InterMat Staff

NORFOLK, Va. -- After suffering its first defeat of the season two days ago, the 12th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling rebounded with a dominating 29-3 win over Old Dominion Tuesday night at the Constant Center. The Hokies won nine of the 10 matches and picked up bonus points at two weights to cruise to 8-1 on the season. Old Dominion fell to 2-3 with the loss. “I was impressed with our sense of urgency tonight,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “Starting four freshmen this year will provide some ups and downs, so our effort, had to rock each time out. Our effort rocked tonight and we learned a lot from our Sunday loss. Losing isn’t always a bad thing.” The match got started at 165 pounds with Tech’s 20th-ranked Chris Moon earning a bonus point with an 11-2 major decision over ODU’s Dillon Geoghegan. At 174 pounds, Austin Gabel took care of Billy Curling, 5-2. Nick Vetterlein then built upon Sunday’s big upset win over No. 9 Jon Fausey of Virginia with a 14-5 major decision over Austin Coburn at 184 pounds. At 197 pounds, Chris Penny jumped out to a quick lead, but had to fend off an attacking Kevin Beazley late to hold on for a 5-4 win to make it 14-0. At heavyweight, freshman Ty Walz used three takedowns to propel him to a 7-4 win over Matt Tourdot to move him to 9-0 on the season. Moving to 125 pounds, 17th-ranked Joey Dance got a takedown in the third period to tie it up, but Brandon Jeske reversed him late to pull ahead 5-3. Dance escaped with 20 seconds left and got a last-second takedown to storm back for the 6-5 win. At 133 pounds, freshman Dennis Gustafson picked up his first official college victory, even though he had seven as an unattached wrestler earlier, picking up four takedowns in a dominating 9-3 decision over Scott Festejo. The big match of the evening pitted third-ranked Devin Carter of Tech and ninth-ranked Chris Mecate of ODU at 141 pounds, but while Mecate became the first wrestler this season not to give up bonus points to Carter, he still was the victim in the match, falling 9-3. Carter got off to a quick start with a takedown and nearfall in the first period and used another takedown in the second period before capping it with an escape and a point for riding time as he moved to 9-0 on the season. Carter is now 80-12 for his career and 41-6 in dual matches. The final two bouts saw 12th-ranked Zach Neibert battle back from an early takedown with a reversal and a takedown of his own to beat Lenny Richardson, 5-3, at 149 pounds, but ODU finally got on the board in the last match as Tristan Warner beat Sal Mastriani 7-2 at 157 pounds to avoid the shutout. The 26-point win is the biggest for the Hokies over ODU since Tech registered a 25-point win (31-6) in 2011. Tech will send some wrestlers to the Mat Town Open this weekend and then the starters will head to Las Vegas on Dec. 6 and 7 for the Las Vegas Invitational. Results: 165: #20 Chris Moon (VT) maj. dec. Dillon Geoghegan, 11-2 174: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Billy Curling, 5-2 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) maj. dec. Austin Coburn, 14-5 197: Chris Penny (VT) dec. Kevin Beazley, 5-4 285: #14 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Matt Tourdot, 7-4 125: #17 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Brandon Jeske, 6-5 133: Dennis Gustafson (VT) dec. Scott Festejo, 9-3 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) dec. #9 Chris Mecate, 9-3 149: #12 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Lenny Richardson, 5-3 157: Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Sal Mastriani, 7-2

Mount Pleasant, Mich. -- In the battle of father versus son, Stanford head coach Jason Borrelli and the No. 23 Cardinal defeated his father, Tom, and the No. 25 Central Michigan Chippewas, 18-13, Monday at McGurik Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Stanford improves to 6-1 overall with three of its six wins on the year coming against top-25 opponents. Stanford captured wins in six of the 10 bouts against Central Michigan (2-2), avenging a 33-3 loss it suffered last season on The Farm. The Cardinal jumped out to a 9-0 lead on the Chippewas as sophomore Thomas Kimbrell (184 pounds), senior Dan Scherer (197 pounds) and redshirt freshman Josh Marchok (285 pounds) all posted decisions for Stanford. Central Michigan got on the board at 125 pounds where Corey Keener registered an 11-4 decision over Stanford freshman Tommy Pawelski. Redshirt senior Ryan Mango, ranked No. 3 nationally, answered with a 5-3 decision over No. 14 Joe Roth at 133 pounds. The Chippewas cut the Cardinal lead to 12-10 after No. 17 Zach Horan tallied a major decision against sophomore Peter Russo at 141 pounds and Scott Mattingly collected a 7-1 decision against redshirt freshman Maxwell Hvolbek. However, decisions by senior Bret Baumbach (157 pounds) and No. 20 Jim Wilson (165 pounds) sealed the win for Stanford. The Cardinal returns to The Farm to host the Stanford Duals on Saturday, Nov. 30 starting at 11 a.m. PT. Stanford will take on Pac-12 foe CSU Bakersfield, No. 9 Nebraska and Utah Valley in Burnham Pavilion. Results: 184: Thomas Kimbrell (S) dec. Craig Kelliher (C), 5-2 197: Dan Scherer (S) dec. Jackson Lewis (C), 4-0 285: Josh Marchok (S) dec. Adam Robinson (C), 3-2 125: Corey Keener dec. Tommy Pawelski (S), 11-4 133: #3 Ryan Mango (S) dec. #14 Joe Roth (C), 5-3 141: #17 Zach Horan (C) maj. dec. Peter Russo (S), 14-5 149: Scott Mattingly (C) dec. Maxwell Hvolbek (S), 7-1 157: Bret Baumbach (S) dec. Lucas Smith (C), 7-2 165: #20 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Nick Becker (C), 3-0 174: #14 Mike Ottinger (C) dec. Kyle Meyer (S), 11-5

PHILADELPHIA -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team captured first place at the Keystone Classic on Sunday at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The Huskies finished with 117 points to outpace Indiana University of the Big 10, which finished with 108 points. Winning individual titles for Bloomsburg were Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) and Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown). The Huskies had eight place winners as a team. Along with Veltre and Perry winning titles, Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) took second, while Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) was third. In addition Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South), Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) and Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) took fourth with Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) finishing fifth. In winning the 165-pound title Veltre, the top seed and ranked eighth nationally, won four matches and improved to 9-0 on the year. He beat third seeded and 16th-ranked Ramon Santinago of Rider, 9-4, in the finals. Perry won the 197-pound weight class with four wins starting with a fall in 1:12 in his first match; then a win by technical fall in round two. In the finals, Perry, ranked 11th nationally and the top seed, beat Daniel Mitchell of American, who was seeded second and ranked 12th nationally, 6-3. Busler, the top seed and ranked fifth nationally at 149 pounds, lost in the finals to second seed and sixth-ranked Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern, 2-0. The loss was the first of the year for Busler. The Huskies will be back in action on Dec. 1 at Madison Square Garden for the Grapple at the Garden. The Huskies will face Illinois and Penn.

Brookings, S.D. -- The No. 11 Nebraska wrestling team won nine weight classes en route to a 36-6 victory over South Dakota State at Frost Arena on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Head Coach Mark Manning picked up his 200th career victory. No. 15 Tim Lambert opened the dual with a 9-1 major decision over the Jackrabbits’ Isaac Andrade. After a first-period takedown for Nebraska’s 125-pounder, Lambert added a reversal in the second period and two takedowns in the third period. Newcomers Colton McCrystal (133) and Anthony Abidin (141) continued Nebraska’s momentum by each notching decisions. McCrystal, a true freshman, defeated Brance Simms of South Dakota State, 8-3, before Abidin took down Eric Orozco, 9-3. No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (149) extended the lead to 14-0 with his 13-0 major decision over Alex Kocer before Nebraska suffered its first loss of the dual. At 157 pounds, John Svoboda was pinned by the Jackrabbits’ Cody Pack in 4:47, but the Huskers took a 14-6 lead into the halfway break. Nebraska responded at 165 pounds as Austin Wilson grinded out a 6-2 decision over Joe Brewster. Wilson took a 2-1 lead after a first-period takedown and held the same advantage after the second period. Wilson added an additional takedown in the third period and earned a riding time point for the final score. Junior Robert Kokesh, a Wagner, S.D. native, led from start to finish before pinning John Nething II in 6:53. Kokesh, the No. 4 wrestler in the country at 174 pounds, improves to 7-0 on the season. At 184 pounds, TJ Dudley earned a 9-1 major decision over Ben Schwery. Dudley improves to 8-1 with the win and earned his third major decision of the season. Spencer Johnson won at 197 pounds before Collin Jensen earned a pin at heavyweight to close out the dual. Johnson posted a 6-2 decision over Trey Hable, while Jensen, a Mobridge, S.D. native, earned his pin in 1:43. The Huskers return to the mat on Saturday at the Stanford Duals in Stanford, Calif. Nebraska will face Utah Valley at 1 p.m. CT before taking on Stanford at 2:45 p.m. and CSU-Bakersfield at 4:30 p.m. Results: 125: #15 Tim Lambert (NEB) by major dec. over Isaac Andrade (SDSU), 9-1 (NEB 4, SDSU 0) 133: Colton McCrystal (NEB) by dec. over Brance Simms (SDSU), 8-3 (NEB 7, SDSU 0) 141: Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over Eric Orozco (SDSU), 9-3 (NEB 10, SDSU 0) 149: #6 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by major dec. over Alex Kocer (SDSU), 13-0 (NEB 14, SDSU 0) 157: Cody Pack (SDSU) by pin over John Svoboda (NEB), 4:47 (NEB 14, SDSU 6) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Joe Brewster (SDSU), 6-2 (NEB 17, SDSU 6) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over John Nething II (SDSU), 6:53 (NEB 23, SDSU 6) 184: TJ Dudley (NEB) by major dec. over Ben Schwery (SDSU), 9-1 (NEB 27, SDSU 6) 197: Spencer Johnson (NEB) by dec. over Trey Hable (SDSU), 6-2 (NEB 30, SDSU 6) HWT: Collin Jensen (NEB) by pin over J.J. Everard (SDSU), 1:43 (NEB 36, SDSU 6)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell crowned five individual champions and claimed its second straight New York State Intercollegiate championship with 207 team points on Sunday afternoon at Newman Arena, outpacing second-place Hofstra (157 points). Mark Grey (133), Chris Villalonga (149), Brian Realbuto (157), Gabe Dean (184) and Jace Bennett (197) each fought their way to the finals and claimed championships, with Craig Eifert advancing to the finals at 165 pounds to finish second. Grey remained unbeaten in his young career with a pair of first period falls and a couple technical falls, including a 20-3 victory in the final over Hofstra's Jamel Hudson. He ended the day a perfect 5-0. Villalonga won by tech fall and major decision in his first two matches before winning a pair of one-point decisions over Robert Diema of Cortland in the semifinals (4-3) and Cody Ruggirello of Hofstra in the finals (2-1). Realbuto cruised through the 157 bracket with pins in his first two matches in just 1:43, then taking a 16-1 technical fall over Buffalo's John Northrup in the semifinal before winning a comfortable 15-8 decision in the finals over Nick Terdick of Hofstra. Like fellow freshmen Grey and Realbuto, Dean dominated on his way to a New York State title. He earned pins in three of his four matches, including the final, and won his semifinal by tech fall with a 30-12 score. He won by fall in the final over Buffalo's Tony Lock less than a minute into the second period. At 197 pounds, Bennett also won his first two bouts by fall before a 13-6 decision over Binghamton's Cody Reed put him into the finals. He was able to hold off Army's Bryce Barnes in the final, 5-2. Eifert dropped a tight 6-3 decision to 12th-ranked Joseph Booth of Hostra in the final at 165 pounds after winning three tight decisions and another bout by fall to earn a runner-up finish. On the other side of the bracket, Dylan Palacio advanced to the semifinals and dropped a 6-5 decision to Booth before picking up a fall over Josh Houldsworth of Columbia to claim third. At 141 pounds, Corey Dake took seventh and Owen Scott won his first three matches at 174 before dropping a contest and medical forfeiting out to sixth place. Cornell did not have a 125-pounder or heavyweight contender in the A bracket. The Big Red's five champions are the second-most in program history, and its 207 team points are the second-highest by any team in the 45 New York State meets. The 2002 Big Red squad scored 207.5 points and had six individual champions. Cornell will next be at the Grapple at The Garden on Sunday, Dec. 1 at Madison Square Garden where it will face Maryland and Illinois in dual meets. Team Scores: 1. Cornell 207 2. Hofstra 157 3. Binghamton 139 4. Army 136.5 5. Columbia 134 6. Cortland 105.5 7. Buffalo 100 8. Ithaca 41.5 9. Brockport 40.5 10. RIT 36.5 11. Oneonta 30.5 12. Nassau CC 25.5 13. Oswego 22 14. Hunter 20.5 15. NYU 14 16. U.S. Merchant Marines 6 17. Alfred State 4 18. Jamestown CC 4 19. SUNY Sullivan 3 Finals Results: 125: Jamie Franco (Hofstra) won by decision over Penn Gottfried (Columbia), 6-0 133: Mark Grey (Cornell) won by technical fall over Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), 20-3 141: Luke Vath (Hofstra) won by fall over Matt Bystol (Columbia), 4:38 149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) won by decision over Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra), 2-1 157: Brian Realbuto (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Terdick (Hofstra), 15-8 165: Joseph Booth (Hofstra) won by decision over Craig Eifert (Cornell), 6-3 174: Eric Fajardo (Columbia) won by fall over Lou Puca (Cortland), 1:58 184: Gabe Dean (Cornell) won by fall over Tony Lock (Buffalo), 3:52 197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) won by decision over Bryce Barnes (Army), 5-2 HWT: Tyler Deuel (Binghamton) won by fall over Jim Donner (Niagara CC), 5:36

MINNEAPOLIS -- In its second dual of the season, the No. 2 University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Wrestling team defeated the Wyoming Cowboys, 41-5. With the win, the Maroon and Gold improve to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the Big Ten. The team was able to claim three major decisions and three pins to claim the victory in front of the home crowd at the Sports Pavilion. The dual started with a matchup between redshirt freshman Samuel Brancale and No. 6 Tyler Cox. Cox was able to control the entirety of the bout and come away with a technical fall, 18-2. This was the only loss for the Golden Gophers as Brancale fell to 9-3 on the season. Minnesota was able to win the next 9 duals with a pin each from No. 8 David Thorn, No. 3 Dylan Ness and No. 1 Tony Nelson. Thorn, Schiller and Nelson as well as Storley who was able to win by technical fall over Brent Havlick are still undefeated on the season for the Maroon and Gold. Brett Pfarr, who was the underdog coming into the bout with No. 16 Benjamin Stroh, was able to step up in a big way and show his potential as he won by major decision, 10-1, over his ranked opponent in the 184 weight class. The Golden Gophers will travel to Corvallis, Ore. on Saturday, Nov. 30 to take on Oregon State. The dual will begin at 9 p.m. CT. Results: 125 pounds: No. 6 Tyler Cox (UW) tech. fall Sam Brancale (UM), 18-2 / Wyoming 5, Minnesota 0 133: No. 8 David Thorn (UM) fall (3:21) Drew Templeman (UW) / Minnesota 6, Wyoming 5 141: No. 5 Chris Dardanes (UM) maj. dec. Cole Mendenhall (UW), 13-4 / Minnesota 10, Wyoming 5 149: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (UM) dec. Brandon Richardson (UW), 10-3 / Minnesota 13, Wyoming 5 157: No. 3 Dylan Ness (UM) fall (2:25) No. 14 Andy McCulley (UW) / Minnesota 19, Wyoming 5 165: No. 16 Danny Zilverberg (UM) dec. Dakota Friesth (UW), 5-0 / Minnesota 22, Wyoming 5 174: No. 5 Logan Storley (UM) tech. fall Brent Havlik (UW), 15-0 / Minnesota 27, Wyoming 5 184: Brett Pfarr (UM) maj. dec. No. 16 Benjamin Stroh (UW), 10-1 / Minnesota 31, Wyoming 5 197: No. 2 Scott Schiller (UM) maj. dec. Shane Woods (UW), 16-7 / Minnesota 35, Wyoming 5 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (UM) fall (2:28) Leland Pfeifer (UW) / Minnesota 41, Wyoming 5

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Alex Griffin registered his first career fall, while Chad Welch and No. 16/17 Braden Atwood each recorded the fastest pins of their careers to propel No. 20 Purdue past SIU-Edwardsville, 30-15, Sunday in the Vadalabene Center. With the win, the Old Gold and Black improve to 2-1, 0-1 Big Ten. “It was good to see the guys that were really prepared to go today,” assistant wrestling coach Pete Rogers said. “It was also good to see us get pins when we could. Quick pins are always impressive when you can take a Division I opponent down and pin him like our guys did.” Griffin built a 5-1 lead through the first period on Karsten Van Velsor courtesy of a takedown and three-point nearfall. Starting the second period from down, Griffin rolled the Cougar and stuck his shoulders to the mat for the fall at 3:12. The pin was the first for the redshirt freshman, who is now 4-3, hailing from Lafayette, Ind. At 165 pounds, Welch took Jake Vitale down 35 seconds into the opening period and got his first pin of the season 20 seconds later to move to 2-1. The 56 second fall is the fifth of the redshirt sophomore’s career and fastest he has recorded. Twenty-one seconds after stepping on the mat, Atwood walked back off the mat after pinning Chris Johnson. It was the 197-pound Delphi, Ind., native’s second win by fall this season as he moved to 6-2. The fall also puts him in a five-way tie for 17th on the all-time career falls list with 17. After a forfeit by SIU-Edwardsville at 133, Dannay Sabatello (7-2) blitzed Drew Vrbenec with five takedowns, pushing his team leading takedown total to 28, en route to a 13-7 decision for his seventh win at 141 pounds. Purdue also got a win from Doug Welch at 157, a 6-0 blanking of Logun Taylor. Welch got a first period takedown and added a reversal in the second. His final two points came via Taylor stalling in the third and from over five minutes of riding time. The Boilermakers return to action at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 6-7. Purdue has wrestled in the event eight times over the past decade, recording five top-10 finishes. In its last appearance in 2010, the Boilermakers tied for eighth and had four placewinners. “[The next two weeks] will be a good time for us to get prepared for Vegas, to make corrections and get in great shape,” Rogers said. “We’re excited. We will compete well individually out there. It will be nice to get everyone back in two weeks.” No. 20 Purdue 30, SIU-Edwardsville 15 125: Dakota Leach (SIU-E) pin No.18 Camden Eppert (Purdue), 2:16 133: Kyle Ayersman (Purdue) won by forfeit 141: Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Drew Vrbenec (SIU-E), 13-7 149: Alex Griffin (Purdue) pin Karsten Van Velsor (SIU-E), 3:12 157: Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Logun Taylor (SIU-E), 6-0 165: Chad Welch (Purdue) pin Jake Vitale (SIU-E), 0:56 174: Jake Residori (SIU-E) dec. Andy Hoselton (Purdue), 8-3 184: Deshoun White (SIU-E) dec. Andy Wiseman (Purdue), 3-2 197: No. 16/17 Braden Atwood (Purdue) pin Chris Johnson (SIU-E), 0:21 285: David Devine (SIU-E) dec. Alex White (Purdue), 2-1

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 23 Stanford wrestling team upset No. 17 Michigan, 21-13, in Ann Arbor, before falling at Eastern Michigan, 18-16, Sunday in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Cardinal is now 5-1 on the season, while the Wolverines drop to 2-2 and the Eagles move to 5-1. The Cardinal posted wins in six of the 10 bouts against Michigan to win its fifth straight dual meet of the year. Redshirt freshman Jim Wilson, ranked No. 20, posted the day’s largest upset with a 6-3 decision over sixth-ranked Dan Yates at 165. No. 17 Evan Silver also defeated a higher-ranked opponent with a 4-3 decision over No. 11 Conor Youtsey at 125 pounds. Senior Bret Baumbach was the only Cardinal to score bonus points against the Wolverines, pinning Jake Salazar in 2:52 at 157 pounds. Third-ranked Ryan Mango recorded a 10-5 decision over Rossi Bruno at 133 pounds. Seniors Kyle Meyer (174 pounds) and Dan Scherer (197 pounds) also tallied wins for Stanford against Michigan. The Stanford-Eastern Michigan dual came down to the final bout, where Phillip Joseph secured a pin over Stanford sophomore Thomas Kimbrell in 1:59 at 184 pounds to win it for the Eagles. Redshirt freshman Josh Marchok (285 pounds) and Mango notched wins early on for the Cardinal to keep the dual tied at 6-6 after the first four bouts. After the Eagles took a 9-6 lead with a decision at 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Maxwell Hvolbek registered a 10-2 major decision to give the Cardinal the slight lead. Redshirt freshman Peter Galli posted a 4-3 decision over Brandon Zeerip at 157 pounds and Wilson collected his second decision of the day to give Stanford the 16-9 advantage. However, redshirt freshman Zach Nevills fell 4-3 to Mike Curby at 174 pounds before Kimbrell was pinned, marking the first loss of the year for the Cardinal. Stanford completes its trip to the state of Michigan on Monday, Nov. 25 with a dual at Central Michigan at 4:30 p.m. PT. Head coach Jason Borrelli will square off against his alma mater and his father, Tom, who is the head coach of the Chippewas. Stanford 21, Michigan 13 197: Dan Scherer (S) dec. Chris Heald (M), 7-5 285: #20 Adam Coon (M) dec. Josh Marchok (S), 5-3 125: #17 Evan Silver (S) dec. #11 Conor Youtsey (M), 4-3 133: #3 Ryan Mango (S) dec. Rossi Bruno (M), 10-5 141: Angelo Latora (M) dec. Peter Russo (S), 4-2 149: #7 Eric Grajales (M) dec. Maxwell Hvolbek (S), 7-3 157: Bret Baumbach (S) fall Jake Salazar (M), 2:52 165: #20 Jim Wilson (S) dec. #6 Dan Yates (M), 6-3 174: Kyle Meyer (S) dec. Ben Ralston (M), 6-4 184: #13 Max Huntley (M) maj. dec. Thomas Kimbrell (S), 14-4 Eastern Michigan 18, Stanford 16 197: #15 Nick Whitenburg (EMU) dec. Michael Sojka (S), 6-2 285: Josh Marchok (S) dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 8-1 125: Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. Tommy Pawelski (S),9-3 133: #3 Ryan Mango (S) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 12-5 141: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Matt Garelli (S), 12-6 149: Maxwell Hvolbek (S) maj. dec. Matt VanCuren (EMU), 10-2 157: Peter Galli (S) dec. Brandon Zeerip (EMU), 4-3 165: #20 Jim Wilson (S) dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 4-0 174: Mike Curby (EMU) dec. Zach Nevills (S), 4-3 184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) fall Thomas Kimbrell (S), 1:59

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The 19th-ranked Boise State wrestling team upset No. 6 Oregon State Sunday at Gill Coliseum, knocking off the Beavers 19-18 in this year's first edition of the Border War. After falling behind 15-3, the Broncos (1-1) stormed back, winning four of the last five matches to knock off the defending Pac-12 champions in their first league dual of the season. The Beavers (4-2) opened with consecutive major decisions at 133 and 141 pounds, but redshirt sophomore Chris Castillo earned the biggest victory of his Bronco career, putting the Broncos on the board by knocking off the nation's third-ranked 149-pounder, Scott Sakaguchi, 3-2. Castillo improved to 6-0 on the season. Oregon State recorded back-to-back decisions at 157 and 165 pounds to extend its advantage to 15-3, but the Broncos responded with an onslaught in the second half of the dual. Redshirt freshman Austin Dewey earned a 6-5 decision over Joe Latham at 174 pounds, and redshirt senior Jake Swartz, the nation's fifth-ranked 184-pounder, followed with a 20-7 major decision over John Tuck. The Beavers' Taylor Meeks, ranked No. 1 at 197 pounds, narrowly escaped his match with Bronco senior Cody Dixon, posting a 1-0 decision to push Oregon State's lead to 18-10. In the following match, senior heavyweight J.T. Felix (No. 5) pinned Amarveer Dhesi in 31 seconds, closing the gap and bringing the fate of a dual to the final match for the second time in 10 days. Sophomore Rami Haddadin, whose only two losses of the season came to the nation's sixth-ranked wrestler, earned an escape point in the closing seconds of the third period, earning a 10-9 decision and clinching the Broncos' first dual victory of the season. With the victory, Boise State has won back-to-back duals over Oregon State in Corvallis, and has won six-consecutive Pac-12 duals. In addition to Castillo, Swartz (2-0) and Felix (5-0) are each also undefeated for the Broncos, and Felix has four pins and a major decision in his five matches thus far. The Beavers will make a return trip to Boise Feb. 7 (7 p.m.), but next up for the Broncos is the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Dec. 6-7. Results: 133: Van Anrooy major decision Ty Stevenson, 10-0 (OSU 4, BSU 0) 141: Joey Delgado major decision Travis Himmelman, 10-2 (OSU 8, BSU 0) 149: Chris Castillo decision Scott Sakaguchi, 3-2 (OSU 8, BSU 3) 157: RJ Pena decision Holden Packard, 6-2 (OSU 11, BSU 3) 165: Alex Elder major decision Taylor West, 11-2 (OSU 15, BSU 3) 174: Austin Dewey decision Joe Latham, 6-5 (OSU 15, BSU 6) 184: Jacob Swartz major decision John Tuck, 20-7 (OSU 15, BSU 10) 197: Taylor Meeks decision Cody Dixon, 1-0 (OSU 18, BSU 10) HWT: J.T. Felix pin Amarveer Dhesi, 0:31 (OSU 18, BSU 16) 125: Rami Haddadin decision Pat Rollins, 10-9 (OSU 18, BSU 19)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The ninth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team (4-0) posted back-to-back wins Sunday at the Davidson Duals in Belk Arena in Davidson, N.C. After leading the Scarlet and Gray to wins over Duke (25-10) Saturday night and Davidson (40-6) and George Mason (29-6) Sunday afternoon, Buckeye head coach Tom Ryan recorded his 200th career victory (200-117-1). Ryan is in his eighth season at Ohio State and as a Buckeye he is 91-34-0. “Every win at Ohio State is a blessing,” Ryan said. “This is a special place and I am fortunate to work for Buckeye Nation. Like most, we remember the people way more than the stats. “This team is learning about the high level of focus and desire required to be the best. I’m very proud of Josh Fox and Josh Whitt. Each of them earned their first varsity wins as a part of the program.” The Buckeyes will return to action Dec. 6-7 at the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational as the two-time defending champions. No. 9 Ohio State 40, Davidson 6 The Scarlet and Gray began the day vs. host Davidson and quickly jumped out to a 4-0 lead on a Nick Roberts major decision vs. Philip Elias at 125 pounds. The Buckeye redshirt freshman from Hooversville, Pa., improved upon a 2-1 lead after the first period by taking an 8-3 advantage on a pair of takedowns and a 2-point nearfall. After scoring a 3-point nearfall and escaping an Elias reversal, Roberts owned a 12-5 lead and with the riding time advantage, won 13-5. In the 133-pound bout, redshirt sophomore Johnni DiJulius scored more bonus points for the Buckeyes following his 12-2 win vs. Anthony Elias. Up 7-2 at the end of the first period, the Buckeye from Aurora, Ohio, maintained his momentum in the second, scoring a reversal and accruing riding time. Recording another takedown in the third, DiJulius was a 12-2 victor. Up next at 141 pounds, redshirt junior Logan Stieber , a native of Monroeville, Ohio, lifted the Scarlet and Gray to a 14-0 lead after pinning Alexander Palinski in 1:20. In a high-scoring affair between senior Ian Paddock and Kevin Birmingham, the 149-pound match already was 9-5 in the Buckeye’s favor after the first period. Paddock, who hails from Warsaw, N.Y., added a pair of takedowns, a 3-point nearfall, two-point nearfall, escape and riding time in his 20-6 win. With Ohio State up 18-0, three more Buckeyes added major decision wins between 157 and 174 pounds. Redshirt junior Randy Languis was a 10-1 winner vs. Nick Pappayliou in the 157-pound bout. Following the first period, Languis owned a 7-0 lead and after choosing bottom in the second period, scored a reversal before giving up an escape for a 9-1 advantage. Languis, a Dublin, Ohio, native compiled the riding time to secure his major decision. At 165 pounds, junior Joe Grandominico scored 16 points in his 16-4 win vs. Patrick Devlin. Owning a 10-1 lead after the second period, the Buckeye from Westerville, Ohio, scored another pair of takedowns, an escape and compiled riding time in his win. Sophomore Mark Martin increased the Buckeyes’ lead to 30-0 in a 17-8 win against Nathaniel Powers. After the first period, Martin, who hails from Strongsville, Ohio, had a 9-5 advantage. After choosing bottom in the second period and escaping, Martin tacked on three more takedowns and riding time in the win. Despite a setback in the 184-pound match by Buckeye Matthew O’Hara, Ohio State’s Josh Fox and Nick Tavanello answered with more bonus point victories. Fox, a redshirt sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla., shut out Michael Moore, 9-0 in the 197 bout. Fox had a 4-0 lead after the second period. Awarded two points on stalling calls, Fox scored a final takedown to end the match. Tavanello ended Ohio State’s first match of the day with a 4:57 fall against Eddie Isola in the heavyweight match up. No. 9 Ohio State 29, George Mason 6 Racking up 29 points vs. the Patriots, the Buckeyes got off to a strong start at 125 pounds on an 8-2 win by junior Josh Whitt over Bryce Gentry. Heading into the second period with a 6-1 lead, Whitt a native of Toledo, Ohio, added a final takedown in his win. Back at it at 133 pounds, DiJulius was a 5-2 winner vs. Vince Rodriguez to earn his ninth win of the season, while Stieber made quick work of Sahid Kargbo, pinning him in 3:32 in the 141-pound match to move to 3-0. With a 5-0 lead entering the second period, Paddock added to his advantage in the second vs. James Hunsberger at 149 pounds with another takedown. In the final period, Paddock compiled two escapes, a takedown and riding time in the 12-3 victory. On the season, Paddock is 11-3. In the 157-pound match up, Languis dropped a close 2-1 decision in a tiebreaker to Greg Flournoy. However, the Buckeyes rebounded with wins in three of the next four matches. Grandominico held on for a 6-2 lead at the end of the first period vs. Ryan Forrest in the 165-pound bout. Choosing bottom in the second, Grandominico scored an escape for a 7-2 lead. Up 9-3 in the third period, Grandominico recorded a pair of takedowns and added riding time in his 14-6 victory and improves to 6-5 overall. Up next at 174 pounds, Martin posted a 13-7 win over Zachary Martinez before a Buckeye loss at 184 pounds. Martin is 13-4 on the year. Courts secured his 12th win of the season on an 8-2 win vs. Matt Meadows at 197 pounds. With his 8-2 victory vs. Jacob Kettler, Tavanello posted his 12th win of the season. Ohio State 42, Davidson 6 125: Nick Roberts (OSU) maj. dec. Philip Elias (DC), 13-5 133: Johnni DiJulius (OSU) maj. dec. Anthony Elias (DC), 12-2 141: Logan Stieber (OSU) pinned Alex Palinski (DC), 1:20 149: Ian Paddock (OSU) maj. dec. Kevin Birmingham (DC), 20-6 157: Randall Languis (OSU) maj. dec. Nick Pappayliou (DC), 10-1 165: Joe Grandominico (OSU) maj. dec. Patrick Devlin (DC) 10-1 174: Mark Martin (OSU) maj. dec. Nathaniel Powers (DC), 17-8 184: Scott Patrick (DC) pinned Matthew O'Hara (OSU), 4:10 197: Josh Fox (OSU) maj. dec. Michael Moore (DC), 9-0 HWT: Nick Tavanello (OSU) pinned Ed Isola (DC), 4:57 Ohio State 29, George Mason 6 125: Josh Witt (OSU) dec. Bryce Gentry (GMU), 8-2 133: Johnni DeJulius (OSU) dec. Vince Rodriguez (GMU), 5-2 141: Logan Stieber (OSU) pinned Sahid Kargbo (GMU) 3:32 149: Ian Paddock (OSU) maj. dec. James Hunsberger (GMU), 12-3 157: Gregory Flournoy (GMU) sudden victory Randall Languis, 2-1 165: Joe Grandominico (OSU) maj. dec. Ryan Forrest, 14-6 174: Mark Martin (OSU) dec. Zachary Martinez (GMU), 13-7 184: Ryan Hembery (GMU) dec. Matthew O’Hara (OSU), 10-7 197: Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Matt Meadows (GMU), 8-2 HWT: Nick Tavanello (OSU) dec. Jacob Kettler (GMU), 8-2

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat's Tournament Power Index, opened up the home portion of its 2013-14 schedule with a dominating 34-6 win over visiting Lock Haven. A sell-out crowd of 6,498 packed Rec Hall for the event, the 12th straight home sellout for Penn State dating back to the 2011-12 season. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murraysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, opened the dual up with a dominating 21-6 technical fall over Lock Haven's Ronnie Perry. Sophomore Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) followed that up with a strong 10-5 win over LHU sophomore Matt Bryer, giving Penn State an 8-0 lead heading into one of the dual's marquee match-ups at 141. Nittany Lion true freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 141, remained undefeated on the year with a strong 6-1 win over Lock Haven's Dan Neff. The Bald Eagles got on the scoreboard at 149 when senior Mac Maldarelli fought off a late burst from Penn State freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) to escape with an 8-7 decision. Penn State senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) closed out the dual's opening half with a 12-4 major over Lock Haven's Billy Randt. The win put Penn State up 15-3 heading into intermission. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, thrilled the sold out Rec Hall crowd by pinning Haven senior Jake Kemerer at the 6:09 mark to put Penn State up 21-3. The fall was the sixth for Taylor this season and the Lion is undefeated at 8-0. It is also the 43rd of his career, second all-time at Penn State and just 10 shy of the all-time Lion record of 53. All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, dominated Lock Haven's Adam Mackie, picking up an 18-3 technical fall at the 6:02 mark, putting Penn State up 26-3. Nittany Lion red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut against 19th-ranked Fred Garcia of Lock Haven and gave the ranked junior all he could handle before dropping a tough 3-1 decision at 184. Penn State got back on the winning track at 197 when No. 4 Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) roared to a 15-3 major over Lock Haven's Phil Sprenkle. Nittany Lion junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 10 at 285, closed out the 34-6 victory with an impressive 14-4 major over Lock Haven's Brad Emerick. The Nittany Lions won the takedown battle with a lopsided 40-4 margin. Penn State's eight wins brought in ten bonus points off a pin (Taylor), two tech falls (Megaludis and Brown) and three majors (Vollrath, McIntosh and Lawson). Nittany Lions Conaway and Retherford picked up decisions. The sell-out is the 12th straight for Penn State in Rec Hall, dating back to the 2011-12 season. Junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, and twin brother Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, are both still recovering from off-season surgery and will return mid-December. Senior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, is suspended for violation of team rules. Penn State improves to 3-0 on the year while Lock Haven falls to 2-3. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad returns to action in two weeks when it travels to Boston University for a 7 p.m. dual meet on Friday, Dec. 6. The Lions then trek right home for a Sunday showdown in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State will entertain Pittsburgh on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. Tickets can still be purchased via ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-NITTANY. 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. Also, there are still limited tickets available for Penn State's Dec. 8 dual against Pitt in the Bryce Jordan Center. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY, visiting Ticketmaster.com online 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: #3 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Ronnie Perry LHU, 21-6 (TF; 7:00) 5-0 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Matt Bryer LHU, 10-5 8-0 141: #12 Zain Retherford PSU dec. Dan Neff PSU, 6-1 11-0 149: Mac Maldarelli LHU dec. Zack Beitz PSU, 8-7 11-3 157: James Vollrath PSU maj. dec. Billy Randt LHU, 12-4 15-3 165: #1 David Taylor PSU pinned Jake Kemerer LHU, WBF (6:09) 21-3 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU tech fall Adam Mackie LHU, 18-3 (TF; 6:02) 26-3 184: #19 Fred Garcia LHU dec. Wes Phipps PSU, 3-1 26-6 197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Phil Sprenkle LHU, 15-3 30-6 285: #10 Jimmy Lawson PSU maj. dec. Brad Emerick LHU, 14-4 34-6 Attendance: 6,498 Records: Penn State 3-0, 0-0 B1G; Lock Haven 2-3 Up Next for Penn State: Friday, Dec. 6, at Boston University, 7 p.m.; then Sunday, Dec. 8 home vs. Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Nico Megaludis (Murraysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 125, took on Lock Haven's Ronald Perry. Megaludis got in on an early single and notched the bout's first takedown at the 2:10 mark, taking a 2-1 lead after a quick Perry escape. The Lion junior connected on a high single shortly afterwards and led 4-2 at the 1:10 mark. Megaludis added a third takedown and then put together a strong ride and led 6-2 after one. Perry chose down to start the second and quickly escaped, but Megaludis tacked on a quick takedown and cut to lead 8-4 at the 1:40 mark. He added a fifth takedown and led 10-4 with :30 in the period before action moved out of bounds and forced a reset. Megaludis turned Perry for three back points before the period ended and led 13-4 after two. He chose down to start the third, escaped and took Perry down again to lead 16-5 with 1:20 left. Two more takedowns and the Lion closed out the technical fall with a ride out. 2:36 in riding time gave Megaludis the 21-6 tech fall at the 7:00 mark. 133: Sophomore Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) took to the mat for Penn State at 133 to take on Lock Haven's Matt Bryer. Bryer notched the first takedown for an early 2-1 lead a minute into the bout. Conaway answered, going chest to chest with Bryer and forcing the Bald Eagle to the mat for a 3-2 lead of his own. Conaway then rode Bryer out to lead by one after a period. He chose down to start the second stanza and deftly worked his left arm around to gain control of Bryer, getting the reversal and leading 5-2 at the 1:30 mark. Bryer escaped with 1:10 left to cut Conaway's lead to two. Trailing 5-3, Bryer chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 5-4 Conaway lead. Conaway had 1:40 in riding time in hand as well. The Lion sophomore tacked on another takedown with 1:20 on the clock, upping his lead to 7-4. Conaway added on another takedown and a riding time point and rode away with the strong 10-5 win. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 12 nationally by Intermat at 141, battled Lock Haven's Dan Neff, ranked by a number of other entities, in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. The duo of ranked grapplers battled evenly for the first period, with offense being hard to come by over the opening three minutes. Tied 0-0 after one, Retherford chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. He then gained control of Neff's left leg, working for the opening takedown at the 1:40 mark to take a 3-0 lead. The Lion true freshman then broke Neff down, putting together a strong ride en route to building up over 1:00 in riding time. A 1:36 ride out gave the Lion freshman a 3-0 lead after two periods. Neff chose neutral to start the third period but Retherford was too strong, using a low single to work to a takedown and a 5-0 lead with 1:00 left to wrestle. With the riding time point clinched, Retherford worked for a turning combination. Neff escaped as the bout ended but 2:45 in time gave Retherford the 6-1 victory, putting Penn State up 11-0. 149: Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) to the mat for Penn State to face Lock Haven senior Mac Maldarelli at 149. Maldarelli got in on an early shot, gaining control of Beitz left ankle. The Lion fought the move off for a minute but the Haven senior got the call for an early 2-0 lead. Beitz wasted little time countering however, easily notching a reversal to tie the bout at 2-2 with 1:20 on the clock. Maldarelli escaped to a 3-2 lead and action resumed in the center circle with 1:10 left in the opening period. Beitz gained control of Maldarelli and nearly got a takedown as the period wound down, but the Haven senior countered for a takedown of his own as the period ended and Beitz trailed 5-2 after the first period. Beitz chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-3 deficit. Beitz used a swift low single for his first takedown and trailed 6-5 after a quick Maldarelli escape with a minute on the clock. Beitz almost finished of a low ankle pick as the period ended but the LHU grappler was able to kill the clock to hold the one point lead after two. Maldarelli chose down to start the final stanza and worked his way to an escaped and a 7-5 lead. Beitz once again got in on a low shot and scrambled his way to a tying takedown with 1:00 left to wrestle. With the score tied 7-7, Maldarelli escaped with :32 left to take a one point lead. Beitz nearly scored on a low single but Maldarelli escaped out of bounds, forcing a reset with :10 left. The Haven grappler was able to hold off final shots to post the 8-7 win. 157: Nittany Lion senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) faced off against Lock Haven senior Billy Randt at 157. Vollrath wasted no time gaining control of Randt, using a high single to take a 2-0 lead just over a minute into the bout. Randt escaped only to get lifted off the mat by the Lion senior for a second takedown with :40 on the clock. Vollrath dominated action from the top position and, with the ride out, led 4-1 with 1:15 in riding time after the opening period. Randt escaped after taking down to start the third, but Vollrath quickly took the Bald Eagle down for a 6-3 lead with 1:00 left in the middle period. Leading 6-3, Vollrath chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 7-3 lead. He then used a fast low shot for another takedown and an 8-3 lead with 1:35 on the clock. Vollrath cut Randt loose with 1:07 left and began working for another takedown. After fighting off a solid Randt shot, Vollrath reset with :30 on the clock and drove through a high double with :10 left. A short ride-out gave Vollrath, with 2:05 in time, the 12-4 major, putting Penn State up 15-3 at the break. 165: Senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, faced off against Lock Haven senior Jake Kemerer. Taylor wasted no time gaining control of Kemerer's right ankle, tripping the Haven senior to the mat for a takedown and an early 2-1 lead. He added a second quick takedown shortly afterwards and put together a strong ride. Taylor was a vise on top, controlling Kemerer for a minute-plus before cutting him loose at the 1:30 mark. He took Kemerer down less than :05 after that, then cut Kemerer loose to a 6-3 lead at the :40 mark. Taylor tacked on a fourth takedown with :10 left in the period and led 8-3 with 1:57 in time after the opening three minutes. Kemerer chose neutral to start the second period and scrambled his way to a near takedown. But Taylor countered the move for two points of his own and led 10-3 at the 1:30 mark. The Lion senior turned Kemerer for three back points and a 13-3 lead with 1:00 left to wrestle, then reset again. The Loin All-American nearly pinned Kemerer, turning him to his back for a near fall as time expired, getting three back points in the process. Taylor led 16-3 after two with a clinched riding time point and chose top to start the final period. He steadily gained control of Kemerer's working his back to the mat for a fall at the 6:09 mark. The pin was the sixth in eight bouts for Taylor and the 43rd of his career. He is now just 10 pins shy of tying the all-time Penn State record. 174: Junior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, met Bald Eagle Adam Mackie. Brown quickly took Mackey down for a 2-0 lead less than :20 into the bout. Mackie worked to an escape and a 2-1 Brown lead midway through the period. Brown scrambled to a second takedown and a 4-2 lead after cutting Mackie loose at the 1:30 mark and action resumed at the center circle. Brown caught Mackie's chest and put him to the mat for another takedown and two near fall points to lead 8-2. The Lion All-American added another takedown and led 10-3 with almost 2:00 riding time after the opening period. Brown chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then took Mackie down to lead 13-3 with 1:10 to wrestle in the middle stanza. Brown continued to work strong on top, battling for another turning combination but action was halted with a potentially dangerous call. After a Brown ride out, Mackie chose down to start the third period and was quickly turned for three back points by Brown. Brown reset, then picked up a point on a second Mackie stall to lead 17-3 with 1:10 left. A third stall call gave Brown the 18-3 technical fall at the 6:02 mark, putting Penn State up 26-3. 184: Red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut at 184 for Penn State to take on No. 19 Fred Garcia of Lock Haven. Garcia gained control of Phipps' leg early for a takedown and a 2-1 lead under a minute into the bout. Phipps then battled the ranked Bald Eagle evenly for the next minute-plus, fighting off a Garcia shot before blood time was called at the 1:11 mark. Phipps worked in on a high single with :20 on the clock but Garcia fought the move off to hold onto his one point lead after the opening period. Phipps chose down to start the second period but Garcia was able to control the action from the top position. Phipps continued to battle for an escape but the ranked Bald Eagle was able to ride the Lion freshman for the full period. Leading 2-1 with 2:06 in time, Garcia chose down to start the final period. This time it was Phipps who controlled the action up top, working off the riding time edge before cutting Garcia loose to a 3-1 Haven lead with :40 on the clock. Phipps but countered with a late shot but Garcia was able to work the outside circle and kill the clock for the hard-fought 3-1 win. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, took on Bald Eagle Phil Sprenkle. The due battled through an even two minutes with each grappler looking for an opening to score. As the opening three minutes wound down, McIntosh used a quick single to gain control of Sprenkle, finishing off the takedown for a 2-0 lead as the period ended. McIntosh took down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then bulled through a second takedown to lead 5-0 just :30 into the middle stanza. Sprenkle escaped to a 5-1 McIntosh lead with :24 left and action resumed with a reset. McIntosh continued to close out the period strong, notching another takedown to lead 7-1 with 1:19 in time after two periods. Sprenkle chose down to start the third period and McIntosh cut him loose to a 7-2 score. McIntosh shot low with 1:20 and steadily worked his way to a 9-2 lead with a fourth takedown. With a riding time point in hand, McIntosh cut Sprenkle lose then deftly iced the major with a takedown at the :45 mark. With bonus points at hand, McIntosh turned Sprenkle to his back, working the Bald Eagle over for a near pin as the bout ended. Three back points and the riding time point gave McIntosh the 15-3 major and put Penn State up 30-6. 285: Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 10 at 285, battled LHU freshman Brad Emerick. Lawson quickly took Emerick down, cutting the Eagle loose to lead 2-1 less than :30 into the bout. Leading by one, the 10th-ranked Lion worked the middle of the mat, then worked his way into control of Emerick's chest, taking him down for a 4-1 lead with :45 left to wrestle. Lawson went to work on top and rode Emerick out to lead 4-1 with 1:02 in time after the first period. He chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Lawson used his quickness to sidestep an Emerick shot, slipping behind the Eagle for another takedown and a 7-1 lead. He then turned Emerick to his back for two near fall points and a 9-1 lead. After a quick reset, Emerick escaped and action resumed in the middle of the mat with the Lion up 9-2 with :30 left in the second period. Trailing 9-2, Emerick chose down to start the third but Lawson made the Eagle pay for the decision with a strong ride. With the riding time point clinched, Lawson cut Emerick loose at the 1:00 mark and led 9-3. Seeking bonus points, Lawson countered an Emerick shot and worked his way around for another takedown and an 11-4 lead after cutting him loose with just :10 left. He then roared through for a final takedown and a 14-4 major with 3:06 in riding time.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 15 Virginia wrestling team used bonus points at three weight classes to defeat No. 8 Virginia Tech, 19-16, Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena. The Hokies (7-1, 0-1 ACC) are the highest-ranked opponent the Cavaliers (6-1, 1-0) have defeated in program history. The win snapped the Cavaliers' eight-match losing streak to Virginia Tech. Virginia last topped Virginia Tech 25-9 on Jan. 28, 2007, in Blacksburg. "It's been a long time coming," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "We've had some close ones and we've had some not so close ones. It feels good to get that one. We have a full season still ahead of us, but it's great for confidence and for the reward of working and the feeling of family." The Hokies got off to a good start when 20th-ranked Joey Dance outlasted Nick Herrmann (So., Amarillo, Texas), 5-3, at 133 pounds. Virginia bounced back to tie the dual when Joseph Martinez (R-So., Platteville, Colo.) downed Dennis Gustafson, 12-6, at 133 pounds. In the first of three matches between ranked wrestlers, third-ranked Devin Carter scored a 16-6 major decision over 12th-ranked Joe Spisak (R-Jr., Boiling Springs, Pa.). Virginia then won the next four bouts to take a commanding 19-7 lead. Ranked 13th nationally, Gus Sako (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) started the run with a 5-2 upset win over All-American Zach Neibert, who is ranked as high as ninth nationally. Blaise Butler picked up a key pin at 157 pounds for the Cavaliers (Photo/Virginia Sports Information)Blaise Butler (R-So., Belvidere, Ill.) then scored the key points of the day for Virginia, as he turned and put Sal Mastriani on his back and then pinned him in the middle of the second period, sending the UVa crowd into a frenzy and giving the Cavaliers a lead they would never relinquish, 12-7. Ranked fourth nationally at 165 pounds, All-American Nick Sulzer (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) pushed his record to 6-0 with a 20-8 domination of No. 19 Chris Moon. Sulzer continued to obliterate the competition; he has scored bonus points in all six of his matches this season. No. 12 Stephen Doty (R-Sr., St. Louis, Mo.) pushed the team lead to 19-7 with his 4-1 decision over Austin Gabel at 174 pounds. Doty improved to 7-0 on the young season. The Hokies won the final three bouts, all in narrow decisions, to close to within 19-16. Nick Vetterlein scored an upset win over ninth-ranked Jon Fausey (R-Sr., Dalmatia, Pa.) at 184 pounds with a 4-3 victory. UVa's Zach Nye (R-So., Enola, Pa.) dropped a 5-3 decision to Virginia Tech's Chris Penny before Ethan Hayes (R-So., New Lebanon, Ohio) fell 9-7 to No. 14 Ty Walz at heavyweight. Virginia heads to the Northeast Duals next Saturday (Nov. 30) in Albany, N.Y. The Cavaliers will wrestle Clarion, Lehigh and Rutgers. Results: 125: No. 20 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Nick Herrmann (UVa), 5-3; VT 3-0 133: Joseph Martinez (UVa) dec. Dennis Gustafson (VT), 12-6; 3-3 141: No. 3 Devin Carter (VT) major dec. No. 15 Joe Spisak (UVa), 16-6; VT 7-3 149: No. 14 Gus Sako (UVa) dec. No. 10 Zach Neibert (VT), 5-2; VT 7-6 157: Blaise Butler (UVa) pinned Sal Mastriani (VT), 4:11; UVa 12-7 165: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. No. 17 Chris Moon (VT), 20-8; UVa 16-7 174: No. 12 Stephen Doty (UVa) dec. Austin Gabel (VT), 4-1; UVa 19-7 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. No. 12 Jon Fausey (UVa), 4-3; UVa 19-10 197: Chris Penny (VT) dec. Zach Nye (UVa), 5-3; UVa 19-13 285: No. 13 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Ethan Hayes (UVa), 9-7; UVa 19-16

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12) won the final two matches of the day to defeat Old Dominion (2-2 overall, 0-0 MAC) 20-15 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Cyclones trailed 15-12 heading into the final two bouts at 165 and 174 pounds. A tech fall from All-American Michael Moreno and a 6-2 win by redshirt freshman Lelund Weatherspoon sealed the dual win for the team. Moreno took a commanding 12-4 lead heading into the final period where he would score a quick reversal and three more takedowns en route to his five-point tech fall for the Cyclones. Moreno, who has excelled in the top position this season, racked up 3:41 seconds of riding time in the match. Weatherspoon improved his record to 10-1 overall on the season with his win in the final bout of the afternoon. The Jackson, Mich., native rode ODU's Billy Curling for the entire third period. Weatherspoon's 10 wins lead the 2013-14 Cyclones. At 125 pounds, sophomore Earl Hall got a crucial pin in the final period with 54 seconds remaining in the match to give ISU six team points. Hall improved his overall record to 7-1 on the season and 2-0 in duals. All-American Kyven Gadson scored his 19th straight dual win dating back to Nov. 23, 2012 with a 5-1 decision over ODU's Jake Anderson. Gadson tallied 2:23 seconds of riding time in the match. The Waterloo, Iowa, native is now 7-1 overall and 4-0 in dual competition . No. 10 Tanner Weatherman wrestled his first career dual match at 184 pounds. The Huxley, Iowa native defeated OSU's Austin Coburn 7-2 with 3:28 of riding time. Weatherman is now 7-2 overall on the season. The Cyclones have now won 16 of their last 18 duals dating back to a 19-15 at Rutgers on Jan. 17 last season. The win today was ISU's 700th dual win all-time vs. active Division I opponents. Iowa State welcomes No. 4 Iowa (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) next Sunday to Hilton Coliseum in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk, with the action starting at 2 p.m. CST. Results: 125: Earl Hall (ISU) wbf. Brandon Jeske (ODU), 6:06 133: Scott Festejo (ODU) dec. RJ Hallman (ISU), 8-2 141: No. 13 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU), 3-0 149: No. 16 Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 8-4 157: No. 17 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. John Nicholson (ISU), 6-3 165: No. 3 Michael Moreno (ISU) tech fall Dillion Geoghegan, 22-7 (3:41 RT) 174: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. Billy Curling (ODU), 6-2 (2:21 RT) 184: No. 10 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. Austin Coburn (ODU), 7-2 (3:28 RT) 197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Jake Anderson (ODU), 5-1 (2:23 RT) 285: Matt Tourdot (OSU) dec. Ben Perna (ISU), 6-2

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Five Oklahoma State wrestlers in Jon Morrison, Alex Dieringer, Tyler Caldwell, Chris Perry and Austin Marsden brought home Joe Parisi Open titles in their respective weight classes on Saturday in St. Charles, Mo. The tournament was highlighted by a 19-1 technical fall for Caldwell over Curt Maas of Northern Iowa in his first match of the day to earn him his 100th career win. Caldwell went on to major his opponent in the semifinals and edge Zach Toal in the 165-pound finals. Morrison earned a couple of bonus-point wins en route to taking the crown at 133 pounds, including a four-minute fall over Andrew Anglebeck of Lindenwood and a 14-5 major decision over Missouri’s Eric Wilson. Dieringer pinned his way through his first four rounds, taking down four opponents in just over five minutes. He met up with Joseph LaVallee of Missouri, where he earned a 7-4 win to take the 157-pound bracket. Returning national champ Chris Perry improved to 5-0 on the season and added two falls and a technical fall to his season’s bonus-point wins all while winning the title at 174 pounds. The final champion for the Cowboys was redshirt sophomore Austin Marsden, who wrestled in the heavyweight bracket. Marsden went 4-0 on the day, earning decisions in each of his bouts and defeating Donnell Walker of Maryville, 3-2, in the finals to win the bracket. Four other Cowboys made it to the finals but fell just short of Parisi Open titles. Eddie Klimara, Anthony Collica, Josh Kindig and Blake Rosholt each produced runner-up finishes in their respective weight classes. Austin Miller finished third at 125 pounds, while Kyle Crutchmer finished third at 184 pounds. The No. 3 Cowboys will be back on the mat on Dec. 1 in Norman when they take on No. 5 Oklahoma at 2 p.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 7 Cornell wrestling team earned its first dual meet win of the season Saturday night, downing Binghamton 33-6 on Saturday evening in front of 2,012 fans in Newman Arena. It was the Big Red's 750th dual meet victory in program history and kept Cornell unbeaten all-time against the Bearcats (7-0). Heading into overtime with his team trailing 6-5, 13th-ranked Chris Villalonga pulled out an 8-6 victory over Joe Bonaldi at 149 pounds to wrest momentum back from the Bearcats and Cornell swept through the rest of the lineup. Freshmen Brian Realbuto (157 pounds) and and Gabe Dean (184 pounds) each earned falls, while Mark Grey won by tech fall at 133 pounds. Owen Scott also won by major decision at 174 pounds to round out the scoring. In addition, 2013 NCAA qualifiers Jace Bennett (197) and Stryker Lane (HWT) each earned hard-fought decisions, while rookie Dylan Palacio (165) earned a 10-6 win over Vincent Grella for his first collegiate dual meet victory. The Big Red will compete in tomorrow's New York State Intercollegiate Championships beginning at 9 a.m. at Newman Arena. Results: 125: David White (BING) def. Bricker Dixon (COR), 4-3 Binghamton leads, 3-0 133: No. 10 Mark Grey (COR) def. Nick Tighe (BING), 18-3 Cornell leads, 5-3 141: Dylan Caruana (BING) def. Cory Dake 4-2, Binghamton leads, 6-5 149: No. 13 Chris Villalonga (COR) def. Joe Bonaldi (BING) 4-2 (OT), Cornell leads, 8-6 157: No. 13 Brian Realbuto (COR) def. Colton Perry (BING) FALL (3:46) Cornell leads, 14-6 165: Dylan Palacio (COR) def. Vincent Grella (BING) 10-6, Cornell leads, 17-6 174: Owen Scott (COR) def. John Paris (BING) 15-2, Cornell leads, 21-6 184: No. 15 Gabe Dean (COR) def. Caleb Wallace (BING) FALL (2:52), Cornell leads 27-6 197: No. 13 Jace Bennett (COR) def. Cody Reed (BING) 4-2, Cornell leads, 30-6 HWT: Stryker Lane (COR) def. Tyler Deuel (BING) 7-6, Cornell leads 33-6

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Wisconsin Badgers wrestling team was powered by three first-place finishes, two second-place finishes and two third-place finishes at Wesley Brown Field House in the Navy Classic on Saturday. The Badgers scored 164 team points in the 13-team field, well ahead of second-place Navy’s 106.5. Redshirt freshman Ryan Taylor has surprised many so far in the young 2013-14 season, and the Fayette County, Ohio, native was at his best Saturday. He took the 125 lbs., title by recording two major decisions, a fall and two decision wins. He beat Princeton’s Garrett Frey by decision in the championship, 9-4. Veterans No. 2 Tyler Graff (133 lbs.) and No. 6 Connor Medbery (Hwt.) were also at their best on the day. Graff had no trouble flying through the 133 lbs., individual bracket and won every match by at least eight points. He recorded three technical falls in his first three matches and won his final two matches by major decision. He defeated West Virginia’s No. 17 Nathan Pennesi 16-4 in the championship. The senior now sits at 13-0 on the year. Medbery found similar success in the heavyweight bracket. He also started out with two technical fall victories before winning by decision in his final three matches. He beat Ohio’s No. 9 Jeremy Johnson by decision, 8-2, to wrap up the title and also improve to 13-0 on the season. No. 6 Isaac Jordan (157 lbs.) and No. 11 Jackson Hein (184 lbs.) gave UW its two second-place finishes. Jordan ran out to a quick start by pinning Princeton’s Joshua Ellis and winning by technical fall over West Virginia’s Roman Perryman in the second round. He lost to Kent State’s No. 12 Ian Miller by decision, 10-7, in the championship. Hein won his first three matches by decision before falling to Brown’s Ophir Bernstein by decision, 3-2. Scott Liegel (174 lbs.) and Timmy McCall (197 lbs.) were the two third-place finishers for UW. The Badgers will get back into action Saturday, Nov. 30, at Northern Iowa. The dual is set to begin at 7 p.m. (CT).

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In the first of three matches on the weekend for the ninth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team (2-0), the Buckeyes began on a strong note, defeating Duke, 25-10, Saturday night at Card Gym in Durham, N.C. Ohio State won seven of 10 matches, including a pair of technical falls by Johnni DiJulius and Logan Stieber at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. The Buckeyes return to action in a doubleheader Sunday in Davidson, N.C., wrestling Davidson at 1 p.m. and George Mason at 3 p.m. at Belk Arena in the Davidson Duals. Both matches will be streamed live via the Davidson All-Access streaming platform. Please note, there is a fee for streaming. Saturday night, the Scarlet and Gray jumped out to an 8-0 lead following the 141 and 149-pound matches. Stieber, a redshirt junior from Monroeville, Ohio, earned his second win of the season on a 17-1 technical fall at the three-minute mark vs. Xaviel Ramos. Senior Ian Paddock’s 6-4 win proved a little more dramatic as he won his ninth match of the season in sudden victory against Connor Bass. The Buckeye from Warsaw, N.Y., owned a 3-2 lead and riding time in the final moments of the match, but a takedown by Bass as time ticked off the clocked forced the bout into overtime. Within seconds of the extra session, Paddock scored a takedown for the victory. Despite setbacks in the next two matches at 157 and 165 pounds, Ohio State still held an 8-6 advantage over the Blue Devils and soon increased their advantage with wins in five of the next six matches. Mark Martin, a sophomore from Strongsville, Ohio, edged Trey Adamson, 10-9, in the 174-pound match up to improve to 11-4 overall. Up next at 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore and Harrisburg, Pa., native Kenny Courts held off Jacob Kasper, 11-5 and moved his record to 10-1. With those wins, the Scarlet and Gray were up, 14-6, with four matches remaining. A 9-1 loss at 197 pounds did not derail the Buckeyes as Nick Tavanello (HWT), Nick Roberts (125 pounds) and DiJulius secured wins. Tavanello, redshirt freshman from Wadsworth, Ohio, was up 5-1 at the end of the first vs. Brian Self before scoring a final escape and compiling riding time for a 7-2 victory. Tavanello now owns a 10-4 mark in 2013-14. A final takedown in the second period by Roberts, a redshirt freshman from Hooversville, Pa., proved to be the difference maker in his 8-6 win over Evan Botwin. Up 7-3 at the start of the third period, Roberts relinquished an escape and takedown, but held on for the victory and 13-2 on the year. In the final match of the evening, DiJulius tacked on bonus points for the Buckeyes when he posted a 15-0 technical fall against Alex Elsea. After scoring a pair of 3-point nearfalls, a 2-point nearfall and takedown in the first period, the redshirt sophomore from Aurora, Ohio, scored two more takedowns and an escape before the match was called. DiJulius improves to 7-1 overall. Results: 141 – No. 1 Logan Stieber (OSU) tech fall Xaviel Ramos (Duke), 17-1, 2:55; Team Score 0-5 149 – Ian Paddock (OSU) dec. Connor Bass (Duke), 6-4, SV-1; TS: 0-8 157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) dec. Randall Languis (OSU), 7-5; TS: 3-8 165 – Marcus Cain (Duke) dec. Joe Grandominico (OSU), 5-2, TS: 6-8 174 – Mark Martin (OSU) dec. Trey Adamson (Duke), 10-9; TS: 6-11 184 – No. 8 Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Jacob Kasper (Duke), 11-5; TS: 6-14 197 – No. 18 Conner Hartmann (Duke) major dec. Josh Fox (OSU), 9-1; TS: 10-14 HWT – Nick Tavanello (OSU) dec. Brian Self (Duke), 7-2; TS: 10-17 125 – Nick Roberts (OSU) dec. Evan Botwin (Duke), 8-6; TS: 10-20 133 – No. 14 Johnni DiJulius tech fall Alex Elsea (Duke), 15-0, 5:18; TS: 10-25

DEKALB, Ill. -- Several Panthers remain undefeated after UNI won its first duals of the season against Northern Illinois and North Dakota State Saturday. UNI got strong starts in both duals from Dylan Peters, Joe Colon and Joey Lazor. Peters not only remained undefeated on the day, but he has won all five matches of the season by pinning his opponent. “He’s coming out and scoring points in a hurry and putting people away,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “It’s great to have someone to be able to start meets that way.” Colon continued his streak of earning bonus points with his third tech fall of the year. No. 9 Colon (6-0) has one major decision, three tech falls and two pins already for the year. “We just have to make sure Joe stays in control of things, but he keeps putting up points,” said Schwab. Lazor picked up two matches and earned bonus points with a major decision against a Kevin Fanta. “We just wanted to make sure he was ready to go, so we kept him out last week,” said Schwab. “But he came out with two wins. He nearly had the guy beat with a tech fall, but he was able to put him on his back and get the pin.” It was a rematch of NDSU’s No. 5 Steven Monk and the Mid-American Wrestler of the Week Cooper Moore of UNI. Moore, a redshirt freshman, moved into the Intermat rankings at No. 15 after beating Monk last weekend at the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open. Moore took Monk, a senior, to three overtimes, but Monk prevailed, 4-2. Two other Panthers won both of their dual matchups today. All-American Ryan Loder picked up his 100th career win and tacked on another for the day. He remains undefeated in career duals and has yet to give up bonus points in a match. He earned one major decision and won another match by decision. “It shows he has been consistent for quite a while,” said Schwab. “We’ve been able to rely on him for the last four years. We want to keep moving him up the all-time list.” Loder is fifth on the all-time list for winning percentage among all Panthers with at least 50 wins who have wrestled at the Division I level for at least two years. Basil Minto earned a decision over NIU’s Shawn Scott and got a forfeit against Colt Castlebury. “There are always things to work, and we recognize it,” said. Schwab. “So we look forward to getting those taken care of and packing the West Gym for our first home dual.” UNI 32, NIU 6 125: #9 Dylan Peters (UNI) pins Braun Maquez (NIU): 0:48 133: #9 Joe Colon (UNI) tech. fall Nick Smith (NIU): 20-5 141: #9 Joey Lazor (UNI) maj. dec. Kevin Fanta (NIU): 16-2 149: Gabe Morse (NIU) dec. Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI): 8-7 157: Jarrett Jensen (UNI) dec. #18 Andrew Morse (NIU): 2-1 165: #15 Cooper Moore (UNI) maj. dec. Samuel Bennett (NIU): 14-2 174: Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Billy Chancey (NIU): 8-2 184: #4 Ryan Loder (UNI) maj. dec. Caleb Busson (NIU): 10-1 197: Basil Minto (UNI) dec. Shawn Scott (NIU): 6-5 284: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Blaize Cabell (UNI): 4-2 UNI 29, NDSU 12 125: #9 Dylan Peters (UNI) pins Hunter Weber (NDSU): 1:48 133: #9 Joe Colon (UNI) tech. fall Clay Cathey (NDSU): 13-2 141: #9 Joey Lazor (UNI) pins Devin Wolf (NDSU): 2:14 149: Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI) dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU): 5-4 (SV-1) 157: Matt Gray (NDSU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI): 7-5 165: #5 Steven Monk (NDSU) dec. #15 Cooper Moore (UNI): 4-2 (TB-1) 174: #20 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) dec. Cody Caldwell (UNI): 5-1 184: #4 Ryan Loder (UNI) dec. Kurtis Julson (NDSU): 4-3 (SV-2) 197: Basil Minto (UNI) forfeit Colt Castlebury (NDSU): Forfeit 285: Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec. Blaize Cabell (UNI): 6-4

MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team opened Big Ten competition with a decisive 35-3 win over No. 20 Purdue on Friday evening in front of a home crowd. The team claimed five major decisions and a pin while only falling in one bout on the evening to walk away with the victory. Redshirt freshman Samuel Brancale fell in a 5-2 decision by Purdue's Camden Eppert before the Golden Gophers claimed ten in a row. After falling behind 4-0 in the first period at 157, No. 3 Dylan Ness was able to come back and pin Purdue's Doug Welch at 6:01. The Golden Gophers were able to rally around the sudden victory and continue their quest to start dual season off with a win. David Thorn, Danny Zilverberg, Logan Storley and Scott Schiller won by major decision showing their dominance on the mat. Thorn, Storley, Schiller and No. 1 HWT Tony Nelsoncame away with the win to continue their unbeaten 2013-14 season. The Gophers victory puts them at 1-0 on the season as well as 1-0 in Big Ten competition. “With our first dual meet I think we did all right,” said head coach J Robinson. “I think that our intensity is okay. But from where we want to be this season, we’ve got a ways to go. The coaches talked to them a little afterwards about this being a baseline and when we come out on Sunday against Wyoming we want to see more intensity and more effort from our guys.” The Maroon and Gold will welcome Wyoming to the Sports Pavilion on Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 p.m. dual. Live streaming will be available through the Big Ten Digital Network. Results: 125: Camden Eppert (Purdue) dec. Sam Brancale (Minnesota), 5-2 133: No. 8 David Thorn (Minnesota) maj. dec. Kyle Ayersman (Purdue), 15-5 141: No. 5 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Danny Sabatello (Purdue), 2-1 149: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Alex Griffin (Purdue), 7-4 157: No. 3 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pin Doug Welch (Purdue), 6:01 165: No. 16 Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) maj. dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 10-2 174: No. 5 Logan Storley (Minnesota) maj. dec. Andy Hoselton (Purdue), 18-4 184: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) maj. dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 12-2 197: No. 2 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 15-7 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Alex White (Purdue), 4-0

CLARION, Pa. -- The Rutgers wrestling team dropped Clarion, 30-12, Friday night at Tippin Gym, where the Scarlet Knights took eight of 10 bouts to record its highest point total this season. With the win, RU is 3-0 for the third time in four years heading into a pair dual matchups next Friday at the 2013 Asics/ Journeymen Northeast Duals. The Scarlet Knights began the match with three-straight victories, jumping out to an early 11-0 lead. The bout began at 125 pounds, where freshman Scott DelVecchio (South Plainfield, N.J.) kicked the action off with the first dual victory of his career. DelVecchio earned a 15-6 major decision before redshirt senior Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) improved to 2-0 this season with a 15-6 major decision of his own against No. 18/NR/NR (AWN/InterMat/W.I.N.) Sam Sherlock Freshman Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) earned a 7-3 decision in his first dual start at 141 pounds, but Clarion (2-3) came storming back, earning back-to-back pins at 149 and 157 pounds to take a 12-11 lead. From there, RU never looked back, winning the final five bouts to secure a 30-12 win. Redshirt junior Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) picked up his first dual win by an 8-2 margin over CU’s Mike Pavasko, while redshirt freshman Phil Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.), redshirt sophomore Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.), sophomore Hayden Hrymack (Lincroft, N.J.) and redshirt senior Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) all improved to 3-0 in duals this season. The Scarlet Knights are back in action next Friday, Nov. 29 at the 2013 Asics/ Journeymen Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. RU will take on No. 15 Virginia and Michigan State. Results: 125- Scott Delvecchio (RU) maj. dec. Jonathan Mele (CL) 15-6 133- Vinne Dellafave (RU) maj. dec. No. 18/NR/NR Sam Sherlock (CL) 15-6 141- Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CL) 7-3 149- No. 17/18/NR Justin Arthur (CL) wbf Ken Thoebold (RU) 2:26 157- Austin Matthews (CL) wbf Anthony PErrotti (RU) 6:45 165- Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. Mike Pavasko (CL) 8-2 174- Phil Bakuckas (RU) maj. dec. Ryan Darch (CL) 11-2 184- Dan Seidenberg (RU) dec. Dustin Conti (CL) 3-1 197- Hayden Hrymack (RU) wbf Daniel Sutherland (CL) 5:56 285- No. 16/17/17 Billy Smith (RU) dec. Evan Daley (CL) 9-4

Council Bluffs natives had reason to celebrate on Friday night as two Lewis Central High School alums came away with victories at the first Victory Wrestling Challenge at Ralston Arena in Omaha, Neb. Trent Paulson and George Ivanov both won their bouts in their co-main events to send the 1,200 fans home with something to smile about. Paulson beat Missouri alum Nick Marable, while Ivanov, who also wrestled locally at tNebraska-Omaha for two years, beat Gennady Kolesnikov. Initially slated for 12 bouts, injuries kept Paulson's twin brother Travis from competing, but eight bouts were held in an MMA-style freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling event. "It was a great event. The fans, the music, the raised platform. It's just an exciting environment to wrestle in," said Trent Paulson following his victory. "They had lights, fog, it was one of the coolest wrestling environments I've ever wrestled in and it's not even for a world title or for a World Team. It was done right." The Victory Wrestling Challenge used two U.S.-based modification to the international wrestling rules. The first was unlimited overtime in case of a tie score after regulation. The second was using a 10-point technical superiority in both Greco-Roman and freestyle instead of the seven-point differential used internationally. Fans didn't have to wait long to see it in action as Nebraska alum Josh Ihnen scored two points on a counter exposure 90 seconds into overtime to beat Evan Brown 3-1 at 96kg/211 pounds. Both wrestlers had sound credentials coming in as Ihnen was an All-American at the University of Nebraska, while Brown was a Division III national champion at the University Dubuque. Brown took an early 1-0 lead in the first period on a passivity point, while Ihnen tied it in the second period in the same manner. Brown tried to use a front headlock to roll Ihnen through, but Ihnen caught Brown on his back for the winning points. "It's awesome leading this off and just being here." said Ihnen "I work full time and this is a great opportunity." Deron Winn followed up with a win also at 96kg when he earned an 11-0 technical superiority victory over Ty Copsey. Winn, training with the Cyclone Wrestling Club based at Iowa Stae University, started strong with a trademark blast double and built a 6-0 lead heading into the second period. Another big double on the edge earned Winn three points for a 9-0 lead. Winn finished things off with a takedown on the edge at 4:58. Another Nebraska alum picked up a victory in the night's third bout as Ridge Kiley defeated Omaha native Eli Dominguez 7-5 at 74kg/163 pounds. Kiley opened up a 7-2 lead before Dominguez, a Division II All-American at Nebraska-Omaha, came back with a pushout and a takedown. Montell Marion returned to the Midwest and picked up a 5-2 victory over Raufeon Stots at 66kg/145.5 pounds. Marion, a three-time All-American at Iowa and two-time NCAA Division I finalist, traveled to Omaha from College Park, Md., where he trains with the Terrapin Wrestling Club at the University of Maryland. Stots, a two-time Division II champion at Nebraska-Kearney, took an early 1-0 lead with a pushout, but Marion tied it up with a pushout of his own late in the first period. In the second, Marion scored his first takedown countering a deep shot by Stots to gain control. Stots closed the gap to 3-2 after a passivity point. Marion finished the bout with a go-behind takedown with 20 seconds to go for the final count. In the night's lone Greco-Roman bout, Justin "Harry" Lester of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program earned a dominating 10-0 technical superiority win over Omaha's Esai Dominguez at 74kg/163 pounds. Lester, who started his career at Iowa State University in Ames before shifting full-time to Greco-Roman at Northern Michigan University, hit a big three-point throw and then followed it up immediately with a two-point gutwrench. Lester built a 7-0 lead after another takedown and then scored the final three points on a high dive bodylock where he lifted Dominguez and put him to the mat for three points. "This is a great atmosphere," said Lester. "I loved wrestling in front of (the fans in Omaha) and thank you for supporting Victory Wrestling." Joe Elllenberger is no stranger to Ralston Arena. The Division II All-American from Nebraska-Kearney has fought in eight MMA Victory Fighting Championship events and made his return to the wrestling mat on Friday night. The return wouldn't be a victorious one as Nebraska alum Rob Sanders picked up the win 11-4. Ellenberger took an early 2-0 lead with a takedown, but Sanders built a 7-4 lead before tacking on a late takedown and an exposure to end the bout. George Ivanov made a successful return to the Omaha area with a 9-2 win over Gennady Kolesnikov at 84kg/185 pounds. Ivanov wrestled at nearby Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa and was a two-time Division II champion at Nebraska-Omaha. He transferred to Boise State after UNO cut its wrestling program. Ivanov was never in trouble. He's currently with his college coach helping out his first college coach, Mike Denney, at Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo. "I felt like it was Rocky IV wrestling against the Russian," Ivanov, a native Bulgarian, joked. "I'm hoping you guys enjoyed this, I had a blast," said Ivanov. Kolesnikov recently came to the U.S. from Moscow, Russia and he trains at the Cyclone Wrestling Club at Iowa State University. Trent Paulson ended the night with a 4-2 win over Nick Marable in the event's co-main event. Paulson, who like Ivanov wrestled at Lewis Central, fell behind 2-0 after a Marable double leg takedown but came back to take the lead on a three-point throw. He tacked on a final point with a second-period pushout. "I'd say if you have an opportunity (to participate in Victory Wrestling Challenge), take advantage of it. It pays well, they take care of the athletes. They put us up in the hotel and it's just an elite level event," said Paulson. Results: 96kg/211 pounds - Josh Ihnen dec. Evan Brown 3-1, OT. 96kg/211 pounds - Deron Winn tech fall Ty Copsey 11-0, 4:58. 74kg/163 pounds - Ridge Kiley dec. Eli Dominguez 7-5. 66kg/145.5 pounds - Montell Marion dec. Raufeon Stots 5-2 Greco 74kg/163 pounds - Justin "Harry" Lester tech fall Esai Dominguez 10-0, 2:37 74kg/163 pounds - Rob Sanders dec. Joe Ellenberger 11-4 84kg/185 pounds - George Ivanov dec. Gennady Kolesnikov 9-2 74kg/163 pounds - Trent Paulson dec. Nick Marable 4-2

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- Fifty years ago today several shots changed the course of human events. Friday night sophomore Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) took several shots that changed the course of the match. Brennan upset 11-match winner Adam Mackie with a major decision at 174 to give #22 Rider a 16-9 lead. It was one of six Bronc victories to defeat Lock Haven in Rider’s first ever Eastern Wrestling League dual meet. “It’s nice to get the first one,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor, who now has 394 career wins. “I’ve wrestled with the lighter weights my whole life,” said Brennan, who was listed as a 157 pounder before the season started but due to injuries on the Rider squad has been wrestling, and winning, at 174. “Being a ’57 pounder I’m used to taking a lot of shots. The bigger guys I’m wrestling now aren’t really about that. I usually take more shots. All week I’ve been working on finishing those shots.” “Conor wrestled at 157 last year and he is certified there but he’s more than likely a 165 who has built himself into a 174 pounder,” Taylor said. Brennan is now 3-2 at his heavier weight class. “He’s beaten some very good 174 pounders. Conor is a quality wrestler at that weight class now.” “I feel like it is a huge advantage because my opponents are cutting weight and I’m not,” Brennan said. “I’m not hungry before the weigh-in. They are bigger but I get through it.” For Rider (4-1, 1-0 EWL) sophomore Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional), ranked 10th in the nation, won by pin to improve to 4-1 and to give Rider a 6-0 lead. “Rob got us started real nice,” Taylor said. “He’s a real tough kid who is capable of catching you, and tonight he went for it and got it.” “The first period the plan was just to attack, attack,” Deutsch said, “and get as many points as I could get on the board. He took a bad shot and I took advantage of it and finished it.” Senior Ramon Santiago (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville), ranked 13th in the nation, won to break a 9-9 tie. Junior Donald McNeil (Plainville, Mass./Wyoming Seminary) won at 197 to seal the team victory. “Don did a good job of being patient,” Taylor said. “When you are in the role to seal the match you have to wrestle smart and he did that.” Junior Chuck Zeisloft (Woodbury Heights, N.J./Gateway) won at 133 for the second time this year for a 9-0 Rider lead. Sophomore Greg Velasco (Union Beach, NJ/Keyport) won the final bout by a major decision for the final score. “I thought Greg wrestled a great match,” Taylor said. “He showed a lot of heart getting that takedown at the very end.” Junior Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) lost a close, 9-8 battle to the 14th ranked wrestler who was a national qualifier last year. “That was a tough match,” Taylor said. “Clint wrestled really well. He’s having a good start to the year. The two matches he’s lost were both winnable and they were to very good wrestlers.” For Lock Haven (2-2, 0-1 EWL), 14th ranked Fred Garcia won 9-8 to cut the Rider lead to 16-12. Mac Maldarelli won at 149 and Billy Randt won at 157 to tie the score at 9-9. National qualifier Dan Neff, ranked 17th by InterMat, got the Bald Eagles on the board, cutting the Rider lead to 9-3 with a win at 141. “You had two good teams tonight who were going at it very hard,” Taylor said. “The fans got a chance to see a lot of good battles.” Rider won 19-14 at Lock Haven last year, the first meeting between these two teams since 2009, and Rider has won the last four meetings. Lock Haven leads the all-time series 16-6. “I have a lot of respect for Lock Haven,” Taylor said. “They have a great program and their kids wrestled tough.” Rider takes part in the 19th annual Keystone Classic, hosted by the U of Pennsylvania, Sunday at the Palestra. “Very, very tough tournament,” Taylor said. “It is always tough. That’s going to be a real battle. There are some great teams coming in.” “There is a wrestler ranked in the top 10 in my weight class,” Deutsch said, “so I’m looking forward to that Sunday.” Expect Rider to be taking plenty of shots. Results: 125 Robert Deutsch-R wbf Kaleb LeMaire-LH 4:10 6-0 133 Chuck Zeisloft-R dec. Cody Wheeler-LH 8-6 9-0 141 Dan Neff-LH dec. Paul Kirchner-R 11-8 9-3 149 Mac Maldarelli-LH dec. Curt Delia-R 9-3 9-6 157 Billy Randt-LH dec. Wayne Stinson-R 9-4 9-9 165 Ramon Santiago-R dec. Jake Kemerer-LH 10-7 12-9 174 Conor Brennan-R major dec. Adam Mackie-LH 13-5 16-9 184 Fred Garcia-LH dec. Clint Morrison-R 9-8 16-12 197 Donald McNeil-R dec. Phil Sprenkle-LH 8-2 19-12 285 Greg Velasco-R major dec. Brad Emerick-LH 8-0 23-12

BLOOMSBURG -- The 21st-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling team opened its 2013-14 home season with an 18-15 win over Arizona State on Friday night at the Nelson Field House. The win was the first for the Huskies new head coach Jason Mester. The match was tight throughout with both winning five bouts each with the difference coming in three major decision wins for Bloomsburg from Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley), Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) and Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown). The Huskies also picked up two sudden victory wins from Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) and Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex). The turning point in the match came at 165 pounds when Veltre, ranked ranked eighth by Amateur Wrestling News, scored a 14-3 win to put the Huskies up 11-9. Dessino then followed with a 6-4 sudden victory over 17th-ranked Kevin Radford to make it a 14-9 lead for Bloomsburg. After the Sun Devils won at 184 pounds, Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), ranked 11th, won by major decision making it a six-point Huskies lead. At 285 pounds though, ASU could only pull out a win by decision giving Bloomsburg the win. The Huskies, 1-1, travel to Philadelphia on Sunday for the Keystone Classic starting at 9 a.m. NOTES: Busler and Veltre both remain unbeaten on the year at 6-0...Perry is now 4-1 on the season...A year ago the Huskies beat Arizona State 18-16...Bloomsburg is now 4-3 all-time against the Sun Devils. Results: 125 Ares Carpio (Arizona State) won by decision over Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (Bloomsburg) 3-1. 133 #12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (Bloomsburg) won in sudden victory 1 over Coltin Fought (Arizona State) 8-6. 141 Matthew Kraus (Arizona State) won by decision over Matt Rappo (Bloomsburg) 10-6. 149 #5 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Nathan Hoffer (Arizona State) 12-3. 157 Joel Smith (Arizona State) won by decision over Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (Bloomsburg) 7-5. 165 #8 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over James Brundage (Arizona State) 14-3. 174 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (Bloomsburg) won in sudden victory 1 over #17 Kevin Radford (Arizona State) 6-4. 184 Wesley Moore (Arizona State) won by decision over Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (Bloomsburg) 5-2. 197 #11 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Joshua Dasilveira (Arizona State) 15-7. 285 Kyle Colling (Arizona State) won by decision over Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (Bloomsburg) 3-0. PLAY BY PLAY SUMMARY 125- Ares Carpio vs. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) Both wrestlers locked at the shoulders…Opening period a slow one…No score after 1…Carpio takes bottom to start the second…Draws an early escape for a 1-0 lead…Both wrestlers reset…Both men testing their patience waiting for a shot…Tied up at the shoulders…Through 2 Cooper of ASU leads 1-0…Boylan starts the third on the bottom…Boylan trying for an escape…Cooper takes him out of bounds…Wrestlers reset again…Boylan with the escape with :50 left in the third…Tied at 1…Cooper scores a takedown late…Holds on for the 3-1 win. 133- Coltin Fought vs. # 12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) Both men trying for an open shot early…Wilcox starts on bottom after a whistle…Fought has the edge…Scores a takedown midway through the second…Leads 2-0…Out of bounds after Wilcox rolled through an attempt…Both wrestlers reset…After back points and a Wilcox escape Fought took a 5-1 lead into the second…Wilcox starts the second on top…No scoring through most of the period…Wilcox trying to turn him…Wilcox starts the third on bottom…Scores an early escape…Wilcox with a late takedown to make it 5-4…Followed by a Fought escape, 6-4…Wilcox turns him for late takedown to tie it at …Headed to overtime…Wilcox scores a takedown 20 seconds in to pick up an 8-6 win. 141- Matt Kraus vs. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) Kraus turns Rappo to his back early for a quick takedown…Takes the early 2-0 lead…Back points make it 5-0…Rappo makes it 5-2 with a double leg takedown…Wrestlers reset with Rappo on top…Kraus escapes standing up making it 6-3…Both men locked at the shoulders late in the first…Kraus leads 6-3 after 1…Rappo starts the second on top…No scoring through the first half of the period…After a whistle they reset…Rappo gains body control on Kraus…No scoring in the period…Rappo starts the third on bottom…Kraus gains position and gets 3 back points…Rappo trying to turn him for a late surge…Late escape gives Kraus the 10-5 win. 149- Nathan Hoffner vs. #5 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) Both wrestlers deking shots early…Busler attempts the first shot to no avail…Attempted takedown for Hoffner…Busler not giving an inch…Busler gains control for two quick takedowns and a 4-0 lead…Busler leads 4-0 after 1…Starts the second on bottom…Pads his lead with a quick escape…Both wrestlers reset…From neutral position Busler scores a takedown at the shoulders…Hoffner escape gets him on the board…Wrestlers reset…Busler leads 7-1 after 2…Starts the third on top…Busler maintains control early in the period…After a whistle they reset to neutral position…Busler spins Hoffner for another takedown…Sequence of moves gives Hoffner an escape and Busler regains control yet again with a takedown…Busler wins 12-3. 157- Joel Smith vs. Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) Both men locked at the shoulders early…Spinning trying for control…Harnett scores a single leg takedown for a 2-0 lead…They reset…Quick escape for Smith makes it 2-1…Dancing around the mat now they engage…Tied up at the center of the mat…A whistle resets them at neutral…Harnett gains control with a takedown in the dying seconds of the first…Hartnett starts the second on top…Quick escape from Smith…They reset after a whistle…Circling around showing patience now they engage…Smith trying for body position forces them out of bounds…They reset…Smith scores a takedown in the late seconds to tie it up…Harnett starts the third on bottom…Match tied at 4…A whistle resets them…Hartnett escapes and stays aggressive…Smith counters with a takedown…Smith trying to maintain position and control…Smith holds on for the 7-5 decision. 165- James Brundage vs. #8 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) Both men fighting for control early…Tied up at the shoulders…Circling around the mat testing their patience…Once again they tie up…Forced out of bounds…They reset…Veltre jumps quick and scores two for an early lead…Brundage fighting to get to his feet…Veltre maintains control…Brundage fights off the hand control and gets away for an escape…Veltre ends the period on a scoring run…Starts the second on bottom up 8-1…Veltre frees himself…They reset…Wrestlers tied up at the shoulders…Spinning trying for control…Forced out of bounds…They reset…End the second locked up high…Veltre starts the third on top with a 9-1 lead…Veltre maintains control early…Brundage scores an escape and Veltre counters with a takedown near the edge…Another escape for Brundage…Veltre staying conservative…Both men tied up high…Veltre scores a spinning takedown in the waning seconds…Holds on for 14-3 major decision. 174- #17 Kevin Radford vs. #20 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) They go down to the mat tied up…Testing patience waiting for an opportunity…They lock up at their hands…Radford makes aggressive move to no avail…Forced out of bounds…Whistle and they reset…Radford gets a leg and a takedown for the first points…Dessino scores a late escape via video review…Radford takes a 2-1 lead to the second…Dessino starts the second on top…Dessino clings to a leg but Radford escapes…They tie up down on the mat…A whistle forces them to reset…Both men showing patience late in the second…Out of bounds once again…Dessino dives in for a late period takedown…No points awarded…Dessino starts the third on bottom…He stands up and breaks the hand control for an early escape…Radford leads 3-2 halfway through the period…1:10 left a whistle forces them to reset…Dessino trying to push Radford to his back…Dessino scores a late takedown for a 4-3 lead…Dessino maintains position…Radford escapes in the dying seconds…Overtime tied at 4…Dessino takes a shot to no avail…They stand up and bear hug…Dessino gets the trip and the points with 36 seconds left in the overtime for a 6-4 win. 184- Wesley Moore vs. Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) Moore trying for arm position early on the mat…They get tangled up high…Sequence of shot attempts forces them out of bounds…They reset…Tied up at the shoulders for most of the first…No scoring in the period…Shirey starts on bottom in the second…Frees himself and wraps up for a reversal…Followed by a quick escape from Moore…Shirey gets control of one leg…No points…A whistle resets them…A sequence of spins sends them to the edge…Wrestlers still looking for an edge…After 2 Shirey leads 2-1…He will start the third on top…They stand up and Moore ties the match with an escape…Moore overpowers Shirley for a takedown near the edge…Inside 1 minute Moore leads 4-2…Whistle with 35 seconds forces them to reset…Shirey on bottom…Moore maintains control and position…Moore holds on for the 5-2 win. 197- Josh DaSilveira vs. #11 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) The men fight up high at the shoulders early…Perry scores a takedown near the edge 31 seconds in to the match followed by a DaSilveira escape…Perry quickly regains control for a 4-1 lead…Forced out of bounds they reset…DaSilveira escape makes it 4-2 with 1 minute left in the period…Both men showing patience…Tied up at the shoulders…Perry with a spinning takedown…Perry leads 6-2 after 1…Perry starts the second on top…Perry controls as they stand…DaSilveira escapes and they lock up high…DaSilveira scores a takedown near the edge…Out of bounds they reset at center…Perry leads 6-5 with 1 minute left in the second…Perry scores an escape off the reset…Spinning and fighting for control near the edge…Out of bounds again they reset…They head to the third with Perry up 7-5…He starts on bottom…Perry pads his lead with an escape and a takedown near the edge…Out of bounds they reset…Perry leads 10-5…Middle of the mat DaSilveira escapes only to be taken down again…He escapes once more… Perry scores yet another takedown…Perry holds on to win 15-7. 285- Kyle Colling vs. Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) The wrestlers lock hands early…Forced out of bounds they reset…Sequence of shots and they will reset once again…Locked up fighting for control…No scoring in the first period…Grant starts the second on bottom…Colling maintains control…Gets Grant to his back for a takedown no further scoring…Out of bounds they reset…Colling maintains position and control…Grant warned for stalling but nothing further…Grant starts the third on top…Grant staying conservative as they lock up high…Late in the match they remain locked…Colling holds on for the 3-0 win.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team opened its dual season with three wins Friday at the Iowa City Duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes combined for a 29-1 individual record and totaled 24 falls en route to wins over Baker University (59-0), Iowa Central (55-0) and Cornell College 50-3). The wins marked the first time in program history Iowa scored 50-plus points in three consecutive duals. "I think the energy was good and I think the pace was good," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "When those two things are good it leads to a lot of bonus points and a lot of situations where you're going to get falls." Iowa built 18-0 leads in all three duals with help from Cory Clark (125), Tony Ramos (133) and Josh Dziewa (141). Only once did the trio take a match beyond the first period. Clark was making his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut. Ramos was extending his unbeaten home record to 27-0. "It starts with Clark and Ramos and goes through the rest of the lineup," said Brands. "It's not slow, where every point you have to just earn it. It's every point, but there are easy points because of explosion, pop, energy and gusto. Those are the things that make holds look easy and that's important when you're trying to put a competitive team on the mat." Dziewa was making his first appearance inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2011, when he filled in at 149 against Northern Iowa. He earned a major decision then, and he added three falls today as Iowa's 141-pounder. "I felt good out there today," said Dziewa. "I want to put on a show for the fans. That's what it's all about. What our fans like is domination, going out there and wrestling hard for seven minutes, giving everything you've got. That's what they want and that's our goal." Derek St. John (157) and Ethen Lofthouse (184) also earned three pins apiece. St. John used three falls to improve to 26-0 all-time in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and Lofthouse's three pins increased his season total to five, one more than he had all of last season. Nick Moore (165) also made his season debut today, pinning both opponents in the opening period. "I think we feel good about it," said Moore, "but it's something that we expected so you take it for what it's worth. Any time you can get bonus points it helps you win. That's always the focus." Michael Kelly (149), Mike Evans (174) and Terrance Jean-Jacques (285) were all perfect in three matches. Kelly had two pins and one major decision, Evans had one pin and a pair of technical falls, and Terrance Jean-Jacques earned two decisions and one fall in his Hawkeye debut. Walt Gillmor (165), Jeremy Fahler (197) and Kris Klapprodt (197) added to Iowa's pin total with one pin each. "One thing I liked about today was there wasn't a lot of slow wrestling," said Brands. "I can think of a couple areas where guys were not where they were supposed to be, but for the most part it was fast wrestling. "Now we have to get ready now. We're in the week where we have to get ready." Iowa returns to the mat Dec. 1 at Iowa State in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. The dual begins at 2 p.m. (CT) inside Hilton Coliseum. Iowa has won the last nine meeting in the series. NOTES: Attendance was 5,713... Iowa is 19-0 all-time in the Iowa City Duals... Four Hawkeyes made their Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut today (Clark, Gillmor, Klapprodt, Jean-Jacques)... Iowa's 59-0 win over Baker was the largest margin of victory since defeating Simpson 60-0 in 1986... Iowa scored 50 points in three consecutive duals for the first time in program history. #4 IOWA 59, Baker 0 125 - #4 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Alan Callahan (Baker), 1:42; 6-0 133 - #1 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Bryce Shoemaker (Baker), 1:48; 12-0 141 - #14 Josh Dziewa (IA) pinned Nathan Garcia (Baker), 1:57; 18-0 149 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) pinned Dylan Coppenharger (Baker), 4:11; 24-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Aaron Seybold (Baker), 4:05; 30-0 165 - #7 Nick Moore (IA) pinned Jacob Price (Baker), 2:55; 36-0 174 - #3 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Bryant Guillen (Baker), 18-3; 41-0 184 - #1 Ethen Lofthouse pinned John Hambleton (Baker), 2:48; 47-0 197 - Kris Klapprodt (IA) pinned Robert Shadrach (Baker), 2:48; 53-0 285 - Terrance Jean-Jacques (IA) pinned Beau Bennett (Baker), 1:21; 59-0 #4 IOWA 55, Iowa Central 0 125 - #4 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Nate Smith (ICCC), 2:59; 6-0 133 - #1 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Nate Lentsch (ICCC), 0:55; 12-0 141 - #14 Josh Dziewa (IA) pinned Ryan Ellenberg (ICCC), 1:32; 18-0 149 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) major dec. Teddy Harvey (ICCC), 14-4; 22-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Ryan Niven (ICCC), 0:53; 28-0 165 - #7 Nick Moore (IA) pinned Corbin Farrell (ICCC), 1:44; 34-0 174 - #3 Mike Evans (IA) pinned Jacob Meehan (ICCC), 2:48; 40-0 184 - #1 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) pinned Chance Copper (ICCC), 1:24; 46-0 197 - Jeremy Fahler (IA) pinned Bryce Fisher (ICCC), 5:35; 52-0 285 - Terrance Jean-Jacques (IA) dec. Malcolm Allen (ICCC), 4-2; 55-0 #4 IOWA 50, Cornell College 3 125 - #4 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Ben Rosen (Cornell), 1:09; 6-0 133 - #1 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Phillip Opelt (Cornell), 6:15; 12-0 141 - #14 Josh Dziewa (IA) pinned Samuel Chalkley (Cornell), 2:34; 18-0 149 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) pinned Trevor Engle (Cornell), 4:50; 24-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Daniel Klema (Cornell), 1:44; 30-0 165 - Walt Gillmor (IA) pinned Brian Cristion (Cornell), 1:40; 36-0 174 - #3 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Brent Hamm (Cornell), 16-1; 41-0 184 - #1 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) pinned Aburough Abegesah (Cornell), 3:49; 47-0 197 - Alex Coolidge (Cornell) dec. Kris Klapprodt (IA), 3-2; 47-3 285 - Terrance Jean-Jacques (IA) dec. Carl Gaul (Cornell), 9-3; 50-3

Bethlehem, Pa. -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (2-0) won its last four matches en route to a 16-15 comeback win against Lehigh (1-3) this evening at Grace Hall. With his team trailing in the final bout of the evening, senior heavyweight P.J. Tasser was able to score off a scramble in the second sudden victory period to secure a 4-2 decision and give the Panthers a 16-15 victory. Tasser was put in a position to clinch the match thanks to some heroics in the prior match at 197 pounds as Nick Bonaccorsi was able to earn a takedown off a step over 22 seconds into the first overtime period to take a 3-1 win and cut into the Mountain Hawk advantage at 15-13. What proved to be the deciding point in the match was scored by Max Thomusseit who earned a major at 184 pounds, the only bonus points on the evening. Thomussiet jumped on Zach Diekel early and led 7-1 after the first and cruised from there to the 13-1 major. Prior to the Thomusseit win, Tyler Wilps picked up a hard-fought 4-2 decision over Elliott Riddick at 174 pounds to break a Lehigh five bout winning streak. Pitt got its first points of the night when Anthony Zanetta defeated Darian Cruz, 7-6, at 125 pounds. The Panthers will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 24, when they compete in the Keystone Classic at The Palestra in Philadelphia. Results: 125: No. 8 Anthony Zanetta (P) dec. Darian Cruz (L), 7-6; Pitt leads, 3-0 133: No. 6 Mason Beckman (L) dec. No. 17 Shelton Mack (P), 5-3; match tied, 3-3 141: No. 19 Laike Gardner (L) dec. Edgar Bright (P), 13-11; Lehigh leads, 6-3 149: Mitch Minotti (L) dec. Mikey Racciato (P), 8-2; Lehigh leads, 9-3 157: No. 9 Joey Napoli (L) dec. Cole Sheptock (P), 5-2; Lehigh leads, 12-3 165: Brian Brill (L) dec. Geno Morelli (P), 3-2; Lehigh leads, 15-3 174: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Elliot Riddick (L), 4-2; Lehigh leads, 15-6 184: No. 5 Max Thomusseit (P) m. dec. Zach Diekel (L), 13-1; Lehigh leads, 15-10 197: No. 17 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. John Bolich (L), 3-1 (SV); Lehigh leads, 15-13 285: P.J. Tasser (P) dec. Doug Vollaro (L), 4-2 (SV2); Pitt wins, 16-15