Navy jumped all over American early in the dual, winning four of the first five weights to take a 14-6 lead. Cannon, ranked third in the nation at 174 lbs., defeated Mike Billings by fall at the 3:44 mark for AU's only victory early on. Cannon scored the first take down of the match with just five seconds run off the clock and scored a second take down less than one minute later to take a 4-1 lead. He scored a third take down with 21 seconds remaining in the first period and took a 6-2 lead into the second. Cannon deferred his decision to begin the second and Billings chose down. Cannon quickly put Billings on his back to score the win by fall at 3:44.
Heavyweight Quinton Pruett turned things around for the Eagles, scoring an 8-2 win over Tyler Moyer to bring AU to within five in the team score, 14-9. Pruett took an early lead in the match with a take down 30 seconds into the first. Moyer was able to escape eight seconds later and the two went into the second period with Pruett ahead, 2-1. Moyer escaped from his down starting position to tie the score quickly in the period but Pruett retook the lead, 4-2, on a take down with 11 seconds left. Pruett chose down to begin the third and escaped for a 5-2 lead then scored a take down with 1:05 remaining to go ahead 7-2. Pruett rode Moyer for the remainder of the period to take the win with riding time, 8-2.
Freshman Thomas Williams pulled out a close 8-7 decision at 125 lbs. over Prescott Garner to close AU's deficit to two, 14-12. Williams took an early 4-0 lead over Prescott on a take down with 1:12 left in the first and two nearfall points. He scored a second take down shortly after but Garner immediately reversed to move the score to 6-2. Williams scored two more nearfall points after beginning the second period on top for an 8-2 lead. Garner was able to once again reverse though and heading into the third Williams held an 8-4 lead. Williams began the third down and was penalized twice for stalling, closing the score to 8-6. Garner held the riding time advantage but it was not enough, as the match ended with Williams still leading, 8-7.
Navy retook a five point lead in the team score, 17-12, as Jasen Borshoff was defeated at 133 lbs. by No. 10 Joe Baker, 3-2. J. Borshoff escaped from Baker with 1:46 remaining in the third but could not score a take down in the closing moments to steal the win. Matt Mariacher earned a 13-4 major decision over Matt Pagan at 141 lbs., giving the Eagles one final chance at the victory trailing by one, 17-16. Mariacher scored twice in the first period with two take downs, taking a 4-2 lead into the second. Mariacher chose down to begin the second and escaped after 30 seconds for a 5-2 lead. A take down with just under one minute left in the period sent Mariacher into the third leading 7-2. Pagan began the third down and reversed Mariacher to move the score to 7-4 with 1:18 on the clock. Mariacher took over down the stretch though and after an escape, take down, two-point nearfall and riding time, took the bout by major decision, 13-4.
Borshoff, ranked 13th in the nation at 149 lbs., put the Eagles over the top with a 5-3 victory over No. 5 Bryce Saddoris in two sudden victory overtimes. Neither wrestler managed a point in the first period and Borshoff scored first in the second with an escape from his down starting position. Borshoff remained ahead 1-0 and began the third up but fell behind, 2-1, on a Saddoris reversal. Borshoff escaped just four seconds after the reversal to tie the score at 2 and send the bout into overtime. Neither wrestler was able to score in the first tiebreaker and Saddoris took a 3-2 lead in with an escape in the first sudden victory. In the second sudden victory Borshoff escaped to tie the score and with 10 seconds remaining scored a takedown for the win, 5-3.
American will return to action on Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Indiana Duals in Bloomington, Ind.
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