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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Luke Pletcher, a highly-touted true freshmen from Latrobe, Pa., will make his varsity debut on Thursday night at 141 lbs. vs. Missouri. Pletcher replaces redshirt freshman Ke-Shawn Hayes in Ohio State's lineup. Hayes recently suffered a injury and will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season. Pletcher is 8-0 this year with a co-championship at the Eastern Michigan Open and the 133 lb. title at the Michigan State Open on Nov. 20. He was a three-time Pennsylvania state champion for Greater Latrobe High School and was the No. 6-ranked overall recruit nationally by FloWrestling and No. 2 at 132 lbs. The top-ranked prospect in the talent-rich state of Pennsylvania, Pletcher was a two-time Super 32 champion and won 166 matches over his four-year career. "I'm excited and eager to do my part to help this team," Pletcher said. "I've trained extremely hard in our room with guys like Micah [Jordan], Logan [Stieber] and Nate [Tomasello] and they've prepared me for this opportunity. I know they've made me better in every way possible. I can't wait to get out there and wrestle." Pletcher and the rest of his Buckeye teammates take on fifth-ranked Missouri in the home-opener on Thursday at 7 p.m. The match will also be broadcast live in BTN.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The Indiana wrestling team emerged with a pair of close victories in Sunday's tri dual with SIU-Edwardsville and North Dakota State. The Hoosiers (4-1) left the mat against the Bison (3-2) feeling as if they lost the match, 18-17 on tiebreaker criteria, before officials flipped the result upon further review to give IU the 18-17 victory on team points (65-59). After that, the Hoosiers came back with wins in the 9th and 10th bouts to gain a 21-16 win over the Cougars (0-2). "They were tough victories, so we're glad we came away with them," said Indiana head coach Duane Goldman. "Different guys are doing great things at different times, but we're still working on the consistency and getting everyone on the same page. We were also missing Elijah Oliver this weekend, which would've definitely affected the team scores." #6 Nate Jackson (184) continues his unbeaten run through the 2016-17 season with another set of wins with bonus points, picking up a 12-2 major decision against Tyler McNutt (NDSU) before earning a 90-second win by fall over Jake Godinez (SIUE). Jackson (10-0) is on an 11-match winning streak, and all 10 of his wins this season have come with bonus points. "He has a lot more energy," Goldman said. "He feels better than he did down at 174 lbs., especially in dual meet situations. Now, he's wrestling the way we see day-to-day in practice. He feels good and can really wrestle with a lot of energy while doing the things he's able to do. His match with McNutt (NDSU) was challenging, so that was good to have someone to create situations he needed to work on." The 141 lbs. bouts were 9th in the order today, giving sophomore Cole Weaver (3-3) opportunities for wins which benefitted the team as much as the individual. Weaver's 5-0 decision over Taylor Nein (NDSU) gave IU a crucial 17-14 lead over the Bison, while his 7-4 decision win against Trevor Feagans (SIUE) regained an 18-16 lead for IU. The bouts were also Weaver's first dual wins of the year. "I was really happy for Cole, he's getting better every match," Goldman said. "He's had a difficult road back from injury, but he's really coming around. We're glad to see it, because we need him." Senior transfer Chris Perez (149) gave everything for his new Indiana teammates in the final bouts on Sunday afternoon, splitting the results but doing his part to preserve the team wins. Perez's match against Kyle Gliva was his first competitive bout since February 7, 2016, and although he dropped the decision he held the score in place for the tiebreaker. Against Tyshawn Williams, Perez (1-1) needed a win in order to keep SIU-Edwardsville from slipping ahead in the team score, and he delivered with a 4-0 shutout decision. "He basically won the dual for us, being the last match against both teams," said Goldman. "He's a great competitor, and we're in a situation where we have two great competitors at that weight with him and Luke Blanton. We're smitten to have a situation where both are on our team, but it's also difficult because they're both hard working, deserving guys." A few other Hoosiers provided critical bonus point wins in today's matches. Garrett Pepple (7-3) earned a 16-2 major decision win at 133 lbs., tying the dual to set up Weaver's lead-taking decision. Jake Danishek (8-4) opened the SIU-Edwardsville dual with a 15-3 major decision before Bryce Martin (7-2) won a 25-10 tech fall in 5:57. Freshmen Devin Skatzka (174) and Jake Hinz (197) put IU on the scoreboard against North Dakota State after trailing 6-0 two matches into the meet. Skatzka (8-2) grabbed an 8-2 decision before Jackson's major decision, and Hinz (6-4) won 11-5 in his decision. In addition to Perez, true freshman Liam Cronin (125) made his first career starts in relief of #18 Elijah Oliver. Cronin (4-6) had the toughest slate of the day, facing off against #5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) and #11 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE), but did well to hold his own against Freddie in the dual with the Cougars. Indiana 18, North Dakota State 17 157 #12 Clay Ream (7-0) dec. Jake Danishek (7-4) 8-1 NDSU 3, IU 0 165 #12 Andrew Fogarty (7-1) dec. Bryce Martin (6-2) 2-0 NDSU 6 ,IU 0 174 Devin Skatzka (8-1) dec. Carter Nielsen (1-3) 8-2 NDSU 6, IU 3 184 #6 Nate Jackson (9-0) maj. dec. Tyler McNutt (4-3) 12-2 IU 7, NDSU 6 197 Jake Hinz (6-3) dec. Cordell Eaton (4-3) 11-5 IU 10, NDSU 6 285 Ben Tyanan (6-1) dec. Fletcher Miller (5-4) 6-0 IU 10, NDSU 9 125 #5 Josh Rodriguez (6-0) tech fall Liam Cronin (4-5) 25-10 (6:11) NDSU 14 , IU 10 133 Garrett Pepple (7-2) maj. dec. Albert Landeros (2-6) 16-2 IU 14, NDSU 14 141 Cole Weaver (2-3) dec. Taylor Nein (4-2) 5-0 IU 17, NDSU 14 149 Kyle Gliva (8-0) dec. Chris Perez (0-1) 5-2 IU 17, NDSU 17 Tiebreaker 3.15.3 total match points (D, MD, TF) IU, 65-59 IU 18, NDSU 17 Indiana 21, SIUE 17 157 Jake Danishek (8-4) maj. dec. Karsten Van Velsor (5-8) 15-3 IU 4, SIUE 0 165 Bryce Martin (7-2) tech fall Sam Zimmerman (0-6) 25-10 (5:57) IU 9, SIUE 0 174 Jake Residori (8-3) dec. Devin Skatzka (8-2) 8-4 IU 9, SIUE 3 184 #6 Nate Jackson (10-0) pinned Jake Godinez (3-10) 1:30 IU 15, SIUE 3 197 Jake Tindle (8-3) dec. Jake Hinz (6-4) 11-10 IU 15, SIUE 6 285 Jake McKiernan (13-4) dec. Fletcher Miller (5-5) 6-1 IU 15, SIUE 9 125 #12 Freddie Rodriguez (9-1) maj. dec. Liam Cronin (4-6) 16-8 IU 15, SIUE 13 133 John Muldoon (2-0) dec. Garrett Pepple (7-3) 6-1 SIUE 16, IU 15 141 Cole Weaver (3-3) dec. Trevor Feagans (10-5) 7-4 IU 18, SIUE 16 149 Chris Perez (1-1) dec. Tyshawn Williams (9-7) 4-0 IU 21, SIUE 16 Up Next: #29 Indiana (4-1) vs. #11 Wisconsin (1-0) Friday, December 9 • 7 p.m. ET • Watch: BTN Plus • TrackWrestling University Gymnasium • Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers will make their home debut of the 2016-17 season next Friday, December 9 at University Gymnasium against the Wisconsin Badgers (1-0). The meet serves as the Big Ten opener for both teams, who will take the mat against one another for their 57th meeting. The bouts are set to begin at 7:00 p.m. ET, and will stream live on BTN Plus. "Consistency," Goldman said on the plans for the room this week. "Especially when we wrestle that many matches in a weekend, we need our guys to feel good and be consistent. It starts with fixing some of the mistakes they've made, and continues with improvement from there."

Ranked No. 26 nationally, Montini Catholic went into Saturday's quad meet at Mt. Carmel expecting to be tested by a trio of Chicago area rivals, and that is what happened. Missing a pair of key starters in No. 8 Real Woods (126) and Preseason Nationals Frosh/Soph champ Parker Christensen (160/170) was not helpful to the cause either. The Broncos upended Chicago Bowen, who qualified for the round of 16 in the Class 1A team state tournament last year; before losing to Providence Catholic and Mt. Carmel. Providence Catholic placed fourth in Class 3A last year, while Mt. Carmel was third in Class 2A but finished the season nationally ranked. Against Providence Catholic, it was the Celtics who took a 16-6 lead through four matches in a dual meet that started at 220 pounds. In the fourth of those matches, Providence Catholic state medalist Jacob Lindsey secured a major decision against a Broncos reserve wrestler. To cover for the absence of Woods, who will be back for the Ironman this coming week, Montini Catholic bumped No. 13 Joey Melendez and New Mexico state champion Joseph Otero up a weight class respectively. Melendez was given a forfeit, while Otero scored a fall to give the Broncos an 18-16 lead. The lead extended to 22-16 after freshman Fidel Mayora earned a major decision at 132 pounds. State qualifier Dominick Ambrose leveled the dual meet at 22-all with a pin over Jake Stiles at 138. Montini Catholic won the next two matches to take a 31-22 lead with four bouts remaining, those were a pin from No. 10 Will Lewan (145) and a decision from Matthew Ortiz (152) over Jason Bazaluda in a battle of state qualifiers. The Celtics finalized the dual meet with a pin, major decision, forfeit, and major decision to confirm the 42-31 victory (eight matches to six). Against Mt. Carmel, it was Montini taking a 12-0 lead through three bouts. The dual meet started with a Broncos decision at 285 pounds, before a 13-7 decision from Dylan Ragusin at 106 and a pin from No. 13 Melendez at 113. Pins by Rehan Uribe (120) and 2015 state medalist Kaleb Guzior (126) leveled the dual meet at 12-all; Uribe's win by fall came against Otero, while Guzior upended the backup to Woods. Montini won three of the next four bouts to take a 24-15 lead with five matches remaining. Those wins came in the form of a fall by Mayora over state qualifier David Devine (132), a 3-2 tiebreaker win for No. 10 Lewan over state medalist Yahya Thomas (145), and a 3-1 decision for Ortiz over fellow state qualifier Dillon Hoey (152). The Caravan win in that stretch came from state medalist Kendall Coleman (138), by 3-2 decision over Stiles. Mt. Carmel closed out the dual meet with five straight wins, including a pin from state medalist Jack Mulay (160) and a forfeit by two-time state medalist David Riojas (182). The final score of the dual meet was 42-24 in favor of the Caravan, though it was only 8-6 in terms of matches won.

In an opening weekend tournament, No. 34 Southeast Polk (Iowa) and No. 47 Broken Arrow (Okla.) waged a tight battle for the championship at the Gardner Edgerton Invitational in Kansas on Saturday. The pair of teams anchored a sixteen school field, an event that started with four pools of four wrestlers each; then it split into a semifinal and final match of a bracket involving wrestlers that finished in the same place of each pool (i.e. pool winners wrestled for first through fourth, runners-up competed for fifth through eighth). Both of the anchor teams in the event were missing one of their impact wrestlers. Southeast Polk was absent two-time state placer Gauge Perrien (120), while Broken Arrow wrestled without state champion Skyler Haynes (195). Southeast Polk won the tournament on the strength of nine top four finishers, led by a trio of champions in Cade Devos (132), Nathan Lendt (138), and Zach Barnes (145). Placing third were Adam Brown (126) and Gavin Babcock (170); while Ryan Strickland (106), Mark Ames (113), Gabe Christenson (182), Levi Brand (285) placed fourth. The other five Rams wrestlers placed in the second bracket. Broken Arrow countered with four finalists, but just two champions; while only two other wrestlers, making it a total of six, finished in the top four. Champions for the Tigers were Caleb Wise (160) and Zach Marcheselli (195), while Tyler Lawley (120) and Trenton Lieurance (285) finished second. Additional top four medalists were Jackson Cockrell (106) placing third and Tajuan Daniels (132) finishing fourth. Six others placed in the second bracket, including five in sixth place. Three other schools had a pair of champions in the event: Caleb Lazure (106) and Korbin Meink (126) won titles for Skutt Catholic (Neb.), Cody Phippen (113) and Casey Jumps (220) were champions for Platte County (Mo.), while Sammy Cokeley (285) and No. 11 Clay Lautt (182) won titles for St. James Academy (Kansas). Rounding out the champions were Dylan Gowin (Mill Valley, Kansas) at 120 pounds, Tanner Skidgel (Cascia Hall, Okla.) at 152, and No. 15 Kayne Hutchison (Pittsburg, Kansas) at 285; Hutchison beat two-time state placer Lieurance 4-3 in the final.

On the opening weekend of the high school wrestling season in Iowa, Class 2A program New Hampton made the biggest statement. Competing at the Independence Invitational, the Chickasaws out-lasted Class 3A title contender Fort Dodge for the tournament title. They were led by five finalists and nine placers in the top six, anchored by Ryan Gorman, who won the 160 pound weight class. Finishing in second for New Hampton were two-time state medalist Noah Fye (132), returning state champion Keaton Geerts (138), Aeron Day (220), and Noah Hopp (285). Other placers included Keegan Tenge (145) in third, Mason Cleveland (120) in fourth, along with state medalist Dylan Robinson (113) and Noah Glaser (170) in sixth. Missing from the Chickasaws lineup was two-time state finalist Michael Millage (126). Ranked No. 38 nationally, Fort Dodge finished with a tournament high four champions, but only placed eight wrestlers inside the top eight on the way to 259 points. Winning championships were state medalist Drew Bennett (113), two-time state champion Brody Teske (120), state champ Triston Lara (138), and two-time state placer Cayd Lara (152). Ranked No. 9 nationally, Teske remained undefeated for his career with a pin over No. 18 (at 126) Bryce West (Solon), to conclude a match in which he had to rally from a third period deficit. Triston Lara had a notable win in the finals, coming by 3-1 decision over fellow state champion Geerts at 138 pounds. Finishing third in the standings was Christian Brothers College, Mo. as they scored 242 points anchored by three champions and seven top eight places. Winning titles were No. 15 (at 120) Malik Johnson at 126 pounds, freshman phenom Joshua Saunders at 132, and No. 15 (at 160) Emille Shannon at 170. Johnson upended three-time state placer, also 2014 state champion, Drew West (Solon) by a 7-1 score, Saunders beat two-time state placer Fye 7-5, while Shannon upended state champion Tanner Sloan (Alburnett) 5-3 in overtime. Rounding out the weight class champions were Jaymus Wilson (Alburnett) at 106 pounds, Josh Gerke (Cedar Rapids Xavier) at 145, Preston LaGrange (Cedar Rapids Prairie) at 182, Brayden Schultz (Linn-Mar) at 195, Caleb Ring (Osage) at 220, and Omar Begic (Waterloo East).

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The South Dakota State University wrestling team wrapped up a busy weekend of competition by sweeping three duals Sunday afternoon in the South Dakota Showcase at the Sanford Pentagon. The Jackrabbits, who improved to 4-2 in duals this season, posted a 28-8 win over Northern State in the opener, followed by a 56-0 shutout of Dakota Wesleyan. SDSU closed the day against in-state competition with a 37-6 victory over Augustana. Alex Kocer won two of his matches at 149 pounds by pin and another by technical fall, while younger brother David added two pins at 174 pounds as both went 3-0 on the afternoon. Ben Gillette also won all three of his bouts, including one by forfeit in the dual against Dakota Wesleyan. SDSU won four matches by forfeit and four by pin against an under-manned DWU squad. SDSU tallied a total of eight pins on the day, including three in the final match against Augustana. The Jackrabbits are off from competition until Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois. NOON MATCHES South Dakota State 28, Northern State 8 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) dec. Richard Casillas (NSU), 6-1 133: Matthew Leier (NSU) dec. Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 6-3 141: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) major dec. Matt Bettencourth (NSU), 12-3 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) tech. fall Tyler Stenberg (NSU), 15-0 (5:04) 157: Blake Perryman (NSU) dec. Colin Holler (SDSU), 6-4 165: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Sean Havlovic, 8-1 174: David Kocer (SDSU) major dec. Tanner Olson, 16-3 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) def. David Murphy (NSU) by fall (2:34) 197: Joe Gomez (NSU) dec. Zac Carlson (SDSU), 7-6 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Harrison Townsend (NSU), 6-1 Note: Northern State deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct Augustana 56, Dakota Wesleyan 0 125: Javier Vieyra won by forfeit 133: Morgan Engbrecht won by forfeit 141: Deven Donais def. Kevin Lopez by fall (1:54) 149: Jacob Anderson def. Sjon Snitiliy by fall (3:55) 157: Bailey Neises vs. Alex Osborne by fall (1:29) 165: Hunter Haman vs. Zach Westergard by fall (2:03) 174: Bruce Lemon vs. Tanner Wernsman by fall (4:50) 184: Aero Amo won by forfeit 197: Clayton Wahlstrom tech. fall Matt Schirado, 17-2 285:Lane Lettau dec. Trevor Peter, 8-1 1:30 P.M. MATCHES South Dakota State 56, Dakota Wesleyan 0 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) won by forfeit 133: Tyler Pieper (SDSU) won by forfeit 141: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) won by forfeit 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) def. Sjon Snitily (DWU) by fall (1:55) 157: Logan Peterson (SDSU) def. Alex Osborne (DWU) by fall (0:37) 165: Kasey Klapprodt (SDSU) def. Zach Westergard (DWU) by fall (0:37) 174: David Kocer (SDSU) def. Tanner Wernsman (DWU) by fall (1:11) 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) won by forfeit 197: Zac Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Matt Schirado (DWU), 16-7 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) major dec. Trevor Peter (DWU), 12-3 Augustana 19, Northern State 18 125: Richard Casillas (NSU) tech. fall Javier Vieyra (AU), 17-0 (7:00) 133: Morgan Engbrecht (AU) dec. Matthew Leier (NSU), 6-4 141: Austin Jordan (AU) dec. Matt Bettencourt (NSU), 7-2 149: Tyler Stenberg (NSU) dec. Colin Ayers (AU), 8-2 157: Blake Perryman (NSU) dec. Bailey Neises (AU), 6-5 165: Sean Havlovic (NSU) major dec. Bruce Lemon (AU), 12-0 174: Tanner Olson (NSU) dec. Mitch Rechtzigel (AU), 8-5 184: Aero Amo (AU) dec. David Murphy (NSU), 9-3 197: Ben Goodwin (AU) won by forfeit 285: Michael Lowman (AU) major dec. Sam Schaunaman (NSU), 11-3 3 P.M. MATCHES South Dakota State 37, Augustana 6 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) major dec. Javier Vieyra (AU), 16-5 133: Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Morgan Engbrecht (AU) by fall (1:03) 141: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) major dec. Austin Jordan (AU), 9-1 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) def. Jacob Anderson (AU) by fall (5:48) 157: Logan Peterson (SDSU) dec. Bailey Neises (AU), 10-5 165: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Mitch Rechtzigel (AU), 10-3 174: David Kocer (SDSU) def. Hunter Haman (AU), by fall (0:37) 184: Aero Amo (AU) dec. Martin Mueller (SDSU), 11-5 197: Nate Rotert (SDSU) tech. fall Ben Goodwin (AU), 24-9 (4:21) 285: Michael Lowman (AU) dec. Alex Macki (SDSU), 2-0 Northern State 36, Dakota Wesleyan 15 125: Richard Casillas (NSU) won by forfeit 133: Matthew Leier (NSU) won by forfeit 141: Matt Bettencourt (NSU) dec. Kevin Lopez, 4-0 149: Sjon Snitiliy (DWU) def. Kaden Dorris (NSU) by injury default 157: Alex Osborne (DWU) def. Ben Fichter (NSU) by fall (2:14) 165: Blake Perryman (NSU) def. Zach Westergard (DWU) by fall (0:59) 174: Sean Havlovic (NSU) def. Tanner Wernsman (DWU) by fall (1:02) 184: Tanner Olson (NSU) won by forfeit 197: Matt Schirado (DWU) dec. David Murphy (NSU), 8-2 285: Harrison Townsend (NSU) dec. Trevor Peter (DWU), 6-2

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The top-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team continued its early-season dominance Sunday afternoon, notching seven bonus-point victories on the way to a 38-0 shutout of No. 21 Pittsburgh at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The win marked the Cowboys' second-straight shutout of the Panthers. Through four duals, Oklahoma State has imposed its will on each of its opponents, taking all four by 30 points or more. Sunday's 38-point triumph was the highest point differential in a win for OSU since last season's 41-0 drubbing of Stanford in Stillwater on Feb. 14. "We performed well in the first period throughout (the match)," head coach John Smith said. "You look down this row right here and you'll see a lot of points. Kaid Brock went out and scored two takedowns and then got a nearfall, but then you see that in the second and third he scores one point. It's not perfect, but you've just got to keep scoring. That's the scenario that you look at, and we saw the opposite with Nick Piccininni where he didn't score in the first, got one point in the second and then he routs the guy for 10 points from the top." Redshirt freshman Nick Piccininni got things started for the Cowboys at 125 pounds with a 12-0 major decision over Pittsburgh's LJ Bentley. Holding a 1-0 lead after two periods and starting the final period on top, Piccininni caught fire in the final minutes of the match. The East Seatauket, N.Y., product opened with a two-point nearfall before scoring twice more with a pair of four-point nearfalls to close the match. Piccininni has recorded bonus-point victories in each of his four starts with a pair of technical falls and two major decisions. Kaid Brock had a strong showing as well Sunday, dropping eighth-ranked Dom Forys in a 10-3 decision at 133 pounds. Brock would lead, 8-2, after the first period and was in control throughout as he allowed Forys just three points all on escapes in the match. The win moved the Stillwater native to 8-0 overall this season and 4-1 against ranked opponents in his career. "I liked those first two matches," Smith said. "They were wrestling some competitive kids and both of those guys wrestled well. I didn't know that Kaid could beat this type of kid right now. You saw the power in him and he's an older, strong redshirt junior." Junior Dean Heil and senior Anthony Collica continued the Cowboy dominance with a pair of major decisions. Heil was consistent throughout his win over Pittsburgh's Robert Lee, recording four total takedowns and over three minutes of riding time for an 11-3 major decision that moved him to 8-0 on the season. Collica was impressive as well, bouncing back from an early takedown by Pittsburgh's Mike Racciato with an escape and takedown of his own to lead 3-2 after one frame. The Solon, Ohio native separated himself over the final two periods for the 12-3 decision, moving to 3-0 for his senior campaign and recording his first bonus point victory of the season. Coming off a win over No. 13 DaWaylon Barnes in the Cowboys' win over Oklahoma Friday night, 157-pounder Jonce Blaylock had another solid showing on Sunday in a 12-10 win over Taleb Rahmani. Blaylock and Rahmani traded leads throughout the match, as Rahmani led 6-5 after one period before the pair were tied at nine after two. Blaylock pulled away in the final frame, dropping Rahmani for a takedown and earning the riding time point. Rahmani nearly converted on a reversal at the buzzer that would tie the match at 12, but after a review, Blaylock was awarded his team-leading 12th overall victory of the season. Chandler Rogers bounced back from an early scare at 165 pounds where he found himself in a 6-2 hole after No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell notched a reversal and a four-point nearfall, nearly pinning Rodgers in the first period. Rogers got a reversal of his own late in the first to survive and cut Campbell's lead to 6-4 after the first three minutes. The Stillwater product tallied a takedown in the third that would give him the lead for good, and didn't let Campbell score again, pulling away for a 10-6 decision. "That was a hard bridge," Smith said. "There's certain positions that you might have to bridge for 45 seconds to a minute. From some positions, you can bridge out instantly, but what he was in ... I was worried because that was not the position you want to be in. He did a good bridging off of his back and then making a match out of it against a good, solid kid that was as good as who he wrestled down at OU. It was good to see him find a way to win. You can always find ways to lose from your back, but it was good to see him pull it out." Four-straight bonus point wins wrapped up the victory for the Pokes, the first coming from senior Kyle Crutchmer at 174 pounds, who dominated Pittsburgh's Austin Bell in an 18-5 major decision. Coming off a 21-6 technical fall in the Cowboys' Bedlam win, Crutchmer was relentless. The Tulsa, Okla., native tallied six takedowns and a four-point nearfall to overwhelm Bell and improve to 4-0 on the season. "I think it's good for us," Crutchmer said. "Nolan (Boyd) and I, we're older guys. We're seniors so we're just trying to get our team rolling. A lot of people are talking about Penn State bonus points and all these other teams scoring bonus points, so if we're going to contend in March we're going to have to start putting up bonus points. That's what we're trying to set a trend for." Senior Nolan Boyd added a major decision of his own, defeating Christian Dietrich, 15-3, for his seventh win of the season in as many matches. The win was never in doubt, as Boyd came out with a takedown right out of the gate and didn't let up. Overall, Boyd recorded four takedowns, a reversal and a four-point nearfall to easily pick up the victory. A hot start from 197-pounder Preston Weigel gave the redshirt sophomore a technical fall over Zach Bruce to boost the Cowboy lead to 34. After a takedown and four nearfalls, Weigel lead 14-0 after one period. Weigel's riding time put him over the top for the tech fall win. Heavyweight Austin Schafer finished off the first shutout of the season for the Pokes in a 21-6 technical fall of Pittsburgh's John Rizzo. Schafer bounced back from a 6-0 hole, where Rizzo posted a takedown and four-point nearfall before Schafer responded with a reversal and pair of nearfalls to take an 8-6 lead into the second period. It was all Schafer from that point on as he posted a takedown and three nearfalls in the final two periods to earn the tech fall. The Cowboys will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 16, when they host No. 8 Cornell in a top-10 matchup at Gallagher-Iba Arena at 7 p.m. Results: 125: No. 10 Nick Piccininni (OSU) MD LJ Bentley (PITT), 12-0 133: No. 6 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. No. 8 Dom Forys (PITT), 10-3 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) MD Robert Lee (PITT), 11-3 149: No. 3 Anthony Collica (OSU) MD Mikey Racciato (PITT), 12-3 157: Jonce Blaylock (OSU) dec. Taleb Rahmani (PITT), 12-10 165: No. 4 Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec. No. 13 TeShaun Campbell (PITT), 10-6 174: No. 4 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) MD Austin Bell (PITT), 18-5 184: No. 5 Nolan Boyd (OSU) MD Christian Dietrich (PITT), 15-3 197: No. 5 Preston Weigel (OSU) TF Zach Bruce (PITT), 15-0 HWT: No. 12 Austin Schafer (OSU) TF John Rizzo (PITT), 21-6

Darrion Caldwell avenged a loss at Bellator 167 (Photo/Bellator) Former college wrestlers Darrion Caldwell and Jarod Trice came out on top in their MMA fights at Bellator 167 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma, Saturday night. Caldwell, 2009 NCAA champ for North Carolina State, earned a unanimous decision over Joe Taimanglo in their main-event bantamweight bout, avenging his only pro MMA loss at Bellator 159 earlier this summer ... while Trice, a three-time NCAA All-American heavyweight at Central Michigan University, made a successful pro MMA debut with a majority decision over fellow first-timer Tommie Britton in light-heavyweight action. Here's how MMAJunkie.com opened its description of Saturday's Caldwell-Taimanglo fight: "Just seconds into their bantamweight rematch, Joe Taimanglo almost repeated his shocking guillotine victory over Darrion Caldwell. Caldwell survived that submission attempt, and several others, to edge out the unanimous-decision win." Sherdog.com provided this historical perspective on Caldwell's previous meeting with Taimanglo: "At Bellator 159 in Kansas this past July, the 28-year-old Caldwell, then undefeated, dominated for two rounds with his outstanding wrestling before diving head-first into a fight-ending guillotine early in round three, producing one of 2016's most shocking MMA upsets. This time around, the bantamweight prospect employed the same strategy, but with no slip-ups, grounding the Guam native for the full 15 minutes and beating him up on top throughout." All three judges scored the match 30-27 for the former Wolfpack mat champ. With the win, Caldwell is now 10-1 in his pro MMA career, while the loss drops Taimanglo to 23-7-1. Prior to entering MMA competition in September 2012, Darrion Caldwell was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American at N.C. State, winning the 149-pound title at the 2009 NCAAs with a stunning win over defending champ Brent Metcalf of the Iowa Hawkeyes in what the late amateur wrestling historian Jay Hammond considered to be one of the three biggest upsets in NCAA finals history. Caldwell was named Outstanding Wrestler for that tournament. Jarod Trice, who signed a contract with Bellator in May, made an impressive debut over Tommie Britton in their light-heavyweight bout. In its real-time reporting of the match, MMAmania.com scored each round for the former big man from Central Michigan, then wrapped up its account of the bout with this statement: "I give Britton all the credit in the world for surviving three rounds but other than the first 10-15 seconds this has been a blowout." "Trice earned a majority decision over an overmatched but game Tommie Britton, who spent most of the bout with his back to the fence, being dirty boxed soundly by Trice," according to Sherdog.com. "While Trice clearly won every round and took scores of 30-25 and 30-26 from judges Dan Mathisen and Todd Anderson, judge Don Turnage inexplicably produced a 28-28 draw scorecard in one of the most confusing judging tallies in recent memory." Wins for Caldwell and Trice at Bellator 167 came just 24 hours after the Bellator 166 event at the same venue Friday night, where NCAA Division I finalist Chris Honeycutt won a unanimous decision at middleweight, while Greco-Roman grappler Joe Warren lost his bid to claim the bantamweight title in the main event.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team (2-3, 1-1 EWL) bounced back in big way, winning seven of 10 bouts on the way to a dominating Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) dual victory over visiting George Mason (1-4, 1-1 EWL), 25-10. The Bald Eagles won seven of the 10 bouts, picked up three major decisions and added a tech fall in LHU's first league win of the season. Lock Haven rebounded in dominating fashion after opening EWL action last night (Saturday, Dec. 3) with tight-loss to defending conference champions Rider. The Broncs won 6 of 10 bouts and took home the dual, 20-14. George Mason opened EWL action yesterday at nearby Bloomsburg and the Patriots edged the Huskies, 24-18. Powering Lock Haven to victory was Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy), Joe Ghione (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial), Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco), Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley), Tristan Sponseller (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) and Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Ohio State), as each recorded a win today. Perry, Siegrist and Hazel all picked up major decision wins and Haines added a tech fall to close the match in thrilling fashion. At 125, Field picked up a hard-fought 8-3 decision and put Lock Haven up 3-0. Field recorded three takedowns including one in each period and racked up 1:41 of riding time in the win over Trevor Mello. Ghione grinded out a thrilling 7-6 win at 133 thanks to 1:13 of riding time, which made the difference in the outcome. Ghione led 2-0 after two periods, but Ghione and Quinton Tucker combined for some third-period fireworks. Tucker chose top to start the third and quickly tilted Ghione for four near-fall points and a 4-2 advantage. Trailing, Ghione scored a reversal and tied the match at 4-4, before two near-fall points of his own, and a 6-4 lead. Tucker wasn't to be outdone and scored a reversal and tied the bout at 6-6 as time expired. Ghione's riding time advantage made the difference in the win. Perry, ranked No. 20 at 141, kept his hot streak going and dominated Tejon Anthony. Perry led 10-1 after one period and 11-1 after two as he cruised to another lopsided win. Perry's win, LHU's third straight, put the Bald Eagles up 10-0. George Mason grabbed wins at 149 and 159, and the Lock Haven lead was 10-7 at the intermission. LHU extended its team lead to 14-7 after Siegrist picked up a 15-5 major at 165. Siegrist led 2-1 after one period and 6-3 after two before exploding for three third-period takedowns of Garrett Tingen on the way to the major. Lock Haven led 14-10 after George Mason posted a win at 174. Hazel, Sponseller and Haines put things away with three straight Lock Haven wins. Hazel (184) delighted the home crowd with another exciting performance. He dominated Daniel Mika on the way to a 16-4 major. Sponseller clinched the team victory after grinding out a 15-10 decision at 197. Haines continued to shine. He led 6-1 after one and stretched his lead to 12-2 after two periods. In the end, a riding time advantage stretched the lead to a 19-4 and a tech fall at the buzzer. The Bald Eagles held a 24-11 advantage in takedowns today. On Saturday, December 10, LHU will host the 2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships. Check www.GoLHU.com for more details, which will posted in the coming days. Results: 125: Jake Field (LHU) dec. Trevor Mello (GMU) 8-3; LHU leads 3-0 133: Joe Ghione (LHU) dec. Quinton Tucker (GMU) 7-6; LHU leads 6-0 141: #20 Ronnie Perry (LHU) major dec. Tejon Anthony (GMU) 13-1; LHU leads 10-0 149: Sahid Kargbo (GMU) major dec. Kyle Shoop (LHU) 13-5; LHU leads 10-4 157: Matthew Raines (GMU) dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) 2-0; LHU leads 10-7 165: Jared Siegrist (LHU) major dec. Garrett Tingen (GMU) 15-5; LHU leads 14-7 174: Patrick Davis (GMU) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 8-3; LHU leads 14-10 184: Corey Hazel (LHU) major dec. Daniel Mika (GMU) 16-4: LHU leads 18-10 *LHU deducted team point for unsportsmanlike conduct after 184 bout – LHU leads 17-10 197: Tristan Sponseller (LHU) dec. Matt Meadows (GMU) 15-10; LHU leads 20-10 285: Thomas Haines (LHU) tech fall Matthew Voss (GMU) 19-4 (7:00); LHU wins 25-10

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio wrestling team earned its second straight dual victory as it took down Buffalo, 25-9, in its Mid-American Conference opener at the Convocation Center on Sunday. "That's the kind of dominance you want to see. I don't know if I necessarily expected it. I thought it would be a dog fight and be a little bit closer than it was," said head coach Joel Greenlee. Greenlee continued "Nine out the ten matches we wrestled pretty darn hard and that's what you're looking for." 125 - No. 17 Shakur Laney vs. Derek Spann In the first match of the day at 125 pounds, sophomore Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) defeated Derek Spann. Laney dominated the match by executing a takedown in each period and finished the match with a four-point near fall in the third en route to a 13-2 major decision victory. Laney is 3-0 in dual matches this season. 133 - Cameron Kelly vs. No. 17 Bryan Lantry Sophomore Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) got the match started with a double-leg takedown with about one minute left in the first period and followed that up with another takedown with about 20-seconds left in the period, after Lantry escaped the first. Lantry started to make a comeback in the second, when he earned a point from an escape after starting the period on the bottom and followed that up with a takedown, but Kelly escaped to led 5-4 at the end of the second period. Kelly earned a point from an escape after starting on the bottom in the final frame. Lantry nearly had a takedown to force sudden victory, but Kelly held on for the 6-4 decision. 141 - Noah Forrider vs. Jason Estevez Redshirt junior Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) had the pressure put on him early by Estevez rolling out of a near-pin as Estevez earned a two-point takedown. However, Forrider answered with an escape and a takedown with 40 seconds left in the first period. After no points being awarded in the second, Forrider earned an escape after starting out on the bottom in the third. Forrider hung on for the 4-2 decision to bring his dual record to 4-0 with 16-2 overall record. 149 - Kade Kowalski vs. Colt Cotton The 149-pound match was a close one. Redshirt freshman Kade Kowalski (Nashport, Ohio) earned the first takedown of the match, but trailed Cotton, 3-2, at the end of the first. Cotton dominated the second earning his second escape and takedown, but Kowalski narrowed the lead in the third with a takedown with just under a minute to go, but fell to Cotton by a 7-5 decision. 157 - Cullen Cummings vs. Alex Smythe After a scoreless first, Redshirt junior Cullen Cummings (Woodridge, Ill.) earned an escape early in the second period and followed that up with a takedown in the third as he rode Smythe for the entire period to take a 3-0 decision. 165 - Austin Reese vs. Derek Holcomb Redshirt sophomore Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) dominated his match at the 165-class. After a takedown 40-seconds into the match, Reese earned the victory by fall (0:44) less than two minutes later over Holcomb. 174 - Arsen Ashughyan vs. Muhammed McBryde After a lot of back-and-forth in the first period, junior Arsen Ashughuan (Armenia) earned a point off an escape early in the second. McBryde earned an escape early in the third, but Ashughyan earned a takedown with 1:15 left to take the match by a 3-2 decision. 184 - Hunter Yeargan vs. Brett Perry Freshman Hunter Yeargan (Willard, Mo.) led Perry 5-1 at the end of two periods, but Perry landed five takedowns in the final frame to takedowns in the final frame as Yeargan fell by a 11-9 decision. 197 - Bailey Faust vs. No. 17 James Benjamin Redshirt freshman Bailey Faust earned an upset-victory over No. 17 James Benjamin. Faust dominated the match, including a takedown and 1:55 of riding time after the first. Then in the third Faust earned an escape and took the 4-0 decision. 285 - Zack Parker vs. Jake Gunning In the heavyweight match, redshirt sophomore Zack Parker (Felton, Del.) started out hot with the first takedown, but Gunning earned a takedown in each period and two escapes to take the final match of the day 8-3 over Parker. Results: 125: No. 17 Shakur Laney (OHIO) over Derek Spann (BUFFALO) (MD 13-2) 133: Cameron Kelly (OHIO) over No. 17 Bryan Lantry (BUFFALO) (Dec. 6-4) 141: Noah Forrider (OHIO) over Jason Estevez (BUFFALO) (Dec. 4-2) 149: Colt Cotton (BUFFALO) over Kade Kowalski (OHIO) (Dec. 7-5) 157: Cullen Cummings (OHIO) over Alex Smythe (BUFFALO) (Dec. 3-0) 165: Austin Reese (OHIO) over Derek Holcomb (BUFFALO) (Fall 0:44) 174: Arsen Ashughyan (OHIO) over Muhammed McBryde (BUFFALO) (Dec. 3-2) 184: Brett Perry (BUFFALO) over Hunter Yeargan (OHIO) (Dec. 11-9) 197: Bailey Faust (OHIO) over No. 17 James Benjamin (Dec. 4-0) 285: Jake Gunning (BUFFALO) over Zack Parker (OHIO) (Dec. 8-3) UP NEXT Ohio returns to action next Sunday (Dec. 11) when it takes on the No. 6 Missouri Tigers at the Convocation Center. Action is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- It was a dominant day on the mat for the Cavaliers as Virginia (4-2) went on the road and picked up a 34-11 win over No. 24 Chattanooga (2-2) at Maclellan Gym on Sunday (Dec. 4). Virginia picked up bonus points in five of the first six matches, recording three pins and two tech falls to lock up the victory with four weight classes remaining in the match. “I'm proud of this team right now,” said Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “They wrestled fantastically today. We were stingy defensively, won all the close ones, and scored bonus points early and often. We have been preaching to our team that when they get a guy near his back, they have to nail it down. They did that today. “I can't say enough good things. Winning a certain way matters, and we found ways to come back and win when needed and rack up points for the bonus when needed. This group is listening and trusting us, and that showed today.” Freshman Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) again set the tone with his tech fall to start the match at 125 pounds before Will Mason (Virginia Beach, Va.) and George DiCamillo (Highland Heights, Ohio) would both pin their opponents at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively, to build the 17-0 lead for the Cavaliers. Mueller improved to 10-0 on the season and has now recorded six tech falls and two pins in his 10 victories this season. DiCamillo is also undefeated at 7-0 on the year with three major decisions and two pins in his seven victories. Muller posted tech falls in both dual matches this weekend, while DiCamillo pinned both of his opponents. Sam Krivus (Greensburg, Pa.) then picked up a decision at 149 pounds before Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) would add a tech fall at 157 pounds. Cam Harrell (Arnold, Md.) then pinned his opponent at 165 pounds to lock up the dual victory for Virginia. Ray Bethea (Trenton, N.J.) capped the scoring for Virginia with a decision at 174 pounds. Chattanooga closed things out winning the last three weight classes for the final score of 34-11. Virginia returns to action on Wednesday, Dec. 21, when the Cavaliers will face George Mason in a neutral site match in the Rumble on the River hosted at the St. Christopher's school in Richmond, Va. Results: 125: No. 15 Jack Mueller (UVA) def. Alonzo Allen, TF, 19-2 (3:00); UVA 5, UTC 0 133: Will Mason (UVA) def. Chris Debien, Fall, 2:13; UVA 11, UTC 0 141: No. 10 George DiCamillo (UVA) def. Roman Boylen, Fall, 2:59; UVA 17, UTC 0 149: Sam Krivus (UVA) def. Dylanger Potter, Dec., 9-3; UVA 20, UTC 0 157: No. 17 Andrew Atkinson (UVA) def. Brandon Filosi, TF, 16-0 (3:17); UVA 25, UTC 0 165: Cam Harrell (UVA) def. Justin Lampe, Fall, 6:47; UVA 31, UTC 0 174: Ray Bethea (UVA) def. Sean Mappes, Dec., 7-5 (sv-1); UVA 34, UTC 0 184: Bryce Carr def. Will Schany (UVA), Major Dec., 17-5; UVA 34, UTC 4 197: Clay Dent def. Chance McClure (UVA), Dec., 6-1; UVA 34, UTC 7 HWT: No. 14 Jared Johnson def. Tyler Love (UVA), Major Dec., 8-0; UVA 34, UTC 11

NC State's Kevin Jack defeated Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers (Photo/Ray Nelson) TROY, N.Y. -- Ninth ranked NC State had an impressive showing at the Journeymen Tussle on Sunday. With 14 wrestlers seeing action, the Pack went a combined 36-8 on the day, as eight members of the Pack finished the day with a perfect mark in their weight class. In the final round of action, NC State posted 11 wins from the 13 wrestlers that finished the day. The Pack was also a perfect 3-0 against top-12 ranked foes in that final round, with wins over No. 5 (141), No. 9 (149) and No. 12 (197). Sean Fausz - 133 pounds. Fausz went a perfect 3-0 on the day, with a pair of tech fall victories. Fausz started with a 17-2 tech fall over Vespa of Hofstra, and then downed Ambrose of Campbell 16-1. In the first place bout, Fausz defeated Delvecchio of Rutgers 7-2. No. 6 Kevin Jack - 141 pounds. Jack made quick work of his first two opponents today, then battled in a top-10 matchup for first place. Jack started with a 16-1 tech fall win over Vindici of Penn, then pinned Krasavage of Hofstra in the second period. Jack advanced to the title bout against No. 5 Ashnault of Rutgers, and came away with a 2-0 win. After a scoreless first, Jack rode Ashnault the entire second period. Jack then scored an escape point in the third, and with the ride time point, upset No. 5 Ashnault 2-0. No. 16 Sam Speno - 149 pounds. Speno was the second Pack wrestler to bring home a top-10 win. Speno started the day with a pair of decisions - 13-6 over Burkert of Hofstra and 9-6 over Giraldo of Rutgers. In the final dual for top honors, Speno defeated No. 10 Theobold of Rutgers 8-1. Speno scored a pair of takedowns in the match, and scored a four-point near fall after his first takedown. In addition to defeating No. 10 Theobold today, Speno also knocked off Zovistoski of Appalachian State (19-7) in the Pack's dual on Wednesday for a pair of top-15 wins this week. Nick Reenan - 174 pounds. Reenan picked up the most wins on the day for NC State, going a combined 4-0 with all each being bonus point wins. On the day. The freshman stormed out of the gates, netting three straight tech fall wins. In the final, Reenan pinned Krasowski of Penn in just 1:14. Reenan outscored his opponents 46-10, and also had that final pin. No. 17 Michael Macchiavello - 184 pounds. Machiavelli cruised to top honors at 184 pounds, as all three of his wins were bonus point victories. Macchiavello's day started with a 23-7 tech fall over Duane of The Citadel. He then closed out with back-to-back first-period pins. Malik McDonald - 197 pounds. The Pack scored its third top-12 win in the final round from McDonald at 197 pounds. McDonald started the day with a 17-2 tech fall over Ng of Penn and then a 13-3 major decision over Haddad of Hofstra. In the final match, McDonald scored a comeback 7-6 win over No. 12 Mattiace of Penn. McDonald fell behind 3-0, but rallied to tie the score at 5-5 and picked up the winning takedown with 26 seconds left. Tyler Johnson - 197 pounds. McDonald's teammate Tyler McDonald also finished with a perfect 3-0 record at 197 pounds. Johnson scored three decisions on the day, the final one a 6-4 win over Laughlin of Penn. Michael Boykin - 285 pounds. Another perfect 3-0 mark for NC State, as Boykin won all three of his matches. His day started with an 18-5 major decision over Hall of Penn. Boykin then picked up back-to-back decisions - 10-5 and 3-1 - to take top honors at heavyweight.

Zain Retherford picked up his seventh pin in eight matches (Photo/Juan Garcia) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (3-0, 0-0 B1G) took down visiting No. 9 Lehigh (3-1, 1-0 EIWA) in the 2016-17 BJC Dual. The Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts, including true freshman Nick Suriano's (Paramus, N.J.) marquee win at 125. The dual was wrestled in front of one of the nation's top ten all-time dual meet crowds with over 15,000 filling the Bryce Jordan Center. The dual began at 125, where Suriano, ranked No. 6, dominated Lehigh junior Darian Cruz, ranked No. 4. Suriano notched two takedowns and a four-point near fall to roll to a 7-0 win over the returning All-American. The loss was Cruz's first of the year. Lehigh junior Scott Parker upset sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 12 at 133, rolling to a 12-4 major decision. At 141, senior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15, battled No. 3 Randy Cruz tough, nearly connecting on a late single leg to tie the bout. Cruz was able to kill the clock with a scramble and posted the 2-0 win to put Lehigh up 7-3. Junior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, stayed perfect on the year with yet another pin. Retherford got the fall over Lehigh's Laike Gardner, ranked No. 9, at the 3:55 mark to put Penn State up 9-7. The pin was Retherford's seventh in eight matches this year and the 26th of his career, 16th all-time at Penn State. Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, put Penn State up 14-7 at the halftime break with a dominant 25-9 technical fall (6:39) over Kent Lane. Red-shirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 165, extended Penn State's lead to 17-7 with a strong 10-5 win over Lehigh junior Drew Longo. Mountain Hawk Ryan Preisch., ranked No. 19, upset No. 12 Shakur Rasheed at 174, posting a 6-3 win to cut Penn State's lead to 17-10. Sophomore Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 3 at 184, clinched the dual with a fast pin of Kyle Gentile. Nickal got the first period fall at the 2:35 mark. The pin improved Nickal to 7-0 on the year with seven pins. Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked no. 13 at 197, then took care of Lehigh senior Ben Haas. McCutcheon used a four-point turn in the third period to roll to a 12-2 major and stay unbeaten on the year. Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 285, then closed out the dual with a dominating win over No. 11 Doug Vollaro. Nevills posted an 8-4 win with 2:48 in riding time to give Penn State the final 30-10 victory. The Nittany Lions are now 3-0 on the year and have won 20 straight duals dating back to the end of the 2014-15 campaign. The crowd of 15,424 is the eighth largest wrestling dual meet in NCAA history and the sixth largest indoors. Penn State owns four of the top six NCAA indoor wrestling attendance figures, including the top three. Penn State has wrestled in front of 33 sellouts in its last 35 home duals including four in the near-16,000 seat Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions are riding a streak of 30 straight sellouts in Rec Hall. Penn State roared to a 27-7 edge in takedowns. The Lions, who won seven of ten bouts, picked up nine bonus points off two pins (Retherford and Nickal), a tech fall (Nolf) and a major (McCutcheon). Penn State hosts Binghamton in Rec Hall next Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. All Rec Hall dual meets are sold out, but a very limited number of Standing Room Only tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2016-17 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #6 Nick Suriano PSU dec. #4 Darian Cruz LEH, 7-0 / 3-0 133: Scott Parker LEH maj. dec. #12 Jered Cortez PSU, 12-4 / 3-4 141: #3 Randy Cruz LEH dec. #15 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 2-0 / 3-7 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU pinned #9 Laike Gardner LEH, WBF (3:55) / 9-7 157: #1 Jason Nolf PSU tech fall Kent Lane LEH, 25-9 (TF; 6:39) / 14-7 165: #10 Vincenzo Joseph PSU dec. Drew Longo LEH, 10-5 / 17-7 174:#19 Ryan Preisch LEH dec. #12 Shakur Rasheed PSU, 6-3 / 17-10 184: #3 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Kyle Gentile LEH, WBF (2:35) / 23-10 197: #13 Matt McCutcheon PSU maj. dec. Ben Haas LEH, 12-2 / 27-10 285: #7 Nick Nevills PSU dec. #11 Doug Vollaro LEH, 8-4 / 30-10 Attendance: 15,424 (33 of 35 sellouts including four duals in BJC, 30 straight sell-outs in Rec Hall) * Attendance figures is 8th highest in NCAA history, 6th highest indoors (PSU owns four of top six indoor figures, including top three) Records: Penn State 3-0, 0-0 B1G; Lehigh 3-1, 1-0 EIWA Up Next for Penn State: hosts Binghamton, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 p.m. in Rec Hall. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 125, took on junior Darian Cruz, ranked No. 4, in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Suriano and Cruz worked the middle of the mat for over a minute before Suriano nearly connected on a quick single. The veteran Cruz fought the move off to keep the bout scoreless at the midway point of the opening period. Tied 0-0 after one, Suriano chose down to start the second period escaped to a 1-0 lead after :41 of work. Suriano then upped his offensive pressure, notching a takedown at the 1:00 mark. He then turned Cruz to the mat, working for a fall for the last minute but settling for the near fall and a 7-0 lead. Cruz chose neutral to start the third period. Suriano controlled the action once again, keeping Cruz engaged in the middle of the mat while looking for another takedown. Suriano worked hard for another takedown, trying to post the major but Cruz went defensive to keep the damage to a minimum. The Lion true freshman walked away with an impressive 7-0 win. 133: Sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 12 at 133, met Lehigh junior Scott Parker. Parker opened up an early lead with a fast takedown. Cortez escaped to a 2-1 deficit with Parker holding :38 in riding time. Cortez looked for a chance to open up on offense but Parker countered a slight Cortez shot for another takedown. He added two late near fall points for a 6-1 lead after one period. Parker chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 7-1 lead. Cortez was unable to open up offensively and Parker led 7-1 after two periods. Cortez chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-2 score, but Parker had 1:13 in riding time. Parker added a third takedown to open up a 9-3 lead after cutting Cortez loose. Parker tacked on another takedown, working for a major decision. Cortez escaped to an 11-4 score at the :10 mark but Parker's 1:45 riding time gave the Mountain Hawk a 12-4 major. 141: Senior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 141, met Lehigh senior Randy Cruz, who entered the dual ranked No. 3. Gulibon forced the first scramble with a strong low single. But Cruz countered the shot, forcing a reset at the 1:25 mark to keep the bout scoreless. Gulibon connected again on a single, getting a stall warning called against Cruz before the Lehigh senior forced another stalemate, this one at the :40 mark. Tied 0-0, Cruz chose down to start the second period. Gulibon maintained control for :52 before Cruz scrambled his way to a reversal and a 2-0 lead. Gulibon tried to roll out for an escape but Cruz held on to lead 2-0 after two. Gulibon chose neutral to start the third period, looking for a tying takedown in the middle of the mat. The Lion senior blew through a high single at the :30 mark, forcing a scramble that nearly tied the bout. But Cruz was able to fight off Gulibon's upset effort and escaped with a hard-fought 2-0 win. 149: Junior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, took on No. 9 Laike Gardner. Retherford worked his way to a 2-0 lead with a takedown at the 2:06 mark. Retherford controlled the action from the top position for :34 before Gardner escaped to a 2-1 score. The Lion All-American countered a slight Gardner shot, worked his way around him and dragged him to the mat for another takedown and a 4-1 lead. He then locked Gardner's shoulders up and turned him for four near fall points as well. Leading 8-1, Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 9-1 lead. He then picked up a quick takedown on a double leg to lead 11-1. Retherford then strong-armed Gardner to his back and settled in for the fall at the 3:55 mark. The pin was Retherford's seventh in eight matches this year and the 26th of his career, 16th all-time at Penn State. 157: Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, took to the mat against Lehigh's Kent Lane. Nolf exploded out of the gates, nearly scoring on the opening whistle with a fast low double. Lane fought off the first move to stay even, but not the second as Nolf's constant pressure led to a takedown and a 2-0 lead :30 into the bout. Nolf cut Lane loose and quickly added on two more fast takedowns. Nolf picked up a fourth and fifth takedown to lead 10-5 after one period. Lane chose down to start the second period and Nolf cut him loose. The Nittany continued to roll up the points, tacking on three more takedowns and a two-point near fall to lead 20-8 after two periods. Lane chose neutral to start the final period, Nolf took him down right away, and tried to lock up a cradle Lane managed an escape to cut the lead to 22-9. Nolf picked up one more point on a stall and then ended the bout with a final takedown. Nolf's offensive blizzard gave the sophomore a 25-9 technical fall at the 6:39 mark. 165: Red-shirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 165, tangled with Drew Longo. Joseph wasted no time, working his way into control of Longo with a high double than led to a scramble and a takedown at the 2:32 mark. Longo escaped and Joseph quickly worked his way into control with another single leg and a 4-2 lead at the 1:40 mark. Joseph continued to shoot, forcing the Lehigh junior into defense for the remainder of the period. Trailing 4-2, Longo chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 score. Joseph answered with a strong double leg to up his lead to 6-4 after a quick Longo escape. Longo then connected on his first shot of the bout but the Lion freshman forced a stalemate at the 1:00 mark. Joseph poured through another high double leg to up his lead to 8-4 with a fourth takedown. This time, Joseph maintained control of Longo to build up a 1:27 riding time edge before Longo escaped to an 8-5 score. Joseph chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-5 lead. Joseph fought off a solid Longo shot at the 1:20 mark and countered with his own after that. Longo forced a stalemate and action resumed in the center circle. Joseph would end the bout with 1:20 in riding time and a 10-5 win. 174: Sophomore Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 12 at 174, battled No. 19 Ryan Preisch of Lehigh. Rasheed forced an early scramble and got the takedown at the 2:20 mark to open up an early lead. The Nittany Lion sophomore built up a solid riding time advantage on the edge of the mat while trying to lock up a cradle. Preisch forced a stalemate and a reset but Rasheed was relentless, picking up another takedown on a high double to lead 4-1. Lehigh challenged the call, sending the officials to video replay. The call was reversed and action resumed with Rasheed up 2-1 with 1:26 left in the opening period. Leading 2-1, Rasheed chose down to start the second period. He quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead and began setting up his offense in the middle of the mat. The Lion sophomore shot repeatedly but could not battle through Preisch's defense. Preisch moved left and connected on a high double to tie the bout at 3-3 with his first takedown as the period wound down. Preisch chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead. Rasheed connected on a low single and Preisch forced a scramble that worked the clock down to :40 before a stalemate stopped the action. Rasheed opened up a for a late shot to win it, but Preisch countered for a clinching takedown and a 6-3 win. 184: Sophomore Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 3 at 184, met Lehigh freshman Kyle Gentile. Gentile tried to score early, working his way in on a shot off the opening buzzer. But Nickal calmly countered the move and ended up notching the takedown himself to lead 2-1 early. Nickal notched a second takedown to up his lead to 4-2 at the midway point of the opening period. Nickal, low to the mat, then caught Gentile's shoulders from a near-standing position and turned him to the mat for a pin at the 2:35 mark. The fall improved Nickal to 7-0 with seven pins on the year. 197: Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 197, faced off against Lehigh senior Ben Haas. The duo battled evenly for most of the opening period before McCutcheon broke through for a go-ahead takedown late to lead 2-1 late. McCutcheon got called for locked hands and the bout moved to the second period tied 2-2. McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a 3-2 lead with an escape. McCutcheon blew through a fast low double as the period ended to open up a 5-2 lead heading into the third period. Haas chose down to start the third period but McCutcheon was strong on top, controlling the action and eventually turning Haas to his back, nearly getting the pin. Picking up four points on the near fall and then a couple more on Haas stalls, McCutcheon rolled to the 12-2 major decision with 1:30 in riding time. 285: Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Texas), ranked No. 7 at 285, met senior Doug Vollaro, ranked No. 11, in another marquee bout. The highly ranked duo battled evenly for the first two-plus minutes with neither wrestler finding an opening in which to score. Nevills and Vollaro moved to the second period scoreless. Vollaro chose down to start the second period but Nevills was able to control the action from the top position. The Lion sophomore maintained control long enough to build up over 1:00 in riding time. With his time advantage rising, Nevills broke Vollaro down off a reset once again. Vollaro was unable to work free of Nevills' strong ride and the Lion sophomore finished off the second period still on top. Still 0-0, Nevills chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead with a 1:48 riding time edge in his favor. Nevills then turned a low single into a takedown to up his lead to 3-0. With the riding time point clinched, Nevills cut Vollaro loose. He then took the Mountain Hawk down and added on two near fall points to up his lead to 7-1. Vollaro added a late takedown but Nevills walked away with a strong 8-4 win, including 2:48 in riding time.

Penn State's Nick Suriano has as 6-0 record and No. 6 ranking at 125 pounds (Photo/Juan Garcia) Defending national champion Penn State hosts Lehigh at the Bryce Jordan Center today at 12 p.m. ET. It marks the 84th straight year the two Pennsylvania collegiate wrestling programs have met. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series 67-34-3, and have won the last six meetings. The dual meet will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Below are five matchups to watch today. 125: No. 6 Nick Suriano (Penn State) vs. No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) The true freshman Suriano has steadily climbed the rankings at 125 pounds after starting the season 6-0, which includes a victory over Stanford All-American Connor Schram. Suriano, a four-time undefeated New Jersey state champion, will get another test against the fourth-ranked Cruz, a 2014 All-American and returning EIWA champion. A win for Suriano will likely move him into the top five in the rankings just over a month into his young college wrestling career. 141: No. 15 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State)/Kade Moss vs. No. 3 Randy Cruz (Lehigh) Gulibon, a 2015 All-American, is off to a slow start, going 5-3 in his first eight matches, with losses to two unranked wrestlers. The Nittany Lions could also go with Kade Moss. Either wrestler will have his hands full against the returning All-American Cruz, who has started the season 6-0, which includes a tiebreaker win over 2015 All-American Kevin Jack of NC State at the Journeymen Classic. Last season Cruz blanked Gulibon 4-0 in the dual meet. Will Gulibon right the ship and inch closer to the top 10 in the rankings? Or will Cruz continue his perfect season? 157: No. 1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs. No. 14 Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) Nolf, a returning NCAA runner-up, has been dominant in the early part of his redshirt sophomore season. He is 7-0 with five pins and two technical falls. Lehigh's Kutler, a redshirt freshman, climbed to No. 14 in the rankings by winning five of his first six matches. He has wins over returning NCAA qualifiers Jake Short of Minnesota, who won the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday, and Victor Lopez of Bucknell. While Kutler has been solid this season, it will be a tall order to stay competitive with Nolf. 174: No. 12 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State)/Geno Morelli vs. No. 19 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) Much like 141 pounds, Penn State's starter has not been solidified in this weight class, but they have a couple of solid options in Rasheed and Morelli. The two PSU wrestlers have combined to go 11-1 this season. Morelli was given the nod in Penn State's opening weekend against Army West Point and Stanford. However, a week later Rasheed edged Morelli 2-1 in the second tiebreaker in the finals of the Keystone Classic. Preisch was an NCAA qualifier last season at 165 pounds, but made the move up to 174 pounds this season and is wrestling very well. He's one of three undefeated wrestlers on the Lehigh team. Last season he defeated Rasheed 3-1 at the Southern Scuffle. 285: No. 7 Nick Nevills (Penn State) vs. No. 11 Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) Nevills, the nation's top heavyweight coming out of high school in 2014, was hampered by an injury -- torn pectoral muscle -- that kept him out most of his redshirt freshman season. He made his Nittany Lion debut in mid-February against Lehigh and dropped hard-fought match, 5-4, to Max Wessell. He finished the season with a 6-3 record, but failed to qualify for the NCAAs. Nevills is now healthy and performing at a very high level. He comes in with a 6-0 record and No. 7 ranking. He will get a a major test against Lehigh as he faces Doug Vollaro, who enters with a 5-1 record and No. 11 ranking. Dual Meet Prediction: Penn State 31, Lehigh 6

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J.R. Wert picked up a win at 125 pounds (Photo/Peter G. Borg (Rider University) LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Rider University wrestling team began defense of its 2016 Eastern Wrestling League Championship Saturday night with a 20-14 victory over Lock Haven. Anthony Cefolo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park Regional [South Dakota State]) and Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) both won by major decision for the Broncs (1-0, 1-0 EWL). The Bald Eagles drop to 1-3 (0-1 EWL) with the loss. “This was a good win,” said Rider Head Coach Gary Taylor. “Conference wins carry extra weight for individual seeding purposes as well. It was hard, hard fought by both teams.” In addition to the wins by Cefolo and Walsh, J.R. Wert (Christianburg, VA/Christianburg), B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South), Wayne Stinson (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) and Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, DE/Caravel Academy) earned wins for the Broncs. Wert defeated Jake Field, 4-1, at 125 to stake the Broncs to a 3-0 lead. The lead swelled to 7-0 as Cefolo earned a major decision over Joe Ghione, 13-2, at 133. Lock Haven took the lead, 8-7, as nationally-ranked No. 20 Ronnie Perry won by tech fall over Evan Fidelibus (Easton, PA/Easton Area), 17-2 in six minutes and 12 seconds, at 141 and Kyle Shoop defeated Jesse Rodgers (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny), 6-3, at 149. Clagon, ranked No. 15 in the nation, earned a 6-0 decision over Kyle Hammond as the Broncs retook the lead for good. No. 7 Walsh followed with a 10-1 major decision over Jared Siegrist at 165 to push Rider's lead to 14-8 and Stinson made it 17-8 Broncs with a 7-3 decision over Tyler Wood. Michale Fagg-Daves (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) led, 3-2, after the second period, but fell to Corey Hazel, 5-3, at 184 to cut the Broncs' lead to 17-11. But nationally-ranked No. 11 Wolfe put the match away with an 8-3 decision over Tristan Sponseller at 197. No. 19 heavyweight Thomas Haines closed out the match with a 10-4 decision over Mauro Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross [Lock Haven]) to account for the 20-14 final score. The Broncs return to action next Saturday, when they play host to the University of Pennsylvania. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Alumni Gym. Results: 125: J.R. Wert (RU) dec. Jake Field (LHU) 4-1; RU leads 3-0 133: Anthony Cefolo (RU) major dec. Joe Ghione (LHU) 13-2; RU leads 7-0 141: #20 Ronnie Perry (LHU) tech fall Evan Fidelbus (RU) 17-2 (6:12); RU leads 7-5 149: Kyle Shoop (LHU) dec. Jesse Rodgers (RU) 6-3; LHU leads 8-7 157: #15 B.J. Clago (RU) dec. Kyle Hammond (LHU) 6-0; RU leads 10-8 165: #7 Chad Walsh (RU) major dec. Jared Siegrist (LHU) 10-1; RU leads 14-8 174: Wayne Stinson (RU) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU) 7-3; RU leads 17-8 184: Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. Michael Fagg-Daves (RU) 5-3; RU leads 17-11 197: #11 Ryan Wolfe (RU) dec. Tristan Sponseller (LHU) 8-3; RU leads 20-11 285: #19 Thomas Haines (LHU) dec. Mauro Correnti (RU) 10-4; RU wins 20-14

Logan Massa defeated Isaac Jordan to win the title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- Sophomore/freshman Logan Massa became the fourth Wolverine rookie to capture an individual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title, winning the 165-pound crown to headline the No. 10-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team's performance on the second and final day (Saturday, Dec. 3) of the annual event held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Three Wolverine freshmen earned top-three finishes at their respective weight classes as U-M claimed ninth place with 73 points. Massa used riding time to knock off Wisconsin's top-seeded -- and second-ranked -- Isaac Jordan, 8-7, in the championship match. He rallied from an initial deficit, and the wrestlers traded a takedown apiece in both the first and second periods to give Massa a narrow one-point advantage entering the final frame. He rode for nearly the entire period, accumulating 1:27 in time advantage, to earn the deciding point. It is Massa's biggest collegiate win to date; Jordan is a three-time All-American and the 2016 NCAA runner-up at 165 pounds. Massa cruised in the semifinal round, scoring four takedowns and six back points to earn a 17-4 major decision against Arizona State's third-seeded -- and ninth-ranked -- Anthony Valencia. He gave up the first takedown midway through the first period but responded with two of his own -- one apiece in the first and second period -- before breaking the match open with a 10-point third period. Massa is now a perfect 14-0 on the season with three wins over top-10 opponents. Sophomore/freshman Stevan Micic had to settle for second place at 133 pounds after dropping a close 3-2 decision to Ohio State's top-seeded -- and third-ranked-- Nathan Tomasello in the championship bout. After a scoreless first period and quick escape in the second, Micic shot in deep on a single leg but, with Tomasello twice grabbing his singlet strap, could not finish on the edge. The Buckeye wrestler, a 2015 NCAA champion, was awarded a controversial takedown off a single leg of his own moments later, and the points proved the difference in the bout. Micic rallied from an early deficit to take his morning semifinal in overtime, using a pair of takedowns to edge Minnesota's seventh-seeded Mitch McKee, 9-7. After giving up two takedowns in the first period, he initiated the rally with a second-period reversal, riding out the period to trail by just one entering the final frame. He finished on a single-leg takedown with a minute remaining in regulation and rode out the period and finished on another, after a short scramble, with 20 seconds remaining in the sudden-victory frame. Sophomore/freshman Myles Amine bounced back from his close quarterfinal loss last night with four straight wins in the consolation bracket to claim third place at 174 pounds. He used overtime to beat Iowa State's third-seeded -- and 10th-ranked -- Lelund Weatherspoon, 4-2, in his placement match. After taking his first lead with a late reversal in the second period and riding off Weatherspoon's riding-time advantage in the third, Amine finished on single-leg takedown midway through the sudden-victory period. Amine earned bonus points in two of his three morning wrestleback wins, including a 9-1 major decision against Stanford's 13th-ranked Jim Wilson. He posted three takedowns, including two in the third period, and a second-period reversal and rode Wilson for 3:38. Amine, who posted a 6-1 record on the season, earned wins over two NCAA All-Americans in Wilson and Weatherspoon. He is 14-1 on the season. Michigan will wrap up its first-semester schedule next Sunday (Dec. 11), kicking off Big Ten Conference dual competition against Minnesota at 2 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are available through the U-M Ticket Office; the dual will be streamed live on BTN Plus.

125: 1st: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State), 4-3 3rd: Sean Russell (Edinboro) dec. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 7-1 5th: Noah Gonser (Eastern Michigan) dec. Sean Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 5-0 7th: Ben Thornton (Purdue) by forfeit over Markus Simmons (Iowa State) 133: 1st: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Stevan Micic (Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Mark Grey (Cornell) dec. Mitch Mckee (Minnesota), 2-0 5th: Corey Keener (Central Michigan) pinned Anthony Tutolo (Kent State), 4:12 7th: Ali Naser (Arizona State) dec. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 10-4 141: 1st: Joey McKenna (Stanford) dec. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 3-1 3rd: Cole Martin (Wisconsin) dec. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield), 8-7 5th: Logan Everett (Army) pinned Timmy Box (Northern Colorado), 2:03 7th: Kyle Ayersman (Purdue) by medical forfeit over Jack Mutchnik (American) 149: 1st: Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. Pat Lugo (Edinboro), 7-3 3rd: Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) dec. Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming), 6-0 5th: Joey Delgado (Oregon State) by medical forfeit over Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) 7th: Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) maj. dec. Chase Straw (Iowa State), 11-3 157: 1st: Jake Short (Minnesota) dec. Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Archie Colgan (Wyoming) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell), 2-1 SV 5th: Josh Shields (Arizona State) by medical forfeit over Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) 7th: Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) dec. Alex Mossing (Air Force), 4-1 165: 1st: Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 8-7 3rd: Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) dec. Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 7-2 5th: Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) pinned Brandon Womack (Cornell), 0:40 7th: Alex Lopouchanski (Air Force) by default over Cody Burcher (Ohio State) 174: 1st: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 3-2 3rd: Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 4-2 SV 5th: Christian Brucki (Central Michigan) by forfeit over Jim Wilson (Stanford) 7th: Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) by medical forfeit over Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) 184: 1st: Gabe Dean (Cornell) tech. fall Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 19-4 5:00 3rd: Myles Martin (Ohio State) tech. fall Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 22-7 6:04 5th: Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) dec. Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 4-1 7th: Nick Fiegener (California Baptist) maj. dec. Samson Imonode (Army), 12-1 197: 1st: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 14-1 3rd: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. Jacob Smith (West Virginia), 9-7 5th: Corey Griego (Oregon State) pinned Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 1:03 7th: Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) dec. Tanner Orndoff (Utah Valley), 2-0 285: 1st: Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 6-4 SV 3rd: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 3-2 TB 5th: Nathan Butler (Stanford) dec. Billy Miller (Edinboro), 5-0 7th: Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) by medical forfeit over Quean Smith (Iowa State)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Isaiah Martinez, Brooks Black and Emery Parker each won titles today, as the Orange and Blue placed seven wrestlers in title bouts at the Northern Iowa Open. In addition to the three first-place finishes, Zac Brunson, Brock Ervin, Dylan Duncan (unattached) and Travis Piotrowski (unattached) placed runner-up this afternoon. "This is as good as we have wrestled to date, and against the best competition we have seen to this point," Head Coach Jim Heffernan said. "I saw a lot of progress on some of the things we've been doing in practice. There's still plenty to improve upon though and things we need to fix. As a team, we're really looking forward to Wednesday's dual meet at SIU Edwardsville." Top-ranked Isaiah Martinez made his collegiate debut at 165 pounds, defeating No. 3 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) in the title bout, 7-4. Martinez (5-0) earned bonus points in his first four matches, including a first round pin, to set up the much-anticipated final against Lewis. After trailing 1-0 at the end of the first period, Martinez opened the second period with a quick reversal to take the lead. Lewis tied the match, 2-2, with an escape, but Martinez quickly brought him back to the mat to regain the lead, 4-2 in the second period. Martinez used a final takedown in the third frame, along with a point for riding time, to seal the decision. "As always, Isaiah was fantastic and beat the third-ranked guy [Daniel Lewis], who is outstanding." Like Martinez, No. 8 Black dominated in his two opening matches, using a tech fall (16-0) and a pin (2:38) to advance to the semifinal round where he shutout Austin Myers (Missouri), 4-0. Wrestling Rylee Streifel of Minnesota in the heavyweight title bout, Black (4-0) struck first with a two-point takedown in the opening minute. Maintaining a 2-0 advantage into the second frame, Black extended his lead to 6-0 and held on for a 6-1 decision to claim the victory. "It was good to have Brooks [Black] back and healthy," Heffernan said. "He looked very good throughout the tournament, and is wrestling about as well as I've seen him since he came to Illinois." Illinois' third title came from 184-pounder Emery Parker, his second tournament title this season. Parker (13-1) dominated all four of his matches today, using two technical falls and his first two pins of the season. Parker's second fall of the day came in the title match when he pinned Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) in 5:41. "Emery had a really big day, scored a lot of points and had a great win in the finals as well," said Heffernan. Zac Brunson took home runner-up honors at 174 pounds today, as the Illini senior dropped a 13-10 decision in the title match to Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa. Brunson (12-2) dominated in the opening three matches of the day, using a technical fall, a pin and a major decision to reach the final. Also making the final for the Illini was Brock Ervin, but the redshirt sophomore fell to Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) by a decision of 3-1. Ervin (12-3) began the day with an 11-4 victory before notching his fourth pin of the season in the quarterfinal round. Ervin defeated Zander Wick in the semifinal round, 3-2, to advance to the final. Wrestling unattached from the team, but also advancing to title bouts today, was true freshmen Travis Piotrowski and Dylan Duncan. Piotrowski used three victories by decision to start the afternoon, but was defeated by Minnesota's No. 15 Ethan Lizak in the final. Duncan, appearing in his second title match of the season, earned his first collegiate pin (5:53) when he defeated Eduardo Penha (St. Cloud State) in the first round. Duncan won the following two matches by decision before dropping a 6-3 decision to Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) in the final. Rounding out the Illini placewinners today was a pair of fifth-place finishes by Xavier Montalvo (174 pounds) and unattached Wesley Kibler (197 pounds). Up next, the Illini compete in their first dual meet of the season on Wednesday, December 7 when they travel to Edwardsville, Illinois to wrestle Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at the Jon Davis Center. The match is set for 7 p.m. central time.

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Appalachian State University wrestling used six pins on the day to overpower Southern Conference foe Davidson, 43-3, and Sacred Heart, 43-0, on Saturday afternoon at the Baker Sports Complex. The No. 23 Mountaineers improve to 4-1 (1-0 SoCon) on the season, dropping the Wildcats to 3-2 (0-1), while the Pioneers fall to 1-3. MATCH ONE: APP STATE 43, DAVIDSON 3 Appalachian State University wrestling only allowed one loss on the day against its first Southern Conference opponent of the 2016-17 season, ripping past the Davidson Wildcats 43-3 on Saturday. The Mountaineers gained the victory by pinning four Davidson wrestlers, getting one major decision and one forfeit. After senior Vito Pasone won by forfeit at the 125-pound match, freshman Colby Smith improved to 11-4 on the year by getting the close victory over Dustin Runzo with a 3-2 decision. The Black and Gold began to assert strength in the 141- and 149-pound matches when sophomore Irvin Enriquez and sophomore Matt Zovistoski got pins over Hunter Costas (2:51) and Aiden Conroy (6:01), respectively. App State would drop its lone match of the day at the 157 weight class as freshman Gavin Londoff fell in a close, hard-fought battle to Tony Palumbo in a 4-3 decision. The Mountaineers immediately regained its stride at the 165-pound match when No. 18 junior Forrest Przybysz pinned Noah Satterfield (1:23) before No. 18 174-pounder, junior Nick Kee returned to action in a big way, pinning Conor Fenn (5:24). Junior David Peters-Logue then downed Konnor Pritchard in a 5-2 decision before sophomore Randall Diabe bounced back from a midweek loss, getting an 11-2 major decision over Ryan Devlin. Wrapping up the decisive win for Appalachian was sophomore Cary Miller in the heavyweight bout. Miller took on Will Cooley and improved to 7-4 on the season by downing the Wildcat in a 7-3 decision. RESULTS: 125: Vito Pasone (APP) wins by forfeit 133: Colby Smith (APP) def. Dustin Runzo (DAV) 3-2 dec. 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Hunter Costa (DAV) pin (2:51) 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Aidan Conroy (DAV) pin (6:01) 157: Tony Palumbo (DAV) def. Gavin Londoff (APP) 4-3 dec. 165: Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. Noah Satterfield (DAV) pin (1:23) 174: Nick Kee (APP) def. Conor Fenn (DAV) pin (5:24) 184: David Peters-Logue (APP) def. Konnor Pritchard (DAV) 5-2 dec. 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Ryan Devlin (DAV) 11-2 maj. dec. HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Will Cooley (DAV) 7-3 dec. MATCH TWO: APP STATE 43, SACRED HEART 0 Appalachian State University wrestling continued its hot play, making quick work of its second opponent of the day in a 43-0 victory over Sacred Heart on Saturday. The match began with Vito Pasone getting the decisive 16-0 technical fall over Tim Johnson at the 125 match and Colby Smith getting the 15-7 major decision over Gerald Daley in the 133-pound matchup. Irvin Enriquez carried the momentum forward, getting the 5-2 decision win over Brandon Levesque at the 141 weight class before Matt Zovistoski got the commanding 19-7 major decision over Alex Harnsberger at the 157. The Mountaineers continued to roll as Gavin Londoff got back on track from the loss earlier, getting the 5-4 decision win over Casey Mitchell. Forrest Przybysz and Nick Kee combined to get huge wins for App State at the 165 and 174 weight classes, respectively, getting the 14-4 major decision and 17-1 technical fall. David Peters-Logue got his third pin of the year, downing Elliott Antler in 1:15 before Randall Diabe got his second win of the day with the 6-2 victory over Sasha Oliinyk. Once again, Cary Miller took the Mountaineers home to victory in the final match of the day, ending with a bang as the sophomore got his second pin of the season, taking Dan Hayden down in 2:22. Appalachian State wrestling now goes on a brief break from duals matches after having four matches in six days, returning to Varsity Gym on Dec. 14 when the Mountaineers host Campbell. The action begins at 7 p.m. RESULTS: 125: Vito Pasone (APP) def. Tim Johnson (SH) 16-0 TF 133: Colby Smith (APP) def. Gerald Daley (SH) 15-7 maj. dec. 141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) def. Brandon Levesque (SH) 5-2 dec. 149: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Alex Harnsberger (SH) 19-7 maj. dec. 157: Gavin Londoff (APP) def. Casey Mitchell (SH) 5-4 dec. 165: Forrest Przybysz (APP) def. Matt Fisher (SH) 14-4 maj. dec. 174: Nick Kee (APP) def. Mark Boyle (SH) 17-1 TF 184: David Peters-Logue (APP) def. Elliott Antler (SH) pin (1:15) 197: Randall Diabe (APP) def. Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) 6-2 dec. HWT: Cary Miller (APP) def. Dan Hayden (SHU) pin (2:22)

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Senior Matt Meadows won by fall in the first period in the final match of the day, breaking an 18-18 tie to lift Mason to a 24-18 win over Bloomsburg in the Eastern Wrestling League opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon at Nelson Field House in Bloomsburg, Pa. Mason (1-3, 1-0 EWL) won its first dual of the season. The Patriots took a 6-0 lead when sophomore Matthew Voss (3-4) began the day with a fall in his 285-pound match over Bloomsburg freshman Bruce Graeber. Voss was leading 6-1 when he recorded the fall at 5:31 in the third period. "It was great to have Voss start off the day with that big pin," Mason assistant coach Mark Weader said. "It was huge to get momentum and bonus points." Bloomsburg (3-5, 0-1 EWL) rallied to take a 9-6 lead in the match after wins at both 125-pounds and 133-pounds. Mason sophomore Tejon Anthony (7-3) evened the match score 9-9 when he won a 10-4 decision over Huskies sophomore Grant Bond. Anthony scored six points in the third period in the victory. Senior Sahid Kargbo (8-0) remained unbeaten and put the Patriots back in the lead, recording four takedowns in his bout with Bloomsburg freshman Kevin Laumbach to earn a 9-5 decision. Kargbo has won all four of his dual matches this season to go along with his four wins at the Navy Classic, when he claimed the individual championship at 149-pounds. The contest between the Patriots and Huskies continued to go back-and-forth, with the match score tied three times throughout the day. After the Huskies posted a win at 157 pounds, Mason freshman Garrett Tingen (1-3) came through with a huge victory in his 167-pound bout. After a scoreless first period, Tingen wasted little time in the second period, recording his first win of the season by fall over Bloomsburg freshman Reid Stanley at 3:27 to give the Patriots an 18-12 lead in the match. "We knew that would be a big match in this dual meet," Weader said. "Garrett has been wrestling well and he can get a pin from all positions. It was a big win for him individually and important for us in the meet." Bloomsburg then notched wins at 174-pounds and 184-pounds to even the match score at 18-18. That set the stage for the final bout of the afternoon with Meadows (1-1) facing Huskies freshman Tyler Worthing in the 197-pound weight class. "In the final match, there was a lot of pressure on Meadows and he came through," Weader said. "He's an experienced wrestler and has been in a lot of tough situations. It's a good way to get him started for a big year. He capitalized on the position he was in and took advantage to put the match away rather than letting it stay close." Worthing applied early pressure in the first period before Meadows was called for stalling a minute into the match. With less than 30 seconds to go in the first period, Meadows found an opening and scored with a takedown before winning by fall at 2:50 to give Mason its first victory of the season. The Patriots have won the last three meetings against the Huskies. Bloomsburg has dropped 13 straight Eastern Wrestling League contests. After winning their first two duals of the season, the Huskies have now lost five of their last six contests. "We all knew it was coming down to the final match after a couple of the later weights," Meadows said. "I didn't really feel a lot of pressure. I just knew if I went out and wrestled hard I could get it done. The coaches said go out and attack. It was a good feeling to close it out for the team and we have the momentum going for this weekend." Meadows hadn't been on the mat for a year-and-a-half before competing last weekend in the Grapple at the Garden. He missed all of last season with a broken leg. This was the first time in his career that he closed out a team match with a victory to give the Patriots the win. Mason went 2-4 against Eastern Wrestling League opponents last season and went 0-3 on the road. The win Saturday at Bloomsburg was the first conference road win for the Patriots since a 30-12 victory over the Huskies at Nelson Field House on Feb. 8, 2015. The Patriots have equaled their road win total from last season, when Mason finished with a 1-5 record away from home. The Patriots lone road win last season was a 26-16 victory at Sacred Heart on Jan. 30, 2016. Mason will have less than 24 hours to prepare for the next challenge. "The Lock Haven match is going to be tough," said Weader of Sunday's matchup. "They have a good team. A lot of our guys will have confidence going forward into another conference matchup, both as a team and individually." The Patriots are back on the mat on Sunday when they face Eastern Wrestling League rival Lock Haven at 12 p.m. at Thomas Fieldhouse in Lock Haven, Pa. Results: 285: Matthew Voss (Mason) by fall over Bruce Graeber (Bloomsburg) 5:31 125: Willy Girard (Bloomsburg) major decision over Quinton Tucker (Mason) 13-1 133: Matt Noble (Bloomsburg) technical fall over Lio Quezada (Mason) 25-9 141: Tejon Anthony (Mason) decision over Grant Bond (Bloomsburg) 10-4 149: Sahid Kargbo (Mason) decision over Kevin Laubach (Bloomsburg) 9-5 157: Brendon Colbert (Bloomsburg) decision over Matthew Raines (Mason) 12-7 165: Garrett Tingen (Mason) by fall over Reid Stanley (Bloomsburg) 3:27 174: Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg) decision over Patrick Davis (Mason) 5-3 184: Kyle Murphy (Bloomsburg) decision over Daniel Mika (Mason) 4-0 197: Matt Meadows (Mason) by fall over Tyler Worthing (Bloomsburg) 2:50

Lincoln, Neb. -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) dominated at NU Coliseum on Saturday, defeating Michigan State, Drexel and No. 25 Princeton by a combined score of 95-13. The Huskers started their day by downing Big Ten foe Michigan State, 35-3. NU had six bonus-point wins against the Spartans, highlighted by 11th-ranked Colton McCrystal's 12-4 major decision over No. 14 Javier Gasca at 141 pounds. No. 9 Tim Lambert (125) and No. 4 TJ Dudley (184) each earned technical falls, while No. 8 Tyler Berger (157), No. 17 Micah Barnes (174) and No. 8 Aaron Studebaker (197) notched major decisions. Dudley, a two-time All-American, outscored his three opponents on Saturday, 43-4, with two technical falls and one major decision. In his last 12 home matches, dating back to last season, Dudley has an 11-1 record with nine bonus-point victories. No. 4 Eric Montoya (133), Dustin Williams (165) and No. 17 Collin Jensen (HWT) each won by decision against the Spartans. In the second dual, Nebraska used five bonus-point wins to defeat Drexel, 33-4. Berger led the way with a technical fall over Nick Widmann at 157 pounds. Montoya (133) registered a 2-0 decision over No. 14 Kevin Devoy Jr. Lambert (125), McCrystal (141), Dudley (184) and Jensen (HWT) each won matches by major decision against the Dragons. In the final dual of the day, NU tamed the 25th-ranked Princeton Tigers, 27-6, highlighted by Collin Purinton's 12-6 decision over 18th-ranked Jordan Laster at 149 pounds. Purinton's upset win sent the Coliseum crowd of 570 into a frenzy, as the Huskers won eight of 10 bouts against the Tigers. Dudley wrapped up his day with a 15-0 technical fall over Kevin Parker. Montoya also earned bonus points with his 11-2 major decision over Pat D'Arcy. Studebaker and Jensen each knocked off ranked opponents in the final two matches of the dual. Studebaker won in tiebreaker-1, 2-1, over No. 7 Brett Harner. Jensen downed 19th-ranked Ray O'Donnell, 12-5. The Huskers hit the road next weekend for a pair of duals. Nebraska faces NC State on Friday, Dec 9 before battling North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 10. #7 Nebraska 35, Michigan State 3 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) tech fall Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 16-1 (NEB 5, MSU 0) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. Austin Eicher (MSU), 8-4 (NEB 8, MSU 0) 141: #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. #14 Javier Gasca (MSU), 12-4 (NEB 12, MSU 0) 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) dec. Collin Purinton (NEB), 5-4 (NEB 12, MSU 3) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) major dec. Austin Thompson (MSU), 12-4 (NEB 16, MSU 3) 165: Dustin Williams (NEB) dec. Drew Hughes (MSU), 2-1 (NEB 19, MSU 3) 174: #17 Micah Barnes (NEB) major dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 13-2 (NEB 23, MSU 3) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) tech fall Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 17-2 (NEB 28, MSU 3) 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) major dec. Matthew Okaiye (MSU), 12-1 (NEB 32, MSU 3) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 3-0 (NEB 35, MSU 3) Drexel 17, #25 Princeton 15 125: Zack Fuentes (DREX) dec. Mateo DeVincenzo (PRIN), 7-1 (DREX 3, PRIN 0) 133: #14 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX) dec. Pat D'Arcy (PRIN), 3-0 (DREX 6, PRIN 0) 141: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (PRIN) dec. David Pearce (DREX), 8-3 (DREX 6, PRIN 3) 149: #18 Jordan Laster (PRIN) dec. #11 Matthew Cimato (DREX), 5-3 (DREX 6, PRIN 6) 157: Willie Davis (DREX) dec. Leonard Merkin (PRIN), 8-3 (DREX 9, PRIN 6) 165: Austin Rose (DREX) major dec. Chase Piperato (PRIN), 14-4 (DREX 13, PRIN 6) 174: #16 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) dec. Ebed Jarrell (DREX), 10-8 (DREX 13, PRIN 9) 184: Alex DeCiantis (DREX) major dec. Kevin Parker (PRIN), 17-6 (DREX 17, PRIN 9) 197: #7 Brett Harner (PRIN) dec. Josh Murphy (DREX), 8-4 (DREX 17, PRIN 12) HWT: #19 Ray O'Donnell (PRIN) dec. Joey Goodhart (DREX), 9-3 (DREX 17, PRIN 15) #7 Nebraska 33, Drexel 4 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) major dec. Zack Fuentes (DREX), 12-1 (NEB 4, DREX 0) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) dec. #14 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX), 2-0 (NEB 7, DREX 0) 141: #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB) major dec. Vincent Foggia (DREX), 14-2 (NEB 11, DREX 0) 149: #11 Matthew Cimato (DREX) major dec. Jordan Shearer (NEB), 15-3 (NEB 11, DREX 4) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) tech fall Nick Widmann (DREX), 20-5 (NEB 16, DREX 4) 165: Justin Arthur (NEB) dec. Dakota Greene (DREX), 8-5 (NEB 19, DREX 4) 174: #17 Micah Barnes (NEB) sudden victory-1 Nick Elmer (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 22, DREX 4) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Alex DeCiantis (DREX), 11-2 (NEB 26, DREX 4) 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) dec. Josh Murphy (DREX), 5-1 (NEB 29, DREX 4) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) major dec. Joey Goodhart (DREX), 9-1 (NEB 33, DREX 4) #25 Princeton 25, Michigan State 15 125: Logan Griffin (MSU) major dec. Ty Agaisse (PRIN), 8-0 (MSU 4, PRIN 0) 133: Austin Eicher (MSU) dec. Pat D'Arcy (PRIN), 5-1 (MSU 7, PRIN 0) 141: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (PRIN) tech fall #14 Javier Gasca (MSU), 16-0 (MSU 7, PRIN 5) 149: #18 Jordan Laster (PRIN) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 6-2 (PRIN 8, MSU 7) 157: Leonard Merkin (PRIN) dec. Austin Thompson (MSU), 11-10 (PRIN 11, MSU 7) 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) major dec. Joe Tavoso (PRIN), 8-0 (PRIN 11, MSU 11) 174: #16 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) major dec. Drew Barnes (MSU), 13-2 (PRIN 15, MSU 11) 184: Shwan Shadaia (MSU) major dec. Kevin Parker (PRIN), 11-3 (MSU 15, PRIN 15) 197: #7 Brett Harner (PRIN) tech fall Wesley Maskill (MSU), 18-3 (PRIN 20, MSU 15) HWT: #19 Ray O'Donnell (PRIN) tech fall Jacob Cooper (MSU), 16-0 (PRIN 25, MSU 15) #7 Nebraska 27, #25 Princeton 6 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) dec. Ty Agaisse (PRIN), 8-4 (NEB 3, PRIN 0) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) major dec. Pat D'Arcy (PRIN), 11-2 (NEB 7, PRIN 0) 141: #4 Matthew Kolodzik (PRIN) sudden victory-1 #11 Colton McCrystal (NEB), 8-6 (NEB 7, PRIN 3) 149: Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. #18 Jordan Laster (PRIN), 12-6 (NEB 10, PRIN 3) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Leonard Merkin (PRIN), 3-2 (NEB 13, PRIN 3) 165: Dustin Williams (NEB) dec. Joe Tavoso (PRIN), 3-1 (NEB 16, PRIN 3) 174: #16 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) dec. #17 Micah Barnes (NEB), 6-0 (NEB 16, PRIN 6) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) tech fall Kevin Parker (PRIN), 15-0 (NEB 21, PRIN 6) 197: #8 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) tiebreaker-1 #7 Brett Harner (PRIN), 2-1 (NEB 24, PRIN 6) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) dec. #19 Ray O'Donnell (PRIN), 12-5 (NEB 27, PRIN 6) Drexel 25, Michigan State 9 125: Zack Fuentes (DREX) dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 5-3 (DREX 3, MSU 0) 133: #14 Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX) major dec. Austin Eicher (MSU), 16-7 (DREX 7, MSU 0) 141: David Pearce (DREX) pin Logan Griffin (MSU), 2:40 (DREX 13, MSU 0) 149: #11 Matthew Cimato (DREX) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 2-0 (DREX 16, MSU 0) 157: Austin Thompson (MSU) dec. Willie Davis (DREX), 5-3 (DREX 16, MSU 3) 165: Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Austin Rose (DREX), 3-2 (DREX 16, MSU 6) 174: Ebed Jarrell (DREX) dec. Logan Ritchie (MSU), 8-1 (DREX 19, MSU 6) 184: Alex DeCiantis (DREX) dec. Shwan Shadaia (MSU), 6-3 (DREX 22, MSU 6) 197: Matthew Okaiye (MSU) dec. Josh Murphy (DREX), 7-6 (DREX 22, MSU 9) HWT: Joey Goodhart (DREX) dec. Jacob Cooper (MSU), 3-0 (DREX 25, MSU 9)

Ohio State won the team title in Las Vegas (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) LAS VEGAS -- Two champions. One runner up. Two third placers. The Ohio State wrestling team is coming back from Las Vegas with some hardware to show for it after competition concluded on Sunday at the 35th annual Cliff Keen Invitational. THE SHORT STORY On the strength of six placers, Ohio State took home the team title with 118.5 points, edging out second-place Wisconsin (113.5). It is the Buckeyes' first Cliff Keen title since 2012 and the fourth time in the last five years they've crowed multiple champions. Minnesota was the only other school in the 36-team field with more than one champion. Nathan Tomasello (133 lbs.) and Micah Jordan (149 lbs.) won first place matches while Myles Martin (184 lbs.) and Kollin Moore (197 lbs.) rebounded from tough semifinal losses to place third. Jose Rodriguez made a run to the 125 lb. finals before finishing second while Cody Burcher took eighth place at 165 lbs. TOMASELLO TAKES TITLE #2 Tomasello's championship round match with third seeded and ninth-ranked Stevan Micic was tied at 2-2 entering the third period and Tomasello scored the decisive point when he escaped the start the final stanza. He also scored the matches only takedown in the second period. His CKLV title is the second of his career, after winning the 125 lb. championship last year. In the semifinals, Tomasello scored five second period points (two takedowns, one escape) and added a riding time point at the conclusion of the match for a workman-like 8-3 decision against 18th-ranked and fifth-seeded Mark Grey of Cornell. JORDAN MAKES IT BACK TO BACK Facing his second top-10 opponent of the day, Jordan finished off his second straight CKLV title by getting a key four point near fall with 1:26 remaining in the match against Edinboro's Pat Lugo. The redshirt sophomore, ranked No. 6 this week by InterMat, is now 17-0 on the season. He's also 4-0 vs. ranked opponents. Jordan's 9-4 semifinal win over seventh-ranked Justin Oliver of was keyed by a second period reversal and two third period takedowns. RODRIGUEZ EDGED IN FINALS Facing top-seeded and second-ranked Joe Dance of Virginia Tech in the finals, Rodriguez (9-2) led 3-2 late in the third period but Dance completed the winning takedown with just six seconds remaining. Rodriguez had built his 3-2 edge on a first-period takedown and escape to begin the third. Rodriguez started the semifinals off for Ohio State with a bang, picking up a 17-1 technical fall over Northern Colorado's Trey Andrews, the tournaments sixth seeded. Rodriguez scored four points on two first-period takedowns and then had a takedown and four-point near fall in the second to extend his lead to 10-1. MARTIN TAKES THIRD Eighth-ranked the third seeded Zack Zavatsky upset Martin (11-1) 6-4 in the semifinals when he scored a takedown in the waning seconds of the first period and then a critical two-point near fall in the third period. Martin rebounded by scoring early and often in a 16-4 major decision against Wisconsin's Hunter Ritter to set up a third-place match with 15th-ranked Steven Schneider. Martin took Schneider down nine times on his way to a 22-7 tech fall that took 6:04. MOORE FINISHES STRONG Facing his first ranked opponent of the year in the semifinals, Martin hung tough with second-ranked Brett Pfarr of Minnesota for the first period, trailing just 4-3. Pfarr then turned up the heat, getting a series of takedowns in the third to register the 15-7 major decision. In the third place match, Moore picked up his biggest win of the season, topping sixth-ranked Jacob Smith of West Virginia 9-7. Tied at 3-3 after one period, Moore scored three points in the second period on an opening escape and takedown that stretched the lead to 6-3. Up 6-4 in the third, Moore's decisive score was a takedown with 52 seconds remaining. BURCHER GOES 1-1, TAKES EIGHTH The sixth Buckeye to compete on Saturday was Burcher, who got the lone point in his consolation quarterfinal win over Tyrel White of Columbia via riding time and then dropped a heartbreaking sudden victory decision to 20th-ranked Brandon Womack of Cornell in the consolation semifinals. For the tournament, Burcher went 4-2 to improve his overall record to 12-4. UP NEXT Ohio State's 2016-17 home opener is next on the schedule, slated for Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. against No. 5 Missouri. The match will be broadcast live on BTN and tickets can be purchased by clicking here. PLACEWINNERS 125: 1st: Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. Jose Rodriquez (Ohio State), 4-3 3rd: Sean Russell (Edinboro) dec. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 7-1 5th: Noah Gonser (Eastern Michigan) dec. Sean Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 5-0 7th: Ben Thornton (Purdue) by forfeit over Markus Simmons (Iowa State) 133: 1st: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Stevan Micic (Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Mark Grey (Cornell) dec. Mitch Mckee (Minnesota), 2-0 5th: Corey Keener (Central Michigan) pinned Anthony Tutolo (Kent State), 4:12 7th: Ali Naser (Arizona State) dec. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 10-4 141: 1st: Joey McKenna (Stanford) dec. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 3-1 3rd: Cole Martin (Wisconsin) dec. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield), 8-7 5th: Logan Everett (Army) pinned Timmy Box (Northern Colorado), 2:03 7th: Kyle Ayersman (Purdue) by medical forfeit over Jack Mutchnik (American) 149: 1st: Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. Pat Lugo (Edinboro), 7-3 3rd: Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) dec. Cole Mendenhall (Wyoming), 6-0 5th: Joey Delgado (Oregon State) by medical forfeit over Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) 7th: Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) maj. dec. Chase Straw (Iowa State), 11-3 157: 1st: Jake Short (Minnesota) dec. Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan), 3-2 3rd: Archie Colgan (Wyoming) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell), 2-1 SV 5th: Josh Shields (Arizona State) by medical forfeit over Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) 7th: Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) dec. Alex Mossing (Air Force), 4-1 165: 1st: Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 8-7 3rd: Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) dec. Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 7-2 5th: Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) pinned Brandon Womack (Cornell), 0:40 7th: Alex Lopouchanski (Air Force) by default over Cody Burcher (Ohio State) 174: 1st: Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) dec. Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 3-2 3rd: Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 4-2 SV 5th: Christian Brucki (Central Michigan) by forfeit over Jim Wilson (Stanford) 7th: Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley) by medical forfeit over Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) 184: 1st: Gabe Dean (Cornell) tech. fall Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech), 19-4 5:00 3rd: Myles Martin (Ohio State) tech. fall Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 22-7 6:04 5th: Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) dec. Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 4-1 7th: Nick Fiegener (California Baptist) maj. dec. Samson Imonode (Army), 12-1 197: 1st: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 14-1 3rd: Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. Jacob Smith (West Virginia), 9-7 5th: Corey Griego (Oregon State) pinned Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 1:03 7th: Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) dec. Tanner Orndoff (Utah Valley), 2-0 285: 1st: Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 6-4 SV 3rd: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 3-2 TB 5th: Nathan Butler (Stanford) dec. Billy Miller (Edinboro), 5-0 7th: Gage Hutchison (Eastern Michigan) by medical forfeit over Quean Smith (Iowa State)

Chris Honeycutt (Photo/Bellator) It was a mixed night for former amateur wrestling stars, with NCAA Division I finalist Chris Honeycutt winning a unanimous decision at middleweight, while Greco-Roman grappler Joe Warren lost his bid to claim the bantamweight title in the main event at Bellator 166 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma, Friday night. In a battle of past wrestlers from Pennsylvania schools, Honeycutt, a two-time NCAA All-American at Edinboro University, defeated Ben Reiter, former University of Pennsylvania letterman. "Chris Honeycutt brought a rowdy Thackerville crowd to their feet throughout the course of a one-sided middleweight affair," is how MMAWeekly.com opened its report on the 185-pound bout over Reiter, with the judges scoring it 30-26, 30-25, and 30-25. "The 28-year-old American used his wrestling both offensively and defensively to win the fight," according to MMAFighting.com "There was very little action on the feet with not many significant strikes thrown, but when it came to the ground, Honeycutt's wrestling dominated the action. There was also a lot of inactivity from Reiter which caused the decision on the judges' cards to be very one-sided." Honeycutt, who was runner-up at 197 pounds for the Fighting Scots at the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, is now 9-1-0 in his pro MMA career, while Reiter falls to 17-3-1. In the main event, Eduardo Dantas defeated Joe Warren to remain Bellator's bantamweight champion, not only successfully defending his 135-pound title, but also becoming the first man to defeat the former Greco-Roman wrestler in a decision. The judges scored it a majority decision for Dantas, 47-47, 49-44, 48-46. MMAInsight wrote that Dantas"snuffed out his opponent's wrestling threat, picking him apart with measured offense of the feet." "Warren didn't seem to be able to find his rhythm or an answer to Dantas' crisp jabs and powerful leg kicks all throughout the five rounds," MMAFighting.com reported."Dantas picked apart Warren with confidence and defended almost all his takedown attempts. In round five, the Brazilian was deducted a point after landing a second kick to Warren's groin, but that wasn't enough to stop Dantas from winning in the score cards."

Cornell's Gabe Dean advanced to the finals (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) LAS VEGAS -- Six returning champions punched their tickets to the finals of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday. Those wrestlers include Ohio State wrestlers Nathan Tomasello (133) and Micah Jordan (149), Cornell wrestlers Brian Realbuto (174) and Gabe Dean (184), as well as Wisconsin's Isaac Jordan (165) and Virginia Tech's Ty Walz (285). MIchigan's Logan Massa defeated ASU's Anthony Valencia in the semifinals (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) Four freshmen earned spots in the finals: Ohio State's Jose Rodriguez (125), Arizona State's Zahid Valencia (174) and Michigan wrestlers Stevan Micic (133) and Logan Massa (165). Returning NCAA champion Myles Martin of Ohio State was defeated in the semifinals at 184 pounds by Virginia Tech's Zack Zavatasky, 6-4. Wisconsin grabbed the lead in the team standings heading in the finals. The Badgers have two finalists and seven placewinners. Ohio State sits in second place, followed by Virginia Tech. The final round is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. PT. InterMat will continue its live blog coverage. Semifinal Results 125: No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 14 Sean Russell (Edinboro), 4-2 Jose Rodriguez (Ohio State) tech. fall Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 17-1 133: No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. No. 18 Mark Grey (Cornell), 8-3 No. 9 Stevan Micic (Michigan) dec. Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 9-7 SV 141: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Stanford) maj. dec. No. 16 Logan Everett (Army), 10-2 No. 7 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) dec. Russell Rohlfing (CSU Bakersfield), 5-4 149: No. 8 Pat Lugo (Edinboro) dec. No. 5 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech), 5-3 No. 6 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan), 9-4 157: No. 10 Collin Heffernan (Central Michigan) dec. Joshua Shields (Arizona State), 6-3 Jake Short (Minnesota) by injury default over No. 20 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech 165: No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) pinned No. 16 Austin Matthews (Edinboro), 1:45 No. 6 Logan Massa (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 9 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 17-4 174: No. 5 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Jim Wilson (Stanford), 12-5 No. 7 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) maj. dec. No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 10-2 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) pinned No. 11 Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 2:55 No. 8 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State), 6-4 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 12 Kollin Moore (Ohio State), 15-7 No. 3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 6 Jake Smith (West Virginia), 6-4 SV 285: No. 2 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. No. 8 Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 4-2 No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 4 Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 5-3