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BJJ phenom Demian Maia was expected to face No. 8-ranked middleweight Michael Bisping on January 28 at UFC on FOX 2. But when Mark Munoz pulled out of his bout against Chael Sonnen with an injury, Bisping was pulled to face Sonnen, leaving Maia to square off against standout wrestler Chris Weidman, ranked No. 14 in the division. Weidman, who trains with UFC veteran Matt Serra and striking coach Ray Longo, is an undefeated prospect who has been steadily climbing his way up the ladder. The former two-time All-American Division I wrestler found his way in the UFC in 2011 and went 3-0 for the year. He decisioned seasoned veteran Alessio Sakara (who was 15-7-0-1 at the time), handed Jesse Bongfledt his fifth loss via guillotine with just seconds left in the first round, and then turned heads by putting Tom Lawlor to sleep with a first round Brabo choke at UFC 139 in November. In his college wrestling career, Weidman defeated both Phil Davis and Ryan Bader. He served as an assistant wrestling coach at Hofstra University. Weidman had considered training for the 2008 Olympics, but suffered a rib injury. He opted to try MMA rather than wait for the 2012 Olympics Although Demien Maia has the far more impressive submission grappling pedigree, Weidman is no stranger to BJJ. In fact, he won the East Coast Grappler's Quest in his own weight class, as well as winning the Absolute division. Weidman won all 13 of his matches by submission. Weidman also competed in the 2009 ADCC World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. He defeated Daniel Tabera, but lost to seven-time World champion Andre Galvao by points in the quarterfinals. Both of these tournaments took place when Weidman had under a year of formal training. Maia's long been winning BJJ tournaments. A BJJ black belt under Fabio Gurgel, Maia now competes under the Brasa banner. He is a three-time Brazilian World Cup champion and a two-time ADCC champion. Maia, of course, is also the far more experienced fighter as well. Although he suffered a brutal decision loss to Anderson Silva in April 2010, he has since gone on to defeat Mario Miranda, Kendall Grove, and, most recently, Jorge Santiago. He won a decision against a very tough Dan Miller and won Submission of the Night honors a total of four times -- landing a triangle choke on both Ed Herman and Chael Sonnen, and rear naked chokes against Ryan Jensen and Jason MacDonald. If there's anything we learned from Demian Maia's fight against Mark Munoz -- controversial decision notwithstanding -- it's that Maia's shots can be stuffed and dangerous submissions can be neutralized by a smart wrestler. That's why this last-minute change in opponents creates a tougher challenge for Maia, and why oddsmakers are calling Weidman an early favorite. And although Maia was already in fight camp, so it's not like he took the bout at the last minute, he was preparing to face striker Michael Bisping. On the other hand, Maia had no trouble contending with wrestler Chael Sonnen back in 2009 -- despite Sonnen's wrestling background. (Sonnen was a Division All-American at the University of Oregon, a silver medalist at the Greco-Roman World University Championships in 2000, and a two-time Dave Schultz Memorial International Greco-Roman winner.) Maia capitalized on a lateral drop before finishing with a triangle, which appears to be Sonnen's Kryptonite. It's also worth noting that Sonnen didn't want much to do with Maia's ground game, twice standing up out of full guard. It's tough to say since we haven't seen much of Weidman's standup, but Maia may very well have an edge in the stand-up game -- so Weidman may not be so quick to stand, instead utilizing his developing submission game and superior wrestling. But this isn't to say that Weidman doesn't have his work cut out for him. Although he is undefeated, he has never faced anyone of Maia's caliber. Even Rousimar Paulhares, the kind of the leg lock, turned down the chance to face Maia on short notice. But Weidman has far less to lose and far more to gain in the bout. Simply putting on a good show against such a high-level opponent will improve the wrestler's stock. Maia, on the other hand, is not in as good of a position. Defeating Bisping would have put him back on the road towards title contention. Defeating Weidman on short notice may be more challenging, but won't look nearly as impressive. And a loss to a lesser-known fighter who hasn't yet been in the deep end of the pool would be a step back for Maia, who will need to secure more wins to work his way back up again. Who will win the classic battle of the grappler versus wrestler, seasoned veteran versus hungry up-and-coming star, footnoted by a last-minute opponent shuffle? Tune in Saturday night to find out.

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team won the final seven matches of the day as the Huskies rolled to a 25-6 win on Sunday night. The victory capped a big weekend for Bloomsburg, which also beat West Virginia 25-10 on Saturday. “The guys did a great job this weekend,” said Huskies head coach John Stutzman. “I am excited for the team. Even the guys who lost this weekend wrestled their hearts out. Next up for us is Edinboro (on Friday) which is going to be a real battle.” The match started at 184 pounds with the Bobcats Ryan Garringer scoring a 13-7 win over the Huskies Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West). At 197 pounds, Bloomsburg's Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), ranked 31st, won by major decision 13-5 to put the Huskies on top 4-3. At heavyweight, Bloomsburg's Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) lost to seventh-ranked Jeremy Johnson, 6-1 giving the Bobcats their final lead of the day at 6-4. From there it was all Bloomsburg. At 125 pounds Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) won by decision, 9-3, followed by an 8-4 win for Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) at 133 pounds giving the Huskies a 12-6 lead. Derek Shingara (Shamokin/Shamokin) kept the winning going for Bloomsburg with a narrow 3-2 win at 141 pounds, while #32 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) scored a 9-3 win at 149 pounds. Bloomsburg's Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney), ranked 11th, posted a 4-2 win at 157 pounds followed by a win for Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) at 165, 7-2. The night ended when BU's Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) beat 13th-ranked Nick Purdue 7-4. For Dessino it was his second straight victory over a ranked opponent after beating the 20th-ranked wrestler against West Virginia on Saturday. The Huskies, 14-4, wrestle at Edinboro on Friday at 7 p.m. Results: 184 Ryan Garringer (Ohio) won by decision over Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (Bloomsburg) 13-7. 197 #31 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Beau Wenger (Ohio) 13-5. 285 #7 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) won by decision over Zach Walsh (Bloomsburg) 6-1. 125 Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Gabriel Ramos (Ohio) 9-3. 133 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Andrew Hammer (Ohio) 8-4. 141 Derek Shingara (Shamokin/Shamokin) (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Darrin Boing (Ohio) 3-2. 149 #32 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) 9-3. 157 #11 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Harrison Hightower (Ohio) 4-2. 165 Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Casey Gordon (Ohio) 7-2. 174 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (Bloomsburg) won by decision over #13 Nick Purdue (Ohio) 7-4.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The 13th-ranked Maryland wrestling team won six of the first seven matches en route to its second Atlantic Coast Conference victory of the season as the Terps (12-0, 2-0 ACC) defeated NC State, 27-12, Sunday afternoon at Comcast Pavilion. Second-ranked junior Josh Asper earned his fifth pin of the season and improved to 19-0, but it was 20th-ranked Shane Gentry and Geoffrey Alexander's early performances that propelled Maryland to its 12th dual victory. Following an 8-4 decision for Gentry at 125 to open the meet, Alexander took command of his matchup against Ben Elliott within the first two minutes of the first period. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native recorded three takedowns halfway through the period and added a 3-point near-fall and a 2-point near-fall to close the frame. Alexander won a 19-2 technical fall and increased the Maryland lead to 8-0. "The 125 pounder is the catalyst for everything," said head coach Kerry McCoy. "It was a huge win for Shane. Geoff fed off of that. I tell our guys to focus on wrestling well. I think Geoff did a good job with that. He had confidence and went out there looking to score points. He knew he had to go out there and give a good performance for himself and his team." At 165, Asper quickly executed against Nijel Jones. The Parkton, Md., native tallied a takedown and 3-point near-fall within 35 seconds of the opening period. Asper added another takedown before pinning Jones with 1:25 remaining in the first period. For the fifth straight dual meet, 12th-ranked Kyle John earned bonus points for the Terps. After pinning Navy's Bobby Barnhisel Friday night, John won a major decision over Colton Palmer without surrendering a point. "The guys wrestled well. It's the first time in a while we put forth the overall, solid team effort. Things we were talking about and things we are doing are starting to show and it's at the right time. We are peaking towards the end of the year. This is a solid win to show we are doing the right things," McCoy said. Maryland returns to action in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday at 7 p.m. against the Tar Heels. Results: 125: No. 20 Shane Gentry (MD) dec. Colin Fought (NCSU), 8-4 (3-0) 133: Geoffrey Alexander (MD) tech. fall over Ben Elliott (NCSU), 19-2, 4:46 (8-0) 141: No. 13 Darius Little (NCSU) dec. Frank Goodwin (MD), 7-5 SV (8-3) 149: Ben Dorsay (MD) dec. Matt Nereim (NCSU), 6-2 (11-3) 157: No. 12 Kyle John (MD) major dec. Colton Palmer (NCSU), 8-0 (15-3) 165: No. 2 Josh Asper (MD) fall over Nijel Jones (NCSU), 1:35 (21-3) 174: No. 15 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) dec. Quinton Godley (NCSU), 7-0 (24-3) 184: Robert O'Neill (NCSU) dec. Ty Snook (MD), 4-3 (24-6) 197: No. 5 Christian Boley (MD) dec. KaRonne Jones (NCSU), 6-4 (27-6) 285: Joshua Davis (NCSU) won by forfeit, (27-12)

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling program won its second dual of the weekend Sunday afternoon, picking up six bonus point wins in a 33-7 rout of Iowa State at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys (8-0 overall; 3-0 Big 12) earned six bonus point wins for the second match in a row and tallied 28 total takedowns compared to the Cyclones' five. OSU also recorded 10 nearfalls while ISU (2-11; 0-6 Big 12) had none. “I just felt like we were relentless tonight,” coach John Smith said. “In a lot of areas, it seemed like we got some big moves early, and then we just kept the pressure on and kept looking for more. There's some things I've been preaching, and you don't always get what you preach, but tonight I did.” A pair of major decisions over ranked opponents highlighted the night for the Cowboys, including Josh Kindig's 11-3 win over No. 13 Luke Goettl at 141 pounds and Alan Gelogaev's 13-1 victory over No. 10 Matt Gibson at heavyweight. “Everybody has been working hard,” Kindig said. “We had those two weeks off to push ourselves to the max. By lifting and practicing for those two weeks it has really paid off for us.” Other bonus point winners for the Cowboys included Jordan Oliver at 133, Jamal Parks at 149, Chris McNeil at 184 and Blake Rosholt at 197 pounds. Oliver's 17-1 technical fall over Ben Cash was his second-straight technical fall and his 12th bonus-point win of the year. He recorded a pair of takedowns and four nearfalls in the opening period and added another takedown and nearfall in the second to the end the bout in 3:09 and move to 12-1. Parks earned an 11-3 major decision over Luke Swalla to improve his undefeated record to 18-0. It was his second-consecutive and team-best eighth major decision of the year. It also marked his 11th bonus-point win. Oklahoma State got another major decision from Chris McNeil, who recorded four takedowns in a 13-4 win over Tyler Christensen. The senior now holds an 11-5 record and four major decisions in 2011-12. Rosholt scored the only pin of the dual and his fifth fall of the year when he defeated Cole Shafer in 4:45. The sophomore recorded a pair of takedowns and nearfalls in the first period and ended it with 15 seconds remaining in the second. Other Cowboy winners included Albert White, who defeated Michael Moreno, 6-1, at 157 pounds and Chris Perry, who knocked off Mikey England, 8-1, at 174 pounds. It marked White's team-best 19th victory of the season and Perry's 14th win of his perfect 14-0 season to date. The Cowboys' team win was notable because it gave them sole possession of the lead for most all-time dual wins. OSU and ISU each entered tied for the lead with 1,013, but the Cowboys' victory puts them alone on top with 1,014. “I'm pleased to be a part of it,” Smith said. “It's kind of odd we beat Iowa State on that day. It's good to beat Iowa State on that day. It's a tradition; it's a history that it's a privilege to be a part of. I'm a small part of it. It means a little bit more with the passing of Coach (Myron) Roderick. I'm sure he's smiling because it establishes another record for our program.” Oklahoma State wrestling takes to the mat again on Friday, Jan. 27, against North Carolina State at 7 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena, continuing with the third of a five-dual home stand that concludes with a double-header on Sunday, Jan. 29. Results: 133- Jordan Oliver (OSU) Tech Fall Ben Cash (ISU), 17-1, 3:09 141- Josh Kindig (OSU) MDec. Luke Goett (ISU)l, 11-3 149- Jamal Parks (OSU) MDec. Luke Swalla (ISU), 17-5 157- Albert White (OSU) dec. Michael Moreno (ISU), 6-1 165- Andrew Sorenson (ISU) MDec. Joe Ali (OSU), 13-4 174- Chris Perry (OSU) MDec. Mikey England (ISU), 8-1 184- Chris McNeil (OSU) MDec. Tyler Christensen (ISU), 13-4 197- Blake Rosholt (OSU) WBF Cole Shafer (ISU), 4:45 HWT- Alan Gelogaev (OSU) MDec. Matt Gibson (ISU), 13-1 125- Ryak Finch (ISU) dec. Jon Morrison (OSU), 3-2

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma earned bonus points in seven of its eight victories on Sunday as the Sooners crushed Arizona State, 33-7, inside the McCasland Field House. “I think dual meets are very important as far as working on what we are trying to accomplish in March,” Mark Cody said. “The good thing is that we scored a lot of points, but we are stopping short of getting majors and technical falls. That is where we really need to challenge ourselves and commit to scoring. That is what I was a little bit disappointed about.” The 11th-ranked Sooners won the first six bouts and eight out of ten overall to improve against the Sun Devils (5-9) to improve to 10-2 on the year. Jarrod Patterson started the dual with a 19-8 major decision victory over ASU's David Prado. Patterson, ranked No. 7, had five takedowns, two nearfalls, two escapes and added 1:55 of riding time to give Oklahoma the 4-0 advantage. In the 133 bout, OU's Jordan Keller gave OU an 8-0 lead over the Sun Devils after he earned a major over Shane Mcgough . Keller, ranked No. 11, had a takedown in the first period and a quick reversal 0:16 into the second. Keller added two more takedowns, a stalling penalty against Mcgough and 3:24 of riding time to run away with the 10-1 win. OU's top-ranked Kendric Maple bounced back after he sustained his first loss of the year on Friday with a 16-6 major decision victory over ASU's Nathan Hoffer. Maple acquired four takedowns, 5-points off nearfalls, two escapes and 3:01 of riding time. The Wichita, Kan., native has nine major decision victories on the year and has earned bonus points in 16 of his 20 bouts. The Sooners' Nick Lester earned the fourth major in a row in the 149 pound matchup. Lester had two takedowns and a 3-point nearfall in the first and added an escape and takedown in the second. Lester's final point came on 2:09 of riding time. Matt Lester earned his third fall of the year after he pinned ASU's Hans Rasmusson 1:24 into the bout. Lester's fall gave the Sooners a 22-0 lead in the dual. Patrick “Bubby” Graham continued OU's string of victories with bonus points as he downed ASU's Rush Hall, 22-8. Graham collected nine takedowns, a reversal and had 3:47 of riding time on his way to the major. ASU's Eric Starks gave the Sun Devils their first win of the day after he defeated OU's Nolan McBryde, 12-3. McBryde gave up five takedowns to Starks and his only points came on three escapes. With the Sooners holding a 26-4 advantage, OU's Erich Schmidtke gave up a 4-3 match to the Sun Devil's Kevin Radford in the 184 pound bout. After a scoreless first, Schmidtke had two escapes, but Radford countered with a takedown. Radford got the reversal and 4-2 advantage in the third after Schmidtke was trying for back points. Schmidtke earned the escape with 0:25 seconds left in the bout, but was unable to secure a takedown. Keldrick Hall gave OU a 30-7 lead after he earned a 10-2 major decision victory over ASU's Chace Eskam. Hall tallied four takedowns, an escape and 2:34 of riding time in the 197 pound bout. Oklahoma heavyweight Kyle Colling earned the biggest win of his career on Sunday as the Sooner upset Arizona State's No. 9-ranked Levi Cooper, 4-3. Colling held a 1-0 lead going into the third period and added a 2-point nearfall before Cooper could tally the escape. Cooper took down Colling to knot the score, 3-3, but Colling fought to escape with 0:28 remaining. “We are improving all the time,” Cody explained. “Kyle Colling just knocked off the guy that beat the No. 1-ranked guy in the country, which was a huge win. He was ready to go today. He went out there and fought today. We are really excited about his win and hopefully this will sink in and he will start to buy-in and believe that he is very capable of beating some very good wrestlers.” Next weekend, Cody will embark on his first "Beauty and the Beast" event, which pits the Sooners' wrestling team against Virginia Tech. The wrestlers will compete alongside the 10th-ranked Oklahoma women's gymnastics team, who is set to take on 18th-ranked North Carolina State, inside the Lloyd Noble Center at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27 Results: 125 - No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU) MD. David Prado (ASU), 19-8 133 - No. 11 Jordan Keller (OU) MD. Shane Mcgough (ASU), 10-1 141 - No. 1 Kendric Maple (OU) MD. Nathan Hoffer (ASU), 16-6 149 - No. 7 Nick Lester (OU) MD. Joel Smith (ASU), 11-1 157 - No. 14 Matt Lester (OU) Fall Hans Rasmusson (ASU), 1:24 165 - Bubby Graham (OU) MD. Rush Hall (ASU), 22-8 174 - Eric Starks (ASU) MD. Nolan McBryde (OU), 12-3 184 - Kevin Radford (ASU) dec. No. 20 Erich Schmidtke (OU), 4-3 197 – Keldrick Hall (OU) MD. Chace Eskam (ASU), 10-2 285 – Kyle Colling (OU) dec. No. 9 Levi Cooper (ASU), 4-3

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With the dual still in the balance in the final match, senior/junior heavyweight Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) earned a second-period fall to seal the No. 10-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team's 23-12 win over No. 19 Central Michigan on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 22) in front of 756 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Chippewas twice knotted the score in the dual's second half, but U-M captured the last two matches to pull away. With Michigan carrying a narrow three-point lead in the final bout, Apland, ranked 14th in the latest InterMat poll, built an early advantage against CMU's 13th-ranked Peter Sturgeon, countering a single shot to score and subsequently ride out the opening frame. He took Sturgeon down again with a late second-period single leg and caught him in a shallow overhook, running it over to end the bout at the buzzer (5:00). Sophomore/freshman Max Huntley (Emerald Isle, N.C./Blair Academy) helped Michigan retake the lead in the preceding match, where he cruised to a 10-6 decision over Chad Friend at 197 pounds. Huntley, ranked 15th, scored four takedowns -- two apiece in the first and second periods -- and accumulated 2:37 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverines had held an early and sizable advantage after claiming three of the opening five bouts, rebounding from a major decision defeat at the starting weight to reel off three consecutive wins from its ranked lowerweights. Senior Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS), ranked 18th, put U-M on the board with a 4-2 decision over Zach Horan at 133 pounds, scoring the bout's only offensive points on a second-period front headlock and accumulating 1:17 in riding-time advantage. Fifth-year senior Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) survived a first-period scare to claim a 12-9 decision against Scott Mattingly at 141 pounds. Russell, ranked second, converted on a pair of early takedowns and rode for most of the frame before getting caught in a cradle out of a late scramble. Mattingly, who earned five points for the reversal and near fall, ran out of time at the buzzer and held a two-point advantage early in the third. Russell finished on three takedowns in the frame, sealing the win with a high crotch in the final 20 seconds. He improved to 20-2 on the season. Junior/sophomore Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) neutralized the Chippewas' early bonus point with one of his own, earning a 12-4 major decision against Joey Kielbasa at 149 pounds. Grajales, ranked 10th, scored four takedowns in the match, including three off of Kielbasa's leg attacks, and added a two-point tilt early in the second frame. Grajales' win pulled the Wolverines ahead, 10-4. The Chippewas evened the score with decision victories in swing matches at 157 and 165 pounds. Junior/sophomore Brandon Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) put Donnie Corby on his back for five points in the first period of the former bout, but the CMU wrestler reversed the position, added a second-period double leg and earned the riding point to seal a 10-8 win. Fifth-year senior Justin Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) rallied from an early deficit to halt the Chippewas' momentum with a 13-5 major decision over Craig Kelliher at 174 pounds. After giving up an early single leg and fighting off another, fifth-ranked Zeerip converted on five unanswered takedowns, including two in the third to seal the bonus point. Zeerip improved to 17-1 on the season. The Wolverines (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) will return to Big Ten Conference competition next weekend with dual slates against Minnesota and Michigan State. U-M will travel to Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday (Jan. 27) for a 7:30 p.m. CST match against the Golden Gophers at the Sports Pavilion before returning home to face intrastate rival Michigan State on Sunday (Jan. 29) in a 2 p.m. contest at Cliff Keen Arena. Results: 125 -- #16 Joe Roth (CMU) major dec. Grant Pizzo, 17-6 CMU, 4-0 133 -- #18 Zac Stevens (U-M) dec. Zach Horan, 4-2 CMU, 4-3 141 -- #2 Kellen Russell (U-M) dec. Scott Mattingly, 12-9 U-M, 6-4 149 -- #10 Eric Grajales (U-M) major dec. Joey Kielbasa, 12-4 U-M, 10-4 157 -- Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Brandon Zeerip, 10-8 U-M, 10-7 165 -- Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. #16 Dan Yates, 5-3 Tie, 10-10 174 -- #5 Justin Zeerip (U-M) major dec. Craig Kelliher, 13-5 U-M, 13-10 184 -- #5 Ben Bennett (CMU) major dec. Hunter Collins, 10-0 Tie, 14-14 197 -- #15 Max Huntley (U-M dec. Chad Friend, 10-6 U-M, 17-14 Hwt -- #14 Ben Apland (U-M) pinned #13 Peter Sturgeon, 5:00 U-M, 23-14

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The third-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team reeled off seven straight wins to run away from No. 2 Iowa in a marquee Big Ten dual today in sold out Rec Hall. Nearly 7,000 fans came to their feet as true freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) clinched the dual with a win over Iowa All-American Grant Gambrall at 197. Iowa's Matt McDonough defeated Penn State's Nico Megaludis, 3-1, at 125 pounds (Photo/Bill Ennis)The bout began with a thriller at 125, where No. 2 Matt McDonough of Iowa was taken to sudden victory by talented Penn State freshman Nico Megaludis, ranked No. 8. The true freshman dropped a 3-1 (sv) decision. Iowa followed that up with a pin at 133, where No. 2 Tony Ramos pinned Lion sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.). The Hawkeyes made it three straight out of the gates when No. 3 Montell Marion posted a hard-fought 7-3 decision over Penn State junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) at 141. Penn State got on the scoreboard at 149 when Nittany Lion senior Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1, dominated Iowa's Mike Kelly to the tune of an 11-5 decision. The three-time All-American had over 3:00 in riding time. Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 157, followed that up with a sound 5-3 win over Iowa's Nick Moore and Penn State trailed 12-6 at the break. Penn State's Quentin Wright proved to be too much for Iowa's Vinnie Wagner at 184 pounds (Photo/Bill Ennis)Nittany Lion All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, dominated No. 6 Mike Evans of Iowa to the tune of a 9-4 decision with over 3:00 in riding time. Fellow All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, then hammered No. 9 Ethan Lofthouse, posting a dominating 10-1 major decision with 2:45 in riding time as well. Defending national champion Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, posted a solid 8-2 win over Iowa's Vinnie Wagner, setting up the heroics at 197. McIntosh, ranked No. 12 at 197, took returning Hawkeye All-American Grant Gambrall to sudden victory tied a 3-3 and then sent a packed Rec Hall into hysterics with a takedown and a 5-3 (sv) win. The win clinched the dual and then Nittany Lion senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, closed it out with a superb 4-0 win over Iowa's Blake Raising. The Nittany Lions are now 8-1 overall, 4-1 in the Big Ten, while Iowa falls to 9-3, 4-2 in the loop. While Penn State only managed one bonus point (on Ruth's major), Penn State dominated the dual by winning seven of the ten bouts and posting an 18-10 takedown advantage. Penn State's next action will be against Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m., in an already sold out Rec Hall. No standing room only tickets are left for the battle with the Buckeyes. Penn State's next home dual is against No. 10 Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. A very limited number of tickets remain for that top-ten battle. Fans can purchase tickets for the Michigan dual by calling 814-865-5555. Tickets are priced at $8 for adults and $5 for youth (18 and under) and can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day or in person at the Bryce Jordan Center box office. A maximum of four tickets may be purchased per person. 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: 125: #2 Matt McDonough IOWA dec. #8 Nico Megaludis PSU, 3-1 (sv) 0-3 133: #3 Tony Ramos IOWA pinned Frank Martellotti PSU, WBF (4:20) 0-9 141: #3 Montell Marion IOWA dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU, 7-3 0-12 149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. Mike Kelly IOWA, 11-5 3-12 157: #8 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Nick Moore IOWA, 5-3 6-12 165: #1 David Taylor PSU dec. #6 Mike Evans IOWA, 9-4 9-12 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. #9 Ethan Lofthouse IOWA, 10-1 13-12 184: #2 Quentin Wright PSU dec. Vinnie Wagner IOWA, 8-2 16-12 197: #12 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Grant Gambrall IOWA, 5-3 (sv) 19-12 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU dec. Blake Raising IOWA, 4-0 22-12 Attendance: 6,796 Records: #3 Penn State (8-1, 4-1 B1G), #2 Iowa (9-3, 4-2 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: vs. Ohio State, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m., Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Penn State true freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, took on two time All-American and former national champion Matt McDonough, who entered the bout ranked No. 2. The duo battled evenly for the first minute-plus with neither man getting in on a shot to score. Megaludis countered an early McDonough headlock attempt, got in on a single leg and worked to finalize his own takedown as the period wound down. While neither man scored, the flurry allowed the match to move to the second tied 0-0. McDonough chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Megaludis took a high single shot but McDonough was able to counter and pressure the Lion, looking for his first takedown. Megaludis shot again as the period wound down and McDonough countered to kill the clock. Megaludis chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 1-1 tie with :55 on the clock. With McDonough only having :45 riding time, the match moved into the final seconds tied 1-1. Megaludis fought off a late McDonough shot and sent the match to overtime. McDonough notched a takedown with just :02 left on the clock to give the second-ranked grappler a 3-1 SV win and put Iowa up 3-0 early. 133: Sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took to the mat at 133 to battle No. 3 Tony Ramos of Iowa. Ramos notched the first takedown early and led 2-1 after a quick Martellotti escape. The third-ranked Ramos added a second takedown at the :20 mark and the ride out gave the Hawkeye a 4-1 lead after one period. Ramos chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Ramos then took Martellotti down again and finished off a cradle for a pin at the 4:20 mark. 141: Junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against Iowa senior Montell Marion, who was ranked No. 3 at 141. Pearsall and Marion battled evenly for the first minute plus, with neither man finding an opening to score. Marion got in on a single leg at the 1:20 mark, Pearsall countered by gaining control of Marion's left leg and a stalemate was called at the 1:00 mark. Marion gained control of Pearsall's shoulder and moved behind him for a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :17 on the clock. A short ride out and Marion led by two after one. Marion chose down to start the second stanza and escaped at the 1:30 mark. Marion then countered a Pearsall shot and notched another takedown for a 5-0 lead with 1:20 left in the middle period. Pearsall escaped to a 5-1 deficit and action resumed with :50 on the clock. Marion got in on a single leg with :10 left but Pearsall was able to kill the clock and trailed 5-1 after two. Pearsall chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 5-2 deficit. Pearsall shot, was countered by Marion, but fought off the move to stay close with 1:10 left. Marion finished off a takedown with :50 left and led 7-3 after a Pearsall escape. Pearsall tried to score late but Marion was able to hold off the effort and earned a hard-fought 7-3 decision. 149: Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met Iowa's Mike Kelly. Molinaro set the tempo early, looking for an opening to score. A high single turned into a lift and takedown with 2:17 on the clock and Molinaro led 2-0. Molinaro then put together a strong ride, building up over a minute's riding time. Kelly escaped at the :58 mark but Molinaro quickly took the Hawkeye down to lead 4-1 with :20 on the clock. A short ride-out later and the Lion led 4-1 with 1:45 riding time after one. Kelly chose down to start the second stanza but Molinaro maintained control for over a minute and led 4-2 with :40 after Kelly escaped. Leading 4-2, Molinaro chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Molinaro added a quick takedown to lead 7-3 with 1:09 on the clock. Kelly gained control of Molinaro's ankle, looking for his own takedown and got it with :35 on the clock to lead 8-5 after Molinaro escaped. With the riding time point clinched, Molinaro With :15 left, Molinaro closed out the win with another takedown and posted the 11-5 decision. 157: Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 157, faced off against Iowa's Nick Moore. Alton wasted no time taking the lead, getting in on a takedown to move out to a 2-0 advantage early. Moore escaped after :29, but Alton continued to pressure the Hawkeye, looking for an opening to add to his lead. Alton continued to shoot and Moore was forced into defense for the rest of the period, allowing Alton to lead 2-1 after one. Moore chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Alton shot low after the Moore escape, gained control of his waist and led 4-2 with 1:15 left in the period. Moore escaped quickly and cut Alton's lead to one. Leading 4-3, Alton chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 5-3 lead. The Lion freshman used a swift low single to force a scramble in the middle of the mat. Moore was able to fight off the move and Alton continued to lead by two. Neither man would score down the stretch and Alton sent the Lions into the locker-room on a high with the 5-3 decision. 165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, faced off against Iowa's Mike Evans, who entered the bout ranked No. 6. Taylor quickly gained control of the Hawkeye, using a low single to double for a 2-0 lead. The sophomore then maintained control of the Hawkeye for over a minute until he cut him loose. Taylor quickly took Evans down again and cut him quickly to a 4-2 lead. Taylor continued to shoot Evans back on his heels, but the Hawkeye stepped back for the rest of the period and trailed Taylor 4-2 after one. Taylor chose down to start the second period and deftly reversed Evans for a 6-2 lead with 1:34 on the clock. Taylor controlled the action from the top, spending the next minute-plus looking for a chance to turn the Hawkeye for back points. Evans managed to not give up near fall points and Taylor led 6-2 with nearly 3:00 riding time after two. Evans chose down to start the third and Taylor immediately cut him loose. Taylor took Evans down, forced a first stall warning and then cut him loose to an 8-4 le3ad with 1:00 left. Looking for a major, Taylor continued to pressure Evans off the mat. Evans defense allowed the Hawkeye to escape without giving up bonus points as Taylor posted the 9-4 win with over 2:00 riding time. 174: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, met Hawkeye Ethan Lofthouse, who was ranked No. 9. Ruth quickly took Lofthouse down for an early 2-0 lead, cut the ninth-ranked wrestler loose and then immediately began looking for a second takedown. With the Hawkeye wrestler back on his heels, Ruth continued to pressure Lofthouse for the next two minutes. Ruth's pressure paid off as the Lion notched a second takedown with :20 on the clock and, after a short ride out, led 4-1 with :40 in riding time after the opening period. Ruth chose down to start the second stanza and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 5-1 lead. Ruth notched another takedown with :45 on the clock, upping his lead to 7-1. The sophomore then spent the rest of the period forcing Lofthouse into a stall warning with a ride out. Lofthouse chose down to start the third period and got his with a quick stall for an 8-1 Ruth lead. Ruth turned Lofthouse to his back but did not get the back point call. He did pick up another point on stalling and, with nearly 3:00 in riding time, walked away with a resounding 10-1 major decision. 184: Two-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, met Hawkeye Vinnie Wagner. Wright, like the Lions before him, set the tempo early, looking for a chance to take an early lead. Wagner got in on a single leg, but Wright was able to counter the move and nearly threw Wagner to his back for a pin. Wagner worked out of trouble and the bout resumed tied 0-0 with 1:15 left in the first period. Wright countered a Wagner shot with :15 left and took the Hawkeye down to lead 2-0 after one. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Wagner got in on a high single leg and Wright once again forced a stalemate with 1:10 on the clock. Trailing 3-0, Wagner chose down to start the third period. A quick escape cut into Wright's lead but the Lion then drove through a double leg for another takedown and a 5-1 lead for the Lion junior. Wright cut Wagner at the :52 mark and then countered a Wagner shot off the reset. Wright added one more takedown and, with the riding time point, posted the 8-2 win. 197: True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 12 at 197, met talented Hawkeye junior Grant Gambrall. McIntosh and Gambrall battled evenly for the opening minute, with McIntosh taking shots that Gambrall was able to step away from. Gambrall took a high single that led to a stalemate at the 1:15 mark and the bout moved on scoreless. McIntosh shot at the :42 mark, but Gambrall was able to counter and got a go-ahead takedown late in the period. McIntosh steadily worked his way to a reversal with :11 left to tie the bout up at 2-2 heading into the second period. McIntosh chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead. McIntosh gained control of Gambrall's left leg, worked his way into a scoring chance but a dangerous hold call stopped the action at the :55 mark. McIntosh nearly scored at the end of the second, but time ran out. Trailing by one, Gambrall chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 3-3 tie with 1:34 on the clock. The duo battled evenly down the stretch until McIntosh got in on a low single with :35 on the clock. Gambrall was able to defend the move and force a stalemate with :09 left, keeping the bout tied. Gambrall shot low off the opening whistle in sudden victory, but McIntosh countered the move, forcing a stalemate with :35 on the clock. McIntosh countered another Gambrall shot and this time, the Lion true freshman sent nearly 7,000 into hysterics with a dual clinching takedown. The 5-3 win with just :17 left in sudden victory put Penn State up 19-12 with just one bout remaining. 285: Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at 285, took to the mat against Iowa senior Blake Raising. Wade got the bout's first takedown at the 1:20 mark, using a swift low double to take Raising to the mat and open up an early 2-0 lead. Wade spent the remainder of the period turning Raising to his shoulder but could not get him to his back for any near fall points. Leading by two, Wade chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Neither man scored for the remainder of the second period and Wade led by three with 1:16 in riding time heading into the final period. Raising chose neutral to start the third period. The veteran duo battled evenly for much of the period with Raising getting in deep on two low doubles that Wade was able to counter and end with stalemates. Wade held on for the 3-0 win and the Lions walked away with a 22-12 win.

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- In a match that saw a total of four lead changes and two ties, the West Virginia University wrestling team defeated Clarion 23-20 after a last match decision victory by heavyweight Brandon Williamson. “Brandon handled the pressure,” said coach Craig Turnbull. “Everywhere in the lineup has a different responsibility. Brandon Williamson As a lightweight, you have to dictate the start, middleweights need to keep the momentum going and heavyweights have to win if it comes down to you. He did just that and got the win when we needed it.” The match started out with the Mountaineers taking the first three matches of the afternoon. Junior Shane Young (125) created early momentum for WVU, as he earned a 19-4 tech fall. Young earned the critical bonus points in the closing seconds of the match, as he rolled his opponent over and was able to score three near fall points. Redshirt sophomore Nathan Pennesi (133) outworked his opponent to score an 8-4 decision victory and his 21st win of the season. Sophomore Michael Morales kept the streak alive for the Mountaineers, but it wasn't without difficulty. Morales fell behind 4-2 in the first period, but was able to rally in the second and fend off a late third period charge by opponent Tyler Bedelyon. “Our lightweights did a nice job of getting us started again – that was so critical,” Turnbull said. “When Shane got upset last night, people just didn't handle it well, and things started to snowball.” With WVU up 11-0, it looked as though they had rebounded from the previous evening's disappointing loss to Bloomsburg, but the Golden Eagles went on a run of their own. Clarion ran off three straight victories that included a major decision and a pin that gave them a 14-11 lead. Lance Bryson (174) changed the tides again, however, and the Mountaineers found themselves on top after he defeated Clarion's Nick Milano. With the match tied at 1-1, Bryson was able to snatch Milano's legs and score on a takedown with 27 seconds remaining in the third period. “Lance's match was a must win,” Turnbull said. “He hadn't had that kind of pressure for two years since he sat out the last two years due to injury. He is slowly building his confidence in a dual meet setting.” Redshirt senior Matt Ryan (184) followed Bryson's momentum changing win with an even more crucial victory. The Eighty-Four, Pa., native pinned Steven Cressley 2:44 into the first period. The pin was Ryan's 20th of his career. With one more pin this season, Ryan will move into a tie for fifth place all-time in program history. “You hope to get those types of poised performances from a redshirt senior like Matt Ryan,” Turnbull said. “If you gave a game ball, you would give it to him. They were in position to take a win away from us, but Matt put himself in a position to win.” After Alex Thomas pinned WVU's Nicholas Hylton at 197 pounds, the match score was evened at 20. Williamson did not wilt under the pressure, though, as he locked up the victory for the Mountaineers. The Riverside, Conn., native scored two crucial near fall points with 30 seconds remaining in the second period. The near fall points, along with 3:19 of riding time, gave Williamson a 3-1 decision victory. “I thrive off of the pressure,” said Williamson. “I love going out there with an extra incentive to get a win. This match said a lot about our character. If we are down, we are not going to stay down.” WVU is now 4-3 overall this season and holds a 1-1 record in Eastern Wrestling League action. The loss bumps Clarion to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the EWL. The Mountaineers will return to action this Friday, as they welcome Lock Haven to the Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. Results: 125: Shane Young (WVU) def. Trey Hicks (CU), 19-4 133: Nathan Pennesi (WVU) def. Joe Waltko (CU), 8-4 141: Michael Morales (WVU) def. Tyler Bedelyon (CU), 10-7 149: Cameron Moran (CU) def. Brutus Scheffel (WVU), 14-5 157: James Fleming (CU) def. Dominic Prezzia (WVU), fall 5:27 165: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (CU) def. Kyle Eason (WVU), 9-0 174: Lance Bryson (WVU) def. Nick Milano (CU), 3-2 184: Matt Ryan (WVU) def. Steven Cressley (CU), fall 2:44 197: Alex Thomas (CU) def. Nicholas Hylton (WVU), fall 0:23 HWT: Brandon Williamson(WVU) def. Quintas McCorkle (CU), 3-1

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The 24th-ranked Rutgers wrestling team scored its fifth EIWA dual victory of the season Sunday in The RAC, winning 20-19 over Navy. The dual match finished with a 19-19 tie, but the Scarlet Knights held a 37-33 advantage in total match points to record the additional team point and secure the win. Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) and Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.) led the way for Rutgers and head coach Scott Goodale by scoring bonus points at 149 pounds and 174 pounds, respectively. Perrotti's 13-second win by fall was the fastest RU pin to date in the 2011-12 season. RU improved to 12-3 overall (5-1 EIWA) with the victory, while Navy fell to 3-6 (1-2 EIWA) with the loss. After dropping the first two matches of the dual, Rutgers was on the scoreboard with a decision win by Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.). Ashnault recorded a 5-2 win over the Mids' Dustin Haislip at 141 pounds to set the stage for Perrotti's big points at 149 pounds. The true freshman's 13-second pin of Navy's Peyton Walsh edged Dan Seidenberg's 14-second pin of Will Brown of Army at the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational on Nov. 12, 2011 for fastest thus far in the season. Rutgers battled back against the Midshipmen after facing a 12-9 deficit heading into the intermission after the 157-pound match. Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.), Zannetti and Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) won three of the last five matches to bring the Scarlet Knights back into the match. No. 9 Winston scored a 2-0 decision victory over Navy's Mason Bailey at 165 pounds. No. 17 Zannetti scored his team-leading 20th victory of the year with a 16-6 major decision of James Mannier of Navy. At 197 pounds, Rinaldi controlled Navy's Paul Rands for an 8-2 decision. The Scarlet Knights continue their home stand at College Ave. Gym on Friday, Jan. 27 against Hofstra. The dual match is set to begin at 6:30 p.m., with live coverage provided by RVision, presented by AT&T. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. Results: 125 pounds: Tyler Sackett (N) dec. Joe Langel (RU), 5-1 133 pounds: Aaron Kalil (N) dec. Vincent Dellefave (RU), 4-2 141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (RU) dec. Dustin Haislip (N), 5-2 149 pounds: Anthony Perrotti (RU) pinned Peyton Walsh (N), 0:13 157 pounds: Bobby Barnhisel (N) pinned Anthony Volpe (RU), 2:38 165 pounds: No. 9 Scott Winston (RU) dec. Mason Bailey (N), 2-0 174 pounds: No. 17 Greg Zannetti (RU) maj. dec. James Mannier (N), 16-6 184 pounds: No. 13 Luke Rebertus (N) maj. dec. Evan Brewer (RU), 10-2 197 pounds: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Paul Rands (N), 8-2 HWT: Dan Miller (N) dec. Dan Hopkins (RU), 4-1

Related Content: Photos (The Guillotine) The Golden Gophers continued their dominance in the Big Ten conference this afternoon as they crushed Wisconsin 37-3, at the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota won its first five matches against the Badgers including a pin by Dylan Ness over No. 14 Cole Schmitt, with 35 seconds left in the opening period. With the win today Minnesota is now 8-2 overall and a perfect 5-0 in the Big Ten. The Gophers have control of first place in the conference, after Iowa lost to Ohio State on Friday night 21-9 in Columbus. The Gophers started out on a high note this afternoon winning their first five matches. Action began at 125 where No. 1 ranked Zach Sanders took care of Austin Hietpas pretty easily, as he picked up a 24-9 tech fall. Alec Ortiz (Photo/The Guillotine)Before Ness fall at 149, Minnesota would pick up two major decisions from the Daradanes brothers at 133 and 141. Chris defeated Shane McQuade 14-4 and Nick scored a 14-6 win over Thomas Glenn. Alec Ortiz would give the crowd of over 3,000 something to cheer about right before the break. Ortiz defeated Shawn Perry in a down-to-the wire 11-9 decision. With Ortiz's win the Gophers went up 22-0 heading into the intermission. Logan Storley picked up a 15-0 tech fall win over Frank Cousins and Kevin Steinhaus would pick up more bonus points following Storley, as he scored a 14-3 major decision over Timmy McCall. Minnesota had Sonny Yohn back in the lineup today at 197 and he had no trouble with the Badgers Jackson Hein winning. Tony Nelson would close out the afternoon for the Maroon and Gold in fashion, as he scored a 6-1 decision over Cole Tobin. Minnesota will next host No. 10 Michigan this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Sports Pavilion and then head down south to take on rival Iowa on Sunday Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. Results: 125: No. 1 Zach Sanders (MINN) tech fall over Austin Hietpas (WIS), 24-9 133: No. 7 Chris Dardanes (MINN) maj. dec. Shane McQuade (WIS), 14-4 141: No. 14 Nick Dardanes (MINN) maj. dec. Thomas Glenn (WIS), 14-6 149: No. 11 Dylan Ness (MINN) pinned No. 14 Cole Shmitt (WIS), 2:35 157: Alec Ortiz (MINN) dec. Shawn Perry (WIS), 11-9 165: No. 14 Ben Jordan (WIS) dec. No. 11 Cody Yohn (MINN), 5-3 174: No. 7 Logan Storley (MINN) tech. fall Frank Cousins (WIS), 15-0 5:37 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) maj. dec. Tim McCall (WIS), 14-3 197: No. 6 Sonny Yohn (MINN) dec. Jackson Hein (WIS), 7-2 Hwt: No. 4 Tony Nelson (MINN) dec. Cole Tobin (WIS), 6-1

BLACKSBURG -- Five Hokies earned bonus points as the 23rd-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team won seven matches and defeated North Carolina, 29-12, its final Atlantic Coast Conference dual match at Cassell Coliseum Sunday afternoon. Tech earned three major decision, a technical fall and a pin from Zach Neibert. Action began at 157 pounds with a good bout as No. 19 Corey Mock established an early lead on Tech's Cameron Hurd with a takedown and two back points. Hurd answered with two reversals in the second period and another in the third and had Mock on the ropes for much of final period, nearly scoring a defensive pin, but Mock held on for the 8-6 decision. No. 8 Pete Yates answered with a 9-0 major decision over Kyle Kiss at 165 pounds. Yates earned a takedown, two back points and another takedown while riding the UNC man out for a majority of the first and second periods en route to the win. Chris Moon led throughout and extended the Hokie lead to 7-3 with a 6-1 decision over Alex Utley at 174 pounds. However, UNC's Thomas Ferguson responded for the Tar Heels at 184 pounds with an 8-2 decision over John Dickson. Zac Bennett kept the Tar Heel momentum going with a pin at 2:51 over Tech's Nick Vetterlein at 197 pounds. With the fall, UNC regained the lead at 12-7. At heavyweight, Chris Penny picked up the Hokies' second major decision of the day as he defeated Frank Abbondanza by an 11-3 margin. Tech's Ty Mitch was dominant at 125 pounds as he scored eight takedowns and racked up over four minutes of riding time in defeating Josh Craig by a 17-6 major decision, which gave Tech lead for good at 15-12. Top-ranked Devin Carter took on former Hokie Brock LiVorio at 133 pounds and cruised to a 22-7 technical fall, ending things with a final takedown at 6:17. Carter now has four tech falls on the season. In a swing match at 141 pounds, two ranked wrestlers took to the mat as No. 20 Neibert took on No. 18 Evan Henderson of North Carolina. But the Hokie redshirt sophomore controlled from the start as he scored two three-point nearfalls in the first period and pinned Henderson at 4:39. Neibert's pin was his second of the season and it sealed the match for Tech, giving the Hokies a 26-12 lead. Tech's Nick Brascetta put a cap on the day for the Hokies as he tallied a takedown with five seconds left to rally and defeat Jon Burns, 4-3 at 149 pounds. A season-high crowd of 2,422 saw Tech improve to 6-3 overall and complete its ACC dual season with a 4-1 record. North Carolina falls to 2-11 and 1-2 in the ACC. The Hokies, ranked No. 23 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches' Poll will be back in action on Friday when they travel to Norman, Okla., to take on No. 11 Oklahoma at 8 p.m. EST. Tech then returns to Blacksburg for its final home dual of the season next Sunday against No. 25 Old Dominion at 6 p.m. on Senior Night. Results: 157: #19 Corey Mock (UNC) dec. Cameron Hurd, 8-6 165: #8 Pete Yates (VT) maj. dec. Kyle Kiss, 9-0 174: Chris Moon (VT) dec. Alex Utley, 6-1 184: Thomas Ferguson (UNC) dec. John Dickson, 8-2 197: Zac Bennett (UNC) fall Nick Vetterlein, 2:51 285: Chris Penny (VT) maj. dec. Frank Abbondanza, 11-3 125: Ty Mitch (VT) maj. dec. Josh Craig, 17-6 133: #1 Devin Carter (VT) tech. fall Brock LiVorio, 22-7 (6:17) 141: #20 Zach Neibert (VT) fall #18 Evan Henderson, 4:39 149: Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Jon Burns, 4-3

Iowa at Penn State (1/22)

125: No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Nico Megaludis (Penn State), 3-1 SV 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) pinned Frank Martellotti (Penn State), 4:20 141: No. 3 Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. Bryan Pearsall (Penn State), 7-3 149: No. 1 Frank Molinaro (Penn State) dec. Michael Kelly (Iowa), 11-5 157: No. 8 Dylan Alton (Penn State) dec. Nick Moore (Iowa), 5-3 165: No. 1 David Taylor (Penn State) dec. No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa), 9-4 174: No. 2 Ed Ruth (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 9 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 10-1 184: No. 2 Quentin Wright (Penn State) dec. Vinnie Wagner (Iowa), 8-2 197: No. 12 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) dec. Grant Gambrall (IA), 5-3 SV 285: No. 6 Cameron Wade (Penn State) dec. Blake Rasing (Iowa), 4-0

125: No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Nico Megaludis (Penn State) McDonough faces a formidable opponent in true freshman Megaludis, who is 16-4 and ranked No. 8. McDonough is coming off a 5-2 victory over No. 15 Johnni Dijulius of Ohio State, while Megaludis is coming off a pin over Austin Hietpas of Wisconsin. 133: No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) vs. Frank Martellotti (Penn State) Ramos, one of the nation's best, will be favored over the sophomore Martellotti, who comes in with a 6-1 season record. Ramos is coming off a 7-0 loss to No. 4 Logan Stieber of Ohio State, while Martellotti is coming off a 14-6 major decision over Shane McQuade of Wisconsin. 141: No. 3 Montell Marion (Iowa) vs. Bryan Pearsall (Penn State) Marion, a two-time All-American and 2010 NCAA runner-up, is a strong favorite against the unranked Pearsall. Marion is coming off a 4-2 loss to No. 7 Hunter Stieber of Ohio State, while Pearsall is coming off a 4-2 win over Thomas Glenn of Wisconsin. 149: Michael Kelly (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Frank Molinaro (Penn State) Molinaro, an NCAA runner-up last season, has been perfect this season, compiling a 19-0 record. He will be looking for bonus points against Kelly, a Midlands placewinner. Molinaro is coming off a 12-0 major decision over No. 14 Cole Schmitt of Wisconsin, while Kelly is coming off a 9-4 loss to No. 16 Cam Tessari of Ohio State. 157: No. 2 Derek St. John or Nick Moore (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Dylan Alton (Penn State) St. John returned to Iowa's lineup on Friday off a knee injury and was underwhelming in a loss. Alton, a freshman, comes in with a 14-4 season mark. St. John is coming off a 7-3 loss to Josh Demas of Ohio State, while Alton is coming off an 11-4 win over Shawn Perry of Wisconsin. 165: No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa) vs. No. 1 David Taylor (Penn State) Taylor, arguably the most dominant wrestling in the country, will be looking for bonus points. Evans is putting together a nice freshman campaign. He comes in with an 18-3 record. Taylor is coming off a pin over Alex Yde of Wisconsin, while Evans is coming off a 6-5 loss to Derek Garcia of Ohio State. 174: No. 9 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Ed Ruth (Penn State) Ruth has been crushing his competition this season. He is 19-0 with six pins, six technical falls, and three major decisions. Lofthouse recently avenged a loss against Midlands champion Lee Munster of Northwestern. Ruth and Lofthouse met twice last season, with Ruth winning by scores of 10-3 and 3-2. Ruth is coming off a technical fall over Scott Liegel of Wisconsin, while Lofthouse is coming off a 7-1 win over Joe Grandominico of Wisconsin. 184: Vinnie Wagner vs. No. 2 Quentin Wright (Penn State) Defending NCAA champion Wright brings a 16-2 record and No. 2 ranking into his match against Wagner, a .500 wrestler. Wright is coming off a pin over Timmy McCall of Wisconsin, while Wagner is coming off a 7-4 loss to No. 8 Nick Heflin of Ohio State. 197: Grant Gambrall (Iowa) vs. No. 12 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) McIntosh, the nation's No. 1 recruit last season, has been solid in his true freshman season, compiling a record of 12-5. He will face a returning All-American in Gambrall, who moved up a weight class where he is still trying to find his way. McIntosh is coming off a 7-4 win over Jackson Hein, while Gambrall is coming off an 8-6 loss to Andrew Campolattano of Ohio State. 285: No. 12 Bobby Telford or Blake Rasing (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Cameron Wade (Penn State) This should be a very competitive match regardless of which wrestler Iowa sends out. The sixth-ranked Wade defeated Rasing, 1-0, in last year's dual. Telford started his freshman season with a bang, winning his first 14 matches, but has dropped his last three. Wade is coming off a 6-4 win over Cole Tobin of Wisconsin. Rasing is coming off a 6-2 win over No. 15 Peter Capone of Ohio State, while Telford is coming off a 7-5 loss to No. 17 Mike McMullan of Northwestern.

Fairfax, VA -- Five Hofstra wrestlers posted 3-0 records as the Pride won all three of its matches at the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Duals at the George Mason Field House Saturday. The Pride defeated Old Dominion (21-12), George Mason (36-3) and Boston University (31-6) to improve to 8-0 on the season. Hofstra has now won 13 consecutive dual matches dating back to a loss to then-number one Cornell last February 5. Senior Ben Clymer (20-5) at 184, juniors Steve Bonanno (19-5) at 125, Justin Accordino (16-8) at 149 and Paul Snyder (14-7) at 285 and sophomore Luke Vaith (13-7) at 141 each posted 3-0 marks Saturday. Senior P.J. Gillespie (19-5) at 165, junior Tyler Banks (8-8) at 157 and sophomore Jamie Franco (14-8) at 133 each posted two wins at the Duals. Hofstra's most competitive match of the day was the Pride's first match against Old Dominion. It was a match of streaks with nine of the 10 matches going to decision. Hofstra captured the first four matches of the day to take a 12-0 lead over the Monarchs. 13th-ranked junior Steve Bonanno, the number one-ranked wrestler in the CAA at 125 pounds, started the festivities with a 6-0 victory over Jerome Robinson. Bonanno improved to 17-5 with his fourth consecutive win. Sophomore Jamie Franco, ranked second in the CAA, boosted the Pride lead to 6-0 at 133 pounds with a 6-1 win over Scott Festejo, ranked fourth in the CAA. Franco allowed only a third period escape to record his fourth straight win and improve to 14-7. Sophomore Luke Vaith erupted in the second and third period to post a 9-4 win over Justin LaValle, ranked third in the CAA, at 141 pounds. Vaith, who is ranked fourth in the CAA, improved to 11-7. Junior Justin Accordino gave the Pride a 12-0 lead in the match with an 8-4 win over Brennan Brumley, ranked fourth in the CAA, at 149 pounds Accordino, who posted his fourth consecutive win, improved to 14-8 on the season. The Monarchs of Old Dominion got on the board at 157 as John Nicholson, ranked fourth in the CAA, knocked off junior Tyler Banks. Banks slipped to 6-8 on the year, At 165, Hofstra senior P.J. Gillespie, ranked 19th nationally and second in the CAA, was upset by Tristan Warner, 7-3 on a big third period by the Monarch. Warner opened the third with a reversal and two, two-point nearfalls to erase a 3-0 deficit. Gillespie is now 17-5. The Monarchs made it three-in-a-row at 174 to close to within three at 12-9 as Te Edwards also posted a big third period to record a 7-6 win over Pride freshman Jermaine John. Edwards trailed 4-3 entering the third but opened with a reversal and a two-point nearfall for the victory. John is now 7-8 on the year. Hofstra came back at 184 behind Ben Clymer's 4-0 shutout win over Billy Curling. After a scoreless two periods, Clymer posted an escape, takedown and the riding time point for the victory. Clymer's win was key as ODU rebounded with a 6-0 win at 197 from Joe Budi over Hofstra sophomore Matt Loew, who was making his first appearance since December 8. With the Pride leading 15-12 entering the final match, Pride junior Paul Snyder sealed the victory with a pin of Michael Chapman in 1:56 to close out the 21-12 win. In the second match of the day for the Pride, against George Mason, Hofstra won nine of the 10 matches with Accordino and Snyder recording wins by fall. Accordino pinned Kevin Timothy at 149 in 29 seconds while Snyder posted his second pin of the day, against Hunter Manspile, in 3:25. Ben Clymer added a 19-4 tech fall win over Corey Smith while Gillespie posted a career-best 21 points in a 21-7 major decision over Dustin Dwyer. In the finale against Boston University, the Pride won eight of the 10 matcheson the way to a 31-6 victory over the Terriers. Justin Accordino tallied a 15-0 tech fall over Peter Ishiguro at 149, Steve Bonanno recorded a 15-4 major win over Ryan Dowd at 125 pounds, and sophomore Tim Murphy tallied a 13-0 major win over Michael Wrin at 197. Paul Snyder also tallied his third straight six-point decision with a win by forfeit at 285. The Pride return to action on Friday, January 27 when they travel to New Brunswick, New Jersey to face the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers at 6:30 p.m. Hofstra 21, Old Dominion 12 125- Steve Bonanno (HU) dec. Jerome Robinson (ODU), 6-0 133- Jamie Franco (HU) dec. Scott Festejo (ODU), 6-1 141- Luke Vaith (HU) dec. Justin LaValle (ODU), 9-4 149- Justin Accordino (HU) dec. Brennan Brumley (ODU), 8-4 157- John Nicholson (HU) dec. Tyler Banks (HU), 9-3 165- Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. P.J. Gillespie (HU), 7-3 174- Te Edwards (ODU) dec. Jermaine John (HU), 7-6 184- Ben Clymer (HU) dec. Billy Curling (ODU), 4-0 197- Joe Budi (ODU) dec. Matt Loew (HU), 6-0 285- Paul Snyder (HU) WBF Michael Chapman (ODU), 1:56 Hofstra 36, George Mason 3 125- Steve Bonanno (HU) dec. Vince Rodriguez (GMU), 6-2 133- Jamie Franco (HU) dec. Brian Benton (GMU), 8-2 141- Luke Vaith (HU) dec. Denny Herndon (GMU), 3-2 149- Justin Accordino (HU) WBF Kevin Timothy (GMU), 0:29 157- Tyler Banks (HU) dec. Jaaziah Bethea (GMU), 6-2 165- P.J. Gillespie (HU) maj. dec. Dustin Dwyer (GMU), 21-7 174- Jermaine John (HU) dec. Steve Swayze (GMU), 6-0 184- Ben Clymer (HU) tech fall Corey Smith (GMU), 19-4 (5:52) 197- Bagna Tovuujav (GMU) dec. Tim Murphy (HU), 12-6 285- Paul Snyder (HU) WBF Hunter Manspile (GMU), 3:25 Hofstra 31, Boston University 6 125- Steve Bonanno (HU) maj. dec. Ryan Dowd (BU), 15-4 133- Fred Santaite (BU) dec. Jamie Franco (HU), 3-2 141- Luke Vaith (HU) dec. Tyler Scotton (BU), 6-4 149- Justin Accordino (HU) tech fall Peter Ishiguro (BU), 15-0 (7:00) 157- Tyler Banks (HU) dec. Nick Tourville (BU), 4-2 in SV 165- P.J. Gillespie (HU) dec. Mitchell Wightman (BU), 10-3 174- Kyle Czamecki (BU) dec. Jermaine John (HU), 4-2 184- Ben Clymer (HU) dec. Hunter Mays (BU), 4-0 197- Tim Murphy (HU) maj dec Michael Wrin (BU), 13-0 285- Paul Snyder (HU) wins by forfeit

BLACKSBURG -- Behind wins in the first five bouts, the 23rd-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team defeated Duke, 30-6, in an Atlantic Coast Conference dual match in front of 784 fans at Cassell Coliseum Saturday evening. In all, Tech won seven of nine contested bouts, while picking up a forfeit at 125 pounds. Action began at 197 pounds as Nick Vetterlein earned two takedowns in the first period and sealed the match with another takedown in the final seconds to win by a 7-3 decision over Brian Self. Tech's Chris Penny made it 6-0 Tech with an 8-2 decision over Andrew Fulk at 285 pounds. After Erik Spjut scored a win via forfeit at 125 pounds to make the score 12-0 in favor of Tech, top-ranked 133-pounder Devin Carter fell behind Brandon Gambucci, 5-0, early in the second period and trailed at the end of the second stanza, 6-4, after Gambucci took injury time. However, Carter turned things around quickly in the third period as he scored a takedown and put the Duke man on his back, ending the bout with a pin at 5:21. The fall was Carter's eighth of the season. No. 20 Zach Neibert built a lead thanks to two takedowns and three back points and won by a 9-3 decision over Tanner Hough at 141 pounds. Duke's AJ Guardado ended the Tech win streak at 149 pounds as he defeated Nick Brascetta, 3-1, in sudden victory, making the score 21-3 Hokies. At 157 pounds, Cameron Hurd wrestled Immanuel Kerr-Brown in a back-and-forth match which Hurd eventually won, 13-7. Matt Stephens bumped up from 157 pounds to wrestle at 165 and held off Duke's Ryan Harding to win his first career dual match with an 8-5 decision. Chris Moon made it four straight decisions for Tech with a 6-4 victory over Randy Roden at 174 pounds. In the final bout of the night between the 184 pounders, Duke's Diego Bencomo built a 5-1 lead over Tech's John Dickson and won by decision, 6-3, making the final score 30-6 Hokies. Tech improves to 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the ACC, while Duke falls to 0-4 and 0-2 in the ACC. The Hokies, ranked No. 23 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches' Poll will be back in action tomorrow when they take on North Carolina (2-11, 1-1 ACC) at 2 p.m. in the “Drive For 5,000” match. Admission is free. Results: 197: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Brian Self, 7-3 285: Chris Penny (VT) dec. Andrew Fulk, 8-2 125: Erik Spjut (VT) wins by forfeit 133: #1 Devin Carter (VT) fall Brandon Gambucci, 5:21 141: #20 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Tanner Hough, 9-3 149: AJ Guardado (DU) dec. Nick Brascetta, 3-1 (SV) 157: Cameron Hurd (VT) dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 13-7 165: Matt Stephens (VT) dec. Ryan Harding, 8-5 174: Chris Moon (VT) dec. Randy Roden, 6-4 184: Diego Bencomo (DU) dec. John Dickson, 6-3

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 5 Big Red wrestling team won its 52nd-straight Ivy League match on Saturday afternoon with a 36-6 win over Brown in Newman Arena. The Big Red won eight matches including pins by Chris Villalonga (149), Steve Bosak (184) and Maciej Jochym (HWT). Cornell improves to 7-0 in duals this season and has a 4-0 Ivy mark. At 197 pounds, Cam Simaz won by forfeit. With the win by bonus points, Simaz ties Mack Lewnes '11 in the Big Red career record books with 91 wins by bonus points. At 125 pounds, No. 6 Frank Perrelli wrestled in his first match of the weekend against Billy Watterson. Perrelli won by forfeit on Friday night against Harvard. Perrelli notched a takedown with 11 seconds left in the first to take a 2-0 lead. Perrelli immediately escaped from his opening down position in the second to hold a 3-0 advantage with the only point of the period. Watterson chose down to start the third period but was not able to escape until there were only 17 seconds on the clock. Perrelli won a 4-1 decision after earning a point for almost two minutes in riding time. Freshman Nick Pena took on Beau Martino at 133 pounds. Pena had a 4-0 advantage after a takedown and two back points in the first period. Pena took down Martino 20 seconds into the second period. Pena chose down to start the third period, but he was unable to escape. With 2:07 in riding time, Pena won a 7-1 decision. At 141 pounds, Mike Nevinger faced Zack Tanenbaum. Nevinger notched his first takedown a little under a minute into the first period. Nevinger quickly escaped to start the second period, and took a 5-0 lead with a takedown. Tanenbaum chose to start the third down and midway through the period Nevinger let him up looking to score. Nevinger was unable to grab another takedown and with riding time won a 6-1 decision. Villalonga took on Ricky Bailey at 149 pounds. The Big Red wrestler completed a strong weekend, pinning Bailey in 2:44. At 157 pounds, Craig Eifert faced Max Lewin. With only 10 seconds off the clock, Eifert grabbed a takedown to go up 2-0 and added another before the period was over to hold a 4-1 advantage. Eifert chose to start the second period down and added two more points with a reversal. Lewin chose to start the third period on top hoping to earn back points, but Eifert held strong to win a 6-1 decision. Derek Schreiner squared off against Jeff Lemmer at 165 pounds. Lemmer took a 4-0 lead with a takedown and two quick back points. Schreiner escaped a few seconds later. Lemmer chose down to start the second period, and with only 34 seconds left in the period reversed the Big Red wrestler. Schriner chose to start the third period down and quickly escaped. Lemmer would take him down once again to win an 8-4 decision. At 174 pounds, David Foxen quickly took down Billy George off the opening whistle. George would escape late in the period. George chose down to start the second period but he was unable to escape. George let Foxen up from his opening down position to start the third period looking to score. With 4:39 in riding time, Foxen won a 4-1 decision. At 184 pounds, No. 3 ranked Bosak took down Ophir Bernstein 20 seconds into the period. Bosak quickly worked to start turning his opponent and won by fall in 1:51. No. 1 Cam Simaz won by forfeit at 197 pounds. At heavyweight senior Maciej Jochym took on Marcos Aranda. Jochym brought down Aranda 40 seconds into the period. Jochym earned three back points before winning by fall in 1:37. Cornell will travel to Iowa next weekend to take on Iowa State on Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. dual . Results: 125- No. 6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Billy Watterson (Brown), 4-1 (Cornell, 3-0) 133- Nick Pena (Cornell) dec. Beau Martino (Brown), 7-1 (Cornell, 6-0) 141- Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Zack Tanenbaum (Brown), 6-1 (Cornell, 9-0) 149- Chris Villalonga (Cornell) win by fall Ricky Bailey (Brown), 2:44 (Cornell, 15-0) 157- Craig Eifert (Cornell) dec. Max Lewin (Brown), 6-1 (Cornell, 18-0) 165- Jeff Lemmer (Brown) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell), 8-4 (Cornell, 18-3) 174- David Foxen (Brown) dec. Billy George (Cornell), 4-1 (Cornell, 18-6) 184- No. 3 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 1:51 (Cornell, 24-6) 197- No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by forfeit (Cornell, 30-6) HWT: Maciej Jochym (Cornell) win by fall Marcos Aranda (Brown), 1:37 (Cornell, 36-6)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Wrestling its second dual in less than 24 hours, No. 15 Lehigh picked up its third straight dual win against an EIWA opponent, downing Bucknell 25-15 Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won five bouts plus a forfeit to junior Robert Hamlin, and posted four wins by major decision as they improved to 8-4 overall and 4-1 against EIWA opponents. The Bison (2-11, 2-1 EIWA) won three straight bouts from 157-174 to take a 15-11 lead, before Lehigh captured the last three weight classes with Hamlin's forfeit win and major decisions by seniors Kadeem Samuels and Zach Rey. “Everybody went out and wrestled the full time and that's what won this for us,” explained Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “You want to see seven minutes of wrestling and we did that. Those back-to-back weigh-ins can be tough but they responded well to that.” Junior Alex Abreu dropped the opening bout 7-3 to Bucknell's Austin Miller, but just as in Friday night's win over Rutgers, freshman Mason Beckman responded with a major decision win, 16-8 over Shawn Armato at 133. Beckman was unsuccessful in turning Armato for near fall points, but was very efficient in totaling eight takedowns en route to his eighth straight victory. At 141 sophomore Steve Dutton yielded the first takedown against Derrik Russell but responded with ten unanswered points in a 10-2 major decision. Dutton scored a first period takedown to take a 3-2 lead after one period and took command of the match with a three point near fall in the second period. Freshman Anthony Salupo completed the three-bout Lehigh run with a 5-3 win over Alex Pellicciotti at 149. Salupo scored a takedown in the first period, but was reversed in the second after building up a riding time advantage. After choosing neutral in the third period, Salupo scored the decisive takedown in the third period and added riding time to account for the 5-3 score. Bucknell cut Lehigh's lead to 11-6 at intermission when John Regan bested Brian Tanen 4-1 at 157. In the first bout following the break, senior Sean Bilodeau and Corey Lear were scoreless in the first period when Bilodeau initiated a shot that nearly put Lear on his back. The Bison wrestler was able to turn the tables in the scramble and put Bilodeau on his back before recording the fall at 2:23 and giving Bucknell a 12-11 lead. Stephen McPeek made it three straight wins for the visitors with a 7-6 win over junior Kevin Bailey, who earned the spot-start at 174. In a back-and-forth affair, each wrestler scored a first period takedown, but McPeek hit a standing reversal at the first period buzzer to lead 4-3 after one. Bailey scored the only takedown of the second period and escaped to take a 6-5 lead early in the third before McPeek responded with the winning takedown with nine seconds remaining. The swing matches were the ones we thought they would be,” Santoro said. “We knew 141, 149 and 157 would be battles. We gave Kevin Bailey a shot and it just didn't work out for him today. Giving up six at 165, that was a toss-up match that went the other way. You don't plan on those but sometimes they happen.” The forfeit to Hamlin allowed Lehigh to regain the lead 17-15. Samuels then used a little late period reversal magic of his own to virtually clinch the match for Lehigh with his major decision over Joe McMullan at 197. Samuels built a 13-6 lead in the third period on the strength of a 6-0 takedown edge, but looking for one more score, it was McMullan who scored a takedown to make the score 13-8. In the final seconds of the bout, Samuels scored a reversal and with 2:31 of riding time, reached the major decision with a 16-8 win. Rey closed the dual with a dominant 12-4 major decision of Tyler Lyster. Rey totaled five takedowns to earn the bonus win despite failing to turn the undersized Lyster. Lehigh is now 8-0 all-time against Bucknell in wrestling, and is 25-2-1 in EIWA duals under pat Santoro. The Mountain Hawks will now take to the road for their next four duals, beginning with a Midwest swing next weekend. Lehigh will wrestle Central Michigan Friday January 27 in Mount Pleasant, Mich., before trekking to Norman, Okla. to face the Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday January 29. Following a weekend off, Lehigh will then travel to England to face Brown, Saturday February 11 at 3 p.m. and Harvard February 12 at noon. Friday night's Lehigh-Central Michigan dual is slated for a 7 p.m. start. The match can be heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Austin Miller (Bucknell) dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 7-3 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Shawn Armato (Bucknell) 18-6 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) major dec. Derrik Russell (Bucknell) 10-2 149 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) dec. Alex Pellicciotti (Bucknell) 5-3 157 – John Regan (Bucknell) dec. Brian Tanen (Lehigh) 4-1 165 – Corey Lear (Bucknell) Fall Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) 2:23 174 – Stephen McPeek (Bucknell) dec. Kevin Bailey (Lehigh) 7-6 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) won by forfeit 197 – Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) major dec. Joe McMullan (Bucknell) 16-8 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) major dec. Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) 12-4 Attendance – 1,265 Referee – Joe Bartell

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- For the second time this month, the Wyoming wrestling program earned its first-ever dual victory over an opponent as the Cowboys cruised past Cal Poly on Friday night in Laramie, 26-9. The Pokes (3-2 overall, 0-0 Western Wrestling Conference) beat Oklahoma for the first time Jan. 3 in Laramie, and now can lay claim to a win over the Mustangs, a team which held a 4-0 all-time mark over UW. Wyoming used a drastically different lineup than in its previous four duals, and it paid dividends for the wrestlers and the 847 fans who packed the UniWyo Sports Complex. Three Pokes made their dual debuts Friday night, including redshirt freshmen Robert Stroh, Andy McCulley and Leland Pfeifer. Senior Michael Martinez, ranked 19th, took down Cal Poly's Michael Clemmensen at 125 pounds with a 17-6 major decision to start the dual and give Wyoming a 4-0 lead. No. 18 Zach Zehner, UW's redshirt freshman, followed up with a 15-5 major decision over Chris Calcagno to give the Pokes an 8-0 advantage after two matches. The Mustangs (4-4, 2-2 Pac-12) got on the board when fourth-ranked Boris Novachkov defeated Wyoming's Chase Smith at 141 pounds in a 6-2 decision. That bout made the score 8-3, but Cal Poly would draw no closer. Stroh gutted out a 9-2 decision over Cal Poly's Kyle Chene at 149 pounds, followed by McCulley, who took home a 6-0 decision over Gianpier Yanez at 157 pounds. “I saw some attitude out of McCulley,” Wyoming coach Mark Branch said. “He's got a mean streak in him and I like it. (Stroh and McCulley) performed well enough that we'll see them again.” Senior Shane Onufer lived up to his billing as the No. 3 wrestler in the nation at 165 pounds, as he defeated Mustang Paul Woodman in a 20-4 technical fall. That win gave Wyoming a 19-3 lead with just four bouts remaining. But Cal Poly's fourth-ranked Ryan DesRoches beat Wyoming's Pat Martinez in a gritty 6-1 decision at 174 pounds to give the Mustangs six total points after seven matches. Senior Dallas Hintz got his first dual action of the season for Wyoming, and he didn't disappoint. Hintz defeated Sean Dougherty of Cal Poly in a 6-2 decision. That victory gave Wyoming 22 points with just two matches remaining. “We wanted to get Dallas into the lineup,” Branch said. “He works hard and is a good leader for us. We wanted to give him an opportunity to give him a match in front of his home crowd.” The highlight of the night for UW fans was the performance of three-time All-America honoree Joe LeBlanc at 197 pounds. LeBlanc, the top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 184 pounds, moved up a weight class to take on 18th-ranked Ryan Smith of Cal Poly. LeBlanc built an 11-0 advantage and kept up the pressure throughout the match, ending up with the 12-1 major decision for four team points. Pfeifer battled in the heavyweight match, but Cal Poly's Kelan Bragg proved to be too much, as Bragg took home the 11-7 decision in the nightcap. “It all kind of worked, because we wanted to give Joe a tougher match and we wanted to get Leland (Pfeifer) in the lineup,” Branch said of his lineup shuffle. “We were working some different scenarios, depending on how the dual went and we didn't make any final decision until right there at the end. Everything worked so we could wrestle Dallas, bump Joe up and wrestle Leland at heavyweight. “Things worked out to where we could reward some guys. It was nice to see some new faces out there. It was a little risky, because Cal Poly has a good team. We didn't know a lot about some of their new kids. You never take anything for granted. It was a little bit of a risk because we committed to this, but we were fortunate to do things the way we wanted to.” The Cowboys will open WWC action at 7 p.m. Saturday versus the Utah Valley Wolverines. Results: 125 pounds: Michael Martinez (Wyoming) major dec. Michael Clemmensen (Cal Poly), 17-6 / Wyoming 4, Cal Poly 0 133: Zach Zehner (Wyoming) major dec. Chris Calcagno (Cal Poly), 15-5 / Wyoming 8, Cal Poly 0 141: Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) dec. Chase Smith (Wyoming), 6-2 / Wyoming 8, Cal Poly 3 149: Robert Stroh (Wyoming) dec. Kyle Chene (Cal Poly), 9-2 / Wyoming 11, Cal Poly 3 157: Andy McCulley (Wyoming) dec. Gianpier Yanez (Cal Poly), 6-0 / Wyoming 14, Cal Poly 3 165: Shane Onufer (Wyoming) tech. fall Paul Woodman (Cal Poly), 20-4 / Wyoming 19, Cal Poly 3 174: Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly) dec. Pat Martinez (Wyoming), 6-1 / Wyoming 19, Cal Poly 6 184: Dallas Hintz (Wyoming) dec. Sean Dougherty (Cal Poly), 6-2 / Wyoming 22, Cal Poly 6 197: Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) major dec. Ryan Smith (Cal Poly), 12-1 / Wyoming 26, Cal Poly 6 285: Kelan Bragg (Cal Poly) dec. Leland Pfeifer (Wyoming), 11-7 / Wyoming 26, Cal Poly 9

Jim Miller (Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Jim Miller def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 2:04 Josh Neer def. Duane Ludwig via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 3:04 Mike Easton def. Jared Papazian via majority decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-29) Pat Barry def. Christian Morecraft via knockout (punches) - Round 1, 3:38 Jorge Rivera def. Eric Schafer via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 1:31 Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Kamal Shalorus via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 3, 2:08 Charlie Brenneman def. Daniel Roberts via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Fabricio Camoes def. Tommy Hayden via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 4:03 Daniel Pineda def. Pat Schilling via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 1:37 Nick Denis def. Joseph Sandoval via KO (elbows) - Round 1, 0:22

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The top-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team picked up six bonus-point wins Friday night to stay undefeated and roll past Arizona State, 33-6, in front of 2,088 fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys (7-0) got bonus points from Jon Morrison at 125, Jordan Oliver at 133, Jamal Parks at 149, Dallas Bailey at 165, Chris Perry at 174 and Blake Rosholt at 197 pounds. OSU amassed 42 total takedowns in the dual while surrendering just seven to the Sun Devils (5-8). “I think we're looking pretty good,” Oliver said. “We have been putting up bonus points and everyone is working hard. That wasn't our best match, but we will get better. There are a lot of things we need to work on and we can take a lot from that match.” Morrison got the dual started with an 11-1 major decision over David Prado to put the Cowboys on top for good. Oliver followed with a 25-9 technical fall over Shane McGough of ASU. Oliver improves to 11-1, and all of his wins have come with bonus points, including 10 falls. In tonight's bout, he recorded 10 takedowns to give him a team-best season total of 30 in just seven dual bouts. Parks added four team points with his 15-5 major decision over Joel Smith. He entered the final period up 6-3, but recorded an escape, a trio of takedowns and stalling point to seal the major decision and his 17th win of the year to move to 17-0. In the second of three OSU technical falls of the night, Bailey picked up his ninth win and first technical fall of the year with a 19-4 victory over Rush Hall in 4:48. In just his second career match at 174 pounds, Perry followed with his 13th victory of the season as he earned an 11-1 major decision over Eric Starks. It was his third major decision of the season and improved his undefeated record to 13-0. Rosholt earned the last bonus points of the dual when he picked up his second technical fall of the year with a 19-4 win over Chase Eskam in 6:39. Although he didn't record any bonus points, OSU heavyweight Alan Gelogaev might have delivered the most impressive win of the night when knocked off ninth-ranked Levi Cooper, 6-1, to pick up his 17th win of the year. Oklahoma State's other win came at 157 pounds as Albert White defeated Hans Rasmusson, 7-3. OSU hosts Iowa State Sunday at 2 p.m. With the Cowboys and Cyclones each holding 1,013 all-time dual wins, the winner will take sole possession of first place on the list of most total dual wins. Results: 125: No. 8 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD David Prado (ASU); 11-1 133: No. 2 Jordan Oliver (OSU) TF5 Shane McGough (ASU); 25-9, 7:00 141: Nathan Hoffer (ASU) dec. No. 12 Josh Kindig (OSU); 10-4 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) MD Joel Smith (ASU); 15-5 157: No. 12 Albert White (OSU) dec. Hans Rasmusson (ASU); 7-3 165: No. 18 Dallas Bailey (OSU) TF5 Rush Hall (ASU); 19-4, 4:48 174: No. 5 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Eric Starks (ASU); 11-1 184: Kevin Radford (ASU) dec. Zach White (OSU); 13-9 197: No. 10 Blake Rosholt (OSU) TF5 Chace Eskam (ASU); 19-4, 6:39 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. No. 9 Levi Cooper (ASU); 6-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Behind seven wins, the No. 7 Ohio State wrestling team downed No. 2 Iowa, 21-9, Friday night in front of 5,684 fans in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes (9-2; 3-2 Big Ten) handed the Hawkeyes their first conference loss of the season. “It's great,” Tom Ryan, head coach, said. “These guys put so much time into what they do. They have six o'clock mornings, they have eight hours of sleep and studying. They have so many things going on in their lives, this was great. It was about time we beat them.” The last Buckeye victory against the Hawkeyes came Feb. 12, 1966, 46 seasons ago. “When I left my previous position, we came here for this,” Ryan said. “This one is called the sleeping giant. I know the guys on the other side of the mat. Those men were teammates. I know how they react when they get punched in the nose, they do not fall down, they punch back. The nice thing is the battle is on. Ohio State is officially in a fist fight. I am very proud of this group of guys.” Down 3-0 early following the opening match at 125 pounds, the Buckeyes won five consecutive matches to take a 15-3 lead entering the 174-pound bout. Included in the string of wins was a 7-0 shutout by Buckeye redshirt freshman Logan Stieber over No. 2 Tony Ramos at 133 pounds. Stieber, ranked fourth in the nation, scored a 3-point nearfall, takedown and escape, in addition to compiling 1:57 of riding time, in his 19th victory of the season. Freshman 141-pounder Hunter Stieber posted an impressive 4-2 decision over No. 3 Montell Marion to follow up his older brother's performance. Up 4-1 after two periods, H. Stieber, No. 7 in the country, allowed Marion, a two-time senior All-American, only two escapes for the match. At 149 pounds, freshman and No. 16 Cam Tessari continued the winning trend when he decisioned Mike Kelly, 9-4. The score was tied, 4-4, after the second period, but after Tessari scored an escape to open the third, he went on to record a takedown and a 2-point nearfall. A trio of takedowns and an escape helped redshirt freshman Josh Demas beat Derek St. John at 157 pounds. Demas, a Columbus, Ohio, native surrendered a takedown and escape to St. John in his 7-3 victory. The Buckeyes entered the 15-minute intermission with the momentum and freshman Derek Garcia maintained Ohio State's edge with his dramatic 6-5 win over No. 6 Mike Evans at 165 pounds. Garcia entered the final period with a 6-4 lead and despite Evans' escape just one second into the third period, Garcia was able to hold on for the win. With redshirt junior C.J. Magrum unable to wrestle at 184 pounds, sophomore Joe Grandominico received the start at 174 pounds, while redshirt sophomore Nick Heflin started at 184 pounds. In his first dual match of the season, Grandominico suffered a 7-1 setback, but fought hard in not giving up the major decision to No. 9 Ethen Lofthouse. After a scoreless first period, Heflin, No. 8 in the nation, and Vinnie Wagner traded scoring in the second and third periods, but the Buckeye from Massillon, Ohio, scored his final takedown with 30 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Freshman Andrew Campolattano's 8-6 win over Grant Gambrall at 197 pounds officially locked up the win for the Buckeyes. The score was tied, 5-5, in the third period, but Campolattano scored a takedown with 45 seconds remaining for a 7-5 lead. Although Gambrall scored an escape with 15 seconds left, a technical violation on the Hawkeye gave Campolattano the 8-6 final. In the final match of the evening, redshirt sophomore and heavyweight Peter Capone lost, 6-2, to Blake Rasing, while 125-pounder Johnni Dijulius was edged by NCAA Champion and two-time All-American Matt McDonough, 5-2. The Buckeyes are back in action Jan. 29 when they wrestle No. 3 Penn State in State College, Pa., at 2 p.m. The match will air live on BTN.com. Notes: • The Buckeyes' match vs. the Hawkeyes was streamed live on BTN.com and is scheduled to air on BTN at noon Tuesday, Jan. 24. • Ohio State football defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell was in attendance. Fickell was a three-time Ohio High School wrestling state champion. Results: 125 – No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) DEC No. 15 Johnni Dijulius (OSU), 5-2 133 – No. 4 Logan Stieber (OSU) DEC No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa), 7-0 141 – No. 7 Hunter Stieber (OSU) DEC No. 3 Montell Marion (Iowa), 4-2 149 – No. 16 Cam Tessari (OSU) DEC Mike Kelly (Iowa), 9-4 157 – Josh Demas (OSU) DEC Derek St. John (Iowa), 7-3 165 – Derek Garcia (OSU) DEC No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa), 6-5 174 – No. 9 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) DEC Joe Grandominico (OSU), 7-1 184 – No. 8 Nick Heflin (OSU) DEC Vinnie Wagner (Iowa), 7-4 197 – Andrew Campolattano (OSU) DEC Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 8-6 HWT – Blake Rasing (Iowa) DEC No. 15 Peter Capone (OSU), 6-2

MADISON, Wis. -- The Purdue wrestling team bounced back Friday night, setting a pair of team scoring records in a 41-3 Big Ten dual victory at the University of Wisconsin at UW Field House. The Boilermakers posted their highest team-point mark in a conference dual in school history and had their largest scoring margin in a Big Ten dual ever as well, improving to 7-7 overall and 2-3 in conference action. The win is Purdue's second straight over Wisconsin, following up on last year's 18-16 victory in Madison, and is the 14th in school history over the Badgers. The Boilermakers scored bonus points in bunches, picking up three falls, two technical falls and a major decision as they won nine of the 10 matches in the dual. As the match was aired live on the Big Ten Network, the Boilermakers improved to 2-3 on national broadcasts on the young network. “I'm proud of our team for coming back strong after our last few outings, and performing well in the national spotlight,” said Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel. “Things hadn't been going our way, but we know there's a lot of season left and time to turn things around. We have to keep things in perspective and get ready to keep going forward.” Sophomore Camden Eppert returned to the lineup in spectacular fashion, rolling out a 17-2 technical fall over Badger freshman Austin Hietpas at 125 pounds. Eppert started slow, scoring just one takedown in the first period for a 2-0 lead, but followed up with a reversal and three back points in the second, and three more takedowns and three more back points in the third. Eppert picked up his sixth win of the season and first career technical fall. Ninth-ranked classmate Cashé Quiroga followed Eppert's lead at 133 pounds, scoring a 20-5 technical fall over Wisconsin junior Shane McQuade in just two periods to give Purdue a 10-0 team advantage. Quiroga scored early and often over the five minutes of action, totaling seven takedowns and a pair of three-point nearfalls. Freshman 141-pounder Brandon Nelsen matched senior Matt Fields for the team lead with his eighth fall of the season, sticking freshman Thomas Glenn in 5:32. Nelsen was slow and steady, scoring a takedown in all three periods before putting Glenn on his blades for the fall and six team points. Purdue's Ivan Lopouchanski was dominant in the night's only contest between two ranked individuals as the 15th-ranked Boilermaker junior scored a 9-1 major decision over No. 14 Badger junior Cole Schmitt at 149 pounds. Lopouchanski spent most of the match in the top position, posting three takedowns, a reversal and nearly four minutes of riding time, earning his ninth win of the season. The Badgers' lone win came at 157 pounds as sophomore Shawn Perry scored an 8-2 decision over Purdue junior Tommy Churchard. Churchard scored the first takedown of the match, but Perry quickly earned a reversal and followed with a pair of back points to gain firm control of the bout. Perry added a takedown in the second and an escape and riding time point in the third for the victory, preventing the Badgers from surrendering their second consecutive shutout. Boilermaker sophomore Kyle Mosier grinded out a 5-0 victory over Wisconsin freshman Alex Yde at 165 pounds, using a pair of takedowns to seal his 11th win of the season, while freshman Drake Stein pushed the Purdue advantage to 29-3 at 174 pounds, sticking Wisconsin rookie Frank Cousins for his sixth fall of the year. Cousins countered a shot from Stein to take a 2-0 lead and appeared to be in firm control with over a minute of riding time, but Stein worked to his feet, grabbed a headlock and reversed Cousins to the mat in a huge throw. With plenty of time left in the period, Stein worked patiently for the fall and finally got the whistle at 2:10. Freshman Braden Atwood defended his No. 18 national ranking at 184 pounds against Badger rookie Timmy McCall, outlasting McCall for a 6-0 decision. Both of the first two frames were scoreless, but Atwood got things going in the third, reversing McCall and then turning him for three back points to seal the contest and improve to 17-7 overall and 6-1 in conference matches. With the team result secure, the return of Purdue senior 197-pounder A.J. Kissel to the mat was icing on the cake for the Old Gold and Black. Kissel spent just 1:47 on the mat in his return, quickly pinning Wisconsin sophomore Jackson Hein for his 46th career fall. Kissel matches Purdue great Dave Lilovich for second all-time at Purdue on the career falls list and is now just one shy of the Boilermaker record of 47, held by Hinkel. Senior Roger Vukobratovich closed the dual with his career-best 16th win of the season, downing sophomore Cole Tobin by decision, 8-4. Vukobratovich scored two takedowns in the first period and picked up another in the third before giving up a score late as he chased the major decision. The Boilermakers continue conference action Sunday at seventh-ranked Nebraska, facing the Cornhuskers for the first time in 20 seasons and for the first-time as a Big Ten opponent. Results: 125: Camden Eppert (PUR) def. Austin Hietpas (WIS), TF 17-2 (6:32) (PUR 5 – WIS 0) 133: #9 Cashé Quiroga (PUR) def. Shane McQuade (WIS), TF 20-5 (5:00) (PUR 10 – WIS 0) 141: Brandon Nelsen (PUR) def. Thomas Glenn (WIS), Fall 5:32 (PUR 16 – WIS 0) 149: #15 Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR) def. #14 Cole Schmitt (WIS), MD 9-1 (PUR 20 – WIS 0) 157: Shawn Perry (WIS) def. Tommy Churchard (PUR), D 8-2 (PUR 20 – WIS 3) 165: Kyle Mosier (PUR) def. Alex Yde (WIS), D 5-0 (PUR 23 – WIS 3) 174: Drake Stein (PUR) def. Frank Cousins (WIS), Fall 2:10 (PUR 29 – WIS 3) 184: #18 Braden Atwood (PUR) def. Timmy McCall (WIS), D 6-0 (PUR 32 – WIS 3) 197: A.J. Kissel (PUR) def. Jackson Hein (WIS), Fall 1:47 (PUR 38 – WIS 3) 285: Roger Vukobratovich (PUR) def. Cole Tobin (WIS), D 8-4 (PUR 41 – WIS 3)

NORMAN, Okla. -- Wrestling without starters Chris Spangler (174) and Boaz Beard (184), No. 16 Iowa State gave No. 7 Oklahoma all it wanted on the Sooner mat in McCasland Fieldhouse Friday. OU won the meet, 19-16. But Cyclone hopes for the future were buoyed by freshman 141-pounder Luke Goettl's 11-9 overtime win over No. 1 ranked and undefeated Kendric Maple. Oklahoma is now 8-3 overall. Iowa State is 2-10. "This was a great effort by our team wrestling without two key guys," Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. "Luke is truly turning the corner. He made a couple of mistakes that put him behind and he still came back and won the match." Goettl is now 9-7. Maple is 19-1. Goettl nearly pinned Maple early in the match and dominated the third period and overtime. Freshman Michael Moreno beat No. 14 Matt Lester, 3-2 at 157 pounds. . "That was a big win for Mike," Jackson said. "You can see his confidence growing out there." Beard is still nicked up and Jackson elected not to put him out on the mat. Beard had beaten Erich Schmidtke of Oklahoma, 7-4 in Ames earlier this season. Schmidtke beat Cyclone Tyler Christiensen Friday, 10-1. "Remember, Boaz was playing baseball last year," Jackson said. "He is still adjusting back to wrestling and the demands it makes on your body." Iowa State will wrestle at No. 2 Oklahoma State Sunday at 2 p.m. Results: 125 - No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU) beat No. 12 Ryak Finch, 4-0 133 - No. 11 Jordan Keller (OU) best RJ Hallman, by major decision, 14-0 141 - No. 19 Luke Goettl (IS) beat No. 1 Kendric Maple, 11-9 OT 149 - No. 7 Nick Lester (OU) beat Luke Swalla, by technical fall, 15-0, 4:15 157 - Mike Moreno (IS) beat No. 14 Matt Lester, 3-2 165 - No. 4 Andrew Sorenson (IS) beat Bubby Graham, 3-1 OT 174 - Mikey England (IS) beat Nolan McBryde, 9-3 184 - No. 20 Eric Schmidtke (OU) beat Tyler Christensen by major decision, 10-1 197 - Keldrick Hall (OU) beat Cole Shaffer, 11-5 HWT - No. 16 Matt Gibson (IS) beat Kyle Colling, by major decision, 10-1

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 15 Lehigh won seven bouts, including three bonus point victories as the Mountain Hawks downed No. 24 Rutgers 26-9 Friday night in the annual Billy Sheridan Memorial Dual at Stabler Arena. Freshman Mason Beckman and senior Zach Rey posted wins by major decision to lead the Mountain Hawks, who moved to 7-4 on the dual season, and 3-1 against EIWA opponents. After losing the opening bout of the night, the Mountain Hawks posted four consecutive impressive victories to take a 13-3 lead into intermission. “We wrestled well,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “Rutgers is a good team and has been for a few years now. They had some guys out. We had some guys out, which is unfortunate for our sport at this time of year. We wrestled hard and fought hard, which you need to do against a conference rival.” Beckman got things started for the Mountain Hawks with a 14-6 major decision over Joe Langel at 133. The freshman totaled five takedowns, including three in the third period and added a third period reversal to break open what was a 5-4 match. Sophomore Steve Dutton continued the momentum with an 8-2 decision over Billy Ashnault at 141. Dutton led 3-0 after two periods before he earned a third period reversal, and a takedown, falling just short of what would've been Lehigh's second consecutive bonus win. Rutgers (11-2, 4-1 EIWA) was without the services of No. 6 Mario Mason at 149, and freshman Anthony Salupo was impressive in a 6-1 victory over Mason's backup Anthony Perrotti. Salupo scored two first period takedowns to build an early 4-1 lead and added a pair of escapes. Senior Brian Tanen closed out the four match run, scoring a third period takedown to break a 1-1 tie in a 4-1 win over Anthony Volpe at 157. In the first two bouts of the second half of the dual, the Scarlet Knights crept back into the mix with a pair of close wins by their two ranked wrestlers. No. 14 Scott Winston scored a late four-point move to edge senior Sean Bilodeau 5-1 at 165, while 17th-ranked Jeff Zannetti won 3-2 over freshman Nate Brown, with the deciding point coming from an escape after Brown used an injury timeout due to cramping. Junior Robert Hamlin posted a six-point win for the Brown and White after winning by injury default over Dan Seidenberg at 184. Seidenberg appeared to injure his shoulder while sprawling on the edge of the mat and defaulted just 1:36 into the contest. Leading 19-9 after Hamlin's win senior Kadeem Samuels clinched the dual for the Mountain Hawks with a 6-4 win over Dan Rinaldi at 197. The wrestlers traded first period takedowns, and Samuels countered his way into the decisive score late in the third period. “It was difficult,” Samuels said of the late scramble. “I shot. I think he re-shot. He got in deep on my leg and I had to really sprawl. I tried to spin behind but I thought he was going to go through. I threw my hip into the mat and was able to grab the ankle and come around to get the takedown. It was just hard work.” Rey closed out the dual with a dominant 15-5 major decision over Carl Buchholz at heavyweight, as the defending national champion broke open a close bout with three second period takedowns, and then continued to add to his lead with a penalty point and late third period score. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Saturday when they host Bucknell at 2 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased online at Lehighsports.com or prior to the match Saturday inside Grace Hall. Results: 125 – Vincent Dellafave (Rutgers) dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 5-2 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Joe Langel (Rutgers) 14-6 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) dec. Billy Ashnault (Rutgers) 8-2 149 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) 6-1 157 – Brian Tanen (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Volpe (Rutgers) 4-1 165 – Scott Winston (Rutgers) dec. Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) 5-1 174 – Greg Zannetti (Rutgers) dec. Nate Brown (Lehigh) 3-2 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) injury default Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) 1:36 197 – Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) dec. Dan Rinaldi (Rutgers) 6-4 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) major dec. Carl Buchholz (Rutgers) 15-5