The Citadel 19, North Carolina State 18
Charleston, S.C. - Odie Delaney scored the only fall of the match and four other Citadel wrestlers scored decision victories as the Bulldogs captured their opening home dual meet of the season with 19-18 victory over North Carolina State at McAlister Field House Saturday afternoon.
Delaney scored a pin over the Wolfpack's Josh Davis at the 1:53 mark of the 285-pound bout to improve to 5-0 on the season. The six-point win turned a 11-9 deficit into a 15-11 advantage for the Bulldogs (1-3) that they would not relinquish. Kelby Smith improved to 4-0 in dual-meet action with a 5-2 decision over KaRonne Jones, while No. 17 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj improved to 10-4 on the season with a 5-2 decision over Quinton Godley in a rematch of their bout at the Nittany Lion Open on Dec. 4.
After David Ivashchenko dropped a close 7-6 decision in the opening match at 149 pounds, Pierre Frazile evened the score at 3-3 with a 5-3 decision over Colton Palmer at 157 pounds. A major decision victory by NC State's Nijel Jones at 165 gave the Wolfpack a 7-3 lead, but Luvsandorj cut the deficit to 7-6 with his decision. Another major decision for the Wolfpack at 184 pounds opened an 11-6 lead before Smith and Delaney won back-to-back matches, posting nine points and giving the Bulldogs a 15-11 advantage.
Coltin Fought's 19-6 major decision at 125 pounds for NC State knotted the score at 15-15, but Kyle Casaletto's 4-2 decision at 133 pulled the Cadets ahead 18-15. Darius Little closed out the meet with a 5-1 decision over Jordan Dix at 141, but the Bulldogs emerged victorious on the afternoon with the 19-18 victory.
The Bulldogs return to action at the Southern Scuffle on January 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Citadel (1-3) vs North Carolina State (0-1)
Match Summary CIT NCST
149 Matthew Nereim (NCST) over David Ivashchenko (CIT) Decision 7-6
157 Pierre Frazile (CIT) over Colton Palmer (NCST) Decision 5-3
165 Nijel Jones (NCST) over Michael Harper (CIT) Major Decision 12-1
174 #17 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) over Quinton Godley (NCST) Decision 5-2
184 Robert O`Neill (NCST) over John Duane (CIT) Major Decision 19-8
197 Kelby Smith (CIT) over KaRonne Jones (NCST) Decision 5-2
285 Odie Delaney (CIT) over Joshua Davis (NCST) Fall 1:53
125 Coltin Fought (NCST) over Richard Alarcon Jr. (CIT) Major Decision 19-6
133 Kyle Casaletto (CIT) over Adam Matthews (NCST) Decision 4-2
141 Darius Little (NCST) over Jordan Dix (CIT) Decision 5-1
2nd Tie-breaker Criteria (Total Falls 1-0 CIT)
Final Dual Meet Score 19 18
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Two Appalachian Wrestlers Place at Reno Tournament
RENO, Nev. - Appalachian's ranked seniors of Austin Trotman (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor) and Kyle Blevins (Sapulpa, Okla./Sapulpa) led the Mountaineers to a 13th-place showing at the Reno Tournament of Champions held at the Reno Events Center on Sunday.
No. 11 Trotman picked up back-to-back wins to open the day, including a 5-0 decision over No. 17 Matt Ryan of West Virginia. After 14-straight wins to begin the season, Trotman first loss of the year was a 10-2 major decision, to No. 3 Joe LeBlanc of Wyoming in the semifinals. The Mountaineer closed out the day by defeating Arizona State's Jake Meredith, 6-1, and Binghamton's Nate Schiedel, 4-1, to capture third place.
No. 13 Blevins rolled through his first opponent with a 18-5 major decision. In the second round, the senior earned his 100th career win with a 17-0 (7:00) tech. fall of Southern Oregon's (NAIA) Brian Lemmon. In the semifinal, Oklahoma State's No. 20 Dallas Bailey surprised the Mountaineer with a 1:17 pin, and Blevins was edged 4-3 in the wrestleback semifinal. After a 9-2 win in his final bout, Blevins secured fifth to place at the Reno event for the second-straight year.
Senior Mike Kessler (Bay City, Mich./Western) also had a solid day for the Mountaineers, as he advanced to the championship quarterfinal on back-to-back decisions before falling 5-1 to No. 4 Boris Navachkov of Cal Poly.
Appalachian matched its 13th-place showing from last year, while No. 2 Oklahoma State easily won in the overall standings.
Appalachian State has a few weeks of rest before its next competition. The Mountaineers head to Chattanooga, Tenn. on January 1-2 to join the nation's top teams at this season's Southern Scuffle.
No. 7 Illinois 30, Chattanooga 6
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team suffered a 30-6 loss at No. 7 Illinois today, but did come away with a pair of individual wins in the dual. The Mocs were in five of the 10 matches but only managed six team points in the loss. UTC falls to 3-3 overall while the Illini improve to 7-1.
Chattanooga freshman Nick Soto (Spring Hill, Fla.) had the team's marquis win of the season with his 8-2 decision over No. 4 B.J. Futrell at 133. Soto led 3-2 after two periods and dominated the final frame for his first win over a ranked opponent. He improves to 8-3 in his young collegiate career.
Heavyweight freshman Kevin Malone (Carrollton, Ohio) got his team-high 13th win of the year with a 6-3 decision against Patrick Walker. Malone is now 13-7 overall.
Junior Niko Brown (Kissimmee, Fla.) nearly had another upset for Chattanooga, dropping a tight 4-3 decision to No. 13 Mario Gonzales at 197. Freshman Shawn Greevy (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) also had a one-point defeat. He fell to Daryl Thomas 11-10 at 141. Senior Dan Waddell (Chattanooga, Tenn.) put himself in a position to win at 157, but gave up a takedown to Guy Kirby with nine second left to lose 3-1.
The Mocs will now have a brief break before hosting the 2012 Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2. Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or at the UTC Ticket Office by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627).
No. 7 Illinois 30 - Chattanooga 6
Huff Hall - Champaign, Ill.
125: No. 6 Jesse Delgado (Ill.) - TF 21-5 - Cole Gallagher (UTC) - Illinois 5-0
133: Nick Soto (UTC) - Dec. 8-2 - No. 4 B.J. Futrell (Ill.) - Illinois 5-3
141: Daryl Thomas (Ill.) - Dec. 11-10 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) - 8-3
149: No. 6 Eric Terrazas (Ill.) - Dec. 9-3 - Kelly Felix (UTC) - Illinois 11-3
157: Guy Kirby (Ill.) - Dec. 3-1 - Dan Waddell (UTC) - Illinois 14-3
165: Jackson Morse (Ill.) - Dec. 11-4 - Brandon Wright (UTC) - Illinois 17-3
174: No. 9 Jordan Blanton (Ill.) - MD 19-6 - Levi Clemons (UTC) - Illinois 21-3
184: Tony Dallago (Ill.) - Fall 5:37 - Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Illinois 27-3
197: No. 13 Mario Gonzalez (Ill.) - Dec. 4-3 - Niko Brown (UTC) - Illinois 30-3
285: Kevin Malone (UTC) - Dec. 6-3 - Patrick Walker (Ill.) - Illinois 30-6
SIU 27, Truman 18
Purdue 47, SIUE 3
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE used three pins, including back-to-back falls by Josh Wood and Cole Rogers, as the Cougars won their first dual meet of the season 27-18 over Truman at the Student Fitness Center Sunday.
The Cougars are now 1-6 overall after dropping a 47-3 match to Purdue.
Wood was the only double winner for the Cougars. He pinned Truman's Helmut Rentschler in 1 minute, 17 seconds. Wood followed that with a 3-0 shutout over Purdue's Justin Dinius.
"He wrestles hard. He has great tenacity. He keeps going and going," said SIUE Head Coach David Ray. "He was making some mistakes out there, but that's two Big Ten guys he's defeated now."
SIUE was 12 points down before wrestling began in each match due to injuries at 125 pounds and 133 pounds. The Cougars needed some key victories to make the comeback complete.
"I knew at 165 we had to win. It was a pin right away which was good," said Ray.
Gabe Hocum, at 165 pounds, recorded a first-period pin over Joshua Wells in 1:51. That began a string of five consecutive victories for the Cougars. Deshoun White and Cole Brandt won decision respectively at 174 pounds and 184 pounds.
After Wood's victory, Rogers recorded his first career dual meet fall. The freshman pinned Truman's Joel Geders in 2:21.
SIUE showed signs of life against Purdue with early match leads but were pinned four times by the Boilermakers.
"That makes it tough for the other guys moving forward," said Ray.
SIUE next travels to the Midlands in Chicago on Dec. 29-30. The next dual meet action is Jan. 7 at the Wolfpack Duals in Raleigh, N.C. where the Cougars are scheduled to wrestle Anderson, Campbell, Shippensburg, and Gardner-Webb.
"We just have to plug away and get better," Ray added.
Bloomsburg 34, Gardner-Webb 6
Buffalo 43, Gardner-Webb 3
Gardner-Webb 29, Niagara County Community College 21
Sanborn, N.Y. - The Gardner-Webb wrestling team went 1-2 overall at the UB Quad Meet on Sunday, as the Runnin' Bulldog grapplers suffered a 43-9 loss to Buffalo, then defeated Niagara County Community 29-21, before finishing the day with a 34-6 loss to Bloomsburg University in Sanborn, New York.
In GWU's first match of the day, the Runnin' Bulldog grapplers struggled from start to finish against the host institution in the Buffalo Bulls, suffering a fall in four of the 10 bouts.
The Runnin' Bulldogs' lone win came at 149-pounds, as redshirt-junior Ryan Medved earned a 6-1 win over Chris Conti of Buffalo.
At 133-pounds, sophomore Robbie Golde battled Justin Farmer of Buffalo for all three periods before dropping the decision 14-8, while redshirt-junior Travis Porter was handed a tough 3-1 loss at 197-pounds by way of Justin Heiserman.
Freshman Justin Kozera had his eight-match winning streak snapped, as he was pinned at 4:55 by Jed Mason of the Bulls.
Six different Runnin' Bulldog wrestlers posted wins in GWU's second match of the day, as the Runnin' Bulldogs defeated Niagara Community College 29-21.
Slaughter posted a first period pin at 2:13 over Dwann Hall to get the match on track for GWU.
After a Golde 6-2 decision at 133-pounds over Caleb Green put GWU in front 9-0 early, the Thunder Wolves picked up 12 straight points on a pin at 141-pounds and an injury default victory at 149-pounds to take a 12-9 lead over Gardner-Webb.
Redshirt-juniors Alex Medved and Justin Guthrie each posted dominating performances in the next two bouts to put the Runnin' Bulldogs back on top at 19-12. Alex Medved recorded a fall at 4:56 over Irvin Buck at 157-pounds, while Guthrie earned an 11-3 major decision win over David Lyons at 165-pounds.
A fall at 174-pounds put Niagara Community back into the match at 19-18, however, back-to-back wins by GWU at 184-pounds and 197-pounds put GWU in front at 29-18 and the match out of reach for the Thunder Wolves.
At 184-pounds, freshman Julian Ming shutout Joe McGrath for a 9-0 major decision win, which was immediately followed up by a third period pin by Travis Porter at 197-pounds over Aireol Harper.
Despite a loss at the heavyweight spot, GWU held on for the 29-21 match victory.
Gardner-Webb then suffered another tough loss, falling to Bloomsburg University 34-6, as the Runnin' Bulldogs took wins at 125 and 133-pounds.
At 125-pounds, redshirt-senior Michael Slaughter edged Sean Boylan of Bloomsburg for a 3-2 win, while Golde held on for a 5-2 decision over Craig Barker at 133-pounds.
Gardner-Webb (2-4, 0-2 SoCon) will next compete at the 2012 Southern Scuffle, which will be hosted by Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn. on January 1-2.
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Buffalo 43, Gardner-Webb 3
125 - Max Soria (Buffalo) Fall Michael Slaughter (GWU) - 2:40
133 - Justin Farmer (Buffalo) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) - 14-8
141 - Kevin Smith (Buffalo) Fall Davante Andujar (GWU) - 3:58
149 - Ryan Medved (GWU) dec. Chris Conti (Buffalo) - 6-1
157 - Dominic Montesanti (Buffalo) dec. Alex Medved (GWU) - 5-2
165 - Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo) tech. fall Justin Guthrie (GWU) - 15-0 (2:06)
174 - Jake Waste (Buffalo) tech. fall Aaron Rabin (GWU) - 16-0 (2:15)
184 - Zach Ward (Buffalo) Fall Julian Ming (GWU) - 5:23
197 - Justin Heiserman (Buffalo) dec. Travis Porter (GWU) - 3-1
285 - Jedd Mason (Buffalo) Fall Justin Kozera (GWU) - 4:55
Gardner-Webb 29, Niagara County Community College 21
125 - Michael Slaughter (GWU) Fall Dwann Hall (NCC) - 2:13
133 - Robbie Golde (GWU) dec. Caleb Green (NCC) - 6-2
141 - Ryan Baer (NCC) Fall Davante Andujar (GWU) - 4:42
149 - Stephen Liebler (NCC) win by injury default.
157 - Alex Medved (GWU) Fall Irvin Buck (NCC) - 4:56
165 - Justin Guthrie (GWU) maj. dec. David Lyons (NCC) - 11-3
174 - Kris Schimek (NCC) Fall Aaron Rabin (GWU) - 3:32
184 - Julian Ming (GWU) maj. dec. Joe McGrath (NCC) - 9-0
197 - Travis Porter (GWU) Fall Aireol Harper (NCC) - 5:30
285 - Lance Moore (NCC) dec. Justin Kozera (GWU) - 9-4
Bloomsburg 34, Gardner-Webb 6
125 - Michael Slaughter (GWU) dec. Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg) - 3-2
133 - Robbie Golde (GWU) dec. Craig Barker (Bloomsburg) - 6-2
141 - Derek Shingara (Bloomsburg) maj. dec. Davante Andujar (GWU) - 14-6
149 - Matt Hicks (Bloomsburg) won by forfeit.
157 - Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg) dec. Alex Medved (GWU) - 7-0
165 - Chris Smith (Bloomsburg) maj. dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU) - 13-5
174 - Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg) Fall Aaron Rabin (GWU) - 1:14
184 - Mike Mirra (Bloomsburg) maj. dec. Julian Ming (GWU) - 14-4
197 - Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) maj. dec. Travis Porter (GWU) - 23-15
285 - Zac Walsh (Bloomsburg) maj. dec. Justin Kozera (GWU) - 10-1
Ohio Northern 27, Davidson 19
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Ohio Northern overcame an early Davidson lead with 24 points in the final six bouts to earn a 27-19 victory over the Wildcats in non-conference wrestling action Sunday afternoon in Belk Arena.
Freshman Kevin Birmingham (149 pounds) and junior Scott Patrick (184) led Davidson (0-3) with wins by fall. Mick Lechter earned a pin at 157 pounds and Kyle Kwiat earned a technical fall at 174 pounds to lead Ohio Northern (4-3).
Davidson led 13-3 after the first four bouts, but Ohio Northern took five of the last six. Junior Matt Zarth (125) opened the match with a 9-4 decision over the Polar Bears' Jerome Pasquale, but Jeremy Jones held on for a 2-1 win over Davidson freshman Anthony Elias to tie the match at 3-3. Freshman Ben Hartshorn then earned a 12-4 major decision and Birmingham pinned Kyle Brezovec in just 27 seconds to build Davidson's early lead.
Ohio Northern took a 17-13 lead though with three consecutive wins as Lechter earned a pin at 157 pounds, William Painter took a decision at 165 pounds and Kwiat earned technical fall at 174.
Junior Scott Patrick looked to put Davidson back in contention with a pin in 50 seconds at 184 pounds, but the Wildcats had to spot Ohio Northern six points with a forfeit at 197 pounds and Cody Lovejoy won a major decision for ONU at heavyweight for the final 27-19 margin.
Davidson will next compete against Princeton, Columbia and Eastern Michigan at the Pitt Duals hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Saturday, Jan. 7.
Ohio Northern - 27
Davidson - 19
125 Matt Zarth, DAVI, dec. Jerome Pasquale, OHNO, 9-4
133 Jeremy Jones, OHNO, dec. Anthony Elias, DAVI, 2-1
141 Ben Hartshorn, DAVI, maj. dec. Ben Marks, OHNO, 12-4
149 Kevin Birmingham, DAVI, pinned Kyle Brezovec, OHNO, 0:27
157 Michael Letcher, OHNO, pinned Scott Ray, DAVI, 1:26
165 William Painter, OHNO, dec. Tyler Mullen, DAVI, 7-2
174 Kyle Kwiat, OHNO, tech. fall Christopher Cirenza, DAVI, 2:28 17-0
184 Scott Patrick, DAVI, pinned Dominic Owens, OHNO, 0:50
197 Michael Pawlitz, OHNO, forf.
285 Cody Lovejoy, OHNO, maj. dec. Eddie Isola, DAVI, 16-2