Quoting Coach Cysewski
"Traveling to Penn State and Ohio State in one weekend is always challenging," head coach Tim Cysewski said. "We have some key individual matchups that will affect Big Ten and National seeds."
Last Time Out
Dustin Fox's (Galion, Ohio/Galion) escape in the third period of the final match proved to the be the difference as the Wildcats defeated ninth-ranked Wisconsin Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, 19-18. The Wildcats trailed 18-6 heading into the last four matches, but the 'Cats won all four to claim their first Big Ten victory of the season and hand Wisconsin its first dual loss.
Scouting the Nittany Lions
No. 12 Penn State is 1-3 in the Big Ten with road losses to Wisconsin and Minnesota to open the conference slate. They are led by third-ranked junior Phil Davis at 197 lbs. and seventh-ranked Mark McKnight at 125. Jake Strayer and James Yonushonis also are ranked in the top-15 at 133 and 174, respectively. The Lions' loss to Illinois was their first home loss of the season.
Keep Your Eye On
197: #2 Tamillow (NU) vs. #3 Davis (PSU)
174: #15 Hayes (NU) vs. #7 Yonushonis (PSU)
285: #4 Fox (NU) vs. #13 Anspach (PSU)
125: Precin (NU) vs. #7 McKnight (PSU)
Scouting the Buckeyes
Ohio State is 2-1 in conference with wins over Indiana and Purdue. It dropped a road contest at Penn State last weekend. Freshman 184-pound Mike Pucillo is the highest-ranked Buckeye at No. 3, but OSU has strength in the middle with No. 17 Lance Palmer at 149, No. 15 Chris Vondruska at 165. J.D. Bergman is ranked eighth at 197.
Keep Your Eye On
184: #1 Herbert (NU) vs. #3 Pucillo (OSU)
197: #2 Tamillow (NU) vs. #8 Bergman (OSU)
"Dust"in the Wind
Junior heavyweight Dustin Fox's escape in the third period of his bout against Wisconsin's Kyle Massey gave him the 3-2 decision and gave the 'Cats the 19-18 win--their first in the Big Ten. The fourth-ranked Fox is 20-2 on the year, 9-1 in dual meets and finished second at the Midlands Championships.
Up, Up, Upper Weights
In dual meet action, Northwestern's starters from 184 lbs. and up have combined 37-2 record. Top-ranked Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) is 14-0 at 184 lbs., fourth-ranked Fox is 9-1 at heavyweight, Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) is 14-1 at 197 lbs. Overall, the four grapplers combine for a 67-3 record. Northwestern trailed 18-6 heading into Nick Hayes' (Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lewis Central) 174-pound match against Wisconsin before rolling off four-straight wins to take the dual, 19-18. From 174 lbs. and up, the 'Cats are 11-1 through three Big Ten duals.
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