UNCG defeats Northern Illinois, falls to No. 24 Indiana, Old Dominion
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - UNCG went 1-2 on the day as it fell in its first dual of the day to No. 24 Indiana, but rebounded with a come-from-behind win against Northern Illinois before nearly replicating the same feat against Old Dominion at the Hoosier Duals on Saturday.
The Spartans (1-5) began their day with a 34-12 loss to Indiana (6-0) and found themselves losing to North Illinois (2-1), 15-6, but rallied to win the final five matches to win the match 21-15. UNCG once again found itself down against Old Dominion (1-4) as the Spartans trailed 20-3 with four matches left, but this time they fell short and lost to the Monarchs, 20-18.
The individual highlight of the afternoon for UNCG came at 149 pounds as sophomore Ivan Lopouchanski, who is ranked 16th-nationally, continued to show why he is one of the best in his weight class nationally. He went 3-0 in the three duals, including a 6-2 win against Indiana's Kurt Kinser, who is currently ranked No. 6 in the nation at 149 pounds.
Another top performance for the Spartans came from their other ranked wrestler Andrew Saunders, who is ranked No. 15 at 184 pounds. He also went a perfect 3-0 on the afternoon.
Three other upper weights, Byron Sigmon (174 pounds), Caylor Williams (197 pounds) and Peter Sturgeon (285 pounds) all went 2-1. Sigmon scored a pin in the first overtime against Old Dominion and a decision victory against North Illinois, with his only loss coming in sudden victory against Indiana.
Williams lost his only match of the day against No. 18 Matt Powless from Indiana before coming back to win his final two matches of the day, 6-2 and 7-2, respectively.
Sturgeon mirrored Williams' success as he lost his first match to No. 18 Rickey Alcala from Indiana, 3-2, but rebounded with a pin against Northern Illinois to secure the Spartan win. Sturgeon nearly completed the comeback again for UNCG against Old Dominion as he almost had a pin in a third period scramble against Old Dominion, but settled for a 3-1 sudden victory win.
The Spartans return to competition on Friday as they head out west to Las Vegas as they compete at the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational for a two-day individual tournament.
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No. 24 Indiana 34, UNCG 12
125: Justin Brooks (IU) fall Manny Ramirez (UNCG), 2:34 (6-0 IU)
133: Matt Ortega (IU) fall Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 2:52 (12-0 IU)
141: Mitchell Richey (IU) fall Michael Crowley (UNCG), 2:16 (18-0 IU)
149: No. 16 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. No. 6 Kurt Kinser (IU), 6-2 (18-3 IU)
157: No. 6 Paul Young (IU) fall Jonathan Rodebaugh (UNCG), 0:36 (24-3 IU)
165: Travis Sheehy (UNCG) fall Ryan Konz (IU), 1:25 (24-9 IU)
174: Nick Avery (IU) dec. Byron Sigmon (UNCG), 3-1(SV) (27-9 IU)
184: No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNCG) dec. Eric Cameron (IU), 3-0 (27-12 IU)
197: No. 18 Matt Powless (IU) maj. dec. Caylor Williams (UNCG), 16-4 (31-12 IU)
285: No. 18 Rickey Alcala (IU) dec. Peter Sturgeon (UNCG), 3-2 (34-12 IU)
UNCG 21, Northern Illinois 15
125: Manny Ramirez (UNCG) dec. over Nick Smith (NIU), 9-7 (3-0 UNCG)
133: Israel Montemayor (NIU) dec. over Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 10-3 (3-3)
141: Tristen DeShazer (NIU) dec. over Michael Crowley (UNCG), 7-4 (3-6 NIU)
149: No. 16 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. over Vince Castillo (NIU), 8-2 (6-6)
157: No. 19 Bryan Deutsch (NIU) pins Jonathan Rodebaugh (UNCG), 5:15 (6-12 NIU)
165: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. over Travis Sheehy (UNCG), 9-7 (6-15 NIU)
174: Byron Sigmon (UNCG) dec. over Zach Benzio (NIU), 5-3 (9-15 NIU)
184: No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNCG) dec. over Brad Diekchaus (NIU), 8-5 (12-15 NIU)
197: Caylor Williams (UNCG) dec. over Mike Lukowski (NIU), 6-2 (15-15)
285: Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) pins Dakota Greenhaw (NIU), 5:38 (21-15 UNCG)
Old Dominion 20, UNCG 18
125: No. 7 James Nicholson (ODU) maj. dec. over Manny Ramirez (UNCG), 14-4 (4-0 ODU)
133: No. 13 Kyle Hutter (ODU) maj. dec. over Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 12-1 (8-0 ODU)
141: Brennan Brumley (ODU) maj. dec. over Alejandro Soto-Perez (UNCG), 9-0 (12-0 ODU)
149: No. 16 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. over Joey Metzler (UNCG), 5-3 (12-3 ODU)
157: Chad Lowman (ODU) tech falls Jonathan Rodebaugh (UNCG), 17-0 (17-3 ODU)
165: Dan Rivera (ODU) dec. over Travis Sheehy (UNCG), 8-5 (20-3 ODU)
174: Byron Sigmon (UNCG) pins Tristan Warner (ODU), 8:29(OT1) (20-9 ODU)
184: No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNCG) dec. over Joe Budi (ODU), 3-2 (20-12 ODU)
197: Caylor Williams (UNCG) dec. over Jacob Henderson (ODU), 7-2 (20-15 ODU)
285: Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) dec. over Michael Chapman (ODU), 3-1(SV) (20-18 ODU)
UTC Splits a Pair of Matches in Iowa
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team split a pair of dual matches at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, tonight. The Mocs opened with a 35-3 win over the host Rams, but fell to No. 7 Iowa 47-0.
Chattanooga won nine of 10 matches in the opener against Cornell College. Sophomore Prescott Garner (West Linn, Ore.) improved to 10-3 on the year with a pin over Jordan Ng at 125. The Rams made the team score 6-3 when Michael Buhr answered with a 6-1 decision over freshman Cody Hood (Harrison, Tenn.) at 133. Those were the only points UTC would surrender in the match. Sophomore Robert Prigmore (Southlake, Texas) added a pin against Robert Widmer at 197 as UTC evened its overall record to 4-4 on the year.
The seventh-ranked Hawkeyes rolled out eight ranked wrestlers and dominated the match with the Mocs. UTC was competitive in two matches, including Garner's bout with the top-ranked Matt McDonough at 125. Garner avoided bonus points, falling 7-1 to the top competitor in the nation in his class. Garner has face four top-10 opponents in his 13 matches on the year.
UTC's 17th-ranked Jason McCroskey (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) battled hard against No. 7 Grant Gambrall at 184. He was unable to mount any offense but still kept it close in a 4-0 loss.
UTC (4-5) will take a break from competition until after final exams. The next match on the schedule is at Stanford on Dec. 17. UTC will also compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions before the Christmas break.
Chattanooga 35, Cornell College 3
125: Prescott Garner (UTC) - Fall 4:57 - Jordan Ng (Cor) - UTC 6-0
133: Michael Buhr (Cor) - Dec. 6-1 - Cody Hood (UTC) - UTC 6-3
141: Shawn Greevy (UTC) - Dec. 16-9 - Kevin Donahue (Cor) - UTC 9-3
149: Dean Pavlou (UTC) - Dec. 10-4 - Jacob Schwebke (Cor) - UTC 12-3
157: Dan Waddell (UTC) - Dec. 3-1 (OT) - Nicholas Loughlin (Cor) - UTC 15-3
165: Brandon Wright (UTC) - Dec. 4-1 - Joe Hambleton (Cor) - UTC 18-3
174: Levi Clemons (UTC) - MD 11-0 - Derek Munsey (Cor) - UTC 22-3
184: No. 17 Jason McCroskey (UTC) - MD 11-0 - Alex Coolidge (Cor) - UTC 26-3
197: Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Fall 4:31 - Robert Widmer (Cor) - UTC 32-3
285: Matt Lettner (UTC) - Dec. 5-3 - Wyatt Bauman (Cor) - UTC 35-3
No. 7 Iowa 47 - Chattanooga 0
125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) - Dec. 7-1 - Prescott Garner (UTC) - Iowa 3-0
133: No. 9 Nate Moore (Iowa) - Dec. 9-5 - Cody Hood (UTC) - Iowa 6-0
141: Mark Ballweg (Iowa) - Fall 4:42 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) - Iowa 12-0
149: Jeret Chiri (Iowa) - Fall 3:47 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - Iowa 18-0
157: No. 10 Derek St. John (Iowa) - MD 13-2 - Dan Waddell (UTC) - Iowa 22-0
165: No. 16 Jake Kerr (Iowa) - Fall 2:19 - Brandon Wright (UTC) - Iowa 28-0
174: No. 19 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) - Fall 0:52 - Levi Clemons (UTC) - Iowa 34-0
184: No. 7 Grant Gambrall (Iowa) - Dec. 4-0 - No. 17 Jason McCroskey (UTC) - Iowa 37-0
197: No. 12 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) - MD 21-8 - Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Iowa 41-0
285: No. 16 Blake Rasing (Iowa) - Fall 1:05 - Matt Lettner (UTC) - Iowa 47-0
Wrestling Falls at Northern Quad
ROCHESTER, Minn.- Appalachian State University wrestling (3-3) fell against tough competition at the Northern Quad on Saturday at the UCR Regional Sports Center.
The Mountaineers faced two top-10 teams on Saturday and began the day taking on third-ranked Minnesota. ASU was defeated 30-6 and only received two wins in their first outing. Junior Savva Kostis got the Black and Gold on the board in the 149 matchup as he took down Danny Zilverberg, 9-8, in a close battle. Redshirt junior Austin Trotman picked up the other win for Appalachian at 184 as he took care of Kevin Steinhaus, 11-9.
Appalachian State also took on sixth-ranked Central Michigan and picked up three wins in the 31-10 loss. Junior Mike Kessler got the Mountaineers on the board as he tallied a 3-1 decision over Scott Mattingly in the 141 match. Junior Kyle Blevins notched ASU's next victory as he took down Adam Miller, 5-3 in the 165. Trotman got a second win as he nailed the major decision over Dillon Kern, 10-2.
ASU also faced North Dakota State and fell, 23-16 in a close dual.
Appalachian is back in action on Dec. 3 as they take on Ohio at 6 p.m. in Varsity Gym.