InterMat Staff

PITTSBURGH -- Duquesne University today announced a strategic restructuring of its varsity sports program in an effort to maximize financial resources and ensure sustained athletic success. The move will reduce the number of varsity sports from 20 to 16 and keep all related scholarship and operational funding within the athletic department. "Focusing on and strengthening a core group of sports will maximize our ability to compete at the highest level, enhance the student athlete experience, and better utilize existing funding," said Greg Amodio, Duquesne athletic director. More than $1M will be reallocated annually throughout the athletics program as a result of the move, which will discontinue baseball, men's swimming, men's golf and wrestling. "This action is in no way meant to diminish the dedication, effort or ability of these fine student athletes, coaches and alumni. They have contributed greatly to Duquesne athletics and to the vitality and history of the University," Amodio said. As many as 70 student athletes will be affected by the elimination of these sports. Four full-time and one part-time coaching position will be eliminated. All coaches will remain on contract through June 2010. The student athletes currently participating in the affected sports who plan to complete their undergraduate education at Duquesne University will continue to receive their athletic scholarships at their current levels for a period equal to their remaining eligibility. The athletic department will also assist athletes in these sports that choose to transfer to another institution. "The decision follows an extended period of comprehensive research," Amodio said. "Although it is an extremely difficult move, it will place the athletics program in the very best position to be successful in the future," he said, adding that this will better align the programs offered with the department's operational budget and donor base. "The fiscal challenges facing collegiate athletic departments across the country require making difficult decisions to ensure viability," he said. "We are committed to maintaining a financially prudent athletics program while providing our student athletes with a positive environment to achieve their academic and athletic aspirations." Duquesne University athletics currently serves more than 475 students with a $10.8 million operating budget.

Corvallis, Ore. -- Seniors Keegan Davis (Salem, Ore.) and Dan Brascetta (Aurora, Colo.) set the tone early for the No. 22 Oregon State wrestling team, leading the Beavers to a 32-7 victory over Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in legendary Gill Coliseum in front of a crowd of 1,795. “They pulled off what we wanted,” head coach Jim Zalesky said. “Each match we were favored in we won, and pulled off a couple of matches we probably weren’t favored in. That’s what you want to do. Clayton Jack found a way to win. Sometimes you just have to find a way, and he found a way. At 174 pounds, we knew it was going to be a tough match – a big match for Covington. We knew he was working his way up, and I thought he looked good. I know he’s wrestled the kid before and got beaten by that guy before, so it’s good to come here and get a win for him.” Starting the meet off at 157 pounds, Davis earned his fifth major decision, 30th victory of the season and extended his current winning streak to nine matches over Tyler Koehn, easily cruising to the 13-3 victory, scoring often and quickly. With his victory, Davis takes sole possession of 28th all-time for career wins with 86. Brascetta added one to the win column for his last match in legendary Gill Coliseum with a 15-9 decision over James Nakashima, nearly calculating the major decision at 165 pounds to give Oregon State the early 7-0 advantage. But the biggest match of the day might have been 11th-ranked junior Colby Covington’s (Springfield, Ore.) 2-1 thriller over No. 3 Stephen Dwyer at 174 pounds. The two wrestlers went through 3:14 before Dwyer took the 1-0 lead on an escape. Covington tied things up early in the third period, adding one on a Dwyer technical violation, locking hands to take the lead. With the fans on their feet, legendary Gill Coliseum erupted as Covington handed Dwyer only his third loss of the season, while Covington tallied his 30th, improving his streak to seven straight. Nebraska threatened in the next two matches, picking up a decision and a major decision to cut Oregon State’s lead to three, bringing another big match at the heavyweights. Fourteenth-ranked sophomore Clayton Jack (Vacaville, Calif.) fell behind early, 3-0, through the second period before earning one back on an escape in the third. But with about 30 seconds left in the match, Jack turned No. 14 Tucker Lane on his back, and with the help of the crowd, tallied his 12th fall of the season, 21st career, as time expired to put the Beavers back up 16-7. Looking to keep his perfect dual meet record alive, No. 16 redshirt sophomore Jason Lara (Midway City, Calif.) scored early, but David Klingsheim tied things up in the second at four all at 125 pounds. Lara wriggled out for the escape, followed by a pair of Lara takedowns to give him the 9-6 advantage. Klingsheim tallied a takedown but it was too late as time expired, improving Lara to 16-0 in duals with the 9-8 win. Sixteenth-ranked sophomore Kelly Kubec (Lake Stevens, Wash.) improved to 2-0 over C.J. Napier at 133 pounds after defeating him 2-0 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in December. After a scoreless first period, Kubec quickly escaped before taking Napier down. Kubec nearly tallied the fall, earning three back points as the second period expired to take the 6-0 lead. A point for riding time gave Kubec the shutout and the Beavers the guaranteed win. Redshirt Mike Mangrum (Auburn, Wash.) improved to 5-0 in major decisions, defeating Mike Koehnlein at 141 pounds with the point of riding time serving to boost the match to a bonus point win. Freshman RJ Pena (Salem, Ore.), ranked 17th, earned the forfeit to wrap up the meet. Oregon State improves to 15-1 with a 7-1 home record. Nebraska falls to 8-7 overall. Oregon State wraps up the 2009-10 season on the road with four duals before the Pac-10 Championships, heading to No. 24 Arizona State first on Sunday, Jan 31. Results: NU OSU 157 Pounds – No. 12 Keegan Davis (OSU) major decision over Tyler Koehn (NU), 13-3 0 4 165 Pounds – Dan Brascetta (OSU) decision over James Nakashima (NU), 15-9 0 7 174 Pounds – No. 11 Colby Covington (OSU) dec over No. 3 Stephen Dwyer (NU), 2-1 0 10 184 Pounds – Josh Ihnen (NU) decision over Ty Vinson (OSU), 8-2 3 10 197 Pounds – No. 2 Craig Brester (NU) major decision over Chad Hanke (OSU), 10-2 7 10 Heavyweight – No. 14 Clayton Jack (OSU) fall over No. 10 Tucker Lane (NU), 6:59 7 16 125 Pounds – No. 16 Jason Lara (OSU) decision over David Klingsheim (NU), 9-8 7 19 133 Pounds – No. 16 Kelly Kubec (OSU) decision over C.J. Napier (NU), 7-0 7 22 141 Pounds – Mike Mangrum (OSU) major decision over Mike Koehnlein (NU), 11-3 7 26 149 Pounds – No. 17 RJ Pena (OSU) wins by forfeit 7 32

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Who is the nation’s best collegiate wrestler? Some say Iowa State’s defending NCAA 197-pound champion and U.S. Freestyle team member Jake Varner. Varner underscored his credentials Sunday, pinning sixth-rated Alan Gelogaev of Oklahoma State on the Cowboy’s mat at 197 pounds to lead No. 2 Iowa State to 20-18 victory over No. 3 OSU in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cyclones improve to 9-2 in duals and 2-0 in Big 12 Conference action. The Cowboys fall to 8-2-1. It is Iowa State’s fourth win in its last five matches against Oklahoma State. Varner’s 10th fall of his senior season came at the 4:43 mark of the 197-pound bout. Varner is 20-0 this season while Gelogaev is 21-2. The first period’s score was 0-0 after several fruitless shot attempts by Varner. Gelogaev elected to take the bottom position to begin the second period and the Cyclones’ three-time NCAA finalist ended the top-10 individual matchup with a cradle. ISU head coach Kevin Jackson was pleased with Varner’s effort. “Jake (Varner) is a world-class wrestler,” Jackson said. “For him to come through with the fall is not surprising at all.” The star-studded dual featured top-10 matchups at 125 pounds, 165 pounds, 197 pounds and heavyweight. Iowa State won three of those four matches. No. 5 125-pounder Andrew Long of Iowa State started the dual on a solid note for the Cyclones by scoring a technical fall over ninth-ranked Cowboy Chris Notte, 20-5 (6:59). ISU’s sixth-ranked 165-pounder Jon Reader was victorious over No. 9 Alex Meade of OSU by decision, 7-5. Also adding a decision for ISU was senior 149-pounder Mitch Mueller. The Cyclone controlled OSU’s Quinten Fuentes for the win, 7-2. Another match hero was ISU 157-pounder Andrew Sorenson. The sophomore didn’t stop fighting in his effort to get Cyclone team points. He scored a takedown in the final second of his bout with Oklahoma State’s 13th-ranked Neil Erisman to be victorious by decision, 8-7. “We wrestle to the whistle,” Sorenson said. “The coaches push us every day. That takedown was one of those extra sprints or an extra go in practice.” At dual’s end, ISU’s David Zabriskie couldn’t topple the top-ranked OSU heavyweight Jared Rosholt. The Cowboy was the winner in the bitter rivalry’s latest bout, 8-5. The match was tied 5-5 late in the third period before Rosholt pulled away from the Cyclone senior. Zabriskie leads the series against Rosholt, 5-4. Eleventh-ranked ISU 133-pounder Nick Fanthorpe came up short to Oklahoma State’s sixth-ranked Jordan Oliver, 7-5. No. 8-ranked Cyclone 184-pounder Jerome Ward fell to 13th-ranked Cowboy Clayton Foster by decision, 3-1. The Cyclones continue their road tour with sixth-ranked Cornell for a dual Jan. 31 in Ithaca, N.Y. Mat action starts at noon CST. Results: 125 pounds – No. 5 Andrew Long (ISU) tech. fall No. 9 Chris Notte (OSU), 20-5 (6:59) 133 pounds – No. 6 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. No. 11 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU), 7-5 141 pounds – No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) pinned Dalton Jensen (ISU), 2:42 149 pounds – No. 10 Mitch Mueller (ISU) dec. Quinten Fuentes (OSU), 7-2 157 pounds – Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. No. 12 Neil Erisman (OSU), 8-7 165 pounds – No. 3 Jon Reader (ISU) dec. No. 9 Alex Meade (OSU), 7-5 174 pounds – No. 12 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. No. 13 Duke Burk (ISU), 10-4 184 pounds – No. 13 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 8 Jerome Ward (ISU), 3-1 197 pounds – No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) pinned No. 6 Alan Gelogaev (OSU), 4:43 HWT – No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 4 David Zabriskie (ISU), 8-5

LOWELL, IN -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team wrapped up its first Big Ten road trip of the 2009-10 season with a 41-6 victory over #25 Purdue Sunday afternoon at Lowell High School Gymnasium in Lowell, IN. The Hawkeyes (16-0, 2-0 Big Ten) scored team bonus points in seven of their eight wins over the Boilermakers, while collecting their 54th straight dual victory and and their 37th straight win on the road. Purdue (10-5, 0-1 Big Ten) won two bouts in sudden victory and recorded five takedowns in the dual. Iowa jumped out to a 22-0 lead on pins from redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) and sophomore Montell Marion (141), a major decision from senior Daniel Dennis (133) and Hawkeye senior Brent Metcalf's win by disqualification at 149. McDonough led Purdue freshman Cashé Quiroga 3-2 in the dual's opening bout before recording the pin in 2:13 to remain undefeated at 22-0 on the season. Dennis picked up his 10th season victory with a 16-5 major decision over Boilermaker junior Akif Eren. Leading 2-0 after the first period, Dennis grabbed six takedowns in the final two periods for the win. Marion pinned Purdue junior Juan Archuleta in 3:53 for his fourth pin of the season and third straight win. Archuleta scored a takedown early in the first period, but Marion quickly escaped and scored a takedown of his own near the end of the period to take a 3-2 lead. Archuleta escaped to start the second period, but Marion recorded the pin to end the match. Metcalf, who improved to 22-0 on the season, won by disqualification when Purdue senior Nick Bertucci was cited for flagrant misconduct at the 4:10 mark. Six team points were awarded to Iowa when Bertucci repeatedly kneed Metcalf in the face while the Hawkeye senior had Bertucci on his back trying to record a fall. Purdue won the first of its two bouts when junior Colton Salazar scored a takedown in sudden victory to beat Iowa junior Jake Kerr, 6-4, at 157. The Hawkeyes responded with three straight wins by seniors Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174) and Phillip Keddy (184) to take a 35-3 lead. Morningstar led 3-0 after the first two periods, and added three takedowns and a point for riding time to beat Boilermaker senior Jason Martin, 10-4. Borschel received a forfeit as his probable opponent - #5 Luke Manuel - was still recovering from injury. The Hawkeye senior remains undefeated at 21-0 this season. Keddy picked up his third straight win with an 11-1 major decision over senior Nick Corpe, improving to 16-5. The Boilermakers responded with one last victory as #11 Logan Brown scored a takedown in sudden victory to beat Hawkeye junior Luke Lofthouse, 3-1, at 197. Lofthouse is wrestling for injured starter Chad Beatty. Iowa ended the dual with senior Dan Erekson making his return to the Hawkeye lineup short and sweet, sticking Purdue freshman Adam Walls in 1:08. A 2009 Big Ten champion and all-American, Erekson made his 2009-10 season debut after sitting out with an injury. Up next for the Hawkeyes is their Big Ten home dual opener. Iowa will host #13 Penn State (9-3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) Friday, January 29 at 7 p.m. and Michigan State (6-21-1, 0-1 Big Ten) Sunday, January 31 at 6 p.m. Both duals will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The Iowa-Penn State dual, which will be aired live on Iowa Public Television, has been designated a "Black Out" event. Fans are encouraged to wear black attire to the meet. Tickets purchased in advance for the dual from the UI Athletic Ticket Office (1-800-464-2957, 319-335-9327 or www.hawkeyesports.com) are $13 for adults, $7 for youth and $2 for children ages five and under. Tickets purchased at the dual are $15 for adults, $8 for youth and $2 for children ages five and under. UI students will be admitted for free. The Iowa-Michigan State dual will be streamed live on www.bigtennetwork.com at at cost of $2.99. Tickets purchased in advance are $10 for adults, and $5 for youth, while tickets purchased at the dual are $12 for adults and $6 for youth. UI students and children ages five and under will be admitted for free. A family four-pack ticket promotion is also available for the dual, where families can purchase four tickets to the dual, and four hot dogs and four sodas from the Carver-Hawkeye Arena concession stands for $40. Results: 125 - Matt McDonough (Iowa) pinned Cashé Quiroga (Purdue), 2:13 133 - Daniel Dennis (Iowa) maj. dec. Akif Eren (Purdue), 16-5 141 - Montell Marion (Iowa) pinned Juan Archuleta (Purdue), 3:53 149 - Brent Metcalf (Iowa) won by disqualification by flagrant misconduct over Nick Bertucci (Purdue), 4:10 157 - Colton Salazar (Purdue) dec. Jake Kerr (Iowa), 6-4 SV 165 - Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Jason Martin (Purdue), 10-4 174 - Jay Borschel (Iowa) won by forfeit 184 - Phillip Keddy (Iowa) maj. dec. Nick Corpe (Purdue), 11-1 197 - Logan Brown (Purdue) dec. Luke Lofthouse (Iowa), 3-1 SV Hwt. - Dan Erekson (Iowa) pinned Adam Walls (Purdue), 1:08

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- No. 19 Illinois won seven of 10 bouts, including a technical fall by No. 2 John Dergo at 184 pounds to begin the dual, as the Illini topped Michigan State 23-12 at Jenison Field House. The Spartans got within two points twice, but a reversal with two seconds left in the bout at 141 by No. 11 Ryan Prater gave the Illini some breathing room and Conrad Polz came up with a clutch 8-4 win at 157 before Joe Barczak’s 3-2 win at 165 sealed the victory. Illinois improves to 6-4 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten. “The thing that really helped us is that Marty Smith did a great job of fighting and giving himself a chance to win at heavyweight, and John Deneen had a huge win at 125,” Illinois head coach Jim Heffernan said. “Conrad and Barczak both had great wins and it was the first Big Ten win for both of them, and that’s a big deal. I think 157 and 165 were probably toss-ups going in and our guys did a great job of finding ways to win. It was good to get one in the win column in the Big Ten.” Dergo got a takedown in the first minute against Curran Jacobs and Jacobs escaped 25 seconds later, but Dergo quickly got another takedown and added two near-fall points with 1:04 left before riding out Jacobs. Dergo started down in the second and escaped quickly before tacking on three more takedowns to finish the period up 13-3. Jacobs started down in the third and escaped, but Dergo took him down 30 seconds later and added three more back points before tacking on the riding-time point for the 19-4 technical fall and a 5-0 Illini lead. No. 10 Patrick Bond got a takedown with 59 seconds left against Tyler Dickenson at 197 and Dickenson quickly escaped. But Bond tacked on another takedown with 32 seconds left in the first and took a 4-2 lead into the second period after Dickenson managed a late escape. Dickenson started down in the second and escaped after Bond rode him for over a minute, then the Illini senior notched another takedown with 23 seconds. But Dickenson narrowed the gap to 6-4 as he escaped just before time ran out in the period. Bond started down in the third and got out quickly before adding another takedown with 52 seconds left in the match, all but icing the victory. Dickenson escaped but couldn’t manage any late offense as Bond tacked on the riding-time point for the 10-5 win. Smith battled Alan O’Donnell to a scoreless first period before O’Donnell started down in the second and escaped quickly, the only scoring in the stanza. Smith started down in the third and also got out quickly, but O’Donnell recorded a takedown with 1:33 left in the match to go up 3-1. Smith escaped quickly but couldn’t land any shots late as the Spartan took the 3-2 win. Deneen fell behind early at 125 against Eric Olanowski, giving up a takedown at 2:34 and getting ridden by the Spartan for over a minute before escaping. Deneen started down in the second and Olanowski was cautioned for the third time, giving up a point and tying the bout 2-2. Deneen worked into a reversal with 1:24 left and got a three-point near-fall with 20 seconds left. Olanowski scored a reversal before time ran out, though, to cut Deneen’s lead to 7-4 after a six-point period by the Illini junior. Olanowski started down in the third and Deneen rode him for much of the period before tacking on three more back points and the riding-time point for an 11-4 win, pushing Illinois’ lead to 11-3. At 133, Michigan State’s top-ranked Franklin Gomez scored a takedown against Daryl Thomas with 1:52 left in the first period and rode Thomas before finally turning the Illini redshirt-freshman and getting the pin with six seconds left in the first period, cutting the Illini’s margin to 11-9. But Prater responded with a key 6-4 win at 141. Prater got a takedown with 1:39 left in the first against Dan Osterman and rode out the Spartan for a 2-0 lead after three minutes. The Illini junior started down in the second and escaped after 15 seconds for the period’s only scoring and a 3-0 lead. The pair started neutral in the third and Osterman got a takedown with 1:34 left but Prater escaped with just under a minute remaining to make his lead 4-2. Osterman kept fighting, thought, tying the match 4-4 with a takedown at the 34-second mark. But Prater got into one of his signature scrambles and rolled through for the reversal with two seconds left in the match for the 6-4 win and a 14-9 lead in the team score. At 149, No. 20 Eric Terrazas took on No. 13 David Cheza. After a scoreless first period, Cheza started down in the second and finally kicked away form Terrazas after 29 seconds. Neither wrestler could land any shots in the period and Terrazas started down in the third. But despite a few close calls, the Illini sophomore wasn’t able to break free as Cheza rode him out for the 2-0 win, cutting Illinois’ lead to 14-12. Polz faced Anthony Jones Jr. at 157 and the two combined for a few flurries of action in the first period but neither wrestler landed a shot and they went scoreless to the second period. Polz started down in the second and got out in eight seconds, but Jones Jr. fought back with quick shot at the edge of the mat and landed a double-leg to go up 2-1. Polz escaped after a restart to tie the match then got in on a single and fought through Jones Jr.’s attempt to fend it off, going up 4-2 with 20 seconds left in the period. He rode out the Spartan and Jones Jr. started down in the third, getting out in nine seconds to cut Polz’ lead to 4-3. Polz shot into a single-leg into a high crotch before tossing Jones Jr. over his shoulder for the takedown. Jones Jr. escaped but Polz fought off a shot on the edge of the mat and circled around him for the final takedown before riding him out. Polz came up with the clutch 8-4 win and moved Illinois’ lead to 17-12. At 165, Barczak locked up with Kyle Bounds and the two traded shots before finishing the period scoreless. Barczak started down in the second and escaped in 21 seconds for a 1-0 lead. Bounds took a shot on the edge but Barczak spun out of bounds to fend it off. Barczak got a similar high crotch on the edge but Bounds sprawled out of bounds to keep away the Illini junior. Bounds started down in the third and escaped quickly but Barczak got a quick single-leg and finished it for the takedown and a 3-1 lead with 1:30 left. Bounds escaped with 1:10 left to cut Barczak’s lead to 3-2 and started shooting, but Barczak locked up a front headlock each time and held off the Spartan for the 3-2 win, pushing Illinois’ advantage to 20-12 and sealing up the victory. In the day’s final match at 174, No. 14 Jordan Blanton squared off with Ian Hinton and Hinton shot right off the whistle, but Blanton sat the corner and finished the takedown for a 2-0 lead. Blanton cut him loose with 1:44 left in the period and Hinton got the single-leg at the edge, but Blanton fended him off and got a neutral restart. Blanton got a good shot toward the MSU bench and circled around for the takedown in the final seconds, taking the 4-1 lead after three minutes. Blanton started down in the second and got out quickly before Hinton took another sloppy shot and Blanton stopped him and spun around for the takedown to go up 7-1. After being unable to turn Hinton right away, Blanton cut him loose. Blanton had a front headlock on the edge and went for a pass-by but Hinton slipped behind him for the takedown, cutting Blanton’s lead to 7-4 as the second period ended. Hinton started down in the third and Hinton escaped as Blanton tried to turn him. Blanton took a shot and appeared to sit the corner and was awarded the takedown, but the referees conferred and waved off the takedown. Hinton got in deep on a single to a high crotch but Blanton flattened out and circled around, looking for the decisive takedown and getting it with 14 seconds left. Hinton got a late reversal but Blanton added the riding time for a 10-7 win and a 23-12 team victory. The Illini continue Big Ten action next weekend when they travel to No. 11 Indiana Friday at 6 p.m. CT and head to Northwestern Sunday at 2 p.m. Sunday’s dual will be televised by the Big Ten Network on a same-day delay, with it airing Sunday at 6 p.m. CT. Results: 184: No. 2 John Dergo (ILL) tech. fall Curran Jacobs (MSU), 19-4 (5-0) 197: No. 10 Patrick Bond (ILL) dec. Tyler Dickenson (MSU), 10-5 (8-0) HWT: Alan O’Donnell (MSU) dec. Marty Smith (ILL), 3-2 (8-3) 125: John Deneen (ILL) dec. Eric Olanowski (MSU), 11-4 (11-3) 133: No. 1 Franklin Gomez (MSU) pinned Daryl Thomas (ILL), 2:54 (11-9) 141: No. 11 Ryan Prater (ILL) dec. Dan Osterman (MSU), 6-4 (14-9) 149: No. 13 David Cheza (MSU) dec. No. 20 Eric Terrazas (ILL), 2-0 (14-12) 157: Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. Anthony Jones Jr. (MSU), 8-4 (17-12) 165: Joe Barczak (ILL) dec. Kyle Bounds (MSU), 3-2 (20-12) 174: No. 14 Jordan Blanton (ILL) dec. Ian Hinton (MSU), 10-7 (23-12)

NORFOLK, Va. -- A James Nicholson pin in the opening bout and a Chris Brown major decision at the midway point proved to be critical as the No. 25 Old Dominion wrestling team bested Bucknell, 19-16, in a non-conference matchup at the Ted Constant Convocation Center Sunday afternoon. Old Dominion improves to 8-3-1 overall, while Bucknell falls to 8-4 on the year. Nicholson, ranked No. 3 by WIN and No. 7 by Intermat at 125-pounds, gave the Monarchs a comfortable 6-0 cushion with a pin at the 2:11 mark over Bucknell’s Derrik Russell. After a Bucknell win at 133-pounds, redshirt freshman Craig Wilson picked up a critical 3-2 decision over the Bison’s John Regan at 141-pounds. Trailing 1-0 midway through the second period, Wilson scored a takedown, but Regan escaped to tie the score at two going into the third. Wilson wasted little time escaping from down position, gaining neutral position just eight second into the final period. The Farmington Missouri native would hold onto his one-point edge to put the Monarchs up 9-3 in the team scoring. The Bison would take their first lead of the match, 10-9, after No. 7 Kevin LeValley topped ODU’s Cam Watkins by major decision (9-0) and Brantley Hooks upended Monarch freshman Joey Sheridan (8-4). Brown, ranked No. 14 at 165-pounds, had control throughout in his match against Bucknell’s Corey Lear. The only question was could the senior garner a major decision. Leading 8-3 and with well over a minute in riding time, Brown scored a takedown with 20 second remaining in the third period to score the major decision and give the Monarchs the lead back (13-10). Bucknell would tie the match at 13 with a decision at 174-pounds, but ODU sophomore Joe Budi and senior Jesse Strawn both picked up decisions to give the Monarchs a 19-13 edge going into the final bout. At heavyweight, Bucknell’s Joe McMullan tried frantically to pin ODU’s Grant Chapman, but the Monarch freshman fought hard to deny McMullan. Trailing 3-0 in the third period, Chapman choose down and scored a reversal to cut McMullans lead to 3-2. McMullan escaped and netted a late takedown, but Chapman only relinquished three team points by losing a decision which gave the Monarchs the 19-16 win. Old Dominion will next be in action on Sunday, Jan. 31 as the Monarchs welcome Central Michigan to the Ted Constant Convocation Center for a 5:30 match. Results: 125: #7 James Nicholson (ODU) fall Derrik Russell (Bucknell), 2:11 133:#17 Dave Marble (Bucknell) win by decision Justin LaValle (ODU), 6-2 141: Craig Wilson (ODU) win by decision John Regan (Bucknell), 3-2 149: #7 Kevin LeValley (Bucknell) win by major decision Cam Watkins (ODU), 9-0 157: Brantley Hooks (Bucknell) win by decision Joey Sheridan (ODU), 8-4 165: #14 Chris Brown (ODU) win by major decision Corey Lear (Bucknell), 11-3 174: #17 Shane Riccio (Bucknell) win by decision Eric Decker (ODU), 2-1 184: Joe Budi (ODU) win by decision Rob Waltko (Bucknell), 10-6 197: #15 Jesse Strawn (ODU) win by decision Jay Hahn (Bucknell), 7-2 HWT: Joe McMullan (Bucknell) win by decision Grant Chapman (ODU), 6-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After trailing 3-0 to start the match, the No. 4 Ohio State wrestling team won five of the next six bouts en route to defeating No. 13 Penn State, 21-14, Sunday in St. John Arena to open Big Ten Conference action. The Buckeyes improve to 12-1 overall and move to 1-0 in the league. The Nittany Lions drop to 8-4-1 and 0-1 in the conference under first-year head coach Cael Sanderson. After junior Nikko Triggas lost a close 9-7 decision to No. 12 Brad Pataky at 125 pounds, freshman 133-pounder Ian Paddock began the winning stretch for Ohio State with his 13-2 major decision over Bryan Pearsall. The Buckeye from Warsaw, N.Y., nearly shut out Pearsall, but the Nittany Lion was able to record a last minute reversal. Paddock now stands alone in second place on the team with six major decisions. After going 2-2 at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals two weekends ago, No. 3 Reece Humphrey rebounded with an impressive 22-7 technical fall over Adam Lynch at 141 pounds. It was Humphrey's team-leading fourth technical fall of the season. In the match, Humphrey, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., recorded nine takedowns, a 2-point nearfall and escape. He complemented that line with a 3:16 riding time advantage. Lance Palmer won the matchup at 149 pounds. In a bout that featured No. 3 vs. No. 5, the Buckeye from Columbia Station, Ohio, used a takedown and a reversal, as well as 1:28 riding time, to secure the 5-3 victory. Up just 12-3, the Buckeyes' Tony Jameson suffered a 10-2 setback to No. 5 Cyler Sanderson at 157 pounds. However, back-to-back wins at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively, would give Ohio State an 18-7 cushion. It was a battle of No. 7 vs. No. 8 at 165 pounds between Buckeye Colt Sponseller and Nittany Lion Dan Vallimont. Sponseller, who hails from Glenmont, Ohio, edged Vallimont, 4-2. Sponseller was down early, 2-0, but consecutive escapes made the score even. Back-to-back stalling calls on Vallimont gave Sponseller a 3-2 lead and coupled with a riding time of 1:34, the 4-2 win. A 12-5 decision by No. 12 Dave Rella over Justin Ortega followed. After a scoreless first period, Rella recorded a pair of takedowns and an escape in the second period to Ortega's lone escape for the 5-1 lead heading into the final frame. Three more Rella takedowns and a 1:35 riding time sealed the Buckeye victory. Penn State was able to cut Ohio State's lead to seven after TC Pendleton, who received the starting nod at 184 pounds, lost a 15-2 major decision to No. 12 David Erwin However, at 197 pounds, C.J. Magrum recorded a 10-6 decision against David Crowell to put the Buckeyes ahead 21-11. The Buckeye from Oak Harbor, Ohio, had a 6-2 lead going into the second period, but Crowell made a comeback in the middle period as Magrum only owned a 6-5 lead. But a takedown, escape and a 3:53 riding time propelled him to his 13th win of the season. In the final match of the afternoon, No. 20 Corey Morrison lost, 10-4, to No. 11 Cameron Wade. Up next, Ohio State will travel to Purdue and Indiana Jan. 29 and Jan. 31, respectively. The Buckeyes and Boil¬ermakers will wrestle at 7 p.m. in Holloway Gymna¬sium. The Scarlet and Gray and Hoosiers will face each other at 2 p.m. in University Gymnasium. Postmatch Notes The match will air on the Big Ten Network at 10 p.m. ET on tape delay. It is the first of four broadcasts that will feature the Buckeyes on the BTN - Ohio State at Purdue Jan. 29 at 11 p.m. ET (tape delay), Ohio State vs. Michigan Feb. 5 at 11 p.m. (tape delay) and Ohio State at Iowa Feb. 19 at 10 30 p.m. ET (tape delay). Ohio State sophomore quarterback Terrelle Pryor served as the honorary captain during the match Sunday. The Buckeyes' next home match at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 vs. Michigan is Military Appreciation Night. Ohio State will take time to recognize those who are currently or were involved in the Armed Services. Also, the evening will feature a tribute to former Buckeye wrestler Ray Mendoza, who died of wounds sustained during Operation Steel Curtain Nov. 14, 2005 in New Ubaydi, Iraq. Mendoza is believed to be the first and only former or current Ohio State student-athlete to die in the war in Iraq. Past Buckeye wrestlers will be recognized as the evening also is alumni night. Results: 125: No. 12 Brad Pataky (PSU) dec. No. 19 Nikko Triggas (OSU), 9-7; 0-3 133: Ian Paddock (OSU) maj. dec. Bryan Pearsall (PSU), 13-2; 4-3 141: No. 3 Reece Humphrey (OSU) tech. fall. Adam Lynch (PSU), 22-7; 9-3 149: No. 3 Lance Palmer (OSU) dec. No. 5 Frank Molinaro (PSU), 5-3; 12-3 157: No. 5 Cyler Sanderson (PSU) maj. dec. Tony Jameson (OSU), 10-2; 12-7 165: No. 7 Colt Sponseller (OSU) dec. No. 8 Dan Vallimont (PSU), 4-2; 15-7 174: No. 12 Dave Rella (OSU) dec. Justin Ortega (PSU), 12-5; 18-7 184: No. 12 David Erwin (PSU) maj. dec. T.C. Pendleton (OSU), 15-2; 18-11 197: C.J. Magrum (OSU) dec. David Crowell (OSU), 10-6; 21-11 285: No. 11 Cameron Wade (PSU) dec. No. 20 Corey Morrison (OSU), 10-4; 21-14

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The No. 9 (NWCA/USA Today) Boise State (10-2 overall, 3-0 Pac-10) wrestling team needed all 10 matches to earn a thrilling victory over Cal State Bakersfield (1-5, 1-4), Saturday (Jan. 23) afternoon, as the Broncos took down the Road Runners 21-17 in Bakersfield, Calif. with a major decision win in the final match of the dual. Boise State opened up the dual with four consecutive wins, giving the Broncos a 14-0 lead. Adam Hall scored first for the Broncos with an 11-3 major decision over Andrew Balch at 157 pounds. Michael Cuthbertson followed that up with an 8-3 decision against Joey Granata in the 165 pound match. Nate Lee extended the Boise State lead to 10-0 at 174 pounds, wrestling to a 10-7 decision over Trevor Hall. Kirk Smith pushed the Bronco lead out even further, beating Mike Larson in a 16-6 major decision at 184 pounds. Boise State's lead would start to dwindle through the next five matches, however, as Bakersfield scored a win by decision at 197 pounds and a technical fall at heavyweight. Alan Bartelli scored crucial points for Boise State in the 125 pound match, beating Frank Lomas 4-1. Boise State would be forced to forfeit the 133 pound match, though, giving six needed points to the Road Runners. Then, in the ensuing 141-pound match, Elijah Nacita evened the score at 17-17 for Bakersfield with a 1-0 decision over Boise State's Eli Hutchison. With just one match remaining, it was up to Boise State's 149-pounder, Jason Chamberlain, to bring home the victory. Chamberlain was up to the task. He rolled past John Cardenas with an 18-7 major decision to give the Broncos their final lead at 21-17. With the win, Boise State improved to 2-0 on their three dual road trip in California this weekend. The Broncos next face No. 16 Cal Poly on Sunday (Jan. 24) in San Luis Obispo, Calif. That dual is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. (PST). Results: 157 - Adam Hall (BSU) maj. dec. Andrew Balch (CSUB), 11-3 165 - Matt Cuthbertson (BSU) dec. Joey Granata (CSUB), 8-3 174 - Nate Lee (BSU) dec. Trevor Hall (CSUB), 10-7 184 - Kirk Smith (BSU) maj. dec. Mike Larson (CSUB), 16-6 197 - Riley Orozco (CSUB) dec. Matt Casperson (BSU), 8-2 HWT - Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) tech fall Sam Zlystra (BSU), 16-1 125 - Alan Bartelli (BSU) dec. Frank Lomas (CSUB), 4-1 133 - Justin Durham (CSUB) wins by forfeit 141 - Elijah Nacita (CSUB) dec. Eli Hutchinson (BSU), 1-0 149 - Jason Chamberlain (BSU) maj. dec. John Cardenas (CSUB), 18-7

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Following a disappointing loss to Navy less than 24 hours ago, the seventh-ranked University of Maryland wrestling team wasted little time in showing its mettle against conference foes North Carolina State and Duke. In front of 814 fans at Comcast Pavilion, the Terrapins downed the Wolfpack 30-10 and handed Duke a 32-9 defeat to improve to 3-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference action. The Terps (15-4), whose last home loss was on Jan. 11, 2009, won seven out of 10 matches against both NC State (5-8) and Duke (2-4) to extend their winning streak at Comcast Pavilion to eight matches. Maryland was led by six wrestlers - Mookie Golden, Kyle John, No. 15 Josh Asper, Corey Peltier, No. 3 Hudson Taylor and Patrick Gilmore - who all went 2-0 on the day. "It's good to see the guys improve and make adjustments from match to match," said head coach Kerry McCoy. "There are still areas where we need to improve, but I thought we fought harder and looked better today than we did last night." Early on, the Terps looked like they would cruise to a win against NC State, as James Knox (125 pounds) and Golden (133) took major decisions in the first two matches of the day. Knox used a late flurry in the final period to turn what had been a close match into an 11-2 major decision. Golden used the momentum to dominate at 133 pounds, scoring a takedown and a near-fall early in the match. Golden didn't allow his opponent, Scott Norris, to score a point and took a 9-0 major decision to give Maryland an early 8-0 lead. But the Wolfpack won the next two matches to get within two points of the Terps. At 141 pounds, Matt Bogusz battled back from a 7-2 deficit against Dale Shull of NC State, tying the match at 9-9 late in the third period, but ultimately lost 12-9. No. 22 Bobby Ward of NC State took an 8-2 decision over Dex Lederer, who was wrestling in his first career dual meet for the Terps, as the Wolfpack brought the score to 8-6. Maryland got some breathing room after John earned a 14-7 decision over Juan Stimpson at 157 pounds. John, who improved to 24-8 on the season, got out to an early 7-1 lead and cruised from there. At 165 pounds, Asper provided another dominant performance for the Terps by controlling his match with Ray Ward throughout. Asper had near-falls twice in the final stanza, and went on to shutout Ward 11-0 as Maryland increased its lead to 15-6. Owen Smith lost 11-2 to Quinton Godley at 174 pounds, but Peltier pinned Cedric Moore in 2:22 at 184 pounds as Maryland put the match out of reach. Taylor won by forfeit and Gilmore got a hard-fought 3-0 win over Eloheim Palma to bring the final tally to 30-10. Against Duke, the Terps found themselves in a similar position - leading 8-6 after four matches. At 125 pounds, Peter Terrezza got the Blue Devils out to an early lead with a 10-4 decision over Pat Strizki. Golden gave Maryland its first lead with a 15-0 technical fall to bring the team score to 5-3 in favor of Maryland. Golden, a senior who has wrestled in place of No. 11 Steven Bell in spurts throughout the season, proved to be a more than capable replacement on Saturday. He earned nine points total for Maryland on the day and didn't allow an opponent to score on him. Matt Bogusz nearly pinned Mike Bell in the first period of the matchup at 141 pounds and went on to an 11-5 decision. Chris Piccolella of Duke took an 8-6 decision over Dex Lederer at 149 pounds, but the Blue Devils had to forfeit matches at 157 and 165 pounds, giving Maryland a commanding 20-6 lead. Peltier, Taylor and Gilmore all capped off their perfect days by winning the final three matches. Peltier took a 7-3 decision over Diego Bencomo at 184, Taylor pinned John Barone in 1:12 at 197 and Gilmore earned an 8-2 decision over Robert Holbrook at heavyweight. "I just told the guys, there are probably only two or three teams in the country that have gone through as tough of a stretch over the last month that we have," said McCoy. "To come out of that stretch nearly unscathed tells me we're ahead of schedule." Maryland next returns to action on Friday, Jan. 29 when it travels to Fairfax, Va., to take on George Mason at 7:00 p.m. No. 7 Maryland 30, North Carolina State 10 125 - James Knox (MD) major dec. Mike Moreno, 11-2 (4-0) 133 - Mookie Golden (MD) major dec. Scott Norris, 9-0 (8-0) 141 - Dale Shull (NCST) dec. Matt Bogusz, 12-9 (8-3) 149 - No. 22 Bobby Ward (NCST) dec. Dex Lederer, 8-2 (8-6) 157 - Kyle John (MD) dec. Juan Stimpson, 14-7 (11-6) 165 - Josh Asper (MD) major dec. Ray Ward, 11-0 (15-6) 174 - Quinton Godley (NCST) major dec. Owen Smith, 11-2 (15-10) 184 - Corey Peltier (MD) pinfall over Cedric Moore, 2:22 (21-10) 197 - No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) wins by forfeit (27-10) HWT - Patrick Gilmore (MD) dec. Eloheim Palma, 3-0 (30-10) No. 7 Maryland 32, Duke 9 125 - Peter Terrezza (DUKE) dec. Pat Strizki, 10-4 (0-3) 133 - Mookie Golden (MD) tech. fall over Nick Adamo, 15-0 (5-3) 141 - Matt Bogusz (MD) dec. Mike Bell, 11-5 (8-3) 149 - Chris Piccolella (DUKE) dec. Dex Lederer, 6-2 (8-6) 157 - Kyle John (MD) wins by forfeit (14-6) 165 - No. 15 Josh Asper (MD) wins by forfeit (20-6) 174 - Voris Tejada (DUKE) dec. Owen Smith, 8-3 (20-9) 184 - Corey Peltier (MD) dec. Diego Bencomo, 7-3 (23-9) 197 - No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) pinfall over John Barone, 1:12 (29-9) HWT - Patrick Gilmore (MD) dec. Robert Holbrook, 8-2 (32-9)

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Thanks to pins from Jarrod King, Phil Moricone and Shawn Fendone the Edinboro wrestling team picked up a 32-9 win at Lock Haven on Saturday night. The victory extended Edinboro’s Eastern Wrestling League streak without a loss to 28, as the 21st-ranked Fighting Scots are now 26-0-2 during that period. They are now 6-4 on the season and 2-0 in EWL action, while Lock Haven fell to 1-5 and 0-2, respectively. The Fighting Scots won seven of the ten matches, picking up bonus points in five bouts. King got the string started, as he recorded his seventh fall of the season, this one over Kevin Dufresne at 165 lbs. in 4:35. The win boosts King’s record to 29-1. He is ranked third according to Amateur Wrestling News and fourth by InterMat. Phil Moricone followed with a fall at 5:42 over Derek Caldwell at 174 lbs. That boosted Moricone’s record to 13-3 and gave the Fighting Scots a 22-6 lead. Lock Haven’s Jeremie Cook won an 8-2 decision over Ken Massey at 184 lbs., with Massey filling in for starter Pat Bradshaw. Cook’s win pulled the Bald Eagles to within 22-9, but Shaw Fendone matched King for the team lead in falls as he picked up his seventh pin at the 1:55 mark over Harry Turner. The junior is now 11-7. Chris Birchler, ranked 17th by Amateur Wrestling News and 18th by InterMat, finished off the win with a 12-4 major decision over Chris Drummond. That gives the senior a 26-8 record. Edinboro opened the night with a win by Eric Morrill at 125 lbs. The junior, who is ranked seventh by Amateur Wrestling News and eighth by InterMat, improved to 26-4 with an 11-4 decision over Nick Hyatt. Lock Haven evened the match at 3-3 when John Trumbetti brought his record to 23-5 with a 4-2 decision over Ashton Osterberg at 133 lbs. Osterberg is now 14-18. Joel Webster followed with a narrow 1-0 decision against Justin Loudon at 141 lbs., giving the senior a 13-10 record. Kory Bissett, filling in for injured starter Torsten Gillespie, dropped a 6-1 decision to Brock Parker, the PSAC champion, at 149 lbs., knotting the match at 6-6. Freshman John Greisheimer came up with a much-needed win at 157 lbs., registering a 10-2 major decision over Seth Creasy. Greisheimer gave Edinboro the lead for good at 10-6 while improving to 20-16. Edinboro returns to action on Friday, February 5 when Bloomsburg visits McComb Fieldhouse for a key EWL matchup. Results: 125 #8 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Nick Hyatt (LHU), 11-4 3-0 133 John Trumbetti (LHU) dec. Ashton Osterberg (EU), 4-2 3-3 141 Joel Webster (EU) dec. Justin Louden (LHU), 1-0 6-3 149 Brock Parker (LHU) dec. Kory Bissett (EU), 6-1 6-6 157 Josh Greisheimer (EU) maj. dec. Seth Creasy (LHU), 10-2 10-6 165 #4 Jarrod King (EU) pin Kevin Dufresne (LHU), 4:35 16-6 174 Phil Moricone (EU) pin Derek Caldwell (LHU), 5:42 22-6 184 Jeremie Cook (LHU) dec. Ken Massey (EU), 8-2 22-9 197 Shawn Fendone (EU) pin Harry Turner (LHU), 1:55 28-9 Hwt. #17 Chris Bircher (EU) maj. dec. Chris Drummond (LHU) 12-4 32-9

Philadelphia, Pa. -- Missouri’s 15th-ranked wrestling team won back-to-back duals holding off George Mason and Drexel while improving to 6-4 on the year. Taking on their second and third Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents of the weekend, Missouri topped the Patriots of George Mason, 34-7, and Dragons of Drexel, 31-9. Yesterday, Missouri held off Hofstra, 34-7. “We’ve been in the training phase since Christmas,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “Our guys have been working hard and they were tired this weekend. But, they pushed through and we managed three solid team victories this weekend. We’re a young team with a lot of freshmen and sophomores in the lineup. These wins really help build up their confidence.” Four Missouri wrestlers finished the evening duals contested in the Daskalakis Athletic Center with 2-0 records. Junior Todd Schavrien (Poway, Calif.) won both of his 141-pound bouts by decision, besting Jaziah Bethea of George Mason, 14-7, and Shane Fenningham of Drexel, 7-1. Missouri’s 149 pounder, Scott O’Donnell (Kansas City, Mo.), managed a 3-0 showing on the weekend. After earning a 5-2 decision last night against his Hofstra opponent, O’Donnell opened Saturday’s competition with an eight point, 9-1, win by major decision over Brandon Bucher. Later in the night, O’Donnell returned to the mat and held off Brett McCurdy of Drexel, 6-4. All-American Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) improved on his standout senior season, winning his fourth match of the year by technical fall, 18-3, against Ty Knepp. Marable’s second bout of the day marked his 28th win of the year and the 109th of his career. Currently tied for ninth on Missouri’s wins list, Marable will take a seven match win streak into Missouri’s Big 12 opener against Nebraska, Jan. 29. Redshirt freshman Brent Haynes of Kansas City, Mo., notched two wins at 197 pounds. Earning a win by forfeit against George Mason, Haynes tacked on an additional six team points to Missouri’s running team total against Drexel, pinning Jack Callendar in 2:13. Missouri wrestlers totaled three falls on the night. Tiger heavyweight Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) was the first to win by pin, sticking Adam Barnette of George Mason in 49 seconds. Sophomore Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.) recorded his first win by fall of the season, dropping 174-pound opponent Dave Woodall of Drexel in 34 seconds. Missouri’s second fastest fall of the campaign, Henderson is now 20-9. Haynes fall at 197 pounds against Drexel was the third and final of the evening. Done with competition for the weekend, Smith and his Tiger squad will take in the sites of Philadelphia visiting Constitution Hall and the Liberty Bell as well as running the famous “Rocky” stairs, in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, before returning to Columbia Sunday evening. The Tigers will open Big 12 competition Friday, Jan. 29, in Lincoln, Neb., when they take on the Huskers at 7 p.m. (CT).

Today at 2 p.m. EST, No. 13 Penn State will take on No. 4 Ohio State at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The dual meet will be aired on the Big Ten Network at 10 p.m. EST. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown of the dual meet. 125: No. 12 Brad Pataky (Penn State) vs. No. 19 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) Pataky, an NCAA qualifier last season, is 18-5 in this season. He has split matches with both Eric Morrill of Edinboro, who is ranked No. 8, and Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech, who is ranked No. 15. Pataky was fifth at the Reno tournament of Champions. Triggas, a two-time NCAA qualifier, has battled inconsistency this season. He is dangerous with his upper body attacks, but seems to struggle against wrestlers with solid leg attacks. He has lost three of his last four matches, but all three of those losses have come to wrestlers ranked in the top six. Bottom Line: Pataky won by major decision, 14-3, against Triggas in their last meeting, which occurred last February. If Pataky stays out of dangerous positions and keeps it basic, he should win this match. Prediction: Pataky (Penn State) dec. Triggas (Ohio State) 133: Bryan Pearsall (Penn State) vs. Ian Paddock (Ohio State) This is one of only two matchups that does not include a ranked wrestler. Paddock, a true freshman, is 15-6, has battled four ranked opponents and lost each of those matches. His most notable win came against Ben Ashmore of Arizona State at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Pearsall has struggled mightily this season, going 3-14. He is coming off a win against Illinois, but had lost six straight matches prior to that victory. Bottom Line: Paddock has done very well against unranked opponents, so he should be able to handle Pearsall. Prediction: Paddock (Ohio State) major dec. Pearsall (Penn State) 141: Adam Lynch (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Reece Humphrey (Ohio State) Humphrey, an NCAA runner-up at 133 pounds last March, began the season ranked No. 1 in his new weight class. He was undefeated up until the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, where he lost back-to-back matches to returning All-American Chris Drouin of Arizona State and talented true freshman Kyle Dake of Cornell. Humphrey bounced back on Day 2 of the event to beat a couple of red-hot wrestlers in Dalton Jensen of Iowa State and Mike Thorn of Minnesota. Lynch is 6-8 on the season, but has had some big pins this season, including one on Friday night against No. 11 Ryan Prater of Illinois. Bottom Line: Humphrey is the superior and should dominate Lynch. Prediction: Humphrey (Ohio State) major dec. Lynch (Penn State) 149: No. 5 Frank Molinaro (Penn State) vs. No. 3 Lance Palmer (Ohio State) This is perhaps the most anticipated matchup of the dual meet. Both are returning All-Americans. Palmer, a three-time All-American, was fourth at the NCAA Championships last season, while Molinaro was eighth at 141 pounds. Palmer comes in with a 17-1 record. His only official loss came to Wisconsin's second-ranked Kyle Ruschell, 3-1, in the finals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Molinaro won his first 21 matches to start the season before dropping a match at the Virginia Duals to No. 4 Kyle Terry of Oklahoma. Bottom Line: Expect this to be a tight, low scoring battle. Both wrestlers are very strong and tough to score on. Palmer is one of the best wrestlers in the country from the top position. Molinaro's lone loss came against a wrestler Palmer beat this season. Prediction: Palmer (Ohio State) dec. Molinaro (Penn State) 157: No. 5 Cyler Sanderson (Penn State) vs. Tony Jameson (Ohio State) Sanderson, a 2008 All-American, finished his junior season on a sour note, failing to earn All-American honors after being ranked inside the top eight most of the season. His decision to transfer to Penn State from Iowa State came under scrutiny, but he has thrived in his new environment. He is currently 20-2 and ranked No. 5. His losses have come to No. 1 J.P. O'Connor of Harvard and No. 4 Jesse Dong of Virginia Tech. Jameson, a four-time Ohio state champion, is 3-2 this season in official matches. He had a key pin against Cornell at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Bottom Line: Sanderson is wrestling at a high level and should contend for an NCAA title this season, while Jameson is still getting his feet wet in Division I college wrestling. This is by far Jameson's toughest match of his young career. Penn State will be looking for bonus points here. Prediction: Sanderson (Penn State) major dec. Jameson (Ohio State) 165: No. 8 Dan Vallimont (Penn State) vs. No. 7 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) If the match at 149 pounds is the most anticipated matchup of the dual meet, this matchup is a close second. Vallimont was an All-American in 2008, finishing third at 157 pounds. He moved up to 165 pounds midway through last season, but failed to earn All-American honors, losing in the round of 12. Sponseller, a junior, compiled an impressive 48-12 record through his first two season, but only has one NCAA appearance and no All-American honors to show for it. Last season, he climbed to as high as No. 2 in the country, but finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships and failed to place at the NCAA Championships as the No. 6 seed. Bottom Line: This match is a tossup. The two split matches last season. Sponseller won the first in early February, but Vallimont came back to win the second at the Big Ten Championships. Both have close losses to Edinboro's Jarrod King this season. Should be tight one. Prediction: Vallimont (Penn State) dec. Sponseller (Ohio State) 174: Justin Ortega (Penn State) vs. No. 12 Dave Rella (Ohio State) Rella, an NCAA qualifier last season, comes into today's match with a 15-6 mark. His most notable win came against then-No. 10 Ryan Patrovich of Hostra. He placed seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Ortega has lost four straight matches and comes in with a 6-11 record. Bottom Line: Rella should win this match. Ortega has been competitive against several ranked opponents this season, but is coming off a technical loss to No. 14 Jordan Blanton of Illinois. Look for Ortega to try to slow the pace of the match. If he can do that, he might be able to avoid giving up bonus points against Rella. Prediction: Rella (Ohio State) dec. Ortega (Penn State) 184: No. 12 David Erwin (Penn State) vs. No. 10 Mike Pucillo (Ohio State) Coming into the season, most would have considered Pucillo a virtual lock to win this match. After all, Pucillo is a three-time All-American and 2008 NCAA champion, while Erwin has had an injuring-plagued career and has never qualified for the NCAA Championships. Due to the fact that Pucillo is having the most frustrating season of his career and Erwin is having his most impressive season makes this match somewhat of a tossup. Pucillo has more losses this season (four) than he has had the past two seasons combined (three). Erwin began the season unranked and made his first appearance in the rankings on December 8. He has steadily climbed in the rankings since then. He is coming off a 6-4 sudden victory loss to No. 2 John Dergo of Illinois, a wrestler who has also beaten Pucillo. Bottom Line: Pucillo may not be at the top of his game right now, but he is still as as tough to beat as anyone in the weight class. Erwin has been solid for the Nittany Lions, but look for a determined Pucillo to win this one in front of the Buckeye faithful. Prediction: Pucillo (Ohio State) dec. Erwin (Penn State) 197: Clay Steadman/David Crowell (Penn State) vs. C.J. Magrum (Ohio State) Magrum comes in with a 17-6 record on the season. He has quality wins over Joe Kennedy of Lehigh and Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield. Steadman is 8-8, while Crowell is 17-9. Bottom Line: Magrum will be favored against whoever Penn State puts out on the mat. Don't expect bonus points in this one. Prediction: Magrum (Ohio State) dec. Steadman (Penn State) 285: No. 11 Cameron Wade (Penn State) vs. No. 20 Corey Morrison (Ohio State) Wade has been solid all season, compiling a record of 13-5 … with four of those losses to wrestlers ranked inside the top 10. Morrison got off to a slow start this season, losing three of his first six matches. But he is now starting to come into his own. At the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, Morrison went 3-1, which included victories over No. 17 Eric Nye of Arizona State, 2007 All-American Josh Arnone of Cornell, and NCAA qualifier Ben Berhow of Minnesota. Bottom Line: Wade is certainly the favorite in this match based on the fact that he beat Morrison in a head-to-head meeting last season, 14-8, and has wins over two opponents Morrison lost to this season. Prediction: Wade (Penn State) dec. Morrison (Ohio State) Dual Meet Prediction: Ohio State 20, Penn State 13

The Minnesota wrestling team won their second straight to open the Big Ten season, dropping just two decisions to host Michigan this evening (Jan. 23) en route to their 30-6 win. As he did a night ago, Zach Sanders (Wabasha, Minn.) started things off strong for the Gophers, with a major decision at 125 to give Minnesota (7-4) an early 4-0 lead. No. 6 Sanders beat Michigan's (4-9) Sean Boyle 14-5 for his third straight win and his third major decision of the year. Taking the lead from Sanders, Thane Antczak (Prairie Farm, Wis.) rolled as well in his match at 133. Starting for the fourth straight match, Antczak earned his first career win in a dual with his 11-5 decision over Zach Stevens. The 11 points scored in the match represent a career high for the redshirt freshman as he extended the Gophers lead to 7-0. With ranked wrestlers at 141 and 149 the Gophers racked up 10 points over the next two matches to take a 17-0 lead. Sixth ranked Mike Thorn (St. Michael, Minn.) scored his fourth major decision of the season with a 13-5 win at 141. Thorn bet Mark Weber to win his sixth in the last seven matches, and his 17th on the season against just three losses. Ahead 11-0, Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) put the exclamation point on the Gophers' match-opening run with his first career pin at 149. Early in the second period, No. 18 Mason got the fall over Mark Boyer, also snapping a rare three-match losing streak. After Michigan got on the board at 157, Cody Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.) got his first career win at 165 with a 6-0 shutout at the expense of Aaron Hynes. Hynes was fifth at 157 at last season's Big Ten Championships, but fell to Yohn who was wrestling just his second career match at 165. A match later at 174, Scott Glasser (Bismarck, N.D.) clinched the won for Minnesota with a decision in a match-up of two top-20 opponents. No. 8 Glasser scored a 5-2 win over No. 16 Justin Zeerip to put Minnesota ahead 23-3 with just three matches left, eliminating the chance of a comeback by the Wolverines. Kaleb Young (Tenstrike, Minn.) won at 184, with a 6-5 decision over Hunter Collins. Collins entered the match with a 14-5 record before falling to Young. In another match-up of ranked opponents, No. 16 Sonny Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.) dropped a narrow 5-2 decision to No. 9 Anthony Biondo. The loss snaps a three-match winning streak for Yohn, and of his seven losses this season, six have come to ranked opponents. Finally, Ben Berhow (Hayward, Minn.) capped the meet with a major decision at heavyweight. Berhow hung a 14-5 score on Ben Appland for the final 30-6 team score. Berhow also won his second straight and improves to 10-0 in Big Ten competition over the last two seasons. The 7-4 Gophers return home next weekend for the first time since Jan. 3. On Jan. 29, Wisconsin visits Williams Arena or a 7:00 p.m. match, and on Jan. 31 Purdue comes to the Sports Pavilion for a 2:00 p.m. contest. When the Gophers and Boilermakers face off on the 31st, it will be the Gopher Wrestling Endowment Meet, and all ticket proceeds from the match will go directly to the Gopher Wrestling Scholarship fund. Just by coming to the meet you can help secure the future of Golden Gopher Wrestling. Results: 125 -- #6 Zach Sanders (Minn) major dec. Sean Boyle, 14-5 Minn, 4-0 133 -- Thane Antczak (Minn) dec. Zac Stevens, 11-5 Minn, 7-0 141 -- #6 Mike Thorn (Minn) major dec. Mark Weber, 13-5 Minn, 11-0 149 -- #18 Mario Mason (Minn) pinned Mark Boyer, 3:43 Minn, 17-0 157 -- Dave Johnson (U-M) dec. Joe Grygelko, 6-4 SV Minn, 17-3 165 -- Cody Yohn (Minn) dec. Aaron Hynes, 6-0 Minn, 20-3 174 -- #8 Scott Glasser (Minn) dec. Justin Zeerip, 5-2 Minn, 23-3 184 -- Kaleb Young (Minn) dec. Hunter Collins, 6-5 Minn, 26-3 197 -- #9 Anthony Biondo (U-M) dec. #16 Sonny Yohn, 5-2 Minn, 26-6 Hwt -- Ben Berhow (Minn) major dec. Ben Apland, 14-5 Minn, 30-6

Hempstead, N.Y. -- Eight Tiger wrestlers won their matches in 15th-ranked Missouri’s 34-7 victory over Hofstra in Hempstead. N.Y. With the win, Missouri improves to 4-4 on the year, while the Pride fall to 5-7-2. The Tigers are now 5-0 in the all-time series with Hofstra. Opening the dual at heavyweight, Missouri earned a quick six team points as Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) accepted a win by forfeit. Bradley is now a perfect 4-0 in duals this season. True freshman Eric Wilson (Centennial, Colo.) collected his first career win as a member of Missouri’s 10-man lineup. Battling Jaime Fanco at 125 pounds, Wilson shut out his Pride opponent, 3-0, Missouri’s only win of the night by shutout. Back-to-back true freshmen made starts for Missouri. Brad Wisdom (Farmington, Mo.) who has seen time at 125 pounds for the Tigers, competed at 133 pounds, winning a major decision, 13-5, over Jeff Rotella. Ranked as high as 19th in the nation, Todd Schavrien (Poway, Calif.) won a 14-3 major decision against Luke Vaith. Schavrien has the second most wins by major decision of his Tiger teammates at six. Scott O’Donnell (Kansas City, Mo.) returned to the Tiger lineup at 149 pounds for the first time since Missouri’s Nov. 20 contest against Purdue. Winning his match against Tyler Banks, 5-2, O’Donnell helped the Tigers to a 20 point advantage over the Pride. Missouri’s Patrick Wright (Grand Ledge, Mich.) entered his 157 pound match with No. 19 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman with a 1-0 advantage over the Hofstra wrestler, having bested him at the 2008 Missouri Open. The two exchanged shots, but Bowman came out the winner, 21-10. Sixth-ranked All-American Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) earned his eighth dual victory and improved to 26-2 on the year holding off P.J Gillespie, 7-4 at 165 pounds. Sophomore Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.) added an additional five team points with his 19-2 win by technical fall over Jon Rothman. Henderson’s match ended in 5:28. Seventeenth ranked 197-pounder Brent Haynes (Kansas City, Mo.) closed out the dual with a win by fall. Haynes stuck Anthony Tortora in 2:38 to seal Missouri’s fourth win of the year. The Tigers will return to the mat and take on George Mason at 5:30 p.m. (CT) followed by a 7 p.m. (CT) dual against Drexel. Both duals will be held in Philadelphia, Pa., at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Results: 285 – Dom Bradley (MU) win by forfeit 125 – Eric Wilson (MU) dec. Jaime Franco (Hofstra), 3-0 133 - Brad Wisdom (MU) maj. dec. Jeff Rotella (Hofstra), 13-5 141 – #19 Todd Schavrien (MU) maj. dec. Luke Vaith (Hofstra), 14-3 149 – Scott O’Donnell (MU) dec. Tyler Banks (Hofstra), 5-2 157 - #19 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (Hofstra) maj. dec. Patrick Wright (MU), 21-10 165 – #6 Nicholas Marable (MU) dec. P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra), 7-4 174 –#10 Dorian Henderson (MU) tech fall Jon Rothman (Hofstra), 19-2 (5:28) 184 – Ben Clymer (Hofstra) dec. Todd Porter (MU), 4-3 197 – #17 Brent Haynes (MU) WBF Anthony Tortora (Hofstra), 2:38

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, returned home for the first time in nearly three months and thrilled over 4,500 fans in a packed Rec Hall. No. 13 Penn State won seven of ten bouts against No. 19 Illinois and rode a pin from senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) to a 24-11 victory over the Illini. The Nittany Lions roared out of the gates, getting a quick 7-3 win from No. 12 Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) at 125. Nittany Lion freshman Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) got his first Penn State dual meet win, holding on for a 13-12 victory at 133. The near capacity Rec Hall crowd was then sent into a frenzy when Lynch pinned No. 11 Ryan Prater at the 3:56 mark. The stunning fall put the Nittany Lions up 12-0. All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, then downed No. 20 Eric Terrazas 5-1 and All-American Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah), ranked No. 5 at 157, got a 9-4 win to put Penn State up 18-0 heading into halftime. All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), ranked No. 8 at 165, came out of the intermission and put Penn State up 21-0 with a 10-3 decision. Illinois got on the scoreboard at 174 as No. 14 Jordan Blanton got a five-point technical fall over freshman Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) at 174. The marquee bout of the evening pitted No. 12 David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) against No. 2 John Dergo of Illinois. Erwin took the second-ranked Illini to extra time before Dergo was able to get a takedown and escape with a 6-4 (sv) win. Illini Patrick Bond, ranked No. 10 at 197, got a 9-5 win over Clay Steadman (McKean, Pa.) at 197, cutting Penn State's lead to 21-11. Sophomore Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 11 at heavyweight, capped off the evening with an 8-1 win at heavyweight to give the Nittany Lions the 24-11 victory. Penn State won seven of ten bouts, Illinois won the takedown battle 20-18 and the Nittany Lions had three bonus points to Illinois' two. Penn State is now 9-3-1 on the year, 1-0 in Big Ten duals. Illinois is 5-4, 0-1 Big Ten. The Nittany Lions leave tomorrow morning and head to Columbus, Ohio, to get set for Sunday's dual at No. 3 Ohio State. Match-time in Columbus is set for 2 p.m. Penn State's next home dual is on Feb. 5 when Northwestern invades Rec Hall for a 7 p.m. match-up. Single event tickets will cost $8 for adults and $6 for youth. Group sales are available once again for groups of 15 people or more. Group prices are $4 in advance and $5 walk-up. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 1.800.NITTANY between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC?(1390 AM) or 3WZ (95.3 FM) and on www.GoPSUsports.com as well. The 2009-10 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #12 Brad Pataky PSU dec. John Deneen UI, 7-3 3-0 133: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. Daryl Thomas UI, 13-12 6-0 141: Adam Lynch PSU pinned #11 Ryan Prater UI, WBF (3:56) 12-0 149: #5 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #20 Eric Terrazas UI, 5-1 15-0 157: #5 Cyler Sanderson PSU dec. Conrad Polz UI, 9-4 18-0 165: #8 Dan Vallimont PSU dec. Joe Barczak UI, 9-4 21-0 174: #14 Jordan Blanton UI tech. fall Justin Ortega PSU, 22-7 (6:26) 21-5 184: #2 John Dergo UI dec. (sv) #12 David Erwin PSU, 6-4 (sv) 21-8 197: #10 Patrick Bond UI dec. Clay Steadman PSU, 9-5 21-11 285: #11 Cameron Wade PSU dec. Marty Smith UI, 8-1 24-11 Attendance: 4,883 Records: Penn State 9-3-1 (1-0 Big Ten); Illinois 5-4 (0-1 Big Ten) Up Next for Penn State: at No. 3 Ohio State, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 125, took on Illinois' John Deneen. Pataky wasted no time getting a takedown, scoring less than :20 into the bout. The Clearfield native then put together a strong ride, working Deneen's arms into a turning combination. Pataky rolled the Illini for two near fall points at the 1:30 mark and then forced Deneen into a first stall warning. Two more back points at the minute mark put Pataky up 6-0 with 2:45 in riding time after a solid ride out. Pataky chose down to start the second period. After nearly reversing Deneen before a stalemate forced a reset, Pataky forced Deneen into a technical violation to move out to a 7-0 lead. Deneen managed to maintain control of Pataky for the entire period. Pataky led 7-0 with :42 in riding time after two periods. Deneen chose top to start the final period, looking to turn Pataky and avoid giving up a major. Pataky needed an escape to clinch a major. But it was Deneen who would pick up two back points and a riding time point to make the final 7-3. Pataky's decision put Penn State up 3-0 early. 133: Freshman Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat at 133 to battle Illini Daryl Thomas. Pearsall got in on an early shot but Thomas stepped out of trouble, countered and went up 2-1 with a solid single leg takedown at the 2:20 mark. Pearsall got his takedown shortly thereafter and nearly turned Thomas for back points. Thomas fought off the pinning combination, but Pearsall maintained control of the Illini. He then reset himself and turned Thomas again, this time picking up three near fall points and the :40 mark. The Nittany Lion freshmen was reversed, however, just as the period ended. Still, the solid period had Pearsall up 6-4 with :59 in riding time. Thomas chose neutral to begin the second period. Pearsall exploded through a high shot, controlling Thomas' shoulders and taking him to the mat for another takedown and an 8-4 lead. But Thomas reversed Pearsall once again to cut the Lion's lead to 8-6 with 1:25 left. A Pearsall escape gave him a 9-6 lead with 1:00 to go. Neither man scored the rest of the way and Pearsall led 9-6 with 1:00 in riding time heading into the final period. Pearsall chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 10-6 lead. Thomas quickly took Pearsall down and cut him loose at the 1:40 mark to cut the lead to 10-8. Another takedown and cut gave Pearsall an 11-10 lead . Pearsall was taken down again and cut loose, giving Pearsall a 13-12 lead with :40 left. Thomas looked to score with just seconds left, but Pearsall managed to tie the Illini up and kill the clock for the final seconds to post a thrilling 13-12 decision. The win put Penn State up 6-0. 141: Senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) faced off against Illinois' Ryan Prater, who entered the bout ranked No. 11 nationally at 141. Prater got the bout's first takedown at the 2:10 mark and put together a strong ride. The ranked Illini rode Lynch out to lead 2-0 with 2:10 in riding time after the first period. Lynch chose neutral to begin the second period. Lynch nearly scored early in the period, almost tossing Prater to the amt for two points, but the talented Illini countered the move and maintained his lead. Prater tried to shoot, but Lynch quickly countered and turned the ranked Illini to his back, first getting the takedown and then thrilling the Nittany Lion faithful with a pin at the 3:56 mark. The upset victory put Penn State up 12-0 after three b outs. 149: All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, met No. 20 Eric Terrazas in one of two bouts pitting ranked foes against each other. The duo traded early shots with neither man finding a chance to score until Molinaro nearly got two points at the 1:00 mark. But action moved out of bounds and the bout remained scoreless. Terrazas, who was undefeated at11-0, took a late shot but Molinaro was able to slide out of bounds and keep things scoreless heading into the second period. Molinaro chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Terrazas was hit with a first stall warning at the 1:10 mark as Molinaro was the aggressor, taking shot after shot as he looked for an opening. The Nittany Lion All-American exploded through a double leg to take a 3-0 lead with :35 left in the period. He then rode the Illini out to lead 3-0 with :31 in riding time after two periods. Terrazas chose down to start the final period, quickly escaping to a 3-1 deficit. Molinaro got in on a high single, looking to score again. But Terrazas managed to work his way out of bounds to keep the bout close at 3-1. Molinaro thrilled a capacity Rec Hall crowd with one more takedown to post a 5-1 win. The victory put Penn State up 15-0. 157: Nittany Lion Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah), ranked No. 5 at 157, met Illinois freshman Conrad Polz. Sanderson clipped Polz ankle and worked his way into a 2-0 lead with an initial takedown. Sanderson cut the Illini loose right away and turned into his opponent, looking for another takedown. The All-American added a second takedown and then rode Polz out for a 4-1 lead with a 1:11 riding time edge heading into the second period. Polz chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 deficit with 1:40 left in the period. Sanderson picked Polz lower leg one more time and took a 6-2 lead with :30 left. A solid ride out allowed the Nittany Lion to carry that lead, with 2:00 in riding time, into the final period. Sanderson chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. Sanderson tried to counter a slight shot by Polz, but the Illini was able to step behind the Nittany Lion and get his first takedown, cutting Sanderson's lead to 7-4. With a riding time point guaranteed, Sanderson steadily worked his way to an escape and an 8-4 lead with :30 left. Sanderson countered a late Polz shot and forced a tie-up that killed the clock, giving the Nittany Lion a 9-4 win. The victory put the Nittany Lions up 18-0 heading into halftime. 165: Senior Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), ranked No. 8 at 165, took on Illinois' Joe Barczak. Vallimont wasted little time in taking a 2-0 lead, driving through the Illini's lower legs for takedown. Barczak worked his way to an escaped but Vallimont countered with another quick takedown, stepping around behind Barczak to lead 4-1 with 1:00 left to wrestle. Vallimont then put together a dominating ride, keeping Barczak down for the rest of the period to lead 4-1 with 1:36 in riding time after one period. Vallimont chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Vallimont gained control of Barczak's right leg and worked his way through his waste for a 7-1 lead with another takedown. A short ride out allowed the Nittany Lion All-American to carry a 7-1 lead with 1:55 in riding time into the third period. Barczak chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-2 deficit. But Vallimont quickly took the Illini down and cut him loose to lead 9-3 with 1:20 remaining. Looking for a major, Vallimont shot low on Barczak, forcing a scramble that ended in a stalemate with :22 left to wrestle. Vallimont could not break through Barczak's defense and posted, with the riding time point, a 10-3 decision. The win put Penn State up 21-0. 174: Freshman Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) faced off against No. 14 Jordan Blanton at 174. Blanton quickly took Ortega down to lead 2-0 less than :15 into the bout. Blanton then put together a strong ride, maintaining control of Ortega for 1:02 before the Nittany Lion escaped to a 2-1 deficit. Blanton added a second takedown with 1:30 left and then turned Ortega to his back for three back points at the 1:00 mark to lead 7-1. Ortega escaped to a 7-2 deficit. Leading 7-2 with nearly two minutes in riding time, Blanton chose down to start the second period. A quick escape gave the Illini an 8-2 lead. Blanton added two quick takedowns and a cut to lead 12-3 before a blood time forced a stoppage at the 1:16 mark. An Ortega escape made the score 12-4, but Blanton quickly took Ortega down and added two back points to lead 16-4 with :49 left in the stanza. Blanton allowed Ortega to escape and added another takedown to lead 18-5, with 2:05 in riding time, heading into the final period. Ortega chose down to start the final period and escaped to an 18-6 deficit. Blanton got another takedown at the 1:08 mark, cut Ortega loose and then took him down one more time for a 22-7 technical fall at the 6:26 mark. The five points put the Illini on the board but Penn State led 21-5. 184: In another match-up between ranked opponents, senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) met Illinois senior John Dergo at 184. Erwin entered the bout ranked No. 12 while Dergo was a lofty No. 2. Dergo got the first takedown, turning a low single into a scramble and an eventual takedown just under a minute into the bout. Erwin worked his way to an escape and cut the lead to 2-1 midway through the period. Erwin shot low late in the period, but Dergo stepped back and out of trouble. Down 2-1 after one period, Erwin chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Erwin forced another scramble, gaining control of Dergo's ankles and working his way around the second-ranked Illini to get his takedown to lead 4-2 with 1:04 left. Dergo worked his way to an escape, cutting Erwin's lead to 4-3 as action resumed in the center circle with :40 left in the middle period. Trailing 4-3, Dergo chose down to start the third period. Riding time was not a factor. Erwin put together a strong ride, keeping control of the Illini until Dergo escaped at the 1:10 mark, tying the score at 4-4. Erwin forced the issue as the period ended, but Dergo was able to back out of trouble and send the bout to an extra period. Dergo got a quick takedown, gaining control of Erwin's feet for a 6-4 SV win. 197: Sophomore Clay Steadman (McKean, Pa.) met Illini senior Patrick Bond at 197. Bond entered the dual ranked No. 10 nationally. Bond got an early takedown, forcing Steadman to the mat on the edge of the circle with just over 2:00 left. A quick Steadman escape cut Bond's lead to 2-1 and action resumed in the center circle. Bond added a second takedown at the :15 mark and rode Steadman out to lead 4-1 after the opening period. Bond chose down to start the second period and worked his way to an escape and a 5-1 lead. Another low single allowed Dergo to get a third takedown to lead 7-1, but Dergo got hit with a second stall for hanging on to Steadman's ankle. Steadman then escaped and trailed 7-3 with :25 left. Trailing 7-3, Steadman chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-4 deficit. Steadman shot, but Bond deftly countered to get another takedown. He then cut Steadman loose to lead 9-5 at the 1:14 mark. Steadman got in on a high single after a reset, but Bond countered, steadily working his way around behind Steadman. The Nittany Lion sophomore was able to fight off the move, but Bond was able to post a 9-5 decision, cutting Penn State's lead to 21-11. HWT: Sophomore heavyweight Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 11 at heavyweight, took on Illinois' Marty Smith. The duo battled evenly for the entire period with neither man finding an opening for a takedown. Scoreless after three minutes, Wade chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Smith took a low shot at the :45 mark, but Wade was able to quickly step behind the Illini to get the bout's first takedown and take a 3-0 lead. A ride out allowed the Nittany Lion to lead 3-0 with :39 in riding time heading into the final period. Smith chose neutral to start the third period, but was taken down by Wade at the 1:20 mark. Wade cut Smith loose at the :30 mark to a 5-1 lead and began looking for another takedown. Wade picked up another takedown with :15 left and, with a ride out and a bonus point, posted an 8-1 win. The decision gave Penn State a sound 24-11 win.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team opened Western Wrestling Conference action Friday evening with a 35-3 win over Northern Colorado. The Panthers won nine of the 10 matches in the dual. The Panthers dominated the Bears on the mat, registering 27 takedowns to the Bears five. “We had two really great performances at 125 pounds and 157 pounds,” UNI head coach Brad Penrith said. “We’re definitely making progress and being more aggressive. Overall it was a very positive performance by our guys.” Young started the dual with a 3-1 win over Tony Mustari at 125 pounds. Ryan Jauch followed with a 14-8 decision over Casey Cruz. No. 20 Kenny Hashimoto was the lone Bear to notch a victory over the Panthers with a 9-4 decision over Charlie Ettelson. Trent Washington returned from injury to secure a 5-4 win over Justin Gonzales in the 149 pound slot. Tyson Reiner notched a 5-3 victory over Justin Gaethje at 157 pounds followed by a pin by Nick Pickerell at 165 pounds. Jarion Beets claimed a 12-6 decision over Brandon Kammerzell at 174 pounds while Scott Hazen earned a 12-3 major decision over Eric Brennan. The Bears forfeited at 197 pounds and Christian Brantley wrapped up the dual with a 16-6 major decision over Justin Tuell. UNI (5-8, 1-0 WWC) continues WWC action tomorrow evening, hosting South Dakota State. Action from the West Gym is slated to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 125 Terrance Young (UNI) dec. Tony Mustari (UNC), 3-1 133 Ryan Jauch (UNI) dec. Casey Cruz (UNC), 14-8 141 No. 20 Kenny Hashimoto (UNC) dec. Charlie Ettelson (UNI), 9-4 149 Trent Washington (UNI) dec. Justin Gonzales (UNC), 5-4 157 Tyson Reiner (UNI) dec. Justin Gaethje (UNC), 5-3 165 Nick Pickerell (UNI) pinned Kevin O’Brien (UNC), 1:13 174 Jarion Beets (UNI) dec. Brandon Kammerzell, 12-6 184 Scott Hazen (UNI) maj. dec. Eric Brennan (UNC), 12-3 197 Dustin Bauman wins by forfeit 285 Christian Brantley (UNI) maj. dec. Justin Tuell (UNC), 16-6

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A fall by 141-pounder Filip Novachkov and a major decision by 157-pounder Chase Pami sparked No. 15 Cal Poly to a 28-11 victory over Stanford in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet Friday night before 637 in Mott Gym. Novachkov needed just one minute to pin Bret Baumbach. He scored a takedown 55 seconds into the match and secured his sixth fall of the season five seconds later, raising his record to 18-4. Pami scored six takedowns, one escape and riding time to earn a 14-5 major decision against Mike Kent, lifting his mark for the year to 20-4. Cal Poly also won four matches by decision and Stanford forfeited at 285 as the Mustangs improved their dual meet record to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the Pac-10. Stanford fell to 8-6 and 0-1. Mustang winners by decision were Boris Novachkov at 133 pounds, Nick Fisher at 149, Ryan DesRoches at 174 and Ryan Smith at 197. Boris Novachkov was a 10-3 winner over Justin Paulsen to improve to 19-1. He had a major decision in hand before giving up an escape at the buzzer. Fisher earned a 12-6 decision over Tyler Parker and is now 10-2 on the season. DesRoches is 24-6 for the year following his 8-4 win over Jake Johnson and Smith outscored Richard Kessler 14-10 to improve to 14-9. Stanford winners were Ryan Mango at 125 and Nick Amuchastegui at 165, both by decision, and Zack Giesen with a technical fall at 184. Cal Poly will host No. 12 Boise State for another Pac-10 dual meet Sunday at 2 p.m. Boise State improved to 6-1 and 2-0 with a 28-15 win at Cal State Fullerton on Friday night and visits Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday before meeting the Mustangs on Sunday. Results: 125 — Ryan Mango, Fr. (S) (18-10) dec. Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (6-14), 8-6 133 — No. 4 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (19-1) dec. Justin Paulsen, Jr. (S) (18-9), 10-3 141 — No. 4 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (18-4) fall Bret Baumbach, Fr. (S) (10-14), 1:00 149 — Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (10-2) dec. Tyler Parker, Sr. (S) (0-5), 12-6 157 — No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (20-4) maj. dec. Mike Kent, Fr. (S) (13-7), 14-5 165 — Nick Amuchastegui, So. (S) (22-4) dec. Travis Rasmussen, RFr. (CP) (11-10), 6-1 174 — Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (24-6) dec. Jake Johnson, Sr. (S) (15-12), 8-4 184 — No. 11 Zack Giesen, Jr. (S) (23-3) tech. fall Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (5-7), 19-3 197 — Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (14-9) dec. Richard Kessler, Fr. (S) (11-15), 14-10 285 — Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (10-11) wins by forfeit

MORGANTOWN, WV -- Clarion won six out of ten bouts with wins by Cameron Moran, James Fleming, Hadley Harrison, Steven Cressley , Clint Podish and Alex Thomas as the Golden Eagles defeated West Virginia 20-14 in an EWL matchup. Held at the WVU Coliseum, Clarion raised its overall record to 3-4 and is 1-1 in the EWL, while WVU dropped to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in the EWL. Clarion trailed 6-0 after losing the first two bouts, when Cameron Moran posted a big 9-2 win over Anthony Curcio at 141. Trailing 2-1 in the third, Moran had three, two-point near falls and riding time to get the Eagles on the board. Freshman James Fleming put the Eagles in the lead for good with a 16-4 major decision over Mike Rowe at 149. Fleming had a takedown, three near falls and two reversals to push his season record to 17-5. Captain Hadley Harrison followed with a15-2 major decision over Zachary Cerrone at 157. Harrison jumped out to a 5-0 first period lead, had a takedown in the second, and three takedowns in the third period to dominate his match. Harrison's win raised his season record to 24-6 and gave Clarion an 11-6 lead. After WVU's Donnie Jones won a major decision (13-4) over Nick Milano at 165 to close the team score to 11-10, Clarion won three straight bouts to secure the victory. Steven Cressley scored a takedown 12 seconds into overtime to win a 7-5 decision over Christian Mory at 174. Clint Podish used a third period two point near fall to defeat Matt Weston 4-3 at 184, and Alex Thomas sealed the deal with a 6-4 win over Kyle Rooney at 197. "It was a very gritty win for us, " said 4th year head coach Teague Moore. "We really battled hard tonight and won the close matches we had to have to win the meet." Clarion will wrestle Penn on Saturday at 7pm at North Allegheny High School. Tickets will be available at the door. CLARION NOTES: Harrison's win gives him 88 in his career... The win for Clarion broke an 8-match losing streak to WVU... The series record now stands all-time at 14-17-2 Results: 125- Shane Young (WV) dec. Joe Waltko (CL) 7-2 133- #18 Colin Johnston (WV) dec. Jay Ivanco (CL) 4-3 141- Cameron Moran (CL) dec. Anthony Curcio (WV) 9-2 149- James Fleming (CL) maj. dec. Mike Rowe (WV) 16-4 157- Hadley Harrison (CL) maj. dec.Zachary Cerrone (WV) 15-2 165- Donnie Jones (WV) maj. dec. Nick Milano (CL)13-4 174- Steven Cressley (CL) dec. Christian Mory (WV) 7-5ot 184- Clint Podish (CL) dec. Matt Weston (WV) 4-3 197- Alex Thomas (CL) dec. Kyle Rooney (WV) 6-4 HWT- Brandon Williamson (WV) dec. Quintas McCorkle (CL) 8-0

ANN ARBOR, MI -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team recorded its fifth shut-out of the 2009-10 season Friday night, blanking Michigan 36-0 at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor, MI. Iowa (15-0, 1-0 Big Ten) extended its school-record winning streaks of 53 overall duals and 37 road duals with the win. Michigan falls to 4-8 (0-1 Big Ten) with the loss. Iowa scored team bonus points in five of the 10 bouts, and only allowed three Michigan takedowns in the Big Ten dual season opener. Hawkeye redshirt freshman Matt McDonough kicked the dual off at 125 with a 14-3 major decision over Michigan freshman Sean Boyle. McDonough, who improved to 21-0 with the win, dominated the match to record his eighth major decision and his 16th team bonus point win of the season. The Marion, IA, native scored eight third-period points and totaled 4:14 of riding time in the match. Iowa senior Daniel Dennis improved to 9-1 on the season with a 2-0 win over Wolverine sophomore Zac Stevens at 133. After a scoreless first period, Dennis rode Stevens the entire second period and scored a third-period escape for the win. Hawkeye sophomore Montell Marion scored Iowa's second major decision of the night with his 19-6 victory over Michigan sophomore Mark Weber at 141. Marion controlled the bout, scoring four takedowns in the first period and three in the second, and accumulating 3:23 of riding time. He is now 13-2 this season, going 5-1 in dual matches. Top-ranked Hawkeye senior Brent Metcalf took a commanding 18-5 first-period lead in his 149-pound match with Wolverine redshirt freshman Mark Boyer, winning the bout by a 22-7 match-ending technical fall in 6:47. It was the second straight match-ending technical fall win for the Davison, MI, native, and his 18th team bonus point win of the season. He is undefeated a 21-0. Hawkeye junior Aaron Janssen took Iowa into the intermission with a 12-4 major decision at 157 over Michigan sophomore Dave Johnson. Janssen, who recorded his third major decision of the season with the win, turned on his offense in the third period, scoring three takedowns, one escape and a point for 3:36 of riding time. At 165, Iowa senior Ryan Morningstar scored a takedown in sudden victory to beat Michigan junior Aaron Hynes, 6-4. Morningstar scored the bout's first takedown, but Hynes responded with two escapes and Michigan's second takedown of the dual to take a 4-2 lead in the second period. Morningstar escaped in both the second and third period to force the match into overtime. The Lisbon, IA, native improved to 16-3 with the win, while collecting his 16th career overtime victory. Top-ranked Hawkeye senior Jay Borschel improved to 20-0 with a 6-0 win over Michigan sophomore Justin Zeerip at 174. After a scoreless first period, Borschel scored an escape and a penalty point in the second to take a 2-0 lead. Borschel added three penalty points in the third period due to stall warnings on Zeerip, and accumulated 1:05 in riding time for the 6-0 win. At 184, Hawkeye senior Phillip Keddy scored a takedown in each of the first two periods, and two in the third to post a 10-2 major decision over Wolverine sophomore Erich Smith. Keddy is now 15-5 this season, going 11-3 in dual competition. Michigan's best chance at a win came at 197 pounds when ninth-ranked junior Anthony Biondo faced unranked Iowa junior Luke Lofthouse, who is wrestling for injured Hawkeye starter Chad Beatty. But somebody forgot to mention that to Lofthouse. With the scored tied at 3-3 going into the third period, Lofthouse grabbed three takedowns for the 9-6 upset. Hawkeye sophomore Blake Rasing preserved the shut out with his 6-1 victory over Michigan redshirt freshman Ben Apland at heavyweight. Rasing scored points in each period to record his first dual win of the season. The Hawkeyes (15-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will conclude this weekend's Big Ten road trip Sunday afternoon when they face #25 Purdue (10-4, 1-0 Big Ten) at 1 p.m. (CT) at the Lowell High School Gymnasium in Lowell, IN. Results: 125 - Matt McDonough (Iowa) maj. dec. Sean Boyle (Michigan), 14-3 133 - Daniel Dennis (Iowa) dec. Zac Stevens (Michigan), 2-0 141 - Montell Marion (Iowa) maj. dec. Mark Weber (Michigan), 19-6 149 - Brent Metcalf (Iowa) tech. fall Mark Boyer (Michigan), 22-7 in 6:47 157 - Aaron Janssen (Iowa) maj. dec. Dave Johnson (Michigan), 12-4 165 - Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Aaron Hynes (Michigan), 6-4 SV 174 - Jay Borschel (Iowa) dec. Justin Zeerip (Michigan), 6-0 184 - Phillip Keddy (Iowa) maj. dec. Erich Smith (Michigan), 10-2 197 - Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. Anthony Biondo (Michigan), 9-6 Hwt. - Blake Rasing (Iowa) dec. Ben Apland (Michigan), 6-1

NORMAN, Okla. -- No. 2 Iowa State wrestling team was victorious in its Big 12 Conference opener against 10th-ranked Oklahoma 21-12 Friday evening in the McCasland Field House. ISU’s Jon Reader turned in the standout performance with a technical fall for team bonus points at 165 pounds. ISU improves to 8-2 in duals. The Sooners fall to 12-2-1. The Cyclones will travel 85 miles north to Stillwater, Okla. for a clash with fourth-ranked Oklahoma State in Gallagher-Iba Arena Sunday at 2 p.m. “We still need to improve,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. “There are still things that we can do better. We aren’t winning in some of the close matches and that is something we need to improve on. “ The dual victory over the Sooners was Jackson’s first conference win of his coaching career. Iowa State is 997-263-20 all-time in duals, dating back to 1916. “We’re rolling into the tough opponents now, with Oklahoma State on Sunday,” Jackson said. “It is important to win these duals. I’m happy about winning this first Big 12 dual.” Reader turned in his second-straight bonus-point performance by scoring a technical fall over 18th-ranked Sooner, Tyler Caldwell. Reader was looking for a pin in the third period after scoring two three-point nearfalls. The Cyclone two-time All-American advances his season mark to 16-3 and is 8-2 in dual action. ISU’s heavyweight is used to the close ones. Cyclone David Zabriskie found himself in familiar territory with Nathan Fernandez of Oklahoma. Zabriskie needed a second sudden victory period to down the Sooner heavyweight last season in Ames, 4-2, and this year's edition went further to a second tie breaker period. Zabriskie outlasted his Oklahoma foe to be victorious, 5-3. The Branchville, N.J., native is 15-1 overall this season and is a perfect 7-0 in dual action. Cyclone senior 133-pounder Nick Fanthorpe added bonus points to the team effort with a 14-6 major decision of Oklahoma’s Kenrick Maple at 133 pounds. Fanthorpe holds a 11-5 overall record and is 7-3 in duals. Three-time NCAA finalist Jake Varner was his usual self in the dual’s first top-10 individual matchup. Varner built an insurmountable 4:22 of riding time en route to a stout 9-3 decision of sixth-ranked Sooner 197-pounder, Eric Lapotsky. Varner has a perfect record of 19-0 in his final Cyclone season. After the first three matches of the dual, the Cyclones found themselves being bested by the Sooners, 6-5. ISU sophomore Jerome Ward put his squad back in winning position with a win by decision over OU’s Eric Schmidtke, 10-3. Ward improves his record to 16-4 overall, with an 8-1 mark. In the second top-10 individual matchup of the evening, ISU’s Mitch Mueller, ranked 10th at 149 pounds, fell by decision to fourth-ranked Sooner, Kyle Terry, 4-0. Results: 157 pounds – Chad Terry (OU) dec. Andrew Sorenson (ISU), 3-2 165 pounds – No. 3 Jon Reader (ISU) tech. fall No. 18 Tyler Caldwell (OU), 19-4 (6:15) 174 pounds – No. 19 Jeff James (OU) dec. No. 13 Duke Burk (ISU), 3-1 184 pounds – No. 8 Jerome Ward (ISU) dec. Erich Schmidtke (OU), 10-3 197 pounds – No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) dec. No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU), 9-3 HWT – No. 4 David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. No. 12 Nathan Fernandez (OU), 5-3 (TB2) 125 pounds – No. 5 Andrew Long (ISU) dec. No. 20 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 10-4 133 pounds – No. 11 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) major dec. Kendric Maple (OU), 14-6 141 pounds – No. 5 Zack Bailey (OU) dec. Dalton Jensen (ISU), 6-4 149 pounds – No. 4 Kyle Terry (OU) dec. No. 10 Mitch Mueller (ISU), 4-0

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team won six bouts, including a major decision by team captain Glenn Shober (Reading, Pa.), en route to earning one of its most memorable wins in recent history, a 19-14 victory over seventh-ranked Maryland Friday night in front of packed house at Halsey Field House in Annapolis. Three straight victories in the middle of the lineup gave Navy a 16-7 lead in the match, a lead it would not relinquish as the Mids improved to 3-1 in dual action this season. "This was a huge win for our program and against a terrific Maryland team," said 10th-year Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "We had a great crowd tonight and I really appreciate all the people who came out to support both teams. It was a great environment for wrestling." The story of the night perhaps was the fact that Maryland wrestled without three of its ranked wrestlers - #11 Steven Bell (133), #9 Alex Krom (141), #5 Mike Letts (165) - who were suffering from various ailments. It's something Burnett is more than familiar with, as three of his starters were also sidelined for the match, two for the year. "It's one of those things where you play the hand you are dealt," said Burnett. "We've experienced the same woes with injuries this year, but you can't let that hold you back. You have to push forward and wrestle harder. This was an important match for us to win and we were able to do that." Perhaps it was best put by junior 174-pounder Matt DeMichiel (Whitesboro, N.Y.) who said that certainly he would have liked to have wrestled a healthy Maryland team, but "no team is carried by three wrestlers." Indeed, Maryland fielded a full squad, whose backups were well groomed for the dual. The momentum pendulum in the opening half of the match saw the Terps take a narrow 7-6 lead after four bouts with each team winning a pair. Maryland claimed the early advantage as third-ranked Hudson Taylor pushed his record to 30-2 behind a 14-2 major decision over Navy senior Charles Carafano (Germantown, Md.) at 197 pounds. Navy, though, took a 6-4 advantage in the match by winning back-to-back matches. After a scoreless opening period, Navy heavyweight Scott Steele (Towson, Md.), ranked fifth nationally, took a 5-1 lead heading into the final stanza en route to a 6-2 victory over Patrick Gilmore. Meanwhile, sophomore Aaron Kalil (Salem, N.H.) won his three straight dual by handing Maryland senior James Knox a 7-1 loss. Kalil scored a takedown with 32 seconds left in the second period and tacked on three more points with a near fall by the end of the period. Suffering from flu-like symptoms, 11th-ranked Steven Bell sat out the match for Maryland at 133 pounds. Despite being replaced in the lineup, the Terps' Mookie Golden produced an escape and a late takedown in the match to overcome a 4-2 deficit and earn the 6-4 win over a struggling Pat McCaffrey (Chicago, Ill.), who has now dropped three in a row. The turning point in the match, however was at 141 pounds. After leading 2-1 heading into the final two minutes of action, Navy senior Matt Pagan (Carteret, N.J.) put together three takedowns, an escape and built up over two minutes of riding time to beat the Terps' Matt Bogusz. That win would give the Mids a 9-7 lead in the match, a lead they would not relinquish. Navy extended its lead to six thanks to a major decision by Shober who took Annapolis native Jon Kohler to task at 149 pounds. Though Shober held just a one-point advantage after the first period, he would come out and dominate Kohler in the second. Shober scored six points in the final minute of the second period to take a commanding 10-2 lead. Playing a game of cat-and-mouse to help gather enough points for the major decision, Shober did so by scoring two more takedowns in the final period, including his final shot at the buzzer, to score a 15-4 win over Kohler. "It's always good to score the first point in the match because it certainly gives you a mental edge," said Shober, who stands at 15-9 overall and 1-1 in dual action this season. "I felt like his body was starting to give in a little bit in the second period and so I tried to go at him. I knew we needed the points, so getting the extra team point was what I was going for." The Mids won their third-straight match by way of a 9-7 win by junior All-American Bryce Saddoris (Spring Creek, Nev.) at 157 pounds. A winded Saddoris was challenged throughout the match by Maryland sophomore Kyle John. John stalked Saddoris and kept him within reach and as time was running down, John struck. With 12 seconds left in the match, John scored his second takedown of the match and tied things up at 7-7. John was forced to let Saddoris out of his grasp as he trailed by over a minute in riding time. Unable to get a final takedown in the last five seconds, Saddoris managed to pull out the 9-7 win and move to within two wins of reaching 100 for his career. Maryland was finally able to stop the Navy run thanks to 15th-ranked Josh Asper's major decision over junior Robby Neill (Brick, N.J.). Asper put Neill on the mat five times and gained a pair of points on stall warnings to cut into the Mids' lead with a 14-4 win. With the Mids leading 16-11 with two matches remaining, Navy looked to DeMichiel to help secure the win. DeMichiel jumped out on top early with back-to-back takedowns, but a reversal with 12 seconds to go in the opening period narrowed his lead to 4-3. That lead, however, would expand to four as DeMichiel squirmed out of Smith's hold, followed by a takedown. The last 45 seconds of the third period featured a flurry of points for both wrestlers as DeMichiel tried to score enough for a major decision. He produced a pair of takedowns and gained a point for his more than three minutes of riding time, however he would fall just short of the major behind a 12-6 decision. A decision or a major decision, however, would matter not, as the DeMichiel win sealed the Navy upset with the Mids taking a 19-11 lead heading into the final bout. "Heading into the match, I knew I had to win," said DeMichiel. "The pressure was definitely on and I wanted to go out there and get a win for the team. It's something that really drives you." Though Maryland sophomore Corey Peltier scored the final win of the night, an 8-2 decision over Navy junior Greg Prioleau (Poway, Calif.), it would be too little for the Terps as the Mids earned a 19-14 win. It was just the fourth blemish on paper for the Terps this season. "It was an interesting match to watch in terms of who was controlling the pace and tempo of the match," added Burnett. "I think both teams did a phenomenal job of keeping in check the match and how it needed to flow for them to be successful. We had a lot of nice performances tonight and I have to tip my hat at some of the experienced guys we had out on the mat. Matt (Pagan) looked like he was fading and then he came on. Glenn (Shober) did an excellent job of controlling his match. Aaron (Kalil) stepped up and provided a great effort at 125 pounds. "We have a nucleus of guys that have to step up and perform from match to match and tonight we did a good job of that. We cannot be content, however, if we want to continue to succeed. Each match we need to be focused and have discipline." The Midshipmen will look to use the momentum gained from the win over the Terps to help leverage their way on Saturday against North Carolina and NC State. Navy plays host to the Tar Heels at Halsey Field House beginning at 3:00 pm, followed by a 7:00 pm battle against NC State. Fans should be sure to stick around after the NC State for the annual Meet the Mids autograph session. Results: 197 - No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD), major dec. Charles Garfanno, 14-2 (0-4) HWT - No. 5 Scott Steele (NAVY) dec. Patrick Gilmore, 6-2 (3-4) 125 - Aaron Kalil (NAVY) dec. James Knox, 7-1 (6-4) 133 - Mookie Golden (MD) dec. Pat McCaffrey, 6-4 (6-7) 141 - Matt Pagan (NAVY) dec. Matt Bogusz, 10-3 (9-7) 149 - Glenn Shober (NAVY) major dec. Jon Kohler, 15-4 (13-7) 157 - No. 8 Bryce Saddoris (NAVY) dec. Kyle John, 9-7 (16-7) 165 - No. 15 Josh Asper (MD) major dec. Robby Neill, 14-4 (16-11) 174 - Matt DeMichiel (NAVY) dec. Owen Smith, 12-6 (19-11) 184 - Corey Peltier (MD) dec. Greg Prioleau, 8-2 (19-14)

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 14 Wisconsin wrestling team (5-6, 1-0) knocked off previously unbeaten and 11th-ranked Indiana (11-1, 0-1)21-18 on Friday night at the UW Field House in a battle that came down to the final matchup. In the first match, senior Drew Hammen took on No. 1 senior Angel Escobedo at 125 lbs. Escobedo got out to an early 6-2 lead after the first period, but Hammen cut the lead to three, ending the second period 8-5. Escobedo then tacked on seven more points to end the bout on top 15-8, giving the Hoosiers a 3-0 lead. Hammen scored six escapes and a takedown in the match. No. 8 redshirt freshman Tyler Graff then wrestled sophomore Matt Ortega at 133 lbs. In the high scoring match, Graff recorded five takedowns and two nearfall points in the first period, three takedowns in the second period and held on with two takedowns and an escape in the third period to earn a tech fall win for, 23-8. Thanks to a nearfall in the match for Graff, Wisconsin received five team points. The decision gave the Badgers the edge over IU, 5-3. The 141 lbs. weight class featured two redshirt freshmen, Wisconsin's No. 20 Cole Schmitt and Indiana's Danny Monaco. After a scoreless first period, Schmitt recorded a takedown and an escape to take a 3-0 lead at the end of the second period. Adding to his score, Schmitt registered a reversal and was rewarded a point for locked hands, resulting in a 6-2 victory and extending the Wisconsin lead to 8-3. No. 2 senior Kyle Ruschell faced Matt Coughlin in a tough matchup at 149 lbs. Ruschell recorded the first takedown of the bout at 2:12 in the first period, but Coughlin took him down and score two more nearfall points to end the first period up 5-3. Ruschell scored an escape and takedown to take back the lead at the end of the second, 6-5. Ruschell scored an additional takedown and was rewarded riding time to win the match 9-5. The victory added three points to the UW lead, making the score 11-3. Juniors Greg Burke and No. 7 Kurt Kinser then wrestled in a short matchup at 157 lbs. Kinser recorded a takedown with 2:13 left in the first period and pinned Burke 21 seconds later. Kinser was awarded six points for the pin and narrowed the Badger lead to 11-9. No. 1 sophomore Andrew Howe then faced No. 13 Paul Young for the third time this season at 165 lbs. After the first period, Young led 2-1 and added to his lead to finish the second period 4-3. Howe took the lead and the victory after scoring an escape and a takedown late in the third period, resulting in a 6-4 decision and 14-9 Wisconsin lead. The win propelled Howe to a perfect 21-0 on the season. At 174 lbs., Redshirt freshman Jimmy Duffy took on senior Trevor Perry. Perry took Duffy down with 2:14 left on the clock in the first period and then registered a pin six seconds later. The fall gave Indiana their first lead of the night, 15-14. No. 17 sophomore Travis Rutt then wrestled junior Eric Cameron at 184 lbs. Rutt took an early lead, ending the first period with two takedowns and a 4-1 score. Rutt would then add an escape to win the bout 5-2, reclaiming the lead for the Badgers at 17-15. No. 8 junior Trevor Brandvold faced sophomore Matt Powless in a crucial matchup at 194 lbs. Brandvold ended the first period 5-0 after registering a takedown and three nearfall points. He would then add six to his score, winning the match 10-1. Brandvold scored a total of three takedowns, three nearfall points and an escape to extend the UW lead to 21-15. In the final bout, heavyweight junior Eric Bugenhagen battled No. 2 senior Nate Everhart. Bugenhagen needed to hold Everhart to anything less than a pin in order to seal a victory for the Badgers. Everhart led 5-2 after the second period and registered a final takedown and riding time to win the match by an 8-3 decision. Wisconsin held on to their lead, winning the dual 21-18. The Badgers gear up for two duals next weekend as they hit the road to face No. 5-ranked Minnesota Friday and return to the UW Field House to host No. 12 Penn State on Sunday. Results: 125 lbs.- #1 Angel Escobedo (IU) dec. over Drew Hammen (UW), 15-8 (Team Score: 3-0) 133 lbs.- #8 Tyler Graff (UW) tech falls Matt Ortega (IU), 23-8 (3-5) 141 lbs.- #20 Tyler Schmitt (UW) dec. over Danny Monaco (IU), 6-2 (3-8) 149 lbs.- #2 Kyle Ruschell (UW) dec. over Matt Coughlin (IU), 9-5 (3-11) 157 lbs.- #7 Kurt Kinser (IU) pins Greg Burke (UW), 0:59 (9-11) 165 lbs.- #1 Andrew Howe (UW) dec. over #13 Paul Young (IU), 6-4 (9-14) 174 lbs.- Trevor Perry (IU) pin Jimmy Duffy (UW), 0:52 (15-14) 184 lbs.- #17 Travis Rutt (UW) dec. over Eric Cameron (IU), 5-2 (15-17) 197 lbs.- #8 Trevor Brandvold (UW) maj. dec. over Matt Powless (IU), 11-1 (15-21) 285 lbs.- #2 Nate Everhart (IU) dec. over Eric Bugenhagen (UW), 8-4 (18-21)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Winning six of 10 matches, Augsburg College scored an 18-12 victory over the University of Nebraska-Omaha in a battle of the top-ranked teams in small-college wrestling on Friday night at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall. Augsburg (9-0 in dual meets), ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division III national rankings, claimed four wins in the middle of the match to pull ahead of Nebraska-Omaha (5-1), ranked No. 1 in the Division II national poll. The loss snapped an 18-match dual-meet winning streak for the Mavericks. The Auggies clinched the victory when Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) topped Jacob Marrs (SR, Oak Hill, Kan./Clay Center HS) 6-2 in battle of the top-ranked wrestlers at 197 pounds in their respective divisions. The win improved Massey's record to 14-0 on the season, and he is now 45-1 in his two seasons at Augsburg. One of the most important wins in the match came in the opening bout, as Augsburg's Josh Roberts (SO, Grand Forks, N.D./Central HS) claimed a 5-4 victory over UNO's No. 2-ranked Terrell McKinney (FY, Omaha, Neb./North HS) at 125 pounds. Roberts tied the bout with an escape with 20 seconds left in the second period, then in the down position to open the third period, quickly escaped again and held off McKinney to score the upset win. After the Auggies lost the next two battles, they rattled off four straight wins to take the lead for good. Lucas Murray (JR, Anoka, Minn.) used an escape and takedown in a 17-second span midway through the second period to score a 3-1 win at 149. At 157, Augsburg's No. 5-ranked Jason Adams (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) improved to 29-2 on the season, rallying from 2-1 deficit with a takedown and three-point near-fall in the third period to claim a 6-3 win over UNO's No. 2-ranked George Ivanov (FY, Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central HS). At 165, Orlando Ponce (JR, Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS), ranked No. 6 in Division III, used an escape and takedown in the third period to score a 5-3 win over UNO's No. 4-ranked Ryan Pankoke (JR, Beaver Crossing, Neb./Centennial HS), and at 174, Augsburg's No. 3-ranked Zach Molitor (JR, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS) used two takedowns and 3:46 of riding time to score a 6-0 win over Brett Rosedale (SO, Marshalltown, Iowa/East Marshalltown HS). Nebraska-Omaha claimed four wins, including three in battles of ranked wrestlers. Cody Garcia (SR, Hutchinson, Kan.), the No. 2-ranked wrestler in Division II at 133, claimed a 10-6 win over Augsburg's No. 6-ranked Paul Bjorkstrand (SR, Burnsville, Minn.). In the following match, No. 3-ranked Mario Morgan (JR, Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel HS) claimed a 9-2 win over Augsburg's No. 5-ranked Jafari Vanier (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS). At heavyweight, No. 2-ranked Elijah Madison (FY, Kansas City, Mo./Oak Park HS) scored a 2-0 win for UNO over Augsburg's No. 7-ranked Andy Witzel (SR, Fulda, Minn.), and the Mavericks' No. 6-ranked Austin Boehm (SO, Urbandale, Iowa) scored a 13-6 win over Augsburg's Brad Baus (SO, Mukwonago, Wis.) at 184. Augsburg is now 4-2 in the all-time series with Nebraska-Omaha. Since 1989-90, the Auggies are now 247-21 against opponents from Divisions II and III, losing just 16 matches to non-Division I teams since the 1995-96 campaign. Both teams return to action against ranked opponents in their respective divisions this weekend. Augsburg travels to face No. 6-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse on Sunday (1/24) at 2 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha travels to face No. 8-ranked St. Cloud State on Saturday (1/23) at 2 p.m. No. 1 (D-III) Augsburg (Minn., 9-0) 18, No. 1 (D-II) Nebraska-Omaha (5-1) 12 Action begins at 125 pounds. Time of match: 1:55 Attendance: 518. Official: Jerry Reker. Results: 125 -- Josh Roberts (AUG, 12-6) dec. No. 2 Terrell McKinney (UNO, 20-8) 5-4 (Augsburg 3-0). 133 -- No. 2 Cody Garcia (UNO, 34-0) dec. No. 6 Paul Bjorkstrand (AUG, 22-6) 10-6 (TIED 3-3). 141 -- No. 3 Mario Morgan (UNO, 26-3) dec. No. 5 Jafari Vanier (AUG, 6-3) 9-2 (UNO 6-3). 149 -- Lucas Murray (AUG, 12-6) dec. Tait Weatherbee (UNO, 14-14) 3-1 (TIED 6-6). 157 -- No. 5 Jason Adams (AUG, 29-2) dec. No. 2 George Ivanov (UNO, 24-8) 6-3 (Augsburg 9-6). 165 -- No. 6 Orlando Ponce (AUG, 19-8) dec. No. 4 Ryan Pankoke (UNO, 22-6) 5-3 (Augsburg 12-6). 174 -- No. 3 Zach Molitor (AUG, 16-3) dec. Brett Rosedale (UNO, 10-10) 6-0 (Augsburg 15-6). 184 -- No. 6 Austin Boehm (UNO, 12-4) dec. Brad Baus (AUG, 13-9) 13-6 (Augsburg 15-9). 197 -- No. 1 Jared Massey (AUG, 15-0) dec. No. 1 Jacob Marrs (UNO, 25-6) 6-2 (Augsburg 18-9). HWT -- No. 2 Elijah Madison (UNO, 22-5) dec. No. 7 Andy Witzel (AUG, 15-6) 2-0 (Augsburg 18-12).

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 6 ranked Big Red wrestling team finished in a 15-15 deadlock with No. 9 Lehigh on Friday night in Newman Arena. Each team won five decisions apiece to cause the match to end in a tie. For the Big Red Troy Nickerson (125), Mike Grey (133), Kyle Dake (141), Justin Kerber (165) and Mack Lewnes (174) all picked up wins. Cornell will play host to the New York State Collegiate Wrestling Championships this weekend in Newman Arena. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The dual began at 125 pounds with No. 2 Troy Nickerson facing Lehigh’s John McDonald. Nickerson went ahead early with a takedown and grabbed one more before the period was over. Neither wrestler was able to escape from their starting down positions in the second and third periods. With 1:27 in riding time, Nickerson picked up a 5-1 win. At 133 pounds, No. 7 Mike Grey took on No. 14 Matt Fisk. Grey notched his first takedown with around a minute off the clock. Fisk escaped, and Grey took a 4-0 lead with a takedown with 20 seconds left in the first. Grey chose to start the second period down and earned the only point of the period with an escape. Fisk escaped from his starting down position in the third, but Grey grabbed two more points with a takedown. Grey was awarded another point for Fisk earning his second stall warning, but Fisk grabbed a point with an escape. Grey put the Big Red up, 6-0, with an 8-3 decision. Freshman Kyle Dake faced No. 17 Seth Ciasulli at 141 pounds. The No. 2 ranked Big Red wrestler notched a takedown midway through the first period, but with five seconds left in the first Ciasulli tied the bout with a reversal. Ciasulli took a 3-2 lead with an escape to start the second period, but Dake notched his second takedown to grab back the lead. Dake escaped from his opening down position in the third and with 1:16 in riding time, won a 6-3 decision. Corey Manson and Joey Napoli were scoreless after the first period at 149 pounds. Manson couldn’t escape from his starting down position in the second. Manson let up Napoli in the start of the third period looking to score a takedown. The Mountain Hawk wrestler avoided the Big Red grappler and with 1:58 in riding time won a 2-0 decision. At 157 pounds, Lehigh’s Sean Bilodeau notched a reversal in the second period over John Basting for the only points of their bout. Lehigh came within three points of the Big Red with Bilodeau’s 2-0 decision. Lehigh’s Brandon Hatchett took down No. 16 Justin Kerber at 165 pounds with 24 seconds left in the first period. Kerber quickly tied the match with a reversal. Kerber chose to start the second period down on the mat but was unable to escape. Hatchett chose to start the third down and Kerber retained control long enough to dwindle riding time to under one minute. When the two wrestlers were brought back to neutral with 55 seconds left on the clock Kerber let up Hatchett with an optional start looking for a takedown. Hatchett was hit with his second stalling call with two seconds left on the clock to tie the match. Kerber won a 5-2 decision with a takedown with nine seconds left in sudden victory. At 174 pounds, No. 1 Mack Lewnes and No. 18 Robert Hamlin were scoreless after the first period. Hamlin notched the only point of the second period with escape. Lewnes tied the bout with an immediate escape in the third and took the lead with a takedown. Hamlin escaped, but Lewnes won a 3-2 decision. Nate Holley faced No. 15 David Craig at 184 pounds. Holley earned the first takedown, but Craig tied the bout with a reversal. Craig was up 9-3 in the third period when he let Holley up with 33 seconds left, looking for the major decision. Holley countered a shot by Craig and notched a takedown. Craig won a 10-6 decision. Craig’s win started momentum for the Lehigh team looking for a comeback. The Mountain Hawks’ Joe Kennedy sent a match against No. 5 Cam Simaz into sudden victory at 197 pounds after the two wrestlers were tied 1-1 after regulation. Kennedy won a 5-4 decision in the second overtime. At heavyweight, Josh Arnone and No. 6 Zach Rey were scoreless after the first period. Each wrestler escaped from their opening down positions. Rey won a 3-1 decision with a takedown with 18 seconds left in the match. With neither team earning bonus points, the match finished in a 15-15 tie. Cornell will be back in action on Saturday and Sunday for the New York State Collegiate Championships in Newman Arena. Results: 125: No. 2 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) dec. John McDonald (Lehigh), 5-1 (Cornell 3, Lehigh 0) 133: No. 7 Mike Grey (Cornell) dec. No. 14 Matt Fisk (Lehigh) , 8-3 (Cornell 6, Lehigh 0) 141: No. 2 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. No. 17 Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh), 6-3 (Cornell 9, Lehigh 0) 149: Joey Napoli (Lehigh) dec. Corey Manson (Cornell), 2-0, (Cornell 9, Lehigh 3) 157: Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) dec. John Basting (Cornell), 0-2 (Cornell 9, Lehigh 6) 165: No. 16 Justin Kerber (Cornell) dec. Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh), 5-3 SV (Cornell 12, Lehigh 6) 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) dec. No. 18 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh), 3-2 (Cornell 15, Lehigh 6) 184: No. 15 David Craig (Lehigh) dec. Nate Holley (Cornell), 10-6 197: Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) dec. No. 5 Cam Simaz (Cornell), 5-4 OT2 HWT: No. 6 Zach Rey (Lehigh) dec. Josh Arnone (Cornell), 3-1 (Cornell 15, Lehigh 15)

East Lansing, Mich. -- Trailing by a point on the road, and entering the final match of the evening against Michigan State, the Minnesota Wrestling team got the winning decision at heavyweight to clinch the 18-16 match victory. Ben Berhow (Hayward, Minn.) notched the winning decision over the Spartans Alan O'Donnell, gaining a 10-3 victory. Berhow scored an early takedown and led 5-0 before O'Donnell got on the board. The win was also just the second in five matches for Berhow as he broke out in a big way from a mid season slump. Just a match before, Sonny Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.) put the Gophers in position for the win, with an 8-2 decision over Tyler Dickenson. The 16th ranked Yohn ran out to an 8-0 lead, only surrendering a late Dickenson reversal with just 30 seconds left in the match. Heading into his match, Yohn and the Gophers trailed the Spartans 12-16 after a Michigan State win at 184. Yohn won for the third straight time at 197, his longest winning streak at the weight class since opening the season 4-0 at 197. Zach Sanders (Wabasha, Minn.) started the match strong for Minnesota with a pin of Brennan Lyon at 125. The fall was the sixth of the season for the sixth-ranked Sanders, and was his second fastest, coming just 3:59 into the match. Thane Antczak (Prairie Farm, Wis.) was called upon once again to fill in for an injured Jayson Ness (Bloomington, Minn.) but was given no favors in facing No. 1 Franklin Gomez at 133. Gomez proved his worth, earning a 12-2 major decision over Antczak. Mike Thorn (St. Michael, Minn.) put the Gophers back in the win column at 141 with an 11-4 win over the Spartans' Dan Osterman. Thorn surrendered the first takedown, but used an escape and takedown of his own to take a lead he would not relinquish, as he gave the Gophers a 9-4 lead in the match. Michigan State won three straight at 149, 157 and 165 to take a 13-9 with four matches to go. Scott Glasser (Bismarck, N.D.) stopped the Spartans streak with an 8-2 win at 174 over Ian Hinton. No. 8 Glasser continued on his hot streak, winning for the 13th time in his last 14 matches to draw the Gophers within one at 13-12. A Spartan win at 184 extended their lead to 16-12 before Yohn began the comeback. The Gophers improve to 6-4 on the season and 1-0 in Big Ten action. Michigan State falls for just the second time all season and sits at 6-2-1 and 0-1 in the conference. Minnesota returns to the mat tomorrow (Jan. 23) evening for a 6:00 p.m. dual with Michigan. Results: 125: No. 6 Zach Sanders pinned Brennan Lyon (3:59); Minnesota leads 6-0 133: No. 1 Franklin Gomez maj. dec. Thane Antczak, 12-2; Minnesota leads, 6-4 141: No. 6 Mike Thorn dec. Dan Osterman, 11-4; Minnesota leads, 9-4 149: No. 13 David Cheaz dec. No. 18 Mario Mason, 12-8; Minnesota leads, 9-7 157: Anthony Jones Jr. dec. Joe Grygelko, 3-1; MSU leads, 10-9 165: Kyle Bounds dec. Cody Yohn, 10-9; MSU leads, 13-9 174: No. 8 Scott Glasser dec. Ian Hinton, 8-2; MSU leads, 13-12 184: Nick Palmieri dec. Kaleb Young, 7-3; MSU leads, 16-12 197: No. 16 Sonny Yohn dec. Tyler Dickenson, 8-2; MSU leads, 16-15 HWT: Ben Berhow dec. Alan O'Donnell, 10-3; Minnesota wins, 18-16