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ADA, Ohio -- The 13th-ranked (January 28, 2015 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll) Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Ohio Northern University, 18-12, in the ONU Sports Center. The victory increased BW's single-season school-record victory total to 16. BW (16-5 overall, 3-1 in the OAC) grabbed a 3-0 lead when junior 125-pound All-American Jesse Gunter (Coventry) won 3-0 to improve to 21-2 this season and 88-9 in his career. A 6-5 loss by freshman 133-pounder Markus Cruz (Lorain/ Clearview) tied the match at 3-3. Cruz dropped to 24-16 this season. . The Yellow Jackets regained the lead when sophomore 141-pounder Josh Decatur (Akron/ CVCA) earned a 10-3 win and improved to a 30-8 this season and 46-28 for his career. The lead grew to 9-3 when junior Joey Schmidt (Hinckley/ Brunswick won 6-1 to improve to 29-20 this season and 66-45 overall. The Polar Bears ended the first half of the match with a 5-1 win at 157 pounds, and BW sophomore Graham Montague (Independence) fell to 18-12 this season and 40-31 overall. ONU tied the match at 9-9 with a 6-4 decision at 165 pounds, and BW junior David Shapiro (Beachwood) dropped to 29-6 this season and 96-33 overall. BW junior 174-pounder Garrett Chase (Erie, Pa./ Cathedral Prep), this week's OAC Wrestler of the Week for the second time this season won 2-0 to give the Jackets a 12-9 lead. Chase improved to a team-best 33-6 this season and 92-28 for his career. Junior 184-pounder Ben LeBrun (Strongsville) extended the lead to 15-9 with a 6-3 victory. He improved to 28-10 this season and 70-41 in his career. Freshman 197-pounder Tyler Maclellan (Medina/ CVCA) cliched the victory for the Yellow Jackets with a 6-2 triumph as he improved to 16-6 overall, including 4-0 against OAC foes. An ONU win at 285 pounds by its senior and No.1-ranked wrestler in Di. III closed out the scoring. With his loss, BW junior 285-pounder Joe Belford dropped to 17-12 this season and 50-38 for his career. The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Tuesday, February 17 when they travel to Tiffin, Ohio to face Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg University in the Seiberling Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. This is the final regular season event for BW. The 2015 NCAA Division III Regional Tournament is on March 1 at Messiah (Pa.) College.

NEWBERRY -- The Newberry Wolves and UNC Pembroke Braves were tied in Tuesday's dual with only two bouts remaining, but Newberry's Huston Evans sent the Eleazer Arena crowd into a frenzy with a pin in the first period to clinch an 18-15 win for the Wolves. Newberry moves to 10-3 on the season with only one dual left on the schedule, as the Wolves host Anderson on Senior Night at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17. UNC Pembroke falls to 12-4 on the year and has a five-match winning streak snapped. The dual was projected to be a tight one, as the Braves came into the match as the top ranked team in the Super Region Two Coaches' Poll, with the Wolves ranked second. Remarkably, nine of the 10 bouts were decisions, including the first eight in a row. The scene was set for tense moments as a win by criteria was on the cards. Evans simply put those thoughts far out of everyone's minds. With two big throws of Stuart Nadeau - including the second one straight to the Brave's back - Evans roared to a pin in just 52 seconds. He is now 7-0 on the season, with his last two wins by fall. Newberry opened the dual with a 10-5 decision by Trung Duong (Lynchburg, Va.) at 125 lbs. and a 5-0 decision at 133 lbs. by Jordan Simpson (Oxford, Ala.). UNCP's No. 2 Daniel Ownbey held a big lead going into the third period at 141 lbs., but Nick Lankford (Braselton, Ga.) was able to get nearfall points and limit the match to a 13-10 decision, putting the Wolves' team lead at 6-3 after three bouts. Senior Seiji Borja (North Charleston, S.C.) picked up his 100th career victory at 149 lbs. with a 7-4 decision over Hayden Fry, making Newberry's lead 9-3. From there, Pembroke rattled off three wins in a row, taking the lead at 12-9 after 174 lbs. Jared Holliday (Burlington, N.J.) earned an 8-3 win by decision at 184 lbs., tying the dual with two bouts to go. Evans' pin put Newberry up by six and heavyweight Cody Brundage (Chapin, S.C.) battled nationally-ranked Chris Giddens into overtime before dropping a decision, but sealing the Wolves win. Newberry is now 9-2 all-time against UNC Pembroke and avenges last year's upset defeat to the Braves. Results: 125: Trung Duong (NC) dec. Josh Brown (UNCP) D 10-5 133: Jordan Simpson (NC) dec. Cole Murray (UNCP) D 5-0 141: No. 2 Daniel Ownbey (UNCP) dec. Nick Lankford (NC) D 13-9 149: Seiji Borja (NC) dec. Hayden Fry (UNCP) D 7-4 157: Reggie Allen (UNCP) dec. Dennis Flores (NC) D 3-2 165: Juan Stimpson (UNCP) dec. Lukas Gilmore (NC) D 8-1 174: No. 4 Terrence Zaleski (UNCP) dec. Joe Pittman (NC) D 2-0 184: Jared Holliday (NC) dec. Mikey Thomas (UNCP) D 8-3 197: No. 7 Huston Evans (NC) pinned Stuart Nadeau (UNCP) F 0:52 285: No. 7 Chris Giddens (UNCP) dec. Cody Brundage (NC) OT-3 2-1

The 19th-ranked Mountain Cats wrestlers took advantage of three falls, including one from Evan Link to open the match, on their way to dealing Shippensburg a 33-12 PSAC loss on Tuesday's Senior Night in the Sports Center. Pitt-Johnstown extended its winning streak to 11 straight matches and improved to 12-1 overall and 5-1 in the conference... (Full Results) As usual, the Mountain Cats started fast with four consecutive wins. Evan Link pinned Dante Steffenino with just 15 seconds remaining in the 125-lb. match to get Pitt-Johnstown rolling. Corey Bush, ranked first in Super Region I at 133 lbs., needed overtime, but got an early take down in the extra period to hold off Karl Lightner, 4-2, before sixth-rank Sam Hanau built a 5-0 first period lead and went on to defeat Cody Blankenship, 6-2. After a Cole Landowski won by forfeit at 149 lbs. to make it 18-0 in favor of the Mountain Cats, Shippensburg cut it to 18-6 when Pitt-Johnstown's Kevin Synan was forced to injury default one minute into the 157-lb. bout. Pitt-Johnstown answered right back with a 6-1 decision by seventh-ranked Tyler Reinhart at 165 lbs., before John Blankenship sealed the Mountain Cat victory by pinning Colton Rebert at 4:42 to push the lead out to 27-3 with three bouts remaining. The Red Raiders got a 2-0 win by Kyle Taylor over Nick Penatzer at 184 lbs. and a 7-4 win from 2014 National Qualifier Jalal Paige at 197 lbs. to make it 27-12, but it was too late. Pitt-Johnstown finished the match just like it started…with a fall. This time D.J. Sims closed things out by pinning Derek Earnest at 2:54 to set the final at 33-12. With the loss, Shippensburg dropped to 6-12 overall and 1-5 in the PSAC. Prior to the match, the Mountain Cat wrestling program recognized Zac Bennett (197/285 lbs.), this year's lone senior. Bennett transferred to Pitt-Johnstown after wrestling two years at NCAA Division I University of North Carolina. After sitting out the first semester in 2013-14, Bennett took over the starting spot at 197 lbs. on his way to winning a Super Region I title and becoming an All-American with a seventh-place finish at the National Tournament. Bennett, who was 21-5 overall and 10-2 in dual meets, placed third at the Franklin & Marshall Open. His team-best 16 victories by pin broke Jared Kuleck's 197-lb. single-season record (14 falls) set in 1992-93. Bennett's 14 pins in 28:09 led the country and his 4.3478 points made him the country's second most dominating wrestler. In 2014-15, Bennett also sat out the fall semester and moved from 197 lbs. to 285 lbs. He posted a 5-0 record on his way to winning a championship at the Franklin & Marshall Open on January 3. Prior to an injury, Bennett was 8-1 overall and 3-1 in dual meets. Five of his eight victories came by way of fall. Pitt-Johnstown closes out the 2014-15 regular season at Mercyhurst on Saturday. The Mountain Cats will then travel to West Liberty, W.Va. for the Super Region I tournament on February 27-28 and to the NCAA Division II National Tournament in St. Louis, MO on March 13-14. Results: 125 lbs. Evan Link (UPJ) Fall Dante Steffenino (SU) 6:45 6-0 UPJ 133 lbs. Corey Bush (UPJ) Decision Karl Lightner (SU) 4-2 SV1 9-0 UPJ 141 lbs. #6 Sam Hanau (UPJ) Decision Cody Blankenship (SU) 6-2 12-0 UPJ 149 lbs. Cole Landowski (UPJ) Won By forfeit 18-0 UPJ 157 lbs. Mike Springer (SU) Injury Default Kevin Synan (UPJ) 18-6 UPJ 165 lbs. #7 Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) Decision Arthur Watkins (SU) 6-1 21-6 UPJ 174 lbs. John Blankenship (UPJ) Fall Colton Rebert (SU) 4:42 27-6 UPJ 184 lbs. Kyle Taylor (SU) Decision Nick Penatzer (UPJ) 3-0 27-9 UPJ 197 lbs. Jalal Paige (SU) Decision Forest Tuttle (UPJ) 7-4 27-12 UPJ 285 lbs. D.J. Sims (UPJ) Fall Derek Earnest (SU) 2:54 33-12 UPJ

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team, the fourth-ranked team in W.I.N. Magazine's Tournament Power Index, overcame an early surge from Wisconsin, the 12th-ranked squad in the rankings, to earn its fourth consecutive win. The Illini trailed, 12-6, after the first five matches before winning four of the final five en route to a 20-15 win over the Badgers. "I thought our guys fought hard today," said head coach Jim Heffernan. "Wisconsin is a good team and we knew that coming in. We scored some points where we had to and found a way to get it done." In the dual's opening bout, it looked like Illinois going to take an early lead, but things did not fall into place. After he scored third-period reversal to send the match to sudden victory, No. 20 Nikko Reyes got in on a good shot against Ricky Robertson, but Robertson was able to free himself from Reyes' grasp and score a takedown of his own. In the 197-pound matchup, a late takedown was again the difference in the outcome, but this one favored the Illini. Trailing No. 9 Timmy McCall, 3-1, entering the final period, Jeff Koepke used an escape and a takedown with less than a minute remaining to pull off the 4-3 upset, tying the team score at 3-3. "I knew going into the match I had to stay in my positions and wear him down," stated Koepke. "I have wrestled him before so I knew he gets tired at the end. I knew if I wore him down I could get to my shots late." Sandwiched between Illini losses by major decision and technical fall at heavyweight and 133 pounds, No. 1 Jesse Delgado defeated Johnny Jimenez, 4-0, at 125 pounds for his third win in as many matches since returning from injury. With the Illini trailing 12-6, No. 12 Steven Rodrigues got a 3-2 win over Jesse Thielke at 141 pounds to start a string of three straight matches won by Illinois. Kyle Langenderfer also snuck away with a one-point victory, besting Rylan Lubeck, 6-5, at 149 pounds to tie the dual at 12-12. No. 3 Isaiah Martinez put the Illini up for good with a dominating 23-6 technical fall over Jarod Donar at 157 pounds. The win by technical fall was the ninth this season by Martinez, the most in NCAA Division I. At 165 pounds, Wisconsin's No. 3 Isaac Jordan earned a 5-1 decision over No. 9 Jackson Morse to give the visiting Badgers a chance at the win in the final matchup, but No. 9 Zac Brunson sealed the victory for Illinois with a 4-0 win over Frank Cousins at 174 pounds. The Illini, who improve to 12-4 (6-3 Big Ten), will welcome Kent State to Huff Hall next Sunday for the regional round of the NWCA National Duals. Action begins at 1 p.m. CT. "We are glad to be hosting the first round of the NWCA National Duals after a tough month of January in terms of traveling," concluded Heffernan. "Kent State is a really solid team that we wrestled them last year. Most of their team is back so we are pretty familiar with them." 184: Ricky Robertson (WISC) over #20 Nikko Reyes (ILL) (SV1, 4-2) 197: Jeff Koepke (ILL) over #9 Timmy McCall (WISC) (Dec 4-3) 285: #3 Connor Medbery (WISC) over Brooks Black (ILL) (MD 13-0) 125: #1 Jesse Delgado (ILL) over Johnny Jimenez (WISC) (Dec 4-0) 133: #9 Ryan Taylor (WISC) over #6 Zane Richards (ILL) (TF 23-5, 7:00) 141: #12 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over Jesse Thielke (WISC) (Dec 3-2) 149: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) over Rylan Lubeck (WISC) (Dec 6-5) 157: #3 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over Jarod Donar (WISC) (TF 23-6, 5:25) 165: #3 Isaac Jordan (WISC) over #9 Jackson Morse (ILL) (Dec 5-1) 174: #9 Zac Brunson (ILL) over Frank Cousins (WISC) (Dec 4-0)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 7 Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated Oklahoma, 25-9, Sunday at McCasland Field House and pushed its all-time series advantage over the Sooners to 135-27-10. The Cowboys (8-3, 3-0 Big 12) won eight bouts on the day, highlighted by a major decision from top-ranked Alex Dieringer at 165 pounds and a pair of overtime wins from Anthony Collica at 157 pounds and Kyle Crutchmer at 174 pounds. "We saw some battle matches and in the end it was takedowns that won them," coach John Smith said. "Overall, it was a better effort than what we had on Friday, from the standpoint of punching through comfort zones. That really makes a difference whether you are going to be good, great or poor." Dieringer jumped out to a 6-2 lead in his bout with three takedowns in the opening period and added three more on the way to a 15-5 major decision. That win marks his seventh major decision of the year and seventh consecutive bonus-point win. Of his perfect 22-0 record on the year, 18 wins have come with bonus points attached. Collica and Crutchmer both went through two overtime periods before battling out tough wins. After trading scores with OU’s No. 15 Justin DeAngelis, Collica finally outlasted him for a 10-9 decision, with the final point earned from building 16 seconds of riding time through the second set of tiebreakers. "I'm in a lot better shape than I was," Collica said. "I got to my shots more." Crutchmer’s overtime win featured less scoring with the match tied at 2-2 entering the second overtime, but saw him earn an escape and late takedown in the final tiebreaker as he won 5-2 over OU’s No. 17 Matt Reed. Josh Kindig, who returned from injury today, wrestled his first bout in three weeks as he earned a 5-2 decision over Shayne Tucker at 149 pounds. "I did the most of what I could do off the mat -- swimming, Stairmaster, lifting hard and eventually running hard," Kindig said. "A lot of it is mental, it's not all on the mat. Just thinking about wrestling all the time keeps you focused and into it. I felt great out there, I just need to get the feel of the mat back and going live." The dual started at heavyweight as Austin Marsden knocked off OU’s 11th-ranked Ross Larson with an 8-3 decision to get the Cowboys rolling. Eddie Klimara followed that with a 9-3 decision at 125 pounds over Ryan Millhof. The Sooners earned a fall at 133 pounds, but the Cowboys responded with six-straight wins, with Dean Heil earning an 8-3 decision at 141 pounds and Nolan Boyd winning, 6-5, at 184 pounds to join the previously mentioned Cowboy winners. Oklahoma State returns to action next weekend as the Cowboys host Clarion Friday and Penn State Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 11 Ross Larson (OU), 8-3 125: No. 9 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Ryan Millhof (OU), 9-3 133: No. 5 Cody Brewer (OU) fall Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 2:21 141: No. 16 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 8-3 149: No. 4 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Shayne Tucker (OU), 5-2 157: Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. No. 15 Justin DeAngelis (OU), 10-9, TB2 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) maj. dec. Clark Glass (OU), 15-5 174: No. 10 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) dec. No. 17 Matt Reed (OU), 5-2, TB2 184: No. 16 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Brooks Climmons (OU), 6-5 197: Andrew Dixon (OU) dec. Luke Bean (OSU), 11-9

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- After taking back-to-back MAC Championship postseason tournament crowns the past two seasons, Mizzou wrestling earned their first ever regular season MAC Championship title Sunday afternoon after defeating Eastern Michigan, 31-7. The win pushed the No. 2 Tigers to 20-0 this season, and finished their MAC dual schedule with an 8-0 record. Dating back to the 2013-14 campaign, Mizzou has accumulated 24 consecutive dual victories. On Sunday afternoon against Eastern Michigan, the Tigers won 8-of-10 matchups and took home bonus points in three of those wins. Redshirt seniors Drake Houdashelt and Johnny Eblen earned the biggest wins of the days, as they each defeated their opponents by pins. Freshman Chase Brennan recorded his first career dual win after defeating Blake Caudill by 9-3 decision at 125 pounds. Redshirt sophomores Zach Synon and Lavion Mayes followed that up with a pair of decision victories themselves. After the team's first loss of the afternoon at 157 pounds, redshirt senior Ty Prazma got Mizzou back on track with an 8-3 decision triumph at 165 pounds. Sophomore J'den Cox and redshirt senior Devin Mellon rounded out the Tigers dual victory with wins at 197 pounds and 285 pounds, respectively. Mizzou competes next in the 2015 NWCA National Duals Regionals, and it marks the team's final home match of the 2014-15 season. The Tigers and American University are set to compete on Sunday, Feb. 15 with a 12 p.m. (CT) start time. The 2015 National Duals Finals will be held from Feb. 21-22 at the University of Iowa. Check-in to MUTigers.com for the latest information on all things Mizzou wrestling. You can also find the Tigers on social media, by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter (@MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Chase Brennan (M) over Blake Caudill (EM) by 9-3 decision 133: Zach Synon (M) over Vincent Pizzuto (EM) by 2-1 decision (TB1) 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (M) over Michael Shaw (EM) by 9-4 decision 149: No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (M) over Nicholas Barber (EM) by fall (4:34) 157: Brandon Zeerip (EM) over Trevor Wiest (M) by 4-1 decision 165: Ty Prazma (M) over Austin Geerlings (EM) by 8-3 decision 174: No. 4 Johnny Eblen (M) over Kayne MacCallum by fall (0:51) 184: Mike Curby (EM) over Jon Goerke (M) by 12-0 major decision 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (M) over Anthony Abro (EM) by 5-1 decision HWT: No. 11 Devin Mellon (M) over Gage Hutchison (EM) by 14-4 major decision

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 11 Lehigh returned from a two-week layoff with a pair of convincing victories over EIWA opponents Sunday afternoon inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks opened the day with a 36-3 win over Harvard before finishing with a 33-6 victory over Brown. Lehigh won 16 of 17 contested bouts on the day and also picked up two victories by forfeit. The Mountain Hawks also posted seven bonus point wins, with junior Mason Beckman recording two wins by technical fall and senior Marshall Peppelman adding two of Lehigh's five wins by major decision. With the two victories, Lehigh improves to 12-4 on the dual season and 8-1 against EIWA foes. "Overall we did a nice job," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "I think there were some opportunities where we could have scored more points. There were some times we were kind of lulled to sleep, which can't happen at this time of year. We did a good job, but we still have a lot of work to do." The day began with Harvard forfeiting to Lehigh freshman Scott Parker at 125 before Beckman dominated Ryan Osleeb 15-0 in 3:42 at 133. Beckman led 11-0 after one period behind a takedown and three three-point near falls before closing out the match with a takedown and two point near fall early in the second. Lehigh's only non-forfeit loss of the day came against Harvard at 141 as returning EIWA champion Todd Preston edged sophomore Randy Cruz 2-0. Preston escaped in the second period and then rode out Cruz in the third to add a point for riding time. Following the loss by Cruz, Lehigh won the remaining seven bouts against the Crimson including three consecutive major decisions by freshman Drew Longo (149), sophomore Mitch Minotti (157) and Peppelman (165). The bonus win streak stopped at 174 but senior Santiago Martinez still posted a victory using a pair of bear hug takedowns to defeat Josef Johnson 6-2. Junior Nathaniel Brown put the Mountain Hawks back in the bonus column, locking up a cradle for a late five point move to go up seven point and with riding time defeated Josh Popple 12-4 at 184. The other bout featuring ranked wrestlers came at 197 as Lehigh sophomore Elliot Riddick met Harvard's James Fox. A takedown on the edge late in the second period gave Fox a 3-1 lead after two. Fox went over a minute riding time in the third but Riddick found Fox's leg on a shot and took him down to his back for a takedown and three point near fall that also erased riding time and gave Riddick a 7-3 win. "Elliot coming from behind and getting that takedown at 197; that was big," Santoro said. "Those are the kind of matches you have to win at the NCAA Tournament and the conference tournament so to pull that out at the end was important." Sophomore heavyweight Doug Vollaro won the final bout against Harvard 2-1 against David Ng in the tiebreakers after riding out the first half end escaping in the second half. The Mountain Hawks spotted Brown six points after forfeiting 125 but controlled the dual from there winning the eight remaining contested bouts and earning a win by forfeit at 184. Beckman had another dominant performance with an early takedown and then four different near falls in the first to lead Zeke Salvo 13-0 after one period. In the second, Beckman recorded a quick escape and another takedown to win by technical fall, 16-0, in just 3:19. "He was very aggressive, which was good to see," Santoro said of Beckman. "He was excited to compete. That's the important thing. When he does that he's a lot of fun to watch." Cruz bounced back from his earlier loss with a 4-0 decision over Anthony Finocchiaro, which gave the Mountain Hawks an 8-6 lead. Cruz scored a first period takedown and added a second period escape plus riding time. Longo then followed with his second win of the day, using a strong performance on top in the second period to defeat William McDonald 3-2 with 1:21 of riding time. The only bout matching ranked wrestlers in the Brown dual was at 157 where Minotti faced Justin Staudenmayer. Minotti secured the only takedown late in the first period and added a second period escape to win 3-1 and give Lehigh a 14-6 lead at intermission. Peppelman kicked off the second half of the dual with an 8-0 major decision over Galloway Thurston at 165, scoring takedowns in each period and adding a third period escape, plus riding time. Martinez rode a first period takedown to his second win of the day, a 3-2 decision over Ricky McDonald. Following the forfeit at 184, Lehigh sent out junior John Bolich at 197. Bolich won a 6-1 decision over Austin Pfarr, scoring a first period takedown and second period reversal plus a penalty point and riding time. With the win, Bolich is now a perfect 6-0 in duals this season. Vollaro closed out a successful day for the Mountain Hawks with a 6-2 decision over Gus Marker. "Everybody fought," Santoro said. "Any time you have a conference team come in, it counts double. Our guys rose to the occasion, which was nice to see." The Mountain Hawks will host George Mason Saturday February 14 at 7 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall in the first round of the NWCA National Duals. Tickets can be purchased online at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during normal business hours. No. 11 Lehigh 36, Harvard 3 125 – Scott Parker (Lehigh) won by forfeit 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) tech fall Ryan Osleeb (Harvard) 15-0, 3:42 141 – Todd Preston (Harvard) dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh) 2-0 149 – Drew Longo (Lehigh) major dec. Patrick Hogan (Harvard) 17-4 157 – Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) major dec. Colby Knight (Harvard) 11-2 165 – Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) major dec. Kanan Dean (Harvard) 14-2 174 – Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. Josef Johnson (Harvard) 6-2 184 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) major dec. Josh Popple (Harvard) 12-4 197 – Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) dec. James Fox (Harvard) 7-3 285 – Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. David Ng (Harvard) 2-1, tb No. 11 Lehigh 33, Brown 6 125 – Billy Watterson (Brown) won by forfeit 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) tech fall Zeke Salvo (Brown) 16-0, 3:19 141 – Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown) 4-0 149 – Drew Longo (Lehigh) dec. William McDonald (Brown) 3-2 157 – Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. Justin Staudenmayer (Brown) 3-1 165 – Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) major dec. Galloway Thurston (Brown) 8-0 174 – Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. Ricky McDonald (Brown) 3-2 184 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) won by forfeit 197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Austin Pfarr (Brown) 6-1 285 – Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. Gus Marker (Brown) 6-2

BLACKSBURG - The ninth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team steamrolled NC State Sunday afternoon in an ACC dual match, winning the first six bouts and eight of 10 total en route to a dominating 29-9 win at the Moss Arts Center to improve to 3-0 in the conference. Kevin Norstrem got things off to a good start with an 8-2 decision over Bryce Meredith at 133 pounds and then All-American Devin Carter brought the crowd to its feet with a first-period pin of No. 18 Sam Speno at 141 pounds. Speno was in on Carter’s leg, but Carter turned that into his offense and put Speno on his back, pinning him at the 2:40 mark. Sal Mastriani had to use a reversal late at 149 pounds to escape with a 7-6 win over Sam Melikian. Melikian was awarded a reversal at the buzzer which would have won the bout, but it was overturned by the referee after review, giving Mastriani the win. NC State was then deducted a team point after an unsportsmanlike conduct by Melikian. Nick Brascetta took care of business at 157 pounds, rolling to a 14-5 major decision over Chad Pyke to keep the Hokies rolling. Chad Strube, unranked at 165 pounds, turned No. 19 Max Rohskopf three times and rolled to a 14-4 major decision. After the break, 12th-ranked Zach Epperly took care of business, picking up an 8-4 win at 174 pounds. NC State (14-5, 1-2 ACC) finally got on the board at 184 pounds as Nicky Hall earned a 10-2 major decision over Brooks Morrison. Jared Haught then won his second match of the weekend in impressive fashion, beating Michael Boykin 8-3 at 197 pounds. Defending national champion Nick Gwiazdowski, ranked first in the country at heavyweight, caught Tech’s Ty Walz in the third period, taking him down flat to his back after a scramble for the pin at the 5:24 mark. The final bout saw fourth-ranked Joey Dance fall behind early, but rally with four takedowns to beat Joe DeAngelo 11-5 at 125 pounds to wrap up the dual. Tech (12-2, 3-0 ACC) will be back in action on Saturday night, hosting Duke (9-4, 1-2 ACC) on Senior Night. The match will start at 7 p.m. and seniors Devin Carter and Chris Moon will be honored before the match. With a win, the Hokies would clinch the ACC championship for the dual meet portion of the schedule. The Hokies have also won the past two ACC Championships in the tournament format. Results: 133: #17 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Bryce Meredith, 8-2 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) fall #18 Sam Speno, 2:40 149: #10 Sal Mastriani (VT) dec. Sam Melikian, 7-6 * 157: #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) maj. dec. Chad Pyke, 14-5 165: Chad Strube (VT) maj. dec. #19 Max Rohskopf, 14-4 174: #12 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. Pete Renda, 8-4 184: Nicky Hall (NCSU) maj. dec. Brooks Morrison, 10-2 197: Jared Haught (VT) dec. Michael Boykin, 8-3 285: #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall #8 Ty Walz, 5:24 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Joe DeAngelo, 11-5 * NCSU deducted team point for unsportsmanlike conduct at 149 pounds NCSU given two bench warnings (149, 125)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan team bounced back in a big way, earning a decisive 26-9 win against No. 22 Purdue on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 8) at the Boilermakers' Holloway Gymnasium. The Wolverines claimed seven individual wins, earning bonus points in three, including both marquee matches against ranked opponents. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey opened the dual with a bonus win, cruising to a 10-2 major decision over Luke Welch at 125 pounds. Youtsey scored on four takedowns, including one in the waning seconds to secure the bonus point, and accumulated 3:35 in riding-time advantage. He improved to 6-2 in Big Ten duals this season. The Boilermakers claimed back-to-back decisions at 133 and 141 pounds -- but by the narrowest of margins. Fifth-year senior Zebulon Hilyard scored first against 11th-ranked Danny Sabatello and rode out the second period to build up significant time advantage but gave up a third-period reversal to fall, 7-5. Sophomore/freshman George Fisher led late against Nick Lawrence at 141 pounds but similarly gave up a reversal midway through the third to even the score before sacrificing a point on his third caution in the final closing seconds to lose 8-7. Freshman Alec Pantaleo, ranked 13th in the latest InterMat poll, cruised to an 8-5 decision over Brandon Nelsen at 149 pounds, scoring on three takedowns -- one in each period -- and adding a reversal early in the third period. He allowed Nelsen only escapes. Pantaleo improved to 7-1 in Big Ten duals. Sophomore Brian Murphy, ranked 11th, scored big points in the dual's first marquee match at 157 pounds, building up an eight-point lead against 10th-ranked Doug Welch before cradling up the Boilermaker for his first collegiate pin at the 4:56 mark. After a scoreless first period, Murphy reversed Welch to his back for four points early in the second and again -- for five points -- off a single-leg scramble midway through the period. Firmly in control on top, Murphy locked up the cradle and worked to get him flat, securing the call just before the second-period buzzer. Purdue added another one-point decision at 165 pounds before the Wolverines rolled to four straight wins at the upperweights to close out the dual. Fifth-year senior Jake Salazar cruised to a controlling 6-2 decision over Chad Welch at 174 pounds, scoring on three takedowns, including a pair of first-period double legs. After just missing on a single-leg shot late in the third, he exploded through another double leg on the subsequent restart in the final 10 seconds. Sophomore Domenic Abounader, ranked 10th, earned a stingy 4-0 decision over Tanner Lynde at 184 pounds, scoring on a second-period single leg and accumulating 2:59 in riding-time advantage. Abounader spent much of the second and third periods looking for a turn but could not get it, settling instead for the decision victory. Fifth-year senior Max Huntley, ranked eighth, dominated the second marquee match at 197 pounds, cruising to an 8-0 major decision against 11th-ranked Braden Atwood. Huntley finished on an immediate single-leg attack and rode out the first period, drawing an early stall warning on bottom. He added another single leg in the second and two stall points in the third before finishing the bout with 4:08 in time advantage. With the dual win secured, fifth-year senior Chris Heald bumped up to step in at heavyweight and claimed a 7-3 decision over Tyler Kral in the final bout. Heald scored on three takedowns -- one in each period -- and accumulating 2:37 riding-time advantage. It was his first dual win of the season -- in his heavyweight debut. The Wolverines will hit the road again next Friday (Feb. 13), heading to Iowa City, Iowa, to face top-ranked Iowa at 7 p.m. CST at Carver Hawkeye Arena. The dual will be streamed live on BTN Plus. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) major dec. Luke Welch, 10-2 U-M, 4-0 133 -- #11 Danny Sabatello (PU) dec. Zebulon Hilyard, 7-5 U-M, 4-3 141 -- Nick Lawrence (PU) dec. George Fisher, 8-7 PU, 6-4 149 -- #13 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Brandon Nelsen, 8-5 U-M, 7-6 157 -- #11 Brian Murphy (U-M) pinned #10 Doug Welch, 4:56 U-M, 13-6 165 -- Pat Robinson (PU) dec. Garrett Sutton, 3-2 U-M, 13-9 174 -- Jake Salazar (U-M) dec. Chad Welch, 6-2 U-M, 16-9 184 -- #10 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Tanner Lynde, 4-0 U-M, 19-9 197 -- #8 Max Huntley (U-M) major dec. #11 Braden Atwood, 8-0 U-M, 23-9 Hwt -- Chris Heald (U-M) dec. Tyler Kral, 7-3 U-M, 26-9

East Lansing, Mich. -- No. 10 Nebraska (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) cruised to a 33-6 win over Michigan State in its final Big Ten dual of the season at Jenison Field House on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers won the first eight bouts, and nine of 10 overall, against the Spartans to earn their seventh consecutive dual win of the 2014-15 campaign. No. 10 Tim Lambert (125) got NU started on the right track with his 7-1 decision over Mitch Rogaliner in the opening match. Eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin (141), No. 4 James Green (157), Austin Wilson (165) and No. 1 Robert Kokesh (174) added bonus points to give the Huskers a commanding lead. Abidin earned his first fall of the season when he pinned Javier Gasca in 4:27. Green used 10 takedowns in his dominating 23-8 technical fall over Travis Curley. Wilson and Kokesh each won by major decision against Matt Pasqualini and Nick Proctor, respectively. At 133 pounds, Eric Montoya picked up his fifth straight win with a 9-3 decision over Garth Yenter in the second match of the dual. Justin Arthur added a 6-2 decision over Nick Trimble at 149 pounds, while 18th-ranked TJ Dudley (184) notched his seventh consecutive win since Jan. 9 with a 7-3 triumph over John Rizqallah. In the final match of the dual, No. 17 Collin Jensen won an 8-1 decision over Chris Nash after 15th-ranked Aaron Studebaker lost by defensive fall to Nick Diarmid at 197 pounds. The Huskers return home to host Stanford for Senior Night on Friday at the Devaney Center. The dual, which starts at 7 p.m. (CT), will be streamed on BTN Plus. Results: 125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 7-1 (NEB 3, MSU 0) 133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by dec. over Garth Yenter (MSU), 9-3 (NEB 6, MSU 0) 141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by pin over Javier Gasca (MSU), 4:27 (NEB 12, MSU 0) 149: Justin Arthur (NEB) by dec. over Nick Trimble (MSU), 6-2 (NEB 15, MSU 0) 157: #4 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Travis Curley (MSU), 23-8 (NEB 20, MSU 0) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by major dec. over Matt Pasqualini (MSU), 12-2 (NEB 24, MSU 0) 174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over Nick Proctor (MSU), 14-1 (NEB 28, MSU 0) 184: #18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over John Rizqallah (MSU), 7-3 (NEB 31, MSU 0) 197: Nick Diarmid (MSU) by defensive fall over #15 Aaron Studebaker (NEB), 6:51 (NEB 31, MSU 6)* HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Chris Nash (MSU), 8-1 (NEB 33, MSU 6) *Note: Nebraska was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after the 197-pound match, and got one point deducted from its team score

Jarrett Jensen knocked off No. 4 All-American Ian Miller at 157 pounds, and 174-pounder Curt Maas beat No. 15 Caleb Marsh. The team win came down to the heavyweight match. “I saw a lot more emotion and effort out of our guys,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “Even the ones we lost, I saw the effort. It’s what we have been preaching- keeping the effort and emotions real high. That makes me excited as a coach.” UNI improved to 7-7 overall, 4-3 in the MAC. Kent State dropped its first dual at home to fall 7-12 overall, 3-4 in the MAC. UNI jumped out to a 6-0 lead over Kent State with a second-period fall by No. 5 Dylan Peters at 125 pounds. KSU would take the next three bouts before Jensen upset Miller at 157 pounds and started a win streak for UNI. The Panthers took the next three weights before giving up a win at 197 pounds. Heavyweight Blaize Cabell secured the team win with a decision. MATCH RECAP Peters earned his second bonus point win for the weekend pinning Del Vinas at 125 pounds. It is the second time Peters has pinned Vinas. Peters also earned a tech fall in his Friday match against Ohio’s Zak Hassan. Peters needs one more fall to crack UNI’s top 10 for most career falls among all Panthers. Leighton Gaul kept No. 17 Mack McGuire scoreless in the first, but McGuire earned an escape just before the midpoint of the second period. McGuire would go on to get a takedown to lead 3-0 to start the third. He gave up an escape but earned riding time in the third to beat Gaul 4-1. At 141 pounds, Jake Hodges escaped Tyler Small’s cradle in the first, but Small went on to get the major decision, 10-0. Kent State extended its lead with a fall at 149 pounds, but Jensen gave UNI a much-needed boost at 157 pounds. KSU’s Miller grabbed two takedowns against Jensen to lead 4-2 to start the second period. Then Jensen went on the offensive and erased No. 4 Ian Miller’s riding time. Miller was dinged for stalling, closing the scoring gap for Jensen, 4-3. A reversal in the third secured the upset for Jensen who went on to win 5-4. “He turned the tide,” Schwab said of Jensen. “He kept the course and rode him real hard. That’s a huge win for him and the program. It’s good for the guys to know they can beat guys they aren’t supposed to beat on paper. You could see it in the team. It lifted the team’s spirits and got us going.” No. 11 Cooper Moore remained perfect in dual competition with a 7-2 decision at 165 pounds to pull the Panthers within one point for team scoring. Moore is now 10-0 in duals, 6-0 in the MAC. Maas followed suit limiting two-time NCAA qualifier Marsh to just one point off an escape in the third period. Maas struck first with a takedown in the first. He earned an escape and grabbed a second takedown in the second. “Curt won a lot of positions that he got outscrambled in the past,” Schwab said. “He kept his emotions in control this weekend.” Kyle Lux made his MAC dual debut at 184 pounds. His 10-5 decision over Jerald Spohn extended UNI’s lead. A loss at 197 pounds put the team win on shoulders of heavyweight Cabell. Cabell led 5-3 after the second period. Cabell started down in third, and an escape would push him ahead 6-3 before Mimmo Lytle got his first takedown of the match. He gave up an escape, and Cabell held on for the 7-5 win. “I am proud of the response and how we won,” said Schwab. “Now we have to keep the momentum.” UP NEXT UNI has one more dual on the road before returning home for the team’s final dual of the season. The Panthers will take on Iowa State at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 in Ames, Iowa. UNI will host Old Dominion for Senior Night 7 p.m. Feb. 20. The MAC Championships are set for March 7-8 in Columbia, Missouri. Results: 125 - #5 Dylan Peters (UNI) pinned Del Vinas (KSU) 4:17 133 - #17 Mack McGuire (KSU) dec. Leighton Gaul (UNI) 4-1 141 - #29 Tyler Small (KSU) maj. dec. Jake Hodges (UNI) 10-0 149 – Mike DePalma (KSU) pinned #32 Gunnar Wolfensperger 1:21 157 - Jarrett Jensen (UNI) dec. #4 Ian Miller (KSU) 5-4 165 – #11 Cooper Moore (UNI) dec. Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) 7-2 174 – Curt Maas (UNI) dec. #15 Caleb Marsh (KSU) 6-1 184 – Kyle Lux (UNI) dec. Jerald Spohn (KSU) 10-5 197 - #24 Cole Baxter (KSU) dec. #30 Basil Minto (UNI) 7-3 285 - #10 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. #30 Mimmo Lytle (KSU) 7-5

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In front of nearly 16,000 frenzied collegiate wrestling fans, No. 5 Penn State nearly upset No. 1 Iowa on Sunday in the Bryce Jordan Center. In an epic setting in front of the second largest dual meet crowd in NCAA history, Penn State came up just short to the top-ranked Hawkeyes, winning four of ten bouts and dropping the dual by an 18-12 score. The dual meet featured 17 ranked wrestlers and began at 125. Nittany Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8, mounted a furious third period comeback to overcome an early deficit. But No. 5 Thomas Gilman used a riding time point to notch a thrilling 6-5 decision to give Iowa an early lead. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 133, sent nearly 16,000 fans to their feet with a late four-point move (takedown and two near fall points) to down No. 3 Cory Clark 8-5 to tie the dual. At 141, Penn State red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) dropped a hard-fought 9-4 decision to No. 6 Josh Dziewa as Iowa retook the lead 6-3. Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 149, nearly notched a last second, dual tying takedown against No. 2 Brandon Sorensen, but the Hawkeye fought off the move and grabbed a tough 6-4 win. At 157, junior Luke Frey (Montoursville, Pa.) nearly stunned No. 15 Michael Kelley before dropping a 7-4 decision and Iowa led 12-3 at the break. Nittany Lion red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) made at 165 with a thrilling 4-2 win over No. 7 Nick Moore. Hammond broke a 2-2 tie with a low single, lift and takedown with just :06 on the clock to pull Penn State to within six, 12-6. In one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups, Lion All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) met Iowa All-American Mike Evans with the duo ranked No. 2 and No. 3 respectively at 174. Brown set the tempo throughout the seven minutes and, while not posting a takedown, used a second period escape and a third period ride-out to post the 2-0 win and cut Iowa's lead to 12-9. Penn State red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 184, dropped a 7-1 decision to No. 8 Sammy Brooks as Iowa took a 15-9 lead. Nittany Lion All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, dominated No. 6 Nathan Burak, using a two point near fall in the second period to roll to a 7-1 win and cut the Iowa lead to 15-12. At 285, Nittany Lion senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6, took on No. 2 Bobby Telford with the dual meet in the balance. Telford used an escape, a stall point and a riding time point to post the 3-0 win, keep the Lions from tying the dual and giving the Hawkeyes the 18-12 victory. In one of the tightest duals of the year for Penn State, neither team notched a bonus point win and the takedown battle was a dead-even 8-8 tie. The crowd of 15,967 is the 25th straight home sell-out for Penn State including two duals in the Bryce Jordan Center. The total is the second highest in NCAA history, just 29 shy of the national record of 15,996, set last year in this same building when Penn State defeated Pittsburgh on Dec. 8. The attendance at today's dual and last year's Pitt dual are the two largest crowds ever for an athletic event in the BJC and are the two largest crowds at any athletic event in Penn State history not held in Beaver Stadium. Penn State is now 10-3, 6-3 in the Big Ten. Iowa is 13-0, 8-0. Penn State will trek to Stillwater, Okla., for a dual meet against No. 9 Oklahoma State on Sunday, Feb. 15. Action is set for 3 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. local). A limited number of standing room only tickets are still available for Penn State's home finale against Rider on Feb. 22 in Rec Hall. Fans can call the Penn State ticket office at 1-800-NITTANY to purchase. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2014-15 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #5 Thomas Gilman IOWA dec. #8 Jordan Conaway PSU, 6-5 / 0-3 133: #7 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. #3 Cory Clark IOWA, 8-5 / 3-3 141: #6 Josh Dziewa IOWA dec. Kade Moss PSU, 9-4 / 3-6 149: #2 Brandon Sorensen IOWA dec. #18 Zack Beitz PSU, 6-4 / 3-9 157: #15 Michael Kelly IOWA dec. Luke Frey PSU, 7-4 / 3-12 165: Garett Hammond PSU dec. #7 Nick Moore IOWA, 4-2 / 6-12 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU dec. #2 Mike Evans IOWA, 2-0 / 9-12 184: #8 Sammy Brooks dec. #17 Matt McCutcheon PSU, 7-1 / 9-15 197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. #6 Nathan Burak IOWA, 7-1 / 12-15 285: #2 Bobby Telford IOWA dec. #6 Jimmy Lawson PSU, 3-0 / 12-18 Attendance: 15,967 (25th straight home sell-out) Records: Penn State 10-3, 6-3 B1G; Iowa 13-0, 8-0 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at Oklahoma State, Sunday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m. (Eastern) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Nittany Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, met No. 5 Thomas Gilman. The duo battled evenly for the opening minute before Gilman gained control of Conaway's shoulders, worked his way behind the Lion for a takedown and an early 2-0 lead. Gilman controlled the action from the top for the remainder of the opening period to carry that lead and 2:05 in riding time into the second stanza. Gilman chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Gilman tried to work shoulder control into another takedown at the :40 mark but Conaway was able to fight off the move. Trailing 3-0, Conaway chose down to start the third period. Gilman was hit for a first stall warning just eight seconds into the period and Conaway then escaped to a 3-1 score with 1:40 on the clock. The Nittany Lion then shot low and notched his first takedown to briefly tie the score. With Gilman owning a riding time edge, Conaway cut the Hawkeye loose and then quickly got in on a single leg and finished off the takedown. He cut Gilman loose and nearly notched another takedown to take the lead but action moved out of bounds. Gilman was able to fight off Conaway's furious efforts and 2:01 in riding time gave the Hawkeye a 6-5 win. 133: Penn State sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 133, took on No. 3 Cory Clark. The duo battle evenly for over a minute before Clark used a low single to take an early 2-0 lead. Gulibon quickly escaped to a 2-1 score but Clark worked his way in to another low single. Gulibon managed to force a stalemate and action resumed on the Nittany Lion logo with :30 on the clock. Leading by one, Clark chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Gulibon worked for control from his feet. He nearly connected on a single leg at the :45 mark but Clark was able to fight off the effort and force a stalemate. Gulibon shook Clark down to the mat and completed a takedown with just :10 on the clock to tie the bout at 3-3 heading into the third period. Gulibon chose down to start the third period. Clark was able to control the action from the top long enough to build up a riding time edge and work the period down to the 1:00 mark. Gulibon was hit for a second and third caution to give Clark a 4-3 lead during a reset. The Lion quickly escaped to a 4-4 tie but Clark had riding time. With time running out, Gulibon gained control of Clark's leg, adjusted his hold as the clock moved under ten seconds and threw Clark to his back for a takedown and two near fall points. The late move gave the Nittany Lion sophomore an 8-5 win as Clark had the riding time edge. 141: Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) took to the mat against No. 6 Josh Dziewa at 141. Dziewa drew first blood with a quick takedown but Moss was undaunted, quickly reversing the Hawkeye to tie the bout at 2-2. Dziewa escaped shortly after and led 3-2 at the 2:00 mark with action resuming in the center circle. Moss shot in on a single leg, looking to take the lead, but Dziewa countered for his own takedown and led 5-2 with 1:03 on the clock. Dziewa then rode Moss out for the remainder of the period and led 5-2 with 1:02 in riding time after one. Dziewa chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 6-2 lead. The Hawkeye then got in on a single leg and finished off the move to lead 8-3 after a quick Moss escape. Down 8-3, Moss chose defense to begin the third period. Dziewa controlled the action long enough to build up a 1:37 riding time edge before Moss escaped to an 8-4 deficit. Moss was not able to break through Dwieza's late defense and the Hawkeye posted the 9-4 win. 149: Nittany Lion sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 149, met No. 2 Brandon Sorensen. Beitz opened up an early lead, turning a low single into a takedown and a 2-1 lead after a quick Sorensen escape. Sorensen took the lead with a quick takedown in front to the Iowa bench, moving ahead 3-2 with 1:05 on the clock. Beitz quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie and action resumed in the center of the mat. Sorensen notched a late takedown to lead 5-3 after the first period. Beitz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-4 score. Sorensen gained control of the Lion's ankle once again on the edge of the mat but Beitz was able to work his way to a reset with 1:00 left in the middle stanza. Sorensen carried that lead into the third period, chose down to start the third, and escaped to a 6-4 lead. After a reset at the 1:19 mark, Beitz began upping the tempo, looking for a chance to tie the bout with a takedown. But Sorensen was able to kill the clock from his feet, working the clock down below :10. The Lion nearly connected on a low double leg but the call was not made and Sorensen walked away with a hard-fought 6-4 win. 157: Junior Luke Frey (Montoursville, Pa.) battled No. 14 Michael Kelly at 157. Frey was the early aggressor, taking multiple shots in the first minute. Kelly tried to score on a low single midway through the period, but Frey deftly countered the move and worked his way into control and a 2-0 lead with a takedown. Frey controlled the action for over a minute in a mad scramble in the center of the mat. A reset was called on a potentially dangerous hold with Frey in control at the :28 mark. Kelly was able to counter as the period ended and the bout moved to the second period tied 2-2 (Frey had :58 in riding time). Kelly chose down to start the second period and notched another reversal to take a 4-2 lead. Frey was not able to break free of Kelly's ride and trialed 4-2 after two. Frey chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed the Hawkeye to tie the bout at 4-4. Kelly notched his third reversal of the match, however, and retook a 6-4 lead with 1:10 left to wrestle. Kelly built up over a minute's riding time with control up top and then maintained position for the ride out. 1:26 in riding time gave the Hawkeye a 7-4 win. 165: Penn State red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) met No. 7 Nick Moore at 165. Hammond and Moore fought through a scoreless couple of minutes with Hammond shooting low and Moore stepping out of trouble to keep the bout tied at zeroes. Tied at 0-0, Moore chose down to start the second period. Hammond maintained control of the Hawkeye for :30 before Moore reversed him to lead 2-0 at the 1:15 mark. Hammond quickly escaped and the dual moved to the middle of the mat with Moore up 2-1. The battle for position continued in the center for the rest of the period and Hammond trailed by one after two. Hammond chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Moore worked to connect on a single leg and Hammond fought the move off the keep the bout tied with :50 on the clock. Hammond connected on a high single with :20 left, lifted the Hawkeye into the air and notched the winning takedown by taking him to the mat with just :06 on the clock. The late score gave Hammond the 4-2 win. 174: Two-time All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, faced off once again Iowa senior Mike Evans, ranked No. 2. It was the seventh meeting between the two with their individual series tied at three wins a piece. Brown was relentless out of the gates, forcing Evans to the outside circle for the first half of the opening period. After a reset with 1:38 on the clock, Brown resumed forcing Evans backwards, looking for an opening and shifting out of the way of a quick Evans counter. Tied 0-0 after one, Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Brown continued to chase Evans, looking for an opening to work his offense. But the Hawkeye was able to keep the Nittany Lion at arm's length, fighting off a sold low single, for the remainder of the period. Trailing by one, Evans chose down to start the third stanza. Brown was able to control the Hawkeye from the top position, working his head to the mat for over a minute to build up a riding time edge. With :45 on the clock, Brown looked to maintain his top position and kept control of him for the rest of the period. Brown's ride-out, and 1:52 riding time, gave the Lion a 2-0 win. 184: Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 184, took on No. 8 Sammy Brooks. McCutcheon and Brooks battled evenly for the opening minute-plus with neither man breaking through for an early takedown. Brooks took a low shot with 1:00 on the clock and McCutcheon tried to counter the effort. Action moved out of bounds before either man scored and a reset was called with :40 left in the period. Tied 0-0 after one period, Brooks chose down to start the second and escaped to a 1-0 lead :16 in. McCutcheon shot low on the Hawkeye but Brooks was able to counter, work his way into a takedown and take a 3-0 lead with 1:10 left in the middle stanza. McCutcheon quickly escaped to a 3-1 score and action resumed with both men on their feet. Trailing by two, McCutcheon chose down to start the third period but Brooks was able to control the action from the top position. Brooks then turned McCutcheon of three back points to take a 6-1 lead with a clinched riding time point. A short ride out and 2:08 in riding time gave Brooks a 7-1 win. 197: Junior All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, met No. 6 Nathan Burak. The highly ranked duo battled evenly for over two minutes before McIntosh got in on a single leg and, after a bit of work, scrambled his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :33 left in the opening period. McIntosh scrambled his way to a ride out and led by that score after one period. McIntosh chose down to start the second period and quickly worked his way into control of Burak's left ankle. He then broke the Hawkeye's hold scored the reversal to go up 4-0. McIntosh then worked the Hawkeye to his back for two near fall points and a 6-0 lead with just over 1:00 left in the period. McIntosh then broke the Hawkeye down from the top position, building up over 1:00 in riding time as he worked the clock to zeroes. Trailing 6-0, with McIntosh owning 1:39 in riding time, Burak chose down to start the third. McIntosh controlled the Hawkeye from the top position until cutting him loose to a 6-1 score with 1:26 to wrestle. With the riding time point clinched and the clock winding down below 1:00, McIntosh began working for a potential major. The Lion fought off a solid Burak shot with :30 left and then spent the rest of the period chasing the Hawkeye but could not catch him. With 2:12 in riding time, McIntosh rolled to the dominating 7-1 win. 285: Senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 285, met No. 2 Bobby Telford. The battle of big men worked its way under the 1:00 mark of the opening period with neither wrestler finding an opening to score. Lawson began working Telford's shoulders and Telford countered for a near takedown at the :10 mark. But Lawson was able to work his way out of the Hawkeye's grasp and kept the bout scoreless after one period. Lawson chose down to start the second period but Telford was able to control the action for well over a minute to build up a riding time edge. He then forced Lawson down on the edge of the mat and continued his ride. Lawson was called for stalling after getting hit for a stall for an untied shoe and Telford led 1-0. Leading 1-0 with 2:00 riding time, Telford chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 2-0 lead. Lawson tried to work for a takedown, but Telford's defense was too much and, with 1;56 in riding time, Telford posted the 3-0 win.

No. 2 Minnesota rebounded with gusto from a Friday night defeat, winning the first six matches of its dual against Maryland on Sunday to earn a resounding 34-12 victory in its first-ever conference dual against the Terrapins. With the win, Minnesota wraps up its 2014-15 Big Ten season with a 7-2 mark, the fourth straight season the Gophers have won at least seven matches in conference competition. That streak is the second-longest under Head Coach J Robinson. While seven match victories would have been enough on their own to win the dual, Minnesota’s ability to produce bonus points in six of those wins, including a streak of five in a row after the dual’s opening bout, turned a victory into a blowout for the Gophers. That run of five consecutive matches with bonus points is the longest for Minnesota in any single dual since the final five matches against Purdue in January 2012. The six victories with bonus points are the most for Minnesota in a dual since the team produced seven (five major decisions and two pins) against Indiana in February 2014. After Sunday’s dual began at 149, where Jake Short followed up his first career Big Ten victory on Friday with his second, a 7-4 decision over Ben Dorsay, No. 1 Dylan Ness started the run of bonus points for Minnesota. Ness got the better of a crazy opening-minute scramble with Lou Mascola to score the fall at 1:07. The pin was his 11th of the season, one shy of his career high, and the 36th of his career, giving him sole possession of 10th on Minnesota’s all-time falls list. No. 17 Nick Wanzek followed Ness’ performance with his first career tech fall in dual competition, a 22-4 victory over T.J. Guidance at 6:16. At 174, No. 4 Logan Storley gave Minnesota its second pin, earning the fall over Sean O’Malley with four seconds remaining in the first period of their match. The pin was Storley’s fifth on the season, a new career high for the senior. No. 11 Brett Pfarr kept the streak going heading to intermission with a 14-3 major decision over Tony Gardner. Following the break, No. 5 Scott Schiller scored the third fall for the Gophers in a five-match window, pinning Rob Fitzgerald at 5:40. Schiller’s effort gave Minnesota its first three-pin performance in a dual since a 41-5 victory over Wyoming in November 2013. Minnesota’s run on bonus points ended in the night’s seventh match, 285, when No. 13 Spencer Myers knocked off No. 12 Michael Kroells in sudden victory overtime, 8-6. Ethan Lizak earned Minnesota’s final victory on the day, its seventh, at 125. Lizak turned in a dominant 11-0 performance against Josh Polacek for his first career dual match victory. The dual concluded with the Gophers forfeiting to Maryland and No. 20 Geoff Alexander at 133, and Shyheim Brown defeating Conrad Rangell, 3-1, at 141, giving the Terrapins nine points to cement the final score at 34-12. The 22-point victory on Sunday was Minnesota’s largest since defeating Michigan State, 36-3, at the Sports Pavilion on November 21 of this season. With their Big Ten schedule now completed, the Gophers will prepare for their opening round match in the NWCA National Duals next Sunday in Fargo, where Minnesota will take on North Dakota State. Results: 149: Jake Short (Minn) dec. Ben Dorsay (Md), 7-4 / Minnesota 3 – Maryland 0 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minn) fall (1:07) Lou Mascola / Minnesota 9 – Maryland 0 165: No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minn) tech fall (6:16) T.J. Guidice (Md), 22-4 / Minnesota 14 – Maryland 0 174: No. 4 Logan Storley (Minn) fall (2:56) Sean O’Malley (Md) / Minnesota 20– Maryland 0 184: No. 11 Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj. dec. Tony Gardner (Md), 14-3 / Minnesota 24 – Maryland 0 197: No. 5 Scott Schiller (Minn) fall (5:40) Rob Fitzgerald (Md) / Minnesota 30 – Maryland 0 285: No. 13 Spencer Myers (Md) dec. (SV-1) No. 12 Michael Kroells (Minn), 8-6 / Minnesota 30 – Maryland 3 125: Ethan Lizak (Minn) maj. dec. Josh Polacek (Md), 11-0 / Minnesota 34 – Maryland 3 133: No. 20 Geoff Alexander (Md) forfeit victory / Minnesota 34 – Maryland 9 141: Shyheim Brown (Md) dec. Conrad Rangell (Minn), 3-1 / Minnesota 34 – Maryland 12

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bucknell wrestling team closed a four-match road trip Saturday night with a 27-9 victory at American. The win was the eighth in a row for the Bison, who improved to 13-3 overall and 6-0 against EIWA opponents, and broke the school record for dual victories in a season. Bucknell won seven of the 10 bouts against the Eagles (6-10, 1-5 EIWA), including the first four in a row to take an early 16-0 advantage. The match began at 174 pounds and Bison sophomore Joey Krulock posted an 11-9 decision to get things started for the Bison, who have 23 wins over the last two years to equal the most in any two-year span in program history. Krulock’s win was his first dual victory of the season as he took to the mat for the first time in nearly a month. He scored two takedowns in the final minute of the third period to break a 7-7 tie and clinch the outcome. Tom Sleigh followed with a two-point decision at 184, while Tyler Lyster recorded his career-high sixth pin of the year at 197. He has now won six consecutive matches and has a career-high 25 victories this season. Lyster led 10-0 at the time of his pin. Joe Stolfi then extended his personal winning streak to 18 with a dominating 10-0 major decision over Chris McDermand at 285. Perhaps the most anticipated bout of the night was next as it featured nationally ranked Paul Petrov (Bucknell) against fellow nationally ranked grappler David Terao (American) at 125 pounds. Terao led 5-2 after the first period and Petrov could not get closer than two points the rest of the way as he lost for just the second time since the calendar flipped to 2015. After a loss at 133 pounds, Bucknell wrestlers won three of the final four bouts as Tyler Smith (141), Victor Lopez (149) and Robert Schlitt (165) recorded victories. Lopez and Schlitt both recorded major decisions to give Bucknell four bonus-point wins on the night. Bucknell, which is in the midst of its longest winning streak since the late 1980s, will return to Davis Gym to begin a three-match homestand Friday, Feb. 13, against Franklin & Marshall. The Bison will also host Army the next day. Both matches will air live on Bison Vision on the Patriot League Network. Results: 174: Joey Krulock (B) dec. Nick Carey (A), 11-9. 184: Tom Sleigh (B) dec. Jeric Kasunic (A), 9-7. 197: Tyler Lyster (B) pinned Brett Dempsey (A), 3:52. 285: No. 11 Joe Stolfi (B) maj. dec. Chris McDermand (A), 10-0. 125: No. 17 David Terao (A) dec. No. 16 Paul Petrov (B), 8-4. 133: Josh Terao (A) dec. Grim Gonzalez (B), 4-2. 141: Tyler Smith (B) dec. Michael Sprague (A), 11-7. 149: Victor Lopez (B) maj. dec. Tom Page (A), 12-2. 157: John Boyle (A) dec. Rustin Barrick (B), 9-3. 165: Robert Schlitt (B) maj. dec. Brad Mutchnik (A), 8-0.

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ -- The Cleveland State Wrestling team traveled to EWL's Rider for their fifth EWL match of the season. The Vikings came out strong and defeated the Broncs in a huge EWL match, 21-16. The Vikings moved to second place in the EWL to match Rider's 3-2 league record. CSU is now 5-2 overall on the year. Gabe Stark started the Vikings off in great shape with a 7-1 decision that included a big 5 point throw and 3-0 lead over Rider in the 174 weight class. At 184, Xavier Dye gave the Vikings a 7-0 lead over Rider with a dominating 10-2 major decision. The Vikings continued their success with another win at 197 where Nick Corba won in another major decision, 12-2. That put the Vikings up 11-0 over Rider. #15 Riley Shaw won a tough match by gaining a point in the final seconds to seal a 2-1 win and add to the Vikings score, 14-0. The Vikings didn't slow down there. #15 Ben Willeford dominated with a 14-2 major decision. At 133, Alfredo Gray continued the Vikings shutout with a 6-3 decision over Rob Deutsch, who is ranked 21st in the country, and put CSU up 21-0. Rider fought back but wasn't enough as the Vikings defeated the Broncs, 21-16. The Vikings will be back in action as they host Bloomsburg in their final home meet of the season next Saturday (Feb. 14). Wrestling will begin at 1 p.m. Results: 174 Gabe Stark-C dec. Steve Nelson-R 7-1 3-0 184 Xavier Dye-C major dec. Ali Yildiz-R 10-2 7-0 197 Nick Corba-C major dec. Don McNeil-R 12-2 11-0 Hwt #15 Riley Shaw-C dec. Greg Velasco-R 4-1 14-0 125 #15 Ben Willeford-C major dec. J.R. Wert-R 14-2 18-0 133 Alfredo Gray-C dec. Rob Deutsch-R 6-3 21-0 141 Chuck Zeisloft-R dec. Mike Carlone-C 10-6 21-3 149 #19 B.J. Clagon-R major dec. Nick Montgomery-C 16-8 21-7 157 #19 Chad Walsh-R dec. Latrell Davis-C 3-0 21-10 165 Conor Brennan-R wbf Matt Donohoe-C 6:06 21-16

Corvallis, Ore. -- The 19th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team stretched its unbeaten streak to 13 consecutive duals over the past two seasons on Saturday with a 26-10 victory over Cal Poly on Senior Night at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers (10-0, 5-0 Pac-12) claimed 7 of 10 matches in defeating the Mustangs (2-14, 1-3) in the Pacific-12 Conference tussle before a crowd of 1,069. Freshman Ronnie Bresser (125) won by technical fall; seniors Alex Elder (157), Taylor Meeks (184) and redshirt freshman Cody Crawford (197) added major decisions. Redshirt freshmen Jack Hathaway (133), Abraham Rodriguez (149) and Nate Keeve (hwt.) added decisions, with Keeve’s coming in overtime against a far bigger opponent. “We were a little sluggish overall,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “We have to wrestle better. Cal Poly did a good job fighting but at some matches we just didn’t come out” as strongly as he hoped. “We have to do a better job of coming out to wrestle.” Seniors Meeks, Latham, Elder, Brian Engdahl, Kurtis Ramsay, Patrick Rollins and Nick Schlager were honored before the match for their contributions to the program during their careers. The Beavers conclude the home portion of their dual-meet season at 8 p.m. Sunday against Boise State, also at Gill Coliseum. Former OSU football player and country recording artist Kurt Van Meter will serve as Honorary Coach and perform during the halftime intermission. Advance all-session passes for the 2015 Pac-12 wrestling championships are now on sale at the Gill Coliseum ticket office, by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS or by visiting the ticket area on osubeavers.com. The tournament is set for Sunday, March 1, at Gill Coliseum. The first session will start at 10:30 a.m.; the second session will begin at 3:30 p.m. The ticket office will open one hour before each session and the coliseum will be cleared between sessions. All-session tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for seniors (62+) and students (3-18). Individual-session tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students, and will only be sold the day of the event. All-session tickets will also be available the day of the event. There will be no group sales. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) tech. fall Yoshito Funakoshi (CP), 17-1 133: Jack Hathaway (OSU) dec. Jason DelaCruz (CP), 2-0 141: Colton Schilling (CP) major dec. Devin Reynolds (OSU), 12-4 149: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Blake Kastl (CP), 13-6 157: Alex Elder (OSU) major dec. Colt Shorts (CP), 10-1 165: Travis Berridge (CP) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 6-5 174: Dominic Kastl (CP) dec. Joe Latham (OSU, 12-8 (sv) 184: Taylor Meeks (OSU) major dec. Nick Fiegner (CP), 13-3 197: Cody Crawford (OSU) major dec. J.T. Goodwin (CP), 11-2 Hwt.: Nate Keeve (OSU) dec. Nicholas Johnson (CP), 6-3 (ot)

LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Drexel wrestling team earned its fourth conference victory of the season as they defeated Franklin & Marshall, 30-6 on Saturday night. The Dragons secured victories in eight of the ten matches in the winning effort. The dual started at 165 as Nick Elmer defeated the Diplomats' Andy Francos by a 10-6 deficit. Stephen Loiseau followed with a 5-3 decision over Gordon Bolig at 174 and then Alex DeCiantis gave the Dragons a 10-0 advantage with a 19-7 major decision in the 184 match. Brandon Litten came up at 197 and put up a strong fight but ultimately dropped a 6-5 overtime decision to Franklin & Marshall's Charles Kerkesner. In the heavyweight match, Joey Goodhart defeated the Diplomats' Alex Henry, 3-2 to extend Drexel's lead to 13-3. Zack Fuentes earned an 11-2 major decision over Edgar Garcia at 125 before Franco Ferraina strengthened the Dragons lead to 23-3 with a pin over Patrick Quinlan at 133. David Pearce solidified a Drexel victory with a 6-0 decision at 141 and then Matthew Cimato added a major decision at 149 to bring the team score to 30-3. Franklin & Marshall's Rob King earned a 6-1 decision over Ryan O'Connor in the final match of the dual, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit Drexel had created. With the victory, Drexel improves to 7-10 overall and 4-1 in EIWA action. The Dragons return home to the DAC on Spirit Night this Friday when they will host Hofstra at 7:00 p.m. Results: 165: Nick Elmer (DU) DEC Andy Francos (F&M), 10-6 174: Stephen Loiseau (DU) DEC Gordon Bolig (F&M), 5-3 184: Alex DeCiantis (DU) MAJ Anthony Mancini (F&M), 19-7 197: Charles Kerkesner (F&M) DEC Brandon Litten (DU), 6-5 (TB-1) 285: Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Alex Henry (F&M), 3-2 125: Zack Fuentes (DU) MAJ Edgar Garcia (F&M), 11-2 133: Franco Ferraina (DU) WBF Patrick Quinlan (F&M) @ 6:28 141: David Pearce (DU) DEC Robert Ruiz (F&M), 6-0 149: Matthew Cimato (DU) MAJ Jason Bing (F&M), 10-1 157: Rob King (F&M) DEC Ryan O'Connor (DU), 6-1

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke University wrestling team extended its win streak to five tonight with a commanding 29-14 victory over visiting Sacred Heart in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The victory for the Blue Devils was the 10th of the year. Duke, 10-4 overall on the year, reached the 10-wins benchmark for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign has four matches remaining on the year. The Blue Devils return to action in search of win No. 11 against ACC foe North Carolina Feb. 11 in Durham. “To get over the hump to 10 wins was really good for the team,” said head coach Glen Lanham. “It was a good performance from the guys and I’m happy with our performances from our guys tonight.” The Blue Devils picked up six wins in the dual, including two technical falls and two falls. Mitch Finesilver, at 133 pounds, dominated his opponent as he posted his first career tech fall. The true freshman jumped all over Tim Johnson and never let up as he continuously scored back points in search of the pin. The victory is Finesilver’s seventh of the season and fourth straight. At 141 pounds, Evan Botwin followed suit with a 13-0 major decision to push his season record to 16-9. Botwin, showing marked improvement this year for the Blue Devils, owns 11 more wins this year alone compared to last season. Duke's dominance continued at 149 and 157 with both Marcus Cain and Immanuel Kerr-Brown earning major decisions. Cain, after getting out to a fast start, bested Brendan Goldup 10-2 for his 14th win of the year, while Kerr-Brown beat Casey Mitchell 11-3 for his 18th victory. Brian Dorsey made quick work of John Vrasidos as he turned the Pioneers’ 165-pounder in the closing seconds for his fifth pin of the year. Dorsey improves to 16-7 overall and 4-2 in duals. Sacred Heart picked up a trio of victories over the next three matches against Duke seniors Michael Wright, Dylan Ryan and Brendan Fowler. Ryan suffered a heartbreaking defeat as Elliot Antler scored a takedown in the waning seconds for the regulation victory. At 197 pounds, former Duke lacrosse standout and Duke football player Fowler put forth a valiant effort in coming up short against Sasha Oliinyk. Fowler, at the close of the Duke wrestling season, will have lettered in three varsity sports at Duke and won a pair of national titles with the lacrosse program. “I wanted to give some seniors a shot to wrestle for Duke a final time,” Lanham said. “Dylan Ryan and Brendan Fowler have been really good for the program. Fowler coming in for his first year and Dylan has been here for four years. They definitely earned the shot tonight and they wrestled hard like I knew they would.” Brendan Walsh closed the dual out with a bang with a pin in the early part of the second period. Holding a narrow lead to start the second session, Walsh quickly turned Dan Hayden and picked up his second pin of the season. The Blue Devils have one final home match remaining Feb. 11 against the Tar Heels. Duke closes out its season on the road with a trio of tough matches at Virginia Tech, Michigan and Michigan State. Results: 125 – Patrick Skinner (SHU) dec. Thayer Atkins (Duke), 7-6 Duke 0, Sacred Heart 3 133 – Mitch Finesilver (Duke) tech fall Tim Johnson (SHU), 16-0 Duke 5, Sacred Heart 3 141 – Evan Botwin (Duke) major dec. Kyle Brady (SHU), 13-0 Duke 9, Sacred Heart 3 149 – Marcus Cain (Duke) major dec. Brendan Goldup (SHU), 10-2 Duke 13, Sacred Heart 3 157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) major dec. Casey Mitchell (SHU), 11-3 Duke 17, Sacred Heart 3 165 – Brian Dorsey (Duke) fall John Vrasidos (SHU), 2:53 Duke 23, Sacred Heart 3 174 – Conan Schuster (SHU) tech fall Michael Wright (Duke), 16-0 Duke 23, Sacred Heart 8 184 – Elliot Antler (SHU) dec. Dylan Ryan (Duke), 3-1 Duke 23, Sacred Heart 11 197 – Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) dec. Brendan Fowler (Duke), 9-4 Duke 23, Sacred Heart 14 285 – Brendan Walsh (Duke) fall Dan Hayden (SHU), 3:43 Duke 29, Sacred Heart 14

KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- Air Force wrestling took first place the 2015 All-Academy Championships, hosted by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Saturday. The Falcons won the All-Academy Championships for the first time in 12 years. Air Force scored 90 points to beat out Army (86.5) and Navy (81.5), who finished behind the Falcons in the eight-team field. Nine of 10 wrestlers finished above their seedings and junior Josh Martinez claimed the title at 125 pounds to AFA's first All-Academy Championship since 2003. Air Force had all 10 wrestlers finish in the top four on the day. "It was a total team effort," head coach Sam Barber said. "To have 10 wrestler place in the top four is an outstanding team effort for us. We fought hard all day, from the first fight to the last." Martinez, ranked 14th in the nation, went 3-0 to claim the 125 pound title. Martinez opened with a fall in just 40 seconds and a decision to get into the title match. Martinez then defeated Joaquin Martinez of The Citadel by technical fall for title. Sophomore Anthony McHugh placed second at 133 pounds for the Falcons. After an opening round bye, McHugh defeated Zack Davis of Navy 3-0 before falling to Nate Georgio of the Coast Guard in the title bout. Senior Carter McElhany rallied to a fourth-place finish at 141 pounds. After a win an opening win by technical fall, McElhany dropped his semifinal bout. McElhany then defeated Issac Hammonds of the Merchant Marine Academy to get into the third place bout. McElhany lost the third place bout but was able to earn points with his win to get into the bout. Sophomore Jerry McGinty placed second at 149 pounds. McGinty got to the title bout with a major and decision. He dropped the title bout to Matt Frisch of The Citadel. Freshman Sam Kreimier also took second at 157 pounds for the Falcons. Kreimier won by fall and earned a decision to get into the title bout. He lost the title bout to Russ Parsons of Army. Senior Jesse Stafford gave Air Force its third second place finish in four bouts at 165 pounds. Stafford, ranked 18th in the nation, got to the title bout with a technical fall and major. He dropped the title bout to Peyton Walsh of Navy. Freshman Michael Billingsley placed fourth at 174 pounds. After dropping his opening bout, Billinglsey rallied with a pair of wins to get into the third place match. Billingsley lost both of his bouts with Mike Shermot of the Coast Guard Academy. Freshman Zen Ikehara placed third at 185 pounds, going 3-1 on the day. Ikehara won by major and two decisions. He won the third place bout over Pat Rooney of the Merchant Marines. Senior Jack Carda rallied to a third place finish at 195 pounds. After a win and loss, Carda rallied with a tie-breaker win and a sudden victory win in the third place bout over Stevie Cervantes of Navy. Junior Marcus Malecek finished second at 285 with a 2-1 mark on the day. Malecek got to the title bout with a pair of decisions. He dropped the title match to Juan Adams of VMI. "It's a huge honor for our program and to represent the Air Force Academy so well," Barber said. "This was a big deal for us. Winning the All-Academy Championships propels us forward as we prepare for the WWC Championships and qualifying for the NCAAs." Air Force returns to action next Sunday, Feb. 15, hosting a dual against Oregon State. The action starts at 12:30 pm at Clune Arena.

PHILADELPHIA -- In his first year at the helm of the University of Pennsylvania’s wrestling program, Alex Tirapelle is finding comfort on home mats. The Quakers defeated a pair of EIWA and Ivy League rivals on Saturday, improving Tirapelle’s record in home duals to a perfect 4-0. The Quakers bested Brown, 29-6, in the first dual of the day before finishing the sweep with a 26-13 win over Harvard. Penn (6-4, 4-2 EIWA, 2-1 Ivy) won 14 bouts over the course of the two matches, including eight with bonus points. The second dual of the day was Penn’s first-ever contested inside Rockwell Gymnasium, and Penn felt right at home with a 26-13 win over Harvard. A forfeit at 125 to Jeremy Schwartz and a major decision from No. 19 Caleb Richardson enabled the Red and Blue to pull out in front early, 10-0, and the Quakers never looked back. Jeff Canfora took No. 15 Todd Preston to overtime at 141, but the defending EIWA champion secured the winning score early in overtime for a 4-2 decision. Senior Andrew Lenzi stuffed any possible Harvard momentum with a first-period fall at 149 pounds. Lenzi stuck Nick Stager in 1:22, turning an early takedown into a cradle for the pin. At 157, May Bethea followed with Penn’s fourth bonus-point win in five bouts with a 14-4 major decision over Colby Knight. Bethea had five takedowns in the win, two in each of the first two periods. In the second period, he added three backpoints to pull away for the major. After a loss from Quinton Hiles to Devon Gobbo at 165, Brad Wukie played the strategy game at 174 for a 3-2 win. Wukie scored a takedown in the first period, but entered the third tied following a pair of Josef Johnson escapes. With 1:09 of riding time, Wukie elected to start the third period neutral and the decision paid off as he defended well through the third period for the one-point win. No. 5 Lorenzo Thomas continued his strong stretch of wins with a 12-1 major decision over Josh Popple. Thomas led, 4-0, after two periods, but opened up his match with two takedowns and three nearfall and 3:00 of riding time for the convincing win. Things got hectic at 197 between Canaan Bethea and No. 14 James Fox in a crucial match for both in terms of EIWA seeding. After a scoreless first period, Fox broke the tie with an escape and a takedown early in the second. Bethea countered with a reversal, but was quickly reversed back by Fox. Undeterred, Bethea would reverse for a second time in the period to enter the third trailing. 5-4. Fox would elect to grant Bethea an escape before the start of the third period and that point would be the only one of the final frame, sending the bout to overtime. Bethea was in deep on a shot on the edge in the final seconds of sudden victory, but time ran out. In the tiebreaker periods, Bethea rode Fox for the full 30 seconds, but picked up a stalling warning after not climbing back up within the allotted five seconds. In the next period of tiebreaker, Bethea escaped to take a one point lead. Off a restart with 0:03 remaining, Bethea was called for stalling while blocking a fox shot and the resulting penalty point tied the match and sent it to a second period of sudden victory. Bethea was rattled, and Fox pounced for a takedown off the whistle. At the conclusion of the match, a team point was taken from Penn’s score after a third bench warning. The match finished with an 8-0 major decision for David Ng over Patrik Garren. After a loss in the opening bout, the Quakers would win the next four matches to take a 13-3 lead. The highlight win came from Brooks Martino, as he knocked off No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer, 2-1, in a tiebreaker. After a scoreless first period, Martino rode Staudenmayer for the first minute of the second period, needing that minute of riding time to tie the match after neither man scored in the third period. Martino would gain the decisive point on a locked hands call on Staudenmayer in the waning seconds of the first tiebreaker, then he staved off a Staudenmayer reversal attempt to secure the win. The Quakers would close the dual with wins in the final four matches, the biggest win coming for No. 5 Lorenzo Thomas at 184 via a major decision over fellow returning All-American Ophir Bernstein. Thomas scored a takedown in the first period, adding two nearfall points for a 4-0 lead. In the second, he reversed Bernstein and tacked on three more nearfall for a 9-0 lead after two periods. In the third, Bernstein was able to counter a Thomas shot for a takedown, but Thomas held on to extend his run of victories over Bernstein to five in a row. The win for Thomas was sandwiched around two quality wins for seniors Brad Wukie and Canaan Bethea. Wukie turned a 1-0 deficit in the second period to a 4-1 lead with a takedown and two nearfall en route to a 5-1 decision over Ricky McDonald. Bethea scored four takedowns in his match against Sebastien Levin, including three in the first period, to cruse to a 9-4 decision. No. 19 Caleb Richardson improved to 20-7 this season with a 16-5 major decision over Zeke Salvo. Richardson had five takedowns and 2:29 of riding time on his way to the victory. Jeff Canfora opened up in the third period, regrouping after Anthony Finocchiaro rode him the entire second period to score three takedowns in the third frame en route to an 11-5 win. No. 10 C.J. Cobb rounded out Penn’s winners against the Bears with a gutty 4-2 win over Steven Galiardo. Cobb scored the match’s only takedown in the first period, and didn’t get frustrated, adding an escape and a point for stalling against Galiardo. Penn is one the road for one final dual meet this season, heading to the Big Apple for a Valentine’s Day date with Columbia on February 14 at 7 p.m. Notes: Penn had the takedown edge against Brown, 17-6 … Penn had the takedown edge against Harvard, 14-8 … Caleb Richardson, Lorenzo Thomas and Brad Wukie each went 2-0 for the day … Penn has won five consecutive home dual meets. Penn defeats Brown, 29-6 125: Billy Waterson (Brown) DEC Jeremy Schwartz (Penn), 11-4 Brown leads, 3-0 133: #19 Caleb Richardson (Penn) MD Zeke Salvo (Brown), 16-5 Penn leads, 4-3 141: Jeff Canfora (Penn) DEC Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown), 11-5 Penn leads, 7-3 149: #10 C.J. Cobb (Penn) DEC Steven Galiardo (Brown), 4-2 Penn leads, 10-3 157: Brooks Martino (Penn) DEC #20 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 2-1 (TB) Penn leads, 13-3 165: Richard Muniz (Brown) DEC Quinton Hiles (Penn), 3-1 Penn leads, 13-6 174: Brad Wukie (Penn) DEC Ricky McDonald (Brown), 5-1 Penn leads, 16-6 184: #5 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) MD Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 11-2 Penn leads, 20-6 197: Canaan Bethea (Penn) DEC Sebastien Levin (Brown), 9-4 Penn leads, 23-6 285: Patrik Garren (Penn) wins by forfeit Penn leads, 29-6 Penn defeats Harvard, 26-13 125: Jeremy Schwartz (Penn) wins by forfeit Penn leads, 6-0 133: #19 Caleb Richardson (Penn) MD Ryan Osleeb (Harvard), 12-4 Penn leads, 10-0 141: #15 Todd Preston (Harvard) DEC Jeff Canfora (Penn), 4-2 (SV) Penn leads, 10-3 149: Andrew Lenzi (Penn) FALL Nick Stager (Harvard), 1:22 Penn leads, 16-3 157: May Bethea (Penn) MD Colby Knight (Harvard), 14-4 Penn leads, 20-3 165: Devon Gobbo (Harvard) DEC Quinton Hiles (Penn), 8-2 Penn leads, 20-6 174: Brad Wukie (Penn) DEC Josef Johnson (Harvard), 3-2 Penn leads, 23-6 184: #5 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) MD Josh Popple (Harvard), 12-1 Penn leads, 27-6 197: #14 James Fox (Harvard) DEC Canaan Bethea (Penn), 8-6 (SV2) Penn leads, 26-9* 285: David Ng (Harvard), MD Patrik Garren (Penn), 8-0 Penn leads, 26-13 *Penn was docked one team point following the conclusion of 197 for a third bench warning

FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State University 285-pound Evan Knutson recorded a pin and 184 Hayden Zillmer posted a tech fall as the No. 19/24-ranked Bison defeated stubborn Utah Valley University 24-13 in a Western Wrestling Conference dual on Saturday, Feb. 7, before 365 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. NDSU (8-3, 4-0 WWC) is scheduled to host No. 2/3-ranked University of Minnesota at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, in one of eight National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals Regionals being held at campus sites. The eight winners will converge on the University of Iowa on Feb. 21-22. Utah Valley dropped to 2-8 overall and 1-3 in the WWC. While Knutson and Zillmer came up with huge bonus points for North Dakota State, it was the middle of the lineup that turned things around winning four matches in a row. The Bison trailed Utah Valley 7-3 after three matches before 157-pound redshirt freshman Grant Nehring (Kimball, Minn.) dominated throughout and came up with an important 10-1 major decision over Utah Valley's Jared Harris to knot things at 7-7. Nehring has won three of his last four matches to improve to 6-10 overall and 3-3 in duals. Moving up a weight class to 165-pounds was redshirt sophomore Steven Keogh (Thief River Falls, Minn.). Keogh and the Wolverines' Dalton Harmon went back and forth for three periods. Keogh recorded an escape with under 15-seconds left in the third period and held on for a 1-0 win. Keogh snapped a personal four-match losing streak, won his first dual in seven tries and stands 7-14 overall. NDSU The first of two Bison seniors honored prior to the match, 174-pound Kurtis Julson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) posted an 8-2 win over Ethan Smith. Then Bison ninth-ranked junior Zillmer (Crosby, Minn.) was relentless in a 22-7 tech fall over Ross Taylor at 184. NDSU built the lead to 18-7. Julson stands at 14-9 and 6-5, while Zillmer improved to 27-4 including a 11-0 ledger in duals. Utah Valley stopped the run at 197-pounds and cut the deficit to 18-10. UVU's Derek Thomas scored a late third period takedown to defeat redshirt freshman Tommy Petersen (Lakeville, Minn.), who fell to 9-14 overall and 1-7 in duals. Enter the second senior, Knutson (Wausau, Wis.), who was leading the Wolverines' Jordan Karst 3-1 late in third. Knutson kept driving and recorded his third pin of the season with 15-seconds left in the match. He improved to 21-7 overall and has won nine of 11 duals. That fall put the Bison ahead 24-10. Utah Valley's 20th-ranked Chasen Tolbert recorded a takedown with two-seconds left to post a 5-3 decision 13th-ranked sophomore Josh Rodriguez (Guadalupe, Calif.). Rodriguez dropped to 14-6 overall and 8-3 in duals. UVU open the match with wins by Jade Rauser at 133-pounds with an 11-3 major decision over Kyle Gliva, and 149 Trevor Willson, who edged Clay Ream 5-4. North Dakota State 141-pound redshirt freshman Mitch Bengtson (St. Cloud, Minn.) posted a 10-5 decision over Matthew Ontiveros. Bengtson became the fourth NDSU wrestler to reach 20 wins (20-9, 8-3 duals). Results: 133: Jade Rauser (UVU) over Kyle Gliva (NDSU) (MD 11-3) 141: Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) over Matthew Ontiveros (UVU) (Dec 10-5) 149: Trevor Willson (UVU) over Clay Ream (NDSU) (Dec 5-4) 157: Grant Nehring (NDSU) over Jared Harris (UVU) (MD 10-1) 165: Steven Keogh (NDSU) over Dalton Harmon (UVU) (Dec 1-0) 174: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) over Ethan Smith (UVU) (Dec 8-2) 184: #9 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) over Ross Taylor (UVU) (TF 22-7 6:59) 197: Derek Thomas (UVU) over Tommy Petersen (NDSU) (Dec 3-1) 285: #15 Evan Knutson (NDSU) over Jordan Karst (UVU) (Fall 6:45) 125: #20 Chasen Tolbert (UVU) over #13 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) (Dec 5-3)

CHAPEL HILL -- Ethan Ramos knocked off No. 2 Nick Sulzer at 165 pounds, Joey Ward scored two bonus points with a technical fall at 141 and Frank Abbondanza clinched the dual with a win at 285 to give North Carolina a 17-16 victory over No. 12 Virginia Saturday night at Carmichael Arena. Both teams won five bouts, but Ward's tech fall proved to be the difference in Carolina's first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the year. Frank Abbondanza celebrates his clinching victoryVirginia (10-5, 2-2 ACC) started with a bang, winning a pair of one-sided matches at 125 and 133 to take a 7-0 lead. Nick Herrmann scored a major decision over Cody Karns before No. 14 George DiCamillo topped Troy Heilmann 10-3. No. 19 Ward got the Tar Heels (9-4, 1-2 ACC) back in the dual with a dominant performance at 141. The Cincinnati, Ohio, redshirt sophomore took control with an early takedown and a pair of 2-point near falls in the first period. Ward started down in the second and quickly got another takedown and more back points before the match was stopped just 34 seconds into the final period. Ward's win was the first of four straight victories for UNC as the hosts built a 14-7 lead. Redshirt sophomore Joey Moon led from start to finish in an 8-2 win over Chris Yankowich at 149 before redshirt senior Chris Mears grabbed an action-packed 9-7 decision over Andrew Atkinson at 157. The matchup of No. 13 Ramos and No. 2 Sulzer at 165 figured to be the standout bout of the night and the two nationally ranked wrestlers did not disappoint. Sulzer took a 2-1 lead through one period and pushed it to 3-1 with a second-period escape. Ramos started the third period in the down position and quickly escaped before taking down Sulzer to take a 4-3 lead. Sulzer escaped to force overtime, but Ramos landed a shot in the first sudden victory period to claim the biggest win of his young career. No. 7 Blaise Butler started the UVa comeback with his sudden victory win over John Michael Staudenmayer at 174. The two men were evenly matched throughout regulation, and both had chances for a takedown in overtime. Butler eventually got the points and the Cavaliers won tight decisions at 184 and 197 to regain the overall lead, 16-14. That left 285 to decide the dual, with Abbondanza facing redshirt junior Pat Gillen. Neither wrestler scored in the opening period, as Abbondanza used some impressive athleticism to escape trouble after having to go to one leg. He then started the second period down and, after just missing out on a reversal, the Tar Heel senior escaped and notched a pair of takedowns to enter the final period with a 5-1 lead. Gillen escaped, but Abbondanza stayed aggressive in the final period and brought the Carmichael Arena crowd to its feet as the final seconds ticked away. The team win was the first for Carolina against Virginia since 2009. The Tar Heels will look to even their ACC record at 2-2 Wednesday when they travel to Durham to face rival Duke at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Nick Herrmann (V) maj. dec. Cody Karns (NC), 13-3 - UVa leads 4-0 133: #14 George DiCamillo (V) dec. Troy Heilmann (NC), 10-3 - UVa leads 7-0 141: #19 Joey Ward (NC) tech fall Justin Van Hoose (V), 15-0 (5:34) - UVa leads 7-5 149: Joey Moon (NC) dec. Chris Yankowich (V), 8-2 - UNC leads 8-7 157: Chris Mears (NC) dec. Andrew Atkinson (V), 9-7 - UNC leads 11-7 165: #15 Ethan Ramos (NC) dec. #2 Nick Sulzer (V), 6-4 (SV-1) - UNC leads 14-7 174: #7 Blaise Butler (V) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (NC), 3-1 - UNC leads 14-10 184: Tyler Askey (V) dec. Scott Marmoll (NC), 4-2 - UNC leads 14-13 197: #19 Zach Nye (V) dec. Chip Ness (NC), 5-3 (SV-1) - UVa leads 16-14 285: Frank Abbondanza (NC) dec. Pat Gillen (V), 5-2 - UNC wins 17-16

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- The No. 8 Iowa State wrestling team (8-2, 2-1 Big 12) capped off Big 12 dual action with a 29-7 win over West Virginia (6-8, 0-3 Big 12). The Cyclones’ winning efforts were boosted by seven wins, including three bonus-point victories. The dual began at the 184-pound weight class. No. 15 Lelund Weatherspoon was pitted against Bubba Scheffel in this match. In the waning moments of the first period, Weatherspoon got a single leg on Scheffel. There was a bit of a scramble, but Weatherspoon pushed Scheffel onto his back to secure the fall in 2:52. The Cardinal and Gold secured wins at 197 and 133 in No. 2 Kyven Gadson and No. 4 Earl Hall. Gadson garnered 1:32 in riding time to grab a 3-0 decision over Jake A. Smith. Hall defeated Corey Stainbrook behind a takedown and a two-point near-fall, 4-2. Following the intermission, the Cyclones went on to win the final five matches to close out the dual, including two by major decision. The 141-pound class provided much excitement for the more than 1,200 fans in attendance at WVU Coliseum. Dante Rodriguez trailed No. 12 Michael Morales 6-1 heading into third period. The freshman from Kearney, Neb. then went on to record a 12-point third period en route to a 13-10 decision over Morales. A quick reversal and a two-point near-fall in the beginning of the period was the catalyst for his come-from-behind victory. Morales would also add a reversal to make it 8-5. Rodriguez would then get two more on another reversal to make it 8-7. From here, Rodriguez dominated. He took a fatigued Morales to the mat two more times and tacked on a two-point near fall at the end the match to get the decision, 13-10. No. 14 Cyclone Gabe Moreno wrestled to a 10-2 major decision over Roman Perryman with 4:22 of riding time. In his match, Moreno recorded four takedowns. Redshirt seniors Luke Goettl and No. 4 Michael Moreno also picked up wins for the Cyclones. Goettl defeated Brutus Scheffel of West Virginia by 9-5 decision and locked in 1:08 of riding time. Moreno picked up his 18th win of the season with a 4-1 decision and 3:06 for riding time over Ross Renzi. ISU 174-pounder and No. 11 Tanner Weatherman closed out the dual with a dominant performance. He picked up a 15-3 major decision over Parker VonEgidy. Weatherman scored four takedowns and brought VonEgidy to his back twice, picking up three-point near-fall and a two-point near-fall to secure bonus points. The Cyclones will return home next weekend, as they wrestle Arizona State on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. and then Northern Iowa at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15. Results: 184: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) fall Bubba Scheffel (OU), 2:52. 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Jake A. Smith (WVU), 3-0. (1:32 RT) 285: AJ Vizcarrondo dec. Quean Smith (ISU) (WVU), 5-4. 125: Zeke Moisey (WVU) maj. dec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 13-5. (1:36 RT) 133: Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 4-2. 141: Dante Rodriguez (ISU) dec. Michael Morales (WVU), 13-10. 149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) maj. dec. Roman Perryman (WVU), 10-2. (4:22 RT) 157: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Brutus Scheffel (WVU), 9-5. (1:08 RT) 165: Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 4-1. (3:06 RT) 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) maj. dec. Parker VonEgidy, 15-3. (3:10 RT)

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- It's lucky 13 for Cornell wrestling. The Big Red capped off a perfect 2015 Ivy League campaign with a 38-0 win at Columbia, sweeping through the Lions like they have their conference counterparts for more than a decade. The win extended Cornell's win streak over Ancient Eight foes to 68 matches over more than 13 seasons. On a day where just about everything went right, Cornell won close decisions, had five total falls in two duals - including its earlier 41-7 win over Hofstra - and had 11 of its 18 wins on the day come by way of bonus point triumphs. With the wins, Cornell captured its 42nd straight against EIWA win, 61st consecutive against unranked foes and now 27 straight against New York state opponents. It was the Big Red's 12th in a row over the Pride and its 29th straight against the Lions. With championship season around the corner, Cornell head wrestling coach Rob Koll spent the week working on picking up falls knowing bonus points could be the difference between a strong finish and an EIWA or NCAA team title. The work paid off - the Big Red picked up four falls and seven total bonus wins on its way to a 41-7 win over Hofstra earlier in the afternoon at the Mack Physical Education Center. Then, with a chance to clinch the Ivy title outright before half the league teams wrestled their second conference dual, didn't lose a match in a dominant performance heading into next weekend's NWCA National Duals. Top-ranked Gabe Dean earned a fall and technical fall in his two matches on the day at 184, one of four Big Red wrestlers to win bonus point decisions in both matches of the day (joining Nahshon Garrett at 125, Brian Realbuto at 157 and Jace Bennett at 197). Garrett and Bennett each won a match by fall and the other by major decision to rack up more team points. Cornell returns to action in the first round of the NWCA National Duals against Drexel on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. at Newman Arena. #6 Cornell 41, Hofstra 7 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by fall over Jermaine John (H), 2:42 197: #12 Jace Bennett (C) won by major decision over Mike Oxley (H), 11-1 285: Michael Hughes (H) won by decision over Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C), 3-2 125: #3 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by fall over Bryan Damon (H), 4:56 133: #15 Mark Grey (C) won by forfeit 141: Jamel Hudson (H) won by major decision over Nick Arujau (C), 18-8 149: Taylor Simaz (C) won by fall over Alex Mirante (H), 2:28 157: #6 Brian Realbuto (C) won by major decision over Jahlani Callendar (H), 12-2 165: #11 Dylan Palacio (C) won by fall over Nick Terdick (H), 3:51 174: #20 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Frank Affonti (H), 3-0 #6 Cornell 38, Columbia 0 125: #3 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by major decision over Johnson Mai (Col), 15-2 133: #15 Mark Grey (C) won by decision over Angelo Amenta (Col), 12-6 141: Nick Arujau (C) won by decision over Jacob Macalolooy (Col), 3-2 149: Taylor Simaz (C) won by decision over Connor Sutton (Col), 8-3 157: #6 Brian Realbuto (C) won by technical fall over Tyler Zimmer (Col), 16-1 165: Craig Eifert (C) won by decision over Tyrel White (Col), 4-3 174: #20 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Shane Hughes (Col), 4-2 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by technical fall over Zach Hernandez (Col), 23-7 197: #12 Jace Bennett (C) won by fall over Troy Hembury (Col), 3:20 285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C) won by decision over Garrett Ryan (Col), 7-2