Appalachian State 23, Bloomsburg 17
Appalachian State 16, Buffalo 19
BUFFALO, N.Y.- The Appalachian State wrestling squad dodged snowflakes, and captured their second win of the season on Saturday morning. ASU opened the day with a 23-17 victory over Bloomsburg, but fell in the second match of the day to Buffalo by a 19-16 margin.
Mountaineer seniors Scott Ervin and Terreyl Williams as well as freshman Austin Trotman won two matches in the tri-meet.
In the victory over Bloomsburg, senior Marcus Cox pinned his opponent to give Appalachian the early 9-5 lead. Ervin and freshman John Allen Griswold notched majority decision victories by 8-0 and 12-2 margins respectively.
In the loss to Buffalo, sophomore Corey Hulsey opened the match with a pin, followed by a majority decision from Williams. However, the Mountaineers could not hold on to the early 10-0 lead, and fell by a 19-16 margin.
Appalachian will now wait out the winter storm bearing down on the Northeast before departing for Reno, Nev. to compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions. The tournament takes place on Wednesday, December 19.
Appalachian State 23, Bloomsburg 17
125: Sees (BU) tech fall Husley (ASU), 23-7 (0-5)
133: Williams (ASU) dec Guffey (BU), 7-5 (3-5)
141: Cox (ASU) pinned Hickman (BU) at 6:05 (9-5)
149: Ervin (ASU) maj dec Burmudez (BU), 8-0 (13-5)
157: Moley (BU) dec EJ Hutchinson (ASU), 4-1 (13-8)
165: Schmelyun (BU) dec T. Hutchinson (ASU), 2-1 (13-11)
174: Martin (ASU) dec. Graham (BU), 4-2 (16-11)
184: Trotman (ASU) dec Hasseman (BU), 5-2 (19-11)
197: Griswold (ASU) maj dec Sacco (BU), 12-2 (23-11)
285: Spaid (BU) pinned Campbell (ASU) at 2:30 (23-17)
Buffalo 19, Appalachian State 16
125: Husley (ASU) pinned Dabolt (UB) at 4:22 (0-6)
133: Williams (ASU) maj dec Wilson (UB), 13-4 (0-10)
141: Stella (UB) dec Cox (ASU), 6-0 (3-10)
149: Ervin (ASU) dec Needle (UB), 4-2 tb (3-13)
157: Cummings (UB) dec EJ Hutchinson (ASU), 4-1 (6-13)
165: Rendos (UB) dec T. Hutchinson (ASU), 2-0 (9-13)
174: Ragusa (UB) dec Martin (ASU), 5-4 tb (12-13)
184: Trotman (ASU) dec Moran (UB), 4-3 (12-16)
197: Hamel (UB) dec Temple (ASU), 9-3 (15-16)
285: Parker (UB) maj dec Campbell (ASU), 13-2 (19-16)
Ohio Duals
Greensboro 27, Ohio 16
Greensboro 6, Ohio State 39
Greensboro 4, Pittsburgh 35
ATHENS, OH ? Senior Daren Burns stretched his unbeaten streak to 12 as he went undefeated at Sunday’s Ohio Duals in Athens, OH. As a team, the Spartans went 1-3 on the afternoon. They defeated Ohio, 27-16, but couldn’t surpass No. 12 Ohio State (39-6), Pittsburgh (35-4), and No. 20 Findlay (20-15).
The Spartans now have a 2-3 dual record with 79 wins.
Burns, ranked 12th in last week’s InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Rankings, swept all four teams. He pinned Ohio’s Chris Iammarino in one minute, 54 seconds and Ohio State’s John Weakly in 2:24. In his third match, he topped David Crowell of Pittsburgh in an 11-2 major decision and followed up with a 3-0 decision over Dan Stevenson of Findlay.
Burns moved to 16-1 overall with an undefeated 5-0 dual record.
First-year Mitchell Johnson went 2-2 at the 125-pound weight class with wins over Heath Allen of Ohio (10-4 decision) and Findlay’s Alex Shumaker (8-3 decision).
At 174 lbs., Mikal McKee also went 2-2 with a 10-5 decision over Ohio’s Ryan Knapp and an 11-5 decision over Jeff Hevelka of Findlay.
The Spartans are back in action beginning Saturday, December 29 as they head down the road to the Greensboro Coliseum and Special Events Center for the Fifth Annual UNCG Southern Scuffle. The 48-team competition will include the likes of Minnesota, Hofstra, NC State, and Edinboro. For more information on the Southern Scuffle please log onto www.southernscuffle.com.
For more news on UNCG wrestling, ticket prices, a complete season schedule, and all other Spartan athletic information log onto www.UNCGSpartans.com.
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UNC Greensboro 27 vs. Ohio 16
125 ?Mitchell Johnson (UNCG) defeats Heath Allen (Ohio) Dec. 10-4
133 ?No. 19 Jeff Hedges (UNCG) defeats Seth Morton (Ohio) Fall 5:54
141 ? Germane Lindsey (Ohio) defeats Ben Wilmore (UNCG) MD 12-5
149 ? Kevin Christensen (Ohio) defeats Andrew Saunders (UNCG) Dec. 5-3
157 ? Clay Tucker (Ohio) defeats Mark Ring (UNCG) Dec. 5-3
165 ? Jacob Ison (Ohio) defeats Byron Sigmon (UNCG) Fall 4:03
174 ? Mikal McKee (UNCG) defeats Ryan Knapp (Ohio) Dec. 10-5
184 ? Erik Schuth (Ohio) defeats Nick Clark (UNCG) Dec. 10-9
197 ? No. 12 Daren Burns defeats Chris Iammarino (Ohio) Fall 1:54
HWT ? Ryan Hsu (UNCG) defeats Jason Marshall (Ohio) Fall 6:25
Ohio State 39 vs. UNC Greensboro 6
125 ? Nikko Triggas (OSU) defeats Mitchell Johnson (UNCG) Dec. 10-5
133 ? No. 16 Reece Humphrey (OSU) No. 19 Jeff Hedges (UNCG) Dec. 8-4
141 ? No. 10 J Jaggers (OSU) defeats Ben Wilmore (UNCG) TF 16-0
149 ? No. 8 Lance Palmer (OSU) defeats Andrew Saunders (UNCG) Fall 2:04
157 ? Jason Johnstone (OSU) defeats Mark Ring (UNCG) MD 8-0
165 ? Colt Sponseller (OSU) defeats Byron Sigmon (UNCG) MD 20-7
174 ? Alex Picazo (OSU) defeats Mikal McKee (UNCG) Dec. 6-3
184 ? No. 5 Mike Pucillo (OSU) defeats Nick Clark (UNCG) TF 17-2
197 ? No. 11 Daren Burns (UNCG) defeats John Weakly (OSU) Fall 2:24
HWT ? No. 3 J.D. Bergman (OSU) defeats Ryan Hsu (UNCG) Fall 1:33
Pitt 35, UNC Greensboro 4
125 ? Brad Gentzle (Pitt) defeats Mitchell Johnson (UNCG) Dec.7-4
133 ? Jimmy Conroy (Pitt) defeats No. 19 Jeff Hedges (UNCG) Dec. 7-3
141 ? Drew Headley (Pitt) defeats Ben Wilmore (UNCG) MD 11-0
149 ?Joey Eckloff (Pitt) Andrew Saunders (UNCG) MD 19-7
157 ? No. 6 Matt Kocher (Pitt) defeats Mark Ring (UNCG) TF 17-2
165 ? Sean Richmond (Pitt) defeats Byron Sigmon (UNCG) MD 12-4
174 ? No. 1 Keith Gavin (Pitt) defeats Mikal McKee (UNCG) Fall 1:47
184 ?David Sullivan (Pitt) defeats Nick Clark (UNCG) Dec. 8-1
197 ? No. 11 Daren Burns (UNCG) defeats Dave Crowell (Pitt) MD 11-2
HWT ? No. 15 Zach Sheaffer defeats Ryan Hsu (UNCG) Dec. 4-1
Findlay 20, UNC Greensboro 15
125 ? Mitchell Johnson (UNCG) defeats Alex Schumaker (Findlay) Dec. 8-3
133 ?Jeremy Espinoza (Findlay) defeats No. 19 Jeff Hedges (UNCG) Dec. 9-6
141 ?Josh Falk (Findlay) defeats Ben Wilmore (UNCG) TF 21-6
149 ? Andrew Saunders (UNCG) defeats Andrew Vasquez (Findlay) Dec. 9-6
157 ? Antonio Guerra (Findlay) defeats Mark Ring (UNCG) Dec. 3-1
165 ? Byron Sigmon (UNCG) defeats Justin Shannon (Findlay) Dec. 6-2
174 ? Mikal McKee (UNCG) defeats Jeff Hevelka (Findlay) Dec. 11-5
184 ? Hiram Smith (Findlay) defeats Nick Clark (UNCG) Fall 3:21
197 ? No. 11 Daren Burns (UNCG) defeats Dan Stevenson (Findlay) Dec. 3-0
HWT ? Travis Clark (Findlay) defeated Ryan Hsu (UNCG) 3-0
Chattanooga 10, Missouri 24
The Missouri wrestling team claimed seven matches, including the final three in the dual Sunday, to defeat No. 10-ranked Chattanooga, 24-10.
The Tigers, 3-0 and ranked No. 8 in the nation according to the National Wrestling Coaches Association/IntermatWrestle poll, pulled away from a close match with two decisions and a pin at the bottom of the lineup.
With Missouri ahead 12-10 after seven matches, sixth-ranked Raymond Jordan scored a 12-6 decision over UTC’s Josh Edmondson at 184 pounds to push the Tigers’ margin to 15-10. In the match of the day, Missouri’s ninth-ranked Maxwell Askren recorded the only point in six overtime periods to pull out a 4-3 win over No. 10 Matt Koz at 197.
Twelfth-ranked Mark Ellis pinned UTC’s Matt Lettner at 2:58 in the heavyweight match to provide the final margin for Missouri.
“I am disappointed, but the effort was there,” UTC Head Coach Chris Bono said. “We did a lot of things wrong. We knew it would come down to matchups at 149, 157 and 197 pounds, and we didn’t win those. Missouri is the best team we have wrestled so far. We will see these guys again at the NCAA Championships.”
Each match was tight with only two being decided by bonus points. Tenth-ranked Javier Maldonado got the Mocs on the scoreboard first with a 9-7 win over No. 11 Tony Pescaglia at 125 pounds. The Tigers tied the score with a 6-1 win at 133 by No. 3 Tyler McCormick against Steve Hromada.
Cody Cleveland put the Mocs back on top, 6-3 with his 4-3 victory over Marcus Hoehn at 141. The match evened for the last time at the 149 division. No. 16 Josh Wagner posted a 10-5 decision over UTC’s Joey Knox.
The 157-pound match literally came down to the last second. Missouri’s 13th-ranked wrestler, Michael Chandler avoided a takedown at the buzzer by 20th-ranked Seth Garvin to hold on for a 7-5 win. Nicholas Marable, a Tennessee native, extended the Tigers’ lead to 12-6 with his 11-8 win over Nick Davis at 165.
Sixteenth-ranked Lloyd Rogers got UTC back in the match with a 22-9 major decision over Joey Garrity at 174 which sliced the deficit to 12-10 with the last three matches remaining.
The loss was the first at home for UTC in its last 14 duals.
The Mocs, 5-1, return to action Dec. 29 and 30 at the prestigious Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill.
No. 8 Missouri 24, No. 10 Chattanooga 10
125 ? No. 10 Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. No. 11 Tony Pescaglia (UM), 9-7 0-3
133 ? No. 3 Tyler McCormick (UM) dec. Steve Hromada (UTC), 6-1 3-3
141 ? Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. Marcus Hoehn (UM), 4-3 3-6
149 ? No. 16 Josh Wagner (UM) dec. Joey Knox (UTC), 10-5 6-6
157 ? No. 13 Michael Chandler (UM) dec. No. 20 Seth Garvin (UTC), 7-5 9-6
165 ? No. 7 Nicholas Marable (UM) dec. Nick Davis (UTC), 11-8 12-6
174 ? No. 16 Lloyd Rogers (UTC) maj. dec. Joey Garrity (UM), 22-9 12-10
184 ? No. 6 Raymond Jordan (UM) dec. Josh Edmondson (UTC), 12-6 15-10
197 ? No. 9 Maxwell Askren (UM) dec. No. 10 Matt Kox (UTC), 4-3 ot 18-10
285 ? No. 12 Mark Ellis (UM) pinned Matt Lettner (UTC), 2:58