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J Robinson and Jim Gibbons will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Feb. 12. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on theopenmat.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments. Robinson is the head wrestling coach at the University of Minnesota. His team is currently ranked first in the nation. Gibbons provides commentary on the Big Ten Network for wrestling meets throughout the season. He coached Iowa State to an NCAA championship in 1987.

It’s wrestling season and all across the country student-athletes are honing skills that the intense, one-of-a-kind sport demands: tactical aggressiveness, steadfast determination, preparation and clarity of thought. Wrestlers put in hundreds of hours of rugged rehearsal for seven minutes of performance and they have to trust their training and be able to think on their feet, literally. Binghamton wrestlers need look no further than their sixth-year athletic trainer, Noel Zeh, to see a life lesson in those same attributes. In roughly the same seven minutes it takes to showcase their skills and training on the mat, Zeh used his own expertise and training to help save a man’s life off the mat. Noel ZehOn January 9, Zeh was working in his office on the middle level of the West Gymnasium on campus when news about a man possibly having a heart attack on the racquetball courts got to him one floor above. With wrestler Ben Price in the training room for post-practice treatment, Zeh sprang to action. He told Price to run and get the automated external defibrillator (AED) located in the lobby of the top floor. Zeh then ran down to the racquetball courts, composing his thoughts along the way. “During the initial moments, I did a mental checklist of who might be in the building,” Zeh said. “Since it was during the semester break, I knew it could be an elderly adult or even a child … and there are challenges for each age group.” Zeh’s primary thought was to remain calm and let his training guide him. “Not knowing what the situation was or the current condition of the man going into cardiac arrest … that can be a bit daunting,” he admitted. “Being calm is the best strategy not only for yourself but for anyone else who might be helping.” Zeh arrived as the man’s racquetball partner was performing CPR. He scanned his body for any visible marks, noting an abrasion in the shoulder area and labored breathing. When Price arrived approximately 30 seconds later, Zeh removed the man’s shirt and applied the AED while the playing partner continued CPR. A department secretary had already called campus Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and as the AED was performing its initial analyzing phase, more help arrived. Collectively the men continued performing CPR until the ambulance and gurney arrived. Only after the man was taken away to a local hospital did Zeh have time to process what had happened and his prominent role. “Once I arrived at the racquetball court, the training I had gone through had kicked in and I almost didn’t have to think about what I was doing … it was like second nature to me,” he said. “After more help arrived, it was a slight bit of relief but still pretty stressful because I was just hoping I had done enough to that point to help save this man.” Turns out the hardest part for Zeh were the hours and days that followed, when he didn’t know the man’s fate. “I think finally about 45 minutes after the incident it began to sink in and started to really affect me. The initial hour or two that followed were pretty tough too … not knowing if the man was going to live or if he just passed away in front of me. I came to the conclusion that I had done all I could to help the man survive but it still was in the back of my mind for a week … not knowing.” And survive he did. Zeh spoke to the playing partner one week later and heard the wonderful news that the man had been released from the hospital after surgery and recovery. The partner thanked Zeh for his assistance and relayed that the man was eager to return to competition on the racquetball courts. Known as much for his modest nature as his calm demeanor, Zeh was hesitant to share his story with others, though he was thankful for the support offered to him in the emotional aftermath. “The University offered me support and all of their services on campus if I needed them and that was very comforting.” Once word spread through the department, Zeh was lauded by Director of Athletics Patrick Elliott at a January staff meeting. His action didn’t surprise his immediate supervisor, Director of Sports Medicine Dan King. “As certified athletic trainers, we never know when an emergency situation will present itself,” King said. “Athletic trainers are trained and educated in emergency care and we take pride that Noel acted so quickly and that his actions helped saved this man’s life. We are fortunate to have someone with Noel’s experience running our West Gym athletic training room and know he can be counted on to provide the best care. ” An associate athletic trainer at Binghamton since 2008, Zeh has worked with the wrestling program as well as volleyball and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. But he carries strongest bond with wrestling, as witnessed by his matside intensity and vast knowledge and appreciation of the sport’s nuances. “Wrestlers have such a passion and high level of commitment,” he said. “They’re determined to improve at all times and have such a strong focus on the task at hand. That’s how I feel about my profession. I love being an athletic trainer. I try to be the best I can be and improve on what I know and how I can better serve the athletes.” Or in this case, serve the public at large. BACKGROUND Noel Zeh holds a bachelor’s degree from Lock Haven University and a master’s degree in athletic training from Seton Hall. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and holds licenses in New York and New Jersey. He is board certified in both athletic training and strength and conditioning.

Kent State nationally ranked wrestler Sam Wheeler has been suspended indefinitely for anti-gay remarks made on Twitter, the school announced. Wheeler, who is ranked 13th at 184 pounds by InterMat, tweeted about University of Missouri football player Michael Sam, who recently announced that he is gay. KSU released statements from Athletic Director Joel Nielsen and head wrestling coach Jim Andrassy. "We are aware of the insensitive tweets by one of our student athletes," Nielsen wrote in a statement. "On behalf of Kent State University, we consider these comments to be ignorant and not indicative of the beliefs held by our university community as a whole. This is an educational opportunity for all of our student-athletes." Andrassy wrote the following in a statement: "As an alum of Kent State University and as Sam's head coach, I was surprised and offended by what I read on Twitter. I have spoken to Sam personally, and while he is remorseful, he will be suspended indefinitely while we determine the best course of action moving forward." Wheeler has compiled a 28-5 record this season. Kent State's wrestling program will compete at the National Duals on Sunday and Monday in Columbus, Ohio.

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- It was 50 years ago today that Sgt. Pepper’s band played on the Ed Sullivan show for the first time. With a Little Help From his Friends, Rider’s lone senior was able to enjoy a Rider victory on Senior Day. The Rider fans were Glad All Over. The Broncs won six of the 10 bouts to defeat long-time rival Hofstra Sunday evening. “Both teams went at it pretty hard,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. For Rider (13-7), senior Ramon Santiago (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville), junior Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff), sophomore Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.), sophomore Greg Velasco (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport) and sophomore Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) won. For Santiago, Rider’s only senior in the line-up on Senior Day, it was time for him to Get Back. “I’ve had my ups and downs this year, it’s been a long year for me, so winning my last match here meant a lot to me. Especially since I had a top-ranked opponent and this was a chance for me to turn my season back to where I want it.” Santiago won over three-time NCAA qualifier Joe Booth and his 26-5 record to give Rider a 15-12 lead. “Booth is having a great year and he’s a great wrestler,” Taylor said. “For Ramon to come back and wrestle that way was great to see because that is who we know Ramon to be.” “Booth is always good,” Santiago said. “I knew I was going to have a tough match. I needed this.” The 2014 calendar year has not exactly been a Magical Mystery Tour for Santiago, who is 5-7 since New Year’s day. “This last month or so has been down for me,” Santiago said. Santiago knows that All Things Must Pass and now, he can just Let it Be. For, Morrison, it was just another Day in the Life. Morrison won by a major decision, his fourth major decision (along with a tech fall) in his last five bouts. “Clint is on target,” Taylor said. Deutsch, ranked 12th in the nation, won to give Rider a 6-0 lead. Deutsch is now 25-4 overall, 19-1 in duals. Brennan continues to Carry the Weight as he won for the 10th time in a row, improving to 21-7 Heavyweight Velasco, usually the final bout of the match, wrestled first, sort of a Helter Skelter beginning of the match, and got Rider off to a 3-0 lead. “Greg wrestled a very smart match,” Taylor said. “ For Hofstra (6-7) Luke Vaith, ranked eighth in the nation, was losing 4-3 to freshman Paul Kirchner (Somerville, NJ/Somerville) before winning by fall. “Paulie just needs to do two things,” Taylor said, “settle down and think about his positioning more.” This was the 42nd meeting between Rider and Hofstra, with the Broncs winning 18. “This has been a rivalry since the day I got here,” Taylor said. “It is always a hard-fought match.” For Hofstra, it was a Hard Day’s Night. The last time Rider beat Hofstra was during the 2009-10 season. Hofstra has won 13 of the last 15 meetings with Rider. “That was a great win for our team,” Santiago said. A win that Rider would take Eight Days a Week. “Hofstra has been beating us over the years so to come back and beat them shows how good our team is.” Rider and Hofstra were conference rivals from 1973-74 until this year, competing in the East Coast Conference, the East Coast Wrestling Association and the Colonial Athletic Association. Rider now competes in the EWL (4-1) while Hofstra competes in the EIWA (4-2). After a disappointing loss, not Yesterday but The Night Before, the Broncs had to Come Together. “Obviously we were disappointed the other night so we sat down as a team and it was one of the most productive talks I’ve had with the team in years as far as everyone opening up. They responded tonight.” Rider travels the Long and Winding Road to Cleveland State Saturday for an EWL dual meet. “That’s a long trip,” Taylor said. “We’ve never wrestled them in a dual before but we’ve wrestled some of their kids at tournaments and they are good.” The Broncs hope on the long bus ride home they will enjoy Golden Slumbers. “That’s our last conference match so we want to go out there and dominate,” Santiago said after his final match at home. “It was nice to end here at Rider on a good note, and it will be nice to end the conference regular season the same way.” Results: 285 Greg Velasco-R dec. Mike Hughes-H 3-2 3-0 125 Robert Deutsch-R dec. Jamie Franco-H 4-0 6-0 133 Chuck Zeisloft-R forfeit 12-0 141 Luke Vaith-H wbf Paul Kirchner-R 2:17 12-6 149 Cody Ruggirello-H dec. Curt Delia-H 6-5 12-9 157 Jahlani Callender-H dec. Wayne Stinson-R 4-3 12-12 165 Ramon Santiago-R dec. Joe Booth-H 6-1 15-12 174 Conor Brennan-R dec. Frank Affronti-H 7-4 18-12 184 Clint Morrison-R major dec. Victor Pozsonyl-H 12-4 22-12 197 Zeal McGrew-H forfeit 22-18

Obispo, Calif. -- Eighteenth-ranked Jim Wilson (165 pounds) became just the third Cardinal freshman to reach the 30-win plateau, joining David Lee (37) and Matt Gentry (35). The Lodi, Calif., native registered a 6-2 decision over South Dakota State’s Joe Brewster and a 6-2 decision over Cal Poly’s Travis Berridge to move to 30-5 overall and 18-1 in duals. Redshirt senior Ryan Mango improved to 24-3 on the year and 18-1 in duals. The 133-pounder posted a decisive 13-2 major decision over South Dakota State’s Isaac Andrade in the first dual of the day. Mango then registered a 4-3 decision over 17th-ranked Devon Lotito of Cal Poly. Senior 174-pounder Kyle Meyer also tallied two wins on the day, moving to 23-10 overall and 14-4 in duals. The Monett, Mo., native recorded a 4-3 come-from-behind decision over South Dakota State’s John Nethring II, and then received a win due to forfeit against Cal Poly. Sophomore Thomas Kimbrell (184 pounds), senior Dan Scherer (197 pounds) and sophomore Evan Silver (125 pounds) all notched wins against the Jackrabbits. Also collecting wins for the Cardinal against Cal Poly were senior Donovan Halpin (149 pounds), redshirt freshman Peter Galli (157 pounds), redshirt freshman Zach Nevills (184 pounds) and senior Alan Yen (285 pounds). Up next, Stanford will travel to Evanston, Ill., for its final dual of the year at Northwestern. The Cardinal and Wildcats will square-off on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. PT. Stanford 20, South Dakota State 14* 149: Alex Kocer (SD) dec. Donovan Halpin (S), 3-0 157: #17 Cody Pack (SD) tech. fall Peter Galli (S), 22-7 165: #18 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Joe Brewster (SD), 6-2 174: Kyle Meyer (S) dec. John Nethring II (SD), 4-3 184: Thomas Kimbrell (S) dec. Ben Schwery (SD), 10-4 197: #19 Dan Scherer (S) dec. Trey Hable (SD), 7-2 285: J.J. Everard (SD) dec. Josh Marchok (S), 4-2 (SV) 125: #12 Evan Silver (S) maj. dec. Ben Gillette (SD), 10-2 133: #10 Ryan Mango (S) maj. dec. Isaac Andrade (SD), 13-2 141: Eric Orozco (SD) maj. dec. Peter Russo (S), 10-2 *South Dakota State lost a team point due to unsportsmanlike conduct called on coaches Stanford 24, Cal Poly 9 149: Donovan Halpin (S) dec. Kyle Chene (C), 3-2 157: Peter Galli (S) dec. Xavier Johnson (C), 4-0 165: #18 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Travis Berridge (C), 6-2 174: Kyle Meyer (S) won by forfeit 184: Zach Nevills (S) dec. Sean Dougherty (C), 3-1 197: Nicolas Johnson (C) dec. Michael Sojka (S), 3-1 (SV) 285: Alan Yen (S) dec. Tyler Hecht (C), 4-1 125: Britain Longmire (C) dec. Tommy Pawelski (S), 3-2 133: #10 Ryan Mango (S) dec. #17 Devon Lotito (C), 4-3 141: Victor Trujillo (C) dec. Peter Russo (S), 9-2

EDWARDSVILLE, IL -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team (3-14, 0-6 MAC) picked up their most dominant performance of the season on Sunday afternoon as they defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville by the score of 27-12. The win for the Bulls marked the 100th career dual meet victory for head coach John Stutzman. "It's been a tough stretch for the guys but they continue to fight hard and give their all," said first year head coach John Stutzman. "This win was very important for us and now we must move on, and get ready for Binghamton next weekend." The Bulls snapped a seven match losing streak on Sunday by recording a season-high three victories by fall on the afternoon. The previous season-high for pins in a dual was two when the Bulls defeated Seton Hill earlier this season. Max Soria started the match off for the Bulls with his best effort of the season at 125 pounds. Soria wasted no time as he earned his first victory by fall this season and the third of his career at the 1:56 mark of the opening period. Buffalo was able to extend their early lead to 9-0 at 133 pounds as Justin Farmer picked up his 10th victory of the season with a decisive 5-1 victory over John Petrov. Farmer set the tempo from early on and never let his opponent back in the match. At 141 pounds, Nick Flannery continued to make the Bulls lead grow as he earned his second victory by fall on the season at the 3:53 mark of the second period. With the win, Flannery has 15 victories this season for the Bulls, ranking him third on the team. The Bulls continued to put the pressure on the Cougars in the next match as freshman Ryan Todora dominated Karsten Van Velsor at 149 pounds by the score of 5-1. The win for Todora was sixth of the season and his second dual meet victory of his young career. The final pin of the afternoon for the Bulls came at 157 pounds as Wally Maziarz was able to win by fall at 2:57 of the second period. The fall victory was Maziarz's first of the season and the third of his career as he picked up his 12th win of the season. The Maziarz pin gave the Bulls the dominant 24-0 lead after the first five matches of the afternoon and the Cougars were not able to come back from the early deficit. Following back-to-back Cougar decision victories, Tony Lock put together another solid outing to pick up three points for the Bulls with the 5-2 decision victory over Deshaun White. Lock has been on a roll lately for the Bulls, picking up three wins in his last four duals. Lock now has a team-leading 17 wins on the season, a career-high for the sophomore. The Bulls dropped the final two matches of the afternoon but the early lead the top of their lineup created could not be overcome by the Cougars as the Bulls held on to the 27-12 victory. Buffalo now has three dual meet victories on the season, three times as many wins as last season. As a team the Bulls scored a season-high 53 points while earning 11 takedowns and five three point near falls. Buffalo will return home on Friday, February 14 for a dual with Binghamton at 7:00 pm and then hit the road for a conference clash with Eastern Michigan on Sunday, February 16 at 1:00 pm. Results: 125: Max Soria (BUF) wins by pin over Dakota Leach (SIUE), 1:56 133: Justin Farmer (BUF) wins by decision over John Petrov (SIUE), 5-1 141: Nick Flannery (BUF) wins by pin over Brandon Brindley (SIUE), 3:53 149: Ryan Todora (BUF) wins by decision over Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 5-1 157: Wally Maziarz (BUF) wins by pin over Lucas Volpe (SIUE), 2:57 165: Matt Lester (SIUE) wins by decision over Tyler Rill (BUF), 7-3 174: Jake Residori (SIUE) wins by decision over Jarred Lux (BUF), 10-5 184: Tony Lock (BUF) wins by decision over Deshaun White (SIUE), 5-2 197: Josh Wood (SIUE) wins by decision over Angelo Malvestuto (BUF), 7-4 285: David Devine (SIUE) wins by decision over James Benjamin (BUF), 12-5

ATHENS, OHIO -- Old Dominion University won their fifth dual match in a row (fourth MAC) by defeating Ohio University 22-15 Sunday evening. ODU's Alexander Richardson (149) and Billy Curling (174) both picked up top-10 victories to continue their individual match winning streaks. Richardson has won 10 in a row dating back to January 2nd and Curling has won five matches in a row. "Billy Curling has now beaten two top-10 opponents in a week," said ODU Head coach Steve Martin. "He beat his first All-American today in No. 9 Cody Walters and defeated then No. 8-ranked Ottinger from CMU last week. Billy wrestles very hard and is believing in himself. Lenny Richardson also beat No. 8-ranked (AWN) Claxton today and looked great. Michael Hayes came through with a pin and looked dominant. Mecate, Warner and Dechow continued to put points on the board. Dechow continues to score key bonus points for the team. Even in our losses at 197 and Heavyweight we competed hard. Tourdot gave an All-American all he wanted and Beazley took the No. 7-ranked Ohio wrestler Phil Wellington into overtime. We look forward to scrapping with Missouri on the road next week." 133-pounder Michael Hayes got the Monarchs on the board with a decisive Fall victory at 5:50 over Sebastian Arroyo (Ohio), which tied the dual match at 6-6. Hayes moves his record to 11-10 and 2-2 in the MAC this season. ODU would not let the team lead go after 141 as No. 5-ranked Chris Mecate delivered an 8-2 decision victory over Ohio's Noah Forrider. ODU led 9-6 heading into 149 pounds. Mecate is now 23-6, has won six of his last seven and is 5-1 in the MAC this year. No. 19-ranked Alexander Richardson (149) went on to defeat No. 15-ranked Tyron Claxton by a 4-3 decision. Richardson's victory over Claxton gave the Bobcat his first MAC loss this season. Richardson is 22-6 and 5-1 in the MAC. Heading into 157 pounds ODU led 12-6. Monarchs wrestler No. 19-ranked Tristan Warner did not give up a single point as he defeated Spartak Chino by a 3-0 decision. Warner has won his last five in a row. Warner is 5-1 in the MAC. ODU's Billy Curling delivered a knock out blow as the 174-pounder stunned All-American No. 10-ranked Cody Walters by a 7-2 decision. Curling has won 8 of his last nine matches and is 5-1 in the MAC this season. He has beaten two top-10 opponents in one week. At 184 pounds, Old Dominion's Jack Dechow defeated Ryan Garringer by a 14-4 major decision and gave the Monarchs the secure team victory as ODU led 22-12. Dechow is 13-3, 4-0 in the MAC and 8-1 since his return to the ODU lineup. ODU (8-8, 4-2) is now alone at third place in the MAC Standings. ODU travels to Columbia, Missouri to face the No. 9-ranked Missouri Tigers next Sunday at 1 p.m. Follow @ODUWrestling on Twitter and 'Like' us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest #ODUWREST news! Results: 285- #11 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU) 4-1. Ohio leads 3-0 125- KeVon Powell (Ohio) dec. Brandon Jeske (ODU) 5-4. Ohio leads 6-0 133- Michael Hayes (ODU) defeats Sebastian Arroyo (Ohio) by Fall 5:50. Tied 6-6 141- #5 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. Noah Forrider (Ohio) 8-2. ODU leads 9-6 149- #19 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. #15 Tyron Claxton (Ohio) 4-3. ODU leads 12-6 157- #19 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Spartak Chino (Ohio) 3-0. ODU leads 15-6 165- Harrison Hightower (Ohio) defeats Devin Geoghegan (ODU) by Fall 1:43 ODU leads 15-12 174- Billy Curling (ODU) dec. #10 Cody Walters (Ohio) 7-2. ODU leads 18-12 184- Jack Dechow (ODU) major dec. Ryan Garringer (Ohio) 14-4. ODU leads 22-12 197- #11 Phil Wellington (Ohio) defeats Kevin Beazley (ODU) 3-1 SV-1. ODU wins 22-15

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Fighting Illini wrestling team ended the conference season on Sunday with a 24-12 win over No. 9 Northwestern. The No. 15 Illini notched their third conference win of the season and have now won back-to-back duals for the first time since December. The Illini got wins from Zac Brunson (157), Nikko Reyes (184), Jesse Delgado (125), Zane Richards (133) and Steven Rodrigues (141), while Tony Dallago (174) recorded his 38th career pin to become Illinois' all-time leader in the category. "We had energy," said head coach Jim Heffernan. "I thought we wrestled hard and we wrestled better tonight. We were aggressive and we wrestled to score points. We had a little more purpose today and that's a good thing. There's a couple of situations where we need to do more. We still have a month to go and we'll keep getting better." The dual started at 149, where John Fahy filled in for the injured Caleb Ervin to take on No. 4 Jason Tsirtsis. Tsirtsis scored first with a takedown and acquired just under a minute of riding time before Fahy was able to escape. Tsirtsis notched another takedown with under 10 seconds left in the period to go up 4-1 going into the second. Fahy scored the only points of the second period, escaping from the bottom position halfway through the period, but Tsirtsis recorded an escape and a takedown in the third to claim the 7-2 victory. At 157, No. 13 Zac Brunson faced Northwestern's Ben Sullivan. Brunson dominated the first period, recording two takedowns and two near-falls to take an early 9-1 lead. Brunson then started the second period on top and rode Sullivan for nearly a minute and a half before he was able to escape, making the score 9-2 after two periods. Sullivan started the third period with a takedown, but Brunson was able to quickly escape and hang on to win the 11-4 decision. No. 13 Jackson Morse squared off against No. 7 Pierce Harger in the 165-pound matchup. Harger scored first, recording a takedown under a minute into the match, then notched three near-fall points before Morse was able to escape. Morse started the second in the bottom position and managed a quick escape, then recorded a takedown to pull within one point. However, Harger was awarded one point for a locked hands call before the period ended to make the score 6-4 going into the third. Harger scored three points in the third period, an escape and a touchdown, and with the one-point riding time advantage won the 9-4 decision to give Northwestern a 6-3 lead. Senior Tony Dallago wrestled at Huff Hall for the last time in his career, this time against the Wildcats' David Helmer. Dallago scored a couple of takedowns before turning Helmer and recording his 38th career pin, the most in program history. The Harrisburg, Pa. native is now Illinois' all-time leader in the category. His victory added six points to the team's overall score, giving the Illini a 12-6 lead. "It's a great way to go out.," said Dallago. "I was trying to be aggressive and I felt good. I get excited when I get pins, so if it's there I try to go for it. It's also six points for the team which is nice." "Tony breaking the pins record was awesome, especially the way it happened," said Heffernan. "He did it at home on Senior Day. I love watching him wrestle. He's exciting and he's fearless." Nikko Reyes took on Jacob Berkowitz at 184 pounds, and scored the only points of the opening period with a takedown in the last 20 seconds. He then started the second period in the bottom position and managed a quick escape to make the score 3-0. Berkowitz escaped from the bottom position early in the third, but Reyes responded with a takedown. Berkowitz recorded one more escape, but Reyes held on to claim the 5-2 victory. Northwestern got victories in the next two matchups, starting with the 197-bout between Jeff Koepke and No. 17 Alex Polizzi. Each wrestler scored a takedown and an escape in the first period, making the score 3-3 after one. Polizzi started the second period on bottom and was able to quickly escape before taking down Koepke. Koepke then turned Polizzi for a two-point reversal with under 10 seconds left in the second, making the score 6-5 going into he final period. Koepke started the third period on bottom and was able to escape after a minute and a half, but Polizzi held on and was awarded one point for riding time to claim the 7-6 victory. At heavyweight, top-ranked Mike McMullan defeated Christopher Lopez in a 4-0 decision to tie the score at 12-12. At 125, No. 1 Jesse Delgado got off to a strong start against Garrison White, recording four takedowns, two three-point near-falls and a two-point near-fall to take an early 17-4 lead. After scoring a takedown early in the second, Delgado ended the match with a two-point reversal to claim the 21-5 tech. fall victory and give the Illini a 17-12 lead. "Delgado is starting to look like himself again," said Heffernan. He's making progress and he's changed some things, he's scoring some different ways. When Jesse is moving like that, you can hardly watch him because he's so fast. He's getting to the point where he's back on." No. 11 Zane Richards faced Dominick Malone in the 133 bout. Richards scored a takedown in the first few seconds, then rode out Malone for the remainder of the period. He started the second period in the bottom position and escaped within seconds, then recorded a takedown a minute later. Richards recorded two more takedowns before the period ended, making the score 9-2 going into the third. In the final period, Richards scored two more takedowns and acquired 2:54 in total riding time, giving him the 14-5 major decision victory. After returning to the lineup on Friday night at Purdue, No. 8 Steven Rodrigues took on Pat Greco in the final matchup of the night. Greco scored first with a takedown, but Rodrigues escaped less than a minute later to make the score 2-1. Rodrigues started the second period on top and rode Greco for over a minute and a half before turning him for a two-point near-fall to take the 3-2 lead. The redshirt-sophomore recorded an escape and a takedown in the final period to claim the 7-2 victory and make the final score 24-12 in favor of the Illini. The Orange and Blue are back in action on Feb. 16-17 for the NWCA National Duals in Columbus, Ohio. The event will feature some of the best teams in the nation, including No. 5 Oklahoma, No. 6 Cornell and No. 18 Iowa State, along with Big Ten opponents No. 3 Minnesota and No. 11 Ohio State. Results: 125: Jesse Delgado (ILL) tech. fall Garrison White (NU) 4:48 21-5 133: Zane Richards (ILL) maj. dec. Dominick Malone (NU) 14-5 141: Steven Rodrigues (ILL) dec. Pasquale Greco (NU) 7-2 149: Jason Tsirtsis (NU) dec. John Fahy (ILL) 7-2 157: Zach Brunson (ILL) dec. Benjamin Sullivan (NU) 11-4 165: Pierce Harger (NU) dec. Jackson Morse (ILL) 10-4 174: Tony Dallago (ILL) pinned David Helmer (NU) 0:00 184: Lazarus Reyes (ILL) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NU) 5-2 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) dec. Jeffrey Koepke (ILL) 7-6 285: Michael McMullan (NU) dec. Chris Lopez (ILL) 4-0

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona State wrestling team picked up an upset victory over No. 22 Oregon State, 17-16, on Sunday. ASU now sits at 7-7 on the year, 2-1 in Pac-12, while the Beavers now sit at 9-6, 3-1 in league action. “We’re coming together as a team, our guys are wrestling hard, and everyone is trying to contribute the best they can toward the overall outcome in our duals,” head coach Shawn Charles said. “Obviously we want to win every match, but I can say that we have gotten better every time we come out. We’re going to go back to the wrestling room and continue to work on getting ready for conference.” The match marked ASU’s home finale, and prior to the dual, ASU’s senior class of Nick Rex, Brendan Behrens, and Hans Rasmusson were honored for their contributions to the program both on and off the mat. Ares Carpio got things started for the Sun Devils with a 6-2 decision over Pat Rollins at 125, but the Beavers’ Drew Van Anrooy tied up the dual with a 3-2 decision over Kalin Goodsite at 133. At 141, Matt Kraus picked up four team points for ASU with a 13-1 major decision to put ASU up 7-3, before Oregon State’s Scott Sakaguchi scored a decision at 149 to cut the lead to 7-6. Oregon State took the lead at 10-7 with a major decision at 157 as RJ Pena bettered Joel Smith, but after the break, Nick Rex picked up a 5-2 decision over Toney Chay to tie things back up at 10-10. “Nick winning his final home match is how every senior should go out,” Charles said. “I’m happy to see the progress he’s made from the first time he stepped on the mat until now. Everyone can see that what he has done has really paid off. It’s great to see a senior go out with a victory in his final home dual.” The Beavers regained the lead with a 9-5 decision at 174, before Blake Stauffer came out at 184 with a 17-8 major decision to give the Sun Devils the 14-13 edge. At 197, Wesley Moore defeated Zachary Cardwell in a 6-2 decision to put the Sun Devils back up, 17-13, and at heavyweight, Chace Eskam held Beaver Amarveer Dhesi to a 5-1 decision to lock up the narrow victory for the Sun Devils. Up next, the Sun Devils hit the road to round out the Pac-12 slate, taking on Cal Poly on Friday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. MT and Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. MT. Results: 125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Pat Rollins (OSU): Dec 6-2 133: Drew Van Anrooy (OSU) def. Kalin Goodsite (ASU): Dec 3-2 141: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Joey Delgado (OSU): Major 13-1 149: Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) def. Preston McCalmon (ASU): Dec 6-2 157: RJ Pena (OSU) def. Joel Smith (ASU): Major 12-3 165: Nick Rex (ASU) def. Toney Chay (OSU): Dec 5-2 174: Joe Latham (OSU) def. Ray Waters (ASU): Dec 9-5 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Austin Morehead (OSU): Major 17-8 194: Wesley Moore (ASU) def. Zachary Cardwell (OSU): Dec 6-2 HWT: Amarveer Dhesi (OSU) def. Chace Eskam (ASU): Dec 5-1

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Michigan State wrestling team rallied to defeat Indiana, 18-16, Sunday afternoon at University Gym in the final Big Ten dual of the season. With one match remaining and the Spartans trailing, 16-15, red-shirt freshman Garth Yenter recorded a commanding 10-3 decision over Chris Caton at 133 pounds to secure the victory for MSU. The Spartans won six of the 10 matches in the dual, including five of the last six. Indiana jumped out to a 13-3 lead after claiming three of the first four matches. Trevor Moody opened the dual with a 4-2 decision over sophomore Brian Gibbs at 141 pounds, but sophomore Nick Trimble tied the team score at 3 after notching his first-ever Big Ten dual win, a 6-5 decision over Eric Roach at 149 pounds. IU (7-9, 0-8 Big Ten) countered in the 157 and 165-pound weight classes, producing back-to- back victories. Seventh-ranked Taylor Walsh pinned sophomore Roger Wildmo and Ryan LeBlanc topped senior Bobby Nash by major decision, 16-5. At 174 pounds, senior Nick Kaczanowski won the first of three straight matches for the Spartans with a 3-2 win over Matt Irick. Junior John Rizqallah followed with a 3-1 decision over Luke Sheridan and junior Nick McDiarmid produced his third Big Ten dual win of the season with a 4-0 shutout against Cheney Dale to trim the Hoosier lead to 13-12. Seventh-ranked heavyweight Mike McClure had his four-match winning streak snapped by No. 4 Adam Chalfant in a 5-1 decision, but it would be the final victory of the day for Indiana. At 125 pounds, senior Brenan Lyon shut out Alonzo Shepard, 5-0, setting up Yenter's 10-3 triumph over Caton in the dual's finale. MSU (6-10, 1-7 Big Ten) returns to action for Senior Day at Jenison Field House Friday, Feb. 14 against Olivet College at noon. Michigan State 18, Indiana 16 141: Trevor Moody (IU) dec. Brian Gibbs (MSU), 4-2. (IU, 3-0) 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) dec. Eric Roach (IU), 6-5. (Tied, 3-3) 157: No. 7 Taylor Walsh (IU) pins Roger Wildmo (MSU), 1:40. (IU, 9-3) 165: Ryan LeBlanc (IU) major dec. Bobby Nash (MSU), 16-5. (IU, 13-3) 174: Nick Kaczanowski (MSU) dec. Matt Irick (IU), 3-2. (IU, 13-6) 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Luke Sheridan (IU), 3-1. (IU, 13-9) 197: Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec. Cheney Dale (IU), 4-0. (IU, 13-12) HWT: No. 4 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. No. 7 Mike McClure (MSU), 5-1. (IU, 16-12) 125: Brenan Lyon (MSU) dec. Alonzo Shepard (IU), 5-0. (IU, 16-15) 133: Garth Yenter (MSU) dec. Chris Caton (IU), 10-3. (MSU, 18-16)

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The No. 10 Oklahoma wrestling team (9-3 overall, 2-1 Big 12) suffered a 29-9 defeat at the hands of in-state rival and eighth-ranked Oklahoma State (7-4 overall, 3-0 Big 12) in the 170th installment of the Bedlam series inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. OU, whose lineup was shuffled due to injuries to three of its regular starters, won just three of the contest’s 10 matches. "We were obviously outmatched in several weights," OU head coach Mark Cody said. "The takeaway is that we have a lot of work to do. I think one issue is that we don't want to forfeit any weights. Even the guys that came out with wins today have a lot of work to do and that's something that never stops at this level. We just have to keep trying to get better every time we walk in there." OSU started the dual with three straight wins before No. 2 Kendric Maple topped No. 9 Josh Kindig by decision, 7-3. Maple scored two takedowns, two escapes and the riding time point with 1:37 to take the match. Andrew Howe, ranked No. 1 at 174 pounds, bumped up to 184 pounds and faced redshirt freshman Jordan Rogers. Howe won by decision, 9-2, OU’s first win since Maple’s at 149 pounds. With the victory, Howe improved to 19-0 this season, including an 11-0 mark in dual competition. With a 9-4 decision, No. 4 Travis Rutt defeated redshirt freshman Nolan Boyd at 197 pounds. In the match, Rutt added three takedowns and a two-point nearfall and secured the point after accumulating 3:06 of riding time. The dual started at 125 pounds and saw No. 13 Eddie Kilmara of OSU defeat OU freshman Sean Williams by fall at 3:30, giving the Cowboys an early 6-0 advantage. In the 133-pound bout, No. 7 Cody Brewer fell to No. 4 Jon Morrison of OSU by decision, 7-3. Brewer struck first with a takedown late in the first period but was only able to add an escape throughout the rest of the match. Freshman Anthony Collica, ranked 18th, defeated OU’s redshirt senior Nick Lester by a 4-0 decision, while sophomore Dryden Dennis made his second dual appearance of the season for the Sooners, facing No. 3 Alex Dieringer of OSU at 157 pounds. Dennis lost by an 18-2 technical fall. OSU’s No. 5 Tyler Caldwell downed OU redshirt freshman Clark Glass by decision, 5-1, at 165 pounds. Derek Geiges was caught by a pin in 1:53 from No. 2 Chris Perry at 174 pounds, and in heavyweight, redshirt junior Zach Merrill made his dual appearance for the Sooners, falling to The Sooners return to action this weekend as they head to Columbus, Ohio, to participate in the two-day NWCA National Duals on Sunday, Feb. 16 and Monday, Feb. 17. More information can be found here. Results: 125: No. 13 Eddie Kilmara (OSU) fall Sean Williams, 3:30 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 7 Cody Brewer (OU), 7-2 141: No. 18 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Nick Lester (OU), 4-0 149: No. 2 Kendric Maple (OU) dec. No. 9 Josh Kindig (OSU), 7-3 157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) tech. fall Dryden Dennis (OU), 18-2 165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. Clark Glass (OU), 5-1 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Derek Geiges (OU), 1:53 184: No. 1 Andrew Howe (OU) dec. Jordan Rogers (OSU), 9-2 197: No. 4 Travis Rutt (OU) dec. Nolan Boyd (OSU), 9-4 HWT: No. 16 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Zach Merrill (OU), 8-2

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The 12th-ranked Virginia wrestling team finished its ACC dual schedule with a 22-10 win over NC State Sunday afternoon at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. Virginia improved to 17-3 in dual action, including a 5-1 mark in the conference. NC State dropped to 12-5 (1-3 ACC). Virginia won seven of the 10 weight classes as Nick Herrmann (So., Amarillo, Texas), Joseph Martinez (R-So., Platteville, Colo.), Joe Spisak (R-Jr., Boiling Springs, Pa.), Blaise Butler (R-So., Belvidere, Ill.), Nick Sulzer (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio), Stephen Doty (St. Louis, Mo.) and Zach Nye (R-So., Enola, Pa.) all earned wins. NC State got off to a good start with a 14-4 major decision by seventh-ranked Nick Gwiazdowski over Ethan Hayes (R-So., New Lebanon, Ohio) at heavyweight. Virginia then took the next three weight classes. At 125, Herrmann claimed an 8-2 decision over Micah Perez, and Martinez followed with a 6-3 win over Chris Wilkes in the 133 bout. Spisak won a 3-1 bout over Sam Speno in a fun match at 141. Down 1-0 heading to the third period, Speno chose the neutral position. After Speno shot in, Spisak was able to turn it around and pick up two points of his own with a takedown. Spisak later was penalized a point for his second stall warning. Speno nearly picked up the tying points in the waning seconds, but after a video review, it was determined he did not have control for a takedown prior to the final buzzer. Wrestling in place of an injured Gus Sako, Justin Van Hoose (So., Kirksville, Mo.) went down to the wire before falling 2-1 to Brian Hamann at 149. Butler got the Cavaliers back on the right track with a 6-3 win over No. 19 Tommy Gantt at 157. Ranked 15th nationally, Butler now is 17-6 this season. Sulzer, ranked second nationally at 165, got the Cavaliers a bonus point with a 16-4 major decision over Nijel Jones. Sulzer scored his first takedown with 1:20 left in the first period, and after Jones escaped, Sulzer took him down to his back to also get a pair of back points as he grabbed an early 6-1 lead in cruising to the victory to improve to 29-1 on the year. Ranked 16th nationally, Doty outlasted No. 17 Pete Randa in overtime, 4-2. With the match tied 2-2 in the third period, Renda was deep in on a shot for the final 20 seconds, but Doty fended him off to send it to overtime. Doty shot in 20 seconds into the extra session and worked for 10 seconds before finishing off the takedown. Doty upped his record to 24-7. James Suvak (R-Fr., Parma Heights, Ohio), wrestling in place of senior Jon Fausey, dropped a 6-4 decision to NC State's Michael Macciavello at 184 before Nye closed the match on a high note for the Cavaliers with a 3-1 win over KaRonne Jones at 197. Nye scored the winning takedown in the final 10 seconds to seal the win as he improved to 17-8 this season. The Cavaliers conclude the regular season next Sunday (Feb. 16) with a 2 p.m. dual at George Mason. The postseason begins March 8 with the ACC Championships in Blacksburg, Va., followed by the NCAA Championships March 20-22 in Oklahoma City. No. 12 Virginia 22, North Carolina State 10 285: No. 7/6 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) major dec. Ethan Hayes (UVa), 14-4; NCSU 4-0 125: Nick Herrmann (UVa) dec. Micah Perez (NCSU), 8-2; NCSU 4-3 133: Joseph Martinez (UVa) dec. Chris Wilkes (NCSU), 6-3; UVa 6-4 141: No. 16/17 Joe Spisak (UVa) dec. Sam Speno (NCSU), 3-1; UVa 9-4 149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) dec. Justin Van Hoose (UVa), 2-1; UVa 9-7 157: No. 15/15 Blaise Butler (UVa) dec. No. 19/- Tommy Gantt (NCSU), 6-2; UVa 12-7 165: No. 2/2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Nijel Jones (NCSU), 16-4; UVa 16-7 174: No. 16/11 Stephen Doty (UVa) dec. No. 17/19 Pete Renda (NCSU), 4-2 (SV); UVa 19-7 184: Michael Macciavello (NCSU) dec. James Suvak (UVa), 6-4; UVa 19-10 197: Zach Nye (UVa) dec. KaRonne Jones (NCSU), 3-1; UVa 22-10

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- UNI wrestling got wins from five Panthers to beat Kent State by criteria, 19-18, in the teams’ first meeting. The Panthers got a strong start from top-ranked Joe Colon (133 pounds) with his ninth tech fall this season. He is third in the nation for most tech falls among Division I wrestlers. However, Kent State went on to win the next three to put the Golden Flashes ahead, 8-11. It was No. 11 Cooper Moore (165 pounds) who broke KSU’s streak with a 5-4 decision over Tyler Buckwalter. Cody Caldwell (174 pounds) followed it up with a 6-1 decision over NCAA qualifier Caleb Marsh. Ryan Loder (184 pounds) faced No. 13 Sam Wheeler, the only wrestler ranked by InterMat who made the trip for Kent State. Loder secured his top spot in the conference with his decision. Wheeler is ranked second in the MAC. His win put the Panthers up 14-11. However, a major decision loss for Basil Minto (197 pounds) gave KSU the winning edge, 15-14. A decision loss by Blaize Cabell (heavyweight) left it up to Dylan Peters for the team win. No. 6 Peters (125 pounds) got the major decision the Panthers needed to tie up the dual, 18-18. The Panthers’ perfect season came down to criteria. UNI earned 59 match points compared to KSU’s 58. UNI improves to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the MAC. Results: 125 –#6 Dylan Peters (UNI) maj. dec. Del Vinas (KSU), 13-5 133 – #1 Joe Colon (UNI) tech fall Mack McGuire (KSU), 17-2 (4:38) 141 – Tyler Small (KSU) dec. Levi Wolfensperger (UNI), 7-2 149 – Mike DePalma (KSU) tech fall Tyler Patten (UNI), 17-2 (5:17) 157 – T.J. Keklak (KSU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 9-7 165 – #11 Cooper Moore (UNI) dec. Tyler Buckwalter (KSU), 5-4 174 – #17 Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Caleb Marsh (KSU), 6-1 184 – #5 Ryan Loder (UNI) dec. #13 Sam Wheeler (KSU), 5-2 197 – Cole Baxter (KSU) maj. dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 9-1 285 – Mimmo Lytle (KSU) dec. Blaize Cabell (UNI), 2-1 NEXT UP: UNI will host its last home dual against Purdue at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 on Senior Night.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Seniors Tony Ramos and Derek St. John exited Mediacom Mat as winners for the final time Sunday afternoon, leading No. 3 Iowa to a 26-6 win over No. 11 Michigan inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. St. John, ranked No. 2 at 157, scored a takedown in the final period to defeat No. 14 Brian Murphy, 3-1, and Ramos scored takedowns in each period to defeat No. 19 Rossi Bruno, 6-1. St. John finished his career with a 31-1 mark inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and Ramos had his hand raised for the 34th time in 34 career matches on his home turf. Ramos said getting the win today was exciting, but also a bit of a relief. "It's not something I was trying to think about all week long, but people keep asking about it," said Ramos, who is ranked No. 3 at 133. "To me I was trying not to make it a big thing, but it is a big thing. The last person to (go undefeated at home) four years was Tom (Brands), and three years was (Brent) Metcalf. Those are big shoes to fill and that's a good class of people to be in." Brands was undefeated at Carver-Hawkeye Arena from 1989-92. He credits Ramos for showing up to win every time and giving the fans something to look forward to. "There is something special about Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and there is something special about our fans, and there is something special about how they reward their guys," said Brands. "It's their team and they feel a lot of ownership with that. Especially when you're doing the job, and the way Ramos competes, he's been able to do the job." Eight Hawkeyes got the job done against Wolverines (10-4, 6-2), who entered the dual one-half match ahead of Iowa in the conference standings. Seven Hawkeyes won by decision, Mike Evans won by tech. fall, and the Hawkeyes owned a 17-3 advantage in takedowns. Evans used three takedowns and eight nearfall points to defeat Collin Zeerip, 16-0, at 174. It was his team-best sixth technical fall of the year, and it was among a string of six consecutive wins for Iowa. No. 12 Brody Grothus started Iowa's stretch with a 17-14 win against No. 7 Eric Grajales at 149. Grothus trailed 9-5 after one period, but used a reversal and two nearfall to tie the match, 9-9, in the second. After two more nearfall points, an exchange of reversals, and a late takedown, the match was sent to overtime tied, 14-14. In the first tiebreak, Grothus used two back points and an escape to earn his fourth win over a top 10 opponent. "Coach always says, `score a lot of points,'" said Grothus. "I did a lot of good things, but I also did a lot of bad things. You take away the positive, and I found a way to win... scoring a lot of points. I think that's what makes wrestling exciting." St. John followed Grothus with a win at 157 to give Iowa a 12-3 lead at intermission. No. 4 Nick Moore then defeated No. 6 Dan Yates, 8-2, to earn his second straight win over a top 10 opponent. Evan's tech. fall at 174 extended Iowa's lead to 20-3. Sammy Brooks earned his third win over a ranked opponent with a 9-4 decision over No. 16 Domenic Abounader at 184, and Nathan Burak extended Iowa's lead to 26-3 with a 4-1 win at 197. The dual opened at 125, where Cory Clark recorded a 4-1 win over No. 19 Conor Youtsey. Iowa was three points shy of sweeping 10 bouts. Michigan's No. 13 Steve Dutton used a third period takedown to defeat No. 9 Josh Dziewa at 141, and -- after the second tiebreak period -- No. 2 Adam Coon used a six-second advantage in riding time to defeat No. 3 Bobby Telford at 285. The Hawkeyes improved to 13-2 overall, 6-1 in the conference. With a win Feb. 23 at No. 15 Wisconsin, Iowa has a chance to share the Big Ten regular season title with Minnesota and Penn State. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Friday, Feb. 14, to face No. 23 Lehigh at 6 p.m. (CT) in Bethlehem, Pa. Notes: Attendance was 8,358... Iowa improved to 7-2 against ranked opponents... Seniors Joe DuCharme, Ethen Lofthouse, Tomas Lira, Tony Ramos, Derek St. John and Nick Trizzino were recognized following the dual... Cory Clark improved to 14-0... Ramos finished with a 34-0 record inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena... Brody Grothus has defeated four top 10 opponents... Derek St. John finished with a home record of 31-1... Mike Evans has a team-best six tech. falls... Ramos and Nick Moore improved to 7-0 in conference duals. Results: 125 - Cory Clark (IA) dec. #20 Conor Youtsey (UM), 4-1; 3-0 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) dec. #19 Rossi Bruno (UM), 6-1; 6-0 141 - #13 Steve Dutton (UM) dec. #9 Josh Dziewa (IA), 3-2; 6-3 149 - #12 Brody Grothus (IA) dec. #7 Eric Grajales (UM), 17-14; 9-3 157 - #2 Derek St. John (IA) dec. #14 Brian Murphy (UM), 3-1; 12-3 165 - #4 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #6 Dan Yates (UM), 8-2; 15-3 174 - #5 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Collin Zeerip (UM), 16-0; 20-3 184 - Sammy Brooks (IA) dec. #16 Domenic Abounader (UM), 9-4; 23-3 197 - #16 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. Chris Heald (UM), 4-1; 26-3 285 - #2 Adam Coon (UM) dec. #3 Bobby Telford (IA), 3-3*; 26-6 *riding time advantage following TB2.

Related: Story | Live Blog Replay | Photos by The Guillotine Logan Storley (Minnesota) On the key to beating Matt Brown ... On where he feels he's better than Matt Brown ... On whether he prepared by going back to previous matches against Matt Brown ... On what the loss to Mike Evans did to him ... On potentially facing Andrew Howe at the National Duals ... On the importance of beating Penn State ... On the key for him to finish this season on top ... Dylan Ness (Minnesota) On getting the pin ... On setting up the pin ... On what's changed since the Southern Scuffle ... On giving the team a boost heading into intermission ... On his feelings after getting the pin ... On whether he gets more fired up for big matches ... On how confident he was in Tony Nelson to close out the dual meet ... On J Robinson's message to the team after the dual meet ... David Thorn (Minnesota) On the key to avenging his loss from the Southern Scuffle to Jimmy Gulibon ... On what was said by J Robinson after the dual meet ... On if the victory proves that Minnesota is the best dual meet team right now ... On the key for him in finish strong ... On winning in front of the home crowd in his final home dual meet ... Cael Sanderson (Penn State) On the team's performance ... On whether he was arguing for a caution and not a point in the match at 149 pounds ... On his decision to go with Zack Beitz instead of Andrew Alton at 149 pounds ... On Morgan's McIntosh's victory at 197 pounds ... On wrestling in front of a big crowd ... On what the dual meet loss means ... On what he's going to tell the team ... On Jimmy Lawson's status ... On the key to competing against Dylan Ness ... Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) On the key to his victory ... On whether he drew from his previous meeting with Scott Schiller two seasons ago ... On his elbow injury ... On the way he's competing ... On whether he feels more comfortable now at 197 pounds ... On avenging the losses to J'den Cox from the Southern Scuffle ... On the importance of the dual meet ... Zain Retherford (Penn State) On his performance ... On whether he feels like he's distancing himself from other top 141-pounders ... On the grind of the season ... On the importance of the dual meet ... On the team's performance ... On his confidence after defeating Logan Stieber ...

Related: Post-Match Interviews | Live Blog Replay | Photos by The Guillotine MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, was upset 18-17 by No. 3 Minnesota in the Big Ten dual finale for both teams. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) took down previously unbeaten and top-ranked Scott Schiller at 197 in the dual's marquee match-up as each team won five bouts with the Gophers winning the dual on bonus points. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, opened up the dual with a dominating 19-5 major decision over Jordan Kingsley. Minnesota got on the board next when No. 8 David Thorn posted a hard-fought 2-0 win over No. 16 Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), cutting Penn State's lead to 4-3. True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally, stayed unbeaten by dominating No. 6 Chris Dardanes 4-0 with 2:35 in riding time. At 149, Zack Beitz nearly upset No. 3 Nick Dardanes, dropping a thrilling 6-4 (SV2) decision. Beitz got called for a contested fleeing call that was upheld upon review in the third period, sending the bout into extra time. Dardanes connected on a takedown with just :04 left in the second sudden victory period to grab the win. Minnesota took the lead at the break when No. 8 Dylan Ness of Minnesota pinned No. 4 Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) at the 5:57 mark, giving the Gophers a 12-7 lead at the break. No. 6 Logan Storley defeated No. 3 Matt Brown at 174 (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Top-ranked David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) dominated Danny Zilverberg for a 13-3 major to pull Penn State to within one point, 12-11. Minnesota, however, picked up an upset win at 174 when No. 6 Logan Storley downed No. 3 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), 8-4. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, beat No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus 7-1 to bring Penn State back to within a point, 15-14. McIntosh then dominated previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Schiller at 197, notching three takedowns and a reversal to roll to an 8-4 win, putting Penn State up 17-15 with one bout remaining. Junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) battled No. 5 Tony Nelson tough but the defending national champion posted the 5-0 win and sent Penn State to its first dual meet loss of the year, 18-17. The Nittany Lions 7-1 dual meet record gives Penn State a share of its second Big Ten dual title in the last three years, sharing the crown with at least two other teams. The seven wins also ties a Penn State record for Big Ten dual wins in a season. Penn State owned a slim 12-8 edge in the takedown battle as well. The five-five dual meet split was broken as Minnesota got three bonus points to Penn State's two. Taylor stays unbeaten with a 24-0 mark, including 11 pins, seven tech falls and six majors. He is 124-3 for his career, seventh all-time at Penn State. He closes out his Big Ten dual meet career unbeaten, going 32-0 over four seasons. He is currently 53-0 all-time against Big Ten competition. Ruth moves to 23-1 on the season with eight pins, eight tech falls and six majors. He is 125-3 all-time, tied for fifth on Penn State's all-time wins list. Ruth also finishes his Big Ten career unbeaten in dual meets, going 32-0 over four seasons. He is 54-0 all-time against Big Ten competition. No. 5 Morgan McIntosh knocked off No. 1 Scott Schiller (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Megaludis improves to 21-2 on the year with one pin, four tech falls and nine majors. Retherford remains unbeaten on the year with a 24-0 mark, including four pins, two tech falls and seven majors. McIntosh improves to 23-2 on the year with four pins and ten majors. Brown falls to 23-2 with six pins, four tech falls and seven majors. Alton is now 15-1 on the year. Penn State is now 13-1 on the year overall and ends the Big Ten dual meet season with a 7-1 mark. The Nittany Lions claimed a share of their second Big Ten dual meet crown in the last three years. Minnesota is now 10-1 overall and ends its Big Ten season with a 7-1 mark to share the conference title with Penn State and at least one other team. Penn State will host Oklahoma State in already sold-out Rec Hall next Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. 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 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Jordan Kingsley MINN, 19-5 -- 4-0 133: #8 David Thorn MINN dec. #16 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 2-0 -- 4-3 141: #2 Zain Retherford PSU dec. #6 Chris Dardanes MINN, 4-0 -- 7-3 149: #3 Nick Dardanes MINN dec. Zack Beitz PSU, 6-4 (SV2) -- 7-6 157: #8 Dylan Ness MINN pinned #4 Dylan Alton PSU, WBF (5:57) -- 7-12 165: #1 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. Danny Zilverberg MINN, 13-3 -- 11-12 174: #6 Logan Storley MINN dec. #3 Matt Brown PSU, 8-4 -- 11-15 184: #2 Ed Ruth PSU dec. #8 Kevin Steinhaus MINN, 7-1 -- 14-15 197: #5 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. #1 Scott Schiller MINN, 8-4 -- 17-15 285: #5 Tony Nelson MINN dec. Jon Gingrich PSU, 6-0 -- 17-18 Attendance: 5,603 Records: Penn State 13-1, 7-1 B1G; Minnesota 10-1, 7-1 B1G Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. #4 Oklahoma State, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on Minnesota's Jordan Kingsley in the dual's first bout. Megaludis wasted no time getting in on a single leg, gaining control of the Gopher's left leg and steadily working his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:11 mark. Megaludis then cut Kingsley loose and immediately began working for another takedown. He worked his way into control of the left ankle and once again notched the takedown after a brief bit of work in the center circle. Megaludis maintained control long enough to build up over a minute's riding time. He then completed the ride out to lead 4-1 with 1:16 in time after one. Kingsley chose down to start the second and Megaludis cut him loose to a 4-2 score. The Lion junior rolled through a low double to up his lead to 6-3 at the 1:20 mark. He then worked in a sweep single and completed the move for an 8-3 lead at the :54 mark. Megaludis cut him loose once again and used a solid high single to force a scramble, leading to another takedown and a 10-4 lead with :16 on the clock. Leading 10-4 with nearly 2:00 in riding time, Megaludis chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-4 lead. He tacked on another takedown to up his lead to 13-4 with 1:40 on the clock. With the riding time point clinched, Megaludis cut Kingsley loose once again. He rolled through a low single for another takedown to lead 15-5 with :50 left to wrestle. He turned Kinglsey for three back points down the stretch and, with the riding time point, posted the dominating 19-5 major decision. 133: Redshirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 133, met No. 8 David Thorn. Gulibon shot quickly, gaining control of Thorn's right ankle and forcing a mid-mat scramble that ended in a stalemate at the 2:40 mark. Gulibon fought off a solid Thorn shot and the match remained scoreless through the first minute-plus. The Lion freshman fought off another shot, stepping back from a Thorn single leg and action resumed in the center of the mat with 1:00 left, still scoreless. The duo battled evenly and the match moved to the second tied 0-0. Thorn chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 1-0 lead at the 1:43 mark. Gulibon broke free of Thorn's control on a shoulder throw and the bout stayed at 1-0 with 1:00 on the clock. Gulibon got hit for a first stall shortly thereafter. Trailing 1-0, Gulibon chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Thorn's control. Thorn worked up over 1:00 in riding time and then kept control for the remainder of the period, posting the 2-0 decision with 1:43 in riding time. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met No. 6 Chris Dardanes. Retherford shot quickly, looking to connect on a high double, but Dardanes was able to defend the shot and keep the match scoreless a minute in. The duo wrestled evenly for over two minutes when Retherford used a high single to a scramble for a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :43 on the clock. The Lion freshman then controlled the action for the rest of the period and led 2-0 after one. Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Retherford continued to force the tempo, taking multiple high shots and forcing the Gopher into defense for the bulk of the second period. Trailing 3-0, Dardanes chose down to start the third period. Retherford controlled the action from the top position again, breaking Retherford down and forcing a stalemate with 1:19 on the clock. With well over a minute of riding time, Retherford continued to control the action from the top, trying to turn the Gopher for back points while clinching the riding time point. Retherford's dominating ride out gave the Nittany Lion a convincing 4-0 with 2:35 in riding time. 149: Redshirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) took to the mat against No. 3 Nick Dardanes at 149. Beitz wasted no time taking the lead, using a snap low single to take a 2-1 lead just :30 into the bout. Beitz nearly connected on another low shot, but Dardanes was able to flick his foot away and keep things static. Beitz continued to work his offense low while Dardanes looked to control shoulder action. The duo traded shots in the middle of the mat at the :30 mark with neither man connecting and Beitz led 2-1 after one period. Beitz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Beitz continued to try and connect on low singles while fighting off Dardanes' collar ties. Action moved out of bounds with Beitz leading 3-1 at the :18 mark and the Lion carried that lead into the third period. Dardanes chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 score. Beitz fought off a Dardanes shot flurry at the 1:20 mark and held his one point lead into the final minute. Beitz shot Dardanes out of bounds at the :44 mark, still leading by one. Dardanes tried to score on a high double and Beitz escaped the move out of bounds. The official called fleeing, giving Dardanes a point and tying the bout at 3-3 with :26 on the clock. The Penn State bench called for a video review of the call. The call stood and the bout was tied 3-3. Deadlocked, the bout moved into sudden victory. Neither wrestled scored in the extra minute, the bout moved into a tie-breaker. Beitz chose down first. Dardanes maintained control for the :24 seconds but was called for clasped hands, giving Beitz a 4-3 lead on the penalty. With :06 left, Beitz tried to escape on the reset but could not break free. Dardanes chose down for his tie-breaker period and quickly escaped to a 4-4 tie. The bout then moved into a second sudden victory period. Dardanes worked in on a single leg with :18 on the clock and connected on the takedown with :04 left to steal a 6-4 (sv2) win. 157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, took on Gopher junior Dylan Ness. Alton looked to connect on a quick single leg but Ness was able to counter the move and work his way around the Lion junior for a takedown and a 2-0 lead of his own. Ness then controlled the action from the top position for over a minute before action moved out of bounds with 1:09 on the clock. Ness maintained control for the remainder of the period and carried a 2-0 lead with over 2:00 in time into the middle stanza. Ness chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Alton nearly scored on a takedown and Ness fled the mat to avoid a score, similar to Beitz in the prior match. But in this case it was simply called stalling and Alton still trailed 3-0. Alton chose neutral to start the third period and shot quickly but once again, Ness was able to back out of the Lion's control and keep the 3-0 lead. Ness then turned a counter shot into a takedown and the takedown into back points on the edge of the mat. He would eventually pick up the pin and give the Gophers a 12-7 lead at intermission. 165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Minnesota senior Danny Zilverberg. Taylor pressured the Gopher from the get-go, working the Gopher's left ankle on a single leg and forcing a scramble that Zilverberg countered for a takedown of his own and a 2-0 lead. Zilverberg maintained control for over a minute before Taylor reversed the Gopher to tie the match a 2-2. Taylor rode Zilverberg out and the match moved to the second tied 2-2. Taylor controlled the action from the top position for over a minute, building up over 1:00 in riding time while trying to turn Zilverberg for back points. Taylor turned Zilverberg for three back points and led 5-2 after two periods. Taylor chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed the Gopher to take a 7-2 lead with well over 1:00 in time. Taylor cut Zilverberg loose, took him down and cut him loose again. Leading 9-3, Taylor turned him for three back points and upped his lead to 12-3. Taylor then rode the Gopher out and, with the bonus point, posted the 13-3 major with 2:37 in riding time. 174: All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on No. 6 Logan Storley. Storley shot quickly but Brown was able to push back on the shot and keep the bout scoreless early. Brown nearly turned Storley to his back with a front headlock, but Storley rolled through the move and action resumed in the center circle tied 0-0. Brown pressured Storley towards the edge of the mat, working for an opening, but the Gopher was solid on defense, fighting off a late single leg to take the match to the second scoreless. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Storley countered a Brown shoulder throw attempt, rolled through again and picked up four points on a takedown and two back points. Brown escaped to a 4-2 score with :30 on the clock. Brown once again nearly scored at the buzzer but time ran out and the Lion trailed 4-2 after two. Storley chose down to start the third and Brown cut him loose to a 5-2 lead. Storley countered a Brown high double and took Brown down again, taking a 7-2 lead. Brown picked up a point on a second Storley stall, cutting the lead to 7-3 with :35 on the clock. He escaped to a 7-4 score with :25 left but Storley would walk away with the 8-4 win. 184: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, met No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus. Ruth looked to score early, trying to connect on a high single, but Steinhaus was able to step out of trouble and the bout moved on scoreless. Ruth countered a Steinhaus shot for his own takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:30 mark. The Lion senior then looked to lock up a cradle but could not finish off the move. Steinhaus escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed in the center of the mat. Ruth picked up another point on an illegal hold and led 3-1 with heading into the second period with :54 in riding time. Steinhaus chose down to start the second period and Ruth controlled the action, looking for another cradle. Steinhaus was able to fight off Ruth's cradles but the Lion worked up well over 2:00 in riding time with a dominant ride out. Leading 3-1 with nearly 3:00 in time, Ruth chose down to start the third period. Ruth could not break free of a Steinhaus ride for over a minute, then escaped to a 4-1 lead with :30 on the clock. The escape would lead to a late Ruth takedown and the Lion would roll to a 7-1 win with 1:27 in riding time. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 5 at 197, took on unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Scott Schiller. The talented duo battled evenly in the middle of the mat for the first three minutes, trading collar ties with neither man finding an opening to score. Schiller chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. McIntosh then shot, forcing a scramble that nearly ended with each man getting a takedown. After :30, McIntosh finished off the move for a takedown and a 2-1 lead. Schiller escaped quickly to a 2-2 tie with 1:05 on the clock. McIntosh countered a Schiller shot, locking up the Gopher's head, working it into a single leg but running out of time for the takedown. Tied 2-2, McIntosh chose down to start the third and deftly reversed the Gopher for a 4-2 lead with 1:40 on the clock. McIntosh shot low again, gaining control of the Gopher's ankle and working his way to another takedown and a 6-3 lead. Schiller escaped to a 6-4 score and McIntosh once again got in on a low single. He rolled through the shot, finished off the takedown and led 8-4 with :15 on the clock. The outstanding win put Penn State up 17-15 with one bout left. 285: Junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) battled No. 5 Tony Nelson at 285. The duo battled evenly for the first half of the opening period, with each man trading collar ties but no one finding an offensive opening. Nelson looked to score on a double, but Gingrich muscled his way out of trouble and kept the bout scoreless at the :20 mark. Tied 0-0 after one, Nelson chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Nelson then connected on a high double leg to take a 3-0 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Gingrich was unable to break free of a strong Nelson ride and carried that lead with 1:25 in riding time into the third period. Gingrich chose neutral to start the third period and quickly got in on a low double. But Nelson was able to force a stalemate at the 1:29 mark, maintaining his 3-0 lead. Gingrich continued to shoot but Nelson was able to fight off each move, working down the clock to the :57 mark while forcing another stalemate. With Nelson able to defend each Gingrich shot, Nelson posted the 4-0 win and clinched the upset dual meet victory.

Penn State at Minnesota

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Paced by three fall victories, the Maryland wrestling team rolled to a 37-7 win over Duke at Comcast Pavilion Saturday night. No. 1 Jimmy Sheptock, Ty Snook and Tyler Goodwin picked up the pins for the Terps (6-8, 2-3 ACC), who rebounded from a 7-0 deficit and ripped off eight straight victories. The dual got underway at 157 pounds. Duke’s Immanuel Kerr-Brown used a first period takedown and riding time gained in the third period to take a 5-2 victory over Ben Dorsay. Marcus Cain notched the Blue Devils’ only other win of the night at 165 pounds, getting past Josh Snook by major decision. At 174 pounds, Ty Snook got the Terps on the board with an impressive fall victory over Trey Adamson at 1:44. Sheptock followed up Snook with another pin. The senior captain worked over Jacob Kasper for most of the first period before nabbing the pin at 2:29. In the most significant match of the night by national ranking, No. 8 Christian Boley shrugged off a sluggish start with a third period takedown that sealed a 3-2 victory over No. 19 Conner Hartmann. No. 8 Spencer Myers followed up Boley with a 10-2 major decision victory. Myers put forth a workmanlike performance, taking down Brandan Walsh a few times over the course of the three periods. After Duke forfeited the match at 125 pounds, Tyler Goodwin lit up the Pavilion with a first period pin. The true freshman was on Evan Botwin from the opening whistle, gaining back points twice before finally putting the match away with a pin at 2:29. Shyheim Brown and Frank Goodwin finished off the match with decision victories. Brown defeated Xaviel Ramos, 5-3, at 141 pounds before Goodwin survived a late surge from Connor Bass and won 8-5. The Terps also raised $1,748 in partnership with Pin Cancer at the dual. Maryland retakes the mat next week for two home duals. The Terps take on N.C. State Friday at 7 p.m. before facing off with American Sunday at 5 p.m. Results: 157: Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D) dec. Ben Dorsay (M), 5-2; Team Score: Maryland 0 – Duke 3 165: Marcus Cain (D) major dec. Josh Snook (M), 10-2; TS: 0-7 174: Matthew Snook (M) pin Trey Adamson (D), 1:44; TS: 6-7 184: No. 1 Jimmy Sheptock (M) pin Jacob Kasper (D), 2:29; TS: 12-7 197: No. 8 Christian Boley (M) dec. No. 19 Conner Hartmann (D), 3-2; TS: 15-7 285: No. 6 Spencer Myers (M) major dec. Brendan Walsh (D), 10-2; TS: 19-7 125: Paul O’Neill (M) win by forfeit; TS: 25-7 133: Tyler Goodwin (M) pin Evan Botwin (D), 2:29; TS: 31-7 141: Shyhiem Brown (M) dec. Xaviel Ramos (D), 5-3; TS: 34-7 149: Frank Goodwin (M) dec. Connor Bass (D), 8-5; 37-7 Notes: Select Terps also competed at the Messiah Open. Geoffrey Alexander used three fall victories to capture the 133-pound title. Brother Justin Alexander took 149-pound championship. Daniel Sanchez finished second while RJ DeGeorge third at 141 pounds. Lou Mascola took fourth at 157 pounds. Tyler Manion won a 3-2 decision over George Mason’s Matthew Stull to win the title at 165 pounds. The Terps also placed well at the higher weights. Dylan Devine got past Aaron Pence to win the 197-pound championship. Ryan Kail and Sean Twigg finished third and fourth respectively at heavyweight.

Philadelphia, Pa. -- The Drexel Wrestling team defeated Franklin & Marshall, 25-11, on Saturday night for their third straight victory and second of the weekend. With the win, the Dragons improve to 7-13 overall and 1-4 EIWA while the Diplomats move to 5-6, 1-3. Tanner Shoap got the Dragons on the board first with a 4-0 decision over Franklin & Marshall's Jason Bing. Kevin Devoy Jr bumped the Drexel lead up to 9-0 by earning a pin at 133 with 26 seconds to go in the first period. The Diplomats took a major decision at 141 that made the score 9-4. Noel Blanco retaliated at 149 with a 3-2 decision that increased the Dragons' lead up to 12-4. The Diplomats fought back again and picked up a major decision at 157 to come within four team points of Drexel. However, Jason Fugiel's 9-2 decision at 165, Kevin Matyas' 2-1 win at 174, and Bryan Sternlieb's 6-0 victory at 184 secured a deficit the Diplomats could not overcome. Brandon Palik finished out the Dragons' late 4-0 run with a strong 22-8 major decision, putting Drexel on top, 25-8. Franklin & Marshall picked up three more team points with a decision at 285, but it was not enough to surpass the Dragons. Drexel Wrestling returns to action on Friday, February 21 as they travel to New Brunswick, N.J. to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Matches will begin at 7:00 p.m. Results: 125: Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Jason Bing (F&M) 4-0 133: Kevin Devoy Jr (DU) WBF Scott Stevens (F&M) @2:34 141: Richard Durso (F&M) MAJ David Pearce (DU) 13-2 149: Noel Blanco (DU) DEC Sharron Townsend (F&M) 3-2 157: Andrew Murano (F&M) MAJ Nick Maccini (DU) 11-2 165: Jason Fugiel (DU) DEC Rob King (F&M) 9-2 174: Kevin Matyas (DU) DEC Colin Gironda (F&M) 2-1 184: Bryan Sternlieb (DU) DEC Adam Schroeder (F&M) 6-0 197: Brandon Palik (DU) MAJ Chuckie Kerkesner (F&M) 22-8 285: Alex Henry (F&M) DEC Joseph Giorgio (DU) 3-2

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In its final appearance in Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall for the 2013-14 season a sellout crowd of 1,988 saw No. 23 Lehigh win eight of ten bouts in a 27-9 win over Rutgers Saturday night. Sophomore Laike Gardner sparked the Mountain Hawks with a first period pin in the first bout of the evening and Lehigh went on to win seven of the final eight bouts on the night. With the victory, Lehigh improves to 8-5 on the dual season and 4-2 against EIWA opponents. Rutgers falls to 9-5 overall and 6-2 in EIWA duals. "Any time you wrestle a conference opponent it feels good to get that 'W'," said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. "Rutgers always has a good team. To come in an win eight matches like we did is great. We're just looking for a higher pace." Gardner opened the dual with Lehigh's only bonus point win of the evening as he pinned Tyson Dippery in 2:50 at 141. An early takedown gave Gardner a 2-0 lead and after Dippery came up looking for a reversal, Gardner threw in a whizzer and flipped Dippery to his back during a scramble. "Laike just keeps wrestling," Santoro said. "He was wrestling a really dangerous opponent and a really talented one so we knew it would be a tight match, but Laike wrestled through all positions, which is what you have to do at this level. He's getting better every week." Lehigh's 6-0 lead was short-lived as the Scarlet Knights pulled even when Ken Theobold upset 13th-ranked freshman Mitch Minotti with a second period pin at 149. Minotti scored a first period takedown to lead 2-1 after one period but in the second, Theobold secured a reversal and used a cradle to put Minotti on his back as he secured the fall at the 4:38 mark. From there Lehigh won the next five bouts to build a 21-6 lead. On a night when the Mountain Hawks honored their four-person senior class, senior Joey Napoli rallied for a 7-4 decision over Anthony Perrotti at 157. Perrotti scored the first takedown of the match before the wrestlers traded reversals. A Napoli escape made it 4-3 Perrotti after one period, but Napoli had the only other offensive scoring in the match with a second period takedown and added 1:25 of riding time advantage. At 165, sophomore Ben Haas picked up his second straight victory, downing Nick Visicaro 8-2. Haas scrambled through a Visicaro shot for a first period takedown and extended his lead with five points in the second period on a reversal and three point near fall when Visicaro's attempt to roll Haas onto his back misfired. Haas allowed a third period escape but collected 3:17 of riding time. "He got majored by that kid last year and really turned it around tonight," Santoro said of Haas' performance. "He's gaining more confidence now and that's the key. When you get into February you want to start getting some confidence and Ben's doing that." The match at 174 between freshman Elliot Riddick and Phil Bakuckas featured minimal action and scoring through the first six minutes, but Riddick broke a 1-1 tie with a takedown on the edge and added a second score in the final seconds to win 5-2 and give Lehigh a 15-6 lead at intermission. Freshman Zach Diekel opened the second half of the dual with a 5-2 decision over Dan Seidenberg at 184. Diekel scored takedowns in the first and third periods and added more than two minutes of advantage time. Sophomore John Bolich capped the five bout Lehigh run with a 6-5 decision over Hayden Hrymack at 197. Trailing 5-3 after giving up a late second period reversal, Bolich reversed Hrymack early in the third and kept him down, earning the winning point with a 2:21 riding time advantage. In one of the more anticipated bouts of the evening sophomore heavyweight Max Wessell met Billy Smith in Wessell's first match since upsetting eighth ranked JT Felix of Boise State. With neither wrestler able to break through from neutral, the match was tied 1-1 through regulation and 2-2 through the first set of overtime periods. The match went into the second set of tiebreakers where Smith escaped and then scored a takedown in the first half while Wessell could only muster an escape as Smith held on for a 5-3 decision, Rutgers' second and final win of the evening. Lehigh finished the dual strong, winning the final two bouts. At 125, freshman Darian Cruz broke open a tight 3-1 match with a third period takedown and two point near fall to defeat Sean McCabe 7-2. Sophomore Mason Beckman won the final bout 2-1 over Vinnie Dellefave at 125 with Beckman riding out the third period for the decisive point. "At times, we let Rutgers dictate the pace of the match," Santoro said. "I don't think we were using our hands enough to get the momentum going. We had a chance to get some stall calls and we took the pressure off the gas pedal. Those are easy fixes that we will work on, but we have to be able to do it mentally all the time." The Mountain Hawks will return to action Friday night when they host No. 4 Iowa at Stabler Arena in the Hawkeyes' first visit to Bethlehem since November 1990. Match time is set for 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online anytime at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during normal business hours. Results: 141 – Laike Gardner (Lehigh) Fall Tyson Dippery (Rutgers) 2:50 149 – Ken Theobold (Rutgers) Fall Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) 4:38 157 – Joey Napoli (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) 7-4 165 – Ben Haas (Lehigh) dec. Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) 8-2 174 – Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) dec. Phil Bakuckas (Rutgers) 5-2 184 – Zach Diekel (Lehigh) dec. Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) 5-2 197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers) 6-5 285 – Billy Smith (Rutgers) dec. Max Wessell (Lehigh) 5-3, tb 2 125 – Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Sean McCabe (Rutgers) 7-2 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Vinnie Dellefave (Rutgers) 2-1

The Chattanooga Mocs took over sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference race with a 32-10 win at Campbell tonight. UTC won four matches by two points or less to defeat the Camels who were previously unbeaten in SoCon action. Chattanooga improves to 14-5 overall and 5-0 in SoCon matches. Campbell drops to 4-2 and 4-1 in league duals. This is UTC’s seventh straight win and the most dual victories in a season since posting a 16-1 mark in 2007. The Mocs have won 13 straight Southern Conference matches and are 27-1 in league duals in the Heath Eslinger era. Action began at 184 tonight. Each of the first four wrestlers to take the mat came in with perfect 4-0 SoCon records. The opening match was a low-scoring affair that Campbell’s Ville Heino led 3-2 in the third. UTC sophomore John Lampe scored a late takedown for the 4-3 win, improving to 15-8 overall and 5-0 in SoCon bouts. There was much more action at 197. UTC freshman Scottie Boykin held on for his 18th win in a 13-11 decision against Taylor McGiffen. Those were Campbell’s best bets for getting something going in the match, but the Mocs were able to hold on and build a 6-0 lead. Freshman Dawson Peck made it 9-0 with an 8-3 win over Eloheim Palma at heavyweight. Peck continues his hot start, improving to 8-1 since joining the team in January. The Camels got on the board at 125 with Tyler Walker’s 13-4 major decision over Byron Smith. Junior Nick Soto responded with a major decision of his own at 133. Freshman Michael Pongracz gave Chattanooga a 16-4 edge with a one-point decision at 141, but Campbell got back in the match in a flash. The 149 bout only took 18 seconds as the Camels’ Brent Jorge slammed sophomore Austin Sams on a quick headlock. That made the team score 16-10, bringing Campbell to within one pin to tie the score. Senior Alex Hudson and juniors Corey Mock and Levi Clemons made sure that didn’t happen with strong performances to close out the night. Both Hudson and Mock had technical falls at 157 and 165, respectively. Clemons moved to 5-0 in SoCon action with a second-period pin over Cody Ryba in the final match. UTC will have a chance to clinch at least a share of the SoCon title tomorrow at Davidson. Match time against the Wildcats is set for 1:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Davidson, N.C. Links for live scoring and PPV video are available on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. Results: 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 4-3 - Ville Heino (Campbell) – UTC 3-0 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 13-11 - Taylor McGiffen (Campbell) – UTC 6-0 285: Dawson Peck (UTC) - Dec. 8-3 - Eloheim Palma (Campbell) – UTC 9-0 125: Tyler Walker (Campbell) – MD 13-4 - Byron Smith (UTC) – UTC 9-4 133: No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) – MD 15-5 - Drew Walker (Campbell) – UTC 13-4 141: Mike Pongracz (UTC) – Dec. 3-2 - Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell) – UTC 16-4 149: Brent Jorge (Campbell) – Fall (0:18) - Austin Sams (UTC) – UTC 16-10 157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – Tech Fall 16-0 - Grant Blumenthal (Campbell) – UTC 21-10 165: No. 9 Corey Mock (UTC) – Tech Fall 21-6 - Paul Duggan (Campbell) – UTC 26-10 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – Fall 3:22 - Cody Ryba (Campbell) – UTC 32-10

STILLWATER, Okla. – The No. 8 Oklahoma State wrestling team handled CSU Bakersfield on Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena, walking away with a dominant 37-6 win. John Smith and his squad improved to 7-4 on the season. The Pokes put five bonus-point wins, three of which were falls, and it was the third-straight dual where the Cowboys gave up two or fewer wins. “I thought we looked pretty good,” coach John Smith said. “There are definitely some things we need to clean up before tomorrow like getting the weight back and head blocking a little bit more. Overall, it was a pretty good effort. I like the way we ended tonight. Of course, the falls were nice to have.” The bout started at 157 pounds, where third-ranked Alex Dieringer pinned Spencer Hill with less than a minute left in the match to give the Cowboys a 6-0 start. "I saw (Hill) going for the pancake a couple of times. I eventually caught on and capitalized on it,” Dieringer said. “I knew he was going to go for that pancake. I saw an opportunity to do it earlier in the match and didn't execute on it, so I was waiting for it." Tyler Caldwell, ranked No. 5 in the country, produced his second-straight major decision when he finished off David Meza, 11-2. No. 2 Chris Perry earned his seventh win over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 12 Bryce Hammond, 5-2. Redshirt freshman Jordan Rogers had a stellar performance as he was up 13-5 before pinning Sean Pollock in 5:47. It was his 11th fall of the season. "I was a pinner in high school quite a bit, so when the opportunity arises you've just got to smell the blood,” Rogers said. “You have to be ready to take advantage of it. Those opportunities don't come by very much in college, so you've got to take advantage when you can catch a guy on his back." Cowboy senior and 197-pounder Blake Rosholt returned to competition for the first time in a month after battling a shoulder injury. Rosholt was up on Reuben Franklin for most of the match, but three stalling calls on the Cowboy took the match into overtime, where Rosholt was eventually outlasted, 6-4. No. 16 Austin Marsden earned his first bonus-point win of the season, when he stuck Roadrunner Alex Encarnacion in 3:53 during the heavyweight bout. Sophomore Eddie Klimara sealed the dual for OSU with his 19-4 technical fall over Sergio Mendez. Klimara ended the bout after two periods, collecting six takedowns and three nearfalls. At 133 pounds, Smith called on Brian Crutchmer, a redshirt freshman from Tulsa, Okla. In his varsity debut, Crutchmer scored the first takedown against Jose Mendoza, but he was not able to get off bottom later in the match, resulting in a 13-2 loss for the Poke. No. 18 Anthony Collica tallied up his 22nd win of the 2013-14 campaign, defeating Ian Nickell, 9-2. The Cowboy came out on top thanks to his three takedowns and a reversal. The night’s final bout provided a thrilling finish for Cowboy fans as No. 9 Josh Kindig came back after trailing 7-2 in the first period to beat Dalton Kelly, 12-9. The redshirt junior scored five points in both the second and the third periods to end up with the W. “If I could have drawn up that matchup with Kindig any differently, I wouldn’t,” Smith said. “You like to see someone come back for behind and clean up the mistakes that he made with the scrambles earlier in the match. It was a really good effort match that he probably needed. His legs were underneath him and he was strong in the third, which was the difference in the outcome.” The Cowboys take to the mat Sunday at 2 p.m., meeting up with the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners in the 170th installment of Bedlam. Free pizza will be available at 1 p.m. for students. Results: 157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Spencer Hill (CSUB), 6:07 165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD David Meza (CSUB), 11-2 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 12 Bryce Hammond (CSUB), 5-2 184: Jordan Rogers (OSU) fall Sean Pollock (CSUB), 5:47 197: Reuben Franklin (CSUB) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU), 6-4 SV1 285: No. 16 Austin Marsden (OSU) fall Alex Encarnacion (CSUB), 3:53 125: No. 13 Eddie Klimara (OSU) TF5 Sergio Mendez (CSUB), 19-4 133: Jose Mendoza (CSUB) MD Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 13-2 141: No. 18 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Ian Nickell (CSUB), 9-2 149: No. 9 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Dalton Kelley (CSUB),12-9

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Navy wrestling team won eight bouts in its EIWA dual against American, including five extra-point decisions to cruise to a 34-8 victory over the Eagles on Friday evening at Bender Arena. The Midshipmen are now 4-1 in dual action this season and will have the next two weeks to prepare for their match against Army on Feb. 21. The dual opened at what has been a solid weight for the Mids as of late, as junior 197-pound Paul Rands (Cary, Ill.) faced American rookie Brett Dempsey who was subbing in for nationally-ranked Daniel Mitchell who was out with an injury. Rands wasted little time and built a 4-1 lead over the first three minutes and extended it to a 7-1 advantage through two. Rands went on to capture the victory by way of major decision, 10-2. It was his sixth straight win of the season and improved to 4-1 in dual competition this season. “Paul got us going tonight and set the tone,” said Navy interim head coach Brian Antonelli. “He’s wrestled extremely well over the last month and a half and he just continues to gain more confidence and wrestle aggressively.” American, however, knotted the match at 4-4 after redshirt senior Blake Herrin picked up a 13-5 major decision over Navy’s Colynn Cook (Murrysville, Pa.). American then took its only lead of the match at 8-4 thanks to a 14-5 major decision by 11th-ranked 125-pound David Terao over Navy newcomer Brenden Campbell (New Castle, Ind.). In an entertaining match, Terao used a strong second-period effort that featured a pair of reversals and a near fall to push his season record to 27-7 overall and 11-2 in dual matches. Momentum, however, turned in the direction of the Mids when junior 133-pound Colton Rasche (Plano, Ill.) turned AU’s Esteban Gomez-Rivera just 27 seconds into the final period and recorded his fourth win by fall this season. Rasche, not only gave Navy the lead for good, it was the springboard to seven straight victories by the Mids. Junior 141-pound Quentin Leadbeter (Owings, Md.) made his first dual appearance since his freshman year and walked away the victor. Leadbeter used an eight-point third period that included a takedown and near fall to secure his first collegiate dual victory, a 9-6 decision over Spencer Slishman. Navy kept it rolling when senior 149-pound Alex Johnson (Memphis, Tenn.) stepped to the mat in what was his first dual appearance of the 2013-14 campaign. A closely-contested match, Johnson broke a 3-3 tie with an escape to open the third period and tacked on a takedown to earn the 6-3 victory over Cole Moseley. Sophomore Bobby Burg (Gasport, N.Y.), who has faced injuries over the course of the year, also made his first dual appearance of the season. Battling fellow second-year 157-pound John Boyle, Burg’s escape with under a minute to go in the match was enough to take a 4-3 victory. Moving to 24-10 on the year and 5-0 in dual action, junior Peyton Walsh (Glen Allen, Va.) dominated American redshirt freshman Brad Mutchnik at 165 pounds. Walsh put together a pair of near falls in the opening period en route to a 10-1 advantage. The match ended in the second period with a 16-1 tech fall for the Navy returning NCAA qualifier. Winning his fifth consecutive match was Navy 174-pound Mathew Miller (Edgewood, Md.). Miller and AU senior Keithen Cast engaged in a fierce scramble that looked as though Miller might be brought down to the mat for a takedown, but instead Miller outmuscled Cast and was able to score the pin in just under two minutes. Miller, who owns a 16-4 record this winter, has won 19 matches over his career by way of pins, including nine this season. “Mat is so athletic and his mat awareness is just incredible,” said Antonelli. “He is confident in a scramble and most of the time he either gets his way out of a bind or he’s able to do what he did tonight. He’s incredibly tough in those situations.” Earning the final win of the night for the Mids was senior team captain James Mannier (Troy, Ohio) at 184 pounds. Mannier, who was coming off a third-place finish at the All-Academy Championship a week ago, stymied AU’s Jason Grimes in an 8-0 major decision to earn his 16th win of the season. “James looked tough tonight,” added Antonelli. “His opponent’s style is a little unorthodox, but he didn’t let that be a distraction. He wrestled the entire length of the match and ended on top.” Results: 197: Paul Rands (N) major dec Brett Dempsey (A) 10-2 285: Blake Herrin (A) major dec Colynn Cook (N) 13-5 125: #11 David Terao (A) major dec Brenden Campbell (N) 14-5 133: Colton Rasche (N) fall Esteban Gomez-Rivera (A) 5:27 141: Quentin Leadbeter (N) dec Spencer Slishman (A) 9-6 149: Alex Johnson (N) dec Cole Moseley (A) 6-3 157: Bobby Burg (N) dec John Boyle (A) 4-3 165: #17 Peyton Walsh (N) tech fall Brad Mutchnik (A) 16-1 174: #16 Mathew Miller (N) fall Keithen Cast (A) 1:48 184: James Mannier (N) major dec Jason Grimes (A) 8-0

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Coach Doug Schwab earned his first win against Iowa State since taking over the UNI wrestling program, winning 24-13, the Panthers’ biggest margin over ISU since 1951. The No. 5 Panthers beat the No. 17 Cyclones 22-6 in 1951. “Our seniors wanted to go out beating them,” said Schwab. “We wanted to continue building and make a statement.” UNI remains just one of three teams unbeaten in the top 25, improving to 10-0. They are 5-0 in the Mid-American Conference. Iowa State got the early lead at its strongest weight class. No. 2 Kyven Gadson earned a major decision. However the Panthers would take the next five, earning bonus points at 125 pounds with a major decision by No. 6 Dylan Peters, a tech fall by 133-pounder Joe Colon and a first-period pin by No. 14 Joey Lazor. Headed into this weekend, top-ranked Colon was third in the nation for tech falls. He now has eight on the season. Iowa State got the next three, but No. 5 Ryan Loder extended UNI’s lead with a 5-0 decision. The Panthers got their win in front of the second sold-out house this season. “Our guys feed off (the crowd) and love it,” said Schwab. “We tell our guys -- win or lose -- let’s try to score points and make it exciting for fans.” UNI’s last undefeated season (10-0) was in 1956 under Bill Koll. The team took 10th at that year’s national tournament. Results: 125: No. 6 Dylan Peters (UNI) maj. dec. Earl Hall (ISU), 11-2 133: No. 1 Joe Colon (UNI) tech fall Shayden Terukina (ISU), 16-1 141: No. 14 Joey Lazor (UNI) WBF Gabe Moreno (ISU), 2:59 149: Tyler Patten (UNI) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 8-6 157: John Nicholson (ISU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 6-3 165: No. 10 Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. No. 11 Cooper Moore, 9-6 174: No. 8 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. No. 17 Cody Caldwell (UNI), 9-5 184: No. 5 Ryan Loder (UNI) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 5-0 197: No. 2 Kyven Gadson (ISU) maj. dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 12-3 285: Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 5-2 NEXT UP UNI will host Kent State at 1 p.m. Sunday in the West Gym for its second meet of the weekend. Kent State is tied for fourth in the conference rankings, while UNI is favored.

DeKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team pushed Kent State to the brink Saturday afternoon on Senior Day, but lost on criteria to the Golden Flashes, 19-18. NIU (6-10, 1-6 MAC) came from behind to tie the match at 18-18 against the Golden Flashes (10-8, 4-2 MAC) with wins at 197 and 285. However, the Huskies ultimately lost the dual, as KSU took the tiebreaker with six wins in the meet. “I feel good about the way we wrestled,” said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. “Again, what we’ve been working on is closing the gap and working on those little things to get your hand raised. Every match we wrestled out here was an extremely tight bout from 125 on up. Clearly, you can see tonight when we’re offensive an believe in our attacks, we make good things happen. When we sit around and let the match come to us, bad things happen.” KSU got on the board first when Nick Harrison fell in a 3-2 decision to Alfredo Gray. After surrendering a quick takedown, Harrison tied the match at 2-2 with a pair of escapes, but gave up an escape to begin the third period and provide the final tally. At 133, Nick Smith and Mack McGuire engaged in a high-scoring affair. After McGuire got out to a quick 4-0 lead following a takedown-nearfall combo, Smith battled back and finished the period trailing only, 4-3. However, McGuire kept Smith at bay and eventually captured a 13-8 decision. Tyler Argue nearly tied the dual in the first period of the 141 match, only came away with a 4-0 lead against Tyler Small. Small, though, battled back to claim a 6-5 lead after two periods and got a takedown in the final 30 seconds en route to a 9-6 win for the Golden Flashes. The Huskies, though, countered with back-to-back pins prior to the intermission, giving them a 12-9 lead. Rob Jillard got NIU on the board with a quick pin of Mike DePalma at 149 pounds. That momentum carried over to the 157 match, where Andrew Morse stuck KSU’s T.J. Keklak with 41 seconds remaining in the first period. The Golden Flashes tied the dual at 165 when Tyler Buckwalter defeated Shaun’Qae McMurtry. Facing a 5-2 deficit late in the third period, McMurtry managed to fight back and send the match into overtime, only to have Buckwalter get the deciding takedown in sudden victory. Caleb Marsh gave the lead back to the Golden Flashes in the 174 match, as he scored a 7-2 decision against Billy Chancey. The KSU lead pushed to 18-12 when Caleb Busson fell to 13th-ranked Sam Wheeler, 10-5. Shawn Scott kept the Huskies alive with a 6-4 decision in sudden victory over Cole Baxter. Trailing by two with less than a minute left in regulation, the NIU redshirt freshman executed a reversal to send the match into overtime. From there, Scott landed the single leg and scored a takedown for the winning margin. Jared Torrence would cap the day with a 1-0 victory over Mimmo Lytle in the heavyweight match. Torrence scored an escape in the second period, but was unable to earn bonus points via major decision or pin. NIU goes on the road next weekend, as they head to Brookings, S.D., to face the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Friday, Feb. 14. The dual starts at 7 p.m. inside SDSU’s Frost Arena. Results: 125: Alfredo Gray (KSU) dec. Nick Harrison (NIU), 3-2 133: Mack McGuire (KSU) dec. Nick Smith (NIU), 13-8 141: Tyler Small (KSU) dec. Tyler Argue (NIU), 9-6 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) pins Mike DePalma (KSU), 0:46 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) pins T.J. Keklak (KSU), 2:19 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) dec. Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU), 8-6 (SV1) 174: Caleb Marsh (KSU) dec. Billy Chancey (NIU), 7-2 184: #13 Sam Wheeler (KSU) dec. Caleb Busson (NIU), 10-5 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Cole Baxter (KSU), 6-4 (SV1) 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Mimmo Lytle (KSU), 1-0 *Kent State wins on criteria (six wins to four)