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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Put a point on the board for the Hoosiers in the Crimson and Gold Cup Standings after the wrestling team's 22-17 victory over Purdue. Indiana split the 10 bouts, five wins apiece, but a pair of Hoosier pins proved to be the difference. The No. 13 Hoosiers improve to 15-3 overall and 4-3 in Big Ten action with the win at Lawrence North High School. Indiana completes a weekend sweep after a 22-13 besting of Michigan at home on Friday night. Indiana began the dual in an 8-0 hole following losses in the first two opening matches at 174 and 184 pounds. Redshirt sophmore Matt Powless, ranked 15th nationally, lit the scoreboard first for IU, picking an exciting 4-1 over No. 13 Logan Brown. Powless defeated Brown in last year's dual against Purdue as well, clinching the Indiana team victory a year ago. Second-ranked and undefeated heavyweight Nate Everhart then pushed IU ahead 9-8 by sticking Adam Walls in the first period (2:27) and having his hand raised for the 31st time this season. Next up was the 125-lbs. bout which showcased Indiana's other wrestler yet to suffer a loss, Angel Escobedo. The Griffith, Ind., native put a hurting on Lawrence North alum Cashe Quiroga. Escobedo posted a 19-5 major decision over No. 17 Quiroga, narrowly missing out on the tech fall. He also brought the IU-heavy crowd to their feet in the closing seconds as he hit a throw that sent Quiroga straight to his back. Quiroga was saved by the bell, however, as time expired in the match before Escobedo could secure the fall. A decision for the Boilermakers at 133-lbs. closed the gap to just two points at 13-11. That is when redshirt freshman Danny Monaco came up big for his Hoosiers. Monaco topped Bill Putman, 7-1, for a decision that extended the IU lead to 16-11. Click here to find out more! That lead didn't stand for long though as Purdue seized the next two bouts to regain an edge at 17-16 heading into the final match of the day. Indiana's Paul Young (No. 12) left little doubt toa the outcome right from the get-go, posting takedown after takedown in the opening period. He then finished off Jason Martin in the second stanza, recording his team-leading 13th pin of the year. Results: 174 lbs.- #6 Luke Manuel (PU) tech falls Nick Avery (IU), 22-7 (Team Score: 0-5) 184 lbs.- Nick Corpe (PU) dec. over Eric Cameron (IU), 3-2 (0-8) 197 lbs.- #15 Matt Powless (IU) dec. over #13 Logan Brown (PU), 4-1 (3-8) 285 lbs.- #2 Nate Everhart (IU) pins Adam Walls (PU), 2:27 (9-8) 125 lbs.- #1 Angel Escobedo (IU) maj. dec. over #17 Cashe Quiroga (PU), 19-5 (13-8) 133 lbs.- Akif Eren (PU) dec. over Matt Ortega (IU), 6-2 (13-11) 141 lbs.- Danny Monaco (IU) dec. over Bill Putman (PU), 7-1 (16-11) 149 lbs.- Nick Bertucci (PU) dec. over Matt Coughlin (IU), 3-0 (16-14) 157 lbs.- Colton Salazar (PU) dec. over #6 Kurt Kinser (IU), 3-1 (SV) (16-17) 165 lbs.- #12 Paul Young (IU) pins Jason Martin (PU), 4:34 (22-17)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- It was a fitting final home match for a senior class that is likely to go down as the best in Maryland wrestling history. The Terps dominated Hofstra 34-6 on Sunday at Comcast Pavilion in front of 743 fans, in the process setting the school record with 18 wins this season. Seniors Hudson Taylor, Steven Bell, Alex Krom and James Knox all notched victories for the No. 9 Terps as Maryland improved its home record to a perfect 7-0 this season. Maryland, a program rich in history with 20 conference titles to its name, had twice reached the 17-win mark, but this year's team set the record against one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Terps have won five straight and nine of their last ten matches. "We've talked about this team being one of the most successful in program history and this further solidifies that statement," said head coach Kerry McCoy. "We still have a chance to win one more and anytime you can have this much success against such a tough schedule it's a huge accomplishment. It's a real credit it to what these guys have done." The Terps (18-4) won eight out of 10 matches against the Pride (5-11-2) and received bonus points in four matches, as Taylor, Bell, and Jon Kohler recorded pinfalls, while Alex Krom won by major decision. Kohler set the tone in the first match at 149 pounds, methodically wearing down Ryan Colmer before recording a pin 6:29 into the match. No. 19 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, one of two ranked wrestlers for Hofstra, got the Pride on the scoreboard with a slim 15-11 decision over Kyle John in a back-and-forth match at 157 pounds. No. 14 Josh Asper responded in the next match by defeating Hofstra's other ranked wrestler, No. 17 P.J. Gillespie. The grapplers battled through a scoreless first period, but Asper countered Gillespie's escape with a takedown in the second period to go ahead 2-1 heading into the final stanza. The redshirt freshman, now 29-6 this season, picked up an escape and another takedown in the third period and earned an additional point for riding time to take a 6-1 decision. Asper has won nine consecutive matches. Bradley Nielson then extended Maryland's lead to 12-3 with a 10-3 decision over Jon Rothman at 174 pounds. At 184, Corey Peltier dropped a 2-0 decision as Ben Clymer recorded a takedown in the final seconds, but Maryland won the next five matches. Taylor, ranked third in the country at 197 pounds, recorded his NCAA Division 1-best 22nd pin of the season against Anthony Tortora. The two-time All-American pinned his opponent in 2:35, bringing his win total to 35 this season, which also leads all Division 1 wrestlers. Taylor, who never lost a home match in his career, is one pin shy of tying the single-season pins record of 23 set by Jake Stork in 2002-03. Patrick Gilmore earned a 6-3 decision over Paul Snyder at heavyweight and Knox earned a hard-fought 4-3 decision over Jamie Franco at 125 pounds as the Terps increased their lead to 24-6. Bell, who only lost one match at home in his career, pinned Luke Vaith in 4:46 at 133 pounds. A two-time ACC Champion, Bell has 97 wins in his career and is ranked 12th in the nation. Krom finished things off for Maryland with a 10-2 major decision over Tyler Banks at 141 pounds. Ranked ninth in the nation, Krom won his fourth-straight match and has amassed 106 wins in his career, second on the team only to Taylor's 158. The senior class consisting of Taylor, Bell, Krom, Knox, Andrew Bradley, Rich DiPietro, Mookie Golden and Casey Marwine recorded its 68th win in the last five seasons. The class also has two ACC titles to its name, and will compete for a third straight March 6 at the ACC Championship in Raleigh, N.C. "For years to come people are going to talk about this class," said McCoy. "They've etched themselves in the record books in several areas. They're the leaders of the most successful years in program history. We're going to try to outperform ourselves each year but right now they're at the top of the ladder." Maryland has an important match for conference seeding at Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 20. Match time is scheduled for 1 p.m. Results: 149 - Jon Kohler (MD) pinfall over Ryan Colmer, 6:29 (6-0) 157 - No. 19 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (HU) dec. Kyle John, 15-11 (6-3) 165 - No. 14 Josh Asper (MD) dec. No. 17 P.J. Gillespie, 6-1 (9-3) 174 - Bradley Nielson (MD) dec. Jon Rothman, 10-3 (12-3) 184 - Ben Clymer (HU) dec. Corey Peltier, 2-0 (12-6) 197 - No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) pinfall over Anthony Tortora, 2:35 (18-6) HWT - Patrick Gilmore (MD) dec. Paul Snyder, 6-3 (21-6) 125 - James Knox (MD) dec. Jamie Franco, 4-3 (24-6) 133 - No. 12 Steven Bell (MD) pinfall over Luke Vaith, 4:46 (30-6) 141 - No. 9 Alex Krom (MD) major dec. Tyler Banks, 10-2 (34-6)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The ninth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling squad (16-2-1, 2-1-1 Big 12) wrapped up its home slate Sunday afternoon by toppling No. 15 Oregon State, 25-6, inside the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman. Honoring four seniors -- Eric Lapotsky, Chad Terry, Kyle Terry and Shane Vernon -- on Senior Night, the Sooners earned their sixth win over a top-20 team this season. The win over the Beavers (18-3) also marked the second straight season Oklahoma has posted 16 dual wins. “This was a big win against a very tough team,” head coach Jack Spates said. “We won tough matches at the end and that is the kind of effort we want. It was a great way to send out four very special seniors.” Freshman Jarrod Patterson, ranked 18th nationally, gave Oklahoma a 3-0 team lead by posting an 8-1 upset win over 15th-ranked Jason Lara at 125 pounds. The Cushing, Okla., product scored three takedowns and racked up two minutes 48 seconds of riding time in the victory. Oregon State’s 16th-ranked Kelly Kubec tied the team score, 3-3, with a 5-3 sudden victory decision over 141-pound Kendric Maple (29-8). Trailing 3-1 in the third period, Kubec posted a takedown with 16 seconds remaining to force overtime and scored a takedown in the sudden victory period to win. Sudden victory was forced for the second straight match between No. 3 Zack Bailey (22-5) and Beaver Mike Mangrum. Tied 1-1 after three periods, Bailey scored a takedown with 16 seconds remaining to earn the sudden victory win and give OU a 6-3 team advantage. The victory marked Bailey’s 12th-straight this season dating back to Jan. 8. No overtime was needed at 149 pounds for third-ranked Kyle Terry, as the Midwest City, Okla., native overpowered No. 17 RJ Pena, 15-3, to claim his 14th-straight victory of the season. Terry led 5-0 after two periods before posting three takedowns and a three-point nearfall to improve to 23-2 on the season. The senior also extended this dual winning streak to 33-straight (15-0 this season) dating back to last season. At 157 pounds, senior Chad Terry (8-2) used two minutes 33 seconds of riding time to post a 5-4 decision over No. 13 Keegan Davis of OSU. With the match tied a four, Terry’s riding time proved to be the difference, extending OU’s team lead to 13-3. Sooner Tyler Caldwell (26-10), ranked 15th nationally, faced a 4-1 deficit after the first period against Dan Brascetta at 165 pounds. The Sooner quickly recovered by posting an escape, takedown and nearfall in the second to lead, 6-4. The Beaver only managed an escape in the final period, and Caldwell used one minute 42 seconds of riding time to win, 7-5. Ninth-ranked Beaver Colby Covington then controlled the 174-pound match against 15th-ranked Sooner Jeff James (21-7) by recording a 12-6 decision behind five takedowns, including three in the final period. Erich Schmidtke (15-14) increased OU’s team lead to 19-6 with a 3-2 decision over Ty Vinson at 184 pounds. The redshirt-freshman scored an opening period takedown and an escape in the second to gain Oklahoma’s sixth dual win of the afternoon. Sixth-ranked senior Eric Lapotsky (21-5) then posted a 7-2 win over Chad Hanke to put OU on top 22-6. Lapotsky racked up a 5-0 lead after two periods and used an escape and riding time point in the final stanza to gain the victory. Fifteenth-ranked heavyweight closed out the dual with an upset over No. 14 Clayton Jack, 7-5. Trailing 3-1 in the third, Fernandez scored a takedown and an escape to force extra time. With 30 seconds remaining in the one minute sudden victory period, the redshirt-junior scored a takedown to improve to 24-9 on the season. Next up, the Sooners close out the regular season by visiting in-state rival Oklahoma State on Feb. 21 in Stillwater at 2 p.m. Oklahoma (2-1-1 Big 12) will shoot for its third Big 12 win of the season for the first time since the 2001-02 campaign. “Bedlam is going to be great,” Spates said. “Oklahoma State has a great program and we are excited for the challenge. We have wrestled extremely hard the last two matches, just the way you want heading into Bedlam.” Results: 125: Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Jason Lara (OSU), 8-1 133: Kelly Kubec (OSU) dec. Kendrick Maple (OU), 5-3 (SV1) 141: Zack Bailey (OU) dec. Mike Mangrum (OSU), 3-1 (SV1) 149: Kyle Terry (OU) maj. dec. RJ Pena (OSU), 15-3 157: Chad Terry (OU) dec. Keegan Davis (OSU), 5-4 165: Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. Dan Brascetta (OSU), 7-5 174: Colby Covington (OSU) dec. Jeff James (OU), 12-6 184: Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. Ty Vinson (OSU), 3-2 197: Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. Chad Hanke (OSU), 7-2 HWT: Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Clayton Jack (OSU), 7-5 (SV1)

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 15 Wisconsin wrestling team (7-9, 3-3) defeated Michigan (4-13, 0-6) 26-9 in the team’s final road match of the 2009-10 season. The Badgers had seven individual victories in their largest margin of victory of the year. The match began at 165 lbs., where No. 1 sophomore Andrew Howe claimed his 26th victory and 10th major decision of the season over junior Aaron Hynes. Howe recorded seven takedowns and a reversal in his 17-7 victory. The win improved Howe’s record to a perfect 26-0 and gave the Badgers a 4-0 edge over the Wolverines. At 174 lbs., freshman Brendan Ard made his fourth consecutive start as he took on sophomore Justin Zeerip. Ard was defeated in a close 5-2 decision to make the team scores 4-3 in favor of the UW. Ard scored a reversal in the third period for his only points. No. 16 sophomore Travis Rutt dropped Wisconsin’s second match of the day with a 4-2 loss to redshirt freshman Hunter Collins at 184 lbs. Rutt, who scored two escapes in the loss, now has an 11-8 record this season. Michigan took its first and only lead of the afternoon, 6-4. No. 7 junior Trevor Brandvold got Wisconsin back in front when he faced Michigan’s only ranked wrestler, No. 8 Anthony Biondo, at 197 lbs. Brandvold won the bout by a 4-1 decision, extending his win streak to eight matches. Brandvold’s victory put the Badgers back on top, 7-6. At heavyweight, junior Eric Bugenhagen won his fourth-straight conference match as he defeated redshirt freshman Ben Apland. Bugenhagen scored a takedown and an escape in the 3-2 victory, extending the Badgers’ lead to 10-6. Senior Drew Hammen took on true freshman Sean Boyle at 125 lbs. Hammen won the bout 4-3, claiming his first Big Ten victory this season, and his first since the Midlands Championship on Dec. 29. Hammen scored a reversal and nearfall in the third period, adding three points to Wisconsin’s score and making it 13-6. At 133 lbs., No. 6 redshirt freshman Tyler Graff captured his seventh-straight win thanks to a victory over sophomore Zac Stevens. With a 12-3 major decision, Graff is now 23-4 on the season and has six consecutive wins by bonus points. The Badgers led by 17-6 following the match. Redshirt freshman Cole Schmitt then shutout sophomore Mark Weber at 141 lbs., in a 4-0 decision. Schmitt scored a takedown and an escape and added riding time for his winning total. He is now 16-13 this season and is 3-3 in Big Ten matchups. The win extended the Wisconsin lead to 20-6. The Badgers claimed their fifth-straight individual victory of the afternoon as No. 5 senior Kyle Ruschell defeated redshirt freshman Mark Boyer at 149 lbs. Ruschell won the bout with a pin at 5:14, his third win via fall this season. He now has a 24-2 record and is 5-1 in the Big Ten. Michigan claimed a final victory at 157 lbs. as junior Greg Burke lost to sophomore Dave Johnson. Johnson won the match 15-8 with Burke scoring a takedown and three reversals in the bout. The victory came too little too late as the margin still favored Wisconsin, 26-9. The Badgers now return home to host Northwestern on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. and No. 1 Iowa on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. Results: 165 -- #1 Andrew Howe (UW) major dec. Aaron Hynes, 17-7 UW, 4-0 174 -- Justin Zeerip (U-M) dec. Brendan Ard, 5-2 UW, 4-3 184 -- Hunter Collins (U-M) dec. #16 Travis Rutt, 4-3 U-M, 6-4 197 -- #7 Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. #8 Anthony Biondo, 4-1 UW, 7-6 Hwt -- Eric Bugenhagen (UW) dec. Ben Apland, 3-2 UW, 10-6 125 -- Drew Hammen (UW) dec. Sean Boyle, 4-2 UW, 13-6 133 -- #6 Tyler Graff (UW) major dec. Zac Stevens, 12-3 UW, 17-6 141 -- Cole Schmitt (UW) dec. Mark Weber, 4-0 UW, 20-6 149 -- #5 Kyle Ruschell (UW) pinned Mark Boyer, 5:14 UW, 26-6 157 -- Dave Johnson (U-M) dec. Greg Burke, 15-8 UW, 26-9

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Not only has the Ohio State wrestling team won seven consecutive Big Ten matches this season, but the No. 4/3 Buckeyes (18-1; 7-0) also own a 13-match conference win streak that dates back to 2008-09 following their 30-7 win over Michigan State Sunday in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes will look to run the table next Friday when they travel to Iowa City to face the No. 1 team in the nation in the Iowa Hawkeyes. That match is slated for an 8 p.m. ET start in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes face No. 5 Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET Sunday. Wrestling for the last time in front of family and friends in St. John Arena, seniors Corey Morrison, Lance Palmer, Mike Pucillo and Dave Rella all won their final matches in the historic venue. Reece Humphrey did not wrestle because of injury. The afternoon began at 125 pounds and just like the previous three matches, junior Nikko Triggas pinned his opponent; this time Brenan Lyon was down in 2:25. The Buckeye from Moraga, Calif., now has 12 falls on the season for a career 34, good for fifth place in the program's record book. After dropping matches at 133 and 141 pounds, the Scarlet and Gray faced a slim 7-6 deficit, but would win the remaining seven matches. At 149 pounds, Palmer helped Ohio State regain the lead (12-7) when he pinned No. 12 David Cheza in 4:51. A team captain from Columbia Station, Ohio, Palmer is second (tie) on the team in falls with seven after back-to-back pins this weekend. Sean Nemec scored his second-consecutive Big Ten win Sunday when he beat Anthony Jones, Jr., 6-0, at 157 pounds. Nemec, a sophomore from Garfield Heights, Ohio, continuously increased his advantage, taking a 2-0 lead after the first and building it to 3-0 following the second. Another takedown in the final two minutes, coupled with a 1:08 riding time gave him his second straight win and 13th overall this season. Junior Colt Sponseller only gave up an escape in his 7-1 decision over Kyle Bounds at 165 pounds. Sponseller, a native of Glenmont, Ohio, used two takedowns, an escape and riding time to secure the victory. (Sponseller was awarded a point on a second called MSU warning). For the second-straight dual match and third this season, Rella wrestled into extra time before winning. Up against Ian Hinton, the two grapplers traded escapes throughout regulation. It was in the one-minute sudden victory, Rella recorded the takedown for the 3-1 win. The native of Akron, Ohio, is 3-0 in dual matches this season in sudden victory. Pucillo rebounded from a loss Friday and beat Curran Jacobs, 12-6, at 184 pounds. A native of Strongsville, Ohio, Pucillo built a 9-2 lead after the second period and finished the match with a final takedown and riding time of 3:30 for his 17th victory of the season. C.J. Magrum held on for a 3-1 win over Tyler Dickenson at 197 pounds to give the Buckeyes a 27-7 advantage. Despite an escape by Dickenson in the third period to cut Magrum's lead to two points, the Buckeye from Oak Harbor, Ohio, halted any rally attempt from the Spartan. Morrison wrapped up the afternoon and his collegiate career in Columbus with an 11-4 decision over Alan O'Donnell at heavyweight. A fifth-year graduate student, Morrison jumped out to a 4-1 lead after the first period. However, O'Donnell scored a reversal in the next period to cut Morrison's lead to 4-3. The Buckeye from Shaker Heights, Ohio, countered with an escape and takedown to go up 7-3. Choosing bottom in the final period, Morrison recorded another escape. He then scored a crucial takedown in an attempt at bonus points (Morrison also owned riding time), but O'Donnell managed an escape as time ticked off the clock. Ian Paddock and Pat Harrington suffered setbacks at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. Facing No. 4 and reigning NCAA champion Franklin Gomez, Paddock lost 14-2. Filling in for Humphrey, Harrington dropped a 7-2 decision to Dan Osterman. Results: 125 No. 20 Nikko Triggas (OSU) pinned Brenan Lyon (MSU), 6:25 133 No. 4 Franklin Gomez (MSU) mdec. Ian Paddock (OSU), 14-2 141 Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Pat Harrington (OSU), 7-2 149 No. 2 Lance Palmer (OSU) pinned No. 12 David Cheza (MSU), 4:51 157 Sean Nemec (OSU) dec. Anthony Jones, Jr. (MSU), 6-0 165 No. 6 Colt Sponseller (OSU) dec. Kyle Bounds (MSU), 7-1 174 No. 11 Dave Rella (OSU) dec. Ian Hinton (MSU), 3-1sv 184 No. 7 Mike Pucillo (OSU) dec. Curran Jacobs (MSU), 12-6 197 C.J. Magrum (OSU) dec. Tyler Dickenson (MSU), 3-1 285 Corey Morrison (OSU) dec. Alan O'Donnell (MSU), 11-4

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- It's not often that Iowa coach Tom Brands uses the word "fun" to describe a wrestling event, but it's precisely the word he used to describe the top-ranked Hawkeyes' dominating 28-9 victory over No. 5 Minnesota on Sunday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Terry & Tom Brands (Photo/The Guillotine)"This is always a brawl coming up here," said Brands. "J Robinson puts tough teams on the mat and we know we're in for fights. It's rather fun." On paper, the first three weight classes (125, 133, 141) were thought to be critical matches that could go in either direction. If the Gophers were going to pull the upset, it was assumed that they would need to win all three to have a chance. As it turned out, the Hawkeyes won two of three matches to start the dual meet, plus added bonus points in both of those victories. Fourth-ranked Matt McDonough got things rolling for the Hawkeyes with a one-sided 13-2 major decision victory over sixth-ranked Zach Sanders at 125 pounds. The Iowa redshirt freshman picked up two takedowns in the first period to go up 4-1. In the second period, after a quick escape, McDonough added another takedown and secured a deep half nelson, forcing Sanders to his back and nearly getting the pin, but settled for three nearfall points, which put the match out of reach. Three-time All-American and top-ranked Jayson Ness excited the Gopher faithful at 133 pounds with an 8-4 win over No. 3 Daniel Dennis. The Gopher senior captain used a first period takedown and a tilt to quickly go up 4-0, which helped pace him to the victory and cut the dual meet deficit to one. "Ness is in a good place," said Minnesota coach J Robinson. "I think he's doing what he needs to do. He's very, very good at adapting. He's very, very good at learning new stuff. He spent a lot of time over the summer doing certain things ... and as we watched the match, a lot of them paid off." But seventh-ranked Montel Marion helped shift the momentum back to Iowa' s side with a convincing 15-7 victory over sixth-ranked Mike Thorn, avenging a loss from the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals last month. The match was competitive throughout. Marion led 3-2 after the opening period and 7-5 after two periods, but widened the gap in the third period with a reversal, takedown, nearfall points (plus riding time) to pick up the major decision. "I felt like I came out with a lot of confidence and made sure that I was getting on my offense right away," said Marion, who improved to 18-3 with the victory. "I didn't let the last match affect me at all ... because the fact is I knew if I stayed aggressive, if I was aware of all situations, and if I got in on my offense, head up through, like I've been saying all year, then good things are going to happen." Brent Metcalf cruised to a technical fall victory over Mario Mason at 149 pounds (Photo/The Guillotine)At 149 pounds, Iowa's top-ranked Brent Metcalf put on a takedown clinic en route to 24-8 technical fall over No. 16 Mario Mason. The Gopher freshman was completely dominated, but did register a takedown -- a beautiful duckunder -- on Metcalf in the first period. "It was probably me just getting overanxious," said Metcalf of giving up a takedown. "I know he's good in those positions. I was in killer mode you could say. I just wanted to get a hold of him ... rather than being smart ... and rather than being in ties where I'm good. Error on me and good for him because he got to where he wanted. I just have to keep those things tight. I hate giving up points." Metcalf's victory put the Hawkeyes in front 13-3. Second-ranked Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota scored the only takedown of the match in the first period against Jake Kerr to win an uneventful match, 4-1, at 157 pounds heading into intermission. "He spent a year in freestyle and he's kind of used to that ... It's a one or two-takedown game and he kind of holds on there," said Robinson. "But we're trying to get him to open up. He's taken a real leadership role in getting the rest of the guys on the team to do some extra stuff, so I think that will kick in once we get to the Big Ten and national tournament." Jay Borschel picked up a 14-2 major decision over Scott Glasser at 174 pounds (Photo/The Guillotine)After intermission, the Hawkeyes came out with three straight bonus-point victories, which put them in front 25-6. At 165 pounds, fourth-ranked Ryan Morningstar scored a 9-0 shutout victory over Cody Yohn. Second-ranked Jay Borschel hammered No. 8 Scott Glasser, 14-2, at 174 pounds. At 184 pounds, No. 12 Phil Keddy won 9-1 over Kaleb Young. Sonny Yohn stopped the bleeding for Minnesota with a 7-0 victory over Luke Lofthouse at 197 pounds, but it was too little too late. Returning All-American Dan Erekson put the finishing touches on the Iowa's dominating 28-9 victory with a win in sudden victory, 5-3, over Ben Berhow. "You want to develop and you want to get better ... and that's what we did," said Metcalf, who improved to 27-0 with his victory. "We widened the gap and it was good. You work hard to put more points on the board. McDonough comes to mind ... a guy like that. Maybe that should be a close match, but he just blows it out." With the victory, the Hawkeyes improved to 21-0 and extended its school-record consecutive dual meet winning streak to 59. Iowa will conclude its regular season next weekend with Ohio State on Friday and Wisconsin on Friday. The Gophers fall to 11-5 and will conclude its regular season on Friday with a home dual meet against Penn State. "They have to get out there and battle and some of them didn't battle tonight," said Robinson. "They didn't battle. They didn't fight. They stepped back and they took a backset in some of the matches and that can't happen. That's not acceptable here ... and they know it." Results: 125: No. 4 Matt McDonough (Iowa) major dec. No. 6 Zach Sanders (Minnesota), 13-2 133: No. 1 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) dec. No. 3 Daniel Dennis (Iowa), 8-4 141: No. 7 Montell Marion (Iowa) major dec. No. 6 Mike Thorn (Minnesota), 15-7 149: No. 1 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) technical fall No. 16 Mario Mason (Minnesota), 24-8 157: No. 2 Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota) dec. Jake Kerr (Iowa), 4-1 165: No. 4 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) major dec. Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 9-0 174: No. 2 Jay Borschel (Iowa) major dec. No. 8 Scott Glasser (Minnesota), 14-2 184: No. 12 Phil Keddy (Iowa) major dec. Kaleb Young (Minnesota), 9-1 197: No. 12 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Luke Lofthouse (Iowa), 7-0 285: No. 10 Dan Erekson (Iowa) dec. Ben Berhow (Minnesota), 5-3 SV Related Links: Audio Interviews Photo Gallery (The Guillotine)

AMES, Iowa -- The second-ranked Iowa State wrestling team rolled up the points early to power its way to a 28-10 victory over 17th-ranked Missouri Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Five Cyclones scored bonus-point victories over the Tigers, including an overtime pin recorded by ISU’s Duke Burk at 174 pounds. Iowa State improves to 12-2, along with a 3-0 mark in the Big 12 Conference. MU drops to 7-7, overall. “If you have been watching us, you have seen that we are getter better,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. “Duke Burk gave us a big lift. We told him that we expected more of him this season. Duke got us bonus points. We will need bonus points to win the Big 12 meet.” Cyclone Jon Reader has gotten a couple monkeys off his back in his junior campaign at 165 pounds. Reader struck again against Missouri, this time downing fifth-ranked Nicholas Marable by decision, 3-2. The Cyclone two-time All-American, previously 0-3 against the Tiger senior, improves his record to 20-3 overall, with a 12-2 mark in dual action. Marable falls to an overall record of 31-3. “Jon got a big one today,” Jackson said. “We are counting on him and winning this Big 12 match against a guy who had beat him was good for him and demonstrates that we are getting ready for March.” Reader said it was great to be back wrestling in Hilton Coliseum. The match was the first on the Cyclones’ home in more than a month. “Our crowd gets you going,” Reader said. “When you’ve been coast to coast recently like we have it is great to have the support in Hilton Coliseum.” In one of the more exciting matches of the event, ISU’s Burk found a big way to win in overtime against Missouri’s 20th-ranked Dorian Henderson at 174 pounds. With the score at 2-1 in favor of Burk in the first tiebreaker period of overtime, the Cyclone reversed the Tiger to his back and recorded the fall in 8:29. “Obiviously a win is good for your confidence,” Burk said. “The crowd was great. I could feel him relax after I got the reversal and so I took advantage.” Cyclone heavyweight David Zabriskie has had the returning NCAA champion’s number every time throughout their careers. Zabriskie turned away Missouri’s Mark Ellis by decision, 3-2, to improve to 6-0 all-time against the Tiger. Zabriskie, a two-time All-American, betters his season mark to 18-2, with a 10-1 dual record. “You always trust that Dave will get that takedown and win the match,” Burk said. “He wears the big guys down as the match goes along. For all of us, trust in each other is what holds this team together.” ISU three-time NCAA finalist Jake Varner continued his winning ways against MU’s Brent Haynes, winning by major decision, 14-5. The Tiger, ranked 10th at 197 pounds according to Intermat, was no match for the undefeated Varner (23-0, 14-0 in duals). The victory was Varner’s seventh major decision victory this season. Iowa State seniors Nick Fanthorpe (133), Mitch Mueller (149) and Andrew Sorenson (157) recorded major decision victories for the Cyclone team effort. Fanthorpe controlled MU’s Nathan McCormick for a 12-3 win. Mueller showed off his offensive technique with four third-period takedowns en route to a 20-7 victory. Sorenson blanked Patrick Wright of Missouri for the win, 8-0. The Cyclones’ standout senior class will take the mat in Hilton Coliseum one last time next week (Feb. 21) in the regular season finale against Big 12 foe Nebraska. Competition starts at 2 p.m. Results: 149 pounds – No. 10 Mitch Mueller (ISU) major dec. Scott O’Donnell (MU), 20-7 157 pounds – Andrew Sorenson (ISU) major dec. Patrick Wright (MU), 8-0 165 pounds – No. 2 Jon Reader (ISU) dec. No. 5 Nicholas Marable (MU), 3-2 174 pounds – Duke Burk (ISU) pinned No. 20 Dorian Henderson (MU), 8:29 (TB1) 184 pounds – No. 3 Maxwell Askren (MU) major dec. No. 11 Jerome Ward (ISU), 9-1 197 pounds – No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) major dec. No. 10 Brent Haynes (MU), 14-5 HWT – No. 4 David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. No. 7 Mark Ellis (MU), 3-2 125 pounds – Eric Wilson (MU) dec. Trevor Dearden (ISU), 6-3 133 pounds – No. 10 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) major dec. Nathan McCormick (MU), 12-3 141 pounds – No. 19 Todd Schavrien (MU) dec. No. 16 Dalton Jensen (ISU), 5-1

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -– Just two days after it was announced that the sport will be discontinued following the conclusion of the 2010 season, the CSUB wrestling team took to the mat with a vengeance Saturday against UC Davis, winning nine of 10 bouts in a 39-4 blowout in the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners (7-6, 2-5 Pac-10) won the opening six bouts, beginning with a huge come-from-behind decision by Joey Granata at 165 pounds. The CSUB junior was down 10-3 to Joey Wilson with 30 seconds to go in the second period. He earned an escape before the buzzer and entered the final period down five points. The final two minutes were all Granata as he quickly scored an escape and takedown to cut the spread to three. He then earned a penalty point when Wilson was called for fleeing the mat. Wilson pushed his lead back to three, 11-8 with an escape, but Granata score a takedown and two-point nearfall in the final 45 seconds for the 12-11 victory. At 174 pounds, Troy Goodban turned in a come-from-behind victory of his own, using an escape and takedown in the second period to take a 5-4 lead. He gave up an escape to Alex Darkhovsky to start the third, but held the riding time advantage and claimed a 6-5 win. Redshirt freshman Mike Larson earned a 7-3 decision over Rory McBryde at 184 pounds, pushing the Roadrunner team lead to 9-0. At 197 pounds, Riley Orozco brought the crowd to its feet with an 18-3 technical fall against Shawn Hoehne. Orozco concludes the dual portion of the season with a perfect 9-0 record, and sits at 19-6 overall on the year. The heavyweight match featured a pair of top 20 ranked wrestlers in No. 12 Mitch Monteiro and No. 16 Ricky Alcala. Monteiro led just 2-0 after the opening period, but picked up the pace as the bout progressed, scoring a takedown and three-point nearfall in the second to push his lead to 7-1, before finishing with an 11-2 major decision. Frank Lomas kept the streak going with a 15-0 technical fall victory over Chris Armendariz at 125 pounds, giving the Roadrunners a 23-0 advantage. The lone UC Davis win came at 133 pounds where No. 15 Brandon Low secured a 17-7 major decision over Justin Durham. No. 12 ranked Elijah Nacita was just one point shy of a technical fall at 141 pounds, claiming a 14-0 major decision over Bryan Osuna. Sam Barnhart took a forfeit win at 149 pounds and Andrew Balch closed out the night with an emphatic pin of Trevor Machado-Ching to give CSUB the final 35-point spread. The Roadrunners have two weeks to prepare for the 2010 Pac-10 Championships, hosted by UC Davis, on Feb. 26-28. Results: 165 - Joey Granata (CSUB) dec. Joey Wilson (UCD), 12-11 174 - Troy Goodban (CSUB) dec. Alex Darkhovsky (UCD), 6-5 184 - Mike Larson (CSUB) dec. Rory McBryde (UCD), 7-3 197 - Riley Orozco (CSUB) tech. fall Shawn Hoehne (UCD), 18-3 HWT - Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) maj. dec. Ricky Alcala (UCD), 11-2 125 - Frank Lomas (CSUB) tech. fall Chris Armendariz (UCD), 15-0 133 - Brandon Low (UCD) maj. dec. Justin Durham (CSUB), 17-7 141 - Elijah Nacita (CSUB) maj. dec. Bryan Osuna (UCD), 14-0 149 - Sam Barnhart (CSUB) wins by forfeit 157 - Andrew Balch (CSUB) fall Trevor Machado-Ching (UCD), 6:00

It was Senior Day for the New York University wrestling team on Saturday as the grapplers hosted the University of Scranton and SUNY Morrisville in a tri-meet at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center. NYU won both matches to improve its record to 12-10 on the season. In the opening match of the competition, NYU outlasted Scranton in a back and forth contest, earning 14 points in the final three bouts to take a 27-13 win. Clinching the win for NYU was senior Michael Cunningham, who earned a 9-0 majority decision victory over Nicholas Genovese at 197 pounds. Also earning wins for NYU were seniors Sean Connors and Elliot Smith. Connors defeated Frank Siclari, 10-4, at 165 pounds and, in an exhibition match, senior 157-pounder Elliot Smith topped Steve Glickman, 3-2. In the second match of the afternoon, Morrisville defeated Scranton, 38-6. Following the conclusion of that match, NYU’s four seniors were recognized and presented with plaques commemorating their careers. Joining Cunningham, Connors, and Smith in being recognized was senior captain Kyle Christensen, who will likely miss the rest of the season due to injury. “It’s very unfortunate that Kyle’s time with us is coming to an end, but he’s had a great career here,” said NYU assistant coach Corey Luce. After the ceremony, NYU and Morrisville waged a very competitive battle that came down to the final match. With NYU leading 20-14, Jamie Myers squared off with Morrisville heavyweight Sam O’Donnell, who needed a pin to force a tie. Battling a bloody nose that required a large bandage, Myers withstood an early offensive from the much larger O’Donnell and ultimately earned a thrilling victory by pin midway through the second period. “Myers doesn’t surprise us anymore,” said NYU assistant coach Corey Luce. “He’s been very good for us. The second half of the season he’s really turned it on. He’s been wrestling incredibly well and we expect to see good things from him next week at the Metropolitan Championships. He’s also a great teammate for our guys.” Earlier at 165 pounds, Connors won his second match of the day, besting Spencer Brady, 9-5, and at 197 pounds, Cunningham once again stepped forward with a big win for NYU, defeating Henry Petry in overtime, 3-1. At 157 pounds, Smith dropped a close 6-4 decision to Nate Cross. “It was really good for us to have all of our seniors win a match on Senior Day,” said Luce. “Smith wrestled the best matches I’ve seen him wrestle all season long. He came up a little short in his second match, but he wrestled great. And it was really good to see Cunningham be put into a position where his team needed him and for him to come up big. .And Connors just wrestled two terrific matches.” Though it was a day for the seniors, freshman Gabriel Gleason made a splash with his dominating 15-0 victory over Goodson Phillippe at 149 pounds. Earlier against Scranton, Gleason shut out Tom Manning, 10-0. “Gleason is really playing to his strengths,” said Luce. “He’s very tough on top and a very strong leg rider. He used those strengths today and came out on top.” Saturday was the final tune-up for NYU before competing in one of its most important events of the season, the Metropolitan Championships, which will be held Sunday, Feb. 21 at The College of New Jersey. “All next week is very important for our preparation for this tournament,” said Luce. “We have a week to get these guys ready and everything has to be perfect. We have a lot of things to improve on, but we will put our best team that we can out there. NYU 27, Scranton 13 Exhib 141 – Clement Bommier (N) tech. fall Adam Gault (S), 15-0 Exhib 149 – Chris Amro (N) dec. James Roth (S), 9-6 Exhib 157 – Elliot Smith (N) dec. Steve Glickman (S), 3-2 125 – Michael Murcia (S) dec. Adlee Fayyaz (N), 9-7 OT (S 3-0) 133 – Vincent Signoriello (S) dec. Steve Contino (N), 8-2 (S 6-0) 141 – Gregg Martino (N) fall Andrew Greco (S), 4:25 (6-6) 149 – Gabe Gleason (N) maj. dec. Tom Manning (S), 10-0 (N 10-6) 157 – Michael Guenther (S) maj. dec. James Cariddi (N), 12-4 (10-10) 165 – Sean Connors (N) dec. Frank Siclari (S), 10-4 (N 13-10) 174 – Matthew Terry (S) dec. Steve Massey (N) , 6-4 (13-13) 184 – Sabino Galassi (N) maj. dec. Kevin Digiulo (S), 10-2 (N 17-13) 197 – Michael Cunningham (N) maj. dec. Nicholas Genovese (S), 9-0 (N 21-13) HVY – Jamie Myers (N) fall Dave Domonkos (S), 2:22 (N 27-13) Morrisville 38, Scranton 6 125 – Justin Delamothe (M) dec. Murcia (S), 10-5 (M 3-0) 133 – Signoriello (S) fall Akinniran Akinfemi (M), 4:25 (S 6-3) 141 – Brian Latham (M) fall Greco (S), 2:55 (M 9-6) 149 – Goodson Phillippe (M) dec. Manning (S), 11-5 (M 12-6) 157 – Spencer Brady (M) dec. Guenther (S), 3-2 (M 15-6) 165 – Nate Cross (M) maj. dec. Siclari (S), 12-2 (M 19-6) 174 – Zach McCutcheon (M) dec. Terry (S), 3-1 (M 22-6) 184 – Wheeler Brunschmid (M) fall Digiulo (S), 1:02 (M 28-6) 197 – Henry Petry (M) maj. dec. Genovese (S), 10-1 (M 32-6) HVY – Sam O’Donnell (M) fall Domonkos (S), 00:36 (M 38-6) NYU 26, Morrisville 14 125 – Delamothe (M) tech fall Fayyaz (N), 19-2 (M 5-0) 133 – Contino (N) fall Afinfemi (M), 1:08 (N 6-5) 141 – Latham (M) dec. Bommier (N), 10-5 (M 8-6) 149 – Gleason (N) tech fall Phillippe (M) 15-0 (N 11-8) 157 – Cross (M) dec. Cariddi (N), 6-4 (11-11) 165 – Connors (N) dec. Brady (M), 9-5 (N 14-11) 174 – Massey (N) dec. McCutcheon (M), 5-4 (N 17-11) 184 – Brunschmid (M) dec. Galassi (N), 8-7 (N 17-14) 197 – Cunningham (N) dec. Petry (M), 3-1 OT (N 20-14) HVY –Myers (N) fall O’Donnell (M), (26-14)

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Army seniors Lance Penhale, Richard Starks and Ryan Mergen were among seven wrestlers credited with two victories as the Black Knights defeated Sacred Heart, 46-3, and Millersville, 37-6, on Senior Day at Gillis Field House, Saturday afternoon. Freshman Connor Hanafee (133), junior Casey Thome (141), sophomore Jimmy Rafferty (149) and freshman Collin Wittmeyer (184) were each also double-winners for Army, which improved its dual meet mark to 7-3 this winter. "Having been off for two weeks, I was concerned with would be a bit rusty, but overall I thought we wrestled pretty well," said Army head coach Chuck Barbee. "We did the things we've been working on in practice, transitioning well from move to move, so I thought it was a good day. Our seniors have been great over the last four years and I was especially happy to see them come out here fired up today. They didn't have easy matches, but they really just turned it up a notch and I was proud of all of those guys. They have been mainstays in our lineup and I am excited about making the end-run with them." Army 46, Sacred Heart 3 Penhale got things going in the opening match, taking a 6-1 decision from Pat Feely in the final minute of the bout. Feeley looked to have a win in hand late, leading 1-0 after a second-period escape with a 1:01 riding time advantage. However, Penhale notched an escape of his own with 1:00 left in regulation and received another point after Feely was called for stalling with 15 seconds left on the clock. Looked to be headed to overtime, Penhale took Feely down to his back with under five seconds left, and was credited with a two-point near-fall to finish off the decision. Following a Sacred Heart forfeit at 133, Thome built a 13-2 lead in the second period with a 7-0 spurt that included two near-falls, before sticking Michael Impellizeri on his back at 4:52 to earn the fall. Filling in for senior captain and eighth-ranked Matt Kyler who was sidelined with a stomach bug, Rafferty followed with a 4-2 decision over Cory Dunn at 149 pounds. Rafferty went up 3-0 in the second period following an escape and a takedown and built nearly a two-minute riding time advantage to seal the decision to put Army ahead, 18-0. Sacred Heart's Anthony Priore (157) and Jonathan Rizzitello (165) were both leading their respective bouts, but were each forced to injury default to give the Black Knights a commanding 30-0 lead. Army notched three-straight bonus-point victories en route to its seventh dual-meet win in its last eight outings. Mergen was in control of Sacred Heart's Mike Hartmen well into the third period before putting him on his back for his first fall of the season with 41 seconds left in the 174-pound bout. Whittmeyer made short work of Sam Sheppard, putting him on his back with only 1:59 elapsed in the contest. After a scoreless first period opposite Ricky Eichenlaub at 197, Starks nearly pinned his opponent while outscoring him 6-0 in the second period en route to a 11-0 major decision. Sacred Heart's Paul Schweighardt earned a touch 6-4 decision over Black Knight freshman Christian Botero in the final bout for the only decision for the visitors on the night. Army 37, Millersville 6 In Army's opening match, Penhale got the Black Knights off to a quick start against Millersville, taking Matt Devestine down 20 seconds into the opening bout and pinning him 23 seconds later. Following a pair of Maurader forfeits at 133 and 141, Rafferty used a third-period escape to earn a 3-2 victory over J.J. Lester to put Army up, 21-0. Millersville registered back-to-back decisions at 157 and 165 to cut into the Army lead, but three-straight dominating Army performances put the match out of reach. Mergen used a 7-0 third period to cruise to a 12-1 major decision over Shane Smith at 174, before Wittmeyer pulled away late with four takedowns in the third period to secure a 16-7 major decision over Josh Marquad at 184. At 197, Starks made short work of Brent Barr, building a 14-0 first-period lead and notching an early takedown in the second to earn the 16-0 technical fall. Botero finished things off at 285, using a third-period takedown to defeat Chase Godfrey, 3-2, to complete the Army victory. The Black Knights will return to action next Saturday, wrapping up the dual meet portion of the schedule with a 7:00 p.m. showdown at service-academy rival Navy. Army 46, Sacred Heart 3 125 - Lance Penhale (A) dec. Pat Feely, 6-1 133 - Conor Hanafee (A) win by forfeit 141 - Casey Thome (A) pin. Michael Impellizeri, 4:52 149 - Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. Cory Dunn, 4-2 157 - Dan Young (A) inj. def. Anthony Priore 165 - Patrick Marchetti (A) inj. def. Jonathan Rizzitello 174 - Ryan Mergen (A) pin. Mike Hartmen 6:19 184 - Collin Whittmeyer (A) pin. Sam Sheppard 1:01 197 - #17 Richard Starks (A) maj. Ricky Eichenlaub, 11-0 285 - Paul Schweighardt (S) dec. Christian Botero, 6-4 Army 37, Millersville 6 125 - Lance Penhale (A) pin Matt Devestine, :43 133 - Connor Hanafee (A) win by forfeit 141 - Casey Thome (A) win by forfeit 149 - Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. J.J. Lester, 3-2 157 - Jarrett Hostetter (M) dec. Dan Young, 3-1 165 - Jeremy Brooks (M) dec. Patrick Marchetti, 3-2 174 - Ryan Mergen (A) maj. Shane Smith, 12-1 184 - Collin Wittmeyer (A) maj. Josh Marquad, 16-7 197 - #17 Richard Starks (A) tech. Brent Barr, 16-0 (3:25) 285 - Christian Botero (A) dec. Chase Godfrey, 3-2 Sacred Heart 30, Millersville 15 125 - Pat Feely (S) pin. Matt Devestine, :32 133 - Tim Yoon (M) win by forfeit 141 - Mike Impellizeri (S) win by forfeit 149 - Cory Dunn (S) dec. J.J. Lester, 3-1 (OT) 157 - Jarrett Hostetter (M) dec. Anthony Priore, 5-2 165 - Jonathan Rizzitello (S) dec. Jeremy Brooks, 8-6 174 - Shane Smith (M) pin. Sam Sheppard, 2:50 184 - Mike Hartman (S) dec. Josh Marquard, 5-3 197 - Ricky Eichenlaub (S) pin. Brent Barr, 1:30 285 - Paul Schweighardt (S), dec. Chase Godfrey, 3-2 (OT)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Behind pins from senior Seth Ciasulli and sophomore Brian Tanen, No. 7 Lehigh rolled past Brown 33-6 in an EIWA dual meet Saturday afternoon at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts and registered bonus points in four on the first stop of their New England swing as they improved to 13-3-1 on the dual season and 2-0-1 in the EIWA. “It was a much better performance from our guys,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We did a better job hand fighting and we controlled the center much better than in our last dual against Virginia Tech.” Ciasulli dominated Zach Kulczycki from the top position in their match-up at 141. After an early takedown, Ciasulli used his power half to crank Kulczycki over twice for two three-point near falls, before turning him once more for the fall in 1:57. Two bouts later Tanen, who was filling in up a weight class at 157 for the injured Sean Bilodeau, led Max Lewin 8-3 in the second period before slapping on a cradle and securing the fall in 4:41. Tanen’s pin gave Lehigh a 19-3 lead at the halfway point in the dual. At 125, junior Mitch Berger filled in for sophomore John McDonald and scored the first takedown against Greg Einfrank, but three reversals, two takedowns and a two-point near fall allowed Einfrank to rally for a 13-6 decision. From there, Lehigh went on to win seven straight bouts, started by an 11-0 major decision by senior Matt Fisk over Cort Choate at 133. In between the falls from Ciasulli and Tanen was a 5-0 decision by freshman Joey Napoli over Phil Marano at 149. Lehigh ran its string of consecutive wins to seven with back-to-back 10-4 decisions at 165 and 174. At 165 sophomore Brandon Hatchett was gunning for a major against Jeff Lemmer, but gave up a late reversal. At 174, freshman Robert Hamlin returned to the lineup beating Ziad Kharbush with four takedowns plus an escape and riding time. In a featured bout at 197, sophomore Joe Kennedy avenged a loss to Branden Stearns last season by racking up a 17-2 technical fall in 7:00. Kennedy came out of a scramble with a takedown and three-point near fall in the first period, added two three-point near falls on tilts in the second period and picked up two more takedowns in the third to put Lehigh up 30-6. “It was good to see guys go out and add to leads” explained Santoro. “Last week we gave up a lot of points at the end of periods and the end of matches. Today we didn’t worry about the score we just focused on keeping the pressure on and continuing to score points.” With the dual in hand, Santoro was able to allow two senior reserves compete in the dual. At 184, Manuel Schubert controlled the pace but a first period takedown gave Bran Crudden a 3-2 victory, while at heavyweight Justin Allen subbed for Zach Rey and won a 4-1 decision over Tyler Cowman. The Mountain Hawks will wrap-up their New England swing on Sunday when they travel to Harvard to face the Crimson at 1 p.m. The match can be heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with coverage beginning at 12:45. Results: 125: Greg Einfrank (B) dec. Mitch Berger (L) 13-6; Brown leads 3-0 133: Matt Fisk (L) maj dec. Cort Choate (B) 11-0; Lehigh leads 4-3 141: Seth Ciasulli (L) pin Zach Kulczycki (B) 2:37; Lehigh leads 10-3 149: Joey Napoli (L) dec. Phil Marano (B) 5-0; Lehigh leads 13-3 157: Brian Tanen (L) pin Max Lewin (B) 4:41; Lehigh leads 19-3 165: Brandon Hatchett (L) dec. Jeff Lemmer (B) 10-4; Lehigh leads 22-3 174: Robert Hamlin (L) dec. Ziad Kharbush (B) 10-4; Lehigh leads 25-3 184: Bran Crudden (B) dec. Manuel Schubert (L) 3-2; Lehigh leads 25-6 197: Joe Kennedu (L) tech fall Branden Stearns (B) 17-2; Lehigh leads 30-6 285: Justin Allen (L) dec. Tyler Cowman (B) 4-1; Lehigh wins 33-6

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 24 Virginia wrestling team won nine matches for the second straight match in posting a 45-6 ACC victory at NC State Saturday morning at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. The 45-point effort was Virginia's most points ever in an ACC dual, topping the previous high of 44, set twice in 1984. Virginia (16-5, 3-1 ACC) won 38-3 Friday at Duke - its largest margin of victory in an ACC dual since Jan. 21, 1984 (44-3 vs. Georgia Tech). UVa topped that with its 39-point win Saturday. NC State falls to 6-12 overall and 1-3 in ACC duals. UVa finished its strong weekend with 18 wins in 20 total bouts. Eight of the Cavaliers' nine victories Saturday resulted in bonus points. UVa's only loss came when Pat Riley (Sr., Bernardsville, N.J.) was forced to take an injury default after going down late in the first period of his match at 165 pounds against Ray Ward. Four Virginia wins came by fall. Matt Snyder (R-Fr., Lewistown, Pa.) and Dave Ebbott (R-So., Blue Bell, Pa.) each notched their second pin of the weekend at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively. At 157 pounds, Danny Gonsor (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) recorded the fastest fall of the day, pinning Brett Farina in just 1:06. At 197 pounds, Brent Jones (Sr., Burke, Va.) earned his school-record 42nd career fall with a pin of KaRonne Jones in 2:29. The win was Jones' 102nd career victory as he moved into a fourth-place tie on the all-time Virginia wins ledger with Jim Harshaw (1996-99) and Matt Roth (1995-96, 1997-99). UVa also received technical falls from Ross Gitomer (Sr., Flemington, N.J.) at 125 pounds and third-ranked Chris Henrich (Jr., Lansdale, Pa.) at 174 pounds. Gitomer picked up his 19th win of the season, while Henrich won his 12th straight match and improved to 27-2 this season. Derek Valenti (So., Newton, N.J.) and Stephen Doty (Fr., St. Louis, Mo.) each won by major decision at 141 and 184 pounds, respectively. Valenti improved to 22-6 this season and won for the eighth time in his last nine matches. UVa's Jack Danilkowicz (R-Jr., Green Oaks, Ill.) pushed his record to 16-10 this season with a 5-3 decision over Eloheim Palma at heavyweight. Danilkowicz is 9-4 since the start of the new year. Virginia completes the regular season next Saturday when it plays host to No. 10 Maryland at Memorial Gymnasium. No. 24 Virginia 45, NC State 6 125: Ross Gitomer (UVa) tech fall Mike Moreno (NCSU), 23-6; UVa 5-0 133: Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Dale Shull (NCSU), 4:42; UVa 11-0 141: Derek Valenti (UVa) major dec. Scott Norris (NCSU), 12-1; UVa 15-0 149: Dave Ebbott (UVa) pinned Greyson Mills (NCSU), 1:38; UVa 21-0 157: Danny Gonsor (UVa) pinned Brett Farina (NCSU), 1:06; UVa 27-0 165: Ray Ward (NCSU) injury default Pat Riley (UVa), 2:53; UVa 27-6 174: No. 3 Chris Henrich (UVa) tech fall Quinton Godley (NCSU), 16-1; UVa 32-6 184: Stephen Doty (UVa) major dec. Colin Genthert (NCSU), 19-6; UVa 36-6 197: Brent Jones (UVa) pinned KaRonne Jones (NCSU), 2:29; UVa 42-6 285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) dec. Eloheim Palma (NCSU), 5-3; UVa 45-6 *Rankings according to InterMat

PHILDADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Big Red wrestling team continued its Ivy dominance on Saturday, picking up wins over Penn and Princeton on the road. Cornell opened with a 31-3 win over the Quakers before heading to Princeton for a 46-3 victory. Freshman Steve Bosak pinned both of his opponents at 184 pounds. Against Princeton, the Big Red pinned five wrestlers to finish with seven wins with bonus points in the team dual. Frank Perrelli opened the day at 125 pounds facing Mark Rappo. Perrelli took a 2-1 lead into the second period, but Rappo tied the bout at 2-2 with an escape from his starting down position. In the third period, Perrelli quickly escaped off the whistle and notched another takedown to take a 5-2 lead. Rappo escaped late in the period, but with over two minutes in riding time, Perrelli won a 6-3 decision. At 133 pounds, No. 11 ranked Mike Grey faced Bryan Ortenzio. Grey earned two points with a takedown in the first and rode Ortenzio out for the remainder of the period. The Big Red wrestler immediately escaped to start the second and went up 5-0 with a takedown to round out the second period. Grey was looking for the major decision in the third period and notched two more takedowns, but with eight seconds left on the clock, Ortenzio escaped to leave Grey one point shy of the major. With the 10-3 decision, Grey put the Big Red up, 6-0. At 141 pounds, No. 1 Kyle Dake took on Penn’s Zach Kemmerer. The two wrestlers were scoreless after the first period, and Dake notched the only points of the second with a takedown. In the third, Dake escaped from his opening down position and with eight seconds left in the bout he notched another takedown. Kemmerer was charged with unnecessary roughness at the end of the match, and with riding time, Dake won a 7-0 decision. Corey Manson faced No. 9 ranked Cesar Grajales at 149 pounds. The Big Red wrestler took the lead a minute into the bout with a takedown and racked up 40 seconds of riding time before Grajales was able to escape. Manson escaped to start the second period, but Grajales took him down to tie the match at 3-3. Manson escaped to once again to take the lead heading into the third. Grajales escaped to start the third, but Manson took him down once again to go up, 6-4. The referee hit Manson with a technical violation to give Grajales a point and the Penn wrestler escaped with time winding down to tie the score. Manson won the 7-6 decision with 1:47 in riding time. At 157 pounds, Derek Schreiner faced Troy Hernandez. Hernandez went up 2-1 after the first period with a takedown, and furthered his lead in the second with an opening escape. In the third period, Schreiner escaped and was looking for a takedown to take the lead. Hernandez notched a takedown with 12 seconds left in the match to seal the 5-2 victory giving Penn its first points of the bout. No. 16 ranked Justin Kerber and No. 18 Gabriel Burak were scoreless after the first period at 165 pounds. Burak chose to start the second down and escaped to grab the only point of the second. Kerber tied the bout with an escape in the third. With 11 seconds left in the match, Kerber took down Burak to win a 3-1 decision. No. 1 ranked Mack Lewnes notched two takedowns and earned three back points in the first period against No. 17 Scott Giffin at 174 pounds. Giffin escaped to start the second, but Lewnes grabbed another two points. The Big Red wrestler was awarded choice position after Giffin took his second injury time out. Lewnes quickly escaped from bottom to earn another point. With riding time and another takedown, Lewnes won a 13-4 major decision. At 184 pounds, No. 17 Bosak had a takedown and three back points against Harrison Cook in the first period. The Big Red wrestler reversed Cook to start the second period and pinned the Penn wrestler in 4:32. With six points for his team, Cornell was up 25-3. No. 5 Cam Simaz faced Micah Burak at 197 pounds. Burak was awarded one point in the first period when Simaz was hit with a technical violation. Burak escaped in the second period, but with 55 seconds left in the period, Simaz took down the Penn wrestler to tie the bout at 2-2. Burak escaped again, but with eight seconds left on the clock, Simaz took him down once again. With an escape in the third period, Simaz won a 5-3 decision. At heavyweight, Josh Arnone and Tyler Blakely were scoreless after the first period. Arnone escaped from his starting down position in the second for the only point of the period. Blakely escaped to start the third, but Arnone earned two takedowns in the period to win a 6-2 decision to bring the final team score to Cornell 31, Penn 3. The Big Red traveled to Princeton for its second dual of the day. Perrelli opened with a 10-4 decision over Garrett Frey at 125 pounds. Cornell took an 8-0 lead over the Tigers when Grey won by a 17-2 tech fall over Zach Bintliff in 6:32. At 141 pounds, Dake pinned Louis Ramos in 5:22, and Corey Manson followed with an 8-2 decision over Daniel Kolodzik. Princeton won its only points of the match with Danny Scotton’s 5-3 win over Schreiner at 157 pounds. At 165 pounds, Kerber pinned Mike Alvarez in 2:02, and Mack Lewnes won a 16-0 tech fall in 5:42 over Travis Erdman at 174 pounds. The Big Red finished out the team dual with three pins by Bosak (2:02, 184); Simaz (2:16, 197) and Arnone (4:16, HWT). The Big Red will finish out its dual season next weekend in its final home matches of the year. Cornell will wrestle Brown at 7 p.m. on Friday and follow by playing host to Harvard on Saturday. Cornell 31, Penn 3 125: Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Mark Rappo (Penn), 6-3 (Cornell 3, Penn 0) 133: No. 11 Mike Grey (Cornell) dec. Bryan Ortenzio (Penn), 10-3 (Cornell 6, Penn 0) 141: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. Zach Kemmerer (Penn), 7-0, (Cornell 9, Penn 0) 149: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Cesar Grajales (Penn), 7-6 (Cornell 12, Penn 0) 157: Troy Hernandez (Penn) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell, 5-2 (Cornell 12, Penn 3) 165: No. 16 Justin Kerber (Cornell) dec. No. 18 Gabriel Burak (Penn), 3-1 (Cornell 15, Penn 3) 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 17 Scott Giffin (Penn), 13-4 (Cornell 19, Penn 3) 184: No. 17 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Harrison Cook (Penn), 4:32 (Cornell 25, Penn 3) 197: No. 5 Cam Simaz (Cornell) dec. Micah Burak (Penn), 5-3 (Cornell 28, Penn 3) HWT: Josh Arnone (Cornell) vs. Tyler Blakely (Penn) Cornell 46, Princeton 3 125: Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Garett Frey, 10-4 (Cornell 3, Princeton 0) 133: No. 11 Mike Grey (Cornell) tech fall Zach Bintliff, 17-2 (6:32) (Cornell 8, Princeton 0) 141: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Luis Ramos, 5:22 (Cornell 14, Princeton 0) 149: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. Daniel Kolodzik, 8-2 (Cornell 17, Princeton 0) 157: Danny Scotton (Princeton) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell), 5-3 (Cornell 17, Princeton 3) 165: No. 16 Justin Kerber (Cornell) win by fall Mike Alvarez, 2:02 (Cornell 23, Princeton 3) 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) tech fall Travis Erdman, 16-0 (5:42) (Cornell 28, Princeton 3) 184: No. 17 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Kurt Brendel, 2:32 (Cornell 34, Princeton 3) 197: No. 5 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Charles Fox, 2:16 (Cornell 40, Princeton 3) HWT: Josh Arnone (Cornell) win by fall Robert Grogan, 4:16 (Cornell 46, Princeton 3)

CLARION, PA. -- Clarion received a technical fall from James Fleming at 149, a pin from Hadley Harrison at 157 and a decision from Nick Milano at 165 that rallied Clarion to a big 25-19 win over North Carolina on Saturday night in NCAA Division I Wrestling. Held at Clarion's Waldo S. Tippin Gym, Clarion earlier defeated Cleveland State 49-0 in an EWL dual meet. The wins push Clarion's record to 7-8 overall, and the victory over CSU gives the Golden Eagles a 3-2 record in the EWL. The North Carolina match started at 174 and the Tar Heels jumped out to a 20-6 lead after six bouts. Clarion's rally to win stirred the 1,100 Eagle faithful to a frenzy with standing ovations and memories of past huge wins in Tippin Gym history. The rally started at 141-pounds when Greg Lewis won by injury default at 3:53 over Mike Rappo narrowing UNC's lead to 20-12. Fantastic freshman James Fleming was dominant in posting a 16-1 technical fall at 7:00 over Jon Burns. Fleming led 13-0 at the end of the first with a takedown and four, near falls. A two point near fall and riding time provided the margin. Hadley Harrison brought the crowd to its feet as the #17 ranked wrestler in the nation not only upset #10 ranked Thomas Scotten, but he pinned the Tar Heel junior at 2:17. Harrison was in the middle of notching a takedown when Harrison caught Scotten on his back and slapped on a half nelson and pinned Scotten to give Clarion its first lead at 23-20. The match came down to 165-pounds and Clarion's Nick Milano's big third period gave him a 5-2 win over Kyle Kiss and the Eagles a 25-19 win. With no score in the second period and Milano riding, Milano used a bar arm to turn Kiss to his back. The official whistled a potentially dangerous call before the near fall points were registered. UNC Coach C.D. Mock sprinted onto the center of the mat, and Clarion coach Teague Moore followed. Both benches were penalized a team point - pushing the team score back to 22-19. Kiss later escaped in the second, but Milano had enough riding time (1:12) to account for a tying point, so he chose neutral to start the third. Milano scored a takedown with about one minute left for a 2-1 lead, Kiss escaped, and Milano scored a counter takedown with 15-seconds remaining, giving him a big 5-2 win and the Eagle crowd on its feet cheering an unbelieveable comeback win. "I'm so proud of our guys, never giving up and fighting to the end for this win," said fourth year head coach Teague Moore. "The comeback was really exciting, and great for our fans. This was a great win for our program and our team. North Carolina just beat Edinboro Friday night 24-14, so you can see how big a win it was," added Moore. Also getting a big win for the Eagles was 125-pounder Joe Waltko, who pinned Brian Bokoski at 2:47 to get the Eagles on the board. Clint Podish, Clarion's sophomore 184-pounder, was injured against Cleveland State and forfeited his match against UNC. He is expected to be okay. In Clarion's 49-0 win over Cleveland State it was all Golden Eagles as Clarion won all 10 bouts. Clarion had 5 pins against the Vikings including Joe Waltko over Ron Butler at 6:34 at 125; Greg Lewis at 1:44 over Mike Mencini at 141; Hadley Harrison at 2:50 over Corey Carlo at 157, Quintas McCorkle at 4:38 over Chris Weber at heavyweight, and Alex Thomas at 16-seconds over Gahad Suleiman at 197. the 16-second fall was the second fastest fall in Clarion's long wrestling tradition. The quickest fall in Eagle history was by Jack Campbell as a freshman in 1977 - 13-seconds. CLARION NOTES: Harrison now has 95 career wins at Clarion is currently 22nd on the all-time Clarion win list ... Randy Miller (96-26-2; 78-81) is next up for Harrison... His win over #10 ranked Scotten is his first win in his career over a top 10 wrestler ... Clarion returns home for Senior Day next Friday (Feb. 19th) when the Golden Eagles host Lock Haven at Tippin gym... Match time is 7pm. CLARION 25 NORTH CAROLINA 19 174- Thomas Ferguson (NC) tech. fall Steven Cressley (CL) 6:59; 18-2 184- Nick Tenpenny (NC) forfeit 197- Dennis Drury (NC) dec. Alex Thomas (CL) 5-0 HWT- Ziad Haddad (NC) dec. Quintas McCorkle (CL) 8-2 125- Joe Waltko (CL) wbf Brian Bokowski (NC) 2:47 133- Jeremy Shaw (NC) dec. Jay Ivanco (CL) 6-4 141- Greg Lewis (CL) inj. def. Mike Rappo (NC) 3:53 149- #18 James Fleming (CL) tech. fall Jon Burns (NC) 7:00; 16-1 157- #17 Hadley Harrison (CL) wbf #10 Thomas Scotton (NC) 2:17 165- Nick Milano (CL) dec. Kyle Kiss (NC) 5-2* * - One team point deducted from both team scores during 165 for bench conduct CLARION 49 CLEVELAND STATE 0 174- Steven Cressley (CL) dec. Marcus Effner (CS) 8-2 184- Clint Podish (CL) dec. Dan Michaels (CS) 10-3 197- Alex Thomas (CL) wbf Gahad Suleiman (CS) 0:16 HWT- Quintas McCorkle (CL) wbf Chris Weber (CS) 4:38 125- Joe Waltko (CL) wbf Ron Butler (CS) 6:34 133- Jay Ivanco (CL) tech. fall Zach Huff (CS) 6:34; 19-3 141- Greg Lewis (CL) wbf Mike Mencini (CS) 1:44 149- James Fleming (CL) tech. fall Dan Castillo (CS) 4:33; 16-0 157- Hadley Harrison (CL) wbf Corey Carlo (CS) 2:50 165- Nick Milano (CL) dec. Rob Michaels (CS) 8-5 NORTH CAROLINA 40 CLEVELAND STATE 0 174- Thomas Ferguson (NC) dec. Marcus Effner (CS) 10-6 184- Nick Tenpenny (NC) dec. Dan Michaels (CS) 8-6 197- Dennis Drury (NC) wbf Gahad Suleiman (CS) 2:45 HWT- Ziad Haddad (NC) maj. dec. Chris Weber (CS) 14-3 125- Brian Bokowski (NC) maj. dec. Ronald Butler (CS) 13-2 133- Jeremy Shaw (NC) wbf Zach Huff (CS) 6:21 141- Mike Rappo (NC) dec. Mike Mencini (CS) 13-9 149- Jon Burns (NC) tech. fall Dan Castillo (CS) 21-5; 5:55 157- #10 Thomas Scotton (NC) dec. Corey Carlo (CS) 12-9 165- Kyle Kiss (NC) dec. Rob Michaels (CS) 3-1

No. 1 Iowa will put its school-record 58-match winning streak on the line tonight at 6 p.m. CST against No. 5 Minnesota at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The dual meet will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Iowa leads the all-time series 66-24-1. The Hawkeyes have won four straight over the Gophers, including a 28-12 victory earlier this season at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on January 10. The Hawkeyes come into tonight with a 20-0 dual meet record, while the Gophers sit at 11-4. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown of tonight's dual meet. 125: No. 4 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) The fact that McDonough is still undefeated (26-0) with only a month to go in his redshirt freshman season is a pretty clear indication that he is very tough to beat. He was a Midlands champion and has victories over seven ranked opponents this season, including three wins over No. 5 Andrew Long of Iowa State and a victory over Sanders. McDonough has picked up bonus points in five of his last seven matches. Sanders, a returning All-American, comes into tonight's match against McDonough with a 20-3 record. He has not competed since suffering an ankle injury on January 31 in his victory over Purdue true freshman Cashe Quiroga. Bottom Line: This is a crucial match for both teams. McDonough is the slight favorite based on the fact that he is undefeated and has a victory over Sanders. Expect this to be a high-intensity, action-packed match that could go either way. Prediction: Sanders (Minnesota) dec. McDonough (Iowa) 133: No. 3 Daniel Dennis (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) Ness, a three-time All-American, has been one of the most dominating wrestlers in the NCAA this season. The Gopher senior captain is 21-0 with 16 pins and ranked No. 1. Dennis, a returning All-American, has gone 16-1 this season, but missed over a month of the season because of an ankle injury, which prevented him from competing at the Midlands in late December. He came back on January 16 against Oklahoma State only to suffer a heartbreaking loss to freshman Jordan Oliver. (Dennis gave up a takedown with one second left on the clock to lose the match.) Since that loss, Dennis has reeled off six consecutive victories, including a victory over defending NCAA champion Franklin Gomez of Michigan State. Bottom Line: These two met twice last season with Dennis winning both meetings by two points (6-4, 9-7). Much like the match at 125 pounds, expect this to be a tight match that could go in either direction. Prediction: Ness (Minnesota) dec. Dennis (Iowa) 141: No. 7 Montell Marion (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Mike Thorn (Minnesota) Thorn has been steady a performer for the Gophers this season, compiling a record of 20-4. He has picked up bonus points against five wrestlers currently ranked, including Marion, who he pinned at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Thorn has close losses to No. 1 Kyle Dake of Cornell and No. 2 Reece Humphrey of Ohio State. The 141-pound weight class was thought to be up for grabs for the Hawkeyes entering this season with three wrestlers vying for the spot, but Marion took control of the spot at the Midlands and has started every Big Ten dual meet. He is 5-1 in the Big Ten with his only conference loss coming to Penn State's Adam Lynch in sudden victory on January 29. Bottom Line: This should be a very competitive match. Thorn's victory over Marion earlier this season was a defensive fall in the first minute of the match, which might not be a very good indicator of what fans can expect to see this time around. Marion does have a victory over a wrestler Thorn lost to (No. 8 Jamal Park of Oklahoma State), while Thorn has a victory over a wrestler Marion lost to (No. 14 Ryan Prater of Illinois). Prediction: Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Marion (Iowa) 149: No. 1 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) vs. No. 16 Mario Mason (Minnesota) There isn't much more that can be said about Metcalf that hasn't already been said. He been dominant all season long, going 26-0 and picking up bonus points in all but three matches. Metcalf has pinned his last four opponents, with three of those pins coming against ranked opponents, including No. 4 Frank Molinaro of Penn State. Mason, a redshirt freshman, is coming off a weekend in which he beat his first ranked opponent (Eric Terrazas of Illinois) and then a day later defeated his first All-American (Matt Coughlin of Indiana). He is 15-6 on the season. Bottom Line: Mason is a talented freshman with a bright future, but it will be tough for him to keep up with Metcalf's pace. Prediction: Metcalf (Iowa) major dec. Mason (Minnesota) 157: Jake Kerr (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota) Schlatter has been very impressive since moving since moving up to 157 pounds. The three-time All-American and 2006 NCAA champion has gone 5-0 in his new weight class and outscored his opponents 40-6. Schlatter began the season with a loss, but has since won 12 straight matches. Iowa has been platooning Jake Kerr and Aaron Janssen at this weight class. Janssen wrestled on Friday against Northwestern and indications are that Kerr will get the start tonight. Kerr has gone 9-6 this season with his biggest win coming on January 29 against Penn State's seventh-ranked Cyler Sanderson. Bottom Line: Every point will be critical in this dual meet, so Schlatter will certainly be looking for bonus points. Kerr has only surrendered bonus points once this season in 15 matches. Prediction: Schlatter (Minnesota) major dec. Kerr (Iowa) 165: No. 4 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) vs. Cody Yohn (Minnesota) Morningstar, an NCAA third-place finisher last season, has been racking up wins all season, but has not been lighting up the scoreboard. He is currently 21-3 on the season, but has picked up bonus points just once in his last eight matches. Morningstar's last loss came on January 16 to Oklahoma State freshman Alex Meade, the lone wrestler to beat Schlatter this season. Yohn has gone 3-3 since moving down to 165 pounds after the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. He was in the lineup at 184 pounds when the Gophers wrestled the Hawkeyes earlier this season and was blanked, 11-0, against Phil Keddy. Bottom Line: Morningstar has failed to pick up bonus points in four of the last five matches against unranked opponents, so bonus points here would be a bit of a surprise. Prediction: Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Yohn (Minnesota) 174: No. 2 Jay Borschel (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Scott Glasser (Minnesota) Borschel, a 2008 All-American, came up short of All-American honors last season, but the disappointment of last season seems to have fueled him this season as he has been perfect, going 26-0 and dominating virtually everyone he has faced. He won a Midlands title and 12 days later was named Outstanding Wrestler at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals after going 4-0 with victories over four ranked opponents. He is 6-0 in the Big Ten with his closest match being a six-point victory. Glasser has been one of the most improved wrestlers in the Big Ten this season. Last season, while competing at 165 pounds, Glasser battled injuries and inconsistency all season long. He lost 15 of his last 19 matches, which included an 0-2 performance at the Big Ten Championships. He has been able to stay healthy this season and has settled in nicely at 174 pounds. He started the season unranked, but has ascended up the rankings to No. 8 after several victories over ranked opponents. He has won 18 of his last 19 matches, with the one loss during that span coming to Borschel at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Bottom Line: Borshel had his way with Glasser earlier this season, winning by major decision, 11-3. Based on the way Borschel has been wrestling, it would be tough to envision him losing, but the prediction is that the match will be much closer this time around. Prediction: Borschel (Iowa) dec. Glasser (Minnesota) 184: No. 12 Phil Keddy (Iowa) vs. Kaleb Young (Minnesota) When the season began, Keddy, a two-time All-American, was considered one of the frontrunners to challenge for an NCAA title at 184 pounds after finishing fourth at the NCAAs last season. But the Hawkeye senior has not been able to get back to last season's form and has suffered six losses this season, which is more than he suffered all of last season. Five of his six losses have been by two points or less. Keddy was held out against Northwestern on Friday, but is expected to wrestle tonight. Young has struggled of late. He has dropped his last four matches and 10 of his last 12. Bottom Line: Look for Keddy to come out and dominate the struggling Young. Prediction: Keddy (Iowa) major dec. Young (Minnesota) 197: Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. No. 12 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) Yohn, who is currently ranked No. 12, is coming off a tough stretch in wich he wrestled five straight ranked opponents over three weeks. He went 2-3 during that stretch and is 20-9 overall this season. Lofthouse, who has filled in for the injured Chad Beatty since the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, has gone 6-5 since stepping in the lineup. His most notable victory came on January 22 when he upset No. 8 Anthony Biondo of Michigan, 9-6. He comes into tonight's match with a season record of 19-11. Bottom Line: These two met earlier this season at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals with Yohn coming out on top in that match, 6-1. Lofthouse will attempt to close the gap. Prediction: Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Lofthouse (Iowa) 285: No. 10 Dan Erekson (Iowa) vs. Ben Berhow (Minnesota) Erekson, a returning All-American, missed the first two months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle suffered during an early-season practice. Since returning to the mat on January 24, Erekson has gone 5-0 and has not really been tested in those matches. He has faced one ranked opponent, No. 11 Cameron Wade of Penn State, who he beat 6-1. Berhow, a two-time NCAA qualifier, has been wrestling well of late, winning five of his last six matches. He is 16-9 on the season, but has not defeated a ranked opponent since December 10. Bottom Line: Erekson defeated Berhow twice last season by scores of 3-2 and 10-4. Erekson is certainly the favorite, but this could be a very competitive match. Prediction: Erekson (Iowa) dec. Berhow (Minnesota) Dual Meet Prediction: Iowa 17, Minnesota 16

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly seniors Micah Ferguson and Chase Pami earned victories in their final duals as Mustangs and junior Filip Novachkov won by a fall as the No. 16 Mustangs defeated UC Davis 34-7 in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet Friday night before 705 in Mott Gym. Cal Poly completed the dual meet portion of its 2009-10 schedule with an 8-4 overall mark and 5-2 in Pac-10 duals. UC Davis fell to 3-11 and 1-5 with another Pac-10 dual Saturday night at Cal State Bakersfield. Ferguson earned a 9-4 decision over Aggie 125-pounder Chris Armendariz in the opening bout of the dual meet. Novachkov’s pin over Bryan Osuna in 1 minute, 24 seconds, gave Cal Poly a 9-3 advantage and Pami posted a 13-2 major decision over Trevor Machado at 157 to stake the Mustangs to a 19-3 advantage. Novachkov, ranked fifth in the nation at 141, improved to 21-5 on the year while Pami, ranked No. 11, now sports a 23-5 mark. After intermission to acknowledge Cal Poly’s five seniors -- Ferguson, Pami, David Christian, Eric Maldonado and Brandyn Tepper -- the Mustangs won four more bouts to pull away. Steven Vasquez and Kelan Bragg earned victories by decision, Ryan DesRoches won by major decision and Ryan Smith scored a technical fall for Cal Poly. Vasquez scored a takedown late in the second period, the difference in a 3-1 decision over Joey Wilson at 165 pounds. DesRoches, ranked 19th this week, recorded eight takedowns for a 16-8 lead, then secured a two-point near fall and nearly four minutes of riding time en route to a 19-8 major decision over Alex Darkhovsky at 174. DesRoches is now 31-7 on the year. Bragg scored a takedown, two reversals and a three-point near fall on his way to a 9-5 decision over Rory McBride at 184 and Smith notched nine takedowns, a three-point near fall and two penalty points for a 23-8 technical fall against Abe Otrambo at 197. Cal Poly’s other victory was recorded by 149-pounder Nick Fisher. Shortly after scoring a reversal late in the second period to cut his deficit against Barrett Abel to 6-3, Abel injured his neck and was knocked unconscious briefly. Because he lost consciousness, Abel, ranked 15th in the nation in his weight class, needed a doctor’s consent to continue and was forced to default the match. UC Davis heavyweight Ricky Alcala, ranked 16th at 285 pounds, posted a 14-5 major decision against Cal Poly’s Jim Powers in the final bout. In the only matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 15 Brandon Low of UC Davis earned a 6-3 decision over No. 8 Boris Novachkov, snapping a 3-3 tie with a takedown late in the third period and riding time. Low is 6-1 for the season while Novachkov fell to 21-3. Cal Poly will compete in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships on Feb. 26-27 at UC Davis. Results: 125 — Micah Ferguson, Sr. (CP) (7-16) dec. Chris Armendariz, Soph. (UCD) (1-9), 9-4 133 — No. 15 Brandon Low, Jr. (UCD) (6-1) dec No. 8 Boris Novachkov, Soph. (CP) (21-3), 6-3 141 — No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (21-5) fall Bryan Osuna, Sr. (UCD) (1-5), 1:24 149 — Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (15-5) injury default No. 15 Barrett Abel, Jr. (UCD) (18-7), 4:40 157 — No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (23-5) maj. dec. Trevor Machado, RFr. (UCD) (14-12), 13-2 165 — Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (16-11) dec. Joey Wilson, Soph. (UCD) (17-13), 3-1 174 — Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (31-7) maj. dec. Alex Darkhovsky, Sr. (UCD) (1-11), 19-8 184 — Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (8-11) dec. Rory McBride, Soph. (UCD) (11-13), 9-5 197 — Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (17-10) tech. fall Abe Otrambo, Jr. (UCD) (0-3), 23-8 (5:27) 285 — No. 16 Ricky Alcala, Jr. (UCD) (18-5) maj. dec. Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (13-17), 14-5

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) posted his fifth consecutive shutout victory on his way to taking over sole possession of first place on Bucknell's single-season wins list as he led the Bison wrestling team to a 28-12 victory at George Mason Friday evening at RAC Gym. LeValley's win was his 34th of the season as he broke a four-way tie atop the Bison record books. Each team earned a forfeit victory (George Mason at 125, Bucknell at 165), but the Bison claimed six of the eight contested bouts as they improved to 11-6 this year. They are 6-1 over their last seven matches and are now just one win from tying the 2006-07 squad for most victories in a season in program history. Bucknell has just one match left, next Saturday vs. American. LeValley, who is ranked seventh nationally and has not lost in over a month, extended his season record to 34-5 with a 5-0 shutout decision against Brandon Bucher at 149 pounds. LeValley has outscored his last five opponents 61-0, winning by technical fall twice, major decision twice and now by decision. He entered the bout tied with Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area), Shane Riccio (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) and Brian Pitzer for most victories in a single season by a Bison, but he easily broke that deadlock with his eight consecutive win. A major decision by Brantley Hooks (Spartanburg, S.C./James F. Byrnes) at 157 pounds gave Bucknell its first lead at 10-9, and the Bison never relinquished it. However, the match was still in doubt with three bouts to go as Bucknell was only up 16-12 after No. 19 Mendbagana Tovuujav upset No. 14 Riccio, 3-1, at 174 pounds. Rob Waltko (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), Jay Hahn (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) and Joe McMullan (Easton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) closed out the match with three straight wins for the Bison after Riccio's loss. Waltko (major decision) and Hahn (technical fall) each earned bonus points, giving Bucknell four bonus-point wins over the final six bouts. Riccio's loss snapped his six-match winning streak as he fell to 4-4 against ranked foes this season. No. 17 David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville Central) got the Bison on the board early with an 8-1 decision at 133 pounds. Those three team points were key as the Patriots had won 125 pounds by forfeit and later claimed a high-scoring 15-13 decision at 141 to take a 9-3 lead. Marble kept pace with LeValley and won his eighth bout in a row. He also moved into sole possession of fourth place on the program's career wins list with 105, one more than Riccio. The loss dropped George Mason to 3-9 on the season. The Patriots now have a five-match losing streak. Bucknell, which completed its five-match road trip with a strong 4-1 mark, will return home next Saturday, Feb. 20, to host American. Prior to the match Marble, Rendos and Riccio will be honored as part of Senior Day festivities. It will be the first Senior Day for the program since it was reinstated prior to the 2006-07 campaign. Results: *125: Brian Wright (GM) wins by forfeit 133: No. 17 David Marble (B) dec. Denny Herndon (GM), 8-1 141: Jaaziah Bethea (GM) dec. John Regan (B), 15-13 149: No. 7 Kevin LeValley (B) dec. Brandon Bucher (GM), 5-0 157: Brantley Hooks (B) maj. dec. Aaron Keeton (GM), 12-4 165: No. 10 Andy Rendos (B) wins by forfeit 174: No. 19 Mendbagana Tovuujav (GM) dec. No. 14 Shane Riccio (B), 3-1 184: Rob Waltko (B) maj. dec. Greg Scott (GM), 14-3 197: Jay Hahn (B) tech fall Mike Peterson (GM), 20-4 (6:24) Hwt.: Joe McMullan (B) dec. Adam Barnette, 8-1

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team dominated Northern Illinois Friday evening, topping the Huskies 36-0 in DeKalb, Ill. The Panthers won all ten matches in the dual. The Panthers opened the match with a 7-3 decision at 133 pounds as Ryan Jauch won over NIU’s Tristen DeShazer. Charlie Ettelson continued the winning for the Purple and Gold, earning a 1-0 win over Vince Castillo at 141 pounds. Trent Washington picked up a 14-6 decision over Dan Ruettiger at 149 pounds followed by a technical fall at 157 pounds from Tyson Reiner. Reiner notched a 21-5 win over Bryan Deutsch. David Bonin earned a 3-2 win over John Odeen at 165 pounds followed by a 4-3 decision win from Jarion Beets at 174 pounds. Scott Hazen picked up a 5-2 decision win over Zach Benzio at 184 pounds followed by a pin by Dustin Bauman at 197 pounds. Christian Brantley secured a 7-5 decision win over Dakota Greenhaw at 285 pounds and Caleb Flores wrapped up the dual for the Panthers with a 3-2 decision. The dual marks the first shutout win for the Panthers this season. UNI returns to Cedar Falls Sunday to host Western Wrestling Conference foe North Dakota State. Action from the West Gym is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Results: 133: Ryan Jauch (UNI) dec. Tristen DeShazer (NIU), 7-3 141: Charlie Ettelson (UNI) dec. Vince Castillo (NIU), 1-0 149: Trent Washington (UNI) dec. Dan Ruettiger (NIU), 14-6 157: Tyson Reiner (UNI) Tech. fall Bryan Deutsch (NIU), 21-5 165: David Bonin (UNI) dec. John Odeen (NIU), 3-2 174: Jarion Beets (UNI) dec. Mason True (NIU), 4-3 184: Scott Hazen (UNI) dec. Zach Benzio (NIU), 5-2 197: Dustin Bauman (UNI) pin fall Scott Penny (NIU), 3:50 285: Christian Brantley (UNI) dec. Dakota Greenhaw (NIU), 7-5 125: Caleb Flores (UNI) dec. Izzy Montemayor (NIU), 3-2

The Mountain Cats built an 18-0 lead and got pins from Shane Valko (133 lbs.) and Steve Makin (174 lbs.) to celebrate Senior Night and Breast Cancer Awareness Night with a 31-9 victory over Mercyhurst College, Friday night in the Sports Center. Pitt-Johnstown extended its home winning streak to 58 straight matches and improved to 12-2. It didn't take long for the Mountain Cats to build a double-digit lead. Ryan Link (Cresson, Pa.) won by forfeit at 125 lbs., and NCAA No. 1-ranked Shane Valko (133 lbs.) (Windber, Pa.) pinned David Bolger at 2:50 to give Pitt-Johnstown a 12-0 lead. NCAA No. 5-ranked Adam Whetstone (Claysburg, Pa.) won 10-4 over Tony D'Urso at 141 lbs., and East Region No. 5 Ryan McIntyre (Claysburg, Pa.) built the lead to 18-0 and made it four straight wins to start the match with a 6-0 decision over Robert Blatzer at 149 lbs. Mercyhurst got on the scoreboard with consecutive victories at 157 and 165 lbs. Two-time All-American and No. 3-ranked Andy Lamancusa held off Zach Lundgren (DuBois, Pa.), 8-6, in the 157-lb. bout. In the process, Lamancusa became the Laker's all-time "winningest wrester with 110 victories. Then, 2009 National champion and top-ranked Josh Shields made a second period takedown hold up in a 3-1 decision over All-American and No. 3-ranked Kyle Keane (Bradford, Pa.) at 165 lbs. That was as close as Mercyhurst would get. Pitt-Johnstown won three of the final four matches to seal the lopsided win. Steve Makin (174 lbs.) (Portage, Pa.), ranked fifth in the East Region, got the Mountain Cats going again with a fall over Pat Carter at 2:27, before East Region No. 4 Patrick Walsh (Leesport, Pa.) scored a 10-1 major decision over Eric Lundgren at 197 lbs. to extend the lead to 28-6. East Region No. 3 A.J. Brentzel (Irwin, Pa.) defeated Chris Nocchi, 6-2, at 197 lbs., before Mercyhurst set the final at 31-9 when East Region No. 2 Fred Hale earned an 8-4 decision over East Region No. 6 Chris Dempsey (Sewickley, Pa.) at heavyweight. Prior to the match, Pitt-Johnstown recognized this year's seniors...Valko (133 lbs.), Whetstone (141 lbs.), McIntyre (149 lbs.), Keane (165 lbs.) and Walsh (184 lbs.). With the loss, the Lakers fell to 5-12. The Mountain Cats travel to Seton Hill University on Sunday and to Shippensburg University on Wednesday, before hosting the 2010 NCAA Division II Super Region I Tournament on February 26-27 in the Sports Center. Results: 125 - Ryan Link (UPJ) Won By Forfeit 6-0 UPJ 133 - #1 Shane Valko (UPJ) Fall David Bolger (MC) 2:50 12-0 UPJ 141 - #5 Adam Whetstone (UPJ) Decision Tony D'Urso (MC) 10-4 15-0 UPJ 149 - Ryan McIntyre (UPJ) Decision Robert Blatzer (MC) 6-0 18-0 UPJ 157 - #3 Andy Lamancusa (MC) Decision Zach Lundgren (UPJ) 8-6 18-3 UPJ 165 - #1 Josh Shields (MC) Decision #3 Kyle Keane (UPJ) 3-1 18-6 UPJ 174 - Steve Makin (UPJ) Fall Pat Carter 2:27 24-6 UPJ 184 - Patrick Walsh (UPJ) Maj. Dec. Eric Lundgren (MC) 10-1 28-6 UPJ 197 - A.J. Brentzel (UPJ) Decision Chris Nocchi (MC) 6-2 31-6 UPJ HWT. - Fred Hale (MC) Decision Chris Dempsey (UPJ) 8-4 31-9 UPJ

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 24 Virginia wrestling team won the first nine bouts of the evening en route to a 38-3 triumph over Duke Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Cavaliers racked up four straight bonus-point wins to quickly build an insurmountable lead. Virginia (15-5, 2-1 ACC) picked up its largest margin of victory in an ACC dual since Jan. 21, 1984, when the Cavaliers scored a 44-3 win against Georgia Tech. It is the Wahoos' largest winning margin in a road ACC dual since Jan. 16, 1984, when UVa prevailed 44-0 at Duke. The Blue Devils fell to 2-7 overall and 0-5 in ACC duals. After Ross Gitomer (R-Sr., Flemington, N.J.) notched a 4-3 decision over Peter Terrezza at 125 pounds, Matt Snyder (R-Fr., Lewistown, Pa.), Derek Valenti (So., Newton, N.J.) and Dave Ebbott (R-So., Blue Bell, Pa.) recorded consecutive pins at 133, 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Snyder needed just 25 seconds to pin Nick Adamo for his sixth fall of the year. Valenti picked up his team-best eighth pin of the season as he improved to 21-6. With his win, Gitomer matched Eric Albright (2005-08) for 11th place on the all-time Virginia wins list with 87. Gitomer needs three wins to match Buddy Blaha (1984-87) for 10th place. After the trio of pins, Danny Gonsor (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) followed with a technical fall over Chris Piccolella at 157, needing just two periods to rack up a 16-0 advantage. The tech fall gave UVa a 26-0 advantage at the match's halfway point. UVa continued to build its lead by winning the next four bouts - each by decision. At 165 pounds, Pat Riley (Sr., Bernardsville, N.J.) scored an 8-3 win over Duke's Ben Wales. Third-ranked Chris Henrich followed with a 10-3 victory over Voris Tejada at 174 pounds as he improved to 26-2 this year. The win was Henrich's 11th straight and 92nd career as he moved into sole possession of eighth place in career victories at Virginia. No. 20 Mike Salopek (R-Fr., North Huntingdon, Pa.) then picked up a 10-4 win over Diego Bencomo at 184 pounds. Salopek pushed his record to 25-8 this season. The match of the night came at 197 pounds, where UVa's Brent Jones (Sr., Burke, Va.) faced off with Duke's John Barone. The two battled back and forth throughout the first three periods, finishing in an 10-all tie after regulation. Jones then scored a takedown 10 seconds into the sudden-victory period for the 12-10 victory - his 20th win of the year and his 101st career triumph. He moved into a sixth-place tie with Jason Mutarelli (1994-95, 1996-98) in career wins. The Blue Devils scored their lone win of the evening at heavyweight, as reigning NCAA runner-up Konrad Dudziak defeated UVa's Jack Danilkowicz (R-Jr., Green Oaks, Ill.), 10-3. Virginia completes its weekend at 11 a.m. Saturday when it wrestles at NC State. Results: 125: Ross Gitomer (UVa) dec. Peter Terrezza (DU), 4-3; UVa 3-0 133: Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Nick Adamo (DU), :25; UVa 9-0 141: Derek Valenti (UVa) pinned Mike Bell (DU), 4:40; UVa 15-0 149: Dave Ebbott (UVa) pinned Brent Jorge (DU), 3:54; UVa 21-0 157: Danny Gonsor (UVa) tech fall Chris Piccolella (DU), 16-0; UVa 26-0 165: Pat Riley (UVa) dec. Ben Wales (DU), 8-3; UVa 29-0 174: No. 3 Chris Henrich (UVa) dec. Voris Tejada (DU), 10-3; UVa 32-0 184: No. 20 Mike Salopek (UVa) dec. Diego Bencomo (DU), 10-4; UVa 35-0 197: Brent Jones (UVa) dec. John Barone (DU), 12-10 (SV); UVa 38-0 285: Konrad Dudziak (DU) dec. Jack Danilkowicz (UVa), 10-3; UVa 38-3

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 13 Indiana University wrestling team concluded the home portion of the 2009-2010 season by defeating the visiting Wolverines of Michigan by a score of 22-13, improving to 14-3 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten action. Friday night marked the final appearance of five senior grapplers inside University Gym with each of the three seniors in the line-up picking up wins on `Senior Night.' "Senior Night is big for these guys," said Head Coach Duane Goldman. "But it is also always difficult because of the added pressure and expectations of wrestling your last match in front of the home crowd. It was nice to see Angel (Escobedo), Matt (Coughlin) and Nate (Everhart) each get wins tonight. Sorry to see Trevor (Perry) couldn't wrestle tonight. They have all been four-year starters and big for this program." Angel Escobedo (28-0), ranked No. 1 in the country, gave the Hoosiers a lead they would never relinquish right out of the gate, pinning Sean Boyle in just over a minute (1:10). Michigan would take the next two bouts via decision to temporarily even the team score at 6-6 before IU then pulled away by ripping off three consecutive victories in the middle weights. The trifecta of decisions came from Matt Coughlin, Kurt Kinser and Paul Young. Eric Cameron and #2 Nate Everhart (30-0) also walked away with wins against Michigan, recording a decision and major decision, respectively. Results: 125 lbs.- #1 Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Sean Boyle (MICH), 1:10 (Team Score: 6-0) 133 lbs.- Zac Stevens (MICH) dec. over Matt Ortega (IU), 6-3 (6-3) 141 lbs.- Mark Weber (MICH) dec. over Danny Monaco (IU), 5-3 SV (6-6) 149 lbs.- Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. over Mark Boyer (MICH), 3-2 (9-6) 157 lbs.- #6 Kurt Kinser (IU) dec. over Dave Johnson (MICH), 5-4 (12-6) 165 lbs.- #12 Paul Young (IU) dec. over Aaron Hynes (MICH), 9-5 (15-6) 174 lbs.- Justin Zeerip (MICH) maj. dec. over Nick Avery (IU), 10-0 (15-10) 184 lbs.- Eric Cameron (IU) dec. over Hunter Collins (MICH), 8-2 (18-10) 197 lbs.- #8 Anthony Biondo (MICH) dec. over #15 Matt Powless (IU), 6-0 (18-13) 285 lbs.- #2 Nate Everhart (IU) maj. dec. over Ben Apland (MICH), 12-4 (22-13)

EDINBORO, PA. -- The North Carolina wrestling team upset No. 21 Edinboro 24-14 Friday night at McComb Fieldhouse in Edinboro, Pa. With the win, the Tar Heels earn their second consecutive dual meet and improve to 5-7-1. Edinboro, who is pegged 21st by InterMat and 22nd by the NWCA Coaches Poll falls to 8-5 on the season. The Tar Heel were led by pins by two wrestlers who were national qualifiers a season ago: 141-pounder Mike Rappo and 197-pounder Dennis Drury. Jeremy Shaw, (133), No. 10 Thomas Scotton (157), Kyle Kiss (165) and Ziad Haddad (heavyweight) also earned victories for the Tar Heels. Edinboro jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead when eighth-ranked 125-pounder Eric Morrill grabbed an 18-4 major decision victory over Carolina's Brian Bokoski. Shaw, however, responded and put the Tar Heels on the scoreboard by defeating Kyle Fluke 9-6. The win was the senior's sixth in dual competition this year, which marks a career high. Rappo kept the momentum on the Tar Heels' side when he pinned Joel Webster with only two seconds remaining in the second period. The result improved Rappo's record to 10-8 and the pin was his second on the season. At 149 pounds, Edinboro bounced back with a Torsten Gillespie 6-0 victory over UNC's Jon Burns, which trimmed Carolina's lead to 9-7. Carolina answered with two victories in the middle weight classes to extend its lead to 15-7. First, Scotton defeated Johnny Gresheimer 4-3 to boost his record to 24-5. With his 24th victory, Scotton has bested his career high of 23 set during his sophomore campaign. Kiss followed that up with a 7-3 victory at 165 pounds over Chris Hrunka, who was filling in for injured defending national champion Jarrod King. Two consecutive wins by the Fighting Scots cut the Tar Heel lead to just one. 174-pounder Thomas Ferguson was defeated by Phil Moricone 12-4 and Nick Tenpenny dropped a 5-2 decision to Edinboro's Pat Bradshaw. However, the Tar Heel big guys finished strong to ensure the Tar Heels claimed victory. Drury, a senior from Jenkintown, Pa., registered his seventh pin by dispatching of Shawn Fendone in 6:14 to put UNC up 21-14 and clinch the victory. Haddad then capped the night by upsetting No. 18 Chris Birchler 3-2 at heavyweight. Results: 125 lbs. #8 Eric Morrill (EU) maj. dec. Brian Bokoski (UNC), 18-4 4-0 133 lbs. Jeremy Shaw (UNC) dec. Kyle Fluke (EU), 9-6 4-3 141 lbs. Mike Rappo (UNC) fall over Joel Webster (EU), 4:58 4-9 149 lbs. Torsten Gillespie (EU) dec. Jon Burns (UNC), 6-0 7-9 157 lbs. #10 Thomas Scotton (UNC) dec. Johnny Gresheimer (EU), 4-3 7-12 165 lbs. Kyle Kiss (UNC) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 7-3 7-15 174 lbs. Phil Moricone (EU) maj. dec. Thomas Ferguson (UNC), 12-4 11-15 184 lbs. Pat Bradshaw (EU) dec. Nick Tenpenny (UNC), 5-2 14-15 197 lbs. Denny Drury (UNC) fall over Shawn Fendone (EU), 6:14 14-21 Hwt. Ziad Haddad (UNC) dec. #18 Chris Birchler (EU), 3-2 14-24

NORMAN, Okla. -- The ninth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team (15-2-1) won nine of 10 bouts, including four with bonus points, to dominate Chattanooga by a 33-3 final Friday evening in the third annual "Beauty and the Beast" event in Norman. Wrestling alongside the top-ranked OU women's gymnastics team in front of 1,777 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center, Oklahoma won the first seven matches of the evening and posted 27 total takedowns to Chattanooga's three. "I think this is our best performance of the season overall in terms of being dominant in every way," OU head coach Jack Spates said. "It is not who you wrestle, but how you wrestle. I liked the way we came out and performed in front of a great crowd." On the women's side, the Sooner gymnasts (9-0) earned their highest team score under head coach K.J. Kindler to top No. 16 Iowa State (197.250-196.225). Jarrod Patterson got the ball rolling for Oklahoma with an 11-6 decision over Demetrius Johnson at 125 pounds. The 18th-ranked Sooner posted four takedowns to improve to 24-9 on the year. Kendric Maple (29-7) then turned in a dominating 16-1 performance over 133-pound Josh Statum to put Oklahoma up 8-0. Third-ranked Zack Bailey (21-5) made it a 12-0 Sooner lead by recording a 12-1 major decision over Ben Johnson at 141 pounds. Senior Kyle Terry, ranked No. 3 at 149 pounds, next topped Dean Pavlou by a 22-7 final behind 10 takedowns. Dating back to last season, Terry (22-2) has won 33-straight dual matchups. Shane Vernon (18-4), ranked No. 12, next defeated Josh Condon by a 4-3 final by scoring a takedown with six seconds remaining in the final period. Vernon's win at 157 pounds gave the Sooners a 20-0 team lead. Tyler Caldwell (25-10) next defeated Brandon Wright, 3-0, at 165 pounds, followed by an 8-2 decision by No. 15 Jeff James (21-6) over 174-pound Jake Young. Jason McCroskey claimed Chattanooga's only win of the evening with a 4-0 shutout over Erich Schmidtke (14-14) at 184 pounds. Eric Lapotsky (20-5), ranked sixth at 197 pounds, turned in a 9-3 decision over Niko Brown to give Oklahoma a 28-3 team advantage. Heavyweight Nathan Fernandez (23-9) gave OU its ninth win of the night by posting a commanding 18-5 major decision win over Matt Lettner. Next up, Oklahoma hosts its final home dual of the season against No. 15 Oregon State this Sunday, Feb. 14 inside Howard McCasland Field House at 2 p.m. With a win over the Beavers, it would mark the second straight 16-win season for the Sooners. "Oregon State is a very tough team," Spates said. "If we wrestle Sunday like we wrestled tonight, we will be fine. What a great home finale it should be as we say goodbye to four special seniors. What a great cause worth celebrating after all they have accomplished." Results: 125: No. 18 Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Demetrius Johnson (UTC), 11-6 133: Kendric Maple (OU) tech. fall Josh Statum (UTC), 16-1 141: No. 3 Zack Bailey (OU) maj. dec. Ben Johnson (UTC), 12-1 149: No. 3 Kyle Terry (OU) tech. fall Dean Pavlou (UTC), 22-7 157: No. 12 Shane Vernon (OU) dec. Josh Condon (UTC), 4-3 165: No. 15 Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. Brandon Wright (UTC), 3-0 174: No. 15 Jeff James (OU) dec. Jake Young (UTC), 8-2 184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) dec. Erich Schmidtke (OU), 4-0 197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. Niko Brown (UTC), 9-3 HWT: No. 15 Nathan Fernandez (OU) maj. dec. Matt Lattner (UTC), 18-5

Ohio could taste upset just seven minutes away, but walk-on transfer Joe Tymoszczuk (285) had different ideas Friday night at the Convocation Center. With Kent State trailing 16-14, Tymoszczuk pulled off the upset of the season, downing Andy Hartshorn 11-10 in the night’s final match to give Kent State the one-point victory (17-16). Hartshorn entered the match 21-9 and ranked third in the MAC, while Tymoszczuk, a former Bobcat, had only seen action in one dual meet. Tymoszczuk shocked the hostile Bobcat crowd with the opening takedown and a two-point turn in the first period. He followed that with another two-point near fall in the second and never relinquished the lead. Hartshorn earned a late takedown, a riding time point for Tymoszczuk made the difference. “Joe came out and did a great job for us.” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. “ I didn’t know if he had a chance. I didn’t think he had enough experience in this situation and he was giving up 44 pounds to him. He wrestles very hard for a heavyweight. He’s a competitor and shows a lot of heart.” In a match that was just as close, Mallie Shuster (157) defeated Clay Tucker 2-1 in overtime. After no takedown in sudden victory, Shuster rode out Tucker for 30 seconds and stood up for the deciding escape. “Mallie is technically sound,” Andrassy said. “He needs to open it up more, but he finds ways to win.” Senior Danny Mitcheff (133) turned Michael Fennel to his back three different times on his way to a 16-0 technical fall. Mitcheff led 2-0 after the first period and unleashed nine points in the second and five quick points in the third. “Danny is very focused right now and he came up big for us,” Andrassy said. “His technical fall made the difference.” Ross Tice (165) was scoreless with Kevin Christensen after one period, before pulling out a 4-0 victory. The fourth of five KSU victories came from Dustin Kilgore (184) in a battle of top 20 wrestlers. Kilgore claimed two takedowns in a 6-3 decision over Nick Purdue. “The score was close, but Purdue never had a chance,” Andrassy said. Ohio won five matches of its own including an upset at 125 to bring the Bobcat crowd to life. Gabe Ramos downed Troy Opfer 5-1, after falling to Opfer earlier in the season. Marcel Clopton (149), Keith Witt (174) and Adam Cogar (197) also dropped close matches as the team lead changed hands seven times. Winners of nine straight against conference opponents, Kent State (14-3, 3-0) returns to the mat Sunday to take on Eastern Michigan. Results: 125- Gabe Ramos (OU) dec. Troy Opfer, 5-1 0-3 133- Danny Mitcheff (KS) tech. fall Michael Fennel, 16-0 5-3 141- Germaine Lindsey (OU) maj. dec. Chase Skonieczny, 13-4 5-7 149- Seth Morton (OU) dec. Marcel Clopton, 5-1 5-10 157- Mallie Shuster (KS) dec. Clay Tucker, 2-1 OT 8-10 165- Ross Tice (KS) dec. Kevin Christensen, 4-0 11-10 174: Jacob Ison (OU) dec. Keith Witt, 4-2 11-13 184: Dustin Kilgore (KS) dec. Nick Purdue, 6-3 14-13 197: Eric Schuth (OU) dec. Adam Cogar, 4-0 14-16 285: Joe Tymoszczuk (KS) dec. Andy Hartshorn, 11-10 17-16

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The No. 4 Oklahoma State wrestling team stormed to a 31-6 win over Nebraska in Gallagher-Iba Arena Friday night. The Cowboys won eight of the 10 bouts and claimed bonus points in each of the first five to run away with the overwhelming victory. With the win, OSU improved to 13-2-1 overall on the year and 2-1-1 against the Big 12, while the Cornhuskers fell to 9-10 overall and 0-3 vs. the Big 12 in defeat. The Cowboys staked their claim to the dual immediately, as 125-pounder Chris Notte claimed a 12-2 major decision win over David Klingsheim and 133-pounder Jordan Oliver followed with a 21-5 technical fall domination of Ridge Kiley to put the Pokes up, 9-0 through two bouts. "You like to see in those earlier matches where we put a lot of points up. We did a good job on the takedowns," Coach John Smith said. "I like the attitude of domination when you have the chance to do that. I think several of our guys pushed through it and picked up some bonus points for us." OSU 141-pounder Jamal Parks followed with an 11-3 major decision win over Mike Koehnlein before 149-pounder Luke Silver claimed his second consecutive dual victory over a Big 12 opponent with a 12-2 major decision triumph over Dustin Payne. Junior 157-pounder Neil Erisman kept the bonus-point streak going with a 16-0 technical fall shutout of Tyler Koehn to give his team a 22-0 lead in the dual. From that point, things got a bit closer. OSU's Alex Meade fell short of his major decision bid but still claimed a comfortable 12-5 win over James Nakashima before Cowboy 174-pounder Mike Benefiel lost a very physical and sometimes-testy match to No. 4 Stephen Dwyer. Clayton Foster got the Cowboys back in the win column with a 9-3 win over Josh Ihnen at 184 pounds before Alan Gelogaev lost a tough 3-0 decision to No. 2 Craig Brester. "At some of the weights we didn't compete hard enough," Nebraska coach Mark Manning said. "So I will be getting that point across. We have to get off bottom. We have to wrestle at the end of periods. We just didn't wrestle very well. Even at 174 and 197, they did a good job at slowing us down and controlling the ties. Oklahoma State outwrestled us in lots of different facets." In the finale at heavyweight, Jared Rosholt was a 9-5 winner over No. 13 Tucker Lane. In claiming that victory, Rosholt extended his winning streak to 25 and avenged a loss to Lane at last year's Big 12 Championships. "I was pleased with Rosholt getting the victory after losing the last time to his opponent," Smith said. "I think that's important when somebody who beat you last and you come back and you beat them. That's what Jared did. The last time he wrestled him was in the Big 12 consolation finals and got beat. It was good to see him turn that around in the dual." The Cowboys return to action when they host Binghamton at 7 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Gallagher-Iba Arena. "We're getting closer. We're not where we want to be," Smith said. "We've still got some guys one or two pounds heavier than I like to see sometimes. For the majority part, it's in check, but it's not where we need it. We have three weeks before the Big 12 to continue to focus on that. I do believe for the majority of them it's not the sacrifice it was at one time in the season. I do think we climbed over a hump." Results: 125: No. 9 Chris Notte (OSU) MD David Klingsheim (NU); 12-2 133: No. 4 Jordan Oliver (OSU) TF5 Ridge Kiley (NU); 21-5, 6:53 141: No. 8 Jamal Parks (OSU) MD Mike Koehnlein (NU); 11-3 149: Luke Silver (OSU) MD Dustin Payne (NU); 12-2 157: No. 14 Neil Erisman (OSU) TF5 Tyler Koehn (NU); 16-0, 4:43 165: No. 8 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. James Nakashima (NU); 12-5 174: No. 4 Stephen Dwyer (NU) dec. No. 10 Mike Benefiel (OSU); 4-0 184: No. 9 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. Josh Ihnen (NU); 9-3 197: No. 2 Craig Brester (NU) dec. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev (OSU); 3-0 285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 13 Tucker Lane (NU); 9-5