Ohio 27, Appalachian State 12

ATHENS, Ohio – The Appalachian State University wrestling team fell to the Ohio Bobcats in its fifth dual match of the season, 27-12 on Sunday.

The Mountaineers (2-3) earned three wins on the mat. Things got started with the Mountaineer’s Nick Hall facing No. 19 Spartak Chino. At 157 pounds, Chino defeated Hall by decision 12-9. The Bobcats (4-1) extended their lead at 165 pounds when Harrison Hightower defeated Zack Strickland by decision 4-0.

The Apps got on the board at 174 pounds when Colin Hedash topped Marshal Willet, winning by decision, 7-3. Nick Vetell lost to Ryan Garringer at 184 pounds by fall. At 197 pounds, Kacee Hutchinson saw his first action of the season but was defeated by Phil Wellington by technical fall. Wellington was listed at No. 14 according to InterMat. The Bobcats’ Jeremy Johnson was ranked No. 11 at heavyweight according to InterMat. Johnson defeated Denzel Dejournette by decision 9-5.

With the Bobcats holding a 20-3 lead, Dominic Parisi picked up a first-period pin against KeVon Powell at 125 pounds to tally six points and draw the Mountaineers to within 11. Chris Johnson fell at 133 pounds to Kagan Squire. At 141 pounds, it was Noah Forrider defeating Acto Pifer by a major decision of 15-6.

Dylan Cottrell improved to 14-1 on the season with a decision over Tywan Claxton, 6-4. Claxton came into the match ranked No. 13 according to InterMat, with Cottrell right behind at No. 14.

The Mountaineers will be off until Thursday when they host both Cleveland State and NC State. The match against the Vikings is set for 5 p.m. and the dual with the Wolfpack slated for 7 p.m. Both duals will be hosted at Varsity Gym.

Ohio 27, Appalachian State 12
157: Spartak Chino (OHIO) dec. Nick Hall (APP), 12-9 (OHIO 3-0)
165: Harrison Hightower (OHIO) dec. Zack Strickland (APP), 4-0 (OHIO 6-0)
174: Colin Hedash (APP) dec. Marshal Willet (OHIO), 7-3 (OHIO 6-3)
184: Ryan Garringer (OHIO) fall Nick Vetell (APP), (OHIO 12-3)
197: Phil Wellington (OHIO) tech. fall Kacee Hutchinson (APP), 15-0 (OHIO 17-3)
HWT: Jeremy Johnson (OHIO) dec. Denzel Dejournette (APP), 9-5 (OHIO 20-3)
125: Dominic Parisi (APP) fall KeVon Powell (OHIO), (1:15) (OHIO 20-9)
133: Kagan Squire (OHIO) dec. Chris Johnson (APP), 6-3 (OHIO 23-9)
141: Noah Forrider (OHIO) maj. dec. Acton Pifer (APP), 15-6 (OHIO 27-9)
149: Dylan Cottrell (APP) dec. Tywan Claxton (OHIO), 6-4 (OHIO 27-12)

 

No. 9 Northwestern 36, SIUE 6

EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 9 Northwestern improved to 5-1 Sunday with a 36-6 victory over SIUE at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

SIUE's only team points came at heavyweight, where David Devine accepted a forfeit. The Cougars fell to 3-7 in dual meets.

Garrison White got the Wildcats started with a 5-0 victory over SIUE's Dakota Leach at 125 pounds. Northwestern would go on to have one fall and three technical falls en route to the team victory.

Jake Residori, the reigning Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week, produced the closest match of the day with Northwestern's Lee Munster at 174 pounds. Munster, the No. 9-ranked wrestler in the nation, exchanged escapes with Residori and would pick up a 2-1 win with 1 minute and 2 seconds of riding time.

SIUE's Deshoun White also faced a close match in a 3-1 loss to Jacob Berkowitz at 184 pounds.

SIUE now has a break before its next action. The Cougars will return to Evanston for the Midlands Tournament on Dec. 29-30.

No. 9 Northwestern 36, SIUE 6
125: Garrison White (NU) dec Dakota Leach (SIUE), 5-0 (3-0, NU)
133: No. 18 Dominick Malone (NU) pins John Petrov (SIUE), 6:40, (9-0, NU)
141: Pat Greco (NU) dec Drew Vrbenec (SIUE), 10-3 (12-0, NU)
149: No. 2 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) tech fall Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 17-1, 3:49 (17-0, NU)
157: Dylan Marriott (NU) dec Logun Taylor (SIUE), 10-3 (20-0, NU)
165: No. 13 Pierce Harger (NU) tech fall Connor McMahon (SIUE), 21-4, 6:04 (25-0, NU)
174: No. 9 Lee Munster (NU) dec Jake Residori (SIUE), 2-1 (28-0, NU)
184: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec Deshoun White (SIUE), 3-1, SV (31-0, NU)
197: Alex Polizzi (NU) tech fall Chris Johnson (SIUE), 15-0, 2:44 (36-0, NU)
HWT: David Devine (SIUE) wins by forfeit (36-6 NU)

 

No. 21 Purdue 21, Chattanooga 15

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team battled No. 21 Purdue down to the wire before falling 21-15 at Mountain View High School on Sunday. The score was tied at 15 with one match left, but the Boilermakers scored a fall to take the team win.

The Mocs won five matches on the day but gave up two costly pins and lost two more in overtime. UTC dropped to 4-4 overall while Purdue improved to 3-1.

Action began with a great match at 184 between sophomore John Lampe and Purdue’s Tyler Lynde. Lynde held a 1-0 lead after the first period, but Lampe scored a takedown in the second for a 3-1 advantage.

After choosing down in the third, Lynde scored an escape and a takedown to go up 4-3. Lampe tied the match with an escape before the buzzer and won it in overtime with a takedown.

Freshman Jared Johnson battled No. 15 Braden Atwood at 197. Despite the 10-4 loss, Johnson was able to avoid giving up bonus points with an escape late in the match. He was down 9-2 and lost the riding time point, but forced a penalty and scored an escape to keep the major decision off the books.

Junior Kevin Malone put the Mocs back on top 6-3 with his 3-0 win over Alex White at heavyweight. His escape and takedown late in the second period was the difference in that bout.

Purdue took a 9-6 lead with the first of its two pins at 125. Camden Eppert scored a second-period fall against freshman Byron Smith.

Junior Nick Soto started strong at 133 against Cashé Quiroga. He ran out to a 5-0 lead after the second period. Quiroga battled back to tie the match a 8-8 in the third period, but an escape and riding time for Soto gave him the 10-8 win. That tied the team score again at 9-9.

Freshman Austin Sams twice slammed Danny Sabatello to the mat at 141 and looked to be in control with a 6-3 lead after the second period. Sabatello battled back to tie the match at seven and win it in overtime with a takedown. Freshman Michael Hooker also dropped his 149 match in overtime, giving Purdue a 15-9 advantage.

Senior Alex Hudson was dominant in his match against Doug Welch at 157, scoring an 8-1 win. He had a chance for bonus points but gave up an escape at the buzzer.

Junior Corey Mock, ranked as high as No. 4 coming into the match, improved to 11-0 with his 6-0 win over Chad Welch. That tied the team score at 15-15, setting up the final bout at 174. Junior Levi Clemons got caught early in the match and gave up the fall in the first period to Patrick Kissell.

The Mocs are back on the mat Monday when they open Southern Conference action against Gardner-Webb in Maclellan Gym. Monday’s contest against the Bulldogs is the much-anticipated Taziki’s Candlelight Dinner Match. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. (E.S.T.) with wrestling beginning at 7 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue 21, Chattanooga 15
184: John Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 6-4 (SV) - Tanner Lynde (Purdue) – UTC 3-0
197: No. 15/17 Braden Atwood (Purdue) – Dec. 10-4 - Jared Johnson (UTC) – 3-3
285: Kevin Malone (UTC) – Dec. 3-0 - Alex White (Purdue) – UTC 6-3
125: Camden Eppert (Purdue) – Fall 4:00 - Byron Smith (UTC) – Purdue 9-6
133: Nick Soto (UTC) – Dec. 10-8 - Cashé Quiroga (Purdue) – 9-9
141: Danny Sabatello (Purdue) – Dec. 9-7 (SV) - Austin Sams (UTC) – Purdue 12-9
149: Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) – Dec. 5-3 (SV) - Michael Hooker (UTC) – Purdue 15-9
157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – Dec. 8-1 - Doug Welch (Purdue) – Purdue 15-12
165: No. 4/7 Corey Mock (UTC) – Dec. 6-0 - Chad Welch (Purdue) – 15-15
174: Patrick Kissel (Purdue) – Fall 1:25 - Levi Clemons (UTC) – Purdue 21-15