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LEBANON, Ill. -- The No. 20 McKendree University wrestling team defeated No. 18 University of Indianapolis, 28-18, in a dual match on Tuesday night. The Bearcats improve to 7-7 overall and will travel to St. Louis, Mo., on Sunday, Feb. 15 to compete at the Maryville University Duals. McKendree opened up the dual with a forfeit win by junior Coltyn Pease (Pittsfield, Ill., Pittsfield) at heavyweight, but lost by fall at 125 pounds to tie the match 6-6. Sophomore NaQuan Hardy (Romeoville, Ill., Romeoville) pinned Joe Kieffer in 3:57 at 133 pounds to put the Bearcats back in front, 12-6, and sophomore Darren Wynn (Champaign, Ill., Centennial) followed with a 12-1 major decision win over Evan Smiley at 141 pounds to extend the lead out to 16-6. Sophomore Mech Spraggins Jr. (Belleville, Ill., Belleville West High School) edged Neal Molloy, 6-4, in sudden victory to push the lead out to 19-6, but the Greyhounds cut the deficit to 19-9 with a decision win at 157 pounds. Freshman Qian'te Wagner (Alton, Ill., Alton) earned a 21-6 tech fall win over Clayton Monebrake at 165 pounds, and sophomore J.J. Filipek (Warrenton, Mo., Warrenton) followed with a 14-5 major decision over Jordan Collins to take a 28-9 lead. Indianapolis won the final two matches to cut the score to 28-18. Results: 285: Coltyn Pease (McK) over (INDI) (For.) 125: Joshua Kieffer (IND) over Daniel Rogers (McK) (Fall 4:56) 133: NaQuan Hardy (McK) over Joe Kieffer (IND) (Fall 3:57) 141: Darren Wynn (McK) over Evan Smiley (IND) (MD 12-1) 149: Mech Spraggins Jr. (McK) over Neal Molloy (IND) (SV-1 6-4) 157: Brendon Kelley (IND) over Isaiah Kemper (McK) (Dec 10-4) 165: Qian'te Wagner (McK) over Clayton Monebrake (IND) (TF 21-6 7:00) 174: J.J. Filipek (McK) over Jordan Collins (IND) (MD 14-5) 184: Taylor DeLong (IND) over Cody Willis (McK) (Fall 0:50) 197: Tyler Scott (IND) over Luke Diener (McK) (Dec 6-3)

TIFFIN, Ohio -- Mount Union's wrestling team got by Heidelberg by a score of 18-15 in an Ohio Athletic Conference dual match Tuesday in Tiffin. The difference in the match came from a pin in the 157-pound match by Purple Raider sophomore Austin Rush (Troy/Miami East). Mount Union (12-8, 3-1 OAC) had jumped out to a 6-0 lead on decision victories from sophomore Nick Mancini (Boardman/Boardman) at 125 pounds and sophomore Alec Cotton (Hartville/Lake) at 133 pounds. Heidelberg (6-10, 2-2 OAC) came back with wins at 141 and 149 to tie match before Rush scored a second period pin at 157. The Raiders then got a pair of close wins - a 6-3 win from freshman Tony Rupert (Alliance/Marlington) at 165 pounds then a 2-0 win from senior Aaron Page (Salem/West Branch) at 197 - to hold off Heidelberg for the three-point win. Mount Union wraps up the regular season next Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. with an OAC dual at John Carroll in University Heights. Results: 125 - Nick Mancini (MTU) dec. Tyler Price (BERG), 4-3 133 - Alec Cotton (MTU) dec. Brandon Conrad (BERG), 8-2 141 - Justin Kihn (BERG) dec. #9 Jeremy Border, 5-3 149 - Damon Cheek (BERG) dec. Seth McCurdy (MTU) 10-3 157 - Austin Rush (MTU) pin Mark Carosella (BERG) 2:53 165 - Tony Rupert (MTU) dec. Aaron Banko (BERG), 6-3 174 - Darren Decker (BERG) dec. Nick Miller (MTU), 9-7 OT 184 - Dillen Decker (BERG) dec. Connor Rogers (MTU), 4-1 197 - Aaron Page (MTU) dec. Gage Finegan (BERG), 2-0 285 - John Eckroth (BERG) dec. Mike Sinclair (MTU), 10-5

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska Wesleyan University Head Wrestling Coach, Brandon Bradley, is excited to announce that Robert Sanders will be joining his staff as a volunteer assistant. It was announced in July 2015 that wrestling would be added as a varsity sport in the 2016-17 school year. Over the past several years, in his capacity as the Executive Director of Nebraska USA Wrestling (NEUSAW) and Assistant Director of the Nebraska Wrestling Training Center (NWTC), Sanders has dedicated his efforts to the development of successful youth wrestling programs throughout the state of Nebraska. As a result of his efforts, Sanders has elevated state-wide wrestling participation throughout NEUSAW. His experience and established relationships will immediately benefit NWU in our recruiting efforts, as we build on the establishment of our new wrestling program. Sanders was a four-year starter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He was a member of the 2009 Big 12 Championship Team, and was a University Freestyle All-American in 2007. Sanders stated, “It was a no-brainer,” when extended an invitation to join Coach Bradley at NWU. He is very aware and excited about the immense support that the NWU athletic department has committed to the new wrestling program. Sanders is a 2009 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He holds a Bachelor in Dietetics Nutrition & Exercise Science.

Wrestlers and fans consider their sport to be the toughest for a number of reasons. Here's another: wrestlers have the most skin infections by far among all high school athletes -- approximately ten times as many as football, the sport that ranks second for infections -- according to a national survey released by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver this week. The results, published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, show 73.6 percent of total reported skin infections emerged among high school wrestlers, with 17.9 percent belonging to football players. Body parts most affected were the head and face, at 25.3 percent, followed by the forearm at 12.7 percent. "Given the nature of the sport, it's not surprising that wrestlers suffer the most skin infections," lead author Dr. Robert Dellavalle from the University of Colorado said. "Most infections were bacterial and fungal." Most athletes were able to return to competition within three to six days but some of the infections were more serious. Some 60.6 percent of skin infections were bacterial followed by tinea (ringworm) at 28.4 percent. The study showed herpetic lesions like cold sores and fever blisters represented 5.2 percent of infections while 3.2 percent were miscellaneous infections. How can wrestlers and coaches reduce the possibility for skin infections? "A number of best practices are available to prevent sports-related skin infections," said study co-first author Kyle Burton, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Central Florida, who also did the research during a dermatology research rotation at CU Anschutz. "For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends that athletes take showers directly after each competition." Burton added if showering immediately isn't possible, studies have shown that soap-and-water skin wipes reduce rates of skin infection among athletes. Dellavalle, who said most high schools wipe down wrestling mats after practice, suggested "the problem may be not keeping headgear properly cleaned before each match." To help reduce the opportunity for skin infections to spread in actual competition, a recommendation from the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations calls for referees to perform skin checks before each wrestling match. The survey was based on researchers examining data from a national sample of athletes involved in 22 sports in U.S. high schools over a five-year period. During that time, 474 skin infections were reported among 20,858,781 "athlete exposures" -- an athlete exposure being one practice session or one competition. The overall rate was 2.27 infections per 100,000 athlete exposures. The rate of skin infections in wrestling was 28.56 per 100,000 AE while football rates were 2.32 per 100,000. Other sports had rates of skin infections less than 1.00 per 100,000 AE with eight reporting none at all.

Organizers for the Dream Team Classic, sponsored by Cliff Keen Athletic and organized by Wrestling USA Magazine, have announced those wrestlers accepting invitations for the United States team over the last week. This year, the event is being held at New Prague High School in Minnesota on Saturday, March 12 at 7 p.m. CT. The following wrestlers have been selected for the United States team, with rankings as of February 3. 113: No. 3 Danny Vega (Ironwood Ridge, Ariz.) 120: No. 2 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) 126: No. 3 Kyle Norstrem (Brandon, Fla.) 132: No. 6 (at 138) Taylor Lamont (Maple Mountain, Utah) 138: No. 8 Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 145: No. 4 Carter Happel (Lisbon, Iowa) 152: No. 1 Mason Manville (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 160: No. 9 (at 182) Daniel Bullard (Archer, Ga.) 170: No. 2 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 182: No. 1 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 195: No. 3 Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio) 220: No. 3 Matt Stencel (Oregon Clay, Ohio) 285: No. 1 Osawaru Odighizuwa (David Douglas, Ore.) Wrestlers for the Minnesota team will be announced at some time in the future.

Leaders from two major amateur wrestling institutions -- the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the National Wrestling Coaches Association -- are weighing in on recent sexual assault charges against wrestlers from two high schools in the Oklahoma City area. Last week, four wrestlers from Norman North High School in Norman, Okla., were arrested and charged with rape by instrumentation after police said they engaged in ''multiple acts of sexual assault'' Jan. 9 that involved force on a 16-year-old teammate and another who is 12. The students were on the team bus, which was returning from an out-of-town tournament. A few days later, a 17-year-old wrestler from Southmoore High School in nearby Moore, Okla. was similarly charged in a reportedly similar incident involving two junior high school wrestlers which he described as "butt-dragging", according to The Oklahoman newspaper . Rape by instrumentation is a felony charge which could result in a prison sentence. All of the accused athletes have been suspended from school. Some news reports have suggested these acts might be hazing rituals. Mike Moyer, executive director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, said the incidents sounded more like bullying or hazing than a wrestling issue. ''Clearly, with these allegations, we have more work to do today in regard to education and making sure nothing like this happens again,'' Moyer told the Associated Press . Lee Roy Smith, executive director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame located in Stillwater, Okla., said, ''You have never heard much about wrestlers being bullies or hazing that much because of how much the sport has taught them to be disciplined with their physicality,'' he said. ''It builds a self-reliance, rock-solid character values. These kinds of acts are really out of character -- they will not be tolerated at any level.'' Smith, an NCAA wrestling champ at Oklahoma State who was also a two-time Oklahoma state champ from Del City High School in suburban Oklahoma City, told the AP that wrestling teaches physical discipline and builds character for athletes from nearly any background. ''Wrestling is a sport for any boy of any size and any weight,'' said Smith. ''You learn self-confidence and self-defense skills." The parents of the 12-year-old victim of the Norman North incident have no doubt as to how to classify what happened on that school bus in January. "This is rape. It's not hazing. It's not horseplay. It's completely disgusting," the boy's father told KWTV-TV, the CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City, after he and his wife watched surveillance video from the bus. "The boy's mother said what happened to her son that day went beyond hazing," according to KWTV's report. "After watching the video on Friday, she has no doubt her son was raped." Are incidents such as those which allegedly happened in Oklahoma rare in wrestling? A news story from KFOR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City, included interviews with wrestler parents, a coach, and an area psychologist who all said they either were unaware of such incidents, or thought they were rare. "I've been involved with this sport since I was five, and I'm in my mid-40s now, and I've never heard of anything like this in the sport," Karl Belford, an assistant coach for the Oklahoma Wrestling Academy, told KFOR. However, the same news report claimed that "a quick Google search found dozens of articles relating to sexual assault and hazing in the sport of wrestling, and ESPN citing incidents dating back 24 years ago." In recent years, there have been incidents involving high school and college wrestlers which have garnered national media coverage. In 2011, a handful of wrestlers from Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School surrounded a deaf teammate in the shower room and touched him with their genitals. The leader of the incident -- a Wisconsin high school state champ who had been offered a scholarship to the University of Wisconsin-Madison -- spent ten days in jail on disorderly conduct charges, and his scholarship to wrestle for the Badgers was withdrawn. The Wisconsin Rapids school district's insurance company later paid out what was described as "a six-figure settlement" to the victim and his family. In the fall of 2013, some wrestlers at York College -- an NCAA Division III program in Pennsylvania -- engaged in physically abusive rituals involving teammates at off-campus locations. The school suspended the program for one week to conduct an internal investigation. York administrators uncovered evidence of hazing, and disciplined a number of student-athletes, some with suspensions, others with expulsion from the school. In addition, the York wrestling program was put on probation for one year, with wrestlers performing community service.

Former Oklahoma State wrestlers Johny Hendricks and Jared Rosholt came out on the losing end of their bouts at UFC Fight Night 82 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night. Stephen Thompson defeated Johny Hendricks by TKO Hendricks, a former welterweight champion for Ultimate Fighting Championships, suffered a TKO loss via punches at 3:31 of the first round at the hands of Stephen Thompson ... while fellow former Cowboy matman Rosholt lost a unanimous decision in his three-round heavyweight match with Roy Nelson. Here's how Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com described the welterweight match: "A former NCAA champion wrestler, Hendricks tried to close distance on the rangy kickboxer but repeatedly walked into counter punches. He failed to secure a single takedown and landed 11 total strikes compared to Thompson's 25, according to Fightmetric. "The finish came after Hendricks came up well short on a straight left hand," Okamoto continued. "Thompson stepped slightly out of range and came back with a big counterpunch. After Hendricks retreated to the fence, Thompson threw a spinning kick that left him wobbled and referee John McCarthy stepped in shortly after." "Stephen Thompson was just a better man tonight," Hendricks said at the post-fight press conference. "What can I say? He performed. I hesitated. I don't hesitate usually. A lot of it goes into preparation. I switched camps and all these other things. But no excuses. He was just a better man." The 32-year-old Hendricks, a two-time NCAA champ and three-time Big 12 titlewinner, is now 17-4 in his mixed martial arts career, and 12-4 in UFC competition ... though he is now 2-3 in his last five bouts. Thompson is now 12-1 overall, and 7-1 in UFC. In its recap of the Roy Nelson-Jared Rosholt battle of the big men, Sherdog.com wrote, "Neither man offered much in the way of meaningful offense, their three-round encounter bringing out the boo birds." "(Roy) Nelson outworked Jared Rosholt to capture a unanimous decision and snap a three-fight losing streak on Saturday night," according to MMAFighting.com. "However the bout was a sluggish affair with sparse action between the two heavyweights. And afterward, Nelson couldn't help but vent his frustration toward his opponent. "I worked so hard on this camp. I wanted to, just, reignite the fans," Nelson said Saturday in a post-fight interview with the UFC. "I know I try to give the fans exactly what they (want). An explosion, a fun fight to watch. It's just, I didn't think he was going to run the whole time. I mean, Jared is a great athlete, but he's not a fighter. And tonight I think I showed that to the UFC world, that he's a great athlete, but man, when you've got a fight, you have to fight." Nelson is now 21-12 in his MMA career, and 8-8 in UFC. Jared Rosholt, a three-time NCAA All-American heavyweight at Oklahoma State, falls to 14-3 overall, and 6-2 in UFC competition.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Bucknell wrestling team opened a six-match road stretch Sunday with a 39-0 shutout of Sacred Heart (1-11, 0-6 EIWA). The Bison won all 10 bouts and posted six bonus-point victories to move to 5-0 all-time against the Pioneers and record its first shutout since the first match of the 2013-14 campaign. Bucknell (8-5, 3-2 EIWA) dominated from the start as the closest bout was a two-point decision at 157 pounds. The Bison had three other wins by four points to go along with four major decisions, a tech fall and a pin by Joe Stolfi to conclude the match. The final five bouts were all bonus-point wins for Bucknell. Stolfi's pin of Sherwood took just 1:32 as he moved to 13-1 on the season. It was his team-high eighth pin of the year and the 60th of his career. Robert Schlitt (165), Rustin Barrick (174), Tom Sleigh (184) and Tyler Greene (197) all had wins by major decision. Barrick has now won 11 bouts in a row, while Sleigh has captured eight in a row. Tyler Smith at 141 pounds took just 4:11 to post an 18-3 tech fall over Alex Harnsberger to improve to 16-9 on the season. Paul Petrov, with a 10-6 decision at 125 pounds, won his team-high 25th bout of the season. He is now 103-34 in his career. Bucknell's last four wins over Sacred Heart have been by a combined 162-12 margin. The Bison will next be in action Saturday when they wrestle at American (11 a.m.) and George Mason (3 p.m.). Results: 125: Paul Petrov (B) dec. Gerard Daly (SH), 10-6. 133: Grim Gonzalez (B) dec. Tim Johnson (SH), 9-5. 141: Tyler Smith (B) tech fall Alex Harnsberger (SH), 18-3 (4:11). 149: Victor Lopez (B) dec. Brandon Levesque (SH), 6-2. 157: Zach Kelly (B) dec. Casey Mitchell (SH), 5-3. 165: Robert Schlitt (B) maj. dec. Matt Fisher (SH), 12-4. 174: Rustin Barrick (B) maj. dec. Johnny Vrasidas (SH), 14-3. 184: Tom Sleigh (B) maj. dec. Elliott Antler (SH), 16-8. 197: Tyler Greene (B) maj. dec. Sasha Oliinyk (SH), 10-1. 285: Joe Stolfi (B) pinned Ray Sherwood (SH), 1:32.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Tom Borrelli has preached aggressiveness and scoring to his Central Michigan wrestlers throughout the season. On Sunday, the 23rd-ranked Chippewas carried out the game plan nearly to perfection in topping Buffalo, 30-9, in a Mid-American Conference dual at McGuirk Arena. "Buffalo is the type of team that tends to hold on to you a little bit and slow you down," said Borrelli, whose team improved to 8-4 overall, 5-1 MAC. "We figured that out today and scored a lot of points." The Chippewas overcame a forfeit loss at 125 pounds as Brent Fleetwood sat out his third consecutive dual with an injury. CMU won eight of the nine matches held, recording 19 takedowns to Buffalo's three. Three CMU wins came by major decision, and the Chippewas earned a riding time point in six of their victories. Sunday's victory was CMU's second dual win in a row after a 22-12 MAC win over Eastern Michigan on Friday. "I'm happy with our weekend, especially giving up the six points and being able to win both dual meets," Borrelli said. "It's always a little bit nerve-wracking when you give up six points and our guys responded well. We won a lot matches this weekend, especially this match." The majors came from Corey Keener (133), Justin Oliver (149) and Luke Smith (157), while Mike Ottinger (174) won by disqualification. Ottinger was well in control of his match, leading 10-3 in the third period when his opponent, Muhamed McBryde, was called for stalling for the fourth time in the match, resulting in the disqualification and six team points for CMU. Keener posted a 13-5 win, Oliver a 14-3 victory, and Smith an 8-0 win. CMU's Jordan Ellingwood (184) also pitched a shutout, winning 4-0. The two closest-contested wins for CMU came in the dual's final two matches, and both were decided on riding time. Jackson Lewis (197) defeated James Benjamin, 9-8, getting the decisive point on riding time. The Chippewas' Adam Robinson (HWT) scored an escape in the second tie-breaker to even his bout with Jake Gunning at 3-3. Robinson was awarded the victory because he held a 15.6-second edge in riding time. The Chippewas celebrated senior day with all five seniors - Zach Horan, Smith, Ottinger, Lewis and Robinson - in the lineup winning their respective matches. "Those guys have meant a lot to our program, all five of them," Borrelli said. "Four of them have been four-year starters, so obviously they mean a lot. I think they wanted to go out on a good note." The Chippewas go to Kent State next Sunday where they will wrestle the Golden Flashes in a MAC dual and Edinboro in a non-league dual. The Chippewas' final home event of the season is a non-league dual with Wisconsin on Thursday, Feb. 18. Kent State is 13-3, 6-1 MAC after posting victories this weekend over Northern Illinois and Northern Iowa. Edinboro is 8-7. Borrelli said there is no timetable on Fleetwood's potential return from a foot injury. Fleetwood was injured a week ago in a dual meet at Northern Iowa, and the Chippewas have forfeited at the weight class in all three ensuing duals. The only other 125-pounder on the roster, Carter Ballinger, can't wrestle at the weight class because of NCAA rules pertaining to weight-descent. "You have to be down to your lowest-certifiable weight by Feb. 15," Borrelli said. "He wrestled at the Alma College Open (Jan. 23) at 133. The lowest he can descend down to, by Feb. 15, is 126.6 (pounds), so he can't go down to 125 even though he's wrestled every other competition this year, except for that one, at 125. "I don't know why Feb. 15 is the magical cutoff date, but that's what it is. There's not much we can do about it this year." Results: 125: Kyle Akins (UB) won by forfeit, 6-0 133: Corey Keener (CMU) won by major decision over Bryan Lantry (UB), 13-5 141: #14 Zach Horan (CMU) won by decision over Brandon Lapi (UB), 9-3 149: #19 Justin Oliver (CMU) won by major decision over Colt Cotten (UB), 14-3 157: #14 Luke Smith (CMU) won by major decision over Tim Schaefer (UB), 8-0 165: Rrok Ndokaj (UB) won by decision over Jordan Antienza (CMU), 8-3 174: Mike Ottinger (CMU) won by default over Muhamed McBryde, 10-3 184: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) won by decision over Joe Ariola (UB), 4-0 197: Jackson Lewis (CMU) won by decision over James Benjamin (UB), 9-8 285: Adam Robinson (CMU) won by overtime decision over Jake Gunning (UB), 4-3

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- North Dakota State University won nine of 10 matches including 184-pounder Hayden Zillmer's 100th career win and four pins to defeat Grand Canyon University 45-3 in a non-conference dual Sunday, Feb. 7 in Antelope Gymnasium. NDSU (3-5, 2-1 Big 12) is scheduled to host the University of Northern Iowa (3-9, 2-5 MAC) in a non-conference dual at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse. Zillmer, a senior from Crosby, Minn. (Crosby-Ironton H.S.), built an 11-1 lead heading into the third period before recording his ninth pin of the season to become the 10th wrestler in program history to reach the career milestone and the third during the Division I era joining All-Americans Steve Monk and Trent Sprenkle. The fifth-ranked Zillmer improved to 26-3 this season including a 8-0 in duals to push that streak to 24. His career record stands at 100-27. "Hayden's a guy who leads by example in our room and in his personal life. He's a natural leader. Our guys look up to him and his work ethic. His success really showcases that," said NDSU head coach Roger Kish. Logan Paxton, a 197-pound junior from Elk Grove, Calif. (Pleasant Grove H.S./Sacramento City College), broke a 13-match losing streak with a 3-1 sudden victory-1 overtime win over Austin Trujillo. It was his first win since the Bison Open. Paxton stands at 6-16 overall and 1-7 in duals. Zillmer's pin was one of four for North Dakota State. Clay Ream (17-13, 3-5) grinded out his third fall this year at 149-pounds, 165 Grant Nehring (5-7, 4-3) claimed his fourth pin out of five wins and 285 Ben Tynan (17-9, 6-2) recorded his fourth fall of season. NDSU's 16th-ranked 125 pounder Josh Rodriguez (28-7, 7-1) started the dual against Grand Canyon with a 21-6 tech fall, his sixth of the season. Kyle Gliva, a 157-pound sophomore, earned a 10-2 major decision. Mitch Bengtson (14-9, 3-1) banged out a 7-1 decision at 141 pounds, while 133 Nico Colunga (14-14, 2-4) picked up a forfeit win. Kenny Moore at 174 pounds gained the only win for Grand Canyon (5-18), a 4-1 decision over Blake Thompson. Results: 125 – #16 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) def. Trayton Libolt (GCU) Tech. Fall 21-6/5:20, NDSU 5-0 133 – Nico Colunga (NDSU) won by forfeit (GCU) 6-0, NDSU 11-0 141 – Mitch Bengtson (NDSU) def. Uzo Owuama (GCU) dec. 7-1, NDSU 14-0 149 – Clay Ream (NDSU) def. Joe Huber (GCU) Fall, NDSU 20-0 157 – Kyle Gliva (NDSU) def. Steven Abayon (GCU) Major Dec. 10-2, NDSU 24-0 165 – Grant Nehring (NDSU) def. Bobby Reece (GCU) Fall 4:29, NDSU 30-0 174 – Kenny Moore (GCU) def. Blake Thompson (NDSU) dec. 4-1, NDSU 30-3 184 – #5 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) def. Austin Gaun (GCU) Fall 4:49, NDSU 36-3 197 – Logan Paxton (NDSU) def. Austin Trujillo (GCU) dec. 3-1 SV-1, NDSU 39-3 285 – Ben Tynan (NDSU) def. Sean Medley (GCU) Fall 5:55, NDSU 45-3 Notes: No. 5-ranked 184 Hayden Zillmer of North Dakota State recorded career win No. 100 … Zillmer becomes the 10th Bison wrestler to reach the milestone and the third during the Division I era. NDSU 197 Logan Paxton snapped a 13-match losing streak

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- SIUE wrestling scored pins by Derek Nagel and Chris Johnson Sunday finishing with a commanding 33-8 victory over VMI at the Vadalabene Center. It was SIUE's biggest win against an NCAA Division I program since joining the Southern Conference and the largest dual meet margin of victory against a conference opponent. The Cougars won eight of the 10 matches contested, including three major decisions and the two pins. "That was something were very excited about," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "Any time we are seeing pins, that's huge. When you are getting bonus points with pins and majors, that's what wins tournament and dual meets." SIUE improved to 4-10 overall and is now 4-1 at the Vadalabene Center. VMI dropped to 3-8 overall. The Cougars moved into a tie for fourth place in the SoCon standings and will face the Camels next Saturday on Senior Day at noon. Nagel's victory put the VMI match out of reach when he picked up the fall in 4 minutes, 47 seconds against Derek Thurman at 184 pounds. It was the seventh straight win for the senior. "I'm starting to peak here at the end of the season," said Nagel. "I'm starting to win a lot of matches. Last season, I was drained at the end of the season." Nagel said two wins in front of him by Nate Higgins at 165 pounds and Connor McMahon at 174 pounds got him motivated. Dakota Leach put the Cougars on the scoreboard first with an 11-6 victory over Dominic Gallo at 133 pounds. He was followed by major decisions from John Muldoon at 141 pounds and John Fahy at 149 pounds. Jake Tindle evened his season record at 12-12 with a 12-2 major decision at 197 pounds. Johnson closed out the dual with a 2:53 pin over Urayoan Garcia at heavyweight. Spates credited having enough training time to the Cougars' surge Sunday. "Our early schedule was tough, but we tried to be strategic at the end of the year," he said. It was Alumni Day for SIUE wrestling with numerous former wrestlers being introduced to the crowd at the Vadalabene Center, including Hall of Fame Coach Larry Kristoff. Spates said he was pleased with turnout and was happy his team provided an exciting match. "They (the alumni) do a great job of keeping up with us," Spates said. "We really appreciate them coming out. I think it was a fun dual meet to watch for everybody." Results: 125 Dalton Henderson (VMI) over Joe Antonelli (SIUE) (MD 10-2) 133 Dakota Leach (SIUE) over Dominick Gallo (VMI) (Dec 11-6) 141 John Muldoon (SIUE) over Hunter Starner (VMI) (MD 12-2) 149 John Fahy (SIUE) over Emmitt Kelly (VMI) (MD 14-6) 157 Neal Richards (VMI) over Erik Travers (SIUE) (MD 17-5) 165 Nate Higgins (SIUE) over Shabaka Johns (VMI) (Dec 9-5) 174 Connor McMahon (SIUE) over Mark Darr (VMI) (Dec 5-4) 184 Derek Nagel (SIUE) over Derek Thurman (VMI) (Fall 4:47) 197 Jake Tindle (SIUE) over Taylor Thomas (VMI) (MD 12-2) 285 Chris Johnson (SIUE) over Urayoan Garcia (VMI) (Fall 2:53)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With their backs against the wall two different times today at Huff Hall, the Fighting Illini grapplers showed grit and determination to win a wild finish. After trailing 18-0 through four weight classes, Illinois won the next four bouts with 19 unanswered points. A northwestern pin at 197 had the Illini once again in a tight spot, trailing by 5 with only one bout remaining. However, Brooks Black answered the bell with a pin of his own to give Illinois an exhilarating 25-24 victory over the in-state rival. "I knew if I could take him down, I could get him to that move I put him in that I did all through high school," said Black on his match-winning pin. Although Head Coach Jim Heffernan may not have anticipated the fashion in which his heavyweight wrestler would do it in, he said that coming through in the clutch was something that Black had mentioned to dating back to his freshman year. "Brooks was up against," said Heffernan. "He told me one time when he was a freshman that if the match ever came down to him, he's going to win. That's the first time it has {come down to Black} and he found a way to win." Northwestern exploded early in the match to jump out on top of Illinois early. After Francis Edelen grabbed a takedown to open the scoring, Garrison White got to work, first with a reversal and then a combo of two-point and four-point near falls to take an 8-2 lead. In the second period, White continued ride Edelen, adding two more near falls. The opening bout concluded with a another two-point near fall in the third period by White to win by tech fall, 17-2. With Zane Richards once again unable to wrestle today (sickness), #20 Dominic Malone won by forfeit, stretching the Wildcat lead out to 11-0. At 141 pounds, Jameson Oster of Northwestern quickly put the pressure on Mousa Jodeh with a takedown and four-point near fall in period one, followed by two near falls to double his lead. In the third period, Oster completed the major decision with an escape and takedown, accompanied by a riding time point, to win by major decision, 16-4. The Northwestern margin swelled to 18-0 when No. 4 Jason Tsirtsis grinded out a decision over Kyle Langenderfer at 149-pounds. Langenderfer came in with two close decision defeats to the Northwestern red-shirt junior last season. Today's bout took a similar course for most of the match, with each the two grapplers exchanging blows through the first period. After an exchange of escapes, Tsirtsis added a late takedown in the fifth minute of the match to enter the final period leading 5-3. Unfortunately for Langenderfer, Tsirtsis remained in control for the final two minutes, first earning an escape and then adding a take down to win, 9-3. Much like in previous matches this season, the Orange and Blue turned the tide of the match at 157 pounds, this time with a pin from No. 2 Isaiah Martinez over Anthony Petrone in a mere 55 seconds. The pin was Martinez's fourth of the season and first during Big Ten play. With a third of a deficit evaporating in less than a minute, the Orange and Blue looked to No. 6 Steven Rodrigues to use that momentum. The Illini senior got to work early with three takedowns in the first period. After Luke Norland of Northwestern slowed Rodrigues in the second period, allowing just one takedown, Steven got back to his offense with another takedown in period three to seal a major decision. With the Huff Hall crowd coming to life after 10 Illini points in just two bouts, No. 4 Zac Brunson put his own hand print on the charge. Brunson began his scoring with a takedown of Mitch Sliga, and then propelled Sliga onto his shoulders for a four-point near fall. After a quiet one-point escape in the second frame, Brunson got back to work with his second four-point near fall of the match. A riding time point finalized the 12-0 major decision for the Eugene, Oregon native, and brought Illinois to within just four points of the Wildcats. For Brunson, it was his fourth shutout of the season and his second in Big Ten duals. Needing a major decision to tie and a technical fall to take the lead, Coach Heffernan looked to red-shirt senior Jeff Koepke to complete the comeback. Wildcat Regis Deurbin hung tough early on with a takedown to take a 2-0 lead, and then remained within a 5-3 count after three minutes. However, Jeff Koepke found his grove in period two, netting four takedowns coupled with a four-point near fall. With Koepke looking for the tech fall to put the Illini in front for the first time all day, there was a controversy with 1:25 remaining in period three regarding the score. After initially calling Koepke the victor by technical fall, the officials reviewed the action and deemed Koepke to still be two points shy of the 15 points needed for a tech fall. When action resumed, the Illini senior showed determination with two takedowns in the final minute to seal the five-point victory for the Orange and Blue. "With Zane {Richards} battling an illness and others feeling sluggish at Nebraska, and even yesterday in practice we weren't really on, but guys found a way," said Heffernan. "Their strength is down low; our strength is up high against these guys. Anything they did down low, we had to find a way to match it. It went pretty much as planned until about 16 seconds left at 197 {pounds}." With the Illini leading by only a point, Andre Lee and Jocob Berkowitz went toe-to-toe for the first six minutes. Lee led the Northwestern red-shirt junior 5-4 entering the final two minutes, but surrendered two takedowns, while only giving up the two escape points. Bad went turned to worse as Berkowitz got Lee's shoulders on the mat and held him down for the count, earning a 6:35 pin to turn the tables on the Illini. "Well first, Andre {Lee} shouldn't have been in that position, over-under that late in the match, but the bottom line is he looked like he stumbled and fell on his back," explained Heffernan. "He's has to be a little smarter than that, and shouldn't be in that position or situation with 16 seconds left in the match." The match concluded at heavyweight with Illinois' back once against up against the wall. Brooks Black was tasked with the duty of getting a technical fall to tie or a pin to win, and the red-shirt sophomore responded just as he had promised Coach Heffernan when he first came to Illinois. "The thing that was in the back of my mind, was my freshman red-shirt year when I told Coach Heffernan that if a match came down to me, I'd win it for him," explained Black. "So, when I went out there, I said to myself 'remember what you told [Coach Heffernan'}." Black started the first period off with a takedown to lead 2-0, and continued to ride Northwestern's Conan Jennings. With a little over a minute remaining in the opening period, Black advanced his position over Jennings to move his opponent's shoulders towards the mat. The two heavyweights struggled as the Huff Hall crowd rose to it's feet. With the Illini bench roaring with the motivation, Black got Jennings shoulders fully on the mat and the official counted Jennings out to give Black his third pin of the season, and Illinois a thrilling 25-24 victory over Northwestern. "I think [the win} is a confidence booster," said Black. "Just knowing that if I get to my offense, I can take guys down like I did against Jennings. I have to carry this momentum into my training this week and into Friday against Minnesota." Up Next: The Fighting Illini host #17 Minnesota on Friday night as part of Senior Night. The match begins at 7 p.m. at Huff Hall, with seniors being honored prior to the match. "Minnesota is always good, they're always in great shape, and they're always technically sound," explained Coach Heffernan. "They don't make poor decisions, so we in turn can't make poor decisions. We can't allow them to win matches at the end like we did today." For complete coverage on the team, visit fightingillini.com and follow @IlliniWrestling on Twitter. Results: 125: Garrison White (NU) tech fall Francis Edelen (ILL), 17-2 | 0-5 133: #20 Dominick Malone (NU) wins by forfeit | 0-11 141: Jameson Oster (NU) major dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), 16-4 | 0-15 149: #4 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) dec. Kyle Langenderfer (ILL), 9-3 | 0-18 157: #2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) fall Anthony Petrone (NU), 0:55 | 6-18 165: #6 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) major dec. Luke Norland (NU),12-3 | 10-18 174: #4 Zac Brunson (ILL) major dec. Mitch Sliga (NU), 12-0 | 14-18 184: Jeff Koepke (ILL) tech fall Regis Durbin (NU), 24-9 | 19-18 197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) fall Andre Lee (ILL), 6:35 | 19-24 HWT: Brooks Black (ILL) fall Conan Jennings (NU), 1:53 | 25-24

DEKLAB, Ill. -- Mizzou Wrestling (12-1, 8-0 MAC) became the Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions for the second consecutive season following a 26-14 victory over Northern Illinois (6-7, 1-4) on Sunday afternoon in DeKalb, Ill. The Tigers finished off its MAC dual schedule with an unblemished 8-0 mark, the second straight season #TigerStyle has finished the year with a perfect MAC record. #TigerStyle earned bonus points in four of its six match wins on the day, including wins by fall from redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.) and redshirt senior 184-pounder Cody Johnston (Warrensburg, Mo.). Butler picked up the first win of the day for Mizzou, pinning Trace Engelkes in the first period. Trailing 4-0 in the second bout of the day, Butler single-handedly put the Tigers ahead of the Huskies with the fall. The Belvidere, Ill. native scored the pin at 1:53 for six points. Johnston followed Butler with a fall of his own over Quinton Rosser. Johnston jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead after scoring a four-point near-fall in the opening period. Johnston put Rosser on his back a second-time in the second period when he scored the fall at 3:51 for six points for the Tigers. Next up, junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) extended Mizzou's lead to 16-4 with a 15-1 major decision over No. 16-ranked Shawn Scott. The junior improves to 22-1 (12-1 duals) on the season with his fourth major decision of the season. Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) scored quickly in his match against Alijah Jeffery, taking a 6-2 lead at the end of the first after scoring multiple takedowns in the period. McGhee held onto his lead, defeating Jeffery, 8-5, for his 15th win on the season. The Huskies pulled within five points of the Tigers at 19-14 when redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) stepped onto the mat against Gabe Morse. With the score tied 4-4 in the third period, the undefeated Tiger scored an escape with less than 10 seconds remaining to clinch the win. Mayes is now 22-0 on the season, the best start to a season in his career. Redshirt senior 157-pounder Le'Roy Barnes finished off the match for the Tigers, earning an 11-2 major decision over Andrew Morse to wrap up the score at 26-14. The Tigers will finish off the regular season schedule next weekend with two road duals. First, the Tigers will wrestle Appalachian State on Friday, Feb. 12, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT. Then, Mizzou will finish the regular season schedule against No. 3-ranked and undefeated N.C. State on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. CT. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 165: Shaun'Qae McMurty (Northern Illinois) def. Matt Lemanowicz (Mizzou) by 15-5 major decision 174: Blaise Butler (Mizzou) def. Trace Engelkes (Northern Illinois) by fall (1:53) 184: Cody Johnston (Mizzou) def. Quinton Rosser (Northern Illinois) by fall (3:51) 197: J'den Cox (Mizzou) def. Shawn Scott (Northern Illinois) by 15-1 major decision HWT: Arthur Bunce (Northern Illinois) def. James Romero (Mizzou) by 6-0 decision 125: Barlow McGhee (Mizzou) def. Alijah Jeffery (Northern Illinois) by 8-5 decision 133: Austin Eicher (Northern Illinois) def. Zach Synon (Mizzou) by 5-3 SV-2 141: Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois) def. Nick Nasenbeny (Mizzou) by 15-4 major decision 149: Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) def. Gabe Morse (Northern Illinois) by 5-4 decision 157: Le'Roy Barnes (Mizzou) def. Andrew Morse (Northern Illinois) by 11-2 major decision

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Purdue wrestling made it six straight over its in-state rival with an 18-14 upset of No. 20 Indiana on Sunday inside University Gymnasium. The Boilermakers took six weights, all by decision, to move their record to 8-5 and 3-4 with one week to go in the Big Ten Conference schedule. It was the fourth consecutive loss for the Hoosiers, who slipped to 6-5, 3-5 Big Ten. “It's nice to get a win in their gym,” Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Ersland said. “We won some close matches and that's a good thing to see as we come down the home stretch. The string of five wins in the heart of our lineup was big for us. “Each week it's about getting better, it's about taking a step forward towards peaking,” Ersland said. “Bringing intensity is important as we close out the Big Ten season next week and move into March.” Luke Welch was the first of five straight Boilermaker decisions with takedowns in the first and third periods en route to a 5-0 showing against Alonzo Shepherd. The 133-pounder moved to 13-10 with the shutout. In the ensuing match at 141, Tommy Cash scored the first takedown of the bout, but a four-point third period by Danny Sabatello lifted him to an 8-7 victory. The two wrestlers were tied at 4-4 heading into the final two minutes. Sabatello recorded a pair of takedowns in the third the 13th win of his redshirt senior season. “It was a good win for Danny, for him to come back after getting down early,” Ersland said. “It's going to be a confidence booster for him moving forward.” Purdue's Alex Griffin, the nation's 19th-ranked wrestler at 149, tilted for a four-point nearfall, scored a takedown, an escape and added 1:49 of riding time for an 8-4 win over Luke Blanton. The decision lifted Griffin's record to 13-5 while giving the Boilermakers their first lead in the dual at 9-4. That lead built to 15-4 with back-to-back decisions from Doug and Chad Welch at 157 and 165, respectively. Riding time was the difference for D. Welch in a 5-4 outing against Jake Danishek. A takedown 1:42 into the match and a second-period rideout earned seventh-ranked C. Welch a 3-0 shutout of Eric Roach. D. Welch's record improved to 12-8, while C. Welch moved to 24-4. Purdue's sixth win came by way of Tanner Lynde at 184. Lynde was the aggressor throughout his bout with Matt Irick en route to a 5-3 decision. The ninth win of the redshirt junior's campaign, as he improved to 5-2 in Big Ten duals, gave the Boilermakers an 18-11 advantage with two weights remaining. Indiana's Jake Masengale stole a 6-4 sudden victory decision at 197 and closed out the dual with a 3-2 decision by Garret Goldman at 285. The Hoosiers received major decisions at 125 and 174 from their two ranked grapplers. The Boilermakers will have a short week as they will be back in action Friday at No. 8 Michigan. Competition from Cliff Keen Arena is set to get underway at 7 p.m. ET. #BoilerNotes Purdue won its sixth straight in the series with Indiana, which is the longest winning streak for the Boilermakers all-time in the series ... it was the 102nd all-time meeting … they have now won three straight in Bloomington … it was their fourth win in the series when it's contested on Feb. 7. The upset of Indiana is the Boilermakers' first win over a ranked opponent since Jan. 16, 2015, when they beat No. 19 Northwestern 22-17. Twelve of Purdue's 13 duals have started at 125 this season. The Welch Trio won all three of their bouts Sunday ... it's the sixth time they have won together this season. Chad Welch wrestled the 125th match of his career … Doug Welch wrestled in the 40th and Tanner Lynde the 30th dual matches of their respective careers. Danny Sabatello's three takedowns gave him 241 for his career … he ranks 16th on Purdue's career takedowns list and is three shy of moving into No. 15 … Alex Griffin bypassed Jason Cook (2004-07) for the No. 14 spot on the career back points list with a four-point nearfall … he now has 138 in his career. Results: 125: No. 19 Elijah Oliver (Indiana) maj. dec. Luke Schroeder (Purdue) 19-8 133: Luke Welch (Purdue) dec. Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana) 5-0 141: Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Tommy Cash (Indiana) 8-7 149: No. 19 Alex Griffin (Purdue) dec. Luke Blanton (Indiana) 8-4 157: Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Jake Danishek (Indiana) 5-4 165: No. 7 Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. Eric Roach (Indiana) 3-0 174: No. 11 Nate Jackson (Indiana) maj. dec. Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) 15-4 184: Tanner Lynde (Purdue) dec. Matt Irick (Indiana) 5-3 197: Jake Masengale (Indiana) dec. Drake Stein (Purdue) 6-4 (SV1) 285: Garret Goldman (Indiana) dec. Tyler Kral (Purdue) 3-2

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- For the second straight season, the West Virginia University wrestling team picked up a victory in the Backyard Brawl, pulling off an 18-12 upset of the No. 17 Pitt Panthers on Sunday afternoon at the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers won six of ten bouts and halted a six-match skid. The Panthers were the sixth top-20 opponent WVU has faced this season. No. 13/14 Zeke Moisey used a third-period escape to win a 3-2 decision over No. 26 Lorenzo Bentley at 125, putting the Mountaineers up 3-0 early on. The Panthers took a decision at 133 to tie the team score at 3-3. Tony DeAngelo rallied for a 10-7 decision over Nick Zanetta at 141 pounds. Zanetta led 2-0 after a first period takedown, but DeAngelo scored the reversal in the second to tie the score 2-2. After Zanetta took injury time midway through the second period, DeAngelo opted to re-start in the defensive position. Zanetta picked up four back points for a 6-2 advantage after five minutes of action. The two started the third on their feet, with DeAngelo registering a takedown to make it a two-point bout, down 6-4. Zanetta escaped, but DeAngelo scored another takedown and added four near fall points late in the third to claim the win and put the Mountaineers in front, 6-3. "I think (Tony's win) epitomizes our team," said WVU coach Sammie Henson. "His whole month has kind of been like our team. We've faced some of the top guys in the country. I think that set the stage for today. (It was) perseverance and just staying focused, and not giving up. He was down by four or five and just kept battling. That's the sign of a team. That's the sign of an individual who wants to do it for himself and the team, and I think that's a sign of our family." Zachary Moore posted WVU's second straight victory, taking a 6-1 decision over Robert Lee at 149 pounds. After a scoreless first, Moore used a second-period escape, a takedown and a pair of back points for a 5-0 advantage entering the third. Lee escaped from his start on bottom in the third, but Moore added the riding time point for the 6-1 win as WVU took a 9-3 lead. At 157 pounds, a pair of first-period takedowns put No. 15/16 Dylan Cottrell on top of Ronnie Garbinsky, 4-1, after three minutes of action. Cottrell scored a reversal in the second before adding two more takedowns for a 10-3 advantage after two periods. Garbinsky scored the reversal in the third, but Cottrell took riding time in earning the 11-5 decision that put WVU on top 12-3 heading in to the break. Pitt earned wins by decision at both 165 and 174 pounds, cutting the West Virginia lead to three at 12-9. Bubba Scheffel got the Mountaineers back on track, claiming a 6-2 triumph over Zach Bruce at 184 pounds. Bruce struck first with a takedown, but Scheffel countered immediately with a reversal. He rode Bruce throughout the first as the two headed into the second with the score knotted 2-2. Scheffel registered another reversal and again rode Bruce through the period, leading 4-2 with two minutes to go in regulation. With Bruce on bottom, Scheffel added two more minutes of riding time, tacking on the point as WVU went ahead 15-9. Jacob A. Smith sealed the deal for the Mountaineers with a win over Nick Bonaccorsi at 197. After a scoreless first period, Smith chose to start the second period in the defensive position. He quickly scored an escape to lead 1-0, taking his lead into the third. Bonaccorsi chose bottom the start the third, and Smith rode him out to add a point for the 2-0 decision. The Panthers took the heavyweight bout, but it was the Mountaineers who came away with the 18-12 win. WVU hits the road for a pair of Big 12 matches next weekend. The Mountaineers head to Brookings, South Dakota, to face new league affiliate South Dakota State on Friday at 8 p.m. ET before traveling to Ames, Iowa, on Sunday to take on No. 16 Iowa State in a 3 p.m. ET dual. Results: 125: No. 13/14 Zeke Moisey (WVU) dec. LJ Bentley (Pitt), 3-2 133: No. 20 Dom Forys (Pitt) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 11-5 141: Tony DeAngelo (WVU) dec. Nick Zanetta (Pitt), 10-7 149: Zachary Moore (WVU) dec. Robert Lee (Pitt), 6-1 157: No. 16/15 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (Pitt), 11-5 165: No. 26 Cody Wiercioch (Pitt) dec. Connor Flynn (WVU), 13-6 174: Te'Shan Campbell (Pitt) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 3-1 184: Bubba Scheffel (WVU) dec. Zach Bruce (Pitt), 6-2 197: No. 9/10 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 2-0 HWT: No. 17 Ryan Solomon (Pitt) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 3-0

No. 17 Minnesota split its 10 matches with border rival Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon, but a tech fall by No. 3 Brett Pfarr at 197 pounds provided the bonus points the Gophers needed to knock off the Badgers, 17-16. The win completes a weekend road sweep for the Gophers and puts the squad two matches above .500 for the first time since early November, now 9-7 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. “There was great fight today,” said head coach J Robinson. “I thought that's what we did, we fought really good. That's a good thing. I like the fight. A lot of close matches and we fought in all of them. We just keep trying to get better and better each week. We have stuff to work on and it starts all over again next week.” Pfarr's tech fall came in the first match after halftime, a 17-2 win over Nic Veling that finished with a four-point near fall at the end of the second period. The win was Minnesota's only bonus point victory on the afternoon and came at a critical time for building momentum, catapulting Minnesota into the lead for the first time in the dual as the team's began the second half. No. 7 Michael Kroells built the lead further with a 7-2 decision over Brock Horwath, a strong performance in which Kroells did not surrender a takedown. Decisions at 125 and 133 pounds went against Skyler Petry and Sam Brancale, the latter a 7-3 loss to No. 7 Ryan Taylor, which brought Wisconsin back from down four to up two with one match remaining. With the dual's result depending on the winner of the 141 pound bout, No. 7 Tommy Thorn captured the victory for Minnesota in definitive fashion with a 6-0 shutout of Luke Rowh. After a scoreless first period, Thorn took down Rowh once in each of the final two periods to take the win and clinch the match for the Gophers. The afternoon began at 149 pounds, where No. 16 Jake Short was upset by Andrew Crone, 9-7, in overtime. Short's loss was the first of two overtime defeats for the Gophers in the first half of the dual. At 184 pounds, Chris Pfarr scored a late takedown against Ryan Christensen to tie their match at four, but Christensen scored a takedown in overtime countering a shot from Pfarr to win the match, 6-4. In between those overtime defeats, the Gophers earned victories at both 157 and 174 pounds. Brandon Kingsley got the Gophers on the board in dramatic fashion, erasing an early 6-0 deficit and allowing just one point over the last two-plus periods of the match to defeat TJ Ruschell, 13-7. Kingsley is now 2-0 lifetime against Ruschell. At 174, Nick Wanzek defeated Ricky Robertson, 5-2. Wanzek did not allow a take down to either of his opponents over the weekend. Wanzek and Kingsley's wins bookended a loss at 165 pounds, where Wisconsin native Brad Dolezal wrestled up a weight for the third consecutive dual. Dolezal fell to No. 3 Isaac Jordan, 13-4, giving the Badgers their only bonus point of the day. With Sunday's win, Minnesota has now won four straight and seven of its last eight against Wisconsin. Overall, the Gophers have won back-to-back matches and four of their last five. Minnesota wraps up its Big Ten season this coming Friday when the team heads to Champaign to take on Illinois. Friday's dual, which starts at 7 p.m. Central, will be streamed live on BTN Plus. As always, mat-side updates will be available for every match on Gopher Wrestling Twitter. GopherSports.com is your home for Gopher Wrestling news. In addition to catching up with the program on the website, be sure follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Results: 149: Andrew Crone (Wis) dec (SV-1) No. 16 Jake Short (Minn), 9-7 / Minnesota 0 - Wisconsin 3 157: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) dec TJ Ruschell (Wis), 13-7 / Minnesota 3 - Wisconsin 3 165: No. 3 Isaac Jordan (Wis) maj dec Brad Dolezal (Minn), 13-4 / Minnesota 3 - Wisconsin 7 174: Nick Wanzek (Minn) dec Ricky Robertson (Wis), 5-2 / Minnesota 6 - Wisconsin 7 184: Ryan Christensen (Wis) dec (SV-1) Chris Pfarr (Minn), 6-4 / Minnesota 6 - Wisconsin 10 197: No. 3 Brett Pfarr (Minn) tech fall Nic Veling (Wis), 17-2 / Minnesota 11 - Wisconsin 10 285: No. 9 Michael Kroells (Minn) dec Brock Horwath (Wis), 7-2 / Minnesota 14 - Wisconsin 10 125: Skyler Petry (Minn) Johnny Jimenez (Wis) / Minnesota 14 - Wisconsin 13 133: No. 7 Ryan Taylor (Wis) dec Sam Brancale (Minn), 7-3 / Minnesota 14 - Wisconsin 16 141: No. 7 Tommy Thorn (Minn) dec Luke Rowh (Wis), 6-0 / Minnesota 17 - Wisconsin 16

ITHACA, N.Y. - The No. 4 Oklahoma State wrestling team continues its winning ways as the Cowboys took out No. 15 Cornell, 32-12, in a dual that was highlighted by a huge upset at 184 pounds, where No. 16 Nolan Boyd knocked off defending NCAA champion and top-ranked Gabe Dean. Boyd handed No. 1 Dean his first loss of the season after an impressive second period that saw Boyd score nine points to take a substantial lead that Dean could not overcome. The win was Boyd's third career win over a top-five opponent and second of the season. Overall, the Cowboys (10-2, 6-0 Big 12) won seven of the day's 10 matches, including two pins and two major decisions. "Overall, it was a good effort from our team," coach John Smith said. "It wasn't perfect. There were some disappointments, but the bonus points we got and a nice win from Boyd just created a pretty good mood of what we did today." The dual started with a Big Red forfeit at 125 pounds and six team points for the Pokes. It will go down as Eddie Klimara's 98th career win. Top-ranked Nahshon Garrett, a senior for Cornell, closed the team-score gap with a technical fall over Gary Wayne Harding, giving the Pokes just a 6-5 lead. Dean Heil, ranked No. 1 at 141 pounds, extended the Cowboys' lead with bonus points over Mark Grey. Heil maintained control throughout the match, picking up three takedowns and earning a full-period ride en route to a 9-1 major decision. No. 13 Anthony Collica followed up with an impressive performance at 149 pounds that saw him pick up five quick takedowns before sticking Joey Galasso in 2:44. Collica improves to 19-6 on the year. "I felt good out there," Collica said. "It's coming together, but I still have some work to do." True freshman Joe Smith, ranked No. 6, suffered his first dual loss as he fell in a scrappy 7-3 bout to No. 12 Dylan Palacio at 157 pounds. Top-ranked Alex Dieringer now holds a 70-match win streak after a first-period pin over No. 15 Duke Pickett in 1:18. It was Dieringer's eighth pin of the season and his 21st bonus-point win this year. The Pokes suffered a major decision loss at 174 pounds as Chandler Rogers stepped into the lineup to take on sixth-ranked Brian Realbuto in their second meeting of the season. But the Cowboys responded, rattling off three wins to close out the dual. After Boyd's big win at 184 pounds, Preston Weigel made his fourth start and picked up his third dual win of the season, defeating Owen Scott in a 2-0 bout. No. 5 Austin Marsden earned his 13th-consecutive win on Sunday, defeating Jeramy Sweany with a dominant 16-3 major decision. The Cowboy scored three takedowns and got three sets of back points for the win. Oklahoma State returns to Stillwater to host Army on Friday night and Stanford on Sunday afternoon in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 125: No. 5 Eddie Klimara (OSU) wins by forfeit over Dalton Macri (CORN) 133: No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (CORN) TF No. 18 Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 16-1 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) MD Mark Grey (CORN), 9-1 149: No. 13 Anthony Collica (OSU) fall Joey Galasso (CORN), 2:44 157: No. 12 Dylan Palacio (CORN) dec. No. 6 Joe Smith (OSU), 7-3 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall No. 15 Duke Pickett (CORN), 1:18 174: No. 6 Brian Realbuto (CORN) MD Chandler Rogers (OSU), 13-2 184: No. 16 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 1 Gabe Dean (CORN), 14-9 197: Preston Weigel (OSU) dec. Owen Scott (CORN), 2-0 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) MD Jeramy Sweany (CORN), 16-3

EDINBORO, Pa. - The 10th-ranked Hokies defeated Edinboro 29-7 on Sunday, completing consecutive undefeated weekends after Friday's win over 17th-ranked Pittsburgh. Tech moved to 13-2 on the season, sitting in second place in the ACC, one victory behind NC State. The Hokies will face off against the Wolfpack next Friday in Raleigh, N.C. No. 14 Zack Zavatsky picked up a huge upset victory at 184 pounds, downing second-ranked Vic Avery 3-1 in sudden victory overtime. Eleventh-ranked freshman David McFadden also took his match into overtime, picking up a clutch takedown to win 6-4. Dennis Gustafson put the Hokies on the board first, starting the afternoon with a 15-0 technical fall for a 5-0 lead. Solomon Chishko followed with a strong performance, recording a 14-4 major decision. Two more VT grapplers, seventh-ranked Jared Haught and third-ranked Zach Epperly, also scored bonus victories, dominating their opponents 13-2 and 10-2, respectively. The Hokies closed the afternoon with victories from Ty Walz and Joey Dance. Walz won a 5-3 decision against Billy Miller and Dance dominated from the outset on his way to a 6-2 win. Tech is back in action next weekend when they head down to North Carolina to face off against the undefeated Wolfpack of North Carolina State on Friday at 7 p.m. and Duke on Saturday at 1 p.m. Dresser sounds off "I really like our momentum going forward into the final weekend of ACC competition! We are improving at all weights. Great win for Zack Zavatsky today. Overall, it was a very good weekend. We are excited to travel to Raleigh later this week." Hokie highlights The Hokies move to 3-0 in ACC competition, one victory behind next weekend's opponent, NC State Walz, Dance and Chishko all recorded wins to remain undefeated in duals this season Tech is 2-0 in the month of January and on a six-match win streak since falling in the finals of the Virginia Duals Results: 125: No. 3 Joey Dance dec. Sean Russell, 6-2 133: Dennis Gustafson tech. Anthony Rivera, TF 15-0 141: #10 Solomon Chishko major dec. Tyler Vath, 14-4 149: #14 Patricio Lugo dec. Sal Mastriani, 6-4 157: #15 Austin Matthews major dec. Jake Spengler, 15-3 165: #11 David McFadden dec. Casey Fuller, 6-4 SV 174: No. 3 Zach Epperly major dec. Patrick Jennings, 10-2 184: No. 14 Zack Zavatsky dec. #2 Vic Avery, 3-1 SV 197: No. 7 Jared Haught major dec. Vince Pickett, 13-2 HWT: No. 3 Ty Walz dec. Billy Miller 5-3

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio wrestling team picked up its fifth-straight dual victory with a 25-13 win over Old Dominion Sunday at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats won six of the 10 dual matches including wins by decision, major decision, technical fall and disqualification. Prior to the match, Ohio celebrated the 200th career victory by head coach Joel Greenlee which he picked up last weekend at his alma mater Northern Iowa and also celebrated senior day. "I think it means a lot to our seniors to finish their careers on a high note in the Convocation Center," said Greenlee. "In the big picture, we are doing the right things this season and we are headed in the right direction as a program improving every week. I thought it was a great performance from top to bottom for us." "I was shocked, I had no idea I had reached 200 wins," said Greenlee. "Its something I am proud of but not because of me, we have had great assistant coaches during the time I have been here and great guys that have wrestled for us while I have been here. I think it just speaks to the quality of student-athletes we have here and that's why its so special to me." 149 - Nick Steen vs. Alexander Richardson In the first match of the day at 149 pounds, Nick Steed (Canton, Ohio) fell to eighth-ranked Alexander Richardson. Richardson executed an early takedown and took a 2-0 lead into the middle frame. After keeping Steed down throughout the second period, Richardson sealed the victory with a second takedown less than a minute into the final frame and gave up a late escape point en route to a 6-1 victory. 157 - Spartak Chino v. Austin Eads Although the match started slowly with a stalemates through much of the first two periods, senior 157-pounder redshirt senior Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) made the most out of the last 45-seconds of action in match against Old Dominion's Austin Eads. Chino, who led 2-0 after an escape and earning a point by excessive stalling from Eads, landed a power double to score two then came within milliseconds of a pin fall, earning a four-point near fall. Chino took a major-decision shutout, 8-0, win to put Ohio up 4-3 in the dual. 165 pounds - Austin Reese vs. Seldon Wright In the 165 bout, Redshirt freshman Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) defeated Seldon Wright in a 5-2 decision. After the wrestlers traded failed takedown attempts in the opening period, Reese notched an early escape in the second frame to take a 1-0 lead. With less than a minute left in the second period, Wright took a quick 2-1 lead on a takedown before Reese escaped right before time expired to knot things up at 2-2. With just over a minute to play, Reese took Wright down for the second time in the match to seal the victory. He was also rewarded an additional point for riding time to bring the final to 5-2. Reese improves his record to 17-8 and 9-4 in dual matches. 174 - No. 9 Cody Walters v. Tyrell Forbes Redshirt senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) dominated from the get go and scored points easily en route to picking up a disqualification win via excessive stalling, 13-0, over Tyrell Forbes of Old Dominion. Walters landed a quick takedown in the first period on a single leg takedown and chased Forbes out of bounds. Cody then earned a two-point near fall after the reset starting in the top position. After earning his first point due to stalling by Forbes, Walters led 5-0 after the first. In the second, Cody nearly landed a takedown off the start but landed out of bounds. On the neutral restart, Cody got another takedown on a single-leg and a trip and dominated the frame from the top taking a 7-0 lead into the third period. In the third, Walters earned four more points on stalling calls and landed a reversal for two-more points before earning the DQ win and taking a 13-3 lead for the Bobcats. 184 - Andrew Romanchik vs. No. 5 Jack Dechow In the matchup at 184 pounds, fifth-ranked Jack Dechow defeated redshirt senior Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) in an 8-0 decision. Dechow grabbed his permanent lead late in the first period with a takedown and added an escape early in the second to bring the score to 3-0 heading into the third period. Dechow managed to keep Romanchik down throughout the final period and was rewarded five points at the buzzer for a near fall and riding time. 197 - No. 13 Phil Wellington v. Kaleab Fetahi Redshirt senior Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) cruised to a 21-8 major decision win for the Bobcats. Wellington landed a single-leg and a trip for a two-point takedown. Wellington dominated the first period and got a point for Fetahi stalling to take a 3-0 lead in the first. In the second, Wellington started down and got a one-point escape easily from the opening position. Wellington immediately went for a single-leg which he landed and then let Fetahi up to immediately land a double-leg to take a 8-1 lead after two-periods. In the third, it was a steady formula of Wellington landing takedowns and letting Fetahi up to land another. Wellington landed six takedowns in the final frame and earned riding time to take a 21-8 major decision victory. 285 - Jesse Webb vs. Austin Coburn In the heavyweight match, Austin Coburn defeated sophomore Jesse Webb (Bennington, Vt.) in a 4-0 decision. Coburn seized the early momentum with a takedown in the opening frame. The wrestlers started the middle period in the neutral position and traded failed takedown attempts throughout the frame. Coburn, who started down, added a quick escape point in the third period and was awarded an additional point after an illegal head butt by Webb. 125 - Shakur Laney v. Brandon Jeske In the 125-pound matchup, freshman Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) hit a near fall in the final seconds of action to take a 7-5 decision from ODU's Brandon Jeske. After a very active scramble after a short feeling out period, Jeske landed a takedown in a scramble. Laney landed a two-point reversal after the reset and ODU landed an escape for a very close spirited opening frame. Jeske took a 3-2 lead into the second. In the second, Laney landed an escape to even the score in the second, 3-3. In the third, Jeske hit an escape to take a one-point lead after Laney erased the riding time advantage. Laney then hit a takedown and near fall to steal the win and give Ohio a 20-10 advantage. 133 - No. 14 Cameron Kelly vs. Josh Markham Freshman Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) extended his win streak to seven matches with a 15-0 victory via technical fall over Josh Markham. Kelly took an early 2-0 lead in the first minute with a takedown and kept Markham at bay throughout the rest of the opening frame. Kelly quickly took control in the second period by turning an escape into a quick takedown to take a 5-0 lead. He executed nearly back-to-back-to-back near falls to end the match and bring his lead to 15-0 just 1:03 into the second period. With the victory, the true freshman improves his record to 19-5 and 12-1 in dual matches. 141 - Noah Forrider v. Chris Mecate In the finale of the Dual, Ohio sophomore Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) battled No. 13 Chris Mecate of ODU. Through the first period, it was a feeling out process for both wrestlers with takedown attempts from each, but neither was able to score a point ending with a 0-0 tie. In the second, Mecate earned an escape and a takedown with just 20-seconds left in the frame to take a 3-0 lead into the third. Forrider earned an escape but was unable to score any points dropping a 3-1 decision. Results: 149: Alexander Richardson (ODU) over Nick Steed (OHIO) (Dec 6-1) 157: Spartak Chino (OHIO) over Austin Eads (ODU) (MD 8-0) 165: Austin Reese (OHIO) over Seldon Wright (ODU) (Dec 5-2) 174: Cody Walters (OHIO) over Terrell Forbes (ODU) (DQ) 184: Jack Dechow (ODU) over Andrew Romanchik (OHIO) (MD 8-0) 197: Phil Wellington (OHIO) over Kaleab Fetahi (ODU) (MD 21-8) 285: Austin Coburn (ODU) over Jesse Webb (OHIO) (Dec 4-0) 125: Shakur Laney (OHIO) over Brandon Jeske (ODU) (Dec 7-5) 133: Cameron Kelly (OHIO) over Josh Markham (ODU) (TF 16-0 4:20) 141: Chris Mecate (ODU) over Noah Forrider (OHIO) (Dec 3-1)

BOISE, Idaho -- South Dakota State won the first seven matches and eight total en route to a 32-9 victory over Boise State in a college wrestling dual Sunday afternoon. The Jackrabbit victory was the team's 11th consecutive dual win, tying a school record first set during the 1972-73 season and matched in 1985-86. The Jackrabbits, who improved to 12-5 overall, used a late takedown from David Kocer in the opening bout of the day to get on the board. Kocer's 4-3 decision over Austin Dewey was one of three matches in which SDSU scored in the final 30-plus seconds to win a bout. Heavyweight Alex Macki, a 5-4 winner over Harley DiLulo, and 125-pounder Ben Gillette also pulled out late victories for the Jackrabbits. Gillette rallied for an 8-6 decision over Rami Haddadin. SDSU received pins from 15th-ranked Nate Rotert at 197 pounds and 141-pounder Seth Gross to eventually build the team score to 29-0 through seven matches. Brady Ayers and 184 pounds and 133-pounder Brance Simms each tallied wins by major decision. Boise State broke the Jackrabbit run in the 149-pound weight class, where nationally ranked Geordan Martinez scored a 7-5 decision over Alex Kocer. SDSU forfeited the 157-pound bout, but Luke Zilverberg returned to the starting lineup at 165 pounds and outscored Taylor West 5-1 in the final period for a 10-6 decision in the final match of the day. The Jackrabbits will go for a school-record 12th consecutive dual victory at home on Friday, hosting West Virginia in Big 12 Conference action. Start time for the Senior Night match is 7 p.m. at Frost Arena. Results: 174: David Kocer (SDSU) dec. Austin Dewey (BSU), 4-3 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) major dec. Zach Coffman (BSU), 13-5 197: #15 Nate Rotert (SDSU) def. Kadyn Del Toro (BSU), by fall 4:57 285: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Harley DiLulo (BSU), 5-4 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) dec. Rami Haddadin (BSU), 8-6 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) major dec. Josh Newberg (BSU), 10-2 141: Seth Gross (SDSU) def. Jake Velarde (BSU), by fall 1:34 149: #17 Geordan Martinez (BSU) dec. Alex Kocer (SDSU), 7-5 157: Chris Castillo (BSU) won by forfeit 165: Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) dec. Taylor West (BSU), 10-6

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team defeated Southern Conference member Davidson on Sunday 28-16 in Davidson, North Carolina. With the victory, the Bulldogs improve to 5-9 overall and 2-4 in the SoCon. The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead behind a pin by Marshall Haas at 197 pounds and an 11-4 decision by Joe Bexley (13-12, 3-3 SoCon). Haas (22-9, 6-0) picked up his fourth pin this season over Davidson's Michael Moore in 1:26. The Wildcats got back into the mix at 125 after winning by pin and then by a 5-3 sudden-victory decision at 133 pounds tying the score at 9-9. Ty Bucksio (18-11, 5-0) put The Citadel back on top at 141 pounds after pinning Billy McClelland in 4:11 to make the score 15-9 with five weight classes remaining. Senior Matt Frisch added to the Bulldogs' lead at 149 after defeating Aidan Conroy by a 9-0 major decision. Frisch is now 19-8 overall and 4-2 in SoCon duals. At 157 pounds, Aaron Walker continued to dominate as he defeated Tony Palumbo by fall in 3:50. The junior has not lost since Jan. 2nd and has the best record on the team at 23-5. With the pin, the Bulldogs extended their lead to 25-9. Davidson earned four points in the 165 bout after winning by a 13-4 major decision making the score 25-13 with just two matches remaining. Freshman Tim Knipl (11-18, 2-4) sealed the win for the 'Dogs after winning by a 6-2 decision at 174 pounds over the Wildcats' Nathaniel Powers. In the last matchup of the day, Chandler Sambets made his debut at 184 pounds. The sophomore kept things close but eventually dropped the match by a 5-1 decision making the final score 28-16 in favor of the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs return home for two duals over the next two weeks. The Citadel takes on Chattanooga Feb. 12th for its last SoCon dual of the season at 6 p.m. inside McAlister Field House. Live stats and video will be available at CitadelSports.com for the match. For more information on The Citadel wrestling, follow @CitadelWrestle or visit CitadelSports.com. Results: 197 Marshall Haas (Citadel) over Michael Moore (Dav.) (Fall 1:26)  6 0 285 Joe Bexley (Citadel) over Will Cooley (Dav.) (Dec. 11‐4)   3 0 125 Camden Bertucci (Dav.) over Charles Kearney (Citadel) (Fall 5:34)  0 6 133 Dustin Runzo (Dav.) over Caleb Smith (Citadel) (SV‐1 5‐3)   0 3 141 Ty Buckiso (Citadel) over Billy McClelland (Dav.) (Fall 4:11)   6 0 149 Matt Frisch (Citadel) over Aidan Conroy (Dav.) (Dec. 4‐0)    4 0  157 Aaron Walker (Citadel) over Tony Palumbo (Fall 3:50)    6 0 165 Adam Flatt over Daniel Smith (Citadel) (MD 13‐4)    0 4 174 Tim Knipl (Citadel) over Nathaniel Powers (Dav.) (Dec. 6‐2)   3 0 184 Konner Pritchard (Dav.) over Chandler Sambets (Citadel) (Dec. 5‐1)  0 3

For the third straight Ivy League contest, Princeton entered the final match of the night in need of a victory. The Tigers have hit the trifecta in those opportunities, including a 21-16 victory over Brown Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Jonathan Schleifer, the 16th-ranked wrestler in the nation, clinched the team win with a third-period takedown of Andrew LaBrie in a 9-6 win at 174. Schleifer, whose overtime win Saturday set up Abram Ayala's clincher, added a riding time point for the 9-6 win. Princeton won seven of the 10 matches in the dual, but Brown stayed close because of bonus points and an unfortunate injury default at 149; Tiger senior Chris Perez, who overcame one major injury after another before reaching the EIWA final last year, was forced to default from his match after another injury. Brown followed that with two wins, including a 7-6 victory by 20th-ranked Justin Staudenmayer over Adam Krop, but Schleifer never allowed Brown to get the lead. He grabbed the early lead over LaBrie, but he allowed a takedown midway through the match that ignited the Brown bench. Tied at 5-5, Schleifer was able to get deep on a leg and finish the takedown, which ultimately moved Princeton to 3-0 in the Ivy League. The Tigers will compete for the Ivy League title next Saturday at Dillon Gym; if they defeat Columbia at 1 pm, they will wrestle Cornell for the outright title at 7 pm. Both matches will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network. Princeton won the first four matches of the dual, starting with a 10-2 major decision by Ayala. Junior Brett Harner, ranked 11th nationally, scored a 9-5 decision at 197, and classmate Ray O'Donnell dominated at heavyweight for a technical fall. Freshman Pat D'Arcy ended the run with a 6-1 decision, and following a Brown win at 133, junior Jordan Laster scored an 11-4 decision at 141 to open an 18-4 lead. The Tigers seemed in cruise control, but the injury to Perez got Brown back in the match. Princeton will conclude Super Sunday with a 6 pm showdown at Sacred Heart. Results: 184: Abram Ayala (P) def. Austin Pfarr (B), MD 10-2 (Princeton 4-0) 197: No. 11 Brett Harner (P), def. Augustus Marker (B), Dec. 9-5 (Princeton 7-0) 285: Ray O'Donnell (P) def. Josh Durso-Finley (B), TF 18-3 (Princeton 12-0) 125: Pat D'Arcy (P) def. Michael Russo (B), Dec. 6-1 (Princeton 15-0) 133: Zeke Salvo (B) def. Noah Ajram (P), MD 10-1 (Princeton 15-4) 141: Jordan Laster (P) def. Charlie Banaszak (B), Dec. 11-4 (Princeton 18-4) 149: Steven Galiardo (B) def. Chris Perez (P), Injury Default (Princeton 18-10) 157: No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (B) def. Adam Krop (P), Dec. 7-6 (Princeton 18-13) 165: Jon Viruet (B) def. Judd Ziegler (P), Dec. 6-4 (Princeton 18-16) 174: No. 16 Jonathan Schleifer (P) def. Andrew LaBrie (B), Dec. 9-6 (Princeton 21-16)

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Trailing late in the dual, the No. 8-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team used bonus wins, including back-to-back first-period pins in the final two weights, to blow past No. 12 Rutgers, 27-16, on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 7) at the Rutgers Athletic Center. The Wolverines won six individual bouts, earning bonus points in four, to improve to 7-1 in Big Ten competition. After Rutgers surged to take a 16-10 lead in the dual on three straight wins at the middleweights, including back-to-back bonus points of its own at 165 and 174 pounds, the Wolverines' upperweight captains responded in a big way, earning 17 points in the final three bouts to close out the meet. Junior Domenic Abounader, ranked fourth in the latest InterMat poll, kicked off the rally with a 16-0 technical fall against Anthony Pafumi at 184 pounds, scoring three takedowns and adding eight back points -- first off a second-period leg turk then on a third-period power half that ended the match at the 6:23 mark. Abounader improved to 13-0 in dual competition. Graduate student Max Huntley, ranked sixth nationally, put the Wolverines back out front with a quick fall against Hayden Hrymack at the 2:09 mark in the 197-pound bout. Huntley converted on two takedowns in the first, dumping Hrymack to his butt on the latter and using a hand turk to quacking secure the fall -- his sixth of the season. Like Abounader, he improved to 13-0 in duals this season. Junior heavyweight Adam Coon, ranked fourth nationally, earned his pin even quick, tossing 13th-ranked Billy Smith to stick the Scarlet Knight wrestler on the edge at 2:09. Coon had just missed on a couple throw opportunities earlier in the period before making it count. It was his fifth pin and second of the weekend. He is a perfect 14-0 this season. The Wolverines needed extra time to open the dual with a pair of wins at the lowerweights. After just missing on several leg attacks during regulation, senior/junior Conor Youtsey edged 20th-ranked Sean McCabe, 3-1, on a single leg just seconds into the sudden-victory period at 124 pounds. Senior Rossi Bruno beat 17th-ranked Anthony Giraldo, 4-2, in the 133-pound tiebreaker, taking advantage the second stall warning and third caution called on Giraldo in quick succession in the tiebreaker. He added an escape and held on for the win. After sophomore/freshman Zac Hall dropped a close 2-0 decision to eighth-ranked Anthony Ashnault at 141 pounds -- on a second-period rideout and third-period escape -- the Wolverines earned their first bonus win of the meet with sophomore Alec Pantaleo's 14-5 major decision against Tyson Dippery at 149 pounds. Pantaleo jumped out to a sizable lead with a double-leg takedown and four-point suck back in the first and, after giving up two near fall in the second, blew open the bout with three takedowns in the third. He rode out the match on the last one, accumulating 1:01 in riding-time advantage. Rutgers claimed the next three bouts, including a 3-2 upset at 157 pounds, where 17th-ranked Richie Lewis used a late single leg to defeat ninth-ranked junior Brian Murphy. The Scarlet Knights earned a major decision and pin in the subsequent two matches, taking a 16-10 lead and setting up the Wolverines' big comeback at the upperweights. The Wolverines will wrap the Big Ten dual season next Friday (Feb. 12), hosting Purdue at 7 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Michigan will honor its senior class prior to the dual. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. #20 Sean McCabe, 3-1 SV 3 0 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. #17 Anthony Giraldo, 4-2 TB 6 0 141 -- #6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. Zac Hall, 2-0 6 3 149 -- #7 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Tyson Dippery, 14-5 10 3 157 -- #17 Richie Lewis (RU) dec. #9 Brian Murphy, 3-2 10 6 165 -- #8 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. Garrett Sutton, 13-1 10 10 174 -- Phil Bakackas (RU) pinned Aaron Calderon, 2:49 10 16 184 -- #4 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Anthony Pafumi, 16-0 (6:23) 15 16 197 -- #6 Max Huntley (U-M) pinned Hayden Hyrmack, 2:09 21 16 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned #13 Billy Smith, 2:25 27 16

FAIRFAX, Va.- George Mason University's wrestling team dominated Bloomsburg from very start of the dual, winning by the score of 38-4. The Patriots only dropped one match on the day. The dual started at the 141 pound weight division and redshirt freshman Tejon Anthony(141) was able to set the tone with his aggressive wrestling style. Anthony ended up winning by technical fall 3:32 into the match, 18-3. After a forfeit in the 149 pound weight division, Mason's redshirt senior captain Greg Flournoy(157) won a hard fought match, 5-3. Flournoy gained his fifth point for riding time after refusing to let his opponent from Bloomsburg get an escape point in the third period, which could have potentially tied the match at 4 apiece. Redshirt junior Patrick Davis(165) produced a quick takedown and won by fall as he pinned his opponent only 1:18 into the match. Following Davis' strong performance, redshirt sophomore Daniel Mika earned his first win of the season for the Patriots with a tightly contested win by decision, 6-4. Redshirt junior Luke Ludke produced another win for Mason, however, the Patriot needed overtime to decide the match. In overtime, Ludke got a takedown and won decision 3-1. Redshirt freshman Matt Voss(HWT) gave Mason another win by decision, 5-3. The win gave Voss 20 wins on the season, an impressive mark for the Patriot wrestler's first season. In the final match of the dual after a second Bloomsburg forfeit, coming at the 125 pound weight division, redshirt senior captain Vince Rodriguez(133) broke out of his recent slump to win by decision, 6-1. Rodriguez had lost two straight matches and got back on track with a confidence building win. Mason finishes the week with a 1-1 record and will try and carry over the momentum from two solid performances against Franklin & Marshall and Bucknell next Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., respectively. Results: 141: Tejon Anthony (George Mason) over Sam Holandez (Bloomsburg) (TF 18-3 3:32) 149: Blake Roulo (George Mason) over Unknown (For.) 157:Gregory Flournoy (George Mason) over Brendon Colbert (Bloomsburg) (Dec 5-3) 165: Patrick Davis (George Mason) over Matthew Carr (Bloomsburg) (Fall 1:18) 174:Daniel Mika (George Mason) over Casey Glunt (Bloomsburg) (Dec 6-4) 184:Luke Ludke (George Mason) over Kyle Wojtaszek (Bloomsburg) (TB-1 3-1) 197:Dominic Carfagno (Bloomsburg) over Cameron Houston (George Mason) (MD 15-3) HWT:Matt Voss (George Mason) over Saul Wilkins (Bloomsburg) (Dec 5-3) 125: Ibrahim Banduka (George Mason) over Unknown (For.) 133: Vince Rodriguez (George Mason) over Andy Schutz (Bloomsburg) (Dec 6-1)