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The No. 5 Minnesota wrestling program completed a weekend sweep over a pair of ranked opponents, topping No. 15 Illinois 21-16 on Sunday after beating Purdue on Friday night. The Gophers earned wins from Tony Nelson (HWT), Zach Sanders (125), Mike Thorn (141), Cody Yohn (165), Scott Glasser (174) and Kevin Steinhaus (184). Tony Nelson started the day off right for Minnesota with a 7-0 decision over Patrick Walker in the heavyweight match, and Zach Sanders followed up with a six-minute pin on Logan Arlis in the 125 lbs. match to give the Gophers a 9-0 lead after the opening two matches. The Illini would take six points in the 133 lbs. match when No. 7 Bernard Futrell scored a pin over David Thorn, but Mike Thorn would answer right back with a 9-4 win over Daryl Thomas in the 141 lbs. match to remain unbeaten in duals this season. Illinois would pick up seven points in the middle weights however to take a 13-12 lead. No. 14 Eric Terrazas scored a 5-2 decision over Danny Zilverberg in the 149 lbs. match and Jackson Morse followed with an 11-2 major decision over Joe Grygelko in the 157 lbs. match. But the Illini's lead would be short lived as the Gophers would go on to take the next three matches to lock up the dual. Cody Yohn recorded a 1-0 decision over Conrad Polz at 165 lbs. and Scott Glasser and Kevin Steinhaus followed suit with decisions of their own over Benjamin Friedl at 174 lbs. (7-4) and Tony Dallago at 184 lbs. (4-0, respectively. The three-match swing put Minnesota up 21-13 and a 6-4 decision for Joseph Barczak over Joe Nord would give Minnesota a win with a final score of 21-16. The Gophers return to action next Sunday in a matchup of top-five programs. The fifth-ranked Gophers will host Big Ten rival and No. 4 Wisconsin at the Sports Pavilion a week from today at 2 p.m. CST. Results: 285: No. 9 Tony Nelson (MINN) dec. Patrick Walker (ILL) 7-0 125: No. 5 Zach Sanders (MINN) fall Logan Arlis (ILL) 6:00 133: No. 7 Bernard Futrell (ILL) fall David Thorn (MINN) 2:53 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (MINN) dec. Daryl Thomas (ILL) 9-4 149: No. 14 Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. Danny Zilverberg (MINN) 5-2 157: Jackson Morse (ILL) maj. Joe Grygelko (MINN) 11-2 165: Cody Yohn (MINN) dec. Conrad Polz (ILL) 1-0 174: No. 8 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. Benjamin Friedl (ILL) 7-4 184: No. 9 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL) 4-0 197: Joseph Barczak (ILL) dec. Joe Nord (MINN) 6-4

BOISE, Idaho -- The No. 9 (NWCA/USA Today) ranked Boise State wrestling team made the most of its return home, Sunday (Jan. 23) afternoon, as the Broncos rolled past No. 24 Cal Poly, 29-6, at Taco Bell Arena to improve to 6-2-1 (2-0-1 Pac-10 Conference) on the season. Boise State, which had not wrestled at home since Nov. 13, won eight matches against the Mustangs including a stretch of six straight to put the team score out of reach. The Broncos scored three major decision victories and one win by technical fall. Cal Poly captured its only lead of the day in the opening match at 165 pounds. Boise State would answer quickly and never look back however, scoring 20 unanswered points en route to the win. Jake Swartz, who entered this weekend ranked No. 11 nationally (InterMat), managed to even the team score at 3-3 with a 6-3 decision over Steven Vasquez at 174 pounds. The Broncos would take their first lead of the day, 7-3, next at 184 pounds as No. 1 Kirk Smith beat Kelan Bragg by 14-3 major decision. Matt Casperson extended the Boise State lead to 10-3 by beating Ryan Smith, 10-5, at 197 pounds. Freshman J.T. Felix earned the first home win of his young career next at heavyweight, taking down Atticus Disney by 7-3 decision. No. 16 ranked Alan Bartelli pushed the team score to 16-3 with a hard fought 2-0 decision over Brandan Rocha at 125. No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser put the finishing touches on Boise State’s 20-0 run with a decisive 16-2 win by major decision over No. 14 Filip Novachkov at 133. The Mustangs would manage one more win to draw the team total closer at 20-6, but it would come in the most exciting match of the day. Boise State’s Levi Jones, who entered the day ranked No. 18 nationally at 141 pounds, took No. 4 Boris Novachkov to the wire in a near upset in match No. 7. Jones and Boris wrestled to a 2-2 deadlock after two periods, and with just 00:20 left in regulation Boris finally scored the decisive two point take down to earn a win by 4-2 decision over Jones. The match proved to be the last gasp for Cal Poly however, as Boise State responded with two more wins to extend the final team score to 29-6. No. 3 Jason Chamberlain scored his first technical fall victory of the season with a 22-7 (5:08) win over Stephen Thalin at 149 pounds. No. 2 Adam Hall put the finishing touches on the dual with a 14-6 major decision victory against Barrett Abel at 157. Sunday marked the first of four home duals for the Broncos over the next two weeks. Boise State remains home this week to face Stanford on Friday (Jan. 28). The Broncos will also host Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 2) and Utah Valley (Feb. 4). All three duals are scheduled for 7 p.m. at Taco Bell Arena. Results: 165 – #17 Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Kurt Swartz (BSU) 6-0 174 – #11 Jake Swartz (BSU) dec. Steven Vasquez (CP) 6-2 184 – #1 Kirk Smith (BSU) major dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 14-3 197 – Matt Casperson (BSU) dec. Ryan Smith (CP) 10-5 HWT – J.T. Felix (BSU) dec. Atticus Disney (CP) 7-3 125 – #16 Alan Bartelli (BSU) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP) 2-0 133 – #2 Andrew Hochstrasser (BSU) major dec. #14 Filip Novachkov (CP) 16-2 141 - #4 Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. #18 Levi Jones (BSU) 4-2 149 – #3 Jason Chamberlain (BSU) tech fall Stephen Thalin (CP) 22-7 (5:08) 157 – #2 Adam Hall (BSU) major dec. Barrett Abel (CP) 14-6

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The second-ranked Penn State wrestling team dominated Indiana in a Big Ten road dual, winning eight of ten bouts and cruising to a 36-8 win in Bloomington. The win keeps Penn State undefeated at 13-0, the best start in the school's 100-plus year history. Head coach Cael Sanderson's crew picked up three pins and three majors in the lopsided win. Indiana took an early lead as Justin Brooks notched a 5-1 decision over Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa.) at 125. Caschera filled in for No. 11 Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.). But All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 5 at 133, answered with a dominating 20-6 major over Matt Ortega. True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), also ranked No. 5, pinned Geno Capezio at the 2:45 mark for his 16th pin of the year. The fall tied Alton for fourth on PSU's all-time single-season pins list. Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, then dominated No. 15 Kurt Kinser 10-3 to put Penn State up 13-3. Undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, dominated No. 5 Paul Young to the tune of a 14-3 major with 2:44 in riding time. The win put Penn State up 17-3 halfway through the dual. Taylor improved to 25-0 on the year with 24 of those wins being by a major or better. The 24 bonus wins tied Taylor for eight on Penn State's all-time single season list. Red-shirt freshman Jake Kemerer(Greensburg, Pa.) dominated IU's Ryan Konz for a 14-3 major before classmate Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, pinned Hoosier Nick Avery at the 4:49 mark. All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, followed that pin up with one of his own, pinning senior Eric Cameron at the 3:30 mark to put Penn State up 33-3. Indiana its second win when No. 6 Matt Powless picked up a 19-4 technical fall over Lion freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) at 197, cutting Penn State's lead to 33-8. Junior heavyweight Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6, dominated No. 14 Ricky Alcala 6-0 with 2:16 in riding time in the final bout to give the Nittany Lions the 36-8 victory. With the win, the Nittany Lions remain undefeated at 13-0 (2-0 Big Ten). The 13-0 record is now the best start in Penn State's long wrestling history (no losses or ties). Indiana falls to 10-4 (0-3 Big Ten). Penn State dominated the takedown battle, holding a 26-8 edge. IU only picked up takedowns in the two bouts it won, meaning all eight of Penn State's winning wrestlers did not allow a takedown. Penn State also notched a decisive 12-2 edge in bonus points, picking up three pins and three majors. Penn State returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 30, when No. 8 Iowa visits Rec Hall. The dual is already a sellout. Tickets are also selling fast for the Lions' final two home duals (Feb. 11 vs. Illinois, Feb. 18 vs. Wisconsin) but are still available. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) and WSQV (92.1 FM). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: Justin Brooks IU dec. Eric Caschera PSU, 5-1 0-3 133: #5 Andrew Long PSU maj. dec. Matt Ortega IU, 20-6 4-3 141: #5 Andrew Alton PSU pinned Geno Capezio IU, WBF (2:45) 10-3 149: #5 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #15 Kurt Kinser IU, 10-3 13-3 157: #3 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. #5 Paul Young IU, 14-3 17-3 165: Jake Kemerer PSU maj. dec. Ryan Konz IU, 14-3 21-3 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Nick Avery IU, WBF (4:49) 27-3 184: #6 Quentin Wright PSU pinned Eric Cameron IU, WBF (3:30) 33-3 197: #6 Matt Powless IU tech fall Nick Ruggear PSU, 19-4 (TF; 5:13) 33-8 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU dec. #14 Ricky Alcala, 6-0 36-8 Attendance: 636 Records: Penn State 13-0 (2-0 Big Ten), Indiana (10-4, 0-3 Big Ten) Up Next for Penn State: home vs. No. 8 Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Nittany Lion senior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 125, was given the day off once again, allowing senior Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa.) to get the nod once again. Caschera met IU freshman Justin Brooks. Brooks got the dual's first takedown just :30 into the bout. Caschera worked his way to an escaped :28 later and action resumed in the center circle. The Lion senior tried a low single, but Brooks was able to fight off the shot to keep his 2-1 lead. Brooks turned a high single into a takedown and a 4-1 lead with :38 on the clock. A short ride-out followed and Brooks led 4-1 with 1:10 in riding time after the opening period. Brooks chose down to start the second period but Caschera was able to break the Hoosier down and maintain control well into the period. The Nittany Lion senior was able to maintain control of and nearly turned Brooks for back points but the Hoosier rolled through before Caschera could get the call. Still, Caschera's two minute ride-out allowed the Lion to end the period down by three but with a :49 riding time edge. Caschera chose down to start the third period and this time it was Brooks who was able to maintain control. Brooks rode Caschera for the entire period and, with the riding time point, posted a 5-1 win. 133: Sophomore All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 5 at 133, faced off against Hoosier junior Matt Ortega. Long scored quickly, taking Ortega down less than :20 into the bout. Long build up a :39 riding time edge before Long escaped. Long tripped Ortega to the mat at the 1:20 mark and then began working for a turning combination. The Iowa native gained control of Ortega's right arm, turned him to his back and picked up two near fall points to move out to a 6-1 lead. He then cut him loose and began working for another score. Ortega fought off Long for the rest of the period and, trailing by five, chose down to start the middle stanza. Long was strong in control and moved his riding time edge well over 2:00 before Ortega escaped to a 6-3 deficit. Long used a swift ankle pick for a third takedown and an 8-3 lead with :45 left in the period. Ortega escaped but Long was relentless and, at the buzzer, used a single turned into a throw for a takedown and two near fall points to lead 12-4 with 2:25 in riding time heading into the third period. Long chose down to start the third and quickly escaped. He then forced Ortega into a first stall warning, pulled his head to the mat and used a single leg for another takedown. Long, leading 15-5 after an Ortega escape, continued to pressure the Hoosier, adding two more takedowns to post a 20-6 major. 141: True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, met Indiana's Geno Capezio. Alton quickly took Capezio down and to his back, nearly pinning the Hoosier before he managed to roll through. Still, the five point move gave Alton a 5-0 lead less than a minute into the bout. Alton cut Capezio loose, took him down again and this time the shoulder throw lead to a pin at the 2:45 mark. The fall was Alton's 16th of the year, tied for fourth all-time in PSU history for pins in a season. 149: Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) battled Hoosier senior Kurt Kinser in one of the dual's most anticipated bouts. Molinaro entered the day ranked No. 5 at 149 while Kinser was ranked No. 15. Molinaro wasted no time in taking the lead. The junior lifted Kinser off the mat and took him down for a 2-0 lead at the 2:20 mark. Molinaro then began looking for a chance to turn the Hoosier for back points. Kinser was able to fight the Nittany Lion off and then reversed Molinaro for a brief 2-2 tie. Molinaro then escaped quickly and led 3-2 with 1:34 in riding time at the :30 mark. Molinaro chose down to start the second period and reversed Kinser in less than five seconds to up his lead to 5-2. Molinaro controlled Kinser for the majority of the period, forcing Kinser into a stall warning. Molinaro rode Kinser out and led 5-2 with 3:27 in riding time, clinching the riding time point. Kinser chose neutral to start the third period, but it was Molinaro who took advantage, using a low double to muscle his way to a takedown and a 7-2 lead. Kinser escaped to a 7-3 deficit at the :45 mark. Molinaro used another high double for a final takedown and notched a dominating 10-3 win over the 15th-ranked Kinser. 157: Undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, met No. 5 Paul Young in another marquee match-up at 157. Taylor defeated Young less than a month ago in the finals of the 2010 Southern Scuffle (an 18-2 technical fall at the 4:06 mark). Young battled Taylor evenly for the first half of the period, but Taylor rolled behind a Young shot on the edge of the mat and took a 2-0 lead with 1:19 on the clock. Taylor controlled Young for 1:06 before Young escaped to a 2-1 deficit, but Taylor was able to add a second takedown with just :01 left to lead 4-1 after one period. Young chose neutral to start the second period and gained control of Taylor's left leg. But Taylor steadily worked his way into control of Young for a counter takedown and a 6-1 lead at the 1:19 mark. The undefeated Lion freshman cut Young loose and then took the Hoosier senior down once more for an 8-2 lead. Another Taylor cut with :23 left led to a fifth Lion takedown with :06 on the clock and the Lion led 10-3 with 2:00 in riding time at the end of two periods. Taylor chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-3 lead with 1:25 on the clock. A low ankle pick led to another Taylor takedown and a 13-3 lead. Taylor punished Young with a strong ride before Young escaped at the buzzer. Taylor's 2:44 in riding time gave him a 14-3 major over the 5th-ranked Hoosier. 165: Red-shirt freshman Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.) took on Indiana freshman Ryan Konz at 165. Kemerer took an early lead with a solid high double that led to a takedown. Konz was able to escape quickly, cutting Kemerer's lead to 2-1 and action resumed in the center circle. Kemerer then gained control of Konz' waste and used a nice trip to take him down on the edge of the mat, moving out to a 4-1 lead. A short ride-out later and Kemerer carried that lead into the second stanza. Konz chose down to start the middle period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 deficit. Kemerer countered a Konz show, moved behind him to lift him off the mat, and took him down a third time for a 6-2 lead. The Lion freshman then rode Konz out one more time to lead 6-2 with 1:09 in riding time heading into the final period. Kemerer chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead with :45 in riding time. Another high double gave the Lion a 9-2 lead before he cut Konz loose. Kemerer quickly drove through Konz with a high double and turned the Hoosier to his back for two near fall points as well. The quick four point move gave Kemerer a 13-3 lead. Kemerer rode Konz out and, with the riding time point, posted the 14-3 major. 174: Red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, met veteran Hoosier senior Nick Avery. Ruth scored with low single just seconds into the bout and led 2-0 early. Ruth then put together a dominating ride, forcing Avery's head to the mat while looking for a chance to turn the Hoosier senior. While not managing any back points, the ride out gave the Lion a 2-0 lead with 2:54 in riding time after the first period. Ruth chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 3-0 lead. Ruth then gained control of Avery's shoulders, looking for a cradle. The Lion freshman first picked up the takedown and then turned Avery to his back for a pin at the 4:49 mark. 184: Sophomore All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, battled talented IU senior Eric Cameron. Wright used a high double and trip to send Cameron to the mat for a takedown, but Cameron quickly reversed the Lion sophomore to tie the bout at 2-2 with 1:58 left in the opening period. Wright quickly escaped to lead 3-2 and action resumed in the center circle. Wright then duplicated the move he used on his first takedown for another to lead 5-2 at the 1:03 mark. This time, Wright was able to maintain control of Cameron and turn the Hoosier to his back for three near fall points, holding Cameron in a near pinning position for the final :20 of the period. The move gave Wright an 8-2 lead and Cameron chose down to start the middle stanza. The decision would back fire as Wright gained control of Cameron's head, turned him to his shoulders and pinned him at the 3:30 mark. 197: Red-shirt freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) got the call at 197 to meet Indiana's Matt Powless, who entered the bout ranked No. 6 in the nation. Powless was able to trip Ruggear to the mat for an early takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:04 mark. The sixth-ranked Hoosier then put together a strong ride, keeping control of the Lion freshman for the rest of the period to lead 2-0 with 2:04 in riding time. Powless chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He then began taking Ruggear down and cutting him loose. Powless picked up two more takedowns, added three near fall points, another takedown and three more back points to lead 17-3 with a clinched riding time point after two periods. Ruggear chose down, escaped and was then taken down one more time by Powless, giving the Hoosier a 19-4 tech fall at the 5:13 mark. 285: Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, took on yet another ranked foe in Indiana's Ricky Alcala, who was ranked No. 14. The two ranked heavyweights battled evenly for the opening three minutes with neither man mounting a real scoring threat. Tied 0-0, Wade chose top to start the second period and began looking for a chance to turn Alcala for back points. Wade patiently worked his way into control for three back points at the :30 mark. He then reset himself, rode Alcala out and led 3-0 with a full 2:00 in riding time heading into the final period. Alcala chose neutral to start the third stanza. The duo battled in the middle of the mat, mirroring the first period's action with neither ranked grappler finding an opening to score. Alcala gained control of Wade's right foot and looked to finish a takedown, but Wade countered and picked up the takedown himself to up his lead to 5-0. A short ride-out and the riding time point gave wad a convincing 6-0 win with 2:16 in riding time over the 14th-ranked Hoosier.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Virginia Tech wrestling squad rebounded from a rough outing Friday night in a loss to No. 16 Rutgers with a come-from-behind 18-17 conference win over Maryland Sunday afternoon at the Comcast Pavillion. Trailing by two points heading into the final bout, junior heavyweight David Marone came through in the clutch with a 5-3 win to claim the victory for the Hokies. "We sucked it up as a team and I think we learned that there is nothing automatic when you wrestle at the highest level," head coach Kevin Dresser said. "Maryland has a very good team. College wrestling has more parity now than any time in the history of our sport. We have to be ready every week." The match got started at 125 pounds, where 13th-ranked Jarrod Garnett had little trouble with freshman Shane Gentry, beating him 9-6. He used a pair of takedowns in each of the first two periods to pick up the win. Devin Carter, ranked eighth in the country at 133 pounds, gave up a takedown early to senior Lou Ruland, but responded with a two takedowns and a nearfall combination to end the period. He took Ruland down three times in the second period to stretch his lead out. In the third stanza, he picked up three more takedowns and was on the verge of a technical fall, but put Ruland to his back and picked up the pin at the 6:26 mark. Those extra points for the fall would end up being huge by the time everything was said and done. At 141 pounds, 13th-ranked Chris Diaz dropped his second dual match of the weekend, falling to unranked Jon Kohler 12-0. Kohler got a takedown and three nearfall points in the first period to take a quick 5-0 lead, which Diaz was unable to overcome. Kohler took him down again in the second after Diaz chose neutral and in the third period, Kohler got an escape, a takedown, a penalty point for Diaz’s stalling and a point for almost five minutes of riding time to roll to the major decision. Brian Stephens, ranked eighth in the country at 149 pounds, fell behind early to freshman Ben Dorsay in the first period after Dorsay took him downed and turned him for three back points. Stephens eventually reversed him and took him down three times in the second period to fight back and tie it up at 10 heading to the final period. In the third, Stephens chose neutral and got a takedown midway through for his first lead. He got a point for riding time to cap off an impressive rally and a 13-11 win. Jesse Dong wasted no time at 157 pounds, taking down No. 13 Kyle John just nine seconds into the match and threw the legs in to ride him for the rest of the period. Dong chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed John for a 4-0 lead and then again rode him for the rest of the period. Dong let John escape to start the third with nearly five minutes of riding time accrued giving him the bonus point for riding time. He took him down again late in the period to seal the impressive 7-1 win over a ranked foe. Fifth-ranked Josh Asper of Maryland then downed 15th-ranked Pete Yates at 165 pounds, 9-1. Asper got a takedown in both the first and second periods to take a 5-1 lead and in the third period, turned Yates for critical back points late that allowed him to pick up the major decision. Maryland then trotted out is third straight ranked wrestler with No. 17 Mike Letts at 174 pounds to take on Tech’s Matt Epperly. After a scoreless first period, Epperly escaped 32 seconds in to take a 1-0 lead. Letts got an escape quickly in the third period to tie it up and got a take down with 30 seconds. He turned Epperly to his back for three points and Epperly reversed him late, but it wasn’t enough as Letts picked up the 6-2 win to cut the Hokies’ lead to four with three matches left. Corey Peltier made it a one-point match with a 7-1 decision over John Dickson at 184 pounds. Peltier got a pair of takedowns to take a 5-0 lead into the third period. Dickson escaped, but Peltier got a penalty point and point for riding time to claim the bout. With an 11-point lead dwindled down to just a single point, Chris Penny took to the mat for the Hokies at 197 pounds but fell to Christian Boley 10-9 in a hard-fought bout. He trailed 3-2 early, but reversed Boley late in the first period to take a 4-3 lead. Boley escaped in the second period and got a takedown to take the lead back. Penny eventually reversed him to tie it up, but Boley got the escape with three seconds left in the period to take a 7-6 lead into the final stanza. Penny chose down and escaped 46 seconds in and got a takedown with 46 seconds left. Boley escaped and got a takedown of his own with 19 seconds left and held Penny down to hold on for the wild 10-9 win and give Maryland its first lead of the day. The hopes of both teams then came down to the heavyweights in the final match: Marone for Tech and Spencer Myers for Maryland. The two battled to a scoreless draw in the first period. Marone escaped early on in the second and got a big takedown to take a 3-0 lead. Myers escaped early on to make it 3-2, but Marone came up big with another takedown to all but ice it. Myers escaped, but couldn’t get in on Marone as the junior picked up the huge 5-3 to win it all for the Hokies. It marks the second time this season Marone has picked up a win when the dual match was on the line as he got a win against Oklahoma State to seal that upset. Tech has now won 12 straight ACC dual matches dating back to 2008. With the win, the Hokies improved to 14-4 overall, 2-0 in the ACC. Maryland fell to 9-4, 0-1 in the league. Both teams won five matches, but it was Carter’s three bonus points for the pin compared to Maryland’s two for the two major decisions that proved to be the difference in the closer-than-expected bout. "It was a great job by Devin Carter, Jesse Dong and David Marone," Dresser said. "Matt Epperly also did a great job in a losing effort. He can really help this team if he continues his ways. He has a great attitude right now. He could have easily gotten a call today and won that match." The Hokies will be back in action next weekend, hosting No. 17 Lehigh - which knocked off No. 1 Cornell earlier this week - on Friday night at 7 o’clock inside Cassell Coliseum. Admission is free. Before the Hokies take the match, Christiansburg High and Grundy High will hold their annual grudge match beforehand, starting at 5 p.m. Results: 125: #13 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. Shane Gentry, 9-6 133: #8 Devin Carter (VT) fall Lou Ruland, 6:26 141: Jon Kohler (M) maj. dec. #13 Chris Diaz, 12-0 149: #8 Brian Stephens (VT) dec. Ben Dorsay, 13-11 157: #8 Jesse Dong (VT) dec. #13 Kyle John, 7-1 165: #5 Josh Asper (M) maj. dec. #15 Pete Yates, 9-1 174: #17 Mike Letts (M) dec. Matt Epperly, 6-3 184: Corey Peltier (M) dec. John Dickson, 7-1 197: Christian Boley (M) dec. Chris Penny, 10-9 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Spencer Myers, 5-3

The Wyoming Cowboy wrestling started off its Western Wrestling Conference season on the right foot Saturday, beating Utah Valley 23-15. Wyoming (7-4 overall, 1-0 WWC) took on the Wolverines on the road, and came out of the dual with a big team win. Jimmy Belleville got it started with an 12-6 decision over Richard Winger at 157 pounds to give Wyoming an early 3-0 lead. The next battle featured No. 6 Shane Onufer taking on Jeb Clark in the 165-pound match. Onufer kept his flawless record intact, moving to 21-0 on the year with an 8-2. The win gave Wyoming a 6-0 lead in the dual. Patrick Martinez took on Brad Darrington in the 174-pound match in one of the more exciting matches of the night. Martinez got in an early 2-0 hole, but added an escape point with 45 seconds left in the first period to make it 2-1. Darrington added an escape early in the second to push the lead to 3-1. Martinez then got a quick takedown to tie things up at 3 all in the second period. He then added an escape point to take a 4-3 lead in the third period. With 10 seconds left, Darrington added a takedown for the 5-4 win to make the team score 6-3. No. 6 Joe LeBlanc made his mark on the dual, pinning Casen Eldredge at the 5:27 mark in the 184-pound match. LeBlanc was relentless throughout the match, and got his sixth pin of the year. Wyoming led 12-3 thanks to LeBlanc's effort. L.J. Helbig got a big win over Trevor Rupp in the 197-pound match, taking a 12-4 major decision. Helbig took a 6-3 lead into the third period, and kept up the pressure on Rupp. Wyoming led 16-3 after five matches. Matthew McLaughlin took a 9-1 major decision over Christian Denny in the heavyweight bout. McLaughlin showed patience throughout the match, and took advantage of his opportunities to give Wyoming a 20-3 lead. The 125-pound match featured two ranked wrestlers from each school, as Wyoming's Michael Martinez, ranked No. 18,took on UVU's Ben Kjar, ranked 14th. Kjar took a 5-4 decision in a hard-fought battle between the two. The score after that match was Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 6. No. 18 Tyler Cox fell to No. 13 Flint Ray in the 133-pound bout. Cox battled throughout the first period, but Ray pinned Cox at the 3:53 mark to make the team scores Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 12. Chase Smith took on Justin Morrill in the 141-pound match. Morrill took a 5-3 lead into the third period, Smith added an escape to make it 5-4, but couldn't close the gap any more. Morrill took the 5-4 decision to make it Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 15. In the last match of the night, No. 19 Cole Dallaserra beat Josh Wilson in the 149-pound battle with a 4-2 decision. Wilson needed a fall to give UVU the win, but Dallaserra wouldn't yield. The two fought to a 0-0 after one period, but Dallaserra scored an escape point and later added a takedown for a 3-0 lead. Wilson scored two late points to make it 3-2, but Dallaserra managed to hang on for the decision. Results: 125 pounds: No. 18 Michael Martinez lost to No. 14 Ben Kjar in a 5-4 decision. 133: No. 18 Tyler Cox lost to No. 13 Flint Ray with a pin at 3:53. 141: Chase Smith lost to Justin Morrill in a 5-4 decision. 149: No. 19 Cole Dallaserra defeated Josh Wilson with a 4-2 decision. 157: Jimmy Belleville defeated Richard Winger in a 12-6 decision. 165: No. 6 Shane Onufer defeated Jeb Clark in an 8-2 decision. 174: Patrick Martinez lost to Brad Darrington in a 5-4 decision. 184: No. 5 Joe LeBlanc defeated Casen Eldredge at 5:27. 197: L.J. Helbig defeated Trevor Rupp in a 12-4 major decision. Heavyweight: Matthew McLaughlin defeated Christian Denny in a 9-1 major decision.

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team rallied for a pair of wins on Saturday at McComb Fieldhouse, in the process handing Tim Flynn his 150th win as the Fighting Scots’ head coach. Edinboro defeated Eastern Michigan 24-12 for Flynn’s 150th win, then evened their eastern Wrestling League ledger at 1-1 with a 24-19 come-from-behind victory over Lock Haven. Edinboro is now 6-8-1 overall, while Eastern Michigan fell to 7-6 and Lock Haven 1-3. Flynn is in his 14th season as Edinboro’s head coach. The all-time winningest coach for the Fighting Scots, he is now 151-53-5. Edinboro won seven matches against Eastern Michigan, including a pair with bonus points, to rally from a 6-0 deficit after 125 lbs. Torsten Gillespie gave Edinboro the lead for good at 10-6 with a 12-2 major decision over Corey Phillips at 149 lbs. Johnny Greisheimer, one of four wrestlers to win twice on the day, followed with an 8-6 decision over Aaron Sulzer at 157 lbs. he recorded the winning takedown in the final ten seconds. Edinboro ran off three straight wins at 174, 194 and 197 lbs. to pull away. Chris Hrunka won a 5-4 decision over Chris Eggert at 174 lbs. thanks to a 1:37 advantage in riding time. Chris Honeycutt, ranked second in the country at 184 lbs., followed with a methodical 19-4 technical fall over Khodor Hoballah. Shawn Fendone then won his eighth straight bout with an 8-2 decision over Nick Whitenburg. The Fighting Scots found themselves in an unexpected 13-3 hole against Lock Haven, as the Bald Eagles won three of the first four matches. Eric Morrill picked up that lone win at 133 lbs. in one of the feature matches of the day. He edged John Trumbetti 5-3. Morrill led 2-1 after one period, then added a second period takedown with just four seconds remaining for the ultimate winning points and a 4-2 lead. Morrill added an escape with 30 seconds left in the match, with Trumbetti owning riding time. Morrill improved to 15-8 and is ranked 19th by Amateur Wrestling News. After Lock Haven’s Matt Bonson improved to 17-2 with an 11-0 major decision over Kasey Davis, Owen Wilkinson (4-8) pulled off a huge upset with a 1-0 decision over Gillespie, who came in ranked 14th by Amateur Wrestling News and 17th by InterMat. The winning points were courtesy of riding time as Wilkinson rode out Gillespie in the second period. Gillespie is now 15-8. Greisheimer needed overtime to defeat Seth Creasy 5-3 at 157 lbs. Trailing 3-2 entering the third period, he used an escape to send it into overtime, then scored the winning takedown with 13 seconds left in overtime. He is now 17-10. Ethan Saylor pulled Edinboro to within 13-12 with a fall at 4:26 over Dylan Caprio, but Mike Khoury scored a 7-5 decision in sudden victory over Hrunka to boost Lock Haven’s lead to 16-12. Edinboro pulled the match out thanks to a Honeycutt pin and Fendone winning by injury default. Honeycutt flattened Jacob Bachman at 4:39, and Fendone won when Travis Stem was unable to continue with 1:36 remaining in the second period after suffering an injury. Honeycutt is now 19-0, while Fendone has won nine in a row and is 19-9. Ernest James ended the match with a 4-2 loss to Harry Turner at heavyweight. The Boro redshirt freshman looked ready to avenge a pair of earlier losses to Turner, but with a second left Turner scored the tying takedown to send it into overtime at 2-2. Moments later he added the wining takedown against a tired James. Edibnboro returns to action next Friday, January 28 at Bloomsburg. Edinboro 24, Eastern Michigan 12 125 Jared Germaine (EMU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 1:52 133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Filiberto Colon (EMU), 10-4 141 Kasey Davis (EU) dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 7-4 149 #17 Torsten Gillespie (EU) maj. dec. Corey Phillips (EMU), 12-1 157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 8-6 165 Nick Hendrick (EMU) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 7-6 174 Chris Hrunka (EU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 5-4 184 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) tech. fall Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 19-4 (7:00) 197 Shawn Fendone (EU) dec. Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 8-2 Hwt. David Wade (EMU) dec. Ernest James (EU), 4-0 Edinboro 24, Lock Haven 19 125 Nick Hyatt (LHU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 2:48 133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. John Trumbetti (LHU), 5-3 141 Matt Bonson (LHU) maj. dec. Kasey Davis (EU), 11-0 149 Owen Wilkinson (LHU) dec. #17 Torsten Gillespie (EU), 1-0 157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Seth Creasy (LHU), 5-3 ot 165 Ethan Saylor (EU) fall over Dylan Caprio (LHU), 4:26 174 Mike Khoury (LHU) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 7-5 sv 184 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) fall over Jacob Bachman (LHU), 4:39 197 Shawn Fendone (EU) inj. def. Travis Stem (LHU), 3:24 Hwt. Harry Turner (LHU) dec. Ernest James (EU), 4-2 ot

RALEIGH, N.C. ­-- Ohio University won the final five matches of the evening to come from behind and defeat NC State 29-12 in the finale of a wrestling tri-meet with the Wolfpack, Bobcats and Campbell at Reynolds Coliseum. NC State (7-5) led 12-9 at the midway point, thanks to a 5-3 decision by Darrius Little over 19th-ranked Germane Lindsey at 141, freshman Matt Nereim's pin of Darrin Boing at 149, and Colton Palmer's 9-2 decision over Casey Gordon at 157. The Bobcats (6-3) ran the table from there, however, winning twice by major decision and once by pin to win the match going away and come out of the tri-meet unbeaten. In the afternoon's opening bout, the Wolfpack dropped the 125-pound match vs. Campbell before winning seven of the next eight to win handily. Darrius Little won a major decision at 141 over Brad Merriman, and 149-pounder Matt Nereim built a 14-0 lead after one period before pinning Darien Peele at 3:49. Little's victory was his 20th of the season. Quinton Godley won a major decision at 174, and Nijel Jones, who began the year at 165 pounds, pinned John Merickel at 184. "We wrestled well in spots," Wolfpack coach Carter Jordan said. "A key match was Darrius Little defeating a returning All-American. That should put him in the top 20 and solidify a spot for him at nationals. That was huge. I thought our starters wrestled well. Matt Nereim at 149 was huge. We haven't had a freshman wrestle like that since Darrion [Caldwell]. We keep taking two steps forward and one back, but we're making progress." Click here to find out more! Ohio made short work of Campbell in the second match of the day, winning all 10 matches, only one of which went the full seven minutes. The Bobcats recorded eight pins, a technical fall and a major decision in dismantling the Camels by a 57-0 margin. The match lasted less than an hour. Campbell fell to 1-13 with the losses to NC State and Ohio. NC State returns to action on Thursday at Reynolds Coliseum with an Atlantic Coast Conference match vs. Duke. The match will begin at 7 p.m. NC State 31, Campbell 125 - Tanner Bidelspach (CU) dec. Pedram Rahmatabadi, 3-1 133 - Conor Hovis (NCS) dec. Gabe Gardner, 14-7 141 - Darrius Little (NCS) major dec. Brad Merriman, 14-5 149 - Matt Nereim (NCS) pinned Darien Peele at 3:49 157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Jake Fose, 7-4 165 - Ryan Ham (CU) dec. Colin Genthert, 5-2 174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) major dec. Peter Comis, 11-1 184 - Nijel Jones (NCS) pinned John Merickel at 3:57 197 - KaRonne Jones (NCS) technical fall Justin Sparrow, 18-0 Hwt - Parker Burns (CU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 4-3 Ohio 57, Campbell 0 125 - Gabe Ramos (OU) pinned Tanner Bidelspach at 3:34 133 - Jake Wojcik (OU) major dec. Gabe Gardner, 12-2 141 - #19 Germane Lindsey (OU) pinned Brad Merriman at 5:45 149 - Darrin Boing (OU) technical fall Darrien Peele, 18-1 157 - Chris Kline (OU) pinned Jake Fose at 3:36 165 - Steve Wilson (OU) pinned Ryan Ham at 3:14 174 - Nick Purdue (OU) pinned Peter Comis at 3:20 184 - Ryan Garringer (OU) pinned John Merickel at 2:22 197 - Erik Schuth (OU) pinned Justin Sparrow at 0:15 Hwt - #20 Jeremy Johnson (OU) pinned Parker Burns at 1:23 Ohio 29, NC State 12 125 - Gabe Ramos (OU) technical fall Pedram Rahmatabadi, 15-0 133 - Gavin Moore (OU) major dec. Conor Hovis, 10-0 141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. #19 Germane Lindsey, 5-3 149 - Matt Nereim (NCS) pinned Darrin Boing at 3:46 157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Casey Gordon, 9-2 165 - Steve Wilson (OU) major dec. Colin Genthert, 10-3 174 - Nick Purdue (OU) major dec. Nijel Jones, 17-4 184 - Ryan Garringer (OU) dec. Quinton Godley, 9-6 197 - Erik Schuth (OU) pinned KaRonne Jones at 1:08 Hwt - #20 Jeremy Johnson (OU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 4-1

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team captured nine of 10 matches to top Ohio State 33-3 Saturday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa ran its unbeaten dual streak to 71 consecutive matches. “We should have done well today,” said Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands. “We’d like to widen the gap. I like seeing guys go out and do what they do well. That’s how they need to perform.” Iowa jumped to an early 6-0 lead when sophomore Grant Gramball opened the meet with a 10-3 victory at 184 and senior Luke Lofthouse followed with a 6-4 win at 197. Junior Blake Rasing kept rolling for the Hawkeyes with a major decision at heavyweight before sophomore Matt McDonough put the crowd of 8,976 on their feet with a second period fall. McDonough, the NCAA defending champion at 125, earned his sixth fall of the season to tie Mark Ballweg for the team lead and give Iowa a 16-0 lead. Redshirt freshman Tony Ramos scored a 5-2 decision over 15th-ranked Ian Paddock to improve his collegiate dual record to 6-0. Ramos’ victory gave Iowa a 19-0 edge heading into the intermission. Iowa’s Ballweg brothers collected Iowa’s sixth and seventh straight victories of the match with a pair of major decisions at 141 and 149. Mark Ballweg recorded four takedowns and used a point for riding time to pick up his 10-2 win. Matt Ballweg finished with five takedowns and recorded over three minutes of riding time to earn his first major decision of the season, 12-3. “That was a big win for Matt Ballweg,” said Brands. “He’s a senior and he stepped up tonight. I thought he got crisper as the match went on. Sometimes he gets sloppy, but today he cleaned it up. He’s a senior and it’s important that he finishes strong.” The Hawkeyes picked up a pair of decisions in two of the three final matches, including Derek St. John’s 9-3 win at 157 and Ethen Lofthouse’s 3-1 decision at 174. Lofthouse entered the third period with a 1-0 advantage before OSU’s 13th-ranked Nick Heflin scored an escape with 1:37 left to tie the match, 1-1. Lofthouse then scored a takedown with :17 seconds remaining to secure the victory. Ohio State’s lone win came at 165 in the sudden victory period. Senior Aaron Janssen scored a third period escape stretch his lead to 3-1 before the Buckeyes’ ninth-ranked Colt Sponseller scored a late takedown to force overtime. Sponseller then recorded a takedown in the extra frame for the 5-3 win. Iowa also sent 14 competitors to the Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open in Dubuque, IA, Saturday, crowning five individual champions. Winning titles, while competing unattached were junior Montell Marion (141) and true freshmen Jake Ballweg (149), Nick Moore (165), Mike Evans (174) and Bobby Telford (Hwt.). Also placing were redshirt freshmen Nick Trizzino (141-2nd), Joe DuCharme (165-4th) and Tomas Lira (184-184-2nd), true freshmen Matt Gurule (125-2nd), Michael Kelly (165-2nd) and Walt Gillmor (165-3rd), and junior Ethan Sebert (149-6th). Gurule, Kelly and Gillmor were competing unattached. Up next for the eighth-ranked Hawkeyes is their first Big Ten road trip of the 2010-11 season. Iowa will face No. 19 Northwestern (14-1, 1-1 Big Ten) Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They will then move on to No. 2 Penn State (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten) for a Jan. 30 dual at 1 p.m. (CT) at Rec Hall. The Iowa vs. Northwestern dual will be streamed live on bigtennetwork.com, while the Iowa vs. Penn State dual will air on the Big Ten Network Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. (CT). Results: 184 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. C.J. Magrum (OSU), 10-3 * 197 - Luke Lofthouse (I) dec. Peter Capone (OSU), 6-4 Hwt. - Blake Rasing (I) maj. dec. Zach Stolarsky (OSU), 12-1 125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Bo Touris (OSU), 4:37 133 - Tony Ramos (I) dec. Ian Paddock (OSU), 5-2 141 - Mark Ballweg (I) maj. dec. Randy Languis (OSU), 10-2 149 - Matt Ballweg (I) maj. dec. Mike Fee (OSU), 12-3 157 - Derek St. John (I) dec. Sean Nemec (OSU), 9-3 165 - Colt Sponseller (OSU) dec. Aaron Janssen (I), 5-3 SV 174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) dec. Nick Heflin (OSU), 3-1

The No. 1 UNO wrestling team was upset by No. 3 St. Cloud State on Friday night, 19-18, after a quick turn of events in the night's final match at the Sapp Fieldhouse. With UNO leading 18-13 heading into the 133-pound final match, it looked like the Mavs were in position to win, as Trent Cox was in control over St. Cloud State's Eric Ellington. Cox scored an early takedown and an escape to take a 3-0 lead, then rode Ellington for 2:43. But Ellington quickly turned the table, flipping Cox and earning the quick pin at 3:42, giving the Huskies the come-from-behind 19-18 win. The victory moved SCSU's record to 13-1 on the season, as the Huskies will travel to Southwest Minnesota State on Jan. 22 for a 7 p.m. dual match in Marshall. The loss dropped UNO to 5-1 on the year in duals, and snapped UNO's 13-match win streak. It also marked UNO's first dual loss since Jan. 22, 2010, when Augsburg defeated UNO, 18-12, and first dual loss at home since a 22-15 loss to Division I Northern Iowa on Feb. 21, 2008. The Mavs jumped out to a 9-0 lead, thanks to a draw that allowed UNO to throw its three top-ranked wrestlers onto the mat to start the dual. Top-ranked Mario Morgan got the Mavs on the scoreboard to begin the dual at 141 pounds with a 4-0 victory over the Huskies' Gabe Suarez. At 149 pounds, No. 1 Esai Dominguez took a 6-5 lead over No. 4 Jacob D. Horn with a takedown late in the second period, then held off Horn in the third period for the win. UNO's third top-ranked wrestler, George Ivanov, recorded a takedown with eight seconds left in the match, then released No. 5 John Sundgren for a one-point escape to claim a 7-6 win and give UNO a 9-0 lead. Ivanov recorded three takedowns in the final period to take control of the match. Ivanov is 6-0 in dual matches this season. SCSU got on the board at 165-pounds with a 13-5 major decision win by #2 ranked Tad Merritt over UNO's Nathan Sigman. UNO returned with a 9-3 win by Ryan Pankoke over #7 Shamus O'Grady at 174-pounds. UNO added another win at 184-pounds with a 4-0 victory by #3 Aaron Denson over SCSU's Mic Berg. The final UNO win of the day was a close 3-2 decision by #8 Matt Baker over SCSU's Luke Munkelwitz at 197-pounds. The win gave the Mavs an 18-4 margin in the match. At 285-pounds, SCSU's #1 Jake Kahnke carded a big 5-3 decision over #8 ranked Taylor Escamilla to make it 18-7. The Huskies and Zach Stewart took full advantage of a forfeit at 125-pounds that provided six important points for the Huskies. The forfeit set the table for Ellington's late round heroics at 133-pounds for the Huskies. Match-By-Match Results: 141 – No. 1 Mario Morgan (UNO) by dec. over Gabe Suarez (SCSU), 4-0 (UNO 3-0) 149 – No. 1 Esai Dominguez (UNO) by dec. over No. 4 Jacob D. Horn (SCSU), 6-5 (UNO 6-0) 157 – No. 1 George Ivanov (UNO) by dec. over No. 5 John Sundgren (SCSU), 7-6 (UNO 9-0) 165 – No. 2 Tad Merritt (SCSU) by major dec. over Nathan Sigman (UNO), 13-5 (UNO 9-4) 174 – No. 3 Ryan Pankoke (UNO) by dec. over No. 7 Shamus O'Grady (SCSU), 9-3 (UNO 12-4) 184 – No. 3 Aaron Denson (UNO) by dec. over Mic Berg (SCSU), 4-0 (UNO 15-4) 197 – No. 8 Matt Baker (UNO) by dec. over Luke Munkelwitz (SCSU), 3-2 (UNO 18-4) 285 – No. 1 Jacob Kahnke (SCSU) by dec. over No. 8 Taylor Escamilla (UNO), 5-3 (UNO 18-7) 125 – Zach Stewart (SCSU) by forfeit (UNO 18-13) 133 – Eric Ellington (SCSU) by fall over Trent Cox (UNO), 3:42 (SCSU 19-18)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team took eight of 10 matches in picking up a 28-6 victory at North Carolina Friday night at Carmichael Auditorium. Virginia improved to 14-5 overall and 2-0 in ACC play with the decisive victory - its first in Chapel Hill since Jan. 24, 2003 (20-17). "I am very proud of our guys," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "They wrestled great tonight. Whenever this team gets down, they always come back strong and after such a close loss last weekend they once again showed their heart." Matt Snyder (R-So., Lewistown, Pa.) and Chris Henrich (Sr., Lansdale, Pa.) each recorded bonus-point wins for the Cavaliers. Snyder pinned Jacob Corrill at 125 pounds, while Henrich notched a major decision over Thomas Ferguson at 174. It marked Henrich's eighth straight win that resulted in bonus points. North Carolina (6-6, 1-2) won at 141 and 157 pounds. Virginia got off to a fast start at 125 pounds as Snyder scored a takedown midway through the first period, then pulled Jacob Corrill into a cradle in picking up a fall at the 2:35 mark. Snyder upped his record to 17-6 this year. UVa pushed its lead to 9-0 with a 3-2 win by Joe Spisak (Fr., Boiling Springs, Pa.) over Pat Owens at 133. After a scoreless first period, Spisak got Owens on his back for a three-point near fall. Over a minute later, Owens reversed Spisak and cut into the riding time. In the third, after moving the riding time back under a minute, Owens allowed Spisak to escape, but neither scored the rest of the way. At 141 pounds, Gus Sako (Fr., Cleveland, Ohio) was taken down 34 seconds into the first period and never was able to recover in dropping a 7-3 decision to UNC senior Mike Rappo. Derek Valenti (Jr., Newton, N.J.) picked up his third straight victory at 149 pounds, scoring a 2-0 win over Nick Stabile. Neither wrestler scored a takedown in the match. After a scoreless first period, Valenti broke through with an escape point early in the second. Stabile chose the bottom position to begin the third, but Valenti rode him for the entire period to finish with 1:24 in riding time and pick up the riding time point. At 157 pounds, reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week Corey Mock picked up a 9-2 decision over UVa's Shawn Harris (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio). In just his third match of the season, Jedd Moore (R-So., Mount Vernon, Ohio) notched a 7-2 victory over Kyle Kiss at 165 pounds. Moore scored his first takedown with 30 seconds remaining in the first period and controlled things much of the remainder of the match. Henrich dominated with a 14-3 major decision at174 pounds in improving to 23-1 this season. The UVa career wins leader, Henrich now boasts a 124-17 record at Virginia. Henrich racked up 3:43 in riding time as he coasted to the win. At 184 pounds, Jon Fausey (R-Fr., Dalmatia, Pa.) scored a 9-6 win over Antonio Giorgio. Fausey fell behind, 5-4, early in the third on a two-point near fall but quickly reversed Giorgio and then recorded a two-point near fall of his own to take control of the match. He posted 1:28 in riding time to garner his 20th victory of the season. At 197, Mike Salopek (R-So., North Huntingdon, Pa.) nabbed a 5-2 win over Zach Bennett. Salopek was taken down late in the first period, but promptly reversed Bennett. After riding Bennett for all of the second period, Salopek scored a takedown in the third and added a point with 3:01 of riding time. Jack Danilkowicz (R-Sr., Green Oaks, Ill.) capped the Cavaliers' win with an 8-3 triumph over Ben Brooks in the heavyweight bout. The match was tied at two entering the third period. Danilkowicz, after starting in the bottom position, reversed Brooks midway through the period. After Brooks escaped, Danilkowicz recorded a takedown and added a riding time point for the win as he improved to 18-10 this year. Virginia returns home to Memorial Gymnasium next weekend for a pair of non-conference duals. UVa will face No. 8 Rutgers at 6 p.m. Friday (Jan. 28), and the Cavaliers come back at 1 p.m. Saturday to face Princeton. The Scarlet Knights recorded a 24-7 win over No. 3 Virginia Tech Friday evening. Results: 125: Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Jacob Corrill (UNC), 2:35; UVa 6, UNC 0 133: Joe Spisak (UVa) dec. Pat Owens (UNC), 4-2; UVa 9, UNC 0 141: Mike Rappo (UNC) dec. Gus Sako (UVa), 7-3; UVa 9, UNC 3 149: Derek Valenti (UVa) dec. Nick Stabile (UNC), 2-0; UVa 12, UNC 3 157: Corey Mock (UNC) dec. Shawn Harris (UVa), 9-3; UVa 12, UNC 6 165: Jedd Moore (UVa) dec. Kyle Kiss (UNC), 7-2; UVa 15, UNC 6 174: No. 4 Chris Henrich (UVa) major dec. Thomas Ferguson (UNC), 14-3; UVa 19, UNC 6 184: Jon Fausey (UVa) dec. Antonio Giorgio (UNC), 9-6; UVa 22, UNC 6 197: No. 20 Mike Salopek (UVa) dec. Zach Bennett (UNC), 5-2; UVa 25, UNC 6 HWT: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) dec. Ben Brooks, 8-3; UVa 28, UNC 6 Rankings according to InterMat

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 4 Wisconsin wrestling team earned its second home dual victory of the season, defeating No. 16 Nebraska, 22-15, Friday night. Despite missing three of its ranked wrestlers, including No. 2 Andrew Howe (165 lbs.), No. 2 Trevor Brandvold (197 lbs.) and No. 7 Cole Schmitt (149 lbs.), the Badgers notched six individual victories. “It’s great to see guys go out there and step it up for our program,” Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said. “It would be nice to have some guys back, but until then, guys are doing their job, so we’re happy with that. We are hoping that we can get more of the guys back here soon.” After being shuffled around weight classes the past few weeks, redshirt freshmen Kalvin York (157 lbs.) and Shawn Perry (149 lbs.) rose to the occasion, registering big wins at their weight class. York began the matchup with the first pin of his career over Cody Compton, while Perry ended competition with a 6-2 decision against Ross Grande that included an astounding 4:15 of riding time. “Kalvin (York) finally took the wrestling room to the wrestling mat,” Davis said. “He was aggressive and he used his skills. He has great skills and he gave it a go out there tonight. Shawn Perry did the same thing. Both of those guys did better than they have done all year long and it was really great for both of those guys and the team.” No. 3 redshirt sophomore Tyler Graff (133 lbs.) also posted a big win with his 15th bonus point victory of the season. Redshirt senior Eric Bugenhagen (No. 19) also had a career day, upsetting No. 10 Tucker Lane by a 2-1 decision that came down to the second tiebreaker a heavyweight. The first match began at 157 lbs., where York pinned Cody Compton at 3:32. Compton began the match with a takedown, but was quickly reversed by York who scored three nearfall points to enter the second period up 5-2. York then scored a takedown 20 seconds into the second period before pinning his opponent and giving the Badgers a 6-0 lead. At 165 lbs., UW had to forfeit the match, awarding #1 Jordan Burroughs a victory and tying the matchup at 6 apiece. Wisconsin’s No. 2 Howe did not compete on Friday night after suffering an injury in Wisconsin’s dual against Illinois on Jan. 16. No. 19 redshirt sophomore Ben Jordan then made his return to the mat with a 2-1 victory over Caleb Kolb. After Kolb chose down in the second period, Jordan earned riding time until Kolb escaped with 28 seconds remaining. Jordan then made a quick escape at the beginning of the third, and Kolb could not overcome Jordan’s 1:19 of riding time, regaining UW a 9-6 lead. No. 4 junior Travis Rutt then earned Wisconsin another three points by defeating No. 12 Josh Ihnen by a 3-2 decision. Rutt scored an early escape in the second period and a takedown in the third to claim the victory. Rutt’s win extended the Badgers’ lead to 12-6. At 197 lbs., redshirt freshman Derrick Borlie snapped his five-dual winning streak after falling to Andy Johnson in a 10-5 decision. Borlie entered the third period with a 4-3 lead, but Johnson scored two takedowns and two nearfall points to overcome Wisconsin’s 197-pounder. Following the match, the Cornhuskers trailed UW 12-9. No. 19 Bugenhagen followed up the loss with his biggest win of the season, upsetting No. 10 Tucker Lane by a 2-1 decision. Each wrestler recorded an escape after choosing to start down, but neither scored a point in the first overtime. Lane started down in the first tiebreaker where Bugenhagen rode him for the entire 30 seconds. Lane let Bugenhagen escape right away in the second tiebreaker, but was unable to score a takedown, awarding UW a 15-9 lead. Redshirt freshman Tom Kelliher then lost to David Klingsheim in a 3-0 decision. Klingsheim took down Kelliher 34 seconds into the first period and never let up. At the end of the bout, Klingsheim earned 1:27 of riding time as Kelliher was unable to score a takedown. Klingsheim’s win brought Nebraska within three points of Wisconsin, 15-12. No. 3 Graff earned the Badgers their second bonus point victory of the night, defeating Ridge Kiley by a 13-5 major decision. Graff registered four takedowns, a reversal and 1:11 of riding time to extend UW’s lead to 19-12. At 141 lbs., redshirt freshman Danny Arnel was defeated by Mike Koehnlein by a 10-4 decision. Arnel scored four escapes in the bout, narrowing Wisconsin’s lead to 19-15. Perry sealed the victory for UW after completely dominating Ross Grande with 4:15 of riding time at the end of the bout. Perry scored a quick takedown 15 seconds into the match, staying on top for the remainder of the period. Perry then earned an escape, another takedown and a point for riding time, giving Wisconsin a 22-15 victory of the Cornhusker. Results: 157-Kalvin York (UW) by fall over Cody Compton (NU), 3:32 (NU 0, UW 6) 165-#1 Jordan Burroughs (NU) wins by forfeit (NU 6, UW 6) 174-#19 Ben Jordan (UW) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NU), 2-1 (NU 6, UW 9) 184- #4 Travis Rutt (UW) by dec. over #12 Josh Ihnen (NU), 3-2 (NU 6, UW 12) 197- Andy Johnson (NU) by dec. over Derrick Borlie (UW), 10-5 (NU 9, UW 12) HWT-#19 Eric Bugenhagen by sudden-victory over #10 Tucker Lane (NU), 2-1 (NU 9, UW 15) 125- David Klingsheim (NU) by dec. over Tom Kelliher (UW), 3-0 (NU 12, UW 15) 133-#3 Tyler Graff (UW) by major dec. over Ridge Kiley (NU), 13-5 (NU 12, UW 19) 141- Mike Koehnlein (NU) by dec. over Danny Arnel (UW), 10-4 (NU 15, UW 19) 149-Shawn Perry (UW) by dec. over Ross Grande (NU), 6-2 (NU 15, UW 22) -Started at 157 The Badgers return to the mat on Sunday, Jan. 30, when they travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to take on No. 5 Minnesota. “At Minnesota next weekend will need guys to get in there and win some matches that they may not be expected to win,” Davis said. “They need to step up and get the job done. I have no reason to believe different because that is what we have been doing here all along. The key is to always do the little things right. If we do that, we will continue to grow and good things will happen.”

TEMPE, Ariz.-CSUB (3-3, 1-1 Pac-10) defeated Arizona State (5-8, 1-1 Pac-10) 27-17 Jan. 21 in a Pac-10 Wrestling dual at the Wells Fargo Arena. The dual opened at 125 pounds where Anthony Robles, the No. 2-ranked wrestler in the nation defeated Tyler Iwamura (R-So., San Diego, Calif., Santa Fe Christian HS) by technical fall (19-3) at 6:52. Frank Lomas (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) moved up a weight to make his first appearance of the season at 133 pounds to take on Katlin Goodsite. With the Goodsite leading 3-2, late in the third period, Lomas used a takedown and a three-point near fall to take a 7-3 lead. A Goodsite escape combined with Lomas' riding time advantage gave Lomas a 8-4 victory. Elijah Nacita (R-Sr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) put CSUB into the team lead by pinning Carlos Castro at the 3:56 mark of their 141-pound contest. At 149, John Cardenas (R-Jr., Brawley, Calif., Brawley Union HS) posted a 10-3 victory over Taihei Fukumoto. Andrew Balch (R-So.,) won by forfeit at 157 to give the Roadrunners a 18-5 lead in the team scoring right before the 10-minute intermission. Tejovan Edwards pinned Trevor Hall (Sr., Battle Ground, Wash., Battle Ground HS) 1:43 into the 165-pound match to make it 18-11. Joey Granata (R-Sr., Oceanside, Calif., Fallbrook HS) was awarded a forfeit victory at 174 pounds to increase the Roadrunners' advantage to 24-11. Jake Meredith defeated Troy Goodban (R-Sr., Bellflower, Calif., Bellflower HS) by a score of 9-4 at 184 pounds. With the Roadrunners leading 24-14, Riley Orozco (R-Sr., Fallon, Nev., Churchill County HS) clinched the dual victory with a 10-3 decision over Luke Macchiaroli. The heavyweight match featured a battle of former teammates as David Morgan (R-Sr., Bakersfield, Calif., Centennial HS) took on Levi Cooper. Cooper defeated Morgan 3-1 to make it the final 27-17. CSUB returns to the mats next Friday night when the Roadrunners travel to Cal Poly for a 6:30 p.m. Pac-10 dual. Results: 125- Robles (AS ) def. Iwamura by TF at 6:54 (19-3); 133-Lomas (CSUB) def. Goodsite, 8-4; 141-Nacita (CSUB) pinned Castro at 3:56; 149-Cardenas (CSUB) def. Fukumoto, 10-3; 157-Balch (CSU) won by forfeit; 165-Edwards (AS) pinned Hall at 1:43; 174-Granata (CSUB) won by forfeit; 184-Meredith (AS) def. Goodban, 9-4; 197-Orozco (CSUB) def. Macchiaroli, 10-3; 285-Cooper (AS) def. Morgan, 3-1.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For the second time in as many Big Ten Conference dual meets this season, the No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team battled back from an early deficit to upend No. 19 Northwestern, 22-12, on Friday evening (Jan. 21) at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines claimed seven individual bouts, earning bonus points in one, to deal Northwestern its first loss of the season. Trailing 12-6 at the intermission break, Michigan claimed the last five matches to surge past the Wildcats and claim its third consecutive dual win. Sophomore/freshman Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) initiated the Wolverine rally with a rally of his own at 165 pounds, controlling the second two periods to edge past Kevin Balka, 5-2. The Wildcat wrestler won the first period, scoring out of an extended scramble on the mat and riding out the frame to take the initial advantage. Yates countered a throw attempt in the second and immediately used a leg turk to add three back points. He nearly had Balka on his back again in the third with deep half but ran out of time at the final buzzer, settling instead for the decision win. After missing the last two weekends with injury, senior/junior captain Justin Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) was victorious in his return to the lineup, claiming a big 10-1 major decision against Robert Kellogg at 174 pounds. Zeerip converted on three takedowns, including two in the middle period, drew three stalling calls and built up 3:23 in riding-time advantage to secure his sixth bonus win of the season. Junior/sophomore Hunter Collins (Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy HS) put the Wolverines in the driver's seat with a 7-3 decision over Aaron Jones in a swing match at 184 pounds. Collins used Jones' offense to gain the first lead, scrambling out of a single-leg shot and nearly settling back into a Peterson position before spinning around for the two-point takedown. With the score knotted a two apiece after two period, Collins started down in the third and was almost ridden for riding time before making the most of his third roll attempt to reverse Jones to his back, tacking on five points late to ice the match. The Wolverines ended the dual with back-to-back decision victories from two of its most reliable performers. Fifth-year senior Anthony Biondo (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley HS) used a takedown in the waning moments of the 197-pound contest to secure his 3-1 win over John Schoen. The wrestlers traded escapes and a couple flurries through the first six-plus minutes of action before Biondo finally converted on a deep single-leg attempt, sweeping the leg to return Schoen to the mat and claim his first lead with 30 seconds remaining on the clock. Junior/sophomore heavyweight Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) put an exclamation point on his team's win with a commanding 7-3 decision over Ben Kuhar in the final bout. Apland finished on takedowns in the first and second periods and added points for stalling and 1:11 in time advantage to cruise to victory. The Wildcats claimed three of the opening five bouts, earning bonus points from its top-10 wrestlers at 125 and 157 pounds, to build its six-point advantage midway through the dual. Senior/junior captain Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) and sophomore/freshman Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) secured back-to-back decisions at 141 and 197 pounds, respectively, to put U-M on the board at the lowerweights. Grajales earned an upset in the latter match, rallying from an early deficit to roll past No. 11-ranked Andrew Nadhir, 11-5, and claim his third straight dual win. Nadhir struck first, scoring out of an early scramble, but the Wolverine responded with a win in another flurry moments later to break open the match, defending a deep single leg with a butt slide and subsequent guillotine to put Nadhir on his back for five quick points. Grajales countered another half shot to add another takedown in the third and despite giving up a late reversal, accumulated 1:41 in time advantage to cap the effort. Russell, ranked No. 1 nationally at 141 pounds, similarly cruised in the preceding matchup, using a pair of first-period takedowns and a second-period reversal to knock off Kalev Friendly, 7-3. The Wolverine captain converted on an early single leg and added a duck under late to quickly build a three-point lead and riding time. Russell rolled to earn his reversal midway through the middle frame and rode out most of the third to accumulate 2:47 in time advantage. Russell is 23-0 on the season. The Wolverines (7-2, 2-0 Big Ten) will hit the road next weekend for a pair of conference duals, traveling to Columbus, Ohio, to face rival Ohio State at 7 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 28) before wrapping up the weekend on Sunday (Jan. 30) with a 2 p.m. slate against Indiana in Bloomington, Ind. Results: 125 -- #1 Brandon Precin (NU) major dec. Sean Boyle, 13-6 133 -- Levi Mele (NU) dec. Zac Stevens, 8-3 141 -- #1 Kellen Russell (U-M) dec. Kalev Friedly, 7-3 149 -- Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. #11 Andrew Nadhir, 11-5 157 -- #7 Jason Welch (NU) tech. fall Brandon Zeerip, 18-3 (7:00) 165 -- Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Kevin Balka, 5-2 174 -- Justin Zeerip (U-M) major dec. Robert Kellogg, 10-1 184 -- Hunter Collins (U-M) dec. Aaron Jones, 7-3 197 -- #13 Anthony Biondo (U-M) dec. John Schoen, 3-1 Hwt -- #10 Ben Apland (U-M) dec. Ben Kuhar, 7-3

KENT, Ohio -- In its first conference dual of the season, Kent State made a powerful opening statement Friday night with a 37-6 blowout win over Northern Illinois at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes took control from the very beginning as senior Matt Cathell set the tone with an upset victory, while Nic Bedelyon, Dustin Kilgore, and Keith Witt all pinned their opponents. The night began with Cathell scoring a 12-4 major decision over the MAC's top-ranked wrestler at 157, Bryan Deutsch. With a takedown and a reversal, Deutsch led 4-2 after the first period, before Cathell turned him to his back three different times. "It was a pretty close match," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "But if you're not careful against Matt, he's going to score some wild points on you. He's so different than the rest of our guys when it comes to his style, but he's helping us win." In typical Cathell fashion, he risked putting himself on his back on several occasions, but his risks paid off and the Flashes found themselves with an unexpected 4-0 lead after the opener. "I try to get into scrambles and just try not to let it get too out of control," Cathell said. He's (Deutsch) good on his feet, but when I got on top, I was able to work my headlock." Following one-sided, decision victories by Ross Tice and Brandonn Johnson, Witt provided the next surprise for the Huskies at 184. Filling in for Casey Newburg, Witt was called upon to take on Brad Dieckhaus, ranked No. 3 in the MAC. Trailing 4-3 after two periods, Dieckhaus appeared to have Witt ready to be turned in a cradle. However, Witt sat out and completely turned the tables on Dieckhaus, sticking him with just over a minute left in the match. "No one has ever turned Keith in a cradle," Andrassy said. "I even tried it once in practice with it locked up and couldn't do it...And that was my move in college." The next pin came from Kilgore, just 1:15 later against Mike Lukowski. Still undefeated in 11 career MAC duals, Kilgore tied Witt for the team lead in falls with seven. An opening period takedown by Brendan Barlow made the difference in a 4-1 victory over Dakota Greenhaw. Bedelyon then made it three pins in four bouts for the Flashes after jumping out to a commanding 7-0 lead against Zach Taylor. Another backup was called upon at 133 as Stevie Mitcheff moved up a weight class to down Izzy Montemayor 6-4. Montemayor led 2-1 after a period, before Mitcheff came through with takedowns in the second and third periods. "We're fortunate to have guys like Stevie that can just step in like that," Andrassy said of his team's depth. Junior Marcel Clopton closed out the evening with a 5-1 victory over Vince Castillo, improving to 16-10 on the year. Kent State's 31-point margin of victory was its largest in a conference dual since 1997. The Golden Flashes (10-5, 1-0 MAC) return to the M.A.C. Center on Friday, Jan. 28 to battle non-conference foe Clarion. Results: 157: Matt Cathell (KS) maj. dec. Bryan Deutsch, 12-4 165: Ross Tice (KS) dec. Matt Mougin, 7-4 174: Brandonn Johnson (KS) dec. Caleb Busson, 9-3 184: Keith Witt (KS) fall Brad Dieckhaus, 5:55 197: Dustin Kilgore (KS) fall Mike Lukowski, 1:15 285: Brendan Barlow (KS) dec. Dakota Greenhaw, 4-1 125: Nic Bedelyon (KS) fall Zach Taylor, 4:20 133: Stevie Mitcheff (KS) dec. Izzy Montemayor, 6-4 141: Tristen DeShazer (NIU) fall Sean Collins, 3:28 149: Marcel Clopton (KS) dec. Vince Castillo, 5-1

AMES, Iowa -- Seventh-ranked Oklahoma ended an eight-match losing streak to No. 15 Iowa State Friday after defeating the Cyclones 33-7 at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Sooners (10-1, 1-1) snapped a skid that dated back to 2003 and earned their first win in Big 12 action. “It was a very impressive performance,” Jack Spates said. “The guys were very aggressive from every position whether it be top, bottom or neutral. This is a team that has beaten us in the past and we dominated today.” The dual began with a highly-anticipated bout between OU’s fourth-ranked Tyler Caldwell and the Cyclones No. 10-ranked Andrew Sorenson at 165 pounds. However the match was a one-sided affair that saw Caldwell run away with a 9-1 major decision victory. ISU’s top-ranked Jon Reader returned the favor after earning a major decision win over Oklahoma’s Jeff James, 13-4, to even the score, 4-4. OU’s 18th-ranked Erich Schmidtke gave the Sooners a 7-4 lead after defeating the Cyclones’ Cole Shafer by a 5-0 decision. Schmidtke scored a takedown and reversal in the first and second period, respectively, and added 1:42 in riding time. At 197-pounds OU’s Keldrick Hall took Iowa State’s Jerome Ward, ranked No. 13, to overtime but gave up a takedown with three seconds remaining to drop a 3-1 decision. With the score tied at seven Oklahoma’s Nathan Fernandez, ranked No. 11 amongst heavyweights, began a string of six-straight victories for the Sooners after scoring an 11-4 decision over Iowa State’s 18th-ranked Kyle Simonson. In the 125-pound match OU’s Jarrod Patterson, No. 7 nationally, earned six takedowns, an escape and 1:14 in riding-time to run away with a 14-3 major decision win over ISU’s Brandon Jones. The Sooners second major decision win put OU up 14-7. At 133 pounds Jordan Keller never trailed ISU’s Ben Cash and secured a 9-2 victory after accumulating 1:27 riding time to go along with three takedowns and two escapes. Senior Zack Bailey was awarded a victory by forfeit at 141 pounds due to multiple injuries sustained to ISU’s Chris Droiun. With the forfeit OU held a comfortable 23-7 lead going into the final bouts. Matt Lester earned the Sooners third win by major decision after he dominated Iowa State’s Nate Carr, 13-3. Lester was close to pinning Carr on multiple occasions but was unable to get both shoulders down and had to settle for three nearfalls. Lester had a total of 4:40 of riding time over the Cyclone and earned an additional two takedowns. The Sooners closed out the evening with a Chase Nelson pin of ISU’s Trent Weatherman in 1:13. The score was tied, 2-2, but Nelson muscled Weatherman to his back and the eventual pin. “I am very proud of our kids and this is the way we need to be wrestling going into the end-run,” Spates said. The Sooners return to the friendly confines of the Howard McCasland Field House when they host No. 16 Nebraska on Friday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Results: 165 - Tyler Caldwell (OU) maj. dec. Andrew Sorenson (ISU), 9-1 174 - Jon Reader (ISU) maj. dec. Jeff James (OU), 13-4 184 - Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. Cole Shafer (ISU), 5-0 197 - Keldrick Hall (OU) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU), 3-1 285 - Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Kyle Simonson (ISU), 11-4 125 - Jarrod Patterson (OU) maj. dec. Brandon Jones (ISU), 14-3 133 - Jordan Keller (OU) dec. Ben Cash (ISU), 9-2 141 - Zack Bailey (OU) winner by forfeit 149 - Matt Lester (OU) maj. dec. Nate Carr (ISU), 13-3 157 - Chase Nelson (OU) fall Trent Weatherman (ISU), 1:13

Charleston, S.C. -- The Citadel Wrestling team registered a season-high six pins and scored their most points in a dual meet in nearly four years on Friday evening at Deas Hall as the Bulldogs belted Campbell, 49-6. The Bulldogs improve to 6-8 overall while Campbell falls to 1-12. The Citadel never trailed as they won the first nine matches of the evening, six by fall, two by tech fall and one by decision to coast to the victory. The 49 points is the most points put up by the Bulldogs since they beat Campbell, 54-0, on Jan. 24, 2007. Starting at 125 pounds, Richard Alarcon dominated from the start with a takedown and followed that with a flurry of more takedowns, escapes and near falls to earn the tech fall by virtue of a 17-2 win. Tyler Sim then also used an early takedown at 133 pounds and pushed Gardner to the brink as he pinned the Camel at the 2:20 mark to give the Bulldogs an early 11-0 lead. Jordan Dix earned an early takedown at 141 pounds and then nearly pinned Campbell's Brad Merriman, earning a three-point near fall to go in front, 5-0, after one period. An escape followed by another takedown and three-point near fall moved Dix in front, 11-0, at the end of the second period. Starting in neutral in period three, Dix used two more takedowns as the match was then ended with a 16-1 tech fall victory. At 149 pounds, Nick LaFevre wasted no time pinning Campbell's Darie Peele at the 1:02 mark for another Bulldog win. Pierre Frazile used five takedowns and a two-point near fall at 157 pounds to overmatch Campbell's Kale Fose with a 13-6 decision to increase the team lead to 25-0. At 165 pounds, No. 8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj used three takedowns in the first period and then launched a strike on the Camels' Ryan Ham that he could not fend off as the Bulldog earned a pin at the 3:48 mark to improve his season mark to 28-6 At 174 pounds, No. 33 J.C. Oddo earned two early takedowns and a two-point near fall to move ahead, 6-1, after the first period. After another pair of takedowns, Oddo spun Campbell's Peter Comis to his back and drove him to the mat for the pin at the 4:42 mark. Not to be outdone at 184 pounds, the Bulldogs' Justin Sparrow then countered with his own fall at the 1:30 mark over John Merickel. Kelby Smith took down the Camels' Justin Sparrow early and then earned the sixth pin of the night for The Citadel when he downed the Camel at the 2:32 mark. In the final match of the evening, Scott Edelson made his debut at heavyweight and took an early lead, but Campbell's Parker Burns would turn the table and pinned the Bulldog just before the second period ended at the 4:35 mark to get the Camels on the board. Results: 125: Richard Alarcon (CIT) tech fall Tanner Bidelspach (CAMP), 17-2 133: Tyler Sim (CIT) pinned Gabe Gardner (CAMP), 2:20 141: Jordan Dix (CIT) tech fall Brad Merriman (CAMP), 16-1 149: Nick LaFevre (CIT) pinned Darien Peele (CAMP), 1:02 157: Pierre Frazile (CIT) dec. Jake Fose (CAMP), 13-6 165: #8 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) pinned Ryan Ham (CAMP), 3:48 174: #33 J.C. Oddo (CIT) pinned Peter Comis (CAMP), 4:42 184: Justin Sparrow (CIT) pinned John Merickel (CAMP), 1:30 197: Kelby Smith (CIT) pinned Justin Sparrow (CAMP), 2:32 HWT: Parker Burns (CAMP) pinned Scott Edelson (CIT), 4:35 The Bulldogs return to action on Sunday when they host UNC Greensboro in a key Southern Conference dual at McAlister Field House. The match is set for 2 p.m. and admission is free. For more information on Bulldog Wrestling, visit CitadelSports.com.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Bonus points by Scotti Sentes at 133 pounds and Scott Mattingly at 141 pounds lifted No. 11 Central Michigan to a 19-18 nonconference wrestling win at Michigan State Friday night. The victory was CMU's 10th straight over the Spartans dating back to 2001. "It was a win, but I didn't think we were really sharp tonight," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "I think we're improving and guys are doing all the right things with their training, but we just looked a little fatigued tonight." Michigan State (8-3 overall) took its only lead of the night when Eric Olanowski opened the dual with an 8-3 decision over Christian Cullinan at 125 pounds. Sentes and Mattingly, however, scored 10 points in the next two bouts to give the Chippewas (4-7 overall) a lead they would not relinquish. Sentes needed just 1:50 to record his team-leading seventh fall of the season. He also leads the Chippewas with 22 victories this season. Mattingly snapped a seven-match losing skid with a decisive 12-2 major decision over Joel Trombly at 141 pounds. The victory was Mattingly's second in a dual match and his first major decision this season. Michigan State drew within 10-6 when Dan Osterman defeated Donnie Corby at 149 pounds, but the Chippewas won each of the next three bouts to put the match out of reach. Ryan Cubberly (157), Mike Miller (165) and Ben Bennett (174) all won by decision to stretch the Chippewas' lead to 19-6. Cubberly's victory was a 4-2 decision over Sean McMurray that went to the second set of tiebreakers. Miller won his second straight match since returning from an injury, while Bennett improved to 21-4 overall, 10-1 in duals with his victory. Michigan State claimed decisions at 184 and 197 pounds, and CMU forfeited the heavyweight bout with the team victory already secured. The Chippewas are back in action next Sunday, Jan. 30, when they host Old Dominion as part of the inaugural Royal Rumble and Tumble at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas' dual against Old Dominion and CMU's gymnastics home opener against Northern Illinois will be held simultaneously in McGuirk Arena at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Eric Olanowski (MSU) dec. Christian Cullinan, 8-3; MSU 3-0 133: No. 9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin Levi Stace at 1:50; CMU 6-3 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) maj. dec. Joel Trombly, 12-2; CMU 10-3 149: Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Donnie Corby, 4-1; CMU 10-6 157: Ryan Cubberly (CMU) dec. Sean McMurray, 4-2 TB2; CMU 13-6 165: No. 18 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Ben Boudro, 6-2; CMU 16-6 174: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. Curran Jacobs, 5-2; CMU 19-6 184: Ian Hinton (MSU) dec. Chad Friend, 7-3; CMU 19-9 197: Tyler Dickenson (MSU) dec. Craig Kelliher, 6-2; CMU 19-12 285: Joe Rizqallah (MSU) win by forfeit; CMU 19-18

Boiling Springs, N.C. -- Gardner-Webb’s Justin Guthrie picked up an 11-7 win at 165 to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs up by seven at 19-12, while fellow redshirt-sophomore Travis Porter used a 5-2 win in the final match at 197 to give the Runnin’ Bulldogs a 22-22 tie with the Duke Blue Devils on Friday night in Bost Gymnasium. After Duke took a forfeit win at 285 to start the match, Gardner-Webb’s Brett Kostern and Alex Hamm were awarded back-to-back forfeit wins at 125 and 133, respectively, to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs in front at 12-6. The Blue Devils then secured back-to-back wins at 141 and 149 to retie the match score up at 12-12 with five matches to go. At 157, redshirt-sophomore Alex Medved dominated the match for most of the three periods, picking up a 17-5 major decision win over Ryan Harding, giving Alex Medved his team leading seventh major decision win on the year, and pushing the Runnin’ Bulldogs in front at 16-12. GWU’s Guthrie then battled back from an early 2-0 deficit and used a two-point takedown and a two-point near fall with less than 18 seconds left in the third period to come away with an 11-7 win over Willy Mello at 165. With a 19-12 lead, GWU looked to hold on for the match win, only to suffer a pin fall loss at 174 and a 10-2 major decision loss at 184 to push the Blue Devils in front by three at 22-19 with only one match to go. In the final match, Porter held onto a slight 3-2 lead heading into the third period. In the third, Porter picked up a two-point takedown and was pushing for a pin fall win as time expired, giving him a 5-2 win and ending the match in a 22-22 draw. The 22-22 draw snaps GWU’s dual match losing streak at eight. With the forfeit wins, Kostern and Hamm pick up their sixth and seventh wins, respectively. Alex Medved posted his team-high 19th win of the year, while Porter earned his 16th overall victory on Friday night. Gardner-Webb (2-12-1) will return to the mat on Tuesday, January 25th, as the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers will face off with the Fighting Camels of Campbell University at 7 p.m. in Buies Creek, N.C. Results: 285 – Andrew Fulk (DU) wins by forfeit. (DU 6-0) * 125 – Brett Kostern (GWU) wins by forfeit. (Tied 6-6) 133 – Alex Hamm (GWU) wins by forfeit. (GWU 12-6) 141 – Mike Bell (DU) dec. Richie Spicel (GWU) – 3-2 (GWU 12-9) 149 – A.J. Guardado (DU) dec. Ryan Medved (GWU) – 7-5 (Tied 12-12) 157 – Alex Medved (GWU) maj dec. Ryan Harding (DU) – 17-5 (GWU 16-12) 165 – Justin Guthrie (GWU) dec. Willy Mello (DU) – 11-7 (GWU 19-12) 174 – #32 Bret Klopp (DU) pin fall Erin O’Dell (GWU) – 2:11 (GWU 19-18) 184 – Diego Bencomo (DU) maj dec. Blake Sayler (GWU) – 10-2 (DU 22-19) 197 – Travis Porter (GWU) dec. Brian Self (DU) – 5-2 (Tied 22-22) *starting match

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No.8 Rutgers wrestling team pulled off one of its biggest dual victories in program history as it knocked off No. 3 Virginia Tech, 24-7, in front of 2,739 fans at the Louis Brown Athletic Center Friday night in Piscataway. “It was a big win for us in front of a great crowd at the RAC,” said Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale. “Virginia Tech has a great team but our guys dug deep and came through in a lot of big matches for us.” The match started at 125-pounds with Rutgers’ Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) taking on No. 13 Jarrod Garnett of VT. After a 4-3 first, Garnett began on top to start the second. After Garnett rode Langel for the first minute, Langel was able to escape and earn a takedown to take a 6-4 advantage into the third. In the third, Garnett began down and earned a quick reversal to even the score. Garnett eared some ridging time before Langel was able to pull off another reversal to regain the lead. Garnett escaped with 30 seconds remaining setting up a tense final 30 seconds. Garnett tried to score but Langel was able to keep him at bay to earn the upset and set the tone for the evening. After a VT major decision at 133-pounds, Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) took on No. 13 Chris Diaz at 141-pounds. Each wrestler earned a takedown in the first and the match went into the second even at two. Melde earned an escape less than 10 seconds in to the second to take the lead but Diaz responded with a takedown to take a 4-3 advantage, but Melde was able to escape again to send the match into the final period tied at four. The third started with the two grapplers starting neutral. Melde earned a quick takedown to regain the lead but was reversed by Diaz to again even the score. Melde earned an escape with less than 40 seconds remaining in the bout to regain the lead and was able to hang on for RU’s second upset of the night. In the 149-pound bout, No. 4 Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) took on No. 8 Brian Stephens in a battle of top-10 opponents. Mason earned a quick takedown to take an early 2-0 lead. After Mason accumulated over a minute of riding time, Stephens was able to gain an escape to send the match into the second with a score of 2-1. Mason began down to start the second and earned a quick escape to take a 3-1 lead which he carried into the third. Stephens started on bottom to begin the third and earned an escape but not until Mason was able to regain the minute of riding time which helped him earn the 4-2 victory by decision. The 157-pound bout saw another top-20 showdown as No. 17 Daryl Cocozzo (River Edge, N.J.) took on No. 8 Jesse Dong of Virginia Tech. Cocozzo earned the first takedown of the match at the 1:39 mark but Dong escaped less than 30 seconds later to cut the lead to 2-1. Dong began down to start the second and earned a reversal with 50 seconds left in the frame to take a 3-2 advantage. The two began the third neutral where Cocozzo earned a quick take down but Dong escaped and earned a takedown of his own to take a 6-4 lead which he held onto to cut the RU lead to 9-7. At 165-pounds, No. 7 Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) took on No. 15 Pete Yates. After a scoreless first, Winston started down to begin the second and earned a quick escape and takedown to take a 3-0 lead. Yates quickly countered with an escape but Winston earned another takedown with 20 second but got called for locking hands to cut his lead to 5-2. Yates earned an escape with three seconds left to head into the final period down 5-3. Yates began down to start the third and Winston cut him loose to make the score 5-4. Winston got called for a stall with 10 seconds left to force overtime. In the overtime, Winston and Yates felt each other out for the first 10 seconds before Winston shot and got a single leg takedown with 23 seconds remaining to give RU another three points and a 12-7 advantage. No. 18 Alex Caruso (Green Brook, N.J.) took on Matt Epperly at 174-pounds. After a scoreless first, Caruso began down to start the second and earned a quick escape to score the match’s first points. Caruso earned a takedown with 20 seconds left and Epperly escaped with four seconds remaining to send the match to the third with a 3-1 score in favor of Caruso. Epperly started down to begin the third and quickly escaped to cut the lead to 3-2. Epperly tried to score for the remainder of the frame but Caruso kept him at bay to push the RU lead to 15-7. At 184-pounds, Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) came out strong scoring a takedown of John Dickson less than 10 seconds into the frame. After racking up over a minute of riding time Dickson earned an escape to cut Rinaldi’s lead in half. Rinaldi began down to start the second and quickly earned an escape to take a 3-1 lead. The third started with Dickson down and he earned an escape 30 seconds in to cut Rinaldi’s lead to one but Rinaldi was able to hold him at bay for the remainder of the match and earn a bonus point for riding time to take the bout, 4-2. Mike Wagner (South Plainfield, N.J.) took on Chris Penny at 197-pounds and earned a takedown less than a minute into the first to take an early 2-0 lead. Penny escaped almost 40 seconds later to cut Wagner’s lead in half. In the second, Wagner started down and quickly escaped to regain the two point edge. Penny look to have a takedown with around 50 seconds left in the second but Wagner ducked through and turned it into a takedown of his own to gain a 5-2 advantage. Penny began down to start the third and earned an escape thirty seconds in to cut the lead to 5-3. A Penny takedown evened the score but Wagner quickly escaped to regain the lead. Penny tried to take down Wagner but was unable to and Wagner earned a 7-5 decision with a bonus point for riding time. In the heavyweight bout, No. 4 DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.) took on David Marone. Russo earned a takedown with under five seconds to take a 2-0 lead into the second. Russo began down to start the second and quickly scored two back points on Marone. An escape by Marone cut the lead to 4-1 but Russo scored another takedown with a minute to go in the frame to take a 6-1 advantage. Russo started the third down and quickly escaped to push his advantage to 7-1. Marone scored a takedown with 10 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 7-3 but Russo used a bonus point from riding time to take the match, 8-3 and give RU the 24-7 victory. The Scarlet Knights return to action tomorrow afternoon when they welcome in-state rival Rider to College Ave. Gym for a noon dual. Results: 125: Joe Langel (RU) dec. No. 13 Jarrod Garnett (VT), 8-7; Rutgers leads, 3-0 133: No. 8 Devin Carter (VT) maj. dec. Mike DeMarco (RU), 13-3; Virginia Tech leads, 4-3 141: Trevor Melde (RU) dec. No. 13 Chris Diaz (VT), 7-6; Rutgers leads, 6-4 149: No. 4 Mario Mason (Rutgers) dec. No. 8 Brian Stephens (VT), 4-2; Rutgers leads, 9-4 157: No. 8 Jesse Dong (VT) dec. No. 17 Daryl Cocozzo (RU), 6-4; Rutgers leads, 9-7 165: No. 7 Scott Winston (RU) dec. No. 15 Pete Yates (VT), 7-5 (OT); Rutgers leads, 12-7 174: No. 18 Alex Caruso (RU) dec. Matt Epperly (VT), 3-2; Rutgers leads, 15-7 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. John Dickson (VT), 4-2; Rutgers leads, 18-7 197: Mike Wagner (RU) dec. Chris Penny (VT), 7-5; Rutgers leads, 21-7 285: No. 4 DJ Russo (RU) dec. David Marone (VT), 8-3; Rutgers wins, 24-7

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Wrestling up two classes from his customary 184 pounds, sophomore Joe McMullan (Easton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) posted a decisive 11-7 victory in the final bout of the match as the Bucknell wrestling team overcame a 13-0 deficit and defeated Old Dominion, 20-16, Friday evening at Davis Gym. The Bison won six of the final seven bouts as they snapped a three-match losing streak to the Monarchs. Back-to-back overtime victories by Corey Lear (Orangeville, Pa./Benton Area) and David Thompson (West Liberty, Ohio/Graham Local) at 165 and 174 pounds also played key roles in securing the Bison victory. Thanks to a 12-4 major decision by Jay Hahn (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) at 197 pounds, Bucknell (4-8) took its first lead at 17-16 heading into the decisive heavyweight bout that would determine the winner of the match. McMullan, who was wrestling at heavyweight for the first time this year, fell behind early as Grant Chapman scored a takedown in the first 35 seconds of the bout. However, McMullan quickly escaped and immediately lifted Chapman in the air and dropped him for a takedown followed immediately by a two-point near fall. McMullan led 5-3 entering the second period when he scored an escape and another takedown, stretching his lead to 8-3. Chapman closed to within 8-6 in the final period, but a takedown by McMullan with just over 30 seconds to go clinched both the bout and the match. McMullan entered Friday’s dual with a 4-12 overall record this year, all at 184 pounds. He was 8-8 when competing at heavyweight as a freshman in 2009-10. Lear’s 2-1 overtime victory at 165 pounds was an impressive one. Both he and his opponent, Dan Rivera, registered escapes during regulation as they headed to overtime tied at 1-1. Neither wrestler got on the board during the one-minute sudden victory period. After Lear held Rivera scoreless in the first 30-second tiebreaker period, he was able to register the winning escape with 11 seconds left in the next 30-second frame. Rivera held on to Lear’s leg, but Lear was able to drag him around the mat and then finally break free for the win. Thompson followed with a marathon match of his own that went to a second set of tiebreaker periods as he and his opponent Tristan Warner wrestled for 11 full minutes. The bout went to overtime tied 2-2 and neither grappler was able to score during the first set of overtime frames. Finally, with 11 seconds left in the tiebreaker period, Thompson registered a reversal to go up 4-2. Warner was able to post an escape in the final tiebreaker, but it was not enough as Thompson won 4-3. Thompson’s victory evened the team score at 13-13. The Bison lost the first three bouts, including one by forfeit, but then Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon), Brantley Hooks (Spartanburg, S.C./James F. Byrnes), Lear and Thompson won in succession to tie the score. LeValley, who is ranked sixth nationally got things started for Bucknell with an 11-2 major decision at 149 pounds. It improved his season record to 20-1 and marked his 13th consecutive win in Davis Gym. Hooks made it two straight Bison wins with an easy 7-2 decision at 157 over Micah Blair. It was the 13th victory of the season for Hooks, who is now 79-64 in his career. When taking away Bucknell’s forfeit at 133 pounds, the Bison outscored Old Dominion (4-8-1) 20-10 in the nine bouts that were contested. Friday’s match was the first of two home duals this weekend for Bucknell, which will host Liberty Sunday at 4 p.m. The Flames lost to EIWA opponent Navy 34-6 Friday evening. Results: *125: No. 4 James Nicholson (ODU) maj. dec. Derek Reber (B), 14-5 133: No. 12 Kyle Hutter (ODU) wins by forfeit 141: Brennan Brumley (ODU) dec. Zac Hancock (B), 4-2 149: No. 6 Kevin LeValley (B) maj. dec. Joey Metzler (ODU), 11-2 157: Brantley Hooks (B) dec. Micha Blair (ODU), 7-2 165: Corey Lear (B) dec. Dan Rivera (ODU), 2-1 (tb2) 174: David Thompson (B) dec. Tristan Warner (ODU), 4-3 (2ndtb2) 184: Joe Budi (ODU) dec. Rob Waltko (B), 2-0 197: Jay Hahn (B) maj. dec. Jacob Henderson (ODU), 12-4 Hwt.: Joe McMullan (B) dec. Grant Chapman (ODU), 11-7

The No. 5 Golden Gopher wrestling program picked up its 11th win of the season on Friday night, taking down No. 23 Purdue 26-15 in West Lafayette to improve to 2-0 in the Big Ten season. Minnesota recorded wins from Zach Sanders (125), David Thorn (133), Mike Thorn (141), Matt Mincey (149), Scott Glasser (174) and Tony Nelson (HWT). As is fast becoming a trend, the Gophers (11-3 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) swept through the lower weights to jump out to an early 20-0 lead over the Boilermakers with bonus points in the first four matches of the night. All-American Zach Sanders, the No. 5 125-pounder in the nation, scored a 14-5 major decision over Camden Eppert in the opening match before David Thorn picked up another five points for Minnesota with a 17-2 technical fall over Matt Fields in the 133 lbs. match. Second-ranked 141 lbs. grappler Mike Thorn followed up with a pin at 3:31 over Jake Fleckenstein to make it 15-0 before Matt Mincey made his career dual debut with a 15-0 technical fall over Tommy Churchard at 149 lbs. Purdue (5-6-1, 0-3) fought back with a pair of wins in the middle weights. No. 20 Colton Salazar fended off a strong push by Joe Grygelko in the 157 lbs. match to pick up a 5-3 decision and break the Boilermakers onto the scoreboard. The Boilermakers would add another six team points in the 165 lbs. match when unranked Kyle Mosier upset No. 11 Cody Yohn with a pin at the 6:08 mark to cut the Gophers' lead to 20-9. But Minnesota would bounce back in the highly anticipated 174 lbs. match that pitted two top-ten wrestlers against each other on the mat. In a close battle, Minnesota's Scott Glasser, ranked eighth in the country in his weight class, picked up a 4-2 decision victory over No. 9 Luke Manuel. Purdue would add a pair of decision at 184 and 197 lbs. but couldn't lock up bonus points in either match and by the time No. 9 Tony Nelson scored a 4-3 decision win in the heavyweight match, the dual was already out of reach for the Boilermakers. The fifth-ranked Gophers return to action on Sunday at No. 15 Illinois. Start time for Sunday's competition is slated for 1 p.m. CST. Results: 125: No. 5 Zach Sanders (MINN) maj. Camden Eppert (PU) 14-5 133: David Thorn (MINN) tech. Matt Fields (PU) 17-2; 7:00 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (MINN) fall Jake Fleckenstein (PU) 3:31 149: Matt Mincey (MINN) tech. Tommy Churchard (PU) 15-0; 4:56 157: No. 20 Colton Salazar (PU) dec. Joe Grygelko(MINN) 5-3 165: Kyle Mosier (PU) fall No. 11 Cody Yohn (MINN) 6:08 174: No. 8 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. No. 9 Luke Manuel (PU) 4-2 184: No. 13 A.J. Kissel (PU) dec. No. 7 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) 4-3 197: No. 10 Logan Brown (PU) dec. Joe Nord (MINN) 4-2 285: No. 9 Tony Nelson (MINN) dec. Roger Vukobratovich (PU) 4-3

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team dominated Pittsburgh in front of over 5,500 fans in a packed Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts, including the night's two marquee match-ups at 141 and heavyweight, to post a 30-7 non-conference win and improve to 12-0 on the year. Pitt picked up an early win at 125 as Penn State gave senior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 11, the night off. The Panthers got a major from Anthony Zanetta over Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa.) to take an early lead. But Nittany Lion sophomore Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 5 at 133, answered with a 17-5 major over Pitt's Shelton Mack to tie the score. True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) notched an early signature win by dominating No. 7 Tyler Nauman 8-4 at 141 to give Penn State a lead it would never relinquish. Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 nationally, picked up an 8-2 win at 149 and undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, notched a 26-11 technical fall over Pitt's Donnie Tasser to give Penn State a 15-4 lead at intermission. Pitt's Ethan Headlee improved to 21-8 on the year with a tough 4-0 win over Penn State's Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.) at 165. Penn State had the quick answer, however as freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, pinned Andy Vaughn at the 5:45 mark to put Penn State up 21-7. All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, tacked on a hard-fought 12-7 win over 20-bout winner Max Thomusseit and true freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) posted a solid 4-2 win over Pitt's Phil Sorentino at 197. The dual ended at heavyweight in a battle of top six grapplers. Penn State's Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6, notched a first period takedown and then used a full second period ride-out to down No. 3 Ryan Tomei 3-2 to thrill the Penn State faithful and put a capper on the dominating evening can cement the 30-7 win. With the, the Nittany Lions remain undefeated at 12-0, tying the best start in the school's long and storied history (no losses or ties). The 12-0 mark ties the 1971-72 team finished the year with a 12-0 record. Penn State won the takedown battle 23-12 and posted a 6-1 edge in bonus points. Taylor's technical fall at 157 gives the Lion freshman 23 bonus wins on the year (major, TF or pin), which is ninth all-time in a single season at Penn State. Penn State returns to on Sunday in a Big Ten road dual at Indiana. Action in Assembly Hall begins at 1 p.m. and the dual will feature a live HD web broadcast at www.bigtennetwork.com. The Big Ten StudentU production will then air on the Big Ten Network later the following week in an abbreviated form. Penn State's next home dual is already a sellout (Sunday, Jan. 30, vs. Iowa at 2 p.m.). Tickets are also selling fast for the Lions' final two home duals (Feb. 11 vs. Illinois, Feb. 18 vs. Wisconsin) but are still available. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) and WSQV (92.1 FM). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: Anthony Zanetta PITT maj. dec. Eric Caschera PSU, 14-5 0-4 133: #5 Andrew Long PSU maj. dec. Shelton Mack PITT, 17-5 4-4 141: #5 Andrew Alton PSU dec. #7 Tyler Nauman PITT, 8-4 7-4 149: #5 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. Dane Johnson PITT, 8-2 10-4 157: #3 David Taylor PSU tech fall Donnie Tasser PITT, 26-11 (TF; 7:00) 15-4 165: Ethan Headlee PITT dec. Jake Kemerer PSU, 4-0 15-7 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Andy Vaughn PITT, WBF (5:45) 21-7 184: #6 Quentin Wright PSU dec. Max Thomusseit PITT, 12-7 24-7 197: Nick Ruggear PSU dec. Phil Sorentino PITT, 4-2 27-7 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU dec. #3 Ryan Tomei PITT, 3-2 30-7 Attendance: 5,527 Records: Penn State 12-0 (1-0 Big Ten), Pittsburgh (8-6, 1-0 EWL) Up Next for Penn State: at Indiana, Sunday, Jan. 23, 1 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Nittany Lion senior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 125, was given the night off to rest an injury and classmate Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa.) got the call for Penn State. Caschera took on Panther sophomore Anthony Zanetta. Zanetta picked up the first takedown just :45 to take an early lead. Caschera escaped at the 1:41 mark to cut the lead to 2-1 but Zanetta got in deep on a double leg, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat. The Nittany Lion senior worked his way around Zanetta, however, and began working for a counter takedown of his own. But the period ended without either wrestling scoring and Zanetta carried the one point lead into the second stanza. Zanetta chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-1 lead at the 1:26 mark. The Panther sophomore added a second takedown and led 5-2 after a quick Caschera escape, then quickly tacked on a third to lead 7-2 with :40 on the clock. Trailing 7-2 and facing 1:03 in riding time, Caschera chose down to start the third period and was cut loose to a 7-3 deficit. Zanetta added another takedown and cut to up his lead to 9-4 with 1:35 on the clock. The Panther would add two more takedowns and, with the riding time point, post a 14-5 major. 133: Sophomore All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 5 at 133, made his Rec Hall debut against Pitt's Shelton Mack. Long tripped Mack, who was backing up for much of the opening period, to the mat for a 2-0 lead at the 1:31 mark, cut him loose and began working for a second takedown in the middle of the mat. Long caught Mack and turned him to his back, nearly pinning him at the :50 mark, but Mack managed to roll through and just give up the takedown. Long rode Mack out to lead 4-1 with 1:01 in riding time after the opening period. Long chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped for a 5-1 lead. His offensive pressure forced Mack into a stall warning right away. Long then pushed Long's shoulders to the mat, worked behind him and picked up another takedown with :40 left to lead 7-1. Long cut Mack loose and used a trip and throw for a 9-2 lead before the period ended. Mack chose down to start the third and escaped to a 9-3 deficit with 1:30 on the clock. Long clinched the riding time point and then tripped the Panther to the mat for another takedown and an 11-3 lead. Long cut Mack loose, took him down and cut him one more time and picked up a riding time point and one final takedown to post the convincing 17-5 major decision. 141: In one of the marquee battles of the tournament, Nittany Lion freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, took on No. 7 Tyler Nauman. Alton set the early tempo, forcing Nauman back to the outside circle. The Lion then countered a slight Nauman shot for a takedown of his own to lead 2-0 at the 2:25 mark. Nauman escaped to a 2-1 deficit after a short Alton ride, but the Lion freshman quickly used a high shot at Nauman's shoulders for another takedown and a 4-2 lead. Nauman looked to get in on a single leg with :30 left in the opening period, but Alton was able to back out of trouble and carry the 4-2 lead into the middle stanza. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Alton tried to work a second shoulder throw but Nauman was able to force a stalemate with 1:15 left. Alton, continued to pressure the Pitt junior, however, and used a low single to take a 7-3 lead after a Nauman escape at the :45 mark. Trailing 7-3, Nauman chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-4 deficit, but Alton now had 1:02 in riding time. The highly ranked duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and Alton walked away with a hard fought but impressive 8-4 win over the 7th ranked Nauman. 149: Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, met Pittsburgh freshman Dane Johnson. The veteran Lion wasted no time in taking an early lead, using a shot through Johnson's midsection for a 2-0 lead at the 2:24 mark. Molinaro then put forth a punishing ride, controlling Johnson for the entire period while trying to turn the Panther for back points. Johnson managed to keep Molinaro from turning him, but the Lion senior led 2-0 with 2:24 in riding time heading into the second stanza. Molinaro chose down and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Johnson gained control of Molinaro's right leg at the 1:10 mark, but the Lion junior was able to fight off the move and maintain his lead by forcing a reset with :49 on the clock. Molinaro then turned a high single into a lift and takedown with :18 left to lead 5-0 with well over 2:00 in riding time after two periods. Johnson chose down to start the third period and got hit with a first stall warning before Molinaro cut him loose after clinching the riding time point. Molinaro added a takedown and cut with :08 left and nearly picked up the major as time expired. The 8-2 decision put Penn State up 10-4. 157: Undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, took on Panther Donnie Tasser. Taylor wasted no time taking an early lead, using a low trip to move out to a 2-0 lead with 2:28 left in the opening period. Taylor cut Tasser loose and immediately took him down again to lead 4-2 after another cut. The relentless Lion added a third takedown and cut to up his lead to 6-3 before countering a Tasser shot, working his way behind him and adding a fourth takedown with :55 on the clock. Looking to continue to build his lead, Taylor would go on to add two more takedowns before the period ended to lead 12-5 after just 3:00 of wrestling. Taylor chose down to start the second stanza quickly escaped to a 13-5 lead. Tasser countered a Taylor shot for his first takedown to cut Taylor's lead to 13-7, but the Nittany Lion freshman worked his way to a reversal and a 15-7 lead with :58 left in the period. Taylor cut Tasser loose and immediately tripped the Panther to the mat with a low shot to up his lead to 17-9 after cutting him loose with :40 on the clock. Another Taylor takedown gave the Lion a 19-9 lead with :30 on the clock. Tasser escaped with :10 left, but Taylor picked up a final takedown with :02 left to lead 21-10 with 1:24 in riding time heading into the third period. Tasser chose down to start the third period and escaped with 1:25 on the clock. Taylor worked his way around a low Tasser shot for another takedown and a 23-11 lead with 1:00 on the clock. Taylor turned Tasser to his back, clinched the riding time point, and rode the Panther out for the 26-11 tech fall with the riding time point at the 7:00 mark. The five points gave Penn State a 15-4 lead heading into halftime. 165: Red-shirt freshman Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.) faced off against veteran Panther Ethan Headlee at 165. The duo battled evenly for the first half of the opening period with Kemerer the aggressor. Headlee was able to play defense and keep Kemerer at arm's length until the Lion freshman got in on low single. But Headlee countered the shot and worked himself around for a nice counter takedown and a 2-0 lead as the period ended. Headlee chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Kemerer looked to gain control of Headlee's right ankle with :30 left in the second period, but the taller Panther was able to step out of bounds and force a reset in the center circle, maintaining his 3-0 lead into the final period. Down by three, Kemerer chose down to start the third period but could not break free of a strong Headlee ride. The Panther, who had 20 wins heading into the bout, rode Kemerer out and notched the 4-0 win with the riding time point. 174: No. 2 Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) battled Pittsburgh senior Andy Vaughn at 174. The second-ranked Lion took a quick 2-1 lead with a takedown and cut and then immediately added a second takedown to move out to a 4-1 lead. Ruth cut Vaughn loose and added a third takedown and cut before Vaughn took the Lion down on the edge of the mat. But Ruth quickly reversed the Panther to up his lead to 8-5 with 1:15 left in the opening period. After cutting Vaughn again, Ruth used a low single to gain control of Vaughn's legs to up his lead to 10-6 with :20 left. Leading 10-6 with 1:40 in riding time, Ruth chose down to start the second period and immediately reversed Vaughn. Ruth cut Vaughn loose again and then turned another low single into a takedown and a 14-7 lead. Ruth spent the rest of the period trying to turn Vaughn for back points, but the Panther managed to fight off the effort and keep the score at 14-7. Trailing by seven and already giving up the riding time point (Ruth had 3:07 in time), Vaughn chose down to start the third period. Vaughn escaped, took a quick shot, but Ruth countered for another takedown and a 16-8 lead. The Penn State freshman then completed a cradle on the Panther senior and pinned his veteran opponent at the 5:45 mark to put Penn State up 21-7. 184: Sophomore All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, returned to action for the first time since Dec. 5 and met Max Thomusseit. Wright quickly turned the 20-bout winner to his back for a near fall, almost pinning him right out of the gates. Thomusseit fought off the move but the takedown and back points gave Wright a 5-1 lead after Thomusseit escape. Thumusseit then answered with a takedown of his own to cut the lead to 5-3 with 2:00 on the clock. Wright escaped to a 6-3 lead after a reset and action resumed in the center circle. There was no more scoring for the opening period and Wright led 6-3 heading into the second period. Wright chose down to start the period and escaped to a 7-3 lead. Thomusseit used a high double to work Wright to the mat and cut the Lion All-American's lead to 7-5 with :40 on the clock. Wright worked his way behind the Panther and picked up a two-point reversal to lead 9-5 after two furious periods of action. Thomusseit chose down to start the third stanza and reversed Wright to cut his lead to 10-7 after cutting the Lion loose. Wright would battle Thomusseit evenly for the rest of the bout and add one final late takedown to post a 12-7 win, clinching the dual for the Lions and putting the team up 24-7. 197: True freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) took to the mat against Pitt senior Phil Sorentino. Ruggear took the early lead with a 2-0 takedown at the 2:09 mark, using a solid midlevel shot to take the Panther down. Ruggear then rode the veteran Panther for 1:05 before Sorentino escaped. The rest of the opening period was scoreless and Ruggear led 2-1 after three minutes of wrestling. Sorentino chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 2-2 tie (Ruggear had 1:15 in riding time). But the Lion true freshman quickly gained control of Sorentino's ankle and nearly picked up another takedown. But the takedown was waved off as action moved out of bounds with 1:20 left in the period. Tied 2-2 with 1:17 in riding time, Ruggear chose down to start the final period. The Lion rookie quickly worked his way free to a 3-2 lead while maintaining a 1:09 time edge. Ruggear then gained control of Sorentino's ankle and worked for another takedown, but action moved out of bounds once again and a reset was called with 1:18 on the clock. The duo scrambled at the :30 mark, with Sorentino gaining control of Ruggear's right leg, but the Lion freshman easily forced a tie-up and killed the clock. The solid defense gave the Nittany Lion a 4-2 win. 285: In a battle of ranked heavyweights, No. 6 Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) took on No. 3 Ryan Tomei. The talented duo traded early barbs, with each man looking for a chance to take a lead. Action was centered in the middle of the mat but neither grappler could break through the other's defense until the very end of the period when Wade countered a Tomei shot and rolled behind him for a low double leg and a takedown at the buzzer. Trailing 2-0, Tomei chose down to start the second stanza but could not work his way free of Wade's ride. The Lion junior scrambled to maintain control of Tomei's feet and worked his way back into control from the top, building up a solid riding time edge in the process. Wade maintained his control of Tomei for the entire period and led 2-0 with 2:03 in riding time after two periods. Wade chose down to start the third but Tomei maintained control for over a minute before cutting him loose to a 3-0 deficit. Tomei picked up one late takedown but Wade walked away with a 3-2 win, giving Penn State a 30-7 win.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Trailing 16-14 heading into the final match of the night, VMI heavyweight Josh Wine earned his first pin over the season, besting George Mason's Hunter Manspile at the 5:35 mark of the match to give the Keydets the 20-16 victory. With the win, the Keydets improve VMI's record to 3-5 on the season. "Super team effort," said VMI head coach John Trudgeon. "We won five matches, but it really felt like everyone contributed and wrestled hard." The night began with VMI redshirt-senior John Pope taking on George Mason's Zach Huxford at 125 lbs. Pope led 6-2 after the first period with two takedown points, while Huxford earned his pair on escapes. Pope continued his momentum in the match, shutting out Huxford the rest of the way to take the match 13-2 and earn his first major-decision of the season and give VMI the early 4-0 lead. At 133 lbs., VMI's Luke Todd and George Mason's John Delgado squared off. After a scoreless first period, Delgado earned an escape point :17 seconds into the second period to take the 1-0 lead. Todd answered nearly a minute later with a pair of takedown points at the 1:16 mark, but Delgado evened the score at 2-2 with an escape prior to the end of the period. After a back and forth first 1:30, Todd used a reversal with 1:14 remaining to take a 4-2 lead and hung on for the victory, improving to 5-7 on the season and extend the VMI lead to 7-0 heading into 141 lbs. At 141 lbs., David Yost took on George Mason's Denny Herndon in one of the nights more entertaining matchups. After a scoreless first period, Herndon took a 2-0 lead on a pair of escape points at the 1:48 mark, but Yost cut the lead in half only five seconds later with an escape. Yost tied the match :28 seconds in, 2-2, but Herndon earned an escape point to take the match at the 1:37 mark to take the match 3-2 and cut the VMI lead to 7-3. Ryan Goodsell took on Donald Takagi at 149 lbs. With the bout tied at 1-1 heading into the third period, Goodsell earned an escape point :10 seconds into the third to take a 2-1 advantage. However, Takagi earned a pair of takedown points with 7 seconds left to take a 3-2 lead, and add a riding point to take the match 4-2 and bring the VMI lead to a narrow 7-6 lead. After GMU's Jaaziah Bethea defeated VMI's Nick Emison by a 15-4 major decision to give the Patriots a 10-7 lead, VMI's Ted Gottwald took on George Mason's Aaron Keeton at 165 lbs. Keeton took a 2-1 lead in the first period, and never looked back, earning a 6-3 win by decision to stretch the George Mason lead to 13-7. The Keydets put an end to their four-match skid as Matt Brock took on George Mason's James Kaden at 174 lbs. After the first two periods went scoreless, Brock won the third frame 4-1 and took the match by that score to bring the VMI deficit to 13-10 with three matches remaining. Keydet sophomore John Dommert started off with a bang at 184 lbs. against GMU's Greg Scott, taking a 5-0 lead less than a minute into the match on a takedown and three near fall points. Dommert added two points a minute into the second period on a reversal to carry a 7-0 lead into the final period. The Keydet 184 pounder went on to tack on two reversal points as well as a riding point to take the match 10-0 and earn his first major of the season, giving the Keydets a slim 14-13 lead heading 197 lbs. The 197 pound matchup proved crucial, as VMI freshman took on James Webb of GMU, who was bumping up from 184 lbs. Webb earned an escape point with :40 seconds left in the second period to lead 1-0 heading into the third. Gill would earn an escape point only three seconds into the third period to tie the match at 1-1 heading into sudden-victory overtime. After the first sudden-victory period went scoreless, Webb earned a pair of reversal points with :28 seconds left to take a 3-1 lead into the third overtime. Gill earned an escape point with five seconds left, but it wasn't enough as Webb took the match 3-2 and give George Mason the 16-14 lead with one match, heavyweight, remaining. No. 13 Josh Wine squared off against Hunter Manspile of GMU, a match that Wine won 6-0 in last season's edition of the all-time series. The deciding match of the night began with a scoreless first and second period. Wine took the early 1-0 lead in the third, earning an escape point from the bottom position. Shortly later at the 5:35 mark, Wine recorded the pinfall, throwing Manspile to his back to earn his first pin of the season and give the Keydets the 20-16 victory. "We lost some heartbreakers at 141 and 149, and it was disappointing to come up short, but we fought hard. We got out there at 174 and 184 and we really made something happen. Chris Gill fought hard a 197 lbs. He hasn't wrestled many matches yet, but I thought he really showed a lot of heart out there. Of course, Josh has a lot of power and took care of things at heavyweight, so it was a great team win for us." The Keydets will next time the mat on Fri., Jan. 28 as they host The Citadel at 7:30 p.m. from Cocke Hall. The match will also serve as the programs alumni match, where all former VMI wrestlers are encouraged to return to Post. Admission is $5 for adults, and free to all students. Results: Wt Winning Wrestler (School) WinType Losing Wrestler (School) Score 125 Johnathan Pope (VMI) MD Zach Huxford (George Mason ) 13 - 2 133 Luke Todd (VMI) DEC John Delgado (George Mason ) 4 - 2 141 Denny Herndon (George Mason)DEC David Yost (VMI) 3 - 2 149 Donald Takagi (George Mason ) DEC Ryan Goodsell (VMI) 4 - 2 157 Jaaziah Bethea (George Mason)MD Nicholas Emison (VMI) 15 - 4 165 Aaron Keeton (George Mason ) DEC Edward Gottwald (VMI) 6 - 3 174 Matthew Brock (VMI) DEC James Kaden (George Mason ) 4 - 1 184 John Dommert (VMI) MD Greg Scott (George Mason ) 10 - 0 197 Webb, James (George Mason ) DEC Christopher Gill (VMI) 3 - 2 285 Joshua Wine (VMI) FALL Hunter Manspile (George Mason )(5:35)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In a dual that came down to the final bout, top-ranked junior heavyweight Zach Rey won an 8-0 major decision over Oney Snyder to lead No. 14 Lehigh to a 17-15 upset over No. 1 Cornell in the 2011 Sheridan Dual Thursday night at Stabler Arena. The teams split ten bouts, but the Mountain Hawks earned the only two bonus points of the match en route to their first ever win against a top-ranked team in wrestling. “We wrestled hard tonight and I'm proud of our guys,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We knew it was a big dual. Cornell was coming off a big win, but seven minutes of wrestling is the only way to win matches. Being at home helped a lot. The energy was great tonight and the guys really responded. The guys were feeding off each other which you need to do in a dual meet.” The win improves Lehigh's record to 10-5 overall and 2-1 against EIWA opponents while Cornell suffers its first dual loss, falling to 5-1. Cornell jumped to an early 3-0 lead as Frank Perrelli won a 9-3 decision over senior Mitch Berger at 125. Berger, like the four other Mountain Hawks to lose on the evening, did well to limit the damage to a regular decision. Lehigh's true freshmen came through in a major way to give Lehigh a 7-3 lead after three bouts. At 133 Frank Cagnina was dominant, racking up five takedowns and a reversal to earn a 13-4 major decision over Joe Stanzione. In one of the key swing bouts of the night Stephen Dutton rallied late to stun Corey Manson 8-5 at 141. Dutton and Manson traded first period takedowns to tie the bout at three after one. Dutton escaped to open the second period but was taken down in the final seconds and trailed 5-4 going into the third. In the final period, Dutton looked like he was going to ride out against Manson to earn the riding time point and send the match to sudden victory, but in the final seconds Dutton used a turk ride and cross face to turn Manson for three near fall points which propelled the freshman to an 8-5 win. The Big Red crept within a point at 7-6 as Kyle Dake defeated Joey Napoli 3-2 at 149. Napoli controlled the pace and was the aggressor throughout the match, but a first period takedown was enough for Dake to prevail. The lead in the dual changed after each of the final six bouts, beginning at 157 where D.J. Meagher won a 5-1 decision over Sean Bilodeau to give Cornell a 9-7 lead at intermission. Meagher scored an early takedown and added a two point near fall when Bilodeau called for injury time. He spent most of the match on top as he accumulated five minutes of riding time in the win. In Lehigh's loss to Navy last Saturday the Mountain Hawks lost three straight one point decisions to lower or unranked wrestlers from 165 to 184. It was a much different story on Thursday with Lehigh winning two of those three bouts, upsetting two higher ranked men in the process. Junior Brandon Hatchett won his rubber match with third-ranked Justin Kerber at 165, 3-2. Hatchett scored a first period takedown and wrestled a smart tactical match in the final two periods to earn the victory. At 174, freshman Austin Meys gave No. 3 Mack Lewnes all he could handle. The match was tied at one deep into the third before Lewnes finally scored a takedown and went on to win 4-1. The most anticipated bout of the night came at 184 where sixth-ranked sophomore Robert Hamlin met No. 3 Steve Bosak. The Big Red junior scored a takedown in the first period and led 2-1, but Hamlin scored a takedown late in the second period to tie the match at three. After choosing neutral in the third, Hamlin picked up the winning takedown late in the period to prevail 5-4 and give Lehigh a 13-12 lead with two bouts remaining. “It's that time of year,” Santoro explained. “Everyone's beaten up and bruised. Sometimes it's a call here or a score there at the end of a period that makes a difference. It was big for the program, big for our guys because it was a tough two weekends in a row.” Cornell regained the lead temporarily as top-ranked Cam Simaz edged junior Joe Kennedy 2-0 at 197. The only scoring of the match came on a third period Simaz escape plus close to two minutes of riding time. Needing a win from Rey to take the dual, Lehigh's All-American did just that while adding a bonus point for the major decision win. Rey moved to 20-0 on the season with a takedown in each period plus an escape and riding time advantage. “Any time you beat the number one team it's important,” Santoro said. “We have a ways to go. We've still got two months of training. Some individuals have to get better in certain positions, but the fight is there and that's the one thing I thought we were lacking the last two weeks. We fought really hard tonight.” The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Friday, January 28 when they travel to Blacksburg, Virginia to meet the third-ranked Hokies of Virginia Tech. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start with audio coverage on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as online at Lehighsports.com. Results: 125: No. 10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Mitch Berger (Lehigh), 9-3 (Cornell 3, Lehigh 0) 133: No. 20 Frank Cagnina (Lehigh) maj. dec. Joe Stanzione (Cornell), 13-4 (Lehigh 4, Cornell 3) 141: Stephen Dutton (Lehigh) dec. Corey Manson (Cornell), 8-5 (Lehigh 7, Cornell 3) 149: No. 2 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. Joey Napoli (Lehigh), 4-3 (Lehigh 7, Cornell 6) 157: No. 9 DJ Meagher (Cornell) dec. Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh), 5-1 (Cornell 9, Lehigh 7) 165: Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh) dec. No. 3 Justin Kerber (Cornell), 3-2 (Lehigh 10, Cornell 9) 174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Austin Meys (Lehigh), 4-1 (Cornell 12, Lehigh 10) 184: No. 9 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. No. 3 Steve Bosak (Cornell), 5-4 (Lehigh 13, Cornell 12) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) dec. No. 14 Joe Kennedy (Lehigh), 2-0 (Cornell 15, Lehigh 13) HWT: No. 1 Zach Rey (Lehigh) maj. dec. Oney Snyder (Cornell), 8-0 (Lehigh 17, Cornell 15)

Link: Coaches' Panel Rankings INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA released the first of three coaches’ panel rankings for the 2010-11 wrestling season on Thursday. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches’ rankings to earn spots for the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches across the nation. Each qualifying tournament has five coaches rank the top 33 wrestlers in two weight classes. For ranking purposes, coaches must select a wrestler as a starter at a designated weight class. In addition, coaches may only select one wrestler per weight class. The top-ranked wrestlers at each weight class in the inaugural rankings are: Brandon Precin, Northwestern (125 pounds); Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma State (133 pounds); Kellen Russell, Michigan (141 pounds); Kyle Dake, Cornell (149 pounds); Steve Fittery, American (157 pounds); Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska (165 pounds); Jonathan Reader, Iowa State (174 pounds); Kirk Smith, Boise State (184 pounds); Cam Simaz, Cornell (197 pounds) and Zachery Rey, Lehigh (Heavyweight).