will only take place the night before weigh-ins. Athletes cannot register during weigh-ins Saturday May 18 (at Reynolds Coliseum) 8:00 am - 8:30 am - Senior Men's Freestyle and Women's Freestyle Medical Check and Weigh-in 8:30 am - 8:45 am - UWW Junior Freestyle Medical Check and Weigh-in 8:30 am - 8:45 am - Senior Greco-Roman Medical Check and Weigh-in 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Senior Women's Freestyle: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1 10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Senior Men's Freestyle: 1st Round, Quarterfinals and Consolation Rd. 1-2 1:30 pm - 5:15 pm - UWW Junior Freestyle: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary) 1:30 pm - 5:15 pm - Senior Greco-Roman: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary) 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Senior Men's Freestyle: Semifinals, Finals and Consolation Rd. 3, Cons-Semis. 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Senior Women's Freestyle: Semifinals, Finals and Consolation Rd. 3, Cons-Semis. Sunday May 19 (at Reynolds Coliseum) 8:00 am -8:30 am - Senior Men's Freestyle Medical Check and Weigh-in 8:00 am -8:30 am - Senior Women's Freestyle Medical Check and Weigh-in 12:00 pm - 3:45 pm - Senior Men's Freestyle: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary) 12:00 pm - 3:45 pm - Senior Women's Freestyle: Best 2 out of 3 Championship, 3rd Place, True 3rd (If Necessary)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Redshirt sophomore Jarrod Snyder came through when the Roadrunners needed him most on Sunday. With CSU Bakersfield clinging to a 17-10 lead over previously undefeated Stanford with just one bout remaining, Snyder took down Stanford's Haydn Maley in overtime to clinch the match for the `Runners and pick up CSUB's first win over a ranked opponent since they defeated Oregon State on February 7, 2016. Both Snyder and Maley escaped each other's grasp after starting on bottom in the second and third periods, respectively. Snyder scored the match- and dual-winning takedown with just 29 seconds remaining to earn the sudden victory. "That's the biggest college win for Jarrod Snyder," said Rivera. "He won the dual meet for the team and he's been in that position a few times this year. I'm proud of him. I know he's excited about it and I think the big thing for him to realize is this is just a start and he can go so much further." The victory was also the first win over a ranked opponent in Head Coach Manny Rivera's tenure at CSUB and the first time the Roadrunners had beaten Stanford since Dec. 17, 2015. Stanford would win the 125-pound bout to make the final score 20-13. "It's exciting to see guys start to fight harder for their teammates," said Rivera. "I think we won this dual because guys stepped up and were wrestling more for the team than themselves. It's good to focus out there, fight and things we've been preaching. It's nice that they paid off against a ranked opponent." It was redshirt senior Sean Nickell who set the tempo for the day with a dominant technical fall of Anthony Le at 133 pounds. Nickell scored just a takedown in the first period before heating up with a takedown and a four-point nearfall in the second for a commanding 8-0 advantage. He chose top at the start of the third period and needed just 41 seconds to record two more four-point nearfalls for five big team points. From there a couple of unheralded wrestlers took the lead as Carlos Herrera, Jacob Thalin and Bryan Battisto entered their matches under .500, but had their arms raised in triumph at the conclusion of seven minutes of wrestling on Sunday. "Those guys did a great job today," said River. "It was a good win for Jacob. He's fought so hard. It's good that we had some wins to show what we've been working on." Herrera shutout Brandon Kier at 141 pounds via a big second period. The redshirt junior escaped and took down Kier with 51 seconds remaining for 3-0 edge. Herrera would ride him for the rest of the match after Kier chose bottom to start the third period. Thalin had one of the biggest upsets of the day at 165 pounds and started a string of three consecutive Roadrunner victories as he knocked off Dominick Mandarino, who was ranked 16th in the country at 157 pounds. Thalin trailed 3-2 after the first period after both wrestlers scored a takedown and Mandarino added an escape, but the redshirt junior returned the favor in the second as he escaped and took down the Cardinal in the second. Mandarino was only able to must an escaped in the third as Thallin was victorious 5-4. Battisto was first victorious in two out of his three matches this weekend as he knocked off Rico Stormer at 174 pounds. The redshirt senior had a huge first period with a takedown, a four-point nearfall and a penalty point for hands to the face. It was a scoreless second period and Battisto was able to hold off a furious rally by Stormer to win 10-5. CSUB came through in the clutch again at 184 pounds. Dominic Ducharme and Colbey Harland went into overtime and it was Ducharme who earned the winning takedown 25 seconds in sudden victory. Both wrestlers were tied at 1-1 after they each escaped in the second and third periods. It was the Roadrunners first win over the Cardinal in the Icardo Center since Feb. 10, 2013. The `Runners will remain at home next Sunday as they look to make it two straight victories over ranked opponents at 6:00 p.m. CSUB will entertain the Cowboys of Wyoming who are ranked 11th in the nation. Results: 133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) over Anthony Le (STAN) (TF 17-0 5:41) 141: Carlos Herrera (CSUB) over Brandon Kier (STAN) (Dec 4-0) 149: Requir van der Merwe (STAN) over Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) (Dec 4-1) 157: Paul Fox (STAN) over Wyatt Gerl (CSUB) (MD 14-4) 165: Jacob Thalin (CSUB) over Dominick Mandarino (STAN) (Dec 5-4) 174: Bryan Battisto (CSUB) over Rico Stormer (STAN) (Dec 10-5) 184: Dominic Ducharme (CSUB) over Colbey Harlan (STAN) (SV-1 3-1) 197: Nathan Traxler (STAN) over Mark Penyacsek (CSUB) (Dec 8-2) 285: Jarrod Snyder (CSUB) over Haydn Maley (STAN) (SV-1 3-1) 125: Gabe Townsell (STAN) over Eddie Flores (CSUB) (Dec 7-4)

Former collegiate wrestlers Ryan Bader and Jake Hager made short of work of their respective rivals at Bellator 214 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Saturday night ... while two other fighters with amateur wrestling credentials -- Aaron Pico and A.J. Agazarm -- lost their bouts. Bader KOs Fedor, becomes Bellator's first two-division champ Ryan Bader (Photo/Bellator)Arizona State mat great Ryan Bader won the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix in just over a half-minute, scoring a knockout of 42-year-old Fedor Emelianenko in the main event at Bellator 214. "Ryan Bader only needed two punches to become the first two-division champion in Bellator MMA history," wrote Sherdog.com. "The first punch to land -- a lead left hook from Bader -- sent 'The Last Emperor' to the canvas instantly. "As the dazed Russian attempted to sit up, Bader tagged his foe with a stiff right hand, essentially ending the contest. Bader landed a couple more hammerfists before referee Mike Beltran was able to intervene just 35 seconds after the bout began." "Bader, the promotion's reigning 205-pound (light-heavyweight) titleholder, became the first simultaneous two-division champion in Bellator history with a first-round knockout of the greatest heavyweight the sport has ever known," according to CBS Sports. After winning the Bellator heavyweight (265-pound) crown, Bader -- a former NCAA All- American wrestler for the Sun Devils -- paid respect to his fallen foe. "I was trying to keep it away [during introductions] but it crept up there that I was fighting Fedor, one of the greatest of all time," Bader said. "It's surreal. I have a ton of respect for him to where he's at and to keep fighting but what a night." With the win, Bader, 35, is now 37-5 in his pro MMA career, and 5-0 in Bellator ... while Emelianenko falls to 38-6 overall, and 2-2 in Bellator. Hager makes winning MMA debut Jake Hager -- an Oklahoma high school state champion wrestler and NCAA All-American heavyweight for the Oklahoma Sooners who made a name for himself in the WWE as Jack Swagger -- came out the winner in the first round of his first appearance for Bellator. "Hager got his chin tested early on as his opponent JW Kiser cracked the former WWE champ with a solid right hand," wrote LowKickMMA.com. "But then Hager instinctively grabbed ahold of Kiser and the fight was essentially over at that point. "The All-American wrestler got Kiser to the ground and delivered some hard elbows that softened Kiser up. Hager worked for a kimura but decided instead on an arm triangle choke." The end for Kiser came at 2:09 of Round One. "I was trying to slow everything down in my mind," Hager said. "Keep control, I wanted to lay on him all day. I knew I was gonna get that big elbow in there, I just had to keep my posture. It was just a matter of time before I got that arm-triangle in there." The 36-year-old Hager is now 1-0 in his MMA/Bellator debut ... while Kiser drops to 0-2 overall, and 0-1 in Bellator. Pico lasts a bit more than a minute in his loss Aaron Pico suffered yet another devastating first-round loss in his young MMA career, as the 22-year old former amateur wrestling phenom fell to Henry Corrales by TKO at 67 seconds of the opening round of their featherweight (145-pound) bout. CBS Sports wrote, "After Corrales was floored early by a right uppercut, the 32-year-old instantly regained his feet and forced Pico into a brawl from the clinch. His short right hand caught Pico flush on the chin and Corrales added a two-punch combo as Pico, who was already unconscious, fell backwards. "Pico, a native of Whittier, California, who was signed by Bellator while still in high school, was considered the greatest prospect in the sport's history when he suffered a shocking upset loss via submission in his 2017 pro debut at New York's Madison Square Garden," CBS continued. "This loss, however, was far more disastrous as Pico's trademark aggressiveness proved to be his undoing." "What's done is done," Corrales said after the bout. "Respect to Pico and all his people in the crowd." Pico is now 4-2 in his pro MMA career (all with Bellator) while Corrales improves to 17-3 overall and 5-3 in Bellator competition. Ex-Buckeye Agazarm loses split decision In a preliminary bout, A.J. Agazarm had his Bellator debut spoiled by another newcomer, Jesse Roberts, in a 160-pound catchweight bout. Here's how Sherdog.com described the match: "A solid sprawl and the ability to land clean straight punches on the feet carried Roberts to a split-decision triumph (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) over the former Ohio State University wrestler. Agazarm, a Gracie-Barra black belt with numerous grappling accolades, was able to take his opponent's back on two occasions but couldn't capitalize enough on the positions to sway the cageside judges." Agazarm is now 0-1 in his overall MMA career and in Bellator, while Roberts is now 1-0 in both MMA and Bellator.

FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State University won eight of ten matches in a late season Big 12 conference dual on their way to a 30-7 victory over Northern Colorado. With the win, NDSU improved to 8-5 on the season and evened their Big 12 record at 3-3. The dual got underway at heavyweight. NDSU heavyweight Brandon Metz came into the dual ranked 32nd in the initial NCAA coaches panel rankings and he would take on Robert Winters. Metz was on the attack early and was able to secure an early takedown off of a throw on the edge. Winters would get injured during the action, which allowed Metz to gain his choice. Metz chose down and was able to extend his lead to 3-0 with an escape. Metz would go on to secure another takedown and an escape, on his way to a 6-3 win. 125 pounds was supposed to bring us a matchup of top 20 combatants, as NDSU's Brent Fleetwood, ranked No. 9, and Northern Colorado's Rico Montoya held a No. 17 ranking. Fleetwood was unable to go, so NDSU turned to returning NCAA qualifier Paul Bianchi in his stead. Despite Bianchi's past credentials, this one was all Montoya. Montoya racked up numerous takedowns on his way to a dominating 14-4 win. No. 16 Cam Sykora stepped to the mat to take on Sean Cannon at 133. Sykora was in control from the opening whistle as he used two takedowns and three sets of four-point nearfalls to pick up his team leading eighth tech fall of the year. Christopher Sandoval did his part to get Northern Colorado back on track at 141 pounds, as he used three takedowns to knock off Sawyer Degen. Sandoval was able to dictate the pace and action from neutral for the first two periods. The third period saw Degen pick the top position and while he was unable to get the tying turn, he was able to ride Sandoval out and limit the damage. 149 pounds provided us with an interesting matchup, as former Iowa State NCAA qualifier Dante Rodriguez stepped to the mat for Northern Colorado to take on Jaden Van Maanen. Rodriguez is new to the Northern Colorado lineup, but he came up with fire. The two wound up in an upper body position and Rodriguez comfortably came out on top of the exchange to grab the early lead. Van Maanen got a quick reversal to tie the match up. From there, it was all Van Maanen. Van Maanen would primarily dictate the remainder of the match from the top position. Behind some tough rides, good turns, and two late takedowns, Van Maanen was able to get an impressive 15-4 major decision. Red-hot Luke Weber squared off with Jordan Robison in the bout at 157 pounds. Weber is riding high behind victories over Central Michigan's Logan Parks and No. 11 Talen Rahmani of Pitt. Robison dictated most of the action throughout the first period, but Weber showed impeccable shot defense to ward off all of Robison's attacks. Weber was able to secure his own late first period takedown, and he wouldn't look back. Weber secured two more takedowns, an escape, and a riding time point to win 8-2. No. 20 Andrew Fogarty came out on fire at 165 pounds against Macoy Flanagan. Fogarty dominated from start to finish, as he was able two use two takedowns and a bunch of back points to secure a technical fall in the second period. Lorenzo De La Riva met Trenton Schultz at 174 pounds. De La Riva was able to execute a beautiful low ankle attack in the first minute to grab the early lead. A rideout gave him plenty of riding time as they headed to the second. Schultz would tie the match up with a reversal, which was followed by an escape by De La Riva. De La Riva would follow that up with a takedown and set of nearfall as he secured a 10-2 major decision. The final two bouts brought us our two closest matches of the dual meet. At 184 pounds, that meant Michael Otomo and Dalton Robertson doing battle. Otomo would jump out to a lead in the first minute with a takedown. Robertson was able to escape, but not before Otomo built up his riding time to over a minute, which would be key. With the score 2-1 in the second, Otomo chose neutral. Coach Kish implored Otomo to take more shots, and even yelled, "if you don't shoot, he will beat you!" Otomo was unable to get to his offense and the match headed to the third, where Robertson quickly chose the top position. This was exactly where Coach Nickerson and Northern Colorado wanted to be and where Coach Kish and NDSU didn't want to be. Robertson would ride tough all period and get close to numerous turns, but Otomo was able to fight from turning. Although Robertson controlled the period, Otomo would win 2-1 thanks to the minute plus of riding time he built in the first period preventing Robertson of falling just shy of riding time. Cordell Eaton squared off with No. 19 Jacob Seely to cap the dual off at 197 pounds. Seely controlled the action early on, but was unable to score. The athletes would trade escapes in the second and third periods, but neither was genuinely close to a takedown. To close the third, Eaton took several shots and continued to build his confidence and momentum. The match would head to overtime tied at 1, but with Eaton maintaining the momentum. Eaton was able to fire off an attack and withstand the subsequent scramble to emerge with a big 3-1 victory. NDSU returns to action at home against Utah Valley on Feb. 1. Results: 285: Brandon Metz (NDSU) dec Robert Winters (UNC), 6-3 125: #17 Rico Montoya (UNC) major dec Paul Bianchi (NDSU), MD 14-4 133: #16 Cam Sykora (NDSU) tech fall Sean Cannon (UNC), TF 16-0 5:00 141: Chris Sandoval (UNC) dec Sawyer Degen (NDSU), 6-2 149: Jaden Van Maanen (NDSU) major dec Dante Rodriguez (UNC), MD 15-4 157: Luke Weber (NDSU) dec Jordan Robison (UNC), 8-2 165: #20 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) tech. fall Macoy Flanagan (UNC), TF 16-1 4:45 174: Lorenzo De La Riva (NDSU) major dec Trent Schultz (UNC), MD 10-2 184: Michael Otomo (NDSU) dec Dalton Robertson (UNC), 2-1 197: Cordell Eaton (NDSU) dec. #17 Jacob Seely (UNC), 3-1 SV

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Ohio wrestling team (4-4, 2-1 MAC) erased a 12-point deficit by winning the final four bouts for a thrilling 21-18 road victory over Mid-American Conference foe Northern Illinois (5-8, 1-4 MAC) today at NIU'S Convocation Center. The Huskies led the Bobcats, 18-6, through the first six weight classes, with redshirt sophomore Kenny Moore winning in a 7-1 sudden victory at 165 pounds, redshirt freshman Brit Wilson coming away with a pin in 2:04 at 165, redshirt freshman Will Feldkamp winning by fall in 49 seconds at 184 and redshirt junior Caleb Gossett winning by a 6-4 decision at 285. Ohio began its comeback at 125, though, as redshirt junior Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) picked a 6-4 win by decision over redshirt freshman Bryce West, improving Laney to 3-0 on the season in conference action. Redshirt sophomore Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) cut Ohio's deficit to six points with a 3-1 sudden victory over redshirt senior Alijah Jeffery at 133. Guillen is now 8-1 on the year -- including a 3-0 mark in MAC matches. Senior Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) then swung momentum in favor of the Bobcats by tying the team score at 18-all courtesy of a 4:47 victory by fall at 141 over redshirt freshman Drew West. Kelly earned his third pin of the year and improved to 10-2 in 2018-19 -- including a 3-0 mark in league matches. Redshirt freshman Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) then delivered the win for Ohio, coming away victorious in an 8-6 tiebraker over redshirt junior McCoy Kent at 149. The match opened at 157, with redshirt junior Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio) picking up a 3-2 win by decision over redshirt freshman Mason Kauffman to give the Bobcats the early 3-0 lead. Carson is now 15-5 on the year. Making his Ohio debut, graduate student Derek Hillman (Woodhaven, Mich.) provided his new team with its only other victory in the first six bouts, winning by a 3-1 score in sudden victory over redshirt sophomore Max Ihry at 197. Ohio will be back on the road next Sunday (Feb. 3) when it takes on Central Michigan in a 2 p.m. ET matchup at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Results: 157: Zac Carson (Ohio) def. Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois), 3-2 dec. (3-0) 165: Kenny Moore (Northern Illinois) def. Colt Yinger (Ohio), 7-1 (SV-1) (3-3) 174: Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) def. Ben Schneider (Northern Illinois), fall, 2:04 (3-9) 184: Will Feldkamp (Northern Illinois) def. Ashugyan (Ohio), fall, 0:49 (3-15) 197: Derek Hillman (Ohio) def. Max Ihry (Northern Illinois), 3-1 (SV-1) (6-15) 285: Caleb Gossett (Northern Illinois) def. Zack Parker (Ohio), 6-4 dec. (6-18) 125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Bryce West (Northern Illinois), 6-4 dec. (9-18) 133: Mario Guillen (Ohio) def. Alijah Jeffery (Northern Illinois), 3-1 (SV-1) (12-18) 141: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) def. Drew West (Northern Illinois), fall, 4:47 (18-18) 149: Alec Hagan (Ohio) def. McCoy Kent (Northern Illinois), 8-6 (TB-1) (21-18)

STILLWATER -- Cowboy wrestling notched its sixth conference win of the season Sunday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba Arena when it defeated Iowa State, 22-15. The win marked coach John Smith's 421st career dual win, which ties him for the fifth most among NCAA Division I wrestling coaches. It also marks the sixth win for the Cowboys against a ranked opponent on the year. The Pokes took six of 10 bouts from the Cyclones, and in his first match inside GIA in nearly two years, Joe Smith collected a fall at 174 pounds over Marcus Coleman. After notching a single takedown in the first period, Smith turned the Cyclone for the fall in 2:41. "I was excited," coach John Smith said. "We all love pins, and it was exciting for me to watch him get on here. He's been working hard and kind of finding his way right now. It was a good time for him to get things going." Also earning bonus points for the Cowboys was Nick Piccininni, who took a 14-2 major decision from Alex Mackall. After a scoreless first period, the Cowboy took Mackall to the mat and turned him for his 12th dual nearfall this season. Wyatt Sheets fell just short in his Gallagher-Iba debut, dropping a 3-2 decision to Iowa State's Chase Straw. Kaid Brock lost to No. 14 Ian Parker, who was coming off a big win over Oklahoma's Dom Demas. Dakota Geer lost a close decision to sixth-ranked Willie Miklus in the 197-pouind bout, and in the dual finale, Boo Lewallen lost via injury default to No. 12 Jerrett Degen. Jacobe Smith clinched a 9-3 decision over 19th-ranked Sam Colbray at 184 pounds after going up early in the first period, scoring two takedowns. Since bumping up a weight, Smith has gone 2-1 over ranked opponents. At 133 pounds, Daton Fix wrestled his eighth match against a ranked opponent this season and his sixth top-20 foe in the Cowboys' past seven contests. He bounced back from a loss at Pitt and defeated No. 9 Austin Gomez in a 5-4 decision with riding time. Heavyweight Derek White collected his 20th win of the season in a 7-1 decision over the Cyclones' Gannon Gremmel. After dropping his most recent matches at 165 pounds, Andrew Shomers defeated Logan Schumacher, 8-2. Shomers notched two takedowns and a reversal, to maintain the top position long enough to score the riding time point. Results: 157: Chase Straw (ISU) dec. Wyatt Sheets (OSU), 3-2 165: Andrew Shomers (OSU) dec. Logan Schumacher (ISU) 8-2 174: No. 5 Joe Smith (OSU) fall Marcus Coleman (OSU) 2:41 184: No. 11 Jacobe Smith (OSU) dec. No. 19 Sam Colbray (ISU) 9-3 197: No. 6 Willie Miklus (ISU) dec. No. 10 Dakota Geer (OSU) 9-6 285: No. 2 Derek White (OSU) dec. No. Gannon Gremmel (ISU) 7-1 125: No. 4 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD Alex Mackall (ISU) 14-2 133:No. 3 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. No. 9 Austin Gomez 5-4 141: No. 14 Ian Parker (ISU) dec. No. 13 Kaid Brock (OSU) 6-3 149: No. 12 Jarrett Degen (ISU) inj. def. Boo Lewallen (OSU)

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini 30-9 on Sunday afternoon. After falling behind 9-0 in the first three matches, NU went on to win the remaining seven matches of the day to earn a convincing Big Ten victory. The Huskers won four of the final seven matches by bonus points. No. 9 Mikey Labriola (174) took a 16-7 major decision while No. 2 Tyler Berger (157), No. 5 Taylor Venz (184) and No. 14 David Jensen (285) all earned victories by pinfall. The first match of the day featured a top-15 battle between NU's No. 13 Zeke Moisey (125) and No. 15 Travis Piotrowski. The Illini earned the first points of the day as Piotrowksi used a trio of takedowns to defeat Moisey, 6-5. In the next match, true freshman Jevon Parrish (133) trailed 7-1 heading into the third period. He then went on a ferocious rally to cut the deficit to 9-7 after landing a reversal and two takedowns against No. 17 Dylan Duncan. He fell just short of an upset victory as Duncan held on for a 10-7 decision to extend the Illinois lead to 6-0. Hoping to avenge a 6-3 decision loss to Illinois' No. 4 Mike Carr last year in Champaign, No. 19 Chad Red Jr. (141) utilized an acrobatic escape in the third period to force overtime before ultimately falling short, 4-3. After dropping the first three matches of the day to fall behind 9-0, junior Jordan Shearer (149) sparked a Husker turnaround which saw Nebraska claim victories in each of the final seven bouts. Shearer scored the Huskers' first points of the match with a 7-3 decision over Christian Kanzler. The Fargo, N.D., native earned takedowns in both the second and third periods to move to 7-5 on the season (4-3 in duals). Tyler Berger, the No. 2 ranked wrestler in the country at 157 pounds, jolted the crowd to life after he pinned No. 12 Eric Barone in the third period. Berger held a 4-1 advantage before working Barone onto his back midway through the third to record his second pin of the season. Following the pin, Nebraska was penalized one point due to misconduct. "With him [Eric Barone], he's good defensively and knows how to slow guys down," Berger said. "I just had to stay focused, stay disciplined and keep attacking. I could feel him getting tired and I knew I was going to put him away in the third period." His team within striking distance, No. 6 Isaiah White (165) of Nebraska faced off with No. 19 Joey Gunther of Illinois. White remained in control throughout the match, earning both first and third period takedowns to earn a 7-2 decision and put the Huskers on top, 11-9. White won 11 of his past 12 matches. Easton, Pa. native Mikey Labriola, the 9th-ranked 174-pounder in the nation, faced off against Carver James of Illinois. Labriola came out strong, recording three takedowns in the first two periods to jump out to an 8-4 advantage. With the help of a pivotal four-point nearfall in the third period, Labriola outlasted James 16-7. His fourth major decision of the year extended the Huskers lead to 15-9. The most highly anticipated match of the day featured No. 5 Taylor Venz (184) of the Huskers and No. 2 Emery Parker of the Illini in their fourth meeting dating back to last season. The two faced off three times in the 2017-18 season, with Parker taking two of the three bouts. Holding a 5-2 lead in the third period, Venz got Parker on his back and pinned him for a critical victory, much to the delight of the Husker faithful. Venz leads all NU starters with five victories by pinfall and has won two of his last three matches by fall. "I trusted in my training and my skillset enough to where I could just go out there and try to be tougher than he is," Venz said. "I think when you apply that, big things can happen and we saw that today." Nebraska's No. 11 Eric Schultz (197) battled hard with Andre Lee of Illinois until the final whistle, utilizing a late escape paired with a misconduct penalty by Lee to squeak out a 2-1 decision. The final match of the day saw No. 14 David Jensen (285) of Nebraska face-off with Illinois' Deuce Rachal. The pair previously met on Jan. 5 of last season and resulted in Jensen claiming a 7-2 decision. Jensen earned an early takedown in the first period, but Rachal drew within one point courtesy of an escape to close the period. In the second period, Jensen came up big to pin Rachal at 3:32 and subsequently cap off a 30-9 Husker win over Illinois. With the win, the Huskers moves to 9-3 (3-2 B1G) while the Illini dropped to 2-5 (0-4 B1G). NU has now won three out of its four duals at the Devaney Center this season with wins over Northwestern, No. 14 Northern Iowa and now No. 13 Illinois. No. 4 Iowa comes to town next weekend followed by No. 7 Minnesota on Feb. 8 and Stanford on Feb. 23 to close the season. Results: 125: #15 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) dec. #13 Zeke Moisey (NEB), 6-5 (ILL 3, NEB 0) 133: #17 Dylan Duncan (ILL) dec. Jevon Parrish (NEB), 10-7 (ILL 6, NEB 0) 141: #4 Mike Carr (ILL) TB-1 #19 Chad Red Jr. (NEB), 4-3 (ILL 9, NEB 0) 149: Jordan Shearer (NEB) dec. Christian Kanzler (ILL), 7-3 (ILL 9, NEB 3) 157: #2 Tyler Berger (NEB) pinned #12 Eric Barone (ILL), (6:37) (ILL 9, NEB 8)** 165: #6 Isaiah White (NEB) dec. #19 Joey Gunther (ILL), 7-2 (NEB 11, ILL 9) 174: #9 Mikey Labriola (NEB) major dec. Carver James (ILL), 16-7 (NEB 15, ILL 9) 184: #5 Taylor Venz (NEB) pinned #2 Emery Parker (ILL), (5:33) (NEB 21, ILL 9) 197: #11 Eric Schultz (NEB) dec. Andre Lee (ILL) 2-1 (NEB 24, ILL 9) 285: #14 David Jensen (NEB) pinned Deuce Rachal (ILL), (3:32) (NEB 30, ILL 9) **Nebraska was given a one-point deduction for misconduct following Tyler Berger's victory over Eric Barone at 157 pounds. Attendance: 934 Up Next: NU has two duals next weekend starting on Friday, Feb. 1 when the team travels to Piscataway, N.J. to take on #18 Rutgers. The team will fly home after the match to prepare for the #4 Iowa Hawkeyes. Nebraska will host the Hawkeyes at the Devaney Center on Sunday, Feb. 3 at noon. Tickets are on sale at Huskers.com/tickets or by phone at 800-8BIGRED. Make sure to follow us on Twitter (@HuskerWrestling), Facebook (@NebraskaWrestling) and Instagram (@huskerwrestling) for news and updates on the team.

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The No. 8/11 Wyoming wrestling team earned its eighth-straight win on Sunday afternoon, handling West Virginia in a 33-15 battle in the UniWyo Sports Complex. Along with taking the 125-pound match by forfeit, the Cowboys (12-3, 3-1 Big 12) racked up three falls in the win, putting the Mountaineers away quickly with under hour between the dual's first and last whistles. Wyoming picked up wins in the only two ranked-versus-ranked bouts, and won six of the nine contested bouts on the day. "They were important wins, especially with Big 12 seeding around the corner," head coach Mark Branch said. "Those are going to help put us in the right place in the bracket…I still want to see our guys be more aggressive. There was some frustration there with our guys not opening up as much as they're capable of, but they got important wins. It was frustrating to see a couple of our guys on the wrong side of a couple of pins, but we needed them on the other side and we got them from Tony (Lombardo), Tate (Samuelson) and Sam (Turner), so that was gratifying to see," With their eighth-straight win, the Pokes tie the fourth-longest win streak in program history and longest since the 2012 season. The team also moved to 2-0 all-time against the Mountaineers. West Virginia started the dual with a 6-0 lead, as Zach Moore earned the first-period fall over Cowboy redshirt freshman Jed Loveless at 157; however, the Pokes ran off 15-straight points over the next three bouts. Branson Ashworth got the Cowboys on the board at 165 pounds, dropping No. 19 Nick Kiussis in a 2-0 win. Ashworth earned his 11th-straight victory dating back to December and also picked up his eighth ranked win of the season. The Cowboy senior has earned more ranked wins this season than his previous three combined. At 174, graduate transfer Anthony Lombardo got the start for the Pokes, racking up a takedown and a couple of nearfalls before dropping James Wujek for the fall about 10 seconds before the conclusion of the first period. The win, which would end up giving Wyoming the lead for good, moved Lombardo to 9-3 overall on the year and 2-0 in duals. Freshman Tate Samuelson extended his dual record to 5-0 and earned the first dual pin of his career at 184 pounds. Matched up with Jackson Moomau, Samuelson scored on a takedown less than a minute into the first period before decking Moomau for the pin in 1:50 to put the Pokes up, 15-6. The Mountaineers got back to within three after a Noah Adams pin over Cowboy Cale Davidson, but heavyweight Brian Andrews responded with a 4-0 shutout win over Brandon Ngati to stretch the Wyoming advantage to 18-12. Andrews led, 1-0, heading to the final period, and was able to secure riding time with a full-period ride following a two-point nearfall with five seconds to go. Andrews moved to 25-7 overall and an impressive 12-3 in duals with the victory. Circling back to the top of the lineup, Brock George got his hand raised at 125 pounds, as West Virginia was forced to forfeit the bout. Montorie Bridges earned a big win at 133, dropping No. 14 Matthew Schmitt in a 3-2 win. Bridges led nearly wire to wire, getting a takedown midway through the opening period and not allowing Schmitt an offensive point in the match. Bridges has now won eight-straight matches, and 12 of his 15 dual starts on the year. The win was his sixth over a ranked opponent this season. Redshirt sophomore Sam Turner put an exclamation point on the win for the Pokes, pinning Luke Martin in just over a minute and a half to push Wyoming over the 30-point mark for the dual. The win was Turner's 20th of the season and the fall marked his third of the year. West Virginia closed out the dual with a 16th-ranked Christian Monserrat 8-4 decision over Cowboy Jaron Jensen in the 149-pound bout. The Cowboys will head West next weekend for a pair of Super Bowl Sunday duals in California. The Pokes will open the day at 1 p.m. MT in Fresno with a matchup against the Big 12 rival Bulldogs of Fresno State. The team will then make the trip about an hour and a half south to do battle with CSU-Bakersfield at 7 p.m. MT. Results: 157: Zachary Moore (WVU) fall Jed Loveless, 1:03 165: No. 8 Branson Ashworth dec. No. 19 Nick Kiussis (WVU), 2-0 174: Anthony Lombardo fall James Wujek (WVU), 2:50 184: No. 20 Tate Samuelson fall Jackson Moomau (WVU), 1:50 197: Noah Adams (WVU) fall No. 18 Cale Davidson, 4:17 HWT: Brian Andrews dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 4-0 125: Brock George wins by forfeit 133: No. 11 Montorie Bridges dec. No. 14 Matthew Schmitt (WVU), 3-2 141: No. 11 Sam Turner fall Luke Martin (WVU), 1:33 149: No. 16 Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Jaron Jensen, 8-4

EVANSTON, Illinois -- The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team rode past Northwestern, 32-7, on Sunday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Iowa dominated the top position in each win, totaling more than 18 minutes of riding time. The Hawkeyes also enjoyed a 19-4 advantage in takedowns. Austin DeSanto used seven takedowns and more than four minutes of riding time to win 18-8 at 133. Max Murin rode the final three minutes, 13 seconds on top in a 4-0 win at 141, and Pat Lugo's ride-out in the first tiebreak was the difference in a 2-1 decision at 149. Northwestern got wins from top five opponents at 125 and 157 before the intermission, before Iowa rattled off five straight wins to close the dual. Alex Marinelli combined four minutes of riding time and five takedowns to win by 12-4 major decision at 165. Keegan Shaw improved to 2-0 at 174, using four takedowns and one minute, 13 seconds of riding time. Cash Wilcke recorded a fall in one minute, 20 seconds at 184. Jacob Warner used a third-period rideout to win 4-2 at 197, and Sam Stoll had three minutes, 27 second of riding time and an 8-0 lead before his opponent forfeited with an injury in the third period. UP NEXT Iowa wrestles at Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 12 p.m. (CT) at Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Hawkeyes return home to host Maryland at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. (CT). For tickets, click HERE. NOTABLES Austin DeSanto extended his winning streak to nine. He improved to 13-1. Lugo won his first overtime match of the season (1-3). Jeren Glosser made his first dual appearances of the season, and second of his career. Marinelli improved to 15-0 and has won a career-best 15 straight. He is 13-0 all-time in Big Ten duals and has scored 22 team points in his last four duals. Keegan Shaw won for the second time out at 174. He is 2-0 all-time in dual competition. Cash Wilcke's fall in 1:20 is a career-best. Jacob Warner improved to 4-0 in the Big Ten. Sam Stoll made his fifth appearance of the season and improved to 5-0. Iowa has won 13 straight in the series. Results: 125 -- #1 Sebastian Rivera (N) major dec. Perez Perez (IA), 11-1; 0-4 133 -- #4 Austin DeSanto (IA) major dec. Colin Valdiviez (N), 18-8; 4-4 141 -- #15 Max Murin (IA) dec. Alec McKenna (N), 4-0; 7-4 149 -- #13 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. Yahya Thomas (N), 2-1 SV1; 10-4 157 -- #3 Ryan Deakin (N) dec. Jeren Glosser (IA), 6-1; 10-7 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) major dec. Tyler Morland (N), 12-4; 14-7 174 -- Keegan Shaw (IA) dec. Johnny Sebastian (N), 11-6; 17-7 184 -- #14 Cash Wilcke (IA) pinned Brendan Devine (N), 1:20; 23-7. 197 -- #6 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. Zach Chakonis (N), 4-2; 26-7 285 -- #3 Sam Stoll (IA) won by injury default #15 Conan Jennings (N), 32-7

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - UNI wrestling stayed perfect in Big 12 duals with a 28-9 win over Oklahoma. UNI improved to 5-4 overall, 5-0 in the Big 12. Oklahoma fell to 5-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. At 125 pounds, Jay Schwarm wrapped up his strongest weekend of performances to date this season with a fall over No. 17 Rico Montoya of Northern Colorado on Friday and another fall today over Christian Moody. Today's pin put Schwarm on the top-10 list among all Panthers for career falls with 29. Schwarm has pinned 21 of his opponents in the first period. A last-second takedown gave OU's Tony Madrigal the 6-4 edge over Jack Skudlarczyk to close the team score gap, 6-3, in favor of UNI after two weights. UNI's No. 6 Josh Alber prevailed at 141 pounds in the only top-10 matchup of the weekend with a decision over No. 10 Dom Demas, extending his win streak to 12 matches. At 149 pounds, Max Thomsen got his fifth major decision to give UNI its second set of bonus points in the day. He now leads the series with Oklahoma's Davion Jeffries, 2-1. Bryce Steiert (165 pounds) notched a first-period fall Friday against UNC and finished the weekend with a tech fall in the second period over Oklahoma's Hayden Hansen. Taylor Lujan and Anthony Mantanona traded reversals in a back-and-forth match, with Lujan getting the 13-10 decision thanks to riding time and a locked hands point against Oklahoma. UNI earned its fourth set of bonus points at 184 pounds with Drew Foster's major decision over Kayne MacCullum. Carter Isley closed out the Panthers' wins with a 7-1 decision at heavyweight. Results: 125: #29 Jay Schwarm (UNI) pinned Christian Moody (OU), 4:19 133: Tony Madrigal (OU) dec. Jack Skudlarczyk (UNI), 6-4 141: #6 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. #10 Dom Demas (OU), 5-4 149: #10 Max Thomsen (UNI) maj. dec. #28 Davion Jeffries (OU), 13-4 157: #33 Justin Thomas (OU) dec. Paden Moore (UNI), 6-3 165: #12 Bryce Steiert (UNI) tech. fall Hayden Hansen (OU), 18-1 (4:49) 174: #8 Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. #28 Anthony Mantanona (OU), 13-10 184: #6 Drew Foster (UNI) maj. dec. Kayne MacCallum (OU), 12-4 (3:06 RT) 197: #25 Jake Woodley (OU) dec. Tyrell Gordon (UNI), 4-2 285: Carter Isley (UNI) dec. Jake Boyd (OU), 7-1 (3:10 RT) UP NEXT UNI hits the road for two duals before returning to the West Gym to close out the dual season with Iowa State Feb. 21. UNI will face No. 3 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Feb. 1.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- 12th-ranked Virginia Tech won its seventh dual in a row on Sunday as the Hokies defeated No. 24 Lehigh, 23-9, in Grace Hall. Tech (7-2) won seven of the 10 bouts including four straight wins to start the match from 125 pounds through 149. Redshirt senior Zack Zavatsky, ranked eighth in the country, registered a minor upset over No. 7 Ryan Preisch, 7-2, that clinched the dual for the Hokies. The Hokies will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 1, when they travel to Duke for a 7 p.m. match. MATCH NOTES The series between Virginia Tech and Lehigh is now tied at 3-3. Zavatsky, who defeated Preisch in sudden victory in the quarterfinals at last year's NCAA championships to All-American for the first time, was trailing 2-1 in the third when he converted a takedown and caught Preisch on his back for a two count. The four-point move also helped Zavatsky clinch the riding time point, making the final score 7-6. Zavatsky now has 99 career victories. Ryan Blees' 8-3 decision over Cortlandt Schuyler was his fourth consecutive win and is now 11-9 on the season. Joey Prata used two takedowns and riding time to start the afternoon with a 5-1 decision, his second victory of the weekend. Mekhi Lewis registered his second tech fall of the season in the lone bonus point win of the match. He now has eight bonus victories this season. Results: 125: Joey Prata dec. Luke Resnick (Lehigh), 5-1 133: #14 Korbin Myers dec. Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh), 4-1 141: Mitch Moore dec. Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh), 3-1 149: Ryan Blees dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh), 8-3 157: #18 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. B.C. LaPrade, 6-1 165: #8 Mekhi Lewis TF Kent Lane (Lehigh), 22-7 (7:00) 174: #7 Jordan Kutler dec. #6 David McFadden, 3-1 184: #8 Zack Zavatsky dec. #7 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh), 6-2 197: #7 Tom Sleigh dec. Chris Weiler (Lehigh), 7-2 285: #7 Jordan Wood dec. #18 Billy Miller, 3-2

The Cleveland State University wrestling team used strong performances throughout the lineup to claim a 27-15 win over visiting Bloomsburg Sunday afternoon inside Woodling Gymnasium. CSU won seven of 10 weight classes on the day, including netting two wins by fall. After coming up short in the opening bout at 125 pounds, the Vikings came roaring back by winning the next five weight classes. Redshirt senior Armando Torres got things started at 133 pounds. With a 1-0 lead late in the second period, Torres collected four near-fall points to open up a cushion. He went on to claim a comfortable, five-point win after getting the point for riding time. Senior Sam Matzek came through in a big way at 141 pounds. Wrestling in only his second-ever EWL bout, he claimed a first-period pin to the delight of the home crowd. Barnett made it back-to-back pins with his team-leading seventh at 149 pounds. He had opened up a 6-0 lead in the first period and had a 9-1 margin just over halfway through the match when he ended the bout by putting his foe on his back. Despite falling behind early at 157 pounds, redshirt sophomore Nico O'Dor fought his way back to take a 4-2 lead after two periods. He gave up just a single point in the third, effectively holding off his opponent's attacks, to claim a one-point win. In the match at 165 pounds, redshirt sophomore Ryan Ford and his Huskies opponent were tied, 1-1, in the third after both had notched escapes. Ford went on to get the lone takedown of the bout and added a point of riding time to claim a 4-2 win. Bloomsburg tried to make a match of it by winning at 174 and 184 to tighten the team score, cutting the Viking lead to 21-15. True freshman Ben Smith took the mat at 197 pounds with the ability to effectively seal a team victory for the Vikings, and he did just that. With the bout tied, 1-1, and the clock ticking down in the third period, Smith secured a takedown with about 15 seconds remaining. His 3-1 win wrapped up the win for Cleveland State. Junior Collin Kelly didn't let the Huskies have any more consolation prizes. He used one takedown in each period and added a point of riding time to claim a 7-4 win at heavyweight. Cleveland State will remain at home, but take a step out of EWL action, this Friday, Feb. 1, as it hosts local foe Kent State. Results: 125: Willy Girard (BU) over Cameron Lathem (CSU) - 18-0 TF 6:24 | BU leads, 5-0 133: Armando Torres (CSU) over Lewis Williams (BU) - 7-2 dec. | BU leads, 5-3 141: Sam Matzek (CSU) over Aaron Coleman (BU) - Fall 2:40 | CSU leads, 9-5 149: Brady Barnett (CSU) over Grant Bond (BU) - Fall 3:50 | CSU leads, 15-5 157: Nico O'Dor (CSU) over Nate Newberry (BU) - 4-3 dec. | CSU leads, 18-5 165: Ryan Ford (CSU) over Alex Carida (BU) - 4-2 dec. | CSU leads, 21-5 174: Anthony Vetrano (BU) over Colton Carroll (CSU) - Fall 3:32 | CSU leads, 21-11 184: Trevor Allard (BU) over Chris Morrow (CSU) - 12-3 MD | CSU leads, 21-15 197: Ben Smith (CSU) over Kyle Murphy (BU) - 3-1 dec. | CSU leads, 24-15 285: Collin Kelly (CSU) over Jarrett Walters (BU) - 7-4 dec. | CSU wins, 27-15

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan State wrestling team broke out of a slump on Sunday, January 27, defeating Maryland University by a final score of 28-12. Michigan State won five bouts by way of bonus points en route to their second Big Ten victory of the season. With a win on Sunday the Spartans improved to 5-6 overall on the year with a 2-4 mark in Big Ten action. This is best Big Ten record for MSU since the 2009 season in which they defeated Michigan and Purdue. Full recap to come… UP NEXT Michigan State welcomes Bloomsburg and Northern Illinois to Jenison Field House on Saturday, February 2 for a tri-meet. Michigan State will kick things off against Bloomsburg at 12:00 p.m. ET and their start against Northern Illinois is projected for 4:00 p.m. ET that afternoon. Results: 125: Rayvon Foley (MSU) over Brandon Cray (UMD), TF, 17-2 133: Anthony Tutolo (MSU) over Orion Anderson (UMD), Fall (4:30) 141: Michael Doetsch (UMD) over Austin Eicher (MSU), 4-3 149: Alfred Bannister (UMD) over Jaden Enriquez (MSU), 9-4 157: Jake Tucker (MSU) over Jahi Jones (UMD), 8-4 165: Phil Spadafora (UMD) over Logan Ritchie (MSU), 6-3 174: Drew Hughes (MSU) over Josh Ugalde (UMD), Fall (1:26) 184: Cameron Caffey (MSU) over Kyle Jasenski (UMD), MD, 16-4 197: Brad Wilton (MSU) over Niko Cappello (UMD), MD, 13-3 285: Youssif Hemida (UMD) over Chase Beard (MSU), 5-2

NORFOLK, Va. -- Ali Wahab earned a 9-0 major decision at heavyweight to secure the team win for ODU (7-5, 4-2 MAC) as they defeated Duke (2-4, 0-1 ACC) by a 24-17 score on Alumni Day. The Monarchs notched their second-straight team victory on Sunday. To open the dual, Duke forfeited back-to-back weights at 125 and 133 pounds, which made the score 12-0 in favor of ODU. No. 10 Sa'Derian Perry took the mat first for ODU, where he downed Josh Finesilver by an 8-3 decision. After the 141-pound bout, ODU led 15-0. At 149, Kevin Budock dropped an 8-2 decision to two-time NCAA Qualifier and No. 6 ranked Mitch Finesilver. No. 6 Larry Early collected five team points for ODU with his 21-5 technical fall over Ben Anderson. This was Early's sixth tech. fall of the season. The Blue Devils collected four-straight wins at 165, 174, 184 and 197 to edge within three team points of ODU. At 165 pounds, Shane Jones fell to two-time NCAA Qualifier Zach Finesilver. Highlighting the afternoon was the 285-pound matchup, where Wahab earned four takedowns and an escape to win individually and propel ODU to the team victory over ACC foe, Duke. Results: 125: Michael McGee (ODU) win by forfeit 133: Trevon Majette (ODU) win by forfeit 141: No. 10 Sa'Derian Perry (ODU) dec. over Josh Finesilver (Duke), 8-3 149: No. 6 Mitch Finesilver (Duke) dec. over Kevin Budock (ODU), 8-2 157: No. 6 Larry Early (ODU) tech. fall over Ben Anderson (Duke), 21-5 (6:15) 165: Zach Finesilver (Duke) MD over Shane Jones (ODU), 11-3 174: No. 17 Matt Finesilver (Duke) MD over Luke Drugac (ODU), 9-0 184: Kaden Russell (Duke) dec. over Dean Drugac (ODU), 11-4 197: Alec Schenk (Duke) dec. over Tim Young (ODU), 6-4 285: Ali Wahab (ODU) MD over Aarod Fisher (Duke), 9-0 Up Next ODU hits the road to face Ohio on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. in a MAC dual.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- George Mason redshirt senior captain Matthew Voss earned a major decision in the final bout of the afternoon, lifting the Patriots to a 20-19 win over Edinboro on Sunday at the Recreation Athletic Complex. Mason (7-4, 3-2 EWL) defeated Edinboro (2-6, 1-3 EWL) for the first time in program history. The Fighting Scots had won the first five meetings between the two schools. The Patriots took the lead when redshirt sophomore Talha Farooq (5-13, 4-7) recorded a 15-12 decision over graduate student Arick Shankles at 125 pounds. Farooq trailed, 8-4, heading into the second period. He scored with a late reversal in the third period to take a 12-11 lead on the way to the come-from-behind victory. The Fighting Scots won by forfeit at 133 pounds to take a 6-3 advantage in the match. At 141 pounds, Mason freshman Julio Alegria (4-13, 3-7) stormed out to an 11-0 first-period lead and recorded a 16-1 technical fall over Edinboro senior Avery Henry to put the Patriots back in front, 8-6. Mason redshirt senior Tejon Anthony (23-8, 8-3) led 6-2 after the first period and extended his advantage to 8-3 heading into the final frame at 149 pounds against Edinboro junior Tyler Vath. Anthony notched a major decision, 12-4, to improve to 8-3 in duals this season. At 157 pounds, Mason freshman Kolby Ho (17-8, 7-2) took a 4-1 lead over Edinboro's Tim Suter heading into the second period. Ho then scored with two takedowns in the second to build an 8-3 advantage and won the bout by major decision, 12-4. He has earned bonus points in 11 of his wins this season, with four technical falls, four major decisions and one pin. After Mason earned wins in four of the first five bouts, Edinboro recorded victories in four straight. The Fighting Scots picked up a 12-4 major decision at 165 pounds, an 8-4 decision at 174 pounds, a 9-4 decision at 184 pounds and a 4-2 decision at 197 pounds to take their first lead in the match, 19-16. In the final bout of the afternoon, Voss (25-4, 10-1) posted a takedown and two near-fall points to take a 4-0 first-period lead over Edinboro sophomore Jon Spaulding. Voss led 4-1 going into the second period and 7-1 starting the third. Needing bonus points to put the Patriots in the win column, Voss went on to post his career-high 25th win of the season with an 11-2 major decision to lift the Patriots to a 20-19 win over the Fighting Scots. Voss improved to 5-0 against EWL opponents this season. The Patriots finish the EWL portion of the schedule when they host Rider on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. at the Recreation Athletic Complex. Results: 125 | Talha Farooq (Mason) decision over Arick Shankles (Edinboro), 15-12 | 3-0 Mason 133 | Richie Gomez (Edinboro) by forfeit | 6-3 Edinoro 141 | Julio Alegria (Mason) technical fall over Avery Henry (Edinboro), 16-1 (3:00) | 8-6 Mason 149 | Tejon Anthony (Mason) major decision over Tyler Vath (Edinboro), 12-4 | 12-6 Mason 157 | Kolby Ho (Mason) major decision over Tim Suter (Edinboro), 12-4 | 16-6 Mason 165 | Fritz Hoehn (Edinboro) major decision over Colston DiBlasi (Mason), 12-4 |16-10 Mason 174 | Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) decision over Cornelius Schuster (Mason), 8-4 | 16-13 Mason 184 | Zach Ancewicz (Edinboro) decision over Paul Pierce (Mason), 9-4 | 197 | Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) decision over Eli Spencer (Mason), 4-2 | 19-16 Edinboro 285 | Matthew Voss (Mason) major decision over Jon Spaulding (Edinboro), 11-2 | 20-19 Mason

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- No. 1 Penn State (9-0, 5-0 B1G) took down home standing Indiana (4-9, 1-5 B1G) to close out a Big Ten road swing through the Hoosier state on Sunday. Penn State downed Indiana 35-9 in Bloomington to remain unbeaten on the year. Penn State won all but one off the contested bouts (giving up a forfeit loss at 133), including one Nittany Lion's first-ever Big Ten dual victory. The dual began at 184 where junior Francisco Bisono (Hauppauge, N.Y.) stepped in at 184 for No. 3 Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) for the second time this weekend. Bisono was once again tough but dropped a hard-fought 5-1 decision. Junior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, made short work of IU's Jake Kleimola. Nickal turned an early scramble into a cradle and a fast fall, getting the pin at the 0:58 mark to put Penn State up 6-3. Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 285, downed Indiana's Fletcher Miller in an 11-5 win, rolling up over 2:00 in riding time to put Penn State up 9-3. Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa) thrilled the many Lion faithful at the dual by picking up his first Big Ten dual meet victory in a 5-2 win over Indiana's Liam Cronin. True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.) was injured in the first period of his match at Purdue Friday night and did not wrestle. Indiana's Garrett Pepple won by forfeit at the weight and Penn State led 12-9 at intermission. Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, got Penn State started on the right foot in the second half. He posted a 4-0 takedown edge in front of many home-state fans to roll to a 13-3 major over Kyle Luigs. Redshirt freshman Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) once again stepped in for No. 11 Brady Berger (Mantorville, Minn.) at 149 and notched a 6-4 win over Fernie Silva to give the Lions a 19-9 lead. Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, picked up his second first period of the weekend with a fall over Breyden Bailey at the 2:46 mark. The fall was the 56th of Nolf's career. Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, also picked up his second pin of the weekend. The Lion got his tenth pin of the year with a fall over Bryce Martin at the 1:20 mark. Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, closed out the dual with a dominating 12-4 major over IU's Jake Covaciu. Penn State won eight of ten bouts (and eight of nine contested) to roll to the 35-9 dual meet victory. Penn State dominated the dual, rolling up a 21-3 takedown advantage. The Nittany Lions grabbed 11 bonus points off three pins (Nickal, Nolf, Joseph) and two majors (Lee, Hall). Nickal's pin was his 11th this year and the 52nd of his career. Nolf has 11 this year and 56 for his career. Joseph's pin was his tenth of the season. The Nittany Lions have now won 54-straight dual meets dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season. Sanderson's Lions won their last dual of that campaign, went 16-0 in 2015-16, went 14-0 in 2016-17 and went 14-0 in 2017-18. Penn State is now 9-0 overall, 5-0 in Big Ten action, while Indiana falls to 4-9, 1-5 B1G. The Nittany Lions return to Happy Valley for the 2019 BJC Dual when Michigan invades the 16,000-seat venue on Friday, Feb. 1, for a 7 p.m. dual. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 184: Norman Conley IND dec. Francisco Bisono PSU, 5-1 0-3 197: #1 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Jake Kleimola IND, WBF (0:58) 6-3 285: #4 Anthony Cassar PSU dec. Fletcher Miller IND, 11-5 9-3 125: Devin Schnupp PSU dec. Liam Cronin IND, 5-2 12-3 133: Garrett Pepple IND won by forfeit 12-9 141: #7 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. Kyle Luigs IND, 13-3 16-9 149: #11 Brady Berge PSU dec. Fernie Silva IND, 6-4 19-9 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU pinned Breyden Bailey IND, WBF (2:46) 25-9 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU pinned Bryce Martin IND, WBF (1:23) 31-9 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU maj. dec. Jake Covaciu IND, 12-4 35-9 Attendance: 1,962 Records: Penn State (9-0, 5-0 B1G); Indiana (4-9, 1-5 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: home vs. #6 Michigan, Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. (2019 BJC Dual) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 184: Junior Francisco Bisono (Hauppauge, N.Y.) stepped in for No. 3 Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) at 184 and took on junior Norman Conley. Conley scored first, using a strong high double to take Bisono down to an early 2-0 lead. Conley maintained control for the next minute before Bisono escaped to a 2-1 score. Bisono nearly connected on a single leg with 1:00 left in the period but Conley was able to counter, getting his second takedown to lead 4-1. Bisono was unable to escape and trailed 4-1 after one. Conley chose down to start the second period. Bisono controlled the action from the top position, however, working Conley's riding time down below 1:00. Bisono continued with his strong ride for the remainder of the period, while still trailing 4-1, he completely wiped out Conley's time edge. Bisono chose down to start the third period but Conley was strong on top. The Hoosier controlled Bisono long enough to work his riding time edge back over the 1:00 mark. Conley finished the bout on top and, with 1:58 riding time, posted the 5-1 win. 197: Senior Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 1 at 197, met Indiana's Jake Kleimola. Nickal controlled the action in the center circle, forcing a scramble that allowed him to work his way into a takedown. After a second or two of adjustment, Nickal deftly locked up a cradle and notched the fast fall at the 0:58 mark. The pin was Nickal's 11th of the year and the 52nd of his career. 285: Senior Anthony Cassar (Rocky Hill, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 285, took on senior Fletcher Miller. Cassar worked the middle of the mat against the Hoosier big man and bulled through a nice high shot for his first takedown at the 1:52 mark. Miller escaped after a short ride and action resumed neutral with Cassar leading 2-1. Cassar stepped back from a slight Miller shot and then zipped in for a low shot to Miller's left ankle, finishing off the takedown to lead 4-1. He rode Miller out and carried that lead, with :57 in riding time, into the second period. Miller chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 score. Cassar blew through a high shot at Miller's waist for a third takedown and led 6-2 with 1:00 left in the middle period. The Lion senior worked for a turning combination but Miller was able to keep his stomach flat to the mat for the rest of the period. Leading 6-2 with over 2:00 in time, Cassar chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. He continued to press the pace, forcing Miller backwards before connecting on another strong double leg at the 1:00 mark, upping his lead to 9-2 with a clinched riding time point. Miller escaped with :20 left and then managed a late takedown to keep Cassar from notching the major. Cassar added a late escape and the riding time point (2:40) and rolled to the 11-5 win. 125: Sophomore Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) met Liam Cronin. The duo battled evenly in the middle of the mat over the first minute-plus. Schnupp took a slight low single at the 1:20 mark but Cronin was able to step back from the Lion's efforts. Schnupp looked to control the tempo, taking a handful of shots over the final 1:30 but Cronin's defense was strong. Tied 0-0 after one, Schnupp chose down to start the second period. The Lion sophomore tried to roll out of control but action moved out of bounds, forcing a reset with 1:22 left in the period. The Lion sophomore sued the same move at the 1:00 mark, forcing a scramble that ended in a Schnupp reversal and a 2-0 lead at the :25 mark. He also picked up a point on a Cronin locked hands during the scramble and led 3-0 with :15 on the clock. Trailing 3-0, Cronin chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 score. Schnupp continued to shoot, forcing a scramble in front of the Hoosier bench that ended with the Lion sophomore picking up a takedown to lead 5-1. Cronin rolled out of Schnupp's control on the reset and the Lion led 5-2 with :35 on the clock. The Lion sophomore staved off a late Cronin flurry of shots and walked away with his first Big Ten dual victory, a 5-2 decision. 133: True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 13 at 133, suffered a first period injury two nights earlier in the road trip at Purdue and did not wrestle. Indiana's Garrett Pepple got the forfeit victory (not a loss for Bravo-Young). 141: Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 7 at 141, took on Hoosier Kyle Luigs. Lee worked Luig's shoulders down early in the bout and finished with a low single to a takedown and a 2-1 lead at the 2:30 mark. He quickly added a second takedown and led 4-2 before a minute had passed. Lee fought through Luig's defense for a third takedown wit 1:00 on the clock and began looking to turn the Hoosier. Lee finished on top and led 6-2 with 1:19 in riding time after one. Luigs chose down to start the second period and Lee controlled the action once again. The Lion sophomore clinched the riding time point with a full second period rideout and led 6-2 with 3:19 in time after two. Lee chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed Luigs to up his lead to 8-3. He immediately took Luigs down again and turned him for two back points with 1:00 on the clock. Leading 12-3, Lee finished on top with 4:45 of riding time to roll to a 13-3 major. 149: Redshirt freshman Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) once again got the nod at 149 for No. 11 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) and took on Fernie Silva. Silva connected on a quick shot off the whistle that Verkleeren was able to step away form. The Lion freshman worked for shoulder control on the edge of the mat but Silva was able to keep the bout scoreless midway through the opening period. Verkleeren took a high single with 1:20 left and tripped Silva to the mat to take a 2-1 lead. The period finished neutral and Verkleeren led by one after one. Silva chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. He then worked his way behind Verkleeren for a takedown and a 4-3 lead after a quick Lion escape with 1:30 on the clock. The early period flurry was the only scoring of the middle stanza and Verkleeren trailed 4-3 after two. The Lion chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-4 tie. Verkleeren looked to counter Silva's shots by controlling his shoulders off the move, but Silva was able to fight off each Lion counter effort. Verkleeren connected on a solid single with :30 left and steadily worked his way to a takedown at the :18 mark to take a 6-4 lead. Verkleeren finished with a rideout and posted the 6-4 win. 157: Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, took on Breyden Bailey. As he did two nights earlier at Purdue, Nolf moved in quickly. The Lion tripped Bailey to the mat :40 into the bout and finished off the takedown for an early 2-0 lead. Nolf controlled the action off a resets and moved himself into position to turn Bailey's shoulders to the mat for four near fall points and a 6-0 lead. Nolf tried another turn, but Bailey was able to scramble out of trouble. Nolf's offense was relentless as he quickly tripped the Hoosier to the mat for a second takedown and an 8-1 lead. Nolf cut Bailey loose at the :25 mark and then quickly locked his shoulders, tossed him to the mat, and picked up his second first period pin of the weekend, this one at the 2:46 mark. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, faced senior Bryce Martin. Joseph scored quickly, taking Martin down to lead 2-0 less than :15 into the bout. He worked for a turning combination on the reset and locked up a cradle with 1:45 to wrestle. The Lion needed little time after that, getting his second pin of the weekend at the 1:23 mark. 174: Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, battled Hoosier Jake Covaciu. Covaciu took an early shot and gained control of Hall's ankle, but the Lion seamlessly rolled though the move and took a 2-1 lead with a sweet counter takedown. Hall paced the middle of the mat for the next minute and nearly connected on a high single with :20 on the clock. Covaciu was able to defend the effort and the bout moved to the second period with Hall leading 2-1. Hall chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Hall worked the center of the mat, forcing Covaciu into a stall before taking him down for a 5-1 lead with :40 left in the period. Hall finished off the period with a rideout and led 5-1 with :50 in time after two. Covaciu chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 5-2 score. Hall fought off a Covaciu shot and forced a reset with :57 left to wrestle. He then skipped behind the Hoosier for another takedown and a 7-3 lead after cutting him loose with :45 on the clock. Hall secured the major with two takedowns in the final :25 seconds and, with 1:20 in riding time, posted the 12-4 major.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The No. 22 Lock Haven University wrestling team (5-2) won all 10 bouts and the Bald Eagles recorded their first shutout in 11 years in downing visiting Millersville University (2-6), 45-0. LHU recorded bonus points in six of 10 wins and posted its first shutout since January 5, 2008 when the Bald Eagles blanked Wagner, 45-0. It was total dominance from the start as Lock Haven finished with a 16-1 advantage in takedowns. Millersville – ranked No. 25 at the Division II level - didn't recorded a takedown until the ninth bout of the dual at 197 pounds. The Bald Eagles benefitted from three pins, a tech fall, a major and a win by forfeit. Brandon Loperfido (Columbia, Pa./Hempfield), Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) and Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) all won by fall. Jonathan Ross (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) won by tech fall at 149 and DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) recorded a major as his drop to 133 continues to pay off for the Bald Eagles. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) benefitted from a win by forfeit at 125. Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale), Austin Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon), Ray Bernot (Gainesville, Va./Battlefield) and Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) added wins for Lock Haven. With the win today, LHU improved to 5-2 overall and extended the win streak to 3-0. On the season, Lock Haven is now 2-0 vs. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams. Todays' win helped Lock Haven cap a perfect 2-0 weekend. On Friday at Red Lion High School, the Bald Eagles won six of 10 bouts and secured a lopsided upset-victory over No. 12 Arizona State. After Werner won by forfeit at 125 today, Fehlman majored Ryan McGuire 14-0 at 133 pounds. Loperfido got the nod today at 141 and he took full advantage, earning a pin at the 4:14 mark. It was the first of three pins for Lock Haven. At 149, Ross earned a 16-0 tech fall at the 5:36 mark, before Klucker needed just 30 seconds to pin Rob Saum at 157. In the featured bout of the meet, Marsteller – ranked No. 4 in Division I – downed Millersville's Shane Ruhnke, 8-5. Marsteller was the aggressor and scored a takedown in each period and dropped the third-ranked 165-pounder in DII. Bell and Bernot took full advantage of their call into the lineup today, posting wins at 174 and 184, respectively. McClellan racked up LHU's third pin of the day at 197 and Haines – ranked No. 9 at 285 – finished things with a hard-earned win. LHU now sets its attention on a return to Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action. Lock Haven is 2-0 in EWL duals this season and will travel to Edinboro University Thursday (Jan. 31) night for a 7 p.m. league match. Results: 125: Luke Werner (LHU) won by forfeit / LHU, 6-0 133: DJ Fehlman (LHU) major dec. Ryan McGuire (MU) 14-0 / LHU, 10-0 141: Brandon Loperfido (LHU) pinned Alex Jablonski (MU) 4:14 / LHU, 16-0 149: Jonathan Ross (LHU) tech fall DJ Mele (MU) 16-0 (5:36) / LHU, 21-0 157: Alex Klucker (LHU) pinned Rob Saum (MU) 0:30 / LHU, 27-0 165: #4 Chance Marsteller (LHU) dec. DII #3 Shane Ruhnke (MU) 8-5 / LHU, 30-0 174: Austin Bell (LHU) dec. Anthony Yacovetti (MU) 9-4 / LHU, 33-0 184: Ray Bernot (LHU) dec. Evan Morrill (MU) 5-1 / LHU, 36-0 197: Parker McClellan (LHU) pinned Ryan Kokawksi (MU) 1:56 / LHU, 42-0 285: #9 Thomas Haines (LHU) dec. David Wuestner (MU) 6-0 / LHU, 45-0

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team ran its Southern Conference record to 2-0 with a 34-9 win over Davidson today. The Mocs scored bonus points in five of six wins after the Wildcats started the match with a forfeit at 125. Senior Alonzo Allen took the opening walkover for the Mocs, putting junior Jake Huffine on the mat first against Kyle Gorant. Gorant used an early takedown to set the tone for the opening bout. He eventually scored an 8-2 decision for his third win in a row. Junior Chris Debien upped the intensity with his pin against Caleb Ziebell at 133. He had three takedowns in the first period before putting Ziebell on his back at 4:25. Freshman Tanner Smith scored a nice 10-2 major decision on his 21st birthday. He won for the fourth time in five matches to improve to 7-4 overall. After a loss at 157, freshman Drew Nicholson was also active with a 20-5 tech fall over Erik Eva at 165. He evened his overall mark at 7-7. Freshman Hunter Fortner clinched the team win with a pin at 174. Davidson rounded out its scoring with a win at 184. Seniors Rodney Jones and Connor Tolley ended the match with wins at 197 and 285. Complete results are available below and the full MocsVision replay can be seen by clicking here. UTC improves to 4-5 overall while Davidson drops to 2-8 overall and 0-2 in SoCon action. The Mocs are currently in first place in the SoCon standings with Campbell and The Citadel sitting at 1-0. Appalachian State is in fourth place at 2-1, while VMI (1-2), Gardner-Webb (0-2) and Davidson round out the rest of the league standings. Up next for the Mocs is a key road trip next weekend at Gardner-Webb and Appalachian State. UTC faces the Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 1, and the Mountaineers on Sunday, Feb. 3. The next home match is against The Citadel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8. Admission for that match is $1 at the gate. Results: 125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) over (DAV) (For.) - UTC 6-0 133: Kyle Gorant (DAV) over Jake Huffine (UTC) (Dec 8-2) - UTC 6-3 141: Chris Debien (UTC) over Caleb Ziebell (DAV) (Fall 4:25) - UTC 12-3 149: Tanner Smith (UTC) over Aidan Conroy (DAV) (MD 10-2) - UTC 16-3 157: Tony Palumbo (DAV) over Ryan Resnick (UTC) (Dec 4-2) - UTC 16-6 165: Drew Nicholson (UTC) over Erik Eva (DAV) (TF 20-5 6:07) - UTC 21-6 174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over Noah Satterfield (DAV) (Fall 4:19) - UTC 27-6 184: Conor Fenn (DAVI) over Ben Stacey (UTC) (Dec 10-4) - UTC 27-9 197: Rod Jones (UTC) over Finaly Holston (DAV) (MD 10-0)- UTC 31-9 285: Connor Tolley (UTC) over Mitchell Trigg (DAV) (Dec 5-3) - UTC 34-9

KRANOYARSK, Russia -- For many years, the Ivan Yariguin Grand Prix has been the most prominent Open freestyle tournament in the world. Now, decades after the United States began attending this prestigious event, the U.S. has a three-time Yariguin champion. 2018 World bronze medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) calmly stepped on the raised mat in the Yariguin Grand Prix finals for the third straight year. Her opponent in the 72 kg finals was one of the top young stars from the World champion Japanese team, two-time cadet world champion Yuka Kagami. Mensah-Stock struck first, scoring a takedown for a 2-0 lead. She got in on another leg attack, and after a slight scramble, came out on top, forcing Kagami to her back near the edge of the mat. Kagami fought hard, trying to get off her back, but Mensah-Stock had most of the period and patiently adjusted the hold until the referees slapped the mat at the 2:43 mark. With a big smile on her face, Mensah-Stock had her hand raised in victory as she made American wrestling history. Read complete story on TheMat …

.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Binghamton wrestling team heads home with back-to-back EIWA wins under its belt. The Bearcats took a dominating 33-14 victory over Harvard earlier in the afternoon before making the trip to Providence, Rhode Island where Binghamton won 19-15 over the Bears. "We've got a lot of momentum right now," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We're doing a good job of building off of our success. We've been talking a lot about attitude and effort these last few weeks and the guys are stepping up in a huge way. It's really exciting to watch our team wrestle right now and if we keep up this intensity that we're bringing to the mat I think we're going to surprise a lot of people these next few months." Highlights With its wins today, Binghamton moves to 4-3 overall with a 3-2 EIWA record. Four Bearcats went 2-0 on the day. 133-pounder Zack Trampe and 174-pounder Vincent DePrez each won their fourth consecutive match tonight against Brown. 141-pounder Anthony Sparacio and 184-pounder Lou DePrez each won their sixth straight match tonight against Brown. In the match against Harvard, Vincent DePrez recorded his first fall of the season over Leo Tarantino at 2:54. 197-pounder Alex Melikian went 1-1 on the day, recording his first tech-fall of the season, 17-2 over Harvard's Cole Bateman. Sparacio outscored his opponents 33-9 today, earning a major decision over Harvard's Tucker Ribman (11-2) and a tech-fall over Brown's Colin Realbuto (22-7). The major decision was the junior's first bonus point win of the season. 165-pounder Aidan Monteverdi extended his win streak to three with a victory over Harvard's Tyler Tarsi, 7-4. The streak was later broken, after Monteverdi dropped a hard-fought match in sudden victory to No. 14 nationally ranked Jon Viruet of Brown. With his major decision over Brown's CJ LaFragola, Lou DePrez leads the team with nine bonus point wins, four coming in his last five matches. Binghamton 33, Harvard 14 125: Nolan Hellickson MD Steven Bulzomi,13-4 133: Zack Trampe dec. Lukus Stricker, 9-2 141: Anthony Sparacio MD Tucker Ribman, 11-2 149: Brock Wilson FALL Frankie Garcia, 3:57 157: Hunter Ladnier MD Christopher Barker, 9-1 165: Aidan Monteverdi dec. Tyler Tarsi, 7-4 174: Vincent DePrez FALL Leo Tarantino, 2:54 184: #8 Lou DePrez Inj. Clifton Wang, 1:21 197: Alex Melikian TF Cole Bateman, 17-2 285: Joe Doyle, Forfeit Binghamton 19, Brown 15 125: Trey Keeley dec. Steven Bulzomi, 4-3 (Brown 3-0) 133: Zack Trampe dec. Hunter Kosco, 6-2 (Tied 3-3) 141: Anthony Sparacio TF Colin Realbuto, 22-7 (Binghamton 8-3) 149: Frankie Garcia dec. Jack Bokina, 7-3 (Binghamton 11-3) 157: Christian LaBrie dec. Christopher Barker, 7-6 (Binghamton 11-6) 165: #18 Jon Viruet dec. Aidan Monteverdi, 3-1 SV-1 (Binghamton 11-9) 174: Vincent DePrez MD Cade Wilson, 8-0 (Binghamton 15-9) 184: #8 Lou DePrez MD CJ LaFragola, 10-2 (Binghamton 19-9) 197: Nino Bastianelli dec. Alex Melikian, 6-2 (Binghamton 19-12) 285: Ian Butterbrodt dec. Joe Doyle, 6-2 (Binghamton 19-15) Next Up Binghamton travels to Sacred Heart on Friday, Feb. 1 for a 7 PM EIWA matchup with the Pioneers.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In front of a capacity crowd inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall, No. 24 Lehigh scored bonus points in the final three bouts of the night to rally past No. 23 Arizona State 23-13 Saturday evening. The Mountain Hawks trailed 13-9 after seven bouts but senior Ryan Preisch tied the dual with a major decision at 184 and sophomore Chris Weiler put Lehigh back in front with a third period pin at 197. Sophomore heavyweight Jordan Wood added a major decision victory to clinch Lehigh's sixth consecutive dual win. "We knew we had to win some of those lower ones to compete," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "The win at 157 was huge. We knew we were favored in those last three weights and those guys went out and did a nice job." Lehigh won six of the 10 bouts overall, scoring bonus points in just those final three, as the Mountain Hawks move to 6-7 on the dual season. The first six bouts of the dual were all tightly contested, with two of the six decided by a single point and two others decided by just two. Freshman Luke Resnick fell 3-2 to Brandon Courtney in the opening bout at 125 by way of a third period takedown, but back-to-back 4-2 decisions from sophomore Brandon Paetzell at 133 and junior Ryan Pomrinca at 141 put Lehigh in front 6-3. Paetzell rode out the second period but needed a third period takedown to knock off Josh Kramer, while Pomrinca used a first period takedown, plus an escape and riding time to top Cory Crooks. Arizona State (4-8) pulled even at 6-6 after Josh Maruca knocked off senior Cortlandt Schuyler 7-2 at 149, snapping Schuyler's five bout winning streak. The Mountain Hawks got a big boost going into intermission with a late 6-1 decision by freshman Josh Humphreys over 13th-ranked Christian Pagdilao at 157. Humphreys was ridden out in the second period and trailed on riding time advantage late in the third period when he put Pagdilao in danger after a shot and worked his way into a takedown and four point near fall in the final seconds. "That was a great match," Santoro said. "Pagdilao's a really good kid. To find a way to win at the end. Those are big moments, because for a young guy you have to find ways to win matches like that. You're going to need those at the national tournament and you have to find a way to go get it. "The Humphreys win really ignited the team," Santoro continued. "I think they saw that when you keep wrestling good things happen. That's the thing with wrestling. It's never over. Josh has done what he's done all year which is keep wrestling." Lehigh just missed another big win coming out of intermission as senior Gordon Wolf came up just one point short against fifth-ranked Josh Shields at 165. Wolf scored the first takedown in the first period and after trading three reversals, and then a late Wolf escape, the Lehigh senior led 5-4 after one. Wolf led 6-5 early in the third but Shields scored a go ahead takedown and kept Wolf down to win 7-6. The Sun Devils opened up a four-point lead with a major decision at 174 as second-ranked and defending NCAA champion Zahid Valencia scored late to cement a 12-4 win over seventh-ranked junior Jordan Kutler. Preisch pulled Lehigh even with a 10-0 major decision over Jacen Petersen. He scored a first period takedown and turned Petersen for four near fall at the end of the period and added an escape and takedown in the second period plus riding time. With the dual tied 13-13 after eight bouts, Weiler took the mat against Austyn Harris. Weiler opened the scoring with a second period reversal and locked up a cradle before losing control before he could turn Harris. Leading 2-1 in the third, Weiler locked up a cradle and turned Harris for four near fall, then locked up another cradle, triggering an eruption of the crowd of 2,085 with the fall at the 6:06 mark. "We're working on getting Chris bigger," Santoro said. "He went through the same thing last year. He did a good job tonight of making adjustments. He couldn't just dive in there on a leg. He won it on top and that's where he's good." Wood capped the dual by picking up five takedowns, including one late to secure a 12-4 major decision over Brady Daniel. Lehigh has now won five straight duals against the Sun Devils to take a 6-2 lead in the all-time series. The Mountain Hawks return to the mats on Sunday when they host No. 12 Virginia Tech with match time set for 2 p.m. from Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased online at LehighTickets.com or at the Grace Hall ticket office prior to the match. The 2018-19 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Results: 125 - Brandon Courtney (ASU) dec. Luke Resnick (Lehigh) 3-2 133 - Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Josh Kramer (ASU) 4-2 141 - Ryan Pomrinca (Lehigh) dec. Cory Crooks (ASU) 4-2 149 - Josh Maruca (ASU) dec. Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) 7-2 157 - Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Christian Pagdilao (ASU) 6-1 165 - Josh Shields (ASU) dec. Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) 7-6 174 - Zahid Valencia (ASU) major dec. Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) 12-4 184 - Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) major dec. Jacen Petersen (ASU) 10-0 197 - Chris Weiler (Lehigh) Fall Austyn Harris (ASU) 6:06 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Brady Daniel (ASU) 12-4 Attendance - 2,085

CHAPEL HILL -- Chip Ness won his 11th straight home match Arena and redshirt freshman Jaime Hernandez picked up his second major decision of the year to help No. 17 North Carolina beat No. 25 Virginia, 22-13, Saturday night at Carmichael Arena. After Virginia's No. 5 Jack Mueller won via major decision against Joe Heilmann, the Tar Heels responded with three straight majors to take command of the team score. Things started with redshirt senior Gary Wayne Harding, who beat UVA's Louie Hayes in a dominant 9-0 match at 133 pounds. That was followed by a standout performance from Hernandez, who wrestled for the first time since beating Arizona State's Cory Crooks in November. Hernandez started strong early against Virginia's Gray Hart and never looked back. With a handful of takedowns in both the second and third periods, he collected a dominant 20-6 win. No. 4 Austin O'Connor followed with a strong performance of his own at 149, a 22-9 major decision win that gave the Tar Heels a 12-4 lead after the first four matches of the night. Virginia was able to string together a pair of wins at 157 and 165, but Devin Kane got Carolina back on track at 174. He used two takedowns in the third period to boost his lead over UVA's Robby Patrick. Helped by a riding time point, Kane won with a 10-2 major decision, advancing UNC's lead to 16-10. Chip Ness carried Carolina's momentum against Chance McClure at 184 pounds. Ness began the rivalry with a takedown in the first period, but McClure kept things tight through the final seconds. It was a 3-1 match through the middle of the third period, but a late Ness takedown locked up riding time for a 6-1 decision. The All-American from Duluth, Georgia, is now 11-0 in his last 11 matches in Chapel Hill. True freshman Brandon Whitman made his UNC debut at 197 pounds, dropping a hard-fought 7-2 match against Virginia's No. 8 Jay Aiello. Whitman scored the match's first points with a takedown in the first 20 seconds, but Aiello stormed back for the win. In the final match of the night, Cory Daniel cruised to a 6-1 win to cap off the night for North Carolina. The Tar Heels will hit the road next week for a pair of duals in Pennsylvania. Carolina will face Bucknell on Friday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. before continuing the ACC schedule Saturday, Feb. 2, at 2 p.m. against No. 14 Pittsburgh. Results: 125: #5 Jack Mueller (UVA) maj. dec. Joe Heilmann (UNC), 11-2 - UVA leads 4-0 133: Gary Wayne Harding (UNC) maj. dec. Louie Hayes (UVA), 9-0 - Tied 4-4 141: Jaime Hernandez (UNC) maj. dec. Gray Hart (UVA), 20-6 - UNC leads 8-4 149: #4 Austin O'Connor (UNC) maj. dec. Michael Murphy (UVA), 22-9 - UNC leads 12-4 157: Jake Keating (UVA) dec. Josh McClure (UNC), 11-5 - UNC leads 12-7 165: Cam Coy (UVA) dec. Sawyer Davidson (UNC), 4-0 - UNC leads 12-10 174: Devin Kane (UNC) maj. dec. Robby Patrick (UVA), 10-2 - UNC leads 16-10 184: #14 Chip Ness (UNC) dec. Chance McClure (UVA), 6-1 - UNC leads 19-10 197: #8 Jay Aiello (UVA) dec. Brandon Whitman (UNC), 7-2 - UNC leads 19-13 285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. Tyler Love (UVA), 9-4 - UNC wins 22-13

NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Casey Cobb (So / Nampa, Idaho), Jared Prince (Jr/Safety Harbor, Fla.), Quentin Hovis (So/Poway, Calif.), Tanner Skidgel (So/Tulsa, Okla.) and Anthony Cable (Sr/Hughesville, Md.) each won individual titles to lead the Navy wrestling team to the 2019 All-Academy Championship crown Saturday at Plumley Armory in Northfield, Vt. It marked the Mids' 15th overall All-Academy Championship victory and their second in a row. Navy (115.5) won the team crown by 16 points over second-place Air Force (99.5), who had two wrestlers win individual titles. Army also had two individual titles winners and finished third with 72.5 points, followed by The Citadel (56.5), VMI (35.0), Coast Guard (14.5), Merchant Marine (2.5) and Norwich (1.0). VMI's Neal Richards was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 174-pound crown. "I'm incredibly proud of the 10 guys who represented the Navy wrestling program today," said fifth-year Navy head coach Joel Sharratt. "In team tournaments it's imperative that every athlete contribute. The team came together and every single athlete scored big points to lead us to a TEAM victory. We showed great support for one another throughout the day as the team constantly filled up the corner in support of one another for every round and every bout. "The transition from dual meets to a tournament format was a test of fortitude for these guys and they did a very good job of focusing on one match at a time and one point at a time." The Highlights • Navy has been the dominant team, winning 15 of the 25 championships including 12 of the last 16. • The Mids have won 98 individual crowns in All-Academy Championship history, including 72 of the 160 titles over the last 16 years. • The Mids won the team title in 1995, `97, `99, `04, `05, `06, `07, `09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '18 and '19, while they claimed five or more individual titles in 1997, `99, `04, `05, `07, `08, '10, '11, '13, '17, '18 and '19. • Four of the five Mids who claimed individual titles were first-time All-Academy Championship winners - Casey Cobb (133), Quentin Hovis (157), Tanner Skidgel (165) and Anthony Cable (184). • Junior Jared Prince (149) earned his second All-Academy Championship in as many appearances. He was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler as a freshman in 2017, where he won the 141-pound title. He is the 23rd Navy wrestler to win at least two All-Academy Championship titles. • It was the first appearance at the All-Academy Championship for seven Navy wrestlers - Jacob Allen (125), Casey Cobb (133), Quentin Hovis (157), Tanner Skidgel (165), Spencer Carey (174), Anthony Cable (184) and Joshua Roetman (197). • Senior team captain Nicholas Gil earned his 100th collegiate victory with a 9-4 decision over Norwich's Drake Troyer in the semifinals. He is only the 16th wrestler in program history to reach 100 career wins. With a 100-38 career record, he is tied with former teammate Zack Davis (2015-18) for 15th on the Mids' all-time wins list. He trails 14th-place Aaron Kalil (2009-12) by just one win. More From Coach Sharratt • As a coach it is rewarding to see your athletes hit major milestones in their careers. Nick Gil being recognized for his 100th career win made that round special. Ranking among the program's all-time top 16 in wins is an honor and doing it as a three-year starter is very impressive. • Casey Cobb was a hammer this weekend and again delivered consistent performances against high-level opponents. He is also showing improvement every week and becoming a threat in multiple positions. • Jared Prince wrestled a smart match in the finals against a unorthodox competitor who came out to wrestle him tough and smart. Jared made great match adjustments and showed the competitive fire he has. He is very exciting and always enjoyable for fans to watch and our team rallies behind his attitude and effort. • Quentin Hovis stepped up his game this weekend and won matches over opposing athletes well ahead of him in seeding and in the NCAA Coaches Rankings. This is a big step for him in advancing towards his personal goals and our team goals. • Tanner Skidgel was sharp in his performance throughout the day and he is getting better every week. He is both athletic and skilled and it was good to see him recognized in this week's NCAA Coaches Rankings. I expect to see continued improvement from him over the next six weeks. • Anthony Cable wrestled an outstanding event and I am proud to see him winning this championship at such a special event. He wrestled well and knows he left some points off the board and is committed to improving to get where he wants to be and where we need him to be. • I was very proud to see Josh Roetman's resilient effort after dropping a tough bout in the semifinals. He is a warrior who showed fortitude to reengage and overcome when things didn't go as expected. What's Ahead • The Midshipmen return to dual action on on Friday when they play host to Drexel. Action is set for 7:00 pm at Alumni Hall. • Navy will also send roughly 20 wrestlers to Pennsylvania next Saturday to compete at the Edinboro Open. Team Standings: 1 - 115.5 - Navy (5) 2 - 99.5 - Air Force (2) 3 - 72.5 - Army (2) 4 - 56.5 - The Citadel 5 - 35.0 - VMI (1) 6 - 14.5 - Coast Guard 7 - 2.5 - Merchant Marine 8 - 1.0 - Norwich

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Back-to-back pins by Zach Hartman (157) and D.J. Hollingshead (165), and a clutch major decision by Drew Phipps (197), propelled the Bucknell wrestling team to a 22-18 comeback victory at Hofstra on Saturday night. The Bison (5-6, 3-3 EIWA) flipped a 12-0 deficit into an 18-12 advantage thanks to Hartman and Hollingshead's pins and a Pride forfeit at 174 pounds. After Trey Rogers (184) drew Hofstra (4-9, 0-3 EIWA) back within three points with a decision, Phipps sealed Bucknell's comeback victory with a decisive 11-3 major decision over Nezar Haddad. The Pride raced out to an early 12-0 lead, winning the first four bouts by decision. Notably, at 125 pounds, Dylan Ryder handed Jakob Campbell his first dual loss of the season, edging the sophomore by a 4-0 margin; Campbell moved to 7-1 in dual action on the season. Then, at 133 pounds, Jacob Martin used a takedown in the second sudden victory period to slip past David Campbell, 4-2. Hartman cut the Bison's deficit in half by pinning Chris Mauriello in 5:28. Hartman has now pinned four of his past five opponents, bringing his season total to a team-best seven. The freshman, who is currently ranked as high as eighth nationally, improved to 18-4 on the season, which includes a 14-0 mark against unranked opponents. Hollingshead needed just 31 seconds to even the score at 12-12. His pin of Ricky Stamm was his first since Bucknell's season-opening victory over VMI. After Hofstra forfeited at 174 pounds, the Bison then took their first lead of the night. Rogers pulled the Pride back within three, at 18-15, with a 5-3 decision over Jacob Ferreira, a freshman competing in just his second dual. Needing at least a major decision to put the dual out of reach entering the heavyweight bout, Phipps delivered; the junior captain registered five takedowns, including two in the third period, and built up nearly two minutes of riding time advantage. The Bison, who earlier on Saturday blanked Sacred Heart, 40-0, next host North Carolina on Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.; that Sojka Pavilion dual, which is presented by Geisinger, Fairfield Auto Group and Giant, will be streamed live on FloWrestling. Tickets remain on sale at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice. On Sunday, Feb. 3, Bucknell then welcomes Franklin & Marshall to Davis Gym for a 2 p.m. dual. Results: 125: Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) dec. over Jakob Campbell (BU) 4-0 133: Jacob Martin (Hofstra) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 4-2 (SV-2) 141: Garrett Lambert (Hofstra) dec. over Joey Gould (BU) 12-9 149: Holden Heller (Hofstra) dec. over Matthew Kolonia (BU) 10-3 157: #8/8/9 Zach Hartman (BU) fall over Chris Mauriello (Hofstra) 5:28 165: D.J. Hollingshead (BU) fall over Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) 0:31 174: Nick Stephani (BU) wins by forfeit 184: Trey Rogers (Hofstra) dec. over Jacob Ferreira (BU) 5-3 197: Drew Phipps (BU) maj. dec. over Nezar Haddad (Hofstra) 11-3 285: Omar Haddad (Hofstra) dec. over Eric Chakonis (BU) 4-2

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional) won his fifth-straight match, including three-straight by fall, as the Rider University wrestling team defeated Hofstra, 24-16, Saturday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. With the win, the Broncs are now 5-3, while the Pride falls to 4-8. Hofstra came out strong with wins in three of the first four bouts to take a 13-6 advantage. Cefolo's pin of Jacob Martin at 133 accounted for the three Rider points before Gino Fluri (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional) earned a decision at 157 and Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip) won by forfeit to give Rider the 15-13 lead. The Pride retook the lead, 16-15, with a decision at 174, before the Broncs won the last three matches. Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) won a 7-6 decision at 184, while Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) won, 3-1, in sudden victory at 197. Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) wrapped up the win with a 5-3 decision at 285. Quotes & Notes "Cefolo and our upper weights came through today and wrestled well! We are looking for consistency at this time of the year and need to get all 10 guys competing at a high level every time we take the mat. The good news is our team found a way to win today, but we still have a lot of work to do." – Rider Head Coach John Hangey - Rider has now won six-straight over Hofstra to cut its deficit in the all-time series to 24-23. - Cefolo's fifth win by fall of the year gives him the team lead. - Laird is now second on the team with 13 wins on the year. - Fluri won his 12th match of the season, including a 5-3 mark in dual matches. - The Broncs return to EWL action Thursday, when they travel to George Mason at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Dylan Ryder (HOFS) over Jonathon Tropea (RIDE) (Fall 4:00), Hofstra leads, 6-0 133: Anthony Cefelo (RIDE) over Jacob Martin (HOFS) (Fall 4:16), Match tied, 6-6 141: Garrett Lambert (HOFS) over Travis Layton (RIDE) (MD 9-0), Hofstra leads, 10-6 149: Holden Heller (HOFS) over Evan Fidelibus (RIDE) (Dec 14-13), Hofstra leads, 13-6 157: Gino Fluri (RIDE) over Chris Mauriello (HOFS) (Dec 2-0), Hofstra leads, 13-9 165: Jesse Dellavecchia (RIDE) over (HOFS) (For.), Rider leads, 15-13 174: Ricky Stamm (HOFS) over George Walton (RIDE) (Dec 13-9), Hofstra leads, 16-15 184: Michale Fagg-Daves (RIDE) over Trey Rogers (HOFS) (Dec 7-6), Rider leads, 18-16 197: Ethan Laird (RIDE) over Nezar Haddad (HOFS) (SV-1 3-1), Rider leads, 21-16 285: Ryan Cloud (RIDE) over Omar Haddad (HOFS) (Dec 5-3), Rider wins, 24-16