EVANSTON, Ill. – Karsten Van Velsor turned in SIUE's biggest win of the night, but the Cougar wrestling team dropped Saturday's dual meet at Northwestern 33-10.

Van Velsor recorded his first major decision of the season with an 11-3 victory over Anthony Petrone at 157 pounds. Clayton Bass collected a 7-2 win over Ben Sullivan at 165 pounds. Jake McKiernan won his third straight match with a second straight shutout over a Big Ten opponent, dispatching Conan Jennings 4-0 at heavyweight.

SIUE, 0-4, had three straight matches come down to the final seconds at one point in the dual meet, and Northwestern captured wins in each case.

Northwestern's Jason Ipsarides edged John Muldoon at 133 9-7 in overtime. Alexander McKenna followed up at 141 by edging SIUE's Trevor Feagans 6-4 in overtime. John Fahy, who hadn't wrestled since the opening weekend, dropped a tough 11-9 decision to Shayne Oster at 149 pounds.

SIUE is looking for big crowds next Sunday when it begins Southern Conference action against Appalachian State. On Dec. 19, the Cougars welcome Purdue for a dual meet at home.

Northwestern 33 SIUE 10
125 - Anthony Rubinetti (Northwestern) pinned Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) (Fall 2:59)
133 - Jason Ipsarides (Northwestern) over John Muldoon (SIUE) (SV-1 9-7)
141 - Alexander McKenna (Northwestern) over Trevor Feagans (SIUE) (SV-1 6-4)
149 - Shayne Oster (Northwestern) over John Fahy (SIUE) (Dec 11-9)
157 - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) over Anthony Petrone (Northwestern) (MD 11-3)
165 - Clayton Bass (SIUE) over Ben Sullivan (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
174 - Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) over Jake Residori (SIUE) (Fall 3:26)
184 - Mitch Sliga (Northwestern) over Jake Godinez (SIUE) (Fall 3:25)
197 - Jacob Berkowitz (Northwestern) won by forfeit
285 - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) over Conan Jennings (Northwestern) (Dec 4-0)