Appalachian State tops SIUE, falls to Northern Illinois

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Appalachian State’s wrestling team continued its Southern Conference winning streak, defeating SoCon newcomer SIUE, 28-9, but came up short in its final dual of the day, falling to Northern Illinois, 26-12, Sunday afternoon at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center.

With the split, the Mountaineers (5-2, 2-0 SoCon) remain perfect in conference play on the season and increase their conference winning streak to 10 matches, dating back to 2011. Appalachian State spoiled SIUE's first home SoCon dual, as the Cougars are in their first full season as an associate member of the league.

Four Mountaineers nabbed 2-0 records on the day, highlighted by redshirt sophomore Dominic Parisi (125 pounds) and redshirt freshman Zack Strickland (165), who both remained perfect in duals for the season.

Sophomore Colin Hedash (174) and redshirt sophomore Paul Weiss (197) also finished perfect on the day, both tallying two decisions.

In the match against SIUE (3-7, 1-1 SoCon), Appalachian State jumped out to an 18-0 lead, headlined by a second-period pin by Chris Johnson over Brandon Brindley at 141 pounds. For Johnson, it was his fourth pin of the season.

Despite SIUE’s Kyle Loman picking up a win at 157 pounds, the Mountaineers continued to cruise with Strickland's major decision and a pair of decisions by Hedash and Weiss, propelling the Mountaineers to the 28-9 win over the Cougars.

Against Northern Illinois (6-3, 0-1 MAC), Parisi gave Appalachian State a strong start, earning his 21st victory of the year with a 9-2 decision over NIU's Derek Elmore. The Mountaineers could not find the scoreboard after the Parisi victory until 165 pounds, when Strickland grabbed his second victory of the day, earning a 4-3 decision over Dan Burk.

Hedash and Weiss each tallied decisions, but the Mountaineers came up short, falling 26-12.

The Mountaineers look to continue their conference winning streak on Tuesday, Jan. 15, as they continue SoCon action, hosting Campbell. Action from Varsity Gym is slated for 6:30 p.m.

Appalachian State 28, SIUE 9
125 – Dominic Parisi (APP) won by forfeit (6-0)
133 – Brett Boston (APP) won by decision over Patrick Myers (SIUE), 5-2 (9-0)
141 – Chris Johnson (APP) pinned Brandon Brindley (SIUE), 4:42 (15-0)
149 – Zachary Kechter (APP) won by decision over Dillon Pousson (SIUE), 10-3 (18-0)
157 – Kyle Lowman (SIUE) won by decision over Aaron Scott (APP), 6-0 (18-3)
165 – Zachary Strickland (APP) won by major decision over Logun Taylor (SIUE), 9-0 (22-3)
174 – Colin Hedash (APP) won by decision over Jake Residori (SIUE), 6-1 (25-3)
184 – Derek Nagel (SIUE) won by decision over Jesse Johnson (APP), 10-4 (25-6)
197 – Paul Weiss (APP) won by decision over Josh Wood (SIUE), 4-2 (28-6)
285 – David Devine (SIUE) won by decision over Joe Cummings (APP), 3-1 (28-9)

Northern Illinois 26, Appalachian State 12
125 – Dominic Parisi (APP) won by decision over Derek Elmore (NIU), 9-2 (3-0)
133 – Nick Smith (NIU) won by decision over Brett Boston (APP), 6-2 (3-3)
141 – Kevin Fanta (NIU) won by major decision over Chris Johnson (APP), 15-5 (7-3)
149 – Shawn Fayette (NIU) won by decision over Zach Kechter (APP), 6-1 (10-3)
157 – Andrew Morse (NIU) pinned Collins Creech (APP), 4:47 (16-3)
165 – Zack Strickland (APP) won by decision over Dan Burk (NIU), 4-3 (16-6)
174 – Colin Hedash (APP) won by decision over Matt Mougin, 9-7 (16-9)
184 – Bryan Loughlin (NIU) won by major decision over Jon Hartley (APP), 12-4 (20-9)
197 – Paul Weiss (APP) won by decision over Parker Settecase (NIU), 5-4 (20-12)
285 – Jared Torrance (NIU) pinned Joe Cummings (APP), 4:23

 

SIUE falls to Appalachian State, Northern Illinois

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The SIUE wrestling team dropped its first two home dual meets of the season Sunday afternoon, falling to both Appalachian State and Northern Illinois at the Vadalabene Center.

The Cougars suffered a 28-9 defeat at the hands of Southern Conference foe Appalachian State before losing 31-13 against in-state rival Northern Illinois.

Picking up victories in the loss to Appalachian State were Kyle Lowman (157 pounds), Derek Nagel (184), and David Devine (285), all of whom won by decision.

Against Northern Illinois, Dillon Pousson (149) pinned the Huskies' Shawn Fayette in 1 minute, 3 seconds. Jake Residori (174) earned a 6-1 decision over Dan Burk, and Josh Wood (197) secured a 19-5 major decision over Parker Settecase.

The Cougars will now regroup before traveling to Warrensburg, Mo., Sunday for the Denker Open. The competition begins at 9 a.m. Central time.

Northern Illinois 31, SIUE 13
125 – Derek Elmore (NIU) won by forfeit, (6-0)
133 – Nick Smith (NIU) won by decision over Patrick Myers (SIUE), 4-3 (9-0)
141 – Kevin Fanta (NIU) pinned Brandon Brindley (SIUE), 4:35 (15-0)
149 – Dillon Pousson (SIUE) pinned Shawn Fayette (NIU), 1:03 (15-6)
157 – Andrew Morse (NIU) won by major decision over Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 10-0 (19-6)
165 – Sam Bennett (NIU) pinned Logun Taylor (SIUE), 1:54 (25-6)
174 – Jake Residori (SIUE) won by decision over Dan Burk (NIU), 6-1 (25-9)
184 – Bryan Loughlin (NIU) won by decision over Derek Nagel (SIUE), 10-9 (28-9)
197 – Josh Wood (SIUE) won by major decision over Parker Settecase, 19-5 (28-13)
285 – Jared Torrance (NIU) won in sudden victory 1 over David Devine (SIUE), 6-1 (31-13)

 

Chattanooga falls to No. 9 Illinois

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team battled another top-10 opponent Sunday, hosting No. 9 Illinois at Maclellan Gym. The Mocs raced out to a 10-0 lead with wins in the first three matches, but the Fighting Illini used the heart of their lineup to score a 29-10 win.

Sophomore Kevin Malone got UTC started at heavyweight. He scored a 2-1 overtime win against Chris Lopez for a 3-0 lead. Sophomore Nick Soto followed that with a 14-1 major decision over Dominic Olivieri at 125, giving the Mocs a 7-0 advantage.

Freshman Marvin Lopez was also impressive in his 5-3 win over Logan Arlis. Lopex used a takedown in the first period, a reversal in the second, and more than four minutes of riding time to improve to 8-7 on the year.

The Mocs are 4-5 in duals this season, while Illinois improved to 4-0. Four of the Mocs’ five losses have come against teams ranked the top 20, including three in the top 10.

UTC could not get another win in the final seven matches of the dual. Senior Josh Condon came the closest, falling 5-4 to No. 8 Conrad Polz. Condon scored on three escapes and a stalling penalty in the loss.

Neither team was at full strength Sunday. Illinois used backups at 125, 133, 197 and heavyweight, while the Mocs were without junior Alex Hudson (149) and senior Niko Brown (197).

The Mocs are back in action on Jan. 27 when they open Southern Conference action against The Citadel. Match time is set for 2 p.m. in Maclellan Gym.

No. 9 Illinois 29, Chattanooga 10
285: Kevin Malone (UTC) - Dec. 2-1 (OT) - Chris Lopez (Illinois) - UTC 3-0
125: No. 7 Nick Soto (UTC) - MD 14-1 - Dominic Olivieri (Illinois) - UTC 7-0
133: Marvin Lopez (UTC) - Dec. 5-3 - Logan Arlis (Illinois) - UTC 10-0
141: No. 3 Bernard Futrell (Illinois) - Fall 1:27 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - UTC 10-6
149: Caleb Ervin (Illinois) - Dec. 11-4 - Jared Presley (UTC) - UTC 10-9
157: Matthew Nora (Illinois) - Dec. 8-1 - Trey Stavrum (UTC) - Illinois 12-10
165: No. 8 Conrad Polz (Illinois) - Dec. 5-4 - Josh Condon (UTC) - Illinois 15-10
174: No. 8 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) - Fall 3:13 - John Lampe (UTC) - Illinois 21-10
184: No. 19 Tony Dallago (Illinois) - Tech Fall 21-6 (0:00) - Robert Prigmore (UTC) - 26-10
197: Jeffrey Koepke (Illinois) - Dec. 7-2 - John Shrader (UTC) - Illinois 29-10