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Related: Brackets CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Many of the Hawkeye State's best prep wrestlers, and a pair of the elite teams in Iowa convened at Cedar Falls High School on Saturday for the Keith Young Invitational. Headed into the medal round matches, No. 28 Bettendorf and No. 31 Waverly-Shell Rock were tied with 185 points each. Both teams had six going for first -- Bettendorf had nine total placers, even with returning state placer Raekwon Jefferson out of the lineup, while Waverly-Shell Rock had ten. Momentum started not on the side of Bettendorf as Cadet freestyle All-American Jack Wagner was upset by Brenden Baker of Cedar Rapids Jefferson by 4-2 at 106 pounds. However, the Bulldogs answered back with wins in the next two first place matches: sophomore Jacob Schwarm earned a pin, while sophomore Paul Glynn scored a 6-3 decision. Further building the momentum, and providing Bettendorf with the necessary points to win the tournament, would be three consecutive championships at 138 to 152 from their trio of returning state champions. Fredy Stroker earned a pin at 138 pounds, Logan Ryan scored a 5-3 decision over Bryce Steiert of Waverly-Shell Rock in a rematch of high state finals victory, and Jacob Woodard came through with an 8-4 decision. Waverly-Shell Rock produced a pair of champions in seniors Spencer Derifield and Kaleb Staack at 160 and 285 pounds respectively. However, the four championship finals losses proved to be costly to the Go-Hawks in terms of the team race on Saturday. The other team to produce multiple champions on Saturday at the Keith Young was Waterloo West, as defending state champion Marcus Harrington won the 195 pound weight class, while returning state runner-up Kyler Matthews came through with a title at 220 pounds. Team Standings (top 5 only): 1) No. 28 Bettendorf, Iowa 213; 2) No. 31 Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 204; 3) Pleasant Valley, Iowa 152; 4) Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Iowa 133.5; 5) West Des Moines Valley, Iowa 131.5 Finals Results: 106: Brenden Baker (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) dec. Jack Wagner (Bettendorf), 4-2 113: Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf) pinned Nolan Hromidko (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), 1:45 120: Paul Glynn (Bettendorf) dec. Johnny Etherington (Charles City), 6-3 126: Kaz Onoo (Mason City) dec. Spencer Nevills (Pleasant Valley), 6-2 132: Jake Koethe (West Des Moines Valley) pinned Justin Reiher (Waverly-Shell Rock), 1:03 138: No. 3 (at 132) Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf) pinned Dan Kelly (Cedar Falls), 3:35 145: No. 16 Logan Ryan (Bettendorf) dec. Bryce Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock), 5-3 152: Jacob Woodard (Bettendorf) dec. Travis Willers (Pleasant Valley), 8-4 160: No. 10 Spencer Derifield (Waverly-Shell Rock) dec. Andy Bartel (Mason City), 5-1 170: Brady Letney (Pleasant Valley) dec. Corey Abernathy (Waverly-Shell Rock), 10-4 182: Mitch Bowman (North Scott) dec. Izaak Miller (Waverly-Shell Rock), 10-3 195: No. 9 (at 220) Marcus Harrington (Waterloo West) pinned Colin Kreiter (North Scott), 1:15 220: Kyler Matthews (Waterloo West) maj. dec. Cordell Eaton (North Scott), 9-0 285: Kaleb Staack (Waverly-Shell Rock) dec. Tom Schiffer (Mason City), 2:50

WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Even with both teams missing key pieces, and other parts having limited practice, the early season showdown between No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. and No. 17 Marist, Ill. served to be rather entertaining and a barometer of where both teams stood on this early December afternoon in Washington, Ill. Without the starting 195-pound wrestler available for Marist, and Oak Park River Forest not having the services of returning state qualifier Allen Stallings at 182, the opening match at 182 would be a telltale. Junior Ben Bergen, normally a backup, stepped up for the Huskies getting a fall against the bumped up Louie DePasquale. Then, it was returning state qualifier Andre Lee coming up with a 5-2 decision victory against two-time state placer Alex Benoit to extend the OPRF lead to 9-0. In the next match, the fact both teams had backup wrestlers did not change the likely outcome at 220 pounds. OPRF got a pin out of senior Malik Brumant against Pat O'Connor. Marist finally got on the board with a pin at 285 pounds from Jake Ford against Cadet National double All-American Adam Lemke-Bell. It was a 15-6 lead for OPRF at the turn, where No. 12 Jason Renteria got a forfeit victory, as the Marist starter for the day did not make weight. The next match featured a mild upset, with Nick Lukanich of Marist upended returning state qualifier Roberto Campos by 7-2 decision at 113 pounds. Marist would win the second of three in a row at 120 pounds when Andy O'Brien came through with a 6-3 decision against Huskies' backup Alex Madrigal, as Cadet National double All-American Gabe Townsell was out of the OPRF lineup. The Red Hawks further shrunk the dual deficit lead to 21-18 with a pin from two-time state finalist Mark Duda at 126 pounds against freshman Jamie Hernandez. Without their normal 145-pound starter in returning state qualifier Nick Gasbarro, Marist bumped their projected 132-pound starter -- two-time state placer Drew Kasper -- out of this spot. Junior Savonne Bennette ended the Red Hawks' three match winning streak with a 3-1 decision over Ameen Hamdan. No. 5 Isaiah White then came up with another 3-1 decision at 138 pounds against two-time state qualifier Mario Levielle. A third successive Huskies victory came from No. 11 Larry Early, with a pin against the aforementioned Kasper. A team point deduction against Marist made it a 33-17 lead for OPRF. The three match win streak came to an end, as state qualifier Jakada Hull of Marist earned a pin over 2012 state runner-up Matt Rundell in a battle of juniors at 152 pounds. Rundell got the first takedown, but Hull countered a Rundell cradle attempt into a pin. Sophomore Kamal Bey sealed the deal mathematically for OPRF with a 10-2 upset major decision victory against No. 14 Peter Andreotti. A final forfeit victory came for OPRF from No. 8 Davonte Mahomes at 170 pounds to make the score 43-23 for the Huskies.

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- It was a season opening event on Saturday afternoon for No. 11 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich., and No. 24 St. Edward, Ohio. However, it was not one lacking for intrigue. Both teams opened the day with wins against a skeletal CVCA, Ohio squad, which only weighed in eight wrestlers. Detroit Catholic Central beat the Royals 60-18, eleven matches to three; while St. Edward earned a 66-15 victory, also eleven matches to three. The afternoon triangular meet's final match placed the host Eagles, who entered the meet as the perceived underdog, against the visiting Shamrocks. Both squads had a battery of personnel issues -- missing wrestlers, wrestlers with limited days of practice, et al. However, each valiantly battled with what they had. To open the dual meet, St. Edward earned a pin and major decision to take a 10-0 lead. At 126 pounds, St. Edward sophomore Isaac Collier came through with a fall at the 5:36 mark against Shamrocks' reserve Chyle Johnson; two-time third in the state Trevor Zdebski was out with an injury. Then, fellow Eagles sophomore Hunter Ladnier came through with a 9-1 major decision against returning state qualifier Evan Toth. Next in the dual meet came six successive wins for Detroit Catholic Central to flip the 10-0 deficit into a 31-10 lead. That stretch started with a pin from junior Myles Amine, a returning state placer, at the 5:20 mark against Joey Ciacchi. It continued with an unexpectedly close match as returning state champion Malik Amine needed a takedown with five seconds left in the match to upend senior Ray Barr, who was down three weights from where he competed in last year's state series for St. Edward, by a 4-3 score. Senior Nick Bennett, who is ranked No. 15 in the nation, continued the barrage with a pin in 5:21 at 152 pounds against sophomore Matt Pauvlik. Freshman Tyler Morland, who was on the Shamrocks football team that lost in the state final last week, followed it up with a 15-4 major decision against Adam Wukie at 160 pounds. With St. Edward short-handed in the upper-weights due to their football team's run in the state tournament ending in the semifinals last week, they forfeited the 170-pound weight class; Andrew Garcia, a two-time state champion who is ranked nationally took the outcome. The Eagles bumped senior Kevin Khoma to wrestle at 182 pounds against the nationally ranked Logan Marcicki, a Junior freestyle All-American this past summer; however, Marcicki got the pin in 1:56. Finally, St. Edward ended the Detroit Catholic Central barrage with a win at 195 pounds from returning state qualifier Gabe Dzuro. Dzuro, who weighed in at 182 pounds, bounced back from giving up the first takedown to win 6-4 against Nick Giese on a late third period takedown. Giese placed third at state last year, and like Morland was placing football for the Shamrocks last Saturday. The Shamrocks then got their final points of the day in a pin from senior Jimmy Russell, a returning state qualifier. He scored a win by fall at the 3:15 mark against sophomore Mike O'Malley, who will be at 195 going forward and was on that St. Edward football team which was eliminated last week. The dual meet score was 37-13 for Detroit Catholic Central with four weights left, and then things got interesting to say the least. In the heavyweight match, both teams had backup wrestlers, as the normal starters were football players. St. Edward sent out sophomore Kevin Ward, while the Shamrocks inserted Nick Vaiketcus. Ward got the match's first takedown, and then a minute into the match, the match stopped. Due to an Ohio-specific rule, Vaiketcus was actually not eligible to wrestle in the 285 pound class; he weighed more than 195 but less than 215, and 215 is the Ohio minimum to wrestle 285. The match was ruled a forfeit, like it never happened. Freshman Allan Hart cut the St. Edward deficit another six points with a pin 32 seconds into the match against junior Alex Geelhood, who will be the starter until Aaron Rehfeldt is available in January. Then it was junior L.J. Bentley setting up the potential for last match heroics from St. Edward, with a pin at the 5:50 mark against Tommy Hermann. This came in a match where the primary objective in the last four minutes plus for Hermann was not to get pinned. It was 18-4 before the pinning combination took place. Facing a 37-31 deficit, St. Edward sent out sophomore Mason Daugherty to face senior Parker O'Brien, who made the state tournament last year for Detroit Catholic Central. Daugherty scored a takedown in the opening period, and rode it out on top. In the second period, O'Brien chose down, Daugherty got a two-point near fall and two more points out of three bottom stall calls on O'Brien. With a pin being the requisite outcome for St. Edward, and not getting pinned the goal for the Shamrocks, Daugherty chose the top position in the third period. He rode hard seeking that outcome. Midway through the third period, a fourth stalling was called. Then with eight seconds left in the match, a fifth stalling was called against O'Brien, which meant a win by disqualification. That led to the match's true drama, the determination of a winner through match criteria. There was nothing in categories A, B, or C: those addressing misconducts and deductions. Criterion D through G was even as well: five pins each, no technical fall victories, one major decision each, one decision each. Criteria H was even at 12-all, as the first match points at 285 did not count, match never happened. Finally, it came down to Criteria I; St. Edward had 15 near fall points across the dual meet, but Detroit Catholic Central had 23. Detroit Catholic Central returns to competition on Wednesday afternoon with an assembly dual at home against No. 20 Davison, Mich., while St. Edward next competes on Friday and Saturday at the Walsh Ironman. Results: 126: Isaac Collier (SE) pinned Chyle Johnson, 5:36 132: Hunter Ladnier (SE) maj. dec. Evan Toth, 9-1 138: Myles Amine (DCC) pinned Joey Ciacchi, 5:20 145: Malik Amine (DCC) dec. Ray Barr, 4-3 152: No. 15 Nick Bennett (DCC) pinned Matt Pauvlik, 5:21 160: Tyler Morland (DCC) maj. dec. Adam Wukie, 15-4 170: No. 10 (at 182) Andrew Garcia (DCC) wins by forfeit 182: No. 16 (at 170) Logan Marcicki (DCC) pinned Kevin Khoma, 1:56 195: Gabe Dzuro (SE) dec. Nick Giese, 6-4 220: Jimmy Russell (DCC) pinned Mike O'Malley, 3:15 285: Kevin Ward (SE) wins by forfeit 106: Allan Hart (SE) pinned Alex Geelhood, 0:32 113: L.J. Bentley (SE) pinned Tommy Hermann, 5:50 220: Mason Daugherty (SE) over Parker O'Brien by disqualification at 5:52 *Criteria I is most near fall points across matches in the dual meet, 23-15 for DCC

BOSTON -- The Boston University wrestling team picked up its first win of the season on Saturday evening, as six Terriers earned victories in a 24-19 triumph over visiting Davidson at Case Gym. BU (1-4) finished with two technical falls and two major decisions to hand the Wildcats (2-4) their second defeat of the day after Davidson fell to Sacred Heart, 22-19, in the first contest of the evening. The Terriers jumped out to an 8-0 lead behind senior Bubba McGinley's 4-0 decision at 125 and sophomore Dane Harlowe's dominating 15-0 technical fall at 133. The Wildcats responded with a 6-5 decision over junior Peter Ishiguro (141) and pin against senior Nick Tourville (149) two minutes into the match. BU came right back though and won four of the final six matches with one of the two losses coming by result of a forfeit at 197. Ranked No. 13 in the country, senior Nestor Taffur (157) finished with a three-point near fall in the second to claim a 16-1 technical fall to remain undefeated in dual action at 5-0. Sophomore Matt Belikov (165) followed with his first dual win of the year by defeating Davidson, 13-5, for the major decision. Junior Mitchell Wightman (174) then earned a 10-3 decision to give the Terriers a 20-9 advantage. Competing at 184 for the first time this season, sophomore Colin Saunders dropped a 13-4 major decision. With the win by forfeit at 197, the Wildcats cut their deficit to one (20-19), putting the final team score in the hands of senior Kevin Innis and Davidson's Eddie Isola. Innis left nothing to chance and controlled the entire match for a 9-0 major decision and the 24-19 team victory. The Terriers will remain at home and host Navy next Saturday (Dec. 14) with action set to begin at 5 p.m. Results: 125 - Bubba McGinley (BU) dec. Philip Elias (D), 4-0 133 - Dane Harlowe (BU) tech. fall Anthony Elias (D), 15-0 (7:00) 141 - James McCord (D) dec. Peter Ishiguro (BU), 6-5 149 - Kevin Birmingham (D) pinned Nick Tourville (BU), 2:03 157 - Nestor Taffur (BU) tech. fall Nick Pappayliou (D), 16-1 (5:00) 165 - Matt Belikov (BU) major dec. Patrick Devlin (D), 13-5 174 - Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. Nathaniel Powers (D), 10-3 184 - Donald Patrick (D) major dec. Colin Saunders (BU), 13-4 197 - Michael Moore (D) wins by forfeit 285 - Kevin Innis (BU) major dec. Eddie Isola (D), 9-0

Oklahoma claimed the team title in Vegas (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- The fourth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team took home three individual titles and placed first over a talented field of 33 teams at the 32nd annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational, held inside the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Sooners earned 154.5 team points to claim the title. Nebraska (130.5), Ohio State (119.5), Cornell (115.5) and Michigan (104.5) rounded out the top five. Redshirt seniors Kendric Maple, Andrew Howe and Travis Rutt all finished first in their respective weight classes. Maple topped Cornell’s Christopher Villalonga by a 6-1 decision in the semifinals and Jake Sueflohn of Nebraska by an 8-3 decision in the finals en route to the 149-pound title. At 174 pounds, Howe defeated Robert Kokesh of Nebraska by decision, 3-2. In the semifinals, Howe downed Citadel’s Turtogtokh Luvsa by a 16-4 technical fall. With a 6-4 decision over Daniel Mitchell of American, Rutt topped first place at 197 pounds. Rutt entered the finals after a medical forfeit. Claiming second place medals for OU were redshirt senior Jarrod Patterson (125) and redshirt sophomore Cody Brewer (133). Patterson defeated Wyoming’s Tyler Cox in the semifinals by a 9-2 decision before falling to Cornell’s Nahshon Garrett by decision, 6-1. Brewer posted a 5-2 decision over Mark Grey of Cornell in semifinals and fell to Johnni DiJulius of Ohio State by fall in the finals. Redshirt senior Nick Lester finished third with a 4-0 decision of Hofstra’s Luke Vaith. Redshirt freshman Ross Larson placed fifth in the 285-pound weight class and also took home the award for most falls in the tournament. Up next for the Sooners is a trip to Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 9 to face conference foe Iowa State.

Related: Brackets | Team Standings EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team turned in a dominating performance on Saturday to come away with its third straight title in the 71st Annual PSAC Wrestling Championships. The Fighting Scots crowned six champions while hosting the event at McComb Fieldhouse, ending the day with 172.5 points. It marked the eighth title in the last nine years and 14th overall for head coach Tim Flynn. Bloomsburg was second with 135 points, and Lock Haven was third with 102 points. Clarion had 92 points to edge Mercyhurst (90 points) for fourth place. A total of 12 teams competed in the championships. Edinboro set a PSAC record with six straight champions to start the finals, with nine of ten Boro wrestlers reahing the finals. Kory Mines picked up his first PSAC title at 125 lbs. with an 8-2 decision over Pitt-Johnstown’s Dave Fogle. A.J. Schopp, Mitchell Port, and Dave Habat followed with wins at 133, 141 and 149 lbs., respectively, all becoming three time champions. Schopp won by fall at 1:59 over Clarion’s Sam Sherlock, as the redshirt junior pinned all four of his opponents. The performance earned him Outstanding Wrestler honors. Port won by technical fall over Matt Rappo of Bloomsburg, 16-1 (5:00), and Habat held off Bryce Busler of Bloomsburg, claiming a 5-3 decision. Johnny Greisheimer rallied for an exciting 9-8 decision over Clarion’s Austin Matthews at 157 lbs., and Kasey Burnett-Davis made it six straight Edinboro wins with a 9-4 upset of top-seeded Jake Kemerer of Lock Haven at 165 lbs. Burnett-Davis was a replacement starter for the Fighting Scots and was unseeded. Edinboro’s run of champions came to an end at 174 lbs., as Mike Dessino earned his third PSAC crown with a fall over Mercyhurst’s August Mizia at 2:19. Travis McKillop became UPJ’s first PSAC titlist when he won the 184 lb. championship with a win by medical forfeit over Edinboro’s Vic Avery. Bloomsburg would deny Edinboro a chance to tie the PSAC record for individual champions with wins in the final two matches. Richard Perry and Justin Grant successfully defended their crowns and 197 lbs. and heavyweight, respectively. Perry won a 7-2 decision over Vince Pickett of Edinboro at 197 lbs. Grant and Edinboro’s Ernest James then renewed their rivalry, with Grant prevailing 2-1 on riding time. 71st ANNUAL PSAC WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Edinboro – 172.5 pts. 2. Bloomsburg – 135 3. Lock Haven – 102 4. Clarion -- 92 5. Mercyhurst -- 90 6. Pitt-Johnstown -- 62 7. Kutztown -- 48.5 8. East Stroudsburg – 44.5 9. Shippensburg – 26 10. Gannon – 17.5 11. Seton Hill – 13 12. Millersville – 12 INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS First Place 125 lbs. – #1 Kory Mines (EU) dec. #3 Dave Fogle (UPJ), 8-2 133 lbs. – #1 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over #3 Sam Sherlock (CU), 1:59 141 lbs. – #1 Mitchell Port (EU) tech. fall #3 Matt Rappo (BU), 16-1 (5:00) 149 lbs. – #1 Dave Habat (EU) dec. 32 Bryce Busler (BU), 5-3 157 lbs. – #1 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. #2 Austin Matthews (CU), 9-8 165 lbs. – Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) dec. #1 Jake Kemerer (LHU), 9-4 174 lbs. – #1 Mike Dessino (BU) fall over #3 August Mizia (MH), 2:19 184 lbs. – #2 Travis McKillop (UPJ) med. forf. 31 Vic Avery (EU) 197 lbs. – #1 Richard Perry (BU) dec. #3 Vince Pickett (EU), 7-2 Hwt. -- #1 Justin Grant (BU) dec. #2 Ernest James (EU), 2-1 Third Place 125 lbs. – #6 Sean Boylan (BU) dec. #2 Matt Turek (GU), 5-3 133 lbs. – #2 Nick Wilcox (LHU) dec. Cody Wheeler (LHU), 5-3 141 lbs. -- #4 Dylan DUrso (MH) maj. dec. #5 Tyler Bedelyon (CU), 10-2 149 lbs. -- Joe Esposito (KU) fall over #4 Mac Maldarelli (LHU), 0:55 157 lbs. -- #3 Kevin Hartnett (BU) dec. Francis Mizia (MH), 8-7 tb1 165 lbs. -- #4 Gary Lantz (UPJ) fall over Michael Pavasko (CU), 4:50 174 lbs. – #4 Zach Towers (EU) maj. dec. Adam Mackie (LHU), 16-3 184 lbs. – Evan Ramos (SU) dec. Joseph Rimel (LHU), 6-0 197 lbs. -- #2 Phil Sprenkle (LHU) med. def. #5 Brandon Clark (KU) Hwt. – Andrew Welton (MH) dec. #3 Evan Daley (CU), 6-4 Fifth Place 125 lbs. – Jonathan Mele (CU) maj. dec. Ryan Bohince (MU), 16-2 133 lbs. – Kody Young (MH) med. forf. Evan Link (UPJ) 141 lbs. – #2 Dave Cawley (UPJ) dec. David Charles (MU), 2-0 149 lbs. – Ray Nicosia (ESU) med. forf. Justin Arthur (CU) 157 lbs. -- #3 Elias Biddle (LHU) dec. Zach Voytek (SHU), 6-4 165 lbs. – Justin Heller (KU) med. forf. #2 Braden Turner (ESU) 174 lbs. -- #2 Ryan Darch (CU) med. forf. Joey Fogle (ESU) 184 lbs. -- #4 Giovanni Ortiz (KU) dec. #3 Sam Shirey (BU), 7-4 197 lbs. – Brian Beattie (MH) med. forf. #4 Tyson Searer (ESU) Hwt. – #5 Brad Emerick (LHU) dec. Nick Budd (GU), 2-0

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With a pair of champions in Johnni DiJulius (133 pounds) and Logan Stieber (141 pounds), the eighth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team rallied from sixth place to finish third with 119.5 points at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Saturday night. In addition to winning the 141-pound title, Stieber was named Most Outstanding Wrestler. Oklahoma won the team title with 154.5 points, while Nebraska was the runner-up with 130.5 points. The Buckeyes will return to dual action Dec. 15 when they travel to State College, Pa., to face No. 1 Penn State at noon live on BTN. In addition to DiJulius and Stieber, six Buckeyes placed in the Top 8 of their respective weight classes. Kenny Courts (184 pounds) finished third, Ian Paddock (149 pounds) was fifth and Nick Heflin was a sixth-place finisher. Nick Roberts (125 pounds) was seventh, while Randy Languis and Nick Tavanello finished eighth at 157 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. DiJulius had one of the more impressive outings of the tournament, defeating the Nos. 5, 1 and 2 seeds en route to the title. After posting a 3-0 record on the first day of competition, DiJulius handed No. 1 seed Joe Colon of Northern Iowa a 6-2 loss before downing second-seed Cody Brewer of Oklahoma in 44 seconds. Stieber collected his third fall of the CKLV invite and a technical fall to win the 141-pound crown. First, Stieber pinned No. 5 seed Nick Lester of Oklahoma in 2:22. Subsequently, Stieber recorded a 16-1 technical fall over sixth seed Anthony Abidin of Nebraska. Wrestling seven matches in two days, Courts rallied from a quarterfinal loss and won four consecutive matches to conclude the tournament in third place. Of the four matches Courts won Saturday, two were bonus point victories, including a 4:48 pin of No. 5 seed Ophir Bernstein of Brown in the third-place matchup. Fifth-place finisher Paddock overcame a 3-1 sudden victory loss to fifth-seed Christopher Villalonga of Cornell in wrestlebacks and defeated third-seed Eric Grajales of Michigan in the fifth-place bout. Injuries forced Heflin to medical forfeit his final three matches to eventually finish sixth. A redshirt freshman, Roberts was impressive in the tournament as he defeated the Nos. 6, 11, 8 and 12 seeds en route to his seventh-place finish. In his final match-up, Roberts edged 12th-seed Earl Hall of Iowa State, 4-3. Despite earning wins in wrestleback competition, both Languis and Tavanello were handed setbacks in their respective seventh-place bouts. Languis dropped a 1-0 decision to No. 10 Robert Burg of Navy and Tavanello lost to No. 7 William Smith of Rutgers, 4-2.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The #25 Indiana University wrestling team (5-0) shined on Day One of the 2013 Hoosier Duals, going 3-0 and outscoring the competition by a combined scored of 87-18. All 10 Hoosier starters got in on the success, each winning at least two of three bouts and half (5) the lineup going a perfect 3-0. In total, Indiana won 25 of 30 bouts on the day. No opponent reached double-digit point against the Cream and Crimson on Saturday as IU topped Northern Colorado (2-4), Drexel (3-9) and VMI (1-7) by final margins of 32-9, 29-9 and 46-0, respectively. The blanking of VMI marks Indiana's first Division-I shutout since besting Clarion 49-0 on Jan. 18, 2009. Redshirt junior Taylor Walsh continued his 2013-14 pinning clinic, sticking all three foes to improve to 18-0 with 15 falls just over a month into the season. The 6th-ranked 157-pounder in the country now owns a share of fifth place all-time at IU for pins in a season; and his 36 career falls are slotted sixth in school history. The all-time record for season pins is 19 by Rod Chamberlin in 1981 and Viktor Sveda (1998-2002)'s 47 falls are the career high note. *Walsh's 15 pins are tied with Bill Paxton (1986), Rod Chamberlin (1980) and Gene Denisar (1968) Heavyweight Adam Chalfant, ranked eighth nationally, provided the maximum 18 team points as well. He pinned both of his adversaries that took the mat, including #27 Henry Chirino (Northern Colorado) while also accepting a forfeit by Drexel to deliver his 18 points. The redshirt senior improved to 12-1 on the year. Following Walsh's triumphs at 157 pounds, Indiana did not suffer a defeat in the next three weight classes for the entirety of Day One. Ryan LeBlanc (165 lbs), Nate Jackson (174 lbs) and Luke Sheridan (184 lbs) matched Walsh by also going 3-0. The trio contributed bonus points to the Hoosier effort as well. LeBlanc and Sheridan notched tech falls while Jackson carded a pin and major decision. Sheridan's action was full of suspense, twice seizing victory in extra time. His first win came in sudden victory, followed by a tiebreaker win in bout number two. A quintet of Hoosiers took two out of three, a group including: Joe Duca (125 lbs), Chris Caton (133 lbs), Ethan Raley (141 lbs), Alex Gregory (149 lbs) and Garret Goldman (197 lbs). Bonus points came from Duca (tech fall), Caton (two major decisions) and Raley (tech fall). West Virginia (6-2) was victorious in each of its three duals Saturday as well, setting up a likely Hoosier Duals title match against the Hoosiers on Sunday at 11 a.m. Indiana will also face SIUE at approximately 1 p.m. to wrap up the round-robin affair. ROUND ONE RESULTS Indiana 32, Northern Colorado 9 125 lbs - Trey Andrews (UNCO) dec. Joe Duca (IU), 6-0; Team Score: 0-3 133 lbs - Chris Caton (IU) maj. dec. Sonny Espinoza (UNCO), 14-2; TS: 4-3 141 lbs - Ethan Raley (IU) dec. Nick Adams (UNCO), 10-9; TS: 7-3 149 lbs - Alex Gregory (IU) dec. Beau Roberts (UNCO), 5-1; TS: 10-3 157 lbs - #6 Taylor Walsh (IU) pins Mitchell Polkowske (UNCO); 4:53; TS: 16-3 165 lbs - #23 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) dec. Charlie McMartin (UNCO), 8-1; TS: 19-3 174 lbs - Nate Jackson (IU) maj. dec. Dylan Rutledge (UNCO), 14-3; TS: 23-3 184 lbs - #15 Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. Nick Bayer (UNCO), 7-5 (SV); TS: 26-3 197 lbs - Cole Briegle (UNCO) pins Garret Goldman (IU), 4:02; TS: 26-9 285 lbs - # 8 Adam Chalfant (IU) pins #27 Henry Chirino (UNCO), 2:07; TS: 32-9 West Virginia 25, Drexel 8 125 lbs - Cory Stainbrook (WVU) maj. dec. Tanner Shoap (DU), 10-1; TS: 4-0 133 lbs - Kevin Devoy (DU) tech falls #15 Nathan Pennesi (WVU), 16-1; TS: 4-5 141 lbs - #33 Colin Johnston (WVU) dec. David Pearce (DU), 4-2; TS: 7-5 149 lbs - #31 Mike Morales (WVU) dec. Noel Blanco (DU), 5-1; TS: 10-5 157 lbs - Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Austin Shommer (DU), 2-1; TS: 13-5 165 lbs - Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Jason Fugiel (DU), 7-2; TS: 16-5 174 lbs - #27 Bubba Scheffel (WVU) dec. Kevin Matyas, 5-4; TS: 19-5 184 lbs - Mac Mancuso (WVU) dec. Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-2; TS: 22-5 197 lbs - Bryan Sternlieb (DU) dec. Leo Trinade (WVU), 5-4; TS: 22-8 285 lbs - A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) dec. Joe Giorgio (DU), 3-1 (DU); TS: 25-8 SIUE 23, VMI 14 125 lbs - Dakota Leach (SIUE) dec. Dalton Henderson (VMI), 9-2; TS: 3-0 133 lbs - Patrick Myers (SIUE) maj. dec. Mike Flora (VMI), 13-1; TS: 7-0 141 lbs - Drew Vrbenec (SIUE) maj. dec. Joe Jarrells (VMI), 100; TS: 11-0 149 lbs - Shabaka Johns (VMI) dec. Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 6-3; TS: 11-3 157 lbs - Ted Gottwald (VMI) dec. Logun Taylor (SIUE), 4-3; TS: 11-6 165 lbs - Mark Darr (VMI) tech falls Connor McMahon (SIUE), 17-2; TS: 11-11 174 lbs - Jake Residori (SIUE) tech falls Timmy Davison (VMI), 15-0; TS: 16-11 184 lbs - Deshoun White (SIUE) dec. Hardy Hendren (VMI), 9-5; TS: 19-11 197 lbs - Chris Johnson (SIUE) maj. dec. Silvaatasi Mathias (VMI), 12-4; TS: 23-11 285 lbs - Juan Adams (VMI) dec. David Devine (SIUE), 6-3; TS: 23-14 ROUND TWO RESULTS Indiana 29, Drexel 9 125 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) dec. Kevin Devoy (DU), 4-1; Team Score: 3-0 133 lbs - Kevin Devoy (DU) dec. Chris Caton (IU), 5-3 (SV); TS: 3-3 141 lbs - Matt Cimato (DU) dec. Ethan Raley (IU), 13-8; TS: 3-6 149 lbs - Noel Blanco (DU) dec. Alex Gregory (IU), 3-2; TS: 3-9 157 lbs - #6 Taylor Walsh (IU) pins Austin Sommer (DU), 3:27; TS: 9-9 165 lbs - #23 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) tech falls Jason Fugiel (DU), 19-4; TS: 14-9 174 lbs - Nate Jackson (IU) dec. Kevin Maytas (DU), 12-9; TS: 17-9 184 lbs - #15 Luke Sherdian (IU) dec. Bryan Sternlieb (DU), 4-3 (TB1); 20-9 197 lbs - Garret Goldman (IU) dec. Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-3; TS: 23-9 285 lbs - #8 Adam Chalfant (IU) wins by forfeit; TS: 29-9 SIUE 25, Northern Colorado 17 125 lbs - Trey Andrews (UNCO) dec. Dakota Leach (SIUE), 9-3; TS: 0-3 133 lbs - Patrick Myers (SIUE) pins Sonny Espinoza (UNCO), 1:29; TS: 6-3 141 lbs - Drew Vrbenec (SIUE) dec. Nick Adams (UNCO), 5-2; TS: 9-3 149 lbs - Beau Roberts (UNCO) tech falls Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 18-2; TS: 9-8 157 lbs - Mitchell Polkowske (UNCO) pins Lucas Volpe (SIUE), 0:44; TS: 9-14 165 lbs - Connor McMahon (SIUE) dec. Charlie McMartin (UNCO), 8-6; TS: 12-14 174 lbs - Jake Residori (SIUE) maj. dec. Josh VanTine (UNCO), 10-2; TS: 16-14 184 lbs - Deshoun White (SIUE) dec. Nick Bayer (UNCO), 3-1; TS: 19-14 197 lbs - Chris Johnson (SIUE) pins Cole Briegle (UNCO), 5:23; TS: 25-14 285 lbs - #27 Henry Chirino (UNCO) dec. David Devine (SIUE), 5-3; TS: 25-17 West Virginia 38, VMI 3 125 lbs - Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Dalton Henderson (VMI), 8-2; TS: 3-0 133 lbs - #15 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) maj. dec. Mike Flora (VMI), 9-0; TS: 7-0 141 lbs - #33 Colin Johnston (WVU) pins Joe Jarrells (VMI), 2:58; TS: 13-0 149 lbs - #31 Mike Morales (WVU) dec. Shabaka Johns (VMI), 5-1; TS: 16-0 157 lbs - Jason Luster (WVU) tech falls Ted Gottwald (VMI), 21-5; TS: 21-0 165 lbs - Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Mark Darr (VMI), 3-2; TS: 24-0 174 lbs - #27 Bubba Scheffel (WVU) pins Timmy Davison (VMI), 2:11; TS: 30-0 184 lbs - Mark Colabucci (WVU) tech falls Jake Koch (VMI), 21-5; TS: 35-0 197 lbs - Leo Trindade (WVU) dec. Silvaatasi Mathias (VMI), 5-1; TS: 38-0 285 lbs - Juan Adams (VMI) dec. Wayne Purnell (WVU), 6-2; TS: 38-3 ROUND THREE RESULTS Indiana 46, VMI 0 125 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) tech falls Dalton Henderson (VMI), 19-4; Team Score: 5-0 133 lbs - Chris Caton (IU) maj. dec. Mike Flora (VMI), 16-4; TS: 9-0 141 lbs - Ethan Raley (IU) tech falls Joe Jarrells (VMI), 15-0; TS: 14-0 149 lbs - Alex Gregory (IU) dec. Shabaka Johns (VMI), 4-1; TS: 17-0 157 lbs - #6 Taylor Walsh (IU) pins Ted Gottwald (VMI), 2:17; TS: 23-0 165 lbs - #23 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) dec. Mark Darr (VMI), 10-3; TS: 26-0 174 lbs - Nate Jackson (IU) pins Jake Koch (VMI), 1:51; TS: 32-0 184 lbs - #15 Luke Sheridan (IU) tech falls Hardy Hendren (VMI), 18-3; TS: 37-0 197 lbs - Garret Goldman (IU) dec. Silvaatasi Mathias (VMI), 5-0; TS: 40-0 285 lbs - #8 Adam Chalfant (IU) pins Juan Adams (VMI), 0:45; TS: 46-0 Drexel 16, Northern Colorado 15 125 lbs - Trey Andrews (UNCO) dec. Tanner Shoap (DU), 4-0; TS: 0-3 133 lbs - Kevin Devoy (DU) maj. dec. Sonny Espinoza (UNCO), 10-0; TS: 4-3 141 lbs - David Pearce (DU) dec. Nick Adams (UNCO), 4-1; TS: 7-3 149 lbs - Noel Blanco (DU) dec. Beau Robertson (UNCO), 9-7; TS: 10-3 157 lbs - Mitchell Polkowske (UNCO) dec. Austin Sommer (DU), 8-7; TS: 10-6 165 lbs - Charlie McMartin (UNCO) dec. Jason Fugiel (DU), 6-2; TS: 10-9 174 lbs - Kevin Maytas (DU) dec. Josh VanTine (UNCO), 5-2; TS: 13-9 184 lbs - Nick Bayer (UNCO) dec. Bryan Sternlieb (DU), 3-1; TS: 13-12 197 lbs - #14 Brandon Palik (DU) dec. Cole Briegle (UNCO), 4-2 (SV1); TS: 16-12 285 lbs - #27 Henry Chirino (UNCO) dec. Joe Giorgio (DU), 8-2; TS: 16-15 West Virginia 27, SIUE 3 125 lbs - Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Dakota Leach (SIUE), 6-1; TS: 3-0 133 lbs - #15 Nathan Pennessi (WVU) dec. Patrick Myers (SIUE), 4-3 (TB1); TS: 6-0 141 lbs - #33 Colin Johnston (WVU) dec. Drew Vrbenec (SIUE), 6-2; TS: 9-0 149 lbs - #31 Mike Morales (WVU) dec. Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 11-6; TS: 12-0 157 lbs - Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Logun Taylor (SIUE), 11-5; TS: 15-0 165 lbs - Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Connor McMahon (SIUE), 6-3; TS: 18-0 174 lbs - #27 Bubba Scheffel (WVU) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 4-1; TS: 21-0 184 lbs - Mac Mancuso (WVU) dec. Deshoun White (SIUE), 4-2; TS: 24-0 197 lbs - Leo Trindade (WVU) dec. Chris Johnson (SIUE), 2-0; TS: 27-0 285 lbs - David Devine (SIUE) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 6-4; TS: 27-3

BINGHAMTON, NY -- This date will forever be a ‘day that will live in infamy’ for American veterans. It may now be a day of infamy for the Binghamton wrestling program, as the Broncs totally dominated the former nationally ranked conference foe. The 22nd ranked Broncs won eight of 10 bouts to defeat former CAA rival Binghamton Saturday afternoon. “They were nationally ranked last year when we beat them,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor, who now has 295 career wins. “They are not currently ranked but they are always a strong program.” For Rider (5-1), nationally ranked senior Ramon Santiago (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville) improved to 7-3 with a tech fall at 165 to give Rider a 23-0 lead. Freshman Paul Kirchner (Somerville, NJ/Somerville) improved to 5-5 with a major decision at 141, sophomore Curt Delia (Mullica Hill, NJ/Delsea) improved to 5-5 with a major decision at 149 and freshman Wayne Stinson (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) improved to 2-7 with a major decision at 157. “Kirchner looked very good,” Taylor said, “and Delia looked good today.” Stinson was ranked 11th in the nation in high school where he won 140 matches but had struggled as a starter for Rider. “He didn’t just win a match today he really showed some nice takedowns,” Taylor said. “We were all happy to see that today.” Binghamton (1-5) broke the shutout with wins at 184 and heavyweight. Nationally ranked sophomore Robert Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) improved to 8-2 with an overtime win to give Rider a 3-0 lead. “(David) White beats good wrestlers,” Taylor said of Deutsch’s opponent. “He’s a hard opponent to figure out. It was a good win for Rob. It’s a good sign of a winner when you figure out a way to get your hand raised at the end, and Rob did that today.” Sophomore Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) improved to 8-4 with an overtime win at 174. “Conor did a great job again today,” Taylor said. The wrestler Brennan is filling in for came back today, sooner than expected. With junior Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) out with an injury, three-time NCAA qualifier Jim Resnick (Media, Pa./Penncrest), who red-shirted last year, came back from an injury to make his first appearance since 2012, but lost at 184. “We brought Jim back sooner than we had planned, but he stepped up for his team and almost tilted Wallace several times but didn’t get the call,” Taylor said. “Resnick has beaten Wallace in the past.” The Broncs defeated nationally ranked Binghamton 19-15 last year. The Broncs have won nine of the 11 matches with Binghamton since the series began in 2002-03. Rider travels to Western PA to take on Edinboro and Clarion in a pair of EWL dual meets December 21. Edinboro took second ranked Iowa to the brink recently, losing 21-19. “That ought to tell you everything you need to know about Edinboro,” Taylor said of the EWL rival. “That’s one good team, and Clarion is also a very good team. The EWL is very good.” Results: 125 Robert Deutsch-R dec. David White-B 2-1 ot 3-0 133 Chuck Zeisloft-R dec. Nick Tighe-B 9-7 6-0 141 Paul Kirchner-R major dec. Dylan Caruana-B 8-0 10-0 149 Curt Delia-R major dec. Dylan Cohen-B 19-5 14-0 157 Wayne Stinson-R major dec. Ben Price –B 16-7 18-0 165 Ramon Santiago-R tech fall Colton Perry-B 15-0 23-0 174 Conor Brennan-R dec. Jack McKeever-B 3-1 ot 26-0 184 Caleb Wallace-B dec. Jim Resnick-R 4-1 26-3 197 Donald McNeil-R dec. Cody Reed-B 8-4 29-3 285 Tyler Deuel-B dec. Greg Velasco-R 11-7 29-6

125: 1st: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma), 6-1 3rd: No. 8 Josh Martinez (Air Force) dec. No. 20 David Terao (American), 4-1 5th: No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming), 15-13 7th: Nick Roberts (Ohio State) dec. Earl Hall (Iowa State), 4-3 133: 1st: No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) pinned No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma), 0:44 3rd: No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) tech. fall No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell), 15-0 5th: No. 18 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) dec. Jose Mendoza (CSU Bakersfield), 6-4 SV 7th: Colton Rasche (Navy) dec. No. 19 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska), 8-5 141: 1st: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska), 16-1 3rd: No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma) dec. No. 9 Luke Vaith (Hofstra), 4-0 5th: Dylan Phillipy (San Francisco State) by medical forfeit over No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) 7th: Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) by medical forfeit over No. 8 Joey Lazor (Northern Iowa) 149: 1st: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska), 8-3 3rd: No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 4-1 5th: Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan), 8-2 7th: Brian Hamann (North Carolina State) by medical forfeit Blake Kastl (Cal Poly) 157: 1st: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) dec. No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 6-5 3rd: No. 6 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) dec. Thomas Gantt (North Carolina State), 6-3 5th: Brian Murphy (Michigan) by medical forfeit over Blaise Butler (Virginia) 7th: Bobby Burg (Navy) dec. Randy Languis (Ohio State), 1-0 165: 1st: No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State), 5-2 3rd: No. 8 Dan Yates (Michigan) pinned No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 1:39 5th: No. 18 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) dec. Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 9-8 7th: No. 10 Joe Booth (Hofstra) maj. dec. Peyton Walsh (Navy), 13-4 174: 1st: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) dec. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska), 3-2 3rd: No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia) pinned No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) 5th: Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) maj. dec. No. 14 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield), 15-5 7th: Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 20 Kevin Radford (Arizona State), 7-3 184: 1st: No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) maj. dec. Tim Dudley (Nebraska), 13-3 3rd: No. 9 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) pinned No. 14 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 4:48 5th: No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) by medical forfeit over No. 5 Jake Swartz (Boise State) 7th: Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 8 (174) Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) 197: 1st: No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) dec. No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American), 6-4 3rd: Cody Dixon (Boise State) by medical forfeit over No. 2 Taylor Meeks 5th: Chris Penny (Virginia Tech) by medical forfeit over No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) 7th: No. 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Chris Heald (Michigan), 5-2 285: 1st: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State), 7-5 SV 3rd: No. 3 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) dec. Adam Fager (Utah Valley), 4-3 5th: No. 14 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) by medical forfeit over Ethan Hayes (Virginia) 7th: No. 18 Billy Smith (Rutgers) dec. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 4-2

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma), 6-1 133: No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) pinned No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma), 0:44 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska), 16-1 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska), 8-3 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) dec. No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell), 6-5 165: No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State), 5-2 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) dec. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska), 3-2 184: No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) maj. dec. Tim Dudley (Nebraska), 13-3 197: No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) dec. No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American), 6-4 285: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State), 7-5 SV

InterMat will be providing a live blog for Sunday's dual meet between Minnesota and Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. The dual meet begins at 2 p.m. CT. Follow the action and interact. Projected Matchups: 125: No. 16 Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) dec. Sam Brancale (Minnesota), 14-10 133: No. 3 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 9 David Thorn (Minnesota), 3-2 141: No. 4 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 15 Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State), 5-3 149: No. 2 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 4 Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State), 6-2 157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 3 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 4-2 SV 165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OKlahoma State) dec. No. 20 Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 2-0 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Logan Storely (Minnesota), 6-3 184: Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jordan Rogers (Oklahoma State), 14-5 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State), 8-2 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 15 Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State), 2-0 Minnesota at Oklahoma State

LAS VEGAS -- The finals matchups are set at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, and will take place at 3 p.m. PT. 125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) 133: No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) vs. No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) vs. No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) 165: No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) vs. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) 184: No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. Tim Dudley (Nebraska) 197: No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) vs. No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) 285: No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) vs. No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa), 4-2 No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) dec. No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming), 9-2 133: No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa), 6-2 No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) dec. No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell), 5-2 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma), 2:12 No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) wins by medical forfeit over No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 6-1 No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) dec. No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan), 7-6 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) dec. Brian Murphy (Michigan), 7-5 SV No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) pinned Blaise Butler (Virginia), 7:19 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) dec. No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 10-5 No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 8 Dan Yates (Michigan), 10-3 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) maj. dec. No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel), 16-4 No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia), 6-0 184: No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State), 4-2 SV2 Tim Dudley (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming), 18-9 197: No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) dec. No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), 4-2 No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) wins by medical forfeit over No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) 285: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) maj. dec. Adam Fager (Utah Valley), 12-3 No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) dec. Ethan Hayes (Virginia), 5-1

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team opened up Big Ten action on solid footing Friday night, defeating No. 7 Illinois, 19-18, in a tightly contested dual inside the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center. With the Fighting Illini (6-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) up 15-13 with just two matches remaining, No. 10 Isaac Jordan (157 lbs.) arguably put together the most complete match of the night by dominating No. 15 Zac Brunson. Jordan ran out to an 8-0 lead before Brunson committed a series of stalling penalties that eventually led to his disqualification. Jordan was on top 11-0 and had riding time secured before Brunson was ruled out, giving Wisconsin (7-3, 1-0) six points and a four-point lead with just one match remaining. Redshirt junior Ben Cox (165 lbs.) then held Matt Nora to a 4-1 decision win, giving Wisconsin its first win over a top-10 opponent and second win over a ranked team this season. “It was a good win,” said assistant coach Kyle Ruschell. “The guys wrestled a lot tougher than last week and coming off a loss like that we really needed to change what we were doing intensity wise out there on the mat. The guys came out ready to go today.” The Badgers and Fighting Illini went back-and-forth through the first four matches before No. 1 Jesse Delgado (125 lbs.) pinned No. 19 Ryan Taylor in 44 seconds. The loss was Taylor’s second of the year and it gave Illinois a 12-7 lead. No. 5 Tyler Graff then won by decision, 10-4, over No. 13 Zane Richards in the second match featuring two ranked wrestlers. Graff was up 4-3 lead heading into the third period but recorded an escape and two takedowns to run away with his 14th win of the season. Momentum shifted back in the Fighting Illini’s favor after Steven Rodrigues recorded a three-point near fall in the final seconds of the third period over Jesse Thielke at 141 lbs. Thielke dropped the match by decision, 5-2, and fell to 9-7 overall on the year. Redshirt freshman TJ Ruschell then brought the Badgers right back into it with a 10-3 win over John Fahy to pull the Badgers within two before Jordan’s dominating performance. Redshirt sophomore No. 6 Connor Medbery protected his perfect record by recording a major decision victory over Chris Lopez at Hwt. It was Mebery’s seventh match in which he won in bonus-point fashion and he improves to 15-0 on the season. No. 15 Jackson Hein also continued his winning ways after narrowly escaping with a 3-2 victory over Nikko Reyes at 184 lbs. Reyes entered with a 10-1 record, but Hein sealed the victory with an escape with 1:44 remaining in the third period. The Badgers continue Big Ten action on Sunday at Michigan State. The dual with the Spartans is set to begin at 1 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on Big Ten Network. Results: 174 #16 Dallago (IL) dec. Liegel (UW), 6-4 3 0 184 #15 Hein (UW) dec. Reyes (IL), 3-2 3 3 197 #7 Gonzalez (IL) dec. McCall (UW), 8-6 6 3 Hwt. #6 Medbery (UW) maj. dec. Lopez (IL), 9-1 6 7 125 #1 Delgado (IL) fall #19 Taylor (UW), 0:44 12 7 133 #5 Graff (UW) dec. #13 Richards (IL), 10-4 12 10 141 Rodgrigues (IL) dec. Thielke (UW), 5-2 15 10 149 Ruschell (UW) dec. Fahy (IL), 10-3 15 13 157 #10 Jordan (UW) dis. #15 Brunson (IL) 15 19 165 Nora (IL) dec. Cox (UW), 4-1 18 19

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling squad grabbed its sixth win of the season as the Eagles defeated Old Dominion Universtiy in its first Mid-American Conference dual, 21-19, Dec. 6.The deciding win over the preseason No. 2 team in the MAC came in the final bout as the Eagles trailed by one heading into the heavyweight division. Head Coach Derek DelPorto clinched his 100th career victory as a head coach and is just two wins shy of grabbing the all-time EMU record, holding a mark of 78-69-2. Former Head Coach John Eisley currently holds the record as he posted an 80-74-4 record in his 12-year tenure. If DelPorto picks up just three more wins this season, he will take the all-time wins record in just eight seasons at the helm. Redshirt-senior Jared Germaine (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw Valley) garnered his seventh straight victory of the season as he remains perfect, earning a 4-2 decision over Old Dominion's Jerome Robinson to give the Eagles a quick 3-0 lead. The Green and White took a 9-0 advantage over the Monarchs when Vincent Pizzuto (North Jackson, Ohio-Jackson Milton)picked up his first pin of the season in 6:05. Old Dominion started its comeback in the 141 lb. weight class as the Monarchs picked up two-straight pins and a decision to take a 15-9 lead over EMU. No. 12 Chris Mecate pinned Nicholas Barber (Cleveland, Ohio-Jackson Milton) in 2:44 before Matthew VanCuren was pinned by No. 20 Alexander Richardson in 1:29. ODU extended its lead to 15-9 when No. 17 Tristan Warner grabbed a 9-2 over Brandon Zeerip (Fremont, Mich.-Hesperia) in the 157 lb. weight class. Eastern Michigan brought the score to 15-12 when Jacob Davis (Northridge, Ohio-St. Edward) clinched a 4-1 decision at 165 lbs.; however, the Monarchs kept the lead as Billy Curling secured a 12-4 major decision over Mike Curby (Osseo, Mich.-Hillsdale) to extend their lead to 19-12 over EMU. The Eagles used their second straight come-from-behind victory of the season as the Green and White clinched three straight decisions to earn their first MAC victory of 2013-14. Redshirt-seniors Phillip Joseph (Lapeer, Mich.-Lapeer East) and Nick Whitenburg (Temperance, Mich.-Bedford) each nabbed decisions in their respective weight classes to bring EMU within one of Old Dominion. With the match on the line, redshirt-senior Khodor Hoballah (Dearborn, Mich.-Dearborn) came up with a thrilling 7-2 decision in the heavyweight decision. After being tied through two periods, Hoballah used a takedown in the final seconds to secure the decision and earn the 21-19 victory for the Eagles. "I am really proud of this team. It is a great way to start our conference dual season", stated DelPorto. "Tonight was a great win! It was probably one of the most fun duals I have been a part of. We had some guys really step it up for us when things weren't going our way. The ending was phenomenal and Khodor really came through for us. Every match that we won tonight our backs were kind of against the wall and we found a way to win. Except for Phillip's, we were actually losing then we came back to win." Eastern will take a short break from duals when it travels to Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 14 for the Cleveland State Open. Results: 125- No. 26 Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. Jerome Robinson (ODU) 4-2. EMU leads 3-0. 133- Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) Fall Scott Festejo (ODU) 6:05. EMU leads 9-0. 141- No. 12 Chris Mecate (ODU) Fall Nicholas Barber (EMU) 2:44. EMU leads 9-6. 149- No. 20 Alexander Richardson (ODU) Fall Matthew VanCuren (EMU) 1:29. ODU leads 12-9. 157- No. 17 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Brandon Zeerip (EMU) 9-2. ODU leads 15-9. 165- Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Devin Geoghegan (ODU) 4-1. ODU leads 15-12. 174- Billy Curling (ODU) major dec. Mike Curby (EMU) 12-4. ODU leads 19-12. 184- Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Austin Coburn (ODU) 8-3 . ODU leads 19-15. 197- Nick Whitenburg (EMU) dec. Kevin Beazley (ODU) 5-2. ODU leads 19-18. 285- Khodor Hoballah (EMU) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU) 7-2. EMU wins 21-19. Bout-By-Bout: 125: Germaine dec. Robinson, 4-2 Robinson took an early 2-0 lead with a takedown in the first period before Germaine grabbed an escape to come within one. Germaine grabbed his first takedown in the second period to take a 4-2 lead. Neither wrestler was able to score in the final period as Germaine remains undefeated and improves to 7-0 on the season. 133: Pizzuto Fall Festejo, 6:05 Pizzuto grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the first period with a takedown before Festejo used a reversal to tie the bout at 2-2 to close out the first two minutes. After Festejo almost grabbed a near fall, ODU used an escape to take his first lead of the bout, but Pizzuto battled back using a near fall and a takedown to grab a 6-3 lead heading into the third period. With just a minute left in the third period, Pizzuto pinned Festejo to give the Eagles a 9-0 lead over Old Dominion. 141: Mecate Fall Barber, 2:44 Mecate came out of the gate strong for the Monarchs as he used a takedown and three back points to grab the early 5-0 lead over Barber. ODU came within three of the Eagles as Mecate pinned Barber just 2:44 into the bout for the Monarchs. 149: Richardson Fall VanCuren, 1:29 Richardson used an early takedown and pinned VanCuren just 1:29 into the bout as VanCuren was unable to gain any momentum over Richardson. Old Dominion took a 12-9 lead over the Eagles, as the pin gave ODU its first lead of the dual. 157: Warner dec. Zeerip, 9-2 Warner used a takedown and a near fall in the first period to grab a quick 4-0 lead over Zeerip, before the redshirt-senior grabbed his first point on an escape to close out the first period trailing 4-1. Warner picked up an escape point before a near fall extended his lead to 8-1 over Zeerip. Zeerip came within five using his second escape of the bout, but Warner clinched one more escape to earn the 9-2 decision and extend the ODU advantage to 15-9 halfway through the dual. 165: Davis dec. Geoghegan, 4-1 After a scoreless first period, Davis used two quick escapes to take a 2-0 lead over Geoghegan to close out the second period. Davis extended his lead to 4-0 in the second period on a takedown before Geoghegan earned his only point of the bout on an escape late in the third period. 174: Curling Maj. Dec. Curby, 12-4 ODU's Curling grabbed an early 2-0 lead over Curby with a takedown in the first period before Curby used an escape to come within one to close out the first two minutes. Curling started down in the second period and garnered his third point on an escape and then secured a takedown to extend his lead to 5-1. Curby used an escape to get his second point of the bout, but Curling had his second-straight takedown to take a 7-2 lead. Curby grabbed his third escape of the bout to start the third period before Curling used a third takedown for the 9-3 advantage. Curby grabbed his final point of the match on an escape but would lose by a 12-4 major decision. 184: Joseph dec. Coburn, 8-3 Joseph got the comeback started for the Eagles as he got an early takedown in the first and a takedown in the second to lead 4-1. Coburn came within two of Joseph with an escape in the second but Joseph used his third take down to go up by four. Back-to-back escapes by both wrestlers brought the score to 7-3 before Joseph used one last escape to take the 9-3 decision and bring Eastern within four of ODU. 197: Whitenburg dec. Beazley, 5-2 The first period saw lots of action as Beazley used a takedown to get the early 2-0 lead, but Whitenburg used an escape and a takedown to gain a 3-2 advantage to end the first period. The second period saw little action as the Whitenburg maintained his 3-2 lead and started down to start the third. Whitenburg used an escape to start the third period and an escape within the last 20 seconds of the match to take home the 5-2 victory and leave EMU trialing by just one with one bout left in the dual. HWT: Hoballah dec. Tourdot, 7-2 With the match on the line in the final bout of the night for the second dual in a row, Hoballah was able to come up with a big 7-2 decision over Tourdot to give EMU the 21-19 victory in its first MAC dual. The first period was back-and-forth as Hoballah used an escape to take the 1-0 advantage before Tourdot had a takedown to take the 2-1 lead. Hoballah answered back with an escape to knot the match at 2-2. The scored remained at 2-2 through the entire second period as Tourdot chose to be neutral heading into the final two minutes of action. Hoballah secured five points in the final period with one takedown to earn the 7-2 decision and give the Eagles their second-straight win.

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, three-time defending NCAA champions, made its first ever trip to Boston University on Friday and came away with a 34-6 over the home-standing Terriers. A sold-out Case Center crowd, the first-ever in BU wrestling history, watched the event. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murraysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, got Penn State off to a good start with a solid 15-3 major over Boston's Bubba McGinley. Boston responded when Dane Harlowe upset freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 133, 1-0, using two ride-outs to build up 4:00 riding time for the win. True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 141, stayed undefeated at 141 with a dominating 17-2 technical fall over Boston's Peter Ishiguro at the 4:45 mark. Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflinburg, Pa.) picked up his first dual meet win as a Nittany Lion with a 9-3 decision over BU senior Dane Harlowe. Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) took on No. 13 Nestor Taffur at 157 in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups and nearly pulled off the upset. Taffur was able to notch a takedown with just :14 left and, after a late Vollrath escape, fight off the Lion's final effort and escaped with a 5-4 win. Penn State led 12-6 at intermission. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, dominated Boston's Mitchell Wightman, posting a 21-5 tech fall at the 6:57 mark. All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, followed that up with a 22-7 tech fall of his own, this one over Terrier Eric Des Lauriers. Red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) picked up his first dual meet win as a Nittany Lion at 184, majoring Terrier Aaron Conrad 9-1. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, picked up a forfeit at 197 and junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 10 at 285, closed out the dual with a strong 10-3 win over Terrier senior Kevin Innis. The string of second half wins allowed Penn State to roll to the 34-6 victory. Penn State was without the services of junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 149 and junior All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, who are expected back mid-December following off-season surgery; and senior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, who is serving a one-month suspension for violation of team rules and policies. Penn State won the takedown battle 30-3 and rolled to a 10-0 bonus point advantage. The sell-out crowd of 1,664 was the first ever sell-out in Boston University wrestling history. Penn State moves to 4-0 with the win while Boston falls to 0-4. The Nittany Lions will trek back to State College and prepare for an historic dual meet against No. 23 Pitt on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. The intrastate match-up will take place in a sold out Bryce Jordan Center with 15,000-plus fans filling the vaunted venue for the meeting. With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the remaining Rec Hall duals. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #3 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Bubba McGinley BU, 15-3 / 4-0 133: Dane Harlowe BU dec. #11 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 1-0 / 4-3 141: #11 Zain Retherford PSU tech fall Peter Ishiguro BU, 17-2 (TF; 4:45) / 9-3 149: Zack Beitz PSU dec. Nick Tourville BU, 9-3 / 12-3 157: #13 Nestor Taffur BU dec. James Vollrath PSU, 5-4 / 12-6 165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall Mitchell Wightman BU, 21-5 (TF; 6:57) / 17-6 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU tech fall Eric Des Lauriers BU, 22-7 (TF/NB; 6:03) / 21-6 184: Wes Phipps PSU maj. dec. Aaron Conrad BU, 9-1 / 25-6 197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU win by forfeit / 31-6 285: #10 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Kevin Innis BU, 10-3 / 34-6 Attendance: 1,664 (sell-out, first ever in BU wrestling history) Records: Penn State 4-0, 0-0 B1G; Boston 0-4 Up Next for Penn State: Sunday, Dec. 8 home vs. Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Two-time All-American Nico Megaludis (Murraysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 125, battled Boston senior Bubba McGinley in the dual's opening salvo. Megaludis fought off an early McGinley shot as the Terrier gained control of the Lions' left leg, forcing him into defense. Megaludis was able to force a stalemate after over a minute. The shot energized Megaludis as he began to force the tempo, picking up his first takedown to lead 2-0 at the 1:00 mark. Megaludis maintained control for the rest of the period, fighting off a quick reversal attempt by McGinley. Leading 2-0 after one, Megaludis chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He quickly added a second takedown, cut McGinley loose and added a third to lead 7-2 at the :45 mark. Megaludis added one more takedown and led 9-2 with 1:17 in time after two. McGinley chose down to start the third and Megaludis quickly caught the Terrier, turning him to his back for three near fall points and a 12-2 lead with a clinched riding time point. McGinley escaped only to be taken down again by Megaludis and, with the ride-out, the Lion posted the 15-3 major to put Penn State up 4-0. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 133, faced off against BU sophomore Dane Harlowe. The duo battled evenly through the first minute-plus when Gulibon shot after a reset, gaining control of Harlowe's legs. Harlowe fought off the move for over a minute as Gulibon nearly turned him to his back but the stalemate was called and action resumed 0-0 at the :30 mark. Tied 0-0 after one, Gulibon chose down to start the second period but could not break free of Harlowe's ride. The Terrier dominated the action from the top, riding Gulibon out to keep the score tied with 2:00 riding time in his favor. Harlowe chose top to start the third period, looking to clinch the riding time point and keep Gulibon down. Gulibon once again could not break free of Harlowe's ride and lost the match 1-0 on Harlowe chose top to start the third period, looking to clinch the riding time point and keep Gulibon down. Gulibon once again could not break free of Harlowe's ride and lost the match 1-0 on 4:00 riding time. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 141, took on Terrier Peter Ishiguro. Retherford wasted no time in gaining control of the match with a quick takedown to lead 2-0 out of the blocks. He then turned Ishiguro for three back points, nearly pinning him but not getting the call. Up 4-0 after a reset with 1:24, Retherford cut Ishiguro loose and began looking for more. Retherford quickly took Ishiguro down twice to lead 9-2 at the :20 mark. He added three back points and led 12-2 after one. Retherford chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 13-2 lead. He added a quick takedown to up his lead to 15-2 and began looking for a chance to turn the Terrier. He picked up two near fall points and got the 17-2 technical fall at the 4:45 mark, putting Penn State up 9-3. 149: Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) took to the mat at 149 for Penn State to face BU senior Nick Tourville. Beitz countered an early Tourville shot, gained control of the Terrier and used his legs to put him to his back for three near fall points and a 5-1 lead after Tourville escaped. Beitz continued his pressure, working for a shot of his own and countering Tourville's offense. Leading 5-1, Beitz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-1 lead, getting an extra point on a Tourville locked hands violation. Tourville shot low on Beitz' left ankle, but Beitz was able to force a stalemate and action resumed in the center circle at the 1:10 mark. Beitz used a quick low single and upped his lead to 9-1 with a takedown. Tourville escaped at the :30 mark to cut the lead to 9-2. Trailing 9-2, Tourville chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 9-3 Beitz lead. Beitz continued to pressure the Terrier, forcing him back towards the outer circle. Beitz would walk away with a strong 9-3 win, his first dual win as a Nittany Lion. 157: Penn State senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) faced off against BU senior Nestor Taffur, who entered the bout ranked No. 13 nationally at 157. The duo battled evenly for two minutes before Vollrath scored on a low single, taking a 2-0 lead at the 1:02 mark and then gaining control of the ranked Terrier with a strong ride. Taffur worked for an escape as the period ended, but Vollrath was able to keep control for the final seconds and led 2-0 with 1:03 riding time after one. Vollrath chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-0 lead. Taffur cut the lead to 3-2 with a strong takedown and then rode Vollrath out for the final seconds of the period. Trailing 3-2, Taffur chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie. Vollrath gained control of Taffur's left leg on a high single and was working his way to a takedown when a stalemate was called at the :50 mark. Tied 3-3, Taffur gained control of Vollrath with :14 and notched a go-ahead takedown to lead 5-3. Vollrath quickly escaped but it was not enough and Taffur escaped with a 5-4 win, cutting Penn State's lead to 12-6 at the break. 165: Three-time NCAA finalist David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Boston's Mitchell Wightman. Taylor fell behind early when Wightman took the Lion down at the 2:24 mark. He quickly escaped to a 2-1 deficit, took him down within seconds and cut him loose to a 3-3 tie at the 1:27 mark. Taylor forced Whiteman into a stall warning, then quickly took the Terrier down for a 5-3 lead with 1:00 to wrestle. He turned Whiteman for three near fall points as the period ended and led 8-3 after one. Wightman chose down to start the second period but Taylor was controlling on top. Taylor picked up a stall point and then turned Wightman for three more back points and lead 12-3 at the :25 mark. Wightman escaped as the period ended and Taylor led 12-4 after two. Taylor chose down to start the third and quickly reversed Wightman to up his lead to 14-4, then picked another point on another stall to lead 15-4. Taylor let Wightman up, took him down to lead 17-5 and began working for a turning combination. Taylor turned Wightman twice for two-counts and rolled to the 21-5 technical fall at the 6:57 mark. 174: Junior All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, battled Eric Des Lauriers. Brown got off to a quick start with a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:28 mark. He worked to build up over 1:00 in riding time then cut Des Lauriers loose. Brown began to put together a string of takedowns, building up a 6-3 lead with two more scores. He tacked on two more takedowns as the period wound down and led 10-4 after the opening three minutes. Des Lauriers chose top to start the second period and Brown quickly reversed the Terrier. He added a takedown and picked up a stall point to lead 15-5. Another takedown gave Brown a 17-6 lead after two periods. Brown took down to start the third period and quickly escaped. He picked up a stall point and then closed out the tech fall with another takedown, getting the 22-7 tech fall, a four pointer with no back points, at the 6:03 mark. 184: Red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) made his Penn State road dual debut in Boston against Terrier Aaron Conrad at 184. The duo battled evenly for the opening minutes but Phipps was able to notch a takedown with :30 left and then rode Conrad out to lead 2-0 after the opening period. Phipps chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Conrad for a 4-0 lead. He then dominated the action for the rest of the period and carried that lead, with 1:48 in riding time, into the third. Conrad chose neutral to start the third period but Phipps quickly took him down to up his lead to 6-0 and clinch the riding time point. He then cut Conrad loose and began looking for bonus points. Phipps upped his lead to 8-1 with another late takedown and then rode Conrad out for the 9-1 win with the 3:06 riding time point. The victory put Penn State up 25-6. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, received a forfeit at 197 and the Nittany Lions led 31-6. 285: Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 10 at 285, battled Terrier senior Kevin Innis in the dual's final bout. The duo battled evenly for the bulk of the opening period but Lawson got on the scoreboard late with a swift counter takedown. A short ride-out gave the Nittany Lion junior a 2-0 lead after the opening period. Innis chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped, but Lawson was relentless on offense, chasing the Terrier senior towards the outside circle and getting a takedown for a 4-1 lead. Innis worked to an escape and action resumed in the center circle. Neither man scored over the rest of the period. Lawson carried a 4-2 lead into the third period, chose down and escaped to a 5-2 lead. He then quickly added another takedown and led 7-2 with 1:30 left to wrestle. Lawson cut Innis loose and began looking for more takedowns and potential bonus points. But Innis was able to defend Lawson's final shots. Lawson picked up the riding time point and rolled to the 10-3 victory.

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) vs. No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) 133: No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) vs. No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) vs. No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) vs. No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) vs. Brian Murphy (Michigan) No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. Blaise Butler (Virginia) 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 8 Dan Yates (Michigan) 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) vs. No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia) 184: No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State) vs. No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) vs. Tim Dudley (Nebraska) 197: No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) vs. No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) vs. No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) 285: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. Adam Fager (Utah Valley) No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) vs. Ethan Hayes (Virginia)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 20 David Terao (American), 5-0 No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) pinned Earl Hall (Iowa State), 6:30 No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) pinned Nick Roberts (Ohio State), 6:09 No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) dec. Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 2-0 133: No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) dec. Vincent Dellafave (Rutgers), 1-0 No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. No. 18 Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 6-5 No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell) dec. Colton Rasche (Navy), 2-0 No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) tech. fall Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), 18-1 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned Danny Sabatello (Purdue), 0:44 No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma) pinned No. 9 Luke Vaith (Hofstra), 5:36 No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) dec. Todd Preston (Harvard), 7-4 No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) dec. Joe Spisak (Virginia), 14-11 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) tech. fall Blake Kastl (Cal Poly), 16-0 (3:47) No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 3-2 No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) pinned Brian Hamann (North Carolina State), 2:47 No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) maj. dec. Ian Paddock (Ohio State), 10-2 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) dec. John Nicholson (Iowa State), 7-3 Brian Murphy (Michigan) dec. No. 19 Max Schneider (Cal Poly), 3-1 No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 20 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma), 11-3 Blaise Butler (Virginia) dec. No. 6 R.J. Pena (Oregon State), 10-4 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) dec. Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 9-4 No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 10 Joe Booth (Hofstra) No. 8 Dan Yates (Michigan) pinned Chad Welch (Purdue), 1:19 No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) maj. dec. No. 18 Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 15-3 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) pinned No. 14 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield), 4:24 No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) won by default over No. 13 Mathew Miller (Navy) No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia) dec. Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech), 4-0 No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) maj. dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 14-2 184: No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State) dec. Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech), 8-2 No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 14 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 4-1 No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) maj. dec. Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa), 17-3 Tim Dudley (Nebraska) dec. No. 9 Kenny Courts (Ohio State), 9-8 197: No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. Shane Woods (Wyoming), 5-1 No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) maj. dec. Paul Rands (Navy), 10-2 No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. No. 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 6-3 No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) dec. Chris Penny (Virginia Tech), 8-5 285: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. No. 3 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State), 3-1 SV Adam Fager (Utah Valley) dec. No. 13 Blake Herrin (American), 3-2 Ethan Hayes (Virginia) dec. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 3-2 No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) dec. Collin Jensen (Nebraska), 7-2

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The 9th-ranked Missouri wrestling program defeated the Ohio Bobcats 23-10 in Jesse Hall Auditorium Friday night in a catfight for supremacy in the newly renovated Mid-American Conference. The Tigers improved to 2-0 on the young season while serving the Bobcats (3-1) their first dual loss. It was the Tiger freshmen that led the ninth-ranked Tigers to victory Friday, with consecutive wins from youngsters Barlow McGhee, Matt Manley and Lavion Mayes. With the squad trailing 7-4, McGhee and company would regain the lead with three straight victories, highlighted by a Mayes 12-3 major decision in his first career dual start. At 125 pounds, freshman Barlow McGhee slid past Ohio’s KeVon Powell with a 2-1 decision to knot the dual up at 7. Down 1-0 with less than a minute to go, McGhee wrapped up a double leg on Powell to take the lead. Powell nearly escaped as time expired but a video review proved that McGhee never surrendered position before thetime expired. Redshirt freshman Matt Manley followed with a 1-0 victory over Kagan Squire to give the Tigers a 10-7 lead that they would not relinquish. Manley’s escape with 41 seconds to go in the second proved to be the only scoring of the match. He improved to 10-1 on the season after his first career dual win. Mayes completed the Missouri rally by adding four more team points in his 12-3 major decision over Ohio’s Noah Forrider. Mayes was able to turn Forrider in the third period to push the victory into major decision territory. Friday marked the first dual start for Mayes as well. The Bobcats took anearly 7-4 lead on the Tigers after wins by No. 16 Phil Wellington and ninth-ranked heavyweight Jeremy Johnson. Wellington faced off Mizzou freshman, J’den Cox. Wellington connected on an early takedown in the first and another in the second, forcing Cox to battle from behind for nearly the full seven minutes. The Columbia-native nearly tied the match up late in the third but Wellington held on for a 6-4 decision. Cox entered the dual ranked eighth in the country with a record of 10-0. Mizzou heavyweight Devin Mellon scored right out of the gate in the heavyweight bout, but No.9 Jeremy Johnson recorded two straight Single Leg takedowns and quickly regained the lead. He showed why he is a top ten wrestler in his class, scoring ten unanswered points to defeat Mellon by major decision, 11-2. Johnny Eblen, tabbed 11th in the 184-pound weight class, gave the Tigers an early 4-0 lead by way of with a 15-4 major decision over Ohio’s Ryan Garringer. Eblen was aggressive through three periods, recording four takedowns and a three-point nearfall, and added four escapes and a riding time point after controlling the clock for 4:27. The surprise of thenight was the defeat of Mizzou’s Drake Houdashelt, the top wrestler in the country at 149 pounds. Ohio’s No. 18 Tywan Claxton wrestled the Missouri-captain tough in the 5-3 decision, connecting on two takedowns while halting arguably the Tigers most aggressive grappler. Kyle Bradley, Zach Toal and Mikey England would all record decisions for the Tigers to close out Mizzou’s 23-10 home opener. Friday’s wrestling dual marked the first athletic event inside the University’s historic Jesse Hall. Nearly 800 Mizzou patrons attended the dual. This year’s Clash of the Cats at Jesse served as a trial run for what could become an annual Mizzou Wrestling tradition. For a quick look ahead at what is in store for the top-10 Tigers, the squad is slated to travel North to Cedar Falls, Iowa, on the 14th of December to compete in the Northern Iowa Open. They will then take a couple of weeks off for the holidays before heading to the highly-touted Southern Scuffle on New Years Day. The Tigers will be back home next on February 7, 2014, for another conference battle against Buffalo. For an in depth look to everything Tiger Style, make sure to follow the team on Facebook, Twitter (@MizzouWrestling) and Instagram (@mizzoutigerstyle), and on MUTigers.com. Fans can join in on the conversation but using the hashtag #TigerStyle. Results: 184 – No. 11 Johnny Eblen (MU) major dec. over Ryan Garringer (OHIO), 15-4. 4 0 197 – No. 16 Phil Wellington (OHIO) decision over No. 13 J'den Cox (MU), 6-4. 4 3 HWT – No. 9 Jeremy Johnson (OHIO) major dec. over Devin Mellon (MU), 11-2. 4 7 125 – Barlow McGhee (MU) decision over KeVon Powell (OHIO), 2-1. 7 7 133 – Matt Manley (MU) decision over Kagan Squire (OHIO), 1-0. 10 7 141 – Lavion Mayes (MU) major dec. over Noah Forrider (OHIO), 12-3. 14 7 149 – Tywan Claxton decision over No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 5-3. 14 10 157 – No. 7 Kyle Bradley (MU) decision over No. 18 Spartak Chino (OHIO), 5-3. 17 10 165 – No. 9 Zach Toal (MU) decision over Harrison Hightower (OHIO), 4-0. 20 10 174 - Mikey England (MU) decision over Marshal Willet (OHIO), 11-5. 23 10

College Park, Md. -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (3-0, 1-0 ACC) defeated ACC foe Maryland (4-4, 0-1 ACC), 21-12, this evening at the Comcast Center. The Panthers jumped out to a quick start taking the first four bouts. Anthony Zanetta started things out at 125 pounds with a 7-2 decision over Billy Rappo. Shelton Mack got bonus points on the board with a 12-4 major decision over Tony Farace giving Pitt a quick 7-0 lead. At 141 pounds, Edgar Bright jumped on eighth-ranked Shyheim Brown scoring a nice double leg takedown a mere 10 seconds into the bout. With the score 3-1 going to the third, Brown earned a quick escape to cut Bright’s lead to one with a minute and a half left in the bout. The two grapplers fought back-and-forth on the edge for the remainder of the period before Bright was able to connect on a nice double with 20 seconds left and held on for the 5-3 win. Mikey Racciato was the next Panther on the docket and he also tallied a victory, a 5-3 decision over Derrick Evanovich. Racciato got an early two off a wild scramble near the center of the mat. An Evanovich escape made the bout 2-1 going into the second. Evanovich scored a reversal to being the second but Racciato kept his cool and escaped to even the match at 3-3. Going into the third, Racciato was able to escape and earned a bonus point of riding time to secure the 5-3 victory and give Pitt the 13-0 lead. The Terps won the 157 pound match going into the break but Pitt bounced back when Geno Morelli earned an 11-5 decision over Anthony Volpe at 165. The two wrestlers were fairly evenly matched for the match with Morelli holding a slim 3-2 lead with 1:30 left in the final period before Morelli exploded with four takedowns to secure the victory and give the Panthers a 16-3 lead. Tyler Wilps followed the Morelli win with a clinic at 174 pounds. Wilps used four takedowns and a pair of three point near falls en route to an 18-2 (5:22) tech fall victory. Maryland was able to squeak out the final three matches by the narrowest of margins to make the final score closer but Pitt was still able to secure the 21-12 victory for its first ACC win in its first ACC dual. The Panthers will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 8, when they face No. 1 Penn State in a sold-out dual at the Bryce Jordan Center in Happy Valley. Results: 125: No. 10 Anthony Zanetta (P) dec. Billy Rappo (M), 7-2; Pitt leads, 3-0 133: No. 14 Shelton Mack (P) m. dec. Tony Farace (M), 12-4; Pitt leads, 7-0 141: Edgar Bright (P) dec. No. 17 Shyheim Brown (M), 5-3; Pitt leads, 10-0 149: Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Derrick Evanovich (M), 5-3; Pitt leads, 13-0 157: Danny Orem (M) dec. Cole Sheptock (P), 3-1; Pitt leads, 13-3 165: Geno Morelli (P) dec. Anthony Volpe (M), 11-5; Pitt leads, 16-3 174: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (P) t fall Tony Gardner (M), 18-2 (5:22); Pitt leads, 21-3 184: No. 3 Jimmy Sheptock (M) dec. No. 6 Max Thomusseit (P), 4-2; Pitt leads, 21-6 197: No. 13 Christian Boley (M) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 3-2; Pitt leads, 21-9 285: No. 6 Spencer Myers (M) dec. P.J. Tasser (P), 4-3 (TB1); Pitt wins, 21-12

LAS VEGAS -- Below is a look at ranked wrestlers who lost in the championship bracket during the opening session of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. 125: No. 8 Josh Martinez (Air Force) lost 5-3 to Earl Hall (Iowa State) No. 10 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) lost 5-4 to Nick Roberts (Ohio State) No. 12 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) lost 4-3 to Jamie Franco (Hofstra) No. 18 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) lost 3-2 to No. 20 David Terao (American) 133: No. 19 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska) was pinned by Colton Rasche (Navy) at 6:52 141: No. 8 Joey Lazor (Northern Iowa) was pinned by Todd Preston (Harvard) at 1:12 149: No. 14 Chris Castillo (Boise State) lost 5-0 to Brian Hamann (North Carolina State) 157: No. 14 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) lost 7-5 in SV to Brian Murphy (Michigan) 165: No. 17 Chris Moon (Virginia Tech) lost by forfeit to Chad Welch (Purdue) No. 19 Alex Elder (Oregon State) lost 10-4 to Dylan Palacio (Cornell) 174: No. 17 Cody Caldwell (Northern Iowa) lost 4-0 to Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) No. 20 Kevin Radford (Arizona State) lost 5-3 to Austin Gable (Virginia Tech) 184: No. 8 (174) Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) lost 8-6 to Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) No. 10 Maxwell Huntley (Michigan) lost by injury default to Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa) 197: No. 14 Jace Bennett (Cornell) lost 6-4 to Paul Rands (Navy) 285: No. 12 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) lost 4-3 to Ethan Hayes (Virginia) No. 14 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) lost 13-8 to Adam Fager (Utah Valley) No. 18 Billy Smith (Rutgers) lost 4-2 to Collin Jensen (Nebraska)

LAS VEGAS -- The quarterfinals are set at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Tonight's round, which includes quarterfinals and consolation rounds, begins at 6 p.m. PT. 125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 20 David Terao (American) No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) vs. Earl Hall (Iowa State) No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) vs. Nick Roberts (Ohio State) No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) vs. Jamie Franco (Hofstra) 133: No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) vs. Vincent Dellafave (Rutgers) No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) vs. No. 18 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell) vs. Colton Rasche (Navy) No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) vs. Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. Danny Sabatello (Purdue) No. 9 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) vs. No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma) No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) vs. Todd Preston (Harvard) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. Joe Spisak (Virginia) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) vs. Blake Kastl (Cal Poly) No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) vs. No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) vs. Brian Hamann (North Carolina State) No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) vs. Ian Paddock (Ohio State) 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) vs. John Nicholson (Iowa State) No. 19 Max Schneider (Cal Poly) vs. Brian Murphy (Michigan) No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. No. 20 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma) No. 6 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) vs. Blaise Butler (Virginia) 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. Dylan Palacio (Cornell) No. 10 Joe Booth (Hofstra) vs. No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 8 Daniel Yates (Michigan) vs. Chad Welch (Purdue) No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 18 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) vs. No. 14 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) No. 13 Mathew Miller (Navy) vs. No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia) vs. Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech) No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) 184: No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State) vs. Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 14 Ophir Bernstein (Brown) No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) vs. Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa) No. 9 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) vs. Tim Dudley (Nebraska) 197: No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) vs. Shane Woods (Wyoming) No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) vs. Paul Rands (Navy) No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) vs. No. 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue) No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) vs. Chris Penny (Virginia Tech) 285: No. 3 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) No. 13 Blake Herrin (American) vs. Adam Fager (Utah Valley) Ethan Hayes (Virginia) vs. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) vs. Collin Jensen (Nebraska)

DeKALB, Ill. -- NIU (3-4) faced the Cleveland State Vikings (1-3) on Thursday night in their seventh match of the season. Coming off two losses in the Northern Duals on November 23, the Huskies aimed to turn it around and show the home crowd a winner. In decisive fashion, they were emerged Victor E. Court successful, winning 25-6 over the Vikings. "It was great to see us come together as team," said Head Coach Ryan Ludwig. "We've talked a lot about wrestling for the full seven minutes recently. If it takes all seven minutes to go out there and win by one point, then go for it." Braun Marquez started the match on right foot for the Huskies. He faced Cleveland State's John Martin and was ahead from the start, eventually winning the 125 match 15-8. In the 133, Nick Smith kept it going for the Huskies, winning his match against Jared McKinley, 9-3. In the 141, Cleveland State was able to get on the board after Tyler Argue battled Mike Carlone. It was a tough and tiring match, one that ended with Carlone sealing up Argue to win 6-5. Rob Jillard was able to get the Huskies back on track in the 149, winning in a major decision, 12-3. He had a slow start to the match, but from the second period on, Jillard was dominant, outscoring opposing R.J. LaBeef 10-0 over the final two periods. At that point, the Huskies led 10-3. In the 159, Andrew Morse took on Matt Donohoe. It was a close match overall, and in the third period, the two combined for five reversals. Morse ended up besting his opponent, winning 10-6 to extend the lead into double digits for NIU at 13-3. Shaun'Qae McMurtry kept the pressure on for NIU, as he won his match in the 165, 9-5. In the 174, Cleveland State was able to get back on the board. Nick Corba outlasted Billy Chancey on the wrestling mat, defeating the Huskie 3-1. That match cut the Huskie lead back down to 10 at 16-6, and with three events left, this meet had yet to be decided. It looked like Cleveland State would get another to cut the lead back down to a single digit after the 184, but Caleb Busson pulled out a reversal in the final seconds of the match. That key score gave him a 5-4 lead just before the third period ended, putting the Huskies ahead by 13 again. "It was a great win for Busson," said Ludwig. "It was one of the gutsiest performances by our guys this year." Shawn Scott was dominant in the 197, winning 6-2. He did not allow his opponent to score until the final minute of the third period. He also had nearly four minutes of riding time in the match. To end the match between these two teams, Jared Torrence took Riley Shaw in the heavyweight showdown. Torrence was behind 2-1 early in the third period of this battle, but a takedown in the final minute gave him a 3-2 advantage. He would eventually win 5-3. With his victory, the Huskies ended the match with a 25-6 victory, getting their third win of the season. "Torrence was outstanding out there," said Ludwig. "We really wanted this match." Results: 125: Braun Marquez (NIU) dec. John Martin (Cleveland State): 15-8 133: Nick Smith (NIU) dec. Jared McKinley (Cleveland State): 9-3 141: Mike Carlone (Cleveland State) dec. Tyler Argue (Cleveland State): 6-5 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) maj. dec. R.J. LaBeef (Cleveland State): 12-3 159: Andrew Morse (NIU) dec. Matt Donohoe (Cleveland State): 10-6 165: Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU) dec. Jake Smith (Cleveland State): 9-5 174: Nick Corba (Cleveland State) dec. Billy Chancey (NIU): 3-1 184: Caleb Busson (NIU) dec. Xavier Dye (Cleveland State): 5-4 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Raymone Stone (Cleveland State): 6-2 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Riley Shaw (Cleveland State): 5-3 The Huskies have roughly two weeks to prepare for their next match on December 21. That afternoon at 3 p.m. they'll take on Central Michigan in NIU's second conference match of the season.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville wrestling team earned its first dual win of the season Wednesday, defeating WIAC rival UW-Eau Claire 29-16 at Williams Fieldhouse. The Pioneers were anchored by wins from Aaric Spencer, Robbie Kerr, Randy Wade and Kyle Andreae. Spencer scored the Pioneers sole pin on the night in the second round of his 157-pound match, and Andreae ended the night with a major decision by scoring seven points in the third round. The Pioneers return to the mat Saturday at 9 a.m. in Milwaukee for the MSOE Invitational. Match-by-match breakdown: 125: Cole Ferguson, UW-Platteville wins by forfeit Team Score: 6-0, UW-Platteville 133: Zach Stenger, UW-Platteville wins forfeit Team Score: 12-0, UW-Platteville 141: Nathaniel Behnke, UW-Eau Claire wins by forfeit Team Score: 12-6, UW-Platteville 149: Ryan Seidler, UW-Eau Claire major decision Jose Collado, UW-Platteville, 13-3 Seidler dominated the first period with a pair of takedowns and a two-point and three-point near fall, 9-1. Seidler scores the only points in the second period with a takedown, 11-1, and earns the major decision, winning 13-3. Team Score: 12-10, UW-Platteville 157: Aaric Spencer, UW-Platteville pin Matt Koch, UW-Eau Claire Spencer pinned Koch at the 3:46 mark. Team Score: 18-10, UW-Platteville 165: Robbie Kerr, UW-Platteville defeated Matthew Laugen, UW-Ea Claire, 11-5 Kerr started the bout with takedown, but a reversal by Laugen tied the match. Kerr ended the first period with an escape and a takedown for a 5-2 lead. Laugen started the second with an escape but Kerr stayed on the attack and got a takedown for a 7-3 advantage after two periods. Laugen tried to come back by starting the final period with a reversal, but Kerr stopped the comeback with an escaped and a takedown for a 11-5 victory. Team Score: 21-10, UW-Platteville 174: Randy Wade, UW-Platteville major decision Jacob Hoffstatter, UW-Eau Claire, 12-4 Wade took down Hoffstatter with 37 seconds left in the first period, but Hoffstatter gets an escape with two seconds left in the period, 2-1. Wade began the second period with an escape then earned a takedown for a 5-1 led. Hoffstatter made it a three-point match with an escape before Wade earned a takedown. Hoffstatter then escaped, but Wade counters with a takedown sealing a 12-4 major decision. Team Score: 25-10, UW-Platteville 184: Josh Cormican, UW-Eau Claire defeated Nathan Schmitz, UW-Platteville, 8-2 Cormican started the match with a takedown, giving him a 2-0 lead. To start the second round, Cormican secures a reversal then Schmitz gets a reversal of his own for a 4-2 Cormican lead after two rounds. Cormican gets three-point near fall near the end of the third period, and a riding time bonus point gave a Cormican an 8-2 win. Team Score: 25-13, UW-Platteville 197: Luke Ortscheid, UW-Eau Claire defeated Bryant Etherton, UW-Platteville, 3-1 OT After a hard-fought first round ended scoreless, Etherton earned an escape, giving him a 1-0 lead at the end of the second round. Ortscheid escaped to start the third, tying the score at 1-1, where it would remain until overtime. In the overtime, Ortscheid secured a last-second takedown to win 3-1 Team Score: 25-16, UW-Platteville HWT: Kyle Andreae, UW-Platteville major decision Justin Karkula, UW-Eau Claire, 15-7 Karkula started the match with a takedown before Andreae worked a reversal. Karkula then got back into control with a reversal of his own. Andreae escaped and takes a 5-4 lead with a takedown to end the action-packed first round. Karkula tied the match by escaping to start the second round, but Andreae earned a takedown to take a 7-5 lead into the third round. Andreae began the third with an escape, but Karula answered with a takedown, making it 7-6 Andreae. Andreae escaped to put it back to a two-point lead, and then Andreae ends the bout with a takedown and a three-point near-fall, giving him the 15-7 decision. Final Team Score: 29-16, UW-Platteville