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LEWISBURG, Pa. -- In a match that featured four ties and three lead changes, Penn wasn't sure of a win at Bucknell on Sunday until a dominating major decision from No. 10 Micah Burak at 197 pounds as the junior came through with a 13-5 win that ultimately led to a 23-13 win for the Quakers. After a 6-0 decision from No. 12 Zack Kemmerer at 141 pounds gave Penn a 7-4 lead, the Quakers did not regain the lead until Burak's bonus-point win. Bucknell did not have a heavyweight in the lineup, adding six more points for the Quakers and the final score. After each team registered a major decision to start the dual, the two sides traded decisions over the next six bouts, with each side gaining three. No. 14 Bryan Ortenzio evened the match at 4-4 with a convincing 14-2 major over Shawn Armato at 133 pounds, giving himself plenty of breathing room with a 10-point first period on two takedowns and a pair of three-point nearfall maneuvers. Kemmerer was more workmanlike with his 6-0 decision, with a takedown in both the first and second periods and considerable riding time at the end of the bout. After Mark Pinero could not rally from allowing a five-point trip in the first period and ultimately losing, 8-2, at 149 pounds Troy Hernandez suffered the first of two last-second losses for Penn as he was defeated at 157, 5-4, by John Regan. Hernandez led, 3-2, after two periods, and upped that lead to 4-2 with an escape in the final stanza before Regan took him down with under ten seconds remaining to tie the match. Regan had accumulated 1:55 of riding time throughout the bout and that was the deciding point. The Quakers regained momentum with a win by Lorenzo Thomas at 165 pounds. Thomas struggled out of the gate against Corey Lear, allowing a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the second to put himself in a 4-0 hole. Undaunted, Thomas rallied with an escape and a Peterson for a takedown and three backpoints before the end of the second period to take a 6-4 lead. In the third, he added a takedown and despite a late Lear reversal, Thomas took a 9-6 decision. Canaan Bethea made his first dual start of the season for the Quakers at 174 and led the entire way until Stephen McPeak scored with one second left for a 4-3 decision. Bethea had the only other takedown of the bout in the first ten seconds of the match and had escaped to start the third and take the lead. With Bucknell leading, Erich Smith gave the Quakers a chance to get the win via his 6-2 decision at 184 pounds. Smith scored a takedown midway through the first period on Jamie Westwood and broke a 2-2 tie with an escape and takedown in the third period on his way to the win. The tie was broke via Burak's big major decision over Tyler Lyster where he scored five takedowns and a reversal for the 13-5 win. Penn is now 7-6 overall in duals and is 4-3 against EIWA teams. The Quakers finish the regular season next Saturday at Princeton with a 1 p.m. start. Results: 125 - Austin Miller (BU) MD Karim Shafi (Penn), 15-6 Bucknell leads, 4-0 133 - #14 Bryan Ortenzio (Penn) MD Shawn Armato (BU), 14-2 Match tied, 4-4 141 - #12 Zack Kemmerer (Penn) DEC Derrik Russell (BU), 6-0 Penn leads, 7-4 149 - Alex Pellicciotti (BU) DEC Mark Pinero (Penn), 8-2 Match tied, 7-4 157 - John Regan (BU) DEC Troy Hernandez (Penn), 5-4 Bucknell leads, 10-7 165 - Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) DEC Corey Lear (BU), 9-6 Match tied, 10-10 174 - Stephen McPeak (BU) DEC Canaan Bethea (Penn), 4-3 Bucknell leads, 13-10 184 - Erich Smith (Penn) DEC Jamie Westwood (BU), 6-2 Match tied, 13-13 197 - #10 Micah Burak (Penn) MD Tyler Lyster (BU), 13-5 Penn leads, 17-13 285 - Steven Graziano (Penn) Win by Forfeit Penn leads, 23-13 125 - Shafi opens with a double leg takedown at 0:51. 2-0. Miller escapes off restart. 2-1. Miller blasts a double on edge. 2-3. SECOND PERIOD: Miller escapes to start second in 15 second. 2-4. Miller adds a takedown. 2-6. Shafi escapes. 3-6. Miller sweeps a single and finishes. 3-8. Shafi optioned out. 4-8. Off restart, Miller snaps a single then cuts Shafi. 5-10. Takedown Miller. 5-12. THIRD PERIOD: Shafi optioned out. 6-12. High crotch shot from Miller. 6-14. Riding time makes it 6-15. 133 - Ortenzio scores eight seconds in and rides for 0:21 before cutting Armato. 2-1. Ortenzio on a second shot and scores at 0:57. 4-1. Bow and arrow thrown in by Ortenzio for three backpoints, 7-1. After releasing, back to the bow and arrow for three more backpoints. 10-1. SECOND PERIOD: Full ride for Ortenzio. He tried to run a bar a few times, but Armato didn't turn. THIRD PERIOD: Ortenzio escapes quickly. 11-1. Ortenzio counters a shot with a go-behind. 13-1. Armato escapes. Add riding time for Ortenzio (4:25). 141 - Kemmerer scores first takedown at 1:40 on a low single. 2-0. Kemmerer rides out rest of the period. SECOND PERIOD: Kemmerer escapes 20 seconds into period. 3-0. Two shots from Kemmerer leads to a go-behind and takedown at 4:20. 5-0. THIRD PERIOD: Full ride for Kemmerer. Two tries on the bow and arrow, but couldn't lock it in. Add riding time. 149 - Pellicciotti with and inside trip and lat drop for five points at 1:00. Pinero bridged out of the fall. 0-5. SECOND PERIOD: Pellicciotti escapes. 0-6. Pinero snaps a single and scores his first takedown. 2-6. Pellicciotti escapes after a cradle attempt from Pinero slips off. 2-7. THIRD PERIOD: Full ride for Pellicciotti adds riding time. 157 - After going scoreless most of the first period, Hernandez scores first with a low single at 2:54. 2-0. THIRD PERIOD: Regan reverses at 3:10 to tie the match. 2-2. Hernandez escapes after fighting off an arm bar tilt attempt at 4:20. 3-2. THIRD PERIOD: After stalling on Regan, Hernandez escapes. 4-2. Regan with a takedown in the final five seconds and adds riding time for a 5-4 win. 165 - Lear finishes a scramble at 2:04 to score first points. 0-2. SECOND PERIOD: Reversal for Lear after Thomas can't finish a power half. 0-4. Escape Thomas. 1-4. A Peterson from Thomas and three backpoints comes close to a fall, but adds five for Thomas. 6-4.THIRD PERIOD. Thomas out quick and then finishes on the side for a takedown. 9-4. Thomas attempts to tilt, but pulls too hard and Lear gets a reversal, 9-6. 174 - Takedown 0:10 in for Bethea. 2-0. McPeak close to a reversal and backs, but Bethea rolls through to allow just the escape. 2-1. Bethea had a single at the end of the period, but couldn't complete the leg sweep before the buzzer. SECOND PERIOD: McPeak escapes at 3:13. 2-2. THIRD PERIOD: Bethea escapes at 5:13 to take a 3-2 lead. McPeak tries a duck in final 15 seconds and then finishes on the edge right before the buzzer. 4-3. 184 - Smith snaps a single and finishes with a pull and trip at 1:15. 2-0. Westwood with an escape after 55 seconds of riding by Smith. 2-1. SECOND PERIOD: Smith close twice on an arm bar and navy ride to getting backpoints, but can't secure them. Westwood finally escapes at 4:30. 2-2. THIRD PERIOD: Smith escapes at 5:05 to retake the lead. 3-2. Smith circles and takes Westwood down at 6:03. 5-2. Add riding time. 6-2. 197 - Takedown Burak at 0:26. 2-0. Lyster escapes and Burak pounces quickly. 4-1. Burak looks for a three-quarter, but settles for a takedown. 6-2. SECOND PERIOD: Off a restart, Burak steps out and swings behind for a reversal. 8-2. Lyster escapes. 8-3. THIRD PERIOD: Lyster escapes. 8-4. Takedown Burak on a low single. 10-4. Lyster cut. 10-5. Lyster tries to duck to a firemans, Burak stuffs for a takedown. 12-5. Add riding time, 13-5

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- No. 15 Lehigh completed a dominant performance on its weekend trip to New England as the Mountain Hawks rolled past Harvard 40-6 Sunday at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Mountain Hawks won nine matches for the second straight day, and posted seven bonus wins. Senior Zach Rey won by major decision to become Lehigh's career leader in dual meet victories. Freshman Mason Beckman and senior Sean Bilodeau recorded falls for Lehigh, which improves to 11-5 on the season. “Our guys wrestled hard and scored a lot of points all weekend which is what you have to do when you get close to the postseason,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “Guys working for bonus points was big. They had some guys out. We knew that but our guys wrestled well. It's good to see some guys back in lineup who were out for a while, we're excited about that.” The dual began at 125 where sophomore Alex Abreu picked up his first win of the season with a convincing 8-2 decision over Max Mejia. Abreu scored two first period takedowns and never looked back, adding a second period takedown plus an escape and riding time. “Alex went out and attacked right away,” Santoro said. “He had been wearing guys out in previous matches but it was always too little, too late. Today he went right out and took it to Mejia. He did a really nice job.” Beckman followed up with an upset win over 12th-ranked Steven Keith at 133. Late in the first period, Beckman initiated a shot and after a scramble, was able to get Keith's shoulders to the mat, earning the fall while still in the neutral position at 2:54. “Mason did a nice job attacking,” Santoro said. “He took three or four shots in the first period which was really good to see. Keith got in deep in the first five seconds but Mason countered that really well. It's starting to come together for him.” The Mountain Hawks lead grew with back-to-back major decisions from sophomore Steve Dutton at 141 and junior Shane Welsh at 149. Dutton handled Shay Warren 10-2, while Welsh narrowly missed a technical fall, downing Patrick Hogan 16-2. Welsh used an inside trip to work Hogan to his back late in the third period, but had to settle for five points when he was unable to secure the fall. Harvard's lone win came at 157 as Walter Peppelman pinned senior Brian Tanen at 4:54. The Crimson fell to 5-9 with the setback. Massachusetts native Sean Bilodeau followed Peppelman's pin with a fall of his own, as he built a 7-0 lead in the second period before pinning Ian Roy at 4:40. At 174 freshman Nate Brown opened up a 10-0 lead after two periods en route to a 12-2 major decision over Josh Popple, which gave the Mountain Hawks a 27-6 advantage. Junior Robert Hamlin was challenged in his match with Cameron Croy but prevailed by a 13-7 score. Hamlin gave up the first takedown, but answered with the next four takedowns. He was gunning for a major decision before Croy secured a second takedown in the third period to avoid the major decision. Senior Joe Kennedy needed just 27 seconds to pin Bryan Panzano at 197, while in the final bout of the dual, Rey earned career dual win No. 71 with a 12-3 major decision over David Ng at heavyweight. Rey racked up five takedowns in the match for his 109th career win. Rey's 71 dual meet wins move him past Jon Trenge '05 for the Lehigh career record. “He's been really consistent for us,” said Santoro about Rey. “He's solid in all three positions. He's the returning national champion and he's hungry. He wants to get back on top. He's doing all the right things and we're excited to see him in the postseason.” The Mountain Hawks will wrap-up the regular season Saturday night when they host Princeton at 7 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased by calling 610-7LU-GAME or by visiting Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Alex Abreu (Lehigh) dec. Max Mejia (Harvard) 8-2 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) Fall Steven Keith (Harvard) 2:54 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) major dec. Shay Warren (Harvard) 10-2 149 – Shane Welsh (Lehigh) major dec. Patrick Hogan (Harvard) 16-2 157 – Walter Peppelman (Harvard) Fall Brian Tanen (Lehigh) 4:54 165 – Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) Fall Ian Roy (Harvard) 4:40 174 – Nate Brown (Lehigh) major dec. Josh Popple (Harvard) 12-2 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. Cameron Croy (Harvard) 13-7 197 – Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) Fall Bryan Panzano (Harvard) 0:23 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) major dec. David Ng (Harvars) 12-3

It was announced on Sunday night that Oklahoma State will host the semifinals and finals of the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals for Division I, which will take place Sunday, Feb. 19, at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. Gallagher-Iba ArenaOklahoma State, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota won their regionals this past weekend to earn spots in the semifinals. Minnesota, Missouri, and Northern Iowa also put in bids to host the semifinals and finals. Northern Iowa pulled its bid earlier in the week, and Missouri was taken out of consideration after losing to Minnesota in the regional finals on Saturday night. So ultimately it came down to Oklahoma State or Minnesota hosting. "It was a very difficult decision," said NWCA executive director Mike Moyer. "We had discussions among our executive committee. What it really boiled down to is that we felt the fairest way of doing it was to award it to the highest-seeded team. In this case, Oklahoma State had beaten both Iowa and Minnesota during the year." According Moyer, financial ramifications were also taken into account. Oklahoma State hosted a regional at Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday. After the Cowboys built an insurmountable lead against Ohio State and clinched a berth in the semifinals with two matches remaining in the dual meet, an announcement was made to the fans in attendance at Gallagher-Iba Arena that Oklahoma State will host the semifinals and finals. Tickets went on sale before fans left the arena on Sunday night. Mike Moyer"There is certainly value in that," said Moyer of tickets being sold on Sunday night. "These next five days are going to go by extraordinarily quickly. The thought of just starting from scratch somewhere and trying to get done what needs to get done in five days would be really, really challenging." Moyer said that Minnesota will have plenty of opportunities to host the National Duals in the future, and that Gopher coach J Robinson has the longest streak of any coach for supporting the National Duals. "J Robinson is an absolutely fantastic ambassador for our sport," said Moyer. "He has been relentless in promoting the value of these National Duals. I hope he feels really, really good about what went down this weekend. I'm certain there will be many opportunities for him to host various aspects of the National Duals in the future. He's demonstrated that he does a great job marketing and promoting and certainly deserves the opportunity to host many of them going forward."

Oklahoma State tops Ohio State to win regional, Oliver defeats Stieber Oklahoma State University STILLWATER, Okla. -- The top-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team rolled through the regional round of the NWCA National Duals Sunday as the Cowboys defeated No. 10 Wyoming, 28-7, and No. 6 Ohio State, 25-6. With the regional title, the NWCA announced that the Cowboys (14-0) would host the final round next Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena. “It's a good event to win,” coach John Smith said. “I think some of our best wrestling is still yet to come. The scores are a little bit surprising: obviously, 25-6, it was a little closer match than that, from the standpoint of winning tough, close matches. I like the fact that it seemed like we out-scrambled them in several situations.” Oklahoma State had an impressive day, going 9-4 against ranked opponents. Junior Jordan Oliver, ranked No. 1 at 133 pounds had the biggest wins of the day, winning 7-3 over second-ranked Logan Stieber of Ohio State and 17-4 over No. 17 Zach Zehner of Wyoming. “These are the most exciting matches,” Oliver said. “You train and wrestle every day to wrestle the best. I honestly don't like always going out and pinning a guy right away or getting a technical fall. I like getting in those competitive matches when the intensity and the tempo of the match raises. You do get the hype and the pressure and all that. It's fun because you train every day so hard to wrestle the best guys in the country. I always live by the motto 'In order to be the best, you have to beat the best.'” Jon Morrison, a sophomore ranked 14th at 125 pounds, also came up with a pair of big wins to open each dual. He knocked off No. 16 Michael Martinez of Wyoming in the first match, 3-1, in overtime and No. 17 Johnni DiJulius of Ohio State, 3-1. “It's always important to get those late takedowns and get the win,” Morrison said. “I think I have to get more toward wrestling like that the entire match instead of standing around too much and not wrestling at a high pace, but I know I'm building toward that, so it's a good start.” Cayle Byers, wrestling in his sixth and seventh duals of season, added a pair of wins against ranked opponents as well. The 197-pound senior beat Wyoming's No. 11 Alfonso Hernandez, 5-4, and Ohio State's No. 20 Andrew Campolattano, 3-1. Other notable wins included 184-pounder Chris McNeil's 3-2 win over Ohio State's Nick Heflin, ranked No. 7 at 174 pounds; Josh Kindig's major decision over Wyoming's Chase Smith; Alan Gelogaev's 18-3 technical fall over Wyoming's L.J. Helbig and Chris Perry's major decision over Ohio State's Joe Grandominico. The Cowboys return to the mat Thursday when they take on the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman in a final tune-up before the NWCA Mat Mayhem final round. Finals Results: 125: Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) dec. Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State); 3-1 133: Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. Logan Stieber (Ohio State); 7-3 141: Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State); 7-6 149: Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) dec. Cam Tessari (Ohio State); 3-2 157: Josh Demas (Ohio State) dec. Albert White (Oklahoma State); 3-2 165: Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State) dec. Derek Garcia (Ohio State); 7-4 174: Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) MD Joe Grandominico (Ohio State); 11-1 184: Chris McNeil (Oklahoma State) dec. Nick Heflin (Ohio State); 3-2 197: Cayle Byers (Oklahoma State) dec. Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State); 3-1 285: Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) dec. Peter Capone (Ohio State); 6-2 Illinois upsets top-seeded Cornell to win regional University of Illinois Sports Information ITHACA, N.Y. -- The sixth-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team won a pair of duals in the afternoon session over No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 5 Cornell, to win the NWCA National Duals Cornell Regional to advance to the Final Four next weekend. The Illini edged out five of 10 matches over the Sooners to win, 21-18 and took six bouts to top the Big Red, 19-16 to snap Cornell's 19 match win streak. Illinois improves to 16-2 overall with the 16 victories tying the most single-season dual wins in school history since the 2005 season. "I couldn't be happier for our guys and coaches," head coach Jim Heffernansaid. "They have worked extremely hard to get to this position and I am really proud of them. These were two very good wins against two extremely good teams. Our guys really rose to the occasion and fought hard. Beating an undefeated Cornell team in their gym was huge." Illinois bonus points from freshman Jesse Delgado and redshirt-junior Jordan Blanton proved to be key to help move past Oklahoma in the Orange and Blue's first round match. Beginning at 125, freshman Delgado, ranked No. 6 in the nation needed 5:57 to defeat No. 7 Jarrod Patterson and get the pin and put the Illini up an early 6-0. Fifth-ranked B.J. Futrelldefeated his fourth ranked opponent this season and moved past No. 9 Jordan Keller with a 6-1 decision and pushed the score to 9-0. "Jesse had two giant wins against two top-eight ranked guys," Heffernan said. "He did a great job of setting the tone for our team in each dual." The Illini dropped the next three bouts as Daryl Thomas lost the 13-5 major decision to No. 4 Kendric Maple, No. 13 Nick Lester moved past No. 17 Eric Terrazas 1-0 and No. 13 Matt Lester defeated Jackson Morsewith a 11-2 major decision to put the Sooners ahead on the scoreboard, 11-9. The next three matches marked three more big Ilini wins, starting at 165 with No. 9 Conrad Polz. Polz recorded a victory for the Illini, defeating his third ranked wrestler this season in No. 12 Patrick Graham by a score of 3-2. At 174, Blanton tied his career-best eight pins as he moved past Kyle Detmer in 4:34 to push the lead to 18-11 with three bouts remaining. Tony Dallago defeated Erich Schmidtke, 6-3 to notch his 18th victory this season, a new personal best for the redshirt sophomore. No. 14 Mario Gonzalez (197) and Pat Walker(HWT) both dropped their matches, however the Illini won the match 21-19 and moved on to face No. 5 Cornell in the regional finals. "Ultimately Tony clinched the Oklahoma dual with his win," Heffernan said. "He beat a very solid guy that had beaten him early last year. Tony continues to make strides and keeps improving." The Illini wrestled one of its toughest dual meet opponents this season as they faced No. 5 Cornell in the regional final. Six Orange and Blue wrestlers were victorious as the Illini handed Cornell its first dual meet loss of the season and snapped a 19 match-winning streak. Delgado and Futrell put the Illini up early as the freshman defeated No. 6 Frank Perrelli 8-3 and Futrell moved past Naryan Arujau with an 18-3 technical fall to increase his career-best winning streak to 12 in a row. The first of only four losses for the Illini came at the 141-pound match, where Thomas lost by 9-0 major decision to Mike Nevinger. However, Terrazas (149) defeated Chris Villalonga 3-1 to record his 20th victory this season and put the Illini up 11-6. Morse dropped his bout to No. 1 Kyle Dake 6-4 but Polz tied his career best 17 victories as he moved past Marshall Peppleman 8-3. Blanton won his second bout of the day when he defeated William George 7-6, increasing the team score to the largest margin of the dual, 17-7. Cornell got on the scoreboard with wins at 184 and 197 as No. 5 Steve Bosak moved past Dallago and redshirt-senior Martin Smith lost to No. 1 Cam Simaz to inch the team score to 17-16 with one match remaining. The Illini were deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike behavior from Smith after the match, tying the score at 16-16. In the match that determined the victory, Mario Gonzalezwrestled Meciej Jochym at heavyweight. In his first match at the weight this season, the Illini grappler defeated Jochym 8-2 to seal the Illini's spot in the National Duals Final Four. "We moved Mario to heavyweight because of the situation," Heffernan said. "We thought it was our best chance to win. Mario is super athletic and presents a lot of problems to bigger guys. In a one match situation it made the most sense and gave us the best change to win the dual." Finals Results: 125: Jesse Delgado (ILL) dec. Frank Perrelli (COR), 8-3 133: B.J. Futrell (ILL) tech fall Naryman Arujau (COR), 18-3, 6:08 141: Mike Nevinger (COR) maj. dec. Daryl Thomas (ILL), 9-0 149: Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. Chris Villalonga (COR), 3-1 157: Kyle Dake (COR) dec. Jackson Morse (ILL), 6-4 165: Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. Marshall Peppelman (COR), 8-3 174: Jordan Blanton (ILL) dec. William George (COR), 7-6 184: Steve Bosak (COR) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL), 4-0 197: Cam Simaz (COR) pinned Martin Smith (ILL), 3:31* 285: Mario Gonzalez (ILL) dec. Maciej Jochym (COR), 8-2 Iowa defeats Oregon State at Hilton Coliseum in Ames to win regional University of Iowa Sports Information AMES, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team advanced to the final four of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals with a pair of victories over No. 23 Virginia Tech and No. 16 Oregon State today inside Hilton Coliseum. Iowa topped the Hokies 31-3 in the semifinals before earning a 22-14 win over the Beavers in the regional finals. Seniors Montell Marion and Vinnie Wagner each scored key victories for Iowa in the finals. Marion upset fourth-ranked Mike Mangrum 6-4 in overtime to help Iowa build an 11-0 team lead. Marion, rated No. 6 at 141, trailed 4-3 entering the third period before scoring an escape to tie the frame. He then finished a high crotch to score a takedown with 23 seconds left in sudden victory to secure the 6-4 win. Wagner clinched the regional title with a third period rally at 184. He trailed 5-3 early in the third frame before scoring a pair of takedowns and riding out the Hokie to finish a 7-6 decision and extend the team lead to 22-7. Sophomores Tony Ramos and Ethen Lofthouse contributed to regional title with a pair of technical falls in the finals. Ramos, ranked No. 4 at 133, scored three nearfall points as time expired to notch a 24-8 win. Lofthouse used 2:51 of riding time and scored a takedown with one second left to finish his 174-pound bout with a 21-6 victory. Junior Matt McDonough and redshirt freshman Mike Evans also scored victories for Iowa in regional final. Iowa (13-3) advanced to the finals with a 31-3 win over No. 24 Virginia Tech. The Hawkeyes scored the first 19 takedowns of the match and finished with a 24-7 takedown advantage. Ramos, Marion and Evans all defeated ranked opponents. Ramos scored a 3-2 win over top-ranked Devin Carter at 133 to avenge one of his two losses this season. He recorded a second period takedown and opened the third period with an escape to earn the win. Evans and Marion each earned major decisions against their ranked opponents. The ninth-ranked Evans picked up a takedown and two nearfall points in the first period against seventh-ranked Pete Yates. He added a takedown in the final minute of the match and didn't allow a point to Yates en route to a 9-0 victory. Marion scored three takedowns and picked up three nearfall points in his 13-2 win over No. 20 Zach Neibert. McDonough and Lofthouse also earned major decisions for Iowa. McDonough scored six takedowns in a 16-5 win and Lofthouse scored five takedowns in a 13-3 win. The Hawkeyes will wrestle for the dual championships Sunday, Feb. 19 at a site to be determined. The NWCA will announce the final site Monday, Feb. 13. NOTES: Attendance was 1,826... The Hawkeyes were 4-4 against ranked opponents. Finals Results: 125: Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. Pat Rollins (OSU), 7-2; TS 3-0 133: Tony Ramos (Iowa) tech. fall James Roberts (OSU), 24-8; TS 8-0 141: Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. Mike Mangrum (OSU), 6-4 (OT); TS 11-0 149: Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) dec. Michael Kelly (Iowa), 8-3; TS 11-3 157: RJ Pena (OSU) major dec. Derek St. John (Iowa), 9-1: TS 11-7 165: Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. Joe Latham (OSU), 4-0; TS 14-7 174: Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) tech. fall John Tuck (OSU), 21-6; TS 19-7 184: Vinnie Wagner (Iowa) dec. Ty Vinson (OSU), 7-6; TS 22-7 197: Taylor Meeks (OSU) major dec. Tomas Lira (Iowa), 14-3; TS 22-11 285: Clayton Jack (OSU) dec. Bobby Telford (Iowa), 5-3; TS 22-14 Minnesota wins 27 of 30 matches to claim regional title at Rutgers University of Minnesota Sports Information PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers won the NWCA National Dual Regional this afternoon. Minnesota defeated Kent State 35-3 in the semi-final, before defeating Missouri 26-7 for the championship. With the win the Gophers improve to 12-3 overall on the season. Minnesota is the first team to move on the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Dual Final Four. Head coach J Robinson was a big part of putting this tournament style together for the last 25 years and he is feeling pretty good that his squad will be participating in the inaugural final four next Sunday. “It's the first one there's ever been one, so why wouldn't we be excited?” Robinson said. “If the people who are supposed to get in get in ... then we get a chance to wrestle two of the three people who beat us this year. We're excited about going. We want it at our place. We think we can get a ton of fans there. We're excited about the whole thing.” Minnesota's losses this season have come against Cornell (21-16), Oklahoma State (23-14) and Iowa (19-17). Those three teams are the favored to make it out of their regional alive tomorrow afternoon. Zach Sanders started things off with an 8-4 decision over Missouri's Alan Waters. The two battled each other till the final horn, before Sanders picked up the win to improve to 23-1 overall this season. Chris Dardanes had no problem with the Tigers Nathan McCormick, as he scored a 14-5 major to put the Gophers up 7-0 early. Brother Nick would take the mat next and was able to pick up another major for Minnesota. Dardanes defeated Brandon Wiest 15-7 before Dylan Ness picked up a solid overtime win against Kyle Bradley, to put Minnesota on top 14-0. Cody Yohn would pick up his second win of the afternoon for the Gophers. Yohn took Missouri's Zach Toal all three periods, before coming away with a 6-1 decision. He finished with over three minutes of riding time. Minnesota's final victories came from Kevin Steinhaus and Tony Nelson. Steinhaus took care of Claernce Neely in a 6-0 decision and Nelson would seal the deal for the Maroon and Gold when he scored 4-1 decision over the Tigers Devon Mellon. Finals Results: 125: Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. Alan Waters (Missouri), 8-6 133: Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 15-5 141: Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Brandon Wiest (Missouri), 15-7 149: Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. Kyle Bradley (Missouri), 8-6 SV 157: Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 6-4 165: Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Zach Toal (Missouri), 6-3 174: Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Dorian Henderson (Missouri), 2-0 184: Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Clarence Neely (Missouri), 6-0 197: Brent Haynes (Missouri) maj. dec. Sonny Yohn (Minnesota), 10-0 285: Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Devon Mellon (Missouri), 4-1

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- No. 19 Binghamton wrestling won six of 10 bouts to secure a 24-12 win over No. 22 Hofstra Sunday afternoon from the Mack Physical Education Center. In front of a contingent of alumni supporters, the Bearcats (14-4) used three major decisions and a clinching pin at 197 to beat the Pride (10-3) for the third straight year. Back-to-back-to-back majors from the heart of BU's lineup gave the Bearcats the lead for good. Junior 149-pound Donnie Vinson, ranked No. 4 in the country, got things going with a 9-1 win. Vinson (29-4, 17-1 duals) used an early takedown and three back points for forge a 7-1 lead after the first period. He cruised to the eight-point win to push BU ahead 7-6. Senior 157-pound Justin Lister followed with a 9-1 major of his own. Lister, ranked No. 9 in the latest NCAA Coaches' Ranking, scored a takedown 36 seconds into his match, added a second-period reversal and two more takedowns in the third plus considerable riding time. Lister improved to 22-5 overall, 14-3 in duals. Senior 165-pound Matt Kaylor, ranked No. 25, expected to see 15th-ranked reigning All-American P.J. Gillespie but the Pride juggled their lineup and Kaylor took advantage of the matchup with a 17-5 major decision over Vince Varela. Kaylor (21-8, 13-5 duals) racked up four takedowns in the first period and seven for the match. His major gave Binghamton a 15-6 lead in the team scoring. With Hofstra's strategy in place, freshman 174-pound Caleb Wallace was left to battle Gillespie but held him to a 9-2 decision, giving BU the edge on the switch and making the team score 15-9. Junior 184-pound Nate Schiedel, No. 20, suffered a 1-0 decision against No. 9 Ben Clymer with Clymer's third-period escape the lone point of the match. Schiedel was battling in the closing 30 seconds and Clymer was hit with a stall warning but Schiedel couldn't record the needed takedown and the Pride pulled to within three, 15-12. At 197, sophomore Cody Reed clinched the win with a second-period pin. Reed (20-11, 10-6 duals) collected a first-period takedown and a second-period reversal before ending his match against Tim Murphy at 3:21. It was Reed's first pin of the season. Freshman heavyweight, No. 18 Nick Gwiazdowski capped the win with a 4-1 decision over Paul Snyder. Trailing 1-0 entering the third period, Gwiazdowski (22-6, 12-3 duals) recorded an escape to tie, a takedown with 1:25 left to forge ahead and added riding time for the final margin. Junior 133-pound Patrick Hunter (16-13) gave the team three big points in the second bout of the afternoon. Hunter trailed No. 26 Jamie Franco 3-0 with just 1:09 left in the match but rallied for three third-period takedowns and came away with an 8-6 overtime win. Trailing 5-4 and giving away riding time, Hunter produced a tying takedown with just two seconds left in the match to force overtime. He then scored a takedown with 37 seconds left in the extra period for the win. The Bearcats host fellow CAA member and No. 23 Old Dominion in the regular-season finale at 7 p.m. Friday at West Gym. Results: 125 No. 12 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) dec. Derek Steeley (Binghamton) 10-5 133 Patrick Hunter (Binghamton) dec. No. 26 Jamie Franco (Hofstra) 8-6 (ot) 141 No. 25 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) dec. Joe Bonaldi (Binghamton) 6-1 149 No. 4 Donald Vinson (Binghamton) major dec. No. 24 Justin Accordino (Hofstra) 9-1 157 No. 9 Justin Lister (Binghamton) major dec. Tyler Banks (Hofstra) 9-1 165 No. 25 Matt Kaylor (Binghamton) major dec. Vicente Varela (Hofstra) 17-5 174 *No. 15 Paul Gillespie (Hofstra) dec. Caleb Wallace (Binghamton) 9-2 184 No. 9 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) dec. No. 20 Nathan Schiedel (Binghamton) 1-0 197 No. 31 Cody Reed (Binghamton) pinned Tim Murphy (Hofstra) 3:21 285 No. 18 Nick Gwiazdowski (Binghamton) dec. Paul Snyder (Hofstra) 4-1

Philadelphia -- Drexel wrestling sent off three seniors in their last home dual as Dragons with an impressive 25-14 win over CAA rival George Mason. Michael Gomez, Alex Rinaldi and No. 19 Kyle Frey all suited up for the last time at home in the John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center in the winning effort. Drexel took six of 10 bouts while recording two pins and one major decision to take down the Patriots. After honoring the departing seniors, Frey stepped right up and made a statement as he pinned Adam Barnette in the afternoon's first match. The fall came in 3:18 as Drexel jumped out to an early 6-0 lead. Frey is now 23-5 overall and 6-1 in the CAA while holding second place in the conference. George Mason answered with bonus points of their own when, at 125 pounds, Vincent Rodriguez picked up a tech fall, 19-4 to put the Patriots back in striking distance. With a lead change at 133 pounds after Zachary Isenhour used a take down in the sudden victory period for the 3-1 decision. However, Drexel took the next 5 of 7 bouts to seal the victory. Frank Cimato, 141 pounds, used two take downs, two escapes and riding time to pick up the 7-5 decision over Denny Herndon to give Drexel the one point advantage 9-8. Cimato, ranked first in the CAA, is also 6-1 in conference matches and now 18-10 overall. Sophomore Shane Fenningham continued the Dragons win streak as he recorded a 6-4 decision over Kevin Timothy at 149 pounds extending Drexel's lead to four points. Austin Sommer then recorded his third major decision of the year this time in a 13-3 win over Jaaziah Bethea at 157 pounds. The sophomore leads the Dragons in bonus point wins with eight; five pins and three major decisions. Sommer is now 5-2 in the CAA as he currently sits in fourth. The Patriots continued to fight back picking up a 7-3 decision at 165 pounds to pull within five points, 16-11. Rinaldi stopped the push as he used two take downs, two escapes and a 1:46 of riding time to earn the 7-2 decision at 174 pounds. Rinaldi held George Mason's Steve Swayze to only one take down as the senior moves to 2-3 in the CAA. Backing up his teammates, freshman Nick Becattini recorded his second pin of the year this time in 5:33 as he reversed Ryan Hembury to his back for the fall. The rookie is also 2-3 in the CAA while holding a 4-7 overall mark. Drexel wrestling will be back in action Thursday, February 16 as the Dragons travel to Piscataway, N.J. to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last dual of the season before entering the conference tournament. Match time is set for 6:30 p.m. at College Ave. Gym. Results: Hwt: No. 19 Kyle Frey (D) wbf Adam Barnette (GMU) 3:18 125: Vincent Rodriguez (GMU) tech fall Michael Gomez (DU) 19-4 133: Zachary Isenhour (GMU) dec. Josh Yurasits (DU) 3-1 s.v. 141: Frank Cimato (DU) dec. Denny Herndon (GMU) 7-5 149: Shane Fenningham (DU) dec. Kevin Timothy (GMU) 6-4 157: Austin Sommer (DU) maj dec. Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) 13-3 165: Ty Knepp (GMU) dec. Brendan Sebera (GMU) 7-3 174: Alex Rinaldi (DU) dec. Steve Swazye (GMU) 7-2 184: Nick Becattini (DU) wbf Ryan Hembury (GMU) 5:33 197: Bagana Tovuujav (GMU) dec. Brandon Palik (DU) 3-1 s.v.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Down 17-14 with two bouts left, the Boston University wrestling team got wins from senior John Hall (197) and sophomore Kevin Innis (285) to post a 21-17 victory over Harvard and retain the Charles Cup on Saturday evening at the Malkin Athletic Center. BU improves to 13-6 with the victory and has won all three Charles Cup matches since it was introduced in 2010. The Terriers rebounded from a 19-16 loss at Brown on Friday evening and will wrap up the dual season on Sunday (Feb. 19) when they host Rider at Case Gym. The Terriers won five of the first seven matches against the Crimson to take a 14-7 lead, but the home squad responded with a pin at 174 and then a major decision at 184 to turn the tables. Hall had his sights set on a bonus win and did just that, as the 14th-ranked Terrier posted an 18-6 major decision over Bryan Panzano to help BU regain the lead at 18-17. With that result, the match came down to the heavyweights, where Innis recorded a takedown in each period and went on to seal the team win with a 7-1 decision against David Ng. Sophomore Bubba McGinley made quick work of Max Meija at 125, posting a 15-0 technical fall that was over in 5:05. After Harvard countered with a 10-0 major decision by Steven Keith over senior Ryan Dowd at 133. BU then got a pair of strong efforts from underclassmen, as freshman Tyler Scotton earned a 3-1 victory over Shay Warren at 141 and sophomore B.J. Suitor had no problem wrestling up a weight in his 8-1 triumph against Patrick Hogan at 149. Sophomore Nick Tourville wrestled tough against eighth-ranked Walter Peppelman at 165 in a 6-0 loss. At 165, however, freshman Mitchell Wightman turned in a hard-fought 3-1 victory against Ian Roy to give the visitors a 14-7 advantage. Against Brown on Friday, the Bears won the first four matches and never looked back. Tourville got BU on the board with a 10-5 win over Zack Kulczucki at 157 and Wightman followed that up with a 10-0 blanking of Jeff Lemmer at 165 to get the Terriers within five at 12-7. Brown, however, negated the two wins by the Terriers, with a major decision at 174 and a decision at 184. Hall posted a 5-3 win over Brandon Vorrius at 197 and Innis won by forfeit to create the 19-16 final. Boston University 21, Harvard 17 125: Bubba McGinley (BU) tech. fall Max Mejia (H), 15-0 (5:05) 133: No. 12 Steven Keith (H) major dec. Ryan Dowd (BU), 10-0 141: Tyler Scotton (BU) dec. Shay Warren (H), 3-1 149: B.J. Suitor (BU) dec. Patrick Hogan (H), 8-1 157: No. 8 Walter Peppelman (H) dec. Nick Tourville (BU), 6-0 165: Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. Ian Roy (H), 3-1 174: Josh Popple (H) pinned Kyle Czarnecki (BU), 3:58 184: Cameron Croy (H) major dec. Andrew Swank (BU), 15-5 197: No. 14 John Hall (BU) major dec. Bryan Panzano (H), 18-6 285: Kevin Innis (BU) dec. David Ng (H), 7-1 Brown 19, Boston University 16 125: Billy Watterson (Brown) dec. Bubba McGinley (BU), 5-1 133: T.J. Popolizio (Brown) dec. Ryan Dowd (BU), 9-4 141: Grant Overcashier (Brown) dec. Tyler Scotton (BU), 4-3 149: Ricky Bailey (Brown) dec. Peter Ishiguro (BU), 10-4 157: Nick Tourville (BU) dec. Zack Kulczycki (Brown), 10-5 165: Mitchell Wightman (BU) major dec. Jeff Lemmer (Brown), 10-0 174: David Foxen (Brown) major dec. Andrew Swank (BU), 10-0 184: Ophir Bernstein (Brown) dec. Hunter Meys (BU), 11-5 197: No. 14 John Hall (BU) dec. Brandon Vorrius (Brown), 5-3 285: Kevin Innis (BU) win by forfeit

PHILADELPHIA -- Penn needed a win to close out its home schedule on the right foot. Steven Graziano needed a signature win to add to his ever-growing resume. Both were accomplished with Graziano's 5-2 win over 2011 NCAA qualifier Kevin Lester in the final bout of a back-and-forth dual with Columbia as Graziano scored two takedowns in the third period to secure a 19-18 win for the Quakers. Penn needed Graziano's win after Columbia erased a 13-12 Penn lead via a fall at 184 to give the Lions an 18-13 lead with two matches left. No. 10 Micah Burak put Penn in position for the win via a 10-3 decision over Nick Mills, setting the stage for Graziano's clinching win. Graziano wrestled aggressively the entire match against the taller and heavier Lester, fighting off multiple Lester bear hug attempts in the first period and only missing out on a second-period takedown when Lester was brought down off the mat. In the third period, Graziano first tied the match on an escape three seconds in before scoring his first takedown with 45 seconds left. After Lester escaped with 20 seconds remaining, Graziano sealed the win with a takedown just before the buzzer to send The Palestra into a frenzy. Graziano's win was one of six on the day for the Quakers as the Red and Blue overcame allowing bonus points in all four of their losses. On Senior Day, two of Penn's seniors came through with wins, as No. 14 Bryan Ortenzio (a 6-1 decision over Kyle Gilchrist) and No. 12 Zack Kemmerer (a 12-0 major decision over Ryan Ponte) capped their careers in style while giving Penn its first lead of the match. Penn had a pair of wins from its true freshmen as Steve Robertson and Lorenzo Thomas defeated two of Columbia's veteran wrestlers. Robertson knocked off No. 20 Steve Santos via a 6-4 decision at 149 pounds for his first career win over a Top-20 wrestler. Robertson had a takedown in each of the first two periods to build his lead, an advantage he needed as Santos scored a takedown in the third period to close the gap. The win was the 20th of the season for Robertson, second-most on the Quakers. Thomas also picked up a key win for the Red and Blue via a 9-3 decision over two-time NCAA qualifier Eren Civan. Thomas trailed after the first period, 2-1, but came back with seven points in the second period to take control of the match. The big swing was a five-point sequence in the final seconds of the period when Thomas took Civan down and added three backpoints. Columbia regained the lead following wins at 174 and 184 as Stephen West defeated Ian Korb, 9-1, and Shane Hughes scored a fall over Erich Smith at 3:10. Korb trailed by just two after the first period, but West hit a Peterson in the second period for a reversal and two backpoints to widen the gap. At 184, Erich Smith had scored the opening takedown but allowed a late reversal as Hughes tied the match. Smith chose bottom for the second period, and as he attempted to get to his feet and escape, Hughes locked in a cradle for the quick fall. The dual started with a 15-2 win by Robert Dyar over Karim Shafi at 125 pounds, but Shafi's ability to wrestle through the third period and defend in the final seconds kept the result at a major decision, saving what turned out to be valuable team points. Penn is now 6-6 this season and 2-2 inside the Ivy League. The Quakers head to Bucknell on Sunday for an EIWA clash with the Bison at noon. Results: 125 - Robert Dyar (CU) MD Karim Shafi (Penn), 15-2 Columbia leads, 4-0 133 - #14 Bryan Ortenzio (Penn) DEC Kyle Gilchrist (CU), 6-1 Columbia leads, 4-3 141 - #12 Zack Kemmerer (Penn) MD. Ryan Ponte (CU), 12-0 Penn leads, 7-4 149 - Steve Robertson (Penn) DEC #20 Steve Santos (CU), 6-4 Penn leads, 10-4 157 - Jake O'Hara (CU) MD Troy Hernandez (Penn), 12-2 Penn leads, 10-8 165 - Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) DEC Eren Civan (CU), 9-3 Penn leads, 13-8 174 - Stephen West (CU) MD Ian Korb (Penn), 9-1 Penn leads, 13-12 184 - Shane Hughes (CU) WBF Erich Smith (Penn) 3:10 Columbia leads, 18-13 197 - #10 Micah Burak (Penn) DEC Nick Mills (CU), 10-3 Columbia leads, 18-16 285 - Steven Graziano (Penn) DEC Kevin Lester (CU), 5-2 Penn leads, 19-18

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- No. 15 Lehigh opened its weekend trip through New England by defeating Brown 35-3 Saturday at Pizzitola Sports Center. The Mountain Hawks dropped the opening bout but won the next eight bouts plus a forfeit to senior Zach Rey at heavyweight. Five of the eight wins were by major decision as Lehigh moves to 10-5 on the dual season. “I'm proud of the way we wrestled,” said head coach Pat Santoro. “They wrestled hard. They tried to score points. They were working for the majors and the tech falls and trying to score points late in the match and that's what you want to see.” The match opened with Brown's Billy Watterson winning 10-6 over sophomore Alex Abreu at 125, but from that point the afternoon belonged to the Mountain Hawks. Freshman Mason Beckman started the run with a dominant 20-7 major decision over Beau Martino at 133. Beckman registered ten takedowns in the match and added a two-point near fall at the end of the first period en route to his victory. Sophomore Steve Dutton continued the run with a 12-3 major over Zach Tanenbaum at 141. At 149, junior Shane Welsh returned to the lineup for the first time in a month and was solid in an 11-6 decision over Ricky Bailey. Welsh scored totaled four takedowns in the bout, plus a second period reversal and riding time. Seniors Brian Tanen and Sean Bilodeau helped Lehigh extend its lead with consecutive major decisions at 157 and 165 respectively. Tanen built a 6-1 lead after one period en route to a 12-3 major decision, while Bilodeau dominated Jeff Lemmer 15-2. Bilodeau put Lemmer to his back with an inside trip in the second period and despite nearly recording a fall was able to open up a substantial lead. The closest bout of the dual pitted freshman Nate Brown against Dave Foxen at 174. The wrestlers traded escapes in regulation, but in sudden victory Brown worked his way into the decisive takedown with 17 seconds remaining to win 3-1. Junior Robert Hamlin matched up with Brown's top wrestler, Ophir Bernstein at 184. Bernstein attacked Hamlin's ankles early, but it was Hamlin who scored the first takedown, and then added three more in the final two periods to win 10-4. Senior Joe Kennedy also returned to the Lehigh lineup with a strong performance in a major decision win over Marcos Aranda. In his first action since placing fifth at the Midlands in late December, Kennedy dominated from start to finish with seven takedowns in a 16-5 major decision. Santoro offered his thoughts on the returns of Welsh and Kennedy, “Those two guys came back with good performances. They scored a lot of points and didn't look tentative at all. They wrestled very aggressively, which is exactly what we wanted to see.” The Bears forfeited to Rey at heavyweight, giving Rey a rather easy 70th career dual meet win, which tied him with Jon Trenge '05 for the school career record. Brown defeated Harvard 22-17 earlier in the day and is now 7-10 on the season. “It was a good performance overall,” Santoro said. “We need to get ready for tomorrow and try to do the same thing against Harvard.” The Mountain Hawks continue their New England swing on Sunday when they head to Cambridge, Mass. to face Harvard at noon. Audio coverage on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 and online at Lehighsports.com begins at 11:45 a.m. Results: 125 – Billy Watterson (Brown) dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 10-6 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Beau Martino (Brown) 20-7 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) major dec. Zach Tanenbaum (Brown) 12-3 149 – Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Ricky Bailey (Brown) 11-6 157 – Brian Tanen (Lehigh) major dec. Max Lewin (Brown) 12-3 165 – Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) major dec. Jeff Lemmer (Brown) 15-2 174 – Nate Brown (Lehigh) dec. Dave Foxen (Brown) 3-1, s.v. 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. Ophir Bernstein (Brown) 10-4 197 – Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) major dec. Marcos Aranda (Brown) 16-5 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) won by forfeit

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Northwestern had a successful day in Buies Creek, N.C., defeating two teams from the state of North Carolina to finish the nonconference season a perfect 7-0. The 'Cats started the day with a 20-15 win over North Carolina and then dominated the host team, Campbell, 32-5 at the John W. Pope Convocation Center. Northwestern now has won four-straight duals and improved to 10-4 on the season. In total, Northwestern won 13 of 20 bouts Saturday afternoon. Levi Mele (125), Jason Welch (157), Pierce Harger (165), Lee Munster (174) and Mike McMullan (Hwt) all went 2-0 on the day. Saturday marked the final regular season road trip and final out-of-conference duals for Northwestern as the 'Cats wrap up the regular season Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Indiana. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and Friday's dual is Senior Night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Recaps from NU's wins over North Carolina and Campbell are below. Northwestern vs. North Carolina In the first dual of the day, Northwestern won five bouts, including four by bonus points, to defeat UNC, 20-15. NU jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead thanks to a 15-2 major decision for 10th-ranked Mele at 125. The win was Mele's fifth-straight, his team-leading 24th victory of the year and 13th win with bonus points. NU's quick lead diminished though as UNC won three-straight bouts at 133, 141 and 149. Redshirt freshman Pat Greco filled in for Kaleb Friedley at 149 lbs. and fell to Nick Heilmann, 6-2. Welch, who is ranked second in the country at 157, got the 'Cats back in the match, tying the score at 9-9 with an 18-2 tech fall over Jonathan Burns. With the win, Welch remained a perfect 19-0 on the year. The 'Cats then extended their lead to 16-9 as Pierce Harger and No. 12 Lee Munster won their bouts at 165 and 174, respectively. Harger defeated Kyle Kiss 4-1 and Munster tacked on some more bonus points for NU with his 14-1 major decision over Alex Utley. UNC kept the dual close, winning bouts at 184 and 197, to come within one point (16-15) heading into the final match. No. 13 Mike McMullan returned to the lineup at heavyweight and secured the Northwestern dual victory, defeating Frank Abbondanza by a 14-1 major decision. No. 17 Northwestern 20, North Carolina 15 125: No. 10 Levi Mele (NU) maj dec Brian Bokoski (UNC), 15-2 (4-0 NU) 133: Brock Livorio (UNC) dec Jameson Oster (NU), 7-5 (4-3 NU) 141: No. 20 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec Colin Shober (NU), 8-1 (6-4 UNC) 149: Nick Heilmann (UNC) dec Pat Greco (NU), 6-2 (9-4 UNC) 157: No. 2 Jason Welch (NU) tech fall Jonathan Burns (UNC), 18-2, 4:30 (9-9) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) dec Kyle Kiss (UNC), 4-1 (12-9 NU) 174: No. 12 Lee Munster (NU) maj dec Alex Utley (UNC), 14-1 (16-9 NU) 184: Thomas Ferguson (UNC) dec Robert Kellogg (NU), 7-3 (16-12 NU) 197: Zachary Bennett (UNC) dec John Schoen (NU), 9-4 (16-15 NU) Hwt: No. 13 Mike McMullan (NU) maj dec Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 14-1 (20-15 NU) Northwestern vs. Campbell Northwestern then had a strong showing against Campbell, winning eight of 10 bouts. Right off the bat, the 'Cats had two quick falls as Mele pinned Grabiel Soto in 3:53 to open the match at 125 and then Oster pinned his eighth opponent of the year, sticking Joey Rizzolino in 1:12 at 133. Mele and Oster lead NU with 10 and eight falls, respectively, and it's fitting that Oster's pin was the 46th of the season for Northwestern, surpassing last year's total of 45 falls. After two quick bouts to start the dual, Shober needed an overtime period to edge Jordan Tolbert 5-3 at 141. Campbell got on the board as Mark Hartenstine narrowly defeated Greco 4-2, who again filled in for Friedley at 149 ,but the Camels only were awarded two points as one was deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct following the 133 lbs. bout. Leading 15-2, Welch then added another win with bonus points to his record and his second tech fall of the day, shutting out Daniel Luty 16-0 in 6:43. With one match remaining in the regular season, Welch is still undefeated at 20-0 and has won 14 of those matches with bonus points. Welch's win started a string of four-straight victories for NU. Harger won his second bout of the day, defeating Paul Duggan 8-2 at 165 and Munster also recorded his second victory with a 5-2 decision over James Cook. Marcus Shrewsbury made the start at 184 and scored a key victory for the 'Cats, with a 5-3 decision over John Merickel, extending NU's lead to 29-2 with two matches to go. Campbell needed an overtime period to win their second bout of the afternoon as John Weakley edged John Schoen 9-7 in sudden victory. McMullan once again ended things on a positive note for Northwestern with a 6-2 decision over Joe Nolan, giving NU its second win of the day and 10th dual victory on the year. No. 17 Northwestern 32, Campbell 5 125: No. 10 Levi Mele (NU) pins Grabiel Soto (CU) 3:53; NU 6-0 133: Jameson Oster (NU) pins Joey Rizzolino (CU) 1:12; NU 12-(-1) *Campbell received a one-point unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the 133-pound bout. 141: Colin Shober (NU) dec Jordan Tolbert (CU) 5-3 (OT); NU 15-(-1) 149: Mark Hartenstine (CU) dec Pat Greco (NU) 4-2; NU 15-2 157: No. 2 Jason Welch (NU) tech fall Daniel Luty (CU) 6:32; NU 20-2 165: Pierce Harger (NU) dec Paul Duggan (CU) 8-2; NU 23-2 174: No. 12 Lee Munster (NU) dec James Cook (CU) 5-2; NU 26-2 184: Marcus Shrewsbury (NU) dec John Merickel (CU) 5-3; NU 29-2 197: John Weakley (CU) dec John Schoen (NU) 9-7 (OT1); NU 29-5 285: No. 13 Mike McMullan (NU) dec Joe Nolan (CU) 6-2; NU 32-5

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team won its seventh-consecutive dual match Saturday evening, downing Appalachian State 29-12 at Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, N.C. The Cavaliers (9-1) claimed victories at seven of 10 weight classes in a dominating team win over the Mountaineers (11-4), who had clinched the Southern Conference regular-season championship Friday night. The Cavaliers scored bonus points in four of their wins, highlighted by a Vinny Waldhauser (Fr., El Dorado Hills, Calif.) pin of Jesse Johnson at 174 pounds. UVa also racked up a technical fall and two major decisions. The match started at the 141-pound weight class, and UVa won six of the first eight matches to take a 25-6 lead. With the team win already clinched, Virginia took a forfeit at 125 pounds. UVa did not wrestle their normal starters at 125 (No. 11 Matt Snyder), 133 (No. 20 Matt Nelson) or 184 pounds (No. 14 Jon Fausey). UVa won the first three bouts. At 141, seventh-ranked Nick Nelson (R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) posted a 3-0 win over Mike Kessler to improve to 21-2 this year. The Cavaliers then scored bonus points in back-to-back matches, as Gus Sako (So., Cleveland, Ohio) posted a 15-5 major decision over Saava Kostis at 149 for his fifth-straight win and Jedd Moore (R-Jr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) recorded a 19-4 tech fall over Chip Powell at 157. Appalachian State cracked the scoreboard at 165 as 15th-ranked Kyle Blevins defeated No. 16 Nick Sulzer (R-Fr., Cleveland, Ohio), 4-0. Waldhauser recorded his fifth fall of the year with his pin of Johnson at 174 pounds. This pushed the UVa lead to 18-3. At 184 pounds, No. 12 Austin Trotman of ASU notched an 8-3 win over UVa's Nick Kidd (Fr., Hyannis, Mass.). Ryan Malo (Sr., Georgetown, Mass.) posted a 10-2 major decision over Paul Weiss at 197 before Derek Papagianopoulos (R-Fr., Burlington, Mass.) scored a 5-2 decision over Joe Cummings in the heavyweight bout, giving the Cavaliers a 25-6 advantage. ASU's Antonio Gravely was credited with the win at 125 after Virginia took a forfeit. UVa ended on a high note as Joseph Martinez (Fr., Platteville, Colo.) dominated in a 16-6 major decision over Brett Boston. The Cavaliers wrap up the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 19, with a pair of home duals at Memorial Gymnasium. UVa will wrestle No. 25 Old Dominion at 2 p.m. and George Mason at 4 p.m. Prior to the ODU bout, Virginia will conduct Senior Day ceremonies. Results: 141: No. 7 Nick Nelson (Virginia) dec. Mike Kessler (ASU), 3-0; UVa 3-0 149: Gus Sako (Virginia) major dec. Savva Kostis (ASU), 15-5; UVa 7-0 157: Jedd Moore (Virginia) tech fall Chip Powell (ASU), 19-4 (7:00); UVa 12-0 165: No. 15 Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. No. 16 Nick Sulzer (Virginia), 4-0; UVa 12-3 174: Vinny Waldhauser (Virginia) pinned Jesse Johnson (ASU), 4:05; UVa 18-3 184: No. 12 Austin Trotman (ASU) dec. Nick Kidd (Virginia), 8-3; UVa 18-6 197: Ryan Malo (Virginia) major dec. Paul Weiss (ASU), 10-2; UVa 22-6 285: Derek Papagianopoulos (Virginia) dec. Joe Cummings (ASU), 5-2; UVa 25-6 125: Antonio Gravely (ASU) won by forfeit; UVa 25-12 133: Joseph Martinez (Virginia) major dec. Brett Boston (ASU), 16-6; UVa 29-12

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling closed out the road portion of its dual meet season with a 39-3 win at Utah Valley in Orem, Utah. Nearly 5,500 fans (5,470) watched as Penn State, led by Utah-native Cael Sanderson, won nine of ten bouts including three pins in the non-conference road win. The match began at 165, where Nittany Lion All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1, opened up the dual with a quick first period fall, pinning Utah Valley's Ethan Smith at the 2:40 mark to put the Nittany Lions up 6-0 early. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, stepped aside to let Utah-native Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) wrestle in front of a hometown crowd. Brown, a red-shirt freshman, answered the call with a dominating 13-3 major over UVU's Monte Schmalhaus. Defending national champion Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, added a second Lion pin, getting the fall over David Prieto at the 4:46 mark to put Penn State up 16-0 after three bouts. True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 12 at 197, returned to the mat for Penn State and posted a hard-fought 4-3 win over Utah Valley's Brian Chamberlain. Senior heavyweight Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6, then pinned UVU's Dustin Dennison at the 1:15 mark of the first period. The fall was the 30th of Wade's career, moving him into sixth place on Penn State's all-time falls list. Penn State's Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, posted a 19-7 major over UVU's Colby Christensen. Utah Valley got on the board at 133 where Blake Mangum used a last-second takedown to notch a 3-1 win over Nittany Lion sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Penn State junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) countered with a strong 13-4 major decision over UVU's Avery Garner at 141, piling up almost 4:00 riding time in the process. Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, posted a convincing 6-0 win with 4:35 in riding time over No. 14 Josh Wilson in the only bout between ranked wrestlers. Molinaro built up 4:35 in riding time in the process. Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, closed out the dual with a tough 12-9 decision over Utah Valley's Napoleon Aniciete to help Penn State post the 39-3 final. The Nittany Lions are now 12-1 on the year and posted a 7-1 mark in Big Ten duals. Utah Valley falls to 6-9. Penn State won nine of ten bouts and posted a 31-6 edge in takedowns. The Nittany Lions picked up 12 bonus points off three pins and three majors. In a pre-dual bout (not counting in the team score) at 285, Nittany Lion red-shirt freshman Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) notched a 13-2 major over UVU's Zac Jensen. Penn State closes out the regular season by hosting Pittsburgh on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. The dual meet is already sold out, including standing room only ducats, and will serve as Senior Day for Penn State. The full season slate of live dual meet and tournament action will air locally on WRSC AM (1390 AM) with Friday evening duals being simulcast on WRSC FM (103.1 FM). Lock Haven's WBPZ (1230 AM) will also carry the entire season live, WIEZ (670 AM) in Huntingdon/Lewistown carries all Sunday events and further affiliates may be added soon. The regular season schedule of radio broadcasts will be streamed live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of Penn State's All-Access package, which will also feature live video streams of many home events. Ticket information is accessed easily online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets/m-wrestl-tickets.html . Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstatepat and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2011-12 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 165: #1 David Taylor PSU pinned Ethan Smith UVU, WBF (2:40) 6-0 174: Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. Monte Schmalhaus UVU, 13-3 10-0 184: #2 Quentin Wright PSU pinned David Prieto UVU, WBF (4:46) 16-0 197: #12 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Brian Chamberlain UVU, 4-3 19-0 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU pinned Dustin Dennison UVU, WBF (1:15) 25-0 125: #8 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Colby Christensen UVU, 19-7 29-0 133: Blake Mangum UVU dec. Frank Martellotti PSU, 3-1 29-3 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU maj. dec. Avery Garner UVU, 13-4 33-3 149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #14 Josh Wilson UVU, 6-0 (4:35 RT) 36-3 157: #6 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Napoleon Aniciete UVU, 12-9 39-3 PRELIM: Jon Gingrich PSU maj. dec. Zac Jensen UVU, 13-2 ----- Attendance: 5,470 Records: #2 Penn State 12-1, 7-1 B1G; Utah Valley 6-9 Up Next for Penn State: home vs. Pittsburgh, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: PRE-DUAL BOUT AT 285: In a pre-dual match-up (not counted in the team score), Nittany Lion red-shirt freshman Jon Gingrich met UVU sophomore Zac Jensen. Gingrich scored first with a fast high double that put the Nittany Lion up 2-0 at the 2:30 mark. Jensen escaped to cut the lead to 2-1. With Gingrich leading 2-1 after one, Jensen chose down to start the second period and Gingrich was able to maintain control throughout the first period. Gingrich tilted Jensen for three back points with :45 on the clock. The Lion freshman added two more back points to lead 7-1 after two periods. Gingrich chose down to start the third, escaped and used a low double for a quick takedown and cut to lead 10-2 at the 1:24 mark with the riding time point clinched. Gingrich added another takedown with :30 left to up his lead to 12-2 and, with the ride out, posted the 13-2 major in the preliminary bout. 165: Sophomore David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Ethan Smith in the first official bout of the dual. A swift low single gave Taylor an early 2-0 lead and the Nittany Lion cut Smith loose right away. Taylor turned a second low single leg into a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:40 on the clock. Taylor built up a solid riding time edge looking for a turning combination and then cut Smith loose on a reset. Taylor quickly shifted to a low double and added two more takedowns and then, after letting Smith up, countered a Wolverine shot, used gained control of Smith's shoulders and turned him to his back for a quick first period pin (getting the call at the 2:40 mark). 174: Sophomore Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, stepped aside at 174 to allow red-shirt freshman Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) to compete in front of a hometown crowd. The West Valley City native faced off against Monte Schmalhaus. Brown set the tempo early, forcing Schmalhaus towards the edge of the mat for the first part of the opening period. The Lion freshman broke through with a takedown at the 1:08 mark and then gained control of his opponent's wrist, looking to tilt Schmalhaus for back points. Schmalhaus was able to stave off any back points but a ride out gave Brown a 2-0 lead with 1:12 riding time. Schmalhaus chose down to start the second period and escaped, but Brown drove through a high double leg to take the Wolverine down again and open up a 4-2 lead after cutting him loose. Brown drove in on a double leg and scrambled his way to a late takedown to carry a 6-2 lead into the third period. Brown chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed Schmalhaus for an 8-3 lead after cutting him loose. Brown took Schmalhaus down, looking to finish off a nearside cradle and turned Schmalhaus to his back for two near fall points and a 13-3 major (including 3:11 in riding time). 184: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, met UVU's David Prieto. Prieto came out of the gates fast, nearly taking Wright down for an early takedown. But Wright did not panic, scrambled through the shot and worked his way around for his own takedown and a 2-0 lead of his own. Wright steadily worked his way to a near fall and a 5-0 lead after the back points. The Lion junior then reset himself and tried to turn Prieto, but the Wolverine almost reversed Wright before escaping to a 5-1 deficit. Wright carried that lead into the second period and chose down to start. A quick escape led to a fast high double leg takedown and an 8-1 lead for the Nittany Lion. Wright cut Prieto loose and then locked him up at the shoulders and tossed him down of a fast pin, getting the call at the 4:46 mark. 197: True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 12 at 197, faced off against Wolverine Brian Chamberlain. The duo battled through a scoreless first two minutes before McIntosh got in on a low single. Chamberlain was able to counter, however, and took the Lion down for a 2-1 lead after a quick McIntosh escape. Leading 2-1, Chamberlain chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. McIntosh countered a swift Chamberlain double and fought off a near takedown, keeping himself within striking distance at the 1:00 mark. McIntosh countered a Chamberlain shot, locked up his shoulders in an attempt to get a counter takedown, but could not finish off the move and trailed 3-1 after two periods. McIntosh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 deficit. McIntosh worked Chamberlain's upper body, trying to create an opening, but the Wolverine was able to fight off two high singles and keep his lead. McIntosh dove behind the Wolverine at the :52 mark for a counter takedown and a 4-3 lead. The Nittany Lion freshman was able to keep control of the Chamberlain till the :07 mark before he got his first stall warning, forcing a reset. McIntosh kept control for the last seven seconds and posted a hard-fought 4-3 win. 285: Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at 285, took on UVU freshman Dustin Dennison. Wade slid down to a low double leg takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:17 mark. Wade used a power half to turn Dennis to the mat for three back points, then finished off the quick pin at the 1:15 mark. 125: True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 8 nationally at 125, took on Utah Valley's Colby Christensen. Megaludis used a very fast ankle pick to take Christensen down for an early 2-0 lead. Christensen escaped after the reset but Megaludis answered with a second takedown to lead 4-1 with 1:43 on the clock. After cutting Christensen loose, the Lion freshman added a third takedown and cut and led 6-3. Megaludis tacked on a fourth takedown and then rode Christensen out to lead 8-3 after one period. Christensen chose down to start the second and Megaludis cut him loose. The Lion freshman turned a low single into a takedown and a 10-4 lead with 1:25 on the clock. Megaludis cut Christensen again loose and picked up a sixth takedown with :20 on the clock. A short ride out gave the Lion a 12-5 lead heading into the third period. Megaludis chose neutral to start the third period. He took Christensen down twice more and cut him loose to lead 16-7, clinching the bonus point in the process. Megaludis added one final takedown and posted a 19-7 major decision. 133: Lion sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took to the mat at 133 against Wolverine Blake Mangum. The tandem fought through a scoreless first period with neither man finding an opening to score. Tied 0-0, Martellotti chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Like the first period, neither wrestler was able to connect on any offense and Martellotti rode that 1-0 lead into the final period. Mangum chose down to start the third period but the Nittany Lion sophomore was able to keep control of the Wolverine for a minute, but Mangum worked his way into a near reversal, working through a scramble on the edge of the mat that finally resulted in a stalemate at the :48 mark with Martellotti still in control. Mangum escaped at the :40 mark but Martellotti had a minute-plus in riding time. Mangum took the Lion down, however, with a double leg at the :20 mark and posted a hard-fought 3-1 win to put UVU on the board. 141: Junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against UVU's Avery Garner at 141. Pearsall countered a Garner headlock attempt for a quick takedown. The Nittany Lion tried to use a split scissors into back points but Garner was able to fight off the move initially. But Pearsall readjusted himself, turned the takedown into a cradle and three near fall points for a 5-0 lead with 1:20 on the clock. Pearsall then rode Garner out and led 5-0 with 2:46 riding time after one period. Garner chose neutral to start the second period but Pearsall countered a quick UVU double leg for his own takedown and a 7-0 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Pearsall maintained control of Garner, looking to lock another cradle for more back points. Pearsall locked up a far side cradle and picked up three more back points to lead 10-0 after two periods. The Lion chose neutral with a riding time point clinched but it was Garner who got the third period's first takedown, turning a high double into a score. Pearsall escaped to an 11-2 lead but Garner added a second takedown. Pearsall added an escape and the riding time point to post the 13-4 major with 3:55 in riding time. 149: No. 1 Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) battled No. 14 Josh Wilson of Utah Valley in a battle of ranked wrestlers at 149. The three-time All-American turned a high single leg into an early takedown and a 2-0 lead. Molinaro then began working from the top position, looking for a chance to turn the ranked Wolverine to build upon his lead. He kept control of Wilson for nearly 2:00 and went to the second period with a 2-0 lead and 1:53 in riding time. Wilson chose down to start the second period only to have Molinaro continue a punishing ride. Molinaro maintained his ride for the entire period, and while he did not pick up any back points, led by two with 3:52 in riding time after two periods. Molinaro, with a riding time point clinched, chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Molinaro used a head outside single for a second takedown and a 5-0 lead. Molinaro then rode Wilson out and posted a convincing 6-0 win with 4:35 riding time over the 14th-ranked Wilson. 157: Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, met Utah Valley's Napoleon Aniciete. Alton wasted little time notching the dual's first takedown, moving out to a 2-0 lead less than :30 into the bout. Aniciete escaped at the 1:54 mark, but Alton quickly worked his way into another single leg for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead. An Aniciete escape gave Alton a 4-2 lead after one period. Aniciete chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-3 deficit at the 1:30 mark. Alton drove through a high double leg to post his third takedown and move out to a 6-3 lead with :30 on the clock. Alton rode Aniciete out to lead by three with 2:11 in riding time after two. He chose down to start the third, quickly escaped, and notched a fourth takedown to up his lead to 9-4. Alton dove low on a shot that Aniciete countered for his own takedown. But Alton quickly reversed him for an 11-6 lead. He cut Aniciete loose with :30 on the clock, hoping to major him, but Aniciete got a final takedown. Alton picked up the riding time point and posted the 12-9 win.

The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers won the NWCA National Dual Regional this afternoon. Minnesota defeated Kent State 35-3 in the semi-final, before defeating Missouri 26-7 for the championship. With the win the Gophers improve to 12-3 overall on the season. Minnesota is the first team to move on the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Dual Final Four. The Gophers will await their opponents from the other three regional's (Cornell, Iowa State and Oklahoma State) that take place tomorrow. There is a chance the final four could be held in Minneapolis next Sunday. An announcement will be made at the conclusion of tomorrow's action. Head coach J Robinson was a big part of putting this tournament style together for the last 25 years and he is feeling pretty good that his squad will be participating in the inaugural final four next Sunday. “It's the first one there's ever been one, so why wouldn't we be excited?” Robinson said. “If the people who are supposed to get in get in ... then we get a chance to wrestle two of the three people who beat us this year. We're excited about going. We want it at our place. We think we can get a ton of fans there. We're excited about the whole thing.” Minnesota's losses this season have come against Cornell (21-16), Oklahoma State (23-14) and Iowa (19-17). Those three teams are the favored to make it out of their regional alive tomorrow afternoon. Championship: Minnesota 27, Missouri 7 Zach Sanders started things off with an 8-4 decision over Missouri's Alan Waters. The two battled each other till the final horn, before Sanders picked up the win to improve to 23-1 overall this season. Chris Dardanes had no problem with the Tigers Nathan McCormick, as he scored a 14-5 major to put the Gophers up 7-0 early. Brother Nick would take the mat next and was able to pick up another major for Minnesota. Dardanes defeated Brandon Wiest 15-7 before Dylan Ness picked up a solid overtime win against Kyle Bradley, to put Minnesota on top 14-0. Cody Yohn would pick up his second win of the afternoon for the Gophers. Yohn took Missouri's Zach Toal all three periods, before coming away with a 6-1 decision. He finished with over three minutes of riding time. Minnesota's final victories came from Kevin Steinhaus and Tony Nelson. Steinhaus took care of Claernce Neely in a 6-0 decision and Nelson would seal the deal for the Maroon and Gold when he scored 4-1 decision over the Tigers Devon Mellon. Semifinal: Minnesota 35, Kent State 3 Minnesota came out swinging in the semifinals of the NWCA/Cliff Clean National Duals. The Gophers took care of Kent State 35-3 in their first match of the afternoon on the campus of Rutgers University. The Gophers picked up bonus points from Chris Dardanes, Nick Dardanes, Cody Yohn, Logan Storley and Kevin Steinhaus. Chris Dardanes scored a 12-3 major decision over Steve Mitcheff and his brother Nick followed with a 12-4 major decision over Tyler Small. Yohn got back on the winning side of things after scoring a first period fall over Ross Tice. Yohn picked up the bonus points at the 1:22 mark in the match. Storley would take care of Brandon Johnson with a 13-3 major and Steinhaus picked up a 16-1 technical fall win over Casey Newburg. Tony Nelson wrapped up the first dual of the day for the Gophers with a 5-4 overtime victory. Nelson and Kent State's Brandan Barlow went the full length in the extra session, with Nelson picking up the win with the riding time advantage. Minnesota 35, Kent State 3 125: No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. No. 4 Nic Bedelyon (Kent State), 8-4 133: No. 7 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Steve Mitcheff (Kent State), 12-3 141: No. 8 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 10 Tyler Small (Kent State), 12-4 149: No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. Marcel Clopton (Kent State), 6-2 157: No. 14 Mallie Shuster (Kent State) dec. Alec Ortiz (Minnesota), 8-4 165: No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) pinned Ross Tice (Kent State), 1:22 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) maj. dec. Brandonn Johnson (Kent State), 13-3 184: No. 7 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) tech. fall Casey Newburg (Kent State), 16-1 197: No. 6 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Keith Witt (Kent State), 3-1 285: No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 14 Brendan Barlow (Kent State), 5-4 SV Minnesota 26, Missouri 7 125: No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Alan Waters (Missouri), 8-6 133: No. 7 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 8 Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 15-5 141: No. 8 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Brandon Wiest (Missouri), 15-7 149: No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. No. 17 Kyle Bradley (Missouri), 8-6 SV 157: No. 17 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 6-4 165: No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Zach Toal (Missouri), 6-3 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 18 Dorian Henderson (Missouri), 2-0 184: No. 7 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Clarence Neely (Missouri), 6-0 197: No. 7 Brent Haynes (Missouri) maj. dec. No. 6 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota), 10-0 285: No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Devon Mellon (Missouri), 4-1

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley got key decisions from Blake Mangum and Avery Garner as the Wolverines overcame two falls to defeat South Dakota State 21-18 and pickup its first Western Wrestling Conference dual victory of the season Friday night in the UCCU Center. But UVU (6-8, 1-4 WWC) came up just short in the nightcap, falling 24-18 to North Dakota State. The Wolverines will have a quick turnaround and return to action Saturday evening for the biggest home dual in program history. Defending national champion and second-ranked Penn State rolls into the UCCU Center at 7 p.m. The match will air live on UVU-TV and will be tape delayed on Fox College Sports next week. The dual with the Nittany Lions will be the final home match for UVU this season. The Wolverines' top wrestler, 14th-ranked Josh Wilson, got the home squad off to a nice start to the evening by controlling the bout with the Jackrabbits' Andrew Youngblom from the start. Wilson compiled 3:13 of riding time and picked up a 6-0 decision. SDSU (4-7, 0-4 WWC) answered in the 157-pound matchup when the Jacks' Nick Flynn pinned Napoleon Aniciete after the two had battled to a 5-5 tie over two periods. But Ethan Smith (165 pounds) put the Wolverines back in front, 9-6, when he forced a fall of his own, pinning Dillon Reid as the second period wound to a close. The Win was Smith's fourth in a row, three of which had been pins. Monte Schmalhaus (174) and David Prieto (184) each took care of business in their bouts with a pair of decisions to push UVU ahead 15-6, but SDSU would reel off 12 straight points to quickly overcome the deficit. The Jacks' Nick Mart defeated Brian Chamberlain by decision in the 197-pound match, then Joe Skow got a huge result when he pinned Dustin Dennison (285) just 1:58 into the first period. Finally, Aaron Pickrel, SDSU's top wrestler held on for a 7-2 decision over Colby Christensen in the 125 pound match to cap the comeback late into the dual. Desperately needing points, UVU's Blake Mangum (133) and Nick Chavez ground to a 1-1 tie late into the third period. But Mangum secured a takedown with just 33 seconds remaining and held on for a gritty 3-1 decision to tie the dual at 18-18 with one match left. Avery Garner, who was ranked 28th in the latest RPI list for UVU, faced off with another of SDSU's top wrestlers, Dustin Walraven in the winner-take-all bout. Walraven took a 3-1 lead just moments into the second period after an escape, but Garner quickly responded with a takedown to level the score. Another Walraven escape put him ahead 4-3, but Garner quickly grabbed the visitor and slammed him on his back, winning a takedown and a three-point near fall to claim an 8-4 advantage heading into the third frame. Garner stayed on the offensive in the final period, adding two more points after a reversal and he would hold on from there, picking up a 10-6 decision and securing a 21-18 dual victory for the Wolverines. UVU seemed poised to pick up where it left off against SDSU when Wilson (149) opened the dual and swiftly put the Wolverines in front with a first period pin of NDSU's Mark Erickson. Wilson wasted no time, earning a takedown just a minute into the period and finishing it off just moments later to put UVU ahead 6-0 after one bout. But the Bison (6-7, 3-1 WWC) would respond with a pin of their own when Steven Monk, ranked 13th nationally at 157 pounds, forced a fall of Aniciete early in the second period to tie the dual score at 6-6. NDSU would win the next three matches to shoot ahead 17-6 after Smith (165) dropped a 13-3 major decision to Tyler Johnson, Joe Garner picked up an 8-4 decision over UVU's Schmalhaus (174), and Mac Stoll won another major decision against Prieto (184). Chamberlain (197) got UVU back on the board when he won a tightly contested 8-6 decision over John Gusewelle, but Dennison (285) came up just short against Evan Knutson in a 4-0 decision. Facing a big 20-9 deficit, Christensen (125) battled No. 19 Trent Sprenkel but Sprenkle ended up securing an 11-2 major decision, which clinched the win for the Bison with two bouts remaining, Mangum (133) went on to defeat Justin Solberg by decision, 7-5, and Garner (141) won by forfeit, but it was NDSU who stole the nightcap, winning 24-18. Utah Valley 21, South Dakota State 18 149 - #14 Josh Wilson (UVU) Dec. Andrew Youngbloom (SDSU), 6-0 157 - Nick Flynn (SDSU) Fall Napoleon Aniciete (UVU), 6:19 165 - Ethan Smith (UVU) Fall Dillon Reid (SDSU), 4:46 174 - Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) Dec. Joe Rasmussen (SDSU), 7-1 184 - David Prieto (UVU) Dec. Tony Lisek (SDSU), 5-3 197 - Nick Mart (SDSU) Dec. Brian Chamberlain (UVU), 5-3 285 - Joe Skow (SDSU) Fall Dustin Dennison (UVU), 1:58 125 - Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) Dec. Colby Christensen (UVU), 7-2 133 - Blake Mangum (UVU) Dec. Nick Chavez (SDSU), 3-1 141 - Avery Garner (UVU) Dec. Dustin Walraven (SDSU), 10-6 North Dakota State 24, Utah Valley 18 149 - #14 Josh Wilson (UVU) Fall Mark Erickson (NDSU), 1:59 157 - #13 Steven Monk (NDSU) Fall Napoleon Aniciete (UVU), 3:51 165 - Tyler Johnson (NDSU) Maj. Dec. Ethan Smith (UVU), 13-3 174 - Joe Garner (NDSU) Dec. Monte Schmalhaus (UVU), 9-4 184 - Mac Stoll (NDSU) Maj. Dec. David Prieto (UVU), 11-0 197 - Brian Chamberlain (UVU) Dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU), 8-6 285 - Evan Knutson (NDSU) Dec. Dustin Dennison (UVU), 4-0 125 - #19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) Maj. Dec. Colby Christensen (UVU), 14-2 133 - Blake Mangum (UVU) Dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 8-5 141 - Avery Garner (UVU) won by forfeit

Boiling Springs, N.C. -- The Citadel used pins by Richard Alarcon, Jordan Dix, Josh Tuck and No. 15 Odie Delaney to defeat host Gardner-Webb 36-10 in Southern Conference action Friday evening at Paul Porter Arena. The Bulldogs improve to 6-8 overall and 2-2 in the SoCon and face Davidson Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The Citadel scored victories in the first three matches of the evening to open a 16-0 lead. Alarcon had posted a 9-3 advantage at 125 pounds before pinning Michael Slaughter at the 6:52 mark for a 6-0 Bulldog lead. Kyle Casaletto dominated his match at 133, scoring a 10-2 major decision over Robert Golde before Dix dispatched Jacob Reinemund with a pin at the 1:50 mark of the 141 bout for the early 16-point lead. Gardner-Webb got on the board at with a major decision at 149 as Davante Andujar out-pointed Shane Lee 12-2, cutting The Citadel's advantage to 16-4. At 157 pounds, Pierre Frazile and Alex Medved each scored a takedown and an escape to finish the first period at 3-3. Frazile notched an escape in the second and Medved grabbed a point off one in the third to send the match to overtime tied 4-4. Medved edged ahead with a point off an escape in the second overtime period and Frazile was unable to score a takedown, falling 5-4. Justin Guthrie picked up an 8-3 decision over Mike Harper to cut the Bulldogs' lead to 16-10. The Bulldogs swept the final four matches of the evening to pull away for the final 36-10 victory. At 174 pounds, Turtogtokh Luvsandorj picked up his first technical fall of the season, opening a 10-3 lead in the first period before stopping Erin O'Dell at the 6:30 mark with a 23-7 score. Tuck's pin of Jason Porter at 2:20 of the 184-pound match increased the Bulldogs' lead to 27-10 securing the team win. Kelby Smith picked up a 10-3 decision over Travis Porter at 197 for his team-high 29th win of the season. Delaney closed out the victory with a pin of Justin Kozera at the 1:20 mark of the heavyweight bout, his 11th win via fall of the season. Results: 125 Richard Alarcon (Citadel) won by pin over Michael Slaughter (Gardner-Webb) 6:52; CIT leads 6-0 133 Kyle Casaletto (Citadel) won by major decision over Robert Golde (Gardner-Webb) 10-2; CIT leads 10-0 141 Jordan Dix (Citadel) won by pin over Jacob Reinemund (Gardner-Webb) 1:50; CIT leads 16-0 149 Davante Andujar (Gardner-Webb) won by major decision over Shane Lee (Citadel) 12-2; CIT leads 16-4 157 Alex Medved (Gardner-Webb) won in double overtime over Pierre Frazile (Citadel) 5-4; CIT leads 16-7 165 Justin Guthrie (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Mike Harper (Citadel) 8-3; CIT leads 16-10 174 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel) won by tech fall over Erin O`Dell (Gardner-Webb) 6:30 23-7; CIT leads 21-10 184 Josh Tuck (Citadel) won by pin over Jason Porter (Gardner-Webb) 2:20; CIT leads 27-10 197 Kelby Smith (Citadel) won by decision over Travis Porter (Gardner-Webb) 10-3; CIT leads 30-10 285 No. 15 Odie Delaney (Citadel) won by pin over Justin Kozera (Gardner-Webb) 1:20; CIT wins 36-10

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Alex Pellicciotti and Stephen McPeek recorded pins and Bucknell registered three total bonus-point victories as it easily defeated Lock Haven by a 28-13 margin Friday evening. The win snapped a four-match losing streak for the Bison, who have now defeated the Bald Eagles three consecutive years. Bucknell (4-15) has now outscored Lock Haven (4-9) 79-38 over the course of the last three meetings. The Bison earned their second road win of the season. Freshman Austin Miller gave Bucknell the early lead with a 6-4 overtime decision in the opening bout of the night at 125. He scored a takedown with 10 seconds left in overtime to earn his team-high 18th victory of the season. The lead was short-lived, however, as Lock Haven's John Trumbetti posted a 15-1 major decision at 133, giving the Bald Eagles a 4-3 advantage, their only lead of the match. Lock Haven would win only one more bout (184) before being given a forfeit at heavyweight after the Bison had opened up a 28-7 lead. Pellicciiotti's pin at 149 followed a major decision by Derrik Russell and extended the Bucknell lead to 13-4. Pellicciotti was dominating his bout and led 12-2 at the time of the pin, his fifth bonus-point victory of the season. Three bouts later McPeek followed with his third pin of the year to improve to 17-15 overall. Like Pellicciotti, he held a large lead at the time of the pin as he was up on Aaron McKinney by a 14-4 score when the fall occurred early in the third period. Senior John Regan, junior Corey Lear and freshman Tyler Lyster also posted wins by decision in the match. Regan won 5-2, but led the whole bout, while Lear won 2-1 based on riding time (1:21). Lyster snapped a four-bout losing streak with an 8-3 decision at 197 as he never trailed. Bucknell will wrap up its regular season Sunday at noon against Penn in Davis Gym. Regan, the team's lone senior, will be honored during Senior Day ceremonies prior to the match. Results: 125: Austin Miller (BU) dec. Bobby Rehm (LHU) 6-4 (OT) 133: John Trumbetti (LHU) major dec. Bob Hauser (BU) 15-1 141: Derrik Russell (BU) major dec. Jonathon Childress (LHU) 11-3 149: Alex Pellicciotti (BU) pinned Owen Wilkinson (LHU) 4:36 157: John Regan (BU) dec. Aaron Fry (LHU) 5-2 165: Corey Lear (BU) dec. Seth Creasy (LHU) 2-1 174: Stephen McPeek (BU) pinned Aaron McKinney (LHU) 5:35 184: Fred Garcia (LHU) dec. Jamie Westwood (BU) 6-2 197: Tyler Lyster (BU) dec. Matt Parlier (LHU) 8-3 285: Harry Turner (LHU) wins by forfeit

ATHENS, Ohio -- In its final non-conference dual meet of the season, the West Virginia University wrestling team dominated Ohio, 36-3, at the Convocation Center. After the 184-pound bout was drawn as the dual meet's starting point, the Mountaineers ran off seven consecutive victories that helped build an insurmountable 27-0 lead. Lance Bryson “I don't normally like to start at any other weight class than 125 pounds, but our guys seemed to respond,” said coach Craig Turnbull. “We won a couple close matches, and our guys handled themselves well in front of an away crowd.” Redshirt senior Matt Ryan (184) got WVU off to a quick start, as he took a 7-1 decision from the Bobcats' Ryan Garringer. Ryan used a takedown within the first 30 seconds of the match to jump out to an early lead. In the second period, Ryan chose bottom position and was able to reverse his opponent. Ryan tallied almost six minutes of riding time in the bout. Redshirt sophomore Mac Mancuso (197) followed Ryan's performance with a strong showing of his own in his return to the mat. Mancuso nearly pinned Ohio's Beau Wenger from a defensive position and earned two near fall points in the second period. The near fall points put Mancuso on top 7-1. Mancuso closed on the match with another takedown that helped seal the riding time point in a 10-2 major decision. “I felt good in my return, and I felt a little more loose than I am use to,” said Mancuso. “I didn't feel stiff, and I let things go a little more. It was an all around good day.” In the heavyweight contest, redshirt senior Brandon Williamson took a 5-1 decision from Andy Hartshorn. Williamson pushed the pace against a defensive Hartshorn and tallied three near fall points in the final 15 seconds that ensured the victory. At 125 pounds, junior Shane Young (125) jumped out to a 4-0 lead against the Bobcats' Gabe Ramos. Young continued to carry the pace of the match throughout the remainder of the first and second period. In the third, Young scored yet another takedown and took a 7-3 decision. Redshirt sophomore Nathan Pennesi (133) and sophomore Michael Morales (141) scored two of the Mountaineers' biggest wins, as they put the meet out of reach for Ohio. Pennesi teched Drew Hammer, 15-0, while Morales pinned Darrin Boing 2:28 into the first period. Pennesi's win was his team-leading 24th of season. “Our lightweights took control of the match for us,” Turnbull said. “Nathan and Morales did a great job and put us in a very good position. Overall, it was a very good match for us.” Redshirt freshman Brutus Scheffel also helped build on WVU's lead, as he took a 7-5 decision from Andrew Romanchik. Scheffel got to his offensive game early and converted a takedown attempt. After a second period with little action, Scheffel's offense was persistent in the third period and helped him build a 7-3 lead that sealed the victory. Following a loss at 157 pounds, redshirt senior Kyle Eason scored his first dual meet pin of the season, as he pinned Miles Chapman at the 4:54 mark of the match. Chapman battled for nearly a minute against Eason's position, but Eason was able to get the fall. Redshirt junior Lance Bryson closed out the dominant win for the Mountaineers with an impressive win over No. 18 Nick Purdue. Bryson worked takedowns in the first and third period that got him the 5-1 decision victory. “It felt great to be on the other side of a close decision against a ranked opponent,” said Bryson. “A win like this will help me build confidence and momentum as we head into the Eastern Wrestling League tournament and the NCAA tournament.” WVU is now 7-4 overall this season, while the Bobcats drop to 3-6 overall this season. The Mountaineers will close out their regular season next weekend, as they will travel to Edinboro on Saturday and Cleveland State on Sunday. Results: 184: No. 16 Matt Ryan (WVU) dec. Ryan Garringer (OU), 7-1 197: Mac Mancuso (WVU) maj. dec. Beau Wenger (OU), 10-2 HWT: No. 16 Brandon Williamson (WVU) dec. Andy Hartshorn (OU), 5-1 125: No. 26 Shane Young (WVU) dec. Gabe Ramos (OU), 7-3 133: No. 24 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) tech fall Drew Hammer (OU), 15-0 141: No. 31 Michael Morales (WVU) win by fall Darrin Boing (OU), 2:28 149: Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Andrew Romanchik (OU), 7-5 157: Harrison Hightower (OU) dec. Dominic Prezzia (WVU), 6-0 165: Kyle Eason (WVU) win by fall Miles Chapman (OU), 4:54 174: No. 22 Lance Bryson (WVU) dec. No. 18 Nick Purdue (OU), 5-1

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Kyle Gilchrist, Steve Santos, Jake O'Hara, and Kevin Lester notched wins by major decision as Columbia wrestling team picked up its first Ivy League win of the season in dominant fashion on Friday, crushing Princeton, 28-6 at Dillon Gym. The Lions (5-3, 1-1 Ivy League, 2-2 EIWA) won eight of the 10 bouts to bring down Princeton (6-11, 1-3 Ivy League) and begin their three-match weekend on a strong note. Columbia jumped out to a 7-0 lead after Robert Dyar (13-14) defeated Ryan Cash, 8-4, at 125 pounds and Gilchrist (21-10) took a 11-3 major decision at 133. Princeton got on the scoreboard at 141, where Adam Krop had a 6-0 win over Matt Bystol (18-14). Columbia then scored 17 straight points to take clinch the win with 24-3 lead with two matches left. At 149, Santos (16-5) won his eighth-consecutive bout, defeating dual rookie Seth Hazleton by major decision, 10-2. O'Hara (22-10) followed with the biggest win of the day, dominating Kyle Roddy, 13-2, for a major decision victory at 157. Eren Civan, wrestling for the first time since the New York State Wrestling Championships on Jan. 20-21, enjoyed a 5-1 win over Rich Eva to improve his season record to 7-6. At 174, Stephen West (25-10) won his fourth-straight matchup, taking a 10-5 victory over Andy Lowy. Shane Hughes improved to 16-9 on the season and 8-5 at 184 with a 4-0 shutout of Dan Santoro. Nick Mills (9-11) came up just short at 197, losing to Kurt Brendel, 10-9. At heavyweight, Lester (24-8) closed out the match with an 11-2 major decision over Bobby Grogan. The Lions' big man continues to win in impressive fashion as 13 of his 24 wins this year have come either by fall or by major decision. Columbia will face Penn on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Philadelphia before heading back to the Garden State for a 6 p.m. match at Rider in Lawrenceville, N.J. Results: 125 – Robert Dyer (C) d. Ryan Cash, 8-4 133 – Kyle Gilchrist (C) md. Joe De,Quinzio, 11-3 141 – Adam Krop (P) d. Matt Bystol 6-0 149 – Steve Santos (C) md. Seth Hazleton, 10-2 157 – Jake O'Hara (C) md. Kyle ,Roddy, 13-2 165 – Eren Civan (C) d. Rich Eva 5-1 174 – Stephen West (C) d. Andy Lowy, 10-5 184 – Shane Hughes (C) d. Dan Santor,o 4-0 197 – Kurt Brendel (P) d. Nick Mills, 10-9 285 – Kevin Lester (C) md. Bobby Grogan, 11-2

EDINBORO, Pa. -- It wasn't the first time this year that a match has been left up to heavyweight Ernest James (left), and it probably won't be the last. On Friday night James came through with flying colors to lead Edinboro to an 18-15 win over Michigan State. The victory left the Fighting Scots at 9-2, while the Big Ten Spartans fell to 3-10. A crowd of 1,314 took in the match on Military and First Responders Appreciation Night. With the match tied at 15-15, James took the mat against MSU's Mike McClure in a matchup of sophomore heavyweights. Following a scoreless first period James took the 1-0 lead with a quick escape in the second, but McClure matched it to start the third. James nearly had the winning takedown with 25 seconds to go at the edge of the mat, but the wrestlers were out of bounds. He followed with another double leg shot seconds later and this time finished it for the winning takedown with 15 seconds to go for a 3-1 decision. The win boosted James to 27-8, while McClure is now 12-9. Michigan State took advantage of wins at two swing weights to push the match to the final bout. The only bonus points of the night were earned by Edinboro's A.J. Schopp (below), who picked up his 16th fall of the season at 1:53 over Terry Turner at 133 lbs. The sixth-ranked Schopp improved to 32-3 with his eighth straight triumph. It proved the difference as both teams won five bouts. One of those swing match wins came at 125 lbs., as Brenan Lyon (8-9) edged Kory Mines (14-14) 9-7. The Fighting Scots won the next three matches to take a 12-3 lead. Following Schopp's pin Mitchell Port won a 6-1 decision over Brian Gibbs (16-14) at 141 lbs. Port, ranked 15th by InterMat, led just 2-1 after two periods, but used an escape and takedown to pull away in the third period. He owned 1:45 in riding time. Port is now 24-6 and has won his last nine matches. Dave Habat, ranked fifth by InterMat at 149 lbs., was forced into overtime before coming away with a 4-2 decision over Dan Osterman in a match that lived up to its advanced billing. Osterman took a 2-0 lead with a reversal to start the second period, and a Habat escape made it 2-1 going into the third. Habat tied it with an escape to start the third period. The redshirt freshman would come up with the winning takedown 17 seconds into sudden victory to improve to 32-5 with his 11straight win and 20 in the last 21 matches. Osterman is now 19-13. Michigan State would follow with four straight wins to take a 15-12 lead. Anthony Jones (18-6), ranked tenth by InterMat, held off freshman Casey Fuller (19-17), 6-3, at 157 lbs. thanks to takedowns in the second and third period. David Cheza (14-7) followed with a 7-2 decision at 165 lbs. over another Boro freshman, Jesse Swink (8-10). Cheza had takedowns in the first and third, plus a second period reversal. At 174 lbs., senior Chris Hrunka (16-14) turned in a strong showing against 16th-ranked Curran Jacobs (21-9) before dropping a 70-3 decision. Following a scoreless first period Jacobs used a reversal and takedown for a 4-2 lead after two periods. Hrunka closed to 4-3 with an escape with 18 seconds to go, but Jacobs registered an insurance takedown with eight seconds remaining. The Spartan had 2:51 in riding time. Vic Avery saw his four-match winning streak come to an end at 184 lbs. as the freshman fell to 20-11 with a 6-5 loss to Ian Hinton in a match that featured three penalty points for stalling or locked hands. Avery led 5-4 following his lone takedown with 1:15 left in the match, but the freshman was called for locked hands and Hinton escaped almost instantaneously with a minute left for the winning points. Hinton improved to 15-8. Second-ranked Chris Honeycutt followed with a 6-2 decision against Nick McDiamid at 197 lbs. The two had met earlier in the year with Honeycutt prevailing 15-5, but the MSU redshirt freshman kept his distance throughout this time around. In improving to 32-0 for the season and 122-20 for his career, Honeycutt had takedowns in the first and second periods, with McDirmiad escaping twice in the second. An ugly third period saw Honeycutt gain points for stalling and locked hands. The senior moved past Alex Clemsen for sole possession of tenth place in career wins. Edinboro returns to action next Friday, February 17 at Pittsburgh in a match that could decide the EWL regular season title. Results: 125 lbs. Brenan Lyon (MSU) dec. Kory Mines (EU) 9-7 0-3 133 lbs. #6 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Terry Turner (MSU) 1:53 6-3 141 lbs. #15 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Brian Gibbs (MSU) 6-1 9-3 149 lbs. #5 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Dan Osterman (MSU) 4-2 SV 12-3 157 lbs. #10 Anthony Jones (MSU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 6-3 12-6 165 lbs. David Cheza (MSU) dec. Jesse Swink (EU) 7-2 12-9 174 lbs. #16 Curran Jacobs (MSU) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU) 7-3 12-12 184 lbs. Ian Hinton (MSU) dec. Vic Avery (EU) 6-5 12-15 197 lbs. #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU) 6-2 15-15 Hwt. Ernest James (EU) dec. Mike McClure(MSU) 3-1 18-15

PITTSBURGH -- Pitt sophomore P.J. Tasser bumped up a weight to 184 pounds and beat ninth-ranked Ben Clymer to help the No. 9 Panther wrestling team knock off No. 22 Hofstra on Friday at the Fitzgerald Field House. It was the third win over a top-25 team this season for the Panthers (13-1) and their 10th straight win overall. No. 13 Tyler Nauman, No. 33 Donnie Tasser, No. 21 Ethan Headlee, No. 32 Andy Vaughan and No. 4 Matt Wilps also had victories for the Panthers against the Pride. With the score tied 12-12 after Headlee's forfeit win at 174, the Pitt coaching staff made a last-second change in the lineup, inserting P.J. Tasser at 184 pounds and bumping the remaining probable starters up a weight class. The move worked to perfection as Tasser helped the Panthers close out the meet with four straight wins. Tasser faced a tough challenge in Clymer, who had just moved up the rankings with a win over then-No. 3 Steve Bosak of Cornell, but proved to the crowd, and possibly himself, that he could compete with his highly-touted opponent with his performance in the first period. “I went in a little bit nervous, but once I got out there and I started getting after it, I could tell I could take him down,” Tasser said. “Right around the end of the first period after I was in on a couple of shots I turned it on and it all worked out.” The match was scoreless after one period, but Tasser was clearly the aggressor. Trailing 1-0 after an escape by Clymer in the second period, Tasser chose neutral, avoiding Clymer's best skill set by not selecting bottom. With less than 20 seconds on the clock, he scored the winning takedown on the edge of the circle and rode out the final seconds for the victory. “It was great for P.J. to get a win like that,” said assistant coach Jason Peters. “It was an opportunity for him to help the team and he came through.” Tasser has now beaten two nationally-ranked wrestlers in a row. He posted a decision over then-No. 33 Mike Dessino – the returning EWL champion – in Pitt's win over Bloomsburg. Vaughan followed Tasser with a major decision at 197 pounds to clinch the match. The redshirt senior has won 12 of his last 13 matches. Giving up a good 50 pounds, Wilps won by decision at heavyweight, putting away any doubt of the outcome even if the Pride wrestler had made weight at 174. Wilps improved to 14-0 in dual meets this season. The meet didn't start off too well for the Panthers as they lost the first three bouts and found themselves down 9-0. Nauman, the lone All-American on the Pitt roster, put his team back on track with a 4-3 decision over No. 17 Justin Accordino at 149. Nauman, who had beaten Accordino in overtime earlier this season, used a takedown and two escapes to take a 4-2 lead into the final period and held on in a near must-win situation for the Panthers. Donnie Tasser made it two in a row for Pitt with his 9-3 decision at 157 pounds, cutting the Hofstra lead to 9-6. Tasser trailed 3-2 part way through the second period but scored the final seven points of the bout. Even some of Pitt's losses were solid showings. No. 20 Shelton Mack nearly had a fall in the first sudden victory before falling short in the second tiebreaker in a 6-5 loss to No. 26 Jamie Franco. No. 33 Tyler Wilps came up just short in his attempt to reverse an earlier loss to No. 17 P.J. Gillespie, dropping a 5-4 decision in overtime. No. 16 Anthony Zanetta saw his perfect dual meet season come to an end with a 6-1 loss to Hofstra's No. 12 Steve Bonanno at 125 pounds. Still, Zanetta is the favorite to win the Eastern Wrestling League tournament and is a lock for the national tournament with his 24-3 overall record. He has won 14 of his last 15 matches. Pitt is 13-1 overall for the first time in team history. The Panthers can nearly guarantee a top-10 ranking in the final dual meet poll with a win over Edinboro on Friday, Feb. 17. The match with the Fighting Scots, which will be held at the Fitzgerald Field House at 7 p.m., will also determine the EWL regular season champion. Results: 125 - No. 12 Steve Bonanno (H) dec. Anthony Zanetta (P), 6-1 133 - No. 26 Jamie Franco (H) dec. No. 20 Shelton Mack (P), 6-5 tb2 141 - No. 23 Luke Vaith (P) dec. Travis Shaffer (P), 4-1 149 - No. 13 Tyler Nauman (P) dec. No. 17 Justin Accordino (H), 4-3 157 - No. 33 Donnie Tasser (P) dec.Tyler Banks (H), 9-3 165 - No. 17 P.J. Gillespie (H) dec. No. 33 Tyler Wilps (P), 5-4 tb 174 - No. 21 Ethan Headlee (P) wins by forfeit 184 - P.J. Tasser (P) dec. No. 9 Ben Clymer (H), 2-1 197 - No. 32 Andy Vaughan (P) maj. dec. Tim Murphy (H), 13-4 HWT - No. 4 Matt Wilps (P) dec. Paul Snyder (H), 5-2

OREM, Utah -- The North Dakota State wrestling team improved to 3-1 in the Western Wrestling Conference with a 24-18 win over Utah Valley Friday, Feb. 10. No. 14 Josh Wilson of Utah Valley gave the home side an early lead with a first period pin of Mark Erickson at 149 pounds. The lead was quickly erased as No. 13 Steven Monk responded with a pin of his own at 157 pounds. Monk downed Napoleon Aniciete in 3 minutes 51 seconds. The Bison then won the next three in a row to take a commanding 17-6 lead. Tyler Johnson used a five-takedown performance to claim a 12-3 major decision win over Ethan Smith at 165 pounds. At 174 pounds, Joe Garner tallied two third period takedowns to put Monte Shmaulhaus away, 8-4. Mac Stoll continued the Bison run at 184 pounds, shutting out David Prieto, 11-0. Stoll scored three takedowns and a three-point near fall in the win. Utah Valley got back in the win column at 197 pounds as Bryan Chamberlain won an 8-6 decision over John Gusewelle. Heavyweight Evan Knutson put the Bison up 20-9 with the team's second shutout of the night, defeating Dustin Dennison 4-0. After two scoreless periods, Knutson scored an early escape in the third and put the match away with a takedown with 33 seconds remaining. He also earned a point for riding time. At 125 pounds, Trent Sprenkle dominated Colby Christensen, 13-2. Christensen scored an early takedown, but Sprenkle shut him down the rest of the way, scoring 11 points in the first two periods and punctuating the win with a takedown with two seconds to go in the third period. At 133 pounds, Blake Mangum defeated Justin Solberg, 8-5. Mangum jumped out to a 5-1 lead after two periods and Solberg battled back with two third period takedowns, but was unable to close the gap. Utah Valley's Avery Garner won the 141 pound bout by forfeit to give the match the final 24-18 score. The Bison will take on Northern Colorado at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 in the final road dual of the season. Results: 149 - No. 14 Josh Wilson (UVU) fall Mark Erickson (NDSU), 1:59 157 - No. 13 Steven Monk (NDSU) fall Napoleon Aniciete (UVU), 3:51 165 - Tyler Johnson (NDSU) maj. dec. Ethan Smith (UVU), 13-3 174 - Joe Garner (NDSU) dec. Monte Shmaulhaus (UVU), 9-4 184 - Mac Stoll (NDSU) maj. dec. David Prieto (UVU), 11-0 197 - Bryan Chamberlain (UVU) dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU), 8-6 Hwt - Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec. Dustin Dennison (UVU), 4-0 125 - Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) maj. dec. Colby Christensen (UVU), 14-2 133 - Blake Mangum (UVU) dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 8-5 141 - Avery Garner (UVU) win by forfeit

BOONE, N.C. -- After taking eight of 10 possible bouts, Appalachian State University wrestling clinched a share of the Southern Conference dual-meet title as the Mountaineers defeated VMI, 37-9, in Varsity Gymnasium on Friday. With the victory, Appalachian (11-3, 5-0 SoCon) is one win away from its first undefeated league performance since 2002-03; the Apps will take on Davidson in their final match of the season on Feb. 19. League-rival Chattanooga is one match behind at 4-1 in SoCon play and concludes its slate with VMI (5-8, 2-3 SoCon) on Feb. 20. The evening's action began at 165 pounds, and No. 15 Kyle Blevins (Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa) delivered a big 15-2 major decision to put the Mountaineers on the scoreboard first, 4-0. With his 114th career win, the senior is now tied for second on ASU's all-time career wins list. VMI's Matthew Brock responded with a 6-0 decision at 174, narrowing the ASU advantage to 4-3. The threat would not last long, as VMI was unable to field a 184-pounder, and No. 12 Austin Trotman (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor) earned his 119th career victory by forfeit. Freshman Paul Weiss (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) notched a convincing, 10-1 victory at 197 pounds, extending the Appalachian lead to 14-3. VMI picked up a pin at 285 pounds but failed to present a 125-pound entry, and junior Tony Gravely (Martinsville, Va./Magna Vista) received credit with a win-by-forfeit to advance the score to 20-9. Appalachian junior Brett Boston (Morganton, N.C./Freedom) earned the Black and Gold's only pin of the match, needing 2:15 to level his Keydet opponent. The senior trio of Mike Kessler (Bay City, Mich./Western), Savva Kostis (Boone, N.C./Watauga) and Chip Powell (Greensboro, N.C./S.W. Guilford) cleaned up the final three bouts, sealing the 37-9 match victory. The Mountaineers return to action Saturday at Varsity Gym, when they take on No. 20 Virginia at 6:30 p.m. in the season's final showdown with a ranked opponent. Results: 165: No. 15 Kyle Blevins (ASU) maj. dec. Jonathan Jones (VMI), 15-2 ASU, 4-0 174: Matthew Brock (VMI) dec. Jesse Johnson (ASU), 6-0 ASU, 4-3 184: No. 12 Austin Trotman (ASU) won by forfeit ASU, 10-3 197: Paul Weiss (ASU) maj. dec. Urayoan Garcia (VMI), 10-1 ASU, 14-3 285: Andrew Embree (VMI) pinned Joe Cummings (ASU), 5:54 ASU, 14-9 125: Antonio Gravely (ASU) won by forfeit ASU, 20-9 133: Brett Boston (ASU) pinned Joe Jarrells (VMI), 2:15 ASU, 26-9 141: Mike Kessler (ASU) dec. Zeb Stewart (VMI), 4-1 ASU, 29-9 149: Savva Kostis (ASU) maj. dec. David Yost (VMI), 15-6 ASU, 33-9 157: William Powell (ASU) maj. dec. Edward Gottwald (VMI), 16-2 ASU, 37-9

The NWCA is excited to announce that the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines, that NWCA webcasting partner, Live Sports Video will be live streaming several rounds from each regional. At each of the four host sites (Cornell, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Rutgers) at least one semifinal and final will be webcasted and then archived through Live Sports Video. These matches will then be tape delayed on Fox College Sports. A complete list of all the matches being streamed through Live Sports Video will be available at http://www.nwcaonline.com/NWCAWebSite/Events/nwcanationalduals/mat-mayhem. “We are excited to have this extraordinary coverage coming out of the National Duals this February. Between the Live Sports Video webcasts and the Fox College Sports tape delayed telecasts, the National Duals will receive unprecedented media exposure this year. We are pleased that the fans at home who cannot attend a regional site will have an opportunity to enjoy this exciting event through the webcast by Live Sports Video,” said Brian Smith, NWCA President. “Live Sports Video is thrilled to be a part of the next evolution of the 2012 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals, providing live webcasting coverage from all (4) Regional sites to wrestling fans around the world,” commented Caroline Market, Business Development Manager for Live Sports Video. LiveSportsVideo.com, which is funded and started by former Princeton University wrestler Bob Feldmeier, is a simple “do-it yourself” webcasting system that is perfect for any wrestling coach at any level. Live Sports Video has served as a clearing house of amateur sports web casted via the Internet, delivering end users over 10,000 archived and live events with over 15,000,000 page views per year and 300,000 direct access memberships. “Mr. Feldmeier has been extremely generous in giving back to the wrestling community over many decades. This is just another example of a wrestler stepping up big to promote our sport. We would like to encourage the entire wrestling community to make sure they are supporting companies like this that are so generously supporting wrestling. The best way to support Live Sports Video is for coaches to utilize the LiveSportsVideo system to cover all competitions,” said NWCA executive director, Mike Moyer. Please visit www.nwcaonline.com for complete information on the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines. About Live Sports Video: The goals of Live Sports Video are to provide a cost-effective webcasting solution to allow increased exposure to the sport of wrestling (and all amateur sports), which is often over-looked. Live Sports Video webcasting allows fans, alumni, supporters and community to stay connected while also acting as a revenue generator to your wrestling program, as well as an excellent recruiting tool. For more information and pricing as low as $99.00 for all wrestling programs, please visit www.livesportsvideo.com.

Michael Chandler (Photo/Bellator Fighting Championships) Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler chats with InterMatFight about his transition into martial arts, winning the Bellator belt, and who he thinks would win in fight between his former Mizzou teammates. Tell us a little bit about how you got into MMA? Chandler: I wasn't really a fan until I started living with Raymond Jordan, and he would go out and watch all the fights and would even rent old ones from the library sometimes. Then my sophomore year, Tyron Woodley started fighting in amateur fights, and then he made his pro debut in my junior year about the same time as Ben Askren. When did you transition from fan to participant? Chandler: I started rolling with Tyron a little bit and we were holding mitts for each other. Neither of us knew what the heck we were doing. We just kinda saw it on television and knew what it looked like. He was actually taking trips to American Top Team and started crushing people in amateur and bringing back knowledge. Who was your first fight against? What were your feelings going in? Chandler: Kyle Swadley in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. I did some of my training in Mizzou, because I was sticking around and coaching at the time. How'd that end? Chandler: First-round TKO. It was like two minutes. You knew it was a career that night? Chandler: I knew I should be pretty darn good at it because I was a wrestler. Wrestlers have the best mindset, the best training, the best competitiveness, and the best body awareness. I knew that if I was able to get around good coaches that the sky would be the limit and so after gradation I knew that I'd go for it one-hundred percent. I spent that first year all over the place but it was obvious that I needed to quit coaching, so I sat down with Coach Smith and told him I was moving to Las Vegas to be with Xtreme Couture. What does Coach Smith say about your fighting career? Chandler: He's done a complete 180. In the beginning he was thinking it was going to take away from Mizzou wrestling. I think like a lot of people he just had a lack of knowledge about MMA, and just two or three years ago it wasn't anywhere close to where it is now. He definitely had his guard up but now he calls and asks for updates and is super interested and that means a lot to me. You know how it is, your wrestling coach is your dad, your father figure, and so his accepting it with open arms means a lot. Do younger guys ask you about MMA? What do you say? Chandler: Yeah, a little bit. My main goal is to get these guys to be NCAA champs and work their butt off to get there. What happens after college happens after college. If there's a 10-year-old kid telling me he wants to be an MMA champ I tell him he doesn't have to worry about mixed martial arts until he's 22 years old and graduated from college. Wrestle in high school, wrestle in college, and that's the absolute best base you can get. The mental aspect, the cutting weight, the discipline you earn over the years, there is no comparison to a college wrestling background. Take us through the Eddie Alvarez fight, the one where you earned the title. Chandler: He was ranked top five in the world and I knew it was a big test. I dominated him in the first round and almost knocked him out and stayed on him the rest of the round. The second was a lot closer, but I think I did enough with my striking to earn it. The third was bad, because when I hurt my foot I bent down and as I did I ate a head kick. I spent the rest of the round fending off his kicks and punches. I knew that if I could make it to my corner that I would be OK. I came back out in the fourth bouncing, and hit him with an overhand right and eventually finished it off with a choke. What did you learn about yourself in that fight? Chandler: Lowlight was when I was getting my butt kicked, but it was also a highlight because it showed the rest of the world that I won't go down easily. Going back to my wrestling background: I've been in so many crazy situations on the mat that I was able to keep composed, think happy thoughts and knew all I had to do was get out of the round and get ready to battle for the last two. Next step? Chandler: Getting my butt back in the gym and getting better. I want to go out there and exceed people's expectations. I'm hoping for two fights in 2012, with one as soon as April, but the main thing is to just keep getting better and keep putting on great fights for the fans and show them that I can be a great MMA champion. You recently started a new clothing line? Chandler: Basically just some T-shirts right now, with more designs in the works. You can check it out at blessedthreads.com and on Twitter @blessedthreads. You love Twitter. Chandler: I do. You can follow me @mikechandlerMMA Who wins between Askren and Woodley? Chandler: First round, Tyron gets the better of him because Ben struggles to take him down. Tyron takes the first round 10-9. Second round, Ben comes out and gets the takedown, earns some ground and pound, evens it up 19-19. Third round, they circle each other a little bit, and :35 in they both throw hard overhand rights and earn a double knockout. No contest. You could've started a Twitter war. Chandler: I wanted to avoid that, they're both like my big brothers!

VESTAL, N.Y. -- Binghamton wrestling (13-4), No. 19 in the country, split 10 matches with visiting Bloomsburg (15-7) but utilized a technical fall and major decision to earn an 18-15 win Thursday night from West Gym. The match was deadlocked at 15-15 heading into the final bout at heavyweight. Freshman Nick Gwiazdowski, No. 18 in the country, racked up five takedowns plus riding time for a 12-5 decision to give the Bearcats the deciding three team points. “It was a solid performance overall,” head coach Pat Popolizio said. “We had a couple of key individual loses but impressive performances from our guys who won. It was a big win for Gwiazdowski and our team. Nick is a true freshman and that win is a great sign for him heading forward.” Bloomsburg won the first two matches at 125 and 133 to forge ahead 6-0. Freshman 141-pound Joe Bonaldi put BU on the board with a 5-3 decision over Derek Shingara, who entered the night with 19 wins. Bonaldi (15-13) stretched a 3-2 lead with a takedown with 56 seconds remaining in the match and held on for the key win. Junior 149-pound Donnie Vinson, ranked No. 4, was in control from the start and cruised to a 14-1 major decision over Bryce Busler, who is No. 29 in the latest NCAA Coach Ranking. Vinson (28-4, 16-1 duals) needed just two takedowns and recorded eight back points and a commanding 3:10 of riding time. In a high-scoring affair between two ranked foes at 157, Bloomsburg's No. 9 Frank Hickman overcame a 4-2 third-period deficit to storm past 10th-ranked Justin Lister, 13-10. Hickman attacked for five takedowns in the third period and despite more than two minutes of riding time, Lister dropped to 21-5 overall, 13-3 in duals. Senior 165-pound Matt Kaylor collected five takedowns en route to an 11-6 decision. Kaylor raised his record to 20-8 overall, 12-5 in duals. Junior 184-pound Nate Schiedel, No. 20, looked strong in a 20-3 technical fall. Schiedel (25-6, 13-2 duals) led 2-0 before registering three takedowns in the second period and two more takedowns and subsequent back points in the third to end the bout with 31 seconds remaining. After a Bloomsburg decision at 197, the stage was set for Gwiazdowski. He shot in for a single leg takedown 50 seconds into the match and added another with 19 seconds left in the period to take a 4-1 lead after one. An escape by Zachary Walsh made it 4-2 before Gwiazdowski added another takedown with 26 seconds left in the second to push ahead 6-3 entering the third. Two more Gwiazdowski takedowns and 1:24 of riding time gave the BU freshman a seven-point final cushion and the pivotal three team points. Up next is a bragging-rights away tilt Sunday at CAA rival Hofstra - in a battle between the last two CAA team champions. The Pride is ranked No. 22 in the poll and won the 2011 conference crown. A home encounter with fellow CAA member and No. 23 Old Dominion finishes off the dual season on February 17. Results: 125 Sean Boylan (BL) dec. Derek Steeley (BU), 10-5 133 Nick Wilcox (BL) dec. Patrick Hunter (BU), 12-6 141 Joe Bonaldi (BU) dec. Derek Shingara (BL), 5-3 149 #4 Donnie Vinson (BU) major dec. Bryce Busler (BL), 14-1 157 #9 Frank Hickman (BL) dec. #10 Justin Lister (BU), 13-10 165 Matt Kaylor (BU) dec. Chris Smith (BL), 11-6 174 #19 Mike Dessino (BL) dec. Caleb Wallace (BU), 5-1 184 #20 Nate Schiedel (BU) tech fall Sam Shirley (BL), 20-3 (6:29) 197 Richard Perry (BL) dec. Cody Reed (BU), 7-4 Hwt #18 Nick Gwiazdowski (BU) dec. Zachary Walsh (BL), 12-5