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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

MOUNT PLEASANT -- No. 19 Central Michigan won seven of 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in three, en route to a 24-9 Mid-American Conference wrestling victory over Northern Illinois Friday night at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas improved to 12-2 overall, 4-0 in the MAC with their seventh straight win and 70th victory in their last 73 conference duals. Northern Illinois dropped to 6-6 overall, 0-3 in the MAC. The win sets up an opportunity for CMU to clinch an outright MAC title next Sunday when the Chippewas close out their conference dual schedule at Kent State. "I thought we were really competitive in every match tonight," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "Even the matches we lost were competitive matches, so I was happy with that. It takes a lot to beat us, which is a good starting point. "We certainly need to work on a lot of things," Borrelli added. "It's hard to change things that you had a lot of success with at a younger level, because you tend to go back to those things when you're in the heat of the battle. We need to be more focused and better at executing in the heat of the battle." CMU led Friday's dual from start to finish, with sophomore Joe Roth and redshirt freshman Tyler Keselring staking the hosts to an early 8-0 lead with major decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Roth scored eight takedowns in a 17-8 victory over Nick Smith, while Keselring's 12-1 major decision avenged a 7-4 loss to Robert Jillard from earlier this season. After Kevin Fanta's 7-2 decision over Scott Mattingly at 141 pounds cut the CMU lead to 8-3, the Chippewas posted wins in four of the next five bouts to secure the victory. Craig Kelliher used a late takedown to defeat Caleb Busson, 4-3, at 174 pounds, while Ben Bennett improved to 20-2 overall with a 14-4 major decision over Shane Rosenberry at 184 pounds. Peter Sturgeon capped the victory with a 2-1 tiebreaker victory over Jared Torrence at heavyweight. Sturgeon scored an escape in the first 30-second tiebreaker period, then rode out Torrence in the second period to improve to 3-0 in overtime this season. CMU is back in action Sunday, visiting No. 10 Michigan for a nonconference dual meet. Wrestling begins at 2 p.m. No. 19 Central Michigan 24, Northern Illinois 9 125: No. 16 Joe Roth (CMU) maj. dec. Nick Smith, 17-8; CMU 4-0 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) maj. dec. Rob Jillard, 12-1; CMU 8-0 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Scott Mattingly, 7-2; CMU 8-3 149: Joey Kielbasa (CMU) dec. Tyler Argue, 5-2; CMU 11-3 157: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Tyler Loethen, 2-1; CMU 14-3 165: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Dakota Cooley, 4-3; CMU 14-6 174: Craig Kelliher (CMU) dec. Caleb Busson, 4-3; CMU 17-6 184: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Shane Rosenberry, 14-4; CMU 21-6 197: Mike Lukowski (NIU) dec. Chad Friend, 6-4; CMU 21-9 285: No. 13 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) dec. Jared Torrence, 2-1 TB1; CMU 24-9

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern got back to its winning ways Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, defeating Michigan State 30-12. The 'Cats won six of 10 bouts with four of those wins coming by fall and scored another big victory at heavyweight as No. 17 Mike McMullan edged No. 10 Mike McClure. With the win, NU improves to 6-3 overall and 2-3 in the conference while Michigan State falls to 3-5, 1-3. “We had a lot of falls tonight and yet we have to make a lot of improvements so we'll go back to work tomorrow,” Northwestern head coach Drew Pariano said. “Any time there's four guys that don't win, you've got four guys that are very unhappy, so they're going to go back to work tomorrow. We'll correct the technical things. We're looking forward to next weekend.” Northwestern jumped out to a quick 21-3 lead before the break, using three pins in the first five bouts. Freshman Jameson Oster started the fall frenzy for Northwestern at 133 lbs., pinning Brandon Fifield in 3:27. With the match tied 3-3 at the end of the first, Fifield deferred choice for the second. Oster chose bottom and put Fifield on his back 33 seconds into the second for six team points. MSU then got on the board as Brian Gibbs came back for an 8-6 decision over NU's Colin Shober but Kaleb Friedley put six more points on the board with his first-period pin of Dan Osterman (2:38). At 157 lbs., No. 3 Jason Welch took on No. 13 Anthony Jones and used more than two minutes of riding time in his 6-3 decision. Jones scored the first takedown of the match and took the 2-1 lead into the second period. Welch then escaped and took Jones down for the 3-2 lead. An escape for Jones and a penalty point awarded to Welch after two stall calls put Welch ahead 4-3 heading into the third. Welch then was awarded another penalty point and remained on top for the entire period to secure the 6-3 win. Pierce Harger scored another fall before the break, pinning David Cheza in 3:31, but the Spartans gained some momentum after the intermission winning the next three bouts, all by close decisions. Northwestern ended the match on a high note though, taking the final two bouts of the evening at heavyweight and 125 lbs. No. 17 Mike McMullan took on his third top-10 opponent in as many matches and defeated No. 10 Mike McClure 3-1. After a scoreless first, McClure took the 1-0 lead with an escape early in the period. McMullan then scored the lone takedown of the match on the edge of the mat to lead 2-1. He then added a third-period escape to hang on for the 3-1 win. McMullan has now defeated top-10 wrestlers in back-to-back matches as he also edged then-No. 8 Bobby Telford of Iowa 7-5 in sudden victory last weekend. The match then ended just as it began as No. 10 Levi Mele stuck Eric Olanowski with a second period fall (3:29), giving the Wildcats the 30-12 victory. Northwestern returns to the mat next weekend for two Big Ten duals away from Welsh-Ryan Arena. The 'Cats take on No. 6 Illinois Friday, Jan. 27 in a dual that will broadcast live on the Big Ten Network from Champaign, Ill. NU then takes on Purdue Sunday, Jan. 29 at noon. Results: 133: Jameson Oster (NU) pins Brandon Fifield (MSU), 3:27 (6-0 NU) 141: Brian Gibbs (MSU) dec Colin Shober (NU), 8-6 (6-3 NU) 149: Kaleb Friedley (NU) pins Dan Osterman (MSU), 2:38 (12-3 NU) 157: No. 3 Jason Welch (NU) dec. No. 13 Anthony Jones (MSU), 6-3 (15-3 NU) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) pins David Cheza (MSU), 3:31 (21-3 NU) 174: Curran Jacobs (MSU) dec No. 11 Lee Munster (NU), 3-1 (21-6 NU) 184: Ian Hinton (MSU) dec Robert Kellogg (NU), 7-3 (21-9 NU) 197: Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec John Schoen (NU), 3-2 (21-12 NU) Hwt.: No. 17 Mike McMullan (NU) dec No. 10 Mike McClure (MSU), 3-1 (24-12 NU) 125: No. 10 Levi Mele (NU) pins Eric Olanowski (MSU), 3:29 (30-12 NU)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 5 Big Red wrestling team won eight matches on its way to a 38-7 victory over No. 24 Harvard on Friday evening in Newman Arena. Cornell picked up bonus points in five bouts with Steve Bosak (184) and Cam Simaz (197) winning by fall in their respective weight classes. At 149 pounds, Chris Villalonga brought the crowd of 1,956 to its feet by defeating No. 7 Corey Jantzen, 1-0. The Big Red has won 51-straight Ivy League matches and is 6-0 overall in duals this season. The night began with two exhibition bouts where Phillip Smith won by technical fall, 16-0, against Alexis Wagener at 141 pounds. Michael Alexander also picked up a win at 174 pounds, where he won a 7-2 decision over Bryan Panzano. No. 6 Frank Perrelli earned six quick points for the Big Red when he won by forfeit at 125 pounds. At 133 pounds, Nick Pena and Ryan Osleeb were scoreless after the first period. Pena chose down to start the second period. The two wrestlers traded reversals to keep the score tied at 2-2. With 26 seconds left in the period, Pena escaped to take a 3-2 advantage. Osleeb escaped from his opening down position to start the third period, and with a takedown took a 5-3 lead. Pena escaped to come within a point, but with 18 seconds left on the clock could not score again. Osleeb won a 5-4 decision. Mike Nevinger faced Patrick Hogan at 141 pounds. Nevinger held a 5-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and three back points. Nevinger chose to start the second period on top and added two more three-point nearfalls for an 11-0 advantage. Hogan chose to start the third at neutral. With a takedown and three back points, Nevinger won by a 16-0 technical fall. At 149 pounds, Villalonga took on No. 7 Jantzen. After two scoreless periods, Jantzen chose to start the third period down. Villalonga held strong in the top position and won a 1-0 decision with two minutes of riding time. Ryan Dunphy competed in his first career dual for the Big Red at 157 pounds against No. 5 Walter Peppelman. Peppelman notched three takedowns to win an 8-0 major decision to give Harvard four team points. At 165 pounds, Craig Eifert wrestled in his third weight class of the semester against Paul Liquori. Eifert held a 3-1 lead in the second period before winning by injury default. Freshman Billy George squared off against Josh Popple at 174 pounds. George took a 4-1 lead after the first period with two takedowns. George chose to start the second period down on the mat, but Popple took advantage and earned three back points. Popple chose to start the third period at neutral. George notched two more takedowns to win an 8-5 decision. At 184 pounds, No. 3 Steve Bosak took on Cameron Croy. Bosak quickly took the lead with a takedown 15 seconds into the bout. Bosak would immediately go to work trying to turn his opponent. The Big Red junior won by fall in 2:42. No. 1 ranked Cam Simaz quickly took down James Fox at 197 pounds. Fox would escape, but Simaz tossed him to the mat and immediately put him on his back to win by fall in 1:13. In the final bout of the night, Maciej Jochym faced David Ng at heavyweight. Midway through the period, Jochym took a 2-0 lead with a takedown. Jochym increased his advantage to 5-1 after the second with an opening escape and a takedown. Ng chose to start the third period down and after a little over 30 seconds escaped. Jochym would take him down once again, and with 2:19 in riding time, won an 8-3 decision. The Big Red will play host to the New York State Collegiate championships on Saturday and Sunday in Newman Arena. Wrestling will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Cornell will also play host to Brown for an Ivy League dual at 1 p.m. in Newman Arena. Results: 125: No. 6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) Win by Forfeit (Cornell, 6-0) 133: Ryan Osleeb (Harvard) dec. Nick Pena, 5-4 (Cornell, 6-3) 141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) tech fall Patrick Hogan (Harvard), 16-0 (Cornell, 11-3) 149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 7 Corey Jantzen (Harvard), 1-0 (Cornell, 14-3) 157: No. 5 Walter Peppelman maj. dec. Ryan Dunphy (Cornell), 8-0 (Cornell, 14-7) 165: Craig Eifert (Cornell) inj. Def. Paul Liquori (Harvard), (Cornell, 20-7) 174: Billy George (Cornell) dec. Josh Popple (Harvard), 8-5 (Cornell, 23-7) 184: No. 3 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Cameron Croy (Harvard), 2:42 (Cornell 29-7) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall James Fox (Harvard), 1:13 (Cornell, 35-7) HWT: Maciej Jochym (Cornell) dec. David Ng (Harvard), 8-3 (Cornell, 38-7)

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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team posted a strong 30-7 win at Campbell tonight. With the win, the Mocs improved to 9-3 overall and 2-0 in Southern Conference action. This was UTC's first trip to Buies Creek, N.C., with the Camels competing in the SoCon as an affiliate wresting member for the first time this season. The Mocs came away with their 37 consecutive win in league dual matches. It was also Chattanooga's sixth straight dual win overall, its longest win streak since running off 11 in a row in the 2006-07 season. "We are competing hard and have got some momentum going," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. "We just have to keep doing the little things right because we have some tough matches ahead." Sophomore Levi Clemons (Kissimmee, Fla.) started the event with a 6-4 decision over James Cook at 174. It was his sixth win in a row as he improves to 15-10 on the year. Junior Robert Prigmore (Southlake, Texas) followed that up with his sixth-straight victory at 184, giving Chattanooga a 6-0 lead. The Camels got on the board at 197 when Mocs junior Niko Brown (Kissimmee, Fla.) lost a rematch to John Weakley (16-4). Brown had defeated Weakley (3-2) earlier in the month in the seventh place match at the Southern Scuffle. Freshman Kevin Malone (Carrollton, Ohio) scored his 20th victory of the season when he pinned Joe Nolan (3:33) at heavyweight. The Mocs followed that with an impressive 10-2 major decision by freshman Cole Gallagher (Davidsonville, Md.) over Chance Credeur at 125. It was Gallagher's first win in a dual in seven tries this season. "It was great to see Cole get a win in that situation," added Eslinger. "He is improving every time out, but needed to get that one to keep building his confidence." Sophomore Shawn Greevy (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) put the match away with his 9-1 major decision over Jordan Tolbert at 149. Chattanooga closed out the scoring with wins by seniors Dan Waddell (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Brandon Wright (Germantown, Tenn.) at 157 and 165, respectively. The Mocs continue the weekend road trip with a visit to Davidson on Sunday. Chattanooga faces the Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Links for live stats and pay-per-view video are available on the wrestling schedule page of GoMocs.com. Results: 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) - Dec. 6-4 - James Cook (Campbell) - UTC 3-0 184: Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Dec. 4-0 - Matthew Cox (Campbell) - UTC 6-0 197: John Weakley (Campbell) - MD 16-4 - Niko Brown (UTC) - UTC 6-4 285: Kevin Malone (UTC) - Fall 3:33 - Joe Nolan (Campbell) - UTC 12-4 125: Cole Gallagher (UTC) - MD 10-2 - Chance Credeur (Campbell) - UTC 16-4 133: No. 14 Nick Soto (UTC) - MD 18-5 - Joey Rizzolino (Campbell) - UTC 20-4 141: Shawn Greevy (UTC) - MD 9-1 - Jordan Tolbert (Campbell) - UTC 24-4 149: Mark Hartenstine (Campbell) - Dec. 6-2 - Kelly Felix (UTC) - UTC 21-7 157: Dan Waddell (UTC) - Dec. 10-3 - Nick Rex (Campbell) - UTC 27-7 165: Brandon Wright (UTC) - Dec. 3-0 - Ryan Krecker (Campbell) - UTC 30-7

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team marched to its 10th victory of the 2011-12 season, 29-9, over Olivet College Thursday evening, Jan. 19. The Eagles were victorious in seven matches and recorded a major decision or better in five of those bouts. The Eagles (10-4; 1-1 MAC) downed the Comets (12-5) for the fifth straight time dating back to the 2005-06 campaign. Additionally, a 10-4 record ties the 2007-08 squad's mark after 14 matches, which represents the fastest a Derek DelPorto-coached team has reached 10 wins. EMU led, 9-0, after two matches before Olivet closed the gap to 9-6 following back-to-back wins at 141 lbs. and 149 lbs. Redshirt senior Aaron Sulzer's 10-2 major decision at 157 lbs. started a stretch in which the Eagles outscored the Comets, 20-3, to complete the road rout. Redshirt sophomore heavyweight David Box made his dual meet debut Thursday, knocking off Jake Ceslick with a 4-0 shutout. At 133 lbs. Jake Byers rebounded from a tough defeat at the EMU Duals with a dominating 14-1 major decision over Kameron Olsen. Redshirt sophomore Nick Whitenburg won for the fourth time in his last six tries, pinning Justin Leonard with 51 seconds remaining in the 197 lbs. match to clinch the dual for the Eagles. Also recording victories Thursday were redshirt sophomore Jared Germaine (125 lbs.), redshirt senior Lester France (165 lbs.), and redshirt freshman Mike Curby (184 lbs.) Eastern Michigan will return home Sunday, Jan. 22, to resume Mid-American Conference action against Northern Illinois University. The match will begin at 4 p.m. inside Bowen Field House. Results: 125: Jared Germaine (EMU) tech. fall Evan Cusumano (OC), 17-1 (5:00) EMU 5, OC 0 133: Jake Byers (EMU) maj. dec. Kameron Olsen (OC), 14-1 EMU 9, OC 0 141: Kenneth Richmond (OC) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 8-3 EMU 11, OC 3 149: Gage Pederson (OC) dec. Jaylyn Bohl (EMU), 1-0 EMU 9, OC 6 157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) maj. dec. Steven Mena (OC), 10-2 EMU 13, OC 6 165: Lester France (EMU) maj. dec. James Myers (OC), 11-3 EMU 17, OC 6 174: Trevor Tyler (OC) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 9-5 EMU 17, OC 9 184: Michael Curby (EMU) dec. Josh Crawford (OC), 8-4 EMU 20, OC 9 197: Nick Whitenburg (EMU) fall Justin Leonard (OC), 6:09 EMU 26, OC 9 285: David Box (EMU) dec. Jake Ceslick (OC), 4-0 EMU 29, OC 9

USAFA, Colo. -- In its first home dual of the season, the Air Force wrestling team earned a 26-15 victory over Western Wrestling Conference foe Utah Valley. The Falcons, who improve to 4-3 on the season and 1-1 in the WWC, won seven of 10 bouts against the Wolverines (3-5, 0-1). With the dual beginning at 133 pounds, senior Tyler Untrauer (Midwest City, Okla.) got the Falcons out to a solid start, posting a 7-2 decision over Blake Mangum. Air Force's lead in the team scoring increased to 6-0 after Carter McElhany (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) edged out Avery Garner in a 5-4 decision at 141 pounds. In the 149-pound bout, third-ranked Cole VonOhlen (Jr., Jackson, Minn.) put forth a dominant performance, rolling to a 13-0 advantage over Sam Mecham after one period. With another takedown just 12 seconds into the second period, VonOhlen earned a 15-0 technical fall to give Air Force an 11-0 advantage. The Falcons won their fourth-straight match as sophomore Josh Kreimier (Fort Collins, Colo.) registered a 5-2 decision over Napoleon Aniciete at 157 pounds, before the Wolverines got on the board, recording a fall in the 165-pound match. At 174 pounds, junior Clayton Gable (Dallastown, Pa.) got out to a slow start against Monte Schmalhaus, giving up an early takedown and spending most of the first period in the bottom period. However, he scored a reversal and a takedown in the second period, while riding out his man in the final period to earn the 5-3 decision. Air Force then increased its team lead to 20-6, as sophomore Greg Isley (Toledo, Ohio) scored all of his points in the second period to earn a 3-0 decision over David Prieto at 184 pounds. The high scorer of the day for the Falcons came in the 197-pound bout, as Josh Mohr (Jr., Pewaukee, Wis.) registered a fall over Brian Chamberlain. Mohr trailed 7-2 in the second period, but scored a key reversal with 38 seconds on the clock and followed with the pin 11 seconds later. While the Wolverines came back to win the final two bouts, earning a fall in the heavyweight match and a decision at 125 pounds, the Falcons were able to secure their first conference win of the season in the 26-15 victory. “The number one thing we wanted to do tonight was come out and compete with heart, and I think we did that,” said head coach Joel Sharratt. “Utah Valley is a competitive team, and we fought through to score some points. Strategically, I think we made a couple of mistakes, choosing positions that helped them get back in a position to score versus us closing the door.” “We'd like to thank the cadet wing for their tremendous support tonight, especially our mission partners in Cadet Squadron 21,” continued Sharratt. “We had a great crowd tonight, and the cadet representation was just awesome.” The Falcons return to the mat on Saturday, Jan. 21, when they host Cal Poly and New Mexico Highlands in a pair of non-conference duals. The action begins at 5:00 p.m. in Clune Arena. “I think this [win] gives us good momentum going into this weekend,” said Sharratt. “We're going to face a tough Cal Poly team, along with some regional representation with Doug Moses and his squad at New Mexico Highlands. Tomorrow we're going to get back in the wrestling room and work hard to get our boys ready for Saturday.” Results: 133 Tyler Untrauer (AF) dec. Blake Mangum, 7-2 141 Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Avery Garner, 5-4 149 No. 3 Cole VonOhlen (AF) tech fall Sam Mecham, 15-0 (3:12) 157 Josh Kreimier (AF) dec. Napoleon Aniciete, 5-2 165 Ethan Smith (UVU) fall Colby Kluesner, 4:23 174 Clayton Gable (AF) dec. Monte Schmalhaus, 5-3 184 Greg Isley (AF) dec. David Prieto, 3-0 197 Josh Mohr (AF) fall Brian Chamberlain, 4:33 285 Dustin Dennison (UVU) fall Jared Erickson, 4:01 125 Colby Christensen (UVU) dec. Greg Rinker, 10-3

Washington, D.C. -- Four Hofstra wrestlers recorded major decisions as the 25th-ranked Pride defeated American University, 22-18 at Bender Arena Thursday night. Hofstra improved to 5-0 on the season while the Eagles of American slipped to 4-5. Seniors P.J. Gillespie at 165 and Ben Clymer at 184, junior Steve Bonanno at 125 and freshman Jermaine John at 174 each posted major decision wins and the Pride grabbed two more decisions by sophomore Jamie Franco at 133 and junior Justin Accordino at 149. The match opened at 165 pounds with 19th-ranked senior P.J. Gillespie giving the Pride a 4-0 lead in the contest with an 11-2 major decision over American junior Tanner Shaffer. Gillespie improved to a team-best 17-4 on the season. Freshman Jermaine John made it two straight major wins for Hofstra with a 14-5 win over junior Phillip Barreiro at 174 pounds, John tallied an escape and two takedowns in the third period to record his second major of the season and his third straight win. He is now 6-8 on the season. Senior Ben Clymer, ranked 11th this week, made it three in a row with an 11-3 major decision over junior Thomas Barreiro at 184 to boost the Pride lead to 12-0. Clymer posted his third straight win to improve to 17-5 on the year. But The Eagles of American erased the deficit in the next two matches on wins by fall. At 197 pounds, 19th-ranked Daniel Mitchell (12-6) pinned Pride sophomore Tim Murphy in the second period at the 4:11 mark. Murphy slips to 9-12. Pride junior Paul Snyder had the task of facing the undefeated, number one ranked wrestler at 285 pounds in American senior Ryan Flores (7-0). Flores jumped on Snyder early and posted the pin at the 43 second mark to tie the match at 12-12. Snyder fell to 11-7. Hofstra rebounded with back-to-back wins at 125 and 133. Junior Steve Bonanno tallied his third consecutive victory and the Pride's fourth major win of the match with a 12-0 win over senior Thomas Williams at 125. It was Bonnano's third shutout of the season and improved the 13th-ranked wrestler's record to 16-5 this year. Hofstra sophomore Jamie Franco boosted the Pride lead to 19-12 with a 6-1 decision over Corey Borshoff at 133 pounds. Franco allowed a first period escape to record his third straight victory and improve to 12-7 this season. The Eagles closed the gap to 19-15 with a win at 141 pounds as 12th-ranked Matt Mariacher (16-5) defeated Pride sophomore Luke Vaith, 6-4. Vaith was only able to must a first period takedown and escapes in the second and third to slip to 10-7. But Hofstra junior Justin Accordino sealed the victory for Hofstra with a 9-5 victory at 149 pounds over junior Kevin Tao behind a big second period, Accordino posted a reversal, a takedown and a two-point nearfall in the second to improve to 13-8 on the season. Fourth-ranked American senior Ganbayar Sanjaa closed the match with a 5-1 decision over Pride junior Tyler Banks at 157 pounds. Ganjaa wouldn't let Banks to go on the offensive as he improved to 13-1 on the year. Banks is now 6-7. The Pride now travel to Fairfax, Virginia to compete in the CAA Duals at the George Mason Field House on Saturday, January 21. Hofstra will face Old Dominion at noon, George Mason at 2 p.m. and Boston University at 4 p.m. Results: 165- #19 P.J. Gillespie (HU) major dec. Tanner Shaffer (AU), 11-2 174- Jermaine John (HU major dec. Phillip Barreiro (AU), 14-5 184- #11 Ben Clymer (HU) major dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU), 11-3 197- #19 Daniel Mitchell (AU) WBF Tim Murphy (HU), 4:11 285- #1 Ryan Flores (AU) WBF Paul Snyder (HU), 0:43 125- #13 Steve Bonnano (HU) major dec. Thomas Williams (AU), 12-0 133- Jamie Franco (HU) dec. Corey Borshoff (AU), 6-1 141- #12 Matt Mariacher (AU) dec. Luke Vaith (HU), 6-4 149- Justin Accordino (HU) dec. Kevin Tao (AU), 9-5 157- #4 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) dec. Tyler Banks (HU), 5-1

REDDING, Calif. -- Simpson University Athletic Director Joe Griffin announced the launch of a new men's wrestling program to join the university's intercollegiate sports programs. The university hired wrestling coach Don Williams to establish a team and begin competing this fall. Williams joins the Red Hawks with 28 years of coaching experience at Anderson High School and plans to continue as a teacher that school. While at Anderson, Williams coached 15 state medalists, including six finalists and two champions and 32 north section masters champions. He has six team masters titles and 20 Northern Athletic League team championships. As head coach he also had 18 years top five section masters team finishes. In 2002, he was named State Wrestling Coach of the Year by the California Wrestling Coaches' Association. “We want to welcome Don to the Simpson University athletic team,” said Griffin. “We feel that his character and level of experience will be a big asset to the university in and outside of athletics. I feel he has a great chance of success with his experience and his contacts that he has built up over the years.” Williams said he's excited to coach at Simpson and be a part of the new program. “I've been looking forward to being able to coach at this level for some time,” Williams said. “I think we're going to make Northern California very proud in a short amount of time.” As a student at California State University Chico (1978-82), Williams was a four-year starter, a 1981 Conference Champion, a 1981 NCAA Division II All-American, a 1982 Conference Champion and a 1982 NCAA Division II All-American. In 1999, he was inducted into the Chico State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Men's wrestling will join Simpson's twelve other intercollegiate athletic offerings: men's baseball, women's volleyball and softball, and men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross-country and men's and women's golf. The men's wrestling program will compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and Williams will begin recruiting a team immediately.

A highly-anticipated and exciting title fight featuring two of the world's elite mixed martial artists will take place when STRIKEFORCE® returns to Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, March 3, when newly-crowned women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate makes her first title defense against undefeated sensation Ronda Rousey.STRIKEFORCE®: TATE vs. ROUSEY will air live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), while preliminary fights will be ... Read Story

UFC officials Tuesday announced that middleweight newcomers Sean Loeffler and Buddy Roberts will square off Feb. 15 as part of UFC on Fuel TV “Ellenberger vs. Sanchez.” Read Story

ProElite and DREAM have entered into a partnership that will see fighter exchanges and possibly co-promoted shows. T. Jay Thompson, the head of fighter operations for ProElite, leaked the news while stopping by Tuesday's installment of The MMA Hour. We will be partnering with DREAM not only with a fighter exchange program, Thompson told host Ariel Helwani. Read Story

For three of the UFC's rank and file, the bottom line rarely ends at show and win. Sponsorships, performance bonuses, and discretionary bonuses help to line the pockets of George Roop, Jacob Volkmann and Nam Phan. They are not millionaires. But despite a wide disparity in pay with their headliner counterparts, figures disclosed by the fighters painted an upper-middle-class living. Read Story

Dan Miragliotta hasn't yet sat down to watch the replay of this past Saturday's UFC 142 bout between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson, but as the contest's referee, he remembers it vividly in his mind. And while Miragliotta has come under fire for what some MMA pundits consider a series of quick restarts in action, the veteran referee believes his calls were more than appropriate. If there's two guys on the ground that aren't doing anything ... I give them some time." Read Story

The Ultimate Fighting Championship's spring schedule is undergoing a massive makeover, and a planned March 24 trip to Montreal has been wiped from the calendar. MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the change of plans with UFC president Dana White. We're still doing Montreal, White said. We're just not going to do it when we were originally planning to. Read Story

Undefeated middleweight prospect Chris Weidman will get a shot to fight on network TV. UFC president Dana White today announced that Weidman will meet Demian Maia at this month's UFC on FOX 2 event. Weidman fills a spot opened when Maia's original opponent, Michael Bisping, was pulled to replace an injured Mark Munoz and face Chael Sonnen, also at UFC on FOX 2. Read Story

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ESPN MMA reporter Josh Gross (Photo/Getty Images) What separates a blog from a news source is simple; the latter has a series of editors and journalistic expectations to uphold, while the former is at the discretion of a sole proprietor and is as free to mention the weather in Chicago as they are the score of last night's basketball game. Editorial oversight is just one of the fundamental principles of journalism. Writers and reporters don't have the freedom to pontificate their beliefs or unwind unjustified half assertions for millions of readers. Editors, beholden to the truth, are supposed to ask tough questions of their reporters; challenging them to uncover irrefutable pieces of information instead of conjecture. Effective and successful news sources demand documentation of facts and on-the-record interviews. Most news organizations believe that if they can't prove it one-hundred percent they won't run it; retractions aren't just humiliating, they're expensive. Nowhere is documentation more necessary than in investigative journalism, which seeks to challenge institutions of power and provide protection for those who otherwise don't have a voice. Big investigative pieces can come to define a journalist's career; Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate and Upton Sinclair's The Jungle are excellent examples of momentous efforts that brought reform. Those pieces rose above rumor, above salesmanship, above intimidation, and uncovered evidence that won over readers and forever changed America. The principles and ethics of journalism are important to consider when reviewing the recent story about fighter pay in the UFC by ESPN's Josh Gross and John Barr. Their piece of investigative journalism for "Outside the Lines" and ESPN.com intended to show that fighter compensation in the UFC lagged behind those of other major sports and that management was using intimidation to quiet who might wish to speak about the injustice. The piece was mishandled by the editorial staff at ESPN and the participating journalists, going to print and air even as it suffered from serious weaknesses. The piece included no attributions to current fighters, and provided no significant financial records indicating malfeasance by the UFC. Further, the written piece implies that the Fertitta brothers, who own Zuffa and the Station Casino chain, have been embroiled in several lawsuits with unions who operate in the hotel and service industry -- ostensibly as supporting evidence for their poor treatment of employees. Had ESPN been able to uncover the necessary documentation or produce even a single on-air interview of value, the story might have silenced the UFC -- or even forced follow-up stories by other news outlets. Instead the article and television piece allowed the UFC to launch a counterattack on the journalistic credibility of ESPN, Gross and Barr. After ESPN ran their piece the UFC released a 12-minute video highlighting what they believed to be misleading editorial decisions by ESPN and their journalists. The video is damming because it verifies that the story filed by ESPN contains large gaps in information, places where the journalists could have pursued an angle that might have originally disagreed with their initial thoughts for the program. Because they didn't Barr, Gross and ESPN appeared to be less objective than readers and viewers expected. The UFC video reclassified their work from that of serious journalism into the realm of "He said, He said." The business of sports has always been entertainment and the majority of sportswriters (especially in MMA) have tended to be fans first and critics second. The four major sports in America each grew up in the early 20th century when newspapers were forced to report the truth or lose out to competition. MMA has grown up in the late 20th and early 21st century, in an age when the Internet pays by clicks rather than substance. It's been a painful, but successful maturation for some MMA journalists, graduating from message boards in the early 90's to the recent purchase of leading news site MMAJunkie.com by USA Today. ESPN recently gave full-time consideration to its MMA section when it hired a cadre of qualified editors and writers to join their online staff. Gross, who'd done great work for several years at outlets including SI.com and Sherdog was among the big-name hires for the site. He launched a radio program, Gross Point Blank, gained more followers on Twitter. and has maintained his position as one of the industry's best journalists. Moving to ESPN meant a larger platform for Gross and others, but it also might have cost him institutional credibility. According to UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, ESPN-held companies generated $2.8 billion in revenue last year. The bulk of that revenue came from selling advertising during football, baseball and basketball games. Each of those sports have agreements worth millions to to ESPN who profits from selling commercial space. Because the network has such close entertainment links with major sports organizations, and by default their players, they've not only failed to report major stories, they've at time sent memos directing that individual reporters not investigate the day's biggest stories. A serious betrayal of the audience's trust in their integrity as a news source. Ben Roethlisberger and former Syracuse basketball coach Bernie Fine are just two recent examples where the network limited the efforts of their reporters. When the stories finally broke, the influence of the company's billion-dollar relationship with the controlling entities left readers to question the company's intent. Of course, Dana White has also pointed out that because ESPN doesn't invest in the UFC he thinks they're more emboldened to write unfavorable pieces, and in this case run the results of an investigation that failed to come up with any new or compelling data. He has a valid point. Decisions like those in Pittsburgh and Syracuse are what distances the New York Times from ESPN, and what makes anonymous sourcing in pieces by ESPN even less acceptable. Readers don't have the same guarantees of authenticity in reading ESPN as they might with the NYT or other information sources that uphold a journalistic standard. The NYT does include anonymous sourcing for stories, but they have 150 years of news service, floors of editors who do know the sources, and usually include other supporting documentation that makes clear that their story has validity. ESPN has failed to provide the full story in the past and with their story of UFC fighter pay, Gross and Barr extended that tradition by having neither numbers, nor named sources. ESPN's failure to matriculate the ball of journalistic integrity down the field is so pronounced that it gave birth to online sports websites like Deadspin.com which now makes gobs of money for filing stories ESPN won't touch; stories ranging from Brett Favre's penis to questioning the finances of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The site is at times dirty, and their moral radar might be in question, but their journalistic intent is often appropriate and damning. They back up their arguments with facts and documentation, even if that includes cell phone shots of #4's private parts. The argument about what is fair and what isn't fair about the UFC's pay structure is better left to the commentators who'd like to transpose their ideas of capitalism upon the UFC's business model (Note: Both Fertitta and White mentioned American values and the system of capitalism in their rebuttal. The fighters also mentioned that they were upset with how much money "management" was seeing versus what they were getting paid). Until we have more information, it's a fool's errand to comment. What we do know is that the UFC is becoming significant competition to the major four sports organizations in acquiring the viewership of 18-35 year-old men and the advertising revenue that's attached to their demographic. With that increased position in the marketplace comes challenges from the media regarding everything from their compensation structure to the health effects of performing inside the octagon. These are credible inquires that the UFC will need to answer, and that serious journalists like Gross and Barr should be prepared to investigate and report. The UFC could very well be running over their fighters, abusing their leverage as owners by withholding income athletes and intimidating them off-the-record and out-of-sight. Hell, they might be lavishing them with gifts and treating them better than average. To uncover the facts will take a journalist willing to report a piece that doesn't just assume a dark edge to the institution, but gives it a name; a report that not only includes rumors of profit and percentages, but the support of internal documentation. Any journalist wishing to report a companion piece will need insider information and on-the-record interviews. Only then can a substantive discussion about fighter pay and intimidation begin. It's a piece that many fans would pay to read, and if substantiated could produce effective changes to a powerful organization. If not, it'll just be another weak story, one that White and the UFC will be more than happy to knock down.

John Carroll had always enjoyed the better of its wrestling rivalry with crosstown foe Baldwin-Wallace. From 1969 until 2009, John Carroll had won 29 of 30 meetings between the two schools. Then 2010 rolled around, and the tide turned in the direction of the Yellow Jackets. Another Baldwin-Wallace win followed in 2011. On the strength of three forfeits, two major decisions and a pin, John Carroll slammed the brakes on its rival's modest two-match win streak in the series with a 35-10 victory Tuesday night in Berea. Todd Gaydosh recorded the night's only pin by either team, pinning Tyler Blaine in the second period. John Cobos at 125 and Terner Gott at 157 picked up major decision victories, while Greg Ryan (141) was a winner by decision. With the victory, John Carroll improved to 5-3 on the year and 2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Results: 125 - John Cobos (JCU) major decision Jeremy Dombrady (B-W), 9-1 133 - Andrew Taylor (B-W) decision Kevin Nycz (JCU), 8-2 141 - Nick Ramsey (B-W) major decision Jake Rininger (JCU), 13-4 149 - Greg Ryan (JCU) decision Sam McIntosh (B-W), 6-4 157 - Terner Gott (JCU) major decision Alex Cahill (B-W), 12-2 165 - Sean Gill (JCU) wins by forfeit 174 - Todd Gaydosh (JCU) pinned Tyler Blaine (B-W), 4:56 184 - Bryan Steinmetz (JCU) wins by forfeit 197 - Jim Nemunaitis (JCU) wins by forfeit 285 - Addison Carbone (B-W) decision Alec Barker (JCU), 5-4

BALTIMORE, MD -- Freshman Evan Johnson's 5-1 win over Sule Marquez-Monsanto at 197 pounds provided the winning margin as Johns Hopkins knocked off visiting McDaniel, 20-17, in Centennial Conference wrestling action at Goldfarb Gymnasium Tuesday night. The win is the Blue Jays' fifth in the last seven meetings with the Green Terror and improves JHU's record to 2-10 overall and 1-0 in the Centennial. McDaniel falls to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the Centennial. Johnson, who won his fourth straight match and for the ninth time in his last 12, hadn't wrestled at 197 all season, but the Blue Jays were forced to juggle the lineup in the heavier weights. He used a takedown and near fall to jump out to an early 4-1 lead and amassed more than three minutes of riding time against Marquez-Monsanto to even his record at 11-11 on the year and secure the win for JHU. Early on it didn't look like a match-clinching win that late would be necessary as JHU jumped out to a 14-0 lead after four matches. Major decisions by sophomore Ray Yagloski (133) and junior Paul Marcello (141) were bookended by a match-opening win by freshman Paul Bewak at 125 and Henry Stauber at 149 to give the Blue Jays the early advantage. Yagloski's major decision was his team-leading fifth of the season, while Marcello's was his fourth. McDaniel took three of the next four bouts, including an 18-1 technical fall victory by Brent Lowe at 157, to trim the deficit to 17-11 entering Johnson's match. Knowing they would be forfeiting the match at 285, the Blue Jays needed Johnson's win to secure the team victory and he allowed just one escape in the victory. Johns Hopkins will return to action on Saturday, January 21 when the Blue Jays take on Muhlenberg and Ursinus. Those matches will take place at Gettysburg at noon. Results: 125 – Paul Bewak (J) dec. Mike O'Boyle (M), 7-4 133 – Ray Yagloski (J) maj. dec. Sean Ensign (M), 16-4 141 – Paul Marcello (J) maj. dec. James Young (M), 17-6 149 – Henry Stauber (J) dec. Logan Yox (M), 8-3 157 – Brent Lowe (M) tech. fall Mike Rizzo (J), 18-1 (3:52) 165 – Sean McGarry (M) dec. Jody Gowen, 5-0 174 – Travis Laska (J) dec. Jacob Reik (M), 8-3 184 – Scott Forrester (M) dec. Ben Finelli (J), 3-2 197 – Evan Johnson (J) dec. Sule Marquez-Monsanto (M), 5-1 285 – Joe Camlin (M) win by forfeit

ADA -- Sophomore Michael Pawlitz picked up a key pin at 197 pounds, lifting the No. 24 Ohio Northern wrestling team to a 20-19 Ohio Athletic Conference victory at No. 14 Mount Union Tuesday night. The Polar Bears improve to 9-4 overall and are 2-0 in OAC action, while the Purple Raiders fall to 4-4 overall and 0-1 in the OAC. This was the fifth consecutive match for ONU against a nationally-ranked opponent. ONU is 4-1 in those matches. Trailing 16-14 after eight weight classes, Pawlitz put ONU up 20-16 with a pin in 2:48. Freshman Cody Lovejoy then iced the victory by staying with All-American Derick Hesson in the heavyweight class. Hesson eked out a 7-6 win, but the three team points were not enough to overcome ONU's four-point lead and gave the Polar Bears the 20-19 victory. Sophomore Cole Cochran got ONU off to a quick start with a 5-4 decision at 125 pounds. After three Purple Raider victories gave MtU a 13-3 lead, ONU rattled off three straight victories to rally. Senior Mick Letcher won by major decision 13-5 at 157 pounds, junior and No. 5-ranked Billy Painter won by decision 6-0 at 165 and two-time All-American and No. 3-ranked Kyle Kwiat won by major decision 14-2 at 174 to give ONU a 14-13 lead. Mount Union won by decision at 184 pounds to take a 16-14 lead, setting up ONU's late rally. Results: 125 - Cole Cochran (ONU) dec. Brad Kress, 5-4. 133 - Bryant Roby (MtU) dec. Jeremy Jones, 3-1 141 - Josh malave (MtU) pinned Ryan Fowler, 6:26 149 - Kevin Shadrich (MtU) maj. dec. Brandon Howes, 11-3 157 - Michael Letcher (ONU) maj. dec. Jon Garrison, 13-5 165 - William Painter (ONU) dec. Joe Schindel, 6-0 174 - Kyle Kwiat (ONU) maj. dec. Jeremy Hathaway, 14-2 184 - Andy Jenkins (MtU) dec. Dennis Recknagel, 4-1 197 - Michael Pawlitz (MtU) pinned Divon Jones, 2:48 285 - Derick Hesson (MtU) dec. Cody Lovejoy, 7-6

La Crosse, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team improved to 15-2 overall and 3-0 in the WIAC with a 20-15 victory over UW-Oshkosh Tuesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles, ranked third in NCAA Division III, earned their 20th straight win over the Titans, ranked 19th in Division III. UW-Oshkosh drops to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the conference. The Titans took a 3-0 lead as third-ranked Zach Mueller won by decision (6-4) over the Eagles' Joey Nelson at 125-pounds. Mueller is now 22-4 on the year. UW-L took the next two matches to lead 10-3. Adam Sheley, ranked third in NCAA Division III at 133-pounds, won by technical fall (18-2) over the Titans' Carl DeLuca and Bebeto Yewah, top-ranked at 141, earned a win by technical fall (23-7) over Alex Mueller to give UW-L a 10-3 lead. Sheley is 18-3 on the year while Yewah improves to 22-2. The Titans won the next three matches to take a 12-10 lead. Jose Quintana won by decision (9-3) over Brady Schrupp at 149-pounds; fifth-ranked Nazar Kulchytskyy defeated JR Lewis by decision (9-2) at 157 and Aaron Konitzer won by decision (6-4) over Mike Minske at 165. Kulchytskyy is now 26-1 on the season. UW-L's Mike Schmitz won by decision (6-5) over UW-Oshkosh's Dan Schiferl at 174 to give the Eagles a 13-12 lead. Schmitz is currently ranked second in the country at 174-pounds and improves to 19-1 on the year. At 184-pounds, eighth-ranked Sam Engelland won by decision (5-3) over Grant Miller as UW-Oshkosh regained the lead at 15-13. Engelland improves to 20-0 this year. UW-L came back to win the final two matches to earn the team victory with Zach Strickland winning by major decision (18-4) over Ryan Heath at 197-pounds and seventh-ranked Billy Mayer defeating Jason LaPlante by decision (6-3) at 285. UW-L travels to the Flash Flanagan Open Saturday, January 21 in Dubuque, Iowa.

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Fourth-ranked Campbellsville University (3-1 MSC) closed its Mid-South Conference regular season Tuesday night with a 28-16 victory in an NAIA Top 10 showdown at rival Lindsey Wilson College, ranked No. 6. Jarvis Elam scored a takedown with 40 seconds left in the first round to score the first points in the 125-pound match. After entering the third period tied, 2-2, Elam escaped the hold of Kary Goff and scored a takedown to build a 5-2 lead. Elam allowed only another escape for Goff to give the Tigers a 3-0 team lead to start the dual. At 133 pounds, Tim Thurston used three takedowns and a reversal to take down the Blue Raiders' Ethan Miller in an 8-3 decision. All three of Miller's points came as escape points. Tommy Pretty, ranked seventh in the NAIA, scored the first extra points for the Tigers at 141 pounds with a 13-4 major decision over No. 11 Isaac Thomas. Pretty took a 7-2 lead in the first period before scoring a takedown and three more back points in the second period. Thomas scored his four points on reversals. After Lindsey Wilson forfeited six points to the Tigers at 149 pounds, fifth-ranked Conor Young of CU scored a 5-0 upset over No. 2 Charles Pingleton. The NAIA Top 5 battle was scoreless in the first period before Young scored a takedown toward the end of the second period. He added an escape and takedown in the third period to avenge a November major decision loss to Pingleton. Lindsey Wilson began to make the dual interesting with a James Haywood pin of Paul Gryniuk at 165. The six points were the first of the night for the Blue Raiders, cutting the Tigers lead to 19-6. Third-ranked Ian Stephens added to the Blue Raiders' tally with an 8-0 major decision over No. 6 Josh Ashbrook. Allen Scruggs shut out rival Andrew Hairston in one of the more intense rivalries of the night to set up the Tigers' victory. Scruggs scored a takedown in the first period but neither grappler scored in a neutral second period. After Hairston chose to take top in the third period, Scruggs scored an escape and penalty point for a 4-0 decision. The win moved the rivalry to a 2-2 record after Scruggs defeated Hairston 2-1 in overtime at LWC last January before losing twice to the former CU Tiger at the NAIA East qualifier in February. Tuesday's dual was Hairston's first competition of the 2011-12 season. Jamelle Jones, ranked No. 2at 197 pounds, clinched the dual with a pin over Aaron Edington in 1:06. The Tigers forfeited the 285-pound match. Campbellsville takes a week and a half off before traveling to the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., Jan. 28 for the Mid-South Conference Tournament. CU has won the last two MSC championships. Results: 125 - Jarvis Elam (CU) def. Kary Goff (LWC), Dec. 5-3 (CU 3-0) 133 - No. 3 Tim Thurston (CU) def. Ethan Miller (LWC), Dec. 9-3 (CU 6-0) 141 - No. 7 Tommy Pretty (CU) def. No. 11 Isaac Thomas (LWC), Maj. Dec. 13-4 (CU 10-0) 149 - No. 9 Matt Milton (CU), forfeit (CU 16-0) 157 - No. 5 Conor Young (CU) def. No. 2 Charles Pingleton (LWC), Dec. 5-0 (CU 19-0) 165 - James Haywood (LWC) def. Paul Gryniuk (CU), Fall 1:34 (CU 19-6) 174 - No. 3 Ian Stephens (LWC) def. No. 6 Josh Ashbrook (CU), Maj. Dec. 8-0 (CU 19-10) 184 - No. 4 Allen Scruggs (CU) def. Andrew Hairston, Dec. 4-0 (CU 22-10) 197 - No. 2 Jamelle Jones (CU) def. Aaron Edington, Fall 1:06 (CU 28-10) 285 - No. 12 Derek Nickel, forfeit (CU 28-16)

NEWBERRY, S.C. - In a hotly contested battle between two Palmetto State rivals, it was the No. 2 Newberry Wolves who came out on top, defeating the No. 10 Limestone Saints 23-15 in wrestling dual action in Eleazer Arena on Tuesday night. Newberry moves to 10-1 in duals on the season, while Limestone drops to 6-7. The Wolves' next action comes with four matches at the Super Region I Duals in Johnstown, Pa., on Friday and Saturday. The dual started at 141 lbs., and the visiting Saints immediately pulled an upset, with Kenneth Kampnich pinning BJ Young (Jackson, N.J.) just 1:30 into the bout to give Limestone a 6-0 lead. At 149 lbs., Deral Brown (Elgin, S.C.) pulled the home team level with a pinfall victory over Shawn Landgraff at the 4:46 mark. Brown is ranked eighth nationally in his weight class and has a perfect 11-0 record in dual matches this season. It also marked Brown's third pin of a Limestone wrestler this season. Taylor Knapp (Lawrenceville, Ga.) gave Newberry the lead at 157 lbs., earning a 5-2 decision over No. 8 Jeremy Bommaritto, and No. 6 Sean Byrnes (Jackson, N.J.) staked the Wolves out to a 12-6 dual lead with a 6-0 shutout decision over Daniel McGillivray. At 174 lbs., Limestone's Bryce Sopko pulled the guests closer with an 8-4 decision over No. 7 Travis Sheehy, but No. 7 Mitch Brown (Omaha, Neb.) put the Wolves lead back at six points with an 8-3 decision over Landon Hall making it 15-9 in the Wolves' favor. A turning point in the match could have come at 197 lbs., when Limestone's No. 1 and undefeated Dan Scanlan took a 6-1 decision over Zach Anderson (Dunwoody, Ga.) and the Wolves were deducted a team point, making it only a 14-12 Newberry lead. But at heavyweight, No. 4 Jake Elkins (Trussville, Ala.) got the crowd on its feet with a pin of Charles Weber at the 2:19 mark to make a 20-12 Wolves lead. Connor McDonald (Rehoboth, Del.) clinched the match for the Wolves when his 10-9 decision over Eric Rholetter gave Newberry a 23-12 lead. Matt Oliver (Toms River, N.J.) lost a 9-2 decision to Mike Magaha in the final bout to mark the final 23-15 margin. Newberry is now 7-0 all-time against Limestone in dual competition, as the Wolves claimed their 119th all-time dual win in just their seventh season of competition. Results: 141 Kenneth Kampnich (Limestone) pins No. 6 BJ Young, 1:30 LIME, 6-0 149 No. 8 Deral Brown (Newberry) pins Shawn Landgraff, 4:46 Tied, 6-6 157 Taylor Knapp (Newberry) dec. No. 8 Jeremy Bommaritto, 5-2 NEW, 9-6 165 No. 6 Sean Byrnes (Newberry) dec. Dan McGillivray, 6-0 NEW, 12-6 174 Bryce Sopko (Limestone) dec. No. 7 Travis Sheehy, 8-4 NEW, 12-9 184 No. 7 Mitch Brown (Newberry) dec. Landon Hall, 8-3 NEW, 15-9 197 No. 1 Dan Scanlan (Limestone) dec. Zach Anderson, 6-1 NEW, 14-12 285 No. 4 Jake Elkins (Newberry) pins Charles Weber, 2:19 NEW, 20-12 125 Connor McDonald (Newberry) dec. Eric Rholetter, 10-9 NEW, 23-12 133 Mike Magaha (Limestone) dec. Matt Oliver, 9-2 NEW, 23-15 Newberry deducted 1 point for unsportsmanlike conduct following 197 lbs.