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ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the second straight year, the Lehigh-Cornell dual came down to the final bout. This time junior heavyweight Jordan Wood was the hero, beating Brendan Furman 5-0 to clinch a 19-14 victory for the 14th-ranked Mountain Hawks over the 19th-ranked Big Red Saturday at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Lehigh won five of the first seven bouts, but wins at 184 and 197 brought Cornell within 16-14 heading into the final bout. The win is Lehigh's second straight over the Big Red and fifth overall in 2019-20. The Mountain Hawks are now 6-3 overall and 2-1 against EIWA foes in dual competition this season. "You never sleep on Cornell," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "They're well coached. They're a good team. They really slowed us up a lot today. We couldn't get to our offense very well. We have to get better at that. It was a great dual. There were about four tossup matches and we knew we had to win a couple. They were thinking the same thing. We were fortunate to come out of here with a win." With the dual on the line, Wood converted a single leg takedown with 51 seconds left in the opening period and rode out to lead 2-0 after one. He continued his strong work on top, riding out the second period. In the third, Wood scored a reversal and rode out to secure the 5-0 victory. "Over the last 10 days, Jordan is showing that his power is back," Santoro said. "He lifted a 280 pound guy up in the air twice. His power is back and that's what we needed from him. When the dual is on the line, I'll take Jordan every day." The dual began at 125 with junior Brandon Paetzell holding off Dom LaJoie. Paetzell scored the first takedown but gave one up in the second. A reversal and ride out had the match tied at 4-4 after two periods. Paetzell escaped in the third to take a 5-4 lead and that stood to give Lehigh a 3-0 lead. Junior Nick Farro battled fourth-ranked Chas Tucker at 133. Farro scored the first takedown but Tucker answered in the third period and the match went to overtime tied 4-4. A Tucker shot resulted in a lengthy scramble, with Tucker awarded the winning takedown in the final seconds of sudden victory to tie the dual at 3-3. Sophomore Dan Moran battled Noah Baughman at 141 and came away with a 2-1 decision, with the winning point coming on a second stall call against Baughman early in the third period. Cornell took its lone lead of the day following 149 as Hunter Richard won a 13-3 major decision over sophomore JT Cooley. The Mountain Hawks went on a three-bout run from there to take a 16-7 lead. Sophomore Josh Humphreys controlled Adam Santoro with two takedowns and over three minutes of riding time. He gave up two penalty points in the first period but posted a 6-2 decision. Freshman Brian Meyer took on Jake Brindley at 165 and came through with one of his biggest wins in the brown and white. With the match tied 1-1 in sudden victory, Meyer converted a double leg takedown to win 3-1 and put the Mountain Hawks in front by five. "He has been working so hard and does all the right things," Santoro said of Meyer. "When he gets into those overtime matches he's confident, because he's in great shape." Senior Jordan Kutler delivered the lone bonus point win of the day for the Mountain Hawks, scoring three takedowns over the final two periods and securing exactly one minute of advantage time in a 9-1 major decision over Milik Dawkins at 174. Cornell (4-4) got back within striking distance after Jonathan Loew rallied for an 8-6 win over junior Chris Weiler at 184 and sixth-ranked Ben Darmstadt won an 8-0 major at 197 over junior Jake Jakobsen. The Mountain Hawks will return home for two duals next weekend inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Lehigh will host American Friday at 7 p.m. and Navy Saturday at 2 p.m. in the annual Billy Sheridan Memorial Dual and the 100th meeting of Lehigh's second most-wrestled series. Tickets for both duals are available and can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-7LU-GAME during business hours. The 2019-20 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Results: 125 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) dec. Dom LaJoie (Cornell) 5-4 133 – Chas Tucker (Cornell) dec. Nick Farro (Lehigh) 6-4, sv 141 – Dan Moran (Lehigh) dec. Noah Baughman (Cornell) 2-1 149 – Hunter Richard (Cornell) major dec. JT Cooley (Lehigh) 13-3 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Adam Santoro (Cornell) 6-2 165 – Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Jake Brindley (Cornell) 3-1, sv 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) major dec. Milik Dawkins (Cornell) 9-1 184 – Jonathan Loew (Cornell) dec. Chris Weiler (Lehigh) 8-6 197 – Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) major dec. Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) 8-0 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Brendan Furman (Cornell) 5-0

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State Wrestling team won seven of the 10 bouts, including four for bonus point wins, and defeating No. 12 Princeton 29-12 in Reynolds Coliseum. NC State started the dual with a first period pin by No. 17 Daniel Bullard at 174 pounds. After a takedown seven seconds in, Bullard got the turn and a pin at the 1:58 mark to give the Pack a quick 6-0 lead. The Pack went back-to-back bonus points, as No. 3 Trent Hidlay scored an 18-6 major decision. With seven takedowns and 3:18 of RT, Hidlay pushed the Pack's lead to 11-0 after two bouts. The Tigers first win came via bonus points at 197 pounds, as No. 3 Pat Brucki scored a 13-3 major decision over No. 8 Nick Reenan. At heavyweight, Deonte Wilson scored a second period takedown and a reversal in the third period for the 6-1 (with 3:03 of RT). No. 3 Patrick Glory scored a 17-2 tech fall over Tommy Cox, and halfway through the dual, NC State held a 13-9 lead. R-Fr. Jarrett Trombley used an escape point in the third period to claim a 1-0 win at 133 pounds. At 149, there was an injury default and the Pack was awarded six team points. Matt Grippi got in on a takedown on No. 15 Mike D'Angelo and picked him up but the takedown went out of bounds and D'Angelo could not continue at the 0:32 mark. In a top-five battle at 157 pounds, No. 2 Hayden Hidlay scored takedowns in the first and the third periods and downed No. 5 Quincy Monday 7-2. The final bout ended with Princeton's Grant Cuomo scoring a 7-6 upset over No. 10 Thomas Bullard at 165 pounds. Up Next NC State will be in road action next weekend, as the Wolfpack will wrestle at Drexel Friday night and then at Hofstra on Saturday afternoon. Results: 174: #17 Daniel Bullard (NCSU) by fall Kevin Parker; 1:58 – 6-0 184: #3 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) major dec. Nate Dugan; 18-6 – 10-0 197: #3 Patrick Brucki (Prin) major dec. #8 Nick Reenan; 13-3 – 10-4 285: Deonte Wilson (NCSU) dec. Aidan Conner; 6-1 – 13-4 125: #3 Patrick Glory (Prin) tech fall Tommy Cox; 17-2 – 13-9 133: Jarrett Trombley (NCSU) dec. Ty Agaisse; 1-0 – 16-9 141: #15 Tariq Wilson (NCSU) major dec. Marshall Keller; 13-4 – 20-9 149: Matt Grippi (NCSU) inj. default #15 Mike D'Angelo; 0:32 – 26-9 157: #2 Hayden Hidlay (NCSU) dec. #5 Quincy Monday; 7-2 – 29-9 165: Grant Cuomo (Prin) dec. #10 Thomas Bullard; 7-6 – 29-12

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- With three individual wins over ranked grapplers, Oregon State Wrestling notched a 21-12 victory in its home-opening dual inside Gill Coliseum. In front of a crowd of 887, the Beavers won seven of ten bouts to earn the victory over a challenging Northern Colorado team with five ranked opponents. "Both teams have a lot of freshman so we just had to get out some wins," head coach Jim Zalesky said. "There were a lot of tough matches that could have went either way so we just found a way to win them." Devan Turner, Aaron Olmos and Colt Doyle each came out with wins over ranked opponents in each of their respective bouts. Another quick start for the Beavers helped the team build an early lead with Brandon Kaylor starting things off at 125 pounds. Kaylor tallied three takedowns and a riding time point in an 8-4 decision over Jace Koelzer to put three quick points on the board for Oregon State. The Beavers would win their next two matches starting with Devan Turner at 133 pounds. No. 19 Turner earned his 17th win of the season in a ranked match over No. 17 Moscha Schwartz. A 7-3 decision gave Turner the win in an anticipated matchup at 133 pounds. Just one bout later, Grant Willits kept the momentum rolling with a 7-5 decision over the Bears' Chris Sandoval to improve to 13-7 on the season. The Beavers would drop their next two bouts at 149 and 157 pounds which brought the team score to 9-6 momentarily. Lane Stigall (149) earned a last-second takedown but Northern Colorado's Andrew Ailrez earned the 7-5 decision. Logan Meek fell in a 6-2 decision to the Bears' Nate Moore. Next, 165-pound Aaron Olmos notched an impressive 9-3 decision over No. 25 Austin Matthews in a crucial win at the midway point of the dual. Olmos' three takedowns and a pair of escapes helped him earn his sixth decision of the year. 174-pound Jackson McKinney was pinned by Billy Higgins (0:24) in the next bout which suddenly evened the score to 12 apiece with only three bouts to go. The team would finish strong down the stretch with No. 33 Colt Doyle (184) making the most of his ranked matchup against No. 28 Alan Clothier for a 4-2 decision. Doyle earned his 13th win of the season and improved to 3-1 in duals. At 197 pounds, J.J. Dixon finished with two takedowns and an escape for a 6-1 decision while accumulating over four minutes of riding time. To finish things off, Jamarcus Grant came away with a double overtime victory over Robert Winters Jr. to seal the team win. A late takedown in the heavyweight bout helped Grant notch his 13th win of the season and provided the final score of 21-12. Next Up The Beavers travel to Tempe, Ariz. for their first conference dual against Arizona State on Jan. 17. Results: 125 Brandon Kaylor over Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) (Dec 8-4) 133 Devan Turner (Oregon State) over Mosha Schwartz (Northern Colorado) (Dec 7-3) 141 Grant Willits over Christopher Sandoval (Northern Colorado) (Dec 7-5) 149 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) over Lane Stigall (Dec 7-5) 157 Nathan Moore (Northern Colorado) over Logan Meek (Dec 6-2) 165 Aaron Olmos over Austin Matthews (Northern Colorado) 174 Billy Higgins (Northern Colorado) over Jackson McKinney (Fall 0:24) 184 Colt Doyle over Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) (Dec 4-2) 197 J.J Dixon over Seth Bogulski (Northern Colorado) (Dec 6-1) 285 Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) over Robert Winters (Northern Colorado) (Dec 4-1)

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Northern Illinois University wrestling team extended its modest win streak to three when it posted a 23-9 victory at Cal Poly Friday night. The Huskies (7-3, 3-1) won seven of the 10 bouts, scoring a pair of maj. dec. victories on the night. California natives Kenny Moore and McCoy Kent had a solid homecoming with both earning victories in their respective matches. Moore gave NIU its first win of the evening when he posted a 14-1 maj. dec. win over Dylan Miracle. Brit Wilson followed with an 11-4 win at 184 over Trent Tracy to give the Huskies a 7-3 lead after three matches. Following a setback at 197, the Huskies went on to win the next four bouts. Max Ihry scored a 2-1 win a 285 by virtue of a third-period escape and earning the riding time point. Bryce West got back into the win column with a 7-0 win at 125, while Caleb Brooks posted a 10-2 maj. dec. win at 133. McCoy capped the Huskie win when he edged out Joshua Cortez, 3-2. "It was a hard-fought dual and it's good to come out on top," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "Kudos to the guys throwing up bonus points for the team. We definitely have some areas to improve upon heading into our next match." The Huskies are back in action Friday when NIU welcomes Arkansas-Little Rock to the Convocation Center for the "Beauty and the Beast" meet with the NIU gymnastics team. The match begins at 7 p.m. inside the main arena. Results: 165: Bernie Taylor (Cal Poly) dec. Izzak Olejnik (NIU), 6-0 174: Kenny Moore (NIU) maj. dec. Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly), 14-1 184: Brit Wilson (NIU) dec. Trent Tracy (Cal Poly), 11-4 197: Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) dec. Gage Braun (NIU), 3-2 285: Max Ihry (NIU) dec. Max Ihry (Cal Poly), 2-1 125: Bryce West (NIU) dec. Benny Martinez (Cal Poly), 7-0 133: Caleb Brooks (NIU) maj. dec. Trae Vasquez (Cal Poly), 10-2 141: Anthony Gibson (NIU) dec. Jake Ryan (Cal Poly), 7-4 149: McCoy Kent (NIU) dec. Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly), 3-2 157: Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) dec. Mason Kauffman (NIU), 8-3

MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 3 Minnesota wrestling program defeated the visiting No.9 Wisconsin Badgers 20-14 on Friday night as the Gophers celebrated the return of Brock Lesnar for the 20th Anniversary of his 2000 NCAA Championship. Minnesota took home six individual victories, including the first five of the night, to pull away from the Badgers with ease and continue a winning streak lasting more than a decade. The night was headlined by the Gophers' three ranked victories as led by No.2 Gable Steveson, No. 5 Brayton Lee, and No. 20 Owen Webster. Steveson defeated No. 6 Trent Hillger, Lee defeated No. 16 Cole Martin, and Webster defeated No.10 Johnny Sebastian. "The atmosphere was incredible," Steveson said. "People showed love to us as a whole team and it makes everything here pretty fun. It was great having Brock around." Besides the wrestling on the mat, the night was special for the return of WWE and UFC Brock Lesnar. Lesnar was honored during the first half of the dual and then took a picture with over 300 kids on the mat during the final break of the dual. In his first home dual in Maroon and Gold Hunter Ritter took home the thrilling victory at 197-pounds over Wisconsin's Taylor Watkins, his former teammate in Madison. Ritter got the first takedown to se the tone and closed things out with a huge takedown in sudden victory as time was dwindling to defeat his former squad. Both Webster and Ritter's victories came in winner-take-all sudden victory to draw the over 4,000 in attendance to their feet. The evening was also a big one for career milestones and accomplishments. Both Pat McKee and Lee secured their first career Big Ten dual victories while Ritter earned his first while at Minnesota. Skatzka's major decision gives him 99 in his career with a chance to hit the century mark next weekend in his native state of Michigan. The dual also marked Jake Gliva's and Bailee O'Reilly's first Big Ten dual action. Minnesota continues Big Ten competition next weekend when they hit the road for a pair of duals against Michigan and Michigan State. The Gophers then return home for their second home dual, this time against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Results: 174: No.7 Devin Skatzka major dec. (11-3) over Jared Krattinger (Minnesota leads 4-0) 184: No. 20 Owen Webster SV1 (3-1) over No. 10 Johnny Sebastian (Minnesota leads 7-0) 197: Hunter Ritter SV1 (6-4) over Taylor Watkins (Minnesota leads 10-0) 285: No. 2 Gable Steveson dec. (10-5) over No. 6 Trent Hillger (Minnesota leads 13-0) 125: No. 15 Pat McKee major dec. (9-0) over Eric Barnett (Minnesota leads 17-0) 133: No. 1 Seth Gross tech. fall (15-0) over Jake Gliva (Minnesota leads 17-5) 141: No. 11 Tristan Moran dec. (7-6) over No. 3 Mitch McKee (Minnesota leads 17-8) 149: No. 5 Brayton Lee dec. (7-4) over No. 16 Cole Martin (Minnesota leads 20-8) 157: Drew Scharenbrock dec. (6-1) over Carson Brolsma (Minnesota leads 20-11) 165: No. 5 Evan Wick dec. (6-1) over Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota wins 20-14)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 25-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team started strong and ended with a bang to knock off in-state rival Michigan State, 22-14, in its Big Ten Conference opener on Friday night (Jan. 10) in front of a sellout crowd of 1,800 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines won each of the five opening bouts to take a 16-point lead into the intermission break and, after MSU narrowed the score with four straight of its own, sophomore heavyweight Mason Parris slammed the door with a 29-second pin to end the dual meet. Parris, ranked third nationally, improved to 17-0 on the season and secured his team-best fifth fall -- and 10th bonus win -- with an arm bar against Christian Rebottaro. He converted on his fireman's carry in the opening 10 seconds of the bout, tried for a half then used an arm bar to turn Rebottaro and get the quick pin. Junior/sophomore Jack Medley also earned bonus points in the dual's first bout, setting the tone with a 13-4 major decision over Logan Griffin at 125 pounds. Medley scored on five takedowns -- two apiece in the first and third periods -- and added a second-period reversal and 2:36 in riding-time advantage. Sophomore/freshman Joey Silva and senior/junior Kanen Storr were victorious in their first appearances in the Wolverine lineup this season at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively. It was Silva's season and varsity debut; he scored three takedowns -- two in the first period, including a buzzer-beater double leg, before icing the bout off a go-behind and rideout in the third. He finished with 2:19 in riding-time advantage. Storr, who came out of his Olympic redshirt at the Midlands Championships late in December, used a third-period takedown to ice his 4-1 decision against Alex Hrisopoulos at 149 pounds -- up a weight class from his starting spot a year ago. Storr, ranked 10th nationally, struggled to finish on several early chances in the first, avoided giving up a takedown late in the second and took his first lead after a second MSU stall warning -- for untied shoelaces -- and quick escape in the third. He finished on a single leg and rode out the match. Freshman Cole Mattin and sophomore/freshman Will Lewan also toughed out close decision wins at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively. Like Storr, Mattin used a third-period takedown -- and a tough ride -- to ice a 4-2 decision against Matt Santos. With the score even midway through the third, Mattin blew through a double leg and nearly rode out the remainder of the match, accumulating 1:20 in time advantage. Lewan, ranked 15th nationally, took the dual's marquee match with a 3-1 overtime decision against Jake Tucker. A wild scramble over the last 20 seconds of regulation produced no points. Lewan twice appeared in trouble, first off a Tucker double-leg shot, then after stepping over to nearly put the Spartan on his back, again off a single leg. The Wolverine wasted little time in the extra frame, finishing on a single leg within the opening 20 seconds. The Wolverines will remain at home next weekend, when they host Maryland at 7 p.m. next Friday (Jan. 17) at Cliff Keen Arena before heading to Crisler Center for a 2 p.m. slate against Minnesota on Sunday (Jan. 19). Tickets are available for both duals through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- Jack Medley (U-M) major dec. Logan Griffin, 13-4 -- U-M, 4-0 133 -- Joey Silva (U-M) dec. Garrett Pepple, 7-2 -- U-M, 7-0 141 -- Cole Mattin (U-M) dec. Matt Santos, 4-2 -- U-M, 10-0 149 -- #10 Kanen Storr (U-M) dec. Alex Hrisopoulos, 4-1 -- U-M, 13-0 157 -- #15 Will Lewan (U-M) dec. #18 Jake Tucker, 3-1 SV -- U-M, 16-0 165 -- Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. Tyler Meisinger, 6-0 -- U-M, 16-3 174 -- Layne Malczewski (MSU) dec. Max Maylor, 7-2 -- U-M, 16-6 184 -- Cam Caffey (MSU) tech. fall Bobby Striggow, 23-8 (6:51) -- U-M, 16-11 197 -- Nick May (MSU) dec. Jackson Striggow, 5-2 -- U-M, 16-14 Hwt -- #3 Mason Parris (U-M) pinned Christian Rebottaro, 0:29 -- U-M, 22-14

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University wrestling team dealt a 22-13 loss to No. 24 Rutgers (6-1, 1-1 B1G). It marks the second visiting squad to suffer its first defeat thanks to the Buckeyes this week after No. 7 Arizona State (5-1) departed Columbus with an L on Monday (Jan. 6). Six Buckeyes were triumphant over Rutgers, including major decisions from Luke Pletcher, Sammy Sasso, Ethan Smith and Kollin Moore. The legend of ‘Gas Tank' Gary Traub grew larger. For the third time this season, Traub clasped victory in the final five seconds of regulation or in the case of Friday night, the second sudden victory period. ‘Gar – ee, Gar – ee, Gar – ee!' chants engulfed the Covelli Center once again. Freshly-minted ‘black shirt,' Kaleb Romero, earned a top-20 win at 174 pounds. He smothered 19th-ranked Joe Grello with four takedowns and narrowly missed out on bonus points as a 9-2 winner. Pletcher kicked off the evening by recording his sixth major decision of the season. He scored early and often in handing JoJo Aragona a 12-4 loss. Sasso matched the bonus points, posting a 16-7 major decision. He turned Gerard Angelo twice for a total of eight near-fall points. Following a setback at 157 pounds, Smith and Romero reignited the Covelli Center party. They combined for nine takedowns and outscored their opposition 22-6. Romero has battled a top-20 foe in six consecutive matches, coming out on top four times. Kollin Moore did what Kollin Moore does in the 197-pound bout. He outscored No. 17 Jordan Pagano, 20-9, with a whopping eight takedowns. Moore now sits at 16-0 with a bonus rate north of 80%. Can you say ‘Hodge Trophy contender?' Then came the match of the night. Traub moved to 16-2 overall and cemented his standing as the fan favorite following another dramatic, heart-filled win. Results: 141 lbs | No. 1 Luke Pletcher (OSU) def. JoJo Aragona (RU) | MD, 12-4; Team Score: 4-0 149 lbs | No. 6 Sammy Sasso (OSU) def. Gerard Angelo (RU) | MD, 16-7; TS: 8-0 157 lbs | Michael Van Brill (RU) def. Elijah Cleary (OSU) | D, 5-3; TS: 8-3 165 lbs | No. 13 Ethan Smith (OSU) def. Brett Donner (RU) | MD, 13-4; TS: 12-3 174 lbs | No. 9 Kaleb Romero (OSU) def. No. 19 Joe Grello (RU) | D, 9-2; TS: 15-3 184 lbs | Billy Janzer (RU) def. Rocky Jordan (OSU) | D, 5-4; TS: 15-6 197 lbs | No. 1 Kollin Moore (OSU) def. No. 17 Jordan Pagano (RU) | MD, 20-9; TS: 19-6 285 lbs | Gary Traub (OSU) def. Matthew Correnti (RU) | SV-2, 4-2; TS: 22-6 125 lbs | No. 14 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) def. Malik Heinselman (OSU) | MD, 14-1; TS: 22-10 133 lbs | No. 11 Sammy Alvarez (RU) def. Jordan Decatur (OSU) | D, 6-1; TS: 22-13

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Navy rallied to edge the Bucknell wrestling team by a single point, 19-18, on Friday night at Alumni Hall. Trailing 15-9 through the first six bouts, the Midshipmen (4-3, 1-0 EIWA) won three of the next four to emerge victorious over the Bison (2-3, 1-1 EIWA). A major decision by John Birchmeier in the heavyweight finale sealed Navy's comeback win. Birchmeier's match-sealing victory was set up by fellow freshman Jacob Koser, who erased a 4-1 deficit to Drew Phipps (197) en route to a 10-4 decision that pulled the Midshipmen within three points entering the heavyweight bout. Like Koser, Birchmeier fell behind early; trailing 7-5 through the first period, he scored 12 of the next 14 points to win by a decisive 17-7 major decision. Darren Miller (133), Matthew Kolonia (149), Jaden Fisher (157), Zach Hartman (165) and Kyle Inlander (184) accounted for Bucknell's victories. Kolonia pinned Wyatt Long in 6:36; it was his third-straight victory by fall. Fisher came from behind to top Scout Skidgel by a 7-4 decision while Inlander gave the Bison an 18-12 cushion that was ultimately overcome with his 9-3 decision over Andrew Buckley. Phipps's loss to Koser snapped his dual match winning streak at 16 bouts; entering the night, the Bucknell senior was last defeated in dual action on Jan. 5, 2018 at Navy. Freshman Chris Lanciano made his first collegiate dual start against the Midshipmen. He became the third newcomer to start for the Bison this season, joining Miller and Fisher. This was the third-straight season Bucknell rang in the New Year against Navy. The Midshipmen, who cruised to a 26-9 victory over the Bison a year ago, extended their lead in the all-time series to 23-1. Bucknell next returns to Davis Gym to host Harvard (Jan. 18, 2 p.m.) and Brown (Jan. 19, 12 p.m.). Results: 125: #20 Logan Treaster (NAVY) dec. over Brandon Seidman (BU) 2-0 133: Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Casey Cobb (NAVY) 4-2 141: Cody Trybus (NAVY) fall over Chris Lanciano (BU) 4:34 149: Matthew Kolonia (BU) fall Wyatt Long (NAVY) 6:36 157: Jaden Fisher (BU) dec. over Scout Skidgel (NAVY) 7-4 165: #16 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over Henry Hague (NAVY) 5-2 174: #19 Spencer Carey (NAVY) dec. over Mitch Hartman (BU) 7-2 184: Kyle Inlander (BU) dec. over Andrew Buckley (NAVY) 9-3 197: Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec. over Drew Phipps (BU) 10-4 285: John Birchmeier (NAVY) maj. dec. over Eric Chakonis (BU) 17-7

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- South Dakota State took control of its wrestling dual Friday night against Northern Iowa by winning five of the first six matches and went on to defeat the 16th-ranked Panthers, 25-13, at West Gym. In running their dual winning streak to four, the Jackrabbits improved to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference. UNI dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-1 against league opponents. Danny Vega set the tone for SDSU in the opening bout of the night, scoring a 10-6 decision over Jacob Schwarm at 125 pounds. After Schwarm opened the scoring with a takedown, Vega countered with a reversal and four-point near-fall for a 6-2 lead. Vega put the match away in the third period with a pair of takedowns. Redshirt freshman 133-pounder Zach Price gave SDSU a 6-0 lead with an 11-4 decision over Kyle Biscoglia before UNI got on the board as Michael Blockhus rallied in the third period for a 7-5 decision over Clay Carlson at 141 pounds. Carlson led 4-2 through two periods before Blockhus scored on an escape and two takedowns in the third and final stanza. Two-time NCAA qualifier Henry Pohlmeyer swung the momentum back in the Jackrabbits' favor with a win over Max Thomsen in a battle between nationally ranked 149-pound wrestlers. The 17th-ranked Pohlmeyer began the scoring with a first-period takedown and led 4-0 early in the second period following a reversal. In the third period, Pohlmeyer recorded his second takedown of the match, picked up two points on a near-fall and added a point for riding time to post a 9-1 major decision. It was Pohlmeyer's third win in a row over Thomsen, following a pair of one-point victories last season. The Jackrabbits pushed their winning streak to three matches in a row as Colten Carlson tallied a 4-0 decision over Derek Holschlag at 157 pounds and newcomer Tanner Cook continued to impress at 165 pounds with a third-period pin of Austin Yant. Since being inserted into the lineup at the South Beach Duals two weeks ago, Cook is 4-0 with all four victories by fall. He leads the squad with nine pins on the season. UNI stemmed the tide with wins by Bryce Steiert and Taylor Lujan at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively, to close the gap to 19-10. Lujan's victory was a 10-3 decision over Zach Carlson, who entered the matchup ranked 17th by InterMat. Tanner Sloan slammed the door shut on a late UNI comeback by notching the Jackrabbits' second fall of the dual, pinning Noah Glaser in 1 minute and 42 seconds. In the final bout of the night, heavyweight Carter Isley of UNI needed overtime to defeat the Jackrabbits' Blake Wolters, 3-1. UP NEXT The Jackrabbits close out the weekend by hosting Wyoming in dual action Sunday afternoon at Frost Arena. Action is slated for a 1 p.m. start. NOTES Northern Iowa leads the all-time dual series, 39-6-1, although SDSU has won two of the last three matchups The Jackrabbits improved to 26-9 in duals against Big 12 opponents since joining the conference as an affiliate member at the start of the 2015-16 season SDSU's last dual win over a ranked opponent was a 22-16 victory over an 11th-ranked Northern Iowa squad on Jan. 21, 2018, at Frost Arena Pohlmeyer wrestled for the first time since a Dec. 20 dual against Minnesota Vega has won five dual matches in a row, improving to 5-1 in duals and 13-5 overall Cook improved to 10-1 overall, with all of his wins either by fall (9) or technical fall (1) Sloan moved into a tie with Zach Carlson for the team lead in dual wins this season with six Results: 125: Danny Vega (SDSU) dec. Jacob Schwarm (UNI), 10-6 133: Zach Price (SDSU) dec. Kyle Biscoglia (UNI), 11-4 141: Michael Blockhus (UNI) dec. Clay Carlson (SDSU), 7-5 149: Henry Pohlmeyer (SDSU) major dec. Max Thomsen (UNI), 9-1 157: Colten Carlson (SDSU) dec. Derek Holschlag (UNI), 4-0 165: Tanner Cook (SDSU) def. Austin Yant (UNI), by fall 6:11 174: Bryce Steiert (UNI) major dec. Cade King (SDSU), 12-1 184: Taylor Lujan (UNI) dec. Zach Carlson (SDSU), 10-3 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU) def. Noah Glaser (UNI), by fall 1:42 285: Carter Isley (UNI) dec. Blake Wolters (SDSU), 3-1 [SV-1]

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Purdue wrestling team opened the Big Ten schedule in strong fashion, earning a 21-13 victory at Northwestern on Friday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Boilermakers picked up wins in six-of-10 matches, including a trio of major decisions as they improved to 8-1 (1-0 B1G) in duals on the year. "It's a solid start to our conference schedule," said Purdue head coach Tony Ersland. "Devin Schroder got us off to a great start and it was great to see a couple freshmen go out there and score bonus points where we needed them to." Schroder's start was an impressive one as the Boilermaker junior was dominant in an 11-2 major decision over seventh-ranked Northwestern rookie Michael DeAugustino. He got out to a 6-0 lead with a takedown and turn in the first and then scored another takedown in the second to stretch things out to a 9-0 edge. DeAugustino got a reversal in the third to cut into the lead, but Schroder escaped and took the riding time point to pick up bonus points in the opener. Purdue freshman Travis Ford-Melton followed suit at 133 pounds, notching a 14-4 major decision over Dylan Utterback. The Boilermaker rookie racked up six takedowns in the win, improving to 12-5 on the season. Seniors Nate Limmex and Dylan Lydy picked up decision wins at 149 and 174, and junior Max Lyon took Purdue's lead to 17-10 at 184 pounds in his first match since Dec. 19 with a 7-2 victory over Jack Jessen. Boilermaker freshman Thomas Penola wrapped up the dual with a perfect 8-0 major decision over Jack Heyob at heavyweight, scoring takedowns in the first and second and picking up a reversal in the third to close out the dual. The Boilermakers return home Sunday to host top-ranked Iowa at Holloway Gymnasium at 4 p.m. ET. The Hawkeyes blanked Indiana on Friday 41-0 in Bloomington to open their conference dual schedule. Results: 125: No. 5 Devin Schroder (PUR) def. No. 7 Michael DeAugustino (NU), MD 11-2 133: Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) def. Dylan Utterback (NU), MD 14-4 141: Alec McKenna (NU) def. Parker Filius (PUR), D 8-3 149: Nate Limmex (PUR) def. Eric Yang (NU), D 3-1 157: No. 1 Ryan Deakin (NU) def. No. 8 Kendall Coleman (PUR), MD 14-0 165: No. 18 Shayne Oster (NU) def. Tanner Webster (PUR), D 5-2 174: No. 4 Dylan Lydy (PUR) def. Tyler Morland (NU), D 2-1 184: Max Lyon (PUR) def. Jack Jessen (NU), D 7-2 197: Lucas Davison (NU) def. No. 2 Christian Brunner (PUR), SV 4-2 285: Thomas Penola (PUR) def. Jack Heyob (NU), MD 8-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Wyoming wrestling team racked-up eight match wins, four of which were bonus-point victories that included a pair of falls as the Cowboys rolled past North Dakota State, 34-6 Friday night in Fargo. Hayden Hastings at 174 pounds and Brian Andrews at heavyweight recorded the two falls for the Pokes. Wyoming improves to 4-6 overall on the season and 2-0 in Big 12 duals. "That was a breath of fresh air," said Head Coach Mark Branch. "Those first three guys kind of set the tone for us, we were underdogs at 141 and 149 tonight and to have two upsets to begin, I think it captured the momentum for us and quieted their crowd. "Those are important things to do on the road. It's important to win early and keep the crowd out of it. Even in our losses, the way we came back in those matches and the way the guys fought back, it kind of kept the crowd out of it still, because they had to hang on at the end." The dual began at 133, with the most-anticipated matchup of the evening as No. 6 Montorie Bridges faced 12th-ranked Cam Sykora of NDSU. Bridges was able to get the Pokes started off right as he used a three-point second period to help him prevail over Sykora, 6-4. The win marks Bridges' ninth straight. "They picked the weight to start at tonight," said Branch. "They were looking to get momentum to start the dual at that weight, but I felt like Montorie executed some things we focused on this week and worked on in practice. He did a great job of riding and being tough in the top position and then chaining his moves together, which were both things we practiced. It was a big boost for the team for him to go out there and do that and execute things we've worked on and to let the guys see that what we focused on could work and to go out and execute. He gave our team confidence." Next up, Trevor Jeffries at 141, lengthened UW's team lead thanks to a takedown in the first Sudden Victory period to defeat the Bisons' Sawyer Degen, 4-2 to push the Wyoming lead to 6-0. At 149, Jaron Jensen kept the victories rolling as he picked up a 4-3 win. Jensen trailed heading into the third period, but took a brief 3-2 lead thanks to a reversal. The Bison's Jaden VanMaanen was able to tie the bout late with an escape, but thanks to the Riding Time bonus point, Jensen was able to prevail and put the Cowboys up 9-0 in the match. North Dakota State (4-4) got its two wins at 157 and 165 pounds as Dewey Krueger and Cole Moody dropped their respective matches, 8-4 and 10-7. Wyoming got back on track at 174 as Hayden Hastings' return to the lineup was a memorable one. Hastings pinned NDSU's Lorenzo De La Riva early in the second period. Hastings was in control of the match from the outset, scoring six quick points in the first period and led 6-1 after one. "That was a big win for Hayden coming back, especially since he lost to De La Riva last season at the Big 12 Tournament. Hayden watched film all week and we looked at and worked on some things with him and he was aggressive right away and put (De La Riva) on his back twice, and that really took the wind out of NDSU's sails I thought. For Hayden to come back after missing some time and take care of business like that was really big," continued Branch. Next up, Tate Samuelson earned a major decision victory at 184 pounds over Noah Cressell, 10-1. Samuelson had a workmanlike effort, recording a takedown in the first and second period, as well as an escape and took a 5-0 lead into the final period. In the third, Samuelson got two more takedown to go up 9-1 and then got the riding time bonus. At 197, Stephen Buchanan pulled out an exciting victory over Cordell Eaton, 4-3. Buchanan, who trailed most of the match, was able to secure a takedown near the edge of the mat with just seven seconds left to take the lead and earn a thrilling victory and put UW up 22-6. Brian Andrews put the exclamation point on the evening for the Cowboys as he pinned No. 25 Brandon Metz is just 53 seconds to push the margin 28-6 in the dual. Doyle Trout rounded-out the evening with a forfeit win at 125 pounds. Wyoming now shifts its focus to the South as another Big 12 opponent is on tap Sunday as the Cowboys face South Dakota State at noon, Mountain Time in Brookings. Results: 133: No. 6 Montorie Bridges (WYO) dec. No. 12 Cam Sykora (NDSU) 6-4 141: Trevor Jeffries (WYO) dec. Sawyer Degen (NDSU) 4-2, SV-1 149: No. 19 Jaron Jensen (WYO) dec. Jaden VanMaanen (NDSU) 4-3 157: Jared Franek (NDSU) dec. Dewey Krueger (WYO) 8-4 165: Luke Weber (NDSU) dec. Cole Moody (WYO) 10-7 174: No. 10 Hayden Hastings (WYO) Fall Lorenzo De La Riva (NDSU) 3:28 184: Tate Samuelson (WYO) MD Noah Cressell (NDSU) 10-1 197: Stephen Buchanan (WYO) dec. Cordell Eaton (NDSU) 4-3 HWT: No. 20 Brian Andrews (WYO) Fall No. 25 Brandon Metz (NDSU) 0:53 125: Doyle Trout (WYO) forfeit NDSU

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling extended its MAC winning streak to 17 consecutive duals with a 22-12 win over Ohio Friday night (Jan. 10) at the Hearnes Center. Mizzou won seven of the 10 weight classes over the Bobcats as the Tigers are now 8-0 all-time against the MAC foe, including a perfect 7-0 since moving to the conference. Mizzou is now 6-4 on the season and a perfect 3-0 in MAC competition following the win. "For me as a coach, I feel like I did something wrong because I didn't have my team ready to wrestle," Coach Brian Smith said. "It wasn't every match, but that's what I saw. Ohio came out with fight and they had opportunities when we made mental mistakes in matches. We can't beat good teams if you're going to do that. Not a disrespect to Ohio, but we did not wrestle well." Friday's dual started at 165 pounds, and Peyton Mocco needed an exciting third-period to pull off an exciting 4-3 comeback win. He started down in the third, earned an escape and then took Nick Vestal down and rode him out for the last half minute to secure the 4-3 win. At 174 pounds, Jeremiah Kent was pinned by Ohio's Logan Stanley in 3:25, despite a dowminant first period. Dylan Wisman righted the ship for Mizzou with a dominant 16-4 major decision with 2:38 of riding time to put Mizzou on top, 7-6, moving to 197. It was Wisman's second major decision this season. At 197, Wyatt Koelling made it two straight wins for Mizzou as he used a takedown in the firs sudden victory period to take a 3-1 win back to the bench. That extended Mizzou's lead to 10-6. The Tigers dropped a tough heavyweight bout as Jacob Bohlken was victim of a late takedown at the hands of Jordan Earnest, who escaped with a 4-3 victory, despite a late escape by Bohlken. Mizzou led, 10-9, moving into intermission. The Tigers were presented with their 2019 MAC Championship rings during the intermission. AS the dual flipped back to the lighter weights, Mizzou 125-pounder Dack Punke turned in the dual's most exciting win. Down 3-1 late in the third after a takedown, Punke earned an escape and immediately took down his opponent, Giovanni DiSabato, to take a 4-3 lead with less than 30 seconds. He rode him out to secure the win and ignite the Hearnes Center crowd. Cameron Valdiviez earned another dominant win for Mizzou with an 8-2 decision, piling up 3:13 or riding time over Trevor Giallambardo. That extended Mizzou's lead to 16-9. Returning All-American Grant Leeth extended Mizzou's lead to 19-9 with an 8-4 win over Shakur Laney. All-American and fifth-ranked Brock Mauller then grinded out a 2-0 win over Ohio's Alec Hagan, scoring one point with 1:47 of riding time. At 157 pounds, 2019 NCAA qualifier Jarrett Jacques dropped a 3-2 decision to Zac Carson to close the night, but Mizzou had more than secured enough points for the victory at that point. Results: 165: Peyton Mocco (15-7) vs. Nick Vestal – W, 4-3 | 3-0 174: Jeremiah Kent (15-5) vs. So. Logan Stanley – L, Fall (3:25) | 3-6 184: No. 23 Dylan Wisman (9-4) vs. Hunter Yeargen - W, 16-4 (2:38 RT) Major Decision | 7-6 197: No. 24 Wyatt Koelling (13-3) vs. R-Jr. Jake Walker – W, 3-1 (SV-1) | 10-6 HWT: Jacob Bohlken (9-6) vs. R-Fr. Jordan Earnest – L, 4-3 | 10-9 125: Dack Punke (11-7) vs. R-Fr. Giovanni DiSabato – W, 4-3 | 13-9 133: Cameron Valdiviez (14-6) vs. RS Jr. Trevor Giallambardo – W, 8-2 (3:13 RT) | 16-9 141: No. 12 Grant Leeth (6-2) vs. R-Sr. Shakur Laney – W, 8-4 | 19-9 149: No. 5 Brock Mauller (15-1) vs. R-So. Alec Hagan – W, 2-0 (1:47 RT) 157: No. 15 Jarrett Jacques (16-3) vs. R-Sr. Zac Carson – L, 3-2 Mizzou will be back in action Sunday as it heads to Northern Iowa for a 2 p.m. dual in Cedar Falls.

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana -- The top-ranked University of Iowa team defeated Indiana 41-0 on Friday night in Wilkinson Hall, sweeping all 10 bouts and scoring bonus points in four weight classes, including falls from Alex Marinelli, Tony Cassioppi, and Austin DeSanto, and a 15-0 technical fall from Spencer Lee. "Three falls, technical fall, we missed some bonus points too," said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. "We had good rides on guys and let them eek out a point at the end. Maybe a little bit sloppy, over anxious, but there were a lot of points there. We have to get ready for the next one now. Moving on." Iowa led 18-0 at intermission. Pat Lugo and Kaleb Young opened the dual with consecutive decisions, and Marinelli made it 12-0 with his team-high sixth fall of the season. He scored three takedowns in the first, one more in the second, and ended it in the third with his newly patented "sugar bull." "When it's there it's there," Marinelli said. "The coaches are telling me bases first, get the guy tired and the turns will come. Sometimes I try them a little too early and the guy will feel it, know it's there, and then react to it later in the period. I think it's good I got to my attacks, got him on his stomach, and arm-barred, stepped over the head, pin." Michael Kemerer and Abe Assad followed with decisions at 174 and 184. Kemerer won 9-6 in his first mat action since Dec. 8. Assad, fresh of a runner-up finish at Midlands, won 6-2 in his college debut. "If I told you I didn't have nerves I'd be lying to you," Assad said. "Everyone has nerves. Even matches when I'm at open tournaments I still get a little nervous before every match. Obviously here the nerves are heightened more, but I knew that if I just went out there and wrestled loose and tried to score points, good things are going to happen. The second half opened with an 8-3 decision from Jacob Warner at 197, and closed with a 6-0 shutout from Max Murin at 141. Somewhere in between, the Hawkeyes needed just six minutes, 18 seconds to get through 285, 125, and 133. Cassioppi registered a fall in 20 seconds at 285. Lee followed with a 15-0 technical fall in three minutes, 16 seconds at 125, and DeSanto ended the 133 bout with a fall in two minutes, 42 seconds. "I told Terry that I feel like this team is so much better than we were tonight," said Marinelli. "We wrestle up to our opponents a lot, and we cannot wrestle down. No matter the ranking we need to go out there and kick butt and take care of business no matter what. We have to go out there and do what we know how to do." Iowa returns to the mat Sunday at No. 18 Purdue. The dual begins at 3 p.m. (CT) at Holloway Gymnasium. NOTABLES Freshman Abe Assad made his official collegiate debut. He became the fourth Hawkeye in the Tom Brands era to wrestling as a true freshman, and just the second to wrestle in his first year removed from high school (Spencer Lee, 2018). Nathan Burak (2013) and Justin Stickley (2017) wrestled as true freshmen but both deferred college enrollment by one year after graduating high school. Spencer Lee (15-0), Austin DeSanto (9-0), Alex Marinelli (19-0), and Tony Cassioppi (2-0) are undefeated in their careers in Big Ten duals. Lugo improved to 11-0 and extended his career-high win streak to 11. Alex Marinelli improved to 11-0 with his team-high sixth pin of the season. He has pinned six of his last eight opponents. Tony Cassioppi's fall in 20 seconds is a career best and the fastest of any Hawkeye this season. Spencer Lee improved to 7-0 with seven bonus-point wins. Austin DeSanto notched his ninth win of the season, and seventh bonus-point win. Max Murin improved to 9-0, extending his career-long winning streak. Results: 149 -- #1 Pat Lugo (IA) dec. Graham Rooks (IND), 10-6; 3-0 157 -- #6 Kaleb Young (IA) dec. Fernando Silva (IND), 11-4; 6-0 165 -- #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) pinned David Tunon (IND), 5:34; 12-0 174 -- #3 Michael Kemerer (IA) dec. Jacob Covaciu (IND), 9-6; 15-0 184 -- Abe Assad (IA) Jake Hinz (IND), 6-2; 18-0 197 -- #5 Jacob Warner (IA) Nick Willham (IND), 8-3; 21-0 285 -- #4 Tony Cassioppi (IA) pinned Rudy Streck (IND), 0:20; 27-0 125 -- #1 Spencer Lee (IA) tech. fall Liam Cronin (IND), 15-0; 32-0 133 -- #2 Austin DeSanto (IA) pinned Jonathan Moran (IND), 2:42; 38-0 141 -- #7 Max Murin (IA) Eddie Bolivar (IND), 6-0; 41-0 Records: Iowa (5-0, 2-0), Indiana (0-2, 0-1) Attendance: 1,914

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team extended its dual win streak to five with a 26-12 victory over SIU Edwardsville at Alumni Arena on Friday night. The Bulls improved to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in MAC duals. Derek Spann continued his impressive run, needing only 1:48 to pin Jacob Blaha. It was the redshirt-freshman's eighth dual win by pin or tech fall this season. Marcus Robinson followed with an 11-5 decision over Saul Ervin at 141. Robinson used three first-period takedowns to set the tone in the match. After the Cougars had to forfeit the 157 match, Troy Keller followed with a tech fall win over Chase Deihl at 165. Keller had a takedown and three four-point near falls in the first period to take a 14-0 lead after one. The senior finished off the tech fall early in the second period. Pete Acciardi won his second straight dual match with an 8-4 decision over Ryan Yarnell at 184. Sam Schuyler capped the win with a 14-7 decision over Jake McKeirnan at 197. "We're getting better," head coach John Stutzman said. "These guys are doing a really good job out there competing, so it's been fun." The win was the 150th of Stutzman's head coaching career. The Bulls will be back in action at Clarion next Friday night. Results: 125 - Gage Datlovsky (SIUE) won by major decision over Jordan Reyes (UB), 15-2 133 - #15 Derek Spann (UB) won by fall over Jacob Blaha (SIUE), 1:48 141 - Marcus Robinson (UB) won by decision over Saul Ervin (SIUE), 11-5 149 - Tyshawn Williams (SIUE) won by decision over John Arceri (UB), 2-1 157 - Michael Petite (UB) won by forfeit 165 - Troy Keller (UB) won by technical fall over Chase Deihl (SIUE), 18-0 174 - Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) won by decision over Jake Lanning (UB), 7-4 184 - Pete Acciardi (UB) won by decision over Ryan Yarnell (SIUE), 8-4 197 - Sam Schuyler (UB) won by decision over Jake McKeirnan (SIUE), 14-7 285 - Colton McKeirnan (SIUE) won by decision over Nolan Terrance (UB), 1-0

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (4-1, 1-0 B1G), ranked No. 2 in the latest InterMat Tournament Power Index, won the last four bouts against No. 24 Illinois (3-2, 0-1 B1G) to pick up a victory in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Penn State won six of ten bouts including the last for to notch a 22-16 win in front of yet another Rec Hall sellout crowd. With line-up changes brought on by the recent announcement that top-ranked heavyweight Anthony Cassar and All-American 197-pounder Kyle Conel were lost for the season and three other Lion starters out, Penn State roared back from a halftime deficit thanks to wins from two seniors and two true freshmen. A crowd of 6,202 watched Penn State beat the Illini, Penn State's 51st straight sellout in Rec Hall and the 56th of 58 at home (including five of seven in the Bryce Jordan Center). The dual began at 125 where freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) lost a tough 6-0 decision to Justin Cardani. With sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 133 out of the line-up, sophomore Austin Clabuagh (York Springs, Pa.) made his Penn State debut and took on No. 7 Travis Piotrowski. Piotrowski got the fall at the 6:54 mark to give Illinois an early 9-0 lead. Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, got Penn State on the board with a big win at 141. Lee dominated No. 16 Dylan Duncan for 7:00 and used a last second takedown to pick up bonus points with a 13-5 major. Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) took to the mat at 149 and got Penn State even closer with a 6-2 victory over Illinois' Mousa Jodeh. Verkleeren used two early takedowns to secure the victory and cut the Illini lead to 9-7. No. 4 Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) did not compete at 157 and Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) dropped a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Illini senior Eric Barone. The Nittany Lions trailed 12-7 at the dual's midway point. With senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 nationally out of the line-up as well, redshirt freshman Konner Kraeszig (Louisville, Ky.) made his Penn State dual debut at 165. Kraeszig took on No. 15 Danny Braunagel and lost a 12-3 major decision. Braunagel's win put Illinois up 16-7 with four bouts remaining in the dual. Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, then put on an offensive show in taking care of No. 8 Joey Gunther. Hall's constant offensive pressure forced Gunther into a flurry of stalls in the final period. With Hall leading 17-6 late in the third period, Gunther took one final stall and was disqualified. Hall's DQ win at the 6:40 mark cut the Illinois lead to 16-13. True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 8 at 184, used a takedown each period to post a hard-fought 9-4 win over Zach Braunagel and the Nittany Lions were tied 16-16. Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) made his season debut for the Lions at 197 and came up big for the Nittany Lions. Rasheed, shaking off the rust from missing the first half of the season, used an escape and a late takedown to post a 3-0 win over Matt Wroblewski. Rasheed's season debut win gave the Nittany Lions their first lead of the dual, 19-16. True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) made his Penn State dual debut at 285, taking on Illinois' Luke Luffman at 285. Nevills used takedowns in the first and third periods to post the big 6-3 win and clinch the 22-16 dual meet victory for Penn State. Penn State owned a 19-11 takedown edge in the dual. The Nittany Lions picked up four bonus points off one major (Lee) and the DQ win from Hall. Penn State is now 4-1, 1-0 in the Big Ten. Illinois falls to 3-2, 0-1 Big Ten. The Nittany Lions return to action in two days when they host Northwestern in Rec Hall on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. 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: Justin Cardani ILL dec. Brandon Meredith PSU, 6-0 0-3 133: #7 Travis Piotrowski ILL pinned Austin Clabaugh PSU, WBF (6:54) 0-9 141: #2 Nick Lee PSU maj. dec. #16 Dylan Duncan ILL, 13-5 4-9 149: Jarod Verkleeren PSU dec. Mousa Jodeh ILL, 6-2 7-9 157: Eric Barone ILL dec. Bo Pipher PSU, 5-2 7-12 165: #15 Danny Braunagel ILL maj. dec. Konner Kraeszig PSU, 12-3 7-16 174: #1 Mark Hall PSU win by DQ #8 Joey Gunther ILL, DQ (6:40, stalling) 13-16 184: #8 Aaron Brooks PSU dec. Zach Braunagel ILL, 9-4 16-16 197: Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. Matt Wroblewski ILL, 3-0 19-16 285: Seth Nevills PSU dec. Luke Luffman ILL, 6-3 22-16 Attendance: 6,202 (51st straight sellout in Rec Hall, 56 of 58 overall including five of seven in the BJC) Records: Penn State (4-1, 1-0 B1G); Illinois (3-2, 0-1 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, home vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m. in Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Freshman Brandon Meredith (Limerick, Pa.) took on Justin Cardani at 125. Meredith looked to set the tempo early, working the middle of the mat for the first minute-plus. Cardani got in on a low single at the 2:01 mark but Meredith forced a reset and action continued in neutral. Cardani connected on a single with 1:10 on the clock but Meredith was able to work his way into control of Cardani's ankle for the next :30, forcing another stalemate with :50 on the clock. The Lion freshman fought off a third shot and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Meredith chose down to start the second period. Cardani was able to work his way into control of the Lion for the first minute and then turned the Lion for four near fall points. Cardani finished the period on top and Meredith trailed 4-0 after one. Cardani chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-0 lead. Meredith spent the middle part of the period fighting off another Cardani shot, forcing a stalemate with :29 on the clock. Cardani went on to post the 6-0 victory with 1:48 in riding time. 133: Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.), ranked No. 3 at 133, did not compete and sophomore Austin Clabaugh (York Springs, Pa.) made his Lion debut against No. 7 Travis Piatrowski of Illinois. The duo battled evenly for the first minute before Piotrowski got in on a low shot that forced a scramble in the middle of the mat. Clabaugh worked his way into a stalemate with 1:33 on the clock. Piotrowski blew through a high double after the reset and took a 2-0 lead on the edge of the mat. Piotrowski controlled the action from the top position for the rest of the period and carried that lead into the second stanza. Clabaugh chose down to start the second period. Piotrowski was able to maintain control for the first :30 before Clabaugh escaped to a 2-1 score. The Illini quickly countered with a quick shot and takedown to up his lead to 4-1, working his riding time over 2:00 in the process. Clabaugh escaped to a 4-2 score after the reset and action resumed in neutral. Piotrowski muscled his way through a third takedown as the period wound down and Clabaugh trailed 6-2 after two periods. Piotrowski chose neutral to start the third period. Clabaugh nearly connected on a high single, but Piotrowski was able to counter the move for a fourth takedown and an 8-3 lead. With 1:15 left on the clock. Piotrowski shot low at the :45 mark but Clabaugh countered the move to force a stalemate at :38. Piotrowski used a high double to take Clabaugh to the mat and then turned him for a quick fall, getting the pin at the 6:54 mark. 141: Junior Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.), ranked No. 2 at 141, took on No. 16 Dylan Duncan. Lee scored quickly, using a fast scramble to take Duncan down for an early 2-0 lead. Duncan escaped and action resumed in neutral at the 2:08 mark. Lee snapped a low single and finished it off for his second takedown midway through the period to open up a 4-1 lead. He went to work on top, building up his riding time a bit before cutting Duncan loose. The twosome battled evenly and then Lee countered a late Duncan shot for a last second takedown to lead 6-2 after the opening period. Duncan chose down to start the second period and Lee cut the Illini loose to a 6-3 score. Lee worked the middle of the mat, controlling the action from the standing position as the clock moved under 1:00. Lee could not break through Duncan's defense and carried the 6-3 lead into the third period. Lee chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed the Illini to open up an 8-3 lead. Lee cut Duncan loose at the 1:22 mark and went back to work on offense. Lee countered a slight Duncan shot after forcing a stall and took the Illini down to lead 10-5 after cutting him quickly. Looking for bonus points, Lee worked his way in on a low shot and forced a scramble as time wound down. Lee picked up a takedown with just one second left and, with 1:27 in riding time, posted the 13-5 major decision. 149: Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (Greensburg, Pa.) took on Mousa Jodeh at 149. Jodeh took an early shot that Verkleeren was able to counter, picking up his own takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 2-0 at the 2:25 mark. Verkleeren then controlled the action from the top position, building up :45 in riding time before Jodeh escaped to a 2-1 score. Verkleeren then shot low, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat with 1:00 on the clock. The Lion sophomore worked his way through the move for another takedown and a 4-1 lead at the :40 mark. Verkleeren finished the period on top and led 4-1 with 1:33 in riding time after one period. Jodeh chose down to start the second period. Verkleeren controlled the action for a minute before Jodeh got the escape to cut the lead to 4-2. The period finished in neutral and Verkleeren led 4-2 with 2:01 in riding time after two periods. Verkleeren chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 5-2 lead. Jodeh took a low shot that Verkleeren countered, forcing a scramble and a stalemate at the :47 mark. Verkleeren fought off two late Jodeh shots and, with 1:31 in riding time, rolled to the 6-2 victory. 157: Junior Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) stepped in for No. 4 Brady Berge at 157 and battled Illinois senior Eric Barone. The match began with the wrestlers working for control in the middle of the mat. Action was stopped twice early on stalemates with neither wrestler finding an offensive opening. The clock moved down below 1:00 mark with Pipher trying to set up his offense in the middle of the mat. The first period ended in a scoreless tie. Barone chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Pipher and took him to his back. Pipher rolled to an escape and trailed 2-1 at the 1:38 mark. The move was reviewed and two back points were awarded and Pipher trailed 4-0 to start the second period. Pipher worked his way to an escaped and a 4-1 score with 1:10 on the clock and then went to work on offense. But Barone was able to keep Pipher from connecting and the Lion trailed 4-1 after two periods. Pipher chose down to start the final period and forced Barone into a stall warning. But Barone was able to maintain control of the Lion for nearly the full period before Pipher escaped. Barone posted the 5-2 win with over 2:00 in riding time. 165: Senior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 165, did not compete and redshirt freshman Konner Kraeszig (Louisville, Ky.) made his Penn State dual debut against No. 15 Danny Braunagel. Kraeszig took a solid high single at the 1:40 mark but Braunagel countered for the bout's first takedown to lead 2-0 at the opening period's midway point. Kraeszig escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed in neutral with 1:10 on the clock. Kraeszig used a low single to force a scramble with :20 on the clock. The Lion freshman nearly picked up the takedown but the Illini was able to kill the clock and Kraeszig trailed 2-1 after one. Braunagle chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then immediately took Kraeszig down to open up a 5-1 lead. Braunagle finished the period on top and carried that lead with 1:45 in riding time into the third period. Kraeszig chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 score. Braunagle took the Lion down and picked up two near fall points to open up a 9-2 lead at the 1:00 mark. The Lion escaped to a 9-3 score with :55 left in the bout. Braunagle finished off the bout with a final takedown and ride out. He finished with nearly 3:00 in riding time and notched the 12-3 major decision. 174: Senior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 1 at 174, took on No. 8 Joey Gunther. Hall countered an early slight shot by Gunther and took an early 2-1 lead with a takedown and cut just seconds into the bout. He then worked his way in on a high single for a second takedown and led 4-1 with 2:00 left in the period. Hall built up nearly 1:00 in riding time before cutting Gunther loose. He then used a fast high double for a third takedown and a 6-3 lead with 1:07 on the clock. Hall picked up a fourth takedown at the :24 mark and finished the period on top to lead 8-3 with 1:23 in riding time after the opening stanza. Gunther chose down to start the second period. Hall cut the Illini loose to an 8-4 score and then forced a first Gunther stall before grabbling his fifth takedown to lead 10-5 with 1:05 left in the period. Hall picked up a point on a stall and led 11-5 with 1:48 in time after two periods. Hall chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 12-5 lead. He moved his way around Gunther for another takedown and a 14-6 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Another stall point put Hall up 15-6. Another Gunther Stall to lead 17-6 and then, with consistent pressure, forced Gunther into yet another stall and picked up the disqualification victory (stalling) at the 6:40 mark for six team points. 184: True freshman Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.), ranked No. 8 at 184, met Illinois' Zach Braunagel. The duo battled evenly for the first minute-plus before Brooks broke through on offense. The Lion freshman worked a low single into a takedown to lead 2-1 at the midway point. The Lion freshman continued to pressure Braunagel but the Illini was able to fight off Brooks' offense. Brooks nearly scored on a late shot but time ran out and the Lion led 2-1 after one. Braunagel chose down to start the second period and Brooks controlled the action for the first minute, working his riding time up over 1:00. The Nittany Lion freshman maintained control of the Illini until the :40 mark before he escaped. With time running out in the second, Brooks muscled his way for another takedown and led 4-2 after two periods. He chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Braunagel countered a Brooks shot for a takedown of his own and cut the Lion lead to 6-4 after a Brooks escape. Brooks fought off a late Braunagel shot and countered for a final takedown of his own. He had 1:45 in riding time and posted the 9-4 victory. 197: Senior Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) made his season debut at 197 against Illini Matt Wroblewski. Rasheed and Wroblewski battled evenly for the first minute-plus. Rasheed stepped back from two slight Illini shots and looked to set up his own offense in the center circle. Rasheed took a fast low shot but Wroblewski was able to step aside from the effort and the bout moved to the second period knotted in a scoreless tie. Wroblewski chose neutral to start the second period. The duo continued to hand-fight for the first minute-plus. Neither wrestler was able to break through on offense and the bout moved to the third period tied 0-0. Rasheed chose neutral to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Rasheed countered a slight Wroblewski shot but could not finish off the move and continued to lead by one at the 1:00 mark. Rasheed continued to look for an opening and found it, countering a shot for a takedown and a 3-0 lead late in the period. Rasheed finished on top to open up his season with a 3-0 victory. 285: True freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) made his Nittany Lion dual meet debut against Illinois heavyweight Luke Luffman. Nevills scored quickly, using a low shot to take Luffman down for an early 2-0 lead. Nevills then controlled the action on top and built up over 1:00 in riding time. Nevills continued to work on offense as the clock moved below the :50 mark. He finished the period on top and led 2-0 with 2:34 in riding time after the opening stanza. Nevills chose down to start the second period and quickly scrambled to an escape and a 3-0 lead. He then turned in on offense and went back to work on his feet. Nevills shot low from a standing position but Luffman countered for a late takedown to cut the Nevills lead to 3-2 after two periods. Luffman chose neutral to start the third period. He got in on a high shot but Nevills deftly used his strength to counter the move, work his way around the Illini and take a 5-2 lead with another takedown. Luffman notched a late escape but Nevills, with 3:04 in riding time, rolled to the 6-3 decision.

VESTAL, N.Y. -- With three seconds left in the match, sophomore Sam Wustefeld, at 197 pounds, took his shot and scored a big takedown to win his match and help propel Columbia Wrestling (1-1, 1-0 EIWA) to a 24-15 road win over Binghamton (2-2, 1-1 EIWA) in its Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association opener on Friday night at the Events Center in Vestal, New York. Along with Wustefeld, sophomore No. 29 Joe Manchio, first years Andrew Garr, Angelo Rini and Kyle Mosher, along with junior Riley Jacops, all collected wins to help the Lions complete the victory. For the Lions this snaps a three-match losing streak to Binghamton, with the last win coming in 2016 and this is the first win at Binghamton for Columbia since 2015. HOW IT HAPPENED: The match opened up at 149 pounds, were Garr set the tone for the night, coming out of the gate to take an 8-3 decision of Michael Zarif to put the Lions up 3-0. Garr controlled the action throughout, improving his 2019-20 dual match record to 2-0 and his overall record to 8-8. Columbia kept rolling, as at 157 pounds, Mosher found himself in a battle with Chris Barker, but piggybacking off of Garr's match, Mosher would get the 3-1 win on a takedown midway through the first sudden victory period. It was a solid takedown from Mosher that earned him the victory at a crucial point of the sudden victory period, and the win improved Mosher's overall record to 14-9 and it gave him his first career dual match win. At 165 pounds, Jacops would take the victory due to a medical forfeit but Binghamton and the win improved Jacops' record to 14-9, gave him his first dual match win of the season and put the score at 12-0 in Columbia's favor. The next two matches would go Binghamton's way, with first-year Lennox Wolak falling to Alex Melikian, dec. 9-5, at 174 pounds and sophomore Joe Franzese getting pinned at 1:20 by the No. 3 184-pounder in the nation Lou DePrez, putting the match score at 12-9 with Columbia still in the lead. The pair of Binghamton wins set up the big momentum swinging match at 197 pounds between Wustefeld and Sam DePrez. Throughout the match at 184 pounds, DePrez and Wustefeld were neck and neck, with DePrez holding a slight lead throughout the match. With the score at 3-2 in DePrez's favor and the clock ticking down in the third period, Wustefeld knew that he had to go, and go he went. As the clock ticked past three seconds, Wustefeld shot and completed a big-time takedown as the buzzer rang to give him a 4-3 decision, and it allowed the Lions to snag back the momentum as the score in the match now sat at 15-9 in Columbia's favor. With four matches remaining the Lions were in a solid position to add to their lead and pull away from Binghamton, Columbia would drop two of the final four, with sophomore Danny Conley falling at 285 to Joe Doyle (dec. 5-2) and junior Chris Scorese falling to Anthony Sparacio in a 9-3 decision in what was the final match of the night. But in-between those two matches the Lions would collect two more wins, including a pin, that would clinch the win for Columbia. At 125 pounds, Manchio came out of the gate on fire, taking a 10-0 lead through the first period. But late in the opening period, Manchio decided to end the action pinning Carson Sauriol at 2:41 to lock up six points for Columbia. Following Manchio was Rini, who at 133 pounds, fought hard in his match against Tomasso Frezza, earning a 4-3 decision. For Manchio the win improved his record to 16-4, and it was his fourth win by fall of the season, while for Rini the win bumped his record up to 13-7 and he earned his first career dual match win. When it was all said and done, the Lions had earned themselves a 24-15 win to put a one in the win column in the first EIWA match of the season. Results: 149 | Andrew Garr (Columbia) def. Michael Zarif (Binghamton), dec. 8-3 157 | Kyle Mosher (Columbia) def. Chris Barker (Binghamton), SV-1 3-1 165 | Riley Jacops (Columbia) wins via medical forfeit 174 | Alex Melikian (Binghamton) def. Lennox Wolak (Columbia), dec. 9-5 184 | No. 3 Lou DePrez (Binghamton) def. Joe Franzese, fall (1:20) 197 | Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) def. Sam DePrez (Binghamton), dec. 4-3 285 | Joe Doyle (Binghamton) def. Danny Conley (Columbia), dec. 5-2 125 | No. 29 Joe Manchio (Columbia) def. Carson Sauriol (Binghamton), fall (2:41) 133 | Angelo Rini (Columbia) def. Tomasso Frezza (Binghamton), dec. 4-3 141 | Anthony Sparacio (Binghamton) def. Chris Scorese (Columbia), dec. 9-3 UP NEXT: Columbia remains on the road, with a quick turnaround as they next head north to Ithaca, New York to face No. 19 Cornell on Saturday, Jan. 11, with that match set to get going at 3 p.m. and it will be broadcast on ESPN+.

WASHINGTON -- With back-to-back wins in the first two bouts of the night, American University wrestling took a lead on Brown and never lost it, ultimately winning 18-16 in the first home dual meet of the season. The Eagles won in six weight classes overall, each by decision. MATCH NOTES Redshirt senior Sal Profaci set the tone with AU's biggest win of the night in the very first bout. Profaci scored four back points on his way to an 11-4 victory. Keeping it going in the next bout was AU's top-ranked wrestler, Kizhan Clarke (149) who scored a takedown in the second period and won 6-2. Tim Fitzpatrick edged his 165-pound opponent Kiran Srikanth in a low-scoring affair, 3-2. With an escape and a takedown in the third period, Tanner Harvey pulled away from Brandon Kui and won 4-1, giving AU some distance at 12-6 after bout number six. Niko Camacho (285) and Gage Curry (125) sealed the deal for the Eagles with wins of 7-2 and 3-0, respectively. AU now stands at 1-3 overall and 1-1 in EIWA matches, while Brown is 0-1 with the AU match being its first of the year. HEAD COACH TEAGUE MOORE "We had to get out there and put the work in today...last weekend we didn't feel like we really fought the fight. This whole week's practice was about being able to grind through a seven-minute match and I feel like we did that today. I was really happy with the way some of our guys went and scored offensive points. Niko Camacho did a really good job of getting after his opponent. Sal Profaci and Kizhan Clarke did as well...I'm happy for this win tonight." Results: 141 - #24 Sal Profaci (AU) dec. Jimmy Pawelski (Brown), 11-4 (AU 3-0) 149 - #9 Kizhan Clarke (AU) dec. Ricky Cabanillas (Brown), 6-2 (AU 6-0) 157 - Jack Bokina (Brown) dec. Elijah Murphy (AU), 6-0 (AU 6-3) 165 - Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) dec. Kiran Srikanth (Brown), 3-2 (AU 9-3) 174 - Bryce Rogers (Brown) dec. Ben Root (AU), 12-6 (AU 9-6) 184 - #11 Tanner Harvey (AU) dec. Brandon Kui (Brown), 4-1 (AU 12-6) 197 - Nino Bastianelli (Brown) tech. fall William Jarrell (AU), 23-8 (AU 12-11) 285 - Niko Camacho (AU) dec. James Valentino (Brown), 7-2 (AU 15-11) 125 - Gage Curry (AU) dec. Trey Keeley (Brown), 3-0 (AU 18-11) 133 - Charlie Faber (Brown) tech. fall Daniel Kidd (AU), 18-2 (18-16) UP NEXT AU will face Drexel at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 for Alumni Day.

CHAPEL HILL -- No. 2 Austin O'Connor's first-period pin helped No. 17 North Carolina (8-1) defeat No. 12 Princeton (2-3), 25-11 at Carmichael Arena Friday. Clay Lautt boosted his dual-meet record to 8-0 with a win over Kevin Parker at 174 pounds. After Princeton took the dual's first bout at 197 pounds, Andrew Gunning emerged quick off the whistle and didn't look back for a 13-4 major decision over Aidan Conner. Princeton's No. 3 Patrick Glory won with a technical fall at 125 pounds, but Joey Melendez and Zach Sherman won back-to-back bouts to put Carolina ahead in the team score, an advantage the team would not lose. At 149 pounds, O'Connor wrestled No. 15 Mike D'Angelo in what was expected to be one of the tightest bouts of the evening. However, the Tar Heel standout quickly used a front headlock to score a takedown, work the score into turn and pin D'Angelo in 1:14. That gave UNC the 17-8 team score lead. Princeton's No. 5 Quincy Monday took the 157-pound bout over No. 20 A.C. Headlee, but the Tar Heels won three consecutive matches from 165 to 184 to finish the dual meet on top. No. 17 Kennedy Monday, Clay Lautt and Joey Mazzara all won, wrapping up a 25-11 team win in front of a crowd of 871 at Carmichael Arena. Carolina improves to 8-1 on the season and has a week off before wrestling No. 4 Virginia Tech on Friday, January 24 in Blacksburg. Results: 197: No. 3 Patrick Brucki (PU) dec. Brandon Whitman, 6-2 – Princeton leads, 3-0 285: Andrew Gunning (UNC) maj. dec. Aidan Conner (PU), 13-4 – UNC leads, 4-3 125: No. 3 Patrick Glory (PU) tech fall Timothy Decatur (UNC), 18-0 – Princeton leads, 8-4 133: Joey Melendez (UNC) dec. Ty Agaisse (PU), 4-3 – Princeton leads, 8-7 141: Zach Sherman (UNC) maj. dec. Marshall Keller (PU), 12-2 – UNC leads, 11-8 149: No. 2 Austin O'Connor (UNC) pinned No. 15 Mike D'Angelo (PU), 1:14 – UNC leads, 17-8 157: No. 5 Quincy Monday (PU) dec. No. 20 A.C. Headlee (UNC), 3-2 – UNC leads, 16-11* 165: No. 17 Kennedy Monday (UNC) dec. Grant Cuomo (PU), 7-4 – UNC leads, 19-11 174: Clay Lautt (UNC) dec. Kevin Parker (PU), 5-2 – UNC leads, 22-11 184: Joey Mazzara (UNC) dec. Nate Dugan (PU), 7-5 – UNC leads, 25-11 *North Carolina was deducted one team point in the 157-pound match due to unsportsmanlike conduct

VESTAL, N.Y. -- In its first dual action of the new year, No. 14 Lehigh rolled to a 36-3 win over Binghamton Friday evening at Events Center. The Mountain Hawks dropped the opening bout, then rolled off nine consecutive victories. Lehigh wrestlers posted five bonus wins, including a first period pin by junior Brandon Paetzell, while junior Chris Weiler knocked off a top 10 opponent. The win, Lehigh's fourth straight, moves the Mountain Hawks to 5-3 overall and 1-1 against EIWA opponents. "We wrestled really well," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "We're excited about the way we're competing right now. There are still some areas we have to improve on, but we're working on it. We've been focused. It has been a good month or so of training. We have a long way to go, with a big one tomorrow. Some big ones next week. We'll enjoy this tonight, but tomorrow it's right back to work." The dual started at 149 where sophomore JT Cooley made his dual debut, but came up on the short end of a 6-0 decision against Matt Swanson. From there, Lehigh dominated. Sophomore Josh Humphreys put Lehigh in front for good with an 8-0 decision over Chris Barker at 157. Humphreys scored takedowns in each period plus a second period escape and 3:34 of riding time advantage. A forfeit to freshman Brian Meyer at 165 extended Lehigh's lead to 10-3. Senior Jordan Kutler then followed with a 6-1 win over Alex Melikian at 174 to put the Mountain Hawks up 13-3. Weiler kept things rolling for the Mountain Hawks with an impressive 6-2 win over sixth-ranked Lou Deprez at 184. Coming off a Southern Scuffle title last week, Deprez opened the first period scoring with a takedown, but Weiler reversed late to tie the bout 2-2 after one. Weiler used a strong effort on top to ride out the second period. In the third Deprez conceded the go-ahead escape and then Weiler scored a counter takedown off a Deprez shot to go up 5-2. He rode out to add on the riding time point. Weiler's win avenged a loss to Deprez in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Southern Scuffle. "Chris' attitude going back all the way to the Oklahoma State match has just been different," Santoro said. "Sometimes, it takes a few weeks to kick in, but now he's just wrestling looser. He has taken the pressure off. It doesn't matter if you win or lose, just go out and perform. He's buying into himself and what he is capable of doing, because when Chris is wrestling to his ability, he's really hard to beat." Junior Jake Jakobsen followed with the second of three Lehigh major decisions on the night. After a scoreless first period, Jakobsen scored an escape, takedown and two point near fall to lead 5-0 after two, and added two more takedowns in the third plus a stalling point and a late four point near fall in what ended as a 15-1 major decision over Sam Deprez. At 285, junior Jordan Wood kept things rolling with a 6-3 decision over Joe Doyle. Paetzell picked up his second fall of the season at 125. He took down Carson Sauriol early and then used a trio of four point near falls to build a 14-0 lead before sticking Sauriol at 2:49 to put Lehigh up 29-3. Junior Nick Farro followed with a 15-5 major decision over Tomasso Frezza at 133, racking up six takedowns along the way. Sophomore Dan Moran got the nod at 141 to close the dual and out-scrambled Anthony Sparacio to win 9-6. Moran took a 2-0 lead with a takedown late in the first period and added a reversal and takedown in the second before closing out the match with a takedown in the third to secure Lehigh's ninth straight victory to close the dual. "Every coach in the country wants to see their guys score early and score late," Santoro said. "We've done a nice job with that. We just need to be consistent and continue to do those things throughout the remainder of the season. In just two months, we're getting ready for the NCAA Tournament. It goes quickly. As long as we keep improving and the guys stay focused we'll be all right." The Mountain Hawks wrap-up their New York trip on Saturday with a visit to longtime rival and 19th-ranked Cornell. The match is set for a 1 p.m. start from the Friedman Wrestling Center in Ithaca, N.Y. Video coverage will be available on ESPN+ (subscription required), while audio will be available on Fox Sports Radio 1230/1320 AM and 94.7 FM Allentown as well as LVFoxSports.com. The 2019-20 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Results: 149 – Matt Swanson (BU) dec. JT Cooley (Lehigh) 6-0 157 – Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) major dec. Chris Barker (BU) 8-0 165 – Brian Meyer (Lehigh) wins by forfeit 174 – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh) dec. Alex Melikian (BU) 6-1 184 – Chris Weiler (Lehigh) dec. Lou Deprez (BU) 6-2 197 – Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) major dec. Sam Deprez (BU) 15-1 285 – Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Joe Doyle (BU) 6-3 125 – Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) Fall Carson Sauriol (BU) 2:49 133 – Nick Farro (Lehigh) major dec. Tomasso Frezza (BU) 15-5 141 – Dan Moran (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Sparacio (BU) 9-6

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Clarion wrestling team finished their day in Virginia as the sole undefeated team, going 3-0 with victories over conference foe Cleveland State as well as VMI and Cal Baptist at the VMI Quad. The Golden Eagles (6-3, 3-2 MAC) have won six straight duals, including three straight victories over conference opponents. Clarion racked up bonus win after bonus win on Friday, recording six wins by fall, three technical falls and two major decisions out of 21 total bout victories. They also excelled in the clutch moments, with the Golden Eagles winning several matches but just a handful of points as well as two overtime decisions. Clarion 25, Cleveland State 15 125 - Jake Gromacki (Clarion) over Logan Heil (Cleveland State) (Fall 4:24) 133 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Justin Patrick (Cleveland State) (Dec 6-4) 141 - Evan Cheek (Cleveland State) over Alex Blake (Clarion) (Fall 4:21) 149 - Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over Gus Sutton (Cleveland State) (Fall 4:10) 157 - Avery Shay (Clarion) over Nico O`Dor (Cleveland State) (SV-1 4-2) 165 - Riley Smucker (Cleveland State) over Mike Bartolo (Clarion) (Dec 6-5) 174 - Chase Archangelo (Cleveland State) over Jack Peura (Clarion) (Dec 6-4) 184 - DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State) over Shae Bloom (Clarion) (Dec 15-8) 197 - Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Benjamin Smith (Cleveland State) (MD 10-0) 285 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over John Kelbly (Cleveland State) (Dec 9-5) Recap: The bout that proved to be the toughest of the day was the first, as the Golden Eagles and Vikings went toe-to-toe in a difficult conference dual. Jake Gromacki and Brock Zacherl got things going with wins by fall at 125 and 149 pounds respectively, canceling out a pin by Evan Cheek at 141 pounds to put Clarion ahead 15-6 after four bouts. Avery Shay scored an important sudden victory decision over Nico O'Dor at 157 pounds, a victory that proved to be absolutely crucial as the Vikings won each of the next three bouts. Greg Bulsak officially clinched the dual in the 197 pound bout, beating Benjamin Smith by major decision, and Ty Bagoly continued his undefeated streak in MAC competition with a 9-5 decision over John Kelbly. Clarion 33, VMI 8 125 - Cameron Butler (Clarion) over John McGarry (VMI) (Dec 9-2) 133 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Cliff Conway (VMI) (Fall 4:27) 141 - Noah Roulo (VMI) over Alex Blake (Clarion) (Dec 6-0) 149 - Jalin Hankerson (Clarion) over Job Chishko (VMI) (Fall 2:15) 157 - Avery Shay (Clarion) over Will Lawrence (VMI) (Dec 8-4) 165 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Jon Hoover (VMI) (Dec 4-0) 174 - Neal Richards (VMI) over Jack Peura (Clarion) (TF 27-11 6:10) 184 - Luke Funck (Clarion) over Max Gallahan (VMI) (TB-2 9-3) 197 - Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Zach Brown (VMI) (Fall 2:26) 285 - Ty Bagoly (Clarion) over Chris Beck (VMI) (Dec 4-1) Recap: The Golden Eagles jumped out to a quick 9-0 advantage on the Keydets, with Cam Butler recording a decision over John McGarry and Seth Koleno pinning Cliff Conway in the 133 pound bout. Jalin Hankerson recorded the first of his two wins by fall of the day, pinning Job Chishko, and Luke Funck survived an overtime bout with Max Gallahan for his first win of the afternoon. Bulsak pinned Zach Brown, and Ty Bagoly finished off Chris Beck to finish off the victory. Clarion 30, Cal Baptist 10 125 - Cameron Butler (Clarion) over Keanu Perez (Cal Baptist) (Dec 3-2) 133 - Seth Koleno (Clarion) over Christian Nunez (Cal Baptist) (TF 18-2 4:26) 141 - Adam Velasquez (Cal Baptist) over Alex Blake (Clarion) (Dec 5-3) 149 - Brock Zacherl (Clarion) over A J Raya (Cal Baptist) (Dec 10-4) 157 - Jalin Hankerson (Clarion) over Zachary Rowe (Cal Baptist) (Fall 1:58) 165 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) over Cole Pruit (Cal Baptist) (TF 17-2 3:50) 174 - Jacob Cooper (Cal Baptist) over Jack Peura (Clarion) (Dec 7-2) 184 - Luke Funck (Clarion) over Garrett Strang (Cal Baptist) (Dec 9-5) 197 - Greg Bulsak (Clarion) over Arick Lopez (Cal Baptist) (TF 20-4 4:16) 285 - Zach Schrader (Cal Baptist) over Brylee Shumaker (Clarion) (MD 14-5) Recap: Butler finished his 2-0 day with a 3-2 decision over Keanu Perez, and Koleno closed his 3-0 afternoon with a tech fall over Christian Nunez. Hankerson wrestled up one weight class and pinned Zachary Rowe with just over a minute remaining in the first period, followed by a tech fall from Mike Bartolo at 165 pounds. Funck won a decision over Garrett Strang, and Greg Bulsak posted his third bonus win of the day with a tech fall over Arick Lopez at 197 pounds.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The monstrosity that is the NWCA's 92-team Mat Mayhem is halfway completed as six collegiate wrestling divisions will continue to battle for a national dual meet championship. Friday's action at the 2020 U.S. Marine Corps NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships presented by ARMS Software and Defense Soap hosted by NUWAY also saw some records being set at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. St. Cloud State's 30-4 opening-round win over Maryville set a new Division II dual meet win streak record as the Huskies won their 55th dual in a row. Meanwhile in the NAIA, Grand View extended its NAIA-record dual win streak with a pair of victories on Friday. The Vikings have won 83 duals in a row. Friday also saw the debut of two women's divisions, with the NCAA and NAIA each having their own dual championship Division II Men St. Cloud State (Minn.) continued its dominance in Division II as the Huskies won a pair of matches to extend their Division II-record dual meet win streak to 56 after the aforementioned opening round victory over Maryville and a 39-3 quarterfinal victory over Tiffin (Ohio). St. Cloud State will face another traditional Division II power, Central Oklahoma, in Saturday's semifinals. The Bronchos opened with a 28-7 win over Colorado School of Mines and followed with a 28-10 win over Notre Dame College (Ohio). No. 2 seed McKendree (Ill.) opened with a 34-6 win over UW-Parkside and then knocked off No. 7 Upper Iowa 20-13 in the quarterfinals. McKendree will face No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney. The Lopers opened with a 36-3 win over Bellarmine (Ky.) before upsetting third-seeded Pitt-Johnstown 24-16 after sweeping the final three weights to rally from a 16-12 deficit. Division III Men The top four seeds advanced to Saturday's semifinals, but not without a bit of late-match heroics. Top-seeded Augsburg (Minn.) advanced with wins over Olivet (Mich.) 43-3 and eighth-seeded Johnson & Wales (R.I.). The Auggies are looking for a third straight Division III National Duals crown. They'll face fourth-seeded Loras (Iowa), which reached the semifinals after a win over a pair of New York institutions. The Duhawks topped RIT 38-3 before besting NYU 21-12. On the bottom half of the bracket, Wartburg (Iowa) heavyweight Jordon Brandon scored a takedown as time expired to earn a major decision and give the Knights the extra bonus point win they needed to upend Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) 21-20. Wartburg only won four of the 10 bouts, but picked up two falls, a technical fall and a major decision to pick up a rare four-win dual victory. The Knights, 11-time winners of the event, will face No. 3 Wabash (Indiana) in Saturday's semifinals. Wabash topped Coe (Iowa) 20-16 as Wabash heavyweight Max Bishop iced the victory with a 11-4 win. Wabash opened with a 31-16 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater. One individual result of note came in a preliminary as returning Division III national champion John Boyle of Western New England (Mass.) was upset by Ithaca (N.Y.) 184-pounder Chibueze Chukwuezi 6-4 in sudden victory. NAIA Men Grand View (Iowa) moved closer to a ninth straight NAIA National Duals title after the Vikings topped Brewton-Parker (Ga.) and Providence (Mont.) to extend its win streak to 83 in a row. The streak is the second longest in college wrestling history behind SUNY-Dehli's 92 in a row between 1979-1983. Grand View will face fourth-seeded Baker (Kan.) in Saturday's semifinals. Baker opened with a 35-14 win over Lourdes (Ohio) before edging No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 22-20 in the quarterfinals. At the bottom half of the bracket, second-seeded Reinhardt (Ga.) has been impressive as the Eagles topped Midway (Ky.) 45-3 in the first round before topping Oklahoma City 24-12 in the quarterfinals. Reinhardt will face last year's runners-up and in-state rival Life (Ga.). Life beat the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 30-16 before topping third-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) 34-6. NCAA Women Three of the top four seeds advanced to Saturday's semifinals in the first NCAA Women's Division bracket. Prior to 2020, all women's teams competed in one Women's Division. The growth of women's wrestling teams in both the NCAA and NAIA provided the logical move to create separate National Duals championships for each women's division. In the NCAA Women's Division, top-seeded McKendree (Ill.), last year's Women's Division champions, topped Presbyterian (S.C.) 41-6 in the quarterfinals. The Bearcats will face fifth-seeded Colorado Mesa, which upended fourth-seeded Emmanuel (Ga.) in the quarterfinals 34-11. Colorado Mesa won eight of the 10 bouts to advance. In the bottom half of the bracket, the seeds held as past Women's Division champion Simon Fraser (B.C.) opened with a 38-8 win over Tiffin (Ohio) before dispatching with seventh-seeded Adrian (Mich.) 42-5. Simon Fraser will face third-seeded King (Tenn.). The Tornado, who won the Women's Division four times in a row from 2014-2017., opened with a 34-6 win over Schreiner (Texas) before topping Gannon (Pa.) 37-6. King defeated Simon Fraser to win the Women's Division in 2014. NAIA Women Three of the top four seeds moved into the semifinals of the NAIA Women's Division on Friday. Top-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) topped Lyon (Ark.) 39-7 in the quarterfinals to advance to face their Mid-South Conference rivals, the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.). Cumberlands advanced past No. 4 Wayland Baptist (Texas) on the strength of two falls, including the match winner at 191 where Angela Buenrrosto topped Katerina Pena to seal the dual for the Patriots. Second-seeded Life (Ga.) topped Providence (Mont.) 35-12 in the quarterfinals to advance to face third-seeded Menlo (Calif.). Menlo, last year's NAIA invitational and WCWA national champions, moved past Oklahoma City 33-10 to reach the semifinals. NJCAA Men Nassau Community College (N.Y.) will go for its third National Duals title on Saturday as the Lions reached the finals after wins over Joliet Junior College (Ill.) and Niagara County Community College (N.Y.). Coach Vougar Oroudjav's squad shut out Joliet 56-0 in the opening round with half of the wins coming by fall. In the semifinals, Nassau won seven of the ten bouts. They will face Rochester (Minn.). Coach Randy Rager's Yellowjackets opened with a 25-16 win over Rowan College of Gloucester County (N.J.). Gavin Christofferson, Richie Hammonds and John Noll swept the final three weights to rally Rochester to the victory. In the quarterfinals, Rochester won six of the ten bouts, but pulled away with four of the six wins coming by fall. Semifinal Times by Division Division II Men: 11 a.m. Division III Men: 11 a.m. NAIA Men: 11 a.m. NCAA Women: 9 a.m. NAIA Women: 10:30 a.m. Finals Times by Division Division II Men: 3 p.m. Division III Men: 3 p.m. NAIA Men: 3 p.m. NCAA Women: 3 p.m. NAIA Women: 3 p.m. NJCAA Men: 1 p.m. WHAT: 2020 U.S. Marine Corps NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships presented by ARMS Software and Defense Soap hosted by NUWAY WHERE: Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky WHEN: January 10-11, 2020 WATCH: Trackwrestling.com (PPV) RESULTS & BRACKETS: Men's Divisions | Women's Divisions

Girls wanting to wrestle in high school in the state of Wisconsin may soon have a division of their own, as a proposal is under development to create a separate girls division with opportunities to win a state title. An ad hoc committee comprised of coaches and administrators -- along with the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association (WWCA), and the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation -- are crafting a proposal that then would go to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), the Wisconsin State Journal of Madison reported Thursday. “Girls wrestling is taking off all over the country with nearly 20 states sanctioning a girls division,” according to Stoughton athletic director Mel Dow, a proponent of expanding wrestling opportunities for girls in Wisconsin. “The WWCA has a proposal nearly complete that will allow for girls to join their schools wrestling team, train and compete against comparable opponents throughout the season and then have the opportunity to compete for a state title like the boys have been afforded for decades. The current proposal does not impact the current structure of the boys individual state series and would provide for greater attendance at the WIAA team state event.” Right now, the proposal would add a separate, fourth division within the current wrestling season… provide an additional level for schools that offer wrestling (a new girls level to join existing varsity, varsity reserve, and junior varsity)… provide opportunity for females to compete for an individual state title… permit girls to practice with the existing team (without need to establish a separate program with its own coach)… and allow girls to choose to compete in regular-season events or girls-only events. According to the proposal as outlined in the Wisconsin State Journal article, girls would practice with the boys, teams could use the girls in regular-season duals and teams could use females during regional and team sectional events. A girl who qualifies for individual sectionals would have to choose between competing in the boys' sectional tournament or wrestling in the female state tournament. The number of high school girls participating in wrestling within the state of Wisconsin is growing quickly. According to statistics supplied by Stoughton's Dow, in 2018-19, 127 of 333 schools (38%) in Wisconsin had a female wrestler on the roster, with a total of 248 females who wrestled in the state last school year. So far in the 2019-20 school year, 143 of 336 schools (43%) have a female wrestler on the roster and 325 females have competed overall. Girls' wrestling also continues to see incredible growth beyond Wisconsin. Across the nation, this past school year, 4,562 more girls participated in high school wrestling than in the previous academic year -- a 27% increase in just one year. (21,124 girls wrestled in high school in the 2018-19 school year compared to 16,562 in 2017-18.) By InterMat's count, 20 states have already officially sanctioned girls' high school wrestling programs.

HAMPTON, Va. -- The second-seeded Rider University wrestling team earned bonus points in eight of its nine victories to dominate Duke, 47-3, at the Virginia Duals Friday morning. With the win, the Broncs advance to the semifinals, where they'll take on Maryland tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. The Terrapins knocked off third-seeded Fresno State, 22-18. The Broncs started the match with six points in hand with a forfeit at 125, before Richie Koehler (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) and Peter Lipari (Byram Township, NJ/Bergen Catholic [Rutgers]) won the next to bouts by fall at 133 and 141, respectively, to give Rider an 18-0 lead. Duke got its lone victory by decision in sudden victory at 149, before Rider won the final six. George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) won by fall at 184, Jesse Dellavecchia (Great River, NY/East Islip [Binghamton]) and Ethan Laird (Waterford, PA/General McLane) won major decisions, Dean Sherry (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) earned a decision, Joe Casey (Bridgewater, NJ/Bound Brook) took six points following a first-period injury at 165 and the Blue Devils forfeited at 285. Notes - The lone opening-round upset came with Maryland taking down Fresno State. Top-seeded Virginia, the second-seeded Broncs and fourth-seeded Old Dominion each advanced. - The winner of tomorrow's dual between Rider and Maryland will take on the winner of the Virginia/Old Dominion dual at 8:30 p.m. - The losing team between Rider and Maryland will head to the consolation bracket to face the winner of today's Kent State/Penn match. - Dellavecchia picked up his team-leading 18th win of the year, while Laird now has 16 and Walton has 15. Results: 125: Jonathan Tropea (RID) by forfeit; Rider leads, 6-0 133: Richie Koehler (RID) WBF Harrison Campbell (DUKE), 6:15; Rider leads, 12-0 141: Peter Lipari (RID) WBF Ty Mill, 1:18; Rider leads, 18-0 149: Wade Unger (DUKE) dec. Gino Fluri (RID), 8-6 (SV); Rider leads, 18-3 157: Jesse Dellavecchia (RID) maj. dec. Eric Carter, 9-1; Rider leads, 22-3 165: Joe Casey (RID) vs. Ben Anderson (DUKE), Inj.; Rider leads, 28-3 174: Dean Sherry (RID) dec. Mason Eaglin (DUKE), 7-4; Rider leads, 31-3 184: George Walton (RID) WBF Kai Blake (DUKE), 1:23; Rider leads, 37-3 197: Ethan Laird (RID) maj. dec. Vincent Baker (DUKE), 15-5; Rider leads, 41-3 285: Ryan Cloud (RID) by forfeit; Rider wins, 47-3

HAMPTON, Va. -- The University of Maryland wrestling team got wins from Brandon Cray, King Sandoval, Jahi Jones, Kyle Cochran, and Jaron Smith en route to the team's second win of the season, downing Fresno State 22-18 in the first contest of the Virginia Duals. Maryland now advances to the semifinal where it will face Rider on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET. Rider, the tournament's No. 2 seed, is coming off a dominant 47-3 win over Duke in the quarterfinals. Now only six duals into the season, Maryland has matched last season's win total. The Terps got off to a fast start in the dual, winning the first two matches by way of bonus points. 125-pounder Brandon Cray started it off with a 9-0 major decision, his first dual win of the season and also his first major decision of his redshirt junior campaign. Redshirt freshman King Sandoval followed it up with a bonus-point victory of his own, pinning the Bulldogs' Gary Joint in the first period. Sandoval's pin was the first of his career in dual action. The pin leader from last year's roster hit his signature cement mixer to get Joint on his back before the fall was ultimately called at 2:01. Fresno State's DJ Lloren earned a 7-1 decision over Hunter Baxter at 141 pounds, cutting the deficit down to seven, and Greg Gaxiola – ranked 32nd in the nation via TrackWrestling – won the second consecutive bout for the Bulldogs via a 6-1 decision over Michael Doetsch, to bring the match within four points at 10-6. Jahi Jones won his third-consecutive dual meet at 157 pounds, taking down Beau Colombini via a 3-2 decision that came down to a coaches' challenge video review in the final seconds of the third period. Jones – who ranks 24th in the country per FloWrestling – improves to 10-2 on the season and has now won three straight dual matches for the first time in his career. Kyle Cochran followed Jones up with another victory for the Terps, earning a 9-4 decision over Ricky Padilla at 165 pounds. Cochran improves to 6-3 on the season after winning his third dual victory of his redshirt sophomore campaign. Philip Spadafora suffered his third straight loss in dual competition, dropping a 7-5 decision to Brandon Martino, who pulled ahead late in the third period with a takedown. Kyle Jasenski dropped his bout at 184 pounds via a 4-1 decision to Hunter Cruz. Jasenski moves to 7-6 on the season. Jaron Smith clinched the dual victory for the Terps, earning six points for Maryand after Ryan Reyes injury defaulted late in the first period on a Smith takedown attempt. Smith – who ranks 25th in the NCAA per FloWrestling – has won four consecutive dual meets and improves to 7-2 on the season. Smith's four consecutive dual wins is the best streak of his career. Parker Robinson closed out the dual for Maryland, ultimately suffering a pin to No. 14 Josh Hokit. Saturday, Maryland will face Rider in the tournament semifinals. Rider improved to 4-2 on the season with Friday's win over Duke. Last season, Maryland defeated Rider 22-16 to close out the regular season. Maryland will also close the 2019-20 regular season with a home dual vs. the Broncs. Results: 125 | Brandon Cray (UMD) major dec. Destin Summers (FSU), 9-0 (4-0) 133 | King Sandoval (UMD) fall over Gary Joint (FSU), 2:01 (10-0) 141 | DJ Lloren (FSU) dec. Hunter Baxter (UMD), 7-1 (10-3) 149 | Greg Gaxiola (FSU) dec. Michael Doetsch (UMD), 6-1 (10-6) 157 | Jahi Jones (UMD) dec. Beau Colombini (FSU), 3-2 (13-6) 165 | Kyle Cochran (UMD) dec. Ricky Padilla (FSU), 9-4 (16-6) 174 | Brandon Martino (FSU) dec. Philip Spadafora (UMD), 7-5 (16-9) 184 | Hunter Cruz (FSU) dec. Kyle Jasenski (UMD), 4-1 (16-12) 197 | Jaron Smith (UMD) injury def. Ryan Reyes (FSU), 5:06 (22-12) 285 | No. 14 Josh Hokit (FSU) fall over Parker Robinson (UMD), 6:26 (22-18)

HAMPTON, Va. -- The Old Dominion wrestling team (2-5, 1-1 MAC) earned an 18-13 victory over Penn (0-2, 0-0 EIWA) in its first match of the 40th Annual Virginia Duals on Friday at the Hampton Coliseum. "We won the tight matches and that shows toughness, which is important," head coach Steve Martin said after the match. "when you start winning the close matches, that's always good." One of the more important matches of the dual came at 157 pounds, when No. 13 in Intermat's rankings Larry Early took on No. 13 in FloWrestling's rankings Anthony Artalona. Early managed to earn the 9-4 win by decision over the top-15 wrestler to give ODU the its first lead of the dual, 9-7. "I thought the highlight of the match was when Early took out the 13th-ranked wrestler in the country," Martin said of his All-American's performance. "It was a pretty decisive match, which is good for him." Prior to Early's ranked victory, senior Kenan Carter won a tight 2-0 decision over Penn's Lucas Revano, his 10thwin of the season. There were two bouts that needed extra time, both of which that the Monarchs came out victorious in. At 133 pounds, Shannon Hanna II and Carmen Ferrante both ended the three periods with one point apiece. In the extra frame, Hanna managed to take down his opponent to earn a 3-1 win by decision in the sudden victory period. After a 6-5 come from behind win by decision for freshman Alex Cramer over Neil Antrassian at 174 pounds, Antonio Agee and Jesse Quatse would hit the mats in the 184-pound bout. Agee and Quatse also finished their three periods with a 1-1 tie, and neither combatant earned a takedown in the sudden victory round, so the bout had to be settled after two 30-second periods. Agee earned the only point in the two periods, earning the hard-fought 2-1 decision in TB-1. Agee's victory gave ODU some breathing room, as it increased the Monarch lead to 15-10 with two bouts left. At 197 pounds, senior Timothy Young managed to earn a takedown in the third period of his bout against Cole Urbas to take a 2-1 win by decision. The Young victory gave the Monarchs an 18-10 lead, clinching the match for ODU with one bout remaining. At 125 pounds, No. 15 Killian Cardinale faced off against a top-10 wrestler in the country in No. 9 Michael Colaiocco. At the time, Colaiocco put the Quakers up 4-0 after earning the 13-5 win by major decision over Cardinale. It would prove to be the only bonus points earned in the dual. Sa'Derian Perry also took on a ranked wrestler in No. 22 Doug Zapf in the 141-pound bout. Zapf managed to earn the upset 6-1 win by decision victory over the top-15 Monarch to give the Quakers a four-point advantage over ODU at the time. With the victory locked in after the 197-pound bout, Jacob Bullock took the mat at 285 pounds, facing Ben Goldin in the dual's final match. Bullock led after two periods, but Goldin got the better of the Monarch freshman in the third period to earn a 7-5 win by decision, bringing the final score to 18-13. Up Next With their victory over Penn, the Monarchs move on to face No. 22 Virginia tomorrow, January 11, at 2 p.m. at the Hampton Coliseum. UVA won their first-round dual against Kent State, 23-12. The winner of tomorrow's dual will take on the winner of the Rider vs. Maryland dual on the other side of the bracket in the championship bout. "We're excited to face Virginia, we haven't faced them in a couple of years," Martin said looking ahead to tomorrow's competition. "We're looking forward to that opportunity. They're in the top-20 in most of the polls, and we try to make our schedule as tough as possible so we have opportunities to challenge ourselves and to knock off some teams." Results: 125 - #9 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) MD over #15 Kilian Cardinale (ODU) 13-5 133 - Shannon Hanna II (ODU) dec. over Carmen Ferrante (Penn) 3-1 (SV-1) 141 - #22 Doug Zapf (Penn) dec. over #11 Sa`Derian Perry (ODU) 6-1 149 - Kenan Carter (ODU) dec. over Lucas Revano (Penn) Dec 2-0 157 - Larry Early (ODU) dec. over Anthony Artalona (Penn) Dec 9-4 165 - Jacob Lizak (Penn) dec. over Shane Jones (ODU Dec 3-2 174 - Alex Cramer (ODU) dec. over Neil Antrassian (Penn) Dec 6-5 184 - Antonio Agee (ODU) dec. over Jesse Quatse (Penn) 2-1 (TB-1) 197 - Timothy Young (ODU) dec. over Cole Urbas (Penn) 2-1 285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) dec. over Jacob Bullock (ODU) 7-5