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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 15-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team rolled past in-state rival Michigan State, 28-9, to earn its first Big Ten Conference dual win of the season on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 11) at Jenison Field House. The Wolverines claimed seven individual wins, earning bonus points in three. Michigan surged to an early and sizable advantage, claiming each of the opening six matches, to build up a 22-0 lead, before the Spartans earned three straight decisions to get on the board. Sophomore heavyweight Adam Coon put an exclamation on the Wolverine victory, using a second-period leg turk to pin Chris Nash at the 6:04 mark. Coon, ranked eighth in the latest InterMat poll, was up 11 points at the time of the fall, scoring four takedowns and two back before hitting another single leg midway through the second, finishing with a split-leg turk and quickly horsed Nash to his back for his second straight pin. Coon improved to 5-0 in dual competition. The Wolverines didn't allow an offensive point in their opening bouts as junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey and junior Rossi Bruno earned back-to-back decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. After missing on several front headlock opportunities and drawing a late staling call against Mitch Rogaliner, Youtsey capitalized on third-period scramble to score the winning takedown and seal a 3-2 decision. Bruno, ranked eighth nationally, shut out the Spartans' Hermilo Esquivel, 4-0, in the subsequent match. He scrambled out of a deep first-period single-leg attack and immediately shot in and converted one of his own before riding out the frame to secure more than a minute of time advantage. He rode out the entirety of the third, ending the match with 3:03 time advantage. Sophomore/freshman George Fisher held on to win a wild one, 10-8, over Javier Gasca at 141 pounds after building up an early advantage with two takedowns in the first period. Fisher added off a counter attack, spinning behind on an MSU shot before Gasca, who is ranked 11th nationally at 133 pounds, cut the gap with a reversal and takedown in the third -- both out a scramble scenarios. It was Fisher's first collegiate dual win. Freshman Alec Pantaleo, ranked 13th nationally, cruised to an 11-3 major decision over Nick Trimble at 149 pounds. He scored three takedowns -- one in each period -- and added three near-fall points on a second-period whip over. He secured the bonus point late in the third, spinning around a Trimble half shot, and rode out the match to accumulate 1:39 in time advantage. Sophomore Brian Murphy, ranked 19th nationally, used a big second period to defeat Roger Wildmo, 6-0, at 157 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Murphy converted on an explosive double leg midway through the second, adding two back points with an arm bar at the buzzer. The Wolverine wrestler rode out the third period to accumulate 3:26 in riding-time advantage. Junior/sophomore Taylor Massa, ranked 10th at 165 pounds, also earned bonus when the Spartans' Ryan Watts defaulted in the waning seconds of the second period (4:58). After having a high-crotch takedown waived off on review in the first period, Massa had just finished on a head-in-the-hole to extend his lead to 3-0 when the default occurred. The Spartans narrowed the final score with three straight decisions at the upperweights -- by just a combined four points. The most noteworthy -- and most controversial -- MSU win came at 184 pounds, where 13th-ranked sophomore Domenic Abounader fell to John Rizqallah, 4-3, after a late third-period escape. Rizqallah scored a takedown on a last-second flurry in the first period, and while Abounader appeared to have a reversal at the buzzer, a review of the sequence proved inconclusive. He did score a quick reversal in the second and rode for the bulk of the third, building 1:40 in time advantage, before Rizqallah escaped to earn a one-point advantage. Abounader struggled to keep the Spartan in the circle but didn't get a second stall call. The Wolverines will open the home portion of their 2014-15 schedule next Sunday (Jan. 18), hosting rival Ohio State at 2 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Mitch Rogaliner, 3-2 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #8 Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Hermilo Esquivel, 4-0 U-M, 6-0 141 -- George Fisher (U-M) dec. Javier Gasca, 10-8 U-M, 9-0 149 -- #13 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Nick Trimble, 11-3 U-M, 13-0 157 -- #19 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Roger Wildmo, 6-0 U-M, 16-0 165 -- #10 Taylor Massa (U-M) injury def. Ryan Watts, 4:58 U-M, 22-0 174 -- Nick Proctor (MSU) dec. Connor Brancheau, 5-3 U-M, 22-3 184 -- John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. #13 Domenic Abounader, 4-3 U-M, 22-6 197 -- Nick McDiarmid (Minn) dec. Chris Heald, 3-2 U-M, 22-9 Hwt -- #8 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned Chris Nash, 6:04 U-M, 28-9

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- South Dakota State (5-5, 0-0 WWC) returned home to Frost Arena for the first time since November 29 with a pair of convincing wins over Buffalo and Dakota Wesleyan. SDSU beat UB, 28-8, before blanking DWU, 54-0. SDSU’s 54-0 win over the Tigers was the first Jackrabbit shutout since January 11, 2013 vs. Simpson College (51-0). “It was a good day for us because we did what we were supposed to do,” head coach Chris Bono said of SDSU’s wins. “We got a few guys matches for the first time and for the most part, they looked good. Now it’s time to get back in the room and get ready for a pair of duals next weekend.” Sophomore Isaac Andrade (125) and junior Brance Simms (133) opened the dual with back-to-back decisions over Max Soria and Sean Peacock. Andrade trailed 4-2 entering the third period, but recorded a three-point nearfall to spearhead a 7-6 comeback. Simms led 2-1 before reversing Peacock early in the second and would add riding time in the third for the 6-3 win. UB would win the next two matches over a pair of underclassmen making their Jackrabbit debuts in Jaxon Fitzgerald (141) and Coltan Laganiere (149) to take an 8-6 lead, but would be held scoreless for the remainder of the dual. #11 Cody Pack came out in dominating fashion as he recorded back points six times in the first period en route to a 16-0 tech fall over Alex Smythe. Pack led 14-0 after the first before getting the deciding takedown early in the second for his fourth tech fall of the year. John Nething II (165), David Kocer (174) and Brady Ayers (184) also found the win column for SDSU, as Nething won 6-1, while Kocer and Ayers both won 6-1. #16 Nate Rotert made quick work of James Benjamin, as he worked his way from an early takedown on the edge of the mat to record the fall in 19 seconds. Rotert’s 19-second fall stood as the quickest fall on the year for the team, but would be overtook later in the day. Junior J.J. Everard (285) closed out the dual with a 6-2. Andrade opened the final dual of the day in style with a fall over Will Seydel at 2:35. Simms built the Jackrabbit lead to 11-0 with a 21-6 tech fall over Chad McCannon. Following a DWU forfeit, redshirt freshman Austin Oyen made his Jackrabbit debut at 149 and majored Mito Mendivil, 13-1. #11 Pack started a streak that saw the Jacks pin four out of the next five Tigers. D. Kocer, Ayers and Hunter Weddington also picked up pins for the Jacks. Weddington’s pin in 17 seconds overtook Rotert’s pin as the quickest on the year. SDSU continues its month-long homestand next weekend as the Jacks host Boise State Friday before opening Western Wrestling Conference action against Northern Colorado on Sunday. The duals are set for 7 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. SDSU 29, Buffalo 8 125: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) over Max Soria (Buffalo) -- Dec., 7-6 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) over Sean Peacock (Buffalo) -- Dec., 6-3 141: Rocco Russo (UB) over Jaxon Fitzgerald (SDSU) - Tech., 17-2 149: Justin Cooksey (UB) over Coltan Laganiere (SDSU) -- Dec., 8-3 157: #11 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Alex Smythe (UB) - Tech., 16-0 165: John Nething II (SDSU) over Rrok Ndokaj (UB) -- Dec., 6-1 174: David Kocer (SDSU) over Wally Maziarz (UB) -- Dec., 6-0 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) over Brett Perry (UB) -- Dec., 6-0 197: #16 Nate Rotert (SDSU) over James Benjamin (UB) -- Fall, 0:19 285: J.J. Everard (SDSU) over Mike Silvis (UB) -- Dec., 6-2 SDSU 54, Dakota Wesleyan 0 125: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) over Will Seydel (DWU) -- Fall, 2:35 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) over Chad McCannon (DWU) -- Tech., 21-6 141: Jaxon Fitzgerald (SDSU) win by forfeit 149: Austin Oyen (SDSU) over Mito Mendivil (DWU) -- Maj., 13-1 157: #11 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Brook Woehl (DWU) -- Fall, 2:44 165: Ben Schwery (SDSU) over Kyle Gerlach (DWU) -- Dec., 4-3 174: David Kocer (SDSU) over Alex Osborne (DWU) -- Fall, 2:00 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) over Isaac Rangel (DWU) - Fall, 2:41 197: Hunter Weddington (SDSU) over Alex Smith (DWU) - Fall, 0:17 285: J.J. Everard (SDSU) wins by forfeit

MADISON, Wis.--The No. 20 Badgers used quick shots and fast paced offensive movements to claim a 22-13 victory over Purdue on Sunday afternoon in the UW Field House. Wisconsin is now 7-1 on the season and 5-0 in Big Ten Conference action. "Honestly, we didn't wrestle like we can today," Wisconsin assistant coach Trevor Brandvold said. "It is always good to get a Big Ten Conference win but we let a lot of matches go. We had a lot of little mistakes that we are going to correct over the next two weeks." The Badgers took a slow start in the dual after Jesse Thielke dropped a 7-5 decision to Purdue's Nick Lawrence giving the Boilermakers an early 3-0 advantage. Rylan Lubeck set the Badgers back on the right track after defeating Brandon Nelsen with a 10-8 decision. Lubeck logged three total takedowns and two nearfall points. Freshman Seth Liegel made his return to the mat against Doug Welch at 157 lbs. After going scoreless in the first period, Welch took the upper hand by getting a reversal to go up 2-0 with 20 seconds left in the second period. Welch struck early with a takedown at the start of the third period and finished winning 4-0. No. 3 Isaac Jordan met up with PU's Pat Robinson at 165 lbs. Jordan wasted no time getting started and easily took down Robinson in the first 15 seconds of the match. In the first period, he collected three more nearfall points and 2:44 riding time to lead 5-0. Jordan chose to start on bottom in the second period and swiftly escaped to give him a 6-0 advantage. He quickly followed by earning another takedown and three more nearfall points to end the second period ahead 11-0. One more takedown and three more back points sealed the deal for the All-American who walked away with a 16-0 triumph. No. 18 Frank Cousins was upset by Chad Welch in a 3-2 decision that gave Purdue the lead over Wisconsin once again, 9-8. At 184 lbs., freshman Ricky Robertson defeated Patrick Kissel with a close 6-5 decision. Robertson took down Kissel right at the start of the first period but Kissel immediately escaped. Robertson knocked up 32 seconds of riding time to end the first period with him as the front-runner, 2-1. Robertson clinched another takedown at the start of the second period but Kissel answered with a reversal. Robertson retaliated with a reversal of his own and Kissel escaped with nine seconds left in the second period. Kissel trailed Robertson 6-4 headed into the third period. At the 1:50 mark, Kissel managed another escape but it wasn't enough as Robertson walked away with the 6-5 victory. No. 10 Timmy McCall tallied a 7-1 decision over No. 8 Braden Atwood, while No. 5 Connor Medbery posted a 17-5 major decision over Purdue's Tyler Kral. In his first dual match of the season, Matthew Cavallaris lost by tech fall to 125-pounder Luke Welch, 18-13. No. 14 Ryan Taylor finished the day for Wisconsin in dramatic fashion with an 18-6 major decision against Danny Sabatello. "I felt like I was a little slow today," Taylor added. "I was a little sluggish. He was a different style wrestler. Some things I need to work on are my shots." Taylor came out aggressive in the third period after ending the second period with a 10-4 advantage. Taylor compiled two takedowns and three nearfall points to secure an 18-6 major decision and cap the 22-13 win for Wisconsin. "Just keep the pace up," Taylor said. "That's how I like to wrestle all of my matches. When you keep the pace up, good things happen." Wisconsin takes a short break and will be back in action in a weekend series against Michigan on Jan. 23 and Michigan State on Jan. 25. "That's the great news. We have two weeks to train before our next competition," Brandvold said. "We will work on the little things but like I said, it is great to a win. The guys wrestled hard for the most part and we did enough to win the dual."

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The fifth-ranked Illinois wrestling team had its first Big Ten road test of the season on Sunday afternoon. The Orange and Blue took on Indiana and dominated from start to finish, winning nine of 10 weight classes en route to a 36-3 victory. The Illini improve to 8-1 (2-0 Big Ten), while the Hoosiers fall to 2-4 (0-3 Big Ten). "I think we wrestled pretty well," said head coach Jim Heffernan. "We were offensive, got going early and scored some early points. We had some good wins this weekend as Brooks avenged a loss at heavyweight from earlier in the year and Jeff beat two really good guys. Jackson lost today but closed the gap considerably from the first time those two wrestled, so he did pretty well." The match began at 133 pounds with No. 3 Zane Richards earning a 19-8 major decision over Alonzo Shepherd. Richards took a 4-1 lead after the first period and expanded his lead to 12-5 in the second. With the win, Richards improves to 17-1 on the season. At 141 pounds, Illinois got another big win as No. 16 Steven Rodrigues beat Sean Brown, 24-9. Rodrigues held a 4-2 lead after one period before amassing a 15-5 lead through the second period. The win gives Rodrigues a 9-4 record and gave the Illini a 8-0 lead. Due to not scoring any back points, the win only counted for four points in the team score. Kyle Langenderfer improved to 13-6 with a 7-2 decision over Trevor Moody at 149 pounds. Langenderfer led 2-0 through one period and 6-1 after two, before holding off Moody in third. At 157 pounds, No. 4 Isaiah Martinez continued his dominant season, earning a 27-11 victory over Alex Gregory to improve to 18-0 on the season. After a slow start to the match, Martinez blew the doors off the bout in the second period en route to his fifth technical fall win of the season. Much like Rodrigues' match, Martinez did not score any back points so the win only counted for four team points, giving Illinois a 15-0 advantage. In the marquee match of the day, No. 8 Jackson Morse took on No. 4 Taylor Walsh in a rematch of a bout from the Midlands Championships won by Walsh. After a scoreless first period, Morse took a 2-0 lead with a second-period takedown. Walsh tied the match with a pair of escapes, before sealing a 4-2 win with a late takedown. No. 6 Zac Brunson got the Illini back on track with a 9-5 decision over No. 15 Nate Jackson at 174 pounds. The victory gives Brunson a mark of 18-1 on the year and gave the Illini an 18-3 lead over the Hoosiers. At 184 pounds, No. 14 Nikko Reyes made quick work of Jake Masengale, pinning him in just 14 seconds. The pin was Reyes' sixth of the season and the fastest produced by an Illinois wrestler this season. He is now 17-5 on the season. The next two weight classes produced close wins by Illini grapplers. At 197 pounds, Jeff Koepke improved to 14-6 with a 3-1 decision over Luke Sheridan, while Brooks Black upped his season win total to 11 with a 2-1 overtime win against Garrett Goldman at heavyweight. Indiana forfeited the 125-pound bout, giving Dominic Olivieri the win and ending a dominating afternoon for Illinois. The Illini will be on the road next in what is arguably the most difficult weekend of competition any team in the country will face this season. Illinois will travel to Iowa on Friday, Jan. 16 before heading to Minnesota on Sunday, Jan. 18. The Hawkeyes and the Gophers are tied for first in the latest W.I.N. Magazine rankings. The dual with Iowa will begin at 7 p.m., while the battle with Minnesota starts at 1 p.m. "Next weekend is going to be a tough weekend and we know that," Heffernan explained. "We need to make sure we recover a little bit and get ready to compete because Iowa and Minnesota are two great teams. This is why the Big Ten conference is the best, because we have to wrestle teams like that back-to-back and they've got the type of guys you will have to beat back-to-back at the national tournament. These matches will have great atmospheres and we are all looking forward to it." Results: 133: #3 Zane Richards (ILL) over Alonzo Shepherd (IU) (MD 19-8) 141: #16 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over Sean Brown (IU) (TF 24-9) 149: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) over Trevor Moody (Dec 7-2) 157: #4 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over Alex Gregory (IU) (TF 27-11) 165: #5 Taylor Walsh (IU) over #8 Jackson Morse (ILL) (Dec 4-2) 174: #6 Zac Brunson (ILL) over #15 Nate Jackson (IU) (Dec 9-5) 184: #14 Nikko Reyes (ILL) over Jake Masengale (IU) (Fall 0:14) 197: Jeff Koepke (ILL) over Luke Sheridan (IU) (Dec 4-2) 285: Brooks Black (ILL) over Garrett Goldman (IU) (TB-1 2-1) 125: Dominic Olivieri (ILL) won by forfeit

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- The University of Oklahoma wrestling team secured its second straight dual victory on Sunday, defeating Hofstra by a 32-15 score inside the Mack Sports Complex. With the win, the Sooners improved to 5-4 on the season, while the Pride fell to 4-6. OU head coach Mark Cody said he is proud of the way his squad competed mentally after a tough day of training. “We trained very hard yesterday,” Cody explained. “I was worried about the possibility of them not having their legs underneath them and I was right. I realized after this match it was a legitimate concern. I also realize that we put them in a pretty tough situation today and they were able to execute. Even though physically they were not 100%, mentally they pulled through and I am proud of this group.” Five of the Sooners’ seven bout wins on the day came with bonus points, including falls from freshman Brooks Climmons at 184 pounds and redshirt sophomore Ross Larson at heavyweight. Climmons caught Hofstra freshman Cory Damiana in the first period, pinning him in 1:29. Larson, ranked No. 12, registered the pin of sophomore Mike Hughes in 1:58, his team-leading 14th fall of the season. Freshman Ryan Millhof and redshirt freshman Shayne Tucker both won by technical fall at 125 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively. Millhof’s victory came over freshman Bryan Damon with a 16-0 score in 6:23, while Tucker topped Alex Mirante by a 24-8 mark in 6:18. In the 197-pound match, freshman Andrew Dixon defeated Hofstra freshman Michael Oxley by major decision, 12-1. At 157 pounds, redshirt senior and No. 13 Justin DeAngelis tallied an 11-5 decision of Jahlani Callender. Thanks to the riding time point, redshirt sophomore Clark Glass downed Hofstra reshirt senior Nick Terdick by decision, 6-5, in the 165-pound match. OU’s three losses came at 133 pounds, 141 pounds and 174 pounds. At 133 pounds, Hofstra’s Travis Passaro defeated sophomore Sean Williams by technical fall, 19-2, while No. 17 Jamel Hudson topped freshman Trae Blackwell by a 10-2 major decision at 141. The 174-pound bout saw Frank Affronti defeat OU redshirt sophomore Matt Reed by a fall in 6:31. Up next, the Sooners return home for their first home competition since Nov. 1. OU will host two duals within three days, starting with No. 22 NC State at 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 16, before facing Big 12 foe West Virginia at 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Jan. 18. Tickets are available online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. “We’re looking forward to coming home,” Cody said. “I hope we can fill the stands for all of our dual meets in this homestretch that we have coming up.” Results: 125- Ryan Millhof (O) tech fall Bryan Damon (H), 15-0 (6:23) 133- Travis Passaro (H) tech fall Sean Williams (O), 18-2 (5:23) 141- #17 Jamel Hudson (H) maj. dec. Trae Blackwell (O), 10-2 149- Shayne Tucker (O) tech fall Alex Mirante (H), 23-7 (6:18) 157- #13 Justin Deangelis (O) dec. Jahlani Callender (H), 11-5 165- Clark Glass (O) dec. Nick Terdick (H), 6-5 174- Frank Affronti (H) WBF Matt Reed (O), 6:31 184- Brooks Climmons (O) WBF Cory Damiana (H), 1:29 197- Andrew Dixon (O) maj. dec. Michael Oxley (H), 12-1 285- #12 Ross Larson (O) WBF Michael Hughes (H), 1:58

AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa State wrestling team (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) took the mat in their 2014-15 home-opener against Penn (1-3, 0-0 EIWA), defeating the Quakers by score of 41-3. The 41 team points are the most by an Iowa State squad since 2009 when they beat UNI 42-0. ISU was propelled to victory by seven bonus-point victories. Wrestling kicked off with the 197-weight class, as No. 3 Kyven Gadson got bonus points for the Cyclones to start the dual. He defeated Penn’s Canaan Bethea by major-decision, 14-2. Gadson cemented the victory with a late takedown and a pair of near-falls. At heavyweight, Quean Smith was pitted against Patrik Garren. Smith added four team points for the Cyclones, getting a 10-0 major-decision. Smith grabbed a late takedown and two-point near-fall to end his match while garnering 4:25 of riding time. At 125, it was Kyle Larson getting a 15-5 major-decision over Penn’s Jeremy Schwartz. Larson was able to get six takedowns in his match while riding strong on top, picking up 3:29 in riding time en route to his major-decision. Freshman Dante Rodriguez closed out the first half of the dual with a bang. With 52 seconds left on the clock in the first, Rodriguez brought Andrew Lenzi to the mat and was able to put him on his back to secure the fall at 2:13, marking Rodriguez’s ninth pin of the year. No. 15 Gabe Moreno and No. 12 C.J. Cobb battled at 149 in the only top-20 matchup of the day. Moreno got a takedown early in the first and never looked back. A stalling call, escape and 2:48 of riding time gave Moreno the nod in a 5-1 decision over Cobb. Luke Goettl got Iowa State’s second pin of the day over Penn’s Brooks Martino in 2:51. The match looked like it would go to the second period scoreless, but a Goettl takedown with 11 ticks on the clock led to the fall. No. 5 Mike Moreno and No. 18 Lelund Weatherspoon returned to the mat after sitting out at the Sothern Scuffle due to knee injuries. Both would score bonus points. Moreno faced Quinton Hiles of Penn. After getting three takedowns, Moreno was finally able to turn Hiles to get the pin. At 4:56, Moreno went near-side and secured the fall. Weatherspoon wrestled Penn’s Joe Heyob in the dual’s finale. With his five takedowns and three near-falls, Weatherspoon got the decision via tech-fall over Heyob, 19-3 in 5:26. Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum next Sunday at 2 p.m. to take on Virginia Tech. The dual will be a part of the Beauty and the Beast event that will feature both the Cyclone wrestling and gymnastics programs. Results: 125: Kyle Larson (ISU) maj. dec. Jeremy Schwartz (Penn), 15-5 (3:29 RT) 133: Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Caleb Richardson (Penn), 5-2. 141: Dante Rodriguez (ISU) WBF Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 2:13. 149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. C.J. Cobb (Penn), 5-1. (2:48 RT)| 157: Luke Goettl (ISU) WBF Brooks Martino, 2:51. 165: Mike Moreno (ISU) WBF Quinton Hiles, 4:56. 174: Brad Wukie (Penn) dec. Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 3-2 184: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) tech-fall Joe Heyob, 19-3 (5:26) 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) maj. dec. Canaan Bethea (Penn), 14-2 (1:59 RT). 285: Quean Smith (ISU) maj. dec. Patrik Garren (Penn), 10-0 (4:26 RT).

STILLWATER, Oklahoma -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won eight matches, including three by bonus points, to defeat eighth-ranked Oklahoma State, 30-7, on Sunday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The 30 points scored are the most by an Iowa team against Oklahoma State since 1995. The Hawkeyes won the first five bouts to build a 19-0 lead, and besides a couple hiccups at 165 and 184, dominated the Cowboys to earn their largest win in the series since a 31-3 victory in 1995. It is the second year in a row Iowa won eight-of-10 matches against the Cowboys. "You win eight matches in Stillwater, it's good to build on, and we have to keep moving forward," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "We have a lot of work to do. This is a good performance but we have to keep building. There is a lot of work to do." Thomas Gilman opened the match wearing down 11th-ranked Eddie Klimara to the tune of five takedowns and 1:32 of riding time on his way to a 15-5 major decision. "I got to my offense against a worthy opponent and it feels good," said Gilman. "I'm not throwing caution to the wind but I'm going out and letting it fly." Cory Clark followed with three takedowns and a reversal in his 10-5 win at 133, and Josh Dziewa sucked the air out from the home crowd with a pin at 141. Dziewa trailed, 5-1, after two periods before escaping to start the third and finishing a cow-catcher to record a fall in 6:27. "I can do better. I gave up two takedowns in the first minute, that's not what I want to do," Dziewa said. "I tried to keep my composure and towards the end of the second he laid on his belly and I felt he was going to try to hold onto a two takedown win. "I wasn't going to let that happen. I knew I had riding time, I was looking for a go-behind, and he slipped up and let that arm go. I felt him breaking. It's nice." Brandon Sorensen extended Iowa's lead to 16-0 with a 6-1 win over second-ranked Josh Kindig. Sorensen scored takedowns in the second and third periods, adding 1:58 of riding time to defeat the NCAA finalist. Michael Kelly made it five straight for the Hawkeyes when he erased a 4-1 deficit and upset No. 12 Anthony Collica at 157. Defending NCAA champion Alex Dieringer put the Oklahoma State on the board with a 20-8 major decision over Patrick Rhoads. Second-ranked Mike Evans then silenced the crowd with a tutorial at 174. Evans turned a first-period takedown into a 10-0 lead by gaining eight nearfall points on three tilts. He opened the second period with two more back points, cut his opponent, and finally terminated the match with a takedown and two more nearfall, winning 16-1 for his fourth technical fall of the season. The Cowboys earned their second win after Nolan Boyd scored a five-point move to sneak past Sammy Brooks, 9-6, at 184. Iowa cemented the win with a pair of decisions at 197 and 285. Nathan Burak scored a takedown in every period to win, 7-3, at 197, and Bobby Telford used a first-period takedown to hold off fourth-ranked Austin Marsden, 4-3, at 285. The Hawkeyes (8-0, 3-0) return to the mat Friday, Jan. 16 hosting No. 13 Illinois on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for youth 18 and younger. UI students and children five-years old and younger are admitted free. NOTES: Attendance was 3,596... Iowa won for the first time in Stillwater since 2009... The 30 points scored are the most by Iowa against Oklahoma State since 1995... Rhoads was making his first career dual appearance... Telford's last five wins have been against top 10 opponents... Evans (17-0), Burak (11-0) and Telford (17-0) remain unbeaten. Results: 125 - #5 Thomas Gilman (IA) major dec. #11 Eddie Klimara (OKST), 15-5; 4-0 133 - #5 Cory Clark (IA) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (OKST), 10-5; 7-0 141 - #8 Josh Dziewa (IA) pinned #20 Dean Heil (OKST), 6:27; 13-0 149 - #5 Brandon Sorensen (IA) dec. #2 Josh Kindig (OKST), 6-1; 16-0 157 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) dec. #18 Anthony Collica (OKST), 9-6; 19-0 165 - #1 Alex Dieringer (OKST) major dec. Patrick Rhoads (IA), 20-8; 19-4 174 - #2 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Jordan Rogers (OKST), 16-1; 24-4 184 - #15 Nolan Boyd (OKST) dec. #7 Sammy Brooks (IA), 9-6; 24-7 197 - #6 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. Luke Bean (OSU), 7-3; 27-7 285 - #1 Bobby Telford (IA) dec. #4 Austin Marsden (OKST), 4-3; 30-7

Columbus, Ohio -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 7 in the latest Intermat Tournament Power Index, dropped a hard-fought 22-15 dual at No. 3 Ohio State in Big Ten road action. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad lost its first dual since a road defeat at Minnesota last February. The dual meet featured seven bouts pitting two ranked wrestlers against each other. It began at 125, where Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, dropped a tough 11-2 major to No. 7 Nathan DiJulius. With the Lions trailing 4-0, sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 133, kept Penn State close with an outstanding 5-4 win over No. 4 Johnni DiJulius. Ohio State extended its lead, however, as the Stieber brothers picked up important wins. No.1 Logan Stieber pinned red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) at the 2:51 mark at 141 and No. 6 Hunter Stieber notched a hard-fought 7-2 win over No. 17 Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) at 149. With the Nittany Lions needing to keep close, senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 157, continued his strong January with a thrilling 3-1 (sv) win over No. 5 (and previously unbeaten) Josh Demas. The win cut Ohio State's lead to 13-6 at the break. Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) met No. 6 Bo Jordan of Ohio State at 165 and dropped a hard-fought 10-6 decision. Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, put Penn State right back in the dual meet with a pin (4:27) over Ohio State's Dominic Prezzia. The fall was Brown's second of the weekend, his sixth of the year and the 28th of his career, tying him for 14th all-time at Penn State. Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 184, lost a tough 4-2 decision to No. 11 Kenny Courts at 184 and the Buckeyes led 19-12. Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) ranked No. 4 at 197, suffered a 6-1 upset loss to No. 7 Kyle Snyder and the Buckeyes clinched the dual win, leading 22-12. Senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 285, used a last second takedown to post a 3-1 win over No. 10 Nick Tavanello, making the dual final 22-15 in favor of the Buckeyes. The loss was Penn State's first since an 18-17 loss at Minnesota on Feb. 9, 2014. Penn State is now 6-1 overall, 2-1 in the Big Ten. Ohio State is 5-3, 1-1 B1G. Penn State returns to action on Friday, Jan. 16, with a 7 p.m. Big Ten road dual at Rutgers. The Lions' next home dual is set for Sunday, Jan. 18, when they host Purdue for a 1 p.m. start. A limited number of SRO tickets are available for select Penn State Rec Hall dual meets, although the SROs for the Lehigh dual are sold out. For ticket inquiries, call 1-800-NITTANY. 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: #7 Nathan Tomasello OSU maj. dec. #8 Jordan Conaway PSU, 11-2 / 0-4 133: #10 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. #4 Johnni DiJulius OSU, 5-4 / 3-4 141: #1 Logan Stieber OSU pinned Kade Moss PSU, WBF (2:51) / 3-10 149: #6 Hunter Stieber OSU dec. #17 Zack Beitz PSU, 7-2 / 3-13 157: #8 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #5 Josh Demas OSU, 3-1 (sv) / 6-13 165: #6 Bo Jordan OSU dec. Garett Hammond PSU, 10-6 / 6-16 174: #4 Matt Brown PSU pinned Dominic Prezzia OSU, WBF (4:27) / 12-16 184: #11 Kenny Courts OSU dec. #16 Matt McCutcheon PSU, 4-2 / 12-19 197: #7 Kyle Snyder OSU dec. #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU, 6-1 / 12-22 285: #6 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. #10 Nick Tavanello OSU, 3-1 / 15-22 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, met No. 7 Nathan Tomasello. Tomasello notched the first takedown quickly and then turned Conaway for a three-point near fall right out of the gates. The Buckeye freshman bolted out to the 5-0 lead and continued his ride past the 1:00 mark. Conaway was able to break free for an escape and a 5-1 score at the :50 mark and then quickly got in on a low single. He was unable to break through Tomasello's defense, however, and the Buckeye then blew through a high double for a 7-1 lead with 2:09 in riding time after one period. Tomasello chose down to start the second stanza but Conaway was able to maintain control from the top position until the 1:10 mark. Tomasello was able to force Conaway onto his heals and worked his way around for another takedown with :30 on the clock to open up a 10-1 lead. Trailing 10-1, Conaway chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 10-2 deficit, although Tomasello clinched the riding time point. Conaway worked for a takedown to try and avoid the major, but Tomasello was able to force a tie-up that killed essentially killed the clock and grab the 11-2 major. 133: Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 133, faced off against No. 4 Johnni DiJulius. Gulibon worked for shoulder control early but DiJulius was able to counter and work his way into a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:48 mark. Gulibon was steady underneath, however, and reversed DiJulius to tie the score at the 1:10 mark. DiJulius escaped to a 3-2 lead and action resumed in the center circle with :40 left in the opening period. Trailing by one, Gulibon chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-3 tie at the 1:30 mark. Gulibon shot quickly and nearly notched a takedown, gaining control of DiJulius' shoulders as he tried to work his way behind for two. But a stalemate forced a reset at the 1:00 mark. Gulibon once again forced the Buckeye's shoulders to the mat but DiJulius was able to work his way back to his feet and the bout moved to the third period tied 3-3. DiJulius chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead. Gulibon worked shoulder control into a takedown and a 5-4 lead with 1:10 on the clock, however and maintained that control until a stalemate forced a reset with :35 on the clock. Gulibon continued to control the Buckeye, nearly turning him to his back, and then completed the ride out to post the 5-4 win. 141: Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) stepped up and met No. 1 Logan Stieber, the defending NCAA champion at 141. Stieber fought off an early Moss shot on the edge of the mat and worked his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:00 mark. Stieber then turned Moss for back points, reset himself and then got the first period pin at the 2:51 mark. 149: Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 149, battled No. 6 Hunter Stieber. Stieber shot early and Beitz countered, nearly notching a counter takedown at the 2:20 mark. Beitz nearly connected on a low single at the 2:15 mark, Stieber stepped back out of trouble and then turned a low single into a takedown and a 2-0 lead with 2:00 left in the period. Beitz quickly escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed in the center circle. Beitz shot Stieber off the mat with :37 on the clock, forcing a reset. Stieber gained control of Beitz's ankle off the reset and turned it into a takedown and a 4-1 lead with :20 left. A short ride-out had Beitz down 4-1 after one. The Lion sophomore chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 4-2 deficit. Beitz turned a low single leg into a scramble in the middle of the mat, but a stalemate ended the offensive threat with :42 left in the period. Beitz once again connected on a low single, nearly scoring, only to have Stieber counter at the buzzer for a takedown and a 6-2 lead. Stieber chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-2 lead with 1:26 left. Beitz continued to be the aggressor, connecting on another single leg. But once again, Stieber was able to force a stalemate and action resumed with :39 on the clock. Beitz got in on one final shot but Stieber was able to fight off the move and kill the clock for the 7-2 win. 157: Senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 157, met No. 5 Josh Demas. The top ten battle began with each wrestler looking for an opening and trading quick shots. The first half of the period passed with action centered around the middle of the mat but defense held firm on both ends. The first period ended as it began, with both wrestlers hand-fighting in the middle of the mat and moved to the second period in a scoreless tie. Demas chose down to start the second period and Alton nearly caught him for a quick throw and pin. But Demas deftly rolled out of trouble and into an escape and a 1-0 lead. After a reset at the :37 mark, Alton connected on a high single, gaining control of Demas' left thigh. But the Buckeye was able to fight off the move and end the period with a 1-0 lead. Alton chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. The Lion senior continued to force Demas to the outside circle but could not break through the Buckeye's defense. After a reset at the :55 mark, Alton nearly turned another single leg into a takedown but once again, Demas was able to slide out of bounds and the bout continued tied 1-1 through regulation. Alton took a quick shot that Demas nearly countered for a takedown, but the Lion senior worked his way out of trouble and a reset ensued with :30 on the clock. With :10 left on the clock, Alton quickly shot, gained control of Demas' leg and fought through Demas' defense for a last second takedown, posting a thrilling 3-1 (sv) win. 165: Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) met No. 6 Bo Jordan at 165. Jordan gained control of Hammond's right leg with a high shot early but the Lion freshman was able to control Jordan's head and force a stalemate with 2:20 on the clock. Jordan, however scored quickly off the reset and led 2-1 after a fast Hammond escaped. Jordan shot low once again, looking for a second takedown. But Hammond fought off the move and kept the 2-1 score on the board with 1:00 left in the opening period. Jordan picked up his second takedown with :30 on the clock and rode Hammond out to lead 4-1 after one. Hammond chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape. He then turned shoulder control into a quick takedown and tied the bout at 4-4 with 1:15 on the clock. Jordan escaped to a 5-4 lead but Hammond shot quickly and worked his way into control of Jordan's leg again. Jordan countered after a tough scramble and took a 7-4 lead with :20 on the clock. Hammond escaped as the period ended and trailed 7-5 after two periods. Jordan chose down to start the final period. Hammond rode him long enough to kill the riding time edge and then cut him to an 8-5 score. Jordan shot into control of Hammond's left leg but a stalemate ended action with :59 on the clock. Jordan used a low ankle pick into a takedown to lead 10-6 with :30 on the clock. Hammond tried to close the gap down the stretch but Jordan was able to fight off his effort and post the 10-6 win. 174: Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, met Dominic Prezzia at 174. Brown was aggressive out of the blocks, forcing the Buckeye to the outside circle for the first minute. He then turned a low single into a takedown and a 2-0 lead with 1:43 on the clock. Brown then dominated action from the top, building up over 1:00 in riding time while working for a chance to turn the young Buckeye. Prezzia was able to keep his belly flat on the mat, picking up one stall as Brown rode him out. Prezzia chose down to start the second period and Brown continued to try and turn the Buckeye. He picked up two near fall points to lead 4-0 at the 1:30 mark. He then cut him loose to a 4-1 score with 1:00 left and then blazed through a low single for another takedown and a 6-1 lead. A quick adjustment later, Brown turned the Buckeye for a pin at the 4:27 mark. The fall was Brown's second of the weekend, his sixth of the year and the 28th of his career, tying him for 14th all-time at Penn State. 184: Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 184, wrestled No. 11 Kenny Courts. The duo battled evenly for over a minute before Courts looked to score on a high single. McCutcheon was able to fight off the move and force a reset with 1:40 left, with action resuming in the center circle. The Lion freshman then fought off another Courts shot, keeping the score at 0-0 by fording another stalemate, this one with :28 left in the opening stanza. With the bout scoreless after one, McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead (with Courts picking up a stall warning). McCutcheon began to work Courts to the edge of the mat, staying centered in the mat. Courts shot low once again and McCutcheon worked his way underneath the Buckeye for a third stalemate with :38 left in the period. Trailing 1-0, Courts chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. With 1:40 left, Courts turned a shot into a takedown and a 3-1 lead. McCutcheon was unable to work his way up from a strong Courts ride and the Buckeye built up over 1:00 in riding time. McCutcheon escaped to a 3-2 score with :36 on the clock. McCutcheon worked furiously for a final takedown, but Courts was able to back way for the final :20 seconds and poste the 4-2 win (with 1:10 riding time). 197: Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, battled Buckeye Kyle Snyder, ranked No. 7. McIntosh quickly shot low, working into control of Snyder's ankle. But the Buckeye was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless with 2:00 on the clock. The duo battled evenly for the next two minutes, looking for shoulder control or low singles. With the bout in a scoreless tie, Snyder chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Snyder shot low on McIntosh's ankle, gaining control of the Lion and working his way to a takedown and a 3-0 lead with :45 on the clock. McIntosh was unable to break free for an escape and Snyder led 3-0 after two periods. McIntosh chose down to start the third period but could not break free for an escape. Snyder was able to keep McIntosh under control until the :55 mark, cutting the lead to 3-1 (Snyder clinched the riding time point). Snyder notched one more takedown and, with 2:00 in riding time, posted the 6-1 win. 285: Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 285, met No. 10 Nick Tavanello. The duo battled evenly for the opening minutes, working for shoulder control in the middle of the mat. Neither wrestler was able to connect on offense and the bout was scoreless after the opening stanza. Lawson chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The tandem began working in the center of the mat again with Lawson trying to work an under hook into a chance to score. But Tavanello was equal to the task and Lawson led 1-0 after two periods. Tavanello chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. With 1:00 left in the bout, Lawson fought off a quick Tavanello shot to keep the bout tied. Tavanello worked his way into a single leg and nearly scored, but Lawson deftly worked his way around behind the Buckeye. With two seconds left, Lawson turned the scramble into a high double and took Tavanello down for the 3-1 win.

PITTSBURGH -- The nationally-ranked No. 9 Pitt wrestling team won all three of its matches at the Pitt Duals, including both of its conference battles on Sunday, Jan. 11 at Fitzgerald Field House to push its dual record to 7-2 overall and start off 2-0 in the league. Opening Atlantic Coast Conference action, Pitt (7-2, 2-0 ACC) knocked off both North Carolina, 21-15, and Duke, 20-15, to move to 2-0 in the league, then closed out the day with a resounding 27-12 victory over Drexel. Pitt, which is on a four-match win streak, is now 8-0 all time in the ACC and hasn't lost a conference match in its last 10 tries dating back to its EWL days back in 2012-13. "I think it was good (to get three wins)," said head coach Jason Peters. "Anytime you can start the conference 2-0 and finish the day with a non-conference win it's really good. I'm disappointed we had to wrestle with nine guys, but the circumstances played out that way and that's what we decided to do. You're always caught in the middle -- should you pull guys out of a redshirt, what should you do -- and we were able to find a win today with the team that we had. So we're thankful." Freshman Dom Forys (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) provided a spark to begin each of the three matches as one of three Pitt wrestlers to go a perfect 3-0 on the day. All three of his wins came via bonus point, with the first by fall and the next two by major decision. Forys, who now leads the squad with six major decisions and nine bonus point victories, accounted for 14 of Pitt's 68 points. Peters said of Forys' performance "I liked how Dom (Forys) went out and got us bonus points in all three of his matches." Although Forys ignited each of Pitt's wins, it was redshirt freshman Ryan Solomon (Milton, Pa./Milton) who made his Pitt dual debut and secured both of the Panthers' ACC wins. Competing up at class at heavyweight, Solomon won his first bout by taking down UNC's Frank Abbondanza in sudden victory with Pitt ahead by three, then was able to escape from Duke's Brendan Walsh in the tiebreaker to give Pitt a five-point win. "(Ryan) Solomon's been fighting a little bit of an injury," said Peters. "He went out there and did a stand up job when the match was on the line. We were in the situation where we could have lost our first ACC dual at home. He sucked it up and found a way to get it done. He didn't worry about if his knee hurt or if he was tired or if the guy was 250 (pounds). He just found a way to keep us in the win and that effort is great. Anytime you can get an effort like that you're excited as a coach. So we're thankful for what he did for us." Redshirt seniors Tyler Wilps (Oakdale, Pa./Chartiers Valley) and Max Thomusseit (St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham) were the other two grapplers to go 3-0, both recording bonus point victories in their final matches of the day. In his final bout against Drexel, Wilps registered a fall in 4:18 for his third fall in only nine matches on the year. His three falls is tied for a team-high. Thomusseit notched his first tech fall of the year in a 22-7 win over Alex DeCiantis of Drexel. Both redshirt freshman Nick Zanetta (Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks) and sophomore Mikey Racciato (Pen Argyl, Pa./Pen Argyl) went 2-1 on the day and picked up wins against ranked opponents. Zanetta, whose only loss came in the opener to UNC's in the tiebreaker, upset Drexel's 12th-ranked Kevin Devoy, 4-2 in the sudden victory for his first ranked victory of the campaign. Raccito scored a 12-4 major decision against No. 18 Marcus Cain from Duke in his second matchup of the day. Pitt has a week off until its next match at No. 8 Oklahoma State on Sunday, Jan. 18. "We just need to get back in the room and get some fundamentals a little bit tighter," said Peters. "We know Oklahoma State is good and they're going to want to beat us. We're going to have to take our best foot forward if we're going to come out with a win. We will work on some skills this week. But the travel will be long. There are some things you can't control, so you just have to keep focused on the things you can control and hopefully we will make some improvements over this week and be out there an position ourselves to win." The bout at Oklahoma State marks the first of three straight road battles against top-20 opponents. Below, find a breakdown of each match. Pitt vs. UNC Pitt's first ACC match of the season and opening match of the Pitt Duals against North Carolina went down to the final bout in a tight affair that featured two ties and a three-point margin for most of the match. It all came down to the 285-pound battle between Pitt Solomon, who was making his dual debut, and Abbondanza. In the end, Solomon survived 4-2 in sudden victory to secure a 21-15 win for Pitt. To begin the match, the Panthers jumped out to an early lead following a fall by Forys of Cody Karns in 4:22, but a tiebreaking win at 133 and a win by forfeit at 141 pounds for the Tar Heels put them in front 9-6. The Panthers picked up wins in four of the next five bouts, but couldn't grow its lead to more than three until Thomusseit's 7-3 decision over Scott Marmoll at 184 pounds gave Pitt a six-point advantage and some breathing room. Along the way Racciato picked up a 10-3 decision over Christian Barber at 149 pounds, Ronnie Garbinsky (Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone) prevailed 4-3 versus Chris Mears at 157 pounds and Wilps, making his home and dual debut of his final season, won 2-1 over John Michael Staudenmayer in a tiebreaker. A decision for UNC at 197 made it a three-point margin with the final bout to go, however Solomon's thrilling last-second takedown put an end to any controversy. 125: Dom Forys (P) fall Cody Karns (N), 4:22; Pitt leads 6-0 133: Troy Heilmann (N) dec. Nick Zanetta (P), 3-2 (TB); Pitt leads 6-3 141: #15 Joey Ward (N) wins by forfeit; UNC leads 9-6 149: Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Christian Barber (N) 10-3; Tied 9-9 157: Ronnie Garbinsky (P) dec. Chris Mears (N) ; Pitt leads 12-9 165: Ethan Ramos (N) dec. Cody Wiercioch (P), 5-1; Tied 12-12 174: #8 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (N), 2-1 (TB); Pitt leads 15-12 184: #2 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Scott Marmoll (N), 7-3; Pitt leads 18-12 197: Chip Ness (N) dec. #14 Nick Bonaccorsi (N), 8-5; Pitt leads 18-15 285: Ryan Solomon (P) dec. Frank Abbondanza (N), 4-2 (SV); Pitt wins 21-15. Pitt vs. Duke For the second time today, Pitt's match came down to Solomon and his opponent in extra time. And once again, Solomon took it down to the wire, clinching the 20-15 win for Pitt with his 2-1 tiebreaking-triumph. The only points accounted for in the final bout were escapes, with Solomon recording the last. Forys and Zanetta opened the match with back-to-back wins, giving Pitt a 7-0 advantage early on. Forys collected four points in a 14-4 major decision over Thayer Atkins and Zanetta had a 5-3 decision against Mitch Finesilver. After Pitt forfeited 141, allowing Duke to pull within 7-6, Racciato recorded three reversals and five nearfall points to notch a 12-4 major decision is his bout with 18th-ranked Marcus Cain. Duke won the next two bouts, including a critical battle in the 165-pound match as Jake Faust beat the buzzer with a takedown and registered another one in the sudden victory to turn what looked to be a Pitt 14-9 lead in the match to a 12-11 Duke advantage after six bouts. Wilps and Thomusseit responded with decisions putting Pitt back in front at 17-12 with two bouts remaining. Wilps won 7-5 against Trey Adamson while Thomusseit prevailed 5-2 against Jacob Kasper. In the only match between ranked foes on the day, No. 14 redshirt junior Nick Bonaccorsi (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) scored an early takedown on fifth-ranked Conner Hartmann, but Hartmann tallied the last five points for a 5-2 victory and bring Duke within 17-15 with one match left. After a scoreless first in the 285-pound matchup, Walsh escaped in the second and Solomon escaped in the third to bring the score to 1-1. Solomon was able to hold down Walsh for the entire 30 seconds in the first tiebreaker and broke out of Walsh's grip with 15 seconds to go for the individual and team win. 125: Dom Forys (P) m. dec. Thayer Atkins (D), 14-4; Pitt leads 4-0 133: Nick Zanetta (P) dec. Mitch Finesilver (D), 5-3; Pitt leads 7-0 141: Evan Botwin (D) wins by forfeit; Pitt leads 7-6 149: Mikey Racciato (P) m. dec. #18 Marcus Cain (D), 12-4; Pitt leads 11-6 157: Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 8-2; Pitt leads 11-9 165: Jake Faust (D) dec. Cody Wiercioch (P), 11-9 (SV); Duke leads 12-11 174: #8 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Trey Adamson (D), 7-5; Pitt leads 14-12 184: #2 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Jacob Kasper (D), 5-2; Pitt leads 17-12 197: #5 Conner Hartmann (D) dec. #14 Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 5-2; Pitt leads 17-15 285: Ryan Solomon (P) dec. Brendan Walsh (D), 2-1 (TB); Pitt wins 20-15 Pitt vs. Drexel Trailing 12-7 midway through the match, Pitt won its final five bouts, including two by bonus point victories and eased its way to a 27-12 win. Forys and Zanetta led off the match against Drexel with consecutive wins once again to give Pitt a 7-0 edge following Forys' 10-2 major decision over Tanner Shoap and Zanetta's upset of No. 12 Kevin Devoy by a score of 4-2 in sudden victory. With no one available at 141, the Panthers forfeited again and Racciato lost for the first time all day at 149 pounds as the Dragons went ahead 9-7. Drexel added another decision at 157 and led 12-7 with five matches to go. Then, the Panthers took over, redshirt senior Troy Reaghard (Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny), in his only match of the day, took down Nick Elmer 3-2 thanks to ride time to bring Pitt within 12-10. Wilps followed with a fall of Connor Moran in 4:18, giving Pitt the lead for good at 16-12. Not to be outdone, Thomusseit had a 22-7 technical fall in 5:46 over Alex Deciantis and Bonaccorsi scored an 8-3 decision against Brandon Litten. Sophomore John Rizzo (Johnstown, Pa./Temple) closed out the day with a 7-4 decision versus Alex Foley. 125: Dom Forys (P) m. dec. Tanner Shoap (D), 10-2; Pitt leads 4-0 133: Nick Zanetta (P) dec. #12 Kevin Devoy (D), 4-2 (SV); Pitt leads 7-0 141: David Pearce (D) wins by forfeit; Pitt leads 7-6 149: Matt Cimato (D) dec. Mikey Racciato (P), 7-4; Drexel leads 9-7 157: Noel Blanco (D) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 3-1; Drexel leads 12-7 165: Troy Reaghard (P) dec. Nick Elmer (D), 3-2; Drexel leads 12-10 174: #8 Tyler Wilps (P) fall Connor Moran (D), 4:18; Pitt leads 16-12 184: #2 Max Thomusseit (P) tech. fall Alex DeCiantis (D), 22-7 (5:46); Pitt leads 21-12 197: #14 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Brandon Litten (D), 8-3; Pitt leads 24-12 285: John Rizzo (P) dec. Alex Foley (D), 7-4; Pitt wins 27-12

Now in its 106th season of wrestling, No. 1 Minnesota had never wrestled No. 23 Rutgers prior to Sunday’s dual. The Gophers had to wait until their fifth match of this first-ever meeting to get their first victory over the Scarlet Knights, but the wins came quickly after that, as Minnesota took the final six matches of the dual to knock off the Knights, 23-12. The win improves Minnesota to 8-0 this season (4-0 in the Big Ten) and extends the Gophers winning streak in duals to 15. Rutgers, in its debut season in the Big Ten, entered Sunday’s meet looking for the school’s first victory in its new conference. Early on, the Scarlet Knights energized a home crowd hungry to see an upset by taking the first four matches of the dual and building up a 12-0 lead. It was the first time since January, 2013 that the Gophers trailed by 10 points or more in a dual. No. 1 Dylan Ness sparked the Minnesota comeback in the final match before the intermission, the 157 bout which pitted Ness against redshirt freshman Dylan Painton, who stepped in when No. 17 Anthony Perrotti was scratched from the lineup late Sunday morning. Ness appeared very aware of his team’s need for bonus points, continually working to put Painton on his back. Late in the second period, Ness successfully locked in a cradle and pinned Painton, halving the Gopher deficit in one quick second. The pin was the 35th of Ness’ career, moving him into 10th place on Minnesota’s all-time pin list. Ness is now 21-0 on the season. Following the intermission, the Gophers began to roll. Brandon Kingsley opened the second half of the dual with a 4-0 decision over Nicholas Gravina at 165. The victory was Kingsley’s first dual win this season after making his 2014-15 dual debut on Friday. No. 3 Logan Storley followed with a decision of his own at 174, defeating Phil Bakuckas, 5-1. With Storley’s victory, Minnesota had successfully erased Rutgers’ advantage and tied the dual at 12 with three matches remaining. At 184, No. 10 Brett Pfarr looked very impressive, repeatedly taking down Hayden Hrymack and piling up points to earn a major decision, 19-9, and giving Minnesota its first lead of the day. Not to be outdone, No. 1 Scott Schiller followed at 197 with a major decision of his own, 11-2, over Andew Campolattano. Schiller’s win clinched the dual for Minnesota heading to the afternoon’s final match. In that last bout, No. 13 Michael Kroells snapped a three-match losing streak in dual competition after scoring a takedown late in the third period to defeat No. 9 Billy Smith, 6-5. Rutgers built its lead with four consecutive decisions at the dual’s outset. At 125, Sean McCabe and Jordan Bremer wrestled an entertaining match, one which McCabe took by a 5-3 decision. At 133 and 141, Jordan Kingsley and Conrad Rangell each avoided major decisions and saved the team bonus points, as Kingsley fell in an 8-3 decision to Scott DelVecchio at 133 and Rangell dropped a 12-5 decision to No. 7 Anthony Ashnault at 141. Rutgers capped off its opening run at 149, where Ken Theobold came back from an early deficit to defeat Jake Short, 7-6, in what would turn out to be Rutgers’ final victory on the afternoon. Minnesota returns home for its next dual, a home contest with No. 9 Illinois next Sunday at 1 p.m. CT. The dual will be streamed live on BTN Plus, which requires a subscription. Updates from the Sports Pavilion will be available throughout the meet on the Gopher Wrestling Twitter feed and a full recap of the dual following its conclusion will be shared on GopherSports.com. Results: 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. Jordan Bremer (Minn), 5-3 / Minnesota 0 – Rutgers 3 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) dec. Jordan Kingsley (Minn), 8-3 / Minnesota 0 – Rutgers 6 141: No. 7 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. Conrad Rangell (Minn), 12-5 / Minnesota 0 – Rutgers 9 149: Ken Theobold (RU) dec. Jake Short (Minn), 7-6 / Minnesota 0 – Rutgers 12 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minn) fall (4:24) Dylan Painton (RU) / Minnesota 6 – Rutgers 12 165: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) dec. Nicholas Gravina (RU), 4-0 / Minnesota 9 – Rutgers 12 174: No. 3 Logan Storley (Minn) dec. Phil Bakuckas (RU), 5-1 / Minnesota 12 – Rutgers 12 184: No. 10 Brett Pfarr (Minn.) maj. dec. Hayden Hrymack (RU), 19-9 / Minnesota 16 – Rutgers 12 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minn) maj. dec. Andrew Campolattano (RU), 11-2 / Minnesota 20 – Rutgers 12 285: No. 13 Michael Kroells (Minn) dec. No. 9 Billy Smith (RU) 6-5 / Minnesota 23 – Rutgers 12

NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion overcame at 12-4 deficit following five bouts to earn at 16-15 victory over No. 10 Edinboro in the third-place match at the 35th annual Virginia Duals. The Monarchs improve to 6-3 in dual action this season. "We had a good weekend, beating No. 25 Bucknell and No. 10 Edinboro for third place at the Virginia Duals," said Head Coach Steve Martin. "I think even our loss to No. 6 Virginia Tech was a positive because it came down to the last bout and we had a opportunity to win that match as well. Tristan Warner, Jack Dechow and Kevin Beazley had great weekends, as they finished undefeated. This was a great showing for us since there were six top-25 teams in the event. We are proud of our kids because they kept fighting and we really came together as a team this week. We will use this as a stepping stone for the NCAA tournament in March!" The Monarchs fell behind early (0-3) following the 125-pound matchup. No. 16 Brandon Jeske faced No. 19 Khory Mines where he dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to the NCAA qualifier. Michael Hayes showed signs of strength in the 133 bout, taking down Anthony Rivera by a 9-0 major decision, earning four team points for ODU (4-3). Edinboro would then go on to win the next three matches to take a 12-4 lead over the Monarchs. No. 6 Chris Mecate faced two-time All-American and the No. 2 wrestler in the nation at 141 pounds, Mitchell Port, falling by a 5-0 decision. No. 10 Lenny Richardson followed at 149 pounds and took on the No. 3 wrestler in the country in All-American Dave Habat and fell by a 4-0 decision. Freshman TC Warner faced Kasey Davis and dropped a very close 2-1 decision. No. 15 Tristan Warner provided ODU with some momentum by winning his 165-pound bout over Casey Fuller by an 8-2 decision. He earned three team points for ODU to bring the Monarchs within five points of the Fighting Scots (12-7). Edinboro gained a little more ground by winning the 174-pound match over Austin Coburn (3-1 dec.), but that would be the last bout the Scots would win. No. 2 Jack Dechow started the three-bout win streak at 184 pounds. He took on No. 12 Vic Avery and won by a comfortable 8-1 decision. No. 26 Kevin Beazley was up next at 197 pounds and he did his job, defeating Vincent Pickett by a 5-1 decision. The Fighting Scots led the Monarchs 15-13 going into the heavyweight match. No. 24 Jake Henderson saw himself, for the second time in one day, in the win it or lose it position, as Edinboro was holding on to a slim two-point lead with just his match left. This time, Henderson came out with the win. He defeated Warren Bosch by a 2-0 decision to earn three points and the 16-15 win. The Monarchs will be back in action on Jan. 18 when they travel to American to take on the Eagles at 2:00 p.m. For an in depth look to everything Monarchs Wrestling, make sure to follow the team on Facebook, Twitter (@ODUWrestling) and YouTube and on ODUsports.com. Fans can join in on the conversation by using the hashtag #ODUWREST. Results: 125 - Kory Mines (Edinboro) over Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) Dec 3-2 133 - Michael Hayes (Old Dominion) over Anthony Rivera (Edinboro) Maj 9-0 141 - Mitchell Port (Edinboro) over Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) Dec 5-0 149 - David Habat (Edinboro) over Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) Dec 4-0 157 - Kasey Davis (Edinboro) over TC Warner (Old Dominion) Dec 2-1 165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) over Casey Fuller (Edinboro) Dec 8-2 174 - Patrick Jennings (Edinboro) over Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) Dec 3-1 184 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) over Victor Avery (Edinboro) Dec 8-1 197 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) over Vincent Pickett (Edinboro) Dec 5-1 285 - Jacob Henderson (Old Dominion) over Warren Bosch (Edinboro) Dec 2-0

FORT WAYNE, Indiana -- Maryville coach Mike Denney had been in this position before. While at Nebraska-Omaha, Denney lead teams to several Division II titles at the NWCA National Duals championships. After his program was unceremoniously cut after the 2011 season, Maryville came calling, starting up a wrestling program and appointing the highly-respected Denney to lead the program. It took three years for the Saints to ascend to the top of the Division II ranks as Donnell Walker's 4-2 victory at 285 pounds clinched Marvyille's 16-15 win over No. 1 Notre Dame College on Saturday at the Allen County War Memorial at the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen. The National Duals served as the showcase event for Mat Mayhem, which was hosted in conjunction with several events hosted by the United Wrestling Group. Maryville joins Wartburg, Grand View, Clackamas and King as winners on Saturday night. Maryville, ranked No. 2 coming in, picked up key overtime victory at 125 pounds and a crucial major decision at 197 pounds. Both teams split the 10 matches, but the bonus point at 197 was the difference, coupled with Walker's win. The Saints led twice – after 125 and after heavyweight. "Last year was our first year in it at Maryville. We went 1-2. For these guys to do what they did -- I have tears in my eyes," said Denney. "It was a great match with Notre Dame, great match with St. Cloud. They're coached by Steve Costanzo, one of my former wrestlers." Denney was quick to point the attention to his athletes. "It was a great team performance," said Denney. "In that last dual, I'm so proud of them. I really appreciate Maryville giving us a chance to keep things going after what happened at the other place. I just want to congratulate our guys. I'm just glad they brought me along. It's been a journey. This is my 46th year coaching. My wife has been with me the whole time. We sometimes laugh that it's been a delightful challenge to start all over. I have to thank Maryville for giving us the opportunity." Jaret Singh started the bout off with an 8-6 victory in overtime over Jacob Goodwin. Notre Dame College would pick up back-to-back wins at 133 and 141 as Ivan McClay topped Jesse Czerniewski and Mo Miller beat James Krischke. Top-ranked Keenan Hagerty of Maryville topped sixth-ranked Andrew Bannister 7-3 at 149 pounds. Returning Division II champion Jonatan Rivera would bring the Falcons back with a victory over seventh-ranked Greg Hegarty. Maryville would answer back with a come-from-behind victory by third-ranked Dimitri Willis over Loudon Gordon at 165 pounds. At 174 pounds, undefeated two-time Division II champion Joey Davis of Notre Dame needed an escape with 16 seconds remaining to scoot past third-ranked Zeb Wahle. Returning national champion Garrett Lineberger would put Notre Dame College up 15-9 after a 4-0 victory over third-ranked Nick Burghardt at 184 pounds. Ryan Beltz then stepped to the mat for Maryville and gave the Saints the crucial bonus point with a 12-4 major decision over Garrett Linton at 197 pounds in one of the few matches that didn't include a nationally-ranked wrestler. Walker, a returning All-American who came in ranked third in the country, then topped Logan Rimmer 4-2 to give the Saints its first National Duals championship in school history. Division III While a new team ascended to the top in Division II, it was an old favorite who captured the title in Division III as second-ranked Wartburg knocked off No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater 20-13 to win its fifth straight National Duals championship and ninth overall. "I'm so proud of these guys. Every single dual, every single match this entire weekend, I knew it was going to be a war and these guys stepped up," said Wartburg coach Eric Keller. "This final dual, wrestling the No. 1 team in the nation. We won some matches we didn't think we'd win, we lost some matches we didn't think we would. It was a battle. I'm proud of these guys, they did it. These guys, all year long, starting the year unranked. That upset them. They had a little bit of a chip on their shoulder. We're going to go into this tournament and we're going to make a statement," said Keller. The key victory came at 149 pounds where fifth-ranked Kenny Martin edged returning All-American and second-ranked Elroy Perkin 4-3. Wartburg never trailed as Jake Agnitsch got the Knights off to a quick start with a 9-5 victory over Zac Denny at 125 pounds. Connor Campo added six points to Wartburg's total with a key forfeit at 133 pounds. At 141 pounds, Matt Adcock of Whitewater upended 10th-ranked Kaz Onoo 10-6 in sudden victory. Any momentum was stuffed as Martin scored the go-ahead takedown with 37 seconds left and rode out Perkin for the win. Whitewater would steal a victory at 157 pounds as Tom Gerszewski upended fourth-ranked Drew Wagenhoffer 5-2. Wartburg would answer with back-to-back wins by Andrew Steiert at 165 pounds and Brandon Welter at 174 pounds. Whitewater would make things interesting with back-to-back wins at 184 and 197. Ninth-ranked Ryan Aprahamian of Whitewater defeated Devin Peterson 9-7 at 184 and returning national finalist Shane Siefert would pick up an 11-2 major decision at 197 pounds over Bryan Levsen. This set the stage for things to come down to heavyweight. Fifth-ranked Ben Nagle of Wartburg topped eighth-ranked Anthony Edgren 5-2 at heavyweight to give the Knights a 20-13 victory. NAIA Grand View gave the state of Iowa its second team championship as the Vikings won their fourth straight NAIA National Duals crown, beating second-ranked Southern Oregon 23-13. "It was tough. There's a lot of tough matches in there," said Grand View coach Nick Mitchell. "Those guys have a really good team, a really good dual team. I was real nervous going into it. We lost some close matches and we battled and won some tough matches." "Getting those bonus points were big," he said. "We had a good upset win at heavyweight even though the dual was wrapped up. Christian Mays stepped up and won a match against a guy he'd never beaten before." Three of the six Viking victories were by bonus points, two coming from returning NAIA champions Ryak Finch and Brandon Wright. Finch teched Coleman Johns at 125 pounds, while Wright matched Finch with a technical fall over Trevor Hancock at 141 pounds. A key head-to-head Grand View victory came at 149 pounds where 2013 NAIA champion Gustavo Martinez edged returning All-American Tyler Cowger 2-1. Martinez came in ranked first, while Cowger was third in the most recent NAIA rankings. Southern Oregon's third-ranked Dalton Urrutia defeated fifth-ranked Grant Henderson 5-3 at 157 pounds. A pair of past national champions would pick up victories at 165 and 174 as Grand View's Jimmie Schuessler, a national champion in 2013, topped Garrett Urrutia 14-4 and three-time champion Brock Gutches of Southern Oregon beat Thomas Moman 4-1. Grand View's Christian Mays would deliver a serious blow to Southern Oregon's championship hopes with a 3-1 victory at 184 pounds. Mays converted a takedown with seven seconds left to break a 1-1 tie and defeat fourth-ranked Jake Abrams. The victory was almost enough to lock up the dual, but when Southern Oregon's Taylor Johnson only managed a major decision at 197 pounds, the championship was secured. Grand View's Dean Broghammer finished off the dual with a 6-0 win at 285 pounds. NJCAA Clackamas Community College won its second straight Junior College National Duals title and third in five years with a 26-18 win over returning NJCAA champion Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. "I'm really proud of our guys. Elezar DeLuca, Kyle Bateman, Ihoghama Odighizuwa all did a fantastic job," said Clackamas Coach Josh Rhoden. "It's just fortitude and toughness. Not all of us felt good. Some of us were just grinding as hard as they could and came up short." Clackamas jumped out to a 15-0 lead after back-to-back falls at 125 and 133 and a decision at 141 pounds. Korbin Levin of Clackamas pinned Erik Juanes at 4:02 at 125 pounds and fifth-ranked Lawrence Otero pinned Dillon McCaleb in the first period at 133. Clackamas' Robbie Rizzolino, ranked fifth, upset second-ranked Tim O'Connor 3-2 at 141 pounds. NEO would cut the lead to nine as 10th-ranked Dawaylon Barnes pinned No. 5 Chris Garcia in the second period at 149 pounds. Clackamas answered with wins by Elezar DeLuca at 157 and Kyle Bateman at 165 pounds to extend the Cougar lead to 22-6. NEO would win three of the final four weights, but Clackamas' Ihoghama Odighizuwa earned an 8-0 major decision over Josh Latham at 197 pounds to ice the championship for coach Josh Rhoden's squad. Women King University won its second straight Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association National Duals championship with a 24-17 win over rival Oklahoma City. The Tornado, ranked No. 1 in the WCWA, won six of the 10 bouts to secure the title. "We're proud of how we competed. OCU is tough. They've always been. They have a great program and they're always going to be competitive," said King coach Jason Moorman. "Our girls showed up.Even though we won last year, we have a lot of girls who weren't apart of that team. It's new for them and it's new for all of us. We're going to try to build on what we have and some of the losses we have." Oklahoma City jumped out to a quick 9-1 led with a technical fall from Emily Webster at 101 pounds and a fall by Cody Pfau. The WCWA wrestles freestyle and the team scoring bouts is slightly varied from college folkstyle wrestling. Teams receive three points for a decision, four for a technical fall (10 points or more) and five for a fall. Wrestlers losing a match but scoring points will also receive one team point. King would reel off five straight wins as Haley Augello started the run with a 14-4 technical fall over Shelby Morrison at 116 pounds. Hanna Grisewood would shut out Rachel Archer 9-0 at 123 pounds, bringing the Tornado within three. King's Sarah Hildebrandt teched Carla Ponce 10-0 at 130 pounds to give King an 11-10 lead. Forrest Molinari knocked off OCU's Brieana Delgado 5-4 at 136 pounds to firmly put King in control. The run finished with Amanda Hendey's 10-0 win over Kayla Aggio at 143 pounds. OCU would get within 19-14 after Demi Strub's 8-4 win over Lorrie-Ann Ramos at 155 pounds. King's Julia Salata ended any chances of an OCU comeback with a 10-0 technical fall over Yavonne Galindo at 170 pounds. Link: Full Results Link: Full Women's Results DIVISION II FINAL NO. 2 MARYVILLE 16, NO. 1 NOTRE DAME COLLEGE 15 125 - Jaret Singh (Maryville) over Jacob Goodwin (Notre Dame) SV-1 8-6 133 - Ivan McClay (Notre Dame) over Jesse Czerniewski (Maryville) Dec 7-0 141 - Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) over James Krischke (Maryville) Dec 3-2 149 - John Hagerty (Maryville) over Andrew Bannister (Notre Dame) Dec 7-3 157 - Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame) over Greg Hegarty (Maryville) Dec 3-1 165 - Dimitri Willis (Maryville) over Louden Gordon (Notre Dame) Dec 9-7 174 - Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Zeb Wahle (Maryville) Dec 6-5 184 - Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) over Nick Burghardt (Maryville) Dec 4-0 197 - Ryan Beltz (Maryville) over Garrett Linton (Notre Dame) Maj 12-4 285 - Donnell Walker (Maryville) over Logan Rimmer (Notre Dame) Dec 4-2 DIVISION III FINAL NO. 2 WARTBURG 20, NO. 1 WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER 13 125 - Jake Agnitsch (Wartburg) over Zac Denny (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 9-5 133 - Connor Campo (Wartburg) by forfeit 141 - Matt Adcock (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Kaz Onoo (Wartburg) SV-1 10-6 149 - Kenneth Martin (Wartburg) over Elroy Perkin (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 4-3 157 - Tom Gerszewski (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Drew Wagenhoffer (Wartburg) Dec 5-2 165 - Andrew Steiert (Wartburg) over Tyler Becker (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 11-4 174 - Brandon Welter (Wartburg) over Jordan Newman (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 5-3 184 - Ryan Aprahamian (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Devin Peterson (Wartburg) Dec 9-7 197 - Shane Siefert (Wisconsin-Whitewater) over Bryan Levsen (Wartburg) Maj 11-2 285 - Benjamin Nagle (Wartburg) over Anthony Edgren (Wisconsin-Whitewater) Dec 5-2 NAIA FINAL NO. 1 GRAND VIEW 23, NO. 2 SOUTHERN OREGON 13 125 - Ryak Finch (Grand View) over Coleman Johns (Southern Oregon) TF 18-3 133 - Devin Poppen (Southern Oregon) over jacob colon (Grand View) Dec 14-8 141 - Brandon Wright (Grand View) over Trevor Hancock (Southern Oregon) TF 24-9 149 - Gustavo Martinez (Grand View) over Tyler Cowger (Southern Oregon) Dec 2-1 157 - Dalton Urrutia (Southern Oregon) over Grant Henderson (Grand View) Dec 3-1 165 - Jimmie Schuessler (Grand View) over Garrett Urrutia (Southern Oregon) Maj 14-4 174 - Brock Gutches (Southern Oregon) over Thomas Moman (Grand View) Dec 4-1 184 - Christian Mays (Grand View) over Jacob Abrams (Southern Oregon) Dec 3-1 197 - Taylor Johnson (Southern Oregon) over Derrick Hawkins (Grand View) Maj 10-2 285 - Dean Broghammer (Grand View) over Clayton Burtis (Southern Oregon) Dec 6-0 NJCAA FINAL NO. 1 CLACKAMAS 26, NO. 2 NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA A&M 18 125 - Korbin Levin (Clackamas) over Erik Juanes (Northeastern Okla A&M) Fall 4:02 133 - Lawrence Otero (Clackamas) over Dillon McCaleb (Northeastern Okla A&M) Fall 1:15 141 - Robert Rizzolino (Clackamas) over Timothy O`Connor (Northeastern Okla A&M) Dec 3-2 149 - Dawaylon Barnes (Northeastern Okla A&M) over Christopher Garcia (Clackamas) Fall 4:04 157 - Eleazar DeLuca (Clackamas) over Kristian Holguin-Mendez (Northeastern Okla A&M) Dec 9-6 165 - Kyle Bateman (Clackamas) over Austin Allen (Northeastern Okla A&M) Maj 10-2 174 - Jacobe Smith (Northeastern Okla A&M) over Dylan Reel (Clackamas) SV-1 9-7 184 - Brock Warren (Northeastern Okla A&M) over Adrian Salas (Clackamas) Fall 4:14 197 - Ihoghama Odighizuwa (Clackamas) over Josh Latham (Northeastern Okla A&M) Maj 8-0 285 - John Davison (Northeastern Okla A&M) over John Morin (Clackamas) Dec 9-8 WOMEN'S FINAL KING 24, OKLAHOMA CITY 17 101 - Emily Webster (Oklahoma City) over Marina Doi (King) TF 13-2 109 - Cody Pfau (Oklahoma City) over Breonnah Neal (King) Fall 1:42 116 - Haley Augello (King) over Shelby Morrisson (Oklahoma City) TF 14-4 123 - Hanna Grisewood (King) over Rachel Archer (Oklahoma City) Dec 9-0 130 - Sarah Hildebrandt (King) over Carla Ponce (Oklahoma City) TF 10-0 136 - Forrest Molinari (King) over Brieana Delgado (Oklahoma City) Dec 5-4 143 - Amanda Hendey (King) over Kayla Aggio (Oklahoma City) TF 10-0 155 - Demi Strub (Oklahoma City) over Lorrie-Ann Ramos (King) Dec 8-4 170 - Julia Salata (King) over Yavonne Galindo (Oklahoma City) TF 10-0 191 - Heather O`Conner (Oklahoma City) over Jackie Williams (King) Dec 8-0 www.nwcaonline.com NWCA on Facebook | NWCA on Twitter About National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with a primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. 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HAMPTON, Va. -- In a dual meet that literally came down to one bonus point, the sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team downed No. 16 Virginia 16-15 Saturday night thanks to Devin Carter’s major decision to claim the 35th Virginia Duals inside the Hampton Coliseum. The two teams split 10 matches, but it was that bonus point early on that proved to be the difference. It was the Hokies’ second Virginia Duals title in three years as they also won it in 2013. Virginia Tech claimed the Virginia Duals title“Our effort was great tonight in most places,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “We need to get back to the drawing board on some wrestling issues, but that’s okay. We are gonna all bump chests tonight and enjoy this title, but know that we can still get a lot better as a team.” Joey Dance capped off a perfect 4-0 weekend with a workman-like 7-1 win over Nick Herman to get things started at 125 pounds. Virginia tied it up at 133 pounds when 17th-ranked George DiCamillo downed No. 19 Kevin Norstrem 7-1. Carter picked up 12 takedowns to roll to his 50th career dual meet win, a 25-12 major decision over Justin VanHoose. That point would be huge in the long run. Fourteenth-ranked Sal Mastriani used a takedown late in the first period to pull off a mild upset over No. 11 Gus Sako, winning 4-3 at 149 pounds. Freshman Jake Spengler dropped a 7-0 decision to Andrew Atkinson at 157 pounds as the Cavaliers cut into the lead. Chad Strube came close to picking up a monster upset at 165 pounds, but lost to second-ranked Nick Sulzer 7-5 despite cutting to a one-point deficit late with a takedown on Sulzer. The Cavaliers took their first lead of the night at 174 pounds when fifth-ranked Blaise Butler downed No. 10 Zach Epperly 3-2. Butler countered a shot from Epperly and turned it into a takedown late in the second period, and Epperly couldn’t get anything late to try and get the win. Austin Gabel had a furious comeback at 184 pounds to give the Hokies the lead back as he rallied from a 4-1 deficit to beat James Suvak 8-6. Suvak got a pair of first-period takedowns, but Gabel got the last three of the match to storm back and keep the Hokies alive. Zach Nye, ranked No. 20 in the country, downed Jared Haught 3-0 at 197 pounds to set up some drama at heavyweight. Ty Walz, ranked seventh in the country, got just one takedown, but it was all he needed as he downed Pat Gillen 3-2 to lock up Tech’s second win of the day and the Virginia Duals title. Carter was named the Virginia Duals Most Outstanding Wrestler. He went 4-0 with two major decisions and a technical fall. The two teams will meet again on Feb. 1 in the ACC dual meet. That action will take place at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg. What tickets remaining may be purchased for that event at vthoki.es/moss. Tech (8-1) will head to Iowa next weekend for a pair of dual matches. The Hokies will take on Northern Iowa on Friday night in Cedar Falls at 8 p.m. (Eastern) and will then take on No. 14 Iowa State Sunday at 3 p.m. (Eastern) in Ames. Results: 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Nick Herman, 7-1 133: #17 George DiCamillo (VA) dec. #19 Kevin Norstrem, 7-1 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) maj. dec. Justin VanHoose, 25-12 149: #14 Sal Mastriani (VT) dec. #11 Gus Sako (VA), 4-3 157: Andrew Atkinson (VA) dec. Jake Spengler, 7-0 165: #2 Nick Sulzer (VA) dec. Chad Strube, 7-5 174: #5 Blaise Butler (VA) dec. #10 Zach Epperly, 3-2 184: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. James Suvak, 8-6 197: #20 Zach Nye (VA) dec. Jared Haught, 3-0 285: #7 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Pat Gillen, 3-2 Rankings used are from InterMat

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- UNI wrestling stayed undefeated in the MAC and kept Buffalo scoreless to win, 37-0, Saturday. UNI improves to 6-3 overall and 3-0 in the MAC. UNI has won 12 straight home duals dating back to the start of last season. Buffalo falls to 4-6 overall, 0-3 in the MAC. “When you go a second day in a row, you have to get tougher, and I thought we were better today” said head coach Doug Schwab “A couple of guys had to dig deep in some situations, but I thought it was a much better overall effort. I can see some momentum.” Five Panthers earned bonus points for UNI: Dylan Peters with a major decision at 125, Leighton Gaul with a fall at 133 pounds, Jarrett Jensen’s major decision at 157 pounds, a major decision for Basil Minto at 197 pounds and Blaize Cabell with a major decision at heavyweight. “We talked about finishing matches, and that was a lot of points,” said Schwab of the bonus point wins. “We put the hammer down. Instead of trying to skate through things and hold on, we’re building. When you compete like that, people take notice.” No. 6 Peters (125 pounds) ran out of time in the first period after taking Buffalo’s Max Soria to his back. He got the three near fall points but wasn’t able to get the fall in the first. He continued to stay on the offensive, earning more than two minutes of riding time. He blanked Soria, 12-0. Soria is ranked fourth in the MAC, while Peters is second. At 133 pounds, Gaul grabbed his second dual win of his career with a fall in five minutes and 50 seconds. Headed into the third period, Jake Hodges had already secured his riding time, having amassed more than three minutes. He went to work on a major decision but had to settle with a 9-2 decision against Rosco Russo. Gunnar Wolfensperger trailed much of the match at 149 pounds to come back and erase Justin Cooksey’s riding time and earn multiple sets of near fall points to win the match 10-8. He was just shy of earning riding time. Jensen grabbed the first points of the match near the end of the first and grabbed another takedown in the middle of the second. He led the third 4-0 with 50 seconds of riding time. After an escape, Jensen grabbed another takedown and enough riding time to earn the major decision, but he secured it with near fall points at the end of the 157-pound match to win 10-0. Taylor Berger scored first in his dual debut for the Panthers at 165 pounds. He got an escape in the second to lead 1-0 starting the first. Rrok Ndojak came back with an escape early in the third to tie it up and send the match into overtime. With just 15 seconds left, Berger grabbed the takedown needed to win 3-1. It was tied 2-2 at the start of the third period for the 174-pound match, but Curt Maas jumped ahead to beat Muhamid McBryde, 5-2. Maas is ranked fourth in the MAC. Cody Caldwell (184 pounds) had the match tied up at 2-2 before an exchange of takedowns gave Brett Perry the lead. Caldwell regained the lead to win 10-7. Minto struck early at 197 pounds and led the entire match. He got 1:46 in riding time and earned his first major decision of the season with a 15-6 win over James Benjamin. Cabell kept UNI perfect at heavyweight. He had more than three minutes in riding time and earned his fourth major decision, 19-8. Cabell notched eight takedowns today and nine against Northern Illinois Friday night. “That’s a lot of takedowns. I don’t believe there is a more offensive heavyweight,” said Schwab. “I challenged him a little bit to be the mark for our team. We just have to keep him building on it.” AT THE FLASH FLANAGAN Tyler Patten notched three falls to take fourth at the Flash Flanagan Open in Dubuque, Iowa. Christian DuLaney took sixth at 197 pounds. UP NEXT UNI wraps up a four-dual home stretch hosting No. 6 Virginia Tech Friday. It will be the second top-10 team the Panthers have seen this season. It will be Military Appreciation Night 7 p.m. Friday. Roling Ford will be giving out camouflage hats to fans. “I am asking the Panther fans to get out here next Friday night to make it uncomfortable for that team coming in, because they are a really solid team,” said Schwab. Results: 125-#6 Dylan Peters (UNI) maj. dec. Max Soria (UB) 12-0 133-Leighton Gaul (UNI) pinned Sean Peacock (UB) 5:50 141-Jake Hodges (UNI) dec. Rosco Russo (UB) 9-2 149-Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI) dec. Justin Cooksey (UB) 10-8 157-Jarrett Jensen (UNI) maj. dec. Alex Smythe (UB) 10-0 165-Taylor Berger (UNI) dec. Rrok Ndokaj (UB) 3-1 SV1 174- Curt Maas (UNI) dec. Muhamid McBryde (UB) 5-2 184-Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Brett Perry (UB) 10-7 197-Basil Minto (UNI) maj. dec. James Benjamin (UB) 15-6 285-#15 Blaize Cabell (UNI) maj. dec. Mike Silvis (UB) 19-8

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The George Mason wrestling team won six out of 10 matches over the Cleveland State Vikings to win Saturday’s dual in the RAC 19-12, the first EWL victory for the program. The Patriots improve to 5-4 in duals this season, 1-0 in conference. Cleveland State evens its record at 2-2, 0-1 in the EWL. After falling in the first match at 125lbs., Mason was able to win the next three, each with decisions to take a 9-3 lead and control of the dual. While trailing 1-0 in the third period, Vincent Rodriguez used two late-period takedown on his way to a 5-1 decision that evened the match at 3 apiece. Sahid Kargbo settled in with a 9-4 decision at 141lbs. before Konbeh Koroma won his back-and-forth match at 149lbs. 9-8 with an escape with 12 seconds remaining. Patrick Davis continued the momentum in the second half, taking down Matt Donohoe just seconds into the match on his way to a 19-8 major decision, his second of the season. Ryan Forrest followed up with a 7-4 decision at 174lbs. and Matt Meadows recorded the final victory of the afternoon, 2-1 over Kanez Omar. The Patriots spend next weekend in Pennsylvania, wrestling Bucknell and Sacred Heart at Bucknell on Saturday, January 17 then traveling to Clarion, Pa. for a dual with conference member Clarion on Sunday. Results: 125 Ben Willeford (CSU) over Ibrahim Banduka (George Mason) (Dec 6-0) 133 Vince Rodriguez (George Mason) over Alfredo Gray (CSU) (Dec 5-1) 141 Sahid Kargbo (George Mason) over Mike Carlone (CSU) (Dec 9-4) 149 Konbeh Koroma (George Mason) over Nick Montgomery (CSU) (Dec 9-8) 157 LaTrell Davis (CSU) over Gregory Flournoy (George Mason) (Dec 6-5) 165 Patrick Davis (George Mason) over Matt Donohoe (CSU) (MD 18-8) 174 Ryan Forrest (George Mason) over Gabe Stark (CSU) (Dec 7-4) 184 Xavier Dye (CSU) over Ryan Hembury (George Mason) (Dec 6-3) 197 Matt Meadows (George Mason) over Kanez Omar (CSU) (Dec 2-1) 285 Riley Shaw (CSU) over Jacob Kettler (George Mason) (3-1)

CLARION, Pa. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team picked up its sixth dual victory of the season with a 34-7 road win over Clarion University Saturday, Jan. 10. The Eagles (6-3) captured eight of the 10 bouts with three pins, one major decision, and four decisions. Clarion's Hunter Jones secured two takedowns over Blake Caudill in the first period before rolling to a 13-4 major decision at 125 lbs. Much like EMU's last dual, redshirt-junior Vincent Pizzuto came out firing with 10-straight points before pinning Seth Carr in the first period, allowing Eastern to take a two-point lead over the Golden Eagles. The Green and White again replicated its last outing when Michael Shaw notched a second-straight pin at 141 lbs. to extend EMU's lead to 12-4 heading into the 149 lb. matchup. EMU's Nicholas Barber took an early lead with a takedown in the first period and securing 1:18 of riding time before getting out to a 5-0 lead in the second period. The Cleveland, Ohio native found three final takedowns in the third period and captured the riding time point to shut out Brodie Zacherl. Trailing by one point, redshirt-senior Brandon Zeerip gained some momentum to start the second period to take a comfortable 11-5 lead with one period to go in the bout. The Fremont, Mich. native gave up just one escape point in the final minutes of action to earn a 12-6 victory and extend the EMU lead to 19-4 halfway through the dual. Eastern Michigan saw its third victory of the day by way of the pin in the 165 lb. match when Devan Marry jumped out to an 8-0 start in the first period before notching the fall in 3:28. Clarion saw what would prove to be final win of the afternoon in the 174 lb. weight class when Michael Pavasko got out to the early lead over Austin Geerlings. The sophomore was unable to overcome the slight deficit, falling in a 7-3 decision. EMU took the final bouts of the afternoon with three-straight decisions from Mike Curby, Anthony Abro, and Gage Hutchison, earning a 34-7 victory over the Golden Eagles. Eastern will waste no time getting back on the mats, heading to Pittsburgh, Pa for the Pitt Duals Sunday, Jan. 11. The Eagles will take on Duke and N.C. State with dual times starting at 10 a.m. and noon. Results: 125- Hunter Jones (CL) maj. dec. Blake Caudill (EMU) 14-4 (Clarion, 4-0) 133- Vince Pizzuto (EMU) pinned Seth Carr (CL) 2:00 (EMU, 6-4) 141- Michael Shaw (EMU) pinned Sam Sherlock (CL) 3:18 (EMU, 12-4) 149- Nicholas Barber (EMU) maj. dec. Brodie Zacherl (CL) 8-0 (EMU, 16-4) 157- Brandon Zeerip (EMU) dec. Evan DeLong (CL) 12-6 (EMU, 19-4) 165- Devan Marry (EMU) pinned Kyle Braddock (CL) 3:28 (EMU, 25-4) 174- Michael Pavasko (CL) dec. Austin Geerlings (EMU) 7-3 (EMU, 25-7) 184- Mike Curby (EMU) dec. Daniel Sutherland (CL) 4-3 (EMU, 28-7) 197- Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Ryan Darch (CL) 9-5 (EMU, 31-7) HWT- Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. Joshua Davis (CL) 8-4 (EMU, 34-7)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- No. 5 Mizzou wrestling tallied another impressive road victory Saturday at the Friedman Wrestling Center, as they took down No. 4 Cornell, 27-9. The comfortable dual win marked the 17th straight dual win for the Tigers dating back to last season. Mizzou (13-0) handed the Big Red (6-1) their first loss of the 2014-15 season after producing wins in seven of the 10 matches. Three of those wins came in convincing fashion, as redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes, redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt and sophomore J'den Cox all picked up major decisions over their opponents. The Tigers received an edge before the dual officially started, as redshirt senior Alan Waters was awarded a forfeit victory at 125 pounds. Cornell's usual 125 pound competitor, No. 3 Nahshon Garrett, bumped up to 133 pounds for Saturday's contest. In his third dual start of the season, redshirt sophomore Zach Synon tallied his best win of the year and defeated Garrett by 6-2 decision. The strong start continued for Mizzou at 141 and 149 pounds, as Mayes and Houdashelt tallied respective 11-1 and 10-0 major decisions. After Cornell produced their first wins of the afternoon at 157 and 165 pounds, the Tigers responded with victories in three of the last four matches. At 174 pounds, redshirt senior Johnny Eblen cruised to a 7-0 decision. After dropping the 184 pound matchup, Cox and redshirt senior Devin Mellon closed out the dual with a 11-0 major decision and 7-3 decision, respectively. Mizzou returns to the friendly confines of Columbia, Mo. for their next five duals. Next weekend marks a pair of matchups as Central Michigan visits the Hearnes Center on Saturday, Jan. 17 with North Carolina State following on Sunday, Jan. 18. 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: No. 1 Alan Waters (Mizzou) over (Cornell) via Forfeit 133: Zach Synon (Mizzou) over No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) via 6-2 decision 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) over Ryan Dunphy (Cornell) via 11-1 major decision 149: No. 3 Drake Houdashelt (Mizzou) over Taylor Simaz (Cornell) via 10-0 major decision 157: No. 9 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) over No. 10 Joey Lavallee (Mizzou) via 6-4 decision 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) over Mikey England (Mizzou) by 9-4 decision 174: No. 6 Johnny Eblen (Mizzou) over Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) by 7-0 decision 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) over No. 11 Willie Miklus (Mizzou) by 4-2 decision 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Mizzou) over No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) by 11-0 major decision HWT: No. 10 Devin Mellon (Mizzou) over Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) by 7-3 decision

Hampton Coliseum. Tech won six of the 10 bouts, but the ending was in doubt until the very end as it came down to the heavyweights. Joey Dance, ranked fourth at 125 pounds, needed sudden victory to dispatch of long-time friend Brandon Jeske 3-1 to open the dual. Kevin Norstrem gave Tech a 6-0 lead with a 9-3 win over Michael Hayes at 133 pounds and then Devin Carter, ranked third at 141 pounds, failed to get his usual bonus points, but still beat No. 9 Chris Mecate 6-4 thanks to two takedowns. Sal Mastriani, ranked 14th in the country, then rolled past 15th-ranked Lenny Richardson 8-1 at 149 pounds to make it 12-0. Mastriani used a headlock takedown and three back points at the end of the first period to propel him to the win. The Monarchs (5-3) stormed back with a pin at 157 pounds and wins at 165 pounds, 184 pounds and 197 pounds. Tenth-ranked Zach Epperly picked up his third bonus-point win of the weekend in between ODU’s run, downing Austin Coburn 11-1 at 174 pounds. With the Hokies leading 16-15, it came down to the final bout and seventh-ranked Ty Walz used a second-period takedown to pull out the 3-1 win over Jacob Henderson to give the Hokies the win. Tech (7-1) will take on 16th-ranked Virginia (8-2) in the Virginia Duals finals on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. UVa beat 10th-ranked Edinboro 20-17 to reach the finals. Tech leads the series with UVa 40-37-1, but the Cavs won last year’s dual meet. Tech beat the Cavs in the finals of the 2013 Virginia Duals. The two squads will meet again in three weeks in the ACC dual as UVa comes to Blacksburg to take on the Hokies on Feb. 1 in the Moss Arts Center. #6 Virginia Tech (7-1) 19, #24 Old Dominion (5-3) 15 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Brandon Jeske, 3-1 (SV) 133: #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Michael Hayes, 9-3 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) dec. #9 Chris Mecate 6-4 149: #14 Sal Mastriani (VT) dec. #15 Lenny Richardson, 8-1 157: TC Warner (ODU) fall Jake Spengler, 2:59 165: #16 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Chad Strube, 7-4 174: #10 Zach Epperly (VT) maj. dec. Austin Coburn, 11-1 184: #4 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Austin Gabel, 6-3 197: Kevin Beazley (ODU) dec. Jared Haught, 3-2 285: #7 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Jacob Henderson, 3-1 Probables for the Finals #6 Virginia Tech (7-1) vs. #16 Virginia (8-2) 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) vs. Nick Herman (VA) 133: #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT) vs. #17 George DiCamillo (VA) 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) vs. Justin VanHoose (VA) 149: #14 Sal Mastriani (VT) vs. #11 Gus Sako (VA) 157: Jake Spengler (VT) vs. Andrew Atkinson (VA) 165: Chad Strube (VT) vs. #2 Nick Sulzer (VA) 174: #10 Zach Epperly (VT) vs. #5 Blaise Butler (VA) 184: Austin Gabel (VT) vs. Tyler Askey (VA) 197: Jared Haught (VT) vs. #20 Zach Nye (VA) 285: #7 Ty Walz (VT) vs. Pat Gillen (VA)

Williamsport, Pa. -- Messiah College completed a perfect weekend at the Budd Whitehill National Duals with a 34-6 win over Williams College in the championship bout on Saturday afternoon. Kaleb Loht and Josh Thomson picked up pins for the Falcons, and Jeremy Bailes nearly upset Williams' No. 2-ranked Chris Chorzepa. No. 2 Lucas Malmberg sent the Falcons in the right direction with a 13-4 major decision at 125, and Hunter Harris followed with a 9-6 decision of his own. No. 1 Loht then pinned Gabriel Corrochano at 2:12 in the 141 lb. weight class, putting up 13-0. Chris Williamson battled with Jake Savoca before losing 8-4, with No. 9 Larry Cannon then stepping to the mat for a highy-anticipated bout with No. 2 Jorge Lopez. Unfortunately, Williams forfeited the bout. Derek Beitz took a 6-3 decision to increase the Falcons' lead, with No. 3 Josh Thomson then pinning Kyle Gaffney at 2:23 in the 174 lb. match-up. With the match in hand, Jeremy Bailes (184) came seconds away from providing the exclamation point, as he nearly upset the No. 2-ranked Chorzepa. Bailes earned a takedown near the end of the second period to enter the final round with a 13-9 lead, but Chorzepa soon battled his way back. With the third period closing, he collected a pivotal takedown of his own with 17 seconds left to draw within 13-12. He then held on for riding time to pick up another point and send the bout to overtime. Chorzepa's takedown moments later spoiled Bailes' bid for the upset, 15-13. Still, Kyle Koser (197) and Jason Wright (285) each took decisions to complete the scoring and send Messiah to the championship win. Earlier in the day the Falcons defeated Thiel College 36-9 to vault into the championship match. The Falcons got off to a blistering start against Thiel, taking a 24-0 lead that included pins from No. 1 Kaleb Loht and Chris Williamson. With the match in hand, Isaiah Shipman picked up the team's third pin at 285 in just 12 seconds. Final: Messiah defeated Williams College 34-6 125 - Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) over Matt Morris (Williams College) Maj 13-4 133 - Hunter Harris (Messiah) over Dan Evangelakos (Williams College) Dec 9-6 141 - Kaleb Loht (Messiah) over Gabriel Corrochano (Williams College) Fall 2:12 149 - Jake Savoca (Williams College) over Chris Williamson (Messiah) Dec 8-4 157 - Larry Cannon (Messiah) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 165 - Derek Beitz (Messiah) over Timothy Garripoli (Williams College) Dec 6-3 174 - Josh Thomson (Messiah) over Kyle Gaffney (Williams College) Fall 2:23 184 - Christoper Chorzepa (Williams College) over Jeremy Bailes (Messiah) SV-1 15-13 197 - Kyle Koser (Messiah) over Anthony Brooks (Williams College) Dec 11-8 285 - Jason Wright (Messiah) over Ben Wertz (Williams College) Dec 4-1 Semifinal: Messiah defeated Thiel 36-9 125 - Marshall Myers (Messiah) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 133 - Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) over Trevor Wood (Thiel) Dec 8-3 141 - Kaleb Loht (Messiah) over Nick Hart (Thiel) Fall 4:07 149 - Chris Williamson (Messiah) over Nick Sutton (Thiel) Fall 1:50 157 - Larry Cannon (Messiah) over Sean Byham (Thiel) Dec 7-3 165 - Brandan Collins (Thiel) over Derek Beitz (Messiah) SV-1 3-1 174 - Josh Thomson (Messiah) over Jordan Powell (Thiel) Dec 7-1 184 - Ben Swarr (Messiah) over Jerrold Roosa (Thiel) Dec 8-1 197 - Jacob Trillow (Thiel) over Kyle Koser (Messiah) Fall 0:24 285 - Isaiah Shipman (Messiah) over Garret Schweitzer (Thiel) Fall 0:12

HAMPTON, Va. -- Robert Schlitt and Joe Stolfi recorded pins and No. 25 Bucknell won the final three bouts to defeat No. 17 Rider by a 25-12 margin Saturday morning at the Virginia Duals. The win helped the Bison finish the two-day event with a 2-2 record as they placed third in the Silver bracket and seventh overall in the 12-team field. Bucknell (6-3) is now 2-2 against ranked opponents this year as it also defeated then-No. 10 Virginia last month. The Bison won six of the 10 bouts against the Broncs and totaled three bonus-point victories. Bucknell limited Rider (7-4) to just four decisions, including two by nationally ranked wrestlers. The Bison trailed 9-6 going into the 165-pound bout with Schlitt taking the mat. He proceeded to pin Curt Delia in 4:41 to give Bucknell a 12-9 advantage and the Bison never trailed again. It was the second pin of the season for Schlitt, who snapped a three-bout losing streak. After a win by decision for Rider at 174, Bucknell claimed the final three bouts on its way to the 13-point victory. Freshman Tom Sleigh got the streak started with a 2-1 overtime win at 184 pounds. Tyler Lyster followed with an 8-0 shutout at 197 pounds, his 20th win of the season. The major decision gave the Bison a seven-point cushion and clinched the outcome of the match. Stolfi, who is ranked 18th nationally, then pinned Greg Velasco in 6:40. It was his 11th consecutive win and his 12th fall of the year. He now has 44 career pins, tying him with Bobby Ferraro for third place on the program’s all-time list. Bucknell and Rider alternated victories over the first four bouts of the match. No. 14 Paul Petrov got things started for the Bison with a 7-3 decision at 125. Tyler Smith was victorious by a 7-6 margin at 141 pounds to improve to 10-4 on the year. Bucknell opened the Virginia Duals Friday with a win against Nebraska Kearney before falling to No. 24 Old Dominion and West Virginia. The Bison will next be in action Saturday, Jan. 17, when they host George Mason and Sacred Heart in Davis Gym. Start time is 11 a.m. and admission is free. No. 25 Bucknell 25, No. 17 Rider 12 125: No. 14 Paul Petrov (B) dec. Zach Valcarce (R), 7-3. 133: Robert Deutsch (R) dec. Grim Gonzalez (B), 7-4. 141: Tyler Smith (B) dec. Chuck Zeisloft (R), 7-6. 149: No. 16 Bryant Clagon (R) dec. Victor Lopez (B), 8-6. 157: No. 13 Chad Walsh (R) dec. Rustin Barrick (B), 10-4. 165: Robert Schlitt (B) pinned Curt Delia (R), 4:41. 174: Ryan Wolfe (R) dec. Rory Bonner (B), 5-1. 184: Tom Sleigh (B) dec. Clint Morrison (R), 2-1 (tb1) 197: Tyler Lyster (B) maj. dec. Jeff McElwee (R), 8-0. 285: No. 18 Joe Stolfi (B) pinned Greg Velasco (R), 6:40.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Panthers kept the Northern Illinois Huskies scoreless for the first four matches and won eight of the 10 matches to win 29-6 Friday night. “I feel like we gave a couple away,” said head coach Dough Schwab. “I still would have liked to see a doughnut on their side, but we had some guys who did really well.” UNI got bonus point wins from Dylan Peters at 125 pounds, Gunnar Wolfensperger at 149 pounds and Blaize Cabell at heavyweight. UNI improves to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the MAC. UNI has won 11 straight home duals dating back to the start of last season. Northern Illinois falls to 7-8 overall, 0-2 in the MAC. No. 6 Peters got a little closer to making UNI’s top 10 for most career falls when he pinned Derek Elmore in 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Peters grabbed his eighth pin of the season and has 26 career falls. At 133 pounds, the match was scoreless after two periods, but Leighton Gaul came back with a lot of fight to draw a stall point and riding time to beat Danny Carlson, 5-0. The Panthers continued to roll with Jake Hodges at 141. Hodges won his first MAC dual, beating Tyler Argue 10-6 with 1:29 in riding time. After a scoreless first period, Wolfensperger earned two nearfall points midway through the second period against Austin Culton. He topped off the period with another set. An early escape in the third and a quick takedown put Wolfensperger up 7-0. He grabbed another set of nearfall points in the third and amassed 3:36 in riding time to win the Panthers’ first major decision of the night, 10-0. “Gunnar is wrestling well, especially on top,” said Schwab. “He’s starting to get where he feels he can ride anyone.” Andrew Morse grabbed NIU’s first win at 157 pounds with a 4-0 decision over Jarrett Jensen. No. 12 Cooper Moore battled out a close match at 165 pounds to win 5-3 over NIU’s Shaun’Qae McMurty. McMurty is ranked fourth in the MAC. Moore is the MAC’s top seed. NIU’s Trace Engelkes last-second takedown sent the 174 match into overtime. Engelkes grabbed the takedown to beat Curt Maas 8-6 in sudden victory. At 184 pounds, Cody Caldwell came out tough and led the match until the end and amassed 2:35 in riding time. Basil Minto escaped Shawn Scott’s multiple takedown attempts to counter with his own, but the match was still 2-2 deep into the third. Minto escaped from Scott, shorting him riding time by a second and winning 3-2. The win gives Minto his first MAC dual win and a victory over the MAC’s fourth-ranked wrestler. “(Basil) scrambled out of a few positions I haven’t seen him do,” said Schwab. A series of offensive moves kept Cabell in control at heavyweight where he earned nine takedowns to beat Arthur Bunce. “Blaize did a great job of smelling that blood,” said Schwab. “You don’t see many heavyweights scoring that many takedowns. So when he competes like that, he sets the mark for our team to compete a certain way.” Cabell earned UNI’s only technical fall of the night, winning 22-7. “We have to have a killer instinct as competitives, and we have to put that in our guys. Tomorrow is another chance to do that,” said Schwab. UP NEXT UNI has a quick turnaround with a second home dual at 2 p.m. Saturday in the West Gym. The Panthers host the Buffalo Bulls at 2 p.m. Buffalo is looking for its first MAC win. They are 4-5 overall and 0-2 in the MAC. The first 500 fans will receive Panther Train T-shirts courtesy of Hy-Vee. Results: 125-Dylan Peters (UNI) pinned Derek Elmer (NIU) 5:44 133-Leighton Gaul (UNI) dec. Danny Carlson (NIU) 5-0 141-Jake Hodges (UNI) dec. Tyler Argue (NIU) 10-6 149-Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI) maj. dec. Austin Culton (NIU) 10-0 157-Andrew Morse (UNI) Jarrett Jensen (NIU) 4-0 165-Cooper Moore (UNI) dec. Shaun’Qae McMurty 5-3 174-Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. Curt Maas (UNI) 8-6 SV1 184-Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU) 9-6 197-Basil Minto (UNI) dec. Shawn Scott (NIU) 3-2 285-Blaize Cabell (UNI) minor tech. fall Arthur Bunce (NIU) 22-7

Princeton, NJ -- The Pride won six of the 10 matches, including sophomore Jahlani Callender's win by fall that broke a 16-16 tie, as Hofstra defeated the Princeton Tigers, 22-20 in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association match at Dillon Gymnasium Friday night. Hofstra improved to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the EIWA while the Tigers had their record evened at 4-4 and 1-3 in conference action. With the score tied at 16-all heading into the second-to-last match of the night at 157 pounds, Callender pinned Princeton freshman Francesco Fabozzi at the 4:41 mark to give the Pride a 22-16 lead. It was Callender's fifth pin of the year and boosted his season record to 15-7. Princeton's Jonathan Schleifer recorded a 14-5 major decision over Hofstra senior Nick Terdick (9-11) in the match finale for the final margin. Opening the match at 174 pounds, sophomore Frank Affronti (12-11) recorded a 5-3 decision over Troy Murtha to give the Pride a 3-0 lead. But the Tigers won the next two matches, a pin by Brett Harner over Cory Damiana (7-13) at 184 and a major decision by Abram Ayala over Michael Oxley (5-12) at 197, to take a 10-3 advantage. Hofstra then won the next four matches to build a 16-10 advantage. Sophomore Michael Hughes (15-6) topped Ray O'Donnell, 8-2 at 285. Freshman Bryan Damon (12-3) won his fourth consecutive match with a 7-2 decision over Ryan Cash at 125. Hofstra classmate Travis Passaro (6-8) defeated Jordan Reich, 6-1 at 133 while 17th-ranked sophomore Jamel Hudson (14-3) recorded his sixth consecutive win with a 14-4 major decision over Jordan Laster at 141. Princeton junior Nick Maselli pinned Hofstra sophomore Alex Mirante (0-3), wrestling for starter Cody Ruggirello who sat out Friday's match, at the 2:44 mark of the 149-lb match to tie the contest at 16-16. Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, January 11 when the Pride host the Oklahoma Sooners at the Mack Sports Complex. Match time is 1 p.m. Results: 174- Frank Affronti (H) dec, Troy Murtha (P), 5-3 184- Brett Harner (P) WBF Cory Damiana (H), 0:33 197- Abram Ayala (P) maj. dec. Michael Oxley (H), 16-6 285- Michael Hughes (H) dec. Ray O'Donnell (P), 8-2 125- Bryan Damon (H) dec. Ryan Cash (P), 7-2 133- Travis Passaro (H) dec. Jordan Reich (P), 6-1 141- #17 Jamel Hudson (H) maj. dec. Jordan Laster (P), 14-4 149- Nick Maselli (P) WBF Alex Mirante (H), 2:44 157- Jahlani Callender (H) WBF Francesco Fabozzi (P), 4:41 165- Jonathan Schleifer (P) maj. dec. Nick Terdick (H), 14-5

MINNEAPOLIS -- Though the journey to the final moments of Friday night’s dual between No. 1 Minnesota and No. 17 Michigan was different than it was when the two met last January and the Wolverines defeated the Gophers 19-14, the situation heading into that closing bout was the exact same. Michigan led by two points and the winner of the last match would seal a victory for his team. This time around, the final match pitted No. 1 Chris Dardanes against No. 8 Rossi Bruno, a rematch of the title bout at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas on December 6, which Dardanes won, 8-3. Midway through the third period, Friday night’s tilt between the two top-ten wrestlers was knotted at one, but a final period takedown and a point for riding time were enough for Dardanes to take the match, 4-2, and propel the Gophers to an exciting 20-19 victory. The win was significant for Daradnes on several levels. Primarily, it secured a victory for his team, avenging its only loss in the last two years and keeping the nation’s top-ranked squad undefeated this season (7-0). For Dardanes personally, it was a victory in his first match since claiming the No. 1 ranking and also his 100th career victory. He joins teammates Logan Storley and Scott Schiller in reaching that milestone this season. Dardanes and Bruno were positioned to wrestle the night’s last match after the meet began at 141, where Chris’ brother, No. 4 Nick Dardanes, earned a major decision over George Fisher, 13-5. It was the first of three matches in which the Gophers scored bonus points on the night, every one of which was critical to securing the victory. After Jake Short dropped an 8-4 decision to No. 13 Alec Pantaleo at 149, No. 1 Dylan Ness took the mat looking to avenge a loss in last year’s dual to No. 19 Brian Murphy. Late in the second period of a close match, Ness locked in a cradle and turned Murphy onto his back, scoring the fall at 4:33 and adding six points to the Gophers’ total. The pin was the 34th of Ness’ career, moving him into a tie for 10th on the Gophers’ all-time pins list, matching Jacob Volkmann’s career total. Brandon Kingsley got his first start of the dual season at 165 and dropped a major decision to No. 10 Taylor Massa, 12-2, which brought the dual score to 10-7. In the last match before the intermission, No. 3 Storley took on Connor Brancheau at 174. Storley scored a pair of takedowns and earned back points for a near-fall, but needed a critical point for riding time – he had amassed more than four minutes during the match – to secure the 8-0 major decision and tack on a bonus point for the team. Coming out of the intermission, No. 10 Brett Pfarr fell behind No. 13 Domenic Abounader early in their match after a takedown and a near-fall, but fought back hard for the remainder of the match. Pfarr trimmed the deficit to a single point in the third period, but was unable to jump ahead of Abounader, dropping an 8-7 decision. In the night’s second (and final) rematch from last season’s dual, No. 1 Schiller took on Chris Heald. Schiller looked strong throughout the match as he secured a 10-3 decision to push the Gopher lead to 17-10. Trailing by seven points, Michigan charged back in the next two matches. No. 8 Adam Coon scored a fall over No. 13 Michael Kroells at 285 and Conor Youtsey won a 10-7 decision over Jordan Bremer at 125 to catapult the Wolverines into the lead, 19-17, heading to the final match, where Dardanes outlasted Bruno to earn a win for himself and his team. The Gophers won’t have much time to reflect on the victory, as they travel to New Jersey to take on Big Ten newcomer, No. 24 Rutgers, this Sunday. The dual is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT and will be streamed on BTN Plus, which requires a subscription. Updates from throughout the meet will be provided on the Gopher Wrestling Twitter feed and a full recap will be available on GopherSports.com after the dual’s conclusion. Results: 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minn) maj. dec. George Fisher (Mich), 13-5 / Minnesota 4 – Michigan 0 149: No. 13 Alec Pantaleo (Mich) dec. Jake Short (Minn), 8-4 / Minnesota 4 – Michigan 3 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minn) fall (4:33) No. 19 Brian Murphy (Mich) / Minnesota 10 – Michigan 3 165: No. 10 Taylor Massa (Mich) maj. dec. Brandon Kingsley (Minn), 12-2 / Minnesota 10 – Michigan 7 174: No. 3 Logan Storley (Minn) maj. dec. Connor Brancheau, 8-0 / Minnesota 14 – Michigan 7 184: No. 13 Domenic Abounader (Mich) dec. No. 10 Brett Pfarr (Minn.), 8-7 / Minnesota 14 – Michigan 10 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minn) dec. Chris Heald (Mich), 10-3 / Minnesota 17 – Michigan 10 285: No. 8 Adam Coon (Mich) fall (0:28) No. 13 Michael Kroells (Minn) / Minnesota 17 – Michigan 16 125: Conor Youtsey (Mich) dec. Jordan Bremer (Minn), 10-7 / Minnesota 17 – Michigan 19 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minn) dec. No. 8 Rossi Bruno (Mich), 4-2 / Minnesota 20 – Michigan 19

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team opened the Big Ten portion of its season on Friday night against conference newcomer Rutgers. The fifth-ranked Illini gave the Scarlet Knights a rude welcome to the league, beating them 24-9 and winning seven of ten weight classes. The dual started at 197 pounds with Jeff Koepke earning a 2-0 decision over Andrew Campolattano. A 2-1, sudden victory by No. 10 Billy Smith over Brooks Black tied the match after the heavyweight bout. Rutgers took its only lead of the dual after Sean McCabe beat Dominic Olivieri, 5-4, at 125 pounds. Trailing 6-3, No. 3 Zane Richards got the Illini back on track at 133 pounds. Richards' 11-8 decision over Scott Delvecchio tied the contest, and No. 16 Steven Rodrigues 2-0 victory over #8 Anthony Ashnault gave Illinois a 9-6 lead. Ken Theobold downed Kyle Langenderfer, 5-2, at 141 pounds to tie the contest, but the Orange and Blue won the final four weight classes to seal the win. At 157 pounds, No. 5 Isaiah Martinez won a convincing 19-6 bout against No. 18 Anthony Perrotti, a 2014 All-American. In the battle, Martinez recorded six takedowns and a two-point near-fall to earn his 12th extra-point win of the season. No. 8 Jackson Morse followed the lead of Martinez in the 165-pound rumble, earning a 10-2 major decision over Nick Gravina. No. 6 Zac Brunson's 8-2 win over No. 20 Phil Bakuckas at 174-pounds sealed the victory for the Illini, and No. 14 Nikko Reyes closed out the night with a convincing 12-4 major decision over Anthony Pafumi. The Illini will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 11 as they take on Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana. The dual is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET at University Gym. Results: 197: Jeff Koepke (ILL) over Andrew Campolattano (RUTG) (Dec 2-0) 285: #10 Billy Smith (RUTG) over Brooks Black (ILL) (SV-2 2-1) 125: Sean McCabe (RUTG) over Dominic Olivieri (ILL) (Dec 5-4) 133: #3 Zane Richards (ILL) over Scott Delvecchio (RUTG) (Dec 11-8) 141: #16 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over #8 Anthony Ashnault (RUTG) (Dec 2-0) 149: Ken Theobold (RUTG) over Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) (Dec 5-2) 157: #4 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over #18 Anthony Perrotti (RUTG) (MD 19-6) 165: #8 Jackson Morse (ILL) over Nick Gravina (RUTG) (MD 10-2) 174: #6 Zac Brunson (ILL) over #20 Phil Bakuckas (RUTG) (Dec 8-2) 184: #14 Nikko Reyes (ILL) over Anthony Pafumi (RUTG) (MD 12-4)

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Jacob Leon and J.T. Goodwin nearly scored first-period falls Friday night, but Wyoming rallied to win both matches and heavyweight Leland Pfeifer clinched the 23-15 Cowboy victory over Cal Poly with a 5-2 decision in the final bout of a non-conference dual meet in the Mott Athletics Center. Leon and Goodwin both built 5-0 leads in the opening period with a takedown and three-point near fall. Wyoming 149-pounder Jake Elliott rallied for an 8-6 triumph over Leon and 197-pounder Shane Woods, ranked No. 11 this week, battled back for a 10-8 decision over Goodwin. Trailing 20-15, Cal Poly needed a fall in the final bout, but Pfeifer scored a takedown in each of the final two periods for the three-point decision and Wyoming’s fifth dual meet win in seven tries. Cal Poly fell to 0-8. Mustang 174-pounder Dominic Kastl, wrestling for just the 10th time this season, led Cal Poly’s four winners as he built a 7-1 lead before pinning Luke Paine in 4 minutes, 19 seconds. Kastl is now 7-3 for the season. Mustang 141-pounder Colton Schilling earned a solid 12-6 decision over Cole Mendenhall. Trailing 4-1, Schilling earned an escape, takedown and two-point near fall late in the first period for a 6-4 advantage and surrendered just a reversal in the final two periods en route to his 14th win in 20 matches this year. Also winning by decision for Cal Poly were Colt Shorts at 157 pounds and Nick Fiegener at 184. Shorts snapped a 7-7 tie with an escape early in the final period and clinched his 10-7 win over Archie Colgan with a takedown with 21 seconds to go. Shorts is now 13-9 for the season. Fiegener also was tied with his opponent in the final period, but notched a takedown with 1:20 to go and held on for a 5-3 win over Jace Jensen, raising his season mark to 15-10. The wins by Kastl and Fiegener pulled Cal Poly to within two points, 17-15, with two bouts to go. Decisions by Woods and Pfeifer sealed the verdict for Wyoming. The Cowboys received a fall from 125-pounder Tyler Cox and major decisions by 133-pounder Drew Templeman and Dakota Friesth. Cal Poly returns to the mat Saturday for a 1 p.m. non-conference dual meet against Brown in the Mott Athletics Center. The Bears will be wrestling its first dual meet of the season. Results: 125 — Tyler Cox (W) pinned Isaac Blackburn (CP) 3:55 134 — Drew Templeman (W) maj. dec. Victor Trujillo (CP) 20-7 141 — Colton Schilling (CP) dec. Cole Mendenhall (W) 12-6 149 — Jake elliott (W) dec. Jacob Leon (CP) 8-6 157 — Colt Shorts (CP) dec. Archie Colgan (W) 10-7 165 — Dakota Friesth (W) maj. dec. Xavier Johnson (CP) 14-4 174 — Dominic Kastl (CP) pinned Luke Paine (W) 4:19 184 — Nick Fiegener (CP) dec. Jace Jensen (W) 5-3 197 — Shane Woods (W) dec. J.T. Goodwin (CP) 10-8 285 — Leland Pfeifer (W) dec. Nicolas Johnson (CP) 5-2