Indiana tops SIUE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Nate Higgins earned a first-period pin Saturday to highlight SIUE's performance at Indiana. The Hoosiers won their first dual meet of the season, eclipsing the Cougars 25-12.
Higgins, a redshirt freshman from Millstadt, Illinois, pinned Bryce Martin in 2 minutes, 57 seconds at 165 pounds.
SIUE, 0-4, also picked up victories from Dakota Leach with a 4-2 sudden victory win over Alonzo Shepherd at 133 pounds and Jake Tindle with a 1-0 win over Jake Madengale at 197 pounds.
Tindle needed a single escape for the victory.
SIUE returns home for a dual match next Sunday when the Wildcats of Northwestern visit the Vadalabene Center for a 7 p.m. CT contest.
Indiana 25 SIUE 12
125 – Elijah Oliver (IU) won by tech fall over Joe Antonelli (SIUE), 19-3
133 – Dakota Leach (SIUE) def. Alonzo Shepherd (IU), 4-2 SV1
141 – Cole Weaver (IU) def. John Muldoon (SIUE), 6-4
149 – Luke Blanton (IU) def. John Fahy (SIUE), 11-5
157 – Jake Danishek (IU) def. Erik Travers (SIUE), 11-5
165 – Nate Higgins (SIUE) pinned Bryce Martin (IU), 2:57
174 – Nate Jackson (IU) won by tech fall over Clayton Bass (SIUE), 16-1
184 – Matt Irick (IU) def. Derek Nagel (SIUE), 8-6
197 – Jake Tindle (SIUE) def. Jake Masengale (IU), 1-0
285 – Garret Goldman (IU) def. Chris Johnson (SIUE), 6-4
Davidson falls to Sacred Heart
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Freshman Tony Palumbo earned Davidson's lone victory at 157 pounds as the Wildcats fell 44-3 loss at Sacred Heart on Saturday.
Palubmo battled to a 12-6 decision over Matt Fisher at 157 pounds to put Davidson on the board. Palumbo improves to 4-6 in his rookie campaign.
Konner Pritchard kept things close at 184 pounds but could not overcome Elliott Antler and dropped the bout by a score of 4-1. At heavyweight, Will Cooley put up a fight. The sophomore fell in double overtime to Ray Sherwood, 4-3 for the final margin.
The Wildcats return to action Dec. 21 with a trip to Washington, D.C., to take on American and George Mason.
Sacred Heart 44, Davidson 3
125: Gerard Daly (SHU) pins Zamir Ode (Davidson) 2:39 (SHU 6-0)
133: Patrick Skinner (SHU) wins by forfeit (SHU 12-0)
141: Alex Harnsberger (SHU) wins by forfeit (SHU 18-0)
149: Brandon Leveque (SHU) def. Aiden Conroy (Davidson) 8-2 (SHU 21-0)
157: Tony Palumbo (Davidson) def. Matt Fisher (SHU) 12-6 (SHU 21-3)
165: Johnny Vrasidas (SHU) pins Zach Colangelo (Davidson) 1:44 (SHU 27-3)
174: Conan Schuster (SHU) def. Nathaniel Powers (Davidson) by tech. fall 3:52 (SHU 32-3)
184: Elliott Antler (SHU) def. Konner Pritchard (Davidson) 4-1 (SHU 35-3)
197: Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) pins Ryan Devlin (Davidson) 4:41 (SHU 41-3)
HWT: Ray Sherwood (SHU) def. Will Cooley (Davidson) 4-3 2OT (SHU 44-3)
The Citadel’s Walker wraps stay at Cliff Keen Invite
LAS VEGAS – The Citadel wrestling team completed action at the Cliff Keen Invitational on Saturday after two full days of competition.
Aaron Walker (8-3) was the only Bulldog to compete on Saturday after earning four straight wins on Friday to put himself into the consolation round of eight. The junior, who was seeded third at 157 pounds, continued his winning ways on Saturday with a win over Justin Staudenmayer of Brown by a 3-1 decision, putting him into the semifinals.
Walker then received his first loss in five matches as he lost by sudden victory decision 3-1 to Dylan Cottrell of West Virginia. With the loss, Walker moved into the seventh-place match, where he faced Markus Scheidel of Columbia. As was the theme all weekend for Walker, the bout was a tight one, but Scheidel eventually came out the winner, giving Walker the eighth-place finish.
Walker competed in eight matches over the course of two days, the most of any other Bulldog at the tournament. Of those eight competitors, only one was not a Division I opponent.
The Citadel will now return to Charleston, S.C., to square off with Limestone College on Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. inside McAlister Field House.