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STANFORD, Calif. -- No. 14 Stanford won seven of 10 bouts en route to a 28-12 win over CSU Bakersfield, Saturday, in Burnham Pavilion. The Cardinal improved to 9-2 overall and 2-1 in the Pac-12. Four of Stanford's seven wins came by bonus points against the Roadrunners. The dual started at 174 pounds where redshirt sophomore Foster Karmon earned an 8-3 decision over Albert Urias. It was the 12th win of the season for Karmon, who is now 2-2 in duals. Redshirt junior Nathan Traxler, who is ranked eighth nationally, gave Stanford a 9-3 lead in the dual with a fall in 2:00 over Josh Annis at 197 pounds. It was the fifth fall of the season for Traxler, who improved to 17-3 overall. True freshman Jackson DiSario added to the Cardinal lead with a 14-2 major decision over Alex Hernandez-Figueroa at 125 pounds. DiSario moves to 18-6 overall and 8-2 in duals. Senior Gabriel Townsell, who moved up to 133 pounds last week at Arizona State, picked up a 6-4 decision over Chance Rich. Redshirt freshman Real Woods, who is ranked third-nationally, made it 21-6 Stanford with a dominating 16-0 technical fall in 2:27 over Angelo Martinoni at 141 pounds. Woods is now 15-1 on the season and 6-1 in duals. Redshirt freshman Tyler Eischens secured his 19th win of the year, holding off Wyatt Gerl, 3-2, at 157 pounds. Redshirt freshman Shane Griffith capped off the scoring with a 13-4 major decision over Jacob Thalin at 165 pounds. Griffith led 2-1 with riding time locked after two periods. He put up 11 points in the final period to improve to 23-0 on the year. He is now tied for the third-longest winning streak in program history. Stanford is back in action on Sunday against Oregon State. Wrestling begins at 2 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. Results: 125 Jackson DiSario (STAN) maj. dec. Alex Hernandez-Figueroa (CSUB) 14-2 133 Gabriel Townsell (STAN) dec. Chance Rich (CSUB) 6-4 141 #3 Real Woods (STAN) tech. fall Angelo Martinoni (CSUB) 16-0 (2:27) 149 Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) fall Dawson Sihavong (STAN) F4:16 157 Tyler Eischens (STAN) dec. Wyatt Gerl (CSUB) 3-2 165 #4 Shane Griffith (STAN) maj. dec. Jacob Thalin (CSUB) 13-4 174 Foster Karmon (STAN) dec. Albert Urias (CSUB) 8-3 184 Josh Loomer (CSUB) dec. Nick Addison (STAN) 7-5 197 #8 Nathan Traxler (STAN) fall Josh Annis (CSUB) F2:00 285 Jarrod Snyder (CSUB) dec. David Showunmi (STAN) 6-5

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 22 Michigan, 27-9, on Saturday night at the Crisler Center. Iowa won eight-of-10 bouts and owned a 26-5 advantage in takedowns to improve to 8-0 in the Big Ten and clinch a share of the conference regular season title. Iowa won four-of-five before the break and led 12-3 behind top 10 wins from Pat Lugo and Kaleb Young. Lugo wrestled a scoreless first period, escaped to start the second, and used a third-period rideout to top No. 9 Kanen Storr, 2-0, at 149. Young used a takedown in each period to defeat No. 9 Will Lewan, 7-3, at 157 and extend his win streak to a career-best 12 matches. "Pat Lugo is a rider. That guy held points and Pat Lugo made him pay when he chose down," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "Kaleb Young was ready to go and hit some shots that were crisp. One more score there and he can widen that gap." Iowa extended it's team lead after the break with four straight wins. Alex Marinelli and Michael Kemerer combined for 16 takedowns in a pair of bonus-point wins at 165 and 174. Marinelli used eight takedowns and 3:51 of riding time to win 18-6 at 165, and Kemerer used eight takedowns and four nearfall points to terminate his match 21-6 at 174. Kemerer ended his match in five minutes, 20 seconds. Cash Wilcke's takedown in the second period was the difference in his 3-2 win over No. 20 Jelani Embree at 184. The win was No. 75 of Wilcke's career. Jacob Warner made it seven straight for Iowa with a 3-1 win at 197. The Hawkeyes also earned wins at 125 and 141. Spencer Lee opened the dual with an 8-1 decision at 157, and Carter Happel won his second straight Big Ten dual, 7-4, at 141. The Wolverines won by 7-5 decision at 133 and recorded a fall at 285. Paul Glynn's third-period rally ran out of time at 133, and Tony Cassioppi suffered his first career loss at 285, surrendering a fall in the second period. "(Michigan" is a team that is coached strategically to be strong at the end of the period, score at the end of the period, keep an eye on the clock. We handled most of that well," said Brands. "Heavyweight got away from us. We were trading blows with him and got into a position where we just don't want to me. We have to get better at our finishes. That match ended up lopsided but it wasn't lopsided." UP NEXT Iowa hosts No. 13 Minnesota on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8:30 p.m. (CT). The dual is streamed at BTN Plus and FloWrestling.com. NOTABLES Iowa wrestlers have a combined record of 67-13 in Big Ten duals, and 86-14 in overall duals this season. Spencer Lee improved to 13-0 and has outscored his last eight opponents 118-3. Carter Happel won his second straight Big Ten dual. His two Big Ten wins matches his season-high from his redshirt freshman season in 2017-18 (2-3). Pat Lugo improved to 7-1 against ranked opponent and earned his fourth top 10 win of the season. Kaleb Young extended his win streak to a career-high 12 matches with his third top 10 win of the season. Marinelli scored a season-high 18 points to earn his first major decision of the year and his eighth bonus-point victory (seven pins). Michael Kemerer improved to 11-0 with his third technical fall of the season. Kemerer has won 30 straight duals. Cash Wilcke earned his 75th career win, the most among active Hawkeyes. Results: 125 -- #1 Spencer Lee (IA) dec. #19 Jack Medley (M), 8-1; 3-0 133 -- Joey Silva (M) dec. Paul Glynn (IA), 7-5; 3-3 141 -- Carter Happel (IA) dec. Cole Mattin (M), 7-4; 6-3 149 -- #2 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. #9 Kanen Storr (M), 2-0; 9-3 157 -- #5 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. #9 Will Lewan (M), 7-3; 12-3 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) major dec. Reece Hughes (M), 18-6; 16-3 174 -- #1 Michael Kemerer (IA) tech. fall Max Maylor (M), 21-6; 21-3 184 -- Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. #20 Jelani Embree (M), 3-2; 24-3 197 -- #6 Jacob Warner (IA) dec. Jackson Striggow (M), 4-1; 27-3 285 -- #2 Mason Paris (M) pinned #3 Tony Cassioppi, 4:31; 27-9 Records: Iowa (11-0, 8-0), Michigan (6-4, 5-2) Attendance: 3,909

BLACKSBURG -- It was a memorable night at the Moss Arts Center as Virginia Tech wrestling defeated the Duke Blue Devils 46-3 on Senior Night. With the win, No. 7 Tech improves to 11-1 on the season and 2-1 in ACC play. The Hokies have now won three straight duals, rebounding well after their loss to North Carolina on Jan. 24. Six Hokies picked up bonus points Saturday night. Tech had two pins, three technical falls and one major decision. Saturday wrapped up the home dual schedule for the season. Virginia Tech will travel to NC State and Pitt to finish the regular season before the ACC Championships on March 8. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS After Duke forfeited at 125 pounds, Collin Gerardi got the sold-out Moss Arts Center crowd up in a hurry with his pin of Harrison Campbell. The redshirt freshman picked up his second pin of the season and third bonus point victory. Gerardi improves to 13-7 and 9-3 in duals. Like Gerardi, Bryce Andonian was tasked with getting the crowd back on their feet after a Duke forfeit. He delivered with an 18-3 technical fall over Wade Unger. The true freshman had five takedowns and a four-point near-fall to grab five team points for the Hokies. Andonian has 15 wins on the year and 11 of them are bonus point victories. After he was recognized on Senior Night, B.C. LaPrade pinned Eric Carter for his second career fall. The New Kent, Va. native beat the buzzer as he completed the fall with just one second remaining in the first period. LaPrade is now 12-5 on the season and 9-3 in dual matches. Redshirt senior Cody Hughes wrestled his last match in Blacksburg Saturday night and came out on top of an 8-4 decision. Hughes did not allow an offensive point to Duke's Mason Eaglin and had three takedowns of his own. The South Berwick, Maine resident is now 12-8 and 8-4 in duals. Making his dual debut, Cody Howard brought the energy, winning a 23-6 technical fall in 4:36. The redshirt freshman had four takedowns in the first period alone, and ended the match in the second with three more takedowns and two four-point near-falls. Howard picks up bonus points in his first career dual win and improves to 14-8 this year. Stanley Smeltzer is a major decision machine, adding another Saturday night with a 14-4 win over Vincent Baker. The Smithfield, Va. native has 12 wins on the season, nine of which are by major decision. Smeltzer leads the team in major decisions by a wide margin, four clear of the next closest Hokie. To bring our sixth annual dual on the stage to a close, John Borst won a 17-2 technical fall in 5:10. Borst had four takedowns and two four-point near-falls to earn his first tech fall of the season. The redshirt sophomore improves to 18-6 on the season and is outscoring his dual opponents 33-9. Results: 125: #16 Joey Prata (VT) wins by forfeit 133: Collin Gerardi (VT) WBF Harrison Campbell (DU), 6:03 141: #19 Mitch Moore (VT) wins by forfeit 149: Bryce Andonian (VT) TF Wade Unger (DU), 18-3 (7:00) 157: #16 B.C. LaPrade (VT) WBF Eric Carter (DU), 2:59 165: Ben Anderson (DU) dec. Caden Darber (VT), 3-1 174: Cody Hughes (VT) dec. Mason Eaglin (DU), 8-4 184: Cody Howard (VT) TF Kai Blake (DU), 23-6 (4:36) 197: Stanley Smeltzer (VT) MD Vincent Baker (DU), 14-4 285: #19 John Borst (VT) TF Jonah Niesenbaum (DU), 17-2 (5:10) UP NEXT No. 7 Virginia Tech will now prepare for a top-10 showdown with No. 3 NC State on Friday in Raleigh, N.C. The dual will be broadcast on the ACC Network as part of its Friday Night Duals package starting at 7 p.m.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- App State Wrestling used bonus points in eight of their 10 wins to remain unbeaten in the Southern Conference and post a 44-0 victory at The Citadel on Saturday. With Campbell's 27-11 win against Chattanooga, Saturday's results set up a huge SoCon matchup Thursday between the Mountaineers (8-2 5-0) and Camels (8-2, 4-0) in Buies Creek. The dual in Charleston ended in dramatic fashion, as Will Formato erased a 6-3 deficit in the final minute of the third period to force overtime against Dazjon Casto at 165 pounds. After a minute session with no takedowns, Formato didn't allow an escape in the first 30-second tiebreaker, then got a quick escape and late takedown to clinch the victory. The Mountaineers collected bonus points in the first four matches, as Thomas Flitz began the dual with a first-period pin against Kyle Kretzer at 174 pounds and Julian Gorring added a tech fall by a 17-2 score against Cooper Youngblood at 184. Making the second dual appearance of his career, Demazio Samuel recorded his first dual win with a tech fall by a 20-3 score against Martin Duane, and Cary Miller won by a 14-4 major decision against Michael McAleavey at 285 pound to push the lead to 20-0. Sean Carter earned a victory by a 7-2 decision against Jordie White at 125 pounds before the Mountaineers benefited from another pin, this one by Codi Russell in the second period of his match against Nathan Orosco at 133 pounds. The lead increased to 33-0 on a shutout from Bradley Irwin, who won by a 13-0 major decision against Jacob Dado at 141 pounds, and Jonathan Millner won a 9-1 major decision against Selwyn Porter at 149 pounds. Matt Zovistoski claimed a 9-0 major decision against Douglas Gudenburr leading up to Formato's victory in the finale. The 2019-20 wrestling season is presented by Hungry Howies. Results: 174: Thomas Flitz (APP) def. Kyle Kretzer (CIT), fall 1:41 184: Julian Gorring (APP) def. Cooper Youngblood (CIT), 17-2 tech fall 197: Demazio Samuel (APP) def. Martin Duane (CIT), 20-3 tech fall 285: Cary Miller (APP) def. Michael McAleavey (CIT), 14-4 maj. dec. 125: Sean Carter (APP) def. Jordie White (CIT), 7-2 dec. 133: Codi Russell (APP) def. Nathan Orosco (CIT), fall, 3:57 141: Bradley Irwin (APP) def. Jacob Dado (CIT), 13-0 maj. dec. 149: Jonathan Millner (APP) def. Selwyn Porter (CIT), 9-1 maj. dec. 157: Matt Zovistoski (APP) def. Douglas Gudenburr (CIT), 9-0 maj. dec. 165: Will Formato (APP) def. Dazjon Casto (CIT), 9-6 dec. (TB-1)

PHILADELPHIA -- The Cornell wrestling team moved one step closer to an Ivy League championship on Saturday, Feb 8, defeating Penn by a final score of 30-6, to set up a clash for the league title against Princeton on Sunday, Feb. 9. Following a win over the Quakers, Cornell improves its overall dual record to 9-5 with a 4-0 mark in Ivy League competition. The Big Red handed Penn (5-6, 2-2 Ivy) its second Ivy League loss of the season. After dropping the opening bout at 141 pounds, Cornell rattled off seven-straight wins over the Quakers to amass an insurmountable 27-3 lead. Bringing home the Big Red's first win of the afternoon was 149-pounder Hunter Richard, who defeated Lucas Revano, 8-2, in his first match since earning a spot on FloWrestling's rankings. Richard has won seven straight matches in a Big Red singlet. Adam Santoro and Jake Brindley followed up Richard's win with two decisions of their own at 157 pounds and 165 pounds, respectively. Santoro bested Cam Connor, 7-1, and Brindley defeated Jake Lizak, 5-1. Andrew Berreyesa continued the train of victories for Cornell at 174 pounds with a 7-6 decision over Neil Antrassian to remain unbeaten in duals this season. Jonathan Loew used a takedown mid-way through the third period of the 184-pound bout to stick his opponent, John Stout, in 5:47. In his return to competition, Ben Darmstadt was on Cole Urbas early, taking the 197-pound Penn grappler down in the opening seconds of the bout and pinning him in 24 seconds. Brendan Furman and Chas Tucker closed the dual out for the Big Red with a pair of wins by decision at heavyweight and 133 pounds. Tucker scored five takedowns on Carmen Ferrante en route to a 10-3 victory, and Furman defeated Nate Hoaglund, 4-0. Up Next: Cornell will hit that mat next on Sunday, Feb. 9 for a 1 p.m. match at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. Cornell seeks its 18th consecutive league title, while Princeton searches for its first since 1986. Princeton has brought three-time All-American Matt Kolodzik (149 pounds) out of Olympic redshirt to aid them against Cornell. Results: 141: #19 Doug Zapf (PENN) dec. Noah Baughman (COR), 3-2; Penn leads, 3-0 149: #25 Hunter Richard (COR) dec. Lucas Revano (PENN), 8-2; Dual tied, 3-3 157: Adam Santoro (COR) dec. Cam Connor (PENN), 7-1; Cornell leads, 6-3 165: Jake Brindley (COR) dec. Jake Lizak (PENN), 5-1; Cornell leads, 9-3 174: Andrew Berreyesa (COR) dec. Neil Antrassian (PENN), 7-6; Cornell, leads 12-3 184: Jonathan Loew (COR) over John Stout (PENN), Fall (5:47); Cornell leads, 18-3 197: #10 Ben Darmstadt (COR) over Cole Urbas (PENN), Fall (0:24); Cornell leads, 24-3 285: Brendan Furman (COR) dec. Nate Hoaglund (PENN), 4-0; Cornell leads, 27-3 125: #8 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) dec. Dom LaJoie (COR), 6-3; Cornell leads, 27-6 133: #5 Chas Tucker (COR) dec. Carmen Ferrante (PENN), 10-3; Cornell wins, 30-3

The showdown for the Ivy League title is set. Doing its part to make that battle happen between top-20 Ivy teams, No. 16 Princeton defeated Columbia Saturday 28-9 at Dillon Gym on ESPNU, setting up a battle of Ivy-unbeaten teams Sunday at 1 p.m. in Jadwin against No. 17 Cornell. Tickets are available here. Princeton will be looking for its first win over Cornell since 1986 and its first Ivy League title since that year, as a win over Cornell would ensure no worse than a share of the Ivy title with the Tigers wrapping up the league slate in Dillon against Penn next Saturday. With its win over Penn Saturday, Cornell extended its Ivy League winning streak to 92 matches, dating back to 2002. Saturday's match opened at 141, and though Columbia's Matt Kazimir opened with a 6-4 decision over Marshall Keller, Princeton strung together six consecutive wins to put the match away. Four of those came with bonus points, thanks to major decisions from Quincy Monday, Kevin Parker and Patrick Brucki and a technical fall from Matthew Kolodzik, a three-time All-America who returned to competition Saturday after taking the fall semester off from competing for Princeton. That string of wins put Princeton ahead 23-3 with just three matches to go. The Lions took the matches at heavyweight and 133 around a technical fall from Patrick Glory at 125, moving Glory to 16-0 on the season with 12 of those by fall or tech fall. Results: 141: Matt Kazimir (Columbia) wins by decision over Marshall Keller (Princeton), 6-4 149: Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Andrew Garr (Columbia), 17-1 5:09 157: #4 Quincy Monday (Princeton) wins by major decision over Kyle Mosher (Columbia), 15-5 165: Grant Cuomo (Princeton) wins by decision over Riley Jacops (Columbia), 5-3 174: Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by major decision over Lennox Wolak (Columbia), 17-6 184: Travis Stefanik (Princeton) wins by decision over Joe Franzese (Columbia), 7-3 197: #3 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) wins by major decision over Sam Wustefeld (Columbia), 14-4 HWT: Dan Conley (Columbia) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (Princeton), 4-0 125: #3 Patrick Glory (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Joe Manchio (Columbia), 19-1 6:09 133: Angelo Rini (Columbia) wins by decision over Sean Pierson (Princeton), 11-7

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- No. 20 Campbell remained unbeaten in Southern Conference action with a 26-11 win over visiting Chattanooga, 26-11, Saturday inside Carter Gym. Campbell moved to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in SoCon matches with its sixth straight dual win, while UTC dips to 5-9 on the year and 3-2 in conference outings. Up 12-7 heading to the 157 pound match, CU claimed four straight decisions, starting with Matthew Dallara's 14-7 win over Tyler Shilson, followed by a 9-3 victory for No. 17 Quentin Perez over Drew Nicholson. Austin Kraisser at 174 and No. 6 Andrew Morgan at 184 extended the CU lead to 21-7 with shutout decisions over Hunter Fortner and No. 14 Matthew Waddell, respectively, securing the win for the Camels. At heavyweight, No. 14 Jere Heino punctuated the victory with a 16-0 tech fall, giving the match its 26-11 final score. No. 9 Noah Gonser (133 pounds) registered his fourth pin in as many SoCon matches, topping UTC's Wade Cummings (4:26), and No. 10 Josh Heil defeated Mason Wallace 5-4 at 141 to remain undefeated in conference bouts. Six Camels are now at least 3-0 in SoCon action, including Gonser (4-0), Heil (3-0), Perez (4-0), Austin Kraisser (4-0), Morgan (3-0) and Heino (4-0). No. 23 Tanner Smith (149 pounds) and Rodney Jones (197) picked up major decisions for the Mocs, while No. 17 Fabian Gutierrez (125) earned a decision in extra time. The Camels will wrap up their 2019-20 home schedule on February 13, hosting Appalachian State. Results: 125: No. 17 Fabian Gutierrez (UTC) over Korbin Meink (Campbell) SV-1 7-5 (0-3) 133: No. 9 Noah Gonser (Campbell) over Wade Cummings (UTC) Fall (4:26) (6-3) 141: No. 10 Josh Heil (Campbell) over Mason Wallace (UTC) Dec 5-4 (9-3) 149: No. 23 Tanner Smith (UTC) over Jason Kraisser (Campbell) MD 9-1 (9-7) 157: Matthew Dallara (Campbell) over Tyler Shilson (UTC) Dec 14-7 (12-7) 165: No. 17 Quentin Perez (Campbell) over Drew Nicholson (UTC) Dec 9-3 (15-7) 174: Austin Kraisser (Campbell) over Hunter Fortner (UTC) Dec 4-0 (18-7) 184: No. 6 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) over No. 14 Matthew Waddell (UTC) Dec 5-0 (21-7) 197: Rodney Jones (UTC) over Chris Kober (Campbell) MD 9-1 (21-11) 285: No. 14 Jere Heino (Campbell) over Grayson Walthall (UTC) TF 16-0 (26-11)

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team picked up technical falls by Peter Pappas and Jacob Oliver to snap a three-match losing streak with a 28-18 win over Davidson on Saturday afternoon at McComb Fieldhouse. Edinboro improved to 10-8 overall while the Wildcats are now 3-9. The Fighting Scots would win seven of the ten bouts in the first-ever dual with Davidson, but with the Wildcats' three wins coming by fall, the Fighting Scots were forced to use a less-than-100 percent Oliver at 174 lbs. The redshirt sophomore sat out Thursday's match at Lock Haven due to an injury, but he came through with a 17-1 technical fall over Steve Newell to give Edinboro aa 19-12 lead. While improving to 20-4 on the season, Oliver would jump out to a 9-0 lead after one period behind a takedown and two tilts that resulted in six points. He would add four more back points, and after an escape and his second takedown, tilted Newell again for two points to bring an end to the bout. Pappas (15-12) picked up a 21-6 technical fall at 6:14 at 157 lbs. over Hunter Costa. He held a 4-1 lead after one period on the strength of a pair of takedowns, then blew the match open over the next two periods. He registered three takedowns in the second period and led 11-4. He would finish with eight takedowns in all, with three more in the third period along with two nearfall points. The match got underway with Davidson recording falls in two of the first three matches to grab a 12-3 lead. Edinboro led in both bouts when the pins occurred. Lucas Rodriguez (14-11) held a 4-0 lead over Cian Fisscher in the second period when Fischer was able to record the defensive pin. Freshman Tye Varndell came up with another strong showing at 133 lbs., winning a 3-2 decision over Kyle Gorant (10-8). Varndell had the lone takedown in the first period for a 2-1 lead, and a Gorant escape was the lone scoring in the second period. Varndell would register the winning escape 25 seconds into the third period to improve to 14-11. Richie Gomez looked to be on his way to a win at 141 lbs., holding a 4-1 lead after one period and up 7-4 late in the second against David Loniewski. Loniewski would reverse Gomez in the final seconds and came up with the fall at 4:57. Trailing 12-3, Edinboro would recover to win the next three bouts. Tyler Vath won an 8-5 decision over Dalton Blankenship at 149 lbs. to improve to 12-11. He used two takedowns and two escapes to build a 6-2 lead after two periods. A Blankenship reversal and a stalling point narrowed the match to 6-5, but Vath added an escape in the final second and had 2:55 in riding time. The technical falls by Pappas and Oliver sandwiched a 16-10 decision by Derek Ciavarro over Noah Satterfield at 165 lbs. Ciavarro rode a huge first period to the win. The transfer from Virginia Tech had six takedowns in the first period to grab a 12-6 lead. He added a seventh in the third period. Ciavarro is now 11-12. Oliver's win gave Edinboro a 19-12 lead and actually clinched the match with the Fighting Scots set to receive a forfeit at 197 lbs. But the most anticipated match of the day still took place at 184 lbs., with Edinboro's Cody Mulligan (15-11) from Saegertown High School squaring off against Gavin Henry from Union City High School. The two both came up through the Great Lakes Elementary Wrestling program run by former Edinboro assistant coach Gary Astorino. Henry, a true freshman, would catch Mulligan near the edge of the mat for a takedown, add four back points, and recorded Davidson's third pin of the day at 1:06. Even with the fall, Edinboro had an insurmountable 25-18 lead after Dylan Reynolds' forfeit win at 197 lbs. Jon Spaulding capped the win with a 7-1 decision over Mitchell Trigg at heavyweight. Following a scoreless first period, Spaulding used a reversal, a penalty point, and a stalling point for a 4-0 lead after two periods. He recorded the lone takedown in the final 20 seconds. Spaulding is now 23-7. Edinboro has two more duals remaining, both at home. The Fighting scots host Michigan on Friday, February 21, then host Clarion for Senior Day on Sunday, February 23. Results: 125 lbs. –Cian Fischer (DC) fall over Lucas Rodriguez (EU), 4:10 (DC leads 6-0) 133 lbs. – Tye Vardnell (EU) dec. Kyle Gorant (DC), 3-2 (DC leads 6-3) 141 lbs. – David Loniewski (DC) fall over Richie Gomez (EU), 4:57 (DC leads 12-3) 149 lbs. – Tyler Vath (EU) dec. Dalton Blankenship (DC), 8-5 (DC leads 12-6) 157 lbs. – Peter Pappas (EU) tech. fall Hunter Costa (DC), 21-6, 6:14 (DC leads 12-11) 165 lbs. – Derek Ciavarro (EU) dec. Noah Satterfield (DC), 16-10 (EU leads 14-12) 174 lbs. – Jacob Oliver (EU) tech. fall Steve Newell (DC), 17-1, 3:59 (EU leads 19-12) 184 lbs. – Gavin Henry (DC) fall over Cody Mulligan (EU), 1:06 (EU leads 19-18) 197 lbs. – Dylan Reynolds (EU) wins by forfeit Hwt. – Jon Spaulding (EU) dec. Mitchell Trigg (DC), 7-1 (Edinboro wins 28-18) RECORDS: Edinboro 10-8; Davidson 3-9

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team moved to 7-1 in EIWA action, and 6-0 at home, by defeating Binghamton, 25-13, on Saturday at Davis Gym. After the Bison (8-4, 7-1 EIWA) tied the dual at 13-13 entering the final two bouts, the Bearcats (3-10, 2-8 EIWA) forfeited to the Hartman brothers to cede the dual. Despite the anticlimactic conclusion, Bucknell and Binghamton's dual was highly entertaining. Six bouts were decided by decision, with four coming by three or fewer points. For the Bison, Jaden Fisher (157) cruised to a 12-4 major decision over Christopher Barker; that was the victory that made it a 13-13 dual. Matthew Kolonia (149) rallied to defeat Matt Swanson by a 7-4 decision. After Swanson rode out Kolonia for the majority of the second period, Kolonia proceeded to outscore Swanson by a 6-1 margin in the third frame; Kolonia, who started on top, picked up a quick four-point near fall and then a late takedown to electrify Davis Gym. Drew Phipps (197) energized the crowd early, picking up a commanding 8-1 decision over Sam DePrez to move to 23-5 and 11-1 in dual action; he now needs just two victories to match his career-high total of overall victories set a season ago. Brandon Seidman (125) was Bucknell's other individual victor, dispatching Carson Sauriol by a 5-3 decision. While Darren Miller (133) suffered his first EIWA dual defeat, dropping to 7-1 on his freshman season, he impressed. Facing off against Zack Trampe, Intermat's 10th-ranked grappler, he took a 5-4 lead with 42 seconds left in the third period on a takedown. Trampe responded with a reversal and two back points to slip away with an 8-6 decision; Miller, notably, earned the riding time point, building up 1:30 of riding time over the course of the bout. David Campbell (141) fell in a heartbreaker to Anthony Sparacio, giving up a takedown with 17 seconds left in the first sudden-victory frame to drop a 6-4 decision. Brandon Stokes (285) was clipped by Joe Doyle, 5-2. The Bison are right back to work, squaring off against American at 12 p.m. in Washington, D.C. Results: 184: #5 Lou DePrez (BING) tech fall over Frankie Guida, Jr. (BU) 18-3 (7:00) 197: Drew Phipps (BU) dec. over Sam DePrez (BING) 8-1 285: Joe Doyle (BU) dec. over Brandon Stokes (BU) 5-2 125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Carson Sauriol (BING) 5-3 133: #10 Zack Trampe (BING) dec. over Darren Miller (BU) 8-6 141: Anthony Sparacio (BING) dec. over David Campbell (BU) 6-4 (SV-1) 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) dec. over Matt Swanson (BING) 7-4 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) maj. dec. over Christopher Barker (BING) 12-4 165: #15 Zach Hartman (BU) wins by forfeit 174: Mitch Hartman (BU) wins by forfeit * Binghamton was deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the 133-pound bout. Rankings Intermat

Northern Colorado wrestling honored its senior class on Friday night and delivered with a 25-18 dual win over Cal Poly. UNC won six matches, scoring bonus points in three for the win. The Bears saw the return of multiple starters to the lineup to help give the team the spark for the win. Sean Cannon, Austin Matthews and Sethan Bogulski were honored for their careers at intermission. The dual started at 125-pounds, as Jace Koezler looked to keep rolling against Benny Martinez. Koelzer would control Martinez in the match, with eight takedowns, a two-point, nearfall and two penalty points. The redshirt-freshman ended the match in the third period with a 21-6 tech fall at 6:41. UNC was out ahead 5-0 quickly. No. 16 Mosha Schwartz was next up, facing off against Cole Reyes at 133-pounds. Schwartz was also aggressive, scoring a takedown and a two-point, nearfall in the first period. Schwartz tacked on another takedown in the second period for a 7-2 advantage. He would push the score to 14-2 behind another takedown, a four-point, nearfall and 4:12 minutes of riding time. The major decision by Schwartz gave UNC a 9-0 lead. With the lead, Chris Sandoval faced Wyatt Cornelison at 141-pounds. Sandoval had the 2-1 lead on Cornelison after the first period. In the second, following a takedown by Cornelison, he was able to get the fall on Sandoval at 3:40. Cal Poly realed UNC back within three at 9-6. At 149-pounds, No. 11 Andrew Alirez made his return to the mat against Joshua Cortez. Alirez built a 2-0 lead after the first period and extended it out to 4-0 in the second. Alirez racked up two takedowns and two penalty points, adding 1:22 of riding time to win an 8-1 decision over Cortez. The Bears now led the Mustangs, 12-6. Jimmy Fate faced Brawley Lamer in the 157-pound bout. Fate quickly fired a shot and scored the takedown on Lamer for the 2-0 lead. Lamer tied the bout up at 2 in the second period. In the final period, Lamer managed to finish a takedown on Fate for the 4-2 lead. Despite Fate holding 1:20 minutes of riding time, Lamer won the 4-3 decision. Cal Poly was now down only 12-9. No. 32 Matthews got the start on senior night against No. 29 Bernie Truax. After the first period, Truax held a 2-0 lead on Matthews with a takedown. Another Truazx takedown in the second period extended his lead to 4-0 over Matthews. In the final period, Matthews would get a takedown on Truax, but it was not enough to make up the deficit. Truax won a 6-2 decision over Matthews and tied the dual at 12. Billy Higgins met Nathan Tausch in the 174-pound match. The two wrestlers were scoreless after the first period. In the second period. Higgins got the takedown on Tausch at 54 seconds and managed to turn him for the fall at 4:26. The redshirt-freshman's win gave UNC an 18-12 lead. In the 184-pound match, No. 23 Alan Clothier battled Trent Tracy. Clothier would score a takedown and a two-point, nearfall on Tracy for the 4-0 advantage. The second period was scoreless, as Clothier managed to ride out Tracy. Clothier too advantage in the third period, scoring a takedown and a four-point, nearfall on Tracy to push the lead to 10-0. Adding 3:46 of riding time, Clothier won an 11-0 major decision and the lead for UNC was now 22-12. The 197-pound match saw a one-second injury default by No. 19 Jacob Seely against No. 12 Tom Lane. Cal Poly was in striking distance at 22-18. The final match was at 285-pounds as Dalton Robertson would go against Sam Aguilar. Regulation was not enough for the two heavyweights, as they advanced to overtime. In the second overtime, Robertson managed to get a four-point, nearfall on Aguilar. Robertson would hold on for the 4-0 win by tie breaker. The UNC ended its losing streak and improved to 2-6 in dual matches this season with the 25-18 win over Cal Poly. What's Ahead? Northern Colorado will be on the road next weekend for a pair of duals, starting with Utah Valley on Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. They then take on Wyoming on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Jace Koelzer TF Benny Martinez 21-6(6:41) UNC: 5 CP: 0 133: Mosha Schwartz MD Cole Ryes 14-2 UNC: 9 CP: 0 141: Wyatt Cornelson Fall Chris Sandoval 3:40 UNC: 9 CP: 6 149: Andrew Alirez Dec. Joshy Cortez 8-1 UNC: 12 CP: 6 157: Brawley Lamer Dec. Jimmy Fate 4-3 UNC: 12 CP: 9 165: Bernie Truax Dec. Austin Matthews 6-2 UNC: 12 CP: 12 174: Billy Higgins Fall Nathan Tausch 4:26 UNC: 18 CP: 12 184: Alan Clotheir MD Trent Tracy 11-0 UNC: 22 CP: 12 197: Tom Lane Inj.D Jacob Seely UNC: 22 CP: 18 285: Dalton Robertson TB-1 Sam Aguilar 4-0 UNC: 25 CP: 18

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- No. 15 Illinois wrestling won decisively, 29-6, at No. 25 Rutgers on Friday night for its fourth straight dual victory. Senior Travis Piotrowski (133), ranked seventh-nationally in his weight class, pinned ninth-ranked Sammy Alvarez in the first period (2:43) to extend the Illini lead at the time to 9-0. The Illini also saw wins Friday from redshirt freshman Justin Cardani (125), redshirt junior Dylan Duncan (141), redshirt senior Eric Barone (157), redshirt freshman Danny Braunagel (165), redshirt senior Joey Gunther (174), redshirt freshman Zac Braunagel (185) and freshman Luke Luffman (285). Illinois is now 8-3 overall and 5-2 in Big Ten duals. "The guys did great; there was a lot of energy and we were offensive," said head coach Jim Heffernan. "It was about as complete as we've wrestled all year as a team. (Justin) Cardani and Travis (Piotrowski) really set the tone beating their two best guys out of the gate. Travis' win really got our guys excited." Redshirt freshman Justin Cardani got the Illini on the board to start the night with a win over Nicolas Aguilar. Ranked 21st nationally, Cardani recorded a first period takedown to take the initial lead over 17th-ranked Aguilar. Tied in the third period, Cardani was able to escape, and went on to win the match by decision, 3-2. Cardani is now 13-6 on the season, 9-2 in duals, and 6-1 in Big Ten bouts. Next up in the 133-pound bout was a top-10 matchup between No. 7 Travis Piotrowski and No. 9 Sammy Alvarez. Piotrowski was able to turn Alvarez late in the first period, and secured the win by fall 2:43 into the match. Piotrowski moves to 20-2 on the season, and remains perfect in dual bouts at 11-0. With a 9-0 lead, Redshirt junior Dylan Duncan looked to keep the momentum going in the 141-pound bout against JoJo Aragona. Duncan tallied three takedowns, an escape and tacked on the riding time point in a dominant, 8-0 major decision shutout. Ranked No. 11 nationally at 141-pounds, Duncan is now 16-6 on the season, including 6-1 in Big Ten bouts. Redshirt senior Eric Barone was strong defensively in his 157-pound bout against Michael Van Brill. After a scoreless first, Barone was on top in the second. He didn't allow Van Brill to escape, which would prove to decide the match. With the score tied at 1-1 at the end of the third, Barone was able to win the bout with the riding time point, earned largely through a tough effort on top in the second. Barone's 2-1 decision over Van Brill put Illinois in front, 16-3, at the intermission. Redshirt freshman Danny Braunagel was opposed by Brett Donner in the first match after the intermission. Braunagel took the lead initially with a takedown in the first, and added a point for an escape in the second. Donner tied the match at 3-3 late in the third with a takedown, but Braunagel was able to escape in the final seconds, earning a 4-3 decision victory. Ranked 13th nationally, Braunagel is now 18-6 on the season, including 8-3 in dual matchups. Redshirt senior Joey Gunther added to the Illinois lead with a win in the 174-pound bout over Willie Scott. Gunther turned in a strong defensive effort, and won the match in a 1-0 decision over Scott. Gunther, ranked 14th nationally, moves to 14-5 this season with tonight's win. Redshirt freshman Zac Braunagel was up next in a ranked matchup with Billy Janzer. At the end of three periods, the score was tied at 1-1, with No. 14 Braunagel and No. 12 Janzer only having each earned a point with escapes. After a scoreless Sudden Victory-1, the bout went to Tiebreaker-1. Braunagel started on top, and didn't allow Janzer to escape in his 30 seconds. Switching to bottom, Braunagel was able to escape, and tacked on two more points with a takedown. His strong performance in the tiebreaker period earned him the 4-1 victory. Braunagel's record now stands at 16-7 this season. Freshman Luke Luffman closed out the Illinois win with a dominant performance in the heavyweight bout. Ranked 25th nationally, Luffman tallied five takedowns en route to an 11-3 major decision over Alex Esposito. Luffman is now 14-6 in his true-freshman campaign. Up next No. 15 Illinois will look to extend its win streak, taking on Maryland on Sunday, February 9. The dual is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT, and will be broadcast on BTN +. Results: 125: No. 21 Justin Cardani (ILL) dec. No. 17 Nicolas Aguilar, 3-2 | ILL 3, RU 0 133: No. 7 Travis Piotrowski (ILL) Fall No. 9 Sammy Alvarez (RU), 2:43 | ILL 9, RU 0 141: No. 11 Dylan Duncan (ILL) major dec. JoJo Aragona (RU), 8-0 | ILL 13, RU 0 149: Nick Santos (RU) dec. Mousa Jodeh (ILL), 8-2 | ILL 13, RU 3 157: Eric Barone (ILL) dec. Michael Van Brill (RU), 2-1 | ILL 16, RU 3 165: No. 13 Danny Braunagel (ILL) dec. Brett Donner (RU), 4-3 | ILL 19, RU 3 174: No. 14 Joey Gunther (ILL) dec. Willie Scott (RU), 1-0 | ILL 22, RU 3 184: No. 14 Zac Braunagel (ILL) TB-1 No. 12 Billy Janzer (RU), | ILL 25, RU 3 197: No. 19 Jordan Pagano (RU) dec. No. 30 Matt Wroblewski (ILL), 5-0 | ILL 25, RU 6 285: No. 25 Luke Luffman (ILL) major dec. Alex Esposito (RU), 11-3 | ILL 29, RU 6

It was a historic night in front of a large Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center crowd on Friday. Pitt-Johnstown wrestling Coach Pat Pecora earned his 617th career win and snapped a 46-year-old record to become college wrestling's all-time winningest coach when his fourth-ranked Mountain Cats dealt 11th-ranked Mercyhurst a 22-12 Alumni Night setback. Pitt-Johnstown improved to 20-3 overall and 6-0 in the PSAC. Fifth-ranked Connor Craig's major decision over Trever Begin in the 184-lb. match put the Mountain Cats on top by 16 with just two bouts remaining to seal the historic victory. Pecora broke Dale Thomas' all-time wins record among coaches in all divisions, including NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, and Junior College. Thomas surpassed Kent State Coach Joe Beglia's 284 victories in 1974 to take over as the all-time wins leader. Thomas, who coached from 1956-1990, ended his career with a 616-168-13 overall record. In his 44th season at Pitt-Johnstown, Pecora is 617-151-5. "Pitt-Johnstown congratulates our legendary wrestling Coach, Pat Pecora, for a historic achievement - the all-time winningest NCAA coach! We are enormously proud of this monumental accomplishment, which stands as a testament to his great work ethic, inspirational leadership, spirited enthusiasm, and love for his wrestling teams and UPJ. It is only fitting that the record that had stood for decades was shattered here in Johnstown, PA - a place that symbolizes the grit, hardiness, courage, and resilience of Coach P., his champion wrestlers, and our entire community. Coach P.'s victory reminds us that this place is the home of champions, past, present, and future," said Dr. Jem Spectar, President of Pitt-Johnstown. Fourth-ranked Brendan Howard gave the Mountain Cats a quick 3-0 lead with a 10-4 decision over Jacob Ruggeri at 125 lbs., but eighth-ranked Eric Bartos held off Matt Siszka, 5-2, at 133 to tie it. Pitt-Johnstown regained the lead with Jacob Ealy's 3-1 decision over 2019 All-American Alexis Soriano that started a streak of three consecutive Mountain Cat wins. Top-ranked and two-time National Champion Chris Eddins picked-up his 99th career win when he dealt Alex Samson a 10-2 major decision loss at 149 lbs. to make it 10-3, and Nate Smith got a late take down to secure a 9-1 major decision victory over Michael Clark at 157 lbs. that increased the lead to 14-3. In a battle of a pair of ranked wrestles at 165 lbs., Mercyhurst fifth-ranked Logan Grass snapped the three-match losing streak with a 5-4 win over fourth-ranked Devin Austin. Pitt-Johnstown bounced right back with a pair of major decisions. Sixth-ranked Brock Biddle defeated Nick Konyk, 10-1, at 174 lbs., and Craig, a 2019 NCAA National Champion, sealed he match with his 8-0 victory. With the match already decided, Mercyhurst got a 10-4 decision win at 197 lbs. from eighth-ranked Luke McGonigal and a 6-3 decision by No. 3 Jake Robb at 285 lbs. to close it out and set the final at 22-13. The Lakers are now 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the PSAC. Pitt-Johnstown closes out the 2019-20 regular season and celebrate Senior Night with a PSAC match again Gannon on February 15. Results: 125 lbs. #4 Brendan Howard (UPJ) Decision Jacob Ruggeri (MU) 10-4 3-0 UPJ 133 lbs. #8 Eric Bartos (MU) Decision Matt Siszka (UPJ) 6-2 3-3 TIE 141 lbs. Jacob Ealy (UPJ) Decision Alexis Soriano (MU) 3-1 6-3 UPJ 149 lbs. #1 Chris Eddins (UPJ) Major Decision Alex Samson (UPJ) 10-2 10-3 UPJ 157 lbs. Nate Smith (UPJ) Major Decision Michael Clark (MU) 9-1 13-3 UPJ 165 lbs. #4 Logan Grass (UPJ) Decision #4 Devin Austin (UPJ) 5-4 13-6 MU 174 lbs. #6 Brock Biddle (UPJ) Major Decision Nick Konyk (MU) 10-1 17-6 UPJ 184 lbs. #5 Connor Craig (UPJ) Major Decision Trever Begin (MU) 8-0 22-6 UPJ 197 lbs. #8 Luke McGonigal (MU) Decision Alex Delp (UPJ) 10-4 22-9 UPJ 285 lbs. #3 Jake Robb (MU) Decision Allan Beattie (UPJ) 6-3 22-12 UPJ

MADISON, Wis. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (9-2, 6-1 1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, rolled through No. 4 Wisconsin (10-4, 3-4 B1G) in a top-five Big Ten dual meet in Madison. The Lions used three victories over ranked opponents to post a 29-10 win over the homestanding Badgers. The Lions won seven of ten bouts, including the final five to erase a small halftime deficit on their way to the lopsided dual meet victory. Penn State is wrapping up of a run of four-of-five road duals in 16 days, including action at Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. All rankings listed are InterMat, the official wrestling rankings of the Big Ten Conference. The dual began at 125 where freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) dropped a 4-0 decision to Eric Barnett. Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 2 at 133, then met No. 1 Seth Gross in one of the dual's many anticipated matchups. The duo put on a show that ended with Bravo-Young nearly notching a last-second takedown, not getting the call as time ran out, and dropping a close 6-5 bout. Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, then dominated No. 7 Tristan Moran. The Lion notched two takedowns and a number of nearfalls in posting a 14-1 major decision with 4:29 in riding time over the ranked Badger to cut the Wisconsin lead to 6-4. Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) gave Penn State the lead at 149 with a 3-2 win over No. 15 Cole Martin. Verkleeren battled the ranked Badger evenly for the entire bout and used a late takedown to post the win, giving Penn State a 7-6 lead. Junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) dropped a 13-4 major to Garrett Model at 157 and Penn State trailed 10-7 at halftime. Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met No. 3 Evan Wick in another marquee bout. Joseph controlled the action from start to finish. The Lion senior used two takedowns, a reversal, a stall point and 4:08 in riding time to roll to an 8-0 major decision and put Penn State back on top, 11-10. Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, then stretched Penn State's lead to 17-10, pinning Wisconsin's Jared Krattiger at the 4:16 mark. True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 7 at 184, extended the Penn State lead, posting a 3-2 win over Badger senior Johnny Sebastian. Brooks used a takedown in the third period for the bout's key points. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 18 at 197, clinched the dual meet victory with a solid 6-0 win over Wisconsin's Taylor Watkins. Rasheed's win put Penn State up 23-10 with just one bout. True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 15 at 285, received a forfeit victory at 285 and Penn State posted the dominant 29-10 victory in Madison. Penn State had an 11-7 takedown edge and won seven of ten bouts, including the last five. The Nittany Lions picked up eight bonus points off a forfeit (Nevills), a pin (Hall) and two majors (Lee, Joseph). Penn State is now 9-2 overall, 6-1 in the Big Ten. Wisconsin falls to 10-4, 3-4 in the conference. Penn State visits Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Central, in another BTN national telecast. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: Eric Barnett UW dec. Brandon Meredith PSU, 4-0 0-3 133: #1 Seth Gross UW dec. #2 Roman Bravo-Young PSU, 6-5 0-6 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. #7 Tristan Moran UW, 14-1 4-6 149: Jarod Verkleeren PSU #15 Cole Martin UW, 3-2 7-6 157: Garrett Model UW maj. dec. Bo Pipher PSU, 13-4 7-10 165: #1 Vincenzo Joseph PSU maj. dec. #3 Evan Wick UW, 8-0 11-10 174: #2 Mark Hall PSU pinned Jared Krattiger UW, WBF (4:16) 17-10 184: #7 Aaron Brooks PSU dec. Johnny Sebastian UW, 3-2 20-10 197: #18 Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. Taylor Watkins UW, 6-0 23-10 285: #15 Seth Nevills PSU win by forfeit 29-10 Attendance: 3,073 Records: Penn State (9-2, 6-1 B1G); Wisconsin (10-4, 3-4 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: at #6 Minnesota, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Central (BTN) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) battled freshman Eric Barnett at 125. Meredith fought Barnett off early as the Badger tried to lock up the Lion off the whistle and take him to the mat. After breaking contact, the duo continued to work the middle of the mat as the first minute passed. Meredith took a shot that Barnett stepped away from, reshot at the 1:00 mark and then fought off a slight Barnett shot at the :55 mark. After a reset for blood time, the duo battled evenly for the final seconds and the bout moved to the middle stanza tied at 0-0. Meredith chose down to start the second period. He got called for stalling :30 into the period and Barnett maintained control as the clock hit 1:00. Barnett finished the period on top. Tied 0-0, Barnett chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then took Meredith down to open up a 3-0 lead. Meredith was unable to work free of Barnett's ride and the Badger, with 3:15 in riding time, posted a 4-0 victory. 133: Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 2 at 133, battled Badger senior Seth Gross, who entered the dual ranked No. 1. Bravo-Young came out and shot quickly, nearly scoring, but Gross broke free during a scramble. Gross looked to connect on a low shot but Bravo-Young countered, nearly notching another takedown but the scramble ended in another stalemate. Bravo-Young took a low shot, Gross countered with control of the Lion's arm and took him down for two points. Gross turned Bravo-Young for two near fall but the Lion scrambled his way to a reversal and Bravo-Young trailed 5-2 after cutting Gross loose. Leading 5-2, Gross chose down to start the second period and Bravo-Young cut him to a 6-2 score. Bravo-Young blew through a high shot and cut the Gross lead to 6-4 at the 1:10 mark. Bravo-Young controlled the action on top and closed out the period trailing 6-4, with 1:16 in riding time. Bravo-Young chose neutral to start the third period and quickly forced a scramble with another shot. The Lion appeared to take Gross down but no call was made and action resumed in the middle of the mat. Bravo-Young appeared to take Gross down as the final seconds wound down but no takedown was awarded. Bravo-Young had 1:16 in riding time but dropped the hard-fought 6-5 decision. 141: Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met No. 7 Triston Moran. Lee nearly took Moran down at the 2:20 mark with a fast shot but the Badger worked his way out of trouble. Lee was undeterred however and took a 2-0 lead with a takedown on the Badger logo. Lee then controlled the action on top, forcing a stall call and then turning the Badger for two near fall points. Lee put together a dominant ride, building his riding time up over 2:00 and ending the period on top. Lee chose down to start the second period and quickly worked his way into a reversal to up his lead to 6-0. Moran escaped to a 6-1 score. Lee countered a slight Moran shot and picked up another takedown and led 8-1 with 2:29 in time after two. Moran chose down to start the third period and Lee went to work on top. He picked up a stall point and then turned the Badger for four back points to up his lead to 13-1. Lee finished the period on top and, with 4:29 in riding time, rolled to a 14-1 major. 149: Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) took on No. 15 Cole Martin at 149. The duo battled evenly for over 1:00 before Martin took a shot that led to a scramble on the Badger logo. Verkleeren almost finished off a counter takedown but a stalemate was called at the 1:50 mark. Verkleeren worked the middle of the mat for the next minute, took a high single at :30, but Martin defended the shot and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Martin chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The bout continued past the 1:00 mark in the middle of the mat, with Verkleeren looking for an opening on offense. The second period ended with Martin leading 1-0. Verkleeren chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Martin took a high shot that Verkleeren defended and the clock moved below the 1:10 mark. Martin took a low single that nearly connected, but Verkleeren was solid on defense. The Lion sophomore then worked in on a shot, finished off the takedown. Martin was able to escape as the period ended but Verkleeren's late takedown was enough as the Lion posted the thrilling 3-2 win. 157: Junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) met Garrett Model at 157. Model took an early lead with a takedown in the opening seconds. Pipher escaped to a 2-1 score at 2:16 and action resumed in neutral. Pipher battled the Badger evenly in neutral and looked to have a takedown with a locked cradle at the :40 mark. But no takedown was awarded and the bout continued past the :30 mark with Pipher trailing by one. Model added a second takedown at :15 and finished the period on top to lead after the first period. Pipher chose down to start the second period but Model was able to control the action until the 1:10 mark. Pipher escapade and Model forced a scramble with a quick shot that ended in a stalemate. Pipher gave up a stall point and then Model tacked on a late takedown to lead 7-2 with 1:48 in time after two. Model chose neutral to start the third period. The Badger took Pipher down with 1:10 to open up a 9-2 lead and clinch his riding time edge. Pipher escaped but Model tacked on one more takedown and, with 2:34 in time, posted the 13-4 major. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Badger Evan Wick, who entered the dual ranked No. 3. The duo battled evenly for the first minute with Joseph steadily looking for an opening on offense. The Lion found it and took a 2-0 lead with 1:50 on the clock with a takedown. Joseph then controlled the action from the top and built up over 1:00 in riding time while forcing Wick into a stall warning. The Lion finished the period on top and carried that lead, with 1:51 in time, into the second period. Wick chose top to start the second period and Joseph took advantage. The Lion senior worked his way into a reversal, steadily scrambling his way to control. He forced a second stall and led 5-0 at the :30 mark. Joseph finished the period on top and led 5-0 with 2:55 in time. Joseph chose neutral to start the third period. He worked the middle of the mat for a minute and then took a low single that led to a takedown and a 7-0 lead. With clinched riding time, Joseph controlled the action from the top position, looking for a turning combination. Joseph settled for a third rideout and, with 4:08 in riding time, rolled to an 8-0 major over third-ranked Wick. 174: Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 174, met Wisconsin freshman Jared Krattiger. Hall worked neutral for the first minute and broke through for a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:50 mark. Krattiger escaped on a reset and cut the lead to 2-1 as the clock moved past 1:20. Hall took a late shot and, after a bit of scrambling, finished the period with a takedown to lead 4-1 after one. Krattiger chose down to start the second period and Hall dominated the action from the top position. He worked the clock down under 1:00 and then turned Krattiger to his back. Hall turned the Badger, worked his shoulders flat and got the pin at the 4:16 mark. 184: True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 7 at 184, faced off against Wisconsin senior Johnny Sebastian. Sebastian took the bout's first shot but Brooks easily forced a stalemate at 2:30 The Lion freshman battled the Badger senior evenly for the next minute-plus, looking for a takedown. Sebastien forced a stalemate with 1:00 on the clock with the bout still tied 0-0. Sebastien was able to step back from a flurry of Brooks shots late in the period and the bout moved to the second tied 0-0. Brooks chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The Lion got in on a low single and worked to pull the fleeing Badger back on to the mat. But Sebastien was able to fight off the shot and Brooks continued to lead by just one as the clock hit :30. Trailing by one, Sebastien chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 score. Brooks continued to shoot, forcing Sebastian into defense. The Lion's offensive pressure paid off at the 1:10 mark as a low shot led to a takedown and a 3-1 lead. Brooks controlled the action from the top until the :28 mark when Sebastien escaped to a 3-2 score. Brooks finished off the bout in neutral and posted the 3-2 victory. 197: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.), ranked No. 18 at 197, battled Wisconsin senior Taylor Watkins. Rasheed took Watkins down quickly, taking a 2-0 lead early and going to work on top. The Lion senior built up 1:00 in time while looking for a chance to turn the Badger for back points or more. Rasheed appeared to turn Watkins but no back points were given and the Lion led 2-0 at the 1:10 mark. Rasheed forced Watkins into a stall warning and finished the period on top to lead 2-0 with 2:48 in riding time. Rasheed chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The duo battled evenly for the entirety of the second period and Rasheed carried that lead and 2:44 in riding time into the third period. Watkins chose neutral to start the third period. Rasheed fought off a high Watkins shot, forcing a scramble that led to a takedown for the Lion senior at the :20 mark. Rasheed finished the period on top and, with 3:05 in time, rolled to the 6-0 win. 285: True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), ranked No. 15 at 285, did not get a chance to take on No. 5 Trent Hillger and won by forfeit.

PITTSBURGH -- The 10th-ranked University of Pittsburgh wrestling team won seven of 10 bouts en route to a 23-10 victory over Virginia Friday night at the Fitzgerald Field House. With the win, Pitt improves to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in the ACC. Virginia falls to 7-5 overall and 0-3 against ACC foes. "It was a good win," said head coach Keith Gavin. "We are in a tough conference, so anytime you get a win in the conference is good. I think there were a lot of really good matches out there and that's what you're seeing in the ACC. These duals are getting tightly contested because everyone in the conference is doing a good job. It's good for the fans, it's good for our guys to be challenged, and they responded well tonight." Virginia took an early lead, winning the first match of the night at 125 pounds. Sixth-ranked redshirt sophomore Micky Phillippi put Pitt on the board, earning his sixth win over a ranked opponent this season. Phillippi used two escapes and three takedowns in an 8-4 decision No. 20 Louie Hayes at 133 pounds. No. 24 redshirt freshman Cole Matthews fed off Phillippi's win to record Pitt's second win of the night. Matthews used a takedown with 24 seconds left in the third period to take a 4-2 lead and go on to win in a 4-3 decision over Brain Courtney, giving Pitt its first lead of the night. Moving to 149 pounds, redshirt sophomore Dallas Bulsak wrestled a scoreless bout in his second career dual appearance versus No. 31 Denton Spencer. Bulsak lost in a 1-0 decision decided by riding time. At 157 pounds, 28th-ranked redshirt senior Taleb Rahmani used a takedown and four nearfall to take an early 6-0 lead in the first period over No. 27 Justin McCoy. McCoy battled back in the third period, but Rahmani's early lead was enough to lift him to a 7-5 decision for his 12th win of the season and put the Panthers back in the lead, 9-8. Pitt took its largest lead of the match at the conclusion of 165 pounds when 10th-ranked redshirt junior Jake Wentzel defeated Cam Coy in an 8-2 decision to put Pitt ahead 12-8. Moving to 174 pounds, No. 24 redshirt junior Gregg Harvey scored a takedown and an illegal hold violation against Virginia would give him an early 3-0 lead over Vic Marcelli. Harvey then used a takedown and two nearfall in the third period to come away with the 8-3 decision. Ninth-ranked redshirt sophomore Nino Bonaccorsi recorded his ninth major decision of the season after defeating Michael Battista, 19-7. Bonaccorsi scored eight takedowns and a reversal in the win, boosting Pitt's lead to 19-8 in the team race. Virginia was deducted a team point for control of mat, bringing the score to 19-7. Virginia then won its final bout of the night at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, ninth-ranked senior Demetrius Thomas fell behind early in the first period. He battled back to earn his seventh major decision, 13-4. The Panthers return to action Sunday, Feb. 9 when they host Davidson at 2 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: #2 Jack Mueller (UVA), tech. fall Louis Newell (UP), 16-0, 4:56 - Virginia leads 5-0 133: #6 Micky Phillippi (UP) dec. #20 Louie Hayes (UVA), 8-4 - Virginia leads 5-3 141: #24 Cole Matthews (UP) dec. Brain Courtney (UVA), 4-3 - Pitt leads 6-5 149: #31 Denton Spencer (UVA) dec. Dallas Bulsak (UP), 1-0 - Virginia leads 8-6 157: #28 Taleb Rahmani (UP) dec. #27 Justin McCoy (UVA), 7-5 - Pitt leads 9-8 165: #10 Jake Wentzel (UP) dec. Cam Coy (UVA), 8-2 - Pitt leads 12-8 174: #24 Gregg Harvey (UP) dec. Vic Marcelli (UVA), 8-3 - Pitt leads 15-8 184: #9 Nino Bonaccorsi (UP) maj. dec. Michael Battista (UVA), 19-7 - Pitt leads 19-7* 197: #7 Jay Aiello (UVA) dec. Kellan Stout (UP), 3-1 - Pitt leads 19-10 285: #9 Demetrius Thomas (UP) maj. dec. #24 Quinn Miller (UVA), 13-4 - Pitt wins 23-10 *Virginia was deducted a team point for control of mat

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The No. 4 Sun Devil wrestling team found its stride in the back half of the lineup, securing the win over Little Rock, 38-9 at the Jack Stephens Center on Friday night. ASU notched seven bonus-point wins, including three-straight pins from Anthony Valencia, Zahid Valencia, and Kordell Norfleet to secure win No. 11 and push its winning streak to six matches. Opening the match, redshirt sophomore Brandon Courtney continued to find success in what has been a breakout year for the Goodyear, Ariz. product as he notched his 11th bonus-point win of the season with a technical fall over Jayden Carson of Little Rock. Little Rock, who is competing in its inaugural season as a division one program, would answer with three straight victories at 133, 141 and 149 to take the lead 9-5, with Jacori Teemer on deck. At 157, Teemer added takedown after takedown to eventually secure his 10th career win in an ASU singlet and put the Sun Devils up 10-9 after notching his second technical fall of the year. Redshirt senior Josh Shields (157) kept his foot on the gas out of the break, earning his 9th bonus-point win and placing his name amongst the all-time ASU greats, tying for 5th all-time in career bonus wins with 56 after picking up the major decision over Thomas Lisher, 16-5. The Valencia brothers picked up back-to-back pins for the second time in a dual meet this season, with A. Valencia doings so in just 1:36 and Z. Valencia taking down his opponent at 5:25. A. Valencia joins Shields for 5th all-time in bonus wins with 56. Chicago native Kordell Norfleet followed the lead of his teammates, adding the third pin of the night in 1:14 for the fourth-fastest fall of the season by an ASU wrestler. At heavyweight, Little Rock put up no contest with a forfeit and gave Tanner Hall the night off to secure the win for the Sun Devils. The Sun Devils will head up north to face No. 24 Missouri on Sunday, February 9 at 1 p.m. MST to round out the weekend. The bout can be streamed live on ESPN3. Results: 125: #8 Brandon Courtney TF Jayden Carson (Little Rock) 20-4 (6:20) 133: Paul Bianchi (Little Rock) DEC Josh Kramer (ASU), 8-6 141: Connor Ward (Little Rock) DEC Cory Crooks (ASU), 12-4 149: Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) Josh Maruca (ASU), 4-2 157: #15 Jacori Teemer (ASU) TF Thomas Lisher (Little Rock), 17-2 (4:52) 165: #6 Josh Shields (ASU) MD William Edgar (Little Rock), 16-5 174: #9 Anthony Valencia (ASU) FALL Tristan Tadeo (Little Rock), 1:36 184: #1 Zahid Valencia (ASU) FALL Matthew Muller (Little Rock), 5:25 197: #9 Kordell Norfleet (ASU) FALL James Johnson (Little Rock), 1:14 HWT: #4 Tanner Hall wins by forfeit

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Bookend pins from Drew Hildebrandt and Matt Stencel keyed a 24-15 Mid-American Conference dual-meet win for the Central Michigan wrestling team over Buffalo on Friday at McGuirk Arena. It was the fourth straight win for the Chippewas, who improved to 6-4, 6-2 MAC. Buffalo is 7-9, 3-5. The Chippewas entertain Kent State, 6-10, 2-5, in a MAC dual on Sunday (2 p.m.) at McGuirk. Big Wins Both pins from Hildebrandt and Stencel came in the first period. Hildebrandt's win at 125 pounds gave the Chippewas a 6-0 lead, and Stencel's (285) clinched the dual. "The thing that sparks us, it's been the same thing all year, with Hildebrandt starting us off with a pin and we always know Matt's a pinner on the back end so we're pretty confident," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. "Even as the other team builds momentum, we feel like we can shut the door pretty good." It was the 13th pin of the season for Stencel and the seventh for Hildebrandt. Both are ranked No. 1 in the MAC and both have won seven-consecutive matches. Stencel is ranked fourth nationally and he entered Friday's dual tied for third in the nation in pins. On a Roll Hildebrandt, who is ranked ninth nationally, upped his dual-meet record to 10-0 including 8-0 in the MAC. Four of his last five wins have come via pins. He leads the Chippewas with 26 wins against just three losses. "He can still get better, you can always get a little bit better," Borrelli said, adding that Hildebrandt's junior-season surge is due at least in part to two major factors: The confidence that he gained by qualifying for the NCAA Championships last season, and the addition of volunteer assistant coach Tim Lambert, a Michigan native who was a four-time NCAA qualifier while wrestling at Nebraska from 2014-17. "Last year (Hildebrandt) competed in the national tournament for the first time and he got a taste of that and I think he realized that he can compete with the best people in the country and he's just built on that all year," Borrelli said. "Tim Lambert's helped him tremendously and our other lightweights; he's helped Dresden (Simon) a lot too. You've got to give the credit to the athletes first, but then our assistant coaches are doing a really good job." Key Match CMU redshirt sophomore Jake Lowell posted a tough 6-4 decision at 174 pounds, putting the Chippewas back in front, 15-12. It was the second-consecutive win for Lowell, who is 5-13. He posted his first career dual-meet win on Sunday at Cleveland State. "Confidence is huge in this sport," Borrelli said. "I think the win at Cleveland State helped him a lot, a whole lot, and the win tonight, he can build on that too. It doesn't matter what your record is, it's how you feel and how you're competing and the way you're preparing and he's doing the right things." Taking Control Buffalo re-tied the meet, 15-15, with a decision win at 184. CMU's Landon Pelham then posted a 4-2 victory at 197 to put the Chippewas up, 18-15. Stencel followed with his pin to close the meet. The Chippewas won six of the 10 matches. They got an 8-7 win from Dresden Simon at 141 and a 4-2 victory from Logan Parks at 157. Simon, who is ranked 15th nationally, trailed 7-5 in the third period and then got an escape and then a takedown with 19 seconds remaining. New Faces Borrelli inserted three unfamiliar faces in the lineup: Brock Bergelin (133), Mason Breece (141) and Blake Montrie (165). Bergelin, a redshirt sophomore, battled 20th-ranked Derek Spann before succumbing, 4-0; Breece, a redshirt freshman who wrestled – and won – his first match in a dual last weekend at Cleveland State, also wrestled well before falling, 5-3. "We wanted to give those guys an opportunity and just give some of our guys that have been grinding through the season a little bit of a break," Borrelli said. Homestretch Sunday's meet with Kent State is the Chippewas' last MAC dual of the season. They entertain Michigan State in a nonleaguer on Friday, Feb. 21. The MAC Championships are March 7-8 at Northern Illinois. "I think we're getting better," Borrelli said. "We're gaining confidence in ourselves. We always have setbacks, we always have things that we feel like we've got to improve on. This is our fourth dual-meet win in a row, hopefully we can make it five and then get ready for Michigan State. "I think we're building. We feel like we're pretty capable in five weight classes. We have five other weight classes where we've got to improve. There's very little margin of error for us. If one of our guys that we're really counting on doesn't do well, somebody's got to pick us up. Tonight that was Jake Lowell." Results: 125: Drew Hildebrandt (C) pinned Jordan Reyes, 2:24 133: Derek Spann (B) dec. Brock Bergelin, 4-0 141: Dresden Simon (C) dec. Marcus Robinson, 8-7 149: John Arceri (B) dec. Mason Breece, 5-3 157: Logan Parks (C) dec. Michael Petite, 4-2 165: Troy Keller (B) pinned Blake Montrie, 6:56 174: Jake Lowell (C) dec. Bryson Alsteen, 6-4 184: Pete Acciardi (B) dec. Ben Cushman, 7-5 197: Landon Pelham (C) dec. Sam Schuyler, 4-2 285: Matt Stencel (C) pinned Logan Rill, 46 seconds

PHILADELPHIA -- Wins in three of the final five matches, along with clutch bonus points in all three of those wins, were key to powering Columbia Wrestling (5-3, 5-2 EIWA/0-1 IVY) to a well-earned 19-16 Eastern Collegiate Wrestling Association road win at Drexel (6-8, 2-4 EIWA) on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Columbia recorded wins from sophomore Joe Franzese (184), sophomore No. 29 Joe Manchio (125), first-year Angelo Rini (133), sophomore No. 27 Matt Kazimir (141) and first-year Kyle Mosher (157), with Rini, Kazimir and Mosher's wins all coming after the midway point of the match. "We told the guys coming in that bonus points were going to be key and that this is what this dual was going to be," said John Huemer Assistant Coach of Wrestling Kyle Massey. "Going in we knew that we would need to take our opportunities when they were there, and we took those when we had them. "Along with getting our own opportunities, we did a good job of eliminating those situations for Drexel, where we could have given up more points, but our guys stayed in the fight and we did a great job in that aspect. Overall it was a good test for the guys to face a tough match and get a solid win against a good team within our conference so that we could see where we are at." HOW IT HAPPENED: The match opened up at 174 pounds, with first-year Lennox Wolak taking on Drexel's Michael O'Malley, and early on O'Malley looked to be in control, but as was a testament to how the Lions would battle throughout the night, Wolak came on strong during the second half of the match to avoid a technical fall, losing in a major decision, 13-5, to give Drexel an early 4-0 lead. Immediately following the 174-pound bout, Franzese took care of business at 184 pounds, winning via a 6-2 decision over Owen Brooks to get Columbia on the board, at 4-3 in Drexel's favor. The next two matches would go the way of Drexel, but both would only be decisions, factors that would be key later on the match since it meant that Columbia would keep the score close throughout. At 197 pounds, sophomore Sam Wustefeld battled to a 6-3 decision loss to Bryan McLaughlin and at 285 pounds, sophomore Danny Conley fought off Sean O'Malley, and despite falling 6-2, Conley, much like Wustefeld, battled to keep it at a decision and because of not giving up bonus points the Lions only trailed 10-3 as the lineup flipped. Manchio got the Lions back on the board, battling against a foe he has faced many times during his pre-college career, but coming away with a 3-2 decision over Antonio Mininno to move the Lions closer to the Dragons. But it was at 133 pounds were the tide turned, with Rini recording a solid technical fall victory, 18-1, over Chase Shields, to push the Lions in front, 11-10, a spot the Lions would sit for the remainder of the match. At 141 pounds, Kazimir kept the ball rolling for Columbia, snagging a win via major decision, 9-0, over Julian Flores, and despite first-year Andrew Garr falling via a 6-1 decision to Nick Widmann at 149 pounds, Columbia was still in position to pull off the win, leading 15-13 heading into the final two matches. The battle at 157 pounds, with Mosher taking to the mat, was the match that punched the ticket for Columbia's win, as Mosher picked up a key bonus point, winning via a major decision, 11-3, over Parker Kropman, putting Columbia up six points, at 19-13, meaning that Drexel would have to earn a pin at 165 pounds to push the match to criteria. Knowing this heading into his match, junior Riley Jacops battled hard, fighting off No. 21 Ebed Jarrel at every turn, and despite falling via a 7-2 decision, Jacops' hard work avoiding the pin or any other bonus points helped lock up Columbia's 19-16 team win in the opening match of a three-match weekend. Results: 174 | Michael O'Malley (Drexel) def. Lennox Wolak (Columbia), maj. 13-5 184 | Joe Franzese (Columbia) def. Owen Brooks (Drexel), dec. 6-2 197 | Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) def. Sam Wustefeld (Columbia), dec. 6-3 285 | Sean O'Malley (Drexel) def. Danny Conley (Columbia), dec. 6-2 125 | No. 29 Joe Manchio (Columbia) def. Antonio Mininno (Drexel), dec. 3-2 133 | Angelo Rini (Columbia) def. Chase Shields (Drexel), TF 18-1 141 | No. 27 Matt Kazimir (Columbia) def. Julian Flores (Drexel), maj. 9-0 149 | Nick Widmann (Drexel) def. Andrew Garr (Columbia), dec. 6-1 157 | Kyle Mosher (Columbia) def. Parker Kropman (Drexel), maj. 11-3 165 | No. 21 Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) def. Riley Jacops (Columbia), dec. 7-2 UP NEXT: Columbia will remain on the road with a Saturday, Feb. 8 Ivy League doubleheader, starting with Penn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 11:30 a.m., before hoping in the vans and heading to Princeton, New Jersey to face No. 16 Princeton with that match starting at 4 p.m. Penn's match will be broadcast on ESPN+, while Columbia's match at Princeton is on ESPNU.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern secured its second Big Ten victory of the season with a 24-15 win over Michigan State in front of a Wildcat-laiden crowd on Senior Night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The 'Cats won six of the 10 bouts on the night, four of which were bonus-point victories. The dual was headlined by major decisions from Alec McKenna, No. 1 Ryan Deakin and No. 13 Lucas Davison and a victory by disqualification for No. 18 Shayne Oster. The 'Cats took an early lead after senior Alec McKenna dominated in a 10-2 major decision -- complete with two takedowns and a four-point nearfall -- over Matt Santos. After a tight first two periods, McKenna blew the bout open with an escape, takedown and a four-point nearfall in the third, adding the riding time point to earn the major decision. No. 16 Yahya Thomas started fast in his matchup against Alex Hrisopoulos, recording two takedowns in the first period. He kept the lead throughout en route to a 5-2 win by decision to extend the home team's lead. After a close first period for Deakin, the consensus No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation entered the second up 2-1 but then got to his offense. Holding a lead in the final period, he took it up a notch with a trio of takedowns, with the third coming in the closing seconds of the match. The flurry gave Deakin yet another win by major decision, his seventh in nine dual matches. At 165 pounds, Oster came back from a 6-0 deficit to win by disqualification against Drew Hughes, adding six more team points for NU. He wrestled tough in the third period to force a series of stalling calls on Hughes, with the fifth awarding Oster the victory. The senior has now won four consecutive duals in Big Ten action. Lucas Davison started strong in the 197 bout with two takedowns in the first period against Nick May. After a tight second frame, Davison recorded a takedown and four nearfall points in the final seconds of the third period to notch a 12-2 major decision. Davison remains undefeated in the conference, improving to a perfect 9-0 in duals this season. In the final bout, No. 11 Michael DeAugustino clinched the victory for the 'Cats with a steady win over Logan Griffin. He started fast with an early takedown and remained strong throughout the dual, earning a 6-3 decision to close out the night. With the win, Northwestern improves to 4-5 in dual action this season. The Wildcats will be back in action this Sunday, Feb. 9 as they take on No. 6 Ohio State at the Covelli Center in Columbus. Results: 133 | Garrett Pepple (MSU) dec. Dylan Utterback (NU), 8-4 | MSU 3, NU 0 141 | Alec McKenna (NU) maj. dec. Matt Santos (MSU), 10-2 | NU 4, MSU 3 149 | #16 Yahya Thomas (NU) dec. Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU), 5-2 | NU 7, MSU 3 157 | #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) maj. dec. Jake Tucker (MSU), 12-4 | NU 11, MSU 3 165 | #18 Shayne Oster (NU) win by DQ over Drew Hughes (MSU) | NU 17, MSU 3 174 | #24 Lane Malczewski (MSU) win by inj. def. over Tyler Morland (NU) | NU 17, MSU 9 184 | #9 Cameron Caffey (MSU) dec. Jack Jessen (NU), 5-0 | NU 17, MSU 12 197 | #13 Lucas Davison (NU) maj. dec. Nick May (MSU), 12-2 | NU 21, MSU 12 285 | Christian Rebottaro (MSU) dec. Jack Heyob (NU), 6-4 | NU 21, MSU 15 125 | #11 Michael DeAugustino (NU) dec. Logan Griffin (MSU), 6-3 | NU 24, MSU 15

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team snapped a three-match losing skid with an impressive 37-11 victory over visiting Virginia Military Institute on Friday night at the Nelson Field House. With the win, the Huskies improved to 3-6 overall while the Keydets dropped to 4-10 on the season. Bloomsburg used four bonus-point victories - three falls and a forfeit - and added three decisions and a major decision for the lopsided victory as the Huskies improved to 3-1 in the all-time series against VMI. Freshman Christian Gannone (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor), redshirt freshman Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain), and sophomore Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) earned the pins while 11th-ranked redshirt senior Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) didn't need to break a sweat to improve to 18-1 on the season as he picked up the forfeit win to close out the night. Senior Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) opened the night with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over VMI's Max Gallahan in the 197-pound match. After a scoreless first period, Murphy scored an escape and a takedown in the second period as he took a 3-1 lead into the third. Gallahan cut the deficit to one with an escape but Murphy was able to shut down Gallahan the rest of the way and earned a riding-time point for the 4-2 win. Murphy improved to 8-12 on the season. The 285-pound bout proved to be, arguably, the most exciting match of the night but redshirt sophomore Jarrett Walters (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) ultimately succumbed to VMI's Chris Beck via pinfall with three seconds left in regulation as the Keydets took a 6-3 lead. Scoreless heading to the third, Walters chose top and quickly turned Beck over for four back points. However, the VMI senior responded with a reversal and a pair of takedowns - the latter of which he turned into the fall. But, the Huskies rattled off six consecutive victories from that point to take control of the night. Gannone started the string by pinning John McGarry with 49 seconds left in the first period to give Bloomsburg a 9-6 lead. It was the first collegiate fall for Gannone, who improved to 9-10 overall. Mason followed with his team-leading eighth pin of the season as he needed only 64 seconds to knock off Cliff Conway to give the Huskies a 15-6 advantage. It marked the 13th victory of the year for the redshirt freshman. Freshman Marlon Argueta-Diaz (Meriden, Conn./Orville H. Platt) earned the first major decision win of his collegiate career at 141 pounds as he defeated Noah Roulo by an 18-5 final. The freshman led 3-0 after one period but scored seven points in the second and eight more in the third to pull away. He improved to 8-9 on the season. Sophomore Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) continued the string of wins with a first-period fall over Seth Fillers as Bloomsburg took a 25-6 advantage. It was his fourth fall of the season as he improved to 8-7 on the year. Sophomore Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) followed with a 8-3 decision over Will Lawrence at 157 pounds and senior Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) earned a 4-0 win over Jon Hoover at 165 pounds as the Huskies extended their advantage. Both Carida and Newberry improved to 12-8 overall. VMI's Neal Richards ended the Bloomsburg streak with a technical fall at 174 pounds to cut the Huskies' margin to 31-11. Richards picked up his 31st victory over the season. Allard closed the night with his forfeit win at 184 pounds for the final margin of victory. Allard improved to 18-1 on the season - 9-0 in duals - and moved to 90-42 in his collegiate career as he continues to close in on 100 victories. Bloomsburg will get right back to work on Sunday afternoon, February 9, when it heads to Sacred Heart University for a dual against the Pioneers. Action gets underway at 2:00 p.m. Results: 197: Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) (BLOOM) decision over Max Gallahan (VMI), 4-2 285: Chris Beck (VMI) fall over Jarrett Walters (Danville, Pa./Danville Area) (BLOOM), 6:57 125: Christian Gannone (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor) (BLOOM) fall over John McGarry (VMI), 2:11 133: Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) (BLOOM) fall over Cliff Conway (VMI), 1:04 141: Marlon Argueta-Diaz (Meriden, Conn./Orville H. Platt) (BLOOM) major decision over Noah Roulo (VMI), 18-5 149: Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) (BLOOM) fall over Seth Fillers (VMI), 1:47 157: Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) (BLOOM) decision over Will Lawrence (VMI), 8-3 165: Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BLOOM) decision over Jon Hoover (VMI), 4-0 174: Neal Richards (VMI) technical fall over Anthony Vetrano (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) (BLOOM), 19-2 (3:10) 184: #11 Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) (BLOOM) wins by forfeit

CLEVELAND -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team rallied from an early deficit to post a 24-6 victory over Cleveland State at Woodling Gymnasium Friday night. The Huskies improve to 10-4 on the season and 5-2 in Mid-American Conference action. NIU's 10 wins are the most for the program since 2014-15 when NIU picked up its 10th win in the penultimate dual of the regular season. The Huskies have three more duals remaining this season. "The guys wrestled tough," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "It was a great team win. I liked the grit out of our guys tonight." NIU fell behind 6-3 after dropping two of the first three bouts. However, McCoy Kent and Mason Kauffman won their matches at 149 and 157, respectively, with Kauffman winning his bout, 3-1, in overtime to put the Huskies up 9-6. NIU never looked back. Izzak Olejnik won his match at 165, 6-2, and Kenny Moore posted a 7-3 win at 174. Brit Wilson earned a 10-4 victory over DeAndre Nassar at 184, while Gage Braun battled for an 8-6 decision at 197. Max Ihry capped the Huskie victory with a 4-3 victory in double overtime The Huskies return to action Sunday when NIU travels to Athens, Ohio to take on the Bobcats of Ohio. The match begins at 1 p.m. CT and will be shown on ESPN+. Results: 125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Logan Heil (CSU), 10-6 133: Justin Patrick (CSU) dec. Caleb Brooks (NIU), 4-3 141: Evan Cheek (CSU) dec. Anthony Gibson (NIU), 4-2 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. Gus Sutton (CSU), 6-2 157: Mason Kauffman (NIU) dec. Brady Barnett (CSU), 3-1 SV 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU) dec. Riley Smucker (CSU), 6-2 174: Kenny Moore (NIU) dec. Chase Archangelo (CSU), 7-3 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) dec. DeAndre Nassar (CSU), 10-4 197: Gage Braun (NIU) dec. Ben Smith (CSU), 8-6 285: Max Ihry (NIU) dec. John Kelbly (CSU), 4-3 SV-2

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Trailing the entire match, the Rider University wrestling team won the final four bouts to take a 20-17 comeback win over MAC foe Lock Haven Friday night at the Thomas Fieldhouse. With the win, the Broncs' seventh-straight, Rider improves to 10-2 (6-1 MAC), while the Bald Eagles are now 7-6 (3-3 MAC). Lock Haven opened the night claiming bonus points at 125, 133 and 141, giving the Bald Eagles a 14-0 lead. Rider would take its first points of the match at 149 and 157. Gino Fluri (Blairstown, NJ/North Warren Regional) defeated Lock Haven's Brock Port, 4-3, while Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) would claim victory over Alexander Klucker by major decision, 8-0. Following the intermission, Lock Haven won a decision at 165. However, Rider won the final four matches at 174, 184, 197 and 285 to grab the victory. Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) won by decision, 5-2, over Jared Siegrist, before George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) earned an 8-5 decision over Raymond Bernot. Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) defeated Parker McClelland, 9-2, to close the Broncs' deficit to one, before Ryan Cloud (Brookville, OH/Northmont) completed the comeback with a 10-1 major decision over Trey Hartsock. Quotes & Notes "Tonight was a team win. We got put on our heels with a questionable pin called at 133, but the team rallied well and won. We just have to keep grinding because it's just what you do during this time of year! We will get back in the practice room tomorrow to prepare for our dual on Sunday." - Rider Head Coach John Hangey - With the win, the Broncs now lead the all-time series with Lock Haven, 16-10, including nine of the last 10 meetings. - Rider returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 9, when they play host to Rutgers in Alumni Gym for a dual set to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 125: #15 Luke Werner (LH) maj. dec. #28 Jonathan Tropea (RID), 15-4; Lock Haven leads, 4-0 133: #28 DJ Fehlman (LH) WBF Richie Koehler (RID), at 4:49; Lock Haven leads, 10-0 141: #20 Kyle Shoop (LH) maj. dec. #25 Peter Lipari (RID), 12-4; Lock Haven leads, 14-0 149: Gino Fluri (RID) dec. Brock Port (LH), 4-3; Lock Haven leads, 14-3 157: #4 Jesse Dellavecchia (RID)maj. dec. #29 Alexander Klucker (LH), 8-0; Lock Haven leads, 14-7 165: Austin Bell (LH) dec. Joe Casey (RID), 5-2; Lock Haven leads, 17-7 174: #18 Dean Sherry (RID) dec. #32 Jared Siegrist (LH), 5-2, Lock Haven leads, 17-10 184: George Walton (RID) dec. Raymond Bernot (LH), 8-5; Lock Haven leads, 17-13 197: #7 Ethan Laird (RID) dec. Parker McClellan (LH), 9-2; Lock Haven leads, 17-16 285: Ryan Cloud (RID) maj. dec. Trey Hartsock (LH), 10-1; Rider wins, 20-17.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The fourth-ranked Nebraska wrestling team won seven of ten bouts, including two by pinfall, to defeat No. 14 Purdue 31-9 at Mackey Arena on Friday night. The meet began at 125 with Alex Thomsen squaring off against No.6 Devin Schroder. Schroder, a redshirt junior from Grand Rapids, Mich., scored a takedown in all three periods and notched an 8-2 decision to give Purdue an early 3-0 lead. No. 14 Ridge Lovett (133) recorded the first dual meet pin of his career just under four minutes into his match against Travis Ford-Melton. The Purdue freshman attempted to use an underhook on Lovett, but the Husker true freshman carried his momentum forward, taking Ford-Melton to his back. After a brief scramble, Lovett was awarded the pin, earning six team points for the Huskers. Zak Hensley got the call at 141 on Friday night, taking on Purdue's Parker Filius. Filius scored first and second-period takedowns and piled up over three minutes of riding time en route to a 6-1 decision victory. No.16 Collin Purinton (149) then faced No.18 Griffin Parriott in one of three bouts between ranked wrestlers on the night. The senior from Banks, Ore., netted two nearfall points in the first period and tallied four takedowns overall to push past Parriott by a final score of 13-6. A second consecutive match-up of ranked wrestlers followed at 157 with No.18 Peyton Robb taking on No.7 Kendall Coleman. Fans were robbed of a full match, however, when the two grapplers' heads inadvertently collided 15 seconds into Period 2. Coleman was taken back to the locker room to be evaluated for a concussion and was unable to continue wrestling, giving Robb the victory by injury default. No.5 Isaiah White (165) returned to the mat for the first time since his match-winning pin against Ohio State on Feb. 2. White, a senior from Chicago, Ill., posted his second consecutive pin, winning by fall over Tanner Webster one minute, 22 seconds into their match. Following White's pin, No. 6 Mikey Labriola and No. 4 Dylan Lydy renewed their rivalry at 174. The two were quite familiar with one another coming into Friday's match. Lydy defeated Labriola twice at the 2017 Midlands Championships during Labriola's redshirt season. Labriola avenged those losses the following season, defeating Lydy in the second tiebreaker period at both the 2019 Big Ten Championships and 2019 NCAA Championships. The pair met once more earlier this season at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., where Lydy got past Labriola 3-1 in sudden victory on Dec. 7. On Friday night, Lydy came out on top once again. After trading escapes over the first five minutes, Lydy scored two takedowns in the third period and earned a 5-2 victory. No. 11 Taylor Venz (184) and Max Lyon were scoreless after Period 1, but Venz scored an escape, a takedown, and piled up over one minute of riding time in Period 2 to win by a final margin of 4-1. No. 5 Eric Schultz (197) rebounded nicely from his first dual meet loss of the season, scoring a 15-6 major decision victory against Purdue's Jared Florell. Schultz scored four points in Period 1, three points in Period 2 and then exploded for eight points in the match's final period. To cap off the night, David Jensen (HWT) took the mat for a third consecutive dual. He built a 9-0 lead over Thomas Penola through two periods, but Penola roared back, scoring three takedowns and a pair of stall points in the third. Jensen held on, however, scoring a takedown and one point for riding time to win 12-8. With the win, the Huskers move to 8-3 overall with a 3-3 mark in conference action while Purdue slips to 11-5 overall and 4-4 in the Big Ten. The Huskers will be back in action on Sunday when they travel to nearby Bloomington, Ind., to take on the Hoosiers (1-8, 1-7 Big Ten). The dual will begin at Noon and can be streamed online via BTN+ (subscription required). Results: 125: #6 Devin Schroder (PUR) dec. Alex Thomsen (NEB), 8-2 (NEB 0, PUR 3) 133: #14 Ridge Lovett (NEB) pinned Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) (3:57) (NEB 6, PUR 3) 141: Parker Filius (PUR) dec. Zak Hensley (NEB), 6-1 (NEB 6, PUR 6) 149: #16 Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. #18 Griffin Parriott (PUR), 13-6 (NEB 9, PUR 6) 157: #18 Peyton Robb (NEB) injury default #7 Kendall Coleman (PUR) (NEB 15, PUR 6) 165: #5 Isaiah White (NEB) pinned Tanner Webster (PUR) (1:22) (NEB 21 PUR 6) 174: #4 Dylan Lydy (PUR) dec. #6 Mikey Labriola (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 21, PUR 9) 184: #11 Taylor Venz (NEB) dec. Max Lyon (PUR), 4-1 (NEB 24, PUR 9) 197: #5 Eric Schultz (NEB) major dec. Jared Florell (PUR), 15-6 (NEB 28, PUR 9) 285: David Jensen (NEB) dec. Thomas Penola (PUR), 12-8 (NEB 31, PUR 9)

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – South Dakota State wrestlers reeled off three consecutive pins in the middle weights, propelling the Jackrabbits to a 29-15 victory over West Virginia in Big 12 Conference dual action Friday night at the WVU Coliseum. The Jackrabbits improved to 9-5 overall and 5-2 in Big 12 duals as they won for the eighth time in their last 10 outings. West Virginia dropped to 3-9 overall and 0-4 in league competition. Leading 6-3 through three matches, SDSU took control of the dual in the 149-pound bout as ninth-ranked Henry Pohlmeyer began the pinning streak with a first-period fall against the Mountaineers' Seth Hogue. After giving up an early takedown, Pohlmeyer countered with a reversal and four-point near-fall before getting another turn to put Hogue's shoulders to the mat in 2 minutes and 8 seconds. Peyton Smith had a flair for the dramatic in pushing the Jackrabbits' lead to 18-3 heading into intermission. The sophomore 157-pounder trailed West Virginia's Alex Hornfeck, 3-2, late in the match before coming up with the go-ahead takedown with about 10 seconds remaining and then snapping Hornfeck over to his back for a pin with a single second remaining. Out of the intermission, Tanner Cook continued his pinning prowess as he posted a second-period fall against 25th-ranked Nick Kiussis. It was Cook's 12th pin of the season – and seventh in dual competition – as he improved to 14-3 overall. Also picking up a bonus-point victory for the Jackrabbits was 16th-ranked Zach Carlson in the 184-pound matchup. Carlson held a 2-0 lead through one period against Hunter DeLong, but pulled away for an 18-3 technical fall in the final two periods with a reversal, two takedowns and a pair of four-point near-falls. Danny Vega, ranked 24th at 125 pounds, opened the dual with a 15-10 decision over Joey Thomas, while Zach Price followed with a 6-4 decision against Lucas Seibert at 133 pounds. West Virginia got on the board in the 141-pound matchup as Caleb Rea outlasted the Jackrabbits' Clay Carlson, 2-1, in a match decided in an overtime tiebreaker. Rea managed to escape midway through first half of the tiebreaker, then kept Carlson from escaping in the latter half. The Mountaineers also received victories by decision from 174-pounder Scott Joll and Sean Mullican at heavyweight. Second-ranked Noah Adams was awarded a win by forfeit at 197 pounds as the Jackrabbits' Tanner Sloan, who is ranked 18th in the weight class, was held out of Friday's match after suffering an injury last week in a dual at Oklahoma State. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits close out their final dual road trip of the season by wrestling Sunday afternoon at Ohio. Start time is set for 2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central) at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. NOTES SDSU remained undefeated against West Virginia in dual competition, improving to 5-0 since the squads' first meeting during the 2015-16 season The Jackrabbits upped their dual record against Big 12 opponents to 29-12 since joining the conference at the start of the 2015-16 season Pohlmeyer recorded his second consecutive pin in improving to 15-4 overall and 8-2 in duals Zach Carlson upped his season record to 19-5 overall and a team-leading 11-3 mark in duals The Jackrabbits entered the weekend 21st in the dual rankings by WIN Magazine and 25th in Intermat's dual rankings Results: 125: #24 Danny Vega (SDSU) dec. Joey Thomas (WVU), 15-10 133: Zach Price (SDSU) dec. Lucas Seibert (WVU), 6-4 141: Caleb Rea (WVU) dec. Clay Carlson (SDSU), 2-1 [TB-1] 149: #9 Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) def. Seth Hogue (WVU), by fall 2:08 157: Peyton Smith (SDSU) def. Alex Hornfeck (WVU), by fall 6:59 165: Tanner Cook (SDSU) def. #25 Nick Kiussis (WVU), by fall 4:25 174: Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Cade King (SDSU), 8-3 184: #16 Zach Carlson (SDSU) tech. fall Hunter DeLong (WVU), 18-3 [7:00] 197: #2 Noah Adams (WVU) won by forfeit 285: Sean Mullican (WVU) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 5-2

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Holding a two-point lead heading into the final bout, So. Deonte Wilson got a late takedown and scored a 5-2 decision at heavyweight to give No. 2 NC State a 19-14 win over No. 9 North Carolina in a top-10 ACC battle in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State wrestling set a new attendance record of 4,383 fans, who saw the Pack improve to 13-0, and 3-0 in ACC action. The dual started at 125 pounds in a battle of redshirt-freshmen. NC State's Jakob Camacho scored a takedown in the first, and added two more in the third to start the Pack with a 9-4 decision. UNC evened the dual after two bouts, as Jamie Hernandez got a third period ride out to down Jarrett Trombley 2-0. No. 11 R-Jr. Tariq Wilson scored a top-10 win at 141 pounds, as he defeated No. 10 Zach Sherman 6-0. With a 1-0 lead to start the third, Wilson scored a pair of two-point near falls and got a third period ride out for the win. The Tar Heels evened it once again, as No. 3 Austin O'Connor used two second second period takedowns for the 6-5 win over Matt Grippi at 149 pounds. No. 2 R-Jr. Hayden Hidlay scored his seventh ranked win of the season, a 9-2 decision over No. 15 A.C. Headlee. Hidlay scored a four-point move in the first, and added a takedown in the third after a second period ride out. At the halfway point, it was NC State 9-6 over UNC. The first bonus point match of the night went to No. 16 Kennedy Monday at 165 pounds, as he scored a 20-5 tech fall over Tyler Barnes to give the Tar Heels an 11-9 lead with four bouts left. NC State retook the lead after the 174-pound bout, as No. 18 Daniel Bullard scored a takedown in both the second and third periods, and after ride time was added in, it was an 8-4 decision. The Pack's bonus point win on the night came at 197 pounds, as No. 3 R-Fr. Trent Hidlay scored a 13-5 major decision. Hidlay had three takedowns in the first and two more in the the third and added in 2:28 of ride time. A 7-0 UNC win at 197 pounds made the dual come down to the final bout. Up Next The Pack will return to home action next weekend for its third straight top-10 ACC dual, when the Pack hosts No. 7 Virginia Tech Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Results: 125: Jakob Camacho (NCSU) dec. Joey Melendez; 9-4 - 3-0 133: Jamie Hernandez (UNC) dec. Jarrett Trombley; 2-0 - 3-3 141: #11 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) dec. #10 Zach Sherman; 6-0 - 6-3 149: #3 Austin O'Connor (UNC) dec. Matt Grippi; 6-5 - 6-6 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #15 A.C. Headlee; 9-2 - 9-6 165: #16 Kennedy Monday (UNC) tech fall Tyler Barnes; 20-5 - 9-11 174: #18 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) dec. Clay Lautt; 8-4 - 12-11 184: #3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Joey Mazzara; 13-5 - 16-11 197: Brandon Whitman (UNC) dec. #20 Nick Reenan; 7-0 - 16-14 285: Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Andrew Gunning; 5-2 - 19-18 Attendance: 4,383 (a new NC State Wrestling Reynolds Coliseum record)

Alex Facundo after winning bronze at the Cadet Worlds for the second straight year (Photo/Kadir Caliskan, United World Wrestling) Two-time Cadet world medalist Alex Facundo (Davison, Mich.) verbally committed to Penn State on Friday morning. The nation's No. 1 ranked wrestler at 170 pounds is also a two-time state champion, a 2018 Super 32 Challenge champion, and won back-to-back bronze medals at the Cadet World Championships in 2018 and 2019. Facundo's commitment marks yet another class where the Nittany Lions have gotten at least one of the true elite wrestlers to Happy Valley. He made the announcement on Instagram.