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The NWCA All-Star Classic Presented by the United States Marine Corps is tonight at 7 p.m. ET on the campus of Ohio State University. InterMat will have live text coverage throughout the night and Takedown Radio will be broadcasting live from St. John Arena Starting at 6:30. Joining TDR's Scott Casber and Britt Malinsky will be Ohio State Assistant Coach Joe Heskett with the play by play. TDR's chat room will be open for fans to interact with one another as well.

United States Congressman and former two-time NCAA wrestling champion Jim Jordan will be this week's featured guest on Wrestling 411 Radio. Augsburg College's KAUG radio serves as the online host of Wrestling 411 Radio. The hour-long show can be heard live this Tuesday from 7 – 8 p.m. Central Standard Time by visiting www.wrestling411.tv. Archives of each broadcast, along with a video from each show, will be available on the website as well. As a wrestler, Jordan was a two-time NCAA champion for the University of Wisconsin in 1984 and 1985. He was also a four-time Ohio state prep champion for St. Paris Graham High School from 1979 – 1982, compiling a 150-1 career record. Jordan currently serves as a United States Congressman from the 4th district of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, Jordan was elected to his second congressional term during the Nov. 4 elections. This week's guests on Wrestling 411 Radio Tuesday, November 25 – Jim Jordan, United States Congressman, former two-time NCAA champion for Wisconsin. Thursday, November 27 – Thanksgiving holiday. No show. Wrestling 411 Radio can be heard live Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 – 8 p.m. CST by visiting www.wrestling411.tv.

This week's edition of "On the Mat" will feature Morningside College (IA) head coach Tim Jager and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse head coach Dave Malecek. Tim Jager is in his fifth season as the head wrestling coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, IA. An NAIA school, Morningside College restarted their wrestling program in 2004 after not competing since 1979. In his first year at the helm, Jager guided the Mustangs to a 9-7 dual meet record and his teams have gone 40-24 in four seasons. Jager has coached seven NAIA All-Americans, including Morningside's first national champion, Jake Stevenson, at 184 pounds in 2007. Jager was a two-time state place winner for George-Little Rock (IA) High School, finishing second as a senior at 160 pounds in 1992. Jager graduated from Buena Vista University (IA) where he was a two-time Division III national qualifier. Dave Malecek's University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling teams have finished third and second in the last two NCAA Division III Championships. In his 3rd season leading the Eagles, Malecek hopes to improve on their early national ranking of 5th. He was named 2007 NCAA Rookie Coach of the Year. Malecek contributed to three national championship teams as an assistant coach at Wartburg College and was successful leading Cedar Rapids Xavier High School for two years. A two-time state champ at legendary Osage (IA) High School, Malecek earned All-American honors at the University of Northern Iowa at 177 pounds in 1994 with a fourth place finish. "On the Mat" can be heard live on the internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with questions or comments about the show.

VESTAL, NY -- The Edinboro wrestling team picked up wins in two of its three matches at the Sprawl & Brawl Duals hosted by Binghamton University on Sunday. In the process the 15th-ranked Fighting Scots fell victim to one ranked team while upsetting another. Edinboro opened the day with a 32-12 win over Upper Iowa, but then suffered a 24-16 loss to 14th-ranked Penn State. In their final match the Fighting Scots upset 13th-ranked Boise State, 20-12. Edinboro is now 5-1. As has been the case this year, the Fighting Scots started slow before picking up steam in the middle weights. In fact, Edinboro lost the 125 and 133 lbs. matches in all three matches. Against Upper Iowa, the Fighting Scots fell behind 8-0 before roaring back with wins in the next four matches and seven of the last eight. The Penn State match featured three bouts with a pair of nationally-ranked matches, with Edinboro winning two of the three. The highlight of the day came in the 157 lb. match, where third-ranked Gregor Gillespie met Penn State's second-ranked Dan Vallimont. Vallimont had defeated Gillespie, 2-1, in last year's consolation semifinals at Nationals. This time around Gillespie got the best of the Nittany Lion, tilting him twice in the second period for a total of five points and going on for an 8-0 major decision. Gillespie's younger brother, Torsten, wasn't as fortunate as the 17th-ranked wrestler at 149 lbs. lost by fall to Bubba Jenkins, who is ranked second. Chris Honeycutt came up with a minor upset at 184 lbs. Honeycutt, ranked 14th, held off 13th-ranked Phil Bomberger, winning an 8-3 decision. Edinboro came back with a strong showing against 13th-ranked Boise State. After falling behind 6-0 with losses in the first two bouts, the Boro ran off wins in the next four matches to take a 12-6 lead. The Broncos would pick up wins by decision at 174 and 184 lbs. to knot the match at 12-12, but Edinboro closed with a pair of major decisions. Pat Bradshaw, who was one of just four wrestlers to win all three of his bouts, won by a 14-3 score over Ryan Allen at 197 lbs. Joey Fendone, ranked eighth and also 3-0 on the day, closed out the win with an 8-0 major decision over Sam Zylstra. Gregor Gillespie picked up another big win as he won a 1-0 decision over 10th-ranked Adam Hall. Honeycutt was unable to come up with a second upset win, as he dropped a 7-2 decision to fifth-ranked Kirk Smith. That dropped Honeycutt to 5-1. Gillespie improved to 10-0 on the season and 121-10 for his career, moving into a tie for ninth with Alex Clemsen in career wins. Fendone and King are also perfect at 10-0 and 9-0, respectively. Fendone also picked up his 30th career win by fall and is now 85-32. Bradshaw boosted his record to 7-3, while Torsten Gillespie won two of three bouts and is 8-4. Edinboro will return to action on Saturday, December 6 looking to defend its title in the PSAC Championships. Mercyhurst will host the tournament.

OMAHA, NE -- Four University of Iowa wrestlers won individual titles at the 26th annual Kaufman-Brand Open Saturday in Omaha, NE. Junior Joe Slaton won the 133-pound title in the elite division, while true freshmen Matt McDonough (133) and Mark Ballweg (141) and redshirt freshman Brodie Ambrose (197) won titles in the amateur division. Slaton, who defeated Iowa redshirt freshman Montell Marion 5-1 in the finals, won his second straight Kaufman-Brand Open title. McDonough also faced a Hawkeye teammate in the finals, beating true freshman Nate Moore in the 133-pound amateur final. Ballweg recorded two pins, a technical fall and a major decision en route to his title. Hawkeye sophomore Aaron Janssen was Iowa's other placewinner, finishing third in the 165-pound elite division. Hawkeye senior Charlie Falck (125), and juniors Brent Metcalf (149), Jay Borschel (174) and Phillip Keddy (184) are scheduled to compete at the 43rd annual NWCA All-Star Dual Monday in Columbus, OH. The event, which will be held at Ohio State's St. John Arena is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. (CT) and will be aired on ESPNU Dec. 4 at 9 p.m. (CT). The Hawkeyes will then head to Troy, NY, Nov. 29 for the Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals. Iowa will wrestle Binghamton at 8:15 a.m., Maryland at 10 a.m., Central Michigan at 12:15 p.m. and Bloomsburg at 4 p.m.

DAVIS, Calif. -- Senior Dustin Noack and sophomore Ricky Alcala earned major decisions, and UC Davis added six more points with a forfeit at 157 pounds to upset 10th-ranked Northwestern, 23-15, in a collegiate wrestling dual in front of 944 fans at The Pavilion Sunday night. It marked the home opener for the Aggies and the first time in school history they have defeated a top-10 ranked NCAA Division I team. The win improves them to 2-1 overall while the Wildcats drop their first dual of the season to fall to 4-1. Northwestern defeated Stanford, 25-15, earlier in the day. "It's a big win for our program," said Aggie head coach Lennie Zalesky. "Hopefully this shows that a California team can build an extremely competitive program and contend with these top-10 ranked teams. We'll use this win and hopefully keep things rolling as the season progresses." Noack earned a 9-0 major decision at 165 pounds and Alcala took an 11-3 major decision in the heavyweight finale to lead UC Davis. Redshirt freshman Joey Wilson earned a six-point forfeit win at 157 pounds to keep his collegiate record perfect at 3-0. The two teams split the first four matches for an early 6-6 tie. Sophomores Brandon Low (133) and Barrett Abel (149) earned decisions during that run. The forfeit at 157 pounds gave the Aggies a 12-6 score, which they would not relinquish. Noack increased the Aggie lead to 16-6 with his major decision and senior Tyler Bernacchi grabbed an 8-6 decision at 174 pounds with a takedown in the first sudden victory period to put UC Davis ahead 19-6. A pin from 2007 national champion Jake Herbert at 184 pounds put the Wildcats within striking distance at 19-12. John Schoen earned a 10-6 decision at 197 pounds to make the score 19-15 and give heavyweight Paul Rands a chance to win the dual with a pin. Alcala capped the Aggies' historical win with his major decision to make the final score 23-15. Along with earning the first victory over a top-10 ranked team, the Aggies also won their first dual over a Big Ten Conference opponent. UC Davis is next in action at the Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 5 and 6.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Mountain Hawks ran away with a 41-3 victory over Princeton on the mats at Leeman-Turner Arena in Grace Hall on Sunday afternoon. No. 22 Lehigh won nine of the 10 matches in its EIWA opener, with eight wins coming by major decisions, pins or forfeits. The win improves Lehigh's mark to 4-0 on the dual season, while Princeton falls to 0-2. "There were still some areas where we were not executing as well as we would hope," head coach Pat Santoro said. "It's hard to fix those things in one day, so we just have to get ready for next week now." The Mountain Hawks opened up the day with their easiest win of the year so far. Seth Ciasulli took the mat, received the cheers from the crowd and allowed referee James Rupp to raise his hand over his head in victory as the Tigers chose to forfeit the match at 141. After six points were added to the scoreboard, Trevor Chinn added a few more with a dominating performance against Danny Scotton at 149. Chinn was content with trading the two-point takedowns for one-point escapes as he continually scored against his opponent and racked up a 16-5 major decision. The Mountain Hawks suffered their only setback of the day when Marty Everin delivered an 8-2 defeat to Sean Bilodeau at 157. Bilodeau fell behind 2-0 at the end of the first period and could not climb out of the hole as Everin kept the pressure on throughout. Mike Galante got the Brown and White back on track with another dominating performance at 165. The junior went on the attack in the first minute of the match, scoring a big takedown that led to a near fall and almost ended the match as soon as it had begun. Galante grabbed an 11-3 lead after one period and it only grew from there as he ran away for a 21-7 major decision. Subbing in for Alex Caruso - the No. 13 wrestler in the country at 174 - Brandon Hatchett kept the pressure on the Tigers with the fourth win of the day for the Mountain Hawks. Hatchett scored two takedowns in the first period and held on for a convincing 8-3 decision in his first dual meet action of the season. "He's going to be really good," Santoro said. "He wrestles really hard and he's really excited to be out there. He's got some skills even though he gives up a little bit of weight." David Craig gave the Mountain Hawks their third major decision victory of the afternoon at 184 with a 12-4 victory. The junior from Brandon, Fla. let Kurt Brendel escape in the last minute to set up a final takedown late in the match to secure the eight-point win. The match between Joe Kennedy and Zach Morse at 197 was never in doubt, with Kennedy taking the lead early and never relinquishing control in a 12-3 major decision. But that didn't stop the Grace Hall crowd from getting into things, chanting "let's go Joe" in the third period as Kennedy extended his lead to 9-3 with a takedown en route to the major. Zach Rey stirred up the crowd with the third major decision in a row at 285, as he defeated Stephen Turner 17-6. Rey held a six-point advantage at the start of the third period, but the heavyweight quickly escaped and scored a takedown to give himself the necessary cushion for the major decision. With the match winding down, John McDonald made sure the fans would not go home without some excitement by scoring the only pin of the day at 125. McDonald took down Robert Benitez four times in the first period, almost earning a pin on the third takedown. Then on the fourth takedown, McDonald grabbed hold of Benetiez' arm and turned the Tiger over for the quick pin, 2:35 into the match. Then Matt Fisk wrapped up the day's events with the second-consecutive first-period pin over Nikhil Pereira to send the fans home quickly. Fisk wrapped his legs around Periera's head and flipped the grappler over to instantly record the pin. The crowd erupted and the teams poured on to the mat as the match concluded after Fisk's pin. "As a coach, you never underestimate anybody," Santoro said. "We wrestled hard and they wrestled hard. But, again, we have a lot of things to work on." Lehigh returns to action on Saturday when the Mountain Hawks travel to Troy, N.Y. for the Journeymen/Brute Northeast Duals. The Mountain Hawks will wrestle four duals, beginning with a 9:15 a.m. matchup with No. 7 Oklahoma State. Lehigh will also face UNC Greensboro, Binghamton and Appalachian State on the day. Bonus points: Prior to Sunday's dual with Princeton, the Lehigh community honored the late Gerry Leeman with a memorial service inside Grace Hall…This was the 55th meeting between Lehigh and Princeton all time, with the Brown and White dominating the series, 49-5-1 since 1911…The last five matches of the day were finished with Lehigh wins by fall or major decision to complete the rout.

In the main event of the evening, with the Ring of Combat Middleweight Belt on the line, Paul Bradley showed just how dangerous his hands have become by finishing Dante Rivera in just 0:34 seconds of the 1st Round. In 13 fights, including TUF Season 7 Finale, Rivera had never been KO'd or TKO'd until Friday night against Paul Bradley. Bradley caught Rivera in a vicious uppercut that sent Rivera to the canvas. As Bradley went in to finish the fight, referee Yves Lavigne stopped the bout after a few more strikes. Promoter Lou Neglia said, "What I liked most about Paul is that in a Main Event Title Fight, a lot of fighters go out not to lose, but Paul went out to finish the fight and win, and that is great for the sport and great for our Show and our fans! We can't wait to get him back on the Ring of Combat." The victory improves Bradley's professional record to 9-0. His next fight will be against Rafael Sapo on December 13th in Washington, DC at District Combat-Battle at the Nations Capital.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 19th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team easily won a battle of top 20 teams Sunday afternoon at the McCasland Field House in Norman, dismantling No. 20 Old Dominion by a 28-6 final. After dropping two of the first three bouts, the Sooners tallied seven straight victories to improve to 3-0 on the season. "We beat a really good team this afternoon," head coach Jack Spates said. "Really, we dominated them by most of our guys rising to the challenge and turning in a good, strong performance." Senior David Armstrong posted OU's first win of the day at 133 pounds by recording an 11-5 decision over No. 12 Kyle Hutter. The Cleveland State transfer had five takedowns in the upset win to improve to 4-2 on the year. "My coaches are always telling me to trust myself on the mat," Armstrong said. "That is what I did today. I went out and trusted myself and turned in a good performance." After a win at 141 pounds by ODU, Kyle Terry started the Sooner rally with a 9-1 major decision over Joey Metzler at 149 pounds. Terry, a redshirt junior from Midwest City, Okla., extended his win streak to five matches and gave OU its first lead of the dual, 7-6. Shane Vernon then narrowly defeated 157-pound Kaylen Baxter, scoring a takedown with eight seconds remaining in the final period to win by a 3-1 final. A pin by redshirt freshman Ryan Smith at 165 pounds over Chris Brown in the first period extended the Sooner lead to 16-6. The Prineville, Ore., native picked up his fifth win and his first pin this season. Jeff James then posted a 3-2 decision over Eric Decker at 174 pounds, followed by another decision by 184-pound Pat Flynn over Joe Budi, 7-3. Flynn built his lead in the first, scoring a takedown and two nearfalls. Sooner Eric Lapotsky, ranked No. 10 nationally, trailed, 3-4, headed into the third period of the 197-pound bout. The junior chose the down position and scored an escape to even the match, followed by a takedown with one minute remaining to post the victory and give Oklahoma a 25-6 team lead. Redshirt sophomore Nathan Fernandez closed out the Sooner victory with a 5-3 decision over Roy Dragon. The Lawton, Okla., native scored a reversal in the first and a takedown in the third to pick up his fifth win this season. Old Dominion's two wins came at 125 and 141 pounds. ODU's James Nicholson, ranked No. 4, defeated Joey Fio, 5-2, and No. 14 Ryan Williams won by a 6-5 decision in the final seconds over No. 9 Zack Bailey. The Sooners will next be in action when they host the Oklahoma Open this weekend, Nov. 29, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 14 in the nation, rode the momentum of senior Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) and a sizeable bonus point advantage to a 24-16 win over No. 15 Edinboro in the second round of the 2008 Sprawl and Brawl Duals hosted by Binghamton University. Haas posted the dual's biggest win, upsetting No. 15 Ricky Deubel at 133 while the Nittany Lions won the dual on bonus points, 9-1, to hand the Scots their first loss of the year. The two teams split the bouts evenly at 5-5, but all the energy and momentum was Penn States as, even in defeat, the young Nittany Lions pressured Edinboro in each bout. Sophomore Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) got things started in fine fashion with a technical fall win at 125 before Haas emotional 5-4 win over Deubel at 133. Freshman Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) followed with a major at 141 and junior All-American Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) pinned No. 17 Torsten Gillespie in just 1:20. After the thrilling fall, Penn State found itself up 18-0. Edinboro answered with a win at 157, where 2007 national champ Gregor Gillespie majored Penn State All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.). Senior Nittany Lion Mark Friend (Libertyville, Ill.) was superb even in a losing effort, battling No. 6 Jarrod King at 165 for a full seven minutes before falling 8-5. With Edinboro trying to build momentum, Nittany Lion true freshman Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) silenced the Scots and all but ended the dual with his first collegiate pin. Wright, ranked No. 16 at 174, pinned Edinboro's Paul Paddock in 2:41. Edinboro won the dual's final three bouts, with Nittany Lion senior Phil Bomberger (Port Royal, Pa.) losing at 184 to No. 14 Chris Honeycutt of Edinboro. Red-shirt freshman Clay Steadman (McKean, Pa.) was once again energized in defeat, battling veteran Edinboro 197-pounder Pat Bradshaw hard before falling 4-1. Freshman heavyweight Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) faced his stiffest test of his young career, taking on No. 8 Joe Fendone of Edinboro in the HWT bout. Wade was tied throughout the first half of the bout, but Fendone managed back points in the third period before posting a hard-fought 6-2 win. The Nittany Lions picked up nine bonus points courtesy of two pins, a technical fall and a major and won the battle of bonus points 9-1. The Nittany Lions had 14 takedowns to Edinboro's 11. Penn State is now 2-2 on the year in dealing Edinboro its first loss of the season. The Scots fall to 4-1. The Nittany Lions will still face host Binghamton in today's action. Penn State returns to action in State College when it takes part in the 2008 Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, Dec. 7. Action begins at 8:30 a.m. and tickets can be purchased at the door. Penn State's next dual meet is set for Sunday, Dec. 14, when the Nittany Lions host West Virginia in Rec Hall. Action starts at 1 p.m. Fans can purchase season tickets by calling 814-863-1000 or 800-NITTANY. Season tickets are $32 for adults and $24 for youth. Single event tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth. Penn State students get in FREE with a Penn State ID. All Penn State dual meets and post-season action can be heard live in the Centre Region on WRSC (1390 AM State College), WHUN (1150 AM Huntingdon) and live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Oklahoma State wrestlers Jordan Oliver, Quinten Fuentes and Alex Meade all won their brackets at the Missouri Open at the University of Missouri Sunday. Fellow Cowboys Neil Erisman, Chris McNeil, Drew Partain and Tyson Yoder all placed third in their respective brackets. Fuentes continued his open tournament dominance by recording pins in three of his four bouts at the Missouri Open. Through two open tournaments this year, the 149-pounder from Johnstown, Colo., has pinned eight of his 11 opponents. Oliver was also dominant at 125 pounds, winning three of his four bouts by fall. He has pinned five of his nine opponents this year. Competing in the Freshman/Sophomore bracket, 165-pound Cowboy Alex Meade won his first match by technical fall and followed that up with a pair of major decision victories before gritting out a 3-2 semifinal win over Meramac's Donald Woods to set up his 14-4 major decision win over Central Oklahoma's Derrick Atkins in the title bout.

Columbia, Mo. -- Six Missouri wrestlers captured individual titles at the ninth annual Missouri Open held in the Hearnes Fieldhouse. A total of 18 Tiger grapplers finished among the top six of their respective weight class, an improvement over last year's finish which resulted in 15 top six finishes. "I was pleased to see our freshmen wrestle so well," Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. "There were lots of tough matches out there today and I think overall we did a great job. This tournament was really a good gage of where each of our wrestlers stand in terms of skills and conditioning. We can learn from this tournament and head back to the practice room ready to work hard." Improving to 8-0 on the season, senior captain Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.), ranked as high as seventh in the nation, finished the day with a spotless 3-0 record. Seeded No. 1 in the Open Division 157 pound bracket, Chandler scored five points in each of his three matches, and held his opponents to escapes. Chandler's title win came in the form of a 5-1 decision over third-seeded and 17th ranked Chase Pami of Cal Poly. "I think I wrestled well today," Chandler said. "I made adjustments in all of my matches and I felt good about the wins." Also earning top honors in his weight class was senior All-American Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) at 174 pounds. Jordan met with Hofstra's Alton Lucas for the second time in two days and handed The Pride grappler a 5-3 loss. Jordan won last night's bout with Lucas, 3-1, in overtime. With the win, Jordan is now one of three Missouri starters with to keep their perfect record in tact. Senior Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) stands at 8-1 on the season with six of his eight wins marked as falls. Fifth-ranked Ellis pinned his opening round opponent, Zak Adomanis of McKendree in 1:37 and went on to stick Lenny Romero of Cal Poly in two minutes flat. Ellis battled with teammate, sophomore Tyler Perry (Hannibal, Mo.), in the semi-final round and won, 3-1. Perry went on to finish the day in sixth place, while Ellis captured a one point, 4-3, win over Illinois' sixth-ranked John Wise. Also competing in the heavyweight bracket, redshirt freshman Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) finished the tournament in third place. Bradley fell to Wise, 1-0, to drop to the consolation bracket but managed back-to-back wins to take third. Competing in the Freshman/Sophomore Division, newcomer Taylor Crane (Columbia, Mo.) held off teammate Nathan McCormick (Leawood, Kan.), 5-3, in the title round of the 133 pound weight class. Crane was 5-0 on the day, outscoring his opponents 30-10. Nick Hucke of Pewaukee, Wis., finished first in the 141 pound weight class while North Carolina product Nick Gregoris (Mebane), took first at 157 pounds. Gregoris also finished with a 5-0 mark, earning bonus point victories in his first three matches.

Individual titles by redshirt freshman Zach Sanders and sophomore Mike Thorn highlighted a solid showing for the University of Minnesota wrestling program at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha, Neb. this weekend. Sanders' title came at 125 pounds while Thorn captured the 141 weight class crown. Sanders, who extended his season record to 8-0, won his quarterfinal match by technical fall before earning a 6-3 decision victory over Iowa State's Andrew Long in the semifinals. Sanders secured the 125-pound title with a 9-7 decision victory over Wyoming's Michael Martinez in the final. Thorn's victory in the 141-pound bracket helped the sophomore improve his record to 9-0 this season and included pins in the first two rounds. Thorn defeated North Dakota State's Gabriel Mooney with a 4-1 decision in the semifinals before earning the 141-pound title with a 5-3 decision over Tennessee-Chattanooga's Cody Cleveland. Sanders and Thorn each capture their second individual titles in as many weeks after securing titles at last week's Bison Open. Two-time All-American Jayson Ness advanced to the semifinals of the 133-pound bracket before bowing out to prepare for his appearance at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Ness will face Illinois' Jimmy Kennedy at the 43rd annual event. Freshmen Atticus Disney (285 pounds) and Cody Yohn (174 pounds), both competing unattached as possible redshirt candidates for the 2008-09 campaign, each won titles competing in the amateur division of the event. Dustin Schlatter, an All-American at 149 pounds a year ago, was the runner-up at 157 pounds. The sixth-ranked Schlatter won his first three matches of the weekend, including an 8-3 semifinal triumph over #19 Joe Knox of Tennessee-Chattanooga, before falling via a 6-4 decision to Nebraska's Jordan Burroughs in the final. Burroughs is ranked third nationally at 149 pounds in the most recent NWCA/InterMat polls. Sophomore Ben Berhow was also a runner-up for the Gophers, placing second at heavyweight. The 18th-ranked Berhow advanced in his first three matches before falling by a 5-2 decision to Nebraska's Tucker Lane in the championship bout. Scott Glasser was also a runner-up for Minnesota, and finished off an impressive run with a close 6-4 decision loss to fifth-ranked Stephen Dwyer of Nebraska in the final. Glasser's trip to the championship match included a pair of major decision wins. Senior Tyler Safrotowich (5th, 157 pounds) and junior Gordon Bierschenk (6th, 197 pounds) also placed in their respective weight classes. Minnesota returns to action next weekend at the Northern Quad in Rochester, Minn. The Gophers will take on Northern Colorado, North Dakota State and Portland State in a dual meet format at the UCR Regional Sports Center starting at 10:00 a.m.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Pins in each of the final three bouts propelled No. 7 Oklahoma State to a 30-9 victory over No. 20 Old Dominion Saturday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys (1-0 overall) fell behind early by losing the first three bouts, but a 4-3 win by OSU freshman Luke Silver at 149 pounds started a string of Oklahoma State victories as the Cowboys won each of the final seven matches. "I was worried. I looked up and saw 9-0, and I wondered if anyone was going to do anything," Oklahoma State coach John Smith said. "They won the first three. We need to win at least five, so where are those five going to come from? I do not know if I have seen three matches that bad in a row in my life. I know I am going to have to be patient. I just did not realize how patient I would have to be. Nothing is going to be easy. It does not matter who we are dualing against." Oklahoma State senior Brandon Mason claimed a 5-4 win in the second tie-break period over No. 16 Chris Brown of Old Dominion at 165 pounds to tie the dual at 9-9, then OSU 174-pounder Kyle Griffin set the tone for the remainder of the day by picking up a two-point nearfall and a three-point nearfall in the third period of his 10-4 win over Eric Decker. The final three matches were no contest with OSU wrestlers recording three straight pins to put the dual out of reach. Cowboys Jared Shelton (41 seconds), Clayton Foster (2:05) and Jared Rosholt (4:26) each recorded falls in dominating fashion to slam the door on the Monarchs. 125 pounds: Oklahoma State senior Obenson Blanc was not able to upset No. 5 James Nicholson in a slow match to begin the afternoon. Nicholson scored the lone takedown of the match with eight seconds remaining in the second period. Two stall points were awarded to both wrestlers during the match. Blanc was not able to overcome the takedown as Nicholson took a 5-3 decision. 133 pounds: No. 12 Kyle Hutter of Old Dominion claimed a 4-2 win over Tyler Shinn by keeping Shinn on the defensive throughout the match. No points were scored in the first period, but Hutter made the big moves when they were needed, scoring a key reversal in the second period and sealing his victory with a takedown with only nine seconds on the clock in the third period. 141 pounds: Oklahoma State redshirt freshman Jamal Parks looked like he was well on his way to a big victory over No. 14 Ryan Williams after scoring two first period takedowns, but Williams regrouped to take Parks down with 1:19 left in the second period and ride him out to seal his victory. Williams scored an escape early in the third and fought off Parks' repeated takedown attempts. When his riding time advantage was factored in, Williams kept the Cowboy freshman at a safe distance. 149 pounds: Oklahoma State redshirt freshman Luke Silver won an exciting match over Old Dominion's Joey Metzler. Tied at 3-3 going into the third period, Silver took a 4-3 lead with an early escape, then kept Metzler at arm's length for the rest of the bout to seal his win. 157 pounds: No. 12 Newly McSpadden continued his winning ways with a convincing 6-1 win over Old Dominion junior Kaylen Baxter. A quick takedown and 2:34 of riding time in the first period gave McSpadden the early edge. He followed that up with a second-period escape and a third-period takedown that put the bout out of reach for Baxter. 165 pounds: No. 10 Brandon Mason set the Gallagher-Iba Arena crowd into a frenzy when he escaped with less than one second left in the second tie-break period of his 5-4 win over No. 16 Chris Brown. Mason's win gave the Cowboys their third straight match victory, tying the dual at 9 points apiece. 174 pounds: Oklahoma State sophomore Kyle Griffin gave the Cowboys their first convincing victory of the day when he scored a third-period reversal and followed it with a three-point nearfall and a two-point nearfall against Eric Decker. 184 pounds: It took just 41 seconds for Jared Shelton to pin Old Dominion freshman Joe Budi. Shelton took Budi down at the 2:25 mark, then pinned him six seconds later. The pin gave Oklahoma State an 18-9 lead in the duel. 197 pounds: No. 18 Clayton Foster pinned Old Dominion junior Jesse Strawn in 2:05 to seal the team victory for the Cowboys. Foster took Strawn down at the 1:19 mark, then turned Strawn to his back for the pin 25 seconds later. 285 pounds: No. 1 Jared Rosholt closed things out with a third straight pin for the Cowboys. Rosholt held a 2-1 lead after the first period, then chose the down position to start the second period. He escaped three seconds into the second stanza, then bagged a takedown at the 1:16 mark before turning Roy Dragon III to his back and scoring the fall at 4:26.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Big Red wrestling team placed third at the Body Bar Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Newman Arena. At 165 pounds, No. 1 nationally ranked sophomore Mack Lewnes pinned three of his opponents on his way to winning the individual title for the second year in a row. Senior Steve Anceravage also won his second-straight title at 174 pounds, and with a pin in his opening bout, set a new school record for career falls with a total of 30. No. 5 ranked Anceravage set the new Big Red career record with a pin in 2:52 over Sacred Heart's Brandon Lapp. He followed with another win by fall over Liberty's Nick Knowles in 6:13. In the semifinals he won by a 15-4 major decision over Army's Ryan Mergen to advance to the finals. Anceravage won by medical forfeit over freshman teammate Steve Bosak. The previous career pins record was held by Travis Lee ‘05 and Walter Grote '74 with 28 pins each. Lewnes opened his day with a pin in 1:28 over Liberty's Brad Clark, and he followed with a 2:23 win by fall against Army's Mike Gorman. The Big Red sophomore recorded his seventh fall of the season in 4:41 over Buffalo's Ryan Black. In the semifinals, he advanced with a 16-6 major decision, and took the title defeating Bloomsburg's Rickey Schmelyun with a 12-4 major decision. At 157 pounds, junior John Basting defeated Bloomsburg's Dennis Bermudez, 9-5, to advance to the quarterfinals where he won a 5-2 decision over Mallie Shuster of Kent State. Basting lost by tech fall to No. 11 ranked Matt Moley of Bloomsburg in the semifinals. In a match for third place, Basting won 12-5 over Buffalo's John-Martin Cannor. No. 18 ranked sophomore Justin Kerber wrestled for Cornell at 184 pounds and won by tech fall 18-1 in 4:42 over Drexel's Justin Sachse. In the quaterfinals, Kerber blanked Sacred Heart's Ricky Eichenlaub by a 13-0 major decision. In the semis, Kerber faced No. 5 nationally ranked Kirk Smith of Boise State. Kerber held a 6-4 lead towards the end of the third period, but Smith came back to tie the match with a reversal nearing the end of regulation. Smith won the match 8-6 in sudden victory with a takedown. Kerber placed third after defeating No. 16 Chris Daggett of Liberty by tech fall, 20-5 in 7:00. At 197 pounds, freshman Cam Simaz opened his day with a fall in 4:45 over Maryland's Thomas Sitar, and followed with a 9-8 decision over Michael Blackwell. Simaz narrowly lost 5-3 in the semifinals to No. 16 Army's Richard Starks. The Big Red rookie placed fourth with a 4-1 decision over Kent State's Eric Chine. Also at 174 pounds, Bosak opened his day with an 11-1 major decision over Nate Graham of Bloomsburg and followed with another major over the No. 3 seed Chris Estep of Kent State. In the quarterfinals Bosak recorded his third major, blanking Drexel's Brian Stouffer, 10-0. The Big Red rookie defeated Maryland's Corey Peltier 5-1 to advance to the finals, but medical forfeited to Anceravage. Junior Nate Holley notched two pins at 184 pounds before losing in the quarterfinals to Boise State's Smith. In the wrestlebacks, Holley defeated his teammate Travis Dale, before pinning yet another opponent. The junior finished in fifth place after Army's Derek Stanley injury defaulted after getting hurt towards the end of the match.

Columbia, Mo. -- For the second year in a row, the fifth-ranked Missouri wrestling team used a come-from-behind effort to hold off 16th-ranked Hofstra, 22-12, in the Hearnes Center. A total of 2,015 fans watched as the Tigers rattled off seven straight victories to collect their third win of the campaign. "Hofstra has an incredibly tough wrestling program," Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. "I'm pleased with how the team performed today, but we still have a ways to go before we're where we need to be in March." The Missouri wrestling program raised $11,000 from the first Wrestling Supports Wrestling dual. All of the money from ticket sales of the afternoon event will go towards the Wrestling Endowment Fund. The Pride took wins in the first three matches of the night to build a 12-0 advantage over Missouri. Senior Andrew Sherry (Sewickley, Pa.) was first to come up with a win for the Tigers, finishing his 149-pound bout, 8-6, over P.J. Gillespie. His 40th career victory, Sherry now stands at 2-1 on the season. "Andrew came up with a big win for us today," Smith said. He keeps finding ways to win and it's really paying off. He's doing a great job in our lineup." Next on the mat, senior captain Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) made his first start in the Missouri lineup for the 2008-09 campaign. In a rematch from last season, seventh-ranked Chandler notched a 13-2 win over 15th-ranked Jonny Bonilla Bowman. The win puts Chandler at 2-0 over Bonilla-Bowman with both victories recorded by major decision. Second-ranked Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) sent his second straight 165-pound match of the season into overtime. Tied at one at the end of regulation, Marable and Ryan Patrovich were forced into 30-second overtime periods after going scoreless in the initial one minute sudden victory period. Patrovich chose down for the first 30 seconds and Marable rode out his opponent. With Marable on bottom to start the second 30 second period, the Tiger escaped in nine seconds to win the match, 2-1. Click here to find out more! One of two overtime bouts, the 174 pound match saw third-ranked Missouri All-American Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) best eighth-ranked Alton Lucas, 3-1. Jordan won his first match of the season over a ranked opponent by scoring a takedown 27 seconds into the one minute sudden victory period. "When you wrestle guys like Ben and Maxwell Askren in the practice room day in and day out, you get a lot more comfortable in funky position," Jordan commented after finding himself close to being taken down by Lucas. Redshirt freshman Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.) won his first career match in the Hearnes Center by way of a 9-3 victory over Ben Clymer at 184 pounds. Henderson closed out the second period with a 7-1 lead over Clymer after managing a reversal and three-point nearfall. "(Ben) Clymer is a real good competitor," Henderson said. "Beating a guy like him really helps with my confidence." Henderson's win by decision gave Missouri its first lead of the night, 13-12. Improving to 3-0 on the season and 57-7 on his career, fifth-ranked junior Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) recorded a 12-6 win over 17th-ranked Joe Fagiano in the 197 pound match. Askren used four takedowns and an escape as well as one point for Hofstra stalling and one point for over a minute of riding time to win his match. Redshirt freshman Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) closed out the day with a 4-2 win over Jordan Enck at heavyweight. Tied at two heading into the final two minutes of action, Bradley scored a takedown with 32 seconds left in the match to improve to 3-0 on his young season. The Tigers will have less than 24 hours to rest and prepare for tournament action when they compete in the ninth annual Missouri Open beginning at 9 a.m. (CT) in the Hearnes Fieldhouse. Admission is free and finals are expected to begin around 4 p.m. Live brackets from the Freshman/Sophomore and Open Division tournaments will be updated periodically throughout the course of the day.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Highlighted by a first-period fall from fifth-year senior Tyrel Todd (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS) at 197 pounds, the No. 10-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team swept the final four bouts to rally past No. 20 Pennsylvania, 22-15, on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 22) at The Palestra. The Wolverines won six individual bouts in the contest, bookending the dual with victories early and late and claiming bonus points in two, to even their season record to 1-1. After claiming back-to-back victories in the preceding two bouts, Michigan trailed by two points entering the 197-pound contest. Todd established early control over the Quakers' Dan Zander, converting on an early single leg and ankle pick before going to work on top. The Wolverine captain, ranked third in the latest NWCA/InterMat poll, flattened Zander out, grabbed the nearside wrist and came around to scoop the head, where he threaded the needle to turn Zander to his back at 2:44. The pin was Todd's 13th of his collegiate career. He led the Wolverines with six falls last season. Junior/sophomore Eddie Phillips (Lakewood, Mich./Woodland HS) then sealed the Wolverines' victory at heavyweight, battling back from an early deficit to beat Trey McLean 6-3 in the final bout. After knotting up the score with an escape early in the second, Phillips claimed his first and final lead late in the frame, maneuvering McLean off balance with a succession of shots before forcing him to mat and going behind to score. The Wolverine heavyweight continued to push the pace in the third period, and, after just missing on a takedown attempt on the edge of the mat, he countered an errant McLean shot in the closing seconds to ice his second-career dual victory. Senior Michael Watts (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS) kicked off the meet in decisive fashion, knocking off the Quakers' seventh-ranked Rollie Peterkin 10-4 in the opening bout at 125 pounds. The Wolverine wrestler hit his second first-period throw in as many days, using a cement mixer early in the frame to force Peterkin to his back and claim an early four-point advantage. After riding out the entirety of the second period, Watts added three back points with a cradle in the frame's closing seconds and countered a Penn shot late in the third to improve to 6-0 on the season. Freshman Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) picked up his first collegiate dual win at 133 pounds, using a late takedown to overcome an early deficit and secure a 6-4 decision over Bryan Ortenzio. The Quaker wrestler struck first out of a scramble midway through the opening period, nearly putting Stevens to his back before the latter bellied out to allow the takedown. The U-M rookie controlled the final two frames, however, earning a quick reversal in the second before countering an Ortenzio shot early in the third, coming around on the edge to take the lead for good. Penn's Rick Rappo evened the score, and kicked off a stretch of four straight Quaker wins at the middleweights, with an unexpected pin at the 141-pound match, catching fifth-ranked sophomore Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) in the closing seconds of the second period. Russell dominated the early portion of the bout, building up a 5-2 advantage with riding time after an explosive first-period double leg and a quick reversal in the second. But with Russell deep on a single leg late in the period, Rappo countered to force a scramble and force the Wolverine to his back, bringing a sudden end to the bout at the 4:50 mark. After Penn's streak at the middleweights put the Wolverines down by nine points, fifth-year senior Steve Luke (Massillon, Ohio/Perry HS) initiated his team's comeback, putting on a takedown clinic at 174 pounds en route to a dominant 20-7 major decision over Cory Beaver. Luke, the nation's No.1-ranked 174-pounder, used a combination of single legs, double legs and fireman's carries to convert on nine different scoring attempts and accumulate nearly four minutes of riding-time advantage. The major decision extended Luke's dual-meet winning streak to 10, dating back to last season's Big Ten Conference opener. Junior/sophomore Anthony Biondo (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley HS) carried Michigan's momentum into the subsequent bout at 184 pounds, using a first-period single-leg takedown to claim the only offensive points en route to a 4-1 decision against Colin Hitscheler. Much of the contest was contained to action on the mat, but neither wrestler could produce points out of the situation. Biondo limited Hitscheler to a first-period escape and rode out the entire third frame to accumulate 2:01 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverines will continue early-season action in two weeks at the 27th annual Cliff Keen Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, in Las Vegas, Nev. Competition is slated to begin with pigtail rounds on Friday at 9 a.m. PST at the Las Vegas Convention Center. U-M returns to the prestigious tournament as the defending team champion.

ITHICA, New York -- The Boise State University wrestling team won five of the 10 weight classes and scored 125 points to win the 11-team Cornell Body Bar Tournament on Saturday (Nov. 22). Brian Owen, Andrew Hochstrasser, Jason Chamberlain, Adam Hall and Kirk Smith all won their weight classes, while Cory Fish and Tyler Sherfey placed third in the 141 and 165 pounds weight classes, respectively. Owen won the 125-pound weight class with a 6-5 decision over Steve Mytch of Drexel. Hochstrasser was the winner at 133 pounds when he recorded a 7-3 decision over Dan Mitcheff of Kent State. Chamberlain won a tight 4-3 decision over Matt Kyler of Army to capture the title at 149 pounds. Hall double his score to hand Matt Moley of Bloomsburg an 8-4 defeat at 157 pounds. Smith posted a major decision over Dustin Kilgore of Kent State for a 13-5 win in the 184-pound weight class. Sam Zylstra added an eighth top four individual finish when he placed fourth in the heavyweight division losing to Patrick Gilmore of Maryland in the consolation bracket. Kent State placed second in the team scoring with 115 points, while host Cornell was third with 91.5 points. The Broncos continue their trip to New York on Sunday (Nov. 23) when they face Edinboro, Clarion and Rutgers in dual matches in Binghamton.

Junior Jordan Burroughs claimed Outstanding Wrestler honors to help No. 6 Nebraska rack up eight individual titles at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha on Saturday. The showing matches the Huskers' best performance ever at the tournament, as NU also won eight titles in 2001. Nebraska dominated the elite division, sweeping first place from 157 pounds to heavyweight, and placing 11 wrestlers in the top six. The amateur division was no different, as five Huskers placed and two earned crowns. Overall, NU wrestlers posted a 69-26 record at the event, including 29 bonus-point wins and 13 pins. Wrestling in his first tournament since moving to the 157-pound weight class, Burroughs posted a 4-0 mark with two bonus-point wins. He earned his first pin of the season in his opening match against Northern Iowa Area's Tim Kirkwood, notching the fall in 2:07. Burroughs followed with a decision over Minnesota's Tyler Safratowich, before claiming a 24-10 major decision versus Northern Illinois' Bryan Deutsch. His most impressive win of the day was a 6-4 defeat of No. 6 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota in the final. Burroughs had plenty of competition for the spotlight, including fellow junior Craig Brester at 197 pounds. Brester won the Manuel Gorrarian Award for recording the most pins in the least amount of time, after falling three of his opponents. He pinned Iowa State's Kyle Simonson in 1:27 to start the day and followed with a 2:54 pin of Chattanooga's Ethan Winel in the second round. Brester also pinned Winel in Nebraska's dual with the Mocs on Thursday night. Brester advanced with a 14-3 major decision against Wisconsin's Trevor Brandvold and capped the day with a 1:49 fall against Northern Iowa's Andrew Anderson. Brester is now 5-0 on the season, with four of his wins coming by pin. The Huskers also dominated the 184-pound weight class, with three NU wrestlers finishing in the top four. Senior Vince Jones posted two pins to advance to the final, where he earned an 8-2 decision over fellow Husker Romero Cotton for first place. The freshman Cotton won a 14-9 match against Husker junior Levi Wofford in the second round, but Wofford rebounded to place fourth. Senior Brandon Browne and junior Stephen Dwyer (165) also went 4-0 on the day to claim crowns for Nebraska. Browne successfully defended his title at 174 pounds, after winning the event last year. Redshirt freshman Tucker Lane placed first at heavyweight in the amateur division last year, and moved up to the elite division with the same result this season. In the amateur division, freshmen Ridge Kiley at 125 pounds and Tyler Koehn at 157 took home titles for Nebraska. Kiley topped off his showing by pinning Iowa Central's Patrick Hunter in 2:21 in the final. Koehn sandwiched three straight decisions after opening and ending the day with major decisions. Fellow freshmen Jon Burns (141) and Josh Ihnen (184) lost in their respective final to take second, while Matt Ashton (133) placed fourth. Full results of Nebraska's wrestlers at the Kaufman-Brand Open are below. The Huskers continue their season with duals against Augustana (S.D.) and Oregon State at 4 and 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28. Fans can get into either dual for free with a valid Nebraska-Colorado football ticket.

MADISON, Wis. -- Second-rated Iowa State fought off No. 12 Wisconsin early in the Kohl Center Friday, cruising to a 27-7 victory over the Badgers fueled by bonus-point victories by Jon Reader (165) and Nick Fanthorpe (133). ISU notched its 12th straight victory over Wisconsin with the offensive showcase, outnumbering the Badgers in takedowns 16-6. "Wisconsin is a good team and a great program," ISU head coach Cael Sanderson said. "Matches like these show us where we are. We will use this as preparation. We got a pretty good indication tonight. The team got a lot of positivies out of tonight to build on. And we will." Iowa State came out firing after intermission, winning the final five matches of the dual. A matchup featuring two top-five heavyweights took place between David Zabriskie and Wisconsin's Kyle Massey. In the first period, Zabriskie was hit with a fleeing-the-mat call to put him down 0-1. After trading takedowns in regulation and getting an escape, Zabriskie finished the match by completing a single-leg takedown with 0:01 second left in the sudden victory period. Wisconsin split the first four matches with the Cyclones to tie the dual 7-7. Returning NCAA qualifier Tyler Clark decisioned Badger junior Drew Hammen, 7-1. Clark used a reversal with 0:17 left in the second period to help build his lead. Fanthorpe, ranked fifth at 133 pounds, continued his habit of racking up takedowns on his way to major decision of the Badger's Tom Kelliher. Fanthorpe recorded five takedowns over the three periods to win 15-7. Before the intermission, Cyler Sanderson was able to break the tie by edging Wisconsin's Ben Jordan 6-1. Sanderson tallied a pair of takedowns in the victory at 157 pounds. Redshirt freshman Jerome Ward was able to grind out a 4-2 victory over the Badger 184-pounder, Eric Bugenhagen. Reader secured another technical fall for season in his match with Gabe Stoppelmoor of Wisconsin. Reader was able to secure three three-point nearfalls and two two-point nearfalls on his way to stopping the action in 4:50 (16-1). Jake Varner, the No. 2 ranked 197-pounder in the country, did not disappoint in his matchup against the fifth-ranked 197-pounder from Wisconsin, Dallas Herbst. Varner finished a double-leg takedown in the first period to help him cruise to a 4-0 win by decision. Making his debut as a Cyclone, junior Duke Burk was able to come away with an 8-4 decision over Travis Rutt of Wisconsin. Burk scored a takedown with 0:17 left in the third period to break a 4-4 tie and added a two-point nearfall to finish out the victory. The Cyclones return to action at home Sunday against Arizona State at 7 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. The ISU squad will then hit the road Dec. 6 for a intra-state matchup against Iowa at 7 p.m.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 14 in the nation, found the going rough at No. 4 Cornell on Friday night and fell 24-10. In a dual wrestled in front of over 4,200 fans, Cornell four straight close bouts after an opening loss to post the win. Penn State was led by talented freshman Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), who dominated No. 3 Mike Grey on his way to an 8-3 win over the returning All-American. Junior All-American Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) got Penn State off to a rousing start, dominating Cornell's Grant Daffin on his way to a 16-7 major decision. But after that win, Penn State suffered four straight close losses in the heart of its line-up. All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), ranked No. 2 at 157, lost a hard-fought 4-0 decision to defending national champion Jordan Leen. Senior Mark Friend (Libertyville, Ill.) gave No. 1-ranked Mack Lewnes all he could handle but fell 7-2 at 165. True freshman Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) nearly upset his second straight All-American, but the 16th-ranked Nittany Lion fell 6-1 to No. 5 Steve Anceravage at 174. Senior Phil Bomberger (Port Royale, Pa.), ranked No. 13, suffered a 6-2 upset loss to No. 18 Justin Kerber at 184 and before Penn State could regroup it was down 12-4 heading into intermission. After intermission, Cornell continued to roll with a pin at 197 before red-shirt freshman Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) nearly upset No. 10 Zach Hammond at HWT. Hammond still got a 7-6 victory and put Cornell up 21-4. Nittany Lion sophomore Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) picked up Penn State's second win of the night with a 9-6 decision over Cornell's Frank Perrelli at 125. Senior Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) lost a close decision to No. 2 Troy Nickerson at 133 before Molinaro put together his strong performance with an 8-3 win over Grey, the All-American. The loss was Penn State's first to Cornell since the 1999-2000 season. Penn State had defeated Cornell five straight times by a combined score of 132-53, including two lopsided wins last year. The Nittany Lions still hold a gaudy 55-12-3 edge in the all-time series between the two schools. Penn State is now 0-2 on the year while Cornell moves to 1-0. The Nittany Lions will head to Binghamton, N.Y., on Sunday for the Sprawl and Brawl Duals. Penn State will tackle No. 24 Virginia at 10 a.m., No. 15 Edinboro at 12 p.m. and host Binghamton at 3:30 p.m. Penn State returns to action in State College when it takes part in the 2008 Nittany Lion Open on Sunday, Dec. 7. Action begins at 8:30 a.m. and tickets can be purchased at the door. Penn State's next dual meet is set for Sunday, Dec. 14, when the Nittany Lions host West Virginia in Rec Hall. Action starts at 1 p.m. Fans can purchase season tickets by calling 814-863-1000 or 800-NITTANY. Season tickets are $32 for adults and $24 for youth. Single event tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth. Penn State students get in FREE with a Penn State ID. All Penn State dual meets and post-season action can be heard live in the Centre Region on WRSC (1390 AM State College), WHUN (1150 AM Huntingdon) and live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 149: Nittany Lion All-American Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.), ranked No. 2 at 149, took to the mat against Cornell's Grant Daffin. Jenkins wasted little time in taking a 2-0 lead with a takedown just ten seconds into the bout. Jenkins cut Daffin loose and began looking for a second takedown. After nearly completing a cement mixer, Jenkins worked his way around behind Daffin for the takedown with 1:40 left, taking a 4-1 lead. Jenkins then put together a very strong ride, building up a solid riding time edge while looking for an opening to turn Daffin to his back. Jenkins' hard work on top forced Daffin into an initial stall warning and allowed the Lion junior to ride Daffin out and carry a 4-1 lead (with 2:16 in riding time) into the middle stanza. Daffin chose down to begin the second period and Jenkins allowed him to escape. Jenkins then quickly took Daffin down again and cut him loose to lead 6-3 with just over 2:20 left in the period. The Nittany Lion junior added a fourth takedown to up his edge to 8-4 after cutting Daffin, quickly snapped in on the Big Red's right thigh to get another takedown and led 10-5 after cutting Daffin loose once more. Jenkins added a sixth takedown at the :42 mark and led 12-5. This time, the Nittany Lion junior rode Daffin out to lead 12-5 with a guaranteed riding time point in hand. Jenkins chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 13-5 lead with 1:22 left in the bout. Daffin got his first takedown at the :30 mark, but Jenkins quickly moved around behind the Cornell grappler to reverse him and take a 15-7 lead. The riding time bonus point gave Jenkins a 16-7 major decision and put the Nittany Lions up 4-0 early. 157: Fellow Penn State All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), also ranked No. 2, met the first of two former NCAA 157-pound Champions he was set to meet on Penn State's weekend in New York. Cornell's Jordan Leen, ranked No. 5 and last year's national champ, was Vallimont's first foe in what could be a very rugged weekend for the Penn State junior. In the dual's marquee match-up featuring two of the nation's best 157-pounders, the duo spent the first half of the opening period looking for a scoring opportunity. Leen took a couple shots low at Vallimont's right ankle, but each time the Nittany Lion junior stepped away from trouble and kept the bout scoreless. Tied 0-0 after one period, Leen chose down to begin the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Neither wrestlers could make a dent in the other's defense until Vallimont got in deep on Leen's right thigh with :32 left. The Nittany Lion sophomore nearly finished the move for a takedown, but action was stopped due to a dangerous hold and the bout went to the third period with Leen holding a 1-0 lead. Trailing 1-0, Vallimont chose neutral to start the third period. He initially got in on Leen's right ankle again and once again, Leen managed to work his way into danger, thus forcing another reset. After a prolonged blood timeout for a cut on Leen's head, Vallimont once again got in on Leen's right thigh. This time, Leen countered the move by stepping over Vallimont and got the first takedown of the bout to lead 3-0 with 1:09 left to wrestle. Vallimont could not work out from Leen's strong ride and, with a riding time bonus point, posted a hard-fought 4-0 win. The victory cut Penn State's lead to 4-3 and seriously damaged Penn State's upset hopes. 165: Penn State senior Mark Friend (Libertyville, Ill.) met the nation's No. 1 ranked 165-pounder in Cornell's Mack Lewnes. Friend and Lewnes battled evenly through the first period, until the Nittany Lion senior got in deep on Lewnes' right thigh. But the top-ranked Lewnes forced a stalemate and kept the bout scoreless with :30 left in the period. Lewnes worked his way into Friend's hips and nearly got his first takedown, but Friend managed to fight off the effort and keep things scoreless after one period. Friend chose down to start the second period. Friend feverishly tried to escape, nearly working out from Lewnes' control a number of times, only to have action move off the mat. The Nittany Lion senior could not manage to escape and, while keeping the bout tied 0-0, faced a 2:00 riding time edge. Lewnes chose down to begin the third period and quickly reversed the Nittany Lion to take a 2-0 lead. Friend worked to escape once more, but Lewnes maintained control long enough to secure the riding time point. Friend escaped to a 2-1 deficit with :28 left. Lewnes got the bout's first takedown at the :18 mark and led 4-2 after a quick Friend escape. Lewnes added one more takedown as the bout ended and, with the bonus point, posted a 7-2 win. The victory gave Cornell a 6-4 lead. 174: Penn State true-freshman Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 174, met the first of three potential ranked foes of the weekend when he took on No. 5 Steve Anceravage of Cornell, a returning All-American. Looking to build upon his win over a returning All-American last weekend, Wright took the action to Anceravage, acting as the aggressor early on. Wright nearly got the bout's first takedown with an ankle pick, but Anceravage stepped out of trouble to keep the bout scoreless. A flurry on the edge of the mat nearly resulted in a takedown for Wright as the first period ended, but Anceravage worked his way out of trouble. Tied 0-0, Wright chose down to start the second period. Anceravage rode Wright hard for the entire period and kept things scoreless heading into the third stanza. Anceravage chose down to begin the third period and Wright let him loose to a 1-0 lead. Down by one and looking at giving up a riding time point, Wright pressured the Cornell senior, looking for a scoring opportunity. The Nittany Lion freshman saw his chance with a high throw, but Anceravage worked his way out and around Wright for his own takedown and a 3-1 lead (after a Wright escape). Anceravage then iced the bout with a solid takedown with just over :20 left and, with the riding time point, posted a hard-fought 6-1 win. The victory put Cornell up 9-4. 184: Penn State senior Phil Bomberger (Port Royal, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 184, met Cornell's Justin Kerber, ranked No. 18. Kerber got the bout's first takedown to lead 2-1 with over 2:00 left in the opening period. Bomberger looked to answer with his own takedown, nearly finishing off a double-leg at the 1:10 mark to take the lead. But Kerber was able to work his way off the mat and keep his one point advantage. Bomberger once again looked to his double-leg and once again, Kerber was able to keep from giving up the takedown. Trailing 2-1, Bomberger chose down to begin the second period. Kerber continued Cornell's strong performance from the top position and kept Bomberger on the mat until the 1:10 mark. Bomberger managed to escape to a 2-2 with and did not give up the riding time point (Kerber had a 0:59 advantage). Kerber show in at Bomberger's waste and the Nittany Lion tried to move aside and use a throw to counter the move. But the Cornell grappler finished his move off for a takedown and a 4-2 lead after two periods. Kerber chose down to start the third period and Bomberger cut him loose. Bomberger began attacking the Cornell grappler, but Kerber's defense allowed him to counter every Bomberger double-leg and keep his lead. The riding time bonus point allowed Kerber to post a 6-2 upset win and put the Big Red up 12-4. 197: With starter Andrew Haile out for Penn State, red-shirt freshman Clay Steadman (McKean, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut against Cornell's Cam Simaz at 197. Simaz drew first blood with a takedown on the edge of the mat at the 2:10 mark. Steadman escaped to a 2-1 deficit at the 1:50 mark and began looking for his own takedown but could not dent Simaz' defense. Trailing 2-1, Steadman chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 2-2 tie at the 1:30 mark. Steadman got in on Simaz thigh and looked to score, but Simaz countered the move for a takedown and a 4-2 lead. Simaz then turned Steadman to his shoulders and, after a brief tussle, pinned the Nittany Lion freshman at the 4:38 mark. The pin put Cornell up 18-4. HWT: Nittany Lion Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) battled No. 10 Zach Hammond of Cornell in the match-up at heavyweight. Hammond opened up a 2-0 lead with a quick takedown. The Cornell senior then rode the Nittany Lion freshman until the 1:38 mark, when Wade escaped to a 2-1 deficit. Wade battled the tenth-ranked grappler even for the rest of the period and trailed 2-1 after the opening stanza. Wade chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 2-2 tie at the 1:38 mark. Wade pressured the Cornell senior for the rest of the period, but Hammond's defense allowed him keep the bout tied at 2-2 after two periods. With a 1:28 riding time edge, Hammond chose neutral to start the final period. He used a low ankle pick to work his way into a second takedown and a 4-2 lead a the 1:30 mark. Wade then escaped to cut the lead to 4-3 with 1:08 left in the bout. The Nittany Lion freshman shot low on Hammond, but the Cornell grappler countered and notched another takedown to lead 6-4 (after a Wade escape). Wade worked hard and at the final buzzer, got his takedown as the bout ended, briefly tying the score at 6-6. But Hammond's riding time advantage gave Cornell the 7-6 win and a 21-4 lead. 125: Nittany Lion sophomore Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) took to the mat against undefeated freshman Frank Perrelli of Cornell. Perrelli got the first takedown of the bout, taking a 2-0 lead early in the first period. Pataky escaped with just under two minutes left and notched his first takedown at the 1:40 mark. The talented Lion sophomore then turned Perrelli for three near fall points and a 6-2 lead midway through the period. Pataky put together a smothering ride, working from the top to turn Perrelli once again. But the Cornell grappler managed to escape to a 6-3 deficit with :15 left in the period. Up 6-3, Pataky chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 7-3 lead at the 1:31 mark. Perrelli used a strong double leg to take Pataky down and cut his lead to 8-5 after Pataky quickly escaped. Trailing 8-5, Perrelli chose down to begin the final period. Pataky nearly turned Perrelli for a quick pin, but the Big Red wrestler rolled out of trouble and forced a reset, with Pataky still in control at the 1:43 mark. Perrelli escaped to an 8-6 deficit at the 1:30 mark. Pataky had a 1:10 edge in riding time. Perrelli looked to get in on Pataky's upper leg, but the Nittany Lion sophomore kept him from gaining any control. Pataky managed to hold on for a 9-6 win (with the riding time point), cutting Cornell's lead to 21-7. 133: Senior co-captain Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) met Cornell's Troy Nickerson. Nickerson is ranked No. 2 at 125, but moved up to 133 for tonight's dual. Neither wrestler found any traction early on in the bout. Pataky nearly drew first blood at the :26 mark, but Nickerson was able to move out of bounds to force a reset and keep the bout scoreless after three minutes of action. Haas chose neutral to begin the second period. Once again, each wrestler worked the shoulders, looking for a chance to score. Haas was hit with his first stall warning at the 1:05 mark. Using a solid shoulder throw, Haas nearly turned Nickerson to his back on the edge of the mat with just :15 left, but Nickerson was able to keep his shoulders up and roll out of bounds. Tied 0-0, Nickerson chose down to begin the third period and turned an attempted Haas lift into a reversal and a 2-0 lead with 1:44 left in the bout. But Haas countered with his own reversal to tie the score at 2-2 at the 1:12 mark, only to be reversed again by Nickerson with 1:07 left to wrestle. Nickerson then put together a strong ride, keeping control of Haas for the remainder of the bout and securing a bonus point. The 5-2 win put the Big Red up 24-7. 141: Red-shirt freshman Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) met No. 3 Mike Grey of Cornell at 141 pounds. Molinaro was fast and aggressive throughout the opening period, getting a go-ahead takedown at the 1:56 mark to take an early 2-0 lead over returning All-American. Molinaro then put together a very strong ride, keeping control of Grey long enough to build up a 1:22 riding time edge. Grey escaped to a 2-1 deficit after a reset, but the Nittany Lion freshmen continued to be the aggressor for the remainder of the period. Up by one, Molinaro chose down to begin the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Molinaro gave up a technical point while trying to avoid a Grey takedown and led 3-2 at the :30 mark. But the Nittany Lion freshman was still the aggressor and, with just :20 left, used a quick double leg at Grey's waste to gain control. With :08 left, Molinaro got the takedown and added two back points to lead 7-2 (with a riding time edge heading into the third period). Grey chose down to begin the third period and Molinaro was hit with another illegal hold call, cutting his lead to 7-3. The talented Lion freshman put together a rugged ride, clinching the bonus point. Grey could not break free as Molinaro overpowered the All-American for the entire period. The dominating performance gave Molinaro an 8-3 win and made the final score 24-10.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Two major decisions for No. 22 Lehigh helped seal a key victory for the Mountain Hawks on Friday night at Stabler Arena. Lehigh knocked off its second ranked team of the year with a 20-12 victory over the No. 9 Michigan Wolverines to move to 3-0 for the first time since 2005-06. The Mountain Hawks won six of the ten matches in the bout, but they benefitted even more from key bonus points earned by Matt Fisk and Trevor Chinn to pull away for the win. "They wrestled very hard tonight," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "We're really coming together as a team now. It's 10 guys out there wrestling for the other 30." The first bout of the match set the tone for an exciting evening at Stabler. Lehigh's John McDonald fell behind early in the first period, trailing by four points after a takedown and a near fall by Michael Watts gave the Wolverine the early cushion. McDonald continued to fight throughout the match, coming within inches of flipping Watts over to score a near fall, but the freshman Mountain Hawk was never able to overcome the early hole and fell 7-3. Needing to make up for the 3-0 deficit, junior captain Matt Fisk took over in the second bout to swing the lead back over to Lehigh. Leading 3-1 at the start of the third Period, Fisk turned into a scoring machine in the final stanza. The captain controlled Michigan's Zac Stevens after moving in for a quick takedown, and never lost his position atop the Wolverine. After a near fall, riding time and multiple stalling calls against Stevens, Fisk had ran away for the 11-1 major decision. "That was a big one," Santoro said. "It really opened up the night for us. He had that moment where it was give and take but then he opened it up." Junior Seth Ciasulli had the cards stacked against him at 141 when he faced off with the No. 5 wrestler in the country at that weight in Kellen Russell. But Ciasulli gave the Stabler Arena fans everything they could ask for as he hung in with the Wolverine for the entire bout. Trailing 4-1 late in the match, Ciasulli scored three unanswered points in a strange sequence of events that brought the Mountain Hawks fans to their feet. On a shot attempt by the Lehigh junior, Russell tried to escape by slipping out of bounds, drawing a penalty for fleeing the mat. With the clock winding down, referee George Chilmonik called consecutive stalling penalties (one warning had already been issued) against Russell, including one in the final second of the bout to pull the wrestlers even. But in the overtime period, it was Russell who was able to shoot in and score a takedown for the 6-4 sudden victory. Lehigh answered again at 149 win Trevor Chinn dominated Justin Chrzanowski at 149. Chinn, the No. 14 wrestler in his class executed a perfect strategy of taking down Chrzanowski and letting him escape only to take him down again. Chinn seemingly scored at will throughout the bout and racked up the points in a 17-5 major decision to give the Mountain Hawks an 8-6 lead. "It feels great," Chinn said of his team's performance in the match. "It's a far cry from last year with all its ups and downs. We feel like we have a solid lineup and everyone is wrestling for everyone else." At 157, the Mountain Hawks continued to pour the pressure on the Wolverines as Sean Bilodeau scored a key victory for the Brown and White. Bilodeau grabbed a big reversal at the start of the third period to move the score to 4-2. Then, the freshman from Massachusetts almost lost control as he slipped over Michigan's Aaron Hynes' shoulders, but he regained his positioning and flipped the Wolverine over for a near fall in an eventual 7-3 win heading into the intermission. After the break, Mike Galante gave the Mountain Hawks the necessary breathing room they needed heading into the final bouts of the night by scoring an 11-5 decision over Justin Zeerip at 165. Galante scored a big takedown at the end of the second period to grab a 5-3 lead and never looked back as he became one of three Mountain Hawks to improve to 3-0 on the season. The marquee match of the night pitted No. 13 Alex Caruso against No. 1 Steve Luke at 174. Caruso fell behind early in the match and was never able to mount an attack against the top wrestler from Michigan. Every time Caruso went in for a shot attempt, Luke was there to defend it, and the Wolverine held on for the 5-3 decision. That put the pressure on David Craig to take care of business at 184. The junior from Brandon, Fla. was the last true favorite in the match for the Mountain Hawks, and with a five-point lead going in, Lehigh needed a win from Craig to feel good about its chances. Craig looked frustrated at the outset as his shot attempts failed, but he was able to swing in for the takedown with less than 20 seconds remaining in the first period to take the 2-0 lead. That was all the cushion Craig would need as he pulled away for the 6-0 victory. Joe Kennedy just had to avoid a disaster at 197 to preserve the lead for the Mountain Hawks. The freshman did his part in a losing effort, avoiding a fall or a major decision against the No. 3 wrestler at that weight class, Tyrel Todd. Todd had bonus points in mind the entire match, but Kennedy fed off the enthusiastic crowd and earned a productive 8-3 loss. All Zach Rey had to do in the final bout of the night was avoid a pin, but the freshman did even more than that. Rey grabbed a big takedown with 30 seconds left in the match to take a 3-1 lead and hold on for the victory as the Stabler Arena crowd rose to its feet to cheer on the home team in the upset. "The crowd had a lot to do with it tonight," Chinn said. "They got behind us early and we just got rolling from there." Lehigh returns to action Sunday afternoon when the Mountain Hawks host Princeton at 1 p.m. at Leeman-Turner Arena in Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Lehigh ticket office, located in Grace Hall prior to Sunday's match. Bonus points: Lehigh welcomed back more than 50 wrestlers and coaches for a pre-match social and alumni parade before the Michigan match, honoring grapplers from every decade since the 1950s…Friday's match against Michigan marked the first time Lehigh wrestled a dual meet in Stabler Arena since Dec. 7, 2007 against Penn State…Lehigh and Michigan have now met in dual meets in 32-consecutive years…Friday's dual meet was designated the 2008-09 Sheridan Dual, in honor of Lehigh's legendary wrestling coach Billy Sheridan…During the intermission, fans were treated to two exhibition matches between women's wrestlers from the United States and Canadian wrestling federations. The Americans won both matches, with Deanna Rix (South Berwich, Maine) earning a fall over Amanda Gerhardt (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) and Elena Pirozkhov (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earning a decision over Megan Buydens (Saskatoon, Sask., Canada).

Fullerton, Calif. -- Tim Hawkins pinned Victor Haug 2:36 into the 184-pound bout to spark Cal State Fullerton to a 31-6 Pac-10 wrestling victory Friday afternoon over Stanford before a crowd of more than 1,000 on High School Wrestlers Day in Titan Gym. Fullerton improved to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in Pac-10 competition while the Cardinal fell to 0-4 and 0-2. The Titans were ahead, 12-0, 3 minutes into the match. Stanford forfeited at the opening weight of 174 to Fullerton's Todd Noel and then sent 174-pounder Haug up a bracket to face Hawkins, a transfer from Mt. Sac JC. Fullerton went on to win the next six bouts for a 31-0 lead before Stanford averted a shutout when Lucas Espericueta scored a 6-2 decision at 157 over Steven DelaFuente of Fullerton. Nick Amuchastegui gave Stanford its other points at 165 when he tied his match with Devin Velasquez in the final second of regulation and then scored a takedown 30 seconds into overtime for a 9-7 victory. On an adjacent match, Cal Baptist used three consecutive pins at the lightest weights to score a simultaneous 30-19 victory over Embry-Riddle of Prescott, Arizona. The Lancers are a first-year program and they host Stanford Friday night in Riverside. Fullerton hosts hundreds of wrestlers all day Sunday in the Fullerton Open.

IOWA CITY, IA -- The Hawkeye wrestling team opened the 2008-09 season going 4-0 at the Iowa City Duals Friday in Iowa City. Approximately 900 fans packed the University of Iowa Field House North Gym to watch Iowa defeat Iowa Central (52-0), Coe (51-0) and Minnesota State Mankato (45-3) earlier in the day, and a crowd of 4,846 saw the Hawkeyes beat Arizona State (41-0) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena later in the afternoon. Iowa posted a 39-1 record on the day - including 20 pins, two technical falls and three major decisions - and extended its dual match winning streak to 18. Hawkeye senior Charlie Falck (125), juniors Daniel Dennis (133), Brent Metcalf (149), Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174), Phillip Keddy (184) and Dan Erekson (Hwt.), and redshirt freshman Matt Ballweg (157) each posted 4-0 records on the day. Metcalf pinned all four opponents in a combined total of 9:14, extending his own winning streak to 36 matches. Other individual highlights included three pins each from Borschel and Erekson, Falck's 2-1 win over eighth-ranked Anthony Robles of Arizona State and Morningstar snapping the 44-match winning streak of Coe's Tyler Burkle with a 12-3 major decision. Ballweg also made his varsity lineup debut, scoring one pin and both of the team's technical falls. Senior Alex Tsirtsis (141) and junior Chad Beatty (197) each posted 3-0 records. The Hawkeyes will send 16 wrestlers to the annual Kaufman-Brand Open Saturday in Omaha, NE. The tournament, which will feature approximately 650 wrestlers from 32 teams, is the nation's largest single-day collegiate meet. Competition will start at 9 a.m. at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Field House. Falck, Metcalf, Borschel and Keddy are scheduled to compete at the 43rd annual NWCA All-Star Dual Monday in Columbus, OH. The event, which will be held at Ohio State's St. John Arena is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. (CT) and will be aired on ESPNU December 4 at 9 p.m. (CT).

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The George Mason wrestling team recorded four falls on its way to a 31-14 victory over The Citadel in the first home dual meet of the 2008-09 season on Thursday evening at the Field House. With the win, the Patriots improve to 1-1 on the season, while The Citadel drops to 1-2. After the meet got underway at the 174-pound weight class, Mason immediately took control of the team score with three victories to start the dual. Freshman Mendbagana Tovuujav began the meet with a 21-8 major decision against James Oddo. In the next match, junior Bill Widener pinned the Bulldogs' Kelby Smith in 2:25. The 11th-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds in the latest InterMat poll, sophomore Cayle Byers, followed with a fall in 3:50 against Andrew Delaney to give the Patriots a commanding 16-0 lead in the team scoring. After Aaron Brown won The Citadel's first match of the evening at the heavyweight class with a 14-4 major decision against Mason freshman Hunter Manspile, the Patriots won the next two matches to essentially put the meet out of reach for the Bulldogs. In perhaps the most exciting match of the evening, junior 125-pounder Brian Wright scored a two-point reversal as the final seconds ticked off the clock to take a 6-5 victory against Tyler Sim. Freshman Denny Herndon followed with a fall in 1:21 against Pierre Frazile at the 133-pound weight class to make the team score 25-4 in favor of George Mason. The Citadel took three out of the final four matches of the meet, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Patriots commanding lead. Freshman Jake Bohn was the only Mason athlete to score a victory in those final four matches, recording a fall in 1:31 against Keith Koziel at 157 pounds. George Mason wrestles again in two days, traveling to nearby Annapolis, Md. to compete in the Navy Classic on Saturday, Nov. 22, beginning at 9 a.m. It will be the first tournament the Patriots participate in during the 2008-09 season.