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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No. 6 Fighting Illini wrestling team got back on track after defeating Indiana 30-9 in front of 815 fans for the annual 'Great Escape' promotion. Seven Illini wrestlers won their matches with six scoring bonus points. Illinois improves to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. "I think overall we did a good job today," head coach Jim Heffernan said. "It was good to get back on the mat after last weekend. There were a lot of good things we saw today." The match began at 125 with No. 3 Jesse Delgado winning his 14th match of the season as he moved past Joe Duca by a 24-9 major decision. The sophomore notched almost four minutes of riding time in his victory. At 133, No. 10 Daryl Thomas stayed undefeated in conference play after winning his ninth match of the year. Thomas was the second Illini to score bonus points for the team, winning by a 22-7 tech fall in 5:00 over Alonzo Shepherd to push Illinois' team score to 9-0. Redshirt-freshman Steven Rodrigues wrestled for the injured B.J. Futrell at 141 pounds in his first collegiate match as an Illini. The Mount Kisco, N.Y., native notched a 14-4 major decision over Alex Gregory to increase Illinois' lead to 13-0 over the Hoosiers. At 149, Caleb Ervin won his second consecutive match after defeating Preston Keiffer 13-1 to give the Illini four more team points, 17-0. Indiana got on the score board at 157 pounds when No. 12 Taylor Walsh defeated Matt Nora 3-0 to give the Hoosiers three team points. Next at 165 pounds, No. 7 Conrad Polz stayed undefeated in conference play and won his 16th match of the season when he moved past Ryan Konz of Indiana, 6-2. No. 8 Jordan Blanton also scored bonus points for the Illini after defeating Cheney Dale 18-7 to push the team score to 24-3. The Hoosiers scored three more points at 184 as Luke Sheridan defeated Tony Dallago 10-5 to make the score 24-6. Indiana forfeited at 197 pounds to give the Illini six more team points, pushing the team score to 30-6 with one match remaining. The Hoosiers won the match at heavyweight, 7-2 but the Illini had the match secured by a final score of 30-9. The Orange and Blue will compete next weekend when they travel to Oak Harbor, Ohio on Friday, Feb. 1 to compete against Ohio State and then return to Huff Hall when they welcome the No. 1 Penn State Nittany Lions on Sunday, Feb. 3. Results: 125: #4 Jesse Delgado (ILL) major dec. Joe Duca (IND) 24-9 (4-0) 133: #10 Daryl Thomas (ILL) tech fall Alonzo Sheperd (IND) 22-7, 5:00 (9-0) 141: Steven Rodrigues (ILL) major dec. Alex Gregory (IND), 14-4 (13-0) 149: Caleb Ervin (ILL) major dec. Preston Keiffer (IND) 13-1 (17-0) 157: #12 Taylor Walsh (IND) dec. Matt Nora (ILL), 3-0 (17-3) 165: #7 Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. Ryan Konz (IND), 6-2 (20-3) 174: #8 Jordan Blanton (ILL) major dec. Cheney Dale (IND), 18-7 (24-3) 184: Luke Sheridan (IND) dec. #12 Tony Dallago (ILL), 10-5 (24-6) 197: #5 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) forfeit over T.J. Hohendael (IND), 6-0 (30-6) HWT: #15 Adam Chalfant (IND) dec. Chris Lopez (ILL), 7-2 (30-9)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed each of the final three matches in knocking off No. 23 Northwestern, 23-13, on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 27) in front of 813 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines earned two bonus victories, including a technical fall at 165 pounds, en route to their first Big Ten Conference win. Michigan trailed by four points at the intermission, after dropping three of the opening five bouts, before freshman Taylor Massa (St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS) posted a dominant 16-0 victory over 16th-ranked Pierce Harger in the 165-pound contest. Massa, ranked 12th in the latest InterMat poll, struck quickly, getting behind Harger and using a headlock to take him straight to his back for five points. He turned him three more times in the first period to build his lead to 14-0. Harger chose top in the second and rode Massa out, but the Wolverine rookie picked up another two-point turn early in the third to end the match at the 5:18 mark. Northwestern responded with a decision at 174 pounds, where ninth-ranked Lee Munster used a pair of counter takedowns to edge senior/junior captain Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS), 5-4, but the Wolverines took each of the final three matches. Junior/sophomore Chris Heald (West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield HS) scored four points in the final 20 seconds of the 184-pound match, rallying to defeat Jacob Berkowitz, 6-3, for the second dual win of his collegiate career -- and first in Big Ten action. Down by one, Heald attacked throughout the final period, finally striking deep on a late single-leg and locking up a standing cradle. He took the Wildcat wrestler down and rolled him up to tack on two back points at match's end. Junior/sophomore Max Huntley (Emerald Isle, N.C./Blair Academy) avenged an earlier-season loss and essentially iced the Wolverine victory with a 4-3 decision against 16th-ranked Alex Polizzi at 197 pounds. Huntley finished on a late single-leg takedown in the first period, and the subsequent ride out proved pivotal when Polizzi converted a single leg of his own in the second. The Wolverine wrestler escaped quickly and prevented Polizzi from reaching his legs in the third to close out the match. Northwestern forfeited the heavyweight contest to end the dual meet. The Wolverines claimed decisions at 125 and 149 pounds to keep the match close in the first half of the dual. Senior/junior Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) cruised to a 5-0 shutout over 19th-ranked Dominick Malone at 125 pounds behind a second-period front headlock and 2:45 in riding-time advantage. Northwestern took back-to-back swing matches at 133 and 141 pounds, before senior/junior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) claimed his fourth straight Big Ten win with an 8-2 decision over Dylan Marriott in the 149-pound contest. Grajales, ranked 11th, jumped out to a big lead on a double-leg takedown and two-point near fall in the first and won an extended scramble to finish another double leg in the second. Michigan will hit the road next weekend, heading to the Hoosier State for a pair of Big Ten duals. On Friday (Feb. 1), U-M will face Indiana at 7 p.m. at University Gynasium in Bloomington, Ind., before closing out the weekend on Sunday (Feb. 3), taking on Purdue at 1 p.m. at Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind. Results: 125 -- #17 Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. #19 Dominick Malone, 5-0 U-M, 3-0 133 -- Garrison White (NU) dec. Rossi Bruno, 5-3 Tie, 3-3 141 -- Pat Greco (NU) dec. Mike Hillock, 6-4 NU, 6-3 149 -- #11 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. Dylan Marriott, 8-2 Tie, 6-6 157 -- #2 Jason Welch (NU) major dec. Collin Zeerip, 13-1 NU, 10-6 165 -- #12 Taylor Massa (U-M) tech. fall #16 Pierce Harger, 16-0 (5:18) U-M, 11-10 174 -- #9 Lee Munster (NU) dec. #10 Dan Yates , 5-4 NU, 13-11 184 -- Chris Heald (U-M) dec. Jacob Berkowitz, 6-3 U-M, 14-13 197 -- Max Huntley (U-M) dec. #16 Alex Polizzi, 4-3 U-M, 17-13 Hwt -- #19 Ben Apland (U-M) win by forfeit U-M, 23-13

BLACKSBURG -- The ninth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team took down 16th-ranked Oklahoma 22-19 in front of a raucous crowd of 2,183 fans inside Cassell Coliseum Sunday afternoon to wrap up its home dual meet schedule. Tech trailed 10-3 after two matches, but used bonus points from Pete Yates, Nick Vetterlein and Derrick Borlie to counter two Sooner pins and pick up its 13th win of the season. Things got started with a barnburner as eighth-ranked Jarrod Garnett had to rally from a 5-0 hole to come back and beat Kyle Garcia 6-5 at 125 pounds. Garnett got an escape and a takedown late in the second period and then reversed Garcia early in the third period to tie it up. He rode Garcia for the rest of the period to pick up the bonus point for riding time to win 6-5. Ninth-ranked Cody Brewer picked up a 12-4 major decision at 133 pounds over Tech’s 19th-ranked Erik Spjut before top-ranked Kendric Maple registered a pin with one second left in the first period over back-up Michael Gowen at 141 pounds to make it 10-3 in favor of the Sooners. At 149 pounds, sixth-ranked Nick Brascetta got a takedown in sudden victory to rally for a 6-4 win over ninth-ranked Nick Lester to send the crowd into a frenzy. Lester took the lead in the third period on a takedown, but Brascetta fought free for the escape late to force the extra period. There, the sophomore got a takedown 22 seconds in to pick up the big victory. Jesse Dong, ranked seventh at 157 pounds, used an escape in the second period and then rode 18th-ranked Matt Lester for the entire third period, picking up a hard-earned 2-0 win to cut the Sooners’ lead to one at the halfway mark. After the break, Oklahoma bumped up fourth-ranked Bubby Graham to 174 pounds and sent Justin DeAngelis out to face fifth-ranked Pete Yates at 165 pounds. Yates took DeAngelis down and turned him five times for the easy 17-0 technical fall that ended at the 2:25 mark. Graham had a tough time with Tech’s Austin Gabel, but got a takedown in the third period to pick up a 3-2 win at 174 pounds. Tech’s Nick Vetterlein then had his way with Matt Reed, who bumped up to 184 pounds, taking him down eight times en route to the 20-6 major decision to pick up a bonus point for the Hokies. Derrick Borlie used three takedowns and a reversal, plus a point for riding time to pick up a 10-0 major decision over Brad Johnson at 197 pounds to seal the team match. At heavyweight, Keldrick Hall pinned Tech’s David Marone in the final match to end things. The match marked the last home match for five seniors: Dong, Garnett, Marone and Yates, as well as student assistant Cameron Hurd. The five of them have combined to win 462 career matches and set numerous school records while picking up several ACC titles and an All-America honor. Tech (13-2) will have two weeks off before returning to the mat on Feb. 9, when it travels to Buies Creek, N.C., to take on Campbell. Results: 125: #8 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. Kyle Garcia, 6-5 133: #9 Cody Brewer (O) maj. dec. #19 Erik Spjut, 12-4 141: #1 Kendric Maple (O) fall Michael Gowen, 2:59 149: #6 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. #9 Nick Lester, 6-4 (SV) 157: #7 Jesse Dong (VT) dec. #18 Matt Lester, 2-0 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) tech fall Justin DeAngelis, 17-0 (2:25) 174: #4 [165] Patrick “Bubby” Graham (O) dec. Austin Gabel, 3-2 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) maj. dec. Matt Reed, 20-6 197: Derrick Borlie (VT) maj. dec. Brad Johnson, 10-0 285: Keldrick Hall (O) fall David Marone, :44

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in InterMat's TPI, took apart No. 12 Nebraska in front of another sold out Rec Hall crowd. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts in their way to a 33-9 win in front of 6,618 fans in a Rec Hall White Out. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 125, received a forfeit victory to start the dual and put Penn State up 6-0 early. The win improved Megaludis to 16-1 on the year. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) remained undefeated in duals with a dominating 14-5 major over Nebraska junior Shawn Nagel at 133. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) posted a 2-0 win over No. 19 Ridge Kiley at 141, putting Penn State up 13-0 earl. Nebraska picked up its first win of the dual when No. 12 Jake Sueflohn rebounded from an early 4-0 deficit to get a third period fall over No. 3 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.). The pin, at the 5:33 mark, cut Penn State's lead to 13-6. Nittany Lion All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, then brought another sold out Rec Hall crowd to its feet with a late takedown to notch a 3-1 win over No. 4 James Green. The thrilling win put Penn State up 16-6 at intermission. Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, dominated Husker senior Tyler Koehn, controlling the action from start to finish on his way to a 16-1 technical fall at the 5:09 mark. Nebraska picked up its only other win, a tough 10-7 victory by No. 4 Robert Kokesh over No. 3 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) at 174. Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, was dominant once again, posting an 18-3 technical fall (7:00) over No., 8 Josh Ihnen. Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) posted a strong 10-2 major over Husker Caleb Kolb at 197. Wright, ranked No. 3 nationally, had 3:25 in riding time. Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 285, closed out the dual with a strong 7-4 win over Spencer Johnson. The decision gave Penn State a 33-9 victory. Penn State won the takedown battle 18-5. The Nittany Lions remain undefeated, holding an 8-0 mark, 5-0 in Big Ten action. Nebraska falls to 9-4, 3-3 in Big Ten duals. Penn State now hits the road for most of February, beginning with a Feb. 1 date at Iowa. The Nittany Lions and Hawkeyes tangle at 9 p.m. (Eastern) on Friday in a dual that airs live on the Big Ten Network. Penn State's only remaining dual meet is Sunday, Feb. 17, when Rider visits Rec Hall. The dual is sold out but a limited number of SRO tickets may be available. For availability, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. #1 Penn State 33, #12 Nebraska 9 January 27, 2013 - University Park, Pa. - Rec Hall 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU win by forfeit 6-0 133: Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Shawn Nagel NEB, 14-5 10-0 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. #19 Ridge Kiley, 2-0 13-0 149: #12 Jake Sueflohn NEB pinned #3 Andrew Alton PSU, WBF (5:33) 13-6 157: #6 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #4 James Green NEB, 3-1 16-6 165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Tyler Koehn NEB, 16-1 (TF; 5:09) 21-6 174: #4 Robert Kokesh NEB dec. #3 Matt Brown PSU, 10-7 21-9 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU tech fall #8 Josh Ihnen NEB, 18-3 (TF; 7:00) 26-9 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Caleb Kolb NEB, 10-2 30-9 285: #17 Jon Gingrich PSU dec. Spencer Johnson NEB, 7-4 33-9 Attendance: 6,618 Records: Penn State 8-0, 5-0 Big Ten; Nebraska 9-4, 3-3 Big Ten Up Next for Penn State: At Iowa, Friday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m. (Eastern)/BTN BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, received a forfeit victory to start the dual and improved his record to 16-1. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) met Husker junior Shawn Nagel at 133. The duo battled through an even minute-plus before Conaway connected on a single leg, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat. Nagle forced a stalemate and then quickly opened u the scoring with a takedown of his own, taking a 2-1 lead after a quick Conaway escape. With :20 left, Conaway gained control of Nagel's ankle and worked his way to a takedown with :01 left to lead 3-2 after one period. Nagel chose down to start the second period and Conaway made him pay for the decision. The Lion freshman controlled the action from the top, building up over 1:00 riding time and forcing Nagel into a first stall warning. Conaway's ride out gave the Lion a 3-2 lead with 1:53 in riding time after two periods. Conaway chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 5-2 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Nagel escaped with 1:05 left, cutting the lead to 5-3. Conaway stepped aside a quick Nagel shot, sliding by and behind him for another takedown and a 7-3 lead. He then cut Nagel loose, added on two takedowns, two late near fall points and a riding time point, surging to a 14-5 major decision with a dominant close to the third period. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against No. 19 Ridge Kiley at 141. The duo battled through an even two minutes, with each man fighting off the other's offense. Continuing to work the shoulders, the senior tandem worked their way through a scoreless first period, sending the bout to the second period tied 0-0. Kiley chose down to start the second period but Pearsall was able to break the Husker down and maintain control. A stalemate was called with Pearsall still in control and :57 on the clock. Pearsall was too much on top, however, maintaining control for the full two minutes. Tied 0-0 but with 2:00 riding time, Pearsall chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Pearsall worked to control Kiley's shoulders, looking for a way to get the bout's first takedown. Kiley was able to keep from giving up any points and Pearsall held his 1-0 lead at the :50 mark. Pearsall fought off a late Kiley shot and, with the riding time, posted the hard fought 2-0 win. 149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 149, took on No. 12 Jake Sueflohn in one of the dual's key bouts. Alton wasted no time taking a lead, taking Sueflohn down right out of the gates and then turning the Husker for two back points and a 4-0 lead less than :30 into the bout. After a Sueflohn escape, Alton fought off two Sueflohn shots, and led 4-1 at the 1:00 mark. The Lion sophomore nearly caught Sueflohn in a shoulder throw, but the Husker was able to roll out of trouble. Alton got called for a first stall warning at the :10 mark but led 4-1 after one period. Alton chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escaped and a 5-1 lead at the 1:20 mark. Sueflohn continued to pressure Alton, picking up his first takedown to cut the lead to 5-3 at the :35 mark. Sueflohn forced a second Alton stall and trailed 5-4 after two. Sueflohn chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed the Lion sophomore. Sueflohn then turned Alton to his back and put Nebraska on the scoreboard with a pin, getting the fall at the 5:33 mark. 157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6, met No. 4 James Green in a marquee match-up at 157. Alton sent Green to his back at the 1:30 mark, sending the sold out Rec Hall crowd to its back with the takedown. But Alton did not get the fall or the takedown after a review and the match remained scoreless two minutes in. The ranked duo wrestled through an even final minute and action moved to the second period tied 0-0. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton fought off a Green single leg to hold onto his 1-0 lead into the third period. Green chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 1-1 tie at the 1:41 mark. Alton shot low on Green, forcing a counter shot and a scramble that ended out of bounds with :58 on the clock. Alton forced Green backwards for :30 and then rolled through a low double to ice the bout with a takedown at the :20 mark! Alton's 3-1 win over No. 4 Green put Penn State up 16-6 at the break. 165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, faced off against Husker senior Tyler Koehn. Taylor set the early tempo, forcing Koehn back and gaining control of his right ankle on the edge of the mat. Taylor worked his way to the takedown and led 2-0 with 1:46 on the clock. Taylor built up over 1:00 in riding time, looking for a chance to turn the Husker for back points. The Lion junior turned Koehn for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead with :35 left. He then reset and picked up a two point near fall to lead 7-1 after a late Koehn escape. Koehn chose down to start the second period only to be turned to his back one again for three more back points. Leading 10-1, Taylor picked up two more near fall points with 1:00 left. Taylor controlled action for the action for the remainder of the period, picking up three more back points to lead 15-1 after two. Taylor chose down and quickly escaped to a 16-1 tech fall at the 5:09 mark. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, met No. 4 Robert Kokesh in yet another anticipated match-up. Brown was the aggressor early on, gaining control of Kokesh's shoulders and forcing a scramble on the edge of the mat that nearly led to a takedown. Kokesh was able to roll out of trouble and the bout returned to the center circle tied 0-0 with :40 left in the period. Brown used a low single to gain control of Kokesh's ankle but could not work his way to a takedown as the period ended. Brown chose down to start the second period but Kokesh was able to control the action, holding tight to Brown's ankle for :30 as the Lion sophomore worked to get free. Brown's efforts forced Kokesh into a first stall warning and then the Lion sophomore escaped to a 1-0 lead with :50 on the clock. Brown then shot low on Kokesh, gaining control of the Husker and picking up a takedown on the edge of the mat for a 3-0 lead at the :37 mark. Kokesh escaped quickly to a 3-1 deficit. Kokesh then took Brown down and scored two near fall points as the period ended to storm to a 5-3 lead after two periods. Brown chose down to start the third but Kokesh quickly reversed him to up his lead to 7-4. He then added another takedown and led 9-4 with 1:02 on the clock. Brown looked to score late, but Kokesh was able to force a stalemate with :27 on the clock. Brown notched a late takedown and nearly stole the match with a pin at the buzzer. But time ran out as Brown finished off the cradle and Kokesh, with 1:09 in riding time, posted the 10-7 win. 184: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, met No. 8 Josh Ihnen in yet another top-ten match-up. Ihnen scored early, getting control of Ruth's legs and taking an early 2-0 lead with a takedown. Ruth quickly escaped and turned into the Husker, looking to score himself. Ruth quickly picked up his first takedown, using a low single and leading 3-2 with 1:30 left. He then cut Ihnen loose to a 3-3 tie. Ruth tacked on a second takedown and led 5-3 with :30 left in the opening period. Leading 5-3, Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-3 lead. Ruth forced Ihnen into a stall warning and then used a high single to pick up another takedown. Leading 8-3, Ruth rode Ihnen for the rest of the period. Ihnen chose down to start the third period but Ruth easily turned the Husker to his back for three back points. After pickup up another point on an Ihnen stall, Ruth maintained control for the next minute before turning him to his back for two more near fall points and a 14-3 lead. Looking to finish off a statement match, Ruth turned Ihnen for three more back points, picked up a riding time point thanks to 2:47 in riding time, and notched the 18-3 tech fall at the 7:00 mark. 197: All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, took on Nebraska's Caleb Kolb. Wright notched the first takedown, taking Kolb to the mat for an early 2-0 lead. Continuing to look for a turning combination, Wright dominated the action and broke Kolb down in the center of the mat. Wright rode Kolb out and led 2-0 with 2:03 riding time after one period. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Wright added to his lead with a late second period takedown and carried the 5-0 edge into the third with nearly 3:00 riding time. Kolb chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 deficit. Wright continued to pressure Kolb, forcing the Husker backwards for the first minute before taking him down for a 7-1 lead with :52 left on the clock. With the riding time point clinched, Wright cut Kolb loose and began looking for a major decision. Wright picked up the takedown and then rode Kolb out. The 3:25 in riding time gave Wright the 10-2 major decision. 285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 285, met Husker sophomore Spencer Johnson. Gingrich used a high double to score early, taking a 2-0 lead with 2:40 on the clock. The Nittany Lion then controlled the action from the top, keeping control for :30 until Johnson escaped to a 2-1 score. Gingrich pressured Johnson for the remainder of the period, nearly scoring again on a high double with :20 left. But Johnson was able to back away from the shot and Gingrich led 2-1 after one. Johnson chose down to start the second period but Gingrich was too strong up top, keeping control and building up over 1:00 in riding time. Johnson worked his way to a reversal and a 3-2 lead of his own with :25 on the clock, but Gingrich was able to escape quickly and tied the bout at 3-3. Gingrich chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead with 1:45 in riding time. The Lion sophomore blew through a high double leg to up his lead to 6-3 with 1:31 left to wrestle. Gingrich nearly turned Johnson to his back but only got a one-count and the Lion held his 6-3 lead with a clinched riding time point with :50 on the clock. Johnson escaped to a 6-4 deficit with :30 on the clock but Gingrich finished with a low single that killed the clock. The 7-4 win for Gingrich included 2:47 in riding time.

Bristol, TN -- The top-ranked Simon Fraser University Clan women's wrestling team won the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association Championship on Saturday thanks to six Championship performances by Clan wrestlers. Simon Fraser captured the WCWA title The title was clinched in the final match when Jenna McLatchy (Chilliwack, BC) defeated Heather O'Connor of Oklahoma City. It was McLatchy's first WCWA title. Three Clan wrestlers earned their third WCWA National Championship as Victoria Anthony (Huntington Beach, CA) won at 109 pounts, Helen Maroulis (Rockville, MD) won at 130 and Danielle Lappage (Olds, AB) won at 160. Maroulis, a 2012 world silver medalist for the United States, was named Outstanding Wrestler after defeating 2012 WCWA National Champion Shauna Isbell of Lindenwood in the finals, 1-0, 2-0. Repeating as WCWA National Champion at 170 pounds was the Clan's Justina DiStasio (Port Moody, BC). Winning her first title at 143 pounds for Simon Fraser was Sidney Morrison (Ucluelet, BC), who beat number two ranked Stephaine Geltmacher of Oklahoma City. Clan head coach Mike Jones received Coach of the Year honours. "We have been chasing these guys a long time, so it is extremely exciting," Jones told themat.ca. "In fact, I am probably as emotional about it as any of our championships along the way. The kids did a great job wrestling. We had to win every match in the finals to win it and we ended up doing that. It came down to the heavyweights, which is not what we really wanted to see, but it was exciting and we came out on top this time." Darby Huckle (Sarnia, ON) and Nikki Brar (Abbotsford, BC) also won bronze for SFU at 103-pounds and 116-pounds respectively. WCWA WOMEN'S COLLEGE NATIONALS At Bristol, Tenn., January 26 101 pounds 1st: Emily Webster (Oklahoma City) pin over Caitlyn Chase (Missouri Baptist) , 2:00 3rd: Darby Huckle (Simon Fraser) dec. Shannon Constantine (King College), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Brianna Rahall (Oklahoma City) forfeit over Ashley Iliff (King College) 7th: Opelia Felipe (Univ. of Cumberlands) dec. Tamika Jones (Waldorf College), 0-3, 1-0, 6-0 109 pounds 1st: Victoria Anthony (Simon Fraser) dec. Emily Martin (King College), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Kristi Garr (Oklahoma City) dec. Amy Fearnside (Jamestown College), 5-0, 2-4, 4-1 5th: Jessica Fresh (Waldorf College) dec. Taylor Zboray (Midland), 2-1, 2-0 7th: Quinn Nagatani (Midland) dec. Savanna Nobile (Lindenwood), 2-1, 1-1 116 pounds 1st: Joey Miller (Oklahoma City) dec. Jacarra Winchester (Missouri Valley College), 0-1, 3-1, 3-1 3rd: Nikkie Brar (Simon Fraser) dec. Kayla Brendlinger (King College), 1-0, 1-0 5th: Samantha Klingel (King College) dec. Victoria Nguyen (King College), 1-2, 2-0, 6-0 7th: Logan Rich (Oklahoma City) dec. Sherri Berube (Univ. of Cumberlands), 7-0, 8-4 123 pounds 1st: Kat Perez (King College) dec. Sarah Hildebrandt (King College), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Brieana Delgado (Oklahoma City) dec. Tiffany Sluik (Jamestown College),3-2, 4-1 5th: Diaysha Moore (Lindenwood) forfeit Brittney Faust (Missouri Valley College) 7th: Aleah LaFrancis (Missouri Baptist) forfeit Kaitlyn Eddy (Oklahoma City) 130 pounds 1st: Helen Maroulis (Simon Fraser) dec. Shauna Isbell (Lindenwood), 1-0, 2-0 3rd: Randi Beltz (Missouri Valley College) dec. Audrey Morehouse (Oklahoma City), 2-0, 1-0 5th: Cianah Hee (Univ. of Cumberlands) pin Tianna Camous (Lindenwood) (1-0, 0:49 7th: Cheyenne Youngblood (Missouri Baptist) dec. Lindsay Villarmia (Missouri Baptist), 1-0,4-0 136 pounds 1st: Alli Ragan (King College) dec. Monica Ramirez (Lindenwood), 3-0, 6-0 3rd: Kayla Aggio (Oklahoma City) dec. Beatrize Martinez (Oklahoma City), 6-2, 2-0 5th: Kerstin Harmon (Univ. of Cumberlands) pin Shai Mason (Jamestown College), 3-2, 0-1, 1:09 7th: Laura Gordon (Simon Fraser) dec. Sarah Bolinger (Missouri Baptist), 0-2, 3-2, 4-0 143 pounds 1st: Sidney Morrison (Simon Fraser) dec. Stephaine Geltmacher (Oklahoma City), 0-1, 3-1, 6-0 3rd: Tamyra Mensah (Wayland Baptist) dec. Amanda Hendey (King College), 1-1, 0-3, 3-1 5th: Bailley Halvorson (Simon Fraser) dec. Racheal Shannon (Lindenwood) , 2-0, 2-1 7th: Crystal Borrow (Lindenwood) dec. Lauren Louive (Univ. of Cumberlands), 1-0, 3-4, 3-0 155 pounds 1st: Danielle Lappage (Simon Fraser) dec. Julia Salata (King College), 6-0, 2-0 3rd: Christina Zamora (Jamestown College) dec. Demi Strub (Oklahoma City), 4-4, 2-1 5th: Sydney Nelson (Univ. of Cumberlands) dec. Mary Westman (Jamestown College), 1-0,1-0 7th: Amy Spafford (Lindenwood) pin Valerie Rosales (Wayland Baptist) , 0-1, 0:33 170 pounds 1st: Justina DiStasio (Simon Fraser) dec. Brittney Roberts (Oklahoma City), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Brittany David (Lindenwood) pin Lorrie Ramos (King College), 1:50 5th: Victoria Francis (Lindenwood) pin Lilia Gudzyuk (Jamestown College), 0:37 7th: Brittany Jones (Missouri Valley College) dec. Kerri Bumpers (King College), 1-0, 1-0 191 pounds 1st: Jenna McLatchy (Simon Fraser) dec. Heather O`Connor (Oklahoma City), 1-4, 4-0, 4-1 3rd: Angela Vyborny (Wayland Baptist ) dec. Malexis McAdoo (King College), 4-0, 3-1 5th: Alana Jimenez (Lindenwood- Belliville) dec. Juliana Triplett (Missouri Baptist), 1-1, 0-2, 1-0 7th: Chelsie Fleming (Jamestown College) pin Sherese Thomas (Oklahoma City), 1:46 2013 WCWA Nationals Team Standings 1. Simon Fraser University 116 2. Oklahoma City University 109 3. King College 87 4. Lindenwood University 44 5. Jamestown College 31 6. Missouri Valley College 26 7. Missouri Baptist University 20 8. University of Cumberlands 19 9. Wayland Baptist University 19 10. Waldorf College 6 11. Lindenwood University: Belliville 5 12. Midland University 3 13. Menlo College 0 13. Northwest Kansas Technical CC 0 13. Pacific University Pac 0 13. Southwest Oregon Community College 0 13. Springfield Technical Community College 0

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley University swept through all 10 weight classes in recording a 39-0 win over Northern Colorado in a Western Wrestling Conference dual on Saturday night. It marks the first time in program history the Wolverines have shutout an opponent in a dual. "I've said before that I really like this team and I really like their work ethic -- especially this week heading into this match," UVU head coach Greg Williams said. "It was an overall team performance and we feel like everyone went out there and handled their business. We've still got a lot of things to work on, but I'm really pleased with the way the guys are wrestling and the progress we're making." Avery Garner, Josh Wilson, Abner Cook and Jade Rauser all picked up bonus points for the Wolverines with Cook and Rauser both winning by fall. Garner opened the night with a 10-1 major decision win over Nick Adams before Wilson was dominant throughout the 149 pound match. After Wilson picked up an early takedown, he cut Nick Alspaugh loose before another takedown gave him an early 4-1 lead. Wilson then picked up four, 3-point near falls to end the match with a 17-1 win by tech fall (2:24). Chase Cuthbertson notched a tough 11-8 decision over Mitchell Polkowske to give UVU a 12-0 lead after three bouts. Cook then recorded the first pin for the Wolverines, ending the match at 2:11 against Iver Sandoval. The next four matches saw decision wins for Utah Valley, starting with Monte Schmalhaus' 8-2 victory over Jesse Neilsen. Derek Thomas earned a 10-4 win over Keith Johnson at 184 pounds before David Prieto kept the Wolverines perfect on the night with an overtime win against Cody McAninch. After holding off a late takedown attempt by McAninch in regulation, Prieto scored a takedown early in the first sudden victory frame to secure the win. At 285 pounds, Adam Fager picked up a 5-2 decision to defeat Henry Chirino and give UVU a 30-0 lead. Jade Rauser earned his second straight first-period fall after pinning his counterpart from Arizona State last week in 2:43. Rauser, the reigning Western Wrestling Conference co-wrestler of the week, bested last week's feat with a fall against Abe Fox just 1:26 into the bout. Chasen Tolbert closed out the dual with a 9-4 decision of Sam Bauer to clinch to 10th, and final, victory of the night for Utah Valley. The Wolverines will host a Pac-12 school for the second time this season next Friday night when Stanford comes to Orem. The dual is set to start at 7 p.m. MT in the PE Building. Results: 141 - Avery Garner (UVU) won by major decision (10-1) over Nick Adams (NC) 149 - Josh Wilson (UVU) won by tech fall (17-1, 2:24) over Nick Alspaugh (NC) 157 - Chase Cuthbertson (UVU) won by decision (11-8) over Mitchell Polkowske (NC) 165 - Abner Cook (UVU) won by fall (2:11) over Iver Sandoval (NC) 174 - Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) won by decision (8-2) over Jesse Neilsen (NC) 184 - Derek Thomas (UVU) won by decision (10-4) over Keith Johnson (NC) 197 - David Prieto (UVU) won in OT (8-6) over Cody McAninch (NC) 285 - Adam Fager (UVU) won by decision (5-2) over Henry Chirino (NC) 125 - Jade Rauser (UVU) won by fall (1:26) over Abe Fox (NC) 133 - Chasen Tolbert (UVU) won by decision (9-4) over Sam Bauer (NC)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- An 11-5 decision by sophomore 165-pound Peyton Walsh (Glen Allen, Va.) capped off an impressive rally by the Navy wrestling team, as the Mids captured a 19-15 come-from behind victory over Rutgers Saturday evening at the Westley Brown Field House. The Mids, who are now 4-1 on the year, won each of the last three bouts to overcome a six-point deficit and beat the 14-3 Scarlet Knights for the first time since 2008. The loss was Rutgers’ first against an EIWA opponent (6-1) this season. “I think this team has been different since the Lehigh match,” said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. “I believe they saw the effort they put forth against Lehigh and they knew they were probably only one match away from winning. They began to believe they could not only compete against, but beat some of the great teams out there and we’ve really wrestled well since then. “This was a great match tonight,” added Burnett. “We wrestled well from top to bottom and if you look at the matches we lost, they were pretty close. I think we continue to have guys stepping up for us, case in point Bobby Burg tonight. But the real key to us winning these matches are those who keep wrestling. It came down to bonus points against Maryland and it came down to bonus points tonight.” Navy got off to a solid start in the match with rookie 174-pound Mathew Miller (Edgewood, Md.) taking advantage of a reversal and two-point nearfall to start the third period to help secure a 9-6 victory over 12th-ranked Greg Zannetti. For Miller, who is ranked 14th nationally, it was a big boost on his resume after coming up short recently to nationally-ranked foes Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh and John Asper of Maryland, each by two points. “I was really excited about getting this win tonight,” said Miller, who improved to 17-4 on the year including a 3-2 mark in dual action. “I haven’t gotten any wins as of late over some of these ranked guys, so it was especially nice since he just beat a guy that I just lost to in the last couple of weeks. He (Zanetti) is also the No. 1 wrestler in our conference, so it was a big win for me personally.” The 184-pound match was another thriller with 11th-ranked Dan Rinaldi and 20th-ranked Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) needing a tie breaker to decide the match. Both wrestlers were fantastic during regulations where they rode one another out, forcing sudden victory. Nothing gave in the one-minute period which forced the pair of 30-second bouts. Bailey was unable to break free in his 30-second period in the down position, however, Rinaldi managed to turn Bailey in the final five seconds of his bout and get a three-point nearfall to win the match, 5-0 (TB). With the match deadlocked, team captain Oscar Huntley (Stafford, Va.) provided the Midshipmen not only some breathing room, but quite possibly the key victory en route to the team win. Huntley manhandled Rutgers freshman Hayden Hrymack at 197 pounds and built a 9-1 lead before winning by fall at 4:20 to give the Mids a 9-3 advantage. An 8-5 win by Rutgers redshirt freshman Billy Smith at heavyweight snowballed into four straight wins for the Scarlet Knights, as Rutgers took a 15-9 lead with three matches remaining. The first leg in Navy’s comeback victory was won by junior Raymond Borja (Virginia Beach, Va.) who has been nothing short of sensational over the last few weeks. Borja scored worked over Rutgers freshman Ken Theobold, scrong nine takedowns en route to a 19-9 major decision at 149 pounds. Borja was called into the starting lineup on Jan. 19 against Maryland and has won all three duals he has wrestled in. “I think it was a combination of things that kept me out for awhile, including a lack of focus,” said Borja following the match. “After Christmas, I came back and had the support of my teammates and Coach Burnett, and just had a renewed energy and focus. “It wasn’t that I didn’t have confidence in my ability prior to the Maryland match, but I do think that it reassured me that I could push past any boundaries that mind have stood in front of me. We are one of the most well-conditioned teams in the country, so my thought was that if I’m hurting, the other guy must be dying. I expect the best out of myself and I try to go into every match with that mindset.” The Borja win sliced the deficit to two with two matches remaining when Navy rookie 157-pound Bobby Burg (Gasport, N.Y.) stepped onto the mat to face Rutgers senior Scott Winston. It was a shock by all accounts as Navy’s traditional starter, senior Bobby Barnhisel, (River Forest, Ill.), is ranked 14th nationally. “I’ve seen Winston wrestle a lot over the years and truthfully I thought Bobby Burg’s style of wrestling just matched up better,” said Burnett. “Bobby’s strengths matched up against Winston’s weaknesses and that’s why I put Bobby out there. If I didn’t think he could get the job done, I wouldn’t have put him out there.” Burg, who has spent the season as Barnhisel’s backup, prepared mentally for the match, but did not know until just before his match that he would be the one wrestling. “Coach expects us to be ready to wrestle and so I always prepare as though I’ll be the one out there competing for our team,” said Burg, who is now 10-7 on the year. “I didn’t know until the end of Locksmith’s match that I’d be going in.” Burg, indeed, got the job done for the Mids. Although Winston took the early lead with a takedown 14 seconds into the match, Burg quickly scored the reversal and a two-point nearfall to take a 4-2 lead. It was a lead he would never relinquish as he went on to earn a 9-2 win and give the Mids a 16-15 advantage heading into the final bout. With the match on the line, Walsh faced Rutgers sophomore Nick Visicaro. Visicaro entered the match 11-2 in duals this season, while Walsh was 4-0. After a scoreless opening period, Walsh would score a pair of takedowns and a pair of escapes to hold a 6-2 advantage going into the final period. Visicaro trimmed Walsh’s lead to one at 6-5 with 1:05 to go in the match, but Walsh broke free with 57 seconds left to go up 7-5. He secured the win by taking Visicaro down to the mat with 22 seconds remaining and earning a two-point nearfall en route to an 11-5 win in his match and a 19-15 team victory. “I really believed before we started the match that it would come down to the end,” said Walsh, who is now 21-8 this season. “When we drew weights before the match, I was excited that my weight class was last. I actually like being in that position. I think I thrive on the pressure. “I tried not to keep score while I was warming up, but I was sure it was going to come down to my match.” The Mids will step away from dual competition next weekend, as Navy will travel to West Point, N.Y. to take part in the annual All-Academy Championship on Saturday beginning at 10:00 am. Last year nine of the Mids’ 10 wrestlers placed among the top three as Navy won its fourth consecutive All-Academy title. Results: 174: #14 Mathew Miller (N) dec. #12 Greg Zannetti (R), 9-6 3-0 184: #12 Dan Rinaldi (R) dec. Mason Bailey (N), 5-0 TB 3-3 197: Oscar Huntley (N) fall Hayden Hrymack (R), 4:20 9-3 285: Billy Smith (R) dec. Dan Miller (N), 8-5 9-6 125: Joseph Langel (R) dec. Patrick Prada (N), 5-2 9-9 133: Vincent Dellefave (R) dec. Colton Rasche (N), 6-5 9-12 141: Trevor Melde (R) dec. Joe Locksmith (N), 2-0 9-15 149: Raymond Borja (N) major dec. Ken Theobold (R), 19-9 13-15 157: Bobby Burg (N) dec. #16 Scott Winston (R), 9-2 16-15 165: Peyton Walsh (N) dec. Nick Visicaro (R), 11-5 19-15

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The 15th-ranked Edinboro wrestling team recorded a convincing Eastern Wrestling League win over visiting Cleveland State, 37-3, on Saturday night at McComb Fieldhouse, winning nine of 10 matches. The victory improved Edinboro to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the EWL. Cleveland State fell to 3-5, 0-2. Cleveland State briefly took the victory in the 125-lb. match as Ben Willeford scored a 5-2 decision over Edinboro's Kory Mines. Mines fell behind 5-1 after the second period and could not overcome the deficit. Willeford improved to 18-12 on the season and Mines is now 13-14. Edinboro began its winning ways at 133 with third-ranked A.J. Schopp. Schopp scored a quick takedown in his match with Mike Carlone (14-10) before finishing off his opponent by fall at 2:55. Schopp improved to 24-2 and has registered 15 falls. Mitchell Port, ranked fifth at 141 lbs., took an 8-5 edge after two periods over his opponent Nick Flannery (7-10) and was able to hold on for the 8-6 decision and stretch the Edinboro lead. The win moves Port to an impressive 24-3 on the season. At 149, David Habat was able to score a tech fall victory over Mike Mencini (2-8) at 4:10. The win moved Habat to 21-7 on the year. Michael DePalma earned a major decision win, 9-1, over Cleveland State's Matt Donohoe (14-12) at 157 lbs. DePalma , who improved to 20-10, took a 4-1 lead after one period and extended it to a 6-1 lead after two. In the 165-pound match, Johnny Greisheimer racked up his 15th win of the year by fall over Corey Carlo (11-14). Greisheimer won with a pin at 2:22 and Edinboro pulled ahead by a 24-3 margin. Patrick Jennings kept the winning ways going for the Boro, winning by decision over Xavier Dye, 10-5. Jennings and Dye (9-10) fought through a long first period with Jennings leading after one, 5-3. He went ahead 7-4 early in the second and with another take down went ahead, 9-5 before finally winning by the 10-5 score. Vince Pickett was next in line to score a victory for the Boro, doing so by major decision at 184 lbs over Corbin Boone, 16-5. With the win, Pickett advances to 19-11 on the year. Pickeet grabbed a 6-2 lead after the first period and extended it to 10-4 after two before finishing off the victory. At 197, Warren Bosch was victorious by decision, 5-4, following a take down of Nick Anthony (5-8). Bosch now has a record of 12-13. Bosch, trailing 4-2 after two periods, scored a takedown with 15 seconds left to take the advantage and win the match. In the match up at heavyweight, Ernest James and Riley Shaw fought to over time before deciding things. In the end, it was James, ranked 20th coming into the night, who prevailed with a take down to win by decision, 7-5 and wrap up the night for Edinboro with a 37-3 win. James trailed, 2-1, after one period, but grabbed the 4-3 advantage after two periods before being forced to overtime. Edinboro is next in action at the Edinboro Open on Feb. 9. Results: 125 Ben Willeford (CSU) dec. Kory Mines (EU), 5-2 0-3 133 #3 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Michael Carlone (CSU), 2:55 6-3 141 #5 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Nick Flannery (CSU), 8-6 9-3 149 #18 Dave Habat (EU) tech fall Mike Mencini (CSU), 4:10 14-3 157 Michael DePalma (EU) maj. dec. Matt Donohoe (CSU), 9-1 18-3 165 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) fall over Corey Carlo (CSU), 2:22 24-3 174 Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Xavier Dye (CSU), 10-5 27-3 184 Vince Pickett (EU) maj dec. Corbin Boone (CSU), 16-5 31-3 197 Warren Bosch (EU) dec. Nick Anthony (CSU), 5-4 34-3 HWT #20 Ernest James (EU) dec. Riley Shaw (CSU), 7-5 37-3

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio University wrestling team defeated the University of Buffalo Saturday evening 26-13 inside the Convocation Center. With the win, Ohio improved to 5-5 on the year and moved to 3-2 in Mid-American Conference competition. Redshirt freshman Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) continued his dominating 2012-13 campaign for the Bobcats as he rallied from behind in the final minute of the third period against No. 16 John-Martin Cannon to pick up a thrilling 8-4 victory. Walters' victory was his team-best 26th win and his sixth straight on year. His two losses are also the fewest on the squad. In addition, Walters' win gave Ohio a 12-10 team advantage and the lead for good. Two bouts earlier, No. 29 Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) logged the first of two pins for the Bobcats. The redshirt freshman earned the fall of UB's Wally Maziarz in the first period (1:49). With the win, Chino improved to 17-8 on the season. Maziarz entered the match with 22 wins on the year. Junior Jeremy Johnson (Broadview Heights, Ohio) also continued to say hot as he logged his team-leading eighth-consecutive win. The No. 15-ranked Bobcat captured his 25th win on the year after he earned a pin at the 2:41 mark of the first period. True freshman Joe Munos (South St. Paul, Minn.), redshirt junior Ryan Garringer (Downers Grove, Ill.), and No. 32 Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) also logged wins for the Bobcats. Ohio returns to action tomorrow inside the Convocation Center against Michigan State. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Max Soria (UB) 10, Kevon Powell (Ohio) 6, Dec. - Ohio 26, UB 13 133: Joe Munos (Ohio) 7, Justin Farmer (UB) 1, Dec. - Ohio 3, UB 0 141: Erik Galloway (UB) 8, Kagan Squire (Ohio) 2, Dec. - UB 3, Ohio 3 149: Blake Roulo (UB) 14, Gavin Moore (Ohio) 1, Major Dec. - UB 7, Ohio 3 157: No. 29 Sparty Chino (Ohio) Pins Wally Maziarz (UB), 1st Period (1:49) - Ohio 9, UB 7 165: No. 17 Mark Lewandowski (UB) 4, Harrison Hightower (Ohio) 0, Dec. - UB 10, Ohio 9 174: No. 17 Cody Walters (Ohio) 8, No. 16 John-Martin Cannon (UB) 4 , Dec. - Ohio 12, UB 10 184: Ryan Garringer (Ohio) 10, Dominic Montesanti (UB) 2, Major Dec. - Ohio 16, UB 10 197: No. 32 Phil Wellington (Ohio) 12, Jeff Palmeri (UB) 3, Major Dec. - Ohio 20, UB 10 HWT: No. 15 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) Pins Justin Hiserman (UB), 1st Period (2:41) - Ohio 26, UB 10

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- After trailing 9-0 through three matches, four consecutive victories including back-to-back pins by 18th-ranked Christian Boley and Dallas Brown propelled the Maryland wrestling team past North Carolina, 21-16, Saturday night at Comcast Pavilion. In support of Boley and Brown, fifth-ranked Josh Asper and seventh-ranked Jimmy Sheptock each recorded wins during the comeback. The Terps (10-6, 1-1 ACC) also received a victory from Geoffrey Alexander at 133. “I thought the effort tonight was good,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “Our goal is to get better every time and I think we were better tonight than we were yesterday, and we were better tonight than we were last week. We just have to keep on improving and moving forward.” Boley gave Maryland the lead for good at 197 with his fourth pin of the year and third in dual action. The junior attacked early and often against the Tar Heels’ Frank Abbondanza. Boley tallied eight takedowns during the match and appeared on his way to a major decision. But with 10 seconds remaining in the match, Boley took Abbondanza down and flipped him onto his back for the fall giving the Terps a 12-9 lead. Brown followed Boley at heavyweight in a match that lacked the early period action of the 197-pound affair. The first period saw a couple of scrambles, but neither wrestler was able to score a takedown. North Carolina’s Cody Klempay choose to start the second period in the down position. Working from top, Brown got Klempay to his back and pinned him 17 seconds into the period. The Tar Heels stayed alive with a win at 125 by eight-ranked Nathan Kraisser, but Alexander sealed the win for the Terps with an 8-4 decision at 133. Alexander, who has three pins and a major decision in his last four matches, again took the mat looking to score. The sophomore picked up a takedown 26 seconds into the match and looked to flip UNC’s Pat Owens for the pin. Owens withstood the pressure and Alexander settled for 2:26 of riding time. Alexander would add one more takedown to his match tally before it was over. With the dual starting at 149 pounds, the Tar Heels picked up the first three victories of the match all by decision. Looking to stem the tide, Asper took to the mat at 174 and overcame Tanner Eitel’s defensive tactics to record an 8-1 decision. At 184, Sheptock picked up Maryland’s second win of the night with a 9-5 decision over Alex Utley to improve to 16-0 in dual competition. The junior scored a takedown in each period and added a reversal in the third as the two teams headed to the intermission. The Terps close out their ACC home slate on Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. against 11th-ranked Virginia. Results: 149: Christian Barber (UNC) dec. Lou Mascola (MD), 3-1 SV (0-3) 157: Chris Mears (UNC) dec. Brady Massaro (MD), 6-2 (0-6) 165: John Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Domenic DeRobertis (MD), 5-0 (0-9) 174: #5 Josh Asper (MD) dec. Tanner Eitel (UNC), 8-1 (3-9) 184: #7 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 9-5 (6-9) 197: #18 Christian Boley (MD) fall over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 6:57 (12-9) 285: Dallas Brown (MD) fall over Cody Klempay (UNC), 3:17 (18-9) 125: #8 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) dec. Shane Gentry (MD), 8-4 (18-12) 133: #16 Geoffrey Alexander (MD) dec. Pat Owens (UNC), 7-3 (21-12) 141: #7 Evan Henderson (UNC) maj. dec. Shane Arechiga (MD), 14-4 (21-16)

Lock Haven, Pa. -- The No. 17 University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (7-4, 3-1 EWL) held a decisive 32-4 advantage in takedowns and saw six wrestlers pick up bonus points en route to a 33-6 victory over EWL rival Lock Haven (5-4, 1-2 EWL) this evening at Thomas Field House. After the Panthers dropped the 125-pound bout, Shelton Mack got Pitt on the board with a 12-4 major decision over Colton Dalbert at 133 pounds. Mack got off to a solid start recording a trio of first period takedowns, including one near the edge as time expired to take a 6-2 advantage into the second period. After Dalbert started down and earned an escape, Mack got back on the offensive and scored another takedown to take a five point advantage into the third. Starting down in the third, Mack quickly got back to the neutral position and went on the offensive again scoring a takedown and then riding Dalbert for enough time to secure a bonus point for riding time. A late escape by Dalbert didn’t matter as Mack was able to keep the LHU wrester at bay to secure the 12-4 major and give Pitt its first lead of the evening. The lead was short lived as Lock Haven took the bout at 141 pounds to gain a 6-4 advantage before the Panthers won the final two bouts before intermission to take an 11-6 lead into the break. At 149 pounds, Ronnie Garbinksy continued his solid season with a 9-5 decision over Mac Maldarelli. Garbinksy came out of the gates aggressive scoring a takedown less than 10 seconds into his bout. After securing some riding time, Maldarelli was able to escape but Garbinksy kept the pressure on and secured another takedown to take a 4-1 lead into the second period. Following a second that saw Maldarelli score the only points on an escape, Garbinsky started down in the third and quickly scored two points on a reversal. An additional takedown and a point for riding time were enough to counter an escape and late reversal by Maldarelli as Garbinksy captured the 9-5 decision. Donnie Tasser became the second Panther to pick up bonus points for his squad when he took a dominant 12-0 decision over Aaron Fry at 157-pounds. Tasser jumped on Fry early and often scoring a takedown and three back points in the first, an escape, takedown and three back points in the second and riding out Fry in the third for the win. In all, Tasser accumulated an impressive 5:25 of riding time in the victory and sent Pitt into the break with momentum and an 11-6 lead. Coming out of the intermission, the Pitt upper-weights were again lights out as all five wrestlers won and four of the five collected bonus points for the team. Tyler Wilps got the rally going with an impressive 20-4 (7:00) tech fall over Aaron McKinney at 165 pounds. Wilps’ win was followed by a Nick Bonaccorsi 12-3 major decision against Tyler Wood at 174 pounds. After Max Thomussiet earned a hard-fought 4-1 decision over Fred Garcia, Matt Wilps scored a 15-5 major and Zac Thomusseit tallied his team-leading ninth pin on the season at the 2:32 mark against Cody Mason to close out the 33-6 victory for the Panthers. Pitt will return to the mats on Saturday, Feb. 2, when its hosts long-time rival West Virginia in a 7 p.m. dual at Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: Bobby Rehm (L) dec. Derrick Nelson (P), 11-5; LHU leads, 3-0 133: No. 15 Shelton Mack (P) m. dec. Colton Dalberth (L),12-4; Pitt leads, 4-3 141: Dan Neff (L) dec. Travis Shaffer (P), 8-1; LHU leads, 6-4 149: Ronnie Garbinsky (P) dec. Mac Maldarelli (L), 9-5; Pitt leads, 7-6 157: Donnie Tasser (P) m. dec. Aaron Fry (L), 12-0; Pitt leads, 11-6 165: No. 13 Tyler Wilps (P) tech fall Aaron McKinney (L), 20-4 (7:00); Pitt leads, 16-6 174: Nick Bonaccorsi (P) m. dec. Tyler Wood (L), 12-3; Pitt leads, 20-6 184: No. 13 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Fred Garcia (L), 4-1; Pitt leads, 23-6 197: No. 2 Matt Wilps (P) m. dec. Phil Sprenkle (L), 15-5; Pitt leads, 27-6 285: No. 7 Zac Thomusseit (P) pins Cody Mason (L), 2:32; Pitt wins, 33-6

DEKALB, Ill. -- Coming off their first loss of the season, the fifth-ranked Tigers blasted the Northern Illinois Huskies 39-3 on Saturday. Mizzou won in every weight class but one, with six of those wins reaching bonus point land. For the first time in a month, the Tigers welcomed junior Alan Waters back to the starting lineup. Waters has been perfect so far this year, and has been a huge asset in dual meets especially at the top of the lineup. Missouri's 125-pounder kicked off Saturday's dual with a pin over Nick Harrison of NIU. Waters took a quick 4-1 lead in the first period before getting Harrison flat on his back at 2:27. Senior Nathan McCormick remained undefeated in dual meets this season with a decision over Nick Smith. McCormick tallied three takedowns in the 8-2 win, two of which came in the first period. After two weight classes, the Tigers had built a comfortable 9-0 lead. The Huskies picked up their only three points of the dual at 141 pounds. Kevin Fanta of NIU took a 2-0 lead after one period. Mizzou senior Nicholas Hucke closed the gap to one in the second, but an escape and takedown in the third by Fanta decided the bout. Fanta won 6-1 with riding time. From then on out, the Tigers didn't lose. Drake Houdashelt was a scoring machine in his 18-6 major over Rob Jillard. Houdashelt tallied eight takedowns with six in the third period alone. Houdashelt leads the squad with eight major decisions on the season. Mizzou won by major decision at 157 and 165 as well. Kyle Bradley added two takedowns and a two-point nearfall in the third period against Andrew Morse of NIU to get into bonus point territory and take the bout 11-1. Junior Zach Toal followed that performance with a couple of two-point nearfalls in the first period to take a commanding 8-0 lead after two periods. The 165-pounder added one last takedown in the final frame and took the match 11-0. Senior Todd Porter is still undefeated in dual matches after an 8-3 decision over Matt Mougin. Porter has been a force at 174 this season as he continues to work toward qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career. Seniors Mike Larson and Brent Haynes each added six team points via the fall in their matches. Larson trailed early, but after a mix of takedowns and two-point nearfalls, Mizzou's grappler out of McKinleyville, Calif. pinned his counterpart Bryan Loughlin with 13 seconds remaining in the third period. Brent Haynes only needed 2:52 to get the fall. Haynes proved to be too much for Huskies' grappler Parker Settecase, and quickly. Haynes had four nearfalls before finishing off Settecase. No. 1 ranked Dom Bradley added the final three team points against NIU heavyweight Jared Torrence. Bradley took the match 2-1 with an escape and a point for riding time. The Tigers have a quick turnaround and will be back in action tomorrow against 21-ranked Northern Iowa. Here are the projected lineups for tomorrow's matchup. Follow live on trackwrestling.com, as well as on Twitter by following @MizzouWrestling. Results: 125: #3 Alan Waters (MU) pins Nick Harrison (NIU), 2:27 133: #6 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. Nick Smith (NIU), 8-2 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Nicholas Hucke (MU), 6-1 149: #15 Drake Houdashelt (MU) maj. dec. Rob Jillard (NIU), 18-6 157: Kyle Bradley (MU) maj. dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 11-1 165: #14 Zach Toal (MU) maj. dec. Sam Bennett (NIU), 11-0 174: #16 Todd Porter (MU) dec. Matt Mougin (NIU), 8-3 184: #9 Mike Larson (MU) pins Bryan Loughlin (NIU), 6:47 197: #11 Brent Haynes (MU) pins Parker Settecase (NIU), 2:52 285: #1 Dom Bradley (MU) dec. Jared Torrence (NIU), 2-1 WHAT'S NEXT Following this weekend's duals, Missouri Wrestling will team up with the Missouri Women's Gymnastics team for the 7th Annual Beauty and the Beast meet on Friday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. CT against No. 2 Oklahoma State at the Hearnes Center. Tickets are still available for Friday's meet but they are going quickly. Tickets cost $5 for adults and $3 for youth/senior citizens. Fans can purchase tickets on online or by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS. The Tigers will close the home stand on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. CT against No. 11 Oklahoma.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Led by major decisions from freshmen Seth Thomas and Joey Palmer, the No. 10/12 Oregon State wrestling team took away home mat advantage from Lehigh Saturday afternoon, defeating the Mountain Hawks 20-14 in Bethlehem. The Beavers saw victories from six separate weight classes, with major decisions from the redshirt freshman, Thomas (14-3), and Palmer (13-1), the true freshman. The win is OSU’s fourth straight and improves the team to 6-3 overall, while remaining 2-1 in Pac-12 competition. The loss drops Lehigh to 6-5 on the year and is their second loss in three meets. The meet started on a high note with a 7-4 decision from junior RJ Pena, who staked the Beavers with a 3-0 lead following the 157 lb. match. Redshirt freshman Seth Thomas (165 lbs.) followed in Pena’s footsteps, earning his first collegiate dual victory in his very first collegiate start. Thomas defeated Lehigh’s Ben Haas to put the Orange and Black up 7-0. After two straight major decisions from the Mountain Hawks in the 174 lb. and 184 lb. matches, 197 lb. senior Taylor Meeks brought his team back from an 8-7 deficit, with a 10-7 decision over LU’s John Brolich. Meeks’ victory put OSU back in the lead for good as they claimed a 10-8 edge over the home standing Hawks. Heavyweight Chad Hanke and Palmer, the 125 pounder, added to the Beaver lead with a combined seven points on Hanke’s 6-4 decision and Palmer’s major. Hanke’s win, now gives him a team high 10 in a row dating back to the Midlands Championships in December. 141 pounder Mike Mangrum was the final OSU grappler to pick up a win against Lehigh with his 12-5 decision over Laike Gardner. The Beavers came ever so close to six more team points as both Drew Van Anrooy (133 lbs.) and Scott Sakaguchi (149 lbs.) lost in three overtimes during their respective matches. Van Anrooy fell to LU’s Randy Cruz via a 5-3 decision, while Sakaguchi came up short in a 7-5 decision to the ‘Hawks Shane Welsh. Despite the close defeats, OSU still walked away with the 20-14 win and improved to 4-1 during the calendar year. The four-meet Beaver win streak dates back to Jan. 11 when they defeated Air Force 32-7 in Colorado Springs. Jim Zalesky’s squad will look to make it five in a row as they focus their attention on Cornell, who they will take on in a non-conference dual, Sunday. The meet is scheduled to get underway at 11 a.m. Pacific Time and will be televised live on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel in the Syracuse, NY market. It is also of note that during the meet’s intermission, former Oregon State wrestler and current Lehigh athletic director Greg Strobel was met by Coach Zalesky at center mat where he was presented with a special framed photo collage of his time with both distinguished wrestling programs. Strobel compiled a 124-5-1 record during his time in Corvallis and still has the second highest winning percentage in school history (.958). The Roseburg, Ore., native went to Bethlehem to coach the Mountain Hawks before moving to an administrative role. Results: 157 - RJ Pena def. Albert Woody (Lehigh) via Dec (7-4) OSU 3, Lehigh 0 165 - Seth Thomas def. Ben Haas (Lehigh) Maj. Dec. (14-3) OSU 7, Lehigh 0 174 - Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) def. Austin Morehead Maj. Dec. (21-10) OSU 7, Lehigh 4 184 - Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) def. Brian Engdahl Maj. Dec. 14-5 Lehigh 8, OSU 7 197 – Taylor Meeks def. John Brolich (Lehigh) Dec. (10-7) OSU 10, Lehigh 8 HWT - Chad Hanke def. Jack Delia (Lehigh) Dec. (6-4) 0SU 13, Lehigh 8 125 - Joey Palmer def. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) Maj. Dec. (13-1) OSU 17, Lehigh 8 133 - Randy Cruz (Lehigh) def. Drew Van Anrooy Dec. (5-3) 3OT OSU 17, Lehigh 11 141 - Mike Mangrum def. Laike Gardner (Lehigh) Dec. 12-5 OSU 20, Lehigh 11 149 - Shane Welsh (Lehigh) def. Scott Sakaguchi Dec. (7-5) 3OT OSU 20, Lehigh 14 FINAL SCORE: OSU 20, Lehigh 14 / RECORDS: OSU (6-3) (2-1) Lehigh (6-5) (2-3) POST MEET QUOTES Head Coach Jim Zalesky On the victory... “There was a lot of good wrestling. Both teams fought hard. We lost a couple that maybe I thought we should have won, but I’m sure they (Lehigh) felt the same way. I thought (Joey) Palmer wrestled well and (Mike) Mangrum came back after a slow start. We just have to put more points up on the scoreboard because some weights were just not doing that.” On freshman Joey Palmer’s performance... “It was a big match for him and a big win. He’s lost a lot of close matches and sometimes you just have to learn how to win some of those matches to turn things around and your season around.” On the atmosphere… “It was a great atmosphere, I’ve wrestled here when I was in college. This is a great atmosphere because there are very knowledgeable fans, so it’s great to wrestle in.” On the quick turnaround, wrestling Cornell on Sunday... “You have to be ready, that’s just the way it is. We have another dual meet tomorrow and another good opponent . A lot of great dual matches will be up there (in Ithaca, N.Y.) and we have to be ready. Second day (of a back-to-back) a lot of times you have to be more ready.” POST MEET NOTES --Oregon State now boasts a 6-3 record over Lehigh all-time dating back to the schools' first meeting in 1974, which is also the same record OSU has overall in 2012-13. --With his decision Saturday, 141 pounder Mike Mangrum moves into a tie for seventh place on the all-time career wins list with Greg Strobel (1971-74, 190 lbs.), who has 124. --Senior heavyweight Chad Hanke’s victory via decision gave him 105 total for his career, placing him just one win shy of tying Trent Flack (1989-90, 92-93) and Tom Phillip (1971-74) for 17th on the all-time program list. --Hanke’s 10 match winning streak is the second highest on the team this season, bested only by RJ Pena’s 12 he reeled off from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas invite (Nov. 30) to the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29). --Freshman Joey Palmer’s two collegiate dual victories have come via major decision, one Saturday vs. Lehigh and another vs. Air Force (Jan. 11). --Redshirt freshman Seth Thomas won his first ever collegiate dual match in his first ever collegiate dual start. --The Beavers have now won four dual meets in-a-row for the first time since the five straight they claimed last season against Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, Boise, Stanford and finally Iowa State in the National Duals (Jan. 20 – Feb. 12, 2012).

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (5-3 overall, 1-1 Big 12) won nine matches on Saturday en route to a convincing 30-3 victory over West Virginia (1-7 overall, 0-3 Big 12). "When you go 9-1 in matches in a Big 12 dual you've got to be happy," head coach Kevin Jackson said. "We won some close matches today, and the guys fought hard." Senior heavyweight Matt Gibson provided the highlight of the dual for the Cyclones, with a pin in the final match of the day. With a large contingency of family members in attendance, Gibson, ranked No. 19 nationally, pinned West Virginia senior Phil Mandzik in 5:39. The Cyclones also won two overtime thrillers. John Meeks at 133 pounds and Logan Molina at 157 pounds both took home victories in the added period. Meeks was knotted at 4-4 with West Virginia's Colin Johnston after the third period. After a scoreless sudden victory period, Meeks chose down and got quick escape in the following 30-second period. Johnston also chose down to start the next period, looking to tie the match. Meeks had other plans however, and was able to ride Mountaineer junior out for the 5-4 victory. At 157, Logan Molina of Iowa State was tied with West Virginia's Jason Luster, 2-2 at the end of regulation. Molina was able to convert a takedown on the edge of the mat in first sudden victory period to get the 4-2 win. The Cyclones will be back in action on Friday to take on Arizona State at 7 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. Results: 125: Ryak Finch (ISU) dec. Shane Young (WVU), 3-0 133: John Meeks (ISU) dec. Colin Johnston (WVU), 5-4 (OT) 141: Nathan Pennesi (WVU) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 5-1 149: Max Mayfield (ISU) dec. Tre Miller-Scott (WVU), 4-1 157: Logan Molina (ISU) dec. Jason Luster (WVU), 4-2 165: Mike Moreno (ISU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 5-2 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 8-4 184: Boaz Beard (ISU) dec. Lance Bryson (WVU), 4-0 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 11-4 HWT: Matt Gibson (ISU) WBF Phil Mandzik (WVU), (5:39)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 7 Big Red wrestling team won seven out of 10 bouts on its way to a 24-9 victory over Penn on Saturday afternoon at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Three-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake picked up his fourth-straight pin for his 11th fall of the season. Cornell also notched wins from Nahshon Garrett, Bricker Dixon, Chris Villalonga, Jesse Shanaman, Steve Bosak and Jacob Aiken-Phillips. The Big Red improves to 9-2 overall and 4-0 against the Ivy League. Penn falls to 4-3 overall and 0-1 Ivy. The dual opened at 125 with No. 7 Nahshon Garrett facing No. 20 Mark Rappo. Despite lots of shots by both wrestlers, they ended the first period scoreless. Rappo escaped from his opening down position in the second for the only point of the period. The match was sent into overtime after Garrett escaped in the third to tie the bout at 1-1. Neither wrestler scored in sudden victory, and Rappo was unable to score from his choice bottom position in the first tiebreaker. Garrett quickly escaped to open the second tiebreaker to win a 2-1 decision. At 133 pounds, Dixon faced Geoffrey Bostany. Bostany held a 2-1 lead after the first with a takedown, from which Dixon escaped. Dixon escaped from his opening down position in the second and followed with a takedown of his own less than 40 seconds later. Dixon tilted his opponent for three backpoints to take a 7-2 lead into the third. Bosany chose neutral in the third and with no scoring, Dixon won a 7-2 decision. No. 6 Mike Nevinger took on No. 11 CJ Cobb at 141 pounds. Cobb held a 2-1 lead after the first with a takedown. Nevinger escaped to open the second, but with 16 seconds left in the period Cobb took him down once again. Cobb chose neutral in the third. The Penn wrestler notched another takedown and with 1:18 in riding time won a 7-3 decision. No. 14 ranked Villalonga faced Andrew Lenzi at 149 pounds. The two were scoreless after the first period. Villalonga escaped to open the second, but with 18 seconds left in the bout Lenzi notched a takedown. Lenzi chose to start the third down. Villalonga worked on turning him the whole period and earned three back points. With 1:26 in riding time, Villalonga won a 5-2 decision. At 157 pounds, Shanaman squared off against Troy Hernandez. After a scoreless first period, Hernandez escaped from his choice for the only point of the second. Shanaman chose down in the third and escaped to tie the bout at one all. After a scoreless sudden victory, Shanaman escaped from his choice tiebreaker. The Big Red wrestler kept possession in his opponent's choice to win a 2-1 decision. After a 10 minute halftime, No. 1 ranked Dake took on Casey Kent. Dake held a 2-0 advantage after the third period. Kent chose to start the second at neutral. Dake took him down 15 seconds into the period and turned him to win by fall in 4:32. Dake has pinned all four of his Ivy League opponents this season. At 174 pounds, freshman Duke Pickett faced Ian Korb. Korb got on the board first with a takedown from which Pickett escaped. Pickett quickly escaped to open the second period, but Korb would take him down once again. Korb chose down in the third period. Pickett was looking to turn his opponent but Korb stayed flat to mat. Pickett cut him looking to score, but Korb evaded him to win a 5-3 decision. At 184 pounds, fourth ranked Bosak took on Canaan Bethea. Bosak got on the board with a takedown after a minute into the first. Bosak immediately escaped to open the second period. Bethea chose neutral in the third. Neither wrestler scored again. With 1:54 in riding time, Bosak won a 4-0 decision. Sophomore Billy George faced No. 10 Micah Burak at 197 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Burak escaped in the second for the only point of the period. George chose to start the third down, but he was unable to escape. With 1:49 in riding time, Burak won a 2-0 decision. At heavyweight, sophomore Aiken-Phillips took on Steve Graziano. After a scoreless first period, Aiken-Phillips rode Graziano for the entire second period. The Big Red wrestler escaped from his choice down position in the third. Graziano looked to be coming out on the scoring end of a scramble, but Aiken-Phillips worked his way to the top with eight seconds left in the bout to win a 4-0 decision with riding time. Cornell will take on No. 10 Oregon State at 2 p.m. in Newman Arena on Sunday. Results: 125: #7 Nahshon Garrett (CU) def. #20 Mark Rappo (Penn), 2-1 (TB) Cornell leads, 3-0 133: Bricker Dixon (CU) def. Jeff Canfora (Penn), 7-1 Cornell leads, 6-0 141: #11 C.J. Cobb (Penn) def. #6 Mike Nevinger (CU), 7-3 Cornell leads, 6-3 149: #14 Chris Villalonga (CU) def. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 5-1 Cornell leads, 9-3 157: Jesse Shanaman (CU) def. Troy Hernandez (Penn), 2-1 (TB) Cornell leads, 12-3 165: #1 Kyle Dake (CU) def. Casey Kent (Penn) FALL 4:32 Cornell leads, 18-3 174: Ian Korb (Penn) def. Duke Pickett (CU), 5-3 Cornell leads, 18-6 184: #4 Steve Bosak (CU) def. Canaan Bethea (Penn), 5-0 Cornell leads, 21-6 197: #10 Micah Burak (Penn) def. Billy George (CU), 2-0 Cornell leads, 21-9 285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (CU) def. Steven Graziano (Penn), 4-0 Cornell leads, 24-9

Related Content: Interviews | Photos MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Iowa wrestling team outscored Minnesota, 41-33, in match points to defeat Minnesota, 16-15, today at Williams Arena. Iowa and Minnesota were tied 15-15 after splitting 10 bouts, but the Hawkeyes earned the deciding team point based on the advantage in match points -- the third tiebreak criteria. "I don't want to nitpick here but we could have scored some bonus points," said head coach Tom Brands. "You have to get bonus points when you can. We had some close matches that came down to finishing. If we finish we'll see more things go our way." Top-ranked Matt McDonough defeated No. 13 David Thorn 6-3 at 125 pounds to get the Hawkeyes on the board first (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Iowa raced to a 9-0 team lead by opening the dual with three straight wins at 125, 133 and 141. Top-ranked Matt McDonough erased a 3-0 deficit by scoring takedowns in the second and third periods and building 1:37 of riding time to win 6-3 over No. 13 David Thorn. Ramos scored takedowns in each of his three periods, but was unable to finish a pair of shots in the final frame and had to settle for an 8-2 win over ninth-ranked Chris Dardanes. Ballweg and No 10. Nick Dardanes traded escapes while battling to a 1-1 tie before Ballweg finished a shot with 22 seconds on the clock to win 3-1. Minnesota's 10th-ranked Dylan Ness cut the Iowa lead to 9-3 with an 8-2 win at 149 pounds, but Derek St. John answered with a decision at 157 to send Iowa into intermission with a 12-3 advantage in the team race. St. John scored a pair of first period takedowns and used 1:37 of riding time to cruise to a 6-2 win over Danny Zilverberg. No. 18 Nick Moore upset No. 10 Cody Yohn at 165 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)For the second straight season a victory from Nick Moore helped Iowa retain the Iowa-Minnesota Border Belt. Moore scored a major decision to help lead Iowa to a 19-17 win in 2012, and this afternoon he recorded an 8-2 win over No. 10 Cody Yohn to push the Iowa lead to 15-3. Moore earned a takedown in the first period and opened the second with an escape to build a 3-0 lead. He opened the second period with a takedown and a pair of nearfall points to extend his lead to 7-0, and nearly finished the bout with a major decision before allowing a reversal in the final seconds in the third period. His 3:41 of riding time accounted for the final tally. Minnesota eventually tied the team score with decisions at the final four weights, among them two one-point wins and a contested win in sudden victory. Mike Evans opened the 174 bout with a first-period takedown against No. 2 Logan Storley. He looked on his way to a 4-2 lead in the second frame before the officials reviewed a takedown near the edge of the mat and took two points off the board. Storley answered the reversed call with his own takedown and eventually fought off Evans' final attack as time expired in the third. At 184, No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus earned a 6-3 decision over No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus pulled Minnesota within six points with a 6-3 win at 184, and Iowa's Nathan Burak was unable to finish an array of leg attacks and dropped a 3-1 decision at 197 to let Minnesota within three points, 15-12. Burak and No. 11 Scott Schiller traded escapes to enter sudden victory tied, 1-1. Schiller was awarded the win when Burak surrendered a takedown as time expired in the overtime period. The officials reviewed play but eventually upheld the call. The Gophers tied the team score with a 2-1 win at 285 pounds. No. 5 Bobby Telford and No. 2 Tony Nelson exchanged escapes in the second and third period, but Nelson earned the win with a point for riding time. "It's a team win and winning 16-15 on criteria is better than not," said Brands, "but we had a lot of situations we could've controlled and we have room for improvement. Now we go forward and look at Penn State." Tom Brands challenges a call, while Brandon Eggum looks on (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)The Hawkeyes return to the mat Friday, Feb. 1 when they host top-ranked Penn State on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The dual will begin at 8:04 p.m. (CT). Tickets are available by calling 800-IA-HAWKS or visiting hawkeyesports.com Notes: Attendance was 8,254... replay was used twice today... (1) Iowa takedown at 174 was reversed... (2) Minnesota takedown at 197 was upheld... McDonough extended his winning streak to 41 matches... Iowa had 11 takedowns to Minnesota's seven... Iowa has won eight of its last nine duals against Minnesota. Results: 125: #1 Matt McDonough (IA) dec. #13 David Thorn (UM), 6-3; 3-0 133: #2 Tony Ramos (IA) dec. #9 Chris Dardanes (UM), 8-2; 6-0 141: #9 Mark Ballweg (IA) dec. #10 Nick Dardanes (UM), 3-1; 9-0 149: #10 Dylan Ness (UM) dec. Michael Kelly (IA), 8-2; 9-3 157: #1 Derek St. John (IA) dec. Danny Zilverberg (UM), 6-2; 12-3 165: #18 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #10 Cody Yohn (UM), 8-2; 15-3 174: #2 Logan Storley (UM) dec. #6 Mike Evans (IA), 4-3; 15-6 184: #5 Kevin Steinhaus (UM) dec. #14 Ethen Lofthouse (IA), 6-3; 15-9 197: #12 Scott Schiller (UM) dec. Nathan Burak (IA), 3-1 (SV); 15-12 285: #2 Tony Nelson (UM) dec. #5 Bobby Telford (IA), 2-1; 15-15*; 16-15 * Iowa earns one team point on the third criteria - total match points (41-33)

Tom Brands Tom Brands Overall thoughts on the team's performance ... On the importance of winning at 141 pounds ... On whether it's a performance the program can feel good about ... On Nick Moore's performance at 165 pounds ... On what Mike Evans needs to do to close out the victory ... On Nathan Burak's performance ... On whether he liked what he saw from Tony Ramos ... On whether he was doing the math in his head on where the dual meet stood ... Matt McDonough Matt McDonough On the team's performance ... On what was going through his mind after giving up the first takedown ... On whether he likes being the first wrestler on the mat and kick-starting the team ... On whether anything has changed in his senior season ... On whether he plans to wrestle freestyle at 55 kilos ... On having Cory Clark and Thomas Gilman as training partners ... Brandon Eggum Brandon Eggum On the message to the team after the dual meet ... On whether he felt good about Dylan Ness bouncing back with a convincing victory ... On whether he regrets not having Kevin Steinhaus cut Ethen Lofthouse earlier and work for the major ... On the match at 197 pounds ... On the difference at 125 pounds ... On what he told Tony Nelson before he stepped on the mat … On J Robinson's status ... On hosting the National Duals finals ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Bouncing back from last weekend's two-dual slide, the No. 20 Wisconsin wrestling team (7-4, 4-2 Big Ten) returned home and -- helped by a pair of last minute match wins -- defeated Indiana (6-6, 0-4), 26-9, Friday at the UW Field House. The Badgers claimed seven match wins on the night, two of which - 165 lbs., and heavyweight - were thanks to comeback efforts in the match's waning seconds. Head coach Barry Davis credited the Badgers' ability to come through when it matters most as the key to their win over the Hoosiers. "Our guys are believing," Davis said. "And, as a result, we're finding ways to win the close matches." Fast Facts • No. 11 Connor Medbery (Hwt.) won to remain undefeated (10-0) in dual competitions this season. The win is also his fifth of the season over a ranked Big Ten opponent. • No. 5 Tyler Graff (133 lbs.) scored 11 takedowns in one of Wisconsin's three extra point wins on the evening. • Cole Schmitt (149 lbs.) won his third straight match, his longest dual win streak of the season. Davis credited his team's ability to win the tight ones to its ever increasing confidence, whose roots can be traced back to the conditioning work the Badgers have done this season. "The guys come in everyday with a plan to work," Davis said. "We preach to the guys that they're in great shape, so they just need to let their wrestling take care of itself." The first of those last-second wins came from Frank Cousins at 165 lbs., when it appeared that Indiana was on its way to a momentum building win. Wisconsin was holding onto a slim, four-point lead, 10-6, at that point and Cousins and the Hoosiers' Ryan Konz were tied at two with just 50 seconds left in the match -- though Cousins was effectively trailing as Indiana had secured the ride time advantage point. But, Cousins pulled through, scoring a takedown with 13 seconds on the clock to earn a 4-3 win. Davis said he talked to his team about the importance -- in terms of momentum -- that the 165 lbs., match carried, and that it was "big" for Cousins to be able to come through for them. "We knew we needed to win there and Frank found a way to do it," Davis said. "It was good for Frank to get back on track. Frank has a lot of talent, he just needs to believe in his self the way we believe in him." The Badgers never looked back after that point, taking over and pulling away from Indiana for the win. Scott Liegel earned a major decision at 174 lbs., Jackson Hein received a forfeit at 197 lbs., and No. 11 Connor Medbery won at heavyweight in another last second effort. Medbery remained undefeated (10-0) in dual competitions this season, but Indiana's No. 13 Adam Chalfrant didn't make it easy. Medbery trailed by a point, 3-2, until he pulled off a takedown and a two-point near fall in the match's final 30 seconds to seal the 6-3 win. The win was the Loveland, Colo., native's fifth of the season over a ranked Big Ten opponent. Wisconsin got off to a solid start in the dual thanks to a trio of wins at 133 lbs., 141 lbs., and 149 lbs. At 133 lbs., No. 5 Tyler Graff continued his impressive season with a 23-7 technical fall win that included 11 takedowns for the redshirt junior. Tom Kelliher won by decision, 9-2, at 141 lbs., and Cole Schmitt won by decision, 4-0, at 149 lbs. Schmitt's win was his third-straight dating back to last weekend and Davis said that he's liked what he's seen from Schmitt during his recent turnaround and that if he can sustain his current roll, he will make the Badgers that much more potent heading down the season's stretch run. "I've seen him make some changes," Davis said of Schmitt. "That kid has great ability and has a chance to great things for himself and this team. I think he's over the hump and it's good to see him doing the right things." Wisconsin next heads to Hinsdale, Ill., on Monday for a match-up with No. 22 Purdue at 6:30 p.m. The Badgers return home on Sun, Feb. 10, when they host Minnesota at 1 p.m., in their final home dual of the season. Results: 125 Joe Duca (IND) dec. Matt Cavallaris (WIS), 7-3 3 0 133 #5 Tyler Graff (WIS) tech. fall Alonzo Shepard (IND), 23-7, 6:44 3 4 141 Tom Kelliher (WIS) dec. Alex Gregory (IND), 9-2 3 7 149 Cole Schmitt (WIS) dec. Preston Keiffer (IND), 4-0 3 10 157 #12 Taylor Walsh (IND) dec. Kalvin York (WIS), 8-6 6 10 165 Frank Cousins (WIS) dec. Ryan Konz (IND), 4-3 6 13 174 Scott Liegel (WIS) maj. dec. Cheney Dale (IND), 12-3 6 17 184 Luke Sheridan (IND) dec. Ben Cox (WIS), 2-0 9 17 197 #20 Jackson Hein (WIS) FFT 9 23 HWT #11 Connor Medbery (WIS) dec. #13 Adam Chalfant (IND), 6-3 9 26

USAFA, Colo. -- Freshman Josh Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo.) came up with an upset in the first bout of the evening, but the Air Force wrestling team was unable to continue the early momentum, falling to North Dakota State, 23-15, Friday evening in Clune Arena. The Falcons, ranked 24th by InterMat, fall to 8-2 overall on the season and 0-1 in the Western Wrestling Conference, while 22nd-ranked North Dakota State moves to 6-7 overall and 1-0 in the WWC. Martinez, ranked 11th in the nation at 125 pounds, faced a tough opponent in sixth-ranked Trent Sprenkle, a two-time NCAA qualifier and defending West Regional champion. While Martinez scored the first takedown of the match, Sprenkle closed out the first period with five unanswered points. Sprenkle increased his lead to 6-2 before Martinez scored a takedown that led to a pin with 37 seconds remaining in the second period. With the win, Martinez improved his season record to 21-6 on the year, while Sprenkle suffered just his third loss of the season. Sophomore Dylan Hyder (Yelm, Wash.) earned a close win at 133 pounds to put the Falcons up 9-0 in the team scoring, earning a 7-6 decision over Josh Rodriguez. Hyder held a 3-0 lead early in the third period, but after a flurry of scoring in the final minute, the match was tied 6-6 at the end of regulation. Hyder, who held the advantage for most of the first period, was given an extra point for riding time to earn the victory. The Falcons dropped decisions in the next two weight classes, but a fall by junior Josh Kreimier (Fort Collins, Colo.) at 157 pounds pushed Air Force’s lead back to 15-6. Unfortunately, North Dakota State captured wins in each of the last five matches, including a pair of overtime decisions at 174 and 184 pounds, to secure the team victory. “Obviously we’re not happy with the way things ended, but we got off to a great start,” said Air Force head coach Joel Sharratt. “Josh Martinez represented his ability and did a great job battling through a little bit of adversity early on—coming back and putting the guy on his back and ultimately getting the pin there. Dylan Hyder is continuing to wrestle in a very positive fashion. He beat a nationally ranked guy last week and a former high school national champ this week, so he’s on the right track.” “With a couple of weight classes, I think as a team we let a few things get away too easily on the mat,” continued Sharratt. “We didn’t win the battle of heart tonight. We didn’t compete with the same intensity that we’ve had in the past that got us to where we are right now. I challenged guys after the match that they need to look inside and find that heart and come back Sunday and compete with 100 percent intensity and 100 percent focus. The two teams we’re wrestling on Sunday aren’t going to be overlooking us and we’re certainly not overlooking them.” The Falcons are back in action on Sunday, Jan. 27, for two more duals, as they host conference foe South Dakota State at 1:00 p.m., followed by a match versus Western State Colorado at 4:00 p.m. Results: 125: No. 11 Josh Martinez (AF) fall No. 6 Trent Sprenkle, 4:23 133: Dylan Hyder (AF) dec. Josh Rodriguez, 7-6 141: Mark Erickson (NDSU) dec. Carter McElhany, 10-5 149: Joe Garner (NDSU) dec. Logan Burch, 12-7 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) fall Tanner Carlisle, 4:29 165: No. 6 Steven Monk (NDSU) tech fall Tyler Mergen, 17-1 (6:44) 174: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) dec. Dan Barringer, 3-1 (SV1) 184: Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Devin Hightower, 4-2 (TB1) 197: Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU) dec. Josh Mohr, 7-3 285: Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec. Bentley Alsup, 8-3

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion University wrestling team defeated Binghamton 21-18 on Friday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. In the battle at 125-pounds, ODU' Rob Deutsch squared-off with Binghamton's Mike Sardo. Deutsch started off the first period with three takedowns, in which Sardo escaped twice. Deutsch took a 6-2 lead into the second period. Deutsch completely dominated the second period and took 14-2 lead into the third period. Deutsch went onto cruise to a 19-3 tech-fall victory, and gave ODU five big team points to start the night. Scott Festejo wrestled at 133-pounds for ODU and faced Binghamton's Derek Steeley. Steeley got off to a hot start by taking Festejo down twice in the first period. Steeley held onto a 4-2 lead after two periods. In the third period, Festejo would get an escape and then a takedown to take a 5-4 lead with one minute left in the third period. Festejo received an additional point for riding-time and defeated Steeley 6-4. ODU now led Binghamton 8-0. 141-pounder Justin LaValle wrestled Binghamton's Dan Riggi. After a scoreless second period, LaValle started the second period with a takedown and took a 2-0 lead into the third period. From there, Lavalle had his way with Riggi. LaValle started the third period with a takedown and then a near-fall. LaValle ended up getting Old Dominion four team points, as he won via major decision 10-0 over Riggi. Brennan Brumley had the tall task of wrestling Binghamton's Donnie Vinson. Vinson is currently the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the country at 149 pounds. Vinson is a redshirt senior, who has been a NCAA qualifier in his three previous season. Last year, Vinson became an All-American after placing third at the NCAA Championship. Vinson was able to pin Brumley 2:27 into the match. Vinson's pin gave Binghamton their first six points of the match. No. 25 John Nicholson took on Jack McKeever in a bout between two 157-pounders. After two takedowns, Nicholson took a 4-1 lead into the second period. At the 4:17 mark, Nicholson pinned McKeever and gave ODU an 18-6 team lead over Binghamton. The 165-pound match consisted of ODU's Brett Miller and BU's Vincent Grella. Miller held onto a 1-0 lead after two periods. Grella started out the third period with a takedown. Miller responded with a takedown of his own and would squeak out a 4-3 victory in a very competitive and crucial match for the Monarchs. ODU jumped out to a commanding 21-6 lead over BU. Old Dominion's Marcus Johnson faced-off with John Paris in the 174-pound bout. After two scoreless rounds of wrestling, Johnson started the third period out with an escape. Paris would then take Johnson down; Johnson later escaped. The match was tied at 2-2 when Paris got the game-winning takedown with 20 seconds remaining in the match. Austin Coburn wrestled Cody Reed in a battle of 184-pounders. Reed was a NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds last year. Reed possessed a 1-0 lead going into the third period. After Coburn tied the match at 1-1, Reed got a takedown with less than 30 seconds remaining in the match. With less than 10 seconds on the clock, Henderson escaped and received an additional point for riding-time to send the match into overtime. In overtime, Reed took Coburn down and won the match 5-3. Binghamton cut ODU's lead to 21-12. Jacob Henderson dualed it out with No. 5 Nate Scheidel. Scheidel is a three-time NCAA qualifier. After an even first two periods, Scheidel led Henderson 1-0. Henderson started the third period on bottom and had no problem escaping to tie the match at 1-1. With 45 seconds left in the match, Scheidel took Henderson down. Scheidel earned one more point for riding-time and defeated Henderson 4-1 in a hard fought match. The stage was now set for the heavyweight match, as Binghamton only trailed ODU 21-15. In the last match of the night, Matt Tourdot wrestled Binghamton's Tyler Deuel. Deuel got two takedowns and led Tourdot 4-1 after the first period. Tourdot escaped and got a takedown in the second period to tie the match at 4-4. Deuel responded back with a run of his own and went onto defeat Tourdot 11-5. Despite the loss, Old Dominion held onto a 21-18 victory over Binghamton. Results: 125: Rob Deutsch TF Mike Sardo 19-3 (5:53); ODU: 5 Binghamton: 0 133: Scott Festejo dec. Derek Steeley 6-4; ODU: 8 Binghamton: 0 141: Justin LaValle MD Dan Riggi 10-0; ODU: 12 Binghamton: 0 149: No. 3 Donnie Vinson pins Brennan Brumley (2:27); ODU: 12 Binghamton: 6 157: No. 25 John Nicholson pins Jack McKeever (4:17); ODU: 18 Binghamton: 6 165: Brett Miller dec. Vincent Grella 4-3; ODU: 21 Binghamton: 6 174: John Paris dec. Marcus Johnson 4-2; ODU: 21 Binghamton: 9 184: Cody Reed dec. Austin Coburn 5-3 SV1; ODU: 21 Binghamton: 12 197: No. 5 Nate Scheidel dec. Jacob Henderson 4-1; ODU: 21 Binghamton: 15 HWT: Tyler Deuel dec. Matt Tourdot 11-5; ODU: 21 Binghamton: 18

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- With the help of five consecutive victories from 149 pounds to 184 pounds, the Rutgers wrestling team put away West Virginia, 26-10, in Morgantown, W. Va., on Friday night. Sixth-year head coach Scott Goodale’s squad won seven of the 10 contested bouts and senior Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) earned his 100th career victory in a Scarlet Knight singlet. Rutgers improved to 14-2 on the season, downing West Virginia (1-6) to tie the all-time series between the squads, 2-2. Goodale improved his record to 2-1 against the Mountaineers. At 157-pounds, Winston became the 13th grappler in school history to record 100 career wins and did it in the form of a first-period pin at the 1:58 mark over Jason Luster of WVU. It was Winston’s fifth win by fall this season and his second-straight as he pinned Christopher Howard of Brown at the 4:51 mark on Jan. 20. The senior joined teammate and classmate Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.), who moved into the 100-win court on Jan. 20 with a win over Harvard’s Josh Popple. No. 11 Rinaldi picked up his 101st career-win with a 6-0 decision over WVU’s Lance Bryson at 184 pounds. He is now tied for 11th on RU’s all-time wins list. Including Winston, the Scarlet Knights recorded three bonus-point victories on the evening, starting with an 11-3 major decision by junior 133-pounder Vincent Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) over West Virginia’s Sean Fee. Despite losing two of its first three bouts, Rutgers won the next five contests, including a major decision by freshman 149-pounder Ken Theobold (Toms River, N.J.) over Mountaineer Roman Perryman. It marked the second dual-meet bonus-point win for Theobold this season. Rinaldi wrapped up the match with his decision at 184-pounds as Rutgers took a 23-6 lead and moved out of reach of the Mountaineers. The Scarlet Knights are back in action tomorrow, Jan. 26, taking on Navy in an EIWA matchup in Annapolis, Md., at 7:30 p.m. 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: Shane Young (WVU) dec. Joe Langel (RU), 4-3 133: Vincent Dellefave (RU) major dec. Sean Fee (WVU), 11-3 141: No. 12 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) dec. Trevor Melde (RU), 6-3 149: Ken Theobold (RU) major dec. Roman Perryman (WVU), 12-3 157: Scott Winston (RU) pinned Jason Luster (WVU), 1:58 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU), 12-5 174: No. 12 Greg Zannetti (RU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 2-1 184: No. 11 Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Lance Bryson (WVU), 6-0 197: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) major dec. Hayden Hrymack (RU), 12-4 HWT: Billy Smith (RU) dec. Phil Mandzik (WVU), 5-0

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team (3-1) won eight of its 10 matches against North Carolina (4-5), including each of the last five, to score a 27-6 victory over the Tar Heels Friday evening at Alumni Hall in Annapolis. The Midshipmen have now won 10 of the last 11 matches against North Carolina, including each of the last five wrestled in Annapolis. “I thought we really wrestled pretty well,” said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. “We were able to win a lot of close matches which is key in a match like this. Honestly, I know the record of some of their wrestlers may not indicate it, but they have a solid team and we had to wrestle well to win tonight.” Much like last week’s start against nationally-ranked Maryland, the Mids opened up Friday night’s match against UNC by winning their first two matches via bonus points. Senior team captain Oscar Huntley (Stafford, Va.) jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the opening period and never looked back as he dealt Carolina’s Frank Abbondanza a 14-2 loss at 197 pounds. Senior heavyweight Dan Miller (Berlin, Md.) pushed the Mids’ lead to 8-0 after shutting down rookie Tar Heel Cody Klempay, 9-0. North Carolina earned the first of its two wins of the evening at 125 pounds where seventh-ranked Nathan Kraisser edged out Navy’s Patrick Prada (Laurel, Md.), 11-7. Prada scored a takedown in the first 20 seconds of the match, however, Kraisser was able to get free and then turned his takedown into a 3-point nearfall to take a 6-2 lead at the end of the period. It was a lead he would not relinquish. Navy’s Colton Rasche (Plano, Ill.) earned Navy’s third win of the evening and third by major decision as he turned a 2-0 first period lead into a 6-1 advantage going into the final period with nearly four minutes of riding time. Rasche took the bout against Patrick Owens, 10-2, to give the Mids a 12-3 lead. Seventh-ranked Evan Henderson used three first-period takedowns to take a 6-3 advantage in his match over Navy junior Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) at 141 pounds. The deficit proved too much for Locksmith, who recorded last weekend’s match-winning pin, as Henderson took a 10-4 win. Navy went on to claim wins in each of the final five bouts, although all five were close. Junior Raymond Borja (Virginia Beach, Va.) looked sharp at 149 pounds, where he won his second straight dual by way of an 8-3 victory over UNC’s Nick Heilmann. “Ray has stepped up and I’m really pleased with how he is wrestling right now,” added Burnett. “When someone gets hurt, you hope there is someone chomping at the bit to get their chance and come in and help out the team. Ray is a competitor. He’s done a great job and continues to get better each time he steps out onto the mat.” Senior Bobby Barnhisel, (River Forest, Ill.), ranked 14th at 157 pounds, scored an early takedown to take control of his match against Chris Mears, as he pushed his record to 24-5 on the year, including a 3-1 dual meet mark, following his 4-1 win. Tacking on a win to his flawless dual ledger this winter (4-0), sophomore Peyton Walsh (Glen Allen, Va.) rode out UNC’s John Staudenmayer the entire second period before earning an escape in the final stanza to capture a 2-0 victory at 165 pounds. Meanwhile, after dropping back-to-back two-point bouts to nationally-ranked foes, Navy freshman Mathew Miller (Edgewood, Md. earned his 16th win of the season by way of a 4-1 victory over UNC’s Tanner Eitel at 174 pounds. Miller, who is ranked 14th, was tied with Eitel going into the final period, but scored a reversal with 1:16 to go in the match and added a point for riding time to earn the win. Senior 184-pound Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) edged out Carolina’s Alex Utley in the night’s final bout. Bailey, ranked 20th in the country, scored a point in the second period with an escape. He rode Utley for better than a minute in the final period to gain the riding time point he would need, as Utley was able to cut loose with 40 seconds remaining in the match. The Mids return to action Saturday evening when they face Rutgers at Wesley Brown Field House beginning at 7:30 pm. Admission to Saturday night’s match is $7 for adults and $5 for students (18 & under). As a reminder, fans are encouraged to park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and ride the shuttle over to the Naval Academy grounds. Access to the grounds is limited to those cars with a Department of Defense sticker. Additionally, all fans who show their ticket stub at the door from the Navy vs. North Carolina match on Friday receive FREE admission to Saturday’s match vs. Rutgers. Results: 197: Oscar Huntley (N) major dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 14-2 285: Dan Miller (N) major dec. Cody Klempay (UNC), 9-0 125: #8 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) dec. Patrick Prada (N), 11-7 133: Colton Rasche (N) major dec. Patrick Owens (UNC), 10-2 141: #7 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Joe Locksmith (N), 10-4 149: Raymond Borja (N) dec. Nick Heilmann (UNC), 8-3 157: Bobby Barnhisel (N) dec. Chris Mears (UNC), 4-1 165: Peyton Walsh (N) dec. John Staudenmayer (UNC), 2-0 174: #14 Mathew Miller (N) dec. Tanner Eitel (UNC), 4-1 184: Mason Bailey (N) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 2-1

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In its most impressive win of the season to date, the Lehigh wrestling team won six of ten bouts to upset No. 16 Oklahoma 21-14 in front of 2,719 fans Friday night at Stabler Arena. Senior Robert Hamlin gave Lehigh the lead for good with a 22-7 technical fall in 5:43 over Nolan McBryde at 184, as the Mountain Hawks won the final four bouts to rally for the victory. The win is Lehigh’s first over a ranked foe this season as the Mountain Hawks improve to 6-5, while Oklahoma falls to 6-5. “Every single man who went out there tonight wrestled pretty well,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “They all fought pretty hard for the team and that’s the reason we came away with a victory tonight.” Junior Alex Abreu propelled Lehigh to a fast start with a 5-3 sudden victory decision over Kyle Garcia at 125. Abreu took a first period lead after Garcia was penalized twice for stalling. The match remained 1-0 into the third period as Abreu built a riding time advantage before yielding an escape. Garcia scored the only takedown in regulation to take a 3-1 lead but an Abreu escape plus riding time tied the match at three. Abreu scored the decisive takedown just six seconds into the sudden victory period. Oklahoma then claimed the lead with back-to-back wins at 133 and 141. Lehigh freshman Randy Cruz dropped a 10-5 decision to ninth-ranked Cody Brewer as the Sooners evened the score at 3-3. At 141 sophomore Anthony Salupo returned to the Lehigh lineup and wrestled reasonably well against top-ranked Keldric Maple, but Maple proved to be too strong in a 15-5 major decision victory. The biggest upset of the night came at 149 as senior Shane Welsh edged ninth-ranked Nick Lester 3-2, avenging a 10-0 major decision loss at the Midlands Championships. All three of Welsh’s points came in the second period on a penalty point for locked hands by Lester and a reversal. Lester was only able to manage a pair of escapes as Lehigh cut the deficit to 7-6 after four bouts. “Shane just needed to make some adjustments on bottom,” Santoro said. “You still need to be able to score points there and he knows that. He was in deep a couple times but Lester is really hard to score on.” At 157, junior Albert Woody subbed for the injured Joey Napoli and held his own against Matt Lester, but dropped a 5-0 decision as the Mountain Hawks trailed 10-6 at intermission. The Sooners grabbed their second bonus win in the first bout after the break as fourth-ranked Bubby Graham won by major decision, 11-3 over freshman Ben Haas. It would be the last win of the evening for Oklahoma. Sophomore Nathaniel Brown started Lehigh’s run with a 13-1 major decision over Matt Reed at 174. Brown scored a takedown and added a three-point near fall to lead 5-0 after one period and added three more takedowns to pull Lehigh within four. Hamlin was dominant in his second technical fall of the season as he collected nine takedowns in just over two periods of action. A late three point near fall in the second gave Hamlin the back points necessary to pursue the five point technical fall. “Both Brown and Hamlin were focused and poised and workmanlike,” Santoro said. “They knew had to go out and score points and build that lead. They were both outstanding tonight.” Freshman John Bolich extended Lehigh’s lead with a 2-0 decision over Brad Johnson. After a scoreless first period, Bolich rode out the second and scored an escape plus 1:31 worth of riding time to give the Mountain Hawks a four point lead. At heavyweight Lehigh called on freshman Max Wessell, who used the week to bulk up from 197 in his varsity dual debut. Tied 1-1 in the third, Wessell scored a takedown for the deciding points in a 3-2 decision over Keldrick Hall, clinching Lehigh’s fourth win-or-tie in its last five duals against Oklahoma (3-1-1). “It can be tough for freshmen on the first time out in front of the home fans,” Santoro said of Wessell’s performance. He went out and handled it really well.” The Mountain Hawks will be back on the mats Saturday when they host No. 10 Oregon State at 2 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased online at Lehighsports.com or in person at Grace Hall prior to the match. Results: 125: Alex Abreu (Lehigh) dec. Kyle Garcia (OU) 5-3, s.v. 133: No. 9 Cody Brewer (OU) dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh) 10-5 141: No. 1 Kendric Maple (OU) major dec. Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) 15-5 149: Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. No. 9 Nick Lester (OU) 3-2 157: No. 17 Matt Lester (OU) dec. Albert Woody (Lehigh) 5-0 165: No. 4 Bubby Graham (OU) major dec. Ben Haas (Lehigh) 11-3 174: No. 13 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) major dec. Matt Reed (OU) 13-1 184: No. 3 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) tech fall Nolan McBryde (OU) 22-7, 5:43 197: John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Brad Johnson 2-0 285: Max Wessell (Lehigh) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU) 3-2

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Virginia Tech countered a forfeit in the opening match with four wrestlers picking up five bonus points to rally for a 20-19 win over Maryland Friday night in front of a raucous crowd at Comcast Pavilion. The win moved Tech, ranked ninth in the country, to 12-2 overall as it wrapped up ACC play with a perfect 5-0 mark. It marked the 24th ACC win in the Hokies’ last 25 conference dual matches dating back to 2008. The match came down to bonus points and the Hokies picked up one more than the Terrapins (9-6, 0-1 ACC) to eke out the one-point win. It marked the second-straight, one-point win for the Hokies in College Park as they beat Maryland 18-17 in 2011 with a win in the last bout. Friday’s match began at 141 pounds with the Hokies forfeiting, putting them in a quick 6-0 hole. Sixth-ranked Nick Brascetta put on a takedown clinic at 149 pounds, using seven of them en route to a 18-7 major decision over Lou Mascola. At 157 pounds, seventh-ranked Jesse Dong racked up 4 minutes of riding time and picked up four takedowns, rolling to a 10-1 major decision over Danny Orem. At 165 pounds, fifth-ranked Pete Yates turned Domenic DeRobertis at will on his way to a technical fall. The All-American took a 14-0 lead after one period thanks to four three-point turns and then escaped in then escaped early in the second period to pick up a 15-0 technical fall. That extra bonus point would prove big at the end. It was Yates’ 59th career dual win, moving him into sole possession of second place all-time at Tech behind Dong (64). Maryland’s sixth-ranked Josh Asper then downed Austin Gabel 8-3 at 174 pounds, but Gabel fought hard and kept it to a decision. Nick Vetterlein wrestled sixth-ranked Jimmy Sheptock tough at 184 pounds, but Sheptock pulled out the 7-2 win to make it 13-12 in favor of the Hokies. Maryland made it three wins in a row and took the team lead with 15th-ranked Christian Boley getting a takedown in sudden victory to claim an 8-6 win over Tech’s Derrick Borlie at 197 pounds. Borlie got a reversal at the buzzer to send it to the overtime, which was confirmed by video replay, but Boley used a duck-under to take down Borlie with 11 seconds left. David Marone capped off an undefeated ACC season with a dominating 9-1 win over Carl Buchholz at heavyweight to give Tech the lead back. Marone, a sixth-year senior, got two takedowns, an escape and a point for riding time to lock up the top seed at next month’s ACC Championships. The win was the 86th of Marone’s career, moving him into a tie for 13th all-time at Tech. The action got hot in the last two matches as the Hokies took a one-point lead to the 125-pound match. Eighth-ranked Jarrod Garnett picked up a quick takedown of Shane Gentry in the first period and then rode him the entire second period to take a 2-1 lead into the final stanza. After escaping quickly, the senior eventually got another takedown and put Gentry on his back with less than 10 seconds left to get three back points and secure the 9-1 major decision. The win was the 114th for Garnett, moving him into fifth place all-time at Tech in career wins. It was also his 58th career dual win, moving him into a tie for third all-time at Tech. That extra point would be huge as it made Maryland’s Geoffrey Alexander, ranked 16th in the country, go for a tech fall or pin to try and win it for the Terps. Alexander got a takedown of Tech’s Erik Spjut early on and came close to turning him to his back with a deep and tight power half, but Spjut fought it off to avoid the back points and possible pin. Alexander went on to pick up a 9-1 major decision, but it wasn’t enough as the Hokies held on for the exciting win. “It’s hard to win dual meets against quality teams when you’re behind 6-0 before it starts,” said head coach Kevin Dresser. “Hats off to Brascetta, Dong, Yates and Garnett … bonus points won the match for us. But it was a total team effort to stay in there. It’s hard to win when it’s nine against ten. We have a short turnaround and we need to be ready to go for Oklahoma Sunday. After that, then we get some down time. But we have to finish strong Sunday.” Marone, Brascetta, Dong and Yates all finished up 5-0 ACC marks, assuring them of top seeds at the ACC Championships, which will be hosted by Maryland. Zach Neibert, who is nursing a knee injury and has missed the past two weeks, finished 2-0 and could make an argument for a No. 1 seed. Vetterlein, Garnett and Borlie should be No. 2 seeds after going 4-1 in conference action. Tech will return to action Sunday afternoon, hosting 16th-ranked Oklahoma (6-5) at 2 p.m. inside Cassell Coliseum. The Sooners lost 21-14 at unranked Lehigh Friday evening, but feature five ranked wrestlers at weight classes where Tech also has a ranked competitor. Admission Sunday is free. Results: 141: Shane Arechiga (MD) wins by forfeit 149: #6 Nick Brascetta (VT) maj. dec. Lou Mascola, 18-7 157: #7 Jesse Dong (VT) maj. dec. Danny Orem, 10-1 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) tech fall Domenic DeRobertis, 15-0 (3:18) 174: #6 Josh Asper (MD) dec. Austin Gabel, 8-3 184: #6 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) dec. Nick Vetterlein, 7-2 197: #15 Christian Boley (MD) dec. Derrick Borlie, 8-6 (SV) 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Carl Buchholz, 6-1 125: #8 Jarrod Garnett (VT) maj. dec. Shane Gentry, 9-1 133: #16 Goeffrey Alexander (MD) maj. dec. #19 Erik Spjut, 9-1

BLOOMSBURG -- The 19th-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling scored a 19-18 win over 15th-ranked Edinboro University Friday night in a match decided on the third criteria, total match points. The Huskies won on total match points (52-41). It was the first win for the Huskies over Edinboro since the 2004-05 season. Edinboro raced out to a 15-0 lead after the first four weights before the Huskies rallied winning four of the next five matches. The Fighting Scots still led 18-15 going to the final bout at 285 pounds, but the Huskies' Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) scored a 9-4 win to tie the match at 18-18. The first tiebreaker rule is number of matches won by each team, which was equal at 5-5. The next tiebreaker is which team had the most combined falls and tech falls, which was tied at 1-1. Going to the third tiebreaker is total match points (after throwing out the fall and tech fall bouts). That was won by the Huskies, 52-41. "This was a great win for us," said the emotionally drained coach of the Huskies John Stutzman. "We didn't wrestle well at the start of the match, but Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney)'s win by tech fall gave us a spark which got the team going." "I did think, though, that after we lost at 184 pounds there was no chance for us," Stutzman said. "But Rich (Perry) scored a big major decision win and Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) was outstanding in beating a top-20 wrestler at 285 pounds." "It's been a few years (seven) since we last beat Edinboro so this is a big step forward for our program," said Stutzman. "We just can't get too high with a win like this and need to stay focused on our goals." The Fighting Scots jumped out to a 15-0 lead after four weight classes helped along with by pin from fourth-ranked A.J. Schopp at 133 pounds who beat 14th-ranked Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) in 2:29. Bloomsburg started its rally with 19-4 win from 12th-ranked Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) at 157 pounds which was followed by a win for 12th-ranked Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), 5-2, over Johnny Greishmeimer. The Huskies' Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) followed up with a 6-2 win at 174 pounds before Bloomsburg's Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) lost 3-2 at 184 pounds making it 18-11 in favor of Edinboro. Perry though came back with a big win at 197 pounds winning 23-9 making it 18-15 setting up the exciting final match. Justin Grant (Easton/Easton), ranked 16th, won 9-4 over number 18 Ernest James setting the tiebreaking wheels in motion. Bloomsburg, 12-2, wrestles at Cleveland State on Feb. 2. Edinboro drops to 7-4 with the loss. Results: 125: Kory Mines (EU) dec. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU), 6-3 133: # 4 A.J. Schopp (EU) won by fall over #14 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU), 2:29 141: #5 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU), 11-4 149: #16 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) 157: #12 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) tech fall over Michael DePalma (EU), 19-4, 7:00 165: #12 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) dec. Johnny Greishmeimer (EU), 5-2 174: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 6-2 184: Vince Pickett (EU) dec. Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU), 3-2 197: #17 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) maj dec. Warren Bosch (EU), 23-9 285: #16 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) dec. #18 Ernest James (EU Play by Play: 125: The was no action in the opening two minutes of the match as both wrestlers were locked at the shoulders ... Edinboro's Kory Mines made the first scoring attempt with a shot to the leg and scored the takedown with 29 seconds left in the period ... Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) escapes with three seconds to go. Mines leads 2-1 at the end of one ... .Boylan starts on bottom at beginning of second ... Boylan gets to his feet and escapes with 1:27 left in second ... There was no further scoring in the second. Tied at 2-2 at end of second ... Mines takes bottom to start ... .Mines back to his feet and escapes just 10 seconds in to the period to grab the lead ... Mines gets Boylan down with 1:04 left to lead 5-2 ... Boylan escapes with 40 seconds left..Now 5-3 Mines ... Boylan's attempt at leg blocked by Mines ... With riding time Mines wins 6-3. 133: In a battle of ranked wrestlers EU's Schopp scores first takedown of BU's Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) with 2:06 left in first period ... Schopp working on a tilt ... gets two near fall points to lead 4-0 ... Schopp with another tilt ... gets four back points ... Schopp gets Wilcox on his back ... gets win by fall in 2:29. 141: Bloomsburg's Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) gets takedown at 1:58 of first against Mitchell Port ... Port escapes ... both wrestlers go to the mat ... both wrestlers on the edge of the mat ... whistle sends them neutral...Port blocks the shot attempt by Rappo and gets his own takedown with six seconds left...Port up 3-2 at end of one ... Port down to start the second ... Port to his feet and works out of hold 16 seconds into the period ... Port gets takedown with 48 seconds left in period ... Port trying to turn Rappo but the period ends with Port up 6-2 ... Port leads 6-2 going to third period ... Port working to turn Rappo but Rappo fights it off ... Rappo to his feet and escapes with 1:23 left in match ... Rappo goes for the leg, but Port counters it and gets a takedown ... Rappo escapes but Port gets the takedown and with riding time wins 11-4. 149: No action in the early going as both Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) of BU and EU's Dave Habat are locked at the shoulder ... A quick flurry of action results in no scoring though ... No scoring at the end of one period ... EU's Habat starts on bottom for second period ... Habat escapes 15 seconds into the period to lead 1-0 ... .Habat goes for Roosa's legs, but ruled out of bounds ... Roosa gets a leg and both wrestlers go to the mat, but no finish for either wrestler ... Habat scores the first takedown with 10 seconds left in the period ... Roosa working to escape but period ends with Habat leading 3-0 ... Roosa down to start the third ... Roosa fighting to get to his feet, but Habat brings him back to the mat ... Habat keeps Roosa down and match ends with Habat winning 4-0 with riding time. 157: BU's Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) gets EU's DePalma to the mat, but can't secure takedown ... DePalma to his feet ... Hickman on the edge of the mat finally gets a leg and takes down DePalma with 1:13 left in the first ... Period ends with Hickman leading 2-0 ... DePalma starts on bottom ... Hickman building up riding time ... DePalma escapes, but 2:10 of riding time for Hickman ... Hickman gets a leg and gets the takedown ... Hickman working on the tilt ... Gets three near fall points ... Hickman leads 7-1 at the end of two ... Neutral to start the third ... Hickman with takedown ... DePalma escape ... Hickman with takedown ... .DePalma escape ... Hickman takedown to lead 13-3 ... DePalma let up ... Hickman with takedown on edge of the mat ... Hickman with three near fall points ... Hickman with riding time wins 19-4 to get tech fall. 165: After a slow start BU's Veltre makes the first move, but EU's Greishmeimer blocks the move...No scoring in the period ... Greishmeimer starts down ... Greishmeimer escapes ... Both wrestlers making moves, but not finishing ... Periods with Greishmeimer leading 1-0 ... Veltre down to start the third ... Veltre to his feet and works the escape with 1:44 to go ... A wild scramble that starts with Veltre making a move finally ends with Veltre getting a takedown ... Escape for Greishmeimer followed by a takedown for Veltre ... Veltre wins 5-2. 174: BU's Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) and EU's Patrick Jennings go after each other right from the start ... Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) in a wild scramble gets the takedown ... Jennings with an escape ... Period ends with Smith leading 2-1 ... Smith chooses down to start the third ... Smith escapes to start the period ... Smith goes for the leg, but after 30 seconds a stalemate is called ... Jennings makes a move for legs, but Smith backs away ... Jennings wraps the legs but period ends with Smith leading 3-1 ... Jennings takes down to start ... Jennings trying to get to his feet, but Smith slams him back to the mat ... Smith with over a minute of riding time ... Jennings with an escape ... Jennings' move blocked by Smith ... Smith gets takedown at buzzer ... with riding time Smith wins 6-2. 184: Both wrestlers dancing around the mat slapping at head, but no scoring in the period ... Petroski chooses bottom to start second ... Petroski escapes for first scoring of the match ... No further scoring ... Petroski leads 1-0 ... EU's Vince Pickett down to start ... Gets a reversal in first five seconds ... Lots of action ... near escape for Petroski ... but Pickett still in control ... Petroski escapes on the whistle....match tied at 2-2 ... Pickett wins 3-2 with 1:19 of riding time. 197: Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) opens the scoring with a takedown with 2:12 left in the period ... EU's Warren Bosch escapes ... Perry comes back with hard takedown ... Bosch escapes ... Perry with takedown at the end of the first ... Perry leads 6-2 ... Neutral to start the second ... Perry with a takedown ... Perry going for the pin, but Bosch works out of it ... three near fall points ... Bosch let up ... Perry back on him for a takedown ... Bosch let up ... Perry takedown ... Perry leads 15-4 at the end of two ... Bosch down to start the period ... Bosch escape ... Perry with a takedown ... Bosch escape ... Perry with another hard takedown ... Bosch escape ... Bosch with a takedown ... Perry with an escape ... Perry comes back with his own takedown ... With 2:02 of riding time.. .Perry wins 23-9. 285: In another battle of ranked wrestlers outside of slapping at the head there was not much action between EU's Ernest James and BU's Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) ... No score at end of one period ... Grant takes down to start ... Grant quickly to his feet and gets the escape ... Grant gets a point for stalling ... Grant with a takedown ... James gets the escape ... Period ends with Grant leading 4-1 ... James down to start and escapes to make it 4-2 ... Stalling on James ... pointed awarded to Grant ... He leads 5-2 ... Grant gets the legs and records a takedown at the edge of the mat with 38 seconds left ... Grant lets James up ... grant with takedown ... James let up ... times runs out ... Grant wins 9-4.