InterMat Staff

EVANSON, Ill. -- The 19th-ranked Badgers (11-4 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) notched their fourth victory over a ranked opponent Sunday afternoon by defeating No. 16 Northwestern (6-5, 1-5) 23-15. Wisconsin defeated Indiana, 23-12, Friday night to pick up a pair of conference road victories over the weekend. “Those were two big wins on the road,” said UW assistant coach Trevor Brandvold. “We are getting better every match and that has been good to see.” No. 10 Ryan Taylor and No. 6 Tyler Graff once again got the Badgers off to a strong start and each recorded bonus-point victories. Taylor won by major decision, 21-8, over Garrison White at 125 lbs., while Graff recorded a four-point technical fall over Dominick Malone in 1:13. Taylor’s 21 points were the second-highest mark he has recorded in a match this season while Graff earned his eighth technical fall victory of the year. Jesse Thielke then recorded the biggest win for the Badgers on the day. He battled in back-and-forth fashion with Pasquale Greco at 141 lbs., and ultimately came away with the victory, 5-4. Greco was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct, resulting in the loss of a point for the Wildcats and Thielke’s win gave the Badgers a commanding 11-0 lead. “Jesse Thielke had a big win for us today,” continued Brandvold. “We are getting better every time we step on the mat.” After TJ Ruschell fell by major decision at 149 lbs., to Northwestern’s Jason Tsirtsis by a score of 13-2, No. 7 Isaac Jordan grabbed his 21st win of the season with a 6-3 decision over Ben Sullivan at 157 lbs. Jordan’s win comes two days after recording his first victory over a top-5 opponent this season. Following Frank Cousins’ 4-0 loss to No. 9 Pierce Harger at 165 lbs., Scott Liegel turned in an impressive performance by pinning Robert Coukos in 1:44. The fall was Liegel’s third of the season and it gave the Badgers a 20-7 lead. Senior Jackson Hein recorded UW’s last victory of the day by defeating Jacob Berkowitz by decision, 8-3, at 184 lbs. With the win, Hein improves to 10-3 on the season. Northwestern then rattled off a pair of wins with ranked wrestlers to close out the match. At 197 lbs., No. 17 Alex Polizzi pinned Timmy McCall in 5:57 while No. 4 Michael McMullan won by decision over No. 10 Connor Medbery, 4-3. “Connor (Medbery) had a great heavyweight match,” concluded Brandvold. “That kid was in the national finals last year and Connor lost by a point. I like that. Having Jackson (Hein) back was big also. Overall it was a good weekend.” The Badgers return home next Sunday when to host North Dakota State. The match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start at the UW Field House. Results: 125 #10 Ryan Taylor (WIS)maj. dec. Garrison White (NU) 21-8. 4 0 133 #6 Tyler Graff (WIS) tech fall Dominick Malone (NU) 1:13 24-9 8 0 141 Jesse Thielke (WIS) dec. decision Pat Greco (NU), 5-4 11 0 149 #4 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) maj. dec. TJ Ruschell (WIS) 13-2 11 3 157 #7 Isaac Jordan (WIS) dec. Benjamin Sullivan (NU) 6-3 14 3 165 #9 Pierce Harger (NU) dec. Frank Cousins Jr. (WIS) 4-0 14 6 174 Scott Liegel (WIS) fall Robert Coukos (NU), 1:44 20 6 184 Jackson Hein (WIS) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NU) 8-3 23 6 197 #17 Alex Polizzi (NU) fall Timmy McCall (WIS) 5:57 23 12 HWT #4 Mike McMullan (NU) dec. #10 Connor Medbery (WIS) 4-3 23 15

West Lafayette, Ind. -- The No. 10 Nebraska wrestling team (10-1, 4-1 Big Ten) won eight matches against No. 21 Purdue on Sunday afternoon to post a 28-9 victory over the Boilermakers. Senior 133-pounder Shawn Nagel pinned No. 14 Cashe Quiroga in the fifth match of the night, as he was one of two Huskers to earn bonus points against Purdue. Robert Kokesh (174) added a major decision in the final bout of the afternoon. Nagel’s fall came in 3:53 as he improves to 9-5 on the season. The dual started at 184 pounds, where redshirt freshman TJ Dudley notched a 5-1 decision over Purdue’s Tanner Lynde. Dudley earned a takedown in the opening stanza before riding out Lynde in the second period. Dudley started the third period in the down position and earned a reversal before tacking on a point for riding time. Nebraska suffered a loss at 197 pounds as No. 20 Caleb Kolb fell by a 3-1 decision to No. 15 Braden Atwood, but the Huskers picked up victories at heavyweight and 125 pounds before Nagel’s pin. At heavyweight, Collin Jensen battled Alex White to a scoreless first period before the Husker redshirt freshman escaped in the second and added a takedown. He gave up an escape in the final period but earned a riding time point to cap the match. No. 9 Tim Lambert (125) managed a 3-0 decision over Camden Eppert in the following match to give Nebraska a 9-3 lead. Lambert, a redshirt freshman, earned a first-period takedown before riding out Eppert in the second period and earning an escape in the third stanza. After Nagel’s fall, Nebraska’s Colton McCrystal was pinned by Danny Sabatello in 6:53 at 141 pounds. Clinging to a 15-9 lead, the Huskers won the final four matches in convincing fashion, outscoring the Boilermakers 40-11 during that stretch. At 149 pounds, junior Jake Sueflohn prevailed over Brandon Nelsen by an 11-4 margin before top-ranked 157-pounder James Green defeated Alex Griffin by the same score in the following match. Sueflohn earned four takedowns in his match, three of which occurred in the third period. He improves to 24-3 on the season. Green managed three takedowns against Griffin and earned two reversals from the down position. Green, a junior, continues his undefeated run with a 24-0 record following his victories this weekend. At 165 pounds, sophomore Austin Wilson earned a 6-0 triumph over Chad Welch. After a scoreless first period between the pair, Wilson earned near fall points in the second period. In the third period, Wilson earned an escape, takedown and riding time point for the final margin. He completed a perfect 2-0 weekend without giving up any points. Reigning All-American Kokesh (174) capped the Husker victory with 12-3 triumph over Patrick Kissel. Kokesh is 26-1 this season and improves to 11-0 in duals. Next weekend, the Huskers travel to Champaign, Ill., to grapple against Illinois on Saturday. The dual is slated to start at 4 p.m. CT, and will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Results: 184: #11 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Tanner Lynde (PUR), 5-1 (NEB 3, PUR 0) 197: #15 Braden Atwood (PUR) by dec. over #20 Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 (NEB 3, PUR 3) HWT: Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Alex White (PUR), 4-1 (NEB 6, PUR 3) 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Camden Eppert (PUR), 3-0 (NEB 9, PUR 3) 133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by pin over #14 Cashe Quiroga (PUR), 3:53 (NEB 15, PUR 3) 141: Danny Sabatello (PUR) by pin over Colton McCrystal (NEB), 6:53 (NEB 15, PUR 9) 149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Brandon Nelsen (PUR), 11-4 (NEB 18, PUR 9) 157: #1 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Alex Griffin (PUR), 11-4 (NEB 21, PUR 9) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Chad Welch (PUR), 6-0 (NEB 24, PUR 9) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over Patrick Kissel (PUR), 12-3 (NEB 28, PUR 9)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Senior 149-pound Raymond Borja’s (Virginia Beach, Va.) major decision with one bout remaining proved to be the deciding factor as the Navy wrestling team (3-2) scored a 19-18 victory over North Carolina (5-7) Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill. The Mids have now won 11 of the last 12 meetings against the Tar Heels, including five of the last six in Chapel Hill. With the match deadlocked at 15 with two bouts remaining, Borja stepped to the mat where he met UNC redshirt sophomore Christian Barber. Borja took a 7-1 lead after the opening period, but Barber, who came into the match with a 23-6 overall record and a 7-1 dual mark, trimmed the lead to 7-4 heading into the final period. Borja, though, earned the escape to start the third and and it propelled him to a pair of takedowns and a pair of near falls en route to an 18-5 major decision. With a 19-15 lead, Navy sent senior Zach Johnson (Memphis, Tenn.) onto the mat for the final bout of the afternoon. Johnson, however, was unable to get anything going, but was able to fight off any chance of a near fall by UNC’s Jake Crawford who desperately needed the extra point victory. Crawford picked up the 6-0 win, but it wasn’t enough as the Tar Heels surrendered the 19-18 victory to Navy. “Ray came up huge for us,” said Navy interim head coach Brian Antonelli. “He wrestled for the team knowing he needed to get extra points. That’s what teammates do. I couldn’t be more proud of his effort and the message he sent.” Navy opened the match with its two best wrestlers on the mat early. Returning NCAA qualifier Peyton Walsh (Glen Allen, Va.) beat Carolina’s John Michael Staudenmayer for a second consecutive year in dual action with a 4-1 decision at 165 pounds. Walsh is now 4-0 in dual meets this season and 13-4 over his career. “Peyton and Staudenmayer have met a number of times. He (Staudenmayer) is a tough wrestler, but Peyton, like he has all year, just grinds out the close matches.” Fifteenth-ranked Mathew Miller (Edgewood, Md.) gave Navy a 9-0 advantage with his pin against Tar Heels redshirt freshman Scott Marmoll. Miller was in command of the match from the beginning, taking Marmoll to the mat and then acquiring a pair of near falls for an 8-0 lead after the first period before getting the pin in the second period. For Miller, it was was his sixth win by fall this season and 16th of his career. UNC briefly stopped Navy’s momentum with a 10-5 victory by junior Alex Utley at 184 pounds. He used a takedown and a near fall late in the second period to catapult him to the win over Navy sophomore William Miller (Chinook, Mont.) who was making his first collegiate dual meet appearance. Navy, though, extended its lead to 15-3 behind wins at 197 and 285 pounds by Paul Rands (Cary, Ill.) and Colynn Cook (Murrysville, Pa.), respectively. Rands scored a takedown against Frank Abbondanza just 30 seconds into the match and never looked back as he claimed a 9-2 victory. At 3-1 in dual action this winter, it’s the most dual victories he has had during his career (including at Northwestern his freshman year). Meanwhile, Cook had a strong second period where he used a pair of takedowns and an escape to take a 5-2 lead. He added riding time to post a 6-3 decision and snap a three-match losing streak. “Cook and Rands did a nice job today,” added Antonelli. “Colynn continues to improve each match. He was able to contol the tie-up and got some points. “Rands is putting it together. I think he’s staying composed and focused on getting points. Since the tournament cycle ended, he seems to have gotten into a groove.” While Navy held a comfortable 15-3 lead midway through the match, North Carolina rallied behind its strength in the lightweights and won thre in a row to tie the match. Navy rookie Brenden Campbell (New Castle, Ind.) was the agressor early in his match against 20th-ranked Nathan Kraisser at 125 pounds, but a short letdown opened a window for Kraisser to take Campbell to the mat and pick up the fall at 2:09. “Brenden took the fight to Kraisser, but I think he relazed a little and reset just for a second and he pounced on him. I applaud his effort, but it’s a lesson learned that you can’t let down against a talented wrestler like him (Kraisser).” Freshman Troy Heilmann scored a 5-0 victory over Navy 133-pound junior Colton Rasche (Plano, Ill.) who has struggled with an injury as of late and in turn so, too, has his record. Rasche has dropped four of his last five matches. Carolina continued the upperhand at 141 pounds where sixth-ranked Evan Henderson dealt Navy senior Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) a 4-0 loss to knot the match at 15. The Mids return to action next Saturday when they travel to New London, Conn. in hopes of adding to their list of All-Academy Championship titles. The 20th edition of the All-Academy Championship features Air Force, Army, The Citadel, Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine Academy, Navy, Norwich and VMI. Action will begin at 10:00 am with the finals streamed live beginning at 4:00 pm. Results: 165: Peyton Walsh (N) dec John Michael Staudenmayer (NC) 4-1 174: #15 Mathew Miller (N) fall Scott Marmoll (NC) 5:26 184: Alex Utley (NC) dec William Miller (N) 10-5 197: Paul Rands (N) dec Frank Abbondanza (NC) 9-2 285: Colynn Cook (N) dec Bob Coe (NC) 6-3 125: #20 Nathan Kraisser (NC) fall Brenden Campbell (N) 2:09 133: Troy Heilmann (NC) dec Colton Rasche (N) 5-0 141: #6 Evan Henderson (NC) dec Joe Locksmith (N) 4-0 149: Raymond Borja (N) major dec Christian Barber (NC) 18-5 157: Jake Crawford (NC) dec Zach Johnson (N) 6-0

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Old Dominion University wrestling team (5-8, 1-2) resumed Mid-American Conference play tonight with a 21-10 win on the road against the University of Buffalo. The win is the first ever MAC victory in Old Dominion history. ODU picked up victories tonight from Michael Hayes (133), Alexander Richardson (149), Tristan Warner (157), Billy Curling (174), Jack Dechow (184), Kevin Beazley (197) and Jake Henderson (Heavyweight). “We had a good scrap with Buffalo tonight,” said ODU head coach Steve Martin. “Our guys fought hard and executed their attacks as well as their style. It was a good simulation for the MAC tournament as we had back-to-back competition two days in a row. Michael Hayes, Lenny Richardson, Tristan Warner, Billy Curling and Jack Dechow completed the weekend with back-to-back victories. Kevin Beazley defeated a tough opponent and Jake Henderson wrestled well at Heavyweight. Chris Mecate had an unusual loss as he got caught in a 5-point hold off of his own leg attack. This weekend gives us several technical areas that we need to improve in. We look forward to being at home and competing against MAC opponents NIU and Central Michigan next weekend.” At 174 pounds, Curling turned the match in ODU’s favor with a 7-4 decision victory over Rrok Ndokaj. Dechow (184) won by a 3-1 overtime decision, which gave the Monarchs a 15-10 lead. Beazley’s (197) 7-3 decision win gave ODU enough team points to secure the team victory. The night started at 125 pounds where Buddy Scarborough fell by a 13-5 major decision. Results: 125- Mike Soria (BUF) won by maj. dec. over Buddy Scarborough (ODU), 13-5. ODU trails 4-0. 133- Michael Hayes (ODU) dec. Justin Farmer (BUF), 7-2. ODU trails 4-3. 141- Nick Flannery (BUF) dec. #4 Chris Mecate (ODU), 12-7. ODU trails 7-3. 149- Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Ryan Todora (BUF), 6-2. ODU trails 7-6. 157- Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Wally Maziarz (BUF), 8-2. ODU leads 9-7. 165- Tyler Rill (BUF) dec. Devin Geoghegan (ODU), 3-2. ODU trails 10-9. 174- Billy Curling (ODU) dec. Rkok Ndokaj (BUF), 7-4. ODU leads 12-10. 184- Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Tony Lock (BUF), SV-1 3-1. ODU leads 15-10. 197- Kevin Beazley (ODU) dec. Angelo Malvestuto, 7-3. ODU leads 18-10. 285- Jake Henderson (ODU) dec. James Benjamin, 6-2. ODU wins 21-10.

DeKALB, Ill. -- A young Mizzou Wrestling program was forced to quickly forget about their first dual loss of the season Friday night, and did so by way of a 31-0 shutout victory versus MAC-foe Northern Illinois on Saturday afternoon. All 10 Tigers to touch the mat emerged victorious, including a major decision victory by sophomore Cody Johnston in his first career start. Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith gave Johnston the nod at 184 pounds Saturday afternoon, and the Tiger sophomore didn't disappoint. Johnston was a scoring machine early on, tallying three takedowns and two nearfalls en route to a 13-3 major decision over Caleb Busson, the only bonus point victory on the day. It was his first major decision of the season, and his 11th win in bonus point territory. Johnston was the 18th grappler to make a dual start for the Tigers in six dual meets. With five freshmen in Mizzou's starting lineup, many young Tigers are starting to grow up quickly, especially after the adversity they faced Friday night in Northern Iowa. Freshman Joey Lavallee went 2-0 on the road trip thanks in large part to a takedown with 11 seconds remaining at 157 pounds. Northern Illinois' Andrew Morse led 3-2 with riding time locked up, and Lavallee found a way to wrap him up with just seconds left. The bout went to overtime, where Lavallee only needed 10 more seconds for a takedown in sudden victory. "We were knocked down last night by a really good team. I know as a young team they were questioning who we were as a team, and they responded the right way," said Smith following his program's second shutout in two weeks. "I mean, we had (Joey) Lavallee down 3-0 and then coming back to tie it with under 30 seconds to go, and then win it in overtime. And Cody Johnston didn't even know he was wrestling until yesterday, and stepped up big for us, not just by winning but getting bonus points as well. We had the right attitude and right responses to the adversity we faced this weekend. I really enjoy this team, and the character and fight they bring, which we saw today." Heavyweight Devin Mellon closed out Saturday's matinee dual with a 2-1 overtime victory in what was a big matchup with possible implications for the MAC Conference Championships in March. Mellon and NIU's Jared Torrence traded escapes in the first seven minutes to send the bout to overtime tied at one-a-piece. Mellon and Torrence would go to a tiebreaker, where Mellon would escape and then proceed to keep Torrence from getting his own escape for the win. Mellon, tabbed No. 2 at heavyweight in the conference, backed up his ranking by topping Torrence, ranked No. 3 in the MAC. The team doesn't slow down for the next couple of weekend's, with two more top-10 matchups coming next weekend when Mizzou heads back on the road for duals against No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 9 Oklahoma State. The squad will then host Buffalo and Eastern Michigan at the Hearnes Center on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8 in what will be the first action at the Hearnes Center for the Tigers this year. Mizzou's matchup on Feb. 7 versus Buffalo will be a part of Mizzou Athletics' annual Beauty and the Beast event, where both Mizzou Wrestling and Mizzou's Gymnastics team compete simultaneously. Tickets for the event are on sale now at MUTigers.com/tickets. Stay tuned with everything Tiger Style wrestling by following the program on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Fans can also join the conversation by using hashtag #TigerStyle. FINAL RESULTS- MIZZOU 31, NIU 0 125 - Barlow McGhee (MIZZ) decision over Nick Harrison (NIU), 4-2. (3-0 MIZZ) 133 - Matt Manley (MIZZ) decision over Nick Smith (NIU), 8-7. (6-0 MIZZ) 141 - Lavion Mayes (MIZZ) decision over Tyler Argue (NIU), 7-3. (9-0 MIZZ) 149 - Drake Houdashelt (MIZZ) major decision over Rob Jillard (NIU), 6-2. (12-0 MIZZ) 157 - Joey Lavallee (MIZZ) sudden victory over Andrew Morse (NIU), 6-4. (15-0 MIZZ) 165 - Zach Toal (MIZZ) decision over Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU), 5-3. (18-0 MIZZ) 174 - Mikey England (MIZZ) decision over Matt Mougin (NIU), 7-1. (21-0 MIZZ) 184 - Cody Johnston (MIZZ) major decision over Caleb Busson (NIU), 13-3. (25-0 MIZZ) 197 - J'den Cox (MIZZ) decision over Shawn Scott (NIU), 8-5. (28-0 MIZZ) HWT - Devin Mellon (MIZZ) decision over Jared Torrence (NIU) in TB-1, 2-1. (31-0 MIZZ)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Freshman Mark Grey and senior Mike Nevinger earned consecutive pins to help Cornell build a 16-0 lead after three matches and the Big Red swept through the lineup to knock off Brown 38-0 on Saturday afternoon at Friedman Wrestling Center. The Big Red improved to 6-0 on the season and won its 60th consecutive Ivy League match dating back to 2002. The Bears slipped to 0-6 on the year. Moita earned a surprising takedown 10 seconds into the match and nearly added another less than 30 seconds later before the two went out of bounds, but Garrett took the lead with a takedown of his own midway through the period. A locked hands call on Garrett during the ride tied it at 3-3, but the sophomore rode him out to secure more than a minute. After choosing down to start the second, Garrett escaped nearly immediately and quickly spun behind him to go up 7-3 after a second stalling call on Moita gave him a penalty point. He continued to push the pace and earned another takedown to extend the lead heading into the third. Garrett tilted him to his back right away for a two-point nearfall, then after cutting Moita loose, was able to take him down quick to secure the major decision and a 14-5 victory. After missing more than a month due to injury, Grey was able to light up the Friedman crowd with a pin in his return. The rookie beat the clock in the second, turning Brown's Anthony Finocchiaro to the back with a cradle and squaring the shoulders on the mat with one second left to add six points to Cornell's total. Mike Nevinger needed three minutes less than Grey, earning the fall just 1:45 into his match with Jack Twomey-Kozak. After a quiet first minute between the two, Nevinger caught the rookie in a bad position and earned the fall after nearly 30 seconds of jostling with Twomey-Kozak on his back trying to avoid the pin. With a 16-0 team lead, senior Conner David was able to earn a sudden victory decision over Cortlandt Choate. After a 2-2 tie after seven minutes thanks to a last-second escape in the third by David to knot the match, the senior was able to take the 149-pound match with a double leg takedown of Choate right before the two would head into the ride-out periods. Realbuto controlled the 157-pound bout over Justin Staudenmayer, earning a 5-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and a three-point nearfall en route to a 9-0 major to make it 19-0 for the Big Red. Dylan Palacio made it six straight wins in the dual after the intermission, getting a first period takedown to take an early lead. A Phillip Marano escape in the second sent the match into the third tied 2-2, but with Palacio having a ride time advantage of 1:35. The freshman added a pair of takedowns in the third to clinch the 7-3 decision. At 174 pounds, Duke Pickett was able to scratch a 4-2 triumph over Ricky McDonald. A first period takedown proved to be the difference in the win as Pickett improved to 12-4 on the season and 3-2 in dual meet competition. The feature match of the day was at 184 pounds with third-ranked Gabe Dean meeting No. 10 Ophir Bernstein, with the rookie escaping with a 3-2 decision. It was Dean's second win of the year against Bernstein, as the two met earlier in the year in Las Vegas with the rookie taking a 4-1 win. After a scoreless first period where both wrestlers were able to defend against strong shots, Dean opened the scoring with an escape 25 seconds into the second. Bernstein was able to reverse Dean early in the third to take a 2-1 lead, but the freshman was able to reverse it back to make it 3-2 and then rode out the junior for the win. Jace Bennett took the 197-pound bout over Augustus Marker, 10-5, to give Cornell a 35-0 victory. The two were tied at 4-4 after a high-scoring first period that featured dual reversals, though Bennett also had 1:35 in ride time. The junior's second period escape made it 5-4 for the Big Red and he was able to earn a takedown and a two-point nearfall at the buzzer when Marker took a desperation shot that went badly. Cornell completed the dual sweep at heavyweight with Jacob Aiken-Phillips controlling Ryder Cavey for a 6-0 decision. Aiken-Phillips was able to earn a first period takedown and two nearfall points to go up 4-0. A second period escape and ride time closed out the 38-0 team victory. The Big Red will be back in action against Rutgers tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Newman Arena. The dual will also serve as a fundraiser for Hospicare of Ithaca. Results: 125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) won by major decision over Vincent Moita (Brown), 14-5 133: Mark Grey (Cornell) won by fall over over Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown), 4:59 141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) won by fall over Jack Twomey-Kozak (Brown), 1:45 149: Conner David (Cornell) won by decision over Cortlandt Choate (Brown), 4-2 (sv) 157: #8 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) won by major decision over Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 9-0 165 - #17 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) won by decision over Phillip Marano (Brown), 7-3 174 - Duke Pickett won by decision over Ricky McDonald (Brown), 4-2 184 - Gabe Dean (Cornell) won by decision over Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 3-2 197 - Jace Bennett (Cornell) won by decision over Augustus Marker (Brown), 10-5 285 - Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) won by decision over Ryder Cavey (Brown), 6-0

EDINBORO, Pa. -- Edinboro clinched the Eastern Wrestling League regular season crown on Saturday night with a 29-10 victory over Bloomsburg at McComb Fieldhouse. The Fighting Scots wrapped up EWL competition with a perfect 5-0 record while winning for the second straight night, and improved to 7-3 overall. Bloomsburg is now 5-6 overall and 1-2 in EWL action. The Fighting Scots followed their usual pattern of jumping out to a big lead, as they won the first five matches, four by bonus points. That gave them a 23-0 lead. Bloomsburg would follow with a pair of decisions at 165 and 174 lbs. to close the gap to 23-6, but Edinboro would win two of the final three matches. Ernest James capped the evening with his first win in four tries against Bloomsburg's Justin Grant. James came in ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and 19th by InterMat, while Grant was ranked 14th by Amateur Wrestling News. James would prevail with a 2-1 decision, the same score that Grant beat James by in the PSAC finals in December. Following a scoreless first period, James rode out Grant in the second period just 25 seconds remained. The fifth-year senior then registered his own escape at 1:38 to knot the score at 1-1. He would win thanks to the 1:13 in riding time. James is now 20-5 while Grant fell to 22-5. The night got underway with a 4-0 decision by Kory Mines, ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and 19th by InterMat, over Sean Boylan at 125 lbs. Mines took a 1-0 lead with a quick escape in the second period, then picked up two near fall points at 1:`10 of the third period, along with owning a 1:57 advantage in riding time. He improved to 18-6. A.J. Schopp followed with a 16-0 technical fall over Nick Wilcox (18-9) at 133 lbs. as the two continued their long rivalry. Ranked second, Schopp led just 2-0 after one period, but he built the margin to 7-0 after two periods with two tilts. He registered his second takedown of the bout just over thirty seconds into the third period, and would tilt Wilcox two more times for a total of six points. Schopp is now 24-1 and boosted his career ledger to 96-12. Top-ranked Mitchell Port made it 14-0 with the only fall of the evening. He boosted his record to 20-0 with the pin of Elliot Zackoski at 3:54. He had three takedowns in the first period alone with a reversal early in the second period ultimately leading to the fall. After taking last night off against Cleveland State, Dave Habat turned in a strong showing at 149 lbs., winning by technical fall over Derek Goodwin, 18-2 at 4:26. Habit held a 9-2 lead after one period courtesy of three takedowns and three back points. He would add an escape and takedown, followed by a pair of three near fall tilts to end the match. Ranked 16th by InterMat and 17th by Amateur Wrestling News, Habat is now 20-4. Johnny Greisheimer found himself trailing 6-2 after less than two minutes in his 157 lb. match with Kevin Hartnett, as Hartnett took the Boro senior down three times. Greishimer, ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and 17th by InterMat, responded with an escape and a takedown with eight second left in the period to close to within 6-5. He scored the lone points of the second period with an escape and takedown for an 8-6 advantage, then used a big third period to claim a 17-6 major decision. He opened the third period with a takedown, then twice tilted Hartnett for six points. He improved to 19-7 while boosting Edinboro's lead to 23-0. Bloomsburg would claim decisions in the next two bouts to make it 23-6. Kasey Burnett-Davis put up a game fight against 15th-ranked Josh Veltre (15-3) at 165 lbs., but ultimately fell to 10-6 after a 7-3 decision for Veltre. The same held true for Patrick Jennings at 174 lbs. Mike Dessino (22-6) used a reversal thirty seconds into the third period for a 2-0 decision over Jennings, who fell to 8-9. Vic Avery assured Edinboro the win with a 7-4 decision over Sam Shirey at 184 lbs. Shirey led 2-1 after one period, but Avery answered with an escape and takedown in the second period for a 4-2 lead. Shirey closed to 4-3 with an escape to start the third, but Avery's second takedown with 1:13 left gave him a 6-3 cushion. Shirey's escape was balanced by a 1:01 riding time advantage for Avery. Ranked 14th by Amateur Wrestling News and 15th by InterMat, Avery is now 14-2. Bloomsburg's Richard Perry, ranked fourth by Amateur Wrestling News and fifth by InterMat, picked up his 100th career victory at 197 lbs. with a 12-4 major decision over Vince Pickett (12-9). Results: 125 lbs. – #19 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Sean Boylan (BU) 4-0 133 lbs. -- #2 A.J. Schopp (EU) tech. fall Nick Wilcox (BU) 16-0 (7:00) 141 lbs. -- #1 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over Elliot Zackoski (BU) 3:54 149 lbs. -- #16 Dave Habat (EU) tech. fall Derek Goodwin (BU) 18-2 (4:26) 157 lbs. – #17 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) maj. dec. Kevin Hartnett (BU) 17-6 165 lbs. – #15 Josh Veltre (BU) dec. Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) 7-3 174 lbs. – Mike Dessino (BU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 2-0 184 lbs. – #15 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Sam Shirey (BU) 7-4 197 lbs. – #5 Richard Perry (BU) maj. dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 12-4 Hwt. – Justin Grant (BU) dec. #19 Ernest James (EU) 2-1

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The No. 6 Oklahoma wrestling team (8-1 overall, 2-0 Big 12) escaped with a 20-18 win over No. 24 Oregon State (7-5 overall, 2-0 Pac-12) Saturday afternoon inside Gill Coliseum. Entering the final match at 197 pounds between No. 3 Travis Rutt and No. 13 Taylor Meeks, the Sooners trailed 18-17. Rutt secured a 7-3 decision over the junior to give OU the victory. "Oregon State is a very good team. They had a good plan against us and are very well coached," OU head coach Mark Cody said. "Any time you can give up two pins against a team of that caliber and still come up with a win, it's fortunate. As a team we still have a lot of work to do in preparing our guys for what's to come in the next couple of months." The dual began with the heavyweight division, and the Sooners suffered losses in the first two matches and fell behind 9-0 before Cody Brewer added a 13-4 major decision of Drew Van Anrooy to cut into Oregon State’s lead. No. 15 Nick Lester continued to decrease the deficit with a decision of redshirt freshman Joey Delgado, 5-3, at 141 pounds. Then, No. 2 Kendric Maple gave the Sooners their first lead at 10-9 after he topped No. 12 Scott Sakaguchi in the 149-pound bout by an 8-6 decision. The Sooners also registered wins at 165 pounds and 174 pounds from redshirt freshman Clark Glass and No. 1 Andrew Howe, respectively. Glass defeated sophomore Toney Chay by decision, 5-2, while Howe added a 17-6 major decision of junior Joe Latham. With the win, Howe improved to a perfect 15-0 on the season. Oregon State took the matches at 285 pounds, 125 pounds, 157 pounds and 184 pounds. No. 15 Amarveer Dhesi of Oregon State defeated OU’s No. 17 Ross Larson by a 6-2 decision in the night’s first match at heavyweight. At 125 pounds, sophomore Joey Palmer caught freshman Sean Williams by a pin, giving the Beavers the early 9-0 lead. The dual start was Williams' first of his career as he took the place of the injured Jarrod Patterson. Oregon State added another fall at 157 pounds as No. 11 RJ Pena took down No. 19 Justin DeAngelis in 1:53. Senior Austin Morehead downed OU freshman Danny Chaid by an 9-2 decision at 184 pounds. The Sooners return to the mat at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, as they face No. 7 Missouri in their final home dual of the season. Seven members of OU’s senior class will be recognized prior to the match. Results: 285: No. 15/17 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State) dec. No. 17/15 Ross Larson, 6-2 125: Joey Palmer (Oregon State) fall Sean Williams (OU), 4:33 133: No. 8/8 Cody Brewer (OU) maj. dec. Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon State), 13-4 141: No. 15/20 Nick Lester (OU) dec. Joey Delgado (Oregon State), 5-3 149: No. 2/2 Kendric Maple (OU) dec. No. 12/16 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 8-6 157: No.11/9 RJ Pena (Oregon State) fall No. 19/19 Justin DeAngelis (OU), 1:53 165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Toney Chay (Oregon State), 5-2 174: No. 1/1 Andrew Howe (OU) maj. dec. Joe Latham (Oregon State), 17-6 184: Austin Morehead (Oregon State) dec. Danny Chaid, 9-2 197: No. 3/3 Travis Rutt (OU) dec. No. 13/11 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), 7-3

DALTON, Ga. -- Peter Anguiano of Grand Canyon took control early in the heavyweight match, and with the Collegiate Cup title on the line, dominated the rest of the way as Grand Canyon rallied in the final three weights to get past Shorter, 23-19. The win earns the Lopes the title in the first leg of the NCWA Championship Series, along with 24 team points that will carry over to the start of the NCWA Championships in March. Anguiano closed his big evening by pulling away from Shorter’s Marlen Morgan with a four-point second period and won, 11-4, to end the see-saw title match that had three lead changes and a tie after 10 bouts. Anguiano opened the night by pinning the top-ranked heavyweight, Ian Jones of Apprentice, in the first period of their semifinal match. The championship was tied 19-19 following the 235-pound match, where third-ranked Andrew Ewers’ won over GCU’s Nate Zobott, 9-4. Shorter led, 16-15, after Shorter’s Terrence Smith defended his top-ranking at 184 pounds with an 8-7 win over GCU’s Austin Gaun, ranked eighth. But Marcus Haughian came right back with an 8-0 major decision at 197 pounds to put GCU ahead, 19-16. GCU took control early in the match with wins in three of the first four matches. Zach Zehner won with a first-period pin at 141, and Lino Estrada put the Lopes on the board with a 12-2 major decision over Jesse Jones at 133. Mike Hamel, an NCAA Division II All-American last year, won by technical fall (16-1) at 149 to give GCU a three-match win streak and a 15-6 lead midway through the match. Shorter climbed back beginning at 157 pounds, where the Hawks’ second-ranked Kannon Madden beat GCU’s top-ranked Chayse Jackson, 6-3. Madden’s win was the last of a string of upsets where Shorter wrestlers defeated higher-ranked opponents from the NCWA rankings. Wally Figaro then decisioned Juan Carlos Maynes, and Dalton Lane majored Austin Trujillo, 11-3, to bring Shorter to within 15-13. In the opening match of the championship, Benjamin Smith edged AJ Salazar, 12-10. Lane should ascend to the top spot of the 174 rankings after beating Liberty’s top-ranked Keyshaun Ward in the semifinals, 9-0, along with other multiple changes sparked by Shorter’s and GCU results. Following Lane’s upset in the semi’s, the next match offered a 1-vs-2 match as well and Shorter again pulled out the win as top-ranked Terrence Smith edged Liberty’s Royal Brettrager, 8-5. The two wins helped Shorter take the lead, but the match still came down to heavyweight again, and the Hawks’ Marlen Morgan took down Zachary Newton in overtime for a 3-1 win to send Shorter into the final. GCU won a runaway over Apprentice, 54-0, in the other semifinal. Shorter will earn 23 team points toward the NCWA Championships based on its runner-up finish, with Liberty taking 22 points and Apprentice 21 with their top-four finishes. Every team that competed at the Collegiate Cup earned team points toward the championship based on the weighted scale. Central Florida took fifth place with a 24-19 win over Grand Valley State, and the rest of the top 10 was Mott Community College (Mich.) in seventh, followed by Middle Tennessee State, South Florida and Mercer. No team has repeated as champion in the Collegiate Cup’s six-year history. Previous winners are Grand Valley State (2009), Marion Military Institute (2010), California Baptist (2011), Liberty (2012) and Lindenwood-St. Charles (2013). Grand Canyon, in the first year of its provisional NCAA membership, is expected to return to defend its title next year. Complete boxscores for each match can be found at www.ncwa.net/results. Finals Results: Championship: Grand Canyon 23, Shorter 19 3rd place: iberty 48, Apprentice 12 5th place: Central Florida 24, Grand Valley State 19 7th place: Mott CC (Mich.) 36, Middle Tennessee 24 9th place: South Florida 34, Mercer 18 11th place: North Florida 1, Mass. Inst. of Technology 0 (forfeit) 13th place: Florida Gulf Coast 39, Marion Military Institute 21 15th place: Stony Brook 33, East Tennessee State 30 17th place: Southern Virginia 39, Tennessee Temple 12 19th place: Texas 27, Connecticut 12 21st place: Toledo 1, South Carolina 0 (forfeit)

Mark Cirello picked up a 2-1 decision in the final bout of the day to secure a 21-19 win for the American University wrestling team in its dual at Binghamton on Saturday afternoon. Cirello trailed Joe Bonaldi, 1-0, heading into the second period and was able to get the escape to tie it up. The redshirt junior started on top in the third and was able to ride Bonaldi out for the 2-1 win to give American its fourth EIWA victory of the season. "This was a tough road win today," said Head Coach Teague Moore. "The positives are that we wrestled as a team even when two of our top wrestlers lost. Mark Cirello wrestled his best match of the year to win the dual." John Boyle started the day with a 12-4 major decision over Colton Perry at 157 lbs. and Keithen Cast posted a 19-2 tech fall in 5:14 to put American up 9-3. The Bearcats won each of the next three bouts to take a 16-9 lead. No. 11 David Terao and Esteban Gomez-Rivera registered back-to-back wins for the Eagles at 125 and 133 lbs. Terao earned a 3-2 decision over David White and Gomez-Rivera tallied his career-fastest fall, pinning Mike Sardo in 1:10. Nick Tighe edged Tom Page in an 11-5 decision to put Binghamton in the lead, 19-18, heading into Cirello's bout. "I'm proud of our underclassmen for stepping up when we needed wins," said Moore. "Gomez-Rivera, Boyle and Cast executed with confidence today." The Eagles head to Lewisburg, Pa. next to face Bucknell on Friday, January 31 at 7 p.m. Results: 157: John Boyle (AU) major dec. Colton Perry (BU), 12-4; American leads, 4-0 165: Vincent Grella (BU) dec. Cristian Masaya (AU), 4-0; American leads, 4-3 174: Keithen Cast (AU) tech fall Ben Price (BU), 19-2 (5:14); American leads, 9-3 184: Caleb Wallace (BU) major dec. Jason Grimes (AU), 14-4; American leads, 9-7 197: Cody Reed (BU) dec. #12 Daniel Mitchell (AU), 3-1; Binghamton leads, 10-9 HWT: Tyler Deuel (BU) fall Blake Herrin (AU), 2:24; Binghamton leads, 16-9 125: #11 David Terao (AU) dec. David White (BU), 3-2; Binghamton leads, 16-12 133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (AU) fall Mike Sardo (BU), 1:10; American leads, 18-16 141: Nick Tighe (BU) dec. Tom Page (AU), 11-5; Binghamton leads, 19-18 149: Mark Cirello (AU) dec. Joe Bonaldi (BU), 2-1; American wins, 21-19

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Winning a national championship is never easy, and the King University women's wrestling team learned that on Saturday. The Tornado trailed Oklahoma City University by 13 points going into the finals of the Women's College Wrestling Association (WCWA) College Championships, but King won four individual national titles and Julia Salata clinched the team title with a 5-1 decision at 155 pounds. Coming into the second day of the championship, King held the lead, and had 11 wrestlers in the semifinals as they looked for their first WCWA national title. Six of those 11 wrestlers made the finals, and four won national titles to give King their first WCWA national title, outscoring Oklahoma City 229-227. King Women's Wrestling TeamFreshman Haley Augello got the Tornado on a roll in the finals when she defeated Amy Fearnside of University of Jamestown on a 10-0 technical fall. Augello did not allow a point in four matches, winning all by technical fall. Sarah Hildebrandt kept the momentum rolling at 123 pounds as she won the national title on a fall in 2:22 over Cady Chessin of Menlo College, pulling King closer to Oklahoma City. At 136 pounds, senior Alli Ragan successfully defended her national title from a year ago, defeating Shai Mason of Jamestown 10-0 on a technical fall. Following Ragan's match, King trailed Oklahoma City by just two points 227-225. Amanda Hendey had a chance to put King in the lead as she squared off with Tamyra Mensah in the title bout at 143 pounds. However, Mensah took an 8-0 win to take the title. Nevertheless, Salata faced Oklahoma City's Kayla Aggio in the match that ultimately determined the championship. Salata held slim advantage after the first period before taking the bout on a 5-1 decision to give King a 229-227 lead over Oklahoma City, who had no wrestlers left, clinching the title for the Tornado. At 191 pounds, Malexis McAdoo squared off with Jenna Mclatchy of Simon Fraser University in a rematch from the NWCA National Duals two weeks ago. Mclatchy topped McAdoo 8-2 to give King their second runner-up of the championship. The Tornado won their first national title with 229 points while Oklahoma City took second for the second straight year with 227 points. Defending national champions Simon Fraser took third with 219 points. Earlier in the day, after advancing to the semifinals, Ashley Iliff and Shannon Constantine squared off for fifth place at 101 pounds. Iliff came away with a narrow 4-3 victory. Daisy Santos also advanced to the semifinals at 109 pounds, and ended up taking sixth in the bracket. At 123 pounds, Kayla Bartosch fell in the quarterfinals, but rebounded to take her seventh place bout over Teasia Lizama of Northwest Kansas Technical College on a fall in 2:54. The Tornado also had two wrestlers place in the 130 pound bracket. Kayla Brendlinger advanced to the semifinals on Friday before dropping to the consolation bracket where she took sixth place. After advancing to the quarterfinals, Megan Black rebounded and took an 11-1 technical fall victory over Lindenwood University's Rachel Factora to take seventh place. Both Kerri Bumpers and Lorrie Ramos placed at 170 pounds with Bumpers finishing third and Ramos fifth. Bumpers worked her way through the consolation bracket where she defeated Sherese Thomas on a fall in 0:48 in the third place bout while Ramos took a 16-6 technical fall victory over Gabriela Guzman of Lindenwood to take fifth. Head coach Jason Moorman was also named WCWA National Coach of the Year, and 14 Tornado earned All-American honors. The championship is King's first WCWA title, and their second in as many weeks as they took home the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals title two weeks ago.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team fell to No. 4 Minnesota, 19-15, Saturday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The teams split 10 matches, but Minnesota scored bonus points at 125 and 197 to hand No. 2 Iowa its first conference loss of the season. "This is Big Ten, Division I wrestling," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "We have to be sharper than that. We have to be ready to battle. It's pretty clear that we regressed a little bit as a team, but made strides individually. That's probably how you would sum it up." Iowa (11-2, 4-1) scored three wins over top 5 opponents. Eleventh-ranked Josh Dziewa escaped in the second period to earn a 1-0 win over No. 5 Chris Dardanes, and Mike Evans and Bobby Telford both worked overtime to earn wins at 174 and 285. Evans, ranked No. 6 at 174, escaped in the first tiebreak period to defeat No. 5 Logan Storley, 2-1. Telford, ranked No. 3 at 285, finished a single leg with six seconds left in sudden victory to defeat No. 2 Tony Nelson, 3-1. "I think those kind of wins are pretty important," said Evans, who improved to 1-3 in his career against Storley. "Tony Nelson and Logan Storley have a few wins over both of us, and regardless of the team winning or losing, you have to go out there with the attitude that you're going to win for your team and you're going to win for yourself." The Hawkeyes also got wins at 133 and 165. Third-ranked Tony Ramos used a pair of takedowns and 1:30 riding time to defeat No. 9 David Thorn, 6-2, at 133. Nick Moore rode Danny Zilverberg the entire second period and added two escapes in the third to hold on for a 3-2 win at 165. Scott Schiller earned a major decision at 197 pounds (Photo/David Peterson)The Gophers' (8-1, 5-1) opened with bonus points at 125 and never trailed in the dual. Sam Brancale ended No. 3 Thomas Gilman's nine-match win streak with a first period fall. No 3 Nick Dardanes broke a 6-6 tie with a 5-3 decision over No. 13 Brody Grothus at 149, and No. 14 Dylan Ness reversed No. 2 Derek St. John in the final 30 seconds to win 7-4 at 157. Decisions from Moore and Evans knotted the score, 12-12, but No. 9 Kevin Steinhaus defeated Sammy Brooks, 8-6, at 184, and top-ranked Scott Schiller clinched the dual with a 16-5 major decision at 197. Iowa returns to the mat Friday, Jan. 31, to face No. 16 Northwestern at 7 p.m. (CT) in Evanston, Ill. Notes: Attendance was 10,588... Tony Ramos improved to 33-0 all-time inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena... Josh Dziewa recorded his third win this season over a top-five opponent... Evans and Telford earned their first career wins against Storley (1-3) and Nelson (1-5)... St. John lost for the first time inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena (30-1)... it was Minnesota's first win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2007... Iowa had won 26 straight conference duals at home. Results: 125 - Sam Brancale (UM) pinned #3 Thomas Gilman (IA), 2:03; 0-6 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) dec. #9 David Thorn (UM), 6-2; 3-6 141 - #11 Josh Dziewa (IA) dec. #5 Chris Dardanes (UM), 1-0; 6-6 149 - #3 Nick Dardanes (UM) dec. #13 Brody Grothus (IA); 5-3; 6-9 157 - #14 Dylan Ness (UM) dec. #2 Derek St. John (IA), 7-4; 6-12 165 - #4 Nick Moore (IA) dec. Danny Zilverberg (UM), 3-2; 9-12 174 - #6 Mike Evans (IA) dec. #5 Logan Storley (UM), 2-1 (TB1); 12-12 184 - #9 Kevin Steinhaus (UM) dec. Sammy Brooks (IA), 8-6; 12-15 197 - #1 Scott Schiller (UM) dec. #16 Nathan Burak (IA), 16-5; 12-19 285 - #3 Bobby Telford (IA) dec. #2 Tony Nelson (UM), 3-1; 15-19

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- UNI wrestling stayed perfect with a 24-10 win over No. 7 Missouri in front of a sold-out crowd at the West Gym. Dylan Peters (Photo/UNI Sports Information)The Panthers were looking to win a battle they lost last year to Missouri on Military Appreciation night. UNI is among just three teams in the top 10 that remain undefeated (6-0). The only other two teams are Penn State and Cornell. No. 6 Dylan Peters (125 pounds), No. 1 Joe Colon (133 pounds) and No. 14 Joey Lazor (141 pounds) protected their undefeated status and gave the Panthers a 12-0 lead. “Those guys having been doing that all year long,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “They set the tone for meet.” Cooper Moore, a redshirt freshman, continues to knock off ranked opponents with his win over No. 8 Zach Toal, a three-time NCAA qualifier. UNI ended the night with wins from No. 18 Cody Caldwell at 174 pounds and Blaize Cabell, heavyweight. All-American Ryan Loder was the only Panther to earn bonus points win his 25-second pin. Loder returned to the regular dual lineup and continues to be undefeated. He hasn’t ever given up bonus points in a match, and he hasn’t lost a dual since the 2011-12 season. “Getting him back is huge for us,” Schwab said of Loder. “He is a leader for our team.” Cabell beat Devin Mellon, an NCAA qualifier who is ranked second in the Mid-American Conference. “Our guys are feeling it. They are believing,” said Schwab. Results: 125 – #6 Dylan Peters (UNI) dec. Barlow McGhee (MU), 8-4 133 – #1 Joe Colon (UNI) dec. Matt Manley (MU), 8-1 141– #14 Joey Lazor (UNI) dec. Trevor Jauch (MU), 5-4 149 – #1 Drake Houdashelt (MU) maj. dec. Tyler Patten (UNI), 12-4 157 – Joey Lavalle (MU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 4-1 165 – #11 Cooper Moore dec. (UNI) #8 Zach Toal (MU), 6-2 174 –#18 Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. #19 Mikey England (MU), 10-7 184 – #5 Ryan Loder (UNI) fall #10 Johnny Eblen (MU), 0:25 197 – #6 J’den Cox (MU) dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 8-1 HWT – Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Devin Mellon (MU), 6-5

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (7-3 overall, 1-2 Big 12) suffered its first road loss of the season 29-3 to No. 9 Oklahoma State (5-4 overall, 2-1 Big 12) Friday night. The Cowboys won nine of the ten bouts en route to their seventh straight dual win over the Cyclones. All-American Kyven Gadson picked up the lone win of the night for ISU. Gadson defeated OSU’s Kyle Crutchmer 3-1 after scoring a takedown late into the final period. Gadson has now won 24-straight dual matches. The Waterloo, Iowa, native pushed his season record to 17-2 overall and 9-0 in dual competition with the win this evening. A top-10 matchup kicked off the evening, as No. 10 Tanner Weatherman was pitted against No. 2 Chris Perry at 174 pounds. Weatherman scored a takedown in the final 10 seconds to tie the match 4-4, but Perry prevailed with a bonus point for riding time to get the 5-4 win. Iowa State grapplers fell twice in overtime tonight at Gallagher-Iba Arena in swing matches at 125 pounds and 184 pounds. At 184,Lelund Weatherspoon was handed an 11-9 loss by No. 20 Nolan Boyd in the first sudden victory period, and at 125, Earl Hall was handed a 4-2 loss by No. 15 Eddie Klimara in the first sudden victory period. Weatherspoon came back after trailing 5-0 in the first period after getting caught on the edge trying to throw Boyd. He notched two reversals, a takedown and a two point nearfall in the ferocious comeback. A riding time point awarded to Boyd sent the match to overtime, where he eventually prevailed for the win. Hall was in on two shots in overtime vs. Klimara in the first 30 seconds but was unable to capitalize on the scoring chances. Klimara won the match with takedown on the edge of the mat with 7 seconds remaining in the first sudden victory period. Iowa State returns to the mat next week, as it heads southwest to battle Arizona State Saturday night in Tempe at 9 p.m. CT. Results: 125: No. 15 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Earl Hall (ISU), 4-2 (SV-1)\ 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) maj. dec. Shayden Terukina (ISU), 14-6 141: No. 20 Anthony Collica dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU), 4-0 149: No. 9 Josh Kindig dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 8-5 157: No. 3 Alex Dieringer (OSU) maj. dec. John Nicholson (ISU), 14-3 165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. No. 10 Michael Moreno (ISU), 5-1 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 10 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 5-4 184: No. 20 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), 11-9 (SV-1) 197: No. 2 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Kyle Crutchmer (OSU), 3-1 285: No. 18 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 2-0

ATHENS, Ohio -- Senior heavyweight Jeremy Johnson registered his fourth-consecutive pin to lead the Ohio University wrestling team (7-2; 3-2 MAC) to a thrilling 21-16 come-from-behind victory over Kent State Friday night at the Convocation Center. Ohio's win over the Golden Flashes marked its fourth-consecutive win at home this season and its seventh straight dating back to the 2012-13 campaign. The 'Cats win against KSU also marked their first win over the Golden Flashes since 2005. The Golden Flashes jumped out to the early lead after KSU's Tyler Small tallied a second period fall of freshman Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) at 141 to open up a 6-0 advantage. Ohio fought back at 149 thanks to Tywan Claxton's (South Euclid, Ohio) decision victory versus KSU's Kyle Bower, trimming the Flashes lead to 6-3. KSU responded by increasing its lead to 10-3 after Ian Miller registered a major decision over at 157. The Bobcats charged back to cut the Flashes lead to one (10-9) following back-to-back decision victories by junior Harrison Hightower (Strongsville, Ohio) at 165 and sophomore Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) at 174. Hightower's win was his 23rd victory on the year and his fifth triumph in his last six bouts. Walter's come-from-behind win versus Caleb Marsh improved his season mark to 5-1. Following a loss at 184, sophomore Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) picked up his 23rd win of the year, defeating Cole Baxter 3-2 and for the second time on the night Ohio cut KSU's lead to one at 13-12. This time however, Ohio took the lead after being down one point as Johnson (Broadview Heights, Ohio) pinned Mimmo Lytle in 2:58 to give the Bobcats their first lead of the night. Sophomore KeVon Powell (Romeoville, Ill.) clinched the team victory for the Bobcats in the following bout as he outlasted Del Vinas 9-5. Ohio returns to action on Sunday as it heads to Buffalo. The Bobcats' dual with the Bulls is set for 1 p.m. inside UB's Alumni Arena. Results: 141 Tyler Small (Kent State) won by pin over Noah Forrider (Ohio) 5:29; KSU 6 - Ohio 0 149 No. 149 Tywan Claxton (Ohio) won by dec. over Kyle Bauer (Kent State) 7-2: KSU 6 - Ohio 3 157 No. 6 Ian Miller (Kent State) won by major dec. over Spartak Chino (Ohio) 15-5: KSU 10 - Ohio 3 165 Harrison Hightower (Ohio) won by dec. over Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) 9-4; KSU 10 - Ohio 6 174 No. 9 Cody Walters (Ohio) won by dec. over Caleb Marsh (Kent State) 4-2; KSU 10 - Ohio 9 184 No. 14 Sam Wheeler (Kent State) won by dec. over Ryan Garringer (Ohio) 11-5; KSU 13 - Ohio 9 197 No. 11 Phil Wellington (Ohio) won by dec. over Cole Baxter (Kent State) 3-2; KSU 13 - Ohio 12 285 No. 11 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) won by pin over Mimmo Lytle (Kent State) 2:58; Ohio 18 - KSU 13 125 KeVon Powell (Ohio) won by dec. over Edilberto Vinas (Kent State) 9-5; Ohio 21 - KSU 13 133 No. 18 Mackenzie McGuire (Kent State) won by dec. over Kagan Squire (Ohio) 2-1; Ohio 21 - KSU 16

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Led by three pins on the night, the NC State wrestling team downed Campbell 34-10 Friday in Reynolds Coliseum. The Pack (11-3) jumped out to a 15-0 lead after the first three bouts, and won seven of 10 in the dual. Six of the seven wins were bonus point victories. The dual started at 141 pounds. The Pack opened with three straight bonus point victories and jumped out to a 15-0 lead. Sam Speno scored a 17-6 major decision win to start the match. No. 26 Brian Hamann recorded a first period pin at 149 pounds. Tommy Gantt recorded a 16-1 technical fall win at 157 pounds to give the Pack the insurmountable 15-0 lead after three bouts. Campbell scored its first points with a 10-2 major decision at 165 pounds. No. 20 Pete Renda recorded his 20th win of the season and the second pin for the Pack at 174 pounds to push the Pack's lead to 21-4. Campbell came away with an 8-7 decision at 184 pounds with a takedown in the final seconds. NC State's KaRonne Jones once again answered for the Pack, scoring a 5-3 sudden victory decision at 197 pounds. No. 5 Nick Gwiazdowski clinched the dual for the Pack with his 14-6 major decision at 285 pounds to make the score 28-6 in favor of NC State. After Campbell won 11-8 at 125, NC State's Chris Wilkes closed the dual with a pin at 133 pounds with just one second left in the match. NC State will return to action on Sunday, as the Pack will host No. 17 Virginia Tech in an ACC dual at 2 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Results: 141: Sam Speno (NCSU) major dec. Michael Dahlstrom; 17-6 - 4-0 149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) fall Collin Munson; 1:54 - 10-0 157: Tommy Gantt (NCSU) technical fall Grant Blumenthal; 17-1 - 15-0 165: Paul Duggan (Campbell) major dec. Max Rohskopf; 10-2 - 15-4 174: #20 Pete Renda (NCSU) fall Cody Ryba; 3:57 - 21-4 184: Ville Heino (Campebell) dec. Shayne Brady; 8-7 - 21-7 197: KaRonne Jones (NCSU) dec. Taylor McGiffen; 5-3 (SV1) - 24-7 285: #5 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) major dec. #27 Eloheim Palma; 14-6- 28-7 125: Tyler Walker (Campbell) dec. Micah Perez; 11-8 - 28-10 133: Chris Wilkes (NCSU) fall Drew Walker; 6:59 - 34-10

VESTAL, N.Y. -- The Old Dominion Wrestling team defeated Binghamton University by a 21-12 final Friday night ODU (4-8) defeated Binghamton (3-9) in six of the 10 matches. At 133 pounds Michael Hayes picked up a 9-1 major decision victory for Old Dominion. No. 4-ranked Chris Mecate (141) defeated Nick Tighe by a 13-2 major decision and Monarchs 174-pounder Billy Curling defeated Ben Price by a 22-8 major decision. Curling's 22 points were the most put up in a dual match this season by the Monarchs. "All our kids wrestled hard tonight," said Old Dominion head coach Steve Martin. "The guys put points on the board and built our leads, which is important this time of the year. Hayes, Mecate and Curling opened up their offense and got after their opponents. Richardson won a hard fought match in OT. Warner and Dechow dictated the pace throughout their matches from start to finish. It was a good chance to see the team wrestle on the road and stay focused." Results: 125- David White (BU) dec. Buddy Scarborough (ODU) 11-6. Binghamton leads 3-0. 133- Michael Hayes (ODU) major dec. Mike Sardo (BU) 9-1. ODU leads 4-3. 141- #4 Chris Mecate (ODU) major dec. Nick Tighe (BU) 13-2. ODU leads 8-3. 149- Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Joe Bonaldi (BU) 4-3 SV-2. ODU leads 11-3. 157- Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Colton Perry (BU) 4-1. ODU leads 14-3 165- Vincent Grella (BU) dec. Dillon Geoghegan (ODU) 4-3. ODU leads 14-6. 174- Billy Curling (ODU) major dec. Ben Price (BU) 22-8. ODU leads 18-6. 184- Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Caleb Wallace (BU) 8-2. ODU leads 21-6. 197- Cody Reed (BU) dec. Kevin Beazley (ODU) 3-1. ODU leads 21-9. 285- Tyler Deuel (BU) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU) 6-2. ODU wins 21-12.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed its sixth consecutive dual win, earning six straight matches to close the dual and surge past intrastate rival Michigan State, 26-6, on Friday night (Jan. 24) in front of 1,519 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines won eight individual matches in all to improve to 4-0 in Big Ten Conference competition. The two teams split the opening four bouts -- two decisions apiece -- with each team picking up an upset victory early in the dual. Freshman Domenic Abounader (Gates Mills, Ohio/St. Edward HS) used the overtime tiebreaker to take down No. 18-ranked John Rizqallah, 6-0, at 184 pounds. The match remained scoreless after regulation following rideouts for both wrestlers in the second and third periods. Abounader rode out the first 30-second tiebreaker and escaped quickly in the second, adding a counter takedown and cradling Rizqallah for three at the buzzer. The Spartans' upset came two bouts later at heavyweight, where Mike McClure -- ranked ninth in the latest InterMat poll -- used a late takedown and near fall to hand top-ranked freshman Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS) his first collegiate loss. The match was even at 1-1 until the final 20 seconds when McClure countered a Coon half shot to score on a single on the edge. With Coon battling to escape, McClure crunched him to add a two-point near fall out of the circle. Coon is now 23-1 this season. U-M also picked up an early win from senior/junior Collin Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS), who defeated Nick Kaczanowski at 174 pounds, 2-1, on a first-period single leg. After the MSU heavyweight win, the remainder of the dual was all Michigan as the Wolverines won each of the final six matches to pull away. The Wolverines picked up back-to-back shutouts at the lowerweights -- their second and third of the dual meet. Sophomore/freshman Conor Youtsey (Parma, Mich./Mason HS) defeated Brenan Lyon, 5-0, at 125 pounds, countering a first-period headlock for a takedown midway through the first, earning a reversal in the second and riding out the third to gain 2:38 in time advantage. Sophomore Rossi Bruno (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) also rode out the third en route to a 2-0 decision over Garth Yenter at 133 pounds. Bruno got in deep on numerous deep attacks in the first and third periods but couldn't finish. Senior/junior Steve Dutton (Miller Place, N.Y./Rocky Point HS) and fifth-year senior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) just missed on first-period falls at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively, both settling instead for major decisions. Dutton, ranked 13th at 141 pounds, earned his third straight major decision with a 14-2 win over Brian Gibbs, scoring on a double leg midway through the first period before adding a pair of three-point near falls on a leg turk and arm bar. Gibbs scored on a second-period bodylock, but Dutton rebounded with a quick reversal and added another high-crotch takedown in the third. Grajales, ranked seventh, had Nick Trimble caught in a cradle for the bulk of the first period but couldn't get the call in his 10-2 major decision win at 149 pounds. Grajales also scored on an arm drag in the second and rode for 2:01 to claim his eighth straight dual win. Freshman Brian Murphy (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North HS) took advantage of an early takedown to defeat Roger Wildmo, 4-2, at 157 pounds. He caught Wildmo reaching and spun behind for the match's lone takedown. The wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third, while Murphy, ranked 13th, earned an additional point for his 1:38 riding time. Fifth-year senior Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS), ranked seventh, capped the dual with an 8-2 decision over Bobby Nash at 165 pounds. He also took advantage of a quick start, scoring on an early head in the hole and subsequent two-point tilt in the first period. Yates added another takedown in the second and rode for 2:19. The Wolverines will continue Big Ten dual competition next weekend, traveling to Columbus, Ohio, to face Ohio State at 7 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 31) before returning home to face three-time defending NCAA champion Penn State at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 2) at Cliff Keen Arena. The PSU dual will be aired live on the Big Ten Network. Results: 174 -- Collin Zeerip (U-M) dec. Nick Kaczanowski, 3-2 U-M, 3-0 184 -- Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. #18 John Rizqallah, 6-0 TB U-M, 6-0 197 -- Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec. Chris Heald, 3-1 U-M, 6-3 Hwt -- #9 Mike McClure (MSU) dec. #1 Adam Coon, 5-1 Tied, 6-6 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Brenan Lyon, 5-0 U-M, 9-6 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Garth Yenter, 2-0 U-M, 12-6 141 -- #13 Steve Dutton (U-M) major dec. Brian Gibbs, 14-2 U-M, 16-6 149 -- #7 Eric Grajales (U-M) major dec. Nick Trimble, 10-2 U-M, 20-6 157 -- #13 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Roger Wildmo, 4-2 U-M, 23-6 165 -- #7 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Bobby Nash, 8-2 U-M, 26-6

Hempstead, NY -- Senior Luke Vaith recorded a tech fall victory and three other Pride wrestlers posted major decisions to lead Hofstra to a 29-9 EIWA victory over the Drexel Dragons at the Mack Sports Complex Friday night. The Pride won eight of the 10 matches to improve to 5-6 on the season and 3-2 in the EIWA. Drexel slipped to 4-12 overall and 0-3 in conference action. Drexel’s struggles began before they hit the mat as their bus trip from Philadelphia to Long Island took almost five hours, which caused the starting time of the match to be pushed back 30 minutes. It didn’t get better when the match started at 125 pounds as Hofstra captured the first four contests to take a 16-0 lead. 18th-ranked senior Jamie Franco (18-6) opened with a 9-0 major decision over Tanner Shoap at 125. 20th-ranked red-shirt freshman Jamel Hudson (15-4) followed with a 10-2 major over Kevin Devoy at 133 for an 8-0 lead. 10th-ranked senior Luke Vaith (21-4) then posted his fourth tech fall of the season on David Pearce at 141 before junior Cody Ruggirello (18-8) tallied a 3-0 victory over Matt Cimato at 149. Drexel posted one of its two wins at 157 as Austin Sommer edged red-shirt freshman Jahlani Callender (12-7), 5-3 to cut the deficit to 16-3. But the Pride won the next three matches as 14th-ranked graduate-student Joe Booth (25-5) majored Jason Fugiel, 12-4 at 165, red-shirt freshman Frank Affronti (9-12) topped Kevin Matyas, 6-4 with a takedown 30 seconds into sudden victory at 174 and sophomore Victor Pozsonyi (4-12) topped Alex DiCiantis, 4-2 at 184. Drexel’s ninth-ranked senior Brandon Palik continued his winning ways with a pin of Hofstra junior Zeal McGrew in 1:48 at 197 pounds. But Hofstra freshman Michael Hughes closed out the match with an 8-1 win over Joe Giorgio at 285. The Pride will now be off from competition for two weeks before returning on Friday, February 7 when they host the Bearcats of Binghamton in an EIWA match at the Mack Sports Complex. Match time for the Senior Night contest is 7 p.m. Results: 125 Jamie Franco (HU) maj. dec. Tanner Shoap (DU) 9-0. 133 Jamel Hudson (HU) maj. dec. Kevin Devoy (DU) 10-2. 141 Luke Vaith (HU) tech fall David Pearce (DU) 7:00 20-5. 149 Cody Ruggirello (HU) dec. Matt Cimato (DU) 3-0. 157 Austin Sommer (DU) dec. Jahlani Callender (HU) 5-3. 165 Joe Booth (HU) maj. dec. Jason Fugiel (DU) 12-4. 174 Frank Affronti (HU) dec. Kevin Matyas (DU) 6-4. in SV 184 Victor Pozsonyi (HU) dec. Alexander DeCiantis (DU) 4-2. 197 Brandon Palik (DU) WBF Zeal McGrew (HU) 1:48. 285 Michael Hughes (HU) dec. Joseph Giorgio (DU) 8-1.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-- No. 19 Wisconsin’s road trip got off on the right foot Friday night with a 23-12 win over Indiana in University Gymnasium in Bloomington, Ind. Wisconsin (10-4 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) posted seven wins, six by decision and one by technical fall, on its way to its 10th win of the season. The dual got underway at 149 lbs., where Rylan Lubeck started UW off with a 4-2 sudden victory decision over Eric Roach. The 157-pound match featured a matchup of ranked wrestlers as Wisconsin’s No. 7 Isaac Jordan took the mat against Indiana’s No. 5 Taylor Walsh. Jordan posted his first career win over a top-five opponent with a 2-1 decision over Walsh. Frank Cousins suffered the Badgers’ first defeat of the night, falling 8-6 at 165 lbs., to Ryan LeBlanc. Scott Liegel, Jackson Hein and Timmy McCall rattled off three-straight Badger wins to give UW a 15-3 lead after six matches. Liegel defeated Mat Irick, 6-2, at 174 lbs., Hein posted a 3-2 win over No. 17 Luke Sheridan at 184 lbs., and McCall earned a 4-2 decision over Garret Goldman at 197 lbs. No. 10 Connor Medbery suffered his first pin of the season, getting stuck at 1:35 by No. 8 Adam Chalfant at heavyweight. Indiana (7-6, 0-5) claimed its second-straight victory when Alonzo Shepard defeated Matt Cavallaris, 4-1, at 125 lbs., but Wisconsin was able to finish the night with a pair of wins to earn the victory. At 133 lbs., No. 6 Tyler Graff tallied his seventh technical fall of the season with a 19-4 win over Chris Caton. At 141 lbs., Jesse Thielke earned his 13th win of the season with a 10-4 decision over Trevor Moody. Wisconsin continues Big Ten action on the road on Sunday when it visits No. 16 Northwestern for a noon dual meet in Welsh-Arena in Evanston, Ill. The Badgers return home to Madison to host North Dakota State on Sunday, Feb. 2 in a 1 p.m. dual meet at the UW Field House. Results: 149 Rylan Lubeck (UW) dec. Eric Roach (IU), 4-2 (SV2) 157 #7 Isaac Jordan (UW) dec. #5 Taylor Walsh (IU), 2-1 165 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) dec. Frank Cousins (UW), 8-6 174 Scott Liegel (UW) dec. Matt Irick (IU), 6-2 184 Jackson Hein (UW) dec. #17 Luke Sheridan (IU), 3-2 197 Timmy McCall (UW) dec. Garret Goldman (IU), 4-2 HWT #8 Adam Chalfant (IU) fall #10 Connor Medbery (UW), 1:53 125 Alonzo Shepherd (IU), dec. Matt Cavallaris (UW), 4-1 133 #6 Tyler Graff (UW) tech fall Chris Caton (IU), 19-4 141 Jesse Thielke (UW) dec. Trevor Moody (IU), 10-4

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona State wrestling team won its inaugural Beauty and the Beast dual, defeating Boise State, 21-15, inside Wells Fargo Arena. In front of a crowd of 1,148, the Sun Devils are now 1-0 in Pac-12 action, with a mark of 6-5 in duals on the year. Boise State falls to 2-5 on the year and a 2-3 mark in league action. “What I’m seeing from this group is that they’re starting to come together,” head coach Shawn Charles said. “Everyone is working hard for the end result. They’re all going out there and doing what they can to put points up on the board and to help the program.” After picking up a win in the opening weight class as Ares Carpio scored a 9-8 decision over Rami Haddadian at 125, the Sun Devils dropped the following three bouts to trail Boise State, 9-3. At 157, Joel Smith picked up a 10-2 major decision over Taylor West, cutting the Broncos’ lead to 9-7 going into the break. ASU came out of the intermission with a win at 165, with Nick Rex picking up three points over Holden Packard in a 6-4 decision, which gave ASU a 10-9 edge. “Joel Smith went out at 157 and demonstrated that we can go out and work hard to score points, and he got bonus points for the team score that match,” Charles said. “We knew 165 was going to be a dog fight for us, and Nick Rex has really been putting in the time. He transferred in this year but has bought in to everything we are doing as a program. He went out and laid it on the line for us in an extremely tight match. He knew how important it was and fought tooth and nail for the victory.” The Sun Devils picked up two more bonus point victories at 174 and 184, starting with Ray Waters pinning Cole Rice in 3:20 for six points toward the team score. At 184, Blake Stauffer picked up his third tech fall victory of the season, defeating Andrew Tiedman 16-0, giving ASU a 21-9 advantage going into the final weights. Josh DaSilveira dropped a 7-3 decision over Cody Dixon at 197, while Chace Eskam fell to No. 6 J.T. Felix, 7-4. On the gymnastics side, the No. 23-ranked Sun Devils defeated No. 25 California, 196.000-195.350, giving ASU the Beauty and the Beast sweep. Up next for ASU wrestling, the Sun Devils host No. 18 Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. MT. The match will be live streamed via thesundevils.com. Results: 125- Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Rami Haddadin (Boise State): Dec 9-8 133- Ben DeMuelle (Boise State) def. Cord Coronado (ASU): Dec 4-3 141- Brian Owen (Boise State) def. Matt Kraus (ASU): Dec 5-0 149- Chris Castillo (Boise State) def. Preston McCalmon (ASU): OT 5-3 157- Joel Smith (ASU) def. Taylor West (Boise State): Major 10-2 165- Nick Rex (ASU) def. Holden Packard (Boise State): Dec 6-4 174- Ray Waters (ASU) def. Cole Rice (Boise State): Fall 3:20 184- Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Andrew Tiedman (Boise State): Tech 16-0 197- Cody Dixon (Boise State) def. Josh DaSilveira: Dec 7-3 HWT- No. 6 J.T. Felix (Boise State) def. Chace Eskam (ASU): Dec 7-4

PITTSBURGH -- The No. 13 University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (10-1, 4-0 ACC) won the final four bouts of the day and used a pin from Mikey Racciato to cruise past ACC foe Virginia (13-3, 2-1 ACC), 25-9, this evening at Fitzgerald Field House. Anthony Zanetta started the Panthers out with a win at 125 pounds. The senior and UVa’s Nick Herrmann were knotted at 1-1 with a minute to go in the bout before Zanetta struck on a nice high single for the takedown to take the 3-1 lead and rode out Herrmann for the remainder of the period to give Pitt an early 3-0 lead. The Cavaliers were able to tie the match at 3-3 with a decision at 133 pounds, setting up a key match between Virginia’s 16th-ranked Joe Spisak and 19th-ranked Edgar Bright. Spisak scored the lone takedown of the opening frame to hold a 2-0 lead going into the second. In the second, Bright started on bottom but was able to gain a reversal to even the match. Following a stalemate call, Spisak was called for his third caution on bottom awarding Bright a point. Spisak was able to escape in the third to once again tie the match early in the third before Bright struck on a double near the edge of the mat with a mere 10 seconds left to bring the Fitzgerald Field House to its feet and give Pitt a lead it would not relinquish. Racciato helped push the Panther lead to nine points after four bouts when he pinned Justin Van Hoose at the 6:46 mark. Racciato was on Van Hoose early, scoring a pair of takedowns in the first and another in the second to lead 6-3 going into the third. Racciato then started down in the third and quickly escaped and went on the offensive, adding yet another takedown. As Van Hoose tried to escape, Raccaito was able to catch him out of position and turn him to his back for the fall. Virginia earned a pair of decisions at 157 and 165 pounds to cut the Pitt lead to a mere three points before No. 7 Tyler Wilps put in a dominating performance at 174 pounds in a 12-4 major decision over No. 12 Stephen Doty. Wilps scored five takedowns during the match, including a key go-behind near the Virginia bench with under 20 seconds left to push his edge to eight points for the major decision. The Panthers picked up decisions from Max Thomusseit and Nick Bonaccorsi at 184 and 197 pounds respectively to put the match out of reach at 22-9. While the final match would not decide the dual this time, P.J. Tasser once again pulled out a thrilling overtime victory. With a quick escape in the first tie breaker period, Tasser went on top and was able to ride out the Cavalier’s Ethan Hayes, who weighed 60 pounds more than Tasser, for the final 30 seconds for the 2-1 decision to finalize the Panther victory, 25-9. Pitt will return to the mats on Saturday, Feb. 1, when it travels to long-time rival West Virginia (9-3) for a 7 p.m. dual. Results: 125: Anthony Zanetta (P) dec. Nick Herrmann (V), 3-1; Pitt leads, 3-0 133: Joseph Martinez (V) dec. No. 17 Shelton Mack (P), 1-0; Match tied, 3-3 141: No. 19 Edgar Bright (P) dec. No. 16 Joe Spisak (V), 5-3; Pitt leads, 6-3 149: Mikey Racciato (P) pins Justin Van Hoose (V), 6:46; Pitt leads, 12-3 157: No. 15 Blaise Butler (V) dec. Cole Sheptock (P), 3-1; Pitt leads, 12-6 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (V) dec. Geno Morelli (P), 14-8; Pitt leads, 12-9 174: No. 7 Tyler Wilps (P) m. dec. No. 12 Stephen Doty (V), 12-4; Pitt leads, 16-9 184: No. 6 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. No. 20 Jon Fausey (V), 5-3; Pitt leads, 19-9 197: No. 18 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Zach Nye (V), 3-1; Pitt leads, 22-9 285: P.J. Tasser (P) dec. Ethan Hayes (V), 2-1 (TB1); Pitt wins, 25-9

FARGO, N.D. -- The North Dakota State Bison earned a victory in their Western Wrestling Conference opener, defeating the Air Force Academy Falcons 41-6 Friday, Jan. 24, at the Bison Sports Arena. The Bison (7-3) have now won five straight duals, including seven of their last eight. NDSU took an early lead and finished the dual by winning five consecutive matches. After Hunter Weber earned six points at 125 pounds for the Bison with Air Force leaving their slot open, NDSU's Justin LaValle, Clay Cathey and Tyler Diamond picked up decisions to give the Bison a 15-0 lead through 149 pounds. Air Force's Josh Kreimier cut the NDSU advantage to 15-6 with a 3rd-period pin at 157 pins. NDSU senior and third-ranked Steven Monk reversed the momentum at 165 pounds, earning a pin in the second period and extending his match winning streak to 14. Bison sophomore Hayden Zillmer – ranked No. 10/11 in the nation at 174 pounds – followed with a major decision to put the match out of reach, 25-6. Kurtis Julson and Tyler Lehmann picked up pins for NDSU at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively, and Evan Knutson won by an 11-1 major decision over Cody Davis to conclude the match at 285 pounds. The Bison travel to Madison, Wis., for their next dual against the Wisconsin Badgers in a non-conference match on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m. Results: 125: Hunter Weber (NDSU) won by forfeit 133: Justin LaValle (NDSU) won by decision over Greg Rinker (Air Force), 9-7 NDSU 9, Air Force 0 141: Clay Cathey (NDSU) won by decision over David Walker (Air Force), 3-2 NDSU 12, Air Force 0 149: Tyler Diamond (NDSU) won by decision over Natrelle Demison (Air Force), 8-4 NDSU 15, Air Force 0 157: Josh Kreimier (Air Force) won by pin over Nick Olejnik (NDSU), 6:07 NDSU 15, Air Force 6 165: No. 3 Steven Monk (NDSU) won by pin over Daniel Baucke, 4:30 NDSU 21, Air Force 6 174: No. 10/11 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) won by major decision Konner Witt (AFA), 19-5 NDSU 25, Air Force 6 184: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) won by pin over Scott Reilly (AFA), 3:48 NDSU 31, Air Force 6 197: Tyler Lehmann (NDSU) won by pin over Parker Hines (AFA), 2:52 NDSU 37, Air Force 6 285: Evan Knutson (NDSU) won by major decision over Cody Davis (AFA), 11-1 NDSU 41, Air Force 6

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Another standing room only, capacity crowd packed Rec Hall as the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers took care of No. 11 Illinois in Big Ten wrestling action. Nearly 6,500 fans, the 17th-straight home sell out for Penn State, cheered on as head coach Cael Sanderson's team win nine of ten bouts to roll to a 31-3 Big Ten dual meet victory. Junior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, got Penn State off to a hot start in a rematch of last year's NCAA title bout. The Lion took down No. 4 Jesse Delgado 5-4 to put Penn State up early and bring yet another capacity crowd to its feet. At 133, Lion freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15, nearly upset No. 11 Zane Richards but the Illini connected on a takedown in extra time to post the 3-1 (sv) decision, briefly tying the dual at 3-3. Unbeaten true freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, majored John Fahy 15-3 to put Penn State up 7-3. Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) then took down yet another ranked opponent, using a third period reversal to post a 4-2 win over No. 19 Caleb Ervin. Junior All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157, then took care of No. 12 Zac Brunson 5-2 in only his second dual meet of the year. Alton, who has been slowly returning to action after off-season surgery, stayed unbeaten with the win. After halftime, senior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) majored No. 12 Jackson Morse 11-3. Taylor, ranked No. 1, at 165, stayed unbeaten with the win. Junior All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, majored Illinois senior Tony Dallago 12-2 and Penn State was out to a 21-3 lead. Senior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, rolled to a 14-3 major over Nikko Reyes to continue Penn State's string of bonus points and put the Lions up 25-3. At 197, sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 197, then posted a 10-3 win over Illinois' Jeff Koepke. With 12th-ranked Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.) out with an injury, junior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) got the nod at 285, making his second dual meet appearance of the year. Gingrich stepped up in a big way with a strong 6-1 win over Illinois' Chris Lopez, cementing the 31-3 final score. The 6,480 in attendance marked the 17th-straight home sell out for Penn State. Penn State posted a lop-sided 20-2 takedown advantage as well. Taylor improved to 21-0 on the year with 10 pins, six tech falls and five majors. He is 121-3 overall and is tied for ninth on Penn State's all-time wins list. Ruth is 20-1 on the year with seven pins, seven tech falls and six majors. He is 122-3 overall and is eighth all-time in wins at Penn State. Retherford moved to 21-0 with three pins, two techs and seven majors. Megaludis is 20-2 on the year with a pin, four techs and eight majors while Brown improved to 21-1 with eight pins, two tech falls and seven majors. McIntosh improved to 20-2 with three pins and nine majors. Penn State stays unbeaten on the year with an 11-0 mark, 4-0 in Big Ten action. Illinois falls to 6-5, 0-4 B1G. Penn State makes a Big Ten swing through the state of Michigan this weekend. The Nittany Lions are at Michigan State on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. and then visit Michigan on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2. The Lions and Wolverines tangle at 3:30 p.m. live on the Big Ten Network. Penn State's Friday dual at Michigan State is live on the BTDN. With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the remaining Rec Hall duals. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. #4 Jesse Delgado ILL, 5-4 -- 3-0 133: #11 Zane Richards ILL dec. (SV) #15 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 3-1 (sv) -- 3-3 141: #2 Zain Retherford PSU maj. dec. John Fahy ILL, 15-3 -- 7-3 149: Zack Beitz PSU dec. #19 Caleb Ervin ILL, 4-2 -- 10-3 157: #4 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #12 Zac Brunson ILL, 5-2 -- 13-3 165: #1 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. #12 Jackson Morse ILL, 11-3 -- 17-3 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. Tony Dallago ILL, 12-2 -- 21-3 184: #2 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. Nikko Reyes ILL, 14-3 -- 25-3 197: #7 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Jeff Koepke ILL, 10-3 -- 28-3 285: Jon Gingrich PSU dec. Chris Lopez ILL, 6-1 -- 31-3 Attendance: 6,480 (17th-straight home sell out) Records: Penn State 11-0, 5-0 B1G; Illinois 6-5, 0-4 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at Michigan State, Friday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, met No. 4 Jesse Delgado of Illinois in a rematch of last year's NCAA title bout. As a sold out crowd came to its feet before the match started, the duo met in the middle of the mat and worked for control early on. Megaludis tried to connect on an early shot but Delgado was able to force a stalemate at the 1:50 mark. Megaludis continued to shoot, forcing Delgado into a first stall warning at the :45 mark. After a reset at the :36 mark, blood time was called and then the period ended tied at 0-0. Megaludis chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Delgado for a 2-0 lead. The Illini escaped only to have Megaludis get in on a low single quickly. Delgado was able to force a stalemate and action moved on at the 1:25 mark with Megaludis up 2-1. Megaludis looked to connect on a lightning quick low single off a reset. After a short scramble, Megaludis finished off the move and led 4-1 with :25 left. Delgado was awarded an escape after a video review and the match moved to the second with Megaludis up 4-2. Delgado chose down to start the third and quickly reversed Megaludis to tie the match at 4-4. Megaludis escaped to a 5-4 lead at the :55 mark and then fought off a strong Delgado high single until only :12 was left in the match. After a reset with :12 left, Megaludis was able to kill the clock and grab the thrilling 5-4 win. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 133, faced off against No. 11 Zane Richards in a key battle at 133. The freshmen duo battled evenly for the first minute-plus with neither man able to find an opening to score. Each man worked for shoulder control but there was no give in the defense and the bout moved to the second tied 0-0. Richards chose down to start the second period but Gulibon quickly broke the Illini down, taking control up top to build up :47 riding time before Richards escaped to a 1-0 lead. Gulibon tried to score on a high-low combo at the :40 mark, but Richards was able to back out of bounds and force a reset with :17 on the clock. Gulibon chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. The Lion freshman continued to make the Illini back to the outside circle. He nearly connected on a high single with 1:10 left but Richards' defense stayed true and the bout continued tied 1-1. The duo traded counter attempts to no avail with :30 on the clock. Tied 1-1, the bout moved into sudden victory. Richards countered a Gulibon shot :30 into the extra time and grabbed the hard-fought 3-1 (sv) win. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met John Fahy. Retherford fought off an early Fahy shot, then worked in on his own single leg and connected for two points with 1:42 on the clock. The unbeaten Lion then went to work up top, breaking Fahy down and building up a sizeable riding time edge while trying to turn the Illini for back points. Fahy escaped to a 2-1 score but Retherford's consistent offense led to another takedown with :20 on the clock and the Lion led 4-1 with 1:09 in time after one. Retherford chose down to start the second period and worked his way to a reversal and a 6-1 lead with 1:27. He then turned Fahy for three back points to lead 9-1. After another ride out, Retherford led 9-1 with 2:27 in time after two period. Fahy chose down to start the third and Retherford let him out to a 9-2 score. He swiftly moved in on another single to up his lead to 11-2 with 1:32 on the clock. Retherford reset himself, controlled Fahy's legs and turned him for three more back points to lead 14-2 with a clinched riding time point. Fahy escaped as time wound down and Retherford walked away with a convincing 15-3 major, including 3:58 in riding time. 149: Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) met No. 19 Caleb Ervin at 149. Beitz grabbed Ervin's ankle and worked his way into a scramble that ended with a takedown at the 1:40 mark. Ervin escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed in the middle of the mat. Continuing to pressure the ranked Illini, Beitz once again gained control of Ervin's right leg but this time Ervin was able to force a stalemate with :20 on the clock. Trailing 2-1, Ervin chose down to start the second period but Beitz was strong on top, working the Illini long enough to build up his riding time edge to 1:13 before Ervin escaped to a 2-2 score with 1:10 on the clock. Beitz nearly scored again with :10 left with a low single, but Ervin was able to kill the clock and the match moved to the third tied 2-2. Beitz chose down to start the third period but Ervin was able to control the action for a minute by holding on to Beitz ankle. A reset was called with :56 on the clock and Ervin was hit for a stall with :40 on the clock. Beitz quickly countered after a reset and worked his way deftly around Ervin for a reversal and a 4-2 lead at the :20 mark. Beitz then rode Ervin out and posted a 4-2 with over the ranked Illini. 157: Junior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 4, took on No. 12 Zac Brunson at 157. Alton, wrestling in only his second dual this year, and Brunson battled evenly for over 2:00 with neither wrestler finding an opening to score. Alton took a solid shot at the :25 mark, nearly took Brunson to his back and then held on for the takedown and a 2-0 lead after one period. Brunson chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-1 Alton lead. Alton used a textbook high single to drive through for another takedown and a 4-2 lead after a quick Brunson escape. The Alton takedown was the period's only offense and the Nittany Lion junior carried that lead into the third. Alton chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Brunson tried to get in on a high single but Alton was able to work his way out of bounds and maintain position and a 5-2 lead with 1:10 on the clock. The duo traded shots for the next :40 with neither man connecting. Alton tried to score on a late single leg but time ran out and Alton posted the 5-2 win. 165: Senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, took to the mat against No. 12 Jackson Morse. Morse got in on a high single leg but Taylor quickly wrapped him up to force a stalemate at the 2:20 mark. Taylor patiently waited for his offense to connect and came through with a nice low shot and takedown with 1:20 left in the opening period. Taylor then kept control of the ranked Illini, working for a tilt. He picked up three near fall points with just :15 left and rolled into the first period with a 5-0 lead and 1:21 in riding time. Morse chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then surprised Taylor with a takedown to cut Taylor's lead to 5-3. A reset was called with :57 on the clock but Taylor could not work his way free from Morse's strong ride. Morse worked the clock down to zeroes. Leading 5-3, Taylor chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 7-3 lead with 1:20 on the clock. It was Taylor's turn to dominate the action from the top, nearly turning Morse for a pin before action was stopped for potentially dangerous. Taylor picked up two more back points, then another two as time expired and posted the tough 11-3 major decision. 174: Junior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, met veteran Illini senior Tony Dallago. The duo traded shots and near-scoring scrambles for over 2:00 with neither wrestler able finish off any of the opening salvos. After a reset at 1:00, Brown bulled through a high double and steadily worked his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :22 left in a spirited opening period. Dallago escaped but Brown quickly caught the Illini senior, took him to his back and nearly pinned him. The late five-point move gave Brown a 7-1 lead after the opening period. Brown chose down to start the second and Dallago locked his hands, giving Brown an 8-1 lead. Delgado maintained control, however, until the :55 mark when Brown escaped to a 9-1 lead. Dallago got called for a stall with :10 on the clock and Brown furiously worked for a takedown, but time ran out and the late score did not count, giving Brown a 9-1 lead after two. Dallago chose down to start the third period and Brown controlled the action from the top position until Dallago escaped at the 1:20 mark. But Brown continued to pour on the offense, rolling through another takedown to lead 11-2 with 1:10 left. He reset on his knees and began trying to lock up a cradle with :50 on the clock. No near fall points were given and Brown maintained the lead at the :10 mark. A short ride out and 1:15 in riding time gave Brown the 12-2 major. 184: Senior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, faced off with Illini freshman Nikko Reyes. Ruth quickly took the Illini freshman down and then began working for an opportunity to turn the Illini for back points. Ruth controlled the action for all but :10 and then added one more takedown to lead 4-1 after one period. Reyes chose down to start the second period and Ruth cut him loose at the 1:40 mark, still with 2:59 in riding time. The duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and Ruth led 4-2 after two. Ruth chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. The Lion then worked Reyes to the mat and stepped behind him for a takedown and a 7-2 lead with 1:25 on the clock. With the riding time point assured, Ruth picked up another point on stalling and led 8-3 after cutting Reyes loose with :50 on the clock. Ruth circled around for a takedown with :30 on the clock and took a 10-3 lead. Ruth turned Reyes for three late back points and rolled to the 14-3 major with 4:04 in riding time. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 7 nationally, took on Jeff Koepke at 197. McIntosh took multiple shots out of the gates, connecting on this third with 1:15 left to lead 2-1 in the opening stanza. Koepke got hit for a first stall with 1:00 on the clock and action resumed in the center circle. Leading 2-1 after one, McIntosh chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. McIntosh kept Koepke backing up and took a 4-1 lead on a stall point. A third stall meant another point and McIntosh led 5-1 with :45 left. The Lion then got in on a low single and notched a takedown to lead 7-2 with :30 on the clock after a Koepke escape. McIntosh led 7-2 after two and Koepke chose down to start the third. A Koepke escape cut the lead to 7-3 and McIntosh continued to pressure the Illini. The Lion sophomore connected with Koepke's ankle, pulled his head down to the mat and added a final takedown. With 1:03 in riding time, McIntosh posted the 10-3 decision. 285: Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) stepped up for Penn State and took on Illinois' Chris Lopez. The duo battled evenly for the opening over two minutes and then Gingrich got on the board with a solid low double, getting the takedown and taking a 2-0 lead with :51 on the clock. The Lion junior, making his second dual meet appearance of the year, then rode Lopez out to lead 2-0 after one. Lopez chose down to start the second stanza but Gingrich was able to break the Illini down and build up a sizeable riding time edge while looking for a turning combination. Gingrich maintained control for the entire period and, while not turning Lopez, entered the third period with a 2-0 lead and 2:51 in riding time. Gingrich chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Gingrich kept Lopez backing up, looking for offense and worked his way through a high double with :40 left to lead 5-0. Gingrich cut Lopez loose and quickly began looking for another takedown. Lopez backed out of the circle and the clock hit zeroes, giving Gingrich the 6-1 victory.

Columbus, Ohio -- After losing two of the first three matches, No. 10 Nebraska (9-1, 3-1 Big Ten) won six of the last seven en route to a 28-12 victory over No. 11 Ohio State at St. John Arena on Friday night. Redshirt freshmen Tim Lambert (125) and TJ Dudley (184) each earned pins for the Huskers, while No. 1 James Green (157) added more back points with a major decision. Lambert’s win came in the first bout of the night as he took down No. 16 Nick Roberts in 4:56. Lambert, the No. 9 wrestler by InterMat, improves to 17-6 and picks up his second fall of the season. No. 5 Jake Sueflohn earned Nebraska’s next victory of the night in the fourth match and started a streak of five consecutive Husker wins. Sueflohn battled No. 18 Ian Paddock to a 4-4 tie after two periods before the Husker junior exploded in the third period for a 9-4 triumph. Sueflohn started the period in the down position and earned a reversal before adding near fall points and tacking on a riding time point. At 157 pounds, Green used seven takedowns in his 16-4 major decision over Randy Languis. Green, a two-time All-American, is 23-0 on the season and picked up his sixth major decision. Austin Wilson snapped a three-match losing streak by taking down Ohio State’s Joe Grandominico at 165 pounds. Wilson, a sophomore, earned an early takedown and battled to a scoreless second period to take a 2-0 lead into the final two minutes. Starting the third period in the down position, Wilson escaped before earning a takedown and tacking on an additional point for riding time in a 6-0 win. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (174) continued Nebraska’s momentum in the following match by defeating No. 14 Mark Martin by a 6-2 margin. The grapplers entered the third period in a tie at zero before Kokesh earned an escape and two takedowns for the final score. Kokesh picks up his 25th win of the season and improves to 10-0 in duals. At 184 pounds, No. 11 Dudley extended Nebraska’s lead to 25-9 with his pin over No. 8 Kenny Courts in 2:29. The fall marks Dudley’s eighth of the season to tie Kokesh for first among Nebraska starters. Dudley is 21-4 on the season and improves to 9-1 in dual competition. Collin Jensen capped the NU victory at heavyweight with a 10-4 decision over Nick Tavanello. Jensen, a redshirt freshman, trailed Tavanello 4-1 after the first period before reeling off nine straight points against the Buckeye. Starting the second period in the down position, Jensen managed a reversal and near fall before a takedown in the third period and one final near fall. The Huskers suffered losses at 133, 141 and 197 pounds to ranked Buckeyes. Shawn Nagel dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 5 Johnni DiJulius at 133 pounds before Colton McCrystal was pinned by two-time defending national champion Logan Stieber at 141 pounds. At 197 pounds, No. 20 Caleb Kolb fell by a 3-1 sudden victory to No. 8 Nick Heflin. The Huskers continue their road trip on Sunday at noon CT when they face No. 21 Purdue at Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind. The dual will be streamed on the Big Ten Digital Network, with a subscription required to view the matches. Results: 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) by pin over #16 Nick Roberts (OSU), 4:56 (NEB 6, OSU 0) 133: #5 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 2-1 (NEB 6, OSU 3) 141: #3 Logan Stieber (OSU) by pin over Colton McCrystal (NEB), 2:19 (OSU 9, NEB 6) 149: #5 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over #18 Ian Paddock (OSU), 9-4 (NEB 9, OSU 9) 157: #1 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Randy Languis (OSU), 16-4 (NEB 13, OSU 9) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by dec. over Joe Grandominico (OSU), 6-0 (NEB 16, OSU 9) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #14 Mark Martin (OSU), 6-2 (NEB 19, OSU 9) 184: #11 TJ Dudley (NEB) by pin over #8 Kenny Courts (OSU), 2:29 (NEB 25, OSU 9) 197: #8 Nick Heflin (OSU) by sudden victory over #20 Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 (NEB 25, OSU 12) HWT: Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Nick Tavanello (OSU), 10-4 (NEB 28, OSU 12)