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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The NC State wrestling team used five straight wins en route to a 25-12 dual win at American on Sunday. The Wolfpack (13-6) fell behind 6-0 after two bouts, but responded with five straight wins, including three bonus point victories, to take an insurmountable lead. American won the first two bouts of the day, at 125 and 133 pounds. The Pack’s Sam Speno started the NC State scoring, as he recorded a 14-4 major decision at 141 pounds. Redshirt-freshman Cohl Fulk quickly gave the Pack the lead, as he scored a pin just 2:26 into his bout at 141 pounds to put the Pack up 10-6. Following up their three straight wins in the ACC dual at Maryland on Saturday, the Pack’s Tommy Gantt, Nijel Jones and Pete Renda once again accomplished the feat to secure the dual for NC State. Gantt scored a 4-2 decision at 157 pounds, Jones notched his second straight major decision with a 15-3 win at 165 pounds, and Renda finished off it with a 17-2 tech fall win at 174 pounds to put NC State up 22-6 with three bouts left. American claimed decisions in two of the final three bouts, but NC State held on for the 25-12 win. No. 6 Nick Gwiazdowski finished off the dual with a 7-4 win over No. 25 Blake Herrin at 285 pounds. Gwiazdowski has won 11 straight matches, and five of his last six wins have come over ranked foes. The win was also head coach Pat Popolizio’s 99th career victory in dual action. The Pack will return to action next weekend in the final two duals of the year. The Pack will first face Duke in an ACC dual and then Northwestern later in the day, both duals will be in Durham. Results: 125: #10 David Terao (AU) dec. Brendan Calas; 11-5 - 0-3 133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (AU) dec. Chris Wilkes; 5-3 - 0-6 141: #26 Sam Speno (NCSU) major dec. Spencer Slishman; 14-4 - 4-6 149: Cohl Fulk (NCSU) fall Mark Cirello; 2:26 - 10-6 157: #19 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) dec. John Boyle; 4-2 - 13-6 165: Nijel Jones (NCSU) major dec. Cristian Masaya; 15-3 - 17-6 174: #19 Pete Renda (NCSU) tech fall Keithen Cast; 17-2 - 22-6 184: Jason Grimes (AU) dec. Michael Macchiavello; 8-6 - 22-9 197: Brett Dempsey (AU) dec. KaRonne Jones; 7-5 - 22-12 285: #6 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #25 Blake Herrin; 7-4 - 25-12

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The 12th-ranked Virginia wrestling team won nine of 10 weight classes in a dominating 34-3 dual victory over George Mason Sunday afternoon at GMU’s Recreation and Athletic Complex. The Cavaliers (18-3) finished with the second-most dual wins in a season in program history, matching the 2007-08 squad in the UVa annals. “I kept telling the guys all week that we need to finish the race and today they finished well,” Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. “I’m really proud of this group. They put together one of the best seasons in the history of the school and they should be proud of that.” Virginia recorded bonus points in four of its wins. No. 13 Gus Sako (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) picked up a fall at 149 pounds, while second-ranked Nick Sulzer (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) scored a technical fall at 165. Nick Herrmann (So., Amarillo, Texas) and 16th-ranked Stephen Doty (R-Sr., St. Louis, Mo.) each notched major decisions at 125 and 174, respectively. Virginia started fast with Herrmann’s 13-4 major decision over Bill Prochniewski at 125, and a Joseph Martinez (R-So., Platteville, Colo.) 6-4 decision over Vince Rodriguez at 133. Herrmann moved to 15-8 on the season with his win. George Mason (6-14) picked up its lone win of the day when Sahid Kargbo downed Emilio Martinez (Fr., Platteville, Colo.) 9-4 at 141. The Cavaliers took the momentum back at 149, where Sako pinned Shohei Takagi in 2:46 as he improved to 16-2 on the year. Ranked 14th nationally, Blaise Butler (R-Jr., Belvidere, Ill.) earned a 4-2 decision over Greg Flournoy at 157 as he upped his season record to 18-6. Sulzer recorded his fifth technical fall of the season with a 20-5 victory over Matt Stull at 165. With his 22nd bonus-point win of the year, Sulzer is now 30-1. Doty followed with a commanding 11-3 win over Zach Martinez at 174 pounds as he moved to 25-7 on the season and won his fifth straight bout. Jon Fausey (R-Sr., Dalmatia, Pa.), ranked No. 19 nationally by InterMat, returned to the lineup with an 8-3 decision over Robert Hernbury at 184 pounds. Virginia won the final two matches in close fashion. At 197 pounds, Zach Nye (R-So., Enola, Pa.) picked up a 4-2 win over Matt Meadows to run his record to 18-8. Ethan Hayes (R-So., New Lebanon, Ohio) closed the dual with a 3-2 win over Jacob Kettler in the heavyweight bout. Virginia’s postseason run begins March 8 with the ACC Championships in Blacksburg, Va., followed by the NCAA Championships March 20-22 in Oklahoma City. Results: 125: Nick Herrmann (UVa) major dec. Bill Prochniewski (GMU), 13-4; UVa 4-0 133: Joseph Martinez (UVa) dec. Vince Rodriguez (GMU), 6-4; UVa 7-0 141: Sahid Kargbo (GMU) dec. Emilio Martinez (UVa), 9-4; UVa 7-3 149: No. 13/12 Gus Sako (UVa) pinned Shohei Takagi (GMU), 2:46; UVa 13-3 157: No. 14/15 Blaise Butler (UVa) dec. Greg Flournoy (GMU), 4-1; UVa 16-3 165: No. 2/2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) tech fall Matt Stull (GMU), 20-5; UVa 21-3 174: No. 16/10 Stephen Doty (UVa) major dec. Zach Martinez (GMU), 11-3; UVa 25-3 184: No. -/19 Jon Fausey (UVa) dec. Robert Hernbury (GMU), 8-3; UVa 28-3 197: Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Matt Meadows (GMU), 4-2; UVa 31-3 285: Ethan Hayes (UVa) dec. Jacob Kettler (GMU), 3-2; UVa 34-3

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The No. 1-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team won six of ten bouts in front of a raucous Rec Hall crowd to grab a convincing win over No. 5 Oklahoma State. Over 6,500 fans, the 18th-straight home sell-out, cheered as Penn State rolled to a 23-12 victory in a national showcase non-conference dual. Junior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 125, got Penn State off to a hot start once again with a thrilling 11-7 win over No. 13 Eddie Klimara. The Cowboys were able to tie the dual when No. 4 Jon Morrison grabbed a hard-fought 2-0 win over sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 16, at 133. At 141, true freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) put Penn State back on top with a win over No. 19 Anthony Collica. Ranked No. 2 nationally, Retherford was just too strong in the second period, using a full ride out and a third period escape to roll to a 2-0 win with 1:50 in riding time. Oklahoma State would win the next two bouts, however, to take a lead into halftime. The Cowboys tied things when No. 9 Josh Kindig posted a tough 5-3 win over red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 17, at 149. Oklahoma State took a 9-6 lead into halftime off No. 3 Alex Dieringer's 6-4 win at 157 over junior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6. Senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), unbeaten and ranked No. 1 at 165, posted a hard-fought 5-2 win over No. 5 Tyler Caldwell to tie the dual at 9-9. In a rematch of last year's NCAA title bout at 174, No. 4 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) nearly gained revenge on No. 2 Chris Perry. But a scramble on the edge of the mat that had Brown nearly pinning Perry ended as a Perry takedown and the defending NCAA champion would escape with a 4-3 (TB2) win. Senior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, put Penn State on top for good, however, sending the Rec Hall faithful to their feet with a pin over Nolan Boyd at the 6:41 mark. The fall put the Lions up 15-12. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 3 at 197, then iced the dual meet with a dominating 16-2 major, giving the Lions a 19-12 lead. In the dual's final match-up, junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) capped off three straight dual-ending wins with a strong 14-5 major over Cowboy Ethan Driver, giving Penn State the 23-12 final victory. Penn State dominated the takedown battle, posting a 20-7 advantage. The final attendance of 6,571 was the largest Rec Hall crowd of the year for Penn State and was the 18th-straight home sellout. Taylor stayed unbeaten with the win, moving to 25-0 on the year. He is now 125-3 overall, tied for sixth all-time at Penn State. Ruth moves to 24-1 and picked up his ninth pin of the year. The Nittany Lion is 126-3 overall, fifth all-time at Penn State and now has 43 pins, third all-time. Megaludis moved to 22-2 with a pin, four techs and nine majors. Retherford stayed unbeaten and is 25-0 with four pins, two techs and seven majors. McIntosh improved to 24-2 with four pins and 11 majors as well. Penn State is now 14-1 and won its second Big Ten dual meet co-title with a 7-1 conference mark. Oklahoma State falls to 9-5. Penn State will host Clarion in already sold-out Rec Hall next Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. The dual will serve as Senior Day. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. #13 Eddie Klimara OKST, 11-7 -- 3-0 133: #4 Jon Morrison OKST dec. #16 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 2-0 -- 3-3 141: #2 Zain Retherford PSU dec. #19 Anthony Collica OKST, 2-0 -- 6-3 149: #9 Josh Kindig OKST dec. #17 Zack Beitz PSU, 5-3 -- 6-6 157: #3 Alex Dieringer OKST dec. #6 Dylan Alton PSU, 6-4 -- 6-9 165: #1 David Taylor PSU dec. #5 Tyler Caldwell OKST, 5-2 -- 9-9 174: #2 Chris Perry OKST dec. (TB2) #4 Matt Brown PSU, 4-3 (TB2) -- 9-12 184: #2 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Nolan Boyd OKST, WBF (5:41) -- 15-12 197: #3 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Kyle Crutchmer OKST, 16-2 -- 19-12 285: Jon Gingrich PSU maj. dec. Ethan Driver OKST, 14-5 -- 23-12 Attendance: 6,571 (18th straight home sell out) Records: Penn State 14-1, 7-1 B1G; Oklahoma State 9-5 Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. Clarion, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 125, took on Oklahoma State's Eddie Klimara, ranked No. 13. Megaludis fought off an early Klimara score attempt as the Cowboy gained control of Megaludis' arm and shoulders and tried to work his way around for an early takedown. But the Lion junior forced a reset with 2:00 on the clock still tied 0-0. Klimara connected on his second shot, taking Megaludis down on the edge of the mat for a 2-1 lead after a quick Megaludis escape. The Lion then gained control of Klimara's left ankle on the outside circle and began scrambling for his own takedown. But Klimara countered the move and took a 4-1 lead after one period. Klimara chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Megaludis then got in on a low single with 1:10 on the clock, connected, and cut the lead to 5-3. Megaludis let Klimara loose and quickly took him down again to cut the lead to 7-5. The Lion then tied the bout with a third second-period takedown with :30 on the clock. A short ride out sent the bout to the third tied 7-7. Megaludis chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to an 8-7 lead. The Lion forced Klimara into a first stall warning then got in on a high single leg on the edge of the mat. Megaludis then worked his right arm into control of Klimara's right ankle and took a 10-7 lead with :52 left to wrestle. Megaludis was able to ride Klimara for the full minute, breaking the Cowboy down and rolling to an 11-7 decision. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 133, met No. 4 Jon Morrison in a rematch of this year's Southern Scuffle title bout (won by Morrison). The duo battled evenly for a minute plus before Morrison connected on a high double to take a 2-0 lead. The fourth-ranked Cowboy was able to control the action for the rest of the period, with Gulibon unable to kick free of Morrison's ankle control. Leading 2-0, Morrison chose down to start the second period and Gulibon was able to control the action himself, working the riding time down below a minute. Not content at that, Gulibon put together a strong ride, controlling Morrison for the remainder of the period with a strong 2:00 ride. Trailing 2-0 with riding time not a factor, Gulibon chose neutral to start the third. Gulibon upped the tempo, forcing Morrison to the outside circle for the first half of the final stanza. The Lion freshman could not break through the senior's defense. Morrison got hit with a first stall at :10 but the bout ended with the Cowboy on defense, grabbing a tough 2-0 win. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, battled No. 19 Anthony Collica. Retherford was steady early on, controlling the action on his feet and forcing the Cowboy to the outside circle. The young Lion could not break down Collica's strong defense and the bout moved into the second stanza tied 0-0. Collica chose down to start the second period, giving Retherford a chance to work his strong ride. The Lion freshman was able to withstand a quick Collica start on a second reset and maintained control for well over minute, wrapping up Collica on his lower body and forcing the Cowboy to the mat. With Collica working hard to escape by getting to his feet, Retherford was able to break him down and notch the 2:00 ride out. Retherford chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead in just :10. Retherford then connected on a low single and forced a scramble on the edge of the mat. The Lion could not finish the move off before action moved out of bounds and a reset entailed with :48 left to wrestle. Retherford deftly stepped back from a Collica shot and forced a scramble that killed clock. The Lion remained unbeaten with a strong 2-0 win, including 1:50 in riding time. 149: Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 149, took on No. 9 Josh Kindig. Beitz was the early aggressor, forcing Kindig back towards the outside circle for over 2:00. The duo battled for the full three minutes and action moved to the second stanza tied 0-0. Beitz chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Kindig countered with a low single and a takedown and the bout was tied 2-2 after Beitz escaped with 1:10 left to wrestle. The match moved to the third period tied and Kindig chose down to start the final period. The Cowboy quickly escaped and took a 3-2 lead with 1:40 on the clock. Beitz's offense forced Kindig into a first stall with 1:20 left. The Lion junior continued to pressure the Cowboy, forcing him backwards. Kindig countered a low Beitz shot and took a 5-2 lead with :46 left to wrestle. Beitz escaped to a 5-3 score with :35 left and the connected on a low single. But Kindig was able kick away and preserve the hard fought 5-3 win. 157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, met No. 3 Alex Dieringer. Alton blew out of the gates fast, working a high double into an eventual takedown and a 2-1 lead early after a quick Dieringer escape. Dieringer gained control of Alton's waste and took him with down and to his back for a four-point move off a takedown and two near fall points. Alton quickly escaped to a 5-3 score with 1:00 on the clock and action resumed on their feet in the center circle. Leading 5-3, Dieringer chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-3 lead. Alton shot low but Dieringer was able to step out of trouble each time and hold onto the 6-3 score down to the :40 mark. Dieringer shot off a reset and looked to score but Alton forced a quick stalemate and the bout moved into the third period with Dieringer up 6-3. Alton chose down to start the third period and Alton quickly escaped to a 6-4 score. Alton fought off a swift Dieringer shot and kept the bout close with 1:19 on the clock. After a break for blood time, the duo returned to the center of the mat with Alton shooting low, Dieringer looking to counter, and neither wrestler breaking through. Alton's offense forced Dieringer into a stall warning but time ran out and Dieringer posted the 6-4 win, putting Oklahoma State up 9-6 at the break. 165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, took on Cowboy Tyler Caldwell, who was ranked No. 5. Taylor and Caldwell, who met in the finals of the Southern Scuffle (a Taylor win), battled evenly for nearly two minutes. Taylor then connected on a single and worked his way into control for a takedown and 2-0 lead with :50 left in the opening period. Taylor then controlled the action from the top and rode Caldwell out, nearly turning him for back points in the process. Trailing 2-0, Caldwell chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-1 score. Caldwell shot low and Taylor deftly countered for another takedown and 4-1 lead with 1:00 on the clock. Taylor continued to try and turn Caldwell, building up 1:21 in riding time before cutting him loose to a 4-2 lead. Leading 4-2, Taylor chose down to start the third period. Caldwell was able to maintain control long enough to kill the riding time edge. Taylor picked up another point on an illegal hold call and led 5-2 with :45 left to wrestle. Caldwell continued to control the action from the top, trying to turn Taylor. But the Lion senior fought off every effort and walked away with a 5-2 win. 174: All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, met No. 2 Chris Perry in a rematch of last year's NCAA title bout. Brown shot low on Perry, appearing to take him down right out of the gates. Brown did not get the call and the scramble worked its way to the outside circle where Perry countered and looked for his own takedown. Brown adjusted his weight and nearly had Perry pinned in front of the Oklahoma State bench. But no fall was called and Perry was given a takedown as action moved out of bounds. Trailing 2-0, Brown eventually worked his way to an escape, cutting the lead to 2-1 with :50 on the clock. The Lion junior then upped his offensive pressure, forcing Perry into defense with a swiftly flurry of shots. Perry was able to back out of trouble for the rest of the period and led by one after one. Brown chose down to start the second period and Perry was hit with a second caution on the start. Brown escaped to a 2-2 tie with 1:36 to wrestle but Perry had 1:12 in riding time. Brown continued to set the tempo and Perry continued to play the outside circle with the score tied at the 1:00 mark. Brown took a 3-2 lead when Perry was hit for a second stall at the :30 mark and carried that lead into the final period. Perry chose down to start the third period and Brown maintained control long enough to kill the riding time edge and then cut him loose to a 3-3 tie. Brown continued to shoot and Perry continued to look for offense on counters as the clock ticked down below :30. Tied 3-3, the bout moved into a first sudden victory period. Brown pressed Perry and Perry continued to counter but neither wrestler connected and the match moved into a tie-breaker. Perry was down first and Brown was able to work his way into control of the Cowboy, keeping him down and killing the first :30. Brown then chose down and could not work his way to an escape, moving the bout into a second sudden victory. Brown fought solid Perry shot and nearly scored on his own low single but the match moved to a second tie-breaker still tied 3-3. Brown chose down to start this tie-breaker. At a reset with :13 , Brown was unable to break free and Perry had down for his shot at the second tie-breaker. Perry quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead. Brown got in on a low single and nearly grabbed the win but Perry fought off the move and escaped with the thrilling 4-3 (TB2) win. 184: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, faced off against Cowboy Nolan Boyd. Ruth scored quickly, taking a 2-0 lead. He then wrapped up a cradle and nearly took the Cowboy to his back but Boyd was able to fight off the move and escaped to a 2-1 Ruth lead. Ruth scored quickly again, using a high single off a reset to take a 4-1 lead with 1:20 on the clock. He then began working on another cradle but Boyd once again stood firm and Ruth led 4-2 with :30 left. Ruth quickly picked up a third takedown and then used a cradle to turn Boyd for two back points and an 8-2 lead at the buzzer. Trailing by six, Boyd chose down to start the second period but Ruth was too strong. He built his riding time up over 2:00 while looking for another turning combination. The Lion senior nearly connected on another cradle but Boyd was able to keep flat and escaped to an 8-3 Ruth lead with :30 on the clock. Ruth used a quick low counter with just :08 left to lead 10-4 heading into the third. Ruth chose down to start the third period and deftly reversed the Cowboy to up his lead to 12-4. He eventually locked up the cradle and sent the Rec Hall faithful to their feet with a pin at the 5:41 mark, putting the Nittany Lions up 15-12. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 3 at 197, took on Oklahoma State's Kyle Crutchmer. McIntosh scored quickly, taking Crutchmer down for a 2-1 lead in the first :30. McIntosh's offense forced Crutchmer into a first stall warning at the 1:00 mark. The Lion sophomore continued to shoot while Crutchmer looked to counter. McIntosh picked up a point on another Crutchmer stall and led 3-1 after one period. McIntosh chose down to start the second and nearly notched a reversal. The escape gave the Lion a 4-1 lead and he continued to force Crutchmer back on his heels. McIntosh connected on a nice high double leg, taking a 6-1 lead with 1:25 on the clock. He then turned the Cowboy for back points, reset himself and nearly got the point. Crutchmer fought off his back but McIntosh's offense gave him an 8-1 lead. The Lion then worked Crutchmer over once more, picking up three more back points to lead 12-1 after two. Crutchmer chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 12-2 score. McIntosh continued to force Crutchmer backwards, looking for an opening to walk through and up his lead. McIntosh picked up another point on 285: Junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) met Ethan Driver at 285. Gingrich exploded out of the gates for a takedown and a 2-0 lead just :20 into the bout. The Lion junior controlled the action from the top position, building up 1:21 in riding time before Driver escaped to a 2-1 score. Driver shot low on Gingrich but the Lion junior quickly countered the shot, worked his way behind the Cowboy and took a 4-1 lead with a takedown of his own. Trailing 4-1, Driver chose down to start the second and escaped to a 4-2 score with 1:20 left. Gingrich built up a 2:27 riding time edge in the process. Gingrich added a third takedown and led 6-3 with :40 left, cutting Driver loose and looking for another chance to add to his lead. The Lion junior bulled through a low double to carry an 8-3 lead with 2:55 in time into the third. Gingrich chose down, quickly escaped and took Driver down again to lead 11-3. The Lion, with a clinched riding time point, then tacked on one more takedown and posted the strong 14-5 major with 3:06 riding time.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The No. 10 Wildcats conquered the Stanford Cardinal 20-19 in an exciting come from behind victory on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern won the dual's final three bouts, including two in overtime and No. 1 heavyweight Mike McMullan sealed the match in the final dual to complete the turnaround victory for NU (7-7, 1-7). Going into the last three matches of the dual, Stanford led the Wildcats 19-11 after an injury forfeit at 174 lbs. Jacob Berkowitz, No. 17 Alex Polizzi, and No. 1 Mike McMullan had three hard fought matches and pulled together three wins to steal the dual and defeat the Cardinal 20-19. Jacob Berkowitz had a sudden victory win at 184 lbs., defeating Tommy Kimbrell in overtime. The two were tied at one going into the third period when Berkowitz got a quick take down to go ahead 3-1. After an escape and stalling call, the match went into overtime. Berkowitz came alive in overtime and sealed with match with a quick take down. In the second overtime match of the dual, No. 17 Alex Polizzi defeated No. 10 Dan Scherer in four exciting periods. Polizzi was down 2-1 going into the second period. He was able to get a quick escape in the third but then lost a point for a potentially dangerous play in a controversial call. After a stalling call against Scherer, the two were tied going into the third period. The match went into over time after a scoreless third period where Polizzi was able to get a take down in the first 10 seconds to win the match. The `Cats trailed 19-17 going into the heavyweight match. No. 1 Mike McMullan smoothly sealed the last match, defeating Josh Marchok 6-3. The team also honored their seniors (Kevin Bialka, Pat Greco and David Helmer) for their last dual at Welsh-Ryan Arena this season. Northwestern got off to a rocky start, losing their first two matches to ranked Cardinals. Pat Greco got the `Cats back on their feet with a major decision win over Matt Garelli at 141 lbs. Greco is one of three seniors honored for Senior Day and went out with a win in his last match at Welsh-Ryan Area. No. 4 Jason Tsirtsis picked up some more extra points for the `Cats, defeating Donovan Halpin by a major decision. Tsirtsis improved to a 22-3 record going into the final meet of the regular season. After the intermission, No. 7 Pierce Harger picked up a key win for Northwestern defeating No. 18 Jim Wilson 11-7. The first period was neck and neck and the two ranked wrestlers were tied at 5 going into the second period. Harger took control of the match in the second period, picking up substantial riding time. Wilson fought back strong in the third period but Harger was able to get a quick escape and take down to seal the match. This match marks Harger's third win against ranked opponents this season. Northwestern will travel to Durham, N.C. next Saturday to take on Duke and N.C State in their last meet of the regular season before beginning competition in the 2014 Big Ten Championships in Madison, Wis. March 8 and 9. Results: 125: No. 12 Evan Silver (Stanford) won by pin over Garrison White (NU), 1:54 (Stanford 6-0) 133: No. 10 Ryan Mango (Stanford) won by major decision over Dominick Malone (NU), 10-2 (Stanford 10-0) 141: Pat Greco (NU) won by major decision over Matt Garelli (Stanford), 14-4 (Stanford 10-4) 149: No. 4 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) won by major decision over Donovan Halpin (Stanford), 12-3 (Stanford 10-8) 157: Peter Galli (Stanford) won by decision over Ben Sullivan (NU), 7-3 (Stanford 13-8) 165: No. 7 Pierce Harger (NU) won by decision over No. 18 Jim Wilson (Stanford), 11-7 (Stanford 13-11) 174: Kyle Meyer (Stanford) won by injury default over No. 15 Lee Munster (NU), 5:08 (Stanford 19-11) 184: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) won by decision over Tommy Kimbrell (Stanford), 5-3 OT (Stanford 19-14) 197: No. 17 Alex Polizzi (NU) won by decision over No. 19 Dan Scherer (Stanford), 5-3 OT (Stanford 19-17) HWT: No. 1 Mike McMullan (NU) won by decision over Josh Marchok (Stanford), 6-3 (NU 20-19)

Most recent results are listed at the top Championship: Monday, 4 p.m. ET Minnesota 24, Cornell 15 125: No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. Sam Brancale (Minnesota), 12-5 133: No. 8 David Thorn (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 15 Mark Grey (Cornell), 11-3 141: No. 5 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Logan David (Cornell), 16-6 149: No. 3 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 5-4 SV2 157: No. 5 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pinned No. 10 Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 1:13 165: No. 14 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 7:43 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Craig Eifert (Cornell), 8-2 184: No. 3 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota), 3-2 TB 197: No. 4 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jace Bennett (Cornell), 11-1 285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) dec. Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 7-6 Third Place: Monday, 4 p.m. ET Ohio State 23, Oklahoma 16 125: Nick Roberts (Ohio State) pinned Sean Williams (Oklahoma), 4:17 133: No. 9 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma), 6-3 141: No. 3 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech. fall Nick Lester (Oklahoma), 18-3 149: No. 2 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) maj. dec. No. 20 Ian Paddock (Ohio State), 13-3 157: Randy Languis (Ohio State) dec. Dryden Dennis (Oklahoma), 6-1 165: Clark Glass (Oklahoma) dec. Joe Grandominico (Ohio State), 6-1 174: No. 13 Mark Martin (Ohio State) dec. Derek Geiges (Oklahoma), 3-0 184: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Josh Fox (Ohio State), 22-8 197: No. 8 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma), 6-3 285: Zach Merrill (Oklahoma) tech. fall Kosta Karageorge (Ohio State), 15-0 Semifinals: Monday, 1 p.m. ET Minnesota 25, Ohio State 10 125: Nick Roberts (Ohio State) dec. Sam Brancale (Minnesota), 9-7 133: No. 8 David Thorn (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 8-5 141: No. 3 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 5 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota), 11-0 149: No. 3 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 20 Ian Paddock (Ohio State), 6-2 157: Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 8-4 165: Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) dec. Joe Grandominico (Ohio State), 8-2 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) tech. fall Jacob Bresciani (Ohio State), 15-0 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Josh Fox (Ohio State), 12-2 197: No. 8 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Scott Schiller (Minnesota), 8-4 285: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) maj. dec. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 13-3 Cornell 23, Oklahoma 20 125: No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) pinned Sean Williams (Oklahoma), 1:05 133: No. 7 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) maj. dec. No. 15 Mark Grey (Cornell), 11-2 141: Nick Lester (Oklahoma) pinned No. 7 Mike Nevinger (Cornell), 2:16 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 2 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma), 3-1 SV2 157: No. 10 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) maj. dec. Dryden Dennis (Oklahoma), 13-1 165: No. 14 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) maj. dec. Clark Glass (Oklahoma), 10-0 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Jesse Shanaman (Cornell), 18-6 184: No. 3 Gabe Dean (Cornell) pinned Alec Iacovelli (Oklahoma), 1:57 197: No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) dec. Jace Bennett (Cornell), 5-2 285: Ross Larson (Oklahoma) dec. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), 6-4 Consolation Round: Monday, 1 p.m. ET Virginia Tech 22, Central Michigan 15 125: No. 20 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 16 Corey Keener (Central Michigan), 6-1 133: No. 14 Joe Roth (Central Michigan) dec. Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech), 3-2 141: No. 10 Zach Horan (Central Michigan) dec. Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech), 3-0 149: No. 18 Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech) dec. Joey Kielbasa (Central Michigan), 8-2 157: No. 20 Luke Smith (Central Michigan) dec. Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 3:57 165: Chris Moon (Virginia Tech) dec. Zack Cline (Central Michigan), 6-4 174: No. 9 Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan) dec. John Dickson (Virginia Tech), 10-5 184: No. 17 Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) dec. Craig Kelliher (Central Michigan), 6:07 197: No. 20 Chris Penny (Virginia Tech) dec. Jackson Lewis (Central Michigan), 3-1 285: Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. Adam Robinson (Central Michigan), 14-6 Oregon State 18, Illinois 17 125: No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. Pat Rollins (Oregon State), 3:00 133: Joey Palmer (Oregon State) dec. No. 13 Zane Richards (Illinois), 10-4 141: Joey Delgado (Oregon State) dec. No. 13 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 4-1 149: No. 10 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) dec. John Fahy (Illinois), 2-1 157: No. 11 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) dec. No. 13 Zach Brunson (Illinois), 6-1 165: No. 13 Jackson Morse (Illinois) dec. Toney Chay (Oregon State), 10-2 174: Joe Latham (Oregon State) dec. Tony Dallago (Illinois), 10-3 184: Nikko Reyes (Illinois) dec. Austin Morehead (Oregon State), 9-1 197: No. 10 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois), 5-2 285: Chris Lopez (Illinois) dec. No. 14 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State), 7-1 Consolation Round: Monday, 11 a.m. ET Virginia Tech 22, Chattanooga 17 125: No. 20 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. Byron Smith (Chattanooga), 16-3 133: Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 11 Nick Soto (Chattanooga), 14-5 141: Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech) dec. Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga), 2-0 149: No. 18 Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. Austin Sams (Chattanooga), 10-0 157: Alex Hudson (Chattanooga) maj. dec. Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 11-0 165: No. 9 Corey Mock (Chattanooga) maj. dec. Chris Moon (Virginia Tech), 8-0 174: Levi Clemons (Chattanooga) dec. John Dickson (Virginia Tech), 10-4 184: No. 17 Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. John Lampe (Chattanooga), 10-2 197: No. 20 Chris Penny (Virginia Tech) dec. Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga), 8-2 285: Dawson Peck (Chattanooga) pinned Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 2:10 Central Michigan 19, Iowa State 18 125: Earl Hall (Iowa State) dec. No.16 Corey Keener (Central Michigan), 7-5 133: No. 14 Joe Roth (Central Michigan) dec. Shayden Terukina (Iowa State), 6-1 141: No. 10 Zach Horan (Central Michigan) pinned Gabe Moreno (Iowa State), 2:44 149: Luke Goettl (Iowa State) dec. Scott Mattingly (Central Michigan), 12-5 157: No. 20 Luke Smith (Central Michigan) dec. John Nicholson (Iowa State), 2-0 165: No. 10 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) dec. Zack Cline (Central Michigan), 6-0 174: No. 9 Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan) dec. No. 8 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), 4-3 184: Craig Kelliher (Central Michigan) maj. dec. Boaz Beard (Iowa State, 14-6 197: No. 1 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. Jackson Lewis (Central Michigan), 10-3 285: Quean Smith (Iowa State) pinned Adam Robinson (Central Michigan), 0:39 Illinois 24, Kent State 13 125: No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) pinned Edilberto Vinas (Kent State), 6:22 133: No. 13 Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Mack McGuire (Kent State), 7-5 141: Tyler Small (Kent State) dec. No. 13 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 7-2 149: John Fahy (Illinois) maj. dec. Michael Depalma (Kent State, 9-0 157: No. 4 Ian Miller (Kent State) maj. dec. No. 13 Zach Brunson (Illinois, 15-5 165: No. 13 Jackson Morse (Illinois) maj. dec. Thaddeus Keklak (Kent State, 15-2 174: Caleb Marsh (Kent State) dec. Tony Dallago (Illinois), 9-6 184: Lazarus Reyes (Illinois) maj. dec. Cory Campbell (Kent State, 9-0 197: Cole Baxter (Kent State) dec. Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois), 5-4 285: Chris Lopez (Illinois) dec. Mimmo Lytle (Kent State) TB-1 3-2 Oregon State 23, North Dakota State 14 125: Hunter Weber (North Dakota State) dec. Pat Rollins (Oregon State), 6-0 133: Joey Palmer (Oregon State) pinned Justin LaValle (North Dakota State), 4:37 141: Joey Delgado (Oregon State) dec. Clayton Cathey (North Dakota State), 3-0 149: No. 10 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) dec. Tyler Diamond (North Dakota State), 8-2 157: No. 11 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) maj. dec. Nicholas Olejnik (North Dakota State, 11-1 165: No. 3 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) tech. fall Toney Chay (Oregon State), 16-1 174: Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) dec. Joe Latham (Oregon State), 4-3 184: Kurtis Julson (North Dakota State) dec. Austin Morehead (Oregon State), 5-3 197: No. 10 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) maj. dec. Tyler Lehmann (North Dakota State, 20-8 285: No. 14 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State) dec. Evan Knutson (North Dakota State), 3-2 Quarterfinals: Sunday, 7 p.m. ET Minnesota 35, North Dakota State 3 125: Sam Brancale (Minnesota) maj. dec. Hunter Weber (North Dakota State), 10-1 133: No. 8 David Thorn (Minnesota) pinned Justin LaValle (North Dakota State), 3:34 141: No. 5 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Clayton Cathey (North Dakota State), 6-1 149: No. 3 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Tyler Diamond (North Dakota State), 4-2 157: No. 5 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pinned Nicholas Olejnik (North Dakota State), 4:14 165: No. 3 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 8-5 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 12 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State), 8-3 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 20 Kurtis Julson (North Dakota State), 6-0 197: No. 4 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. Tyler Lehmann (North Dakota State), 8-5 285: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) maj. dec. John Gusewelle (North Dakota State), 14-5 Ohio State 32, Kent State 4 125: Nick Roberts (Ohio State) tech. fall Alfredo Gray (Kent State), 15-0 133: No. 9 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. Mack McGuire (Kent State), 2-0 141: No. 3 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. Tyler Small (Kent State), 13-2 149: No. 20 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. Michael Depalma (Kent State), 9-3 157: Randy Languis (Ohio State) dec. Thaddeus Keklak (Kent State), 4-0 165: Joe Grandominico (Ohio State) dec. Clay Wenger (Kent State), 5-2 174: Caleb Marsh (Kent State) maj. dec. Jacob Bresciani (Ohio State), 12-1 184: No. 11 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) dec. Mike Vollant (Kent State), 5-3 197: No. 8 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. Cole Baxter (Kent State), 4-1 285: Kosta Karageorge (Ohio State) tech. fall Mimmo Lytle (Kent State), 18-0 Oklahoma 25, Central Michigan 16 125: No. 7 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) dec. No. 16 Corey Keener (Central Michigan), 9-2 133: No. 14 Joe Roth (Central Michigan) dec. No. 7 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma), 10-7 141: No. 10 Zach Horan (Central Michigan) dec. Nick Lester (Oklahoma), 4-2 149: No. 2 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) pinned Scott Mattingly (Central Michigan), 2:36 157: No. 20 Luke Smith (Central Michigan) maj. dec. Dryden Dennis (Oklahoma), 12-0 165: Clark Glass (Oklahoma) dec. Zack Cline (Central Michigan), 5-2 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) dec. No. 9 Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan), 4-2 184: Craig Kelliher (Central Michigan) pinned Alec Iacovelli (Oklahoma), 2:23 197: No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Jackson Lewis (Central Michigan), 13-3 285: Ross Larson (Oklahoma) pinned Adam Robinson (Central Michigan), 1:42 Cornell 34, Virginia Tech 0 125: No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 20 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 7-2 133: No. 15 Mark Grey (Cornell) dec. Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech), 3-1 141: No. 7 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech), 1-0 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 18 Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech) 2-1 TB1 157: No. 10 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) dec. Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 6-5 165: No. 14 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. Chris Moon (Virginia Tech), 8-1 174: Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) dec. John Dickson (Virginia Tech), 8-4 184: No. 3 Gabe Dean (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 17 Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech), 16-7 197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) pinned No. 20 Chris Penny (Virginia Tech), 6:03 285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) pinned Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 5:00 Consolation Round: Sunday, 5 p.m. ET Iowa State 36, Hofstra 9 125: Earl Hall (Iowa State) dec. No. 17 Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 7-3 133: Shayden Terukina (Iowa State) by forfeit 141: No. 11 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) dec. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State), 5-1 149: Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. Luke Goettl (Iowa State), 9-2 SV 157: Jahlani Callender (Hofstra) dec. John Nicholson (Iowa State), 3-2 165: No. 10 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) pinned No. 15 Joe Booth (Hofstra), 7:58 174: No. 8 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) pinned Frank Affronti (Hofstra), 6:46 184: Boaz Beard (Iowa State) pinned Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), 3:41 197: No. 1 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) pinned Zeal McGrew (Hofstra), 1:28 285: Quean Smith (Iowa State) dec. Michael Hughes (Hofstra), 9-4 Illinois 23, Bloomsburg 8 125: No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) maj. dec. Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg), 20-6 133: No. 13 Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg), 8-5 141: No. 13 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) maj. dec. Matthew Hicks (Bloomsburg), 17-7 149: John Fahy (Illinois) dec. No. 19 Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg), 6-4 157: Kevin Hartnett (Bloomsburg) dec. No. 13 Zach Brunson (Illinois), 5-4 165: No. 13 Jackson Morse (Illinois) dec. No. 16 Josh Veltre (Bloomsburg), 7-4 174: Tony Dallago (Illinois) dec. Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg), 7-3 184: Nikko Reyes (Illinois) dec. Sam Shirey (Bloomsburg), 7-0 197: No. 6 Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) dec. Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois), 8-4 285: No. 18 Justin Grant (Bloomsburg) dec. Chris Lopez (Illinois), 7-0 Preliminary Round: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET Oklahoma 21, Bloomsburg 15 125: No. 7 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) dec. Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg), 5-0 133: No. 7 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) dec. Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg), 11-4 141: Nick Lester (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Elliot Zackoski (Bloomsburg), 11-2 149: No. 2 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. Brian Nelson (Bloomsburg), 17-3 157: No. 18 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma) dec. Kevin Hartnett (Bloomsburg), 12-11 165: No. 16 Josh Veltre (Bloomsburg) dec. Clark Glass (Oklahoma), 5-2 TB1 174: Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg) dec. Derek Geiges (Oklahoma), 6-0 184: No. 1 (174) Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Sam Shirey (Bloomsburg), 20-7 197: No. 6 Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) pinned No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma), 4:17 285: No. 18 Justin Grant (Bloomsburg) dec. Ross Larson (Oklahoma), 4-2 SV1 Central Michigan 19, Illinois 13 125: No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. No. 16 Corey Keener (Central Michigan), 11-4 133: No. 14 Joe Roth (Central Michigan) dec. No. 13 Zane Richards (Illinois), 6-5 141: No. 10 Zach Horan (Central Michigan) dec. No. 13 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 7-5 SV1 149: Scott Mattingly (Central Michigan) dec. Logan Arlis (Illinois), 5-1 157: No. 20 Luke Smith (Central Michigan) maj. dec. No. 13 Zach Brunson (Illinois), 8-0 165: No. 13 Jackson Morse (Illinois) maj. dec. Nick Becker (Central Michigan), 14-2 174: No. 9 Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan) dec. Tony Dallago (Illinois), 12-7 184: Craig Kelliher (Central Michigan) dec. Nikko Reyes (Illinois), 4-3 197: Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois) dec. Jackson Lewis (Central Michigan), 9-4 285: Chris Lopez (Illinois) dec. Adam Robinson (Central Michigan), 3-1 Virginia Tech 18, Oregon State 16 125: No. 20 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) pinned Pat Rollins (Oregon State), 5:38 133: Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech) dec. Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon State), 6-4 141: Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech) dec. Joey Delgado (Oregon State), 4-3 149: No. 18 Zach Neibert (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 10 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 10-6 157: No. 11 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) dec. Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 10-7 165: Toney Chay (Oregon State) dec. Chris Moon (Virginia Tech), 2-1 174: Joe Latham (Oregon State) dec. John Dickson (Virginia Tech), 7-4 184: No. 17 Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) dec. Austin Morehead (Oregon State), 9-8 197: No. 10 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) maj. dec. Chris Penny (Virginia Tech), 15-1 285: No. 14 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State) dec. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 6-3 Preliminary Round: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET North Dakota State 28, Chattanooga 10 125: Hunter Weber (North Dakota State) pinned Byron Smith (Chattanooga), 2:58 133: Justin LaValle (North Dakota State) dec. No. 11 Nick Soto (Chattanooga) 6-4 SV 141: Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga) dec. Clayton Cathey (North Dakota State), 4-3 149: Tanner Carlisle (North Dakota State) dec. Shawn Greevy (Chattanooga), 9-5 157: Alex Hudson (Chattanooga) maj. dec. Nicholas Olejnik (North Dakota State), 12-2 165: No. 3 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) dec. No. 9 Corey Mock (Chattanooga), 4-0 174: No. 12 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) maj. dec. Levi Clemons (Chattanooga), 11-3 184: No. 20 Kurtis Julson (North Dakota State) dec. John Lampe (Chattanooga), 6-2 197: Tyler Lehmann (North Dakota State) pinned Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga), 1:16 285: Dawson Peck (Chattanooga) dec. Evan Knutson (North Dakota State), 8-2 Kent State 19, Iowa State 16 125: Earl Hall (Iowa State) dec. Alfredo Gray (Kent State), 6-1 133: Mack McGuire (Kent State) maj. dec. Shayden Terukina (Iowa State), 9-0 141: Tyler Small (Kent State) pinned Gabe Moreno (Iowa State), 3:50 149: Luke Goettl (Iowa State) dec. Kyle Bauer (Kent State), 11-8 157: No. 4 Ian Miller (Kent State) dec. John Nicholson (Iowa State), 10-4 165: No. 10 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) maj. dec. Thaddeus Keklak (Kent State), 17-5 174: Caleb Marsh (Kent State) dec. No. 8 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), 8-7 184: Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) dec. Cory Campbell (Kent State), 6-5 197: No. 1 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. Cole Baxter (Kent State), 7-3 285: Mimmo Lytle (Kent State) dec. Quean Smith (Iowa State), 3-2 Ohio State 29, Hofstra 10 125: Nick Roberts (Ohio State) dec. No. 17 Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 5-2 133: No. 9 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) by forfeit 141: No. 3 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 11 Luke Vaith (Hofstra), 16-1 149: No. 20 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra), 5-3 SV 157: Jahlani Callender (Hofstra) dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 7-5 SV 165: No. 15 Joe Booth (Hofstra) dec. Joe Grandominico (Ohio State), 10-4 174: Frank Affronti (Hofstra) maj. dec. Jacob Bresciani (Ohio State), 13-2 184: No. 11 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) dec. Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), 10-3 197: No. 8 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) pinned Zeal McGrew (Hofstra), 0:59 285: Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) dec. Michael Hughes (Hofstra), 3-1

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Redshirt freshman Cole Mendenhall highlighted another big night for the University of Wyoming wrestling team Saturday as the Cowboys defeated Utah Valley, 32-6. The 141-pound Poke outworked UVU's Avery Garner at 141 pounds in an 8-4 decision. Garner was rated 33rd in the latest NCAA Coaches Panel Rankings, released Feb. 13. Mendenhall, along with seven other Cowboys, claimed victory to push UW (5-6 overall, 3-1 Western Wrestling Conference) to its fourth-straight win to stay alive in the race for the WWC dual title. The contest wrapped up the home dual slate for Wyoming. "Overall it was a dominating team score, but I really felt like we had several guys who were too conservative," UW head coach Mark Branch said. "We had a couple matches where we won but we went scoreless in the first period, so those are not great things to see right now. But Cole Mendenhall was an example of just the opposite. He didn't stand around and wait for the kid to make a mistake or take him down. He went out there and got the shot." UW had decision wins from juniors Shane Woods (197), Brandon Richardson (149), Andy McCulley (157) and redshirt freshman Benjamin Stroh at 184. The Pokes got bonus points thanks to a pin from sophomore heavyweight Tanner Harms, a forfeit win for junior Tyler Cox (125), and a technical fall from junior Dakota Friesth at 165. "Tanner looked good. We've been emphasizing blowing through our shots and he did that," Branch said. "I liked what I out of Dakota Friesth, too. He showed a little attitude at the end." UW began the night by honoring the lone senior on its roster, 141-pound Kyle Komata. He was recognized before the first match for his contributions to the program over the past four seasons. The Cowboys will wrestle their final dual contest of the regular season Friday on the road versus North Dakota State. Matches will begin at 6 p.m. MT from the Bison Sports Arena. Results: 197 pounds: #NR/NR/24 Shane Woods dec. Derek Thomas (UVU), 4-1 / Wyoming 3, Utah Valley 0 285: Tanner Harms fall (1:04) Richard Larsen (UVU) / Wyoming 9, Utah Valley 0 125: #8/8/10 Tyler Cox wins by forfeit / Wyoming 15, Utah Valley 0 133: Chasen Tolbert (UVU) dec. Gunnar Woodburn, 7-1 / Wyoming 15, Utah Valley 3 141: Cole Mendenhall dec. Avery Garner (UVU), 8-4 / Wyoming 18, Utah Valley 3 149: Brandon Richardson dec. Trevor Willson (UVU), 2-0 / Wyoming 21, Utah Valley 3 157: #NR/19/24 Andy McCulley dec. Chase Cuthbertson (UVU), 2-0 / Wyoming 24, Utah Valley 3 165: #NR/NR/18 Dakota Friesth tech. fall (6:51) Logan Addis (UVU), 19-3 / Wyoming 29, Utah Valley 3 174: Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) dec. Brent Havlik, 4-0 / Wyoming 29, Utah Valley 6 184: #18/14/17 Benjamin Stroh dec. Ethan Smith (UVU), 4-0 / Wyoming 32, Utah Valley 6

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won six individual matches, including each of the first five, to knock off No. 6 Pittsburgh, 18-13, in its season dual-meet finale on Saturday evening (Feb. 15) at the Panthers' Fitzgerald Field House. Freshman heavyweight Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS) sealed the Wolverine win with a decision in the final match. The Wolverines closed out their dual schedule with an 11-4 record. They earned seven wins against nationally-ranked opponents, including three top-10 teams. With Michigan carrying just a narrow two-point advantage in the final bout at heavyweight, Coon, ranked second in the latest InterMat poll, overcame a first-period scare to edge 19th-ranked P.J. Tasser, 9-6, and seal the U-M win for the third win this season. The wrestlers locked up early in the opening frame and Tasser threw Coon to his back, but the Wolverine freshman scrambled to quickly reverse the position, putting Tasser on his back to even the score at four apiece. He rode for more than a minute before Tasser escaped late in the frame. Both wrestlers earned their escapes in the second and third, but Coon maintained his riding-time advantage and picked up a point for stalling before countering a late Tasser shot attempt to ice the match and the dual. The Wolverines benefited from a big early lead at the midpoint of the dual, earning five straight decision victories to build a 15-0 advantage. Sophomore/freshman Conor Youtsey (Parma, Mich./Mason HS) and sophomore Rossi Bruno (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) initiated the Michigan momentum with back-to-back wins in swing matches at 125 and 133 pounds. Youtsey, ranked 15th, scored the only offensive points in a 5-3 sudden-victory win over 19th-ranked Anthony Zanetta in the opening match, striking first on a second-period single leg and, after a third-period penalty point forced overtime, finishing on an outside sweep single to end the bout. Bruno, ranked 19th, cruised past 20th-ranked Shelton Mack, 6-1, at 133 pounds behind single-leg takedowns in the second and third periods, riding out the remainder of both frames to accumulate 1:52 in time advantage. Senior/junior Steve Dutton (Miller Place, N.Y./Rocky Point HS) rolled to a similar 6-1 decision over 17th-ranked Edgar Bright at 141 pounds -- his second straight win over a ranked opponent. Dutton, himself ranked eighth, scored on a single leg in the first period and three back points on a leg turk in the third. Fifth-year senior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS), ranked eighth, took advantage of a big second period to secure an 8-5 decision over Mikey Racciato at 149 pounds, scoring on a single-leg takedown and two-point tilt. Racciato narrowed the score with a takedown on his own on the edge early in the third before Grajales iced it with a late high crotch. Freshman Brian Murphy (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North HS), ranked 14th, earned a decisive 6-0 shutout win over Cole Sheptock at 157 pounds with two takedowns and 2:44 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverine freshman countered a deep single-leg shot in the first period, defending it for a solid 30 seconds before scrambling for a takedown of his own and riding out the period. He added a single leg early in the third and again rode out the remainder of the frame. Pittsburgh earned an upset win at 165 pounds, where Geno Morelli used a late takedown to defeat sixth-ranked fifth-year senior Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS), 3-1, and kick off a stretch of four straight Panther wins and pull the team score within two. Freshman Domenic Abounader (Gates Mills, Ohio/St. Edward HS) narrowly fell to sixth-ranked Max Thomusseit, 2-0, at 184 pounds. Abounader, ranked 16th, fought off a deep shot in the second period but was ridden out in the third and Thomusseit collected 1:53 in time advantage. Michigan will take three weeks to prepare for the 2014 Big Ten Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9, in Madison, Wis. Hosted by the University of Wisconsin, the first session is slated for 10 a.m. CST on Saturday morning at the Kohl Center. Results: 125 -- #15 Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. #19 Anthony Zanetta, 5-3 SV U-M, 3-0 133 -- #19 Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. #20 Shelton Mack, 6-1 U-M, 6-0 141 -- #8 Steve Dutton (U-M) dec. #17 Edgar Bright, 6-1 U-M, 9-0 149 -- #8 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. Mikey Racciato, 8-5 U-M, 12-0 157 -- #14 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Cole Sheptock, 6-0 U-M, 15-0 165 -- Geno Morelli (Pitt) dec. #6 Dan Yates, 3-1 U-M, 15-3 174 -- #7 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) major dec. Collin Zeerip, 19-8 U-M, 15-7 184 -- #6 Max Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. #16 Domenic Abounader, 2-0 U-M, 15-10 197 -- #18 Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. Chris Heald, 8-2 U-M, 15-13 Hwt -- #2 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. #19 R.J. Tasser, 9-6 U-M, 18-13

CLARION, Pa. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team began its weekend overwhelming the Clarion Eagles with a 45-0 shutout in Waldo S. Tippin Gymansium. The dual was highlighted by seven bonus-point wins. The Cowboys earned three pins, two technical falls and two major decisions on the day. The dual started with a 13-5 major decision at 125 pounds, where No. 19 Eddie Klimara took on Hunter Jones of Clarion and earned his 15th win of the season. Fourth-ranked Jon Morrison picked up an 18-3 technical fall in seven minutes over Sam Sherlock. The senior secured his 10th bonus-point win of the season with four takedowns and three sets of back points. "It was good to come out and take care of business like we're supposed to, when it can be easy to look ahead to the dual with Penn State" Morrison said. "Now, I'm excited to be able to focus on the big matchup tomorrow." Clarion threatened to put their first team points on the board at 141 pounds, where Cowboy and No. 19 Anthony Collica battled Tyler Bedelyon in the highest-scoring bout of the day. Bedelyon put a takedown and a two-point nearfall on the board before Collica was able to score a point of his own. The two went back and forth for the full seven minutes, but it was Collica who was victorious, taking it 12-10. Josh Kindig, ranked No. 9 at 149 pounds, gave the Cowboys their next bonus-point victory. Kindig handled Justin Arthur from the beginning, scoring four takedowns in the first period. He went on to score a couple more takedowns to earn the 14-5 major decision. No. 3 Alex Dieringer took on Austin Matthews at 157 pounds. The Port Washington, Wisc., native was only held to an escape in the second period, but still pulled out a commanding 11-4 win over the Eagle. Tyler Caldwell, the fifth-ranked 165 pounder in the nation, gave the orange and black its first pin of the day, sticking Michael Pavasko in 4:34. He was followed by fellow senior and second-ranked Chris Perry, who pinned Ryan Darch in 4:05. Nolan Boyd made the start for the Pokes at 184 pounds, where he faced Dustin Conti. Boyd was awarded three takedowns with three sets of back points, and his riding time point gave him a 17-2 win by technical fall. Kyle Crutchmer made his fourth dual start and third as a 197 pounder. Crutchmer ended his bout quickly with a pin over Daniel Sutherland in 1:33, giving him his first career dual win. "It was nice to get the win," Crutchmer said. "This is definitely something I needed. I'm excited to be a Cowboy and ready to compete again." Ethan Driver stepped up for the Cowboys at heavyweight, closing it out with a 5-3 win over Evan Daley. It was Driver's first start of his career. "It was a good win for us," coach John Smith said. "Now, I'm ready for tomorrow." OSU travels to State College, Pa., to take on No. 2 Penn State on Sunday, in their first meeting since 2010. Results: 125: No. 13 Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD Hunter Jones (CU), 13-5 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) TF5 Sam Sherlock (CU), 18-3 141: No. 19 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CU), 12-10 149: No. 9 Josh Kindig (OSU) MD Justin Arthur (CU), 14-5 157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Austin Matthews (CU), 11-4 165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) fall Michael Pavasko (CU), 4:34 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Ryan Darch (CU), 4:05 184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) TF5 Dustin Conti (CU), 17-2 197: Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) fall Daniel Sutherland (CU), 1:33 285: Ethan Driver (OSU) dec. Evan Daley (CU), 5-3

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Competing in its final road dual of the season, the Boston University wrestling team posted a 23-15 victory over Brown on Saturday afternoon to improve to 4-9 overall and 2-8 against EIWA opponents. The Terriers never trailed in the match, picking up wins in five of the first six bouts to take a commanding 19-3 lead. Junior Tyler Scotton (141) and senior Alex Najjar (197) both earned major decisions. Sophomore Dane Harlowe (133), senior Nestor Taffur (157) and junior Mitchell Wightman (165) were all victorious as well and senior Bubba McGinley started off the match with a forfeit win at 125. After the forfeit, Harlowe posted a 10-3 triumph at 133 and Scotton followed with a 14-6 major to give the visitors an early 13-0 lead. Brown (3-9, 2-8 EIWA) got on the board at 149 when senior Nick Tourville fell, 9-6, to Steven Galiardo, but BU responded with back-to-back wins. Taffur defeated Justin Staudenmayer by a score of 10-3 before Wightman blanked Philip Marano, 5-0. The Bears tried to get back into the match, as Ricky McDonald edged BU sophomore Colin Saunders, 4-3, at 174 before freshman Aaron Conrad was pinned at 3:35 of his match against Brown's Ophir Bernstein at 184. BU ended any hopes of a Brown comeback when Najjar came through with a 15-6 triumph over Augustus Marker at 197. In the final bout, senior Kevin Innis fell to Ryder Cavey, 6-2, at heavyweight. The Terriers will return to action on Saturday (Feb. 22) when they welcome Sacred Heart to Case Gym for the final dual of the season. The match will start at 5 p.m. Results: 125: Bubba McGinley (BU) won by forfeit 133: Dane Harlowe (BU) dec. Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown), 10-3 141: Tyler Scotton (BU) major dec. Zachary Tannenbaum (Brown), 14-6 149: Steven Galiardo (Brown) dec. Nick Tourville (BU), 9-6 157: Nestor Taffur (BU) dec. Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 10-3 165: Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. Philip Marano (Brown), 5-0 174: Ricky McDonald (Brown) dec. Colin Saunders (BU), 4-3 184: Ophir Bernstein (Brown) pinned Aaron Conrad (BU), 3:35 197: Alex Najjar (BU) major dec. Augustus Marker (Brown), 15-6 285: Ryder Cavey (Brown) dec. Kevin Innis (BU), 6-2

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team closed out its home schedule in dominating fashion Saturday afternoon, defeating VMI 36-9 in Davis Gym. The Bison won eight of the nine contested bouts and five of those eight wins were for bonus points. Tyler Lyster and Joe Stolfi ended the match with back-to-back pins, while Paul Petrov, Victor Lopez and Robert Schlitt each posted a tech fall to propel Bucknell to its ninth win of the season. “It was good to bounce back today after last night’s loss to Franklin & Marshall,” said Bison head coach Dan Wirnsberger. “We were watching for how the guys would respond after a performance like that. We put it on them to show their competitive side and they did that.” Saturday’s matchup was the first-ever meeting between Bucknell (9-11) and VMI (3-15). Bison seniors Bob Hauser and Stephen McPeek were honored prior to the match during a Senior Day ceremony, which was followed by a Military Appreciation Day recognition by the Bucknell wrestling program. Petrov, who improved to 27-7 on the year, wasted no time staking the Bison to an early lead as he won by a commanding 23-7 margin at 125 pounds. It was his sixth consecutive win and his team-high third tech fall of the year. On Senior Day, Hauser followed with his fourth win of the year, a 4-1 decision at 133. He scored the first points with an early takedown, posted a second-period escape and earned the riding time point. “Wrestling is a tough sport and Bob and Stephen both stuck it out all four years,” said Wirnsberger. “To have Bob in the right spot this week to fill in after some injuries cropped up, and get the win, it means a lot to him and to our program.” After a forfeit at 141 due to an injury to Connor Lapresi, Bucknell’s lead was trimmed to 8-6. However, Victor Lopez (149) posted a 17-1 tech fall and Ray Schlitt (157) followed with a 9-4 decision to make it 16-6 on the scoreboard. Rustin Barrick then went to overtime for the second consecutive day and after ending with a pin Friday at Franklin & Marshall, came out on the wrong side of a 6-4 decision against Tedd Gottwald. The Bison then won the final four bouts with three for bonus points, including Robert Schlitt’s 15-0 shutout of Jake Koch. Lyster and Stolfi sent the Bison home schedule out on a high note with back-to-back first-period pins. It was Lyster’s fifth fall of the season, while Stolfi recorded his 20th pin of the year to tie Brian Pitzer’s 15-year-old school record. “It’s always nice to have guys like Lyster and Stolfi at the end of your lineup,” remarked Wirnsberger. “We are comfortable and confident with them back there. I am proud of how Tyler bounced back after his loss last night.” Bucknell will wrap up the regular season on the road next Friday, Feb. 21, at Binghamton. Start time for that EIWA match is 7 p.m. in Vestal, N.Y. Results: 125: Paul Petrov (B) tech. fall Dalton Henderson (VMI), 23-7 (7:00) 133: Bob Hauser (B) dec. Mike Flora (VMI), 4-1. 141: Caleb Yost (VMI) wins by forfeit 149: Victor Lopez (B) tech. fall Emmitt Kelly (VMI), 17-1 (7:00) 157: Ray Schlitt (B) dec. Ted Gottwald (VMI), 9-4. 165: Mark Darr (VMI) dec. Rustin Barrick (B), 6-4 (sv1) 174: Robert Schlitt (B) tech. fall Jake Koch (VMI), 15-0 (4:18) 184: Rory Bonner (B) dec. Hardy Hendren (VMI), 4-3. 197: Tyler Lyster (B) pinned Andrew Embree (VMI), 2:35. 285: No. 20 Joe Stolfi (B) pinned Mike LaPrade (VMI), 1:56.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- No. 1 Jimmy Sheptock and Frank Goodwin impressed as the Maryland wrestling team defeated N.C. State, 23-14, in its final match in the ACC Saturday night at Comcast Pavilion. Goodwin swung the match for the Terps (7-8, 3-3 ACC) with a pin of Brian Hamman at 149 pounds. Sheptock punctuated the meet with an easy tech fall over Shayne Brady. "I thought we had a little more fight and a little more pride in the last ACC match," head coach Kerry McCoy said. "I told them before the match that we wanted to go out the right way, and they did." The dual started at 197 pounds with No. 11 Christian Boley and KaRonne Jones. The Maryland senior was able to secure a third period takedown to seal a 3-2 victory. At heavyweight, No. 8 Spencer Myers and No. 6 Nick Gwiazdowski contested a match that held massive national implications. After Gwiazdowski dominated the first two periods, Myers put the N.C. State standout in a pinning predicament in the third period, but was not able to finish. Gwiazdowski escaped and survived a few Myers takedown attempts to seal an 11-8 victory. Billy Rappo got the Terps back on track at 125 pounds. The sophomore was alert in a number of tough scrambles and held on for a 3-2 victory. Shyheim Brown also won a close match, defeating Chris Wilkes, 4-2, to give the Terps a 9-3 lead. Goodwin then stepped up for the Terps at 149. After a number of close calls throughout the match, Goodwin locked up Hamman and pinned him at 6:05 to the roar of the Comcast Pavilion crowd. The Wolfpack followed with a three-match run, No. 18 Thomas Gantt and Nifel Jones took major decision victories over Ben Dorsay and Tyler Manion, respectively, before No. 17 Pete Renda outlasted Ty Snook, 7-2. Sheptock then closed the dual strong at 184 pounds. The senior raced to a 16-0 victory on his birthday and extended his unbeaten mark to 23-0 to give the Terps a 23-14 win. The dual marked the Terps’ final contest as a member of the ACC. Maryland holds the most ACC Championships with 24 and has produced the most individual ACC champions. Maryland returns to action on Sunday against American. Action is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at Comcast Pavilion with senior day ceremonies held just before the first match. Results: 197: #10 Christian Boley (MD) dec. KaRonne Jones; 3-2 - 3-0 285: #6 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) dec. #8 Spencer Myers; 11-8 - 3-3 125: Billy Rappo (MD) dec. Micah Perez; 3-2 - 6-3 133: Tyler Goodwin (MD) dec. Chris Wilkes; 4-2 - 9-3 141: Shyhiem Brown (MD) dec. #26 Sam Speno; 4-3 - 12-3 149: Frank Goodwin (MD) fall #31 Brian Hamann; 6:05 - 18-3 157: #19 Tommy Gantt (NCSU) major dec. Ben Dorsay; 15-5 - 18-7 165: Nijel Jones (NCSU) major dec. Tyler Manion; 14-6 - 18-11 174: #19 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Matthew Snook; 7-2 - 18-14 184: #1 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) tech fall Shayne Brady; 16-0 - 23-14

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland State wrestling team defeated Rider 24-23, on Saturday afternoon at Woodling Gymnasium. The Vikings (2-10, 1-4 EWL) had wins from Ray Stone (197), Riley Shaw (285), Daniel King (133), Jared McKinley (141), and Nick Montgomery (149). Stone earned a forfeit win to give CSU their first points of the day. Shaw posted his ninth decision of the year (8-3) over Greg Velasco, making the score 11-9 after four bouts. CSU added another win by King who tallied his sixth decision win of the year over 27th ranked Chuck Zeisloft, lifting him to 20 wins on the season. King's decision put CSU in a comfortable spot only being down, 17-12. Cleveland State then had back-to back pins by McKinley and Montgomery. McKinley's pin gave the Vikings their first lead at 18-17 in the match. Leading behind McKinley, Montgomery came up with a second straight pin over Rider's Curt Delia who came in ranked 31st, to put the match out of reach at 24-17. Rider ended up winning by pin in the final bout, but CSU prevailed 24-23, to pick up their first EWL win of the season. Cleveland State will be back on the mats on Sunday (Feb. 23) as CSU will travel to Athens, Ohio for their final regular season match to wrestle Gardner-Webb (12:00 p.m.) and Ohio (3:00 p.m.). Results: 125: Robert Deutsch (RU) wins by fall (2:18) over John Martin (CSU); TS: 17-9 133: Daniel King (CSU) wins by decision (9-3) over Chuck Zeisloft (RU); TS: 17-12 141: Jared McKinley (CSU) wins by fall (2:08) over Paul Kirchner (RU); TS: 18-17 149: Nick Montgomery (CSU) wins by fall (1:12) over Curt Delia (RU); TS: 24-17 157: Wayne Stinson (RU) wins by fall (5:56) over R.J. LaBeef (CSU); TS: 24-23 165: Ramon Santiago (RU) wins by major decision (10-3) over Matt Donohoe (CSU); TS: 4-0 174: Conor Brennan (RU) wins by decision (3-1) over Nick Corba (CSU); TS: 7-0 184: Clint Morrison (RU) wins by major decision (9-0) over Xavier Dye (CSU); TS: 11-0 197: Ray Stone (CSU) wins by forfeit (6-0) over David Fenton (RU); TS: 11-6 285: Riley Shaw (CSU) wins by decision (8-3) over Greg Velasco (RU); TS: 11-9

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- With the Rutgers wrestling team trailing, 16-15, heading into the final bout of its match against Lock Haven Saturday afternoon, redshirt sophomore Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) recorded an 8-1 decision to seal a 18-16 victory at the College Ave. Gym. The victory concluded “Greek/Embrace Kids Day,” as the Rutgers wrestling program garnered a contribution for the Embrace Kids Foundation due to the packed crowd, courtesy of a generous RU donor. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Julie Hermann was on hand for the festivities, as former Rutgers football standouts and current NFL stars Jason and Devin McCourty also made an appearance at the College Ave. Gym. In all, 1,295 fans packed into “The Barn” to lead to the Embrace Kids contribution despite the snowy conditions. After the second bout of the match, head coach Scott Goodale presented a check for $5,000 to executive director of the Embrace Kids Foundation, Glenn Jenkins. The win was the Scarlet Knights’ first since defeating American, 31-6, on Jan. 10 at the College Ave. Gym and improved the team’s record to 10-5 overall. Lock Haven (3-10, 1-4 EWL) took its first lead of the match after earning a decision at 149 pounds. Mac Maldarelli narrowly edged sophomore Ken Theobold (Toms River, N.J.), scoring a takedown 41 seconds into sudden victory to win, 5-3. The win was the Bald Eagles’ third in a row after redshirt freshman 125-pounder Sean McCabe (Connetquot, N.Y.) won by a major decision, 11-1, over Kaleb LeMaire to give RU a 15-6 lead. However, Perrotti won convincingly to seal the win, topping Elias Biddle 8-1 with 2:05 of riding time. No. 19/15/18 redshirt sophomore heavyweight Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) won his ninth consecutive match, 10-0, over Lock Haven’s Brad Emerick in his bout, while redshirt junior 165-pounder Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) returned to the win column in the opening bout with a hard-fought, 5-4 decision. Sophomore Ethan Orr (Branchville, N.J.) made his Scarlet Knight debut at 184 pounds, but fell, 7-3, to Lock Haven’s Fred Garcia. The Scarlet Knights wrap up the regular season on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. against Drexel at the RAC. Former UFC Champion Frankie Edgar will be on hand to sign autographs for an hour prior to the match, as RU will send off its two seniors – 133-pounder Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) and 184-pounder Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.). Results: 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. over Jacob Kemerer (LHU), 5-4; Rutgers leads, 3-0. 174: Phil Bakuckas (RU) major dec. over Travis Moyer (LHU), 13-2; Rutgers leads, 7-0. 184: Fred Garcia (LHU) dec. over Ethan Orr (RU), 10-7; Rutgers leads, 7-3. 197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 7-6. HWT: No. 19/15/18 Billy Smith (RU) major dec. over Brad Emerick (LHU), 10-0; Rutgers leads, 11-6. 125: Sean McCabe (RU) major dec. over Kaleb LeMaire (LHU), 11-1; Rutgers leads, 15-6. 133: Cody Wheeler (LHU) dec. over Vinnie Dellefave (RU), 3-2; Rutgers leads, 15-9. 141: Dan Neff (LHU) major dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 10-2; Rutgers leads, 15-13. 149: Mac Maldarelli (LHU) dec. over Ken Theobold (RU), 5-3; Lock Haven leads, 16-15. 157: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over Elias Biddle (LHU), 8-1; Rutgers wins, 18-16.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Harvard wrestling team used four sets of bonus points to cruise to a 30-10 victory Saturday afternoon at Brown. Harvard (4-6, 3-6 EIWA) took seven of the 10 bouts to earn the win, its second straight over Brown (3-8, 1-7 EIWA). Nicholas Gajdzik picked up his fifth career fall, and second in as many matches, to close the day out while Todd Preston registered his second technical fall of the year with a 22-5 victory. James Fox also picked up a 12-3 major decision with Max Mejia earning bonus points for the team with a forfeit. Preston's victory was his team-leading 17th of the year, his fourth with bonus points, and gives the sophomore eight wins in his last nine bouts. Fox, meanwhile, earned his sixth straight win and boasts 12 victories on the season. Mejia was awarded the forfeit at 125 lbs. to begin the dual and Jeffrey Ott followed up with a 7-1 decision over Anthony Finocchiaro at 133 lbs. Preston made it three-in-a-row for Harvard with his 22-5 tech-fall over Zachard Tanenbaum at 141 lbs., giving the Crimson a 14-0 edge in the team scores. Brown responded with a major decision at 149 lbs., but a 7-1 victory for Tyler Grimaldi over Justin Staudenmayer at 157 lbs. put Harvard back in the win column. An 8-2 decision by 165-pounder Devon Gobbo pushed the Crimson's lead to 20-4. The Bears edged closer with decisions at 174 lbs. and 184 lbs., setting themselves up for a potential comeback. Fox secured the win for Harvard, however, earning a 12-3 major decision over Augustus Marker at 197 lbs. to move the score to 24-10. Gajdzik finished things off with his pin of Ryder Cavey at the 1:46 mark, his second consecutive fall and fifth of the year. Harvard returns to action Friday, Feb. 21 at Columbia before hosting Lehigh in its final dual meet of the year at Lavietes Pavilion Sunday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. The match will be simulcast live on the Ivy League Digital Network, ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App as part of a partnership between Harvard and ESPN that will see 10 Crimson events this spring simulcast across the three platforms. Results: 125: Max Mejia (Harvard) win by forfeit, 6-0 133: Jeffrey Ott (Harvard) dec. Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown), 7-1, 9-0 141: Todd Preston (Harvard) tech. fall Zachard Tanenbaum (Brown), 22-5, 14-0 149: Steven Galiardo (Brown) major dec. Nicholas Stager (Harvard), 14-5, 14-4 157: Tyler Grimaldi (Harvard) dec. Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 7-1, 17-4 165: Devon Gobbo (Harvard) dec. Philip Marano (Brown), 8-2, 20-4 174: Ricky McDonald (Brown) dec. Ian Roy (Harvard), 5-1, 20-7 184: Ophir Bernstein (Brown) dec. Cameron Croy (Harvard), 8-1, 20-10 197: James Fox (Harvard) major dec. Augustus Marker (Brown), 12-3, 24-10 285: Nicholas Gajdzik (Harvard) fall Ryder Cavey (Brown), 1:46, 30-10

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The streak is over. Jordan Burroughs' consecutive win streak was snapped at 69 matches (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Jordan Burroughs, an Olympic champion and two-time World champion at 74 kilos, suffered the first defeat of his international wrestling career on the senior level on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey, halting his consecutive win streak at 69. The loss came in the quarterfinals to U.S. wrestler Nick Marable, 4-4. Burroughs earned the first point of the match to go up 1-0 after the first period. Marable battled back, picking up two takedowns to go up 4-1. Burroughs added a pushout point and late takedown to knot the score at 4-4 at the end of regulation, but Marable earned the victory on criteria (most takedowns). Burroughs came back to earn the bronze medal with a 10-2 victory over Batuhan Demircin of Turkey. Marable claimed the gold medal. Earlier this month he won a gold medal at the Grand Prix of Paris. It was Burroughs' first competition since winning a gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in September.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Arizona State wrestling team used a trio of major decision to top Pac-12 foe Cal Poly, 24-15, on Friday night in the Mott Athletics Center. ASU improves to 8-7 on the year and 3-1 in Pac-12 action while Cal Polly falls to 3-9, 1-4. The Mustangs came out to a 12-6 advantage after the first four weights with Matt Kraus scoring ASU’s first points with a pin over Victor Trujillo at 3:24 at 141. The Sun Devils would only allow one more weight class to Cal Poly as Joel Smith (157), Nick Rex (165), and Blake Stauffer (184) recorded major decisions over each of their opponents. ASU also picked up wins at 174 from Ray Waters, while Chace Eskam picked up his first Pac-12 win of the year with a 4-1 decision over Tyler Hecht. Up next, ASU will round out the Pac-12 slate on the road at CSU Bakersfield on Sunday at 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT. Results: 125 -- Britain Longmire (CP) dec. Ares Carpio (ASU) 5-2 133 -- Devon Lotito (CP) pinned Kalin Goodsite (ASU) 1:13 141 -- Matthew Kraus (ASU) pinned Victor Trujillo (CP) 3:24 149 -- Kyle Chene (CP) dec. Preston McCalmon (ASU) 4-2 157 -- Joel Smith (ASU) maj. dec. Xavier Johnson (CP) 15-5 165 -- Nickolas Rex (ASU) maj. dec. Travis Berridge (CP) 12-1 174 -- Raymond Waters (ASU) dec. Stefan Weidemann (CP) 15-9 184 -- Blake Stauffer (ASU) maj. dec. Kent Beecham (CP) 14-2 197 -- Nicolas Johnson (CP) dec. Wesley Moore (ASU) 5-3 285 -- Chace Eskam (ASU) dec. Tyler Hecht (CP) 4-1

USAFA, Colo. -- The Air Force wrestling team celebrated Senior Night in style, winning a pair of duals versus New Mexico Highlands and conference foe Utah Valley. The Falcons rolled to a dominant 41-0 victory over the Cowboys to begin the evening, followed by a 24-13 win over the Wolverines to close the night. Air Force (10-6, 1-3 WWC) got out to a quick start against New Mexico Highlands, with senior Greg Isley (Sr., Toledo, Ohio) scoring a first-period fall at 197 pounds. Classmate Cody Davis (The Woodlands, Texas) added a 5-3 decision in the heavyweight match-up, while fourth-ranked Josh Martinez (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.) scored an 11-1 major decision at 125 pounds. Senior Greg Rinker (Northampton, Pa.) added another fall for the Falcons at 133 pounds, while freshman David Walker (St. Marys, Iowa) scored a decision at 141 pounds. Natrelle Demison (Fr., Bakersfield, Calif.) continued Air Force's winning streak with a 15-4 major decision at 149 pounds, while Daniel Baucke (Sr., Memphis, Tenn.) and Connor Hedash (Fr., Slatington, Pa.) added decisions at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Konner Witt (So., Oak Harbor, Ohio) scored the third fall of the match for Air Force at 174 pounds, while senior captain Devin Hightower (Colorado Springs, Colo.) closed out the dual with a 3-1 decision at 184 pounds. The Falcons also had a hot start in their match against Utah Valley, winning the first five bouts of the dual. Isley won his second match of the day, scoring a close 4-3 decision, while sophomore Marcus Malecek (Hammond, Wis.) added a decision in the heavyweight bout. After picking up a forfeit victory at 125 pounds, Air Force increased its team lead to 18-0 following Rinker's second first-period fall of the evening. Meanwhile, junior Carter McElhany (Colorado Springs, Colo.) scored a come-from-behind decision at 141 pounds to push the Falcons' advantage to 21-0. The Wolverines finished strong in the dual, winning four of the last five bouts, beginning with a sudden victory decision at 149 pounds. Utah Valley went on to score a major decision at 157 pounds and a decision at 165 pounds, while Witt escaped with a 4-3 decision at 174 pounds. The evening ended for the Falcons with a tough last-second loss at 184 pounds. The Falcons close out the regular season next Sunday, Feb. 23, when they visit Western Wrestling Conference rival Northern Colorado in a 1:00 p.m. dual. Air Force 41, New Mexico Highlands 0 197 - Greg Isley (AF) fall Luis Terrazas, 1:50 285 - Cody Davis (AF) dec. Cody Marquez, 5-3 125 - No. 4 Josh Martinez (AF) maj. dec. Erick Rangel, 11-1 133 - Greg Rinker (AF) fall Tre Humphrey, 1:47 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Dan Gaylor, 5-0 149 - Natrelle Demison (AF) maj. dec. Pierce Stowman, 15-3 157 - Daniel Baucke (AF) dec. Jesse Martinez, 9-5 165 - Connor Hedash (AF) dec. Juan Alvarado, 4-1 174 - Konner Witt (AF) fall Jonathan Bechtloff, 1:32 184 - Devin Hightower (AF) dec. Igor Gomzin, 3-1 Air Force 24, Utah Valley 13 197 - Greg Isley (AF) dec. Derek Thomas, 4-3 285 - Marcus Malecek (AF) dec. Richard Larsen, 6-1 125 - No. 4 Josh Martinez (AF) win by forfeit 133 - Greg Rinker (AF) fall Chasen Tolbert, 1:28 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Avery Garner, 7-5 149 - Trevor Willson (UVU) dec. Natrelle Demison, 5-2 (SV) 157 - Chase Culbertson (UVU) maj. dec. Jerry McGinty, 10-2 165 - Logan Addis (UVU) dec. Connor Hedash, 6-5 174 - Konner Witt (AF) dec. Monte Schmalhaus, 4-3 184 - Ethan Smith (UVU) dec. Devin Hightower, 3-1

WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- Trailing by 11 team points heading into the third round of the 2014 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Wrestling Championships, Waynesburg University knew it still controlled its own fate when it came to a second-straight team title. In front of their home crowd at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse, the Yellow Jackets saved their best wrestling for last as they won five out of their seven matches in the third and final round of the event to come back and defeat Thiel and Washington & Jefferson for the program’s fourth PAC title. The Yellow Jackets scored 108 team points, which bested second-place Thiel (93.5 points) and third-place Washington & Jefferson (78.5). The Jackets have now won four of the last five conference team titles. The Tomcats went into round three with a 72-61 edge over the host Jackets, but Thiel failed to win the championship at 125 pounds, which was won by W&J’s Jacob Spearman. That brought up the 133-pound championship match, which pitted Waynesburg freshman Filippo Crivelli against Thiel sophomore Nick Sutton. The two grapplers had split their two previous meetings, but Crivelli won the rubber match by coming back from an early deficit to down Sutton 4-3 and snag his first PAC title, which cut his team’s deficit to just one point. Waynesburg and Thiel met up again in the 141-pound title contest as junior Jake Vitolo of the host team faced off with freshman Robert Ritschard. Ritschard boasted a 4-0 mark against the Jacket junior during the regular season, but once again, fortunes turned in Waynesburg’s favor as Vitolo earned his first conference crown with a 4-2 decision that gave the Jackets the lead back at 81-72. Following a pair of thrilling wins, the Jackets picked up a dominant victory at 149 pounds courtesy of returning All-American Luke Lohr. The senior faced off with W&J sophomore Trevor Meyers and controlled the bout throughout en route to pinning his younger opponent in 5:12. After recording three-straight championships, the host team held a 93-72 advantage in the team standings. The Jackets’ winning streak ended at 157 pounds, but with Waynesburg losing to a W&J wrestler, and the Presidents picking up a win over a Tomcat representative at 165 pounds, the Orange and Black maintained its 19-point lead. Thiel crowned its first individual champion at 174 pounds and pulled to within nine points at 93-82. However, with Waynesburg senior Cameron Fine waiting at 184 pounds, the Jackets had a chance to wrap up the team title. Fine squared off with W&J senior David Dibenedetto for the first time this year and used an early takedown to fuel a 4-1 victory that gave the Orange and Black four more team points that officially clinched the championship for Waynesburg at 97-82. Despite taking the loss, Dibenedetto took home the individual championship on tie-breaker points. Fine, Dibenedetto and Thiel’s Jerrold Roosa all went 1-1 on the night. After the Tomcats picked up their second title at 197 pounds, Waynesburg sophomore heavyweight Greg Kumer wrapped up the Jackets’ team triumph in style by earning an 8-0 major decision over the Presidents’ Nick Kumburis. Kumer’s biggest win of the night came in the opening round when he avenged two regular season losses to Thiel sophomore Blake Heim by scoring a 4-2 overtime victory over the Tomcat big man. Junior Sam Guidi (165), senior Anthony Bonaventura (174) and junior Patrick Jennings (197) also picked up crucial victories on the night to place second in their respective weight classes. Following Kumer’s win at heavyweight, Waynesburg head coach Ron Headlee won his fourth PAC Coach of the Year Award over his six years at the helm of the Jackets. Thiel junior 197-pounder Jake Lowry was named Most Outstanding Wrestler. The Jacket mat men return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 19, when they travel to Division II Alderson Broaddus for a dual match with the Battlers. Start time is scheduled for 7 p.m.

WAVERLY, Iowa -- The No. 1 ranked Wartburg wrestling team (18-0 overall) won its 22nd straight Iowa Conference Championship Friday in its 25-9 win over No. 11 Coe (13-5). The Knights have won 22 consecutive IIAC championships and have 173 straight wins over IIAC opponents. Their 22 consecutive conference titles is the longest streak in Division III wrestling. The longest previous streak was 17 which was held by Augsburg College (1987-2003). Wartburg wins 25-9 125 #1 Gilberto Camacho (WB) wins by 13-1 maj dec vs. Jan Rosenberg (Coe). WB leads 4-0 133 #7 Jimmy Gotto (Coe) wins by fall at 0:06 vs. #2 Kenny Anderson (WB). Coe leads 6-4 141 #7 Connor Campo (WB) wins by 7-1 dec vs. Beau Westpfahl (Coe). WB leads 7-6 149 Mark Pinero (WB) wins by 6-1 dec vs. Josh Donkle (Coe). WB leads 10-6. 157 #9 Brett Yonkovic (WB) wins by 7-5 dec. vs. #2 Dimitri Boyer (Coe). WB leads 13-6. 165 #3 Cole Welter (WB) wins by 1-0 dec vs Farai Sewera (Coe). WB leads 16-6. 174 #1 Landon Williams (WB) wins by 3-0 dec vs. #4 Ethan Ball (Coe). WB leads 19-6. 184 #10 Ryan Sheldon (Coe) wins by 5-2 dec vs. #8 Sam Upah (WB). WB leads 19-9. 197 #6 Punahele Soriano (WB) wins by 3-1 dec vs. #10 Donnie Horner (Coe). WB leads 22-9 285 #2 Ryan Fank (WB) wins by 4-1 dec. vs. Cory Becker (Coe). WB wins 25-9 Official: Kevin Tann Other Notes: -Camacho repeated his win over Rosenberg in the regular-season meeting. -Anderson returned to the varsity dual lineup for the first time since the IIAC Duals on Jan. 15. -Campo tallied his 25th win of the year. -Pinero earned his 24th win of the season. -Pinero repeated as the victor against Donkle from the regular-season meeting. -Yonkovic recorded his 27th win of the season. -Yonkovic avenged his loss against Boyer from the regular-season meeting on Jan. 30 where Boyer won 5-2. -Welter repeated as the winner against Sewera from the regular-season meeting. -Welter earned his 25th win of the season. -Landon Williams has a team-best 34 victories and continues his undefeated streak against Division III opponents. -Williams took sole possession of the eighth spot on the program's list of career win leaders with 128. -Soriano won his 29th victory of the year. -Fank earned his 30th win of the season. -Fank repeated as the victor from the regular-season meeting. -Wartburg has an overall winning streak to 54, which dates back to the 2011-12 season. -Wartburg is 18-0 on the season. -This marked the third 18-0 season in program history as the team finished with that record in 1992-93 and 2010-11.

South Dakota State won eight matches to win its home finale, 27-6 over Northern Illinois on Senior Night. Highlighting the Jacks' dominating performance was Brance Simms' pin at 133 pounds. "It was great to see the effort we had tonight," head coach Chris Bono said. "They got us 26-12 last season, so it's nice to see the improvement these guys are making. It was great to put on a show for the home crowd one last time this season." Following Trey Hable's 8-5 win at 197, SDSU dropped back-to-back decisions at 285 and 125 before Simms turned Derek Elmore and recorded the fall at 4:43 - the first of the season for the sophomore. SDSU would not lose another match as Eric Orozco (141), Alex Kocer (149) and No. 16 Cody Pack (157) all recorded decision wins before 165-pounder Joe Brewster recorded a takedown at the 7:37 mark to defeat Shaun'Que McMurty, 3-1 to give the Jacks a 21-6 lead. John Nething II and Brady Ayers recorded wins at 174 and 184, respectively to close out the dual. The Jacks have a quick turnaround, as they return to the mat on Sunday in Greeley, Colo., to take on Northern Colorado. Results: 197: Trey Hable (SDSU) over Shawn Scott (NIU) - Dec., 8-5 (3-0 SDSU) 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) over J.J. Everard (SDSU) - SV-2, 4-2 (3-3) 125: Nick Harrison (NIU) over Ben Gillette (SDSU) - Dec., 6-4 (6-3 NIU) 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) fall over Derek Elmore (NIU) - 4:43 (9-6 SDSU) 141: Eric Orozco (SDSU) over Kevin Fanta (NIU) - Dec., 7-5 (12-6 SDSU) 149: Alex Kocer (SDSU) over Rob Jillard (NIU) - Dec., 8-4 (15-6 SDSU) 157: No. 16 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Andrew Morse (NIU) - Dec., 7-2 (18-6 SDSU) 165: Joe Brewster (SDSU) over Shaun’Que McMurty (NIU) - OT, 3-1 (21-6 SDSU) 174: John Nething II (SDSU) over Billy Chancey (NIU) - Dec., 5-1 (24-6 SDSU) 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) over Caleb Busson (NIU) - Dec., 3-2 (27-6 SDSU)

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Binghamton wrestling won six of 10 bouts and rallied from eight points down to defeat host Buffalo 22-18 Friday night from Alumni Arena. The Bearcats (5-11) seized the win when heavyweight standout Tyler Deuel posted a pin in 50 seconds in the final match of the night. With BU trailing 18-16, Deuel took the mat and won his 10th straight match - and 13th straight dual match - giving BU its winning margin. Deuel, ranked No. 24 in the latest NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings (Feb. 10), improved to 25-5 overall record, 14-2 in duals. Senior 197-pound Cody Reed also extended his win streak to 10 in a row with a 5-2 decision. Reed, No. 25 in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings, is 23-8 record on the season, 13-3 in duals. Other winners for the Bearcats were junior 125-pound David White, junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi, sophomore 165-pound Vincent Grella and junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace. Binghamton returns home to host Bucknell at 7 p.m. on Senior Night next Friday. Results: 125: David White (BING) won by decision over Max Soria (BUF), 9-7 133: Justin Farmer (BUF) won by fall over Mike Sardo (BING), 3:30 141: Nick Flannery (BUF) won by major decision over Nick Tighe (BING), 17-2 149: Joe Bonaldi (BING) won by major decision over Ryan Todora (BUF), 17-7 157: Wally Maziarz (BUF) won by decision over Dylan Caruana (BING), 3-1 165: Vincent Grella (BING) won by decision over Jake Campana (BUF), 6-0 174: Rrok Ndokaj (BUF) won by major decision over Ben Price (BING), 14-4 184: Caleb Wallace (BING) won by decision over Tony Lock (BUF), 4-0 197: Cody Reed (BING) won by decision over Angelo Malvestuto (BUF), 5-2 285: Tyler Deuel (BING) won by fall over James Benjamin (BUF), 0:50

The Princeton wrestling team trailed Columbia by nine points with three matches remaining Friday night. The total may have seemed daunting a week ago, but following Princeton's comeback from a 20-3 deficit at Boston University last Saturday, nothing felt impossible. This time, a trio of underclassmen capped another improbable finish for a gutsy young squad, which moved to 9-2 on the season with an 18-16 home win over the Lions. Princeton (9-2, 3-1 Ivy) rallied to defeat Columbia (6-5, 0-2) for only the second time in the last 13 meetings. The win assures Princeton only its second winning record in the Ivy League since 1987, and it guarantees the Tigers no worse than a share of second place in the league. The Tigers can clinch second place (behind No. 6 Cornell) outright next Saturday with a home win over Penn. The Tigers have shown impressive resilience during its current four-match win streak. They have trailed in three of the four matches, and they entered the final match trailing twice. The latter of those two came against the Lions, who opened a 9-0 lead with three straight decisions. Junior Adam Krop got Princeton on the board with a 13-4 major decision at 149, and sophomore Kevin Moylan picked up one of the most important wins of the night at 157. Going against Columbia's win leader in Markus Scheidel, Moylan found himself trailing 2-0 after an early takedown. Moylan used a late takedown in the second period to get within one point (3-2), and his escape in the third period evened the score. Moylan had the energy at the end to fight for a final takedown and a 5-3 win. "Moylan was awesome tonight," said head coach Chris Ayres. "He broke his opponent by the end of the match. That was the one we really needed. He got the job done tonight." Columbia battled back for a decision at 165 and a major at 174 to open a 16-7 lead, but Princeton still had a formidable trio remaining. Freshman Brett Harner started the run with an 11-2 major decision at 184, which ended with a takedown in the final seconds to clinch a major decision. It was Harner's 23rd win of the season, second only to Krop, and it moved Princeton to within five points. Sophomore Abram Ayala, whose pin at heavyweight completed the comeback win at Boston University, picked up his 20th win of the season with a 14-5 major decision over Troy Hembury. That set the stage for freshman Ray O'Donnell, who moved into the starting lineup last month and has become a force at heavyweight. He has a scoreless first period against Matt Idelson, but he turned Idelson midway through the second period for a 2-0 lead. He scored an escape and a takedown in the third to take control of an eventual 8-2 win. "I told him that this was the new Ray," Ayres said. "It's not always a steady incline, but sometimes guys make big jumps. He really believes he belongs now. You don't know when they'll get there. It started this season with Abram, and tonight, it was Moylan and O'Donnell." Princeton will look for its 10th win of the season Sunday at noon when it travels to Sacred Heart. The Pioneers are led by second-year head coach Any Lausier, who served as the Princeton assistant coach for four seasons. That stretch included the 2010 season, when Princeton earned its first winning Ivy League season since 1987. Results: 125 -- Penn Gottfried (C) d. Ryan Cash 9-5 133 -- Angelo Amenta (C) d. Garrett Frey 5-4 141 -- Matt Bystol (C) d. Jordan Laster 2-0 149 -- Adam Krop (P) md. Ryan Ponte 13-4 157 -- Kevin Moylan (P) d. Markus Scheidel 5-3 165 -- Josh Houldsworth (C) d. Judd Ziegler 8-5 174 -- Shane Hughes (C) md. Ryan Callahan 10-1 184 -- Brett Harner (P) md. Zack Hernandez 11-2 197 -- Abram Ayala (P) md. Troy Hembury 14-5 285 -- Ray O’Donnell (P) d. Matt Idelson 8-2

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Edinboro heavyweight Ernest James has been in big matches throughout his career, and the senior came through once again on Friday night. His 3-0 decision over P.J. Tasser helped the 14th-ranked Fighting Scots upset sixth-ranked Pittsburgh, marking one of the biggest wins in head coach Tim Flynn’s 17-year tenure. Edinboro won on criteria 17-16 after the two former EWL rivals battled to a 16-16 tie. They tied 5-5 in the first criteria, and 0-0 in the second. Edinboro finally gained the edge on the third criteria thanks to total match points, with the Fighting Scots prevailing 50-49. Edinboro won for the ninth time in the last ten matches to improve to 9-3, while Pittsburgh fell for just the second time, as the Panthers are now 12-2. The other loss came to Penn State. The Fighting Scots snapped a four-match losing streak to Pitt. Edinboro jumped out to a 13-3 lead with wins in four of the first five matches. Back came the Panthers with four straight wins as they grabbed a 16-13 leading heading into the heavyweight match. That left James, ranked 17th, needing a win over 19th-ranked P.J. Tasser. James would prevail 3-0, with his riding time point providing the winning match point, as well. James improved to 22-5 with his 93rd career win. The match started with Anthony Zanetta (19-6) edging Kory Mines at 125 lbs. in one of five matches that featured a pair of ranked wrestlers. Zanetta, ranked 19th, jumped out to a 9-5 lead but Mines would rally with an escape and takedown late in the second period to close to 9-8. He would knot the match at 9-9 late in the third period, but Zanetta had riding time to post the winning point in a 10-9 decision. Mines, ranked 18th, fell to 19-7. A.J. Schopp, ranked second at 133 lbs., renewed his rivalry with Shelton Mack (21-8). Schopp would improve to 26-1 for the season and 98-12 for his career with a 1-0 decision over Mack, who was ranked 20th. It marked the fifth win in six meetings over Mack, but none have been decided by more than three points. Top-ranked Mitchell Port remained undefeated at 141 lbs. boosting his record to 22-0 with an 8-2 decision over 17th-ranked Edgar Bright (15-7). Dave Habat followed with a 10-2 major decision over Mikey Racciato (20-10) at 149 lbs. for Edinboro’s lone bonus points of the night. Ranked 15th, Habat is now 22-4. Johnny Greisheimer built Edinboro’s lead to 13-3 with an 8-1 decision over Cole Sheptock at 157 lbs. The senior picked up his 90th career win and is now 21-7 on the season. Pitt started its comeback at 165 lbs., as Geno Morelli used a late takedown to edge Kasey Burnett-Davis 4-3, dropping Burnett-Davis to 15-9. Seventh-ranked Tyler Wilps (24-5) followed with an 18-5 major decision over Patrick Jennings (9-10) at 174 lbs. At 184 lbs., sixth-ranked Max Thomusseit improved to 14-1 with a 4-1 decision over 15th-ranked Vic Avery. Thomusseit picked up the lone takedown early in the match to drop Avery to 18-4. Pitt would regain the lead at 16-13 thanks to Nick Bonaccorsi’s 8-2 decision over Vince Pickett at 197 lbs. Bonaccorsi is ranked 18th and improved to 18-9, while Pickett fell to 17-10. Pickett led early 2-0 but Bonaccorsi scored the final eight points. Results: 125 lbs. -- #19 Anthony Zanetta (UP) dec. #18 Kory Mines (EU), 10-9 0-3 133 lbs. -- #2 A.J. Schopp (EU) dec. #20 Shelton Mack (UP), 1-0 3-3 141 lbs. -- #1 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. #17 Edgar Bright (UP), 8-2 6-3 149 lbs. -- #15 David Habat (EU) maj. dec. Mikey Racciato (UP), 10-2 10-3 157 lbs. -- #16 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Cole Sheptock (UP), 8-1 13-3 165 lbs. -- Geno Morelli (UP) dec. Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU), 4-3 13-6 174 lbs. -- #7 Tyler Wilps (UP) maj. dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 18-5 13-10 184 lbs. -- #6 Max Thomusseit (UP) dec. #15 Vic Avery (EU), 4-1 13-13 197 lbs. -- #18 Nick Bonaccorsi (UP) dec. Vince Pickett (EU), 8-2 13-16 Hwt. -- #17 Ernest James (EU) dec. No. 19 P.J. Tasser (UP), 3-0 16-16

LANCASTER, Pa. -- A mixture of clutch performances throughout the lineup and savvy coaching strategy from the Franklin & Marshall staff, propelled the Diplomats to a thrilling 23-21 victory over Bucknell on Friday evening at the Mayser Center. The win snapped a four-match losing streak in the all-time series and evened F&M's record at 6-6, 2-3 EIWA on the season, while the Bison fell to 8-11, 4-4 EIWA. Bucknell took an early 6-0 lead with a Diplomat forfeit at 125, before Robert Ruiz answered in commanding fashion, downing the Bison's Bob Hauser with an 11-1 major that included three takedowns. From there, F&M decided to slide Jason Bing into the 141 spot of the lineup to accept the forfeit victory, leaving Richard Durso available to wrestle at 149. The strategy paid dividends as No. 11 Durso overpowered Victor Lopez, who came in a winner of seven straight, with a match-changing 13-6 major. Durso entered the third with an 8-4 advantage before capping off the bout with a takedown and three nearfall points to close out the win and make the score 14-6 F&M. Andrew Murano followed at 157 by holding off his opponent for a 5-4 decision to extend the Diplomats advantage to 17-6. Murano entered the third with a slight 4-3 lead off takedowns in the first and second period and closed out the bout with a key escape in the third to earn the win. Rob King gave Rustin Barrick all he could handle at 165, but the Bison's grappler managed a pin with just seconds remaining in sudden victory to deal a much-needed six points to Bucknell, making the score 17-12. The Diplomats extended the lead further with a timely 5-2 decision from Colin Gironda at 174, before the Bison's responded with a decision of their own at 184 as F&M nursed a 20-15 lead. Chuckie Kerkesner stepped to the mat at 197 and delieverd the match-clinching 8-6 decision to seal the contest for the Diplomats. The bout featured a back-and-fourth, high-scoring first period that saw Kerkesner enter the second with an 8-5 lead. The pace slowed down from there on out as F&M's sophomore grappler held on for the win. The Diplomats return to the mat on Friday when F&M hosts Millersville for its final dual of the regular season. The competition is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start. Results: 125: Paul Petrov, BUCK, forf. 133: Robert Ruiz, F&M, maj. dec. Bob Hauser, BUCK, 11-1. 141: Jason Bing, F&M, forf. 149: Richard Durso, F&M, maj. dec. Victor Lopez, BUCK, 13-5. 157: Andrew Murano, F&M, dec. Ray Schlitt, BUCK, 5-4. 165: Rustin Barrick, BUCK, pinned Theodore King, F&M,7:58. 174: Colin Gironda, F&M, dec. Robert Schlitt, BUCK, 5-2. 184: Rory Bonner, BUCK, dec. Paul III Alessandrini, F&M, 2-1. 197: Charles Kerkesner, F&M, dec. Tyler Lyster, BUCK, 8-6. 285: Joe Stolfi, BUCK, pinned Alexander Henry, F&M, 4:15.