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Nationally ranked Fox Baldwin (Osceola, Fla.) gave a verbal commitment to the University of Virginia. Baldwin, ranked No. 8 at 152 pounds, is a three-time state champion. He recently set the national record for pins in a high school wrestling career. He wrote the following in an email.My dad and I had a plan to find the right university for me. That plan was to build a relationship with the coaches, visit the universities then in the fall go on my five official visits and then sign in November. There were several great universities that I had been building relationships with. Cornell, Duke, Harvard, Virginia Tech, Duke, Penn State, Missouri all had great programs that I was calling and emailing the coaches and building that important relationship. There were more colleges that I was starting to correspond with Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Lehigh, Nebraska, Brown, where all great options. What made my decision so tough was the coaches were not allowed to call me or invite me on an official visit until the fall of my senior year. My first goal was to surround myself with coaches, teammates and people who share the same beliefs. I have been very blessed to always have that support system my whole life. A big part of my success is from all of the people who encourage, support and pray for me. Without Jesus and my support team I would not have had near the success that I have had. My second goal was to find the university that will provide me with education and tools to be prepared for my career and life after wrestling. I want to help this country that I love (part of what drives me to win an Olympic gold medal). I want to become servant of this country and serve the people as a lawmaker and lead this country as our President. My third goal was to find the university that will give me the best opportunity to become a four-time NCAA national champion and Olympic gold medalist. After many, many hours of prayer and talking to my support team I had made the decision. My father wanted me to wait to be certain and take my visits. However I knew I had made up my mind. I felt it was not fair to all the great coaches and programs to let them think I was still interested when my mind was a 100% sure where I must go. It was not fair to all the hard working and deserving wrestlers that a university may be holding back with another recruit because of me. I could not be selfish like that. I love the opportunity to be a pioneer, to pave the way for others and to set records. The decision was clear. Although there has never been a President of the United States that has attend the University of Virginia. The University of Virginia has everything in an education, tradition, location and connections to produce their first and the best President ever. The University of Virginia has never had a NCAA national champion in wrestling. The University of Virginia has everything needed great coaches, great facilities, university support, fan support for me to become a four-time NCAA national champion. I know that the University of Virginia will provide me with support and do anything they can to help me bring a gold medal home in the 2020 Olympics that we just saved! I want to thank my support team for helping me to get where I am and to where I am going. A special thank you to Diana Baldwin, Pete Baldwin, Jim Bird, Javier Maldonado, Rick Tribit, Don Cash, Jose Vazquez, Petey Baldwin, Kaitlin Birchler, Scott & Tammy Birchler, Bob & Lynn Birchler, Russell & Sharon Thompson, Todd Andrew, Jim Bird Sr., Jeanette Bird, Lerty Burnette II, Randy Butcher, Raymond Chambers, Frank Cousins, Kevin Donofrio, Becky Doran, Dave Doran, Leslie Downs, Rick Dozier, Bobby Douglas, Caeser Sharbono, Cathy Fineran, Bill Grant, Scott Gomrad, Thomas Harrison, Kris Hayward, John Hinsey, Richard Jones, Chris Kelly, Al Key, Fred Key, Gene Key, Glenda Key, James Key, Brian Kells, Dennis Kitko, Gerald Harris, Joanne Mears, Juanita Miller, Mike Palazzo, Markus Paridon, Rick Pedone, Mark Prince, Mike Porcelli, Eric Scrivens, Gary Sherman, Carter Shipley, Russell Shipley, Tara Shipley, Ron Shulz, Aris Rogers, Keith Wallace, Lee Wasson, Paul White, Steven Whiteacre, Mishelle Whitmire, Marc Wohltman, Steve Williams. I would also like to thank all my teammates and training partners. Most importantly I would like to thank God.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team handled No. 11 Michigan 32-9 in a Super Bowl Sunday showdown live on the Big Ten Network Sunday, in a battle between the conference's final two unbeaten teams. By virtue of the win, Penn State clinched at least a share of the 2014 Big Ten regular season title, riding three straight technical falls to a lop-sided win. Head coach Cael Sanderson's crew won eight of ten bouts in the victory. With two-time All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, not making the weekend trip due to illness, sophomore Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) got the nod at 125 and controlled Conor Youtsey for a strong 9-4 win. 16th-ranked Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) then silenced a raucous sell-out crowd with a strong 9-0 major over Rossi Bruno at 133. True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, remained unbeaten with a dominating 7-1 win over No. 13 Steve Dutton, rolling up 2:20 in riding time in the process and putting Penn State up 10-0 At 149, junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) nearly pulled off an upset of No. 7 Eric Grajales. Alton bolted out to an 8-5 lead and led by two late. But a last second Grajales takedown ended with a Michigan fall at the 6:56 mark, briefly cutting into Penn State's lead. But All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, responded in fine fashion with a thrilling 3-1 (SV2) decision over No. 14 Brian Murphy, sending Penn State into halftime with a 13-6 lead. After intermission, three-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, posted yet another impressive win over a top-ten opponent, rolling through No. 6 Dan Yates on his way to a 17-2 tech fall at the 5:13 mark. All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, posted a tech fall of his own, notching a 21-6 win at the 5:35 mark over UM's Collin Zeerip. At 184, three-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally, made it three straight tech falls, rolling to a 17-2 win over No. 20 Domenic Abounader at the 5:39 mark to put Penn State up 28-6. Seventh-ranked sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) continued the bonus point parade at 197, majoring Chris Heald 17-1. Junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) nearly upset No. 2 Adam Coon, but the Wolverine heavyweight fought off a late Gingrich shot to escape with a 2-1 win. Still, the Lions' eight wins led to a 32-9 victory and kept Penn State unbeaten on the year. Penn State won the takedown battle with a 31-5 edge. Taylor improves to 23-0 on the year with 11 pins, seven tech falls and five majors. He his 123-3 all-time, seventh on Penn State's career wins list. He moves to 31-0 in Big Ten duals and is 52-0 all-time against Big Ten competition. Ruth is now 22-1 on the year with eight pins, eight tech falls and six majors. He is 124-3 on the year, fifth all-time at Penn State. Ruth improves to 31-0 in Big Ten duals and is 53-0 all-time against Big Ten competition. Retherford remains unbeaten on the year with a 23-0 record, including four pins, two tech falls and seven majors. Dylan Alton is also unbeaten at 15-0 with three pins and a major. Brown moves to 23-1 with six pins, four tech falls and seven majors while McIntosh improves to 22-2 with four pins and ten majors. Penn State is now 13-0 on the year, 7-0 in Big Ten duals, clinching at least a share of the Big Ten regular season (dual meet) crown. Michigan moves to 9-3, 5-1 B1G. The Nittany Lions continue a three-game Big Ten road swing when they trek to Minneapolis on Sunday, Feb. 9, for a 2 p.m. (Eastern) match-up with No. 3 Minnesota. The dual will also air live on the Big Ten Network. With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the remaining Rec Hall duals. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. 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: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Conor Youtsey MICH, 9-4 -- 3-0 133: #16 Jimmy Gulibon PSU maj. dec. Rossi Bruno MICH, 9-0 -- 7-0 141: #2 Zain Retherford PSU dec. #13 Steve Dutton MICH, 7-1 -- 10-0 149: #7 Eric Grajales MICH pinned Andrew Alton PSU, WBF (6:56) -- 10-6 157: #4 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #14 Brian Murphy MICH, 3-1 (SV2) -- 13-6 165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall #6 Dan Yates MICH, 17-2 (TF; 5:13)-- 18-6 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU tech fall Collin Zeerip MICH, 21-6 (TF; 5:35) -- 23-6 184: #2 Ed Ruth PSU tech fall #20 Domenic Abounader MICH, 17-2 (TF; 5:39)-- 28-6 197: #7 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Chris Heald MICH, 17-7 -- 32-6 285: #2 Adam Coon MICH dec. Jon Gingrich PSU, 2-1 -- 32-9 Attendance: 1,504 Records: Penn State 13-0, 7-0 B1G; Michigan 9-3, 5-1 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at No. 3 Minnesota, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2 p.m. (Eastern)/1 p.m. (Central) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Sophomore Jordan Conaway stepped in at 125 for junior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, as Megaludis did not make the weekend trip due to illness. Conaway took on Wolverine freshman Conor Youtsey. The duo battled evenly for over two minutes with neither man finding an opening to score. Conaway got in on a single leg with :40 on the clock and finished off the takedown with :28 left. Youtsey quickly reversed the Lion and then rode Conaway out to send the match to the second tied 2-2. Youtsey chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-2 lead with 1:40 on the clock. The Wolverine worked to control Conaway's shoulders for the first minute with Conaway able to force a stalemate at the :40 mark. Conaway then rolled through another high shot and forced a scramble with :30 left. He then finished off the takedown and led 4-3 after a short ride out. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 lead. Youtsey shot quickly and Conaway backed out of reach, holding his 5-3 lead at the 1:30 mark. Conaway once again gained control of Youtsey on a low single and steadily worked his way to a takedown with :52 on the clock. Leading 7-3, Conaway controlled the Wolverine until the :20 mark. Continuing with his offense, Conaway tacked on one more takedown to post the strong 9-4 win. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 133, met sophomore Rossi Bruno. Gulibon stalked the middle of the mat, looking to control the pace during the early going. The Lion freshman connected on a swift low single for a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:23 mark. Gulibon then broke Bruno down and controlled the action from the top position for over a minute, looking for a chance to turn the Wolverine for back points. Gulibon rode Bruno out and led 2-0 after one. Gulibon chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Gulibon deftly countered a Bruno throw attempt, took the Wolverine to his back and with the five-point move led 8-0 at the 1:21 mark. Gulibon was again strong on top building up over 2:00 in riding time and nearly turning him for more back points. Gulibon forced Bruno into a stall warning and carried the 8-0 lead into the third. Bruno chose neutral to start the third but Gulibon was relentless on offense. The Lion freshman forced the temp throughout and nearly notched another takedown with :56 on the clock. With the riding time point clinched, Gulibon worked the middle of the mat for the rest of the period and posted a convincing 9-0 major with 2:48 in riding time. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, faced off with No. 13 Steve Dutton of Michigan. Retherford drew first blood with a low single to takedown at the 1:48 mark. The Nittany Lion freshman then controlled the action from the top position, breaking Dutton down and working up a solid riding time edge while trying to turn the Wolverine junior. Retherford's strong work on top kept Dutton's belly on the mat and the Lion led 2-0 with 1:48 in riding time after one. Retherford chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a text-book reversal and a 4-0 lead with 1:10 on the clock. His work up top forced Dutton into a stall warning with :40 left in the period. Another dominant ride out gave Retherford a 4-0 lead with 2:08 in time. Dutton chose neutral to start the third period and Retherford quickly took him down for a 6-1 lead after cutting him loose. Looking for a major, Retherford pressured the Wolverine and nearly notched the takedown but time ran out. 2:20 in riding time gave the unbeaten Nittany Lion a 7-1 win and put Penn State up 10-0. 149: Junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) met No. 7 Eric Grajales at 149. Alton scored quickly, turning shoulder control into a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:32 mark. Alton nearly turned the Wolverine for two back points but Grajales was able to keep his shoulders off the mat. The Lion junior was undaunted though, controlling Grajales' shoulders and taking him to the mat for a takedown and two near fall points, upping his lead to 6-2 with 1:00 on the clock. Alton appeared to take Grajales down but the move was not counted. Penn State called for a review and the takedown was given, putting Alton up 8-2 with :03 left in the first. Grajales chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to an 8-3 score. Grajales notched his first takedown with :48 left in the period. He worked to turn Alton for back points but the Lion junior was able to keep parallel. Grajales rode Alton out and led 8-5 after two. The third period was a furious display with Grajales taking down and escaping quickly. He took Alton down twice and picked up a stall point as well. Alton countered with a takedown of his own but Grajales picked up another stall point to tie the bout at 12-12. With just :10 left, Grajales took Alton to his back on the edge of the mat and got the pin at the 6:56 mark. 157: Junior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, took on No.14 Brian Murphy of Michigan. The duo battled evenly for the opening minute until Alton gained control of Murphy's right ankle. He worked to pull the Wolverine into the center of the mat but could not finish off the takedown and Murphy escaped out of bounds with :50 on the clock. The match moved into the second scoreless and Murphy chose down to start the second. A quick escape gave the Wolverine a 1-0 lead and action resumed in the center circle at the 1:40 mark. Alton and Murphy traded shots for the next minute-plus with neither man breaking through the other's defense. Trailing 1-0, Alton chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. With each wrestler looking for a chance to score, the battle moved into the final minute of the period knotted at 1-1. Alton shot low on Murphy, gaining control of his ankle and forcing a scramble that nearly ended in a takedown. But time ran out and the bout moved into extra time. Each wrestler took slight shots at the :30 mark but neither found their marks and a reset was called with :20 left. With neither man scoring, the bout moved into the first tie-breaker. Alton chose down for the first time breaker and nearly reversed Murphy. But the Wolverine was able to maintain control and rode Alton out. Murphy then took down nearly reversed Alton, but the official waved off the reversal call. Michigan called for a video review and Murphy took an injury timeout. The review was held up, the score stayed 1-1 and Alton chose down at the reset with :08 on the clock. Alton was unable to escape and the bout moved into a second sudden victory period. Alton gained control of Murphy this time and worked the Wolverine to the mat for a takedown just :20 into the second extra minute, posting the 3-1 (sv2) decision. 165: Senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), the top-ranked grappler in the nation at 165, met No. 6 Dan Yates. Taylor quickly tripped Yates to the mat at the 2:30 mark, taking the Wolverine senior down to lead 2-0 early. The Lion senior then controlled the Wolverines for :52 before Yates escaped only to be taken down again and Taylor worked up a 1:30 riding time edge. Yates escaped, Taylor took him down a third time and then turned him to his back for three near fall points and a 9-2 lead after one. Yates chose down and Taylor continued to add to over 2:00 in riding time. Taylor dominated the action from the top, turning Yates for two more back points and an 11-2 lead. Taylor added a three-point near fall and led 14-2 with :40 on the clock. The Lion senior added another two point near fall and led 16-2 after two period with a clinched riding time point. Taylor chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 17-2 technical fall at the 5:17 mark. 174: Junior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, faced off with Wolverine junior Collin Zeerip. Brown scored right off the opening whistle, using a low single to take Zeerip down for a 2-1 lead early. He then took Zeerip down a second time to up his lead to 4-1 and built up a solid riding time edge while forcing Zeerip into a first stall warning. Brown cut the Wolverine loose, quickly blew through another takedown and led 6-2 at the 1:02 mark. Brown clinched up a cradle, turned the Wolverine to his back and led 9-2 with :30 on the clock. Brown cut Zeerip loose with :20, immediately turned into him and took him down once more with :08 on the clock. Leading 11-3, Brown chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way into a reversal and a 13-3 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Brown titled Zeerip for two more back points before cutting him loose to a 15-4 score. The Lion junior continued his offensive prowess, notching another takedown with :15 left, cutting him loose and adding another takedown at the buzzer to lead 19-5 with 2:38 in time. Zeerip chose down to start the third period, was cut loose by Brown and then taken down for a 21-6 technical fall at the 5:35 mark. 184: Senior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, took on No. 20 Domenic Abounader. Ruth came out quickly, looking for an early takedown and nearly scoring in just seconds. But Abounader was able to step back and keep Ruth from scoring on shot number one. Ruth then connected on shot number two, a swift low double to give him a 2-0 lead with 2:20 on the clock. Ruth cut the Wolverine loose and took him down quickly afterwards to lead 4-1 at the midway point of the opening period. After an Abounader escape, Ruth notched takedown number three and then built his riding time point up over 1:00 with a strong ride. Ruth chose down to start the second period and deftly reversed the young Wolverine to up his lead to 8-2 less than :30 into the middle stanza. He then controlled Abounader's wrist, turned him to his back for three near fall points and led 11-2 with :55 on the clock. The Lion senior worked to lock up a cradle and turned Abounader for three more back points to lead 14-2 after two. Abounader chose down to start the third period. But Ruth was relentless, working wrist control into three more back points and a 17-2 tech fall at the 5:39 mark. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 197, took on Chris Heald. McIntosh scored first, taking Heald down early and cutting him loose to a 2-1 lead with 1:50 on the clock. The Lion added a second takedown just seconds later and built up :56 in time before Heald escaped to a 4-2 score. McIntosh almost scored again as the period wound down but time ran out and the Lion led 4-2 after one. Heald chose down to start the second period and McIntosh built his riding time up over 1:00. McIntosh dominated the action from the top, turning Heald over for three near fall points and a 7-2 lead with :45 on the clock. McIntosh maintained control for the rest of the period and, while not getting more back points, led 7-2 with 2:56 in time after two. The Lion chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to an 8-2 lead. McIntosh added two more quick takedowns to lead 12- with 1:00 on the clock. Looking for more bonus points, McIntosh took the Wolverine down, cut him loose only to be taken down. McIntosh answered with a reversal and, with 3:23 in riding time, rolled to the 17-7 major. 285: Junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) battled second-ranked Wolverine Adam Coon at 285. The duo battled evenly for a minute with Coon forcing the action early. The second-ranked Wolverine forced Gingrich into a first stall at the 1:42 mark. Neither wrestler was able to find an opening and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Gingrich chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Coon looked to control the action up top and Gingrich tried to connect on high singles, but neither wrestler was able to break free and the Lion held his 1-0 lead at the 1:00 mark. Gingrich got hit for stalling at the :40 mark and the bout was tied 1-1. With the match tied 1-1, Coon chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 2-1 lead. The duo battled evenly for the next minute with Gingrich upping his tempo down the stretch. The Lion junior worked for an opening but Coon's was able to step back out of trouble each time. With :30 on the clock, Gingrich worked a high double, looking to grab a win, but Coon was able to fight off the move and force a stalemate with :05 on the clock. Coon escaped with a tough 2-1 win on the stall point.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 13 Virginia wrestling team won at seven of 10 weight classes to earn a 29-12 victory over Bucknell Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium. Coming off a win Friday night over Maryland, Virginia upped its dual record to 15-3 on the season. “This weekend was very intense and crazy,” Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. “Our guys fought hard. We made some technical mistakes this weekend and we saw a lot of things that we need to get better at, but I was really pleased with our guys’ fight and commitment out there. That wasn’t a problem. I just thought we made some silly mistakes that we don’t typically make. That’s a lot easier to approach as a coach. You can’t fix heart, and I’m proud of my guys’ heart this weekend.” 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 (R-Sr., St. Louis, Mo.), James Suvak (R-Fr., Parma Heights, Ohio) and Zach Nye (R-So., Enola, Pa.) each picked up wins for UVa. Spisak and Doty pinned their foes, while Sulzer and Butler both won by major decision. Nick Herrmann (So., Amarillo, Texas), Gus Sako (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio), Blaise Butler (R-So., Belvidere, Ill.) and Stephen Doty (R-Sr., St. Louis, Mo.) each won by decision at 125, 149, 157 and 174, respectively, for the Cavaliers. Bucknell (7-9) took the opening bout when Paul Petrov held off a late push from Nick Herrmann (So., Amarillo, Texas) to win 5-4 at 125 pounds. Martinez knotted the score by controlling throughout in a 5-0 decision at 133; he piled up 4:05 in riding time as he dominated from the top. UVa quickly took the lead for good at 141 as Spisak, ranked 15th nationally, needed just 27 seconds to put Connor Lapresi on his back and stick him for the pin. It marked Spisak’s first fall of the year. Bucknell scored an upset victory at 149 as Victor Lopez was strong from the top position in downing UVa’s Gus Sako (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio), 7-6. After Lopez maintained control for the full second period, Sako took a 6-4 lead early in the third with a takedown, but Lopez reversed him and then rode out the period to build the riding time over a minute and claim the decisive bonus point. UVa won the next five weight classes. Ranked 15th nationally, Butler started the run with a 12-3 major decision over Ray Schlitt at 157 to run his record to 15-6 on the year. Sulzer, the No. 2 ranked wrestler at 165 pounds, then racked up nine takedowns in a dominating 20-8 major decision over Rustin Barrick. Doty followed with a pin of Joey Kurlock midway through the first period, his team-leading seventh fall of the season. The bonus points pushed the Cavaliers’ lead to 23-6. Suvak claimed a 4-2 win over Rory Bonner at 184, and Nye followed with a 6-1 decision against Tyler Lyster at 197 for the Cavaliers’ final wins of the day. Bucknell heavyweight Joe Stolfi, ranked 20th nationally, pinned UVa’s Ethan Hayes (R-So., New Lebanon, Ohio) 1:19 into the first period to wrap up the dual. Hayes scored the first takedown, but Stolfi soon after reversed Hayes and put him on his back to get the fall. Virginia entertains North Carolina at 7 p.m. next Friday (Feb. 7) in the 2013-14 home finale at Memorial Gymnasium. There is no admission charge, and parking is free of charge in the Culbreth Road Garage. Live results will be available at VirginiaSports.com. Results: 125: Paul Petrov (BU) dec. Nick Herrmann (UVa) 5-4; BU 3-0 133: Joseph Martinez (UVa) dec. Grimaldi Gonzalez (BU) 5-0; 3-3 141: No. 15/17 Joe Spisak (UVa) fall Connor Lapresi (BU) :27; UVa 9-3 149: Victor Lopez (BU) dec. No. -/9 Gus Sako (UVa) 7-6; UVa 9-6 157: No. 15/15 Blaise Butler (UVa) major dec. Ray Schlitt (BU) 12-3; UVa 13-6 165: No. 2/2/ Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Rustin Barrick (BU) 20-8; UVa 17-6 174: No. 17/12 Stephen Doty (UVa) fall Joey Kurlock (BU) 1:30; UVa 23-6 184: James Suvak (UVa) dec. Rory Bonner (BU) 4-2; UVa 26-6 197: Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Tyler Lyster (BU) 6-1; UVa 29-6 285: No. 20/20 Joe Stolfi (BU) fall Ethan Hayes (UVa) 1:19; UVa 29-12

MINNEAPOLIS -- Third-ranked Minnesota was able to claim their ninth win of the season as the defeated No. 21 Indiana in their second-to-last home dual of the season. The Gophers won eight bouts on the afternoon en route to a 35-6 win over the Hoosiers. The Gophers are 9-1 on the season and 6-1 in Big Ten competition. A 157 start had No. 8 Dylan Ness up first for the Golden Gophers as he expected to face No. 7 Taylor Walsh of Indiana. Instead, he faced unranked Alex Gregory by major decision and started the Gophers off with a four point lead. Logan Storley earned a major decision (Photo/The Guillotine)From there, the Gophers were on a roll and won the next 4 bouts as Danny Zilverberg, No. 6 Logan Storley, No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus and No. 1 Scott Schiller all came up with wins for the Gophers. Schiller picked up his twenty fourth-straight victory to continue his undefeated season as he pinned Cheney Dale of Indiana in 2:37. Schiller remains the only undefeated Gopher wrestler. The Gophers were able to pick up three major decisions and one fall in the first five bouts to put Minnesota up 21-0 going into intermission. No. 4 Tony Nelson, who had three losses going into the dual, was unable to top No. 6 Adam Chalfant as he lost by decision, 3-2, in regulation. This is is first regulation loss of the year, the other three came in overtime. Nelson is now 21-4 on the season for the Gophers as he continues his quest toward his third-consecutive national championship title. Reigning Big Ten Wrestler of the Week and Flowrestling Brute Wrestler of the Week, Sam Brancale, was able to come away with a major decision over Indiana's Alonzo Shepherd, 15-3. No. 9 David Thorn followed Schiller's suit at 133 as he was able to pin Chris Caton at 2:26. At 141, Corey Hodowanic stepped in for the the first time this season for Chris Dardanes. Hodowanic was unable to come away with a win for the Gophers as he was defeated by Trevor Moody of Indiana. Nick Dardanes added four points at the end of the daul to extend the Gophers score to 35 with a major decision over Indiana's Eric Roach. The Gophers will head to the Sports Pavilion for the last time this season next Sunday as they host No. 1 Penn State. The dual is sold out but fans will able to tune in as the Big Ten Network will broadcast live from Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. The dual will begin at 1:00 p.m. CT and the doors will open an hour prior. The five Gopher seniors will be honored during Sunday's dual. Results: 157: No. 8 Dylan Ness (MINN) maj. dec. Alex Gregory (IU), 8-0 165: Danny Zilverberg (MINN) dec. Ryan LeBlanc (IU), 4-2 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (MINN) maj. dec. Mathew Irick (IU), 14-5 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) maj. dec. Lucas Sheridan (IU), 15-2 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (MINN) won by pin over Cheney Dale (IU), 2:37 HWT: No. 6 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. No. 4 Tony Nelson (MINN), 3-2 125: Sam Brancale (MINN) maj. dec. Alonzo Shepherd (IU), 15-3 133: No. 9 David Thorn (MINN) pinned Chris Caton (IU), 2:26 141: Trevor Moody (IU) dec. Corey Hodowanic (MINN), 6-3 149: No. 3 Nick Dardanes (MINN) maj. dec. Eric Roach (IU), 15-6

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Navy wrestling team sent eight wrestlers to the championship, where they won three individual titles en route to the Mids winning their 13th overall All-Academy Championship, including their sixth in a row. Nine of the Mids' 10 wrestlers placed among the top three as the Mids proved to be the better team on Saturday afternoon at Merriman Gym in Roland Hall in New London, Conn. Navy stood atop the leader board with 108.5 pounds with three champions, while The Citadel fell in as the runner-up with 92.0 points and crowned four individual champions. Air Force finished third with 83.0 points and two champs, followed by Army with 71.0 points (1 champ), VMI (17.5), the Merchant Marine Academy (16.5), Norwich (6.5) and Coast Guard (2.0). "I'm really proud of how our team has wrestled in the last couple of weeks and their hard work is translating," said Navy interim head coach Brian Antonelli. "We had a huge semifinal round and while we might not have wrestled quite to our abilities in the finals, the guys got the job done. "I do want to say a special thank you to the Coast Guard Academy who did a phenomenal job of hosting the tournament this year and made it special for all of the teams. I thought it was just a class act tournament all the way around and appreciated the efforts the school put forth." Navy has been the dominant team in the 20-year history of the tournament, winning 13 of the 20 championships including 10 of the last 11. The Mids have won 78 individual crowns in All-Academy Championship history, including 52 of the 110 titles over the last 10 years. The Mids won the team title in 1995, '97, '99, '04, '05, '06, '07, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13 and '14, while they claimed five or more individual titles in 1997, '99, '04, '05, '07, '08, '10, '11 and '13. Navy had four returning title winners from last year's All-Academy Championship in action. Junior 133-pound Colton Rasche (Plano, Ill.) who came into the match nursing an injury, but looked healthy in winning his second All-Academy Championship title in as many years. Rasche opened with a 19-4 tech fall over Merchant Marines' Issac Hammonds and posted a 14-6 major decision over Army's Logan Everett in the semis. Rasche, who has reached the 20-win milestone for the first time in his career at 20-9, claimed the title with a 12-3 major decision over Air Force's Gregory Rinker. It's the fourth consecutive year Navy has won the 133-pound weight class at the All-Academy Championship. "Colton wrestled a smart match against Rinker in the championship," said Antonelli. "Rinker is an all-around good athlete and Colton did a nice job of working the match in his direction." Sophomore 174-pound Mathew Miller (Edgewood, Md.) also won his second All-Academy Championship title in as many tries by way of a medical forfeit by Army's Brian Harvey in the championship bout. Miller, though, had little trouble in finding his way to the championship, pinning The Citadel's Terrell Forbes in 1:31 and Josh Miller of the Merchant Marine Academy in the semis in 2:06. Ranked 15th nationally, Miller was the only wrestler in the tournament who won two matches by way of fall. A year ago, Miller became just the eighth freshman in school history to win an All-Academy crown as a rookie. "Mat is a two-time champion here and that's not an easy thing to do," added Antonelli. "His pin points really helped the team. He's been healthy the past few weeks and you can see that coming through in the results on the mat." Navy's final title winner was junior Paul Rands (Cary, Ill.) who scored a solid 4-1 victory over Army's Bryce Barnes in the championship. Rands, who has won five consecutive matches, pinned Phillip Azzari of Coast Guard in his first match of the day before punching his ticket into the championship via a 7-3 victory over Air force's Robert Isley. Rands, who placed fourth at the 2012 All-Academy Championship, is a first-time title winner at the event. "I'm so proud of Paul. He's a talented wrestler who has had to fight and scratch his way through his first few years here," said Antonelli. "His win over the Barnes kid is big. It's big in terms of his confidence, but Barnes is coming off a couple of big wins himself over the last few weeks. Paul just continues to get better every weekend and I'm so proud of his progress." Five Mids placed second in their matches on Saturday, including two who lost to nationally-ranked foes. Senior Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) came up short at 141 pounds where he lost a 7-3 decision to 12th-ranked Ugi Khishignyam of The Citadel. Meanwhile, junior 165-pound Peyton Walsh (Glen Allen, Va.) dropped a tough 4-2 decision to 11th-ranked Turtogtokh Luvsandorj of The Citadel. It's the second time this season Walsh has lost a two-point decision to Luvsandorj. "Peyton is closing the gap on the young man from The Citadel (Luvsandorj)," Antonelli said. "He's wrestling well for us right now and while he came up short in his finals match, he's continuing to work and correct the small things in his matches." Meanwhile, sophomore 157-pound Bobby Burg (Gasport, N.Y.) stumbled in the championship match where the All-Academy Championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler, Aaron Walker, dealt Burg a 2-1 loss. Burg wrestled a solid tournament, turning in a 10- major decision over Norwich's Evan Poole and pinning Army's Paul Hancock (3:07). Navy lost its remaining two championship bouts by way of injuries. Freshman 125- pound Brenden Campbell (New Castle, Ind.) earned his way into the championship thanks to wins over Coast Guard's Earl Roberts (Fall, 4:19) and The Citadel's Joaquin Marquez (10-7), but was forced to sit out the championship against fourth-ranked Josh Martinez of Air Force. Senior 149-pound Raymond Borja (Virginia Beach, Va.), who was the hero of Navy's dual against North Carolina a week ago, sustained a leg injury against Matt Frisch of The Citadel with under a minute to go in the championship bout. Borja earned his way into the finals thanks to back-to-back major decisions over Jack Walsh of the Merchant Marine Academy and Army's Mark Marchetti. Placing third for the Midshipmen at 184 pounds was senior team captain James Mannier (Troy, Ohio). After dropping a 5-3 sudden victory decision to Army's Samson Imonode in the semifinals, Mannier came back to score a 7-3 decision over Samual Fry of the Merchant Marine Academy in the consolation semis and posted an 8-5 decision over The Citadel's Kenneth Radford in the third-place bout. The Midshipmen return to action next Saturday when they make the trip to the nation's capital where they will face American at 7:00 pm. Team Scores: 1. 108.5 Navy 2. 92.0 The Citadel 3. 83.0 Air Force 4. 71.0 Army 5. 17.5 VMI 6. 16.5 Merchant Marine Academy 7. 6.5 Norwich 8. 2.0 Coast Guard Finals: 125 - #4 Josh Martinez (Air Force) med forfeit Brenden Campbell (Navy), --- 133 - Colton Rasche (Navy) major dec Gregory Rinker (Air Force), 12-3 141 - #12 Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel) dec Joe Locksmith (Navy), 7-3 149 - Matt Frisch (The Citadel) injury Raymond Borja (Navy), 6:08 157 - Aaron Walker (The Citadel) dec Bobby Burg (Navy), 2-1 165 - #11 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) dec Peyton Walsh (Navy), 4-2 174 - #15 Mathew Miller (Navy) med forfeit Brian Harvey (Army), --- 184 - Samson Imonode (Army) dec Devin Hightower (Army), 2-1 197 - Paul Rands (Navy) dec Bryce Barnes (Army), 4-1 285 - Marcus Malecek (Air Force) dec Joe Bexley (The Citadel), 3-2 TB2 Consolations: 125 - Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel) major dec Michael Mull (Merchant Marine), 10-1 133 - Aaron Hansen (The Citadel) major dec Alex Stewart (Norwich), 17-4 141 - Tyler Rauenzahn (Army) dec Emmitt Kelly (VMI), 3-1 SV 149 - Natrelle Demison (Air Force) dec Mark Marchetti (Army), 7-3 157 - Paul Hancock (Army) dec Joshua Kreimier (Air Force), 11-6 165 - Chandler Smith (Army) dec Mark Darr (VMI), 6-2 174 - Konner Witt (Air Force) dec Josh Miller (Merchant Marine), 4-1 184 - James Mannier (Navy) dec Kenneth Radford (The Citadel), 8-5 197 - Robert Isley (Air Force) dec Marshall Haas (The Citadel), 6-3 285 - Juan Adams (VMI) dec Trevor Smith (Army), 7-0 Most Outstanding Wrestler - Aaron Walker, The Citadel Falls Award - Mathew Miller, Navy

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (8-3 overall, 1-2 Big 12) got bonus point wins from its two All-Americans en route to a 21-12 road win tonight at Wells Fargo Arena over Arizona State (6-6 overall, 1-0 Pac-12). No. 2 Kyven Gadson won his 25th straight dual match, as he was able to lockup a nearside cradle early in the third period to pin ASU’s Josh DaSilveria. Gadson now has six falls on the season. The win tonight pushes his overall record to 18-2 and his dual record to 10-0. No. 10 Michael Moreno tallied his fourth major decision of the season after downing ASU’s Nick Rex 12-2. Moreno scored four takedowns in the match and finished with 1:30 of riding time. The junior from Urbandale, Iowa leads the Cyclones in dual takedowns with 27. Luke Goettl was victorious in his return to his home state, downing ASU’s Preston McCalmon 9-3 in front of an abundance of friends and family. The Clarkdale, Ariz. native is now 12-10 on the season and 6-5 in dual contest. Heavyweight Quean Smith needed some late match heroics to defeat ASU’s Chace Eskam. The Detroit, Mich. native won in sudden victory after scoring a takedown on textbook counter attack to an Eskam shot. Smith’s win was the first road dual victory of his career. No. 10 Tanner Weatherman was in control of his match early leading ASU’s Ray Waters 3-0 at the start of the second period. Waters was able to turn the tides, scoring a five-point move. Weatherman fired back with two takedowns to get the 9-6 win and improve his season record to 19-10. The win over Waters was the 40th career victory for the sophomore from Huxley, Iowa. Shayden Terukina picked up his second dual win of the season over ASU’s Kalin Goodsite. The Kamehameha, Hawaii, native had a five-point throw late in the first period, nearly pinning Goodsite. Terukina went on to win the match 8-4 after notching another takedown in second period. Iowa State is back on the mat next Saturday, as it travels northeast to face instate rival No. 5 UNI (7-0 overall, 4-0 MAC) in West Gym at 5 p.m. CDT. The Cyclones have won 10 straight over the Panthers dating back to Jan. 24, 2004. Results: 125: Ares Carpio (ASU) dec. Earl Hall (ISU), 3-1 (SV-1) 133: Shayden Terukina (ASU) dec. Kalin Goodsite (ASU), 8-4 141: Matt Kraus (ASU) dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU), 7-1 149: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Preston McCalmon (ASU), 7-3 157: Joel Smith (ASU) dec. John Nicholson (ISU), 3-1 165: No. 10 Michael Moreno (ISU), maj. dec. Nick Rex (ASU), 12-2 (1:30 RT) 174: No. 10 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. Ray Waters (ASU), 9-6 (1:21 RT) 184: No. 18 Blake Stauffer (ASU) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 10-6 197: No. 2 Kyven Gadson (ISU) wbf Josh Dasilveira (ASU), 5:50 285: Quean Smith (ISU) dec. Chace Eskam (ASU), 3-1 (SV-1)

OREM, Utah - Utah Valley managed to overcome a late 18-10 deficit to defeat Boise State 23-18 in come-from-behind fashion Saturday evening in front of 1,785 fans at the PE Building. The victory marked UVU's (4-6, 0-0 WWC) third straight home win over the Broncos (3-7, 2-3 Pac-12). Ninth-ranked J.T. Felix gave BSU a late 18-10 lead after pinning UVU freshman Richard Larsen at heavyweight with three bouts to go. But sophomore Jade Rauser (125 pounds) immediately responded for the Wolverines in his first match back from an injury with a 10-1 major decision over Sandy, Utah native Rami Haddadin to cut the deficit to 18-14. Sophomore 133-pounder Chasen Tolbert then gave UVU its first lead of the contest by pinning Ben DeMuelle just 49-seconds into his bout. Tolbert picked up the quick fall after catching DeMuelle in a cradle. With the Wolverines holding to a slim 20-18 advantage, senior 141-pounder and Boise native Avery Garner took the mat for UVU to take on three-time NCAA qualifier Brian Owen. Garner didn't waste any time as he came out looking to score right out of the chute. The UVU senior picked up two first-period takedowns to jump out to a 4-1 lead in the final match of the evening. After a scoreless second period, Garner then finished off the victory with another takedown in the final period to pick up a huge 6-3 win over Owen. "We knew there were going to be a lot of close matches tonight," UVU head coach Greg Williams said. "We didn't expect to lose a couple of the matches that we wound up dropping, but I was very pleased with how our final three guys wrestled. Jade and Chasen gave us the spark that we needed and Avery really capped it off for us." Boise State jumped out to a 12-0 advantage in the early stages of the contest after winning the first three matches. The Wolverines countered, however, with three straight wins of their own to make it a 12-10 affair after six bouts. Senior 174-pounder Monte Schmalhaus got things going for UVU with a 9-0 major decision over Austin Dewey. Junior 184-pounder Ethan Smith followed that up with a hard fought 8-5 decision over Andrew Tiedman and sophomore 197-pounder Derek Thomas capped the rally with a 5-3 overtime win over Cody Dixon. Thomas trailed Dixon 3-2 with seconds remaining in the third period but Thomas was awarded a point for stalling after Dixon tried to flee the mat. The Wolverine sophomore then won the bout with a takedown in the first sudden victory period. In all, the Wolverines won six of the 10 bouts to pick up the victory over the Broncos. "We dealt with some adversity tonight with Adam Fager being out with an injury, but Derek Thomas really came through for us with his overtime victory," added Williams. "I'm proud of this team. This team has done of nice job of being able to battle through a number of misfortunes and keep their chins up." The victory marked Utah Valley's second of the season over a Pac-12 opponent. UVU will remain home next week to begin its Western Wrestling Conference slate against South Dakota State on Thursday and No. 21 North Dakota State on Friday. Utah Valley will then hit the road the following week to face Northern Colorado (Feb. 12), Air Force (Feb. 14) and Wyoming (Feb. 15). The Wolverines will then return home to host the 2014 NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships in the UCCU Center on March 8. Results: 149: Chris Castillo (BSU) Dec. Trevor Willson (UVU), 6-1 157: Steven Hernandez (BSU) Fall Chase Cuthbertson (UVU), 2:40 165: Holden Packard (BSU) Dec. Curtis Abner Cook (UVU), 6-4 {SV} 174: Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) Maj. Dec. Austin Dewey (BSU), 9-0 184: Ethan Smith (UVU) Dec. Andrew Tiedman (BSU), 8-5 197: Derek Thomas (UVU) Dec. Cody Dixon (BSU), 5-3 {SV} 285: #9 J.T Felix (BSU) Fall Richard Larsen (UVU), 1:55 125: Jade Rauser (UVU) Maj. Dec. Rami Haddadin (BSU), 10-1 133: Chasen Tolbert (UVU) Fall Ben Demuelle (BSU), 0:49 141: Avery Garner (UVU) Dec. Brian Owen (BSU), 6-3

EDINBORO, Pa. -- Edinboro won nine of ten matches, with three falls and three more technical falls, to hand Buffalo a 41-3 defeat on Saturday night at McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots, ranked ninth by InterMat and 14th in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN Coaches Poll, improved to 8-3 with their eight win in the last nine matches. A young Bulls squad fell to 2-13. kory mines vs. UB Kory Mines picked up a 7-5 win at 125 lbs. The match got underway with the top matchup of the night, as Kory Mines, ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and 18th by InterMat, met two-time national qualifier Max Soria at 125 lbs. Mines jumped out to a 6-1 lead after one period one the strength of a takedown, two near fall points, and another takedown. A Soria escape was the lone point in the second period. Mines began on the bottom to start the third, and it almost cost him. Soria would tilt him for three near fall points with a minute left, but he was forced to cut Mines with 33 seconds to go. Mines would hold off Soria (11-7) for the 7-5 win. Mines is now 19-6 and won his 50th career match. Second-ranked A.J. Schopp followed with another dominating performance at 133 lbs. The junior won a 16-0 technical fall at 5:55 over Justin Farmer. Oddly enough, he opened the match with a takedown, and his only other takedown was the one that ended the match. In between he tilted Farmer three times for seven points while also picking up four stalling points. Schopp boosted his record to 25-1 and now has 97 career wins. Eighteen of those 25 wins have provided bonus points. Mitchell Port, ranked number at 141 lbs., remained undefeated at 21-0 as he pinned UB's Nick Flannery (14-13) at 3:37. He had a takedown and three near fall points in the first period, then boosted the lead to 7-0 with a reversal before flattening Flannery. Port won his 85th career match, giving the Fighting Scots five wrestlers in the lineup with 85 or more wins. He won by fall for the tenth time this season. Dave Habat boosted Edinboro's lead to 18-0 with a 24-8 technical fall at 6:43 over Ryan Todora. The junior, ranked 14th by Amateur Wrestling News and 16th by InterMat, recorded ten takedowns, but did have any back points and therefore only picked up four team points. He improved to 21-4 on the year. pickett vs. UB Vince Pickett is moments away from a fall at 197 lbs. Johnny Greisheimer fell behind 2-0 at 157 lbs. as UB's Wally Maziarz registered the Bulls' first takedown of the night forty seconds into the match. Gresiheimer, ranked 16th, responded with and escape and his takedown with eight seconds left in the period made it 3-2. He built the advantage to 8-2 after two periods with a reversal and three near fall points, then used a big third period to close out a 17-2 technical fall. Starting at neutral, he had a takedown and two three-point near fall moves, gaining his final point with a 2:20 riding time advantage. Gresiheimer is now 20-7 and has won 10 of his last 11 matches. Kasey Burnett-Davis would continue to settle in as the starter at 165 lbs., picking up an 8-5 decision over Tyler Rill. Burnett-Davis boosted his record to 11-6. He led 2-1 after one period following a takedown with 49 seconds left in the period. He added a second takedown in the second period, with Rill's two escape making it 4-3 after two periods. Burnett-Davis started the third period with an escape, and added a takedown with 20 seconds to go for a 7-3 lead. Rill made it interesting when he reversed Burnett-Davis with 16 seconds remaining, but Burnett- Davis hung on and picked up a point for riding time. james vs. UB Ernest James closed out the win with his 37th career fall. The Edinboro lead peaked at 29-0 thanks to a 6-3 decision by Patrick Jennings over Rrok Ndokaj at 174 lbs. While evening his record at 9-9, Jennings fell behind 2-1 after one period, but knotted the score at 3-3 after two periods with a takedown midway through the session. He began the third period on the bottom, and would post the winning points with a reversal at 1:43, then rode Ndokaj out the rest of the way for a point in riding time. Buffalo finally broke through on the scoreboard at 184 lbs. as Tony Lock improved to 16-10 with a 5-3 decision over Nick Mitchell. The redshirt freshman was filling in for starter Vic Avery. Lock used a pair of takedowns for a 4-1 lead after one period, with a Mitchell escape closing it to 4-2 after two periods. The only point in the third went to Lock when Mitchell was called for locked hands. Mitchell would hold a 1:21 advantage in riding time. He is now 10-9. Edinboro would close out the match with a bang, as Vincent Pickett and Ernest James won on first period falls. Pickett won in a rare manner, as the sophomore was in a scramble with Angelo Malvestuto at 197 lbs. early in the match. With neither wrestler holding an advantage, Pickett pushed back and forced the shoulders to the matt for the neutral fall at 34 seconds. Pickett is now 13-9 while Malvestuto fell to 16-12. James, meanwhile, won in a more conventional fashion. The senior came up with his eighth fall of the season and 37th of his career as he pinned undersized James Banjamin at 1:15 following his second takedown of the period. Ranked 15th by Amateur Wrestling News and 18th by InterMat, James improved to 21-5. Edinboro will host the Edinboro Open on Saturday, February 8, then return to duals action at Pittsburgh on February 14. Results: 125 lbs. – #18 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Max Soria (UB) 7-5 133 lbs. -- #2 A.J. Schopp (EU) tech. fall Justin Farmer (UB) 16-0 (5:55) 141 lbs. -- #1 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over Nick Flannery (UB) 3:37 149 lbs. -- #16 Dave Habat (EU) tech. fall Ryan Todora (UB) 24-8 (6:43) 157 lbs. – #16 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) tech. fall Wally Maziarz (UB) 17-2 (7:00) 165 lbs. – Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) dec. Tyler Rill (UB) 8-5 174 lbs. – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Rrok Ndokaj (UB) 6-3 184 lbs. – Tony Lock (UB) dec. Nick Mitchell (EU) 5-3 197 lbs. – Vince Pickett (EU) fall over Angelo Malvestuto (UB) 0:34 Hwt. – #18 Ernest James (EU) fall over James Benjamin (UB) 1:15

Morgantown, W. Va. -- The No. 7 University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (11-1) used pins from Geno Morelli, Max Thomusseit and Nick Bonaccorsi to cruise past rival West Virginia (9-4), 33-6, this evening at the WVU Coliseum. Anthony Zanetta and Shelton Mack started the match off strong for the Panthers with a pair of decisions at 125 and 133 pounds to get the early 6-0 lead. WVU responded by winning the next two bouts to even the match but Pitt regained momentum on a decision from Ronnie Garbinsky at 157 pounds. Garbinsky jumped on Brutus Scheffel early with a double leg and turned it into a near fall for a quick 4-0 lead and never looked cruising to a 10-3 decision. The Panthers started to take over at 165 pounds when Morelli planted Ross Renzi for a pin at 1:41 to extend the Pitt lead to 15-6. Tyler Wilps followed up the Morelli pin with a convincing 8-2 decision over Bubba Scheffel. Wilps registered a takedown in each period, an escape and a bonus point for riding time for the win. Thomusseit and Bonaccorsi followed the Wilps victory with falls at 184 and 197, respectively, to put the match out of reach. Thomusseit locked Mac Mancuso in a cradle at the 5:30 and Bonaccorsi stuck Leo Trindade at 4:51 to give the Panthers a 30-6 lead. P.J. Tasser allowed Pitt to end the dual on a six match winning streak when he scored a takedown off a scramble with nine seconds left in his match with A.J. Vizcarrondo for a 6-4 decision. The Panthers return to action on Friday, Feb. 7, when they host ACC foe Virginia Tech (15-2, 4-1 ACC) in a 7 p.m. dual at Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: Anthony Zanetta (P) dec. Cory Stainbrook (W), 3-0; Pitt leads, 3-0 133: Shelton Mack (P) dec. Nathan Pennesi (W), 7-2; Pitt leads, 6-0 141: Colin Johnston (W) dec. No. 16 Edgar Bright (P), 4-3; Pitt leads, 6-3 149: Mike Morales (W) dec. Mikey Racciato (P), 11-9 (OT); Match tied, 6-6 157: Ronnie Garbinsky (P) dec. Brutus Scheffel (W), 10-3; Pitt leads, 9-6 165: Geno Morelli (P) pins Ross Renzi (W), 1:41; Pitt leads, 15-6 174: No. 7 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Bubba Scheffel (W), 8-2; Pitt leads, 18-6 184: No. 6 Max Thomusseit (P) pins Mac Mancuso (W), 5:30; Pitt leads, 24-6 197: No. 18 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) pins Leo Trindade (W), 4:51; Pitt leads, 30-6 285: No. 20 P.J. Tasser (P) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (W), 6-4; Pitt wins, 33-6

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Campbell remained unbeaten in Southern Conference action Saturday night, defeating Davidson 39-9 at Gore Arena. The Fighting Camels stand at 4-1 overall and 4-0 atop the SoCon leaderboard, while Davidson falls to 4-11 and 0-4 in the league. The Camels took eight individual matches, including two pins, a technical fall, and a major decision. Campbell stormed to a 15-0 lead, taking three straight bouts. The Wildcats forfeited the 125-pound spot to give CU the 6-0 start, and freshman Tyler Walker stayed undefeated at 4-0 overall and in the conference. At 133 pounds, freshman Drew Walker picked up his third league win with a 7-5 decision over Anthony Elias. Walker is 12-12 on the season and 3-1 in the SoCon. Sophomore Michael Dahlstrom evened his league record at 2-2 with his fifth pin of the year. Improving to 17-15 overall, the 141-pounder put Alexander Palinski on his back in 1:18 for the six team points The Wildcats' first win of the night came at 149 pounds, as Kevin Birmingham pinned Collin Munson in 1:37, putting Davidson on the board with six points. Grant Blumenthal earned his third SoCon win of the year with his second major decision of the year, 12-1 over Christopher Talevi. In the 165-pound bout, Paul Duggan moved to 2-2 in the league with his fifth pin of the year and the fastest for a Camel this season. He took the 23-second fall over Patrick Devlin for his tenth overall win of the year. Davidson's Nathaniel Powers blanked Cody Ryba 6-0 at 174 pounds in the Wildcats' final win of the night. The loss was Ryba's first in conference action, moving to 3-1. Ville Heino was the first Camel to reach 4-0 in the Southern Conference. He edged Donald Patrick 3-2 in the 184-pound bout to give Campbell the 28-9 lead. Taylor McGiffen picked up his third major decision of the season, taking down Michael Moore 21-6 at 197 pounds. The sophomore was the second Camel to reach a perfect 4-0 in the league, standing 11-8 overall. In the final bout of the night, Eloheim Palma earned his team-leading seventh win of the season in 1:32 over Eddie Isola. He tacked on the final six CU points of the night, rounding out the 39-9 win. The Camels return to action in Gore Arena Feb. 8 at 6 p.m., taking on preseason favorite Chattanooga, which sits at 3-0 I the SoCon. Results: 125: Tyler Walker win by forfeit, 6-0 CU 133: Drew Walker dec. Anthony Elias 7-5, 9-0 CU 141: Michael Dahlstrom pin Alexander Palinski 1:18, 15-0 CU 149: Kevin Birmingham pin Collin Munson 1:37, 15-6 CU 157: Grant Blumenthal MD Christopher Talevi 12-1, 19-6 CU 165: Paul Duggan pin Patrick Devlin 0:23, 25-6 CU 174: Nathaniel Powers dec. Cody Ryba 6-0, 25-9 CU 184: Ville Heino dec. Donald Patrick 3-2, 28-9 CU 197: Taylor McGiffen TF Michael Moore 21-6 5:27, 33-9 CU 285: Eloheim Palma pin Eddie Isola 1:32, 39-9 CU

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team (3-9, 1-4 EWL) won eight of 10 bouts and the Bald Eagles got bonus points at 184 and 197 to drop visiting Cleveland State (1-8, 0-3 EWL) 32-6 in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action today. No. 33 Mac Maldarelli (Merrick, N.Y./Nassau C.C.), Billy Randt (York, Pa./West York), No. 30 Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield), No. 26 Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold), Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown), Kaleb LeMaire (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Caesar Rodney), Cody Wheeler (Towanda, Pa./Towanda) and No. 24 Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) all won for Lock Haven. Prior to the start of the match, Lock Haven also took time to honor its three seniors – Maldarelli, Randt and Kemerer, who all won today. Today's match started at 149 pounds and the Bald Eagles rolled from the opening whistle, jumping out to a 9-0 lead after the first three bouts. Maldarelli grinded out a hard-fought 9-8 win at 149. Down, 8-6, Maldarelli got a takedown with under a minute to go in the bout tying the match at 8-8. His 1:25 of riding time was the difference in the win over Nick Montgomery, setting the tone for the day. Randt beat RJ LaBeef 10-4 at 157 and Kemerer beat Matt Donohoe 11-6 at 165 for the early LHU lead. Following a CSU win at 174, Garcia went to work on Robert Blankenship. Garcia's takedown clinic led to a 23-7 tech fall at the 4:51 mark of the match. The bonus points continued at 197 as Sprenkle pinned Corbin Boone with 28 second left in the first period. Garcia and Sprenkle's bonus points put LHU up 20-3. Riley Shaw won for the Vikings at 285, before LeMaire, Wheeler and Neff closed things with three straight Haven wins. Todays' win snapped a nine-match losing streak and marked Lock Haven's first EWL win of the season. The Bald Eagles return to action next Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Edinboro Open. Results: 149: #33 Mac Maldarelli (LHU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU) 9-8 157: Billy Randt (LHU) dec. RJ LaBeef (CSU) 10-4 165: #30 Jake Kemerer (LHU) dec. Matt Donohoe (CSU) 11-6 174: Nick Corba (CSU) dec. Dylan Caprio (LHU) 4-3 184: #26 Fred Garcia (LHU) tech fall Robert Blankenship (CSU) 23-7 (4:51) 197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) pinned Corbin Boone (CSU) 2:32 285: Riley Shaw (CSU) dec. Cody Mason (LHU) 6-0 125: Kaleb LeMaire (LHU) dec. John Martin (CSU) 9-3 133: Cody Wheeler (LHU) wins by injury default over Dan King (CSU) 141: #24 Dan Neff (LHU) dec. Jared McKinley (CSU) 3-2

CLARION, Pa. -- Clarion won six of ten bouts, including a fall from heavyweight Evan Daley (Fr. Erie/Fort LeBoeuf) and major decisions from Hunter Jones (Fr. New Rochelle, N.Y.) at 125 and Justin Arthur (Fr. Huntington, W.V.) at 149 leading the Golden Eagles to a 23-12 win over George Mason in NCAA Division I Wrestling on Saturday afternoon. Held at Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium, Clarion raised its record to 8-10 overall and 2-2 in the EWL, while George Mason dropped to 6-11 overall and 0-1 in the EWL. Hunter Jones gave Clarion a 4-0 lead by defeating Bryce Gentry 15-1 at 125-pounds. Jones had 3 takedowns and 2 near falls to post his win. Clarion lost two close matches at 133 and 141, with Sam Sherlock (Jr. West Mifflin) dropping a 4-3 decision to Vince Rodriguez and Tyler Bedelyon (Sr. Lewistown/Indian Valley) losing 7-2 in overtime to Sahid Kargbo at 141. Rodriguez winning takedown came with 4 seconds left and Kargbo's came in overtime. Trailing 6-4, the Golden Eagles rallied to take an 11-6 lead when freshman Justin Arthur registered a 12-0 major decision over Shohei Takagi at 149 and freshman Austin Matthews notched an 8-2 win over Greg Flournoy at 157. Arthur was ahead 2-1 in the second when he posted a key takedown and two stalling points for a 6-1 lead. In the third Arthur had two near falls and riding time to win 12-0. Matthews used first and second period takedowns, along with a penalty point, reversal and riding time in the third to win 8-2. G-M narrowed the Eagle lead to 11-9 when Ryan Forrest used a 4-point move in the third period to defeat Michael Pavasko (Fr. Munhall/Steel Valley) 5-4 at 165. Clarion's biggest wins of the dual came at 174 and 184 when Ryan Darch (Jr. Batavia, N.Y.) and Dustin Conti (Fr. Jefferson/Jefferson-Morgan) scored exciting wins and pushed Clarion ahead 17-9. Darch trailed 4-3 in the third period when he reversed Zach Martinez with 10 seconds left to win an exciting 4-3 decision at 174. Then, at 184, Conti scored a big third period takedown that helped tie is match with Ryan Hembury and send the bout into overtime. Conti scored the bout winner with a counter takedown 25-seconds in OT to win 7-5. After Clarion's Daniel Sutherland (Jr. North Bellmore, N.Y.) lost a tough 6-5 decision to Matt Meadows at 197, Eagle heavyweight Evan Daley finished the match off with an exciting pin at 6:37 over Jake Kettler to give Clarion a 23-12 win. Clarion travels to Bloomsburg on Sunday for a key EWL matchup at 2pm. The match will air on C-93 radio in Clarion and on redzone media on the internet. CLARION NOTES: Clarion hosts #9 Oklahoma State on Feb. 15… Advance tickets can be purchased at www.clarionuniversitytickets.com … Updated Clarion records … Jones 4-4; Sherlock 16-10; Bedelyon 9-14; Arthur 22-7; Matthews 17-4; Pavasko 12-14; Darch 14-14; Conti 6-14; Sutherland 4-11; Daley 16-9. Results: 125- Hunter Jones (CL) maj. dec. Bryce Gentry (GM) 15-1 133- Vince Rodriguez (GM) dec. Sam Sherlock (CL) 4-3 141- Sahid Kargbo (GM) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CL) 7-2 OT 149- Justin Arthur (CL) maj. dec. Shohei Takagi (GM) 12-0 157- Austin Matthews (CL) dec. Greg Flournoy (GM) 8-2 165- Ryan Forrest (GM) Michael Pavasko (CL) 5-4 174- Ryan Darch (CL) dec. Zach Martinez (GM) 4-3 184- Dustin Conti (CL) dec. Ryan Hembury (GM) 7-5 OT 197- Matt Meadows (GM) dec. Daniel Sutherland (CL) 6-5 285- Evan Daley (CL) wbf Jake Kettler (GM) 6:37

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- Rider wrestling fans are hoping Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow Sunday, so they will have six more weeks of wrestling the way the Broncs wrestled Saturday. In a doubleheader with Duke and Sacred Heart, Rider won 14 of the 20 bouts to sweep the day. The day started with the Rider community congratulating head coach Gary Taylor for his recent 400th career win. Taylor is one of just two active coaches to have compiled 400 wins at a Division I institution. Now Taylor has 402. For Rider (12-5), sophomore Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional), junior Chuck Zeisloft (Woodbury Heights, N.J./Gateway), freshman Paul Kirchner (Somerville, NJ/Somerville), sophomore Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) junior Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) and sophomore Greg Velasco (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport) all won twice Saturday. Morrison won both of his matches by major decision. “Clint is training hard and working hard and keeps getting better,” Taylor said. Deutsch, ranked 15th in the nation, won twice by forfeit. Against Duke, Velasco won at heavyweight for the final score. “Greg looked good today,” Taylor said. ‘I thought he wrestled a very smart match (against Duke). In the second match (against Sacred Heart) he was able to show some of his athleticism.” “I felt pretty good today,” said Velasco. “I like it when it comes down to my match to decide the win, with the pressure on the line. I get more energized to win. I like being the last guy.” Morrison won a major decision to give Rider a 19-12 lead over the Blue Devils. Brennan won to break a 12-12 tie. “Conor is a very good wrestler and very aware, one of the more aware wrestlers we have right now, in terms of seeing what is there when it is there and he doesn’t hesitate.” Zeisloft and Kirchner won back-to-back to give Rider a 12-0 lead over Duke. “Chuck did a nice job,” Taylor said of his 133 pounder. “The Duke wrester was pretty good. When the shots were there Chuck got the takedowns.” Kirchner returned from an injury to collect a pair of wins. “Paul’s timing and conditioning are still off for being out for 30 days,” Taylor said, “so he’s working hard in practice. He’ll come back around.” For Duke (4-9), Marcus Cain won at 165 to tie the score at 12-12. Connor Bass upset 20th ranked sophomore Curt Delia (Mullica Hill, NJ/Delsea) to cut the Rider lead to 12-6. Immanuel Kerr-Brown won at 157 to improve to 17-7 on the season. Conner Hartmann won a major decision at 197 to cut the Rider lead to 19-16. Rider had never faced Duke in wrestling before. “That was a good match,” Taylor said. “The Duke kids wrestled hard and took a couple of our guys out of their game-plan. We were fortunate that some guys stepped up in the upper weights.” Against Sacred Heart (2-7) senior Ramon Santiago (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville) won by tech fall and Brennan won by fall. Velasco, Morrison and Zeisloft won by major decisions and Delia won to give Rider a 16-0 lead. Rider and Sacred Heart are former ECWA and CAA opponents. Rider and Scared Heart have now met 13 times since the series began in 2000-01 with Rider winning all 13, including 57-0 last year and 44-3 in 2011-12. Rider travels to Drexel February 7. “We’re going to work hard and get ready for them,” Taylor said. “It should be a tough match,” Velasco said. “We’ll need all 10 guys to go out and wrestle hard.” Six more weeks, before the NCAA Division I Championships in Oklahoma City, OK. Let’s hope for a sunny Groundhog Day in Western PA. Rider 22, Duke 16 125: Robert Deutsch-R wins by forfeit 6-0 133: Chuck Zeisloft-R dec. Evan Botwin-D 10-6 9-0 141: Paul Kirchner-R dec. Xaviel Ramos-D 12-7 12-0 149: Connor Bass-D wbf Curt Delia-R 4:13 12-6 157: Immanuel Kerr-Brown-D dec. Wayne Stinson-R 9-2 12-9 165: Marcus Cain-D dec. Ramon Santiago-R 3-0 12-12 174: Conor Brennan-R dec. Trey Adamson-D 7-4 15-12 184: Clint Morrison-R major dec. Jacob Kasper-D 13-5 19-12 197: Conner Hartmann-D major dec. Jeff McElwee-R 17-4 19-16 HWT: Greg Velasco-R dec. Brian Self-D 5-2 22-16 Rider 35, Sacred Heart 9 125: Robert Deutsch-R wins by forfeit 6-0 133: Chuck Zeisloft-R major dec. Kyle Brady-SH 13-3 10-0 141: Paul Kirchner-R dec. Andrew Polidore-SH 9-4 13-0 149: Curt Delia-R dec. Brendan Goldup-SH 6-5 16-0 157: Casey Mitchell-SH dec. Wayne Stinson-R 6-0 16-3 165: Ramon Santiago-R tech fall Johnny Vrasidas-SH 18-2 (6:24) 21-3 174: Conor Brennan-R wbf Zach Moran-SH 2:37 27-3 184: Clint Morrison-R major dec. Tomasz Filipkowski-SH 12-2 31-3 197: Sam Morison-SH won by forfeit 31-9 HWT: Greg Velasco-R major dec. Daniel Hayden-SH 11-3 35-9

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The Panthers protected their perfect record with wins over Ohio (25-15) and South Dakota State (29-12) in the West Gym today. UNI improved to 9-0 in duals and 5-0 in the Mid-American Conference. It’s the best start UNI has had since 1969 when the Panthers went 8-0 and settled for a tie in their ninth dual. The Panthers haven’t had an undefeated season since 1956 under Bill Koll. UNI took 10th at nationals that year. Three Panthers earned bonus points in both of their duals, and Cooper Moore earned one pin on the day. “The guys that scored points, scored a lot and were fun to watch,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “We just need to find a way to win those other matches. We evaluate and get better next week. We need more pep and life. We need to do a better job to get them ready.” No. 1 Joe Colon (133 pounds) added two more technical falls to his record, making it eight on the season. Coming into the dual, he was fifth in the nation at the Division I level for tech falls this year. “He’s scoring points,” said Schwab. “He did a good job moving in and out and create more offense. He looked really good.” At 125 pounds, Dylan Peters earned two more pins to launch him into the top 10 among all Panthers with the most falls in a single season. Ryan Loder earned two tech falls to give the Panthers a strong start at 184 pounds in both matches. OHIO VS. UNI (25-15) Ohio’s head coach Joel Greenlee, a two-time all-American for the Panthers, returned to the West Gym to coach against his former team. Greenlee still holds a spot in the top 10 in every category for the Panthers, including most career dual victories and best career winning percentage. He is also still the leader for most dual victories in a season with 20. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. UNI (29-12) UNI is now up in the series with their former conference foe, 37-3-1. SDSU is in the Western Wrestling Conference, which UNI abandoned last year. This is the first season the Panthers have implemented a full MAC schedule. UNI 25, Ohio, 15 184 – #5 Ryan Loder (UNI) tech fall Ryan Garringer (Ohio), 15-0 197 – Phil Wellington (Ohio) dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 4-0 285 – Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) dec. Blaize Cabell (UNI), 4-1 125 - #6 Dylan Peters (UNI) fall KeVon Powell (Ohio), 1:20 133 – #1 Joe Colon (UNI) tech fall Kagan Squire (Ohio), 22-5 (5:33) 141 – #14 Joey Lazor (UNI) dec. Noah Forrider (Ohio), 8-6 SV1 149 – Tywan Claxton (Ohio) dec. Tyler Patten (UNI), 5-1 157 – Spartak Chino (Ohio) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 3-1 SV1 165 - #11 Cooper Moore (UNI) fall Harrison Hightower (Ohio), 3:39 174 – #9 Cody Walters (Ohio) dec. #17 Cody Caldwell (UNI), 6-1 UNI 29, SDSU 12 184 – #5 Ryan Loder (UNI) tech fall Brady Ayers (SDSU), 17-2 197 –Basil Minto (UNI) dec. Trey Hablel (Ohio), 2-0 285 – J.J Everard (SDSU) dec. Cody Krumwiede (UNI), 6-5 125 - #6 Dylan Peters (UNI) fall Ben Gillette (SDSU), 2:24 133 – #1 Joe Colon (UNI) tech fall Brance Simms (SDSU), 18-3 141 – #14 Joey Lazor (UNI) maj. dec. Eric Orozco (SDSU), 8-0 149 – Alex Kocer (SDSU) fall Tyler Patten (UNI), 1:49 157 – #17 Cody Pack (SDSU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 4-0 165 - #11 Cooper Moore (UNI) dec. Joe Brewster (SDSU), 6-1 174 –#17 Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. John Nething II, 5-4 NEXT UP The Panthers host Iowa State at 5 p.m. Feb. 8 and will follow up with Kent State at 1 p.m. Feb. 9. Both meets will be in the West Gym. “It’s obviously a big meet for us. Being an in-state rival, we will get up for it and expect more hostile and fight. That’s what we need to do. That’s how we are going to get where we want.”

Champaign, Ill. -- No. 8 Nebraska (11-1, 5-1 Big Ten) built a 15-4 lead at the halfway point and held off an Illinois comeback in a 22-13 triumph at Huff Hall on Saturday evening. The dual started at 149 pounds, where junior Jake Sueflohn came from behind to defeat Illinois’ Caleb Ervin. Sueflohn, the fifth-ranked wrestler by InterMat, gave up a first-period takedown before earning an escape later in the opening stanza. In the second period, Ervin earned an escape after starting in the down position. Entering the third period trailing 3-1, Sueflohn earned a takedown and tacked on a point for riding time in a 4-3 decision. No. 1 James Green (157) continued his undefeated season in the second bout of the dual, notching a 10-3 decision over No. 13 Zac Brunson. Green managed four takedowns in the match and added an additional point for riding time. The two-time All-American picked up his 25th win of the season. Nebraska suffered its first loss of the dual at 165 pounds as sophomore Austin Wilson fell to No. 13 Jackson Morse by a 17-4 major decision. Wilson drops to 17-9 on the season, with a 6-6 record in duals. At 174 pounds, No. 4 Robert Kokesh won his 13th consecutive match and earned his fourth technical fall with an 18-2 triumph over Tony Dallago. Kokesh, a junior, earned three takedowns in the match to give Nebraska an 11-4 lead. No. 9 TJ Dudley (184) continued the momentum for the Huskers heading into the halfway break with a 10-1 major decision over Nikko Reyes. In the first period, Dudley managed a last-second takedown to build a 2-0 lead. He added an additional takedown in the second period before a late one in the third period and added near fall points at the end. At 197 pounds, Caleb Kolb battled No. 4 Mario Gonzalez to extra time before falling by a 3-2 margin. After a scoreless first period, the pair traded escapes in the second and third periods. After a scoreless minute of sudden victory, Gonzalez earned a reversal in the first 30-second overtime period to take a 3-1 advantage. Kolb managed an escape in the second 30-second period but it wasn’t enough. Heavyweight Collin Jensen responded in the next match with a 3-1 decision over Chris Lopez. After a scoreless opening stanza, Lopez earned a second-period escape before Jensen answered with one of his own in the third period. With time winding down, Jensen took down Lopez at the buzzer to emerge with a victory and give NU an 18-7 lead. Nebraska suffered back-to-back losses in the next two matches before 141-pounder Colton McCrystal closed out the dual with a victory. At 125 pounds, No. 9 Tim Lambert lost to defending national champion Jesse Delgado in overtime, 3-1. In the following bout, senior Shawn Nagel (133) fell by a 4-2 margin to No. 11 Zane Richards. At 141 pounds, McCrystal took down John Fahy by a 12-3 major decision to cap the Husker victory. The Huskers return home next weekend for their final dual of the season at the Devaney Center. Nebraska will honor Caleb Kolb, Shawn Nagel and Adam Joseph as part of its Senior Night activities prior to its dual against Michigan at 7 p.m. CT. The matchup will be streamed on the Big Ten Digital Network. Results: 149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Caleb Ervin (ILL), 4-3 (NEB 3, ILL 0) 157: #1 James Green (NEB) by dec. over #13 Zac Brunson (ILL), 10-3 (NEB 6, ILL 0) 165: #13 Jackson Morse (ILL) by major dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 17-4 (NEB 6, ILL 4) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over Tony Dallago (ILL), 18-2 (NEB 11, ILL 4) 184: #9 TJ Dudley (NEB) by major dec. over Nikko Reyes (ILL), 10-1 (NEB 15, ILL 4) 197: #4 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) by overtime dec. over #20 Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 15, ILL 7) HWT: Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Chris Lopez (ILL), 3-1 (NEB 18, ILL 7) 125: #3 Jesse Delgado (ILL) by overtime dec. over #9 Tim Lambert (NEB), 3-1 (NEB 18, ILL 10) 133: #11 Zane Richards (ILL) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 4-2 (NEB 18, ILL 13) 141: Colton McCrystal (NEB) by major dec. over John Fahy (ILL), 12-3 (NEB 22, ILL 13)

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Just a day removed from an 18-15 victory over No. 6 Oklahoma, the No. 10 Tigers fell short to the ninth-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, 28-6. Junior Drake Houdashelt and freshman standout J'den Cox picked up the Tiger wins at Gallagher-IBA Arena Friday night, both over ranked opponents. Down 10 points after the first three weights, Houdashelt put the Tigers on the board with a 4-0 decision over No. 8 Josh Kindig. Houdashelt's victory was his third over Kindig this season, with the previous coming by way of a 10-2 major decision at the Joe Parisi Open, followed by a 5-3 decision in the semis at the Southern Scuffle. His 27 victories on the season now ties him for the team high. The O'Fallon, Mo.-native, ranked No. 1 in the nation at 149 pounds, defeated No. 2 Kendric Maple of Oklahoma on Thursday to hold on to the top spot. No. 6 Cox picked up his 16th win in his last 17 bouts with a 9-3 decision over Nolan Boyd, who replaced OSU's No. 10 Blake Rosholt in the starting lineup. Cox climbed out to an early 5-0 lead with a takedown and three backpoints in the first period, and added a third period takedown to seal the decision. Lavion Mayes nearly had his second win over a ranked wrestler in as many nights at 141 pounds, falling to No. 20 Anthony Collica in tie-breaker 1, 6-3. Mayes defeated 2012 All-American Nick Lester (Oklahoma) Thursday night, 6-4. The Tigers fall to 6-2 on the season following the squad's second loss to a top-10 team. Oklahoma State picks up their sixth straight win over the Tigers, dating back to the 2010-11 season. Results: 125: No. 14 Eddie Klimara (OSU) major dec. Barlow McGhee (MIZZ), 9-1 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 20 Matt Manley (MIZZ), 6-1 141: No. 20 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Lavion Mayes (MIZZ) in tie breaker 1, 6-3 149: No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (MIZZ) dec. No. 8 Josh Kindig (OSU), 4-0. 157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Joey Lavallee (MIZZ), 4-2 165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) major dec. Jordan Gagliano (MIZZ), 15-2. 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) major dec. Mikey England (MIZZ), 11-3. 184: Jordan Rogers (OSU) major dec. Cody Johnston (MIZZ), 13-3. 197: No. 6 J'den Cox (MIZZ) dec. Nolan Boyd (OSU), 9-3. HWT: No. 16 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Devin Mellon (MIZZ), 6-3.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- No. 15 Cashé Quiroga’s fall at 133 pounds proved to be the difference maker as No. 24 Purdue won its fourth straight dual over its instate rival Indiana, 18-16, in Memorial Gym Friday. Four other Boilermakers were victorious as Purdue pushed its season record to 6-5, 1-5 Big Ten. The loss leaves the Hoosiers still seeking their first win in Big Ten dual action at 7-7, 0-6 Big Ten. “I thought tonight was exciting in terms of how the match score played out,” head wrestling coach Scott Hinkel said. “The wrestlers were cautious; you could see how the team score was developing and bottom line was that it came down to bonus points. It could have gone either way. It was a great dual with a great crowd and a great environment with a lot of tight matchups. All of the wins were huge tonight, when it comes down to team score. “Both teams wrestled hard and we’re fortunate to come out on the winning end of it,” Hinkel said. “Now we get ready to go Monday night [against Ohio State]. We’ll have the same approach, but we have to look to score more and push the tempo. Hopefully we will have a great environment in Holloway [Gymnasium] since it’s live on the Big Ten Network.” The instate rivals split matches at five each. Indiana took an early 6-0 lead by posting a pair of decisions at 157 and 165. Patrick Kissel got the Boilermakers on the board with an 8-2 decision of Matt Irick at 174. The redshirt junior from Sheboygan, Wis., used a pair of first period takedowns, added another in the second period and accumulated 2:34 in riding time en route to his 11th win of the season. The Hoosiers added to their lead as Luke Sheridan notched a 5-3 decision over Purdue’s Tanner Lynde at 184. No. 12/14 Braden Atwood brought Purdue within three points at intermission, 9-6, by shutting out Cheney Dale, 3-0. Hailing from Delphi, Ind., Atwood escaped to start the second period and took Dale down with five seconds remaining in the bout to give him a 21-6 mark in his redshirt junior campaign. Purdue won three of the five matches coming out of the break, starting with Camden Eppert’s 9-3 decision of Alonzo Shepherd at 125. A takedown by Shepherd and a reversal by Eppert sent the pair deadlocked at 2-2 heading into the second stanza, where the redshirt senior Boilermaker exploded for five points with a reversal and a three-point nearfall for a 7-2 advantage. Shepherd was warned and called for stalling during the final two minutes to award Eppert with a point. He also earned 2:30 worth of riding time to improve his season record to 10-9. With the two reversals, the Anderson, Ind., pushed his career total to 39 and is one reversal shy of tying Bob Piccchiotti for fourth on Purdue’s all-time list. Quiroga (11-4) stepped out onto the mat with the Boilermakers trailing 13-9 and he wasted no time getting to work on Chris Caton. He took the freshman Hoosier down four times in the opening three minutes and three more times each in the second and third periods with a technical fall in sight. Quiroga took Caton down for a third time midway through the final period, pushing his lead to 20-8. In that last takedown, Quiroga locked in and got the pin at the 5:54 mark to put Purdue ahead, 15-13. The fall is the third of his redshirt senior campaign and 10th of his career. He took Caton down 10 times, pushing his career total to 357 to hold at No. 5 on the all-time list and is five takedowns out of a tie for fourth with Frank Laccone (362). “The pin was big for Cashé, especially after he got caught last week,” Hinkel said. “He remembers wrestling [Indiana’s] Angel Escobedo as a freshman and having one of their seniors put it on him. He came out swinging tonight doing the same thing.” The Boilermaker lead extended to 18-13 courtesy of Danny Sabatello’s 6-4 decision of Trevor Moody at 141. A pair of first period takedowns gave the redshirt sophomore a 2-1 edge. Sabatello opted to take bottom to start the second period and was unable to escape from Moody’s hold. The Indiana redshirt freshman escaped in the third, making the score 4-2 and managed to take Sabatello down to tie it up at 4-4. Sabatello had already locked the riding time point in with 1:12, so Moody was forced to let him go. Time expired to lift the Long Grove, Ill., native’s record to 18-8. Purdue will be right back in action, playing host to No. 12 Ohio State Monday at 7 p.m. ET in Holloway Gymnasium LIVE on the Big Ten Network. Results: 157: No. 4/7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) dec. Alex Griffin (Purdue), 5-2 165: No. 20/NR Ryan LeBlanc (Indiana) dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 7-3 174: Patrick Kissel (Purdue) dec. Matt Irick (Indiana), 8-2 184: Luke Sheridan (Indiana) dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 5-3 197: No. 12/14 Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Cheney Dale (Indiana), 3-0 285: No. 4/6 Adam Chalfant (Purdue) maj. dec. Alex White (Purdue), 13-3 125: Camden Eppert (Purdue) dec. Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana), 9-3 133: No. 15 Cashé Quiroga (Purdue) pin Chris Caton (Indiana), 5:54 141: Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Trevor Moody (Indiana), 6-4 149: Eric Roach (Indiana) dec. Brandon Nelsen (Purdue), 10-4

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Cory Clark and Tony Ramos opened with bonus points and the University of Iowa wrestling team won eight of 10 matches to defeat No. 19 Northwestern, 31-6, Friday night inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. Clark opened with a major decision, Ramos followed with a pin, and Iowa (12-2, 5-1) won eight of 10 matches to win its ninth straight in the series and improve to 5-0 on the road against top 25 teams. Clark -- who was making his first appearance since Dec. 30 -- used two takedowns, a reversal, three nearfall points and 3:34 of riding time to win his Big Ten debut, 10-1, at 125. Ramos, ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds, led 2-1 after the first period before scoring five takedowns in the second to build a 13-5 lead. He started on top in the third and locked up an inside cradle to record a fall in 5:24. It was his team-high 10th pin of the season. Ninth-ranked Josh Dziewa had a takedown erased after at the end of regulation, but he escaped at the 18-second mark of the first tiebreak to win, 5-4, at 141. Fourth-ranked Jason Tsirtsis put the Wildcats on the board with a 5-2 win over No. 12 Brody Grothus at 149. Top-ranked Derek St. John then extended Iowa's lead to 16-3 with an 8-3 decision at 157. St. John used three takedowns and 1:46 of riding time to earn his 97th career win. Following the intermission, fourth-ranked Nick Moore and No. 16 Nathan Burak both earned wins over ranked opponents. Moore never trailed in his 7-3 win over No. 6 Pierce Harger, and Burak finished a single-leg in the first sudden victory to defeat No. 17 Alex Polizzi, 3-1. Northwestern (6-6, 1-6) forfeited at 174, and Ethen Lofthouse returned to the lineup with an 11-5 win at 184 . Lofthouse, who was making his first appearance in nearly four weeks, scored two takedowns in the first, two in the second, and piled 2:30 of riding time. Northwestern won the final bout when No. 3 Mike McMullan defeated top-ranked Bobby Telford, 3-1, in overtime. Iowa returns to the mat Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. when No. 11 Michigan visits Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hawkeye seniors Joe DuCharme, Tomas Lira, Ethen Lofthouse, Tony Ramos, Derek St. John, and Nick Trizzino will be recognized at the dual. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for youth, and free for UI students and children five years and under. Notes: Attendance was 1,832... Iowa has won nine straight in the series... Iowa held an 18-5 advantage in takedowns... Iowa improved to 5-0 on the road against top 25 schools... Clark improved to 13-0 with 10 wins by bonus points... St. John needs three wins to become the 40th Hawkeye in program history to reach 100 career wins.. Results: 125 - Cory Clark (IA) major dec. Garrison White, 10-1; 4-0 (NW) 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Dominic Malone (NW), 5:24; 10-0 141 - #9 Josh Dziewa (IA) dec. Pat Greco (NW), 5-4 (TB1); 13-0 149 - #4 Jason Tsirtsis (NW) dec. #12 Brody Grothus (IA), 5-2; 13-3 157 - #2 Derek St. John (IA) dec. Ben Sullivan (NW), 8-3; 16-3 165 - #4 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #7 Pierce Harger (NW), 7-3; 19-3 174 - #5 Mike Evans (IA) win by forfeit; 25-3 184 - #4 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NW), 11-5; 28-3 197 - #16 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #17 Alex Polizzi (NW), 3-1 (SV1); 31-3 285 - #3 Mike McMullan (NW) dec. #1 Bobby Telford (IA), 3-1 (SV1; 31-6

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion Wrestling team defeated Northern Illinois by a 23-12 final Friday night at the Ted Constant Center. The Monarchs (6-8, 2-2 in MAC) have won their last two MAC dual matches and last three dual matches, after defeating Buffalo last week. "Overall I thought we had a good performance," said ODU head coach Steve Martin. "We won seven out of ten matches. Jeske looked very good. Chris Mecate continues to win. Hard fought matches at 149 and 157, where we fell behind and came back. Devin Geoghegan looked unbelievable at 165. Billy Curling put a lot of points on the board tonight for us, which was good for him. Jack Dechow looked really good, he put up bonus points. Overall, we got after them." The meet started at 125 lbs. and ODU's Brandon Jeske picked up a 6-2 decision win over NIU's Nick Harrison with a bonus point, giving the Monarchs an early 3-0 lead. At 141 pounds, No. 5-ranked Chris Mecate defeated NIU's Tyler Argue by a 4-0 decision, which tied the team score at 6-6. Mecate is now 21-6 this year and 10-4 in dual matches. Alexander Richardson (149) and Tristan Warner (157) both won by 7-5 sudden victories. Both matches were close and the Monarchs were down in both matches but came through with the decision wins. ODU's Devin Geoghegan (165) put up 15 points against NIU's Shaun'Qae McMurty. Geoghegan came away with a 12-9 decision win, which gave ODU a comfortable 15-6 team lead. At 174 and 184 pounds, Billy Curling and Jack Dechow came away with major decision victories, which gave Old Dominion a 23-9 team lead. Old Dominion has faced seven ranked opponents this season and hosts Central Michigan on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the Ted Constant Center. Attendance 629 (thanks to all the Old Dominion teams who came tonight). Results: 125- Brandon Jeske (ODU) dec. Nick Harrison (NIU) 6-2: ODU 3: NIU 0 133- Nick Smith (NIU) won by pin over Michael Hayes (ODU) 6:13: ODU 3: NIU 6 141- Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. Tyler Argue (NIU) 4-0: ODU 6: NIU 6 149- Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Robert Jillard (NIU) 7-5 SV-2 ODU 9: NIU 6 157- Tristan Warner (ODU) won over Andrew Morse (NIU) 7-5 SV-1: ODU 12: NIU 6 165- Devin Geoghegan (ODU) dec. Shaun'Qae McMurty (NIU) 12-9: ODU 15: NIU 6 174- Billy Curling (ODU) won over Billy Chauncy (NIU) 15-4 MD: ODU 19: NIU 6 184- Jack Dechow (ODU) won over Caleb Busson (NIU) 15-5 MD: ODU 23: NIU 6 197- Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Kevin Beazley (ODU) 6-4: ODU 23: NIU 9 285- Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU) 5-3.: ODU 23: NIU 12

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- For the fourth time in the last five duals Bucknell wrestling 285-pounder Joe Stolfi took to the mat with a chance to tie the score or put the Bison ahead and for the fourth time during that stretch he succeeded Friday evening in a 21-18 victory over American in Davis Gym. The junior defeated Blake Herrin by a 5-0 score to break an 18-18 deadlock and help Bucknell improve to 6-8 overall this season and 3-2 opposite EIWA competition. Stolfi, who is ranked 20th nationally and improved to 22-6 on the year, recorded pins to lift the Bison to home victories over Brown and Clarion two weeks ago. Last Friday his pin evened the score at Columbia and he continued the clutch performances against American and Herrin as he won his seventh consecutive bout. In contrast to most of Stolfi’s bout this year, Friday’s went the full seven minutes. It was scoreless through two periods with Stolfi having a two-minute riding time advantage. He chose down to begin the third period and earned an immediate escape. Less than a minute later he scored a takedown that gave him a 3-0 advantage over a struggling Herrin, who was whistled for stalling to make the score 4-0. The riding time point lifted Stolfi to the 5-0 win and the Bison to their third home win of the season in five tries. “We are always confident when the match comes down to him,” said Bison head coach Dan Wirnsberger about Stolfi. “His preparation is spot-on and he is a tough, gritty competitor.” Bucknell and American (6-6, 4-4 EIWA) alternated wins and losses over the first seven bouts in the match. The Bison held a 12-9 lead at that point thanks to an injury default by the Eagles at 165 pounds. A pin by American’s Jason Grimes at 184 lifted the Eagles ahead by an 18-12 margin, but a second injury default at 197 by nationally ranked Daniel Mitchell and Stolfi’s decision brought Bucknell back ahead. Freshman Grim Gonzalez earned the first win of the day for the Bison at 133 pounds. The score was tied 1-1 entering the final 30 seconds of the bout and he responded with the first takedown in the match. A late escape by Esteban Gomez-Rivera closed the final gap to 3-2. “We still have some work to do at some weight classes and we’re excited about others,” mentioned Wirnsberger. “While Stolfi won the deciding bout, Grim Gonzalez was probably the MVP of this match. He beat a tough opponent and has continued to improve every week.” Fellow freshman Victor Lopez earned the second win of the day for Bucknell. He led Mark Cirello 6-2 after two periods and added a reversal and more than two minutes of riding time for a 9-5 victory for his third consecutive win. Rustin Barrick (165) and Tyler Lyster (197) each earned six points toward the Bison team score thanks to injuries by their opponents. Barrick held a commanding 12-3 lead with just over 30 seconds left in his bout when Cristian Masaya was forced to withdraw, while Lyster was ahead 3-2 when Mitchell conceded to injury. Bucknell, which equaled its win total from all of 2012-13, snapped a three-match losing streak against American. The Bison now hold a 19-4-1 edge in the all-time series. Friday’s match was the first of a busy weekend for Bucknell, which wrestles at George Mason (9 a.m.) and No. 13 Virginia (2 p.m.) on Sunday. Results: 125: No. 8 David Terao (A) dec. Paul Petrov (B), 8-3. 133: Grim Gonzalez (B) dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera (A), 3-2. 141: Spencer Slishman (A) dec. Connor Lapresi (B), 3-2. 149: Victor Lopez (B) dec. Mark Cirello (A), 9-5. 157: John Boyle (A) dec. Ray Schlitt (B), 8-3. 165: Rustin Barrick (B) injury default Crisitan Masaya (A), 6:25. 174: Keithen Cast (A) dec. Joey Krulock (B), 9-2. 184: Jason Grimes (A) pinned Rory Bonner (B), 1:42. 197: Tyler Lyster (B) injury default No. 10 Daniel Mitchell (A), 4:28. 285: No. 20 Joe Stolfi (B) dec. Blake Herrin (A), 5-0.

CLARION, Pa. -- Clarion won six of ten bouts, and heavyweight Evan Daley (Erie/Fort LeBoeuf) sealed a Golden Eagle with a key victory on Friday night as the Golden Eagles defeated Lock Haven 18-12 in NCAA Division I Wrestling. Held at Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium, Clarion raised its overall record to 7-10 and 1-2 in the EWL, while Lock Haven dropped to 2-9 overall and 0-4 in the EWL. With Clarion leading 15-12 going to heavyweight, the Golden Eagles needed a win by Evan Daley to secure victory. Daley came through. The Golden Eagle freshman scored a first period takedown to lead 2-1 after the first, then escaped and scored a big duck under takedown in the second to post a 5-1 lead after two periods. Daley rode Cody Mason the entire third period for a 6-1 in and a Clarion victory. "We really wrestled well as a team tonight," said Clarion second year head coach Troy Letters. "The six wins were important, but even in our losses we were very competitive and wrestled smart." Clarion won four of the first five bouts to lead 12-3. At 125 freshman Hunter Jones (New Rochelle, N.Y.) decisioned Kaleb LeMaire 8-2, and at 133 Sam Sherlock (Jr. West Mifflin) notched a 3-2 win over Cody Wheeler to put Clarion in front 6-0. After Tyler Bedelyon (Sr. Lewistown) lost a 5-1 decision to Dan Neff at 141, Clarion's duo of Justin Arthur (Fr. Huntington, W.V.) and Austin Matthews (Fr. Greenville/Reynolds) at 149 and 157 came through with big wins. Arthur defeated Mac Maldarelli 7-4 at 149. Tied 4-4 in the third, Arthur escaped and scored a takedown for the win. Matthews meanwhile won 5-2 over Billy Randt at 157 with a first period takedown and a reversal in the second. LH's Jake Kemerer decisioned Michael Pavasko (Fr. Munhall/Steel Valley) 14-7 at 165 – but Pavasko's reversal with six seconds left in the bout saved Clarion a big team point. Maybe the biggest match of the night came at 174, where Ryan Darch (Jr. Batavia, N.Y.) won a key 3-0 decision over Dylan Caprio. Darch scored a two-point near fall in the second using a half-nelson. His third period escape proved to be the final points in the 3-0 win – giving Clarion a 15-6 lead. Clarion's Dustin Conti (Fr. Jefferson/Jefferson-Morgan) lost a 10-3 decision to Fred Garcia at 184, with a late escape by Conti again saving a team point, and Daniel Sutherland (Jr. North Bellmore, N.Y.) lost a 9-4 decision to Phil Sprenkle at 197 pulling Lock Haven to within 15-12, and setting up Daley's winning bout. Clarion returns to Tippin Gym on Saturday to wrestle EWL newcomer George Mason at 2pm, then travels to Bloomsburg for a 2pm match on Super Bowl Sunday. CLARION NOTES: Clarion will wrestle Oklahoma State on Feb. 15th … Advance tickets are on sale at www.clarionnuniversitytickets.com … Results: 125- Hunter Jones (CL) dec. Kaleb LeMaire (LH) 8-2 133- Sam Sherlock (CL) dec. Cody Wheeler (LH) 3-2 141- Dan Neff (LH) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CL) 5-1 149- Justin Arthur (CL) dec. Mac Maldarelli (LH) 8-5 157- Austin Matthews (CL) dec. Billy Randt (LH) 5-2 165- Jake Kemerer (LH) dec. Michael Pavasko (CL) 14-7 174- Ryan Darch (CL) dec. Dylan Caprio (LH) 3-0 184- Fred Garcia (LH) dec. Dustin Conti (CL) 10-3 197- Phil Sprenkle (LH) dec. Daniel Sutherland (CL) 9-4 285- Evan Daley (CL) dec. Cody Mason (LH) 6-1

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Kent State won four of the final five matches in an 18-12 victory over Eastern Michigan Friday night. The Eagles led 9-6 at the midway point, in what would be their first loss of the season at Bowen Field House. The Golden Flashes (9-8) improved to 3-2 in Mid-American Conference duals, while defeating EMU for the 30th straight time. "We wrestled well, but not great," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "And we need to get to great. There were several matches where we looked good in two periods, but not three." The Eagles (8-6) led 6-0 after a pair of close victories at 125 and 133. Junior Tyler Small put the Flashes on the board with a 7-3 victory over Nick Barber. Sophomore Michael DePalma followed with a 5-0 shutout, but Eastern Michigan took the lead back at 157 with Ian Miller out the Flashes' lineup. "I think if Ian wrestles, it's a seven-point difference there and Mack (McGuire) got upset tonight," Andrassy said. "So we could have won by more. But at the same time we won some matchups in the upperweights that could have gone either way going into the night." Sophomore Tyler Buckwalter tied the dual up 9-9 with a 5-2 decision of Dean Vettese. It was Buckwalter's first win away from the M.A.C. Center. "Tyler looked pretty solid," Andrassy said. "He worked hard tonight. Now we just need him to become more explosive." Junior Caleb Marsh gave the Flashes the lead for good with a 5-3 win over Jake Davis, who's "always been able to keep matches close with Caleb," according to Andrassy. Sophomore Sam Wheeler earned some redemption against Phillip Joseph with an 11-7 victory. Joseph defeated Wheeler at last year's conference tournament. "Any time you can beat a guy that's beaten you, it's a sign that you've been doing the right things to improve yourself," Andrassy said. Sophomore Cole Baxter sealed the team victory with a 5-2 win over Nick Whitenburg at 197. The only points Baxter surrendered against the 2013 NCAA qualifier came on a reversal in the final five seconds of the match. Kent State will take a week off from competition before visiting Northern Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 8. Results: 125: No. 19 Jared Germaine (EMU)dec. Alfredo Gray (KSU), 9-7 (EMU, 3-0) 133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. No. 18 Mack McGuire (KSU), 7-6 (EMU, 6-0) 141: Tyler Small (KSU) dec. Nicholas Barber (EMU), 7-3 (EMU, 6-3) 149: Mike DePalma (KSU) dec. Michael Shaw (EMU), 5-0 (Tied, 6-6) 157: Brandon Zeerip (EMU)dec. T.J. Keklak (KSU), 9-3 (EMU, 9-6) 165: Tyler Buckwater (KSU) dec. Dean Vettese (EMU), 5-2 (Tied, 9-9) 174: Caleb Marsh (KSU) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 5-3 (KSU, 12-9) 184: No. 12 Sam Wheeler (KSU) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 11-7 (KSU, 15-9) 197: Cole Baxter (KSU) dec. Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 5-2 (KSU, 18-9) HWT: Khodor Hoballah (EMU) dec. Mimmo Lytle (KSU), 5-0 (KSU, 18-12)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team took seven individual matches, including three separate upset victories, to take down No. 12 Ohio State, 21-12, on Friday evening (Jan. 31) at St. John Arena. The Wolverines claimed nearly all of the dual's key swing matches. Carrying a narrow two-point advantage at the halftime intermission, Michigan gutted out three straight overtime tiebreaker wins after the break to pull away late in the dual. Freshman Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS), ranked second in the latest InterMat poll, used a reversal in the first tiebreaker to defeat Nick Tavanello, 3-2, in the heavyweight contest. The wrestlers traded escapes during regulation. Coon struggled to keep Tavanello in the circle and drew an early stall warning but not a second and fought out of a deep counter attack in the sudden-victory period. The Wolverine reversed and subsequently rode out the first tiebreaker and kept Tavanello down for most of the second to claim the win. Sophomore/freshman Conor Youtsey (Parma, Mich./Mason HS) and sophomore Rossi Bruno (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) followed with similar 2-1 tiebreaker decisions at the lowerweights. Youtsey knocked off No. 15-ranked Nick Peters at 125 pounds, riding out the first tiebreaker before picking up a quick escape in the second. Bruno avenged an early-season loss to fifth-ranked Johnni DiJulius at 133 pounds. Both wrestlers rode out the 30-second frames in the first tiebreaker, while Bruno secured a late escape in the second before riding out DiJulius for the win. The Buckeyes' two-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber earned a technical fall at 141 pounds to pull OSU within six points, but the result also sealed the win for Michigan, who also held the tiebreaker advantage. The tiebreaker wasn't needed, however, as fifth-year senior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) capped the dual with a 7-2 decision over 18th-ranked Ian Paddock in the final match at 149 pounds. It was Paddock that struck first, scoring on a quick single leg, but Grajales, ranked seventh, battled back, riding out the second period before throwing the Buckeye for four points in the waning seconds of the bout. Freshman Domenic Abounader (Gates Mills, Ohio/St. Edward HS) picked up the Wolverines' third upset victory at 184 pounds, using a big first period to knock off 10th-ranked Kenny Courts, 9-4. Abounader, ranked 20th, scrambled out of a deep single shot early in the opening frame and caught Courts in a scissors for a takedown and three back points. Courts scored on a low single leg late in the frame, but couldn't do much else as Abounader iced the win with a late takedown in the third. Michigan opened the dual with back-to-back wins at the middleweights. Starting at 157 pounds, freshman Brian Murphy (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North HS) rallied from an early deficit to defeat Randy Languis, 5-2, scoring a two-point near fall out of a third-period cradle and riding out the period to accumulate 1:49 in time advantage. Fifth-year senior Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) scored three first-period takedowns -- all on head in the holes -- and similarly rode for 1:49 to beat Joe Grandominico, 8-4, at 165 pounds. The Wolverines (9-2, 5-0 Big Ten) will close out their 2013-14 home schedule on Sunday (Feb. 2), hosting No. 1 Penn State, the three-time defending NCAA champion, at 3:30 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are sold out for the dual, which will be aired live on the Big Ten Network. Results: 157 -- #14 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Randy Languis, 5-2 U-M, 3-0 165 -- #7 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Joe Grandominico, 8-4 U-M, 6-0 174 -- #14 Mark Martin (OSU) dec. Collin Zeerip, 4-3 U-M, 6-3 184 -- #20 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. #10 Kenny Courts, 9-4 U-M, 9-3 197 -- #8 Nick Heflin (MOSU) major dec. Chris Heald, 16-3 U-M, 9-7 Hwt -- #2 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. Nick Tavanello, 3-2 TB U-M, 12-7 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. #15 Nick Roberts, 2-1 TB U-M, 15-7 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. #5 Johnni DiJuilius, 2-1 TB2 U-M, 18-7 141 -- #3 Logan Stieber (OSU) tech. fall #13 Steve Dutton, 16-1 (7:00) U-M, 18-12 149 -- #7 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. #18 Ian Paddock, 7-2 U-M, 21-12

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 13 Virginia wrestling team earned a 16-15 victory over Maryland Friday evening in front of a packed house at Memorial Gymnasium. A major decision by second-ranked Nick Sulzer (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) at 165 pounds proved to be the difference as both teams won five bouts. “I have the utmost respect for Maryland,” Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. “I knew going in that it was going to be a battle, and it really was. That was one of the crazier dual meets we’ve had all year. After going through the match with the kids and my staff, we found there were a lot of positives. Nick Herrmann and Blaise Butler grinded out wins, with Blaise getting a really big win in the tiebreaker. Nick Sulzer got us bonus points, which essentially won us the dual.” Nick Herrmann (So., Amarillo, Texas), Gus Sako (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio), Blaise Butler (R-So., Belvidere, Ill.) and Stephen Doty (R-Sr., St. Louis, Mo.) each won by decision at 125, 149, 157 and 174, respectively, for the Cavaliers. Virginia jumped to an early 3-0 lead when Herrmann picked up a 5-1 win over Billy Rappo at 125 pounds. Herrmann took Rappo down 55 seconds into the match and never trailed. The Terrapins (5-8, 1-3) won the next two bouts to grab a 6-3 dual lead. At 133, Maryland’s Tyler Goodwin scored on a five-point move early in the first period and forced Joseph Martinez (R-So., Platteville, Colo.) to play comeback from there in rolling to a 12-6 decision. Shyheim Brown then scored a 5-2 upset over 15th-ranked Joe Spisak (R-Jr., Boiling Springs, Pa.) at 141; four of Brown’s five points, including a two-pointer late in the third period, came on penalty points from stall warnings. Virginia captured the next four weight classes to move out to a 16-6 advantage. Ranked as high as ninth nationally, Sako returned to the mat with an 8-3 win over Frank Goodwin at 149. Sako racked up six first-period points on a pair of takedowns and a reversal as he competed for the first time in nearly a month because of an injury. He now is 15-1 on the year. Ranked 15th nationally, Butler brought the full house to its feet with a 7-6 win in a tiebreaker against Danny Orem at 157. Butler took a 5-4 lead and a decisive riding time advantage into the third period. An escape point knotted the score, and Butler was called for a stall warning, his second, to give Orem a penalty point in the waning seconds. Butler’s riding time point sent the match into overtime. After one scoreless sudden-victory period, Butler escaped quickly in the first tiebreaker period. He then maintained control for the second tiebreaker to claim the win. Sulzer once again dominated at 165, taking Ben Dorsay down seven times in an 18-5 major decision. Sulzer is now 26-1 on the season, with 13 major decisions among his 19 bonus-point victories. UVa’s final win came at 174, where Doty rolled to a 9-2 win over Ty Snook to improve to 21-7 on the season. With top-10 wrestlers manning each of the final three weights, the Terrapins claimed the final trio of bouts, although each went down to the wire. UVa’s Jon Fausey (R-Sr., Dalmatia, Pa.) fell 3-2 to top-ranked Jimmy Sheptock at 184. Sheptock scored on a takedown midway through the third period to break a 1-1 tie. On the takedown, Fausey was forced to take injury time. Sheptock took the down position coming out of the stoppage, but Fausey rode him the rest of the way to claim the riding time point. Maryland nearly got the bonus points it needed at 197, as eighth-ranked Christian Boley posted a 6-1 win over Zach Nye (R-So., Enola, Pa.). With the match tied 1-1 with 45 seconds left in the third period, Boley took Nye down and put him on his back for three back points. Boley was mere inches from getting the fall, but Nye fought him off for several seconds before wiggling loose and getting off his back as Boley settled for the back points. The match came down to heavyweight, where Ethan Hayes (R-So., New Lebanon, Ohio) dropped a 4-3 decision to sixth-ranked Spencer Myers. The Maryland All-American took a 3-1 lead into the third period, but Hayes took him down midway through the period to tie the bout. After Hayes pushed the riding time back under a minute, Myers escaped for the decisive point. Virginia is home again at 2 p.m. Sunday when it entertains Bucknell at Mem Gym. There is no admission charge, and parking is free of charge in the Culbreth Road Garage. Live results will be available at VirginiaSports.com. Results: 125: Nick Herrmann (UVa) dec. Billy Rappo (UMD) 5-1; UVa 3-0 133: Tyler Goodwin (UMD) dec. Joseph Martinez (UVa) 12-6; 3-3 141: Shyheim Brown (UMD) dec. No. 15/17 Joe Spisak (UVa) 5-3; UMD 6-3 149: No. -/9 Gus Sako (UVa) dec. Frank Goodwin (UMD) 8-3; 6-6 157: No. 15/15 Blaise Butler (UVa) dec Danny Orem (UMD) 7-6 (TB1); UVa 9-6 165: No. 2/2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Ben Dorsay (UMD) 18-5; UVa 13-6 174: No. 17/12 Stephen Doty (UVa) dec. Ty Snook (UMD) 9-2; UVa 16-6 184: No. 1/1 Jimmy Sheptock (UMD) dec. No. -/18 Jon Fausey (UVa) 3-2; UVa 16-9 197: No. 8/13 Christian Boley (UMD) dec. Zach Nye (UVa) 6-1; UVa 16-12 285: No. 6/8 Spencer Myers (UMD) dec. Ethan Hayes (UVa) 4-3; UVa 16-15

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team remained unbeaten on the year, pinning its way to a 42-3 win at Michigan State Friday night. Head coach Cael Sanderson's crew recorded four falls in the Big Ten road win. The dual began at 157, where junior All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, stayed unbeaten with a solid 8-3 win over Roger Wildmo. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, remained unbeaten as well with a first period pin of Bobby Nash. Taylor got the fall at the 1:53 mark, his 11th of the season and the 48th of his career. All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, then dominated Spartan Nick Kaczanowski, rolling to an 18-3 technical fall at the 7:00 mark, including 4:48 in riding time. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, matched Taylor with a first period pin of his own, getting a quick pin over John Rizqallah at the 0:38 mark. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 3 at 197, continued Penn State's pin-parade, locking up a second period cradle to pin Nick McDiarmid at the 4:23 mark. The win sent Penn State into intermission with a 26-0 lead. Junior Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) got the nod at 285 and led into the third period over No. 7 Mike McClure. But McClure rallied late for the 5-1 decision, putting the Spartans on the board. At 125, Nittany Lion Jordan Conaway stepped in for second-ranked Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.). Megaludis did not make the weekend trip after being sick all week. Conaway, a national qualifier last year at 133, dominated MSU's Brenan Lyon, posting a 15-4 major decision. Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 133, followed with strong performance of his own in a 10-3 decision with over 2:00 in riding time. Undefeated true freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, stayed unbeaten, pinning Brian Gibbs at the 4:42 mark. Junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) took to the mat at 149 and closed out a dominant Penn State performance with a 9-5 victory over Spartan Nick Trimble. Penn State posted a lop-sided 23-2 edge in takedown and notched four pins, the most in a dual this year for the Nittany Lions. Taylor improved to 22-0 with the win, including 11 pins, six tech falls and five majors. His 48 pins are just five shy of Penn State's all-time record of 53. He is 122-3 all-time and is now eighth on Penn State's all-time wins list. Taylor also improved to 30-0 all-time in Big Ten duals and 51-0 all-time against Big Ten competition. Ruth is 21-1 with eight pins, seven tech falls and six majors. His 43 career pins is third all-time at Penn State. Ruth is 123-3 all-time at Penn State and is tied for sixth on the Lions' all-time wins list. He, like Taylor, is unbeaten against Big Ten foes, sporting a 30-0 Big Ten dual meet mark and a 52-0 mark all-time against Big Ten competition. Retherford remained unbeaten and moved to 22-0 with four pins, two tech falls and seven majors. Dylan Alton improved to 14-0 on the year with three pins and a major. Brown moved to 22-1 with six pins, three techs and seven majors and McIntosh improved to 21-2 with four pins and nine majors. Andrew Alton moved to 8-0 as well. Penn State moves to 12-0 on the year, 6-0 in Big Ten action, while Michigan State falls to 5-9, 0-6 B1G. The Nittany Lions visit Michigan on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2. The Lions and Wolverines tangle at 3:30 p.m. live on the Big Ten Network in a match where the winner will clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title. With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the remaining Rec Hall duals. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. 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: 157: #4 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Roger Wildmo MSU, 8-3 -- 3-0 165: #1 David Taylor PSU pinned Bobby Nash MSU, WBF (1:53) -- 9-0 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU tech fall Nick Kaczanowski MSU, 18-3 (TF; 7:00) -- 14-0 184: #2 Ed Ruth PSU pinned John Rizqallah MSU, WBF (0:38) -- 20-0 197: #7 Morgan McIntosh PSU pinned Nick McDiarmid MSU, WBF (4:23) -- 26-0 285: #7 Mike McClure MSU dec. Nick Ruggear PSU, 5-1 -- 26-3 125: Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Brenan Lyon MSU, 15-4 -- 30-3 133: #16 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Garth Yenter MSU, 10-3 -- 33-3 141: #2 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Brian Gibbs MSU, WBF (4:42) -- 39-3 149: Andrew Alton PSU dec. Nick Trimble MSU, 9-5 -- 42-3 Attendance: 662 Records: Penn State 12-0, 6-0 B1G; Michigan State 5-9, 0-6 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at Michigan, Sunday, Feb. 2, 3:30 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 157: Junior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, faced off against Michigan State's Roger Wildmo. Alton scored quickly, taking Wildmo down at the 2:30 mark and maintaining control for :26 seconds. The Nittany Lion junior then battled Wildmo evenly for the rest of the period and carried the 2-1 lead into the middle stanza. Wildmo chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Alton scored again, working around shoulder control for a takedown and a 4-2 lead with 1:25 on the clock. Alton maintained control long enough to work his riding time up to 1:02 before Wildmo escaped to a 4-3 score. Steadily working on his offense, Alton used a solid double leg to take Wildmo down on the edge of the mat with under :10 left and, after a short ride out, led 6-3 with 1:17 in time after two. Alton chose down to start the third period and escaped quickly to a 7-3 lead. Alton worked in on a high single and worked for a final takedown but Wildmo was able to kill the clock on the scramble. Alton posted the 8-3 win with 1:11 in riding time. 165: Top-ranked David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), unbeaten at 165, met MSU senior Bobby Nash at 165. Taylor scored quickly with a takedown just :06 into the bout. He let Nash loose and began working his offense again. Another quick takedown with shoulder control had Taylor taking Nash to his back for a five-point move and a 7-1 lead. Taylor cut Nash loose again and then quickly locked up a cradle on his next move, turning Nash to his back and getting the fall at the 1:53 mark. The pin was Taylor's 11th this season and the 48th of his career. 174: Junior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, battled Spartan Nick Kaczanowski. Brown scored first, using a single leg to take a 2-1 lead and building up :27 in riding time before the Spartan escaped. The Lion junior quickly added a second takedown and led 4-1 with 1:30 left. Brown then built up over 2:00 in riding time with a bullish ride out to lead 4-1 with 2:09 in time after one. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Brown added two quick takedowns and after the second wrapped up a cradle for three near fall points and a 12-2 lead after two. Kaczanowski chose down to start the final period and Brown already had the riding time point clinched. Brown steadily worked his way into another cradle, locking up the Spartan for three more back points and a 15-2 lead with :47 left on the clock. The Spartan escaped only to be taken down once more and the final takedown, plus the riding time point, gave Brown the 18-3 tech fall at the 7:00 mark with 4:48 riding time. 184: Second-ranked Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) met Spartan junior John Rizqallah at 184. Ruth, like his teammates before him, scored quickly, taking Rizqallah down and immediately working in on a cradle. He locked Rizqallah up, turned him to his back and got the shoulders flat for a quick pin at the 0:38 mark. The pin was Ruth's eighth this year and the 43rd of his career. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 197, took on MSU's Nick McDiarmid. The duo battled evenly for the bulk of the first period with each McIntosh looking to set the tempo and McDiarmid holding steady on defense. With the first three minutes passing scoreless, McIntosh chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed McDiarmid to take a 2-0 lead just over :10 into the stanza. The Lion sophomore maintained control for over a minute before locking up a cradle. McIntosh adjusted once and got McDiarmid's shoulders flat for the fall at the 4:23 mark. 285: Junior Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) took to the mat at 285 to face No. 7 Mike McClure. Ruggear was making his season dual meet debut. Ruggear battled McClure evenly for the first minute-plus, staying solid on his feet and keeping the action in the center of the mat. Neither man found an offensive opening during the entirety of the opening period and action moved to the second tied 0-0. Ruggear chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. McClure shot low on a single but Ruggear was able to block off the move, step back and maintain his 1-0 lead at the :50 mark. Ruggear maintained his 1-0 lead into the third period. McClure chose down to start the third and, like Ruggear, quickly escaped, tying the match at 1-1. Ruggear was called for stalling and then countered a McClure shot, creating a scramble that ended with a McClure takedown and a 3-1 Spartan lead with 1:07 on the clock. A second Ruggear stall gave McClure a 4-1 lead and, with the ride-out and 1:10 riding time, McClure was able to post the 5-1 win. 125: Sophomore Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) stepped in at 125 for second-ranked Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), who did not make the weekend trip due to sickness. Conaway took on Spartan senior Brenan Lyon at 125. Conaway wasted no time working in on a takedown, but Lyon was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless early. Conaway was relentless, however, working his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:40 mark. Conaway cut Lyon loose at the 1:00 mark and quickly took the Spartan down for a 4-1 lead. He then rode Lyon out and led 4-1 with 1:23 in time after one. Conaway chose down to start the second and quickly reversed Lyon for a 6-1 lead. The Lion sophomore put together another dominating ride, controlling the action and forcing Lyon into a stall warning before cutting him loose to a 6-2 score. Conaway fought off a late Lyon shot and rode that lead into the third period. Lyon chose down to start the third period and Conaway clinched the riding time point before turning Lyon for two near fall points. Leading 8-2, Conaway cut Lyon loose, looking for bonus points. Conaway blew through a high double, lifting Lyon off the mat and working him down for a takedown and a 10-4 lead with :24 left. Needing one more takedown to get a major, Conaway used a quick duck-under for the final takedown, turned him for two near fall points and with 3:09 in time, posted the 15-4 major. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 133, met MSU freshman Garth Yenter. Gulibon scored quickly notching a takedown in just :07 to lead 2-0 early. The Lion freshman put together a strong ride, building up 1:37 in time before cutting Yenter loose to a 2-1 score. Gulibon countered a slight Yenter shot, worked his way into control of a single leg and finished off the move with just :02 left for a 4-1 lead after the opening period. Gulibon chose down to start the second period and began looking for a chance to reverse the Spartan. Gulibon was steady on his mission and got the reversal with :45 left in the period to lead 6-1. He then controlled the action from the top position, keeping Yenter flat for the final seconds to lead 6-1 with 1:20 in time after two. Yenter chose down to start the third period but Gulibon once again controlled the action. With the riding time point clinched, Gulibon cut Yenter loose and began looking for a chance to score. Gulibon connected on a quick single, picked up the takedown and cut him loose with :09 left. Yenter was able to keep from giving up another takedown and Gulibon posted the strong 10-3 win with 2:15 in riding time. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), unbeaten and ranked No. 2 nationally at 141, battled Michigan State's Brian Gibbs. The duo battled evenly for the bulk of the first period until Retherford broke through for a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :27 on the clock. Retherford rode the Spartan out and led 2-0 after a short ride out. The Lion freshman chose down to start the second stanza and quickly reversed Gibbs to up his lead to 4-0. He turned Gibbs for two back points and reset himself with :32 on the clock. 149: Junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) got the call at 149 and met Spartan Nick Trimble, who was second on the MSU roster with 18 wins coming into the match. The Lion junior gained control of Trimble's left ankle and worked his way for a takedown and a 2-0 lead just over a minute into the period. He then lifted Trimble off the mat and turned him to his back for two near fall points and a 4-0 lead. Trimble escaped with :35 on the clock to cut the lead to 4-1 after the opening three minutes. Alton chose down to start the second period but could not break free of a strong Trimble ride right away. The Lion junior broke out at the 1:00 mark and led 5-1. Alton used a fast low single to trip Trimble to the mat for another takedown and a 7-1 lead with :30 on the clock. Alton rode Trimble out to lead 7-1 with :42 in time after two. Trimble chose down to start the third, escaped, and was quickly taken down again by Alton. Alton cut Trimble loose and shot low, but Trimble countered for his own takedown to cut Alton's lead to 9-5. Trimble worked feverishly over the next minute to try and get back points but Alton was strong on defense and posted a 9-5 win to give Penn State the 42-3 dual meet victory.