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Dana jumped out to a 10-0 lead after two matches and then hung on to edge Augustana 20-17 wrestling victory in a battle of the Vikings Friday night at the Elmen Center. Dana, ranked No. 1 in the NAIA national rankings, improved to 15-1-1, while Augustana, ranked fifth in NCAA Division II, fell to 9-4. Burke Barnes and Jimmy Rollins got Dana off to the good start. Barnes scored a 20-10 major decision over Chris Trampe and Rollins, ranked No. 2 in NAIA, pinned Mike Long in 4:18 to stake the visitors to a 10-0 lead. Augustana then turned to seniors Andre VanderVelde and Ryan King and both delivered key wins. VanderVelde, ranked No. 6 in Division II, trailed No. 7 Terrence Almond 2-1 after one period, but then turned up the heat in the final two periods to record a 26-11 technical fall. With Almond fatigued, VanderVelde scored a series of takedowns to build his lead. King, ranked No. 2 at 149 pounds, kept Augie close with a dramatic 7-5 overtime win over No. 6 Anthony Haukenberry, the defending NAIA national champion. The score was tied 5-5 at the end of regulation. In overtime, the two wrestlers locked up in a spot where either wrestler could score the winning takedown. Eventually, King got the takedown with 30 seconds left on the clock to pick up his 98th career victory and draw Augie to within 2 points at 10-8. Dana�s Scott Taylor then edged Augie�s Aaron Haddorff 11-6 at 157 pounds before Cody Henriksen downed Ben Henderson 9-5 at 165 pounds to make the score 13-11. Henderson is ranked No. 3 in the nation at 157 pounds, but moved up a weight class. Dana pushed the lead to 20-11 following wins by Marshall Marquardt and Willie Parks. Marquardt, ranked third at 174 pounds, edged No. 5 Dusty Wilking 4-1, while Willie Parks, ranked No. 1 at 184 pounds, scored a 16-7 major decision over No. 4 Nate Buys. Augustana won the final two matches by decision. Tim Boldt, the top-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, decisioned No. 4 Blair Alderman 13-8 to make the score 20-14 in favor of Dana. Needing a pin to forge a tie, heavyweight Cris Bietz earned a 5-0 decision over Wade Jordan in a defensive match. Augustana will be in action next Wednesday, February 8, when the Vikings travel to No. 12 Minnesota State-Moorhead. Dana 20, Augustana 17 125 pounds: Burke Barnes (Dana) major dec Chris Trampe (Augie), 20-10 (Dana 4-0) 133 pounds: #2 Jimmy Rollins (Dana) pinned Mike Long (Augie), 4:18 (Dana 10-0) 141 pounds: #6 Andre VanderVelde (Augie) tech fall #7 Terrence Almond (Dana), 26-11 (7:00) (Dana 10-5) 149 pounds: #2 Ryan King (Augie) dec. #6 Anthony Haukenberry (Dana), 7-5 (OT) (Dana 10-8) 157 pounds: Scott Taylor (Dana) dec. Aaron Haddorff (Augie), 11-6 (Dana 13-8) 165 pounds: Cody Henriksen (Augie) dec. Ben Henderson (Dana), 9-5 (Dana 13-11) 174 pounds: #3 Marshall Marquardt (Dana) dec. #5 Dusty Wilking (Augie) 4-1 (Dana 16-11) 184 pounds: #1 Willie Parks (Dana) major dec. #4 Nate Buys (Augie), 16-7 (Dana 20-11) 197 pounds: #1 Tim Boldt (Augie) dec #4 Blair Alderman (Dana), 13-8 (Dana 20-14) Heavyweight: Cris Bietz (Augie) dec. Wade Jordan (Dana) 5-0, (Dana 20-17)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 10/10 Oklahoma Sooners (8-4-1, 0-2) defeated the No. 11/11 Arizona State Sun Devils (12-7, 7-0) 29-13 on Friday night inside the Howard McCasland Field House. The Sooners continued their recent dominance over the Sun Devils by defeating them for the sixth time since 1998. "I was very pleased with our effort tonight, Arizona State is a good team and their were some tough matches," said head coach Jack Spates. "For the most I was not only pleased becasue we won but with how we wrestled." No. 2 Sam Hazewinkel and No. 2 Teyon Ware both received forfeits in two out of the first three matches which gave the Sooners 12 early points. After that the Sooners scored big wins from No. 10 Matt Storniolo, No. 12 Wes Roberts and No. 13 Justin Dyer. Storniolo scored a major decision, 8-0, over Pat Payne in the 149 pound match. Roberts defeated Chris Resmen by a technical fall, 19-3, in the 174 pound match. Dyer also scored a technical fall, 21-6, over No. 8 C.B. Dollaway at 184 pounds. "The last few weeks have been really tough, but I had a good week of practice," said Dyer. "I was able to get in and watch a lot of film with the coaches this week and that made a big difference." Also scoring for the Sooners was No. 4 Joel Flaggert defeating No. 10 Ryan Bader by a decision of 8-1 in their 197 pound match. "Joel wrestled exceptional tonight and it was the best I have seen him wrestle all year," continued Spates. "Justin was very impressive against a quality opponent (No. 8 C.B. Dollaway), overall I was very pleased." Next up for the Sooners is a trip to Columbia, Mo. on Sunday to face No. 12/14 Missouri for a 1 p.m. match at the Hearnes Center. For more information on OU wrestling, visit www.SoonerSports.com Weight-By-Weight Results 125: Sam Hazewinkel (OU) win by forfeit Jeremy Mendoza (ASU) 133: John Espenoza (ASU) dec. 6-2 Trey Blakely (OU) 141: Teyon Ware (OU) win by forfeit 149: Matt Storniolo (OU) maj. dec. 8-0 Pat Payne (ASU) 157: Brian Stith (ASU) maj. dec. 16-3 Shane Vernon (OU) 165: Patrick Pitsch (ASU) dec. 2-1 OT Jarrod King (OU) 174: Wes Roberts (OU) tech. fall 19-3 Chris Remsen (ASU) 184: Justin Dyer (OU) tech. fall 21-6 C.B. Dollaway (ASU) 197: Joel Flaggert (OU) dec. 8-1 Ryan Bader (ASU) HWT: Cain Velasquez (ASU) dec. 4-0 Jake Hager (OU)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With the No. 4-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team trailing by five points entering the final bout, fifth-year senior captain Greg Wagner (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider HS) earned a fall at heavyweight to secure a narrow 18-17 victory over No. 3 Illinois on Friday (Feb. 3) at Huff Hall. Wagner's bonus points proved the deciding factor as the two squads split matches at five apiece. The Wolverines' fate has come down on Wagner's shoulders three times this season, and the U-M heavyweight has pulled out a victory on each occasion. Squaring off against the Fighting Illini's Matt Weight in the final match of the contest and needing a fall to pull out the Michigan win, Wagner controlled from start to finish after gaining the initial advantage with a takedown late in the first period. Starting the second frame on the mat, Wagner scored quickly on a reversal, and, as Weight worked up to his feet, the U-M heavyweight swept out his leg to dump the Illini wrestler to his back, posting his fourth fall of the season at the 3:51 mark. The lead went back and forth between the two teams throughout the meet. Illinois struck first with a victory at 125 pounds as Kyle Ott scored a 18-6 major decision against freshman Michael Watts (Riverton, Utah/Riverton HS). The Wolverines rallied, however, earning three straight victories at the subsequent weights to steal away the lead and build up a five-point advantage nearing the midway point. Senior/junior Mark Moos (Lorain, Ohio/St. Edward HS) initiated the early charge, taking immediate control of hsi 133-pound bout against Gabe Flores, scoring on a takedown just 14 seconds into the match and cruising to a 9-3 decision. Moos added a pair of second-period reversals and another takedown in the third and accumulated 3:19 in riding time to claim his ninth straight dual victory. Junior/sophomore Josh Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) had similar success against the Illini's Casio Pero at 141 pounds, breaking open the match in the second period en route to an 8-2 win. After a scoreless opening frame, Churella struck first midway through the match with a quick second-period reversal and takedown. He registered another two takedowns in the third and earned 1:16 in riding-time advantage. Junior/sophomore Eric Tannenbaum (Naperville, Ill./North HS) persevered through a battle against Troy Tirapelle at 149 pounds, posting a solid third period to earn the final 8-6 edge. Tannenbaum lead early in the match behind a pair of first-period takedowns, but Tirapelle controlled the second period to sneak back into the match and knot things at four points apiece. Starting the third frame in the down position, Tannenbaum earned a quick escape and took the lead for good with a takedown late in the frame. He gave up a reversal following a scramble in the closing seconds but netted an escape point to hang on for victory. Illinois won at 157 pounds as top-ranked Alex Tirapelle earned a 7-1 decision against sophomore/freshman Steve Luke (Massillon, Ohio/Perry HS) in a rematch of the Cliff Keen Invitational championship bout won by Luke. Fifth-year senior captain Ryan Churella (Northville, Mich./Novi HS) re-established the Wolverines' five-point lead with a close 7-6 overtime victory over Mark Poeta at 165 pounds. Churella scored twice in the first period to take an early advantage, but Poeta neutralized the score with takedowns in the waning moments of both the second and third frames to force overtime. Poeta was in on a double leg late in the extra period when his hand got wrapped up in Churella's kneepad, resulting in an illegal hold call and a point awarded to Churella. The Wolverines wrap up the weekend road series against Purdue on Sunday (Feb. 5) in West Lafayette, Ind. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start at the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. #4 Michigan 18, #3 Illinois 17 125 -- #3 Kyle Ott (MSU) major dec. Michael Watts, 18-6 UI, 4-0 133 -- #12 Mark Moos (U-M) dec. Gabe Flores, 9-3 UI, 4-3 141 -- #4 Josh Churella (U-M) dec. Casio Pero, 8-2 U-M, 6-4 149 -- #6 Eric Tannenbaum (U-M) dec. Troy Tirapelle, 8-6 U-M, 9-4 157 -- #1 Alex Tirapelle (UI) dec. #11 Steve Luke, 7-1 U-M, 9-7 165 -- #1 Ryan Churella (U-M) dec. #8 Mike Poeta, 6-5 SV U-M, 12-7 174 -- #16 Donny Reynolds (UI) dec. #7 Nick Roy, 11-5 U-M, 12-10 184 -- #4 Pete Friedl (UI) major dec. Hassen Berri, 17-4 UI, 14-12 197 -- #8 Tyrone Byrd (UI) dec. Casey White, 6-3 UI, 17-12 Hwt -- #3 Greg Wagner (U-M) pinned Matt Weight, 3:51 U-M 18-17

STILLWATER, Okla. (http://www.okstate.com/) -- Brandon Mason recorded the biggest win in his young Cowboy career defeating third-ranked Jacob Klein, sparking second-ranked Oklahoma State (13-1, 4-0) to a 27-15 victory over fifth-ranked Nebraska (11-4, 1-1) inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday night. Brandon Mason defeated Jacob Klein.Mason avoided being ridden out in the second period by reversing Klein to put the first points on the board. Klein got too aggressive in the third period trying to tie the match and Mason countered to scored the takedown to seal the match. "I knew I had to get out," Mason said afterward. "His gameplan was to pick feet in the third and ride me out in the second. The reversal changed the complexion of the match. "This is a stepping stone for me. Every match I am trying to get better. Nothing matters until Big 12s or nationals anyway. I am just trying to get better and improve myself so that I am ready to go at nationals." Rusty Blackmon followed Mason's big win with an upset of his own. Blackmon defeated 10th-ranked Vince Jones with an 8-4 decision. Blackmon dominated Jones from the top position riding out the entire second period and collecting three near fall points in the process. Blackmon was so dominant from the top position that he used his option to take top. Jones managed to score a reversal late to make the score appear closer. "There were some good matches tonight and it was good to see some fire in our belly at 174 and 184," head coach John Smith said. "It seems like we have not had one of those where somebody step up and get an upset and they both got it done tonight." The Cowboys were in control at this point leading the dual 15-3 after five matches. Zack Esposito started things off with a technical fall at 149. Chris Oliver won a decision over Kevin Ward and Johny Hendricks added a major decision over Marc Harwood. The most anticipated bout of the night was at 197 where second-ranked Jake Rosholt No. 5 B.J. Padden. Rosholt was the aggressor early scoring a quick takedown 20 seconds into the match. Padden gave up a penalty point for an elbow but quickly tightened it up with a reversal. Padden added another reversal in the second period and the match was tied after a Rosholt escape. The Match turned screwy in the third period. Rosholt escaped and took a shot and a scramble ensued. Each wrestler had a leg with no control but Rosholt was on his head and rolled onto his shoulders and official Jim Rimirez slapped the mat signaling a fall. Steve Mocco pinned Jon May.Steve Mocco got it back for the Cowboys with a fall in 42 seconds over Jon May, and the two sophomores Coleman Scott and Nathan Morgan continue to win each recording decisions. Dominick Moyer closed out the dual with a second period fall over Justin Porter who was wrestling up a weight. Head coach John Smith was pleased with his team's performance afterwards, but was disappointed the Cowboys gave up 15 points after allowing just one takedown for Nebraska. Nebraska's lone takedown was a foot sweep by 133-pounder Patrick Aleksanyan that caught Nathan Morgan off guard just six seconds into the match. "I was disappointed that we gave up 15 points and they only got one takedown," Smith said. That tells me we are flipping and flopping on the mat way too much. We got pinned in two matches where we did not give up a takedown. Those are mistakes that you can go back and correct. The Cowboys will return to the mat on Friday when Hofstra visits Stillwater for a 7 p.m. dual. OSU will then look to avenge its only loss at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday against top-ranked Minnesota in a dual televised by ESPNU. Oklahoma State 27, Nebraska 15 Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Okla. Attendance: 3,430 149 -- Zack Esposito (OSU) TF5 Robert Sanders (NU), 19-4; 7:00 157 -- Chris Oliver (NU) Dec. Kevin Ward (OSU), 3-1 165 -- Johny Hendricks (OSU) MD Marc Harwood (NU), 10-2 174 -- Brandon Mason (OSU) Dec. Jacon Klein (NU), 4-0 184 -- Rusty Blackmon (OSU) Dec. Vince Jones (NU), 8-4 197 -- B.J. Padden (NU) Fall Jake Rosholt (OSU), 5:49 Hwt -- Steve Mocco (OSU) Fall Jon May (NU), :42 125 -- Coleman Scott (OSU) Dec. Paul Donahoe (NU), 4-0 133 -- Nathan Morgan (OSU) Dec. Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 12-6 141 -- Dominick Moyer (NU) Fall Justin Porter (OSU), 3:39

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's 16th-ranked wrestling team won eight of 10 matches to take a 31-6 win over Ohio State Friday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats notched three wins to open the match, then won five of the last six matches for the victory. The match opened with the 125-pound weight class, where senior John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) won by forfeit, giving Northwestern an easy 6-0 lead to start the match. At 133 lbs., Northwestern's Daniel Quintela (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park) dominated Ohio State's Anner Arroyo throughout the match. Quintela scored two quick points on a takedown to start the match, then tallied four more to take a 6-2 lead into the second period. The two went back in forth in the second period, but Quintela still held an 8-3 advantage heading into the final round. After two more takedowns, Quintela walked off with the 13-3 win with riding time, giving Northwestern a 10-0 lead. At 141 lbs., sixth-ranked Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edward) took the mat for the 'Cats, facing the Buckeyes' T.J. Enright. Lang notched an early takedown to take a 2-0 lead, but Enright tallied escapes in the first and second periods to tie the score at 3-3 heading into the third round. There, Lang took a 3-2 lead after an escape midway through the period. Lang earned one more takedown as time expired take the 5-2 decision. After Marty Gould's (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West) setback at 149 lbs., Greg Hagel (Linwood, N.J./Blair Academy) notched a comeback win for Northwestern at 157 lbs. The Buckeyes' Steve Sommer got on the board first with a takedown, but Hagel responded with a reversal one minute into the match to tie the score at 2-2. The two remained tied until Hagel was awarded a takedown 48 seconds into the third round. Hagel outlasted Sommer for the remainder of the match for the 4-2 win. With Northwestern cruising, No. 18 Will Durkee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) faced Ohio State's Nathaniel Augustson at 165 lbs. Durkee took a 2-0 lead after hooking Auguston's left leg and taking him down with 26 seconds remaining in the first period. Durkee scored on a reversal midway through the second period and entered the final round with a 4-0 lead. Durkee never allowed Augustson to even come close to a comeback and took the match 5-0 with riding time. With Northwestern leading 22-3, sophomore All-American Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) took the match for the 'Cats and dominated from beginning to end. Herbert notched his first takedown not even 30 seconds into the match versus OSU's 19th-ranked Blake Maurer. Herbert earned one more takedown in the first and ended the first period with over two minutes of riding time. Holding onto a 4-1 lead, Herbert started the second period down, but quickly got to his feet for the escape. With riding time, Herbert went on to a 6-1 win, his 30th-consecutive victory. Eleventh-ranked Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) came close, but fell to OSU's Alex Picazo. After tallying an early takedown, Tamillow ended the first period with a 2-1 lead. He extended his lead to 3-1 by earning an escape to begin the second, but Picazo came back with a third-period escape to make the score 3-2. With under 20 seconds remaining, Picazo tallied a takedown and three-point nearfall to edge Tamillow 7-3. With Northwestern still comfortably in the lead, No. 12 Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) notched his 100th-career win versus Ohio State's Corey Morrison at 197 lbs. After a scoreless first period, Delguyd tallied an escape seven seconds into the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Just moments later Delguyd took a 3-0 lead after he tallied a takedown at match's edge, but Morrison responded with an escape to make the score 3-1. Morrison cut Delguyd's lead to one by earning an escape with 1:15 left in the third, but Delguyd responded by slamming Morrison to the mat for a takedown, increasing his lead to 5-2. Delguyd rode Morrison for the remainder of the match and came away with a 6-2 victory due to 1:59 of riding time. In the final match of the day, Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) faced No. 20 Kirk Nail. Fox notched a double-leg takedown midway through the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Nail earned an escape to make the score 2-1, then tallied an escape to begin the second period to tie the score at 2-2. Fox took a 3-2 lead after opening the final round with an escape and held onto the lead until the end. With the win, Northwestern improves to 7-4 overall, 2-2 in the Big Ten. The 'Cats return to action at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 versus No. 3 Illinois at Rolling Meadows High School. #16 Northwestern 31, Ohio State 6 125- #8 John Velez (NU) FFT (OSU) (3-0) 133- Daniel Quintela (NU) MD Anner Arrooyo (OSU) 13-3 (10-0) 141- #6 Ryan Lang (NU) dec. T.J. Enright (OSU) 5-2 (13-0) 149- #13 Jeff Jaggers (OSU) dec. Marty Gould (NU) 6-0 (13-3) 157- Greg Hagel (NU) inj. dft. Steve Sommers (OSU) 4-2 (19-3) 165- #18 Will Durkee (NU) dec. Nathaniel Augustson 5-0 (22-3) 174- #2 Jake Herbert (NU) dec. #19 Blake Maurer 6-1 (25-3) 184- Alex Picazo (OSU) dec. # 11 Mike Tamillow 7-4 (25-6) 197- #12 Matt Delguyd (NU) dec. Corey Morrison 6-2 (28-6) 285- #8 Dustin Fox (NU) dec. #20 Kirk Nail 3-2 (31-6)

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Taking four bouts from the No. 17 team in the nation gives the Lock Haven University wrestling squad (4-10, 0-1 EWL) reason for optimism at the beginning of Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action, a 21-12 loss to No. 17 Edinboro University (8-0, 2-0 EWL) tonight at Thomas Fieldhouse. "We got some great effort out there tonight, and I can't say anything but praise for our guys," said LHU head coach Rocky Bonomo. "We turned around some decisions from earlier this season, and I loved our hustle in these matches." Facing their seventh ranked team of the 2005-06 season, the Bald Eagles nearly stole a win from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Champion Fighting Scots. LHU got wins from sophomore Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) at 125, sophomore Brian Ellis (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) at 141, junior Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) at 157 and junior Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) at 174. The night started at 125, a rematch of Blanc's bout with No. 20 Ricky Deubel at the Southern Scuffle. On Dec. 30, Deubel got the better of Blanc to the tune of a 16-0 tech fall, but Blanc wasted no time turning the tables tonight. Heading into the second period up 2-1, No. 15 Blanc picked up the pace with a 4-2 period, eventually getting the 12-6 win, Blanc's third over ranked opponents this season. At 133, sophomore Casey Moore (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) drew a tough assignment in No. 1 Shawn Bunch. Bunch earned bonus points with a 12-4 major decision. Ellis put the Bald Eagles back up 4-3 with an 8-5 decision over PSAC runner-up Rick McLaughlin. The deciding period was the second, 5-1 in Ellis' favor. In another bout featuring two ranked grapplers, No. 8 Gregor Gillespie picked up more bonus points for the Scots with a 15-0 tech fall over No. 17 Joshua Medina (Las Vegas/Pima C.C.). No. 17 Martin evened the match at 9-9 with a 4-3 win over Matt Hill at 157, and did it in an exciting fashion. Up 2-1 entering the third period, Hill chose down, getting an escape in the first 25 seconds. Hill, with a 3-1 lead, didn't bring the fight to Martin, and gave up a stalling point with 24 seconds left to make it 3-2. Martin made a late shot near the edge of the circle that failed, but skirted around Hill and grabbed control for a takedown with one second on the clock for a dramatic 4-3 win. At 165, freshman Jacob Lauffenburger (Russell, Pa./Warren) met the Scots' Deonte Penn. Fresh off a PSAC title in which he pinned all three of his opponents, Penn had all he could handle with Lauffenburger, nearly getting pinned on a pair of occasions in the first period. Lauffenburger ended the first period up 6-4, but Penn rallied for the 7-6 win on a riding time point. The Bald Eagle 174-pounder Ponce got his revenge on Eric Ring for a 4-2 defeat last week, taking down Ring in the last 17 seconds for a 4-2 win of his own. The win brought the match to a 12-12 tie, but EUP would get the final three matches for the win. Junior Derrick Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens) battled No. 17 Alex Clemsen for the first time this season, dropping a 6-1 bout. At 197, junior Michael Metzger (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin) moved up a class to face Edinboro's Joe Fendone, a 10-6 loss to the PSAC Champion. Senior heavyweight Tim Meyers (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) dropped a 7-2 decision to Jeremy Mosely for the 21-12 final. Bonomo, Blanc, Ellis, Martin, Ponce, Moore, Medina, Lauffenburger, Morgan, Metzger, Meyers and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action tomorrow, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. when they host Cleveland State University (5-4, 1-0 EWL).

The top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team (17-0, 5-0) defeated No. 23 Wisconsin, 26-12, on Friday night at the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota won seven of 10 matches as it broke a two-match losing streak to the Badgers (7-5, 2-3). The Golden Gophers wrestled without All-American Mack Reiter at 133 pounds due to injury. Prior to the match, Minnesota honored J Robinson for his 20 years as head coach. More than 50 Golden Gopher alumni were on hand. Roger Kish earned an 11-3 major decision against Matt Maciag to give Minnesota an early 4-0 lead. After a scoreless first, Kish took a 1-0 lead on an escape and a 2-0 lead on a stall. He increased the lead to 4-0 with a second-period takedown. In the third period, Kish scored three more takedowns to earn the bonus point Despite giving up 16 pounds, sophomore Mitch Kuhlman held on for a 5-4 decision against Dallas Herbst at 197 pounds. In the second period with Herbst on top, Kuhlman rolled and ended up on top of Herbst. He scored two points for the reversal and added two more for the near fall. Trailing 4-1 in the third, Herbst tied the match with a late takedown and a point for stalling, but Kuhlman was awarded the deciding point due to an advantage in riding time. Following Wisconsin�s forfeit at heavyweight, Minnesota took a 16-0 lead as redshirt freshman Travis Lang defeated Collin Cudd, 8-7, at 125 pounds. Lang took a 4-1 first- period lead, but Cudd cut the deficit to one with a reversal. In the second, Cudd rallied again from a 7-3 deficit. He scored a takedown with 23 seconds left in the period to make it 7-6. In the third, Lang rode Cudd for 45 seconds before the match was tied with a Badger escape. Lang earned the winning point due to a riding time advantage. The Badgers got on the board as sixth-ranked Tom Clum pinned sophomore Daniel Jackson at 133 pounds. Clum earned the takedown 37 seconds into the match and then scored the fall at the 1:15 mark. A native of Janesville, Wis., Jackson was making his first career start. Reiter is expected to miss Sunday�s dual. Trailing 16-6 at intermission, the Badgers got back into the match with a pair of upsets in the next three matches. At 141 pounds, senior Ed Gutnik defeated No. 13 Manuel Rivera, 2-0. Following a scoreless first period, Gutnik racked up two minutes of riding time in the second. In the third, period, Gutnik scored the one-point escape and held off Rivera for the win. In the first of two battles between top-10 opponents, top-ranked Dustin Schlatter gave Minnesota a 19-9 lead with a 4-0 decision against No. 9 Tyler Turner. Following a scoreless first period, Schlatter took the lead with an escape and added a near fall to start the third period. He won his 18th match in a row and improved to 30-1 on the year. The Badgers got their last win of the night at 157 pounds as sixth-ranked Craig Henning topped No. 4 C.P. Schlatter, 7-4. Schlatter tied the match at four midway through the third period, but Henning escaped to take a 5-4 lead. He added a late takedown to earn the upset. Schlatter is now 27-5 on the year. Leading 19-12, Minnesota�s lone senior, Matt Nagel, clinched the match with a 12-7 decision against 17th-ranked Jake Donar at 165 pounds. Nagel gave up an early takedown, but rebounded to control the entire match. He led 11-3 in the third period before Donar scored a late takedown. 14th-ranked Gabriel Dretsch closed out the Golden Gopher win with a 14-3 major decision against Michael Felling at 174 pounds. Dretsch took the first lead with a takedown before the pair traded reversals. Dretsch also opened the second period with a reversal to take a 6-2 lead en route to the victory. The Golden Gophers close out the home portion of their schedule on Sunday afternoon against No. 15 Indiana. Minnesota will honor Matt Nagel, the lone senior on the roster, at intermission. The match at the Sports Pavilion will start at 2 p.m. #1 Minnesota 26, #23 Wisconsin 12 Feb. 3, 2006 Sports Pavilion Attendance: 3,133 184 - #10 Roger Kish (MN) maj. dec. Matt Maciag (UW), 11 -3 197 - Mitch Kuhlman (MN) dec. Dallas Herbst (UW), 5-4 HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MN) wins by forfeit 125 - Travis Lang (MN) dec. Collin Cudd (UW), 8-7 133 - #6 Tom Clum (UW) pins Daniel Jackson (MN), 1:45 141 - Ed Gutnik (UW) dec. #13 Manuel Rivera (MN), 2-0 149 - #1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) dec. #9 Tyler Turner (UW), 4-2 157 - #6 Craig Henning (UW) dec. #4 C.P. Schlatter (MN), 7-4 165 - #10 Matt Nagel (MN) dec. #17 Jake Donar (UW), 12 -7 174 - #14 Gabriel Dretsch (MN) maj. dec. Michael Felling (UW) , 14-3

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Senior captain Darren McKnight wrestled an inspired match against ninth-ranked Doug Withstandley at 149 pounds as the Michigan State wrestling team (3-5, 1-2 Big Ten) dropped Purdue, 22-11, for its first Big Ten win of the season Friday night, Feb. 3 at Jenison Field House. "We wrestled a terrific dual as a team tonight, which is what we have been looking for all season," head coach Tom Minkel said. "Everyone wrestled hard, and we had some guys step up big at a few weight classes. Darren's match was really the marquee one of the dual. It was as good of a college match as I have seen in a while." The Spartans stole the early momentum, with junior Tony Greathouse taking the 157-pound match to start the dual. Greathouse gave up an early takedown, but took Jake Murphy down in the closing seconds of the first period, in addition to holding him down the entire third period, to claim a 4-2 decision. Greathouse now stands at 13-9 on the season and evens his dual-meet record to 4-4. One of the top bouts of the night came at 165 pounds where MSU's Greg Goidosik won a thrilling match, 5-3, in the second sudden-victory period against Dan Bedoy. Tied at two after seven minutes, neither wrestler scored in the first overtime session and they exchanged escapes in the round of tiebreakers, which puts both wrestler in the down position. Goidosik countered a Bedoy shot in the closing seconds of the second overtime to pick up his 11th victory of the season. R.J. Boudro picked up his 20th victory of the season at 174 pounds, defeating Purdue's Barry Jackson by major decision, 13-4. Boudro took a 6-1 lead into the third period, where he tallied three takedowns and a riding-time point to extend Michigan State's lead to 10-0. The win surpassed the Richmond, Mich., native's total from last season, setting a new career high in victories. Purdue's Ben Wissel showed why he is ranked third in the nation at 184 pounds, defeating MSU red-shirt freshman John Murphy by major decision, 15-5. Wissel tallied six takedowns and a reverse in the victory. The second overtime match of the night went Purdue's way, as No. 20 Nathan Moore claimed the sudden-victory decision against senior Jeff Clemens, 3-1. Clemens took his chances on a quick ankle pick to start overtime, but was countered, leading to a Moore takedown. Senior Max Lossen put the Spartans back on the board at 285 pounds, scoring his 11th victory of the season, 5-3, against Aaron Keough. A stalling point was awarded to Keough late in the third to tie the match at three, but Lossen scored the match-clinching takedown in the closing seconds to even his dual-meet record to 4-4. Junior All-American Nick Simmons remained undefeated on the season for the Green and White, as he defeated Brandon Tucker, 8-4, for his 23rd win of the season at 125 pounds. Simmons fell behind 2-0 on a high-risk move early, but scored the next five points and added a reversal late in the second for the win. No. 6 Chris Fleeger put Purdue back on the board, defeating MSU's Jeff Wimberley by major decision, 16-3, at 133 pounds. The two-time All-American outscored Wimberley, 10-1, in the opening period and held on to narrow the Michigan State lead to five at 16-11. No. 5 Andy Simmons secured the Spartans their first Big Ten win of the season, defeating Jake Patacsil at 141 pounds, 4-2. Simmons scored takedowns in the first and third periods to claim his team-leading 24th win of the season. The Williamston, Mich., native is now 7-1 in dual meets. Withstandley and McKnight, ranked 15th, rounded out the evening in the most highly anticipated match of dual, with the MSU 149-pounder coming out on top, 13-6. McKnight came out firing on all cylinders, taking the Purdue senior down three times in the opening period, and sealing the deal with a takedown and two near-fall points in the closing minute. The win broke a four-match losing streak against ranked wrestlers for McKnight, and improved his record to 18-9 on the 2005-06 campaign. The Spartans return to action Sunday, Feb. 5 when they take on the seventh-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes at Jenison Field House. The last time the two teams got together in East Lansing, MSU won a wild, 19-19, dual on criteria in 2003. Wrestling starts at 1 p.m. 157- Tony Greathouse dec. Jake Murphy 4-2 MSU, 3-0 165- Greg Goidosik dec. Dan Bedoy 5-3, SV MSU, 6-0 174- R.J. Boudro maj. dec. Barry Jackson MD, 13-4 MSU, 10-0 184- Ben Wissel maj. dec. John Murphy MD, 15-5 MSU, 10-4 197- Nathan Moore dec. Jeff Clemens 3-1, SV MSU, 10-7 285- Max Lossen dec. Aaron Keough 5-3 MSU, 13-7 125- Nick Simmons dec. Brandon Tucker 8-4 MSU, 16-7 133- Chris Fleeger maj. dec. Jeff Wimberley MD, 16-3 MSU, 16-11 141- Andy Simmons dec. Jake Patacsil 4-2 MSU, 19-11 149- Darren McKnight dec. Doug Withstandley 13-6 MSU, 22-11 Attendance: 714

State College, Pa. –– The No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Troy Sunderland, grabbed an impressive 21-12 win at No. 7 Iowa in a key Big Ten wrestling dual. The Nittany Lions won six of ten bouts, including a key pin from sophomore Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) at 125, to stay perfect on the road this season. The dual began at 157, where Nittany Lion Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) met up with Iowa's Joe Johnston in a battle of ranked grapplers. Galloway entered ranked No. 14 while Johnston entered ranked No. 7. The first period was scoreless for the first minute and a half before Galloway scored the first takedown. The Penn State junior turned the favored Hawkeye quickly after a stoppage and added three back points to take a 5-0 lead and rode Johnston out for the remainder of the period to carry a 5-0 lead and a 1:33 riding time edge into the second period. Galloway chose down to begin the second and was cut loose by Johnston. Galloway, up 6-0, turned a quick Johnston shot into two points of his own and silenced the Iowa crowd with an 8-1 lead with a minute left in the second. Johnston scored his first take down with :30 left in the second and would begin an amazing comeback, cutting the lead to 9-3 after a Galloway escape. Galloway got hit with two stalls in the period but still led 9-4 entering the third. The Nittany Lion junior received injury time before the third period started as he was hit with cramps in his legs. Johnston took Galloway down to begin the third and forced Galloway into another stall and within seconds, cutting the lead to 9-8. Johnston took a 10-9 lead with another quick take down and added three back points to take a 13-10 lead with :30 left. Neither grappler would score again. The 13-10 come-from-behind win gave Iowa an early 3-0 lead. Galloway fell to 10-9 on the year while Johnston improved to 17-5. At 165, Nittany Lion freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio), ranked No. 12, battled Iowa's Eric Luedke. A furious start with both wrestlers having a chance to score early resulted in an Erwin takedown and a 2-0 lead. Erwin cut Luedke loose and held a 2-1 lead, which is how the second would end. The Nittany Lion freshman took down to begin the second. Luedke rode Erwin for the bulk of the second period, picking up a stall warning in the process. Down 2-1, Luedke chose down to begin the third and quickly escaped to tie the score at 2-2. Erwin would counter a Luedke shot to take a 4-2 lead. After a Luedke escape, Erwin would fight off a last second Iowa scoring attempt to secure a 4-3 win and tie the team score at 3-3. Erwin moved to 20-5 with the win while Luedke fell to 13-10 Nittany Lion junior James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) battled Iowa's Ben Stedman at 174. Yonushonis, ranked No. 11, could not score on the Hawkeye reserve (Iowa's No. 7 Mark Perry was out with an injury) in the first period. The Nittany Lion took down to begin the second and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead and got the bout's first takedown with 1:10 left in the second. Stedman escaped in good time to cut Yonushonis' lead to 3-1 with :50 left. With just :05 left, Stedman tied the score with a late take down, sending the bout to the third knotted at 3-3. Stedman escaped to begin the third period and took an unlikely 4-3 win. But Yonushonis would quickly get a take down to tie the score at 5-5 after a Stedman escape. With :35 left, Yonushonis took a 7-5 lead with a solid take down and began to work Stedman from the top position, holding onto his lead while not allowing Steadman out. The Philipsburg native held on for a 7-5 win and gave Penn State a 6-3 lead. Yonushonis improved to 15-4 with the win while Stedman fell to 8-10. Top-ranked 184-pounder Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.) met No. 7 Paul Bradley in another battle of the nation's best. The first period began with each wrestler working hard on each others arms, with the only work for the scorekeeper being a stall warning on each wrestler. In a match-up of top ten wrestlers, the first three minutes were scoreless. Eric chose down to begin the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Paul got in on a single leg but Eric quickly crawled back, circled in on the right side, and turned it into a take down of his own. Leading 3-0, the Nittany Lion All-American rode the Hawkeye for the remainder of the second period and carried that lead into the final period. Paul took down to begin the third period and, already facing a :50 riding time deficit, needed to get out early. Eric was hit with a second stall warning, cutting his lead to 3-1 and Paul escaped to a 3-2 deficit. Eric, however, maintained a 1:01 riding time edge. The Penn Stater began to dictate the action as the third period progressed, driving in and forcing Paul off the mat. Paul took one final shot but Penn State's top-ranked Bradley would hold on to a 4-2 win (adding the riding time point). Bradley's win increased Penn State's lead to 9-3 and kept the Penn State senior undefeated at 6-0. Iowa's Paul Bradley fell to 7-4. Sophomore Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 197 for Penn State, took on Hawkeye freshman Dan Erekson in the next bout. The Penn State All-America took a 2-0 lead with 1:20 left in the first with a take down. Erekson escaped quickly to halve the lead. The remainder of the period was scoreless and Davis took a 2-1 lead into the second. Davis took down to begin the second. Erekson got hit with an early stall warning as Davis struggled to get loose from the bottom position. Davis reversed Erekson with :41 left in the second and took a 4-1 lead. The Harrisburg native rode Erekson out and carried the 4-1 lead into the third. Erekson chose neutral to begin the final period but Davis quickly took Erekson down to up his lead to 6-1. Keeping Erekson flat underneath, Davis worked for a turning combination up top managed to control Erekson for the remainder of the third period. Davis grabbed a 7-1 win and upped Penn State's lead to 12-3. Davis improved to 13-3 while Erekson fell to 13-8. At heavyweight Penn State's Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.), ranked No. 18, took on Iowa's Ryan Fuller. Fuller got the first takedown with a solid trip midway through the first, nearly putting Edwards to his back. Edwards escaped easily to cut the Fuller lead to 2-1 with 1:30 left. Edwards got hit with a stall warning as Fuller continued to work the under hook, trying to use his weight advantage up high. The first period ended with Fuller leading 2-1. Edwards deferred his choice in the second and Fuller chose neutral to begin the second. Fuller quickly upped his lead to 4-1 with another take down as the second period began with Edwards escaping to eat into that lead a bit. Edwards had each of his offensive thrusts countered by Fuller and could not score in the second. Trailing 4-2 entering the third, Edwards chose down. Edwards escaped quickly to cut the lead to 4-3 and began forcing the offense. Edwards got hit with another stall and fell behind by one more, 5-3. He nearly scored on Fuller with 1:00 left but the Hawkeye forced a stalemate on the attempt with :43 left to wrestle. Fuller would counter an Edwards shot as time wound down to clinch the win and grab a 7-4 win. The upset victory cut Penn State's lead to 12-6 and dropped Edwards to 11-4. Fuller improved to 6-4 on the year. At the top of the line-up, Nittany Lion, Haas up for the upset at heavyweight with a blisteringly quick pin of Iowa's Lucas Magnani at 125. Haas scored a takedown with less than a minute gone and quickly turned the Hawkeye junior (getting the fall at 1:01) for the critical six team points. The win moved Haas to 14-6 and upped the Lion dual lead to 18-6. Magnani fell to 9-10. Penn State freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) put his No. 9 ranking on the line against Iowa freshman Daniel Dennis at 133, looking to win and secure the road dual victory. Stayer took an early lead with a quick take down and amassed a 1:04 riding time edge before Dennis escaped. Strayer continued to set the tempo, getting a fall and three near-fall points as the period wound down to carry a 7-1 lead into the second. Dennis chose down to begin the second, but Strayer would pressure the Hawkeye freshman and build up more than 2:00 riding time before allowing him to escape. Strayer, leading 7-2 with 2:28 riding time, began the third on the bottom. He quickly escaped to an 8-2 lead and began looking for a major decision. With the riding time point assured, Strayer got caught with a low ankle pick, taken down and nearly pinned in what would have been a stunning turnaround. Strayer fought off the pin but not before giving up a three-point near fall. The Nittany Lion freshman escaped and posted a dual clinching 10-7 win. The victory, which gave PSU a 21-6 lead, upped Strayer's mark to 16-2. Dennis fell to 13-11. In yet another battle of ranked men, Penn State senior DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) met Iowa's Alex Tsirtsis at 141. Driscoll entered ranked No. 10 while Tsirtsis entered ranked No. 14. The Penn Stater got the first take down in the heated bout and nearly got back points in the process of working up more than a minute's worth of riding time. Tsirtsis would escape, but Driscoll would lead 2-1 heading into the second. The Nittany Lion senior chose down to begin the second and worked hard for a reversal but Tsirtsis fought off the strong Driscoll effort. Tsirtsis rode Driscoll for the entire second period, erasing a huge Driscoll riding time edge. Tsirtsis chose down to begin the final period and scored a big reversal to take a 3-2 lead. The Hawkeye added two near fall points to up his lead to 5-2 with a minute-plus riding time edge. Driscoll could not manage to get loose from underneath and Tsirtsis went on to post an impressive 6-2 upset win. The upset loss dropped Driscoll to 11-6 while Tsirtsis improved to 13-8. Penn State's lead was also cut to 21-9. The final dual of the night put Penn State senior James Woodall (Dupont, Pa.), ranked No. 11, up against No. 2 Ty Eustice of Iowa at 149. Eustice got the first period's only take down and carried a 2-1 lead into the second period. Woodall chose down to begin the second and quickly escaped to tie the score at 2-2. The Nittany Lion senior applied the offensive pressure during the second but could not find an opening against the Hawkeye senior. No scoring in the second meant the bout entered the final two minutes tied 2-2. Eustice chose down to begin the third and was allowed up by Woodall, grabbing a 3-2 lead. Eustice had a solid scoring attempt as the third period got underway and, after Woodall fought him off for a moment, turned it into a take down and a 5-2 lead. Woodall escaped, cutting into the lead, but could had his offensive charge turned into a Eustice take down with :25 left. The second-ranked Hawkeye rode Woodall out to post an impressive 7-3 win in the hard fought match. The loss dropped Woodall to 6-4 while Tsirtsis moved to 16-1. Still, the Nittany Lions posted the impressive 21-12 dual victory. Penn State improved to 10-3 with the victory, 2-3 in Big Ten action. Iowa fell to 9-5, 3-2. The win snapped a seven-dual losing streak to Iowa and was the first win against (or at) Iowa since a 25-17 win at Iowa on Jan. 3, 1998. Penn State is now 7-3 vs. ranked teams this season with four of those wins coming on the road. The Lions are 3-2 vs. the top ten as well. The Nittany Lions are now a perfect 5-0 on the road this year, four of those wins coming against top 25 teams. "I knew coming in we'd have to be ready to go the full seven minutes in each bout," Sunderland said. "I thought we came out in the early stages each time very well, but we didn't close out some match-ups today. Still, we're very happy to get out of Carver-Hawkeye Arena with a win. But we have to take some lessons from this on how hard we have to finish. We beat a good Iowa team tonight but we have room to improve and will need to get better to win at Iowa State on Sunday." Penn State will put its perfect road record on the line this Sunday with a dual at Iowa State. The Nittany Lions and Cyclones will tangle at 1 p.m. Eastern. After this weekend's swing through the state of Iowa, the Nittany Lions will visit Indiana next Saturday in a 7 p.m. bout in IU's Assembly Hall. No. 9 Penn State 21, No. 7 Iowa 12 Carver Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa 157: #7 Joe Johnston IOWA dec. #14 Nathan Galloway PSU, 13-10 0-3 165: #12 David Erwin PSU dec. Eric Luedke IOWA, 4-3 3-3 174: #11 James Yonushonis PSU dec. Ben Stedman IOWA, 7-5 6-3 184: #1 Eric Bradley PSU dec. #7 Paul Bradley IOWA, 9-3 197: #6 Phil Davis PSU dec. Dan Erekson IOWA, 7-1 12-3 HWT: Ryan Fuller IOWA dec. #18 Joel Edwards PSU, 7-4 12-6 125: Tim Haas PSU pinned Lucas Magnani IOWA, WBF 1:01 18-6 133: #9 Jake Strayer PSU dec. Daniel Dennis IOWA, 10-7 21-6 141: #15 Alex Tsirtsis IOWA dec. #10 DeWitt Driscoll PSU, 6-2 21-9 149: #2 Ty Eustice IOWA dec. #11 James Woodall PSU, 7-3 21-12 Records: No. 9 Penn State 10-3, 2-3 Big Ten; No. 7 Iowa 9-5, 3-2 Big Ten Up Next for PSU: No. 9 Penn State at No. 8 Iowa State, Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. Eastern

BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team recorded their first shutout victory since the 1999-2000 season with a 42-0 win over Clarion in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action Friday night. With the win, the Huskies move to 8-7 on the season, 2-1 in EWL competition. 125-Fourteenth-ranked Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) won by forfeit. 133-Ricky Donald (Millville/Bloomsburg) got the match off to an exciting start with a 4-2 overtime win against the Golden Eagles' Rob LaBrake. LaBrake struck first with a takedown just 13 seconds into the match followed by a Donald escape 20 seconds later. After selecting the defensive position in the second period, Donald tied the match at two with an escape with 23 seconds remaining. In the overtime period, Donald won the match on a takedown with 47 seconds remaining. 141-Brad Forbes (Downingtown/Downingtown) gave the Huskies a 12-0 lead with a 5-1 win over Clarion's Greg Lewis. Leading 2-0 after the first period, Forbes scored another point on an escape from the defensive position to take a 3-0 lead into the third. Despite a Lewis escape in the final period, Forbes was able to score another takedown to win the bout for the Huskies. 149-George Hickman (Wilmington, NC/Riverside) won a 9-6 decision at 149 pounds over the Golden Eagles' Derrick Smith. Hickman scored two takedowns to take an early lead. In the second period, he scored on an escape before tallying three takedowns in the final period to get the win for Bloomsburg giving the Huskies a 15-0 lead. 157-Bloomsburg's Aric Fuhrman (Spring Grove/Delone Catholic) gave the Huskies a 19-0 lead with a 13-2 major decision win over the Golden Eagles' Lucas Christopher. After the first period, Fuhrman took a 2-0 lead before scoring seven points in the second period to take a 9-2 lead. Fuhrman scored his final four points on three backpoints and riding time. 165-Despite trailing 5-4 going into the final period, Frank Beasley (Oden, IL/Centralia) won a 10-5 decision over the Golden Eagles' Chris Goings. At the 1:22 mark in the third period, Beasley took a 6-5 lead on a reversal from the defensive position. Beasley sealed the win with three backpoints at the 57-second mark and also earned a point for riding time. With the win, the Huskies took a 22-0 lead. 174-Jim Bertulis (Aston/Garnett Valley) got his first dual-match of the season with a 15-0 technical fall win over Clarion's Dave Gardner. After a takedown just 20 seconds in the match, Bertulis scored 11 straight backpoints to jump out to the 13-0 lead. Just over four minutes into the match, Bertulis scored another takedown to win the bout for the Huskies. 184-Nate Shirk (Middleburg/Middleburg) gave the Huskies a 30-0 lead with a 5-3 decision over Clarion's Dominic Ross. In the first period, Shirk scored a takedown at the 2:17 mark, which Ross countered with an escape with 1:44 remaining in the period. Going into the third period, Shirk held a 4-3 lead and scored his final point on an escape from the defensive position. 197-Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) won by forfeit. HWT-Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown) finished the match with a pin against A.J. Brooks 4:01 into the match. Spaid scored three points in the first period on a takedown and an escape to take a 3-1 lead going into the second period. Spaid also scored three more points in the second period on another escape and takedown. The Huskies will host Cleveland State in an EWL match-up on Sunday at 1:00 at Nelson Field House. Results (Match Started with the 125 Weight Class) February 3, 2006 Bloomsburg vs. Clarion - Nelson Field House, Bloomsburg, PA Wt. Match Result Bout Score Match Score 125- Mike Sees (BU) won by forfeit 6-0, BU 133- Rick Donald (BU) dec. Rob LaBrake (CU) 4-2 9-0, BU 141- Brad Forbes (BU) dec. Greg Lewis (CU) 5-1 12-0, BU 149- George Hickman (BU) dec. Derrick Smith (CU) 9-6 15-0, BU 157- Aric Fuhrman (BU) maj. dec. Lucas Christopher (CU) 13-2 19-0, BU 165- Frank Beasley (BU) dec. Chris Goings (CU) 10-5 22-0, BU 174- Jim Bertulis (BU) WTF Dave Gardner (CU) 15-0, 4:01 27-0, BU 184- Nate Shirk (BU) dec. Dominic Ross (CU) 5-3 30-0, BU 197- Jesse Hasseman (BU) won by forfeit -- 36-0, BU HWT- Mike Spaid (BU) WBF A.J. Brooks (CU) 4:10 42-0, BU Records: Bloomsburg: 8-7, 2-1 EWL Clarion: 0-12, 0-4 EWL Attendance: 293 WTF=Won by Technical Fall; WBF=Won by Fall; F=Forfeit

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Cal State Bakersfield wrestling team closed out its regular season dual schedule with a 38–7 win over NCAA Division II San Francisco State at The Swamp Friday afternoon. The Roadrunners had an impressive showing, posting eight wins in 10 matches en route to the win over the struggling Gators, ending up with a 5–7 dual meet record. San Francisco State fell to 0–13 on the season after falling to conference foe Chadron State earlier in the day. Seniors David Garcia (Azusa/Bishop Amat HS) and Brian Busby (San Diego/Scripps Ranch HS) recorded technical fall victories in their final collegiate duals to start off the match. Garcia jumped out to a quick 9–2 lead after the first period and kept the pressure on, eventually recording the 21–5 tech fall victory in 6:30. Busby then followed with a 15–0 tech fall of his own. Bsuby quickly took down Justin Switzler in the opening seconds and recording four three-point near falls to build a 14–0 lead after the first period. The match ended when he was able to escape 1:15 into the second period. Freshman Garth Wara (Madera HS) picked up his second pin of the year with a fall over the Gator's R.J. Clifford at 174 pounds. At heavyweight, junior Eric Parker (Ramona HS) continued his impressive run, shutting down Sandeep Singh in a 12–0 major decision victory. Parker held a 5-0 lead going into the final period, but scored a takedown and added three near–fall points to give him the winning margin. Freshman Thomas Kimbrell (Dawsonville, Georgia/Dawson County HS) picked up the most impressive win of the day, knocking off Virgil Lockett who entered ranked No. 7 at 133 pounds in NCAA Division II. Trailing 2–1 going into the second period, Kimbrell was able to scored a pair of takedowns and two escapes to regain the lead at 6–5 heading to the final two minutes. In the final round, Lockett scored the escape to tie things up, but Kimbrell scored an extra point after Lockett received his second stall warning. The loss snapped Lockett's 12–match winning–streak and dropped him to 23–10 on the season. Jeremy Doyle (Ramona HS) followed the big win with an 8–0 major decision of Alex Butler at 141 pounds. Senior Anthony Baza (Sunnyvale/Fremont HS) then closed out the match with a 17–0 tech fall win over Merrick Tan in 4:08. Bakersfield closes out the regular season with the All–California Tournament on Saturday (Feb. 4) hosted by San Francisco State. CS BAKERSFIELD 37, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 7 157 – David Garcia (CSUB) tech fall Jeff Johnson (SFSU), 21–5 (6:30) 165 – Brian Busby (CSUB) tech fall Justin Switzler (SFSU), 15–0 (4:15) 174 – Garth Wara (CSUB) pins R.J. Clifford (SFSU), 2:31 184 – Richard Escobar (SFSU) maj. dec. Brandon Ceremello (CSUB), 12–3 197 – Ryan Bergman (CSUB) wins by forfeit HWT – Eric Parker (CSUB) maj. dec. Sandeep Singh (SFSU), 12–0 125 – Brian Watanabe (SFSU) dec. Zack Bigboy (CSUB), 10–6 133 – Thomas Kimbrell (CSUB) dec. Virgil Lockett (SFSU), 7–6 141 – Jeremy Doyle (CSUB) maj. dec. Alex Butler (SFSU), 8–0 149 – Anthony Baza (CSUB) tech fall Merrick Tan (SFSU), 17–0 (4:08)

DOYLESTOWN (PA) -- Delaware Valley College, ranked 21st in Division III, picked up points in all 10 weight classes as the Aggies notched a 50-0 home shutout over Division I Wagner College. For the Aggies, it was their sixth consecutive win as they improved to 10-6 in dual meets. The Seahawks fell to 4-8. Ryan Herwig (157) and Kevin Orr (Hwt) each had pins for their 18th wins of the season. Herwig (18-9) needed just 1:53 to down Patrick Larkin (7-10) while Orr dropped John Cichon (2-11) in 4:05 to go to 18-7 on the season. Justin Shorts (133) and John Powell (165) added major decisions while Josh Proctor and Jaryd Steinbacher had decisions at 125 and 149 pounds respectively. Shorts won his 12th match of the season (12-13) with a 14-6 triumph over Joe Eurell (10-11). Powell, a senior wrestling in his final home match, had four takedowns and three near falls, en route to a 17-3 victory over Nick Magaraci (4-7). The win was the 18th in 26 matches this season for Powell. Proctor upped his mark to 7-4 on the year with a 7-1 victory over Mike Rooney (6-11). Steinbacher improved to 9-11 with a 5-1 triumph over Justin Ensign (12-11). Dan Hall (141), Ryan Pope (174) and seniors Mike Berlanda (184) and Jamall Johnson (197) picked up wins by forfeit. DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE 50, WAGNER COLLEGE 0 125 - Josh Proctor (DVC) by decision over Mike Rooney, 7-1 3-0 DVC 133 - Justin Shorts (DVC) by major decision over Joe Eurell, 14-6 7-0 DVC 141 - Dan Hall (DVC) by forfeit 13-0 DVC 149 - Jaryd Steinbacher (DVC) by decision over Justin Ensign, 5-1 16-0 DVC 157 - Ryan Herwig (DVC) by fall over Patrick Larkin, 1:53 22-0 DVC 165 - John Powell (DVC) by major decision over Nick Magaraci, 17-3 26-0 DVC 174 - Ryan Pope (DVC) by forfeit 32-0 DVC 184 - Mike Berlanda (DVC) by forfeit 38-0 DVC 197 - Jamall Johnson (DVC) by forfeit 44-0 DVC Hwt - Kevin Orr (DVC) by fall over John Cichon, 4:05 50-0 DVC Referee: Ken Daws Attendance: 275

DAVIS, Calif. -- Oregon State's Kyle Larson won a battle of the Pacific-10's top-ranked 141-pounders as the Beavers thumped California-Davis 34-3 in Pac-10 wrestling Friday afternoon at Hickey Gym. It was the fifth straight win for the Beavers (11-2-1 overall, 6-1 Pac-10), who wrestle at Stanford on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. At UCD (4-7, 2-3), Larson - ranked second in the Pac-10 - took a 7-3 decision over top-ranked Derek Moore, who was also ranked seventh nationally in the National Wrestling Coaches Association/InterMat poll. Larson scored a takedown and two-point near-fall in the third period to erase a 3-2 deficit, then added a point for riding time to secure his 11th straight win and improve to 21-4 this season with three pins. The other potential one-two matchup in the Pac-10 rankings never materialized, at 174 pounds between OSU's top-ranked Jeremy Larson and UCD's second-ranked Ken Cook. Larson received a forfeit, pushing his win streak to 10 matches and upping his record to 22-8; he is ranked 18th and Cook is ranked eighth. OSU's two other nationally ranked wrestlers picked up wins. Tony Hook, ranked 16th at 157 pounds, had to go three overtimes to edge UCD's Jon Clark 5-4 to improve to 17-7 this season. Beaver heavyweight Ty Watterson, ranked 17th, picked up his fifth straight win with a 10-1 decision over the Aggies' Evan Hendrix to move his record to 24-7 with eight pins. Oregon State 125-pounder Eric Stevenson kept the team lead in victories this season with his fifth straight win, beating Marcos Orozco 9-1 to go to 25-7 with four pins. OSU 133-pounder Bobby Pfennigs has won all six of his matches since coming back from an injury after beating Omar Gaitan 9-3; Gaitain is ranked fourth in the conference while Pfennigs is unranked. The Beavers also got victories from Orlando Perez with a technical fall at 149 pounds, Anthony Weber with a decision at 165 pounds and Dan Pitsch with a decision at 197 pounds. OREGON STATE 34, AT CALIFORNIA-DAVIS 3 125 - Eric Stevenson, OSU, major dec. Marcos Orozco, UCD, 9-1. 133 - Bobby Pfennigs, OSU, dec. Omar Gaitan, UCD, 9-3. 141 - Kyle Larson, OSU, dec. (7) Derek Moore, UCD, 7-3. 149 - Orlando Perez, OSU, tech. fall Jesse Padilla, UCD, 6:15 (19-2). 157 - (16) Tony Hook, OSU, dec. Jon Clark, UCD, 5-4 (3 OT). 165 - Anthony Weber, OSU, dec. Dustin Noack, UCD, 4-3. 174 - (18) Jeremy Larson, OSU, by forfeit. 184 - Tyler Bernacchi, UCD, dec. Kyle Bressler, OSU, 3-1. 197 - Dan Pitsch, OSU, dec. Eliot Kelly, UCD, 4-2 (OT). HWT - (17) Ty Watterson, OSU, major dec. Evan Hendrix, UCD, 10-1.

Providence, R.I. -- No. 22 Penn wrestling team opened the Ivy League season with a 26-10 win over Brown on Friday afternoon. The Quakers win was its 13th-straight against the Bears and Penn improves to 8-3 on the season. The Quakers won seven of the 10 bouts, including two by major decision and one by fall. "It was a well fought dual meet for us," Head Coach Zeke Jones said. "Brown came ready to wrestle today. We have not had much rest between dual meets and we have been training very hard. But I think our team wrestled well and responded under the training schedule we have had over the last few weeks." Junior captain Matt Valenti won his 133-pound bout with a 13-2 major decision over Dan Appello. Valenti took down Appello early in the first half and turned him for two back points. In the second period, Valenti escaped from the bottom position, scored on a takedown and added three nearfall points., while a takedown in the third gave Valenti the major and four team points. Valenti is ranked ninth in the nation and improved to 22-2 overall and has 91 career victories. After three periods, freshman Cesar Grajales and Mark Savino were tied with one point a piece, both from escapes at 141 pounds. Grajales scored a takedown in overtime at the edge of the mat for the win and three team points. Grajales improves to 19-6 overall. Freshman Matt Dragon picked up Penn's third-straight win at 149 pounds, defeating Mike Ashton, 11-5. Ashton scored first with a takedown in the first period, but Dragon rode him out the entire second period and turned him for two back points, twice. Dragon, who is ranked 16th in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News, reversed Ashton in the third period and added three nearfall points. Ashton escaped late in the third and scored a quick takedown, but Dragon escaped and secured riding time for the win. It was a close match for junior Gene Zannetti at 157 pounds, after a scoreless first period, Zannetti escaped for one point in the second and Mike Savino tied the match with an escape in the third. A takedown late in the match for Zannetti was the deciding factor, as he won 3- to improve to 16-7 overall. Sophomore Lior Zamir lost a tough match to Shawn Kitchner at 165 pounds, 15-3. Zamir scored first with a takedown, but was taken down and turned for back points in the second. Another takedown and stalling warnings against Zamir gave Brown the major decision. Junior Matt Herrington picked up his third fall of the season, pinning Matt Gevelinger in 2:44 at 174 pounds. Herrington took down Gevelinger four times in the first period and turned him for two nearfall points and three nearfall points. With the fourth takedown, Herrington stuck him to the mat to improve to 10-3 overall. Senior captain Dustin Wiles gave Penn a 23-4 lead with a 19-7 major decision over Branden Stearn. Wiles took down his brown opponent five times in the first period , reversed him in the second and took him down again three more times in the match to secure the win. Senior captain Paul Velekei added to the Penn lead with a 7-3 decision over Leo Sanaiki. Velekei took him down in the first period, reversed him in the second and took him down again in the third for the win. He added 1:17 of riding time of the extra point. With the win, Velekei picked up his 14th win of the season. Freshman Jayson Bowlsby returned to the Penn lineup at heavyweight and lost a tough bout to Levon Mock, 6-2. After a scoreless first period, Mock escaped from the bottom and scored two takedowns to secure the win. Bowlsby scored an escape in both the second and third period. After two scoreless periods at 125 pounds, senior Mike Silengo cut loose Jeff Schell and took him down to tie the match (Schell accumulated riding time in the second period). Schell escaped for the 3-2 decision. Penn travels to Cambridge, Mass. to take on Harvard Saturday at 2 p.m. No. 22 Penn 26, Brown 10 133 No. 9 Matt Valenti def. Dan Appello, MD: 13-2 141 Cesar Grajales def. Mark Savino, D: 3-1 (OT) 149 No. 13 Matt Dragon def. Mike Ashton, D: 11-5 157 No. 20 Gene Zannetti def. Mike Savino, D:3-2 165 Lior Zamir lost to Shawn Kitchner, MD; 15-2 174 No. 12 Matt Herrington def. Matt Gevelinger, F:2:44 184 Dustin Wiles def. Branden Stearns, MD:19-7 197 Paul Velekei def. Leo Saniuk, D: 7-3 285 Jayson Bowlsby lost to Levon Mock, D: 6-2 125 No. 13 Mike Silengo lost to Jeff Schell, D: 3-2

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- The Limestone College wrestling team lost to Campbellsville (NAIA), 28-15, on Friday night at the Timken Center. Limestone sophomore Joby Shreckhise (Grottoes, Va.) started the contest off with a 6-0 win in the 165-pound weight class, while freshman Trey Moss (Red Bank, S.C./HWT), sophomore Brent Clausing (Miamisburg, Ohio), and Matt Ross (Chicago, Ill.) recorded victories for the Saints. Limestone will wrestle Cumberland University on Tuesday, February 7 at 7 p.m. at the Timken Center in Gaffney, S.C. Campbellsville 28, Limestone 15 Class Score 125 Brent Clausing (LC) def. John Chidster (CU) 4-2 133 Matt Ross (LC) def. Justine Talley (CU) 4-2 141 Kyle Narred (CU) def. Robby Miskelly (CU) 2-0 Fall 2:14 149 Billy James (CU) def. Joey Federspiel (LC) 11-3 157 David Clemens (CU) def. Dustin Baynes (LC) 13-0 165 Joby Shreckhise (LC) def. John Lowery (CU) 6-0 Fall 6:15 174 Chris Branam (CU) def. Greg Satterfield (LC) 12-2 184 Kirk Deadrick (CU) def. Mike Walsh (LC) 5-2 197 Glen Jackson (CU) def. Brandon Boggan (LC) 9-2 Fall 4:57

What's on Tap ... The Wolverines begin a stretch of three home duals in the next week when they host South Dakota State Saturday in the Activity Center at 7:00pm. Then on Tuesday, February 7th, North Dakota State comes to town before Portland State ends the week on Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm. "Both of these teams will provide us with a tremendous challenge," said Utah Valley head coach Cody Sanderson. "They are both matches that could likely come down to bonus points." Utah Valley has won its last three duals, including a 24-15 win last week at Adams State. Junior 125-pounder Talon Vickers has an eight match winning streak for the Wolverines. He topped #7 (D-II) Rob McCabe last week 8-6 to continue that streak. About the Opposition ... South Dakota State is 6-8 after Thursday's loss at Northern Colorado. Heavyweight Jason Stripling leads the team with 24 wins. The Jackrabbits are coached by Jason Liles, who is in his 13th season at SDSU. The North Dakota State Bison are 4-3 pending Monday's match up with Northern Colorado. They are led in wins by 184 pounder Matt Wetterling, who has a 21-6 record on the season. NDSU is coached by Hall of Fame coach Bucky Maughan, who is in his 42nd season at the helm in Fargo. He has led the Bison to four NCAA D-II National Championships. Up Next ... The Wolverines will wrap up their home schedule Saturday afternoon against Portland State at 2:00pm in the Activity Center.

Columbia, Mo. -- Wrestling the final home dual of the season, the No. 14 Missouri wrestling program will face off against No. 10 Oklahoma Sunday, Feb.5, at 1 p.m. CST in the Hearnes Center. Four graduating Tigers will be recognized for their contributions to the Missouri program, including Jeff Foust, Chris McCormick, Austin DeVoe and Jed Lewis (Norfolk, Neb.). Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith owns two wins over the Sooners in the past three years, although the Tigers came up short last year, losing 18-14 in Norman, Okla. In 2003 and 2004 Missouri was victorious, beating their rivals from the South 25-20 and 21-15, respectively. Each team enters the dual 0-2 in the Big 12 Conference, with both squads dropping a dual to defending national champion No. 2 Oklahoma State. Austin DeVoe (125, Columbus, Kan.), Chris McCormick (141, Leawood, Kan.) and Jeff Foust (197, Blue Springs, Mo.) have been making an impact on Tiger wrestling since they entered the University of Missouri in the fall of 2001. Not a season has passed since that time that at least one of them has not been a member of the starting lineup. Each member of the trio faces a tough task Sunday, taking on former NCAA All-Americans in the final home starts of their careers. DeVoe, ranked 18th in the nation, will face off against No. 2 Sam Hazewinkel, a two-time third-place finisher at the NCAA Championships. DeVoe carries a 25-11 mark into the match and looks to be the first wrestler to upset the undefeated Hazewinkel this season. McCormick is matched up against No. 2 Teyon Ware, a two-time national champion at 141 pounds. Facing off against a competitor who took fourth place at the NCAA Championships one year ago, Foust will shake hands with No. 5 Joel Flaggert at 197 pounds. Ranked No. 1 in the nation at 174 pounds, Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) continues to cement his place in Tiger annals as one of the best grapplers ever to put on a Missouri singlet. Last week Askren pinned No. 3 Jacob Klein of Nebraska in 4:29 to pick up his 33rd straight victory, the longest active streak in the nation. The victory was also the 99th win of Askren's career, giving the junior a chance to reach the 100-win plateau against No. 12 Wes Roberts this Sunday. With a raised hand against Roberts, Askren will become the fastest Tiger to reach 100 wins and the only grappler to reach the mark in his third season as a starter. Rounding out the list of battles between ranked wrestlers, junior Matt Pell (165, Luxemburg, Wis.) and redshirt freshman Raymond Jordan (184, New Bern, N.C.) will both square off against top competitors. Ranked No. 5 in the nation, Pell faces a familiar opponent in No. 14 Jarrod King. The two competitors met in the championship bout of the Missouri Open Nov. 20, with Pell taking the match by injury default. The No. 15 competitor in the country at 184 pounds, Jordan steps into center circle against No. 13 Justin Dyer, a junior who qualified for the NCAA Championships a year ago. In the midst of a stellar opening season as a member of Missouri's starting lineup, Jordan has defeated six ranked opponents on his way to a 27-8 mark. The 1 p.m. CST dual against Oklahoma will also serve as Fan Appreciation Day, at which free tickets to Missouri sporting events and free hair cuts at Cost Cutters will be given out

First let me thank the coaches, administrators, athletes and fans of this great sport for making my 2nd East Coast tour such a huge success. I wish much success to all of these fine folks and I look forward to seeing them all again soon. This week we will be LIVE once again from Kreiger's Sports Bar and Grill Joining Steve Foster, Ross Peterson and I this week will be- Special guest hosts- 1 X Nat'l Champion for ISU Mike Land, Chad Benshoof and Chad Tunink Carl Adams- Head Coach of the Terriers of Boston U now in his 24th season (Iowa State '72) Tom Borrelli- Head Coach of Central Michigan Chippewas- In his 15th season in Mount Pleasant, the personable Borrelli has helped lead the Chippewas to a top 25 ranking in the final dual meet poll the past eight seasons including a sixth-place finish at the 2005 National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals, Borrelli has guided Chippewa teams to a 158-77-5 overall record. Rich Fergola- Head Asst. Dana College to discuss "Border Brawl" Dana College's new best of the seniors from Iowa Vs. Best of the Seniors from NB tournament. Head Assistant Wrestling Coach Richard Fergola is in his second year at Dana College. He moved to Blair from Kansas where he coached junior college wrestling at Neosho County Community College. In his first year at Dana College, Fergola developed the Viking Wrestling Club which produced University National Greco-Roman Champion Jacob Marquardt and JR FILA Greco All-American, Bryan Scambler. Sam Hazewinkle (JR)- this 2 X All American OK Sooner has all the energy and guts to earn himself a title this year. What kind of pressures did he face as a Freshman? How does it look now as he looks back? Jack Spates- Head Coach of the Sooners of Oklahoma (1993). Recently accepted the honor of addressing the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast at this years NCAA. He claimed the collegiate national championship in 1973 and was an NCAA runner-up the following year at 118 pounds. Spates compiled a 118-8 career record at Slippery Rock, the second best win total in school history. For his achievements on the mat, Spates has been inducted into the Slippery Rock Athletic Hall of Fame.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team steps back into Southern Conference competition Saturday by hosting Appalachian State at 7 p.m. at Maclellan Gym on the UTC campus. The evening begins at 5 p.m. as the Mocs will wrestle the College of the Cumberlands. Appalachian State squares off against the Patriots at 9 p.m. The Mocs, 11-7-1 overall, won their SoCon opener Jan. 24 at The Citadel, 22-9. UTC and Appalachian are actually meeting for the second time this season. The two squads faced each other in a non-conference match Nov. 12 at the Mat Jam Duals in Boone, N.C. Each team claimed five matches, and the score remained tied, 21-21. "Our earlier match with Appalachian State was very tight and competitive," UTC Head Coach Joe Seay said. "We expect much of the same Saturday. Our wrestlers understand the importance of leaving everything on the mat in our conference matches." UTC is led by junior Matt Keller, who wrestles at 133 pounds. The McDonald, Tenn., native leads the team with a 28-7 overall record and is currently ranked as high as No. 7 nationally. He enters the dual with an 11-match win streak. Also projected to wrestle against the Mountaineers are Javier Maldonado at 125, Michael Keefe (141), Aaron Martin (149) and Jake Yost (157). UTC will send either Daniel Peterson or Justin Otis to the mat at 165. T.J. Sayers is scheduled to compete at 174, John Davis at 184, Lloyd Rogers at 197 and Israel Silva at heavyweight. The Mountaineers are 7-6-1 overall and 1-2 in the SoCon. ASU defeated VMI 24-10 but has lost to UNC Greensboro, 19-18, and to Davidson, 23-17. ASU has also scored victories this season over Duke, James Madison, East Stroudsburg and Gardner-Webb. Mountaineer sophomore Scott Ervin, a 157-pounder, has yet to be defeated this season in 17 matches. Marcus Cox, a 141-pound junior, is 17-10 overall and was the SoCon Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 25. Neal Martin, a sophomore, leads the team in wins with a 23-11 mark at 174. The College of the Cumberlands is an NAIA program from Williamsburg, Ky. The Patriots are 6-1 overall including a victory over Carson-Newman. Formerly Cumberland College, the squad placed second at the recent NAIA Duals, dropping a 22-14 match to Dana College in the finals. Tickets to the event are $5.00 and can be purchased at the entrances to the Gym. CHATTANOOGA MOCS Probable lineup (11-7-1, 1-0 SoCon) 125 Javier Maldonado (Soph., Kissimmee, Fla., 19-8) 133 No. 6 Matt Keller (Jr., McDonald, Tenn., 28-7) 141 Michael Keefe (Jr., Ringgold, Ga., 28-8) 149 Aaron Martin (Jr., Pataskala, Ohio, 5-5) 157 Jake Yost (Jr., Soddy Daisy, Tenn., 18-16) 165 Daniel Peterson (Sr., Pittsburg, Kansas, 13-9) Or Justin Otis (Soph., Martinez, Ga., 2-6) 174 T.J. Sayers (Jr., Hueytown, Ala., 10-14) 184 John Davis (Sr., Gainesville, Fla., 14-8) 197 Lloyd Rogers (Soph., Palm City, Fla., 4-16) 285 Israel Silva (Sr., Marysville, Wash., 5-10) UTC's probable lineup for the Cumberland College match will remain the same with these exceptions: 133 Keller or Adam Rains (Sr., Cleveland, Tenn., 8-6) 174 Sayers or Nick Davis (Fr., Gainesville, Fla., 0-0) 184 J. Davis or Kyle McKee (Fr., Lilburn, Ga., 3-3) 285 Silva or Zach Tramel (Fr., Fort Worth, Texas, 11-9)

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke wrestling team will look to snap an eight-match losing streak on Saturday as they step outside of the ACC to square off against Campbell University at 5 p.m. in Carter Gymnasium. Duke enters Saturday's dual meet 0-8 overall and 0-3 in the ACC after dropping their first eight contests of the year. The Blue Devils lost all three of their dual meets at the ACC-Southern Conference Mat Jam Duals on Nov. 13, falling to Tennessee-Chattanooga, 32-3, to Appalachian State, 21-16, and to VMI, 22-15. The Blue Devils went 0-5 in the month of January, losing three ACC dual meets and two non-conference matches. The three conference losses came to N.C. State on Jan. 17, to Maryland on Jan. 28 and to North Carolina on Jan. 31. Scouting the Campbell Fighting Camels Campbell enters Saturday's tilt with a 3-7 mark on the season. The Camels have posted wins over Binghamton, Wagner and Anderson while their losses have come against UNCG, The Citadel, Gardner-Webb, Boston University, Drexel, Sacred Heart and Davidson. Campbell will face two ACC opponents on Saturday. The Camels will travel to Raleigh to face N.C. State at noon before returning home to take on Duke at 5 p.m. Duke vs. Campbell - Probable Matches 125: Kellan McKeon (Duke) vs. Richie Apolinar (Campbell) 133: Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke) vs. Caleb Lesnoff (Campbell) 141: Philip Wightman (Duke) vs. Elliot Berger (Campbell) 149: Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) vs. Steve Wiktorek (Campbell) 157: Cameron Harms (Duke) vs. Nick Amato (Campbell) 165: Aaron Glover (Duke) vs. Brent Poynter (Campbell) 174: Levi Craig (Duke) vs. James Amsley (Campbell) 184: Dan Tulley (Duke) vs. Kyle Higgins (Campbell) 197: Konrad Dudziak (Duke) vs. Jason Cook (Campbell) HWT: Wade Van Sickle (Duke) vs. Jeremiah Fennell (Campbell)

Upper Iowa and Minnesota State Moorhead each won five matches in their highly-anticipated dual meet Thursday night, but the Dragons came away with two wins via fall to claim a 21-16 win in Dorman Gymnasium. MSU Moorhead (9-6 overall, 2-0 NSIC) is ranked 12th in the latest NCAA Division II coaches poll. Upper Iowa (5-3-1, 1-1) is ranked 16th. With the meet starting at 141 pounds, UIU got off to a fast start. Jacob Pedersen defeated returning All-American Ben Keen 8-7. Pedersen scored a reversal in the closing seconds of the match to escape with the victory. After Peter Hayes picked up a 5-2 win for MSU Moorhead at 149 pounds, the Peacocks received some more late-match magic. Trailing 5-3 in the closing seconds at 157 pounds, UIU's Brandon Heying pulled off a reversal in the final 30 seconds to force overtime. In the extra session, Heying earned a quick takedown for the win and a 6-3 UIU dual meet lead. Top-ranked 165-pounder Nate Baker gave the Dragons a 9-6 lead following a win by fall at 3:58. UIU's C.J. MacNaught knotted the meet at 9-9 with a 9-7 win at 174 pounds. MacNaught is ranked fourth in the nation in his weight class. MSU Moorhead then pulled away with three straight victories. Bryan Cowdan picked up a 9-4 win at 184 pounds and Josiah Bush followed by a win via fall in 1:36 at 197 pounds. In a match featuring two nationally-ranked competitors, MSU Moorhead's Chris Tuchscherer slipped past Brian Black 2-1 at heavyweight. Tuchscherer is ranked fourth while Black is seventh. The win gave the Dragons a 21-9 lead. Tyler Mumbulo and Ralph Acosta closed the dual with decisions for the Peacocks. Eighth-ranked Mumbulo defeated Dave Burgard 6-1 at 125 pounds and Acosta added a 9-0 major decision over Troy MacFarland. Upper Iowa will close the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference dual meet portion of its schedule Saturday night at Southwest Minnesota State. #12 MSU Moorhead 21, #16 Upper Iowa 16 141 - Jacob Pedersen (UIU) def. Ben Keen, 8-7 149 - Peter Hayes (MSUM) def. Cory Schmitz, 5-2 157 - Brandon Heying (UIU) def. Kyle Trout, 7-5 (OT) 165 - Nate Baker (MSUM) pinned Brady Hakeman, 3:58 174 - C.J. MacNaught (UIU) def. Skip Toops, 9-7 184 - Bryan Cowdan (MSUM) def. Tony Gehling, 9-4 197 - Josiah Bush (MSUM) pinned Jase Clark, 1:36 285 - Chris Tuchscherer (MSUM) def. Brian Black, 2-1 125 - Tyler Mumbulo (UIU) def. Dave Burgard, 6-1 133 - Ralph Acosta (UIU) def. Troy MacFarland, 9-0

RICHMOND, Va. -- Redshirt freshman Vincent Ramirez topped No. 16-ranked David Hoffman at 141 pounds to lead North Carolina to its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory, a 31-9 defeat of Virginia Tech, in Thursday's "Rumble on the River" at St. Christopher's High School. The Tar Heels evened their conference mark at 2-2-1 and improved to 14-8-1 overall on the year. The 14 victories are Carolina's most since 1996. Ramirez's 5-3 win on the strength of two takedowns was his 12th in a row and bumped his ACC record to a perfect 5-0 over this stretch. The Durham Riverside product is now 33-6 overall on the season and sports an 18-1 mark in dual matches. Ramirez's victory tied the match at six after three bouts, as the Tar Heels forfeited at 125 pounds to open the match, and redshirt freshman Jared Royer (17-14) cut the lead in half with a 5-2 win over Sheridan Morgan at 133. Following the Ramirez win, Carolina pulled away from Virginia Tech over the next two bouts. After sitting out the last four matches, sophomore Chris Ramos (14-13) pinned the Hokies' Joe Thompson in 1:44 at 149, and junior Brian Baglio (16-17) tacked on a 12-2 major decision over Dave Kiley at 157 to push the Tar Heels' advantage to 16-6 halfway through the match. UNC continued its run with three straight decisions before junior David Dashiell (29-9) won via forfeit at 197. Senior Garrett Atkinson logged a 3-0 victory over Tucker Michels at 165, followed by a 6-3 win by Alex Maciag (21-13) over Steve Ratley at 174. Sophomore Justin Dobies (26-12) then notched a 10-4 victory over Mark Czarny at 184 to improve to 5-0 in conference action. In a meeting of two of the nation's top heavyweights, Virginia Tech's Mike Faust, rated ninth, scored a 4-3 win over No. 12 Spencer Nadolsky (36-4). After regulation was tied at 1-1, neither scored in the first overtime, sending it further into the night. The second overtime saw each man pick up an escape, but Nadolsky led with one second of riding time. In the second sudden victory, neither man scored, sending it to the second tiebreaker. There, each man again picked up an escape, but Faust held on for two more seconds of riding time to pick up the win on criteria. Nadolsky has dropped two of his last three bouts, both to top-10 opponents in overtime. Carolina returns to action at NC State Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The Tar Heels and Wolfpack wrestled to a 16-16 tie Jan. 20. North Carolina 31, Virginia Tech 9 Records: UNC 14-8-1 2-2-1 ACC, VT 0-14, 0-3 ACC WT. BOUT RESULT SCORE TEAM SCORE 125 Justin Staylor (VT) win via forfeit FOR VT 6-0 133 Jared Royer (UNC) def. Sheridan Morgan (VT) 5-2 VT 6-3 141 Vincent Ramirez (UNC) def. David Hoffman (VT) 5-3 TIED 6-6 149 Chris Ramos (UNC) def. Joe Thompson (VT) Fall 1:44 UNC 12-6 157 Brian Baglio (UNC) def. Dave Kiley (VT) 12-2 MD UNC 16-6 165 Garrett Atkinson (UNC) Tucker Michels (VT) 3-0 UNC 19-6 174 Alex Maciag (UNC) def. Steve Ratley (VT) 6-3 UNC 22-6 184 Justin Dobies (UNC) def. Mark Czarny (VT) 10-4 UNC 25-6 197 David Dashiell (UNC) win via forfeit FOR UNC 31-6 HWT Mike Faust (VT) def. Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) 4-3 OT UNC 31-9

Pembroke, NC -- Heavyweight James Dingle (pictured) capped off senior night with a pin to help lead UNC Pembroke to a 30-15 victory over Belmont Abbey in college wrestling action Thursday night in the Jones Center. The match got off to a rough start for UNCP coach PJ Smith's Braves as Matt Schoffner (125) was pinned by Belmont Abbey's Chris Neidermeier. Neidermeier's brother, Reimark, followed his teammates lead with a 6-5 decision over UNCP's Kevin Jones (133) giving the Crusaders an early 9-0 lead. Willie Hilton (141) got things under control for Pembroke as he downed Anthony Butler by the score of 8-3. Belmont Abbey then forfeit the 149- and 157-pound matches giving UNCP a 15-9 advantage in the team standings. Belmont then picked up a win by Brian West, who defeated Cedric Turner (165) 8-7, but the Braves' Richard Ahlstrom (174) shutout Timothy Stanton to keep UNCP six points ahead 18-12. Mark Blair kept the Crusaders in the team competition with a 11-5 win over Rex Ely (184), but forfeited the 197-match to the Braves' Matt Dunn putting the team match out of reach, 24-15. Dingle then followed with his pin at the 46-second mark to clinch the win. Up next for the Braves is a road match at Newberry on Wednesday, February 8, before traveling to the Ed South Tournament on Saturday, February 11, hosted by Carson Newman.

Stanford, Calif. -- Stanford (5-4, 2-1 Pac-10) will close out the home season this weekend with three matches in 24 hours, as the Cardinal takes on Oregon at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oregon State at 7 p.m. on Friday and wraps with Portland State at noon on Saturday. Stanford will honor its eight seniors (Ray Blake, Brennan Corbett, Ryan Hagen, Zack Hensley, Juston Johnson, Miguel Matta, Larry Ozowara and Brian Perry) on Saturday in a pre-meet ceremony. "Oregon has two returning Pac-10 champions in their lineup and also a few guys who are ranked highly in the conference this season," noted head coach Kerry McCoy. "It is an important match because we need to bounce back after last weekend and it is the first of our last three home matches. Next up, we have Oregon State, which is another important match. They have guys highly ranked in the conference as well as in the nation. It will be important for us to finish the day on a positive note. Our last home match of the year is against Portland State --and it's senior day, so it will be key to finish our homestand strong and also to recognize our seniors for all the hard work and dedication they put in during their years here." After a disappointing road trip to Davis last weekend, the Cardinal is looking to defend its home mat, which will be the site of the 2006 Pac-10 Championships later this month, Feb. 26-27. First up will be Oregon. The Ducks are 6-4, with a 4-3 record in the Pac-10, but they have won five of their last six matches, with Oregon's only loss being a 23-21 decision at Arizona State. The Cardinal will then match up against Oregon State. The Beavers have won four straight dual meets and seven of its last eight en route to a 10-2-1 overall mark, with 5-1 record in conference action. Stanford will wrap up the homestand against Portland State on Saturday. The Vikings stand at 2-14 on the year with an 0-5 mark in the Pac-10. Portland State will challenge UC Davis on Friday night before arriving in Palo Alto. All three matches will be held at Burnham Pavilion, and both of Friday's matches will be webcast live through GoStanford. Additionally, live text coverage will be available through InterMat. Stanford Probable Lineup - Friday vs. Oregon & Oregon State 125 pounds - Tanner Gardner 133 pounds - Eric Minnick 141 pounds - Juston Johnson or Tyler Parker 149 pounds - Josh Zupancic 157 pounds - Scott Loescher or Zack Hensley 165 pounds - Ray Blake or Miguel Matta 174 pounds - Luke Feist or Brennan Corbett 184 pounds - Ryan Hagen or Larry Ozowara 197 pounds - Ian Bork or Larry Ozowara HWT - Jared Boyer or Phil Doerner Stanford Probable Lineup - Saturday vs. Portland State - Senior Day 125 pounds - Tanner Gardner 133 pounds - Eric Minnick 141 pounds - Juston Johnson 149 pounds - Josh Zupancic 157 pounds - Zack Hensley 165 pounds - Miguel Matta 174 pounds - Brennan Corbett 184 pounds - Ryan Hagen 197 pounds - Larry Ozowara HWT - Jared Boyer

The top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team will honor head coach J Robinson and senior All-American Matt Nagel this weekend at the Sports Pavilion. On Friday night when Minnesota takes on Wisconsin, the Golden Gophers will honor Robinson prior to the match for his 20 years as head coach. On Sunday afternoon against Indiana, the Golden Gophers will honor their lone senior. Hired by former Athletic Director Paul Giel prior to the 1986-87 season, Robinson replaced the legendary Wally Johnson who spent 34 years as head coach of the Golden Gophers. In his tenure, Robinson has led Minnesota to a pair of NCAA Championships and four Big Ten titles. This past summer, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Nagel came to the University after a prep career, which saw him win a record five state titles at Frazee High School. Nagel redshirt his first year as Minnesota claimed its second straight national title in 2002. Four years later, he is now a senior captain on the nation's number-one ranked team. An All-American a year ago, Nagel is currently ranked ninth in the nation with a 23-6 record at 165 pounds. Minnesota will look to finish its home schedule unbeaten for the fifth time in Robinson's tenure. Friday's match against the Badgers will begin at 7 p.m., while Sunday's dual against the Hoosiers will begin at 2 p.m.