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No. 8 Luther rolled to a 36-12 season opening victory over UW-Eau Claire tonight in the Regents Center. The Norse picked up bonus points from Cody Hanson (133), Dakota Gray (149) and Jayden DeVilbiss (184). Hanson got things started with a fall at 6:15 over Scott Worlund. Gray posted a 45 second fall over Ty Griffin, and DeVilbiss recorded a fall at 1:55 over Alex Knutson. Luther also tallied 12 points thanks to forfeits by the Eau Claire at 125 and 141. Javier Reyes (165) and Justin Kreiter (174) added to the point total with decisions. Reyes defeated Brandon Stradel 6-3, while Kreiter posted a hard-fought 8-6 victory over Mathew Laugen. Luther returns to action when it will travel to No. 22 Cornell College on Wednesday, Dec. 3. This match will begin at 7:00 p.m. Results: 125 Julian Gendreau - L Forfeit Open – UWEC 6 0 133 Cody Hanson - L Fall (6:15) Scott Worlund - UWEC 12 0 141 #3 Drew Van Anrooy - L Forfeit Open - UWEC 18 0 149 Dakota Gray - L Fall (0:45) Ty Griffin - UWEC 24 0 157 Robert Rocole - UWEC Dec. (6-1) Tristan Zurfluh - L 24 3 165 Javier Reyes - L Dec. (6-3) Brandon Stradel - UWEC 27 3 174 Justin Kreiter - L Dec. (8-6) Mathew Laugen - UWEC 30 3 184 #6 Jayden DeVilbiss - L Fall (1:50) Alex Knutson - UWEC 36 3 197 Josh Cormican - UWEC Fall (1:44) Paxton Jordahl –L 36 9 285 Justin Karkula - UWEC Dec. 3-2 Tom Tourdot - L 36 12

Link: Grade Rankings With the 2014-15 season unofficially underway for most wrestlers already, here is the first update to the grade rankings for the year. This update is reflective of preseason activity. There are no changes to the top wrestler within each of the grade levels: Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) still leads the Class of 2015, Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) is the anchor in the Class of 2016, Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) tops the 2017 class, Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) is best in the Class of 2018, while Josh McKenzie (New Jersey) is best among Junior High wrestlers. Among the most notable movement for the Class of 2015 is the slight upticks for Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) and Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.); Valencia is up two spots to third, while Kolodzik is also up two spots to fifth. Two major movements within the top 50 were 16-spot improvements for No. 18 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) and No. 34 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.). New wrestlers in the top 100 include Preseason Nationals runner-up Cameron Loving (Altus, Okla.) at No. 68; Preseason Nationals champion Luke Fortuna (Montini Catholic, Ill.) and Alex Rich (Crescent Valley, Ore.) in at No. 79 and 94 respectively; and Super 32 champion Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) enters in position No. 100. Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) moves up 20 positions to No. 22 in the Class of 2016 rankings after winning a Super 32 Challenge title (Photo/Rob Preston)The most significant upward movement in the Class of 2016 came from Super 32 Challenge champion Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.), who moves up 20 positions all the way to No. 22. The most notable new wrestlers in the top 50 are Julian Flores (San Marino, Calif.), a Southwest Kickoff Classic placer now ranked No. 21; InterMat JJ Classic runner-up Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.), now in at No. 32 after also placing at the Super 32 Challenge; and Super 32 Challenge runner-up Brett Donner (Wall Township, N.J.), who enters in the rankings at No. 33 overall. For the Class of 2017, the most notable upward mover in the rankings was Jared Verkleeren (Belle Vernon, Pa.), now up to No. 6 overall after placing fourth at the Super 32 Challenge. The highest ranked debutant is Jake Brindley (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), in all the way at No. 23 after his placement in the 126 pound weight class at the Super 32 Challenge. For the freshmen class, there are two debutants into the rankings primarily based on preseason tournament performance -- Preseason Nationals champion Nate Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) sits at No. 16, while Jaden Mattox (Grove City Central Crossing, Ohio) slots in No. 21. InterMat Platinum is required to view all the rankings. InterMat ranks the top 100 seniors, top 50 juniors, top 50 sophomores, top 25 freshmen, and top 15 junior high wrestlers.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed nine of 10 matches to roll to a dominant 30-3 victory over in-state rival Central Michigan on Tuesday evening (Nov. 25) at McGuirk Arena. The Wolverines closed the dual with back-to-back technical falls from its captains at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Fifth-year senior Max Huntley and sophomore Adam Coon earned similar 24-9 technical falls in the final two matches. Huntley, ranked 13th in the latest InterMat poll, scored 11 takedowns, including four apiece in the second and third periods, and rode for 3:13 in time advantage against Austin Severn at 197 pounds. The tech fall was the first of Huntley's collegiate career. Coon, ranked fourth nationally, exploded in the third period to claim his first collegiate tech fall against Newton Smerchek at heavyweight. The offensive surge followed a CMU counter takedown out of a flurry early in the second period; Coon escaped and scored to close out the second before finishing on six third-period takedowns. He drove Smerchek to his back on a late double leg, adding three near-fall points at the buzzer. The Wolverines opened the dual with consecutive decision wins at 125 and 133 pounds. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey shut out Brent Fleetwood, 4-0, in the former bout, scoring on a single leg midway through the first period and riding out the third period to accumulate 3:33 in time advantage. Junior Rossi Bruno, ranked ninth, fell just shy of bonus points in the subsequent bout, scoring two takedowns, three back points and 1:53 in riding time en route to a 10-3 win over Tyler Keselring. Central Michigan picked up its only win at 141 pounds, where 12th-ranked Zach Horan used two takedowns to edge sophomore/freshman George Fisher, 5-2, in the latter's varsity debut. Fisher had a chance to even the score late but lost a wild scramble on the edge of the mat. Michigan won the final six matches to seal the non-conference win. Freshman Alec Pantaleo claimed his first varsity win with a 10-5 decision over Colin Heffernan at 149 pounds, scoring four takedowns -- two apiece in the first and third periods. Sophomore Brian Murphy and junior/sophomore Taylor Massa followed with decisions at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Murphy, ranked 11th, earned an 8-4 win over Malcolm Martin, scoring on takedowns in the first and third periods and riding for 1:14. Massa, ranked 11th, fell just short of bonus points with his 8-1 decision over former high school teammate Jordan Wohlfert. He jumped out to an early advantage with a head-in-the-hole takedown and two-point tilt before adding another takedown in the second and 2:26 in riding-time advantage. Freshman Davonte Mahomes, ranked 18th, earned a 6-3 decision over Jordan Ellingwood at 174 pounds to remain unbeaten on the season. After a scoreless first period, Mahomes escaped quickly in the second and struck deep on a single-leg at the period buzzer. The Wolverines coaches challenged the no-call, and it was reversed to award Mahomes a takedown. He gave up a reversal in the third but added a takedown midway through the ice the decision. He improved to 8-0 in his collegiate career. After missing the season's first two duals with injury, sophomore Domenic Abounader earned a 9-3 decision over Jackson Lewis in his season debut. Abounader, ranked 11th, scored two takedowns -- single legs in the first and second periods -- and added a three-point leg turk and 1:17 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverines will take a break for the holiday before heading to Las Vegas, Nev., for the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Competition is slated to begin at 9 a.m. PST each day. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Brent Fleetwood, 4-0 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #9 Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Tyler Keselring, 10-3 U-M, 6-0 141 -- #12 Zach Horan (CMU) dec. George Fisher, 5-2 U-M, 6-3 149 -- Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Colin Heffernan, 10-5 U-M, 9-3 157 -- #11 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Malcolm Martin, 8-4 U-M, 12-3 165 -- #11 Taylor Massa (U-M) dec. Jordan Wohlfert, 8-1 U-M, 15-3 174 -- #18 Davonte Mahomes (U-M) dec. Jordan Ellingwood, 6-3 U-M, 18-3 184 -- #11 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Jackson Lewis, 9-3 U-M, 21-3 197 -- #13 Max Huntley (U-M) tech. fall Austin Severn, 24-9 (7:00) U-M, 25-3 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) tech. fall Newton Smerchek, 24-9 (7:00) U-M, 30-3

Much of the coverage that InterMat provides for high school wrestling is driven by the national context, whether it is discussion of the top individuals or the top teams. However, this weekly commentary is going to be drilled down to the state level with an elite eight of narratives worth watching during the 2014-15 scholastic season. 1. State tournament reorganizations mired with disagreement Two of the major wrestling states have had a bit of change to the structure of their state tournaments for the 2014-15 season. Pennsylvania approved a change to expand brackets in the individual state tournaments to 20 wrestlers per weight, as opposed to 16. In Class AAA (big-school), it means that four wrestlers from each of the five regions will advance to the state; while in Class AA (small-school), six wrestlers each will make state in the southwest and southeast regionals, with four each making state in the northeast and northwest regions. A full analysis and commentary of this structure change is an article in and of itself. Three major arguments against the change: (1) the addition of state qualifiers dilutes the tournament, and the concept of state qualification (2) the asymmetries already present within the state tournament brackets are exacerbated by this change (3) wrestling on the Thursday of the state tournament is going to start earlier and/or end later than it already does (9 a.m., 9 p.m.). The rationale for adding state qualifiers is pretty simple: more wrestlers get to compete in the state tournament, which makes more wrestlers feel accomplishment, engages more schools and stakeholders in the state tournament, and almost assuredly increases attendance. While in New Jersey, the structure for their state dual meet tournament underwent change. Garden State football is known for its overkill when it comes to "state champions" -- a term that is technically inaccurate, as winning a state football title is actually only a championship within your given region of the state and enrollment classification. At least in wrestling, the geographic champions for a given group meet for an overall state title in each enrollment classification. Prior to this year, in wrestling there were six team state champions, four for public schools and two for private schools. This year, there will be seven, with a fifth public school state champion added to the mix. One can see where the arguments reside in this debate as well. In addition, some more cynical people will say there is a political ingredient as well; however, the reclassification did not placate the complaining politician (Paulsboro remains in the same group with Bound Brook anyway, which was also the case last year). 2. Iowa 3A came down to the last match in 2013-14 ... Same this year? In both the dual meet and individual state tournaments, the state championship was not yet decided when the last match took to the mat. In the case of the dual meet final, Bettendorf used pins in the last two matches of the dual meet (at 106 and 113) against Southeast Polk to win the title by 35-27 score. The Bulldogs won eight of the fourteen matches, which included an overtime decision at 182 pounds. While in the individual tournament, Bettendorf led by a score of 162-to-158 headed into the 285 pound final, where a decision victory by the Rams' Jacob Marnin would have given Southeast Polk a share of the title; however, Kaleb Staack (Waverly-Shell Rock/South Dakota State) upended Marnin 3-1 to give the Bulldogs a sweep of the titles. Despite finishing second in both tournaments, Southeast Polk enters the season ranked higher than Bettendorf in the national rankings. The Rams return 12 of the 14 wrestlers that competed in the state dual meet finals match, as well as 11 of their 12 state qualifiers, and every single individual state tournament point that they obtained. Bettendorf counters with 9 of 14 from that state dual meet finals lineup returning, along with 7 of 9 state qualifiers back in the lineup (the impact transfer of Dayton Racer in some ways compensates for the loss of state champion Logan Ryan, while the Bulldogs also graduated state 8th placer Michael Belanger). Southeast Polk and Bettendorf do not have a common event on the schedule in December, while their only guaranteed common event prior to the state tournament is the Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale on January 24. However, there is talk of a mid-January dual meet at Iowa State between the two squads, which is what happened last season as well. 3. Can somebody, anybody, beat Apple Valley in the state of Minnesota? Apple Valley has won nine consecutive state dual meet state titles in the big-school division, Class AAA (though the 2013 state final was actually a tie with St. Michael-Albertville); as well as 15 of the last 16. Even with the Eagles having a pair of national No. 1-ranked wrestlers in Mark Hall (170) and Bobby Steveson (195), there is a thought that this year's team is susceptible to being knocked off. The thought being that the rest of the lineup doesn't have its traditional firepower. However, much more will be known about the exact nature of the Eagles' lineup after their opening week dual meet against Prior Lake, as well as after the Minnesota Christmas Tournament two weekends later. Fellow Fab 50 member St. Michael-Albertville is considered the primary challenge to Apple Valley, and they will be led by defending state champion Mitch McKee (126) along with 2013 state champion Jordan Joseph (182). The other primary contender in the state dual meet tournament will be whichever team advances out of Section 2 between Prior Lake and Shakopee; Prior Lake is led by their upperweights in Rylee Streifel (220) and Alex Hart (285), while Shakopee is anchored by nationally ranked Owen Webster (160), state champion Brent Jones (120) and InterMat JJ Classic champion Alex Lloyd (126). 4. The rest of Pennsylvania Class AA rejoices as Bethlehem Catholic chooses to move up to Class AAA Winners in more or less a dominant fashion of the last three individual and four dual meet state titles in Class AA (small-school), Bethlehem Catholic has chosen to move up to Class AAA (big-school). For that, the rest of Class AA is more than thankful. Southern Columbia is the obvious expected beneficiary in the Class AA individual tournament. They return three state runners-up from last season's squad, Todd Lane (132), Kent Lane (145), and Blake Marks (152); and add via transfer another state runner-up in Billy Barnes (152). Without anything else, replicating four state runner-up finishes would net 75 or so state tournament points, and in all likelihood a state title. From the standpoint of the team tournament, things are much more wide open. In fact, Southern Columbia -- fourth in last year's individual tournament -- did not earn one of the two state dual meet tournament qualifying spots out of District 4. Multiple teams will be in the hunt for the dual meet title in Class AA. Lead contenders include Boiling Springs (District 3), Brookville (District 9), Burrell (District 7), along with Fort LeBoeuf and Reynolds (District 10). 5. Does Bethlehem Catholic become an immediate state title contender in Pennsylvania Class AAA? In the individual tournament, not only is the answer "no" ... It's "hell no." Franklin Regional won last year's Class AAA title with 119 points, which happens to be tied for second most in the 12 years Pennsylvania has had fourteen weight class (Northampton in 2004 scored 132.5, while Central Dauphin also scored 119 back in 2009). Six Panthers wrestlers finished inside the top three of the state tournament. One month before, Franklin Regional earned the dual meet title as well. This year's edition features five of those wrestlers returning -- Devin Brown (113), Spencer Lee (120), Michael Kemerer (145), Josh Maruca (152), and Josh Shields (160). Given a similar performance track, that's 100 points for the Panthers, a mark that has only been reached five times in the last 12 years. However, the dual meet tournament is much more open-ended. Though it is not a total "stars and scrubs" model, there is a clear drop from the top five to the rest of the Franklin Regional roster. From the standpoint of state qualification, only Gus Solomon (126) is a viable contender -- but some of that can be attributed to the climate within the WPIAL meet. Challengers to the Panthers start within the WPIAL (i.e. District 7) with nationally ranked Belle Vernon Area and Greater Latrobe in the area, along with a pesky North Allegheny squad; three of those four will qualify for state (two directly to Thursday, one to an earlier in the week "play-in" match). There are two other nationally ranked teams within Class AAA, and both could upend Franklin Regional at the dual meet state tournament: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11) and Cumberland Valley (District 3). Justin Mejia of Clovis was a state champion last season, and is ranked No. 3 in the country at 113 pounds by InterMat (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)6. Can anyone derail the Clovis "drive for five" in California? Clovis is the four-time defending state champions in the single-class state tournament, and are the flagship program in California wrestling with 12 state titles in the just over 40 years a state tournament has been held. They'll enter the season favored for a five-peat, which would add to their record for most consecutive state titles, led by defending state champion Justin Mejia (113). Three-time state placer Isaiah Hokit (145) leads five other wrestlers with a past state placement finish, and ten others with a past state tournament appearance. That strength up-and-down the lineup makes them a supreme team. All that said, there are three other top 30 teams in the Golden State this year, which will make the drive for five by no means a coronation. Archrival Buchanan matches Clovis wrestler-for-wrestler in terms of state tournament experience, though only three have a state placement finish during their careers, led by two-time state placer Durbin Lloren (126). Poway brings eight wrestlers with state tournament experience to their lineup, three whom have placed at state, led by state champion Colt Doyle (170) and two-time state placer Ralphy Tovar (145). Bakersfield counters with six state tournament experience wrestlers, including a pair of state placers in Navonte Demison (113) and Carlos Herrera (120), along with another pair of Fargo All-Americans in the lineup. 7. Non-public domination in New Jersey As many know, the New Jersey individual state tournament is unscored from a team standpoint, so determination of the best teams in the Garden State come solely through the dual meet tournament. Five teams which compete in NJSIAA competition (No. 1 Blair Academy does not) start the year in the Fab 50. Bound Brook (Group 1, smallest classification) and Phillipsburg (Group 4, second biggest) are public; while St. Peter's Prep, Bergen Catholic, and Don Bosco Prep are all in Non-Public Group A. Furthermore, all three of these top 20 teams in the country are in the North section of Non-Public Group A, which pretty much means the Non-Public Group A champion will be determined before the championship match on Sunday, February 15. During that week, the semifinal and final involving those three schools and Delbarton will be a worthwhile follow. The four non-public squads also compete in multiple common events (Beast of the East, along with dual meet matches) prior to the North A semifinal and final rounds. 8. Will Massillon Perry head coach Dave Riggs retire as a repeat state champion in Ohio Division I? News broke last week in the Canton Repository last week that the 2014-15 season will be the last for Dave Riggs as head coach at Massillon Perry. Riggs is retiring as a teacher, and also head coach, after a long career at the high school; one that has seen the program emerge as a state and national power. The Panthers have produced 27 individual state champions, which is tenth most in Ohio history, with all of them coming since 1989; most notably NCAA Division I champions Dustin Schlatter and Steve Luke. However, it had taken until last year for Massillon Perry to earn a maiden state title, as St. Edward stood in their way on a perennial basis. The Panthers swept championships in both the dual meet, including a win over St. Edward during the semis, and individual tournaments. The individual tournament saw them advance seven wrestlers to the state championship match, three winning titles; ten wrestlers in all placed, as they scored 185 points to more than double second place. In 2014-15 season, Massillon Perry enters the season as slight favorites to repeat as champion in both tournaments, with the dual meet tournament having more potential for a tightly contested event. The other primary challengers are follow nationally ranked squads in St. Edward and Brecksville. Leading the way for the Panthers will be returning state runners-up Jake Newhouse (120); Jose Rodriguez (126), who did win a state title in 2013; and Nick Steed (145).

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and USA Wrestling are proud to announce a new, joint event to coincide with the Division I Championships. The NCAA USA Wrestling Youth Showcasewill be the final event of the year in USA Wrestling's popular Folkstyle Tour of America tournament series. It will feature folkstyle wrestling for USA Wrestling's Bantam through Junior age groups (roughly 7 years old through high school) and will also feature a Junior Women's division. The NCAA is committed to connecting the wrestling community at all levels, and adding a youth component to the Division I Championships helps bridge the gap between youth competition and the pinnacle of collegiate athletic success. USA Wrestling is excited to add another event to the Folkstyle Tour of America, especially one that strengthens the ties between USA Wrestling and the NCAA. Weigh-ins for the event will be between sessions on Saturday, March 21st at the Fan Fest. Following weigh-ins participants will be recognized and celebrated with a special NCAA Experience. Competition will take place on March 22nd at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. "USA Wrestling is excited to continue to strengthen our relationship with the NCAA. This is a great opportunity for both organizations to promote wrestling at all levels. We're committed to the success of this event and hope to see it become a permanent part of the NCAA Division I Championship experience," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. "We are excited to develop this new platform with USA Wrestling as we believe it will help grow the sport while exposing youth to an NCAA championship. The possibilities and opportunities around this initiative are endless and we are excited to launch our inaugural event with wrestling in St. Louis," said Jeff Jarnecke, NCAA Director of Championships and Alliances. The Tour of America is in its eighth season, and currently features five other events, with this event being the sixth and final for the 2014-15 campaign. Total participation in the series has grown in each year of its existence.

The Oregon State wrestling team opened its Pacific-12 Conference season on Monday with a 16-15 victory over Arizona State before a crowd of 1,287 at Gill Coliseum. The 20th-ranked Beavers (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) led 15-3 after Seth Thomas won at 165 pounds. They seemed to be positioned for their eighth win over the Sun Devils (3-2, 0-1 Pac-12) in the last nine duals in the series. However, ASU rallied to win the final four weight classes to forge a 15-15 standoff, forcing a tie-breaker. Each team won five bouts and neither team had a major decision, but the Beavers outscored ASU 51-43 in match points and earned a decisive team point. “We just didn’t finish matches,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “Even in the lighter weights we came out strong but just didn’t finish strong and looked a little sluggish for some reason. “You put six freshmen in there and they haven’t been in the fire a lot. You have to get that experience. We have to get better angles on our shots. The last four weights we didn’t put ourselves in scoring positions. “The guys just looked sluggish. We had a good training phase last week. Maybe that had an effect. We just didn’t have the energy I like to see. We needed more energy.” Ronnie Bresser (125), Jack Hathaway (13) and Devin Reynolds (141) all won by decision to give OSU a 9-0 lead. Wins by Alex Elder (157) and Thomas (165) made it 15-3 before ASU stormed back. The Beavers are now idle until the annual Cliff Keene Las Vegas Invitational, set for Dec. 5-6. Their next dual is Dec. 13 at Boise State in the first edition of the two-part Border War with the Broncos. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Ares Carpio 12-8 133: Jack Hathaway (OSU) dec. Cord Cordero 4-0 141: Devin Reynolds (OSU) dec. Mech Spraggins 8-2 149: Matt Kraus (ASU) dec. Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) 6-0 157: Alex Elder (OSU) dec. Oliver Pierce (ASU) 8-5 165: Seth Thomas (OSU) dec. Jacen Petersen (ASU) 9-5 174: Ray Waters (ASU) dec. Joe Latham (OSU) 5-3 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) dec. Taylor Meeks (OSU) 6-3 197: Josh DaSilveria (ASU) dec. Cody Crawford (OSU) 3-2 Hwt: Chace Eskam (ASU) dec. Nate Keve (OSU) 3-2 Tiebreaker: Wins 5-5; no major decisions; OSU awarded one team point for most team points (51-43) in the dual. Att.: 1,287

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fourth-ranked Ohio State won eight of 10 matches, highlighted by a pin from redshirt senior Logan Stieber and a major decision by true freshman Kyle Snyder, to defeat No. 9 Virginia, 30-7, on Monday evening at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. The win snapped Virginia’s 23-match win streak at JPJ Arena and improved the Buckeyes record to 4-1. Tenth-ranked Nathan Tomasello got the evening started on the right foot for Ohio State, earning a 18-8 major decision over Will Mason to give the Buckeyes a 4-0 lead. Tomasello scored points early and often in the match, jumping out to a 6-2 lead after the first period. He then scored on an escape and three takedowns for a 13-5 lead at the end of the second period. With the win, Tomasello improved to 8-1 on the season. In the next match at 133, eighth-ranked Johnni DiJulius topped 10th-ranked George DiCamillo 6-2, giving Ohio State a 7-0 edge in the match. DiJulius, who is now 9-0 on the season, scored a takedown in the first period, had a second-period escape and then was awarded a point for a DiCamillo penalty early in the third period. He held on thanks to a late escape in the third period. At 141 pounds, Logan Stieber recorded his second fall in as many matches, pinning 12th-ranked Joe Spisak at 1:46 of the first period. The three-time NCAA champion is now 5-0 on the season and 95-3 in his career. All five of his wins this year have been by bonus points (three falls, two tech falls). Randy Languis then put Ohio State ahead 16-0 with a 12-5 decision over Chris Yankowich. Languis led 3-1 at the end of the second period and then surged ahead in the third, scoring on four takedowns and three escapes. Josh Demas remained unbeaten on the year (8-0) with an 8-3 decision over Andrew Atkinson at 157 pounds. The redshirt senior from Westerville, Ohio, had a takedown in the first period and an escape-takedown in the second period to take a 5-1 lead entering the third. From there, he scored three third-period points to distance himself for the victory. Virginia got on the scoreboard for the first time thanks to a 23-8 major decision victory by Nick Sulzer at 165 pounds over Justin Kresevic. Sulzer, ranked second nationally, placed fourth at the NCAA Championships last year. In another matchup of top-15 ranked wrestlers at 174 pounds, 11th-ranked Blaise Butler second two points in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and edged 13th-ranked Mark Martin, 4-2. Kenny Courts made sure Virginia’s momentum was short-lived, securing a 7-4 decision over Billy Coggins at 184 pounds. Courts, now 9-0 on the season, took a 2-1 lead into the third period but was able to get two takedowns and an escape in the third to distance himself for the victory. Kyle Snyder continued his impressive freshman campaign at 197 pounds, jumping out to a 9-2 lead at the end of the first period and never looking back in a 20-6 major decision over Chance McClure. Snyder (8-0), ranked seventh nationally, now has three major decisions to his credit this season. The match was rounded out at 285 pounds by Nick Tavanello’s convincing 13-4 major decision over Collin Campbell at 285 pounds. In all, Ohio State earned bonus points with three major decisions and a pin. The Buckeyes return to action Dec. 5-6 at the CKLV Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Results: 125: Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over Will Mason (UVA) 18-8; OSU 4, UVA 0 133: Johnni DiJulius (OSU) decision over George DiCamillo (UVA ) 6-2; OSU 7, UVA 0 141: Logan Stieber (OSU) fall over Joe Spisak (UVA) 1:46; OSU 13, UVA 0 149: Randy Languis (OSU) decision over Chris Yankowich (UVA) 12-5; OSU 16, UVA 0 157: Josh Demas (OSU) decision over Andrew Atkinson (UVA ) 8-3; OSU 19, UVA 0 165: Nick Sulzer (UVA) major decision over Justin Kresevic (OSU) 23-8; OSU 19, UVA 4 174: Blaise Butler (UVA) decision over Mark Martin (OSU) 4-2; OSU 19, UVA 7 184: Kenny Courts (OSU) decision over Billy Coggins (UVA) 7-4; OSU 22, UVA 7 197: Kyle Snyder (OSU) major decision over Chance McClure (UVA) 20-6; OSU 26, UVA 7 285: Nick Tavanello (OSU) major decision over Collin Campbell (UVA) 13-4; OSU 30, UVA 7

A pair of NCAA champions -- Ed Ruth and Keith Gavin -- will wrestle this Saturday, Nov. 29 live on Flowrestling.com. The two, which previously battled for the 86-kilo U.S. World Team spot, will headline Flowrestling's second Flo Premier League event: FPL 2. Saturday's headline match up will mark the fourth time Ruth and Gavin have competed against each other (Gavin won the first meeting; Ruth won the following two). This time, the wrestlers will match up at 190 pounds. Serving as the co-main event is a 165-pound match up featuring UFC stars Gray Maynard and Dennis Bermudez. Maynard was originally slated to battle Penn State NCAA champion Frank Molinaro, unfortunately Molinaro pulled out of the match just last week, which opened the door for Dennis "The Menace," a former Division I college wrestler at Bloomsburg who is currently the No. 7-ranked featherweight in the world by Sherdog. Both matches, Ruth vs Gavin IV & Maynard vs Bermudez, will be wrestled in Troy, New York at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals and will operate under the newly established 'Tirapelle Rules,' a hybrid form of wrestling featuring freestyle and folkstyle scoring. FPL 2 will take place at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET. To watch the event live on Flowrestling, you must be a FloPRO subscriber. Click here to sign up for FloPRO and watch Ruth vs Gavin IV & Maynard vs Bermudez this Saturday, November 29th on Flowrestling. For more information on this and other Flo Premier League match ups, follow our Flo Premier League Facebook and Twitter pages as well as our up-to-date posting on Flowrestling.com and associated social media channels.

CHICAGO -- With the Big Ten seeking its ninth-straight national championship, BTN's 2014-15 wrestling coverage, presented by returning sponsor Cliff Keen Athletic, will be the most extensive in network history. "With Big Ten programs consistently among the nation's best, fans will see a lot of high-quality wrestling on BTN," said BTN President Mark Silverman. "Each week will feature an extremely competitive matchup." The television schedule includes a dual between Penn State and Iowa, winners of the past seven national titles; the Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern; the semifinals and finals of the Cliff Keen National Duals at Iowa; and live coverage of the entire Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Columbus, OH. The championships' final session will be televised live at 3 PM ET on Sunday, March 8. Additionally, a record 51 events will be streamed live on BTN Plus. A large number of those streamed events will also be televised on delay as part of BTN's Student U initiative. According to InterMat's rankings, the Big Ten has the three top squads in the country with No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Iowa. Also projected as top-10 teams are No. 5 Penn State, No. 8 Illinois and No. 9 Nebraska. The Nittany Lions have won four consecutive Big Ten and National titles. 2014-15 Big Ten Wrestling on BTN and BTN Plus (all times ET) Sunday, November 30 Lehigh at Northwestern 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Cal Poly at Northwestern 12:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Drexel at Northwestern 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Davidson at Northwestern 4:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Princeton at Northwestern 6:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Thursday, December 11 Penn State at Maryland 6:00 PM (Live on BTN) Thursday, December 11 Indiana at Wisconsin 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 13 SIUE at Indiana 10:00 AM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 13 Manchester at Indiana 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Thursday, December 18 Northwestern at Minnesota 8:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, December 19 Virginia Tech at Penn State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Monday, December 29 Midlands Championship at Northwestern All Day (Live on BTN Plus) Tuesday, December 30 Midlands Championship 8:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 2 Iowa at Rutgers 8:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, January 4 Iowa at Ohio State 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 9 Wisconsin at Northwestern 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 9 Michigan at Minnesota 9:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, January 11 Penn State at Ohio State 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 11 Minnesota at Rutgers TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 16 Ohio State at Michigan State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 16 Northwestern at Purdue 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 16 Penn State at Rutgers 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 16 Illinois at Iowa TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 18 Ohio State at Michigan 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 18 Northwestern at Indiana 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 18 Illinois at Minnesota 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 23 Wisconsin at Michigan 7:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 23 Nebraska at Illinois 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 23 Northwestern at Iowa 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 25 Rutgers at Nebraska 1:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, January 25 Michigan at Indiana 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 25 Illinois at Northwestern 3:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Penn State at Michigan 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Iowa at Minnesota 7:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 30 Purdue at Ohio State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Nebraska at Northwestern 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Maryland at Illinois TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 1 Illinois at Purdue 2:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, February 6 Minnesota at Ohio State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 6 Iowa at Maryland 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 6 Nebraska at Michigan 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 6 Rutgers at Wisconsin 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Iowa at Penn State 1:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, February 8 Minnesota at Maryland 1:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Wisconsin at Illinois 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Nebraska at Michigan State 3:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Rutgers at Northwestern 6:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Michigan State at Indiana 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Michigan at Iowa 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Stanford at Nebraska 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Maryland at Northwestern 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 15 Michigan State at Purdue 1:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 20 Duke at Michigan State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, February 21 Cliff Keen National Duals - Semifinals at Iowa 4:00 PM (Live on BTN) Saturday, February 21 Duke at Michigan 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, February 21 Central Michigan at Michigan State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 22 Cliff Keen National Duals - Finals at Iowa 12:30 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, February 22 Rider at Penn State 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, March 7 B1G Championships TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, March 8 B1G Championships 3:00 PM (Live on BTN) All dates/times of scheduled events are subject to change. Please check www.BTN.com for most updated listings. About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to www.BTN.com.

Seth McLeod signed with Boise StateSeth McLeod (Post Falls, Idaho), ranked No. 79 in the Class of 2015, signed with Boise State University. The three-time state finalist, 2013 state champion, is ranked No. 7 to start the 2014-15 season at 182 pounds. Projected as a 174/184 in college, McLeod also placed fourth in Junior Greco-Roman this summer at 182 pounds. Jonathan Viruet (Springfield Central, Mass.), ranked No. 88 in the Class of 2015, committed to Brown University. A New England regional champion this past year, he starts the season ranked No. 12 at 170 pounds. Projected as a 157/165 in college, Viruet also is a two-time All-American in Junior Greco-Roman and was a NHSCA Junior Nationals champion this spring. Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio), ranked No. 15 at 182 pounds to start the season, committed to Cornell as part of the 2016 recruiting class. He finished as a state runner-up last season, was third in Cadet freestyle this summer, and placed fourth in the Super 32 Challenge earlier this month. Darmstadt projects as a 197 in college.

PHILADELPHIA -- For the second straight season, two Pitt wrestlers won individual titles and the Panthers placed fourth once again at the Keystone Classic, which was held at historic The Palestra on Sunday, Nov. 23. As a team, Pitt finished with 88 points thanks to the help of seven top-six finishes, including individual champions redshirt senior Max Thomusseit and freshman Dom Forys at 184 pounds and 125 pounds, respectively. "I think it was a good challenge for the guys. Obviously we would have liked to do better in a few weights," said head coach Jason Peters. "We're looking forward to getting back, getting ready for the next competition. These trips are tough. When you weigh-in Friday, travel a day and have to wrestling a tournament on Sunday it's not always easy, but we stepped up and did a good job." After receiving a bye, Thomusseit posted three major decision victories to arrive in the finals of the 184 pound weight class. Thomusseit first knocked off Appalachian State's Marcus Johnson in a 15-5 major decision and followed that up with 14-4 and 15-7 major decisions against Michael Curby (Eastern Michigan) and Garet Krohn (Stanford). Waiting for Thomusseit in the finals was nationally-ranked No. 3 Lorenzo Thomas, of host school Penn. In a close decision, Thomusseit, ranked fourth according to InterMat, upset Thomas on his home mat and improved to 3-0 against ranked opponents, all of who were in the top-10. Overall this season, Thomusseit is now a perfect 9-0. Competing in his first collegiate tournament, Forys rolled through the competition, recording four wins to finish first at 125 pounds. He started off with a pair of major decisions against Garrison White (17-6) of Northwestern and Blake Caudill (13-3) of Eastern Michigan. In the semifinals, Forys topped Stanford's Mason Pengilly 7-3 and completed his run to a title with a 4-0 shutout against Shayne Wireman, also of Eastern Michigan. "Dom did a great job," said Peters. "Going out his first time wrestling in his first challenge tournament he entered he won. So anytime you can do that it's pretty exciting." Redshirt juniors Nick Bonaccorsi and Ronnie Garbinsky were just shy of bringing home individual titles as the pair each fell in the finals and had to settle for second place. Bonaccorsi began his day with an 8-4 decision against Joshua Murphy of Drexel and followed that up with one of seven Pitt falls, which he recorded versus Appalachian State's Collin Johnson in just 1:56. Bonaccorsi continued his ride to the finals by taking down Indiana's Luke Sheridan, who is ranked 19th, before dropping a 6-2 decision to Northwestern's Alex Polizzi, ranked 10th by Intermat. Bonaccorsi is now 2-2 against ranked opponents this season. Following a strong performance against Penn State on Friday, Garbinsky rode that momentum all the way to the final before he fell to 10th ranked Cody Pack of South Dakota State in a 9-5 decision. Along the way, Garbinsky recorded a fall in 1:42 against Harvard's Colton Peppelman, a 12-6 decision over Stanford's Peter Galli and a 15-3 major decision versus Noel Blanco of Drexel. Also of note were the fifth place finishes of true freshman Jake Gromacki, redshirt freshman Ryan Solomon and sophomore Mikey Racciato. After losing his first bout, Gromacki went on win four more times, which included a fall in 21 seconds, to grab fifth place. Solomon won his first bout with a 36 seconds fall before losing a narrow 6-2 decision to eventual champion, No. 10 Polizzi. He bounced back, however, and went on to pick up two more winning decisions and a major decision to place fifth. His only other loss during the run was to No. 19 Sheridan. Racciato, who placed sixth, won his first two decisions, but was on the wrong side of an 8-2 decision to No. 9 Dyllan Cottrell to head to the consolation bracket. It was Racciato's second straight season earning a podium spot after placing fourth last year. Pitt is back in action on Saturday, Dec. 5 at home against Maryland in the Fitzgerald Field House.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell put a limited number of competitors into the field, but still claimed its third straight New York State championship, topping Hofstra 144.5-144 in a tight team race. The Big Red won three individual A bracket titles, two more in the B bracket, and ended the tournament with a cumulative record of 62-20 in the tournament. Cornell claimed championships in the A bracket at 174 (Duke Pickett), 184 (Gabe Dean) and 197 (Jace Bennett), with Dean especially dominant in his run through the field. The nation's No. 1 wrestler won three matches by tech fall and the other two by major decision by at least 10 points. He outscored his opponents 102-33 during the tournament and was a point-scoring machine, putting at least 16 points on the board in every match. Pickett won three straight decisions, including a 3-2 win over Army's Brian Harvey in the final, while Bennett won his first two matches by first period fall before capturing tighter decisions in the semifinals and finals, including a 5-2 triumph over Buffalo's Joe Ariola for first place. In the B bracket, both Chris Dowdy (157) and Billy George (184) won titles with perfect 5-0 records against the field. Dowdy captured a pair of one-point wins, while George had a one-point win in the semis before claiming a 7-4 decision over Buffalo's Austin Weigel in the final. Final Team Scores No. Team Pts. 1. Cornell University 144.5 2. Hofstra 144.0 3. Army 128.5 4. University at Buffalo 121.5 5. Columbia University 104.5 6. Binghamton University 83.0 7. Brockport State 66.5 8. Nassau Community College 61.0 9. Hunter College 57.0 10. Ithaca College 53.0 11. SUNY Cortland 45.5 12. New York University 37.0 13. Oneonta State 33.5 14. Long Island Post 27.0 15. SUNY Oswego 20.5 16. Niagara Community College 13.0 17. Rochester Institute of Tech. 6.5 18. SUNY Sullivan 3.0 19. US Merchant Marine Academy 3.0 20. Jamestown Community College 2.5

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State wrestling team concluded a busy weekend of five duals, as the Pack swept the Wolfpack Duals with three wins Sunday in Reynolds. NC State first defeated Lindsey Wilson 27-9, then followed with a 22-13 win over American and 29-9 over UNC Pembroke. After Lindsey claimed overtime wins in two of the first three bouts, the Pack won six straight and cruised to a 27-9 win. Lee Davis scored a pin at 165 to increase the Pack lead to 16-6, and that was followed by Max Rohskopf's 17-0 technical fall win at 174 pounds. A back-and-forth battle throughout, NC State and American went into the final two matches knotted at 13-13. The Eagles got a major decision to start, which was answered by the Pack's Max Rohskopf at 165 pounds. In the deciding two matched, freshman Michael Boykin scored a 7-3 decision and then Nick Gwiazdowski recorded a first period pin to provide the final margin. The Pack concluded its day with a 29-9 win over UNC Pembroke. The Pack started strong, recorded pins at both 125 and 133 pounds. Back-to-back major decisions at 149 and 157 pushed the lead to 20-3, and closed out with NC State wins at 197 and 285 pounds. NC State 27, Lindsey Wilson 9 125: James Flint (LW) dec. Joe DeAngelo; 3-1 (SV-1) 0-3 133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) major dec. Felix Casa del Valle; 10-2 4-3 141: Daniel Leonard (LW) dec. Chris Wilkes; 3-1 (SV-1) 4-6 149: Rodney Shepard (NCSU) dec. Isaac Thomas; 8-6 7-6 157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) dec. Joe Cozart; 10-7 10-6 165: Lee Davis (NCSU) fall Rhodes Bell; 6:34 16-6 174: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) tech fall Lofton Wright; 17-1 21-6 184: Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Erick Gomez; 4-2 24-6 197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Jake Maupin; 7-1 27-6 285: Chico Adams (LW) dec. Mike Kosoy (NCSU); 5-4 (SV-2) 27-9 NC State 22, American 13 125: #9 David Terao (AU) major dec. Joe DeAngelo; 17-9 0-4 133: Josh Terao (AU) dec. Bryce Meredith; 9-2 0-7 141: #13 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Tom Page; 12-6 3-7 149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) dec. Michael Dahlstrom; 8-6 (SV-1) 6-7 157: John Boyle (AU) dec. Chad Pyke; 12-5 6-10 165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) major dec. Brad Mutchnik; 9-1 10-10 174: #18 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Jeric Kasunic; 6-2 13-10 184: Jason Grimes (AU) def. Michael Macchiavello; 4-2 13-13 197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Brett Dempsey; 7-3 16-13 285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Scot Augustine; 0:56 22-13 NC State 29, UNC Pembroke 9 125: Brenden Calas (NCSU) fall Quan Le; 2:57 6-0 133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) fall Asher Goodwin; 4:30 12-0 141: Daniel Ownbey (UNP) dec. Chris Wilkes; 10-3 12-3 149: Cohl Fulk (NCSU) major decision Hayden Fry; 10-2 16-3 157: Beau Donahue (NCSU) major dec. Reggie Allen; 12-3 20-3 165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Juan Stimpson; 6-3 23-3 174: Terrence Zaleski (UNCP) dec. Lee Davis; 11-8 23-6 184: Mikey Thomas (UNCP) dec. Bill Cook; 7-3 23-9 197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Stuart Nadeau; 12-5 26-9 285: Mike Kosoy (NCSU) dec. Chris Gibbens; 3-2 29-9 UP NEXT The Pack returns to dual action next weekend, traveling to the Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. NC State will face Kutztown, Hofstra, and then #3 Cornell.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) closed out its Michigan road trip with a 22-9 victory over Michigan State (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten). The Cyclones won seven of the 10 matches this afternoon, including a spurt of six in a row. The dual got off to a rocky start with losses at 133 and 141, as No. 12 Earl Hall lost a 5-3 decision to MSU’s No. 16 Javier Gasca and John Meeks dropped an 11-8 battle to Garth Yenter. Gabe Moreno got the Iowa State scoring going at 149, picking up three takedowns in an 8-5 decision over Nick Trimble. Following Moreno at 149, Luke Goettl got the win over Roger Wildmo, 7-3. Two-time All-American and No. 3-ranked Michael Moreno scored on two takedowns en route to his 5-2 win over MSU’s Ryan Watts. Following the intermission at Jenison Field House, No. 6 Tanner Weatherman scored bonus points for the Cyclones, picking up an 8-0 maj. dec. over Nick Proctor. The Huxley, Iowa, native had 3:26 of riding time in the match at 174. Weatherman has earned bonus points in each of his four dual matches this season. The string of six Iowa State victories was polished off by No. 3 Kyven Gadson and No. 18 Lelund Weatherspoon. Weatherspoon got the dec. 10-3 over John Rizqallah at 184 behind a three takedown effort. Gadson also added three takedowns in his match, getting the 8-3 decision with 2:47 of riding time over Nick McDiarmid. At 125, Kyle Larson closed out the dual with a 6-4 dec. over Mitch Rogaliner. Iowa State returns to the mat on Nov. 29, when it heads to Iowa City to take on No. 1-ranked Iowa. Results: 125: Kyle Larson (ISU) dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 6-4. 133: No. 16 Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. No. 12 Earl Hall (ISU), 5-3. 141: Garth Yenter (MSU) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 11-8. 149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 8-5. 157: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Roger Wildmo (MSU), 7-3. 165: No. 3 Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. Ryan Watts (MSU), 5-2. 174: No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) maj. dec. Nick Proctor (MSU), 8-0. 184: No. 18 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. John Rizqallah (MSU), 10-3. 197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 8-3. 285: Luke Jones (MSU) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 7-3.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- What a home debut it was for head wrestling coach Tony Ersland and his 2014-15 Purdue wrestling team Sunday. Wrestling in Holloway Gymnasium for the first time this season, the Boilermakers toppled Indiana Tech, 39-6, and upset No. 18 Northern Iowa, 21-15. They took eight of 10 weights from the Warriors (2-3) and six from the Panthers (1-1), including an upset at 133 pounds, a pair of tiebreaker victories and a pin to seal the deal at 184. "It was a good win," Ersland said. "As a coach you're always looking at things you can do better and that's where I am at right now. We will enjoy it for a day or two; it was the first one for me in our home gym so that is special. I am really excited for our guys because they did win. They're learning how to win and close matches out, that's important, from that there are a lot of positives that they can take from it with confidence and energy." Purdue is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since the 2008-09 season when the Boilermakers won their first six duals. Their win over Northern Iowa marks the first over a ranked opponent since Feb. 17, 2013, when they beat No. 20 Wyoming, 20-16. It was also the Old Gold & Black's first win over the Panthers since a 24-9 dual on Nov. 14, 2009. "I'm excited for the guys and the direction of the program," Ersland said. "At the same time we have to finish matches; we have to put a stamp on it, like [Patrick] Kissel did. Kissel put a stamp on it and we need a few more guys to do the same thing." The Boilermakers combined for a 17-5 takedown edge against Indiana Tech, winning six of their eight matches with bonus points. Falls were registered by Danny Sabatello (133), Jacob Morrissey (174), No. 8 Braden Atwood (197) and Tyler Kral (285). It was the first pin of the year for Kral, the third for Sabatello and Atwood and the fourth for Morrissey. Atwood's fall was the 27th of his career, moving him into a three-way tie for seventh on Purdue's all-time list. It had been nearly two years since Nick Lawrence had wrestled in a home dual for Purdue and the redshirt senior seized the moment, scoring a 12-4 major decision over Indiana Tech's Matt Miller at 141 pounds. More bonus points came in the ensuing match with a 15-0 technical fall in 3:30 by Alex Griffin at 149 pounds. Griffin has now won three of his 11 matches via shutout technical falls. Northern Iowa's sixth-ranked Dylan Peters opened with a fall at 125, but that proved to be the Panther's only lead of the dual against Purdue. Sabatello got the Boilermakers on the board by upsetting No. 15 Levi Wolfensperger, 5-3, at 133 pounds. The redshirt junior used a first period takedown and escape, plus an escape in the second period and 1:32 of riding time en route to his ninth win and his first win of the year against a ranked foe. "Nationally, Sabatello's win certainly gets him noticed and [he should get] in the rankings," Ersland said. "I think it should build his confidence. Already, he's the guy we thought he would be, so it's not that big of a surprise for a lot of us because we know what he does every day. It should continue to show that his hard work is paying off and the sacrifice he's put in moving down a weight; it's all paying off for him and he needs to keep that going." Lawrence followed at 141 with a solid 5-2 outing against Jake Hodges, pushing his record to 10-3. Griffin held a 4-2 advantage on Zach Witte after two periods at 149, but an escape by Witte and stalling by the redshirt sophomore forced the match into overtime at 4-4. Neither grappler scored in the 60-second sudden victory. Starting the first 30-second tiebreaker on bottom, Griffin escaped and scored a critical takedown to take a 7-4 lead. He was called for stalling again before the horn sounded making it 7-5. A 30-second ride from Griffin in the second tiebreaker clinched his 11th win. At the conclusion of the match, Witte was cited for unsportsmanlike conduct, resulting in the loss of a team point for Northern Iowa, putting the dual at 9-5 in favor of the Old Gold & Black. The Boilermakers extended their lead to 12-5 thanks to a 2-0 decision from Doug Welch at 157. UNI tied the dual back up at 12-12 with a major decision at 165 from 11th-ranked Cooper Moore and a decision by Curt Maas at 174. With the team score tied and three bouts to go, the stage was set where a bonus point victory could be the difference maker. Cue Kissel. For the second time in as many seasons, Kissel rose to the occasion, pinning Kyle Lux in 5:48. The redshirt senior wasted no time getting on the board in a wild opening series where he took Lux down, Lux reversed and Kissel escaped. He took the Panther down again looking for back points, but Lux was able to ward it off as the first period came to a close. Kissel escaped to start the second period, struck for another takedown, got a three count, went after the pin and got it. "The first body lock I had on him, I got a little ahead of myself and got a little too aggressive where he was able to roll out," Kissel explained. "My plan going into the match was to secure the win, get some points on the board and go for it. It worked out in my favor this time and it felt good to get that for the team and for the overall team win. It's something I definitely need to keep working on all year is coming out ready to go rather than sit on my heels. I wrestle better when I'm attacking. All of the coaches told me before my match that I need to keep moving my feet and get after this guy." Kissel's fall pushed Purdue ahead 18-12 and the nation's eighth-ranked 197-pounder made it 21-12 as Atwood prevailed in the first set of tiebreakers, 4-1, over Jared Bartel. The two wrestlers exchanged escapes in the second and third periods, deadlocking the match at 1-1 after 7:00. A scoreless sudden victory led to Atwood starting the first 30-second tiebreaker from bottom, to which he escaped and took Bartel down. Atwood was able to ride Bartel out in second 30-second tiebreaker to secure a 4-1 decision. Northern Iowa's 16th-ranked Blaize Cabell closed out the dual with an 8-4 decision over Kral at 285 pounds for a 21-15 final score. "I was really happy with the way they rebounded," Ersland said of his team. "I thought we were a little sluggish in the first dual [against Indiana Tech] and didn't show our best stuff. The way they came back and flipped it around and wrestled much tougher, I thought, was positive to know that they can do that when they're a little sluggish and in your hands to turn it around and be tough." The Boilermaker grapplers will be back in action Nov. 29 at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals where they will face Binghamton, No. 6 Missouri and No. 22 Old Dominion in Troy, N.Y. PURDUE 39, INDIANA TECH 6 125 // Aaron Assad (Purdue) dec. Erique Early (Indiana Tech), 4-3 133 // Danny Sabatello (Purdue) pinned Brett Yarbrough (Indiana Tech), 6:12 141 // Nick Lawrence (Purdue) maj. dec. Matt Miller (Indiana Tech), 12-4 149 // Alex Griffin (Purdue) tech fall Thomas Garty (Indiana Tech), 15-0 (3:30) 157 // Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Chase Hack (Indiana Tech), 7-3 165 // Jacob Johnson (Indiana Tech) dec. Patrick Robinson (Purdue), 6-5 174 // Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) pinned Antonio Rodriguez (Indiana Tech), 1:46 184 // LJ Grayson (Indiana Tech) dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 3-2 197 // No. 8 Braden Atwood (Purdue) pinned Brandon Sunday (Indiana Tech), 0:54 285 // Tyler Kral (Purdue) pinned Kegan Clark-Sanchez (Indiana Tech), 2:15 PURDUE 21, NO. 18 NORTHERN IOWA 15 125 // No. 6 Dylan Peters (UNI) pinned Aaron Assad (Purdue), 1:08 133 // Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. No. 15 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI), 5-3 141 // Nick Lawrence (Purdue) dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 5-2 149 // Alex Griffin (Purdue) dec. Zach White (UNI), 7-5 (TB1)* 157 // Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 2-0 165 // No. 11 Cooper Moore (UNI) maj. dec. Patrick Robinson (Purdue), 14-3 174 // Curt Maas (UNI) dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 5-1 184 // Patrick Kissel (Purdue) pinned Kyle Lux (UNI), 5:48 197 // No. 8 Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Jared Bartel (UNI), 4-1 (TB1) 285 // No. 16 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Tyler Kral (Purdue), 8-4

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BLACKSBURG -- The 10th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad upset fourth-ranked Ohio State University 19-18 Sunday afternoon in front of 2,833 fans inside of Cassell Coliseum. Both teams won five matches, including one pin apiece, but Ty Walz’s two-point win at heavyweight provided the difference as the Hokies won on the third criteria. Virginia Tech celebrates after defeating Ohio StateThe dual match started with a big-time matchup at 125 pounds between fifth-ranked Joey Dance and 10th-ranked Nathan Tomasello. Tomasello jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the second period thanks to two takedowns, but Dance escaped and tied it up with a takedown of his own in the third period. After a restart, Dance yanked Tomasello to his back for a three-count and two back points to take the lead. Tomasello escaped late, but Dance fought off several late charges to pick the exciting 7-6 victory. At 133 pounds, eighth-ranked Johnni DiJulius used a point for riding time to hold off 19th-ranked Kevin Norstrem for a 2-1 win before top-ranked and three-time national champion Logan Stieber rolled to a second-period pin over Tech’s Jerry Ronnau at 141 pounds. Devin Carter couldn’t get any bonus points at 149 pounds, but took care of business with a 12-6 decision over Randy Languis. The win moved the senior to 20-0 all-time in Cassell Coliseum. At 157 pounds, Sal Mastriani forced three stall warnings on seventh-ranked Josh Demas, but got taken down late to his back as Demas escaped with an 11-6 victory that was much closer than the final score indicated as the two were tied with a minute left in the bout. Chris Moon dominated Justin Kresevic at 165 pounds, picking up a 6-1 decision to bring the Hokies within three points. The match of the evening was next at 174 pounds as 11th-ranked Zach Epperly and 13th-ranked Kenny Courts had to go to the second tiebreaker before things were decided. Tied at 1-1, neither man could score in sudden victory and both men held their opponents down in the first tiebreaker. Again, neither man could score in the second sudden victory, forcing a second tiebreaker. After Epperly held Martin down in the first half of the tiebreaker, all Epperly had to do was escaped to win. He took it one step furter, reversing Martin right to his back, picking up the pin with 10 seconds left. Those six team points would prove to be huge in the end. At 184 pounds, seventh-ranked Kenny Courts came from behind to beat Austin Gabel, 9-5 to tie the match back up. Jared Haught took down seventh-ranked Kyle Snyder twice at 197 pounds, but dropped a tight 8-5 decision as the Buckeyes took an 18-15 lead into the heavyweights. Based on the NCAA criteria, Tech’s Ty Walz had to win by two points or more for the Hokies to win the tiebreaker. Eleventh-ranked Nick Tavanello looked good early, countering a high crotch attempt from ninth-ranked Walz into a takedown in the first period. Walz battled back to tie it up, but was trailing 3-2 before Tavanello was dinged for his second stall warning to give Walz a point and force overtime. Neither man could score in sudden victory, sending it to the tiebreaker. Tavanello escaped, but Walz pounced in on Tavanello’s legs and converted a takedown to take a 5-4 lead. He then escaped in his portion of the tiebreaker to give him the 6-4 victory and the two-point difference needed for a Hokie win. The first tiebreaker is matches won (5-5) and then the second criteria is the combined number of of six-point victories (1-1). The third criteria is total match points scored from decisions, major decisions and techical falls. Here, because of Walz’s two-point win, Tech won that one, 48-47. Ironically, if Walz would have won by just one point, the match points would have been tied and OSU would have won on the fourth criteria, the first takedown of the dual meet, which was Tomasello at 125 pounds. For the Hokies, the win over No. 4 Ohio State marked the highest ranked opponent they’ve beaten since taking down No. 2 Oklahoma State 18-16 on Jan. 8, 2011 in the NWCA National Duals. Tech (4-0) will take next week off before heading to Nevada for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 5 and 6. Ohio State (3-1) will take on No. 9 Virginia Monday night in Charlottesville. Results: 125: #5 Joey Dance (VT) dec. #10 Nathan Tomasello, 7-6 133: #8 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) dec. #19 Kevin Norstrem, 2-1 141: #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) fall Jerry Ronnau, 3:37 149: #2 Devin Carter (VT) dec. Randy Languis, 12-6 157: #7 Josh Demas (OSU) dec. Sal Mastriani, 11-6 165: Chris Moon (VT) dec. Justin Kresevic, 6-1 174: #11 Zach Epperly (VT) fall #13 Mark Martin, 10:50 (TB-2) 184: #7 Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Austin Gabel, 9-5 197: #7 Kyle Snyder (OSU) dec. Jared Haught, 8-5 285: #9 Ty Walz (VT) dec. #11 Nick Tavanello, 6-4 (TB-1) * - Virginia Tech wins on the third tiebreaker (match points, 48-47) Referee: Frank Pavich Attendance: 2,833

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Tigers took home wins in 8-of-10 matches Sunday and came away with a 24-10 dual victory over No. 22 Old Dominion. In the upset of the day, redshirt freshman Willie Miklus defeated No. 2 Jack Dechow in an exciting 9-7 sudden victory match. Sunday's dual began at 141 pounds and redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes pulled off another upset for the Tigers, as he defeated Old Dominion's No. 5 Chris Mecate via 5-4 decision. Redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt earned a victory over a ranked opponent as well, defeating No. 11 Alexander Richardson by a 3-2 decision. Next up was sophomore Joey Lavallee at 157 pounds and he produced a 7-2 decision win over T.C. Warner. After dropping the 165 pound matchup, the Tigers quickly responded with victories at 174, 184 and 197 pounds. Redshirt senior Mikey England produced a 3-1 decision win over Austin Coburn, and was followed by the big upset from Willie Miklus over No. 2 ranked Jack Dechow. Sophomore J'den Cox ended the nice stretch for Mizzou with a 4-1 decision victory over Kevin Beazley. Head Coach Brian Smith decided to take a forfeit at Heavyweight, and left it to redshirt senior Alan Waters and redshirt sophomore Matt Manley to clinch Mizzou's MAC opening win. The talented duo did just that as Waters earned a 5-2 decision over Brandon Jeske and Manley walked away with a 4-1 decision over Michael Hayes. Mizzou competes next on Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. The Tigers will take on Hofsta, Nassau Community College, Oklahoma, and Purdue at the all-day event. 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: 141 - Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) 5-4 Decision over Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) 149 - Drake Houdashelt (Mizzou) 3-2 Decision over Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) 157 - Joey Lavallee (Mizzou) 7-2 Decision over TC Warner (Old Dominion) 165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) 15-5 Major Decision over Cody Johnston (Mizzou) 174 - Mikey England (Mizzou) 3-1 Decision over Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) 184 - Willie Miklus (Mizzou) 9-7 Sudden Victory 1 over Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) 197 - J'den Cox (Mizzou) 4-1 Decision over Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) HWT - Old Dominion Forfeit over Mizzou 125 - Alan Waters (Mizzou) 5-2 Decision over Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) 133 - Matt Manley (Mizzou) 4-1 Decision over Michael Hayes (Old Dominion)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team had an outstanding day at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md. The Mocs won the 13-team event behind six individual placers. 23rd-ranked Chattanooga’s 108.5 points edged Princeton’s 106.5. No. 24 Ohio was third (105.5) followed by No. 19 Wisconsin (105.0) and West Virginia (84.5). Seniors Sean Boyle and Shawn Greevy led the way with runner-up showings at 125 and 149, respectively. Senior Nick Soto and sophomores Michael Pongracz (141) and Sean Mappes (174) placed third in their brackets. Sophomore McCoy Newberg was fourth at 174, while junior John Lampe finished fifth at 184. Boyle brought in a No. 16 ranking at 125 and went 3-1. He defeated Cleveland State’s 19th-ranked Ben Willeford in a major decision (12-4) in the semifinals before falling to No. 17 Paul Petrov of Bucknell in the championship match (11-8). Greevy went 4-1 on his way to the finals at 149. He scored a 10-5 decision over The Citadel’s Matt Frisch in the semifinals, but lost to No. 12 Tywan Claxton (Ohio) in the finals. Soto took his No. 17 ranking at 133 to a third place trophy. He was knocked out of the main draw in the quarterfinals by Wisconsin’s Ryan Taylor (15-2). Taylor is currently No. 7 at 125, but moved up for the Navy Classic. Soto won two more matches in the backdraw to make the podium. Pongracz had a busy day after falling in the round of 16 in the 141 main draw. He posted four wins in the consolations to place third. Mappes and Newberg were set to meet in the third place match, but Newberg forfeited. Lampe went 5-2 at 184 on his way to a fifth place showing. Completed brackets are attached with this story. The next match for the Mocs is Dec. 12 against Purdue in Maclellan Gym. Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS. Team Results: 1. No. 23 Chattanooga – 108.5 2. Princeton – 106.0 3. No. 24 Ohio – 105.5 4. No. 19 Wisconsin – 105.0 5. West Virginia – 84.5 6. Kent State – 80.0 7. Bucknell – 61.5 8. Navy – 59.5 9. Cleveland State – 58.0 10. Brown – 52.0 11. George Mason – 40.5 12. The Citadel – 35.0

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Bakersfield defeated Northern Colorado 28-15 in a wrestling dual held at Bakersfield High School Saturday night. The dual opened at heavyweight in a bout that was won by the Bears’ Brian Macchione. Macchione defeated Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (R-So., Concord, Calif., College Park HS) 4-3. Northern Colorado extended the lead to 6-0 when Trey Andrews defeated Sergio Mendez (So., Arleta, Calif., San Fernando HS) 14-10 at 125 pounds. The first of the four Bakersfield high graduates, Ian Nickell (R-Jr.) tied the match when he pinned Michael Espinoza at 133 pounds. High school and current ‘Runner teammate Timmy Box (R-Jr.) gave Bakersfield its first lead of the night when defeated Benjamin Polkowske 14-5 at 141. Bakersfield High grad Coleman Hammond (R-Fr.) picked up a 6-2 victory at 149 pounds over Nick Adams to make it 13-6 in favor of the Roadrunners. Spencer Hill (R-Sr., Clovis, Calif., Fresno City College) gave CSUB as 16-6 lead when he defeated Beau Roberts 9-5. Mitchell Polkowske broke the ‘Runner streak when he pinned David Meza (R-Jr. Fullerton, Calif., Buena Park HS). With the Roadrunners leading by four, the final former Driller, No. 6 Bryce Hammond pinned Josh Van Tine early in the first period of the 174-pound bout. UNC’s Trent Noon defeated Sean Pollock 12-11 at 184. Matt Williams (R-Fr., Apple Valley, Calif., Sultana HS) concluded the meet for the Roadrunners by pinning Keith Johnson. "We came out tonight ready to fight and we did,” said Bakersfield head coach Mike Mendoza. “We picked up pins at 33s, 74s, and 97s which is really big. We’re continuing to get tougher and tougher and we’re looking forward to competing at the Cliff Keen Invitational." The next competition for Bakersfield is the Dec. 5-6 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The next home dual for the Roadrunners is Jan. 10 when CSUB hosts Ivy League member Brown at 7 p.m. For ticket information call 661-654-BLUE. Results: Hwt- Brian Macchione (N) def. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (B), 4-3 125- Trey Andrews (N) def. Sergio Mendez (B), 14-10 133-Ian Nickell (B) pinned Michael Espinoza (N) at 2:56 141-Timmy Box (B) def. Benjamin Polkowske (N), 14-5 149-Coleman Hammond (B) def. Nick Adams (N), 6-2 157-Spencer Hill (B) def. Beau Roberts (N), 9-5 165-Mitchell Polkowske (N) pinned David Meza (B) at 2:13 174-Bryce Hammond (B) pinned Josh Van Tine (N) at 1:55 184-Trent Noon (N) def. Sean Pollock (B), 12-11 197-Matt Williams (B) pinned Keith Johnson (N) at 3:33

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The Utah Valley University wrestling team concluded its weekend road trip with a 30-6 victory over Grand Canyon in dual action on Saturday night at the GCU Arena. The Wolverines won eight of the 10 matches on the evening, including three by bonus points. Juniors Jade Rauser (133 pounds) and Chasen Tolbert (125) led the way by winning their respective bouts by fall and technical fall, while senior Ethan Smith picked up a major decision for UVU (1-3) at 174 pounds. "It was great for the team to go out and get a win," said head coach Greg Williams. "Our energy has been great in our previous matches. We fell short in that area for a couple of matches tonight. It was our number one goal this year to stay active through the whole match so we will visit that area on Monday. We were aggressive to get shots in most of our matches. If we can keep doing that and get better at finishing them, we will be very competitive by the end of the season." GCU (0-3) was the first team to get on the board as Uzo Owuama managed to outlast freshman Matthew Ontiveros by a score of 4-2 at 141 pounds in the opening contest of the dual. Utah Valley answered right back however, by winning the next four bouts to take a 13-3 advantage. Sophomores Trevor Willson (149) and Logan Addis (157), as well as freshman Dalton Harmon and the senior Smith all picked up wins during the spurt. Willson (8-4), Addis (8-5) and Harmon (5-2) all won by decision while Smith defeated the Antelopes' Trey Ronayne by a score of 11-3 (major decision). After Austin Gaun picked up a controversial 9-8 decision for GCU over junior Ross Taylor at 184 pounds, the Wolverines once again struck back by winning the final four matches to seal the 30-6 victory. With the Wolverines holding a 13-6 advantage after six bouts, junior Derek Thomas started the final four-match winning streak with a 6-4 decision over Marcus Haughian. Thomas managed to break a 4-4 tie late in the third period with a clutch takedown to secure the win. Redshirt freshman Jordan Karst then followed with a 3-2 win over GCU's Evan Lancelot at heavyweight thanks to a third-period reversal coupled with a riding time point. In the final two matches of the night, Tolbert dominated GCU's Jacob Reyes with a 17-0 second-period technical fall over him, while Rauser capped the dual by pinning Godwin Nyama-Cutler late in the third period (6:46). Tolbert racked up a number back points en route to the tech fall while the two-time NCAA qualifier Rauser, who was leading Nyama-Cutler by a score of 10-4 in the third, managed to get the Antelope foe on his back in the center of the mat to secure the fall over him. "Chasen, Jade and Trevor were all very aggressive and had some great wins this weekend," added Williams. After going 1-1 on the weekend with the victory over GCU and a 22-15 setback to Arizona State on Friday, UVU next step of dual action to compete at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 5-6. The Wolverines won't wrestle another dual meet until Jan. 17 when they'll welcome Western Wrestling Conference foe Wyoming to town. Results: 141: Uzo Owuama (GCU) dec. Matthew Ontiveros (UVU), 4-2 149: Trevor Wilson (UVU) dec. Austin Uecker (GCU), 8-4 157: Logan Addis (UVU) dec. Chayse Jackson (GCU), 8-5 165: Dalton Harmon (UVU) dec. Casey Larson (GCU), 5-2 174: Ethan Smith (UVU) maj. dec. Trey Ronayne (GCU), 11-3 184: Austin Gaun (GCU) dec. Ross Taylor (UVU), 9- 197: Derek Thomas (UVU) dec. Marcus Haughian (GCU), 6-4 HWT: Jordan Karst (UVU) dec. Evan Lancelot (GCU), 3-2 125: Chasen Tolbert (UVU) tech. fall (3:29) Jacob Reyes (GCU), 17-0 133: Jade Rauser (UVU) fall (6:46) Godwin Nyama-Cutler (GCU)

CLARION, Pa. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 7 in the latest Intermat Tournament Power Index, shut-out the home-standing Clarion Golden Eagles 44-0 on Saturday night. Wrestled in front of a near capacity crowd at Clarion, the balanced Lion attack featured three red-shirt freshmen picking up their first career dual victories in a Penn State singlet. The dual meet began at 125, where 12th-ranked Nittany Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) rolled to a 20-3 technical fall over Clarion's Seth Carr (at the 5:41 mark). Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 133, picked up a pin over Clarion's Matt Liggett at the 3:47 mark to put Penn State up 11-0 early. Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) then picked up his first dual win as a Nittany Lion, rolling to a 12-1 major over Clarion's John Pezze at 141. Penn State sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 149, dominated Clarion senior Sam Sherlock, rolling to a 15-5 major decision to put Penn State up 19-0. Red-shirt freshman Cody Law (Windber, Pa.) then picked up his first dual win as a Lion, posting a 5-1 victory over Even Delong at 157 to put Penn State up 22-0 at the midway point of the dual. Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) added to Penn State's lead with a strong 13-4 major over Clarion's Slade Horner at 165. All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, made short work of Clarion's Michael Pavasko, pinning the Eagle at the 0:51 mark in the first period. Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 19 at 184, became the third Nittany Lion freshman to pick up his first dual win as a Nittany Lion with a 12-3 major over Danny Sutherland. All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, used three different near falls to roll to a 16-1 technical fall over Ryan Darch, getting the tech fall at the 7:00 mark on 5:01 in riding time. Senior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 285, then capped off the shut-out with a hard-fought 9-4 win over Evan Daley. The decision gave Penn State the 44-0 shut-out victory. The Nittany Lions are now 3-0 on the year while Clarion falls to 0-5. Penn State won the takedown war as well, 32-3, and picked up 14 bonus points on two pins, two tech falls and four majors. The shut-out was Penn State's first since a 34-0 victory at Rutgers on Feb. 24, 2013. Penn State will take part in the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, Dec. 7, in Rec Hall. The event, hosted by the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, is set to start at 8:30 a.m. The Nittany Lions next home dual is set for Friday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., in Rec Hall. 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: #12 Jordan Conaway PSU tech fall Seth Carr CUP, 20-3 (TF; 5:41) -- 5-0 133: #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU pinned Matt Liggett CUP, WBF (3:47) -- 11-0 141: Kade Moss PSU maj. dec. John Pezze CUP, 12-1 -- 15-0 149: #15 Zack Beitz PSU maj. dec. Sam Sherlock CUP, 15-5 -- 19-0 157: Cody Law PSU dec. Even Delong CUP, 5-1 -- 22-0 165: Garett Hammond PSU maj. dec. Slade Horner CUP, 13-4 -- 26-0 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU pinned Michael Pavasko CUP, WBF (0:51) -- 32-0 184: #19 Matt McCutcheon PSU maj. dec. Danny Sutherland CUP, 12-3 -- 36-0 197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU tech fall Ryan Darch CUP, 16-1 (7:00) -- 41-0 285: #7 Jon Gingrich PSU dec. Evan Daley CUP, 9-4 -- 44-0 Attendance: 2,875 Records: Penn State 3-0, 0-0 B1G; Clarion 0-5 Up Next for Penn State: Nittany Lion Open, Sunday, Dec. 7, 8:30 a.m. in Rec Hall. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 125, met Clarion's Seth Carr. Conaway fought off a quick Carr shot and then immediately go in on a low single leg. Conaway worked to pull the Golden Eagle back in but Carr was able to escape out of the circle, forcing a reset at the 2:15 mark. Conaway continued to pressure the Clarion grappler, working control of his left leg into a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:18 mark. Conaway then turned Carr for two back points and reset himself, leading 4-1 after a Carr escape at the :38 mark. Conaway grabbed Carr's ankle and, once again pulling the Eagle back onto the mat, picked up one more takedown and led 6-1 after one period. Conaway chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 7-1 lead. With 1:15 left, Conaway used a swift high single to take Carr down once more, upping his lead to 9-1. Carr escaped after a reset with :50 on the clock, but Conaway went right back to work, forcing Carr to the outside circle and into a stall warning. The Lion junior then took Carr down again and turned him for two more back points twice. With Conaway leading 15-2 after two periods, Carr chose down to start the final period. Carr escaped to a 15-3 score, Conaway took Carr down to up his lead to 17-3 with 1:40 on the clock. Needing one turn for a tech fall, Conaway reset, turned the Eagle over for a three count and posted the 20-3 tech fall at the 5:41 mark. 133: Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5, met Golden Eagle Matt Liggett. Gulibon scored quickly, ,taking Liggett down just six seconds into the bout for an early 2-0 lead. Liggett worked his way to an escape only to be taken down again quickly by the Lion sophomore. Gulibon then worked his way into control of Liggett's shoulders, turning his head and back to the mat for a solid three count at the :50 mark to take a 7-1 lead. Liggett picked up a first stall warning as Gulibon continued to dominate the action from the top. Gulibon turned him once more at the buzzer for two more back points and led 9-1 after one. Gulibon chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then blasted through a low single for another takedown. Once again, Gulibon turned Liggett to his back for a three-count. A quick adjustment later allowed Gulibon to force Liggett's shoulders flat and the Lion sophomore got the pin at the 3:47 mark. 141: Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) took on CUP's John Pezze at 141. Moss fought off a Pezze single leg at the 2:00 mark, tossing Pezze off the mat and forcing a reset at the midway mark of the opening period. The duo continued to battle in the center circle with Moss forcing Pezze into a stall warning. Moss then used shoulder control on the edge of the mat to notch the takedown. Continuing to work, Moss was able to turn the Golden Eagle junior for three near fall points and led 5-0 with :50 left on the clock. Moss then rode Liggett out and led by five after one period. Moss chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 6-0 lead. He then worked a high single for another takedown and an 8-0 lead with 1:20 left in the period. Moss put together a strong ride, maintaining control for the remainder of the period to take the 8-0 lead with 2:12 in time into the final stanza. Pezze chose neutral to start the third period but Moss was relentless. The Lion continued to force Pezze backwards, pressuring the Eagle into a stall point at the 1:30 mark. Moss countered a slight Pezze high double and slid behind the Eagle for another takedown and an 11-0 lead. He cut Pezze loose and went to work for a final takedown. Pezze was able to fight off Moss' final shots but the Lion posted the strong 12-1 decision with 2:21 in time. The win was the first dual victory as a Lion for Moss. 149: Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 149, battled Clarion's Sam Sherlock. Sherlock came out fast, using a high crotch to notch Clarion's first takedown and lead 2-1 after a Beitz escape with 2:12 on the clock. Sherlock added a second takedown on a low single and upped his lead to 4-2 with 1:01 on the clock after another quick Beitz escape. Beitz gained control of Sherlock's left ankle with :15 left in the period and steadily worked his way to control of both feet and a 4-4 tie. The Lion sophomore then rode Sherlock out and the bout moved to the second period tied 4-4. Beitz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-4 lead. Sherlock gained control of Beitz' left leg on a low single but Beitz was able to fight off the move and force a stalemate with :45 left. Beitz gained control of Sherlock's head, then worked his way behind him for a takedown and, with just seconds left, turned the Clarion senior for three back points (nearly picking up the pin). The late flurry gave Beitz a 10-4 lead heading into the third period. Sherlock chose down to start the final stanza but Beitz dominated action from the top. The Lion sophomore then turned Sherlock once more, this time from in front of him, for two back points. Sherlock escaped to a 12-5 score but Beitz continued to pressure the Eagle. Beitz added one more takedown and, with 1:34 in riding time, posted the 15-5 major. 157: Red-shirt freshman Cody Law (Windber, Pa.) battled Evan Delong at 157. Law looked to draw first blood with a low single at the 1:45 mark. Delong countered, gained control of Law's leg and nearly scored on the counter shot. But Law was able to reset himself and force a reset with 1:20 on the clock. Law's offensive pressure forced Delong into a stall warning with :20 left. Scoreless after one, Delong chose down to start the second period. Law was dominant on top, working the Golden Eagle flat to the mat and forcing the Clarion freshman into another stall warning. The point gave Law a 1-0 edge. Law's top control could not be broken and the two minute ride out gave the Lion the one point lead with 2:00 in riding time after two periods. Law chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 2-0 lead. Law shot low on the edge of the mat, grabbing Delong's right ankle and working his way to a takedown and a 4-0 lead. Law then cut Delong loose and began looking for another takedown. Law ended the bout on his feet and with 1:59 in riding time, giving the Lions the 5-1 victory, the first dual victory as a Lion for Law. 165: Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) wrestled Clarion's Slade Horner at 165. Hammond was aggressive out of the gates, taking Horner down for an early 2-0 lead just over a minute into the bout. Horner escaped, only to have Hammond quickly turn into the Eagle and blow through a low shot to up his lead to 4-1 with 1:30 on the clock. Hammond tried working Horner to the mat for back points, but the Eagle was able to work his way out of trouble and with just one second left, escape. Leading 4-2 after one, Hammond chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. The Nittany Lion freshman rolled through a high single, taking the Clarion junior down for a 7-2 lead. He then worked Horner to his back, picking up three near fall points to lead 10-2 with :25 left on the clock. Trailing by eight, Horner chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 10-3 score with 1:30 left in the bout. Hammond worked shoulder control into another takedown and upped his lead to 12-3 with 1:00 left. Horner escaped with :30 on the clock for his final point. 3:21 in riding time gave Hammond the 13-4 major victory. 174: Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on Michael Pavasko. Brown scored fast, taking Pavasko down for an early 2-1 lead. Pavasko shot low on Brown after his fast escape, looking to take the lead. But the Lion All-American was steady, countering the move, working his way into sitting control of Pavasko and forcing his shoulders to the mat for the swift first period pin at the 0:51 mark. 184: Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 19 at 184, faced off against Clarion's Danny Sutherland. Like the rest of his Lion teammates, McCutcheon set the tempo early, working control of a low single into a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :51 on the clock. The Lion freshman then controlled the Clarion senior for the period's final seconds to lead 2-0 with :51 in riding time after three minutes of wrestling. McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He then used patience and a low single on the edge of the mat to add to that lead with a second takedown and a 5-0 lead with under :20 left in the period. A short ride out gave McCutcheon a 5-0 lead with 1:02 in riding time heading into the third period. Sutherland chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escape and a 5-1 score with 1:30 on the clock. The Lion freshman quickly added a takedown and cut to lead 7-2 with :55 left. He tacked on another takedown, clinched the riding time point, and then cut Sutherland loose once more. Needing one more takedown for a major, the Lion freshman notched the score with :05 left and, with 1:52 in time, notched the 12-3 major. The victory was McCutcheon's first dual win as a Lion. 197: Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, met Ryan Darch. McIntosh scored quickly, using a fast low single to take Darch down and open up an early 2-0 lead. Working from the top, the Lion All-American began looking for a turning combination. Gaining control of Darch's leg with his own legs, McIntosh turned the Eagle to his back for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead with :55 on the clock. He turned the Eagle once more for two more near fall points and led 7-0 after one period. McIntosh chose down to start the second stanza and quickly turned into Darch, rolling through a reversal to lead 9-0. McIntosh dominated action from the top position, building up over 3:00 in riding time midway through the second stanza. While not managing to turn Darch again, the Lion junior carried a 9-0 lead with 3:43 in time into the final period. Darch chose neutral to start the third period but McIntosh was relentless, blowing through a double for another takedown and an 11-1 lead after cutting the Eagle loose. McIntosh took Darch down and looked to have the pin. But Darch was able to roll through the move and only give up two back points. Leading 15-1, McIntosh simply rode Darch out and, with 5:01 in riding time, post the 16-1 tech fall at the 7:00 mark. 285: Junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) ranked No. 7 at 285, wrestled talented Golden Eagle Evan Daley in the dual's final bout. Daley scored just seconds into the bout, taking Gingrich down for an early 2-1 lead after the Lion's fast escape. The duo then battled evenly for the next minute plus, trading shots in the center circle. Gingrich got hit for a stall warning as the first period ended and Daley led 2-1 after one. Gingrich chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Gingrich countered a Daley shot, gaining control of the Eagle's left leg. But Daley was able to force a stalemate at the :36 mark, keeping the bout tied at 2-2. Tied 2-2, Daley chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead. But Gingrich then turned into the Eagle, blowing through a strong high shot to take a 4-3 lead with 1:35 on the clock. Gingrich controlled Daley for about :30 before Daley escaped to a 4-4 tie with 1:10 on the clock. Gingrich nearly scored on the same high shot but this time Daley was able to counter for a bit. Gingrich, however, continued to work, keeping control of Daley's leg and working his way to a takedown and a 6-4 lead with :20 on the clock. Daley called for an injury timeout with :17 left and Gingrich down on the reset. Daley gave up the point to neutral but Gingrich tacked on one more late takedown and posted the 9-4 victory.

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team earned a pair of victories on Saturday, defeating Buena Vista, 52-0, and Tiffin, 41-9, at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies earned 18 match victories in the two duals, including nine coming by fall. Senior Derek Elmore (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem) won both of his matches by fall at 125 pounds. “I thought we came out with an aggressive, confident, attacking style and I think that is the team approach we need to have,” said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. “I was glad we preached that all week and I was glad to see we went out and got after it. I was especially excited about the way we attacked on top; I thought we did a very nice job in the top position today. “I thought Derek Elmore did a really nice job leading us out today. He has always been a spark plug at the beginning of the lineup for us and it always helps when your 125 pounder leads you out right. I thought Tyler Argue did a nice job today and I was happy with Danny Carlson coming in and filling a hole for us at 133 in that second dual, he came out and had a nice pin, I was really happy with his effort.” Dual One: Huskies Dominate Buena Vista, 52-0 Five Huskies picked up wins by pin as NIU earned a 52-0 victory over Buena Vista in the first matchup of the day. Elmore, freshman Austin Culton (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore), freshman Dylan Dobzanski (Franklinville, N.J./Delsea Regional), freshman Quinton Rosser (Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller) and junior Arthur Bunce (Munith, Mich./Dansville) all won their matches by pin. NIU also had a technical fall win as freshman Alec Brown (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) claimed a 16-1 victory over Jacob Lewis at 197 pounds. The Huskies had majority decision wins at 141 and 149 as senior Tyler Argue (Matteson, Ill./Mt. Carmel) won his match at 141, 13-5, and junior Andrew Morse (Alto, Mich./Lowell) claimed victory at 149, 11-3. At 174 pounds, freshman Bryce Gorman (Manhattan, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) was an 11-4 victor over Tyler Puls. NIU 52, Buena Vista 0 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Ernesto Garcia (Buena Vista), 1:44 133: Jordan Northrup (NIU) wins by forfeit 141: Tyler Argue (NIU) maj. dec. Nashid Barrow (Buena Vista), 13-5 149: Gabe Morse (NIU) maj. dec. Steven Gutschenritter (Buena Vista), 11-3 157: Austin Culton (NIU) pins Mathew Goth (Buena Vista), 1:55 165: Dylan Dobzanski (NIU) pins Seth Shatto (Buena Vista), 2:13 174: Bryce Gorman (NIU) dec. Tyler Puls (Buena Vista), 11-4 184: Quinton Rosser (NIU) pins Austin Hayes (Buena Vista), 5:31 197: Alec Brown (NIU) tech. fall Jacob Lewis (Buena Vista), 16-1 285: Arthur Bunce (NIU) pins Gable Bonner (Buena Vista), 4:14 Dual Two: Huskies Finish Sweep with 41-9 Win over Tiffin NIU jumped out to a quick start in its second dual of the day as Elmore and freshman Danny Carlson (Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech) gave the Huskies a lead with first period pins. Following a forfeit by Tiffin at 141 pounds, Argue and Morse followed with two more falls for the Huskies at 149 and 157 pounds. The Huskies took the next three matches as well with sophomores Shaun’Qae McMurtry (Lockport, Ill./Nebraska) and Trace Engelkes (Winnebago, Ill./Winnebago) claimed wins by major decision and Rosser earned a 4-0 decision at 184 pounds. Tiffin avoided a clean sweep of the dual with wins at 197 pounds and heavyweight. NIU 41, Tiffin 9 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Giuseppe Penzone (Tiffin), 0:25 133: Danny Carlson (NIU) pins Nicholas Pope (Tiffin), 1:02 141: Jordan Northrup (NIU) wins by forfeit 149: Tyler Argue (NIU) pins Jett Hurt (Tiffin), 4:43 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) pins Samphanh Viengmany (Tiffin), 1:42 165: Shaun`Qae McMurtry (NIU) maj. dec. Chase Boyd (Tiffin), 14-2 174: Trace Engelkes (NIU) maj. dec. Jared Chambers (Tiffin), 15-2 184: Quinton Rosser (NIU) dec. Christopher Baker (Tiffin), 4-0 197: Jacob Cramer (Tiffin) dec. Shawn Scott (NIU), 8-5 285: Garrett Grey (Tiffin) pins Jake Cochrane (NIU), 5:30 NIU caps the opening month of the season Saturday, Nov. 29, when they head to upstate New York to face West Virginia, Binghamton and Sacred Heart at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Despite missing four starters, the Cornell wrestling team was able to win four straight matches in the second half of the dual to knock off No. 21 Oklahoma 21-13 on Saturday evening at Newman Arena. The Big Red won its opener, while the Sooners fell to 3-1 on the year. Cornell picked up big wins after intermission with senior Jesse Shanaman stepping up at 165 pounds with a key 4-1 victory over Clark Glass. The Big Red trailed 10-7 heading into the break, and Shanaman's win set the Big Red up for a big finish. The senior earned a first period takedown with just under a minute remaining and rode out Glass. He rode the Sooner wrestler for the first 40 seconds of the second to put riding time into play, allowing only an escape, and escaped quickly in the third to lock it in. Duke Pickett survived a last-second takedown to send his match with Matt Reed into overtime, taking his opponent down just six seconds into the first sudden victory overtime to give Cornell the dual lead. The dual win was virtually assured with an absolutely dominating win by Gabe Dean at 184 pounds against Greg Wilson. The nation's top-ranked wrestler at his weight class earned a takedown 13 seconds in and repeatedly turned Wilson for a total of five three-point nearfalls to end the match with a technical fall with 16 seconds remaining in the first. Owen Scott took the 197-pound win thanks to his ability on bottom, riding out Brad Johnson in the third for a 6-5 win with his riding time. No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (125) and No. 7 Chris Villalonga (149) earned victories in the first half of the dual, with Villalonga's coming by major decision. The Big Red will compete in the New York State Championships on Sunday, Nov. 23 at Barton Hall. Results: 125: #2 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by decision over ­­Ryan Millhof (O), 6-2 133: #3 Cody Brewer (O) won by major decision over Bricker Dixon (C), 12-4 141: Trae Blackwell (O) won by decision over Nick Arujau (C), 8-6 (ot1) 149: #7 Chris Villalonga (C) won by major decision over Shayne Tucker (O), 13-4 157: #13 Justin DeAngelis (O) won by decision over Taylor Simaz (C), 7-3 165: Jesse Shanaman (C) won by decision over Clark Glass (O), 4-1 174: Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Matt Reed (O), 8-6 (ot1) 184 #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by tech fall over Greg Wilson (O), 2:44 (17-0) 197: Owen Scott (C) won by decision over Brad Johnson (O), 6-5 HWT: Jacob Aike-Phillips (C) vs. Zach Merrill (O) won by decision over Jacob Aiken-Phillips (O), 4-0

PHILADELPHIA -- South Dakota State (1-1, 0-0 WWC) got its redemption on Drexel (0-1, 0-0 EIWA) 31-6 Saturday evening at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. SDSU won eight matches on the night, including a major decision and pin at 149 and 157, respectively. “I am happy with the way the guys performed on the road against a tough Drexel team,” head coach Chris Bono said. “We have to be ready to go in the morning for the Keystone Classic. It’s a big day for us that presents a lot of opportunity.” Sophomore Isaac Andrade opened the dual with an injury default win over Zack Fuentes. Leading 5-0 late in the first period, Andrade returned Fuentes to the mat after an escape attempt, but the Dragon wrestler landed on his elbow, forcing him to injury default. Following tough losses by Brance Simms and Luke Zilverberg at 133 and 141, respectively, Colin Holler picked up his first dual win in the Jackrabbit singlet with a 9-1 major decision over Matt Cimato. Holler led 6-1 with guaranteed riding time late in the third before reversing Cimato to get the bonus points. #10 Cody Pack recorded his first pin of the season, sticking Noel Blanco at 5:32. Pack led 2-0 heading into the third period before the two-time NCAA qualifier stuck Noel Blanco at 5:32 for his first pin of the season. Redshirt freshman Kyle Leet continued to ride the momentum for the Jacks as he recorded his first official win in the Jackrabbit singlet. Heading into the third, Leet and Nick Elmer were locked up 3-3, before Leet rode Elmer out for the 4-3 win. At 174, David Kocer and Stephen Loiseau were scoreless throughout regulation, as each wrestler maintained their top position. Kocer capitalized on an early double-leg in the sudden victory to win, 2-0. Brady Ayers picked up a pair of early takedowns and took a 4-2 lead into the second period over Alex DiCiantis. Ayers built an 8-5 lead with 1:15 remaining in the third period when DiCiantis went on the offensive. He recorded a takedown and released Ayers, but the sophomore held DiCiantis off for the 9-7 win. After debuting in the rankings this week for the first in his young career, freshman #18 Nate Rotert fought his way to a 3-2 win over Josh Murphy. Junior J.J. Everard finished the dual in style as he beat Joey Goodhart, 3-1 in the third sudden victory match of the night. SDSU returns to action in Philadelphia tomorrow at the Keystone Classic, hosted by Penn. It will be streamed starting at 3 p.m. here for $9.95. Results: 125: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) over Zack Fuentes (Drexel) - Injury Default 133: #20 Kevin Devoy (Drexel) over Brance Simms (SDSU) - Dec., 7-2 141: Franco Ferraina (Drexel) over Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) - SV-1, 6-1 149: Colin Holler (SDSU) over Matt Cimato (Drexel) - Maj., 9-1 157: #10 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Noel Franco (Drexel) - Pin, 5:32 165: Kyle Leet (SDSU) over Nick Elmer (Drexel) - Dec., 4-3 174: David Kocer (SDSU) over Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) - SV-1, 2-0 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) over Alex DiCiantis (Drexel) - Dec., 9-7 197: #18 Nate Rotert (SDSU) over Josh Murphy (Drexel) - Dec., 3-2 285: #19 J.J. Everard (SDSU) over Joey Goodhart (Drexel) - SV-1, 3-1