InterMat Staff

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Franklin & Marshall's wrestling team went ahead early and withstood a late rally, securing a narrow 25-18 win against Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) rival Sacred Heart on Sunday. The Diplomats wrapped up their New England road trip on a high note with their seventh-straight win against the Pioneers and improved to 3-5, 1-4 EIWA on the year. After back-to-back Sacred Heart decisions at 174 and 184 cut down F&M's lead to seven at 19-12 heading into 197, Anthony Mancini followed with a late third-period pin at 6:29 that put an end to the Pioneers' comeback. Action opened with a forfeit at 125 going to F&M's Edgar Garcia, and a Dan Martoccio second-period pin (3:28) that put the Diplomats ahead 12-0 in the early stages of the match. Two-consecutive Sacred Heart decisions made it a 12-6 contest, but Emmett LiCastri's 6-4 decision at 157, followed by Robbie King's 15-6 major at 165, seized the momentum back into F&M's favor. Jimmy Stillerman (174) and Gordon Bolig (184) both hung tough with their opponents, falling by decisions but not allowing bonus points to the Pioneers, before Mancini's pin sealed the victory. F&M receives a much-deserved week off from competition and returns to the mat on Saturday, Feb. 4th for a doubleheader in Lancaster against Drexel (12:00 p.m.) and Hofstra (2:00 p.m.). Results: 125- (F&M) Edgar Garcia Forfeit (SHU) 133- (F&M) Dan Martoccio FALL 3:28 (SHU) Gerard Daly 141- (SHU) Brandon Levesque dec. 13-7 (FM) Paddy Quinlan 149- (SHU) Alex Harnsberger dec. 3-2 (FM) Sam Butler 157- (F&M) Emmett LiCastri dec. 6-4 (SHU) Casey Mitchell 165- (F&M) Robbie King Maj. dec. 15-6 (SHU) Matt Fisher 174- (SHU) Dom Celli dec. 8-4 (F&M) Jimmy Stillerman 184- (SHU) Elliott Entler dec. 6-1 (F&M) Gordon Bolig 197- (F&M) Anthony Mancini FALL 6:29 (SHU) Sasha Oliinyk 285-(SHU) John Hartnett FALL 2:26 (F&M) Jack Argast

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The No. 15-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team bounced back with a dominant win at Northwestern on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 22), earning bonus points in seven of eight wins to roll to a 38-10 victory at the Wildcats' Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wolverines boasted two pins, four technical falls and a major decision to close out their weekend road trip. Junior/sophomore Malik Amine set the tone with a quick fall in his dual-meet debut at 149 pounds -- the dual's starting weight -- using a bottom-leg turk to pin Shayne Oster at the 48-second mark. He struck on a high crotch just seconds into the first period before ending the bout early. It marks his fourth fall of the season. Fifth-year senior Conor Youtsey, who made his season debut after rejoining the Wolverine roster just last week, also earned a pin at 125 pounds after the intermission break, using a suck back early in the second period before finishing Anthony Rubinetti in a half at the 4:13 mark. Youtsey led 4-2 at the time after scoring on a pair of first-period takedowns. The Wolverines reeled off three straight technical falls after Amine's pin, earning big bonus points from senior Brian Murphy and sophomore/freshman Logan Massa and Myles Amine and 157, 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Murphy, ranked ninth in the latest InterMat poll, piled on 14 points in the third period to beat Ben Sullivan, 21-4, scoring on three takedowns and eight back points to end the bout at the 6:37 mark. Massa, ranked second nationally at 165 pounds, rebounded from his first loss of the season with a 26-10 technical fall over Johnny Sebastian. He finished on 12 takedowns -- four in each period -- and rode for 2:34 to secure the tech fall at match's end. It is his seventh technical fall of the season and 13th bonus win. Myles Amine, ranked ninth nationally, also used his riding-time point to secure a 21-6 technical fall over Braxton Cody in the subsequent bout at 174 pounds. Amine scored eight takedowns, added a two-point near fall off a second-period cradle and rode for 4:26. It is his 11th bonus win this season. Sophomore/freshman Jackson Striggow earned a 6-3 decision over Jacob Berkowitz at 197 pounds after the intermission break. Striggow grabbed the early lead on a first-period technical violation and iced the match with a pair of third-period takedowns, including a counter double leg to pad his lead midway through the frame. Northwestern earned wins at 184 pounds and heavyweight, but the Wolverines responded with three straight wins to close out the dual. Sophomore/freshman Stevan Micic, ranked fourth at 133 pounds, followed Youtsey's pin with another technical fall, cruising to a 17-2 win over Jason Ipsarides. The Wolverine wrestler blew the match open with a six-point sequence off a two-on-one in the first period and added another four-point near fall in the second and a reversal and takedown in the third. Sophomore/freshman Sal Profaci closed out the dual with a hard-fourth 7-3 decision over Alexander McKenna at 141 pounds, scoring on takedowns in the first and third period and a reversal in the second to control the bout throughout. A couple of penalty points narrowed the score, but Profaci iced it with a counter takedown in the waning seconds and added a riding-time point for his 1:40 advantage time. The Wolverines will wrap up the home portion of their 2016-17 dual season next weekend with a pair of duals at Cliff Keen Arena. On Friday (Jan. 27), U-M will host Rutgers at 7 p.m. before welcoming Lehigh at 2 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 29). Tickets are available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 149 -- Malik Amine (U-M) pinned Shayne Oster, 0:48 U-M, 6-0 157 -- #9 Brian Murphy (U-M) tech. fall Ben Sullivan, 21-4 (6:37) U-M, 11-0 165 -- #2 Logan Massa (U-M) tech. fall Johnny Sebastian, 26-10 (6:27) U-M, 16-0 174 -- #8 Myles Amine (U-M) tech. fall Braxton Cody, 21-6 (7:00) U-M, 21-0 184 -- Mitch Sliga (NU) major dec. Aaron Calderon, 13-2 U-M, 21-4 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Jacob Berkowitz, 6-3 U-M, 24-4 Hwt -- Conan Jennings (NU) pinned Dan Perry, 6:03 U-M, 24-10 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) pinned Anthony Rubinetti, 4:13 U-M, 30-10 133 -- #4 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall Jason Ipsarides, 17-2 (7:00) U-M, 35-10 141 -- Sal Profaci (U-M) dec. Alexander McKenna, 7-3 U-M, 38-10

STILLWATER -- The top-ranked and undefeated Oklahoma State wrestling team picked up its eighth win of the season Sunday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena, moving to 3-0 in Big 12 action with a 31-9 rout of 19th-ranked South Dakota State. The Cowboys earned five bonus-point victories in the win, including technical falls from redshirt freshman Nick Piccininni, senior Anthony Collica and senior Nolan Boyd, who tallied the 100th win of his career. Senior Austin Schafer ended the match with an exclamation point, pinning Jackrabbit Alex Macki in the first period. "(South Dakota State wrestles) hard and they wrestle tough," head coach John Smith said. "We got tested in a few different matches…There were a lot of things from this match that were good, but also several that we've got to correct." Once again, following up a 20-2 tech fall in Friday's win over West Virginia, Piccininni set the tone for the match at 125 pounds. Piccininni wasted no time banking a 15-0 tech over Ben Gillette to put the Cowboys up, 5-0, on the Jackrabbits early. The redshirt freshman opened with a takedown and a pair of nearfalls in the first period to lead 8-0. It took only 47 seconds into the second frame to end the match, as Piccininni, who elected to start the period on bottom, escaped and tallied another takedown and four-point nearfall to lock up the win. Redshirt freshman Kaid Brock was upset at 133 pounds, as seventh-ranked Seth Gross came away with a 6-4 decision to give Brock his first loss of the season and only the second of his career. Reigning NCAA Champion at 141 pounds Dean Heil tallied his second major decision of the weekend to seize momentum back in the Cowboys' favor. Heil scored a takedown on South Dakota State's Isaac Andrade with under 20 seconds to go in the opening period to lead, 2-0, after one. The Cowboy junior opened the second on top and rode out the whole frame, adding a pair of back points, after Andrade elected down. Heil finished off the major in the third, escaping and dropping Andrade for another score on the way to a 9-0 win. Anthony Collica also picked up his second bonus-point victory of the weekend, working hard for a 23-8 tech fall over 20th-ranked Alex Kocer at 149 pounds. Collica used five takedowns in the opening period to hold a 10-4 lead after three minutes. Five more takedowns in the final two periods and a couple of minutes of riding time allowed the senior to ride off with his first tech of the season. At 157, Joe Smith came just short of tallying bonus points for OSU against South Dakota State's Logan Peterson. Leading, 9-2, in the third after a four-point nearfall with over a minute of riding time in the bank, Peterson escaped to cut Smith's lead to six. Smith got a couple of good looks, but couldn't convert on one final takedown, finishing with a 10-3 decision. Redshirt sophomore Chandler Rogers won his eighth-straight match, handling Luke Zilverberg in an 8-3 decision at 165 pounds. Leading, 4-3, heading to the second and starting in the defensive position, Rogers staved off Zilverberg with a takedown with just outside of a minute to go in the match, riding out the clock for the win. After opening his match in a 6-0 hole early at 174 pounds, Cowboy senior Kyle Crutchmer couldn't dig himself out, giving up a 7-2 decision to No. 20 David Kocer. Nolan Boyd's 100th win came with bonus points attached, as the senior picked up his second technical fall of the weekend in an 18-2 win over Martin Mueller at 184 pounds. Boyd used a 13-point first period to help propel him to the win, wrapping the match in 5:25. Boyd, the 40th Cowboy in program history to reach to century mark, has now tallied bonus points in four of his last five dual starts for the Pokes. "It felt great," Boyd said of getting his 100th win. "(I felt) a little bit of pressure. There's always a negative thought you have to fight off, and I think that's what it is was; just fighting off the negative thought, being positive and taking these matches as opportunities." Facing a tough test against eighth-ranked Nate Rotert, redshirt sophomore Preston Weigel dropped a 3-1 match in sudden victory Sunday. Trailing, 1-0, after two periods after being dinged for his second stalling warning in the second period, Weigel elected to start down and quickly escaped to open the final frame to tie the match. Neither wrestler could score in the final minutes of regulation, sending the match to sudden victory where Rotert would convert the decisive takedown. Heavyweight Austin Schafer recorded the second fall of his senior season, following up a 16-0 tech fall in his match on Friday with a first-period pin of South Dakota State's Alex Macki. With the triumph, Schafer pushed his record on the season to 16-1 overall with nine of those wins coming with bonus points. "He looks strong and he looks very confident on the mat right now," head coach John Smith said. "Of course, he's had a couple of guys that really can't test him, but it's just good to see him go out and compete hard. We did a better job today on nearfall points and turning people. He's definitely one that can do that and it's been exciting for me to see him have that success from the standpoint that we didn't know what to expect, or if we were going to be able to win half of our matches of at heavyweight this season. Now we've got a guy that looks like King Kong out there. It's a real bonus for us and the credit goes to him. He works hard." The Cowboys now head back on the road for a couple of weeks, beginning with a couple of familiar foes this weekend. OSU will match up with No. 8 Missouri Friday night at 7 p.m. in Columbia, Mo., before traveling north to Ames, Iowa, for a Big 12 showdown with Iowa State on Sunday at 2 p.m. Results: 125: No. 11 Nick Piccininni (OSU) TF Ben Gillette (SDSU) 15-0 (3:47) 133: No. 7 Seth Gross (SDSU) dec. No. 2 Kaid Brock (OSU) 6-4 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) MD Isaac Andrade (SDSU) 9-0 149: No. 2 Anthony Collica (OSU) TF No. 20 Alex Kocer (SDSU) 23-8 157: No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU) dec. Logan Peterson (SDSU) 10-3 165: No. 6 Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec. Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) 8-3 174: No. 20 David Kocer (SDSU) dec. No. 5 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) 7-2 184: No. 6 Nolan Boyd (OSU) TF Martin Mueller (SDSU) 18-2 197: No. 8 Nate Rotert (SDSU) dec. No. 4 Preston Weigel (OSU) 3-1, SV HWT: No. 7 Austin Schafer (OSU) fall Alex Macki (SDSU) 2:46

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 11 Rutgers wrestling (9-2, 3-1) defeated Purdue (8-3, 3-2), 27-9, Sunday afternoon in front of 2,595 fans at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The victory was the 150th of 10th-year head coach Scott Goodale's career. “It was a good match. That's a good Big Ten team and they're going to win a lot down the road,” Goodale said. “That kind of sets us up for the national duals. Obviously we're going to probably make the national duals at this point. Where we're going to go is going to depend on where we finish in this conference. We've got some big ones coming up, but that one had me worried for a long time. They wrestle really, really hard. Overall it was a good team win.” The Scarlet Knights won seven of 10 matches on the afternoon to upend the Boilermakers. RU gained bonus-point victories in three consecutive matches from No. 6 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault, No. 14 149-pounder Ken Theobold, and No. 18 157-pounder John Van Brill to put the dual out of reach. Ashnault posted his 14th bonus-point win of the season and is now 18-3 overall after his 10-0 major decision against Kyle Ayersman. Theobold (14-5) notched a tech fall for the second-straight match against Nate Limmex, needing only the opening period to end the bout. Van Brill (17-7) won by injury default against NCAA qualifier Alex Griffin in the opening period. 125-pound true freshman Brandon Paetzell notched his 12th win of the season to start the dual off, before RU closed the match out with decisions from No. 14 Nicholas Gravina (184 Pounds), Matthew Correnti (197 Pounds) and heavyweight Razohnn Gross. Gross (7-7) and Purdue's Tyler Kral were in a battle to close the match, needing a second round of tiebreakers to decide the bout. With Kral starting the second 30-second stanza on top, Gross needed a quick escape to preserve riding time and win the match. The Franklin Park, New Jersey, native freed himself of Kral's grip with 1.5 seconds of advantage, and defended until the horn sounded to win, 4-3. Gravina (14-4) held off Tanner Lynde to sweep the weekend, while Correnti (11-7) solidified a 5-2 decision with a third-period takedown on a re-shot after Christian Brunner reached for his legs. Paetzell won for the third time in four matches and is now 12-4 overall in his true freshman campaign. 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio fell, 5-4, in tiebreakers in the front half of the dual against Luke Welch. Welch reversed DelVecchio as the final horn sounded to win by a point as the Scarlet Knight eyed a 4-3 win. RU's other two losses were also close decisions. 165-pounder Willie Scott fell short in a 6-4 loss to Dylan Lydy. At 174-pounds, Phillip Bakuckas was edged, 7-4, against Jacob Morrisey. Rutgers returns to the mat Friday at No. 15 Michigan (7 p.m.) and Sunday at Michigan State (2 p.m.). RU's dual against the Wolverines will stream live on BTN Plus, while Sunday's match against the Spartans will be televised live nationally on Big Ten Network. Results: 125: Brandon Paetzell (RU) dec. over Ben Thornton (PU), 8-2; RU leads, 3-0 133: Luke Welch (PU) dec. over Scott DelVecchio (RU), 5-4 (TB-1); Dual tied, 3-3 141: No. 6/6/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Kyle Ayersman (PU), 10-0; RU leads, 7-3 149: No. 14/16/14 Ken Theobold (RU) tech fall over Nate Limmex (PU), 15-0; RU leads, 12-3 157: No. 18/13/14 John Van Brill (RU) wins by injury default over Alex Griffin (PU); RU leads, 18-3 165: Dylan Lydy (PU) dec. over Willie Scott (RU), 6-4; RU leads, 18-6 174: Jacob Morrisey (PU) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 7-4; RU leads, 18-9 184: No. 14/13/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Tanner Lynde (PU), 4-2; RU leads, 21-9 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) dec. over Christian Brunner (PU), 5-2; RU leads, 24-9 HWT: Razohnn Gross (RU) dec. over Tyler Kral (PU), 4-3 (TB-2); RU wins, 27-9

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- As important as victories are in a wrestling match, so, too, are points. This was never more evident than in Sunday's match between Navy (7-1) and Duke (2-5) at Wesley Brown Field House in Annapolis. A 10-1 major decision by sixth-ranked heavyweight Jacob Kasper of Duke in the final bout of the afternoon knotted the team score at 17 apiece. The Mids, however, would win the tie-breaker by the third criteria, outscoring the Blue Devils, 66-60. “I'm extremely proud of the effort the team gave today in our victory over a competitive Duke squad,” said third-year head coach Joel Sharratt. “It came down to always winning by the largest margin possible. Scoring 66 points is an indicator of an aggressive program and these guys are really understanding wrestling the NAVY WAY!” Duke opened up a 7-0 lead with back-to-back victories by Thayer Atkins (15-7 vs. Brant Leadbeter) and Cole Baumgartner (7-4 vs. Cody Lambert) at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Navy, however, answered with a pair of its own. Freshman Jared Prince (Safety Harbor, Fla.), who joined this week's national rankings at #20, scored a takedown and a 4-point near fall in the closing seconds to secure a 15-4 major decision over Duke's Zach Finesilver at 141 pounds. Third-year starter Corey Wilding (Jr / Pittsburgh, Pa.), meanwhile, controlled the opening two periods to fight off the Blue Devils' Xaviel Ramos at 149 to pick up a 9-5 victory and knot the team score at 7-7. Duke senior Jake Faust held the Mids' Zach Elvin (Fr / Harrisburg, Pa.) scoreless at 157 pounds in giving the Blue Devils a 10-7 advantage halfway through the match. It was Drew Daniels (Jr / Overland Park, Kan.), however, who took advantage of his rookie opponent at 165, scoring three takedowns in the final period and amassing better than three minutes in riding time to post a 12-4 major decision over Garrett Neff. In one of the most anticipated matches of the afternoon, the 174-pound match pit 17th-ranked Jadaen Bernstein (Jr / Glen Gardner, N.J.) of Navy against #15 Connor Bass. The two wrestlers met less than a month ago when Bass pinned Bernstein 20 seconds into sudden victory at the Southern Scuffle. A focused Bernstein was determined to come out on top in the rematch. Bernstein owned a 2-1 advantage after the first period and built a 5-2 lead after two periods. The two-time NCAA qualifier scored a takedown in the final 15 seconds and amassed nearly three-and-a-half minutes of riding time in an 8-3 victory over Bass. “Jadaen wrestled extremely well, dominating every position of the match,” added Sharratt. “He is gaining momentum at the right time and is getting better every match.” Not only did Navy push ahead by four points thanks to the Daniels and Bernstein wins, the Mids earned a +13 advantage in points which would prove to be important by the end of the match. Duke trimmed the Mids' lead to one when redshirt sophomore Alec Schenk utilized an escape and takedown in the third period to come from behind and deal 184-pound Michael Coleman (Jr / Hudson, Ohio) a 6-4 loss. It marked Coleman's first match back since he suffered an injury in mid-November at the Navy Classic. Improving to 6-0 in dual action this season, Steban Cervantes (Jr / Chula Vista, Calif.) outscored Duke sophomore Luke Farinaro, 6-1, in the third period to earn a 6-2 victory and give the Mids a four-point cushion. “Steban has been a rock solid performer and has emerged in various national rankings,” said Sharratt. “Our fans today saw another dominate performance by him.” For a second straight match, Navy heavyweight Thomas Ott (So / Lewes, Del.) would face one of the nation's best. Duke's Jacob Kasper came into the match with a remarkable 20-1 record, having won 14 consecutive matches. Ott held his own for most of the match, as Kasper held just a 1-0 advantage going into the final period. Kasper, though, was awarded three penalty points for stall calls against Ott. Kasper then took Ott to his back at the edge of the mat, and while Kasper earned six points for the takedown and four-point near fall, Ott managed to avoid the fall as time ran out. The 10-1 victory by Kasper, however, tied the match. “Thomas put himself in a position for a big upset and ultimately allowed the team to get the ‘W',” added Sharratt. “The lack of position cost him, but his heart and drive got him through a tough position to win the dual!” Going into the 165-pound match, there was zero advantage for either team in points as both had combined to score 35 apiece. Navy, though, would go on to outscored the Blue Devils by six over the final five matches to win the tie-breaker. Navy returns to action next Sunday when it plays host to the 23rd Annual All-Academy Championship. Action is slated to begin at 10:00 am at Alumni Hall with the finals set for 4:00 pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and $5 for groups (purchased in advanced). Tickets can be purchased at the match or in advance by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY, stopping by the NAAA Ticket Office located in Ricketts Hall (M-F, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm) or logging on to NavySports.com(.) For those fans unable to attend, there will be a free live stream of the tournament available on NavySports.com or PatriotLeague.tv(.) Results: 125 | Thayer Atkins major dec over Brant Leadbeter (NAVY), 15-7 133 | Cole Baumgartner dec over Cody Lambert (NAVY), 7-4 141 | #20 Jared Prince (NAVY) major dec over Zach Finesilver, 15-4 149 | Corey Wilding (NAVY) dec over Xaviel Ramos, 9-5 157 | Jake Faust dec over Zach Elvin (NAVY), 4-0 165 | Drew Daniels (NAVY) major dec over Garrett Neff, 12-4 174 | #17 Jadaen Bernstein (NAVY) dec over #15 Connor Bass, 8-3 184 | Alec Schenk dec over Michael Coleman (NAVY), 6-4 197 | Steban Cervantes (NAVY) dec over Luke Farinaro, 6-2 285 | #6 Jacob Kasper major dec over Thomas Ott (NAVY), 10-1 * Navy wins due to the 3rd tie-breaker criteria (total points), 66-60

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- No. 18 UNI wrestling won nine of 10 matches to dominate the Eastern Michigan Eagles, 35-4. Today's win gives the Panthers their fourth consecutive dual win to improve to 7-2 overall and 4-0 in the MAC. EMU fell to 5-5 overall and 1-4 in the MAC. JJ Everard knocked off his second ranked opponent this weekend with a 10-4 decision over No. 17 Gage Hutchison. Everard notched four takedowns and earned riding time. Everard beat No. 29 Quean Smith of Iowa State Friday night in dual at Ames, Iowa. The Panthers notched 31 takedowns to the Eagles' eight and earned riding time in seven of the matches. Taylor Lujan (174 pounds) led the team in takedowns with nine. Bryce Steiert notched six takedowns at 165 pounds, and Drew Foster had five at 184 pounds. "I don't really care how these guys score points," said head coach Doug Schwab. "We are going to try to put them in their best positions and widen the gap on guys. And I think that is starting to happen across the board. As a team, we are starting to open things up." Results: 157 – Paden Moore (UNI) dec. J.J. Wolfe (EMU), 5-0 (RT 2:36) 165 – #10 Bryce Steiert (UNI) tech fall Devan Marry (EMU), 20-5 (2:50 RT) 174 – #10 Taylor Lujan (UNI) maj. dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 22-11 (1:24 RT) 184 – #14 Drew Foster (UNI) dec. Kayne MacCallum (EMU), 12-6 (2:23 RT) 197 – Jacob Holschlag (UNI) dec. Derek Hillman (EMU), 3-0 285 – JJ Everard (UNI) #17 dec. Gage Hutchison (EMU), 10-4 (RT 1:05) 125 – Jay Schwarm (UNI) tech fall Kris Hill (EMU), 16-0 (5:27) (4:26 RT) 133 – #10 Josh Alber (UNI) dec. Armando Torres (EMU), 5-4 (1:39 RT) 141 – #33 Kyle Springer (EMU) maj. dec. Tyler Willers (UNI), 16-6 (RT 2:44) 149 – #8 Max Thomsen (UNI) wins by forfeit

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In a dual between two top-20 ranked teams, No. 8 Mizzou Wrestling (9-2, 6-0 MAC) defeated No. 16 Central Michigan (3-2, 1-2 MAC), 24-8, in a Mid-American Conference dual on Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center. Mizzou racked up seven victories in the win, including two by bonus points. The victory for the Tigers was the 27th straight MAC dual win. Top ranked senior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) started the afternoon on a high note, tallying an 11-2 major decision over Austin Severn. Cox was in control of the match throughout as he scored a takedown in each of the first two periods, along with an escape in the second. Holding a 5-0 lead going into the final period, Cox completed two more takedowns and gained a point from a stalling call on Severn, which was enough to earn a major decision and give the Tigers a 4-0 team lead right off the bat. With the win, Cox improves to 16-0 this season and 8-0 in duals. Next on the mat for the Tigers was redshirt freshman heavyweight Austin Myers (Alexandria, Ky.), who scored a 6-2 decision over Newton Smerchek. Myers led 2-1 after two periods and padded his lead in the third with an escape followed by a quick takedown. After a Chippewa win at 125 pounds, the Tigers caught fire, winning five straight bouts. Redshirt sophomore 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.), redshirt freshman 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.), redshirt senior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.), and redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) all won by decision. Erneste, Mayes and Lavallee all picked up victories over ranked opponents. Erneste's decision over No. 19 Corey Keener was his third win this season over a ranked opponent, while Mayes' had a statement victory over No. 6 Justin Oliver, winning 11-4. Lavallee's 3-1 win came in thrilling fashion as he took down No. 7 Colin Heffernan in sudden victory overtime after a closely contested match. After Lavallee's decision, redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) dominated his match against Logan Parks. Lewis recorded a first period technical fall, winning 17-0. Lewis' technical fall was his fifth of the season. Central Michigan claimed decisions in the final two matches to cap the score at 24-8. Next on the slate for the Tigers is No. 1 Oklahoma State, who will visit the Hearnes Center on Friday, January 27. The highly anticipated matchup is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on ESPN3 and the WATCH ESPN app. Fans are encouraged to show up early for the dual for a special "Tiger with Titles" event featuring #TigerStyle alums Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. The event will begin at 5 p.m. CT in the Hearnes Center and requires a ticket to the dual for admission. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (MIZ) major dec. #19 Austin Severn (CMU): 11-2 HWT: Austin Myers (MIZ) dec. Newton Smerchek (CMU): 6-2 125: Brent Fleetwood (CMU) dec. No. 18 Barlow McGhee (MIZ): 4-2 133: No. 12 John Erneste (MIZ) dec. No. 19 Corey Keener (CMU): 11-6 141: No. 9 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) dec. Mason Smith (CMU): 5-3 149: No. 4 Lavion Mayes (MIZ) dec. No. 6 Justin Oliver (CMU): 11-4 157: No. 6 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) SV-1 No. 7 Colin Heffernan (CMU): 3-1 165: No. 4 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) tech. fall Devan Marry (EMU): 17-0 (2:52) 174: No. 17 CJ Brucki (CMU) dec. No. 19 Dylan Wisman (MIZ): 6-3 184: No. 15 Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) TB-1 Matt Lemanowicz (MIZ): 2-1

KENT, Ohio -- The Ohio Wrestling team (6-4, 4-2 MAC) thrashes Kent State (2-9, 0-3 MAC), 43-2, to take the “Grudge Match” from the Golden Flashes in Kent, Ohio, on Sunday (Jan. 22). The Bobcats took nine of the 10 matches and two points is the fewest allowed in match by Ohio since its 57-0 victory over Campbell during the 2010-11 season. 197- Bailey Faust v. Stephen Suglio Redshirt freshman Bailey Faust (Lexington, Ohio) trailed Stephen Suglio 6-2 heading into the third period. However, with just under a minute left in the third, Faust pinned Suglio for the comeback victory. 285- Zack Parker v. Devin Nye Redshirt sophomore Zack Parker (Felton, Del.) continued the hot streak for the Bobcats defeating Devin Nye in a 10-1 major decision. 125- Shakur Laney v. Cory Simpson Sophomore Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) picked up his 21st win of the season by pinning Cory Simpson just over a minute into the first period. Laney is riding a three-match win streak in conference play. 133- Cameron Kelly Sophomore No. 20 Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) accepted a forfeit. 141- Noah Forrider v. Chance Driscoli Junior Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) earned his 21st victory in the same fashion as number with a second staright shutout with a 6-0 decision victory over Chance Driscoli. Forrider is 5-1 in MAC matches and is riding a five-match win streak. 149- Kade Kowalski v. Tim Rooney Redshirt freshman Kade Kowalski (Nashport, Ohio) and Tim Rooney were tied at 2-2 heading into the final period. Kowalski started on top in the final frame and road out the entire period to take the match on riding time in the decision victory (3-2). 157- Cullen Cummings v. Casey Sparkman Redshirt junior Cullen Cummings (Woodridge, Ill.) fell in a narrow 3-2 decision to Casey Sparkman. 165- Austin Reese v. Jared Walker Redshirt sophomore Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) is hitting his stride as he took down Jared Walker in 5-0 decision. The marks Reese's third straight MAC victory and is now 4-2 in conference matches. 174- Arsen Ashughyan v. Jairod James Redshirt sophomore Arsen Ashughyan (Vanadzor, Armenia) earned a disqualification victory over Jairod James. 184- Dontae McGee v. Shane Mast Redshirt freshman Dontae McGee (Marion, Ohio) did not waste much time pinning Shane Mast in 30 seconds to earn Ohio it's third pin of the dual. Results: 197: Bailey Faust (Ohio) over Stephen Suglio (Kent State) (Fall 6:05) 285: Zack Parker (Ohio) over Devin Nye (Kent State) (MD 10-1) 125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (Fall 1:03) 133: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) over Unknown (For.) 141: Noah Forrider (Ohio) over Chance Driscoll (Kent State) (Dec 6-0) 149: Kade Kowalski (Ohio) over Tim Rooney (Kent State) (Dec 3-2) 157: Casey Sparkman (Kent State) over Cullen Cummings (Ohio) (Dec 3-2) 165: Austin Reese (Ohio) over Jared Walker (Kent State) (Dec 5-0) 174: Arsen Ashughyan (Ohio) over Jairod James (Kent State) (DQ) 184: Dontae McGee (Ohio) over Shane Mast (Kent State) (Fall 0:30) UP NEXT Ohio returns home to the Convocation Center on Friday (Jan. 27) for a MAC matchup against Northern Iowa. Action is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois wrestling received victories from No. 6 Zane Richards, Kyle Langenderfer, No. 1 Isaiah Martinez, No. 13 Emery Parker and No. 17 Brooks Black, as the Illini defeated Northern Illinois, 25-12, on Sunday (1/22) afternoon at Huff Hall. Richards, Martinez and Black combined for 16 of the team's 25 points, highlighted by Black's first-period pin to end the match. The win improves Illinois' all-time record against the in-state foe to 19-9. "I saw a lot on Friday I liked, but I didn't see much from them today, quite honestly," Head Coach Jim Heffernan said. "A lot of standing around, a lot of letting them control tie-ups and slow us down. And, the issue was, we didn't do anything about it. Frankly, it's just one of those deals after a good win and an emotional high, the safeguard, the thing we try to warn them against, is being flat and that's about as flat as our team has been in a very, very long time." After missing the first three duals of 2017 with an injury, Brooks Black welcomed himself back into the lineup with a pair of pins this weekend. After pinning (0:36) Kostya Golobokov on Friday evening, Black put Northern Illinois' Caleb Gossett on his back in 38 seconds today. "I'd say I responded pretty well, getting two pins," said Black on his return to the lineup. "Maybe not the top caliber of guys but, like Coach Heffernan said after the Michigan match, it's good to get back out there and get my nerves going because the difference from practice to being in the wrestling ring is a lot different. I responded well. We've got a big test next week, Michigan State and then Arizona State, and I think we'll show." Black now has three pins on the season, surpassing his season total from last season. Illinois' two top-ranked wrestlers No. 1 Isaiah Martinez and No. 6 Zane Richards both cruised to technical falls to spur the victory. Martinez matched the team high for takedowns in a dual match this season with 10, five coming in the first period, adding in a two-point near fall in the second period to win 23-7. The technical fall is Martinez's seventh of the season. While Martinez dominated the opening period, Richards did much of his damage in the third frame to earn his sixth technical fall of the season. Leading 10-2 entering the final two minutes, Richards doubled his point total with four takedowns to defeat Alijah Jeffery, 20-5. With the victory, Richards moves into a tie with Carl Perry for 23rd on Illinois' all-time win list with 98. Jesse Delgado ranks No. 22 in Illini history with 101 career wins. In addition to the three bonus-point victories, the Fighting Illini added decisions by Mousa Jodeh (10-11) at 141 pounds, Kyle Langenderfer (16-4) at 157 pounds and No. 13 Emery Parker (20-4) at 184 pounds. Jodeh picked up his tenth win of the season in the defensive struggle against Angel Velasquez. After both wrestlers traded escapes in regulation and a scoreless sudden victory period, Jodeh was able to ride out Velasquez in the tiebreaker to win 2-1. At 157 pounds, Langenderfer fell behind early after Cade McWhirter opened the match with a takedown. The Mokena, Illinois native regained the lead for good with a reversal in the final minute of period two. Leading 3-2, and 35 seconds of riding time in his favor, Langenderfer kept McWhirter under wraps for the first 1:45 of the third period to clinch the decisive riding time point for the 4-3 decision. With Illinois' lead cut to 16-9 through seven matches, No. 13 Emery Parker pushed the lead back out to double-digits with an 8-1 decision of Bryce Gorman. After a scoreless first period, Parker proved too tough on top for Gorman, earning two back points while riding out the Huskie. Parker quickly escaped to start the third, and then added two takedowns, but was unable to get a third takedown for the bonus point before time expired. Northern Illinois picked up wins from Kirk Johansen (125), No. 12 Steve Bleise (149), Trace Engelkes (174) and No. 9 Shawn Scott (197), each victory coming by decision. Despite dropping the match, Andre Lee (7-10) gave ninth-ranked Scott everything he could handle before dropping the bout in sudden victory, 7-5. Lee earned two takedowns, including one with 16 seconds left in the match to take a 4-3 lead, but allowed a last-second escape by Scott to send the match into overtime. Scott then earned the winning takedown three seconds into the extra period. "Andre is showing some progress," said Heffernan of the redshirt sophomore. "The mistake he made in overtime was probably being in too much of a hurry, but two offensive takedowns in the match was important. He's frustrated, but he's wrestling better and he's making progress." Up next, the Fighting Illini conclude their three-match home stand on Friday, January 27 when the Orange and Blue host Michigan State at 7 p.m. As part of 'Frats to the Mats' night, University of Illinois fraternities are invited to attend the match and participate in a pre-match thumb-wrestling contest. Illini Notes: The Illini improve to 19-9 all-time against Northern Illinois Brooks Black's 0:38 pin of Caleb Gossett is the Illini junior's third of the season and his second in as many matches. Black pinned Kostya Golobokov (Michigan) in 0:36 on Friday night Zane Richards tied Carl Perry on Illinois' all-time list with his 98th career victory. Richards is three victories away from No. 22 on the list, Jesse Delgado (101) Isaiah Martinez earned his team-leading seventh pin of the season, while Richards added his sixth of the season Emery Parker became the second Illini to reach the 20-win plateau this season, joining 174-pounder Zac Brunson (21) Results: 125: Kirk Johansen (NIU) won by decision over Travis Piotrowski (ILL), 4-1 | ILL 0, NIU 3 133: No. 6 Zane Richards (ILL) won by technical fall over Alijah Jeffery (NIU), 20-5 | ILL 5, NIU 3 141: Mousa Jodeh (ILL) won by decision over Angel Velasquez (NIU), 2-1 TB-1 | ILL 8, NIU 3 149: #12 Steve Bleise (NIU) won by decision over Eric Barone (ILL), 3-1 | ILL 8, NIU 6 157: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) won by decision over Caden McWhirter (NIU), 4-3 | ILL 11, NIU 6 165: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) won by technical fall over Shaun'Que McMurty (NIU), 22-7 | ILL 16, NIU 6 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) won by decision over No. 12 Zac Brunson (ILL), 6-2 | ILL 16, NIU 9 184: No. 13 Emery Parker (ILL) won by decision over Bryce Gorman (NIU), 8-1 | ILL 19, NIU 9 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) won by decision over Andre Lee (ILL), 7-5 SV-1 | ILL 19, NIU 12 HWT: No. 17 Brooks Black (ILL) won by fall over Caleb Gossett (NIU), 0:38 | ILL 25, NIU 12

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Edinboro wrestling team extended its Eastern Wrestling League consecutive wins streak to 21 on Sunday with a 32-7 win at George Mason at the Recreation and Athletic Complex. The Fighting Scots remained perfect in the EWL at 4-0 while improving to 6-4 overall. The Patriots are now 5-9 and 2-3 in EWL action. Edinboro won eight of the ten bouts, with six wins coming via bonus points. The match opened with a pair of major decisions, as ninth-ranked Sean Russell improved to 25-5 with his 13th major decision of the year by an 11-3 score at 125 lbs. over Ibrahim Bunduka (11-2). Korbin Myers, ranked 18th at 133 lbs., followed with a 15-5 major decision over Lio Quezada, boosting his record to 24-8. It's his eighth major decision. After George Mason's Tejon Anthony (15-8) won a 5-3 decision in sudden victory over Nate Hagan (12-7) at 141 lbs., tenth-ranked Patricio Lugo and Sahid Kargbo took to the mat at 149 lbs. in the feature match of the day. Kargbo came in with a 21-1 record, and a wild first period saw the score at 7-7. After that, it was all Lugo. The sophomore went ahead 13-8 after two periods and ended up winning by major decision at 19-9. Lugo improved to 23-6 with his tenth major decision. Lugo's win began a string of five straight wins for the Fighting Scots, boosting the lead to 28-3. Chase Delande boosted his record to 16-13 with a 4-0 decision over Matthew Raines at 157 lbs. Fritz Hoehn (15-7), filling in for Austin Matthews at 165 lbs., rallied for a 9-7 decision over Ryan Forrest. Edinboro won by technical fall at both 174 and 184 lbs. Ty Schoffstall brought his record to 14-7 with the tech. fall at 174 lbs., 19-4 at 5:05, over Daniel Mika. Dakota Geer, ranked 19th at 184 lbs., continued his impressive freshman campaign with a15-0 tech. fall at 3:20 over Austin Harrison. Geer is now 23-6 following his fifth technical fall. Matt Meadows picked up the Patriots' second win with a 14-0 major decision over Gordon Truesdale (1-4) at 197 lbs., but 11th-ranked Billy Miller countered with a 14-3 major decision over Matthew Voss (13-10) at heavyweight. Miller improved to 24-8. After not wrestling at home since December 19, the Fighting Scots return to McComb Fieldhouse for another EWL match on Friday, January 27, hosting Lock Haven. Results: 125 -- #9 Sean Russell (EU) maj. dec. Ibrahim Bunduka (GMU), 11-3 133 -- #18 Korbin Myers (EU) maj. dec. Lio Quezada (GMU), 15-5 141 -- Tejon Anthony (GMU) dec. Nate Hagan (EU), 5-3 sv 149 -- #10 Patricio Lugo (EU) maj. dec. Sahid Kargbo (GMU), 19-9 157 -- Chase Delande (EU) dec. Matthew Raines (GMU), 4-0 165 -- Fritz Hoehn (EU) dec. Ryan Forrest (GMU), 9-7 174 -- Ty Schoffstall (EU) tech. fall Daniel Mika (GMU), 19-4 (5:05) 184 -- #19 Dakota Geer (EU) tech. fall Austin Harrison (GMU), 15-0 (3:20) 197 -- Matt Meadows (GMU) maj. dec. Gordon Truesdale (EU), 14-0 Hwt. -- #11 Billy Miller (EU) maj. dec. Matthew Voss (GMU), 14-3

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- In a dual meet that featured four falls, SIUE wrestling dominated Davidson 42-4 at the Vadalabene Center. Jake McKiernan, Freddie Rodriguez, John Muldoon and Jake Residori all recorded falls in Sunday's victory for the Cougars. "It was a great turnaround from yesterday as far as being aggressive at the beginning of matches," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "I'm really happy for our guys and our alumni." After SIUE's Jake Tindle opened the dual with a 6-2 win over Davidson's Ryan Devlin at 197 pounds, SIUE recorded a pair of opening-minute falls from McKiernan and Rodriguez. McKiernan bested Will Cooley at heavyweight in 38 seconds. Rodriguez pinned Camden Bertucci in 59 seconds at 125 pounds. Muldoon followed up with a 3:58 pin over Dustin Runzo at 133 pounds. Residori collected SIUE's third first-period pin later in the dual with a victory in 1:46 over Conor Fenn at 174 pounds. "Big Jake (McKiernan) has been right there with a lot of good guys," said Spates. "He's so talented. He can go out and pin a lot of people. It was good to see him get back to his offense." The Cougars recorded nine straight victories in the dual, running its overall record to 2-9 and 2-2 in the Southern Conference. Davidson dropped to 3-9 overall and 0-2 in the SoCon. Spates said he won't change much at practice as the team closes out the home schedule next weekend against Garner-Webb and South Dakota State next weekend. "We're going to continue to try to make it fun and fix a few of the things that hurt us last night," said Spates. Results: 197 Jake Tindle (SIUE) over Ryan Devlin (Davidson) (Dec 6-2) 285 Jake McKiernan (SIUE) over Will Cooley (Davidson) (Fall 0:38) 125 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) over Camden Bertucci (Davidson) (Fall 0:59) 133 John Muldoon (SIUE) over Dustin Runzo (Davidson) (Fall 3:58) 141 Trevor Feagans (SIUE) over Hunter Costa (Davidson) (Dec 9-2) 149 John Fahy (SIUE) over Aidan Conroy (Davidson) (TF 15-0 5:16) 157 Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) over Tony Palumbo (Davidson) (Dec 7-4) 165 Clayton Bass (SIUE) over Noah Satterfield (Davidson) (MD 14-0) 174 Jake Residori (SIUE) over Conor Fenn (Davidson) (Fall 1:46) 184 Konner Pritchard (Davidson) over Jacob Godinez (SIUE) (MD 14-2)

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team scored bonus points in four bouts on Sunday afternoon and ended a ten-match losing streak with a 28-21 victory at Sacred Heart University. The Huskies improved to 4-12 overall while the Pioneers dropped to 2-6 on the season. The Huskies had not won since defeating the University of Indianapolis, 20-12, back on November 13 at the Boilermaker Duals, hosted by Purdue University. The turning point of the afternoon came in the 157- and 165-pound matches. With the Huskies trailing, 12-9, after four bouts, senior Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) and freshman Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) posted back-to-back falls to give Bloomsburg a 21-12 advantage. Laubach pinned Casey Mitchell midway through the first period while Stanley handled Matt Fisher with three seconds left in the first period. Redshirt freshman Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) followed with a decision at 174 pounds to extend the Huskies' lead to 24-12. Laubach took over the team lead in pins this season with four while Stanley his second win by fall of his rookie season. Allard's victory, meanwhile, gave him the outright team lead in wins this season with 16. Sacred Heart put the match back in doubt with a triple-overtime win at 184 pounds and then a forfeit win at 197 pounds to cut the Huskies' advantage to 24-21 entering the heavyweight match. But, freshman Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) sealed the victory for the Huskies with a 10-0 major decision over John Hartnett to end the team's losing skid. It was the first collegiate major decision victory for Graeber, who improved to 10-10 on the season. Freshman Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) started the day with a forfeit win at 125 pounds to give the Huskies a 6-0 lead. Sacred Heart tied the match at 6-6 when Gerard Daly pinned redshirt freshman Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) early in the third period in the 133-pound bout. Redshirt freshman Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) won by decision at 141 pounds before the Pioneers' Alex Harnsberger pinned freshman Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) at 149 pounds to give Sacred Heart a 12-9 lead. Bloomsburg will return to the Nelson Field House on Friday, January 27, to host Eastern Wrestling League (EWL)-rival, Rider University. Start time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The Huskies will then host Bucknell University on Sunday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m. Results: 125 - Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BU) by forfeit 133 - Gerard Daly (SHU) over Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BU) by fall (5:30) 141 - Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) (BU) over Brandon Levesque (SHU) by decision, 8-2 149 - Alex Harnsberger (SHU) over Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BU) by fall (4:38) 157 - Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BU) over Casey Mitchell (SHU) by fall (1:40) 165 - Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BU) over Matt Fisher (SHU) by fall (2:57) 174 - Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BU) over Dom Celli (SHU) by decision, 12-6 184 - Elliott Antler (SHU) over Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BU) by decision, 5-4 (3OT) 197 - Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) by forfeit 285 - Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) (BU) over John Hartnett (SHU) by major decision, 10-0

CLARION, Pa. -- Michigan State wrestling won the first two bouts on the way to tying a season-high by winning seven bouts on the afternoon to defeat Clarion, 23-9, Sunday afternoon at Marwick-Boyd Auditorium in Clarion's Throwdown at the Theater. With the win, the Spartans are 3-0 in the state of Pennsylvania this season after opening with a pair of wins at Bloomsburg and Lock Haven on Nov. 5. MSU is now 4-7 on the season after Sunday's non-conference victory, which was the Spartans' second-straight Sunday win and their second win in the last three matches. Michigan State is also 4-2 all-time against Clarion, breaking a two-match win streak by the Golden Eagles in the series. Clarion had a three-match win streak snapped and is now also 4-7 overall. Redshirt junior Mitch Rogaliner started the Spartans' string of victories with a 9-4 decision over Clarion's Jake Gromacki at 125 pounds. It was Rogaliner's first dual since Dec. 3 and his first overall action since Dec. 18, in improving to 11-8 on the season. At 133, redshirt sophomore Austin Eicher scored late for a 4-2 decision over Roshaun Cooley of Clarion. It was Eicher's second-straight win to improve to 16-11 overall, and is tied for fourth in both overall wins and dual wins (5). Senior 149-pounder Nick Trimble defeated Clarion's Jake Keller in a 10-2 major decision. Trimble's win snapped a five-bout losing streak, but had faced a ranked opponent in four of those previous five bouts. The Spartan posted his third major decision of the season and his fourth extra point victory this season. Redshirt freshman Austin Thompson matched Trimble with a major decision, defeating Taylor Cahill of Clarion, 12-3, in the 157 bout. Thompson now holds the team lead for victories single-handedly with his 21st win of the season, pulling away from a tie with redshirt junior 141-pounder No. 19 Javier Gasca, who was upset, 3-1, Sunday by Brock Zacher of Clarion. It was Thompson's 11th win in his last 15 bouts, posting three falls and four major decisions in that stretch. Thompson registered his team-leading sixth major decision victory and 12th bonus-point win of the season, and is now second on the team with seven dual wins. At 165, freshman Drew Hughes pitched his second shutout in a row with a 1-0 decision over Evan DeLong of Clarion, scoring on the riding time after a scoreless bout. Hughes now has won by shutout in nine of his last 11 victories, having won 15 of his last 18 bouts to improve to 20-4 overall and 8-3 in duals, ranking tied for second on the team in overall wins, while leading the team with eight dual wins and 34 dual points. Redshirt-sophomore 184-pounder Shwan Shadaia doubled up Clarion's Scott Marmoll in a 4-2. It was Shadaia's sixth win in his last 10 bouts, in improving to 9-9 overall and 5-3 in duals. Sophomore heavyweight Jacob Cooper controlled his bout with Clarion's Evan Daley throughout and won on a 10-4 decision to snap a five-bout losing skid. The win was Cooper's first dual victory this season and is now 10-15 overall. Sunday's 23-9 score was also the first time since a 27-6 win at Northern Illinois on Dec. 5, 2014, that MSU's opponent was held to single digits. After this weekend's pair of non-conference matches with Friday's home match vs. CMU and Sunday's match at Clarion, Michigan State returns to Big Ten action and has its third-straight weekend with Friday-Sunday action. The Spartans open the weekend by heading to Champaign, Ill., to tangle with No. 12 Illinois on Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. ET, then return home to host Rutgers on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. ET. Bout-By-Bout 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. Jake Gromacki (CU), 9-4 Rogaliner opened with a takedown and an early 2-0 lead before Gromacki escaped to slice the gap in half and the score stayed 2-1 through the remainder of the first period and all of the second and into the third. The Golden Eagle escaped from the third period starting position and added a takedown to go up 4-2, before Rogaliner got an escape to close to 4-3 and then got a late takedown and a four-point near fall for a 9-4 decision victory. 133: Austin Eicher (MSU) dec. Roshaun Cooley (CU), 4-2 Eicher opened with a takedown for a 2-0 advantage and hung on to that lead into the second stanza. The Spartan got an escape point from the second period starting position and the 3-0 lead held into the third period. Cooley got a takedown with less than 30 seconds to go but Eicher escaped and won on a 4-2 decision. 141: Brock Zacherl (CU) dec. No. 19 Javier Gasca (MSU), 3-1 Gasca controlled most of the first period action, before the match was delayed with 11 seconds remaining in the opening frame after Clarion's coaching staff challenged the call. After the official's review, the rule of no score was upheld and the bout stayed scoreless through the rest of the first period and into the second. Zacherl got an escape and added a takedown at the midway point of the second stanza and a 3-0 lead that held up to the end of the frame and into the third and final period. Gasca got on the board with an escape to cut to 3-1, but couldn't score any more points and suffered the defeat. 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) maj. dec. Jake Keller (CU), 10-2 Trimble earned the first two points of the bout with a takedown in the first minute of the bout. The Spartan's 2-0 lead held into the start of the second period before adding an escape out of the second period starting position and a 3-0 advantage. Trimble built on to his lead with a takedown and a 5-0 lead. After Keller got on the board with an escape, Trimble posted another takedown in the final seconds of period number to and a 7-1 lead heading into the third. Trimble tacked on another takedown and a 9-1 lead, before Keller escaped for a point, but Trimble added the riding time point for a 10-2 major decision. 157: Austin Thompson (MSU) maj. dec. Taylor Cahill (CU), 12-3 Thompson sandwiched a pair of takedowns around a Cahill escape to take a 4-1 lead, before Cahill added another escape but Thompson countered with another takedown and a 6-2 lead after the opening period. The Spartan escaped from the starting position for a 7-2 advantage, and another takedown opened up a 9-2 Thompson lead. Cahill scored an escape with just over a minute remaining in the second stanza, but Thompson tacked on another takedown with just over 30 seconds left in the period, adding the riding time for a 12-3 major decision victory. 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Evan DeLong (CU), 1-0 The bout was full of back-and-forth action, but no points were scored and was scoreless through all three periods, but Hughes got the riding point for the 1-0 decision. 174: Dom Rigous (CU) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 7-2 Ritchie got on the board with a takedown, but a Rigous reversal evened the bout at 2-2 after the first frame. Rigous scored two more points on another reversal for a 4-2 lead and that remained the score to the end of the period. The Golden Eagle posted a takedown in the first minute of the third period for a 6-2 gap and riding the riding time point for a 7-2 decision. 184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) dec. Scott Marmoll (CU), 4-2 The bout was scoreless through the first period, before Mormoll got an escape to start the second. Shadaia tallied a takedown for a 2-1 lead, but another Marmoll escape leveled the bout at 2-2 after two periods. The Spartan scored a point for Marmoll stalling and added an escape to open a 4-2 lead with less than a minute to go and Shadaia hung on for the decision win. 197: Dustin Conti (CU) dec. Matt Okaiye (MSU), 7-2 Conti scored a takedown in the final seconds of the opening period and added an escape and a takedown in period number two for a 5-0 lead. Okaiye got on the board with an escape, before the grapplers traded stalling penalty points for a 6-2 score, but the Spartan couldn't any more points, and Conti added the riding time tally for the 7-2 decision. HWT: Jacob Cooper (MSU) dec. Evan Daley (CU), 10-4 Cooper scored a takedown for a 2-0 lead, but Daley later escaped for a 2-1 score. Daley was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct twice, for two points for Cooper and a 4-1 advantage after the first period. The Clarion wrestler got an escape to close to 4-2, but then Cooper tallied a takedown and a two-point near fall before Daley escaped for an 8-3 score. Cooper was hit with a stalling penalty for a point for Daley, but then scored a takedown in the final seconds of the bout for a 10-4 decision to seal the victory for the Spartans. Results: 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. Jake Gromacki (CU), 9-4; MSU leads, 3-0 133: Austin Eicher (MSU) dec. Roshaun Cooley (CU), 4-2; MSU leads, 6-0 141: Brock Zacherl (CU) dec. No. 19 Javier Gasca (MSU), 3-1; MSU leads, 6-3 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) maj. dec. Jake Keller (CU), 10-2; MSU leads, 10-3 157: Austin Thompson (MSU) maj. dec. Taylor Cahill (CU), 12-3; MSU leads, 14-3 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Evan DeLong (CU), 1-0; MSU leads, 17-3 174: Dom Rigous (CU) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 7-2; MSU leads, 17-6 184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) dec. Scott Marmoll (CU), 4-2; MSU leads, 20-6 197: Dustin Conti (CU) dec. Matt Okaiye (MSU), 7-2; MSU leads, 20-9 HWT: Jacob Cooper (MSU) dec. Evan Daley (CU), 10-4; MSU wins, 23-9

The Gophers made themselves at home in Bloomington despite not visiting Indiana in the past four years, picking up bonus points in each of the afternoon's first four matches to spark a 28-9 win. It's the 31st win for Minnesota in its last 33 head-to-head matches against the Hoosiers. "We had a great start, beginning with Brett (Pfarr) and Michael (Kroells) setting a strong pace right away and it continued to roll from there," said head coach Brandon Eggum. "I thought up and down the line, we were very aggressive and scored a lot of points. That's what we talk about all the time with the guys, so it was great to see." Minnesota's three highest ranked wrestlers triggered the early onslaught by piling up three straight tech falls. It began with No. 2 Brett Pfarr and his relentless pressure on Norman Conley in a 24-9 victory. In a bit of a rarity, Pfarr picked up the tech without any back points - instead scoring 11 takedowns, an escape and the riding time point. Fellow senior, No. 8 Michael Kroells, followed with a tech fall of his own, 21-6, over Fletcher Miller. No. 6 Ethan Lizak finished the three-match flurry with a 15-0 shutout over Liam Cronin. Lizak's approach was the exact opposite of Pfarr's. Lizak picked up 10 of his 15 points on tilts, doing almost all of his scoring on the mat from the top position. Minnesota had not earned three tech falls in a dual since January 17, 2014, against Michigan State. The Gophers kept rolling into 133 pounds, where No. 16 Mitch McKee added bonus points and pitched the second straight shutout for Minnesota, an 8-0 major decision. McKee's was the fourth straight bonus point win for Minnesota, the first such streak the team has put together in a dual since Feb. 8, 2015 against Maryland. "Lizak did a phenomenal job scoring a ton of points in his match and McKee kept the pressure high," said Eggum. "We talked about leadership on the mat and the way they wrestle their matches carries over to the next guy. They showed the power of that today. Wrestling like that sends a message to the other team and to the rest of our lineup." No. 13 Tommy Thorn pushed the Gophers to a perfect 5-0 on the day with another shutout win, a 4-0 decision. Not only did he keep his opponent, Cole Weaver, off the board, Thorn's bout was the fifth straight in which Minnesota did not surrender a takedown. At that point, Indiana had scored in only two matches and all of those points had come from escapes. Indiana's first takedown came in the opening period of the 149-pound match between Chris Perez and Carson Brolsma, a match won by Perez, 4-2, to score the first points of the afternoon for the Hoosiers. Following the defeat, Minnesota fired back with wins at 157 and 165. No. 11 Jake Short did not allow a takedown in his match against Jake Danishek, narrowly missing out on a major decision as Danishek held on to Short's ankle on a late takedown attempt in the 10-4 decision. No. 13 Nick Wanzek followed with a 5-4 win that was decided by the riding time point, time Wanzek built up with a strong ride in the second period. "Today is how we should come out every single match," said Short. "Whether you win or lose, if you come out aggressive, that's a win in our eyes. Coaches talked about that before the match and they've been preaching it all year. It's not about winning and losing. It's about effort and attitude." Chris Pfarr and Devin Skatzka gave the crowd an exciting battle late in the dual, with both wrestlers scoring multiple takedowns and several close-calls for both wrestlers leading to no points. Ultimately, Skatzka held off Pfarr late to take the match, 11-8. In the night's closing bout, No. 7 Nate Jackson took a 10-4 decision over Bobby Steveson. Full match-by-match results are available at: z.umn.edu/wrind Minnesota's 28 points on Sunday were the most the Gophers have scored so far this season. It's the team's best output since its regular-season finale against Iowa State last season, when Minnesota hung 30 on the Cyclones. The 19-point margin of victory is also a season-best for Minnesota and its largest since that Iowa State dual. "Bonus points play an important role in winning and we wrestled a style that helped us scored some big bonus points today," said Eggum. The Gophers won't compete again until next Sunday, when Minnesota returns to Indiana to take on Purdue. That dual is scheduled for a 12 p.m. Central start and will be streamed live on BTN Plus. Minnesota's next home dual is still two weeks away, when the Maroon and Gold welcome archrival Iowa to the Twin Cities. Tickets for that dual are currently available on MyGopherSports.com. Results: 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minn) tech fall Norman Conley (Ind), 24-9 | Minn 5 - Ind 0 285: No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minn) tech fall Fletcher Miller (Ind), 21-6 | Minn 10 - Ind 0 125: No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minn) tech fall Liam Cronin (Ind), 15-0 | Minn 15 - Ind 0 133: No. 16 Mitch McKee (Minn) maj dec Garrett Pepple (Ind), 8-0 | Minn 19 - Ind 0 141: No. 13 Tommy Thorn (Minn) dec Cole Weaver (Ind), 4-0 | Minn 22 - Ind 0 149: Chris Perez (Ind) dec Carson Brolsma (Minn), 4-2 | Minn 22 - Ind 3 157: No. 11 Jake Short (Minn) dec Jake Danieshek (Ind), 10-4 | Minn 25 - Ind 3 165: No. 13 Nick Wanzek (Minn) dec Bryce Martin (Ind), 5-4 | Minn 28 - Ind 3 174: Devin Skatzka (Ind) dec Chris Pfarr (Minn), 11-8 | Minn 28 - Ind 6 184: No. 7 Nate Jackson (Ind) dec Bobby Steveson (Minn), 10-4 | Minn 28 - Ind 9

OLNEY, Md. -- A 1-2-3 punch at the upper weights propelled No. 4 Ohio State to a 30-12 victory over Maryland on Sunday afternoon in front of a standing-room only crowd at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md. The Buckeyes (8-0, 4-0 B1G) remain one of just three unbeaten teams in the nation. THE STORT STORY Kyle Snyder, who wrestled for Good Counsel from 2010-13 and went 179-0, didn't disappoint in his homecoming, piling up nine takedown and a four-point near fall to defeat Maryland's Youssif Hemida by technical fall, 22-7. Not to be outdone, sophomore Myles Martin redshirt junior Nathan Tomasello and redshirt freshman Kollin Moore also provided key bonus points as Ohio State won eight of nine matches. TOMASELLO, PLETCHER GET IT STARTED Ohio State forfeited at 125 pounds, but Tomasello, who this week took over the No. 1 spot nationally at 133 lbs., stayed perfect on the year at 10-0 with a 15-5 major decision of Billy Rappo. It was Tomasello's sixth bonus point victory and fourth by major decision. True freshman Luke Pletcher (20-2) then gave Ohio State a 8-6 lead in the dual as he easily dispatched Jhared Simmons at 141 by major decision, 16-7. Pletcher turned up the heat on Simmons in the third period, taking him down three times while also accumulating well over 1:00 of riding time to secure the major decision bonus point. RYAN, BURCHER, KRESEVIC EARN CLOSE WINS Maryland took it final lead of the dual with a pin at 149 lbs., but Jake Ryan (10-7) seized the momentum back with a 3-2 decision at 157 lbs. over Justin Alexander. Ryan scored the only takedown of the match at the 2:15 mark of the opening period. An escape by Alexander at the beginning of the second period tied it at 2-2, but Ryan countered with an escape to open the third and successfully fended off Alexander's attacks as time expired. At 165, Cody Burcher (14-7) scored a workman-like 5-2 decision over Patrick Gerish on the strength of two first-period takedowns and an escape to begin the second period. His win gave Ohio State a 14-12 lead in the dual, an advantage it would not relinquish. Redshirt senior Justin Kresevic (8-3) picked up his second dual win of the season by scoring a takedown against Josh Ugalde at 174 lbs. with just 1:15 remaining in the third period to break a 1-1 tie. That win pushed the Buckeyes lead to 17-12. MARTIN, MOORE, SNYDER SCORE BONUS POINTS Martin, wrestling less than an hour from his high school (McDonogh School in Owing Mills, Md.) won his 20th match of the year by taking down Sam Rowell seven times in a 16-6 major decision. For Martin, it was his team-leading seventh major decision and 15th bonus point victory. Moore (19-2) followed with a major decision of his own, topping David-Brian Whisler 17-7. Moore had three first-period takedowns to build a quick 6-2 advantage. In the main event of the afternoon, Snyder (6-0) took Yousiff down seven times in the first two periods and twice more in the third before tilting him on his back to get four near-fall point that clinched the technical fall. Snyder has won all six of his bouts this year by bonus points (four fall, one major decision, one technical fall). WHAT'S NEXT Ohio State is back in action on Friday, Jan. 27 when it travels to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to tangle with No. 2 Iowa (7-2) live on BTN. The dual will begin at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET). That match begins a stretch of five straight against ranked opponents. Results: 125: Michael Beck (UMD) won by forfeit | UMD 6, OSU 0 133: #1 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over Billy Rappo (UMD) 16-7 | UMD 6, OSU 4 141: #14 Luke Pletcher (OSU) major decision over Jhared Simmons (UMD) | OSU 8, UMD 6 149: Adam Whitesell (UMD) fall over Blake Riley-Hawkins (OSU) 4:29 | UMD 12, OSU 8 157: Jake Ryan (OSU) decision over Justin Alexander (UMD) 3-2 | UMD 12, OSU 11 165: Cody Burcher (OSU) decision over Patrick Gerish (UMD) 5-2 | OSU 14, UMD 12 174: Justin Kresevic (OSU) decision over Josh Ugalde (UMD) 3-2 | OSU 17, UMD 12 184: #10 Myles Martin (OSU) major decision over Sam Rowell (UMD) 16-6 | OSU 21, UMD 12 197: #5 Kollin Moore (OSU) major decision over David-Brian Whisler (UMD) | OSU 25, UMD 12 HWT: #1 Kyle Snyder (OSU) technical fall over Youssif Hemida (UMD) 22-7 | OSU 30, UMD 12

NORMAN -- The No. 14 Oklahoma wrestling team recorded five bonus-point wins to upend Big 12-foe West Virginia, 37-6, on Sunday afternoon inside McCasland Field House. The Sooners recorded three wins by fall at 125 pounds, 184 pounds and heavyweight and two technical falls at 157 pounds and 174 pounds to improve to 6-4 on the season and 2-1 against Big 12 opponents. "I think our team wrestled well,” OU Head Coach Lou Rosselli said. “I think they prepared well. They did all the little things right. They wrestled hard. They did a good job on top trying to get bonus points when we could. We had a couple matches, a couple close ones, but overall, I was very pleased to watch people grow and get better." Christian Moody got the Sooners off to a hot start with a win by fall in 6:13 over WVU's Devin Brown. Brown led 4-3 entering the final frame, but Moody took him to his back for a takedown and secured the pin to give the Sooners six points to start the dual. At 141 pounds, Mike Longo recorded a 7-2 decision over Joe Wheeling. Wheeling struck first with a takedown, but Longo countered with a reversal to lock the match at 2-2 after the opening period. Longo registered a reversal to start the second and a 2-point nearfall in the third to give OU a 9-3 advantage. No. 13 Davion Jeffries secured an 8-6 decision over Christian Monserrat in an exciting 149-pound bout. Monserrat held a 4-2 advantage late in the second frame, but Jeffries got a quick takedown and 4-point nearfall to lead 8-5 at the end of the period. The sophomore held on in the third period for the win. Redshirt senior and No. 15-ranked Clark Glass dominated the 157-pound match, recording a 19-2 technical fall over Dayton Garrett. Glass struck first with an early takedown and led 5-1 after the opening frame. He tacked on three takedowns, one 4-point nearfall and one 2-point nearfall to end the match in 6:38. No. 14 Yoanse Mejias downed No. 8 Dylan Cottrell by 8-5 decision at 165 pounds. Mejias struck first with a quick takedown and led 6-2 after the opening frame. Cottrell escaped for the only point of the second period and earned two points off stall warnings in the third, but Mejias held on and scored a takedown at the buzzer. "I think he (Mejias) wrestled really well,” Rosselli said. “He just has to wrestle a little bit longer to dominate some of those positions so that he doesn't give up any freebees, but overall, I was happy to see him beat a top-ranked guy." In the 174-pound bout, Matt Reed made quick work of Ty Millward with a 19-0 technical fall in 3:00. Reed scored a quick takedown and never looked back, registering four straight 4-point nearfalls for the bonus-point victory. Andrew Dixon kept the momentum going in the 184-pound bout with a win by fall in 6:26 over Kyle Rogers. Dixon dominated the match, registering two takedowns, an escape and a stall point to lead 6-1 at the time of the pin. In the heavyweight bout, redshirt senior Ross Larson recorded his seventh win by fall of the season with a pin in 2:05 over Brandon Ngati to cap off the dual. Larson connected for an early takedown and led 2-0 at the time of the fall. In the 133-pound bout, Jacob Rubio dropped a 4-2 decision to Cory Stainbrook, and No. 6 Jacob A. Smith beat No. 20 Brad Johnson by 3-1 decision at 197 pounds. The Sooners return to the mat on Friday, Jan. 27 in Ames, Iowa, for another Big 12 matchup with Iowa State. Oklahoma returns home on Friday, Feb. 10 for a contest with Wyoming at noon in McCasland Field House. Tickets are available online at SoonerSports.com or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405 ) 325- 2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. Results: 125 Christian Moody (OU) fall Devin Brown (WVU), 6:13 133 Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Jacob Rubio (OU), 4-2 141 Mike Longo (OU) dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 7-2 149 No. 13 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 8-6 157 No. 15 Clark Glass (OU tech. fall Dayton Garrett (WVU), 19-2 165 No. 14 Yoanse Mejias (OU) dec. No. 8 Dylan Cottrell (WVU), 8-5 174 Matt Reed (OU) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 19-0 184 Andrew Dixon (OU) fall Kyle Rogers (WVU), 6:26 197 No. 6 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. No. 20 Brad Johnson (OU), 3-1 HWT No. 19 Ross Larson (OU) fall Brandon Ngati (WVU), 2:05

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell's 70-match win streak against unranked opponents looked to be in jeopardy for a moment, but the Big Red finished strong to top Lock Haven 31-15 on Sunday afternoon at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Cornell improved to 7-2 on the season, while the Bald Eagles slipped to 5-7. The Big Red led just 16-15 heading into the final three matches, but Cornell eased out by winning each to extend the streak further. Taylor Simaz used relentless pressure and an unending motor to force a disqualification at 157, drawing five stall calls to pick up six big team points with the stallout in the third period. Sophomore Brandon Womack controlled his 165-pound match over Jared Siegrist in an 8-2 win, then Brian Realbuto put the capper on. He used two violent throws in the first minute to pick up back points, with the second resulting in a 51-second fall over Adam Mackie at 174. His classmate Gabe Dean didn't need much more time than that, picking up a 96-second pin of Gavin Caprio after the blind draw started the dual at 184. Dean, the undisputed No. 1 wrestler at 184, improved to 22-0 on the year with 15 falls - including 12 in the first period. Noah Baughman earned the third win by fall for the Big Red on the day with his pin early in the third that gave Cornell a lead back after Lock Haven won two straight after Dean's win to take a 9-6 edge. The score was tied 12-12 heading into the break, though Will Koll's 12-0 major decision victory over Lewis Williams immediately following the intermission put the home team ahead for good. Cornell kicks off Ivy League competition with three consecutive road duals beginning with visits to Brown (1 p.m.) and Harvard (6:30 p.m.) on Saturday, Jan. 28. The Big Red has a decisive 53-2 edge in the all-time dual meet series with Brown and has won 19 consecutive matchups. Cornell leads the all-time series against Harvard 54-9 with 15 consecutive dual meet wins against the Crimson. Results: 184: #1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) won by fall over Gavin Caprio (Lock Haven), 1:36 197: Tristan Sponseller (Lock Haven) won by decision over Ben Honis (Cornell), 8-6 285: #16 Thomas Haines (Lock Haven) won by fall over Jeramy Sweany (Cornell), 3:36 125: Noah Baughman (Cornell) won by fall over Jake Field (Lock Haven), 5:32 133: DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) won by decision over #19 Mark Grey (Cornell), 4-0 141: Will Koll (Cornell) won by major decision over Lewis Williams (Lock Haven), 12-0 149: Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) won by decision over Jonathan Furnas (Cornell), 7-2 157: Taylor Simaz (Cornell) won by disqualification over Kyle Hammond (Lock Haven), 6:16 165: #18 Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by decision over Jared Siegrist (Lock Haven), 8-2 174: #4 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) won by fall over Adam Mackie (Lock Haven), 0:51

VESTAL, N.Y. -- The Army West Point wrestling team won another road match, this time with a 22-14 decision at Binghamton on Sunday from the West Gym. Army improved to 6-3 on the season and 4-1 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), while the Bearcats dropped to 5-4 on the season and 5-2 in EIWA matches. ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES The Black Knights are now 8-2 all-time against the Bearcats. Army jumps to 5-0 on road the season, the most in a season since 2011-12. The Cadets have now won five-straight duals, matching the mark set in 2013-14 when Army defeated Harvard, American, Penn, Drexel and Bucknell in consecutive matches. Austin Harry, Russ Parsons, Andrew Mendel and Samson Imonode all went 2-0 on the weekend, while 141-pounders Logan Everett and Noah Hanau each went 1-0. Sophomore 133-pounder Austin Harry documented his second technical fall of the weekend, his third of the season. The Harvey's Lake, Pa., native now has 20 victories and five tech. falls in his career. Harry set new single-season bests in tech. falls (three) and bonus point wins (five). Mendel documented his 15th-career bonus point victory with a 17-0 tech. fall over Jake Einbinder. Freshman Ben Harvey earned his 15th win of the season. Imonode upset 11th-ranked Steve Schneider for his first win over a ranked opponent on the season. KEY MOMENT Sophomore Austin Harry got Army out to a 5-0 lead with his second technical fall of the weekend to set the tone for the match. Results: 133: Austin Harry tech. fall over Ian Lupole, 17-1 (Army leads, 5-0) 141: #16 Logan Everett dec. over Dylan Caruana, 3-2 (Army leads, 8-0) 149: Parker Kropman maj. dec. over Lucas Weiland, 11-3 (Army leads, 8-4) 157: #17 Russ Parsons dec. over Tristan Rifanburg, 5-0 (Army leads, 11-4) 165: Andrew Mendel tech. fall over Jake Einbinder, 17-0 (Army leads, 16-4) 174: Ben Harvey dec. over Anthony DePrez, 5-3 (Army leads, 19-4) 184: Samson Imonode dec. over #11 Steve Schneider, 4-3 (Army leads, 22-4) 197: Mark Tracy maj. dec. over Rocco Caywood, 13-4 (Army leads, 22-8) 285: Connor Calkins dec. over Trevor Smith, 6-3 (Army leads, 22-11) 125: Steven Bulzomi dec. over Trey Chalifoux, 6-4 (Army leads, 22-14) COACHES CORNER Head Coach Kevin Ward - "I think we've definitely made progress. That's the biggest thing we've been focused on is making sure we don't get caught up with wins and losses and focusing on just marking progress every week." "For today's win over Binghamton, I just thought that we had some really gutsy performances, especially from Ben Harvey and Samson Imonode. Those guys had to battle hard to win in the third period, and I thought they showed a lot of toughness. I'm really proud of their fight and am excited to see them continue wrestling like that throughout the rest of the season." "To be honest, I thought that even in some matches we won this weekend, we were exposed a little bit in some areas that we need to recognize and address quickly." UP NEXT The Black Knights will travel to Annapolis, Md., for the All-Academy Championships on Jan. 29. The tournament will begin at 10 a.m.

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- The Rider University Wrestling team (7-1, 3-1 EWL) made quick work of the Vikings of Cleveland State University, winning 43-12 on the backs of five Bronc pins and two technical falls. “You need to bounce back, and that's what the team called each other to do,” said Rider Head Coach Gary Taylor. “We wrestled well today.” The Broncs won eight of 10 matches, receiving victories from J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, VA/Christiansburg), Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional), B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South), Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic), Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township), Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin), Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel Academy), and Mauro Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross). Cefolo, Walsh, Sherry, Wolfe, and Correnti won by fall, while Wert and Clagon brought home technical falls. Senior leader Ryan Wolfe talked about preparing for the match; “We had a long talk with the guys to get them motivated again for today's match. We told them to just go out and have fun, and that's what we did and want to do going forward.” Wrestling kicked off quickly with junior 125 Wert winning by technical fall, 15-0, over John Martin of CSU in 4:39 to get the Broncs out to a 5-0 lead. The winning would continue with Cefolo scoring the fall at 133, defeating Spencer Dusi in 2:24 to push the Broncs to 11-0. The Broncs would then suffer their only two losses of the day, with juniors Zach Valcarce (Villas, NJ/Lower Cape May) and Jesse Rodgers (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) losing at 141 and 149, respectively, by fall to give the Vikings their only lead of the day, 12-11. The winning would continue once again with junior 157 Clagon defeating Grant Turnmire by 18-0 technical fall in 4:03. Walsh would add to the bonus at 165, winning by fall over John Vaughn in 4:53 and continuing his stretch as one of the nation's top pinners in Division I wrestling and moving into a second-place tie with Zain Retherford of Penn State with 10 falls. “My brother won the award for most pins in the country, so I'm trying to keep up with him” said Walsh, whose brother, Taylor, was an All-American wrestler at Indiana. Sophomore 174 Sherry would score a fall of his own, defeating Devon Pingel in 2:27 to push the Broncs to a 28-12 lead, where Fagg-Daves would push it out of reach at 184 in the only match to go the distance in the dual, defeating Nick Corba 3-2. Wolfe would go out and get a pin of his own, defeating Collin Kelly in 2:30 to move on to the last and quickest match of the afternoon, where redshirt junior heavyweight Correnti would stick Mike Furbee in 2:22 to close out the match with a 43-12 score. The Broncs next wrestle on Friday, January 27th at Nelson Field House at Bloomsburg. Rider's next home home match is on February 11th against Drexel at 8 p.m. in Alumni Gymnasium. Results: 125: J.R. Wert (RU) TF. John Martin (CSU) 15-0, 4:39. RU Leads 5-0 133: Anthony Cefolo (RU) WBF Spencer Dusi (CSU), 2:24. RU Leads 11-0 141: Evan Cheek (CSU) WBF Zach Valcarce (RU) 6:29. RU Leads 11-6 149: Nick Montgomery (CSU) WBF Jesse Rodgers (RU) 6:39. CSU Leads 12-11 157: B.J. Clagon (RU) TF. Grant Turnmire (CSU) 18-0, 4:03. RU Leads 16-12 165: Chad Walsh (RU) WBF John Vaughn (CSU) 4:53. RU Leads 22-12. 174: Dean Sherry (RU) WBF Devon Pingel (CSU) 2:27. RU Leads 28-12. 184: Michale Fagg-Daves (RU) dec. Nick Corba (CSU) 3-2. RU Leads 31-12 197: Ryan Wolfe (RU) WBF Collin Kelly (CSU) 2:30. RU Leads 37-12 285: Mauro Correnti (RU) WBF Mike Furbee (CSU) 2:22. RU Wins 43-12

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Tom Sleigh and Tyler Greene closed out the match with back-to-back victories and Bucknell totaled seven individual wins overall as the Bison wrestling team completed a 2-0 weekend with a 25-15 victory at Brown on Sunday afternoon. Bucknell, which defeated Harvard on Saturday, improved to 5-4 overall this season and 3-1 against EIWA opponents. The Bears fell to 3-3, 1-1 EIWA. Bucknell had three wins for bonus points as it was able to overcome a pair of six-point victories by Brown. The Bison held a four-point lead at 19-15 before Sleigh and Greene closed out the match with a pair of decisions at 197 and 285, respectively. The Bison opened an early 11-0 lead with the three wins by a combined 29-6 score. Freshman Jordan Gessner got things started with an 11-4 decision at 125 pounds, giving him a pair of wins this weekend by a combined 22-7 score. Fellow rookie Joey Gould followed with an 8-0 shutout at 133 pounds, while nationally ranked Tyler Smith posted a major decision of his own at 141, defeating Ezekiel Salvo 10-2. It was Smith's third consecutive win and ninth victory in his last 10 bouts. He is now 10-0 in bouts decided by major decision the last two years. Brown then won two of the next three bouts, claiming six points in each. The Bears recorded a fall at 149 and Bucknell's Logan Kerin lost by injury default at 165. In between those two, Bison Victor Lopez posted another dominating performance at 157 pounds. He defeated William McDonald by a 15-0 score in 5:27, following his 16-0 tech fall Saturday at Harvard. Lopez's last three victories have come by shutout. An overtime victory by D.J. Hollingshead at 174 gave Bucknell a 19-12 lead, but Christian LaFragola defeated Drew Phipps 4-3 at 184 thanks to the riding time point, narrowing the Bison advantage to 19-15. Sleigh and Greene then closed out the match with a pair of decisions by a combined 14-4 score to clinch the win for Bucknell. Sleigh has now won 12 consecutive bouts and leads the team with 21 victories this season. Bucknell will now wrestle five of its last seven duals at home starting Friday, Jan. 27, with a 7 p.m. match against Penn in Davis Gym. Results: 125: Jordan Gessner (Bu) dec. Donald Keeley (Br), 11-4. 133: Joey Gould (Bu) maj. dec. James Pawelski (Br), 8-0. 141: No. --/15/14 Tyler Smith (Bu) maj. dec. Exekiel Salvo (Br), 10-2. 149: Travis Vasquez (Br) pinned Seth Hogue (Bu), 2:07. 157: No. 13/11/17 Victor Lopez (Bu) tech fall William McDonald (Br), 15-0 (5:27). 165: Jonathan Viruet (Br) inj. def. Logan Kerin (Bu), 2:42. 174: D.J. Hollingshead (Bu ) dec. Andrew LaBrie (Br), 3-1 (sv1). 184: Christian LaFragola (Br) dec. Drew Phipps (Bu), 4-3. 197: No. 16/12/17 Tom Sleigh (Bu) dec. Tucker Ziegler (Br), 7-1. 285: Tyler Greene (Bu) dec. Ian Butterbrodt (Br), 7-3.

NEW YORK -- During the first home dual of the season, Columbia earned a 24-12 victory over Hofstra in the Blue Gym. The Lions picked up bonus points in three of their six wins, to pick up back-to-back team victories. Johnson Mai got Columbia going in the right direction, picking up a 7-1 victory at 125 for his first win of the season. After Hofstra evened the team score at 3-3 with a win at 133, Jacob Macalolooy came out firing at 141. The junior notched his second tech fall of the year, ending the match in the second period with a 17-1 margin in his favor. Although the Lions would drop the 149-pound match, Columbia would not surrender the lead, taking the next three matches. Laurence Kosoy tallied an 8-5 victory to make the team score 11-6, before Tyrel White gave Columbia bonus points with a 12-1 major decision at 165. In the 174-pound bout, Max Elling was down 6-0 and nearly pinned by Sage Heller, before picking up a reversal and getting Heller on his back in the first. After nearfall points of his own the Columbia sophomore was able to get the pinfall of Heller, making it a 21-6 lead with just three bouts remaining. Hofstra picked up wins at 184 and 197, before Garrett Ryan closed the door with a 10-4 victory over Omar Haddad, making the final team score 24-12. Columbia will be back in action next weekend, with duals at Harvard and Brown on Jan. 28. Both matches can bee seen live on the Ivy League Digital Network. Results: 125 - Johnson Mai def. Jacob Martin, 7-1 133 - Vinny Vespa def. Alec Kelly, 7-6 141 - Jacob Macalolooy def. Connor Burkert, 17-1 149 - Ryan Burkert def. Sam Ward, 5-0 157 - Laurence Kosoy def. Jake Kaminsky, 8-5 165 - Tyrel White def. Bobby Fehr, 12-1 174 - Max Elling def. Sage Heller, Fall (1:14) 184 - Michael Oxley def. Jacob Young, 4-3 197 - Nezar Haddad def. Michael Bulkin, 6-2 HWT - Garrett Ryan def. Omar Haddad, 10-4

PHILADELPHIA -- The Drexel wrestling team earned a 28-8 victory over Oregon State on Spirit Night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center on Saturday evening. The Dragons took eight of the 10 matches from the Beavers on their way to their eighth dual win of the season. Tanner Shoap got things started for Drexel at 125 with a 15-11 decision over Oregon State's Kegan Calkins but then Anthony Canfora lost by technical fall to Joey Palmer at 133, giving the Beavers a 5-3 lead. David Pearce and Jack Hathaway remained scoreless into the third period at 141, but late near-fall points from Pearce allowed him to walk away with a 4-0 victory. No. 17 Matthew Cimato came up with a pin just over four minutes into the 149 match that would put the Dragons ahead, 12-5 after four matches. Willie Davis would go on to edge Oregon State's Abraham Rodriguez with the riding time point to secure a 6-5 decision at 157 just before halftime. As the dual resumed, Austin Rose added a 5-1 win over Rodney Williams at 165 and Ebed Jarrell followed with a 12-2 major decision over Weston Dobler at 174. Leading the Beavers, 22-5, Alex DeCiantis added a 9-4 victory in the 184 match to put the Dragons ahead by 10 points with two matches to play. At 197, Joshua Murphy came close to upsetting No. 18 Corey Griego, but Griego secured a takedown with 15 seconds remaining to break a 1-1 tie. Murphy was able to escape in the remaining time, but ultimately fell to Griego by a score of 3-2. No. 20 Joey Goodhart finished off the night in exciting fashion as he edged the Beavers' Cody Crawford, 5-4. With this, the Dragons were able to walk away with a 28-8 win for their eighth victory of the season. With the win, Drexel improves to 8-5 overall, while Oregon State moves to 1-4 on the year. The Dragons return to action next Sunday, Jan. 29 when they will host EIWA opponent American at the Daskalakis Athletic Center for a dual that is set to begin at 6 p.m. Results: 125: Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Kegan Calkins (OSU), 15-11 133: Joey Palmer (OSU) TF Anthony Canfora (DU), 25-10 141: David Pearce (DU) DEC Jack Hathaway (OSU), 4-0 149: No. 17 Matthew Cimato (DU) WBF Bryce Parson (OSU) @ 4:02 157: Willie Davis (DU) DEC Abraham Rodriguez (OSU), 6-5 165: Austin Rose (DU) DEC Rodney Williams (OSU), 5-1 174: Ebed Jarrell (DU) MAJ Weston Dobler (OSU), 12-2 184: Alex DeCiantis (DU) DEC Bob Coleman (OSU), 9-4 197: No. 18 Corey Griego (OSU) DEC Joshua Murphy (DU), 3-2 285: No. 20 Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Cody Crawford (OSU), 5-4

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team snapped a four-match slide with a 29-10 win at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville tonight. The Mocs (4-7, 2-0 SoCon) ran out to a 13-0 lead and took eight of the 10 individual matches in the win. Sophomore Alonzo Allen continues to impress with another big win at 125. He scored an 18-9 decision over senior Freddy Rodriguez to open the dual. Rodriguez was the preseason Southern Conference favorite at 125 after winning the league title last year. Sophomore Chris Debien followed that with a 16-11 decision over John Muldoon at 133. Both of the Mocs first two wrestlers set season highs for scoring in a Division I match. Sophomore Chase Zemenak scored a decision at 141 and freshman Dylanger Potter won in overtime at 149. SIUE (1-9, 1-2 SoCon) got on the board with a pin at 157, but junior Justin Lampe answered with a decision at 165. The Cougars made it 16-10 with a major at 174, but the Mocs won the last three. Junior Bryce Carr, No. 17 at 184 this week, improved to 15-3 with a pin. Senior Clay Dent scored an overtime win at 197 and No. 10 Jared Johnson closed out the evening with a major decision at heavyweight. The Mocs return home next Saturday for a doubleheader against Campbell and Davidson. Action begins at Noon (E.S.T.) at Maclellan Gym. Results: 125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) – MD 18-9 - Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) – UTC 4-0 133: Chris Debien (UTC) – Dec. 16-11 - John Muldoon (SIUE) – UTC 7-0 141: Chase Zemenak (UTC) – Dec. 5-1 - Trevor Feagans (SIUE) – UTC 10-0 149: Dylanger Potter (UTC) – Dec. 7-3 (SV1) - John Fahy (SIUE) – UTC 13-0 157: Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) – Fall 2:21 - Dalton Clark (UTC) – UTC 13-6 165: Justin Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 11-4 - Clayton Bass (SIUE) UTC 16-6 174: Jake Residori (SIUE) – MD 9-1 - Sean Mappes (UTC) – UTC 16-10 184: No. 17 Bryce Carr (UTC) – Fall 3:19 - Jake Godinez (SIUE) – UTC 22-10 197: Clay Dent (UTC) – Dec. 11-5 (SV1) - Jake Tindle (SIUE) – UTC 25-10 285: No. 10 Jared Johnson (UTC) – MD 8-0 - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) – UTC 29-10

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sophomore Jon Viruet won via major decision and technical fall to help lead Brown University wrestling to a 31-6 win over Bloomsburg University and a 36-4 win over Franklin & Marshall College at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday evening. In their first home dual meets of the season, the Bears (3-2, 1-0 EIWA) gained wins in 17 of the day's 20 bouts, taking eight bouts against the Huskies (3-12) in their first dual of the day before capturing nine wins in their EIWA opener against the Diplomats (2-5, 0-4 EIWA) as part of the team's Alumni Weekend. Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) recorded his team-best fifth major decision win of the season while junior Zeke Salvo (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Tucker Ziegler (Myersville, Md.) both posted pins on the day with Salvo logging his team-leading eighth fall of the season. Viruet, Ziegler, senior Steven Galiardo (Chicago, Ill.), and sophomores Travis Vasquez (Fair Lawn, N.J.), CJ LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.), and Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) all earned two wins on the day. Next, Brown hosts Bucknell tomorrow, Sunday, Jan. 22, at noon in an EIWA dual meet at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Dual 1: Brown 31, Bloomsburg 6 Salvo earned his eighth pin of the year, Viruet tallied his fifth major decision of the season, and Brown beat Bloomsburg, 31-6, in its first home dual of the 2016-17 campaign. The Bears won eight of 10 bouts in the match to distance themselves from the visiting Huskies. Galiardo, junior Michael Russo (Jersey City, N.J.), Vasquez, LaFragola, and Butterbrodt all recorded wins via decision. Opening at 125 lbs., Russo took a 6-5 decision over Willy Girard. In the third period, Russo posted an escape and then a takedown to pull ahead 5-2 en route to the win. Salvo put the Bears up 9-3 in the team score with his pin of Grant Bond at 141 lbs. in the second period at the 4:38 mark. Salvo notched a pair of near falls in the second stanza before posting the pin. At 149 lbs., Vasquez registered a 4-0 shutout win against Nate Newberry. Vasquez scored a takedown in the first and an escape and riding time point in the third frame. Galiardo followed with a 5-2 win at 157 lbs., defeating Kevin Laubach. Viruet capped a four-bout winning streak for the Bears with a 10-0 major decision victory over Reid Stanley at 165 lbs. Viruet logged a 4-point near fall in the second period and a 2-point near fall in the third as part of his shutout win. At 184 lbs., LaFragola won 2-1 with an escape and riding time point, Ziegler won via forfeit at 197 lbs., and Butterbrodt concluded the dual with an 8-2 win at 285 lbs., scoring all eight of his points in the third period. Brown 31, Bloomsburg 6 (Jan. 21, 2017 | Pizzitola Sports Center) 125: Michael Russo (BR) def. vs. Willy Girard (BL), Dec. 6-5 (Brown 3-0) 133: Matt Noble (BL) def. Jimmy Pawelski (BR), Dec. 10-3 (Tied 3-3) 141: Zeke Salvo (BR) def. Grant Bond (BL), Fall 4:38 (Brown 9-3) 149: Travis Vasquez (BR) def. Nate Newberry (BL), Dec. 4-0 (Brown 12-3) 157: Steven Galiardo (BR) def. Kevin Laubach (BL), Dec. 5-2 (Brown 15-3) 165: Jon Viruet (BR) def. Reid Stanley (BL), MD 10-0 (Brown 19-3) 174: Trevor Allard (BL) def. Andrew LaBrie (BR), Dec. 5-4 (Brown 19-6) 184: CJ LaFragola (BR) def. Kyle Murphy (BL), Dec. 2-1 (Brown 22-6) 197: Tucker Ziegler (BR) wins via forfeit, (Brown 28-6) 285: Ian Butterbrodt (BR) def. Bruce Graeber (BL), Dec. 8-2 (Brown 31-6) Dual 2: Brown 36, Franklin & Marshall 4 Viruet won via technical fall at 165 lbs., and Ziegler posted his pin in the last contested bout of the dual at 197 lbs. as Brown topped Franklin & Marshall, 36-4, in its first conference dual meet of the season. Ziegler notched his fourth fall of the season in the first period at the 0:50 mark while Viruet logged his technical fall behind 12 points in the third period. Junior Andrew LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.) added a major decision victory at 174 lbs. Vasquez, Galiardo, LaFragola, and freshmen Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.), and Jimmy Pawelski (Park Ridge, Ill.) all registered wins via decision. Starting at 125 lbs., Keeley won 7-4 over Edgar Garcia, posting a pair of takedowns before Pawelski shut out Dan Martoccio, 4-0, at 133 lbs. Vasquez blanked Nick Maher at 149 lbs., 6-0, with four points in the third period. At 157 lbs., Gaiardo defeated Emmett LiCastri, 9-8, using an escape late in the bout to break an 8-8 tie. Viruet followed with a 20-4 technical fall win over Mike Berkowitz, scoring 12 points in the third period, including a 4-point near fall to seal the bout. LaBrie took a major decision win over Jimmy Stillerman at 174 lbs., 10-4, using a 4-point near fall to initiate a 7-1 run in the third stanza. At 184, LaFragola gained an 8-5 win over Anthony Mancini behind four takedowns. Ziegler closed the competitive portion of the match with a pin in 50 seconds over Jack Argast. Butterbrodt took a win via forfeit in the heavyweight slot. Brown 36, Franklin & Marshall 4 (Jan. 21, 2017 | Pizzitola Sports Center) 125: Trey Keeley (B) def. Edgar Garcia (F), Dec. 7-4 (Brown 3-0) 133: Jimmy Pawelski (B) def. Dan Martoccio (F), Dec. 4-0 (Brown 6-0) 141: Paddy Quinlan (F) def. Zeke Salvo (B), MD 13-4 (Brown 6-4) 149: Travis Vasquez (B) def. Nick Maher (F), Dec. 6-0 (Brown 9-4) 157: Steven Galiardo (B) vs. Emmett LiCastri (F), Dec. 9-8 (Brown 12-4) 165: Jon Viruet (B) def. Mike Berkowitz (F), TF 20-4 (Brown 17-4) 174: Andrew LaBrie (B) def. Jimmy Stillerman (F), MD 10-2 (Brown 21-4) 184: CJ LaFragola (B) def. Anthony Mancini (F), Dec. 8-5 (Brown 24-4) 197: Tucker Ziegler (B) def. Jack Argast (F), Fall 0:50 (Brown 30-4) 285: Ian Butterbrodt (B) wins via forfeit (Brown 36-4)

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Gardner-Webb picked up bonus points in all six of its individual wins Saturday afternoon -- including three pins -- to power past The Citadel, 31-13, in its second SoCon match in as many days. The Runnin' Bulldogs (5-3, 2-1 SoCon) bounced back quickly, getting back-to-back pins from Landon LoAlbo at 125 pounds and Philip Anderson at 133 pounds. LoAlbo put Charles Kearney to the mat in 2:57 and Anderson just bettered that time – pinning Andrew Szalwinski in 2:53 for an early 12-0 team lead. The Citadel (1-7, 0-2 SoCon) rallied, getting three consecutive decisions to cut the lead down to 12-9. Aaron Walker's narrow 4-3 decision over Ryan Mosley at 157 pounds followed a 7-4 win by Douglas Gudenburr at 141 pounds and a 5-1 decision for Tyler Buckiso at 149 pounds. Tyler Marinelli broke momentum with a dominant performance, taking a 16-4 major decision over Jason Carr at 165 pounds. It was the Jefferson, Ga., sophomore's dual win in as many tries this season and improved his overall season mark to 11-3 (3-0 SoCon). Austin Trott stepped onto the mat with a 7-0 dual record intact on Saturday -- and an eight-match win streak in SoCon dual action. The Kingsland, Ga., standout continued his roll, pinning Martin Duane in just 1:29 in the 174-pound matchup. Trott has now won 14 of his last 15 SoCon dual matches, dating back to the 2014-2015 season. Hunter Gamble bounced back from a tough defeat Friday night in style, putting on a clinic in an 18-2 tech fall performance against Chandler Sambets. Gamble – ranked 17th nationally – improved to 13-3 overall (2-1 SoCon) with that effort. The Citadel got its final team points on the board with a major decision at 197 pounds, but heavyweight Boyce Cornwell returned the favor, shutting out Joseph Bexley by an 8-0 score for a major decision – and the final margin of victory. Gardner-Webb will remain on the road for its next match, traveling to Boone, N.C., to take on top-25 foe Appalachian State on Tuesday night (Jan. 24) at 7:00 pm. Results: 125: Landon LoAlbo (GWU) pinned Charles Kearney (CIT); (2:57) – 6-0 133: Philip Anderson (GWU) pinned Andrew Szalwinski (CIT); (2:53) – 12-0 141: Douglas Gudenburr (CIT) dec. Ryan Hull (GWU); 7-4 – 12-3 149: Tyler Buckiso (CIT) dec. Chris Vassar (GWU); 5-1 – 12-6 157: Aaron Waker (CIT) dec. Ryan Mosley (GWU); 4-3 – 12-9 165: Tyler Marinelli (GWU) major dec. Jason Carr (CIT); 16-4 – 16-9 174: Austin Trott (GWU) pinned Martin Duane (CIT); (1:29) – 22-9 184: Hunter Gamble (GWU) tech. fall Chandler Sambets (CIT); 18-2 (6:16) – 27-9 197: Sawyer Root (CIT) major dec. Payton Mills (GWU); 10-2 – 27-13 285: Boyce Cornwell (GWU) major dec. Joseph Bexley; 8-0 – 31-13