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Andy Bisek reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games (Photo/Anne Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) MARQUETTE, Mich. -- Andy Bisek is the new assistant coach for USA Wrestling's Greco-Roman program at the U.S. Olympic Training Site at Northern Michigan University. Bisek has been an internationally ranked Greco-Roman wrestler for many years and most recently competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero. The new appointment marks Bisek's return to NMU, where he previously trained en route to earning a bachelor's degree in Physical Geography in 2010. He later moved on to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. after graduation. "I would like to share what I have learned about the sport and who I am as a competitor with the next generation. Handing over my knowledge will be very fulfilling to me, and knowing the level of Greco-Roman wrestling in the USA will be raised because of my efforts," said Bisek. "Although USA Wrestling will miss Andy as a competitor, we are unbelievably excited that he will be coaching the next generation of Greco-Roman wrestlers in the United States. Andy is a product of the Northern Michigan program and he knows what takes to compete at a very high level. As a competitor Andy showed strong character, both on the wrestling mat and out in the community. He is perfect fit for the program and a great complement to Rob Hermann and our support staff at Northern Michigan University," said Les Gutches, USA Wrestling Associate Executive Director for Programs and Strategy. Bisek's success on the mat includes earning bronze medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. He also won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2012 and 2014 Pan American Championships. Other career highlights include being a four-time World Team member and two-time U.S. Open champion. Bisek won gold medals at international competitions in Cuba, Sweden, Finland and the United States. He also won international medals in competitions held in Russia, Hungary and Romania. Bisek was named USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year in 2014 and 2015. A native of Chaska, Minn., he was third in the Minnesota state championships for Chaska High School. While attending Northern Michigan, Bisek won Greco-Roman national titles at the UWW Junior level and the University level and also had success at the Senior level. "Having Andy as our assistant coach is a great asset to all the NMU-OTS wrestlers," said head coach Rob Hermann. "He brings world medals and lots of experience that will take guys to the next level. I'm looking forward to working with him to get more world medalists out of this room." His wife, Ashley, trained with the NMU-OTS weightlifting team. The couple has two children, Jim and Molly, and they currently live in Colorado Springs, Colo.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell wrestling team won its fifth straight New York state title, matching a 38-year old record, and crowned four individual champions on Sunday at Newman Arena. Senior Gabe Dean pinned his way to becoming the fourth four-time state champion in meet history and the second Cornellian, joining Jace Bennett '15. Noah Baughman (125), Will Koll (141) and Brandon Womack (165) all became first-time state champs. Cornell's 155 team points was comfortably ahead of Buffalo (132) and Columbia (118) for first place despite not having seven starters in the lineup. Army (108.5) and Ithaca (91) rounded out the top five in the team standings. The Big Red had three finalists to go along with the fourth champions, as Taylor Simaz (157), Dillon Artigliere (165) and Milik Dawkins (174) all finished as the runner-up in their weight classes. Dean was his dominant self, winning all four matches by fall to give him five total pins over the two-day weekend. He moved into seventh place on the school's all-time list for wins by fall (35) and up to sixth in bonus wins (77), while his 123 career wins jumped him into the top 10 all-time at Cornell (ninth). His first three wins od the tournament all came in the first period and totaled just 3:04 of wrestling time - just over one full period. Dean needed to get into the third period before he squared off Ithaca College's Jake Ashcraft in the final. Baughman claimed a title in his first state meet, winning by tech fall and fall in the first two rounds before a 3-1 decision over Ithaca's Jame Kaishian in the semis and a 5-2 triumph over Army's Sean Badua in the finals. Will Koll needed to win five matches to claim the title at 141 pounds and did so with three bonus point victories, including a dominant 15-0 tech fall over Joseph Russ of Binghamton in the finals. Womack claimed the 165 pound crown with three falls, including a first period pin of teammate Dillon Artigliere in the championship bout. Othere placewinners included 197-pounders Ben Honis (third) and Jake Anderson (fourth) and Andrew Garcia with a sixth-place effort at 174. Cornell had a number of wrestlers with top finishes in the open portion of the tournament, inclusinf a pair of all-Cornell finals. Freshman Trence Gillem won the 141-pound bracket with a 3-1 sudden victory over teammate Eli Bienstock in the finals, while Jonathan Furnas took the 149-pound event over Matt Russo with a narrow 4-3 decision. Matthew Russo was also a finalist at 165 pounds.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (2-0, 0-0 B1G), under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, sent 19 wrestlers to the University of Pennsylvania for the 2016 Keystone Classic and came away with eight champions. Sanderson's team rolled to the team title by more than 100 points. Penn State advanced 10 wrestlers to the finals at nine weights as two faced off against each other at 174. The Nittany Lions went 8-2 in the finals and rolled to the team title with 245.0 points. Second place Pittsburgh had 121.5 and Eastern Michigan took third with 110.5. True freshman Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 125, rolled to the 125-pound title, posting a 4-0 record with a pin and two majors to take first. Junior Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) sparked Penn State at 141, advancing to the finals before suffering his first loss. His 4-1 run to second included two pins and a major. Junior Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, was unstoppable. Retherford went 5-0 with five pins to claim the title. Retherford, who was named Outstanding Wrestler, moved to 17th on Penn State's all-time pins list with 25. Sophomore Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 157, stormed through the field to win the title. Nolf went 5-0 with three pins and two tech falls. Red-shirt freshman Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 165, had a stellar day in winning the title at 165. Joseph downed No. 5 Chad Walsh of Rider 12-5 in a dominating semifinal performance. He ended the tournament with dominating 9-5 decision over No. 13 Te'Shan Campbell. Joseph went 4-0 with two tech falls. Senior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 174, faced sophomore teammate Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) in the finals at 174. In a thrilling and even match that went well beyond extra time, Rasheed used an escape with :04 left in his second tie-breaker to grab a 2-1 (TB2) victory and claim the 174-pound title. Rasheed ended the tournament with a 5-0 mark, a pin and a tech fall while Morelli was equally impressive, going 4-1 with three pins. Sophomore Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No.3 at 184, pinned his way to the title at 184 just like Retherford. Nickal went 4-0 with four falls and is now 6-0 with six pins on the year. Junior Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 197, won the 197-pound crown with an outstanding 3-1 win over No. 16 Frank Mattiace of Penn in the finals. McCutcheon went 4-0 with a fall. Sophomore Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 9 at 285, dominated No. 9 Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State in the title bout to win his crown. Nevills went 4-0 with two pins. Sophomore Jered Cortez (Carol Stream, Ill.), ranked No. 9 at 133, rebounded from a semifinal upset to nab two falls and place third. Cortez went 4-1 with three pins. Red-shirt freshman Gary Dinmore (Skillman, N.J.) was strong at 149, posting a 3-2 mark to place fourth at 149.. Red-shirt freshman Dominic Giannangeli (Murrysville, Pa.) went 4-2 with a major to place fifth at 141. Red-shirt freshman Kellan Stout (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was solid at 197, posting a 3-2 mark to finish fifth. Senior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 141, went 4-2 with a major and a tech fall but did not place. Red-shirt freshman Patrick Higgins (Monroeville, N.J.) went 2-2 at 125, senior Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) went 1-2 at 165, sophomore Devon Van Cura (Washington, N.C.) went 0-2 at 184 and sophomore George Carpenter (Chapel Hill, N.C.) went 0-2 at 133. The Nittany Lions opened up the day lighting the Palestra up with fireworks. Through the quarterfinals, Penn State rolled to a 37-5 record with a stunning 20 pins. Sanderson's squad added on four technical falls and four majors to close out the morning half of the event with 28 bonus point wins in its 37 victories. The sizzling morning set the stage for Penn State's outstanding overall record and performance. Penn State ended the day with a 64-19 overall record, including 27 pins, six tech falls and five majors. Penn State had 14 of its 19 entrants place (eight champs, two runners-up, one third, one fourth, two fifth). Penn State will host No. 10 Lehigh in the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 4 in its next outing. The dual, which will air live to a national audience on the Big Ten Network, starts at 12 p.m. 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 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team wrapped up its first road trip in dominant fashion, rolling over No. 24 Oregon State, 38-7, in the second annual Joe Wells Classic on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 20) at the Beavers' Gill Coliseum. The Wolverines earned bonus points in seven of their eight individual wins. "Our guys just being aggressive, wrestling hard and really dictating the tempo and positions of these matches", said head coach Joe McFarland, "and that's a big key to wrestling. A lot of people call that intensity. We're showing great intensity, and these young guys are wrestling with a lot of confidence. It's been a great start to the season." For the second time this weekend, the Wolverines clinched the dual win with three matches still remaining after scoring bonus points in each of its wins through 174 pounds. Michigan padded its lead with two more wins at the upperweights, including a second-period pin from senior/junior Ernest Battaglia for his first dual victory at 184 pounds. Battaglia led early against Bob Coleman after scrambling for a pair of first-period takedowns and blew the match open in the second, scoring on a quick reversal and two-point near fall before using a chin whip for the fall -- his first of the season -- at the 3:48 mark. Sophomore/freshman Logan Massa, ranked seventh nationally in the latest InterMat poll, also earned a second-period pin against Rodney Williams at 165 pounds. He led 12-2 at the time after scoring three takedowns and a four-point tilt in the first period before using a feet-to-back bodylock to plant Williams at 3:36. Massa improved to 8-0 on the season. Michigan also posted two major decisions and three technical falls. Sophomore/freshman Austin Assad, ranked 18th nationally at 125 pounds, kicked off the dual with a 12-2 win against Kegan Calkins, scoring two takedowns to rally from an initial deficit before tacking on four back points in the final 15 seconds to secure the bonus point. Sophomore/freshman Stevan Micic, ranked 10th nationally at 133 pounds, also earned his second bonus win of the weekend with a 19-3 technical fall against Devan Turner, finishing on five takedowns -- three in the first period -- and adding a pair of four-point leg turks, including one at the second-period buzzer to end the bout at the 5:00 mark. After a close Oregon State win at 141 pounds, the Wolverines earned back-to-back bonus wins from junior/sophomore Zac Hall and senior captain Brian Murphy at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively to claim an 18-3 advantage into the intermission break. Hall scored on four takedowns and a four-point leg turk late in the second to defeat Joey Delgao, 14-4. Murphy, ranked fifth nationally, only needed three minuts to earn a 16-0 technical fall against Abraham Rodriguez. He finished on a quick single leg then tilted Rodriguez four times for 14 back points. Sophomore/freshman Myles Amine also earned a tech fall win -- his second bonus win of the weekend -- at 174 pounds, scoring five takedowns and six back points to defeat Weston Dobler, 18-3. He ended the bout at the 5:53 mark on a four-point tilt. Amine improved to 8-0 on the season with six bonus wins. Sophomore/freshman Jackson Striggow earned a 5-2 decision against Corey Griego at 197 pounds to close out the Wolverines' win in the contest. Striggow scored on a first-period single leg and a two-point leg turk in the second. The Wolverines will take a week off competition over Thanksgiving before returning to action at the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wrestling will kick off at 9 a.m. PST each day at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Results: 125 -- #18 Austin Assad (U-M) major dec. Kegan Calkins, 12-2 U-M, 4-0 133 -- #10 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall Devan Turner, 19-3 (5:00) U-M, 9-0 141 -- #19 Joey Palmer (OSU) dec. Sal Profaci, 4-1 U-M, 9-3 149 -- Zac Hall (U-M) major dec. Joey Delgago, 14-4 U-M, 13-3 157 -- #5 Brian Murphy (U-M) tech. fall Abraham Rodriguez, 16-0 (3:00) U-M, 18-3 165 -- #7 Logan Massa (U-M) pinned Rodney Williams, 3:36 U-M, 24-3 174 -- Myles Amine (U-M) tech. fall Weston Dobler, 18-3 (5:53) U-M, 29-3 184 -- Ernest Battaglia (U-M) pinned Bob Coleman, 3:48 U-M, 35-3 197 -- Jackson Striggow (U-M) dec. Corey Griego, 5-2 U-M, 38-3 Hwt -- Cody Crawford (OSU) major dec. Dan Perry, 15-3 U-M, 38-7

NORMAN -- The No. 17 Oklahoma wrestling team downed North Dakota State, 25-14, on Sunday afternoon inside McCasland Field House, marking the first dual win for new OU Head Coach Lou Rosselli. The Sooners recorded six wins in the contest, including three bonus-point victories at heavyweight, 133 pounds and 141 pounds. Rosselli said he was happy with how his team responded in the dual. "I think we had some people make weight a little bit better today, and their energy level was much better," Rosselli said. "That gave them the ability to out-work their opponents most of the matches. We took a couple hits, but I think overall it was a good performance, and I think that the guys are getting better at understanding how you outwork your opponent." Redshirt senior Ross Larson started out the match at heavyweight with a win by fall over senior Ben Tyanan in 1:38. Larson started with a quick takedown and held a 2-0 lead at the time of the fall. The pin marked Larson's second fall of the weekend and the 44th of his career. He needs 15 more pins this season to break the OU career pins record of 58, set by Dan Chaid. At 133 pounds, junior Trae Blackwell recorded the Sooners' second win by fall of the match, pinning NDSU's Albert Landeros in 2:19. Blackwell also held a 2-0 advantage at the time of his pin. In the next match, junior Mike Longo recorded a 13-2 major decision over Taylor Nein. Longo recorded a takedown and a reversal in the first two periods before registering two 4-point nearfalls and the riding-time point in the final frame for the bonus-point win. At 149 pounds, sophomore Davion Jeffries, ranked No. 12, held a 3-2 lead over Mitch Friedman late in the third period, but Jeffries connected on a takedown and added a 4-point nearfall to secure the win, 9-2. Redshirt senior and 10th-ranked Clark Glass downed No. 18 Andrew Fogarty, 4-2. Glass registered a takedown, an escape and the riding-time point en route to his first win over a ranked opponent this season. In the 197-pound bout, redshirt senior and No. 19 Brad Johnson ended the dual with a 6-2 decision over Cordell Eaton. Johnson secured a takedown in each of the first two periods and added an escape and the riding-time point in the final frame for the win. At 125 pounds, freshman Dalton Duffield dropped a 23-7 technical fall (6:35) to No. 5 Josh Rodriguez, and Clay Ream downed junior DaWaylon Barnes, 9-2, at 157 pounds. Hayden Hansen (174 pounds) lost to Carter Nielsen in a 7-2 decision, and junior Andrew Dixon dropped an 8-5 decision to Tyler McNutt at 184 pounds. With the win, the Sooners improved to 1-1 on the season, including a 1-0 mark in Big 12 competition. OU returns to the mat on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House for the first of two Bedlam duals this season. Season ticket packages, which include tickets to each of OU's home duals, are available online now or by calling the ticket office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. Results: 125 No. 5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) TF Dalton Duffield (OU), 23-7 (6:35) 133 Trae Blackwell (OU) fall Albert Landeros (NDSU), 2:19 141 Mike Longo (OU) maj. dec. Taylor Nein (NDSU), 13-2 149 No. 12 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. Mitch Friedman (NDSU), 9-2 157 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec. No. 12 DaWaylon Barnes (OU), 9-2 165 No. 10 Clark Glass (OU) dec. No. 18 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), 4-2 174 Carter Nielsen (NDSU) dec. Hayden Hansen (OU), 7-2 184 Tyler McNutt (NDSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 8-5 197 Brad Johnson (OU) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 6-2 HWT No. 12 Ross Larson (OU) fall Ben Tyanan (NDSU), 1:38

J'den Cox defeated Jared Haught 2-0 at 197 pounds (Photo/Mark Lundy, Lutte-Lens.com) COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Wrestling in Jesse Auditorium for the third time in four years, No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (2-0, 1-0 MAC) defeated No. 6 Virginia Tech (4-1, 0-0 ACC), 23-19, on Sunday afternoon. In front of an announced crowd of 1,479, three Tigers recorded bonus points as Mizzou won six of ten bouts in the top-10 showdown. After a Virginia Tech win at 125 pounds to open the dual, Mizzou rattled off five straight victories to open a 20-3 lead. Beginning the run for the Tigers was redshirt freshman 133-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.), who made his presence known in his dual debut, posting a first-period pin over Dominic Latona at 2:55. After scoring a takedown and near-fall in the first minute of the opening period, Eierman came close to scoring the fall on numerous occasions before getting the six points right before the end of the period. Redshirt senior 141-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.) followed next, recording a 2-0 decision win over Dennis Gustafson. Synon started the second period in the top position and didn't allow an escape the entire period, amassing two minutes of riding time in the period. An escape to start the third period and riding time yielded the 2-0 decision. At 149 pounds, redshirt senior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) matched up against No. 6 Solomon Chishko. The two returning All-Americans were deadlocked, 2-2, heading into the third period before Mayes score a takedown to create separation. Riding time gave him the match, 6-3. Redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) jumped out to a 10-2 lead after the first period, helping him earn his second straight major decision to open the year, 15-5, over No. 17 Sal Mastriani. The win gave Mizzou a 16-3 lead at intermission. After the break, redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) recorded his second major decision of the year as well, defeating Mike Ciavarro, 13-0. In two matches this season, Lewis has yet to give up a point, winning 8-0 over No. 11 Seldon Wright (Old Dominion) on Nov. 13 and 13-0 today. Senior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) rounded out the scoring for the Tigers, defeating No. 3 Jared Haught, 2-0. The win was Cox's second win over a ranked opponent this season after defeating No. 9 Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) to open the season. Mizzou will next be in action on December 3 at the UNI Open in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Mizzou's next dual will be Dec. 8 when the Tigers travel to Columbus, Ohio to face No. 4 Ohio State. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 3 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Aaron Assad (MIZ): 8-4 133: No. 10 Jaydin Eierman (MIZ) fall Dominic Latona (VT): 2:55 141: Zach Synon (MIZ) dec. Dennis Gustafson (VT): 2-0 149: No. 3 Lavion Mayes (MIZ) dec. No. 6 Solomon Chishko (VT): 6-3 157: No. 6 Joey Lavallee (MIZ) md No. 17 Sal Mastriani (VT): 15-5 165: No. 3 Daniel Lewis (MIZ) md Mike Ciavarro (VT): 13-0 174: No. 1 Zach Epperly (VT) fall Dylan Wisman (MIZ): 4:53 184: No. 8 Zach Zavatsky (VT) Inj. forfeit No. 5 Willie Miklus (MIZ): 1:23 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (MIZ) dec. No. 3 Jared Haught (VT): 2-0 HWT: No. 2 Ty Walz (VT) md Austin Myers (MIZ): 18-6

Laramie, Wyo. -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team (2-0) finished its weekend with a 33-8 triumph over Wyoming at UniWyo Sports Complex on Sunday evening. Junior Colton McCrystal, the No. 15-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds, knocked off No. 4 Bryce Meredith by a 6-2 decision to highlight NU's trip to Laramie. McCrystal trailed Meredith 1-0 after two periods, but the Husker rolled the Cowboy on his back in the third period to earn four nearfall points and the win. Five Huskers added bonus points, including No. 9 Tim Lambert (125), who pinned Gunnar Woodburn in 3:18. Lambert accounted for 11 team points during the two Husker duals this weekend, as he won by technical fall against West Virginia on Friday night. No. 15 Collin Jensen (HWT) and No. 4 Eric Montoya (133) each won by technical fall during a span of seven straight bouts won by the Big Red. Jensen defeated Sam Eagan, 16-0, in the first period, while Montoya downed Ronald Stevens, 17-2, in the second period. No. 4 TJ Dudley (184) and No. 6 Aaron Studebaker (197) each notched major decisions after the team score was tied 3-3 through two matches. Dudley took down Luke Paine, 18-4, while Studebaker defeated Cody Vigoren, 14-3. No. 17 Micah Barnes (174) was tied with Kyle Pope entering the third period, but rode the Cowboy for the entire two minutes to pick up the riding time point and a 7-6 win. In the final match of the evening, No. 8 Tyler Berger (157) downed Archie Colgan, 5-2, with the help of a late takedown. NU suffered losses at 165 and 149 pounds. In the opening bout, Dustin Williams (165) lost in sudden victory, 3-1. At 149 pounds, Jordan Shearer lost by technical fall to Cole Mendenhall. The Huskers return to action on Saturday, Dec. 3 with a tripleheader at NU Coliseum, beginning at 10 a.m. (CT). NU will host Michigan State (10 a.m.), Drexel (Noon) and Princeton (2 p.m.). Results: 165: Branson Ashworth (WYO) sudden victory-1 Dustin Williams (NEB), 3-1 (WYO 3, NEB 0) 174: #17 Micah Barnes (NEB) dec. Kyle Pope (WYO), 7-6 (NEB 3, WYO 3) 184: #4 TJ Dudley (NEB) major dec. Luke Paine (WYO), 18-4 (NEB 7, WYO 3) 197: #6 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) major dec. Cody Vigoren (WYO), 14-3 (NEB 11, WYO 3) HWT: #15 Collin Jensen (NEB) tech fall Sam Eagan (WYO), 16-0 (NEB 16, WYO 3) 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) pin Gunnar Woodburn (WYO), 3:18 (NEB 22, WYO 3) 133: #4 Eric Montoya (NEB) tech fall Ronald Stevens (WYO), 17-2 (NEB 27, WYO 3) 141: #15 Colton McCrystal (NEB) dec. #4 Bryce Meredith (WYO), 6-2 (NEB 30, WYO 3) 149: Cole Mendenhall (WYO) tech fall Jordan Shearer (NEB), 18-3 (NEB 30, WYO 8) 157: #8 Tyler Berger (NEB) dec. Archie Colgan (WYO), 5-2 (NEB 33, WYO 8)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team defeated Lock Haven, 24-16, and Maryland, 22-13, in its first home meets of the season Sunday afternoon (Nov. 20) at Memorial Gymnasium in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers (2-2) won the first five weight classes against Lock Haven (1-1) on the way to a 24-16 win before using three bonus-point wins to pace a 22-13 win over Maryland (0-2). "I'm really excited about what we saw today," UVA head wrestling coach Steve Garland said. "I thought our team wrestled aggressively all day and was attacking well. I said last week how much I like this group and I will say it again." Freshman Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) led the way for the Cavaliers with two technical falls at 125 pounds, defeating Lock Haven's Brandon Loperfido, 15-0, and Maryland's Alex Vargas, 17-2. Redshirt junior Andrew Atkinson (Lynchburg, Va.) earned a fall against Lock Haven's Kyle Shoop and also picked up a win against Maryland's Danny Boychuck, 8-2, at 157 pounds. At 141 pounds, redshirt senior George DiCamillo (Highland Heights, Ohio) picked up two major decisions, first against LHU's Ronald Perry, 17-7, and then against the Terps' Billy Rappo, 12-2. Also earning two victories on the day was graduate student Ray Bethea (Trenton, N.J.) at 174 pounds. "They are improving each week and we told them again tonight we are very excited to see what they look like come March," Garland said. "It is a long season and we can get a lot better along the way." In the neutral-site dual match to start the day, Lock Haven won the final four weight classed to come from behind and defeat Maryland, 20-18. Up next, Virginia will send wrestlers on the road next weekend to compete at the Mat Town Open in Lock Haven, Pa. on Sunday (Nov. 27). The Cavaliers will then continue to wrestle on the road, traveling for dual meets at Gardner-Webb (Dec. 2) and at No. 24 Chattanooga (Dec. 4). Virginia 24, Lock Haven 16 125: No. 17 Jack Mueller (UVA) tech. fall Brandon Loperfido (LHU), 15-0 (4:51); UVA 5, LHU 0 133: Will Mason (UVA) dec. Joe Ghione (LHU), 4-1; UVA 8, LHU 0 141: No. 9 George DiCamillo (UVA) major dec. Ronald Perry (LHU), 17-7; UVA 12, LHU 0 149: Sam Krivus (UVA) dec. Patrick Duggan (LHU), 6-1; UVA 15, LHU 0 157: Andrew Atkinson (UVA) fall Kyle Shoop (LHU), 1:43; UVA 21, LHU 0 165: Jared Siegrist (LHU) fall Cam Harrell (UVA), 7:38 (in SV-1); UVA 21, LHU 6 174: Ray Bethea (UVA) dec. Tyler Wood (LHU), 7-3; UVA 24, LHU 6 184: Corey Hazel (LHU) dec. Will Schany (UVA), 7-4; UVA 24, LHU 9 197: Adam Mackie (LHU) dec. Chance McClure (UVA), 7-4; UVA 24, LHU 12 Hwt: Thomas Haines (LHU) major dec. Tyler Love (UVA), 15-1; UVA 24, LHU 16 Virginia 22, Maryland 13 125: No. 17 Jack Mueller (UVA) tech. fall Alex Vargas, 17-2 (3:53); UVA 5, UMD 0 133: No. 12 Tyler Goodwin major dec. Will Mason (UVA), 8-0; UVA 5, UMD 4 141: No. 9 George DiCamillo (UVA) major dec. Billy Rappo, 12-2; UVA 9, UMD 4 149: No. 17 Alfred Bannister dec. in TB-1 Sam Krivus (UVA), 2-1; UVA 9, UMD 7 157: Andrew Atkinson (UVA) dec. Danny Boychuck, 8-2; UVA 12, UMD 7 165: Cam Harrell (UVA) major dec. Patrick Gerish, 16-7; UVA 16, UMD 7 174: Ray Bethea (UVA) dec. Sam Rowell, 8-5; UVA 19, UMD 7 184: Will Schany (UVA) dec. Idris White, 6-5; UVA 22, UMD 7 197: David-Brian Whisler dec. Chance McClure (UVA), 7-4; UVA 22, UMD 10 Hwt: Youssif Hemida dec. in SV-1 Chuck Boddy (UVA), 3-1; UVA 22, UMD 13 Lock Haven 20, Maryland 18 125: Jake Field (LH) major dec. Michael Beck (UMD), 12-2; LH 4, UMD 0 133: Tyler Goodwin (UMD) fall (1:45) Lewis Williams (LH); UMD 6, LH 4 141: Ronald Perry (LH) dec. Bill Rappo, 6-1; LH 7, UMD 6 149: No. 17 Alfred Bannister (UMD) dec. Kyle Schoop (LH), 9-7; UMD 9, LH 7 157: Danny Boychuck (UMD) fall (6:31) Kyle Hammond (LH); UMD 15, LH 7 165: Patrick Gerish (UMD) dec. Jared Siegrist (LH), 8-6; UMD 18, LH 7 174: Tyler Wood (LH) dec. Sam Rowell (UMD), 3-0; UMD 18, LH 10 184: Corey Hazel (LH) major dec. Idris White (UMD), 18-7; UMD 18, LH 14 197: Tristan Sponseller (LH) dec. David-Brian Whisler (UMD), 12-7; UMD 18, LH 17 Hwt: Thomas Haines (LH) dec. Youssif Hemida (UMD), 8-1; LH 20, UMD 18

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Heading to 174 pounds during Saturday night's home opener, six matches into its dual against No. 20 South Dakota State and trailing by 14 points, a Gopher victory looked improbable. Even after three straight victories, the home team needed five points from the final contest to level the match and six to win. That's when the improbable comeback took an almost impossible turn, transforming what appeared to be a defeat into an unbelievable victory. No. 5 Michael Kroells at minimum needed a technical fall over Alex Macki to give the Gophers a shot to win. As he worked to turn Macki to his back repeatedly during the match, he eventually drew a warning for stalling against Macki. Then he drew a second warning. Then a third. Then a fourth. Late in the match, a fifth warning on Macki for inactivity disqualified him from the match, earning the Gophers six points and completing the come-from-behind victory in the unlikeliest fashion. "I was just thinking, score as many points as I could," said Kroells about his mentality heading into the dual-clinching bout. "When I knew I won, it was a great feeling. I haven't had that here at home where I got a win like that decided the dual. It was a pretty great feeling." "Kroells was pumped up. He was looking for the big win. We've had some great [heavyweights] here and Kroells is doing a great job filling those big shoes," said head coach Brandon Eggum. Kroells victory capped a run of four consecutive wins from Minnesota's upper-weights to erase its early deficit. That streak began with a ranked victory for No. 18 Nick Waznek, who scored the lone takedown of his match with No. 15 David Kocer to pull the 3-2 upset. That win gave the Gophers momentum heading to 184 pounds, where redshirt freshman Bobby Steveson won his career dual debut on the evening with a convincing 8-3 decision over Martin Mueller. No. 2 Brett Pfarr followed with a 7-0 decision over No. 5 Nate Rotert. In the past two seasons, Pfarr is 3-0 against Rotert by a combined margin of 34-0. The need for that late run came after the Jackrabbits got the better of the Gophers in five of the night's first six matches. The bright spot in that tough start for the Gophers came at 141 pounds, where Gannon Volk looked strong in a 6-2 decision over fellow redshirt freshman Henry Pohlmeyer in Volk's dual match debut. Volk and Steveson, victors in their first-ever match before the Sports Pavilion crowd, were two of four Gophers who made their career dual debuts on Saturday night. At 133 pounds, true freshman Mitch McKee fell to No. 7 Seth Gross and at 149, James Berg lost to Alex Kocer. While the Gophers found themselves in a hole at halftime and some may have wondered if the comeback was possible, Eggum had confidence the team could pull out a win on the strength of its heaviest wrestlers. "It was tough at halftime. Going into the locker room, guys were quiet," said Eggum, but "we knew the upper-weights were capable of doing it and they did a good job. That's a tough thing to do when momentum is going the other way, but they stopped it and got it going in our direction." Full match-by-match results are listed below. Minnesota, now 1-0 on the young season, will stay at home over the Thanksgiving holiday to prepare for its next match, a home dual against top-ranked Oklahoma State next Sunday, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m. Central. Tickets for that match are currently available at MyGopherSports.com. GopherSports.com is your home for all Gopher Wrestling news throughout the 2016-17. Whether you're looking for a dual recap, match previews, features on the wrestlers you're seeing on the mat each week or team stats, we will have it all for you right here. Be sure to follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates. Results: 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) dec Skyler Petry (Minn), 8-1 | SDSU 3 - Minn - 0 133: No. 7 Seth Gross (SDSU) maj dec Mitch McKee (Minn). 12-3 | SDSU 7 - Minn 0 141: Gannon Volk (Minn) dec Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU), 6-2 | SDSU 7 - Minn 3 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) maj dec James Berg (Minn), 10-2 | SDSU 11 - Minn 3 157: Colin Holler (SDSU) dec No. 18 Jake Short (Minn), 6-4 | SDSU 14 - Minn 3 165: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec Brandon Kingsley (Minn), 3-1 | SDSU 17 - Minn 3 174: No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minn) dec No. 15 David Kocer (SDSU), 3-2 | SDSU 17 - Minn 6 184: Bobby Steveson (Minn) dec Martin Mueller (SDSU), 8-3 | SDSU 17 - Minn 9 197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Minn) dec No. 5 Nate Rotert (SDSU), 7-0 | SDSU 17 - Minn 12 285: No. 5 Michael Kroells (Minn) disqualified Alex Macki (SDSU) | SDSU 17 - Minn 18

CHAPEL HILL -- Pins from James Szymanski, Joey Ward and Ethan Ramos powered North Carolina to a 28-12 win over No. 25 Old Dominion in dual action Saturday night at Carmichael Arena. Joey Moon added a major decision for the Tar Heels, who opened their dual schedule in impressive fashion against the visiting Monarchs. Carolina (1-0) got a dream start at 125 pounds when Szymanski scored a defensive pin against ODU's Steve Simpson to give the hosts an early 6-0 lead. After Alex Madrigal outlasted Tyrone Klump 3-2 at 133, No. 8 Ward needed just 85 seconds to put Kenan Carter on his back for UNC's second pin of the night. Troy Heilmann pushed the overall lead to 15-3 with a 5-2 decision at 149. No. 16 Moon then continued his impressive start to the season with an 8-0 shutout of Shane Jones at 157, the major decision putting the Tar Heels up 19-3 after five bouts. No. 14 Seldon Wright gave ODU (0-2) its second win of the night as he won an intense 8-6 decision over Jack Clark at 165. That was a close as the Monarchs would get, however, as No. 9 Ramos dominated Jared Swan at 174 to seal the dual. The reigning ACC champion scored eight takedowns in the bout and finished Swan off with a pin at 5:55 to push the Carolina lead to 25-6. ODU's Jack Dechow and Kevin Beazley, both No. 10 nationally at their respective weight class, won at 184 and 197 for the visitors. Cory Daniel capped a great night for UNC with a 4-1 win over Will Hilliard at 285. Daniel landed a pair of takedowns in the opening period before the two heavyweights traded ride outs. Carolina returns to the mat next Sunday at 3 p.m. when the Tar Heels travel to Boone to face in-state rival Appalachian State. Results: 125: James Szymanski (NC) pinned Steven Simpson (ODU), 3:55 - UNC leads 6-0 133: Alex Madrigal (ODU) dec. Tyrone Klump (NC), 3-2 - ODU leads 6-3 141: #8 Joey Ward (UNC) pinned Kenan Carter (ODU), 1:25 - UNC leads 12-3 149: Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Michael Hayes (ODU), 5-2 - UNC leads 15-3 157: #16 Joey Moon (UNC) maj. dec. Shane Jones (ODU), 8-0 - UNC leads 19-3 165: #14 Seldon Wright (ODU) dec. Jack Clark (UNC), 8-6 - UNC leads 19-6 174: #9 Ethan Ramos (UNC) pinned Jared Swan (ODU), 5:55 - UNC leads 25-6 184: #10 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Elijah Kerr-Brown (UNC), 8-3 - UNC leads 25-9 197: #10 Kevin Beazley (ODU) dec. Danny Chaid (UNC), 3-2 - UNC leads 25-12 285: Cory Daniel (UNC) dec. Will Hilliard (ODU), 4-1 - UNC win 28-12

TEMPE, Ariz. -- A string on three straight bonus point wins in the final three bouts lifted No. 4 Ohio State to a 27-15 victory over No. 19 Arizona State on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz. THE STORT STORY Trailing 15-12 after back to back ASU wins at 165 and 174 pounds, Ohio State got a technical fall, fall and major decision to win its dual opener in front of nearly 2,000 fans. The wins came from second-ranked Myles Martin (184), redshirt freshman Kollin Moore (197) and returning Olympic champion Kyle Snyder (HWT), who made his 2016-17 debut. In all, Ohio State won six of 10 matches - five via bonus points. RODRIGUEZ BONUS POINT TO START Making his dual match debut, redshirt freshman Jose Rodriguez picked up key bonus points with a 13-0 major decision over Josh Kramer at 125 lbs. Rodriguez jumped out to a 6-0 lead on a takedown and four-point near fall. He then rode Kramer the entire second period, turned him on his back for two more points, and then finished it off with two more takedowns and well over 3:00 of riding time. HAYES, JORDAN GO BACK TO BACK True freshman Brendan Fitzgerald dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision at 133 lbs., but Ke-Shawn Hayes, who like Rodriguez was making his dual debut, made quick work of ASU's Tyler Sage at 141, getting a 15-0 second period technical fall. Hayes piled up eight first period points, escaped the start the second, scored a takedown and four-point near fall for the final. Seventh-ranked Micah Jordan moved to a team-best 9-0 on the season while racking up 15 points and scoring five first-period takedowns. He scored two more takedowns in the third period and piled up well over 1:00 of riding time. ASU WINS AT 157, 165, 174 In one of the more entertaining matches of the night, redshirt sophomore Jake Ryan led 9-6 early in the third period against Josh Shields but eventually dropped a 13-12 decision that was decided on riding time. Brothers Anthony and Zahid Valencia then won back to back matches to swing the lead to the Sun Devils after seven bouts, 15-12. Anthony, ranked ninth nationally, narrowly topped Cody Burcher, 4-3, on two first period takedowns. At 174, Zahid, who is No. 7 this week, pinned Seth Williams in 1:43. MARTIN GIVES OHIO STATE THE LEAD Reigning national champion Martin looked the part in his match against Jacen Peterson, getting an 18-3 technical fall. Martin quickly got a takedown, two point near-fall and four point near-fall for a quick 8-1 edge. He led 16-3 heading into the second period and quickly scored another takedown to end the match. MOORE, SNYDER FINISH IT OFF Moore quickly got two takedowns against Sully Cauley at 197 and then scored a fall in just 1:06 to give the Buckeyes a comfortable 23-15 lead. Snyder then took the mat at heavyweight, becoming the first American wrestling Olympic champion to compete in a collegiate match. Snyder looked to be in midseason form, scoring three takedowns in the first period, four more in the second and two in the third for a 20-8 major decision (he also had over 1:00 of riding time). In nine of his last 12 matches dating back to last season, Snyder has scored 20 or more points. UP NEXT The Buckeyes have a quick turnaround before their next dual, heading up 71 on Tuesday to compete against Cleveland State and host Kent State in a tri-dual in Kent, Ohio. Start time is slated for 7 p.m. Results: 125: Jose Rodriguez major decision over Josh Kramer 13-0 | OSU 4, ASU 0. 133: Ali Nasser decision over Branden Fitzgerald 5-2 | OSU 4, ASU 3 141: #14 Ke-Shawn Hayes technical fall over Tyler Sage 15-0 4:17 | OSU 9, ASU 3 149: #7 Micah Jordan decision over Josh Maruca 15-8 | OSU 12, ASU 3 157: Josh Shields decision over #10 Jake Ryan 13-12 | OSU 12, ASU 6 165: #9 Anthony Valencia decision over Cody Burcher 4-3 | OSU 12, ASU 9 174: #7 Zahid Valencia fall over Seth Williams 1:44 | ASU 15, OSU 12 184: #2 Myles Martin technical fall over Jacen Peterson 18-3 3:33 | OSU 17, ASU 15 197: #12 Kollin Moore fall over Sully Cauley 1:06 | OSU 23, ASU 17 HWT: #1 Kyle Snyder major decision over #4 Tanner Hall 20-8 | OSU 27, ASU 15

EDINBORO, Pa. – The No. 11 Lehigh wrestling team concluded its two-day western Pennsylvania road trip with gritty 20-13 victory at snowy Edinboro on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks claimed victories in six bouts, including the first three, and earned bonus points in three of those six victories. Lehigh is now 3-0 in duals this season and Edinboro is now 0-3. "I knew on paper this was going to be a really tight dual and turned out that it was," said head coach Pat Santoro. "There were a couple of close bouts that we wish we could have won, but they wanted to win them also and they did. Any time you can come up here and leave with a win it is a good thing." Two bouts on the day needed extra time to decide a winner, including the opening bout at 125 between junior Darian Cruz and Sean Russell. Cruz scored a first period takedown, but Russell countered with and escape in the second and then racked up 1:21 riding time to force the bout into overtime. After a scoreless sudden victory period, Cruz scored a reversal and tacked on two near fall points as he claimed the 6-3 victory. The Mountain Hawks stuck with an aggressive mindset as sophomore Scott Parker scored the first points of his 133-pound bout with a first period takedown over Korbin Myers. Parker tacked on another point with an escape and received an addition point with 1:32 riding time en route to a 4-1 decision. Senior Randy Cruz earned the first team bonus point of the dual with his 8-0 major decision over Ozzy Lugo at 141. Controlled the match the whole way and racked up 3:08 in riding time to secure necessary eight points for the major. After falling behind 10-0 through the first three bouts, the Fighting Scots finally got on the board in the 149 bout as Patricio Lugo edged out senior Laike Gardner for a 4-0 decision. Lugo scored all his points in the second period as he put Gardner on his back for four near fall points. Lehigh got back in the win column at 157 when freshman Jordan Kutler scored the team's second major decision of the dual win an 8-0 victory over Chase Delande. Kutler notched takedowns in the first and third periods to go along with two escapes and point awarded for a second stall warning on Delande. Edinboro earned a major decision at 165 to keep within striking distance as Austin Matthews defeated junior Drew Longo by a score of 11-3. Matthews was the aggressor early with two first period takedowns and a 1:25of riding time. Matthews had the potential for technical fall, but two challenges by coach Santoro reversed the calls on the mat and took away two takedowns for Matthews. Sophomore Ryan Preisch and Ty Schoffstall traded blows throughout most of their 174-pound bout. Preisch broke the bout open late as he scored a takedown with four near fall points in the third period. He gained an additional point with his 1:51 in riding time to post a 12-5 victory In the 184-pound bout, Dakota Geer scored a takedown in the closing minute of the first period, but freshman Kyle Gentile managed to escape. Gentile scored another escape in the second, but an escape for Geer to start the third period proved to be the difference-maker in the 3-2 victory for Geer. After being taken down in the first period at 197 by Dylan Reynolds, senior Ben Haas scored an escape and racked up over two minutes in riding time to finish the first period. Haas would go on to score another escape and finished with 2:02 in riding time to earn the 4-2 victory. The dual ended in similar fashion as it started with another overtime bout to close things out at 285. Doug Vollaro and William Miller both conceded escapes during regulation to head into overtime tied 1-1. Miller would go on to claim the 4-2 victory with a takedown in the second sudden victory period. The Mountain Hawks have a break from competition before returning to the mat in a nationally-ranked battle at Penn State on Sunday December 4. Lehigh will square off the Nittany Lions the Bryce Jordan Center starting at noon, in a match that will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network. The Brown and White will return home to Leeman-Turner Arena on December 9 for a dual against Princeton starting at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Darian Cruz (Lehigh) decision Sean Russell (Edinboro) 6-3 (TB-1) 133: Scott Parker (Lehigh) decision Korbin Myers (Edinboro) 4-1 141: Randy Cruz (Lehigh) major dec. Ozzy Lugo (Edinboro) 8-0 149: Patricio Lugo (Edinboro) dec Laike Gardner (Lehigh) 4-0 157: Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) major dec. Chase Delande (Edinboro) 8-0 165: Austin Matthews (Edinboro) major dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh) 11-3 174: Ryan Preisch decision Ty Schoffstall (Edinboro) 12-5 184: Dakota Geer (Edinboro) decision Kyle Gentile (Lehigh) 3-2 197: Ben Haas (Lehigh) decision Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) 4-2 285: William Miller (Edinboro) decision Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) 4-2 (SV-2)

RALEIGH, N.C. -- No. 9 NC State got its first chance to wrestle in front of the home crowd this 2016-17 season, and the Wolfpack did not disappoint in picking up two dual wins on Saturday. Overall, the Pack won 16 of its 20 matches on the day, with 11 bonus point wins. The Pack started with a 43-6 win over UNC Pembroke. NC State jumped out to a fast start, gaining a 28-0 lead at the midway point. In the dual, NC State recorded four pins and three tech falls among the eight wins. NC State turned right back around and downed Air Force, 29-6. The Pack also won eight of the 10 matches in the dual, and started the dual winning the first six bouts and to gain a 19-0 lead. Wade Cummings (125 pounds), Sean Fausz (133), Kevin Jack (141), Max Rohskopf (157), and Michael Machiavelli were all in action in both duals, and all won both their matches. #9 NC State 43, UNC Pembroke 6 125: Wade Cummings (NCSU) fall Jayquon McEntyre; 1:32 6-0 133: #18 Sean Fausz (NCSU) tech fall Jonathan Miller; 18-3 11-0 141: #7 Kevin Jack (NCSU) tech fall Chad Hoff; 18-2 16-0 149: Sam Speno (NCSU) fall Tyler Makosv; 0:53 22-0 157: #4 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) fall Eric Milks; 5:36 28-0 165: Chad Pyke (NCSU) tech fall Joey DiMartino; 15-0 33-0 174: Blaze Shad (UNCP) dec. Lee Davis; 2-0 33-3 184: #18 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) major dec. Mikey Thomas; 14-6 37-3 197: Makenna Cook (UNCP) dec. Tyler Johnson; 4-2 37-6 285: Michael Boykin (NCSU) fall Danny Berrier; 4:35 43-6 #9 NC State 29, Air Force 6 125: Wade Cummings (NCSU) major dec. Drew Romero; 19-7 4-0 133: #18 Sean Fausz (NCSU) dec. Dylan Hyder; 9-4 7-0 141: #7 Kevin Jack (NCSU) dec. John Twomey; 7-2 10-0 149: #16 Beau Donahue (NCSU) dec. Gerald McGinty; 5-2 13-0 157: #4 Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Dane Robbins; 6-5 16-0 165: Brian Hamann (NCSU) dec. Alexandre Lopouchanski; 7-4 19-0 174: Michael Billingsley (AF) dec. Nick Reenan; 10-5 19-3 184: #18 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) major dec. Zen Ikehara; 10-2 23-3 197: Anthony McLaughlin (AF) dec. Malik McDonald; 5-1 23-6 285: Mike Kosoy (NCSU) fall Kerry Powers; 5:34 29-6 UP NEXT NC State returns to action tomorrow, hosting the annual Wolfpack Open. Action starts at 9 a.m. at Carmichael Gymnasium.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Despite missing four NCAA tournament qualifiers in its season debut, the Cornell wrestling team kept the train rolling with an 18-15 dual meet victory over Buffalo on Saturday afternoon at Newman Arena. Two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean's pin at 184 pounds proved to be the difference as the Big Red move to 1-0 on the season. The Big Red lost four of its five matches by a single point and won each of its decisions by at least five points, but in the end the difference was a dominant senior doing what he does. Dean was well on the way to a bonus point victory over Brett Perry before putting his shoulders to the mat 27 seconds into the third period. That gave Cornell some breathing room at 18-9 before Buffalo won a pair of one-point decisions in the final two weights to fall just short. Dean moved into 11th place all-time at Cornell with his 119 wins and also to seventh with his 73 bonus point wins with his 31st career win by fall. Despite Four of Cornell's five ranked wrestlers earned wins, with only No. 15 Mark Grey falling by a 3-2 decision at 133 pounds to NCAA qualifier Bryan Lantry. Fifth-ranked Brian Realbuto made his season debut and first public appearance since suffering an injury at the NCAA championships and shook off some early rust before earning a 9-4 win over Muhamed McBryde at 174. Joey Galasso and Brandon Womack, both ranked #20 at their respective weights, each had dominant wins, but fell short of pulling bonus points with six- and seven-point triumphs. The Big Red wrestled without nationally ranked Dalton Macri (#15 at 125), Dylan Palacio (#2 at 157) and Jeramy Sweany (#19 at 285) and NCAA qualifier Owen Scott at 197. Cornell now leads the all-time series with Buffalo 7-4 and extended its win streak against schools that reside in New York state to 31 and against unranked opponents to 69. Cornell will be in search of its fifth straight New York State title tomorrow at Newman Arena. Results: 125: Derek Spann (UB) won by decision over Noah Baughman (C), 7-4 133: Bryan Lantry (UB) won by decision over #15 Mark Grey (C), 3-2 141: Jason Estevez (UB) won by decision over Will Koll (C), 3-2 149: #20 Joey Galasso (C) won by decision over Colt Cotten (UB), 10-4 157: Taylor Simaz (C) won by decision over Kobe Garrehy (UB), 8-1 165: #20 Brandon Womack (C) won by decision over Derek Holcomb (UB), 13-6 174: #5 Brian Realbuto (C) won by decision over Muhamed McBryde (UB), 9-4 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by fall Brett Perry (UB), 5:27 197: James Benjamin (UB) won by decision over Ben Honis (C), 4-3 285: Jake Gunning (UB) won by decision over Craig Scott (C), 5-4

"Battle at the Birthplace" took place at High Points Solutions Stadium (Photo/Ben Solomon) PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 10 Rutgers wrestling (4-0) and Princeton (0-1) drew the second-highest crowd in NCAA dual history Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium, where the Scarlet Knights defeated the Tigers, 19-16, in the "Battle at the Birthplace" presented by Autoland. The teams split the dual, 5-5, but bonus points for RU in the form of two major decisions and a tech fall from Nicholas Gravina at 184 pounds gave the Scarlet Knights their 21st-straight win in the series. "I thought it was an awesome atmosphere," said head coach Scott Goodale. "It was a little bit different obviously than being in the RAC, it's hard to get that feel of the fans right on the mat, but still, tremendous crowd, and good for New Jersey wrestling. I want to thank Princeton and their administration for all their help through this, about seven, eight months in the making." A total of 16,178 fans filed into High Point Solutions Stadium Saturday for the historic dual match against the Tigers. Rutgers picked up decision wins from No. 13 Tyson Dippery at 133 pounds and Ken Theobold at 149 pounds, followed by back-to-back major decisions from John Van Brill (157 pounds) and Richie Lewis (165 pounds). Gravina captured RU's final win of the afternoon, 24-3, against No. 17 Ian Baker. At 125 pounds, Sean McCabe dropped a tightly contested 2-0 bout against Ty Agaisse. Agaisse rode McCabe out in the second period and escaped with 1:18 left in the third for the victory. No. 13-ranked Dippery built a 6-0 lead after two periods and never looked back, despite D'Arcy scoring a takedown in the final period. Dippery improved to a team-best 8-0 on the year. No. 3 Anthony Ashnault fell by a last-second takedown against No. 10 Matthew Kolodzik in the series rubber-match between the two in-state foes. Ashnault led 3-2 down the stretch, but Kolodzik struck with five ticks left for the win and a 2-1 lead all-time against Ashnault. No. 14 Theobold bumped his record to 6-0 this season with a 6-4 decision against No. 19 Jordan Laster. Laster scored with 1:06 left in the third period to tie the match at 4-4. Officials reviewed whether or not Laster scored back points, but the call on the mat for a takedown alone was confirmed. Theobold escaped 20 seconds later and earned the riding time point for the 6-4 win, tying the dual at 6-6. Van Brill scored six points on a takedown and four-point near fall in the final period to close out a 14-3 major decision with riding time. Lewis (1-0), ranked No. 6 at 157 pounds, stepped on the line a match later at 165 pounds and overpowered Joe Tavoso in a 17-6 major decision. No. 16 Jonathan Schleifer and Phillip Bakuckas were knotted at 1-1 after seven minutes at 174 pounds. After 40 seconds of sudden victory and a long scramble, the wrestlers returned to the neutral position, where Schleifer attacked and scored a takedown on the edge. Gravina, ranked No. 14, stayed unbeaten with a dominant performance against No. 17 Ian Baker. The Allendale, New Jersey, native scored 20 points in the final two periods, ending the match with four back points in a 24-3 final. Gravina's win made it a 19-9 match with two bouts left. The Tigers captured wins in the final two matches at 197 pounds and heavyweight, but could not make up the difference in the team score. Anthony Messner battled to lose by decision against No. 4 Brett Harner, 8-2, while Marc McDonald fell to No. 18 Ray O'Donnell, 12-4. "I looked around and I was pretty proud we were able to pull this off," Goodale said. "I can tell you this: we need to get better as a team. I don't think that was our best performance. Obviously it's November, it's early, and we're going to be a lot better down the line and a lot better in all three areas of wrestling - top, bottom, and neutral." The Scarlet Knights are now 42-33-5 all-time against Princeton and have now won 21-straight matches in the series since 1993. Rutgers returns to action next Sunday at the "Grapple at the Garden." The Scarlet Knights are scheduled to wrestle No. 8 Cornell (12:30 p.m.) and Columbia (10:30 a.m.). Results: 125: Ty Agaisse (PU) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 2-0; Princeton leads, 3-0 133: No. 13/13/19 Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Pat D'Arcy (PU), 7-2; Dual tied, 3-3 141: No. 10/10/10 Matthew Kolodzik (PU) dec. over No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU), 4-3; Princeton leads, 6-3 149: No. 14/11/NR Ken Theobold (RU) dec. over No. 19/NR/13 Jordan Laster (PU), 6-4; Dual tied, 6-6 157: John Van Brill (RU) major dec. over Mike D'Angelo (PU), 14-3; Rutgers leads, 10-6 165: No. 6/7/7/ Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Joe Tavoso (PU), 17-6; Rutgers leads, 14-6 174: No. 16/19/17 Jonathan Schleifer (PU) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 3-1 (SV); Rutgers leads, 14-9 184: No. 14/14/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) tech fall over No. 17/15/11 Ian Baker (PU), 24-3; Rutgers leads, 19-9 197: No. 4/4/4 Brett Harner (PU) dec. over Anthony Messner (RU), 8-2; Rutgers leads, 19-12 HWT: No. 18/18/14 Ray O'Donnell (PU) major dec. over Marc McDonald (RU), 12-4; Rutgers wins, 19-16 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat NR denotes not ranked

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STANFORD, Calif. -- No. 13 Stanford improved to 2-1 on Friday night, defeating Purdue 23-14 at Burnham Pavilion. The Cardinal won six of ten bouts in the dual, handing the 4-1 Boilermakers their first loss of the season. Stanford took the early lead and never relinquished it. The dual began at 174 pounds, where redshirt senior All-American Jim Wilson gave the Cardinal the lead, winning 17-5 in a major decision to put Stanford up, 4-0. Purdue responded at 184 pounds when Tanner Lynde won 3-1 with a sudden victory decision over redshirt freshman Austin Flores. Josh Marchok scored a quick six points for Stanford at 197 pounds, winning by fall at 1:12 over Christian Brunner to give the Cardinal a 10-3 lead. Redshirt junior Nathan Butler, the ninth-ranked heavyweight in the nation, extended Stanford's lead at 285 pounds with a 4-0 decision against Tyler Kral. Returning All-American Connor Schram further extended the lead at 125 pounds. The redshirt junior, who ranks seventh in the nation at 125, won by 9-1 in a major decision, putting the Cardinal ahead, 17-3. Purdue cut into the deficit at 133 pounds when Luke Welch defeated redshirt senior Peter Russo by technical fall at 6:17, making the score 17-8 in favor of Stanford. Sophomore All-American Joey McKenna, the nation's second-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds, won a 6-3 decision over Kyle Ayersman, upping Stanford's advantage to 20-8. Alex Griffin narrowed Stanford's lead to 20-14 in the penultimate bout of the dual, defeating redshirt sophomore Paul Fox in a 5-2 decision. Redshirt senior Peter Galli finished off the win for Stanford with a 6-1 decision at 165 pounds over Dylan Lydy. Prior to Stanford's dual against Purdue, the Boilermakers faced off against Boise State, defeating the Broncos by a score of 20-17. The Cardinal returns to action on Sunday when it travels to Fresno, California, to compete in the Roadrunner Open. Results: 125 #7 Connor Schram (STAN) dec. Ben Thornton (PUR) 9-1 133 Luke Welch (PUR) fall Peter Russo (STAN) F6:17 141 #2 Joey McKenna (STAN) dec. Kyle Ayersman (PUR) 6-3 149 Nate Limmex (PUR) dec. Tommy Pawelski (STAN) 3-1 157 Alex Griffin (PUR) dec. Paul Fox (STAN) 5-2 165 Peter Galli (STAN) dec. Dylan Lydy (PUR) 6-1 174 #14 Jim Wilson (STAN) dec. Peter Andreotii (PUR) 17-5 184 Tanner Lynde (PUR) SV Austin Flores (STAN) 3-1 (SV) 197 Josh Marchok (STAN) fall Christian Brunner (PUR) 1:12 285 #9 Nathan Butler (STAN) dec. Tyler Kral (PUR) 4-0

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Wrestling in front of a hostile crowd of 1,921 at Northern Iowa's West Gym on Friday evening, the No. 6 Virginia Tech wrestling team came away with a 27-10 win over the No. 22 Panthers. The Hokies (4-0, 0-0 ACC) improve to 4-2 all-time against the Panthers (2-1, 0-0 MAC) and have now topped ranked opponents in back-to-back duals. Tech will next travel to No. 5 Missouri for a 2 p.m. match on Sunday that will be streamed live on FloWrestling.com. The dual consisted of highly physical matchups that only added to the electric atmosphere in Cedar Falls as a top three matchup at 125 got the night started between No. 3 Joey Dance and No. 2 Dylan Peters of UNI. Dance, facing Peters for the fourth time in his career, jumped out to a 7-1 lead after two and came away with an 8-3 decision with 1:38 of riding time. After the Panthers picked up a major decision at 133, Dennis Gustafson came out with high energy our of the gate and helped bring the dual meet score to a tie at 6-6. A ranked bout at 149 followed between No. 6 Solomon Chishko and UNI's No. 18 Max Thomsen where Chishko used two takedowns in the first and second periods to ride to a 6-2 win. Senior Sal Mastriani, who came into the match leading the Hokies with two tech falls at 157, struck again as he used four near fall points to pick up the tech in the second period, giving Tech a 14-6 advantage. The dominance of Zach Epperly and Zak Zavatsky at 174 and 184, respectively, were really tested with the Hokies leading by four, 14-10. Both of their matches came down to smarts and both came away with key decisions. Jared Haught followed at 197 with a 6-2 decison before senor heavyweight Ty Walz capped things off his first major decision, 20-6, of the dual season. Results: 125 - #3 Joey Dance (VT) dec. #2 Dylan Peters (UNI), 8-3 (1:38 RT) 133 - #14 Josh Alber (UNI) pinned Dominic Latona (VT), 1:47 141 - Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 10-5 (2:02 RT) 149 - #6 Solomon Chishko (VT) dec. #18 Max Thomsen (UNI), 6-2 (2:20 RT) 157 - Sal Mastriani (VT) tech fall Paden Moore (UNI), 18-2 (2:30 RT) 165 - #13 Bryce Steiert* (UNI) maj. dec. Mike Ciavarro (VT), 11-3 (2:24 RT) 174 - #2 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. Taylor Lujan (UNI), 9-7 184 - #9 Zach Zavatsky (VT) dec. Jacob Holschlag (UNI), 9-7 (1:30 RT) 197 - #3 Jared Haught (VT) dec. Jared Bartel (UNI), 6-2 (1:18 RT) 285 - #3 Ty Walz (VT) maj. dec. JJ Everard (UNI), 20-6 (2:50 RT)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won each of its first seven matches, earning bonus points in four bouts, to cruise to a 27-15 win against No. 17 Oklahoma in its first true road competition of the 2016-17 season on Friday night (Nov. 18) at the Sooners' McCasland Field House. "Overall, it was just a great team effort," said head coach Joe McFarland. "As a coaching staff, we're really liking the energy that these guys are bringing to the mat. We had Oklahoma on their heels with an aggressive, attacking style. That's exactly what we want to see. We made some mistakes, but we'll continue to learn from those, and we'll just keep moving forward and keep getting better." The Wolverines opened the dual with three straight bonus wins to build a 14-0 lead through the lowerweights. Sophomore/freshman Austin Assad set the tone in the first match with a second-period fall against Dalton Duffield at 125 pounds, earning his first collegiate dual win and first pin of the season. Amine, ranked 18th in the latest InterMat poll, jumped to an early lead with a pair of first-period takedowns and, starting on top in the second period, put in the legs in before turning Duffield in a power half to end the bout at the 4:25 mark. Sophomore/freshman Stevan Micic and Sal Profaci followed with back-to-back major decisions at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. Micic, ranked 10th nationally, used four takedowns -- two apiece in the first and third periods -- and a second-period reversal to defeat Trae Blackwell, 11-3. Profaci similarly finished on four takedowns and reversal and accumulated 3:16 in riding-time advantage to beat Mike Longo. Like Assad, it is Profaci's first collegiate dual win. The Wolverines knocked off nationally ranked opponents in each of the next three bouts at the middleweights, with decision victories from junior/sophomore Zac Hall, senior captain Brian Murphy and sophomore/freshman Logan Massa. Hall, unranked at 149 pounds, used a big second period to defeat 12th-ranked Davion Jeffries, 9-3, tacking on six points on a takedown and four-point leg turk in the final 30 seconds of the frame. He added another takedown in the third period to ice the win. Murphy, ranked fifth at 157 pounds, converted on five takedowns, using a variety of knee picks, barzegar and single-leg finishes, to roll past 12th-ranked DaWaylon Barnes, 11-4, for his second straight win over a ranked opponent. After a low-scoring first period, he broke it open with two takedowns apiece in the second and third. Massa, ranked seventh at 165 pounds, made a pair of first-period takedowns hold up in his 4-2 decision against 10th-ranked Clark Glass. He improved to 7-0 on the season. Sophomore/freshman Myles Amine added another bonus victory -- already his fifth of the season -- with an 11-2 major decision against Hayden Hansen at 174 pounds. He broke the match open early with a takedown and four-point leg turk in the first period before adding a takedown in the second, reversal in the third and 3:23 in riding-time advantage. Like Massa, he improved to 7-0 on the season. Oklahoma claimed the final three bouts, earning big points with falls at 184 pounds and heavyweight, but the Wolverines already had clinched the dual victory. Michigan will travel to Corvallis, Oregon, to wrap up the road trip against No. 24 Oregon State on Sunday (Nov. 20). The dual is slated for a noon PST start at Gill Coliseum and will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Oregon. Results: 125 -- #18 Austin Assad (U-M) pinned Dalton Duffield, 4:25 U-M, 6-0 133 -- #10 Stevan Micic (U-M) major dec. Trae Blackwell, 11-3 U-M, 10-0 141 -- Sal Profaci (U-M) major dec. Mike Longo, 12-4 U-M, 14-0 149 -- Zac Hall (U-M) dec. #12 Davion Jeffries, 9-3 U-M, 17-0 157 -- #5 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. #12 DaWaylon Barnes, 11-4 U-M, 20-0 165 -- #7 Logan Massa (U-M) dec. #10 Clark Glass, 4-2 U-M, 23-0 174 -- Myles Amine (U-M) major dec. Hayden Hansen, 11-2 U-M, 27-0 184 -- Andrew Dixon (OU) pinned Ernest Battaglia, 4:05 U-M, 27-6 197 -- Brad Johnson (OU) dec. Jackson Striggow, 6-4 SV U-M, 27-9 Hwt -- #12 Ross Larson (OU) pinned Kostya Golobokov, 0:36 U-M, 27-15

Durham, N.C. -- Six Badgers picked up wins as the 11th-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team earned a 25-17 dual victory over Duke on Friday evening in Card Gym. "I'm glad that we got a win," assistant coach Kyle Ruschell said. "We came into an ACC school and came away healthy and on top, but we definitely have a lot of stuff to work on since it was our first dual of the season. The upperclassmen did a great job and the underclassmen need to learn from that." Wisconsin entered the final match up 22-17, but 149-pounder Andrew Crone knew the Blue Devils could steal the match away still. Up against Xaviel Ramos, Crone gave it his all in the first period and narrowly escaped a pin. The junior entered the third period trailing 8-3, but a strong finish gave him the 11-7 decision to seal the UW victory. "Crone got put to his back early and took it one step at a time," Ruschell said. "He fought off his back for almost a minute and a half, but he came back and got his hand raised." Freshman Ben Stone gave the Badgers a pivotal spark with his upset. With the Badgers up by just four points heading into the heavyweight match, Stone rose to the occasion by pinning No. 16 Jacob Kasper. Stone recorded the fall at 1:18 and gave the fired-up Badgers plenty to cheer about. Senior Isaac Jordan met his always high expectations by pinning Michael Wright. The second-ranked 165-pounder recorded the fall at 2:44 to give the Badgers six points. At 197 pounds, Ricky Robertson won by an 18-6 major decision over Duke's Alexander Belaia-Martiniouk and the junior gave UW a crucial four points heading into Stone's match. Sophomore Ryan Christensen earned a hard-fought 12-7 decision over Michael Wright in the 174-pound match. Freshman and 133-pounder Eli Stickley also gave the Badgers three points by defeating Cole Baumgartner with a 7-2 decision. Freshman Izaec Quintanilla got off to a strong start to kick off the dual, but ultimately was pinned by Jose Abbate at 5:46. In the 184-pound bout, Duke's Alec Schenk came away with the 6-3 decision over UW freshman Hunter Ritter. In a tough match against Thayer Atkins, sophomore Jens Lantz fell with a 5-2 decision while fellow sophomore Luke Rowh lost by a technical fall against Zach Finesilver. The Badgers will stay in North Carolina this weekend as they head to Raleigh to compete in the Wolfpack Open on Sunday. "We feel good heading into Sunday," Ruschell said. "We've got about 18 guys out here wrestling, so it will be a team event and hopefully the guys can feed off each other and learn from some of the big wins today. "We're excited to show everybody what we're capable of." Results: 157: Joey Abbate (Duke) pinned Izaec Quintanilla (Wisc.), 5:46 Duke 6, Wisconsin 0 165: No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisc) pinned Michael Wright (Duke), 2:40 Duke 6, Wisconsin 6 174: Ryan Christensen (Wisc) dec. Connor Bass (Duke), 12-7 Duke 6, Wisconsin 9 184: Alec Schenk (Duke) dec. Hunter Ritter (Wisc), 6-3 Duke 9, Wisconsin 9 197: Ricky Robertson (Wisc) major dec. Alex Belaia Martiniouk (Duke) Duke 9, Wisconsin 13 285: Ben Stone (Wisc) pinned No. 16 Jacob Kasper (Duke), 1:18 Duke 9, Wisconsin 19 125: Thayer Atkins (Duke) dec. Jens Lantz (Wisc), 5-2 Duke 12, Wisconsin 19 133: Eli Stickley (Wisc.) dec. Cole Baumgartner (Duke), 7-2 Duke 12, Wisconsin 22 141: Zach Finesilver (Duke) tech fall Luke Rowh (Wisc), 17-0, 5:00 Duke 17, Wisconsin 22 149: Andrew Crone (Wisc.) dec. Xaviel Ramos (Duke), 11-9 Duke 17, Wisconsin 25

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The 11th-ranked Lehigh wrestling team claimed eight out of 10 bouts from No. 21 Pittsburgh and handed the Panthers their first loss of the season, 28-8 Friday night at Fitzgerald Field House. The Mountain Hawks are now 2-0 dual matches as they picked up their first road win of the season, while Pitt is now 3-1 on the season. "We beat a very good team and we were winning matches, but I thought our performances could have been better," said head coach Pat Santoro. "I think training leading up to the match caused the guys to be sluggish. We are going to adjust how we train moving forward on road trips to ensure that the guys fresh for competition." Pitt's LJ Bentley scored the first points of the 125 bout with a takedown in the first 30 seconds, but junior Darian Cruz scored a reversal and then piled up four near fall points in first period. Cruz then tacked on four more near fall points within the final two minutes of the first period. After a scoreless second period, Cruz remained defensive throughout third period to protect his lead and held on for 10-2 major decision to put Lehigh on top through the first bout. Eighth-ranked Dom Forys of Pitt scored a takedown for first points of the 133 bout, but sophomore Scott Parker countered back quickly with an escape. Forys scored an escape after starting in the down position to start second period, but then Parker recorded a takedown. Forys escaped out to go ahead 4-3 and then scored another takedown with 30 seconds left in the second period to take 6-3 lead heading into final period. Parker scored an escape to start the third period. Forys then scored a critical takedown with under 40 seconds left in the bout to go ahead 8-4 and held on to win 9-4 with the riding time advantage. Senior Randy Cruz tallied the first points of his match against Robert Lee at 141 with a takedown with just over one minute left in the first period. Cruz started in the down position to start the second period and scored an escape as he fought off multiple near takedowns. Cruz protected his lead in the third period and grinding out a 3-0 victory. The 149 bout began with a takedown by Pitt's Mikey Racciato with 40 seconds left in first period. Laike Gardner managed to cut into lead with an escape and trailed 2-1 heading into the second period. Gardner chose bottom position to start the second and went to work with an escape to go with a takedown in the first 30 seconds of the period. Racciato scored a late reversal, but Gardner escaped to take a 5-4 lead into the final period. Gardner then recorded an early takedown in the third and rode out the rest of the period to an 8-4 decision with 2:42 in riding time. At 157, freshman Jordan Kutler notched the first points of the bout against Jake Wentzel with a takedown with just over one minute left in first period. Kutler racked up over a minute of riding time in first period. Kutler fought through two near takedowns to start second period and scored an escape to go ahead 3-0. Wentzel escaped for the only points of the final period but riding time gave Kutler a 4-1 victory and Lehigh a 13-3 lead at the halfway points. Pitt's Te'Shaun Campbell came storming out of the gates with a takedown and four near fall points within first 30 seconds against junior Drew Longo in the 165 bout. Campbell then added on four more near fall points before the end of the first minute of the opening period. Longo tallied an escape in the final minute of opening period, but Campbell countered with another takedown and four near fall points to record the 16-1 technical fall victory at 2:44. At 174, sophomore Ryan Preisch scored a late takedown over Christian Dietrich after slow start to the first period. Preisch then scored a critical takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining in the second period to hold a 5-0 lead through two periods. Preisch remained on the offensive in the third and picked up another takedown and tacked on four near fall points as his riding time exceeded one minute. Preisch would get the bonus point and claimed the first of three straight major decisions by Lehigh with a 12-0 victory. Freshman Kyle Gentile claimed the first points of his bout with a takedown after a 1:30 scramble with Mat Carr in the 184 bout. Gentile finished the first period with 1:34 in riding time. He would then tack on an early point in the second period with an escape. Gentile extended his lead to 5-0 with a takedown in the final minute of the period and bumped his riding time to over two minutes. Gentile allowed a strategic escape point in the third period to then score his third takedown of the bout. Gentile finished with 3:08 in riding time on his way to the 10-2 major decision victory. After a scoreless first period at 197, senior Ben Haas chose bottom to start the second period and then and intense scramble ensued, but was ultimately blown dead due dangerous positioning. Haas kept up the pressure and scored a reversal against Zach Bruce, combined with two near fall points. He then tacked on four more near fall points late in the period to take 8-0 lead into third. Haas closed out the third period by racking up over a minute of riding time to earn the bonus point and claim the 9-0 major decision. The dual concluded with a battle of ranked heavyweights as No. 14 Ryan Solomon of Pitt faced 11th-ranked senior Doug Vollaro. After scoreless first period, Solomon scored the first points of the bout with an escape. Vollaro returned the favor as scored an escape of his own to start the third period. Vollaro nearly had a takedown as time expired in third period, but then got his takedown off a counter in the overtime period to win the bout 3-1 and lock up the dual victory for Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mat on Saturday with a trip to Edinboro for a 3 p.m. dual with the Fighting Scots. Results: 125: Darian Cruz (Lehigh) major dec. LJ Bentley (Pitt) 10-2 133: Dom Forys (Pitt) dec. Scott Parker (Lehigh) 9-4 141: Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Robert Lee (Pitt) 3-0 149: Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Mike Racciato (Pitt) 8-4 157: Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Jake Wentzel (Pitt) 4-1 165: Te'Shaun Campbell (Pitt) tech. fall Drew Longo (Lehigh) 16-1 (2:44) 174: Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) major dec. Christian Dietrich (Pitt) 12-0 184: Kyle Gentile (Lehigh) major dec. Matt Carr (Pitt) 10-2 197: Ben Haas (Lehigh) major dec. Zach Bruce (Pitt) 9-0 285: Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Solomon (Pitt) 3-1, sv

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Northwestern bounced back in a big way after intermission to beat Bloomsburg 27-10 on the Huskies' home mat Friday night. Bloomsburg had a narrow 10-6 lead at the halfway point, but the Wildcats won each of the final five bouts, outscoring the Huskies 21-0 in the process. Chicago's Big Ten Team improved its record to 4-0 on the season. "I am proud of the way the team battled tonight," head coach Matt Storniolo said. "We put ourselves in a bit of a hole after the first few weights, but the guys stayed focused and righted the ship. Bloomsburg tested our resiliency tonight, and we responded.” Northwestern now boasts seven wrestlers that have not lost a bout this season. Anthony Rubinetti, Shayne Oster, Johnny Sebastian, Mitch Sliga, Jacob Berkowitz and Conan Jennings all improved to 4-0 Friday night, while Bryce Brill also remains undefeated at 3-0. Rubinetti got the proceedings underway with a 6-2 win over Willy Girard at 125 lbs. Following two narrow Bloomsburg victories, Oster then won a competitive contest at 149 lbs. by a 5-4 score in the first tiebreak to tie the team score at six points apiece. Bloomsburg then went up 10-6 on a major decision, but the second half of the meet provided a much different outcome. Senior Ben Sullivan got the comeback started with a victory over Reid Stanley at 165. Teammates Johnny Sebastian, Mitch Sliga, Jacob Berkowitz and Conan Jennings then continued the onslaught with four more wins. Sebastian picked up four points for the 'Cats with a 14-5 major decision before Sliga tacked on another six with a pin in 3:44. Jennings completed the Northwestern win with a dominant 16-0 tech fall in 5:38 at heavyweight. Up next for Northwestern is the Keystone Classic at UPenn on Sunday. The tournament will be an all-day event featuring twelve teams and 25 ranked individual wrestlers. Results: 125: Anthony Rubinetti (NU) dec. Willy Girard (BU), 6-2 [NU 3, BU 0] 133: Matt Noble (BU) dec. Jason Ipsarides (NU), 8-4 [NU 3, BU 3] 141: Grant Bond (BU) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 6-4 (SV-1) [BU 6, NU 3] 149: Shayne Oster (NU) dec. Kevin Laubach (BU), 5-4 (TB-1) [NU 6, BU 6] 157: Brendon Colbert (BU) maj. dec. Anthony Petrone (NU), 19-4 [BU 10, NU 6] 165: Ben Sullivan (NU) dec. Reid Stanley (BU), 4-0 [BU 10, NU 9] 174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) maj. dec. Trevor Allard (BU), 14-5 [NU 13, BU 10] 184: Mitch Sliga (NU) Fall Tyler Worthing (BU), 3:44 [NU 19, BU 10] 197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Kyle Murphy (BU), 4-0 [NU 22, BU 10] 285: Conan Jennings (NU) Tech Fall Shawn Spiller (BU), 16-0 (5:38) [NU 27, BU 10]

CLARION, Pa. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team grinded out a hard fought, 18-16, dual win over Clarion University Friday night, Nov. 18, at Tippen Gym in Clarion. With the win, EMU moved to 2-0 on the season. The Eagles and Golden Eagles (0-3, 0-0 EWL) actually tied in matchups, 5-5, but a pin in the 133 lbs. bout by redshirt freshman Sa'Derian Perry (Lakeland, Fla.-Lake Gibson)ended up being the difference in the match. The pin was the only bonus point win for Eastern, while Clarion notched a major decision of their own. Beginning at heavyweight, redshirt junior Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan)got EMU off on the right foot with a tight 4-3 decision. Hutchison got a takedown in period one and a reversal in period three, while Clarion got three escapes. With time winding down in the third, Hutchison fended off a couple shots to maintain the decision and give Eastern the early 3-0 lead. Clarion returned the favor at 125 with a 5-1 decision, tying the score at 3-3 going into the 133 lbs. bout. There, Perry followed up his EMU dual debut pin with another one against the Golden Eagles, once again in the first period in 1:39. After three bouts, EMU led 9-3. At 141 lbs., Clarion sent the 14th-ranked national wrestler out onto the mat in Brock Zacherl, and he took care of business, winning 5-3 to close the gap to 9-6. Redshirt senior Nick Barber (Cleveland, Ohio- St. Edward) answered back at 149 lbs. with a 7-5 decision. The veteran got takedowns in periods one and two, and with an escape led 5-1 into the third. He got one more in period three, but two escapes and a late takedown by Clarion finished things out with the two-point win. Midway though, EMU led 12-6. Eastern made it two in a row at 157 lbs. when redshirt freshman Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio-Lake) made his dual debut. He notched four takedowns in all, and with an escape and riding time, secured a 10-5 decision and extended the Eagles' lead to 15-6. A major decision at 165 lbs. made the team score 15-10, as redshirt freshman J.J. Wolfe(Dakota, Ill-Dakota) wrestled up a class, but fell by a 13-3 tally. At 174 lbs., a thrilling overtime match went in favor of Clarion in sudden victory. Redshirt senior Jacob Davis(North Ridgeville, Ohio-St. Edward) was tied with Dom Rigous at three after regulation, but a takedown late in OT gave Clarion the win, and cut EMU's lead to two with two bouts to go. Needing a clutch win to maintain its lead, Eastern got the victory it needed at 184 lbs. when redshirt sophomore Kayne MacCallum (Green Oaks, Ill.-Libertyville) took a 4-2 decision. Tied at two all in the third, MacCallum notched a takedown with about 1:30 left in the match, and rode out the decision to push the lead to five, 18-13, going into the final match. With the five-point lead, redshirt sophomore Derek Hillman (Woodhaven, Mich.-Woodhaven) just needed to avoid a fall to secure the dual win. He wrestled to a 1-1 stalemate into the third, and took the match into overtime. After a scramble, Hillman gave up the takedown to fall 3-1 in OT, but EMU still walked away with the 18-16 dual win. The Eagles will remain in the Keystone State for the Keystone Classic tournament this Sunday, Nov. 20. The Philadelphia based event will run all day. Results: 125: Jake Gromacki (Clarion) def. Noah Gonser (EMU) Dec. 5-1 133: Sa'Derian Perry (EMU) def. Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) Fall 1:39 141: No. 14 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) def. Kyle Springer (EMU) Dec. 5-3 149: Nick Barber (EMU) def. Mike Bartolo (Clarion) Dec. 7-5 157: Zac Carson (EMU) def. Taylor Cahill (Clarion) Dec. 10-5 165: Evan DeLong (Clarion) def. J.J. Wolfe (EMU) MD 13-3 174: Dom Rigous (Clarion) def. Jacob Davis (EMU) Dec. 5-3 SV-2 184: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) def. Scott Marmoll (Clarion) Dec. 4-2 197: Dustin Conti (Clarion) def. Derek Hillman (EMU) Dec. 3-1 SV-1 HWT: Gage Hutchison (EMU) def. Evan Daley (Clarion) Dec. 4-3

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Army West Point wrestling team won its first three matches in a 23-10 victory over Cal Poly on Friday from Union Plaza. The Black Knights improve to 1-2 on the season, while the Mustangs dropped to 3-4. ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES This was the first meeting between the two schools since 1972-73. Army earned its first victory over Cal Poly and is now 1-2 against the Mustangs all-time. Freshman Trey Chalifoux won his first dual match. Senior Trevor Smith earned the 30th win of his career. Seniors Logan Everett, Russ Parsons and Samson Imonode all lead the team with a 2-1 record in duals. KEY MOMENT Army set the tone early with a pair of major decisions in the first two bouts to take an early 8-0 lead. HOW IT HAPPENED 197: #15 Rocco Caywood maj. dec. over J.T. Goodwin, 17-8 (Army leads, 4-0) 285: Trevor Smith maj. dec. over Spencer Empay, 9-1 (Army leads, 8-0) 125: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Isaac Blackburn, 3-1 (Army leads, 11-0) 133: Yoshito Funakoshi dec. over Austin Harry, 12-6 (Army leads, 11-3) 141: #17 Logan Everett dec. Colton Schilling, 6-2 (Army leads, 14-3) 149: Joshua Cortez dec. over Matt Kelly, 6-4 (Army leads, 14-6) 157: #14 Russ Parsons dec. over Colt Shorts, 5-2 (Army leads, 17-6) 165: Andrew Mendel dec. over Blake Kastl, 3-1 (Army leads, 20-6) 174: Travis Berridge maj. dec. over Ben Harvey, 13-5 (Army leads, 20-10) 184: Samson Imonode dec. over Thomas Lane, 7-4 (Army leads, 23-10) UP NEXT The Black Knights will compete at CSU Bakersfield's Roadrunner Open on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.