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The Big Ten correspondents (Kevin and Ryan) once again join forces with the ACC (Robbie) to bring you another addition of Conference Crossover Conversation. This week the guys talk about Nebraska stunningly dominant performance over Michigan, along with Penn State topping Iowa in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Robbie talks NC State's 125 lb situation and a possible Vito/Orine matchup in the Wolfpack's non-conference dual with Cornell. For the full show:

This Week in Women’s Wrestling (February 6 - February 12) Key Takeaways from the week This week saw the end of a few teams’ dual schedules, and several saved the best for last with close, ranked matches, dual-changing upsets, and previews of potential conference and nationals matches as we head into late February. Here are a few takeaways from big duals and what their results could mean for the remainder of the season. 1. Life’s dominant results ahead of the Mid-South Conference Tournament Life hosted their Life Duals over the weekend with Brewton-Parker, Emmanuel College, #13 Indiana Tech, and St. Andrews in attendance. Every school besides Emmanuel is a Mid-South Conference school and after this weekend, Life is on their way to being undefeated against conference competition. While both (RV) Brewton-Parker and (RV) St. Andrews, were unable to send out a full lineup to compete against the Running Eagles, the #13 ranked Indiana Tech Warriors, put up a good fight. #8 Makayla Young of Tech got a big pin at 101 lbs over Life’s #10 Devyn Gomez. Gomez has had multiple top-ranked matches this season and has taken some tough losses as a result. She wrestled Young earlier this season at the Soldier Salute and was pinned in that match as well. 101 has really been volatile this season, but looking at her record, Gomez has been battle-tested given her opponents in both duals and open tournaments. It seems like in their matches where Young has been able to get the better of Gomez, she is able to get Gomez to react to her shots and fakes. She has been successful in capitalizing on how she finishes her takedowns to either catch her head or find another way to land in an advantageous way to secure the pin. It will be interesting to see if Gomez can figure out the formula to avenge the losses to Young this season as they will likely match up again at conferences. #8 Tehani Soares kept the wins going for Indiana Tech with a big 10-0 tech fall over Brianna Funakoshi, pushing the team score to 9-0 in favor of the Warriors. However, it was all Life after 109 lbs. Starting with #9 Ariana Martinez, #6 Anna Krejsa, and #10 Riley Dalrymple all getting bonus point wins over their unranked opponents. While #3 Zaynah McBryde did not compete at the duals, Life has no shortage of talent at 136 lbs. #11 Angie Prado secured another 10-0 tech for the Running Eagles over #16 Carley Anderson. Prado has had some solid results lately taking out #20 Addison Messerly of Campbellsville and #11 Desine Lopez of Southern Oregon at the Warrior Open. While Zaynah has a consistent record and big wins under her belt, Prado can be a difference-maker on this squad when called on to compete. From there, Indiana Tech fell victim to the most consistent and dangerous part of this Life lineup. With 4 ranked wrestlers in a row, Life secured 3 more tech falls and a pin. 143lbs-170lbs were all ranked matches, with the closest one being #5 Margaret Graham over #15 Grace Doering, where Doering was able to put up 2 points of her own, adding 1 additional team point to the Indiana Tech score. The Running Eagles go on to compete at #11 Campbellsville in a rescheduled conference dual from January. It will be their last regular season competition, and the last team they need to beat in order to claim the regular season Mid-South championship title. This will be one to watch. The teams are 5-4 Life over Campbellsville with Life winning the last 4 times the teams have met up, including back in December during the Patriot Duals. While much of the lineup could look the same, I don’t think the dual is locked up to look exactly as it did back in December. I think the highlight match that could make a big swing at the dual is at 116 lbs where #7 Icart Galumette could see #9 Ariana Martinez. Galumette got the 13-0 Tech at the Patriot Duals and then another 10-0 tech just 2 weeks ago at the Warrior Open. However, it seems like Martinez is right there, close to being able to fend off some of these attacks. I am interested to see if she can change the outcome in this matchup, even to a regular win rather than a tech. 123 lbs will be another win for Campbellsville they’ll need to maintain in order to pull off the upset. In their last dual, #9 Josie Davis got the pin over #6 Anna Krejsa. At the Warrior Open, these two were one match away from meeting up in the finals; however, Davis dropped a close one to Iowa’s Ava Rose 6-5. In the finals, Krejsa was able to claim a title with a 10-6 win over Rose in one of the best matches of the tournament. You know that Krejsa will be looking for redemption here, but the Tigers will need a repeat of this win to stay in the dual. Another factor to consider is whether or not Zaynah McBryde will be back to compete. She secured a decision in this dual last time over #10 Gabriella Perez of Campbellsville. If Life sends out #11 Angie Prado, it could be a real swing match for either team. I think Life should be able to win this dual and remain undefeated in conference duals, but Campbellsville could certainly make things interesting. 2. University of The Cumberlands gets their first win over Campbellsville since 2019 A highly ranked and energized #7 Cumberlands team brought down #9 Campbellsville at their Senior Night this past week. The 25-20 win is the first time since 2019 that the Patriots have flipped the result against the Tigers. The first two matches favored the ranked wrestlers from the University of The Cumberlands, getting them out to an early 10-0 lead with two pins. At 116lbs, #7 Icart Galumette could have seen #8 Presley Anderson for the Patriots, but Ashley Courtney got the start instead. While Galumette has looked solid this season, other ranked wrestlers have given her some trouble, so this could have been an opportunity for Cumberlands to extend their lead even more. However, #17 Kaitlin Castro for the Patriots came out offensively early against her opponent #9 Josie Davis. After a quick four-point takedown, the wrestlers reset. There, Castro was able to string together three additional two-point takedowns to pull off the upset in dominant fashion. At this point, the dual score is 14-5 in favor of the University of Cumberlands. Campbellsville made sure to keep things interesting, however, winning the next three matches in a row. At 130 and 136, sisters #14 Olivia Messerly and #20 Addison Messerly each got 10-0 tech falls over their unranked opponents. A true rockstar in this year’s Campbellsville lineup, #2 Emma Walker got a pin against #9 Micah Fisher in just under two minutes of the match. Walker has only dropped 5 matches this season, with all 5 being to ranked NCAA wrestlers including 3 losses to Iowa. At this point, Campbellsville has swung the team points to their favor and are up 18-14. The Patriots were outranked in their next match, and closely ranked at 170 lbs as well. However, Senior Ariana Pereira, ranked #19, was ready to fight for a win in her final home dual match. She went up early with a four-point takedown in the first period against #9 Kendra Thompson of Campbellsville. After Pereira notched another two, Thompson rallied back with three points of her own. With a few seconds left and both wrestlers staying aggressive, Pereira was the one who ended on top with another takedown toward the 8-3 decision. Now, with the team score still favoring the Tigers 19-17, the University of the Cumberlands needed to win the next one to stay in the dual. Another senior for the Patriots, #11 Chamira Cooper earned an 8-2 decision in her match against #19 Sierra Chavez to tie it up 20-20 as the dual headed into the 191lb match. Not to be outdone by the other seniors, #9 Maquoia Bernabe earned a pin against her opponent in under a minute to secure the dual for the team. University of the Cumberlands have had some really mixed results on the season, but are 6-1 against conference opponents with several wrestlers in good position to secure All-American status in March. If members of the team wrestle as they did here against conference opponents at the MSC Championships later this month, they are in good shape for a team trophy. And Campbellsville has the chance to bounce back from this close loss with a tough but interesting matchup against Life later this week. 3. A short-handed Southern Oregon team secures the dual win on criteria The #4 ranked Southern Oregon Raiders recorded a win in their final dual of the season over the #5 University of Providence Argos. The two schools wrestled earlier this season at National Duals with the University of Providence winning 22-21 after a last-second pin at 191 lbs to secure the extra team point. The dual started off with big wins from two of University of Providence’s top-ranked wrestlers #1 Erin Hikiji and #7 Paige Morales, who each secured tech fall wins for the Argos. Notably, #3 at 109 lbs, Emma Baertlein for Southern Oregon did not make the trip, so #16 Liv Villanueva wrestled instead. Down 8-0 early, the Raiders bounced back in their next three matches. At 116 lbs, #11 Marissa Kurtz won a close decision 8-7 over #15 Isabella Asuncion. At 123 lbs, neither team had their ranked wrestlers competing, and Trynadii Rocha of Southern Oregon secured a pivotal pin for her team over Skyla Philpot-Fernandez. In a pivotal match at 130 lbs, #1 Carolina Moreno continued her undefeated streak this season with a 10-0 tech fall against #4 Alyssa Randles. At this point, the Argos had to stop the bleeding and bounce back from the 12-9 deficit they were in. Providence coaches decided to take advantage of their depth of ranked wrestlers and bounce Paige Respicio who is ranked #11 at 130 lbs up to wrestle at 136. There, she was able to secure the second-period tech fall. The Argos then wrestled up their #4 at 136 lbs, Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp to get another tech fall in just under 2 minutes. At 155 lbs, Southern Oregon typically has #1 Caitlyn Davis, but she did not make the trip here. Instead, the Raiders sent out #18 Quilaztli Miguel-Lapham to face #5 Sadie Antoque. Antoque picked up an 11-0 tech here to widen the lead for the Raiders and make it 21-12. To add to the excitement of the dual at this point, 170 lbs was the closest ranked matchup with #8 Shenita Lawson for Southern Oregon taking on #9 Katelyn Lewis. With the dual on the line, Lawson worked to get to her offense and scored 5 unanswered points in the first. After scoring another takedown early in the second, Lawson dug deep to get the final 4-point move with just seconds remaining in the match to get the tech fall and create a possible path for the Raiders to win. Down by 5, they needed a pin to pull it off. Southern Oregon does not currently have a 191 lb wrestler in the rankings, so Desi Matheny was sent out to take on #17 Alexis Tupuola of University of Providence. At 191 lbs during these teams’ last meetup, the Raiders bumped up their #8 at 170 lbs, Lawson who gave up the pin to Tupuola and gave the Argos the win. But here, Matheny rewrote the ending for the Raiders, securing the pin over Tupuola and with it, the team won on criteria, with Southern Oregon securing two pins, while University of Providence had zero. These two teams have created some of the most exciting dual matchups so far this season, and each win has required some craftiness on the part of both the coaches and the athletes to battle hard and win unexpected matchups. Both teams are now set to compete at the end of February at the Cascade Collegiate Conference tournament before the NAIA National Tournament in March. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions February 6: #1 (NCAA) North Central (35) vs #7 (NCAA) Aurora (9) February 7: #8 (NAIA) University of the Cumberlands (25) vs #11 (NAIA) Campbellsville (20) February 9: #4 (NAIA) Southern Oregon (21 Win on Criteria) vs #5 (NAIA) University of Providence (21) WATCH HERE February 10: Life Duals VIEW BRACKETS February 10: #6 (NAIA) Texas Wesleyan (34) vs Texas Woman's University (9) Upcoming Events February 13: RV (NAIA) Central Methodist University vs #14 (NAIA)Missouri Valley February 15: #8 (NAIA) University of the Cumberlands vs RV (NAIA) Brewton-Parker February 16: #2 (NAIA) Life vs #11 (NAIA) Campbellsville

Below is a recap of last week’s EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting. Key Takeaways Binghamton claims 4th straight win, now 7-2 in EIWA matches Cornell claims 3rd straight and 20 of last 21 Ivy League titles Lehigh stays unbeaten (6-0) in conference matches after win over Bucknell Jake Logan of Lehigh knocks off #12 Mulvaney of Bucknell at 165lbs American The Eagles were in the Rockies competing against Air Force. We saw Raymond Lopez make an appearance at 133 lbs, earning a tech fall. At 157 lbs, Gage Owen won by decision. American’s final win came at 197 lbs. Liam Volk-Klos won a high-scoring match 12-11. The Eagles were without Jack Maida again. We are expecting him to return soon. Air Force 33 American 11 125 - Tucker Owens (AF) wins by forfeit (Air Force 6-0) 133 - Raymond Lopez (AU) tech. fall Brenden Barnes (AF), 25-9 (7:00) (Air Force 6-5) 141 - Garrett Kuchan (AF) tech. fall Maximilian Leete (AU), 21-4 (4:21) (Air Force 11-5) 149 - Joe Fernau (AF) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 9-2 (Air Force 14-5) 157 - Gage Owen (AU) dec. Brooks Gable (AF), 6-2 (Air Force 14-8) 165 - #14 Giano Petrucelli (AF) tech. fall Breon Phifer (AU), 19-2 (6:21) (Air Force 19-8) 174 - Noah Blake (AF) major dec. Lucas White (AU), 11-2 (Air Force 23-8) 184 - Josh Cordio (AF) major dec. Caleb Beaty (AU), 14-4 (Air Force 27-8) 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (AU) dec. Calvin Sund (AF), 12-11 (Air Force 27-11) 285 - #2 Wyatt Hendrickson pinned #33 Will Jarrell (AU) 2:58 (Air Force 33-11) American will be back in action this weekend for senior day against Queens University and Lindenwood. Army The Black Knights were on a break last weekend. They face their biggest rival Navy this weekend. Binghamton The Bearcats had two EIWA duals this weekend. They won both matches in dominating fashion over Hofstra and Princeton. Veteran Lou DePrez had a tech fall against Hofstra and had a major over 12th-ranked Stout of Princeton. Cory Day had two ranked wins at heavyweight. Binghamton had a nice weekend. They have a strong upper half of the lineup, with the bottom half starting to become a factor as well. Binghamton 31 Hofstra 6 125: Carson Wagner (BU) def. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) DEC 8-2, BU 3 Hofstra 0 133: No. NR/32 Micah Roes (BU) def. Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) DEC 4-1, BU 6 Hofstra 0 141: Nate Lucier (BU) def. Alex Turley (Hofstra) DEC 5-2, BU 9 Hofstra 0 149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) def. Michael Zarif (BU) DEC 11-6, BU 9 Hofstra 3 157: Jurius Clark (Hofstra) def. Fin Nadeau) BU DEC 4-1, BU 9 Hofstra 6 165: No. 20/18 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Joe McGinty (Hofstra) TF 15-0 5:04, BU 14 Hofstra 6 174: Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) def. Ross McFarland (Hofstra) DEC 7-3, BU 17 Hofstra 6 184: No. 14/11 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra) TF 15-0 2:22, BU 22 Hofstra 6 197: No. 9/10 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Gavin Proffitt (Hofstra) TF 19-2 5:06, BU 27 Hofstra 6 285: No. 16/18 Cory Day (BU) def. No. 21/21 Keaton Kleuver (Hofstra) MD 9-0, BU 31 Hofstra 6 Binghamton 26 Princeton 12 197: No. 9 Lou DePrez (BING) MD No. 12 Luke Stout (PRIN), 12-2; Binghamton leads 4-0 285: No. 16 Cory Day (BING) MD No. 27 Matt Cover (PRIN), 11-2; Binghamton leads 8-0 125: Carson Wagner (BING) DEC Drew Heethuis (PRIN), 8-1; Binghamton leads 11-0 133: No. 32 Micah Roes (BING) def. Sean Pierson (PRIN) (Injury Default. 4:09); Binghamton leads 17-0 141: Nate Lucier (BING) DEC Christopher Martino (PRIN), 7-3; Binghamton leads 20-0 149: No. 25 Eligh Rivera (PRIN) F Michael Zarif (BING), (4:35); Binghamton leads 20-6 157: Rocco Camillaci (PRIN) DEC Carter Baer (BING), 6-3 SV; Binghamton leads 20-9 165: No. 18 Brevin Cassella (BING) def. Blaine Bergey (PRIN), TB-2 3-3; Binghamton leads 23-9 174: Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BING) DEC Luca Pontone (PRIN), 11-8; Binghamton leads 26-9 184: No. 22 Nate Dugan (PRIN) DEC Will Ebert (BING), 9-3; Binghamton wins 26-12 The Bearcats will square off with Northwestern in a road test this weekend. Brown The Bears took on the Drexel Dragons. They came up short in the dual but walked away with four wins in ten bouts. Hunter Adrian had a decision win over a tough Hildebrandt at 133 lbs. Blake Saito had a vital pin at 157 lbs over Williams, who placed at EIWAs last season. At 174 lbs, Jonathan Conrad won via decision over once-ranked Janda. At 285 lbs, Alex Semenenko won in overtime to close out the match. The Bears were two overtime losses away from winning this dual. Drexel 19 Brown 15 125: Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) def. Michael Joyce (Brown) SV 8-5 133: Hunter Adrian (Brown) def. John Hildebrandt (Drexel) Dec. 1-0 141: Jordan Soriano (Drexel) def. Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown), Dec. 5-1 149: Dom Findora (Drexel) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown), SV 4-1 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Tyler Williams (Drexel) Fall 3:20 165: #31 Cody Walsh (Drexel) def. Keegan Rothrock (Brown), Dec. 4-0 174: Jonathan Conrad (Brown) def. Jack Janda (Drexel) Dec. 4-1 184: Ethan Wilson (Drexel) def. Nicholas Olivieri (Brown), MD 14-3 197: Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) def. Lear Quinton (Brown), Dec. 2-0 285: Alex Semenenko (Brown) def. Santino Morina (Drexel) SV 4-1 This weekend’s road agenda includes duals with Bucknell and Columbia. Bucknell The Bison had the opportunity to wrestle in one of the EIWA’s toughest environments at #15 Lehigh. Kurt Phipps had a win at 133 lbs. At 174 lbs, Myles Takats won by tech fall. Mikey Bartush followed up with a decision in the next bout. Bucknell has had a tough stretch, now losing three in a row. They have two more duals this season to bounce back. Lehigh 31 Bucknell 11 125: No. 3 Luke Stanich (LEH) tech fall over Kade Davidheiser (BUC), 17-1 (3:29) (LEH 5-0) 133: No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC) dec. over Sheldon Seymour (LEH), 1-0 (LEH 5-3) 141: No. 15 Malyke Hines (LEH) tech fall over Dylan Chappell (BUC), 21-6 (7:00) (LEH 10-3) 149: Kelvin Griffin (LEH) dec. over Riley Bower (BUC), 3-1 (LEH 13-3) 157: No. 24 Max Brignola (LEH) tech fall over Aiden Davis (BUC), 20-5 (4:47) (LEH 18-3) 165: Jake Logan (LEH) dec. over No. 12 Noah Mulvaney (BUC), 9-8 (LEH 21-3) 174: Myles Takats (BUC) tech fall over Connor Herceg (LEH), 18-3 (7:00) (LEH 21-8) 184: Mikey Bartush (BUC) dec. over Jack Wilt (LEH), 7-1 (LEH 21-11) 197: No. 4 Michael Beard (LEH) tech fall over Logan Deacetis (BUC), 21-6 (2:40) (LEH 26-11) 285: No. 9 Nathan Taylor (LEH) tech fall over No. 28 Dorian Crosby (BUC), 17-2 (3:55) (LEH 31-11) Bucknell will host Brown this weekend for a chance to get back in the win column. Columbia The Lions did not compete last weekend. They will host Brown and Harvard this weekend in some Ivy League action. Cornell (#8) Cornell won the Ivy League title this weekend after two wins over Princeton and Penn. After losing only three total matches on the weekend, it’s safe to say it was in dominant fashion. Ethan Fernandez won both matches on the weekend, maintaining the top spot in the EIWA. One win was over #25 Rivera of Princeton. Jacob Cardenas had two ranked wins at 197 lbs over #12 Stout of Princeton and #24 Urbas of Penn. Chris Foca has two ranked wins as well. They were against #22 Duggan of Princeton and #17 Hale of Penn. Against Penn, Vito Arujau defeated #9 Colaiocco for the second time this season. Cornell 35 Princeton 3 133: No. 2 Vito Arujau def. Sean Pierson 19-4 by technical fall (Cornell 5, Princeton 0) 141: Mark Botello def. Chris Martino 4-2 by decision (Cornell 8, Princeton 0) 149: No. 23 Ethan Fernandez def. No. 25 Eligh Rivera 11-7 by decision (Cornell 11, Princeton 0) 157: No. 6 Meyer Shapiro def. Rocco Camillaci 20-5 by technical fall (Cornell 16, Princeton 0) 165: No. 4 Julian Ramirez def. Blaine Bergey 15-3 by major decision (Cornell 20, Princeton 0) 174: Mike Squires def. Evan Canoyer 5-1 by decision (Cornell 20, Princeton 3) 184: No. 7 Chris Foca def. No. 22 Nathan Duggan 17-4 by major decision (Cornell 24, Princeton 3) 197: No. 7 Jacob Cardenas def. No. 12 Luke Stout 4-2 by decision (Cornell 27, Princeton 3) 285: No. 17 Lewis Fernandes def. No. 30 Matt Cover 8-0 by major decision (Cornell 31, Princeton 3) 125: No. 14 Brett Ungar def. Drew Heethuis 10-2 by major decision (Cornell 35, Princeton 3) Cornell 26 Penn 8 157: No. 6 Meyer Shapiro def. No. 23 Lucas Revano 6-3 by decision (Cornell 3, Penn 0) 165: No. 4 Julian Ramirez def. Kaya Sement 4-0 by decision (Cornell 6, Penn 0) 174: No. 6 Nick Incontrera def. Benny Baker 9-2 by decision (Cornell 6, Penn 3) 184: No. 7 Chris Foca def. No. 17 Max Hale 3-0 by decision (Cornell 9, Penn 3) 197: No. 7 Jacob Cardenas def. No. 24 Cole Urbas 7-0 by decision (Cornell 12, Penn 3) 285: No. 17 Lewis Fernandes def. John Stout 15-0 by technical fall (Cornell 17, Penn 3) 125: No. 14 Brett Ungar def. Max Gallagher 4-2 by decision (Cornell 20, Penn 3) 133: No. 2 Vito Arujau def. No. 9 Michael Colaiocco 11-4 by decision (Cornell 23, Penn 3) 141: No. 16 CJ Composto def. Mark Botello 15-0 by technical fall - Cornell 23, Penn 8 149: No. 23 Ethan Fernandez def. Jude Swisher 8-7 by decision - Cornell 26, Penn 8 The grind does not stop for Cornell. They will be on the road this weekend facing #7 NC State and #29 Appalachian State. Drexel The Dragons had a road match against Brown. They gutted out some close wins for a team victory. Both Desmond Pleasant (125 lbs) and Dom Findora (149 lbs) each won in overtime. Jordan Soriano won his fourth match in a row. #31 Cody Walsh shut out his opponent en route to a decision. Ibrahim Ameer (197 lbs) won another close match for the Dragons. Ethan Wilson scored the only bonus point victory for the team at 184 lbs with a major decision. He is now 3-0 in duals this season since making his debut a week ago. Drexel 19 Brown 15 125: Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) def. Michael Joyce (Brown) SV 8-5 133: Hunter Adrian (Brown) def. John Hildebrandt (Drexel) Dec. 1-0 141: Jordan Soriano (Drexel) def. Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown), Dec. 5-1 149: Dom Findora (Drexel) def. Sam McMonagle (Brown), SV 4-1 157: Blake Saito (Brown) def. Tyler Williams (Drexel) Fall 3:20 165: #31 Cody Walsh (Drexel) def. Keegan Rothrock (Brown), Dec. 4-0 174: Jonathan Conrad (Brown) def. Jack Janda (Drexel) Dec. 4-1 184: Ethan Wilson (Drexel) def. Nicholas Olivieri (Brown), MD 14-3 197: Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) def. Lear Quinton (Brown), Dec. 2-0 285: Alex Semenenko (Brown) def. Santino Morina (Drexel) SV 4-1 The Dragons will have two home duals this weekend against LIU and F&M. Franklin & Marshall The Dips had a few participants at the Messiah Open. Aidan O’Shea won the 133 lbs bracket wrestling unattached. Bryce Kreshko was 2nd at 149 lbs. Both Jack Parker (125 lbs) and Josh Palmucci (165 lbs) were in third place. Parker was competing unattached. Overall, they saw ten placewinners. The starters were not in action but expect them back this week for duals at Millersville (D2) and Drexel. Harvard The Crimson were not in action this week. They have a dual this week at Columbia. Hofstra The Pride hosted Binghamton to a dual on Friday night. Hofstra came away with two wins and had a handful of close losses. At 149 lbs, Noah Tapia earned his 19th win of the season – which is a team-high. Jurius Clark followed it up with a win of his own – earning his 11th of the season. Clark is tied for the second most wins on the squad. The positive takeaway is that both Tapia and Clark are freshmen. The future has some potential for Hofstra. Binghamton 31 Hofstra 6 125: Carson Wagner (BU) def. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) DEC 8-2, BU 3 Hofstra 0 133: No. NR/32 Micah Roes (BU) def. Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) DEC 4-1, BU 6 Hofstra 0 141: Nate Lucier (BU) def. Alex Turley (Hofstra) DEC 5-2, BU 9 Hofstra 0 149: Noah Tapia (Hofstra) def. Michael Zarif (BU) DEC 11-6, BU 9 Hofstra 3 157: Jurius Clark (Hofstra) def. Fin Nadeau) BU DEC 4-1, BU 9 Hofstra 6 165: No. 20/18 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Joe McGinty (Hofstra) TF 15-0 5:04, BU 14 Hofstra 6 174: Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) def. Ross McFarland (Hofstra) DEC 7-3, BU 17 Hofstra 6 184: No. 14/11 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra) TF 15-0 2:22, BU 22 Hofstra 6 197: No. 9/10 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Gavin Proffitt (Hofstra) TF 19-2 5:06, BU 27 Hofstra 6 285: No. 16/18 Cory Day (BU) def. No. 21/21 Keaton Kleuver (Hofstra) MD 9-0, BU 31 Hofstra 6 The Pride will have a west coast trip this weekend with duals against CSU Bakersfield and California Baptist – both at California Baptist on Saturday. Lehigh #15 The Mountain Hawks won their sixth straight match, remaining unbeaten in the conference. Luke Stanich used his fifth date in a tech fall win at 125lbs. The next appearance he makes, he will lose his redshirt for the season. In the big upset of the dual, Jake Logan had a quality win at 165 lbs over #12 Mulvaney. At 141 lbs, Malyke Hines won via tech fall over last year’s EIWA runner-up at 149 lbs, Dylan Chappell. Max Brignola also secured a tech fall at 157 lbs. Joining the tech fall party were Michael Beard and Nathan Taylor. Taylor’s came against a ranked opponent in Crosby. Kelvin Griffin secured a decision at 149 lbs. Lehigh was without Ryan Crookham once again. He’s nursing an injury. Expect him to be back before EIWAs. Lehigh 31 Bucknell 11 125: No. 3 Luke Stanich (LEH) tech fall over Kade Davidheiser (BUC), 17-1 (3:29) (LEH 5-0) 133: No. 14 Kurt Phipps (BUC) dec. over Sheldon Seymour (LEH), 1-0 (LEH 5-3) 141: No. 15 Malyke Hines (LEH) tech fall over Dylan Chappell (BUC), 21-6 (7:00) (LEH 10-3) 149: Kelvin Griffin (LEH) dec. over Riley Bower (BUC), 3-1 (LEH 13-3) 157: No. 24 Max Brignola (LEH) tech fall over Aiden Davis (BUC), 20-5 (4:47) (LEH 18-3) 165: Jake Logan (LEH) dec. over No. 12 Noah Mulvaney (BUC), 9-8 (LEH 21-3) 174: Myles Takats (BUC) tech fall over Connor Herceg (LEH), 18-3 (7:00) (LEH 21-8) 184: Mikey Bartush (BUC) dec. over Jack Wilt (LEH), 7-1 (LEH 21-11) 197: No. 4 Michael Beard (LEH) tech fall over Logan Deacetis (BUC), 21-6 (2:40) (LEH 26-11) 285: No. 9 Nathan Taylor (LEH) tech fall over No. 28 Dorian Crosby (BUC), 17-2 (3:55) (LEH 31-11) Lehigh’s final home dual will be against Princeton this Saturday. Long Island The Sharks went 1-1 on the weekend. They beat Bellarmine and lost to VMI. At 125lbs, Robbie Sagaris was 2-0 on the weekend. Rhise Royster went 2-0 as well at 157lbs, both wins by major decision. Anthony D’Alesio has been wrestling great lately. That continued this weekend with two major decision wins at 184lbs. John Dusza also had two major decisions on the weekend at 197lbs. LIU 28 Bellarmine 12 125: Sagaris (LIU) dec. Damion Ryan (BU), 5-2 133: Trayce Eckman (BU) dec. Kaelen Francois (LIU), 8-4 141: Devin Matthews (LIU) dec. AJ Rallo (BU), 9-4 149: Zac Cowan (BU) pinned Drew Witham (LIU), 6:25 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) maj. dec. Gray Ortiz (BU), 8-0 165: Grant O'Dell (BU) dec. James Johnston (LIU), 9-5 174: Donavan Smith (LIU) maj. dec. Cole Nance (BU), 12-4 184: Anthony D'Alesio (LIU) tech fall Sam Schroeder, 22-7, 6:12 197: John Dusza (LIU) maj. dec. Justin Hoffer (BU), 14-5 285: Aeden Begue (LIU) tech fall Will Muckler (BU), 19-4, 5:39 VMI 19 LIU 18 125: Robert Sagaris (LIU) dec. Anthony Burke (VMI), 5-1 133: Dyson Dunham (VMI) dec. Kaelan Francois (LIU), 8-3 141: Patrick Jordon (VMI) dec. Devin Matthews (LIU), 10-8 149: Ryan Vigil (VMI) dec. Drew Witham (LIU), 5-3 157: Rhise Royster (LIU) maj. dec. Josh Yost (VMI), 15-7 165: James Johnston (LIU) dec. Luke Hart (VMI), 9-3 174: Braxton Lewis (VMI) maj. dec. Donavan Smith (LIU), 11-2 184: Anthony D`Alesio (LIU) maj. dec. Toby Schoffstall (VMI), 18-8 197: John Dusza (LIU) maj. dec. Josh Evans (VMI), 11-3 285: Tyler Mousaw (VMI) pinned Aeden Begue (LIU), 2:34 The Sharks will travel to Philadelphia this week for a dual with Drexel on Friday. Navy #30 The Midshipmen did not compete this week. They will battle (pun intended) Army this weekend in a heated rivalry match. Penn #18 The Quakers took on #8 Cornell for the Ivy League title on the line at home. Penn came away with two victories but lost many close matches. At 174 lbs, #6 Nick Incontrera won by decision over Baker. CJ Composto wrestled to a tech fall win, showing why he claims the 16th ranking nationally. Lucas Revano (157 lbs), Max Hale (184 lbs), Max Gallagher (125 lbs), and Jude Swisher (149 lbs) each lost close matches, within a takedown, to higher-ranked opponents. The match was much closer than the final score indicated. Cornell 26 Penn 8 157: No. 6 Meyer Shapiro def. No. 23 Lucas Revano 6-3 by decision (Cornell 3, Penn 0) 165: No. 4 Julian Ramirez def. Kaya Sement 4-0 by decision (Cornell 6, Penn 0) 174: No. 6 Nick Incontrera def. Benny Baker 9-2 by decision (Cornell 6, Penn 3) 184: No. 7 Chris Foca def. No. 17 Max Hale 3-0 by decision (Cornell 9, Penn 3) 197: No. 7 Jacob Cardenas def. No. 24 Cole Urbas 7-0 by decision (Cornell 12, Penn 3) 285: No. 17 Lewis Fernandes def. John Stout 15-0 by technical fall (Cornell 17, Penn 3) 125: No. 14 Brett Ungar def. Max Gallagher 4-2 by decision (Cornell 20, Penn 3) 133: No. 2 Vito Arujau def. No. 9 Michael Colaiocco 11-4 by decision (Cornell 23, Penn 3) 141: No. 16 CJ Composto def. Mark Botello 15-0 by technical fall - Cornell 23, Penn 8 149: No. 23 Ethan Fernandez def. Jude Swisher 8-7 by decision - Cornell 26, Penn 8 The Quakers will be on the mat at Princeton on Saturday for the Ivy League runner-up match. Princeton The Tigers wrestled two tough opponents in #8 Cornell and Binghamton. The lone winner in the Cornell bout was Mikey Squires at 174 lbs. Against Binghamton, #25 Eligh Rivera won by fall at 149 lbs to get them on the board. Rocco Camillaci kept the momentum going at 157lbs with a win in sudden victory. #22 Nate Duggan ended the night with a win for the Tigers. Blaine Bergey’s tiebreaker loss to #18 Cassella is promising. Cornell 35 Princeton 3 133: No. 2 Vito Arujau def. Sean Pierson 19-4 by technical fall (Cornell 5, Princeton 0) 141: Mark Botello def. Chris Martino 4-2 by decision (Cornell 8, Princeton 0) 149: No. 23 Ethan Fernandez def. No. 25 Eligh Rivera 11-7 by decision (Cornell 11, Princeton 0) 157: No. 6 Meyer Shapiro def. Rocco Camillaci 20-5 by technical fall (Cornell 16, Princeton 0) 165: No. 4 Julian Ramirez def. Blaine Bergey 15-3 by major decision (Cornell 20, Princeton 0) 174: Mike Squires def. Evan Canoyer 5-1 by decision (Cornell 20, Princeton 3) 184: No. 7 Chris Foca def. No. 22 Nathan Duggan 17-4 by major decision (Cornell 24, Princeton 3) 197: No. 7 Jacob Cardenas def. No. 12 Luke Stout 4-2 by decision (Cornell 27, Princeton 3) 285: No. 17 Lewis Fernandes def. No. 30 Matt Cover 8-0 by major decision (Cornell 31, Princeton 3) 125: No. 14 Brett Ungar def. Drew Heethuis 10-2 by major decision (Cornell 35, Princeton 3) Binghamton 26 Princeton 12 197: No. 9 Lou DePrez (BING) MD No. 12 Luke Stout (PRIN), 12-2; Binghamton leads 4-0 285: No. 16 Cory Day (BING) MD No. 27 Matt Cover (PRIN), 11-2; Binghamton leads 8-0 125: Carson Wagner (BING) DEC Drew Heethuis (PRIN), 8-1; Binghamton leads 11-0 133: No. 32 Micah Roes (BING) def. Sean Pierson (PRIN) (Injury Default. 4:09); Binghamton leads 17-0 141: Nate Lucier (BING) DEC Christopher Martino (PRIN), 7-3; Binghamton leads 20-0 149: No. 25 Eligh Rivera (PRIN) F Michael Zarif (BING), (4:35); Binghamton leads 20-6 157: Rocco Camillaci (PRIN) DEC Carter Baer (BING), 6-3 SV; Binghamton leads 20-9 165: No. 18 Brevin Cassella (BING) def. Blaine Bergey (PRIN), TB-2 3-3; Binghamton leads 23-9 174: Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BING) DEC Luca Pontone (PRIN), 11-8; Binghamton leads 26-9 184: No. 22 Nate Dugan (PRIN) DEC Will Ebert (BING), 9-3; Binghamton wins 26-12 Princeton will play host to #18 Penn on Saturday afternoon, then travel to #15 Lehigh for a dual that same night. Sacred Heart The Pioneers took on Morgan State this weekend. They won 29-17, claiming their second match win in a row – and three of the last four. Andrew Fallon has been winning more than losing all year – he won by tech fall this weekend at 133 lbs. At 141 lbs, Vincent Milazzo earned a tech fall as well. The lone fall came at heavyweight from Brendan Gilchrist. Jake Ice scored a major at 125 lbs. McGee (149 lbs), Perez (184 lbs) and Trovato (197 lbs) each walked away with decisions. Sacred Heart 29 Morgan State 13 125: Jake Ice (SHU) def. Julian Dawson (MS) by Major Decision, 15-5 133: Andrew Fallon (SHU) def. Kevin Lopez (MS) by Tech Fall, 21-5 (4:30) 141: Vincent Milazzo (SHU) def. Tommy Fierro (MS) by Tech Fall, 17-1 (6:06) 149: Mike McGhee (SHU) def. Aaron Turner (MS) by Decision, 6-2 157: Joshua Greenwood (MS) def. Connor MacDonald (SHU) by Decision, 10-3 165: Jake Marsh (MS) def. Calvin Pineda (SHU) by Fall (1:35) 174: Cortilius Vann (MS) def. Nicky Eboli (SHU) by Major Decision,10-1 184: Hunter Perez (SHU) def. Kyle Grey (MS) by Decision, 8-7 197: Jake Trovato (SHU) def. Nathanic Kendricks (MS) by Decision, 6-5 285: Brendan Gilchrist (SHU) def. Tyler Stewart (MS) by Fall (4:16) Next on the agenda for SHU is a Tuesday night showdown with LIU on 2/20.

We're coming down the home stretch of the 2023-24 wrestling season - only two weeks of dual competition remaining. Time flies when you're not cutting weight! For once, we'll skip over 125 lbs. There were some upsets and, therefore, some movement - but nothing out of the ordinary or that needs explanation. 141. Cole Matthews really has thrown a wrench into this weight. I'm sure some may have written the 2022 All-American off when he suffered nine losses before mid-January. Most to competition ranked lower than him, at the time. Matthews has seen some familiar faces of late and has thrived. In two of his last three outings, he's beaten #4 Ryan Jack (NC State) and #5 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina). That should mean that Jack and McNeil fall, right? Not necessarily, because of the construction of the next tier of competitors at the weight. Jack has head-to-head wins over McNeil (x2), Happel, and Jamison. McNeil has wins over Happel, Echemendia, Jamison, Koderhandt. In addition, the Happel, Hardy, Jamison, Echemendia crew have all exchanged wins with each other. 141 is a good example of why each weight class has a personality of its own. You shouldn't make decisions at 141, just because you did them at 133. It may not make sense. If the losses continue to mount for any in this range 4-9, obviously more action will be taken. Another weight that may stand out is 149 lbs. Kannon Webster should be redshirting now and has been removed from the rankings. His removal, coupled with Chance Lamer's two losses and his subsequent drop, have led to others in that upper tier moving up a spot in the rankings, despite coming off a loss. I don't like the aesthetics, but what are you gonna do? We have a new #2 at 197 lbs with Trent Hidlay moving up after Stephen Buchanan was beaten by Tanner Sloan. Some might argue that the move is way overdue. I wouldn't necessarily argue with that sentiment, Hidlay has been excellent at 197. For the full rankings: Click Here

Arizona State dominates Cal Poly The Sun Devils returned to dominance with a 34-4 victory against Cal Poly, winning nine of the ten matches. In addition, ASU won five matches with bonus points. Julian Chlebove defeated Koda Holeman 18-2 and Jesse Vasquez returned from injury to tech Abraham Hinrichsen 20-4. In addition, Chance McLane majored Michael Goldfeder 11-2, Cael Valencia also posted a major decision over Daniel Vizcarra 21-8 and Cohlton Schultz closed it out with one himself over Cole Jackson 16-2. Cal Poly drops two duals The Mustangs struggled last week with a 34-4 loss to Arizona State and a 30-9 loss to Stanford. In the Arizona State dual, the Mustangs won one individual matchup. Jarad Priest defeated Jacob Meissner 11-3. On the other hand, Cal Poly had a few close losses to top competition. Chance Lamer lost 4-3 to #4 Kyle Parco and Legend Lamer lost 10-7 to #3 Jacori Teemer. Cal Poly was limited to one win in competition against Stanford. In addition, Blake Hinrichsen was given a forfeit victory at 174 pounds. At heavyweight, Trevor Tinker won 11-8 by sudden victory against Peter Ming. CSU Bakersfield continues to struggle Cal State Bakersfield lost 37-6 to Little Rock. In the dual, Richard Castro-Sandova led off with a very solid 7-5 victory over Jeremiah Reno and Brock Rogers defeated Brennan Van Hoecke 8-5 at 149 lbs. The Roadrunners fell 31-9 to Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Castro-Sandoval notched his second win of the day over Davian Guanajuato 11-8, Santino Sanchez downed Dominic Lopez 6-5 at 133 lbs and Jake Andrews ended the dual with a 7-1 win over Bryson Buhk. Little Rock defeats CSUB and SIUE The Trojans picked up two easy victories against Bakersfield and Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Little Rock defeated CSUB 37-6 with eight individual wins. Tyler Brennan, Trisotn Wills and Stephen Little shined with a pin and two tech falls. In the SIUE dual, Jeremiah Reno and Brennan earned pins while Little had a 21-5 tech fall. Oregon State defeats Wyoming Oregon State defeated Wyoming 34-6, winning eight of ten matches. Out of those eight matches, Oregon State won four by bonus points. Maximo Renteria pinned Dylan Catlin, Trey Munoz tech Ethan Ducca 20-1, Justin Rademacher also teched Tyce Raddon 20-4 and Boone McDermott pinned Kevin Zimmer. Stanford defeats Cal Poly Stanford defeated Cal Poly 30-9 with eight victories. Nico Provo, Dominic LaJoie, Jaden Abas and Nick Stemmet won by decision. Jason Miranda, Daniel Cardenas and Hunter Garvin won by a major decision. Jack Darrah pinned Kendall LaRosa in the second period at 184 lbs

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On the first day of 2024 without NFL football, it was only appropriate that we had a rare edition of “Monday Night Wrestling” on the Big Ten Network. Fresh off a dominant win over number three Iowa, top-ranked Penn State hosted #14 Rutgers for a dual inside their Bryce Jordan Center. The home of the 2024 Olympic Team Trials, the Bryce Jordan Center is typically used once a year for a marquee dual meet. Though the final result ended up quite lopsided (35-3) in favor of the defending champions, the dual started off with some fireworks through the first five bouts. In the first bout of the evening, Braeden Davis needed overtime to get past Dean Peterson. Extra time was needed in the second match, as well. Dylan Shawver shocked returning All-American Aaron Nagao with an early takedown, then proceeded to engage in one of the most entertaining bouts of the season. If you missed it, go back and watch. The bout featured plenty of great scrambles from both wrestlers. Shawver converted one in sudden victory for the winning takedown. At 141 lbs, Max Hermes bumped up for Rutgers to take on top-ranked Beau Bartlett. Hermes gave Bartlett all he could handle and the bout was knotted at one late into the contest. With under :20 seconds remaining, Bartlett secured the only takedown of the match and rode Hermes for a 4-1 victory. 149 lbs saw a pair of freshmen get after it. Tyler Kasak ultimately prevailed 7-5 over Michael Cetta, but the recent addition to the national rankings, stayed in the match and proved he’ll be a dangerous out for anyone in March. From 157 lbs on Penn State rolled, as expected. Some highlights from the back half of the dual included wins from backups over highly-ranked opposition. At 174 lbs, Terrell Barraclough bumped up and knocked off #13 Jackson Turley on the strength of a riding time point. The night was capped off by Lucas Cochran earning a pair of takedowns in an 8-3 victory over #8 Yaraslau Slavikouski. Penn State will be back in action Sunday against fourth-ranked Nebraska. Rutgers will close out their Big Ten slate hosting Maryland on Friday. Penn State 35 Rutgers 3 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 4-1SV 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) dec Aaron Nagao (Penn State) 9-6SV 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Max Hermes (Rutgers) 4-1 149 - Tyler Kasak (Penn State) dec Michael Cetta (Rutgers) 7-5 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) fall Dylan Weaver (Rutgers) 1:31 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) tech Tony White (Rutgers) 18-3 174 - Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) dec Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 4-3 184 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) dec Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 7-0 197 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) fall Michael Toranzo (Rutgers) 1:46 285 - Lucas Cochran (Penn State) dec Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) 8-3

In our season preview for the MAC, the first question that we asked was “Can anyone threaten Lock Haven?” The Bald Eagles have won each of the last two MAC Championships and lost one conference dual per year, along the way. With an All-American and four other past national qualifiers returning, it seemed like Lock Haven would be in the driver’s seat for a third consecutive title. A conference tournament and dual success are two different animals, especially in a league as big as the MAC. Lock Haven has proven that three or four stars can carry them to a title and their balanced lineup will propel them through most MAC duals. That may not be the case in 2024. On Friday, Lock Haven dropped their third conference dual meet and their tenth overall. So, if it isn’t Lock Haven’s year, then who? In our preseason article, we mentioned perennial threat Central Michigan. The Chippewas have three veterans who will compete for MAC titles and have qualified for nationals in the past. CMU certainly remains a viable contender. Another team we mentioned was Clarion, especially in a dual format. While Clarion generally is tough in dual meets, they haven’t taken that next step to be a favorite or as we labeled CMU, a viable contender. How about Rider? The Broncs are unbeaten in conference duals, which is a plus; however, their overall profile isn’t great with out-of-conference losses to Drexel and Princeton. Here’s a team that you (and I) may have overlooked and probably shouldn’t have…..Northern Illinois. The Huskies moved to an impressive 12-2 mark with their 22-15 win over Lock Haven on Friday. Last weekend, they edged Buffalo, 18-16, and before that, they downed Central Michigan 22-10. The win over the Chippewas was only the second win for NIU over Central Michigan in the last 21 seasons. Friday’s win over Lock Haven pushed the Huskies to 12 wins a mark that the team has hit only nine times in program history. The most recent occurrence was during the 2019-20 season when they amassed 13. In mid-December, Northern Illinois downed in-state foe Northwestern, 18-17. That marked the first time since December of 2009 that the Huskies had beaten that Big Ten school. That same day, NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig earned his 100th career dual victory. All year we’ve bemoaned how unpredictable the 125 lb weight class has been nationally. That hasn’t been the case for NIU, who has the services of Blake West, who is now 23-5 on the year and unbeaten in MAC duals. During the CMU dual, West was able to reverse one of those five losses. West narrowly missed out on NCAA qualification last year. He compiled a 24-9 record and fell by a single point to Jake Ferri (Kent State) in a true second-place bout at the MAC Championships. Another familiar face that has stepped up in 2023-24 is Jaivon Jones at 149 lbs. Jones made an impact on the Lock Haven win as he pinned #33 Nick Stonecheck in the opening stanza. Against Cleveland State and Ohio, Jones earned wins over some of the best wrestlers from both squads. His record is now 11-4 on the year. Ludwig and staff have also been getting contributions from some wrestlers who may have previously been unknown commodities outside of Dekalb. Heavyweight Jacobi Jackson is currently in the rankings, while Matt Zuber at 184 lbs has spent time in the top-33, as well. 141 lber Jacob Brya is an impressive redshirt freshman that garners consideration, as well. Zuber was a 10-3 winner over Colin Fegley in the Lock Haven win. Jackson is 9-1 in dual competition and holds a ranked win over Rider’s David Szuba. One of the NIU wrestlers I was anticipating most coming into this year was 157 lber Munkhtulga Zuunbayan. In 2021, he had a great season debut at the Michigan State Open. Zuunbayan has shared starting duties this season, but has come on lately with solid wins against Cleveland State and a major decision in Friday’s win over Lock Haven. Northern Illinois has a week off before finishing the 2023-24 regular season against SIU Edwardsville. They have a good shot at matching 2019-20 total of 13 dual wins. The only blemishes on the record for Ludwig’s team this season are an early-season loss to Purdue and a one-point setback to Rider in early-January. A week later, they rebounded to defeat another team I felt like could contend in the MAC, Ohio. Unfortunately, at the DI level, our sport doesn’t provide many rewards for being good in dual competition. To really turn heads, the Huskies will have to shine in Kent, Ohio at the MAC Championships. Once again, a team with a few superstars will typically outshine a balanced attack. Northern Illinois has proven that they are a very solid dual lineup, they’ll just need their big guns to perform up to their capabilities, have an upset or two, and who knows what happens? However the rest of the season plays out, it has been a very strong campaign for Ludwig and his team and they do deserve recognition.

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