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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After dropping five of its six opening bouts at No. 24 Purdue Monday night, the 12th ranked Ohio State wrestling team won its final four matches via decisions to edge the Boilermakers, 16-15, at Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind. Ohio State improves to 8-4 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten, while Purdue drops to 6-6 overall and 1-6 in the league. Redshirt-junior and third-ranked Logan Stieber's major decision victory vs. Danny Sabatello at 141 pounds proved to be the difference maker as both teams won five matches on the night. The only wrestler to score bonus points for either team, Stieber jumped out to a 6-0 lead on a pair of takedowns and a 2-point nearfall after the first period. With both wrestlers in the neutral position to start the second period, Stieber once again took Sabatello down and turned the Boilermaker on his back for 3 back points. By the end of the third period, Stieber had scored an escape and accrued riding time. Joining Stieber in the win column was No. 14 Mark Martin (174 pounds), No. 10 Kenny Courts (184 pounds), No. 8 Nick Heflin (197 pounds) and Nick Tavanello (HWT). With Ohio State trailing Purdue, 15-4, Martin, a redshirt-sophomore began the Buckeye rally with his 5-4 decision vs. Patrick Kissel. Leading Kissel, 4-3, to start the third period, Martin was marked with back-to-back stalling calls that tied the score at 4-all. However, Martin's riding time lifted him to his 21st win of the season. Up next at 184 pounds, Martin's classmate Courts used three takedowns, a reversal and riding time to defeat Tanner Lynde, who was limited to three escapes and a penalty point, in his 9-4 victory. Wrestling in his third overtime match of the season, Heflin, a senior, was an 8-6 winner against No. 14 Braden Atwood. A takedown in the extra period by Heflin secured his 15th victory of the season after both wrestlers entered sudden victory knotted up at 6 apiece. With Heflin up 6-5 in the third period, a late escape by Atwood tied the score, forcing the match into overtime. Having cut Purdue's lead to two points (15-13) before the final match which pitted heavyweights Tavanello and Boilermaker Alex White, the Buckeyes simply needed the win to garner their eighth victory of the season overall and third in the Big Ten. With both wrestlers scoreless in the first and second periods, the Buckeye redshirt-freshman scored an escape and compiled riding time in his 2-0 win. In other matches, redshirt-freshman and No. 15 Nick Roberts dropped a 5-3 decision to Camden Eppert to open the night at 125 pounds. No. 5 and redshirt-sophomore Johnni DiJulius faced No. 15 Cashé Quiroga and lost, 7-5, in the 133-pound bout. Between 149-165 pounds, senior Ian Paddock lost, 5-3, to Brandon Nelsen, redshirt-junior Randy Languis suffered a 3-1 setback to Alex Griffin and senior Joe Grandominico fell to Pat Robinson, 8-3. Ohio State returns to action at 7 p.m. Friday when it hosts Michigan State at Massillon Perry High School. Results: 125: Camden Eppert (Purdue) dec. No. 15 Nick Roberts (Ohio State), 5-3 133: No. 15 Cashe Quiroga (Purdue) dec. No. 5 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 7-5 141: No. 3 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. Danny Sabatello (Purdue), 13-3 149: Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) dec. No. 18 Ian Paddock (Ohio State), 5-3 (SV1) 157: Alex Griffin (Purdue) dec. Randy Langusi (Ohio State), 3-1 165: Pat Robinson (Purude) dec. Joe Grandominico (Ohio State), 8-3 174: No. 14 Mark Martin (Ohio State) dec. Patrick Kissel (Purdue), 5-4 184: No. 10 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 9-4 197: No. 8 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. No. 14 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 8-6 SV1 285: Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) dec. Alex White (Purdue), 1-0

Six wrestlers currently ranked No. 1 in the country according to InterMat have been selected to be a part of Team USA for the 2014 Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic. The event, which will celebrate its 40th edition this year, will be held on Sunday, March 16 in Pittsburgh at the Fitzgerald Field House on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Wrestling begins at 4 p.m. with an undercard bout between top seniors from Oklahoma and top seniors from the WPIAL (i.e. those from the greater Pittsburgh area not chosen for team Pennsylvania), and will be followed at 6 p.m. by Team USA against the top seniors from Pennsylvania. Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md./USOTC) leads Team USA. Even though he is not competing scholastically during the 2013-14 year, he is the nation's No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2014, and was undefeated during three years of high school competition. The resume includes three titles at the Beast of the East and National Preps, two titles at the Ironman, and single titles at the Powerade and Super 32 Challenge. Snyder was also a FILA Junior World freestyle champion this summer, and will be attending The Ohio State University this coming fall. He is the representative at 220 pounds. Joining Snyder on the USA squad are six wrestlers currently ranked No. 1 in the nation for their respective weight classes: Stevan Micic (Hanover Central, Ind.) at 126, Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 138, Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) at 152, Ryan Blees (Bismarck, N.D.) at 160, Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) at 182, and Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) at 285. Micic, Brill, and Sebastian have all signed National Letters of Intent at Northwestern University. Rounding out the USA roster: 113: No. 9 Brian Rossi (Lockport, Ill.) 120: No. 2 Nathan Boston (Woodford County, Ky.) 132: No. 5 Josh Alber (Dakota, Ill.) 145: No. 6 at 152 Tyler Berger (Crook County, Ore.) 170: No. 2 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) 195: No. 4 Chip Ness (Buford, Ga.)

Manheim, Pa. -- The National Wrestling Coaches Association will hold the EAS Sports Nutrition NWCA National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in honor of Cliff Keen on February 16-17 at Ohio State University's St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The competition will feature 14 top NCAA Division I wrestling programs in a dual meet advancement tournament to crown a national dual champion. This year’s field includes Bloomsburg, Central Michigan, Chattanooga, Cornell, Hofstra, Illinois, Iowa State, Kent State, Minnesota, North Dakota State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon State and Virginia Tech. "We are excited about the pool of teams in this year’s field," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. "We have diverse programs from all across Division I. And by holding the event at a campus like Ohio State, we can engage not only the local wrestling fan base, but also students and faculty who are new to wrestling." EAS is this year's title sponsor for the event. The brand develops sports nutrition products that help athletes and fitness enthusiasts at any level play hard and recover strong. Through protein powders, nutrition bars, ready-to-drink shakes and an energy beverage, EAS offers a diverse line-up of products backed by science and certified as safe and clean. "Proper nutrition is critical for athletes to perform at their best," said Keith Wheeler, Ph.D., global director of Performance Nutrition Research at Abbott, a health care company that makes EAS products. "By partnering with NWCA, we're able to work directly with the wrestling community and help athletes and coaches use nutrition to improve three major areas: training, competition and recovery." First-round action begins at 1 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 17, followed by consolation matches at 5 p.m. and quarterfinals at 7 p.m. The championship semifinals will start at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 17 with the finals set for 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.nwcaonline.com and select National Duals under the Events Menu. About the NWCA? Founded in 1928, the NWCA strives to promote and provide leadership for the advancement of amateur wrestling, primarily at the scholastic and collegiate levels. The association is headquartered in Manheim, Pa. The three core competencies are coaching development, student-wrestler welfare, and promotion/advocacy. The NWCA has 10,000 members and educational programs that serve 230,000 students each year. About EAS Sports Nutrition Abbott, a global health care company and maker of EAS products, has more than 85 years of innovation in leading-edge nutritional science. Whether you are an elite athlete, fitness enthusiast or weekend warrior, EAS develops performance nutrition products that can help you play hard and recover strong. A brand you can trust, EAS and its team of scientists, researchers and all-around fitness enthusiasts take pride in making products that are impactful, clean and safe – so you can keep pushing yourself to the next level. Visit EAS.com or facebook.com/EASbrand. About the United States Marine Corps On November 10, 1775, the Marine Corps was established by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since then, the Marine Corps, through service on land, in air, and at sea, have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue. Whether facing our nation’s foes or conducting humanitarian relief and disaster recovery operations at home or abroad, today’s Marine Corps stands ready to continue in the same proud tradition of faithful service to the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Marines.com. About Hibiclens Hibiclens is an antiseptic antimicrobial skin cleanser possessing bactericidal properties that can be part of an effective defense for preventing the spread of skin infections. Its active ingredient works in a unique way -- it kills germs on contact and bonds to the skin to keep killing microorganisms up to 6 hours after washing. Hibiclens® has been proven to kill MRSA (in vitro) and other staph infections.

The 20th-ranked University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team won six of the eight contested matches in a dominating 35-8 victory over Appalachian State today. The Mocs improve to 13-5 overall and 4-0 in Southern Conference action, while the Mountaineers drop to 4-8 and 1-3 in league duals. The match was almost over before it started, with ASU missing a number of starters. The Mountaineers had to forfeit at 133 and 174 due to injuries. “It was a good result today, but I think our performance was flat,” stated head coach Heath Eslinger. “We definitely have some things to work on for next weekend. It is good to not wrestle well and still get a 35-8 win, I just think today was the first time in the last 12 matches was have looked flat.” Action began at 184 with sophomore John Lampe taking on junior Nick Vetell. Vetell was the aggressor from the start, scoring two takedowns and a 4-2 lead after the first period. Lampe kept Vetell down throughout the second period, erasing the riding time advantage. Lampe escaped early in the third and scored the winning takedown with 25 second left. Lampe improved to 14-8 overall with the win. He also kept his SoCon slate clean at 4-0 with his second-straight one-point win. Freshman Scottie Boykin also remained undefeated in SoCon action with his 9-0 major decision over Tyler Radford at 197. Boykin is now 17-11 overall and 4-0 in the SoCon. It was his third major decision in league duals, but the first time he did not score at least 10 points. Freshman heavyweight Dawson Peck put the Mocs up 12-0 with his second period technical fall over Denzel Dejournette. Peck improved to 7-1 since transferring to Chattanooga from Virginia Tech in January. Appalachian State got on the board at 125 with Vito Pasone’s tech fall against Campbell Lewis. The forfeit at 133 moved the team score to 18-5. Another App State win at 141 closed the gap to 18-8, but that was the last points for the Mountaineers. Freshman Austin Sams picked up a nice 3-1 decision over senior Aaron Scott at 149. UTC’s lone senior in the lineup, Alex Hudson, went out in style with a second period technical fall against sophomore Nick Hall. Ninth-ranked junior Corey Mock posted a win at 165 and Chattanooga benefitted from the other forfeit at 174 to end the match. A nice crowd of 640 were on hand for Senior Day. Hudson and Trey Stavrum were honored before the match in the last home appearance of their careers. UTC’s 13 wins are the most in one season in the Eslinger era and the most since the Mocs went 16-1 in 2007. UTC will be on the road for the rest of the season, beginning next week at Campbell and Davidson. Two wins next week can wrap up at least a share of the SoCon regular season title. Campbell is tied with the Mocs atop the league standings at 4-0. The Mocs visit Buies Creek, N.C. on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). The road trip ends on Sunday, Feb. 9, at Davidson at 1:00 p.m. Results: 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 5-4 - Dominick Vetell (App. St.) – UTC 3-0 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 9-0 - Tyler Radford (App. St.) – UTC 7-0 285: Dawson Peck (UTC) – Tech Fall 17-1 (4:27) - Denzel Dejournette (App. St.) – UTC 12-0 125: Vito Pasone (App. St.) – Tech Fall 18-2 (5:41) - Campbell Lewis (UTC) – UTC 12-5 133: No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) won by forfeit – UTC 18-5 141: Jake Smith (App. St.) – Dec. 3-2 - Mike Pongracz (UTC) – UTC 18-8 149: Austin Sams (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 - Aaron Scott (App. St.) – UTC 21-8 157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – Tech Fall 17-0 (1:46) - Nick Hall (App. St.) – UTC 26-8 165: No. 9 Corey Mock (UTC) – Dec. 5-1 - Zachary Strickland (App. St.) – UTC 29-8 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) won by forfeit – UTC 35-8

BLOOMSBURG -- The 22nd-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling won eight of 10 matches to roll past Clarion University, 28-8, Sunday afternoon in an Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) matchup. The Huskies took the early lead in the match with wins by decision from Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) and Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central). The Golden Eagles came back with a pair of major decision victories to grab an 8-6 lead after four bouts. Bloomsburg regained the lead at 9-8 when Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) won 8-5 at 157 pounds followed by a 4-1 win for 15th-ranked Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) at 165 pounds. The Huskies took complete control of the match at 174 pounds when Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) won by fall in 2:50 to put the Huskies up 18-8. The pin was the 43rd of his career and the 97th win as he closes in on 100 career victories. The Huskies closed out the match with wins from Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) at 184 pounds; fourth-ranked Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) at 197 and 16th-ranked Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) at 285 pounds. Perry is now 25-1 on the year and has won 23 straight matches. Bloomsburg goes to 6-5 with the win, 3-2 in the EWL, while Clarion falls to 8-11, 2-3 in the EWL. The Huskies are idle till Sunday, Feb. 9 when they host George Mason at 2 p.m. Results: 125 Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) won by decision over hunter jones (Clarion) 9-7. 133 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) won by decision over Sam Sherlock (Clarion) 7-2. 141 Tyler Bedelyon (Clarion) won by major decision over Elliot Zackoski (Scranton/West Scranton) (BU) 16-6. 149 Justin Taylor (Clarion) won by major decision over Brian Nelson (Westmont, NJ/Haddon) (BU) 12-0. 157 Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (BU) won by decision over Austin Matthews (Clarion) 8-5. 165 #15 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) won by decision over Michael Pavasko (Clarion) 4-1. 174 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (BU) won by pin over Ryan Darch (Clarion) 2:50. 184 Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (BU) won by decision over Dustin Conti (Clarion) 5-0. 197 #4 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) won by major decision over Brandon Contreras (Clarion) 18-4. 285 #16 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) won by decision over Evan Daley (Clarion) 14-8. Play-by-Play Summary 125- Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) vs. Hunter Jones Locked up high they fight for hand control…Boylan gets a leg and the first points…He maintains control near center…Trying for leverage to no avail…Near the edge Boylan holds…A whistle forces a reset…Boylan holds control off the whistle…Finally turns Jones and earns 3 back points…End of 1 Boylan holds a 5-0 lead…He'll start the 2nd on bottom…Off the whistle Boylan spins away for an escape…Now they battle for hand position at center…Down to the mat and they stand again…A mutual reset at center…Jones is on the board with a takedown late in the 2nd…3rd starts with Boylan leading 6-2 in neutral position…Tied up high at center…Jones scores a takedown then concedes an escape…Out of bounds they go…They reset at center…1 minute left and Boylan leads 7-4…Stalling warning issued to Boylan…Takedown for Jones near the edge as they fall out of bounds…30 seconds left Boylan leads 7-6...Late takedown secures it as Boylan holds on for a 9-7 decision. 133- Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) vs. Sam Sherlock Off the whistle they fight up high…Headed to the edge from center…Wilcox opens the scoring with a hard charging takedown…Out of bounds they will reset at center…Wilcox maintains control off the reset…Wilcox has an arm trying to turn Sherlock…Sherlock forced to his back…3 points awarded to Wilcox…On the line Wilcox holding strong…Whistle forces a reset…Wilcox on top…The 1st ends with Wilcox on top 5-0…Wilcox will start the 2nd on bottom…Wilcox fighting to stand…Sherlock forces the duo back to the mat…Again Wilcox fights to stand…Spins away for an escape…Out of bounds they'll reset at center…Wilcox leads 6-0 late in the 2nd…Both men showing patience with short time remaining…After an attempted trip Wilcox keeps his footing…3rd starts with Wilcox leading 6-0 in neutral position…Sherlock gets on the board with a takedown midway through the 3rd…Sherlock concedes an escape…Up high they lock up…Short time remaining…Wilcox wins by decision 7-2. 141- Elliot Zackoski (Scranton/West Scranton) vs. Tyler Bedleon Off the whistle they go down to the mat…Bedleon opens the scoring with a takedown near center…Out of bounds they will reset…Zackoski gets on the board with an escape…Followed quickly by a Bedleon takedown…They reset after a whistle…Zackoski on bottom…Bedleon holds control leading 2-1 midway through the 1st…Zackoski escape ties it…Bedleon quickly regains the lead with a spinning takedown…Zackoski fights to stand…Out of bounds they go…Zackoski spins away for yet another escape…Off a reset Bedleon gets an ankle and a trip for 2…1st ends with Bedleon leading 8-3…Zackoski starts the 2nd on top…After fighting to stand Bedleon forces them out…They reset at center…Bedleon reverses for another 2…Zackoski fights to stand as they go out of bounds…Late in the 2nd Bedleon leads 10-3…Score holds at the end of the 2nd…Zackoski starts the 3rd on tottom…Off the whistle they fight to the edge and then out…Back at center Zackoski remains on bottom…He draws an escape for 1…Bedleon follows with a quick takedown near the edge…Conceded escape gives Zackoski a point…Bedleon responds with 2 of his own…Under 1 minute left in the 3rd they reset…Zackoski trailing 14-5…Conceded escape makes it 14-6…Stalling point goes to Bedleon…Final score 16-6. 149- Bryan Nelson vs. Justin Arthur Both men showing patience early…Up high they fight for hand control…Arthur forces his hand and opens the scoring…He forces Nelson to his back…No points awarded…Again Nelson forced to his back…This time 2 awarded for Arthur…End of 1 Arthur leads 4-0…They start the 2nd in neutral position…Showing patience and locking up high early…Arthur with another takedown…Nelson forced to his back…No points awarded…Again Nelson forced to his back…This time for 2…The 3rd starts with Arthur on bottom leading 8-0…Arthur escapes to increase the lead to 9-0…Up high the joust for hand control…Nelson shoots to no avail…Arthur gets behind him for another takedown…Under 1 minute Arthur leads 11-0…Score holds Arthur wins 11-0 by major decision. 157- Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) vs. Austin Matthews Locked up at the shoulders early…Now they show patience…And they engage…No points halfway through 1…Hartnett quickly opens the scoring with a hard charging takedown…Matthews warned for stalling…Hartnett forces Matthews to his back for a quick 2 back points…Period 1 ends with Hartnett leading 4-0…He'll start the 2nd on bottom…Matthews fights to stand but Hartnett keeps control with a trip…Hartnett has an arm…Fighting to run it but no avail…Matthews escapes near the edge to score 1…Near the center they show patience…Short time remaining in the 2nd Hartnett leads 4-1…Late takedown for Matthews sends it to the 3rd 4-3…They start the 3rd in neutral position…Down to the mat they go…Locked up high…Near the edge Matthews flips Hartnett for a takedown…Matthews now leads 5-4…At center they battle…Under 1 minute remaining…Hartnett ties it with an escape…Hartnett scores a hard fought takedown to win in the dying seconds 8-5. 165- Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) vs. Michael Pavasko They lock up high early…Action early but no points yet…At center they show patience…Once again they lock up…Down to the mat they go…Very passive 1st period ends with no scoring…Veltre starts the 2nd on top…Veltre holds control early…First point goes to Pavasko after an escape…At center they show patience once more…Short time in the 2nd Pavasko leads 1-0…That's how the 3rd will start…Veltre starts on bottom…Veltre spins out for a quick escape off the whistle…They stand and lock up at the shoulders…Veltre gains a leg for a takedown and a 3-1 lead…Near the edge they battle …Veltre secures the 4-1 decision with riding time. 174- Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) vs. Ryan Darch They go to the edge with hand checking…Out of bounds they will reset…Dessino gets behind him for an early takedown and the lead…Dessino has an arm…Trying to set up a turn…Darch spins out for an escape…They engage and lock up…Whistle forces a reset…Down to the mat they go off the whistle…Spinning behind Dessino scores another takedown…He turns Darch to his back…Dessino secures the pin at 2:50. 184- Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) vs. Dustin Conti Hand checking early…Now they lock up…Showing patience near center now they engage…Near the edge they lock up…Out of bounds they will reset…Once again they lock up…Deking and juking here late in the 1st…At center they engage and lock up…Passive 1st period leads to no scoring…Shirey starts the 2nd on bottom…Shirey stands and escapes off the whistle for a 1-0 lead…Hand fighting at center…Both men showing patience…Shirey gets a leg for 2…Near the edge they battle…Out of bounds they will reset…1 minute left in the 2nd Shirey leads 3-0…Shirey maintains control with a trip as they go down to the mat…Short time in the 2nd…Whistle forces a reset at center…Shirey on top on the mat and the board…Shirey takes a 3-0 lead to the 3rd...He starts on top…Shirey holds control early in the period…Cotni warned for stalling…Shirey earns 1 point off stalling…Lead increased to 4-0…Short time remaining in the 3rd…With riding time Shirey wins 5-0 by decision. 197- Rich Perry vs. Brandon Contreras Both men showing patience early…Perry opens the scoring with a takedown near the edge…Out of bounds they will reset…Contreras gets away for an escape and his first points…Now they engage and lock up high…Around the mat they go still locked…Out of bounds they'll reset at center…Takedown at the buzzer gives Perry a 4-1 lead to start the 2nd…He starts the 2nd on top…Perry maintains control and forces them out of bounds…Off the whistle Perry holds control until a Contreras escape…Perry regains control for a takedown near the edge…Then forces Contreras to his back for another 2 back points…Sequence of moves creates the same result as Perry now leads 10-2…Perry escape makes it 11-2…Another Perry takedown makes it 13-2…Under 1 minute left in the 3rd…Contreras gets a conceded escape only to be followed by another Perry takedown. Sequence of moves creates the same result as Perry wins by major 18-4. 285-Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) vs. Evan Daley Down to the mat they go and back up again…Grant gains a leg for a takedown and the first points…Grant maintains control with a trip…They lock up down on the mat…Conceded escape gets Daley on the board…Near the edge and out of bounds they go…Reset at center…Grant spins behind Daley for another 2…Conceded escape gives Daley another point…Trying to outmuscle each other…Another sequence of Grant takedown and conceded escape makes it 6-3…Now they show patience…Daley gets an underhook for a takedown to cut the lead to 6-5…That's how the 2nd starts…Grant on top on the board and the mat…Grant picks the ankle and trips Daley to maintain control…Near the edge Grant gets an arm…Trying to run the bar and they go out of bounds…1:15 left in the 2nd it's still 6-5…Daley escape ties it at 6…Grant gets a leg and spins for a takedown to regain the lead…Whistle forces a reset with short time in the 2nd…Grant gains a leg to trip and hold control…3rd starts with Grant up 8-6…He'll start on bottom…Daley holds control early as they spin out…Setup remains the same…Grant stands and spins for an escape and a 9-6 lead…Daley shoots and gets a leg but Grant spins and secures a takedown…Conceded escape makes it 11-7…Grant showing patience late in the 3rd…They lock up at center…Grant again gets a leg and the trip for 2…Another point for Daley by conceded escape…Grant wins with a 14-8 decision.

NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion's Brandon Jeske, Chris Mecate, Tristan Warner and Billy Curling all defeated top-17 nationally ranked opponents to help ODU defeat Central Michigan 24-7 Sunday afternoon. Carrying a six-point advantage after 149 pounds, Old Dominion gutted out two last minute wins at 157 and 174 pounds to pull away from Central Michigan at the Ted Constant Center. "We wrestled extremely well today," said ODU head coach Steve Martin. "Pretty much everyone was clicking. It is what we've been looking for all year. Jeske, Mecate, Warner and Curling all beat nationally ranked opponents. We started at 125, Brandon wrestled very well. 141, Chris Mecate ranked fifth in the country beat the number nine kid, Zach Horan, who was another tough opponent. At 149, Lenny Richardson beat his guy almost in a pin position, where it was pretty close. At 157, Tristan had two great wins over the weekend. Billy Curling beat the number eight ranked kid in the country. One thing about Billy is that he wrestles hard every match. We joined the MAC so we could get this tough competition. Our kids wrestled very hard and we are proud of them." The match started at 125 pounds where Brandon Jeske gave the Monarchs the start they needed. Jeske delivered a near fall, which earned three points and scored a takedown to secure riding time and earn a 7-1 decision victory over No. 12-ranked Corey Keener. Jeske is 15-10 and 2-0 in the MAC this season. At 141 pounds, No. 5-ranked Chris Mecate scored a first period takedown and earned riding time to win 4-2 against No. 10-ranked Zach Horan. Mecate is 22-6 and 4-1 this season in the MAC. ODU Sophomore and No. 20-ranked Alexander Richardson (149) followed with a first period takedown and a second period near fall to earn a 5-2 decision win against Scott Mattingly to give the Monarchs a 9-3 team lead. Richardson is 21-6 and 4-1 in the MAC this year. Redshirt junior Tristan Warner (157) came away with a reversal and near fall in the closing seconds of the third period to defeat No. 19-ranked Luke Smith 6-2. Warner is 15-8 and 4-1 in the MAC this season. Monarchs 174-pounder Billy Curling continued the excitement with a last second takedown to score him a 5-4 decision win against No. 8-ranked Mike Ottinger. Curling is 12-7 and 4-1 in the MAC. Redshirt freshmen Jack Dechow (184) and Kevin Beazley (197) helped Old Dominion secure the team win with decision victories of their own. Dechow defeated Craig Kelliher by a 7-3 decision and Beazley scored a sudden victory takedown to win his match by a 3-1 decision. Dechow is 12-3 and a perfect 3-0 in the MAC, while Beazley improves to 15-10 and 2-3 in the conference. Matt Tourdot (285) closed out the match for the Monarchs with a takedown and escape to earn him the 3-1 decision win over CMU's Adam Robinson. Tourdot is 12-11 and improves to 2-2 in conference play. Old Dominion has won four straight dual matches and three straight dual matches in the MAC. ODU has faced eight ranked teams this season. The Monarchs (7-8, 3-2 MAC) will continue Mid-American Conference competition at Ohio University next Sunday, February 9. Follow @ODUWrestling on Twitter and 'Like' us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news regarding Old Dominion! Results: 125- Brandon Jeske (ODU) dec. No. 12 Corey Keener (CMU) 7-1. ODU: 3, CMU: 0 133- No. 10 Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Michael Hayes (ODU) 8-3. ODU: 3, CMU: 3 141- No. 5 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. No. 10 Zach Horan (CMU) 4-2. ODU: 6, CMU: 3 149- No. 20 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Scott Mattingly (CMU) 5-2. ODU: 9, CMU: 3 157- Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. No. 19 Luke Smith (CMU) 6-2. ODU: 12, CMU: 3 165- Nick Becker (CMU) maj. dec. Devin Geoghegan (ODU) 10-2. ODU: 12, CMU: 7 174- Billy Curling (ODU) dec. No. 8 Mike Ottinger (CMU) 5-4 ODU: 15, CMU: 7 184- Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Craig Kelliher (CMU) 7-3 ODU: 18, CMU: 7 197- Kevin Beazley (ODU) defeated Jackson Lewis (CMU) SV-1 3-1. ODU: 21, CMU: 7 285- Matt Tourdot (ODU) dec. Adam Robinson (CMU) 3-1. ODU: 24, CMU: 7

MADISON, Wis.-- Scott Liegel’s upset victory over No. 11 Hayden Zillmer at 174 lbs., and a handful of bonus-point victories in the early goings were enough to hold off a late push from No. 21 North Dakota State (7-4 overall) Sunday afternoon at the UW Field House to give the 15th-ranked Wisconsin wrestling team (12-4) a 23-17 win. With the win, the Badgers hit the 12-win mark for the first time since the 2007-08 campaign and now have five wins over ranked opponents this season. Liegel’s 3-2 win over Zillmer was his first win over a ranked opponent in six tries, improving his overall record to 16-8. After Zillmer notched an escape point in the second period, Liegel recorded a takedown less than 30 seconds into the third to gain a 2-1 lead. Zillmer escaped just 15 seconds later to tie things up before he was called for his second stall warning with just 23 seconds left to give Liegel the match-winning point. “He (Scott Liegel) has had so many chances to win matches like that,” Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said. “He finally did it, which is good. Hopefully he has turned the corner now. He has been working and training. Hopefully that put him over the hump and he can build for Big Ten’s.” Liegel’s win proved vital, as Jackson Hein lost a tight decision, 4-3, to No. 19 Kurtis Julson at 184 lbs., and Timmy McCall was pinned after a back-and-forth first period by Tyler Lehmann at 197 lbs., to pull the Bison within two, 19-17, with just the heavyweight match remaining. No. 10 Connor Medbery then battled with NDSU’s Evan Knutson. The score remained even for most of two periods before Medbery rattled off a quick four points within a 10-second timeframe. The Loveland, Colo., native held a 2-1 lead with 45 seconds remaining in the second period before he recorded a takedown and a two-point near fall within nine seconds of each other in the closing moments. Medbery closed things out with an escape, a takedown and a riding time point to give him the major decision victory, 10-1, over Knutson. Early on, 10th-ranked Ryan Taylor and 6th-ranked Tyler Graff continued their winning ways while Jesse Thielke showcased a promising bout at 141 lbs., to give the Badgers a large early lead, 12-0. Taylor won by major decision, 15-4, over Hunter Weber at 125 lbs., while Graff recorded his ninth technical fall victory with a 19-4 win over Justin LaValle at 133 lbs. Thielke raced out to an 8-1 lead in the first period over Clay Cathey at 141 lbs., and ended up winning by a score of 10-4. No. 6 Isaac Jordan remains undefeated in dual competition after his major decision victory over Nic Olejnik at 157 lbs. The redshirt freshman now sits at 15-0 in dual competition and 22-4 overall. The Badgers are now off for two weeks before concluding the regular season with two home matches against Big Ten opponents. “We’ve got a couple weeks off right now to get ready for the next home duals, Big Ten’s and NCAA’s,” Davis said. “We have a lot of time, it will be a tough training break. We’ll talk to the guys about what to expect, what they are going to do. We’ll get their minds right and get back to work.” The Badgers next match is Feb. 21 against Nebraska at in the UW Field House at 7 p.m. They will conclude the regular season Feb. 23 at home against Iowa at 1 p.m. Results: 125 #10 Ryan Taylor maj. dec. Hunter Weber, 15-4 0 4 133 #6 Tyler Graff tech fall Justin LaValle, 19-4 (7:00) 0 9 141 Jesse Thielke dec. Clay Cathey, 10-4 0 12 149 Tyler Diamond dec. TJ Ruschell, 11-5 3 12 157 #6 Isaac Jordan maj. dec. Nick Olejnik, 11-3 3 16 165 #3 Steven Monk tech fall Frank Cousins, 16-0, (6:21) 8 16 174 Scott Liegel dec. #11 Hayden Zillmer, 3-2 8 19 184 #19 Kurtis Julson dec. Jackson Hein, 4-3 11 19 197 Tyler Lehmann fall Timmy McCall, 6:04 17 19 Hwt #10 Connor Medbery maj. dec. Evan Knutson, 10-1 17 23

VESTAL, N.Y. -- Binghamton wrestling used four straight wins to rally past fellow EIWA member Boston University (3-8) 23-18 Sunday at West Gym. The Bearcats (4-10) trailed 15-4 halfway through the match before two pins and a major decision fueled the comeback. Four of Binghamton’s five match wins produced bonus points. “The guys really stepped up today,” head coach Matt Dernlan said. “We’ve been in similar situations lately but have come up short. We knew it was looking like a 5-5 match split so bonus points were going to be critical. It was a great effort and the guys have earned this by believing and pushing forward. Now we want to keep building this momentum.” Junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace (12-11, 6-8 duals) got things going with a third-period pin. Wallace was in control and racking up points toward a major decision when he threw Aaron Conrad to his back and ended the bout at 5:58. Senior 197-pound Cody Reed (21-8 overall, 11-3 duals) followed with a commanding 21-9 major decision that featured back points in the third period. Reed’s win extended his win streak to eight and brought the Bearcats to within one, 15-14. Junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel kept the momentum going with his team-high ninth pin of the season. He led 3-1 toward the end of the second period when he locked up a cradle on Kevin Innis near the edge of the mat and ended the bout with six seconds left in the period. “Tyler has put in the work and is now reaping the benefits,” Dernlan said of his heavyweight, who has ended 14 bouts this season by tech fall or fall. His five tech falls is the most of any 285-pounder in the country. Deuel, ranked 31st in the first NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings, won his 11th straight dual match and raised his record to 23-5 overall, 12-2 in duals. Those six points gave Binghamton a 20-15 lead and junior 125-pound David White (20-7 overall, 10-4 duals) clinched the win with a hard-fought 9-6 decision over Tyler McGinley. White, ranked No. 32, was knotted at 6-6 and giving up riding time before escaping to start the third. He then scored the deciding takedown with 36 seconds left and finished on top to erase riding time. Binghamton’s other winner was junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi (12-7 overall, 4-5 duals), who racked up eight takedowns in a 19-8 major decision. The Bearcats next wrestle at Hofstra on Friday. Results: 141 - Tyler Scotton (Boston) dec. Nick Tighe (Bing), 4-1 (Boston leads 3-0) 149 - Joe Bonaldi (Bing) major dec. Peter Ishiguro (Boston), 19-8 (Binghamton leads 4-3) 157 - No. 8 Nestor Taffur (Boston) tech fall Colton Perry (Bing), 18-3 7:00 (Boston leads 8-4) 165 - No. 33 Mitchell Wightman (Boston) dec. Vincent Grella (Bing), 2-1 (Boston leads 11-4) 174 - Colin Saunders (Boston) major dec. Ben Price (Bing), 13-4 (Boston leads 15-4) 184 - Caleb Wallace (Bing) WBF Aaron Conrad (Boston) 5:58 (Boston leads 15-10) 197 - Cody Reed (Bing) major dec. Alex Naijiar (Boston), 21-9 (Boston leads 15-14) Hwt - No. 31 Tyler Deuel (Bing) WBF Kevin Innis (Boston), 4:54 (Binghamton leads 20-15) 125 - No. 32 David White (Bing) dec. Bubba McGinley (Boston), 9-6 (Binghamton leads 23-15) 133 - Dane Harlowe (Boston) dec. Mike Sardo (Bing), 6-0 (Binghamton wins 23-18)

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