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College News, Notes & Results – # 52

Quick start, bonus points carry Bald Eagles to win
A quick start and bonus points helped the Bald Eagles bounce back in a big way as LHU wrestling secured a 25-17 MAC East win over George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team (6-4, 2-2 MAC East) got off to a quick start, winning the first three bouts of the dual and Bald Eagle’ bonus points were a big part of the story throughout as LHU bounced back in a big way, downing host George Mason (7-4, 2-1 MAC East), 25-17. Lock Haven won six of 10 bouts and five of those wins came by way of bonus points. LHU recorded two tech falls and three major decisions.
The Bald Eagles won the first three bouts of the meet with those wins coming by way of two techs and a major as the visitors jumped all over GMU from the start. Today’s dual at GMU marked LHU’s third road match in as many days. With the win, Lock Haven moved to 6-4 overall and back to .500 (2-2) in Mid-American Conference (MAC) Eastern Division action. Rest of the story at https://www.golhu.com/news/2020/1/18/wrestling-quick-start-bonus-points-carry-bald-eagles-to-win.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Virginia Caps Weekend With 44-3 Victory Over VMI
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia wrestling team (7-2) capped its weekend of dual matches with a 44-3 victory over VMI (4-8) on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 18) at Memorial Gym. The Cavaliers won 9-of-10 weight classes and got bonus-point victories from seven wrestlers to power to the win.  Three wrestlers won by fall, including senior Jack Mueller (Dallas, Texas) at 125 pounds, and redshirt juniors Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and Robert Scherer (Lower Burrell, Pa.) at 133 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Four more wrestlers won by tech fall, including redshirt sophomores Brian Courtney (Sayre, Pa.) and Denton Spencer at 141 pounds and 149 pounds, redshirt freshman Justin McCoy (New Paris, Pa.) at 157 pounds and redshirt junior Jay Aiello (Chantilly, Va.) at 197 pounds. … Rest of the story at https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/18/wrestling-virginia-caps-weekend-with-44-3-victory-over-vmi.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Late Surge Propels Bucknell Past Harvard, 26-12
LEWISBURG, Pa. – A late surge propelled the Bucknell wrestling team to a 26-12 victory over Harvard on Saturday afternoon at Davis Gym. The Bison (3-3, 2-1 EIWA) took four of the final five bouts, scoring bonus points in each, to down the Crimson (1-4, 1-1 EIWA). Zach Hartman, who is ranked as high as 16th nationally at 165 pounds, kicked off the run with a first-period pin; Mitch Hartman (174) and Kyle Inlander (184) followed with commanding major decisions that put the dual out of Harvard’s reach. Drew Phipps (197) capped Bucknell’s dual-deciding run with a win by forfeit. Heavyweight Eric Chakonis gave Yaraslau Slavikouski, Intermat‘s 10th-ranked wrestler, a battle but ultimately ceded a tight 4-3 decision to cap the dual. Z. Hartman’s team-leading sixth pin of the season came in just 1:10. He and Phipps both improved to an impressive 17-6 on the season with their victories. … Rest of the story at https://bucknellbison.com/news/2020/1/18/late-surge-propels-wrestling-past-harvard-26-12.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Hokies shut out Binghamton in New York
No. 3 Tech wins the first leg of its weekend roadtrip 47-0
VESTAL, N.Y. – Virginia Tech wrestling dominated Binghamton 47-0 Saturday afternoon in New York to improve to 7-0 in duals on the season.
Saturday afternoon was Virginia Tech’s first shutout victory since Jan. 12, 2018, when the Hokies defeated Campbell 40-0 at the Virginia Duals.
The No. 3 Hokies improve to 3-0 in road duals this season with the win. The previous two matchups away from Blacksburg were wins over then-No. 3 Ohio State and No. 24 Central Michigan.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Mountain Hawks grind out 23-9 win over Navy in annual Sheridan Dual
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In a dual that featured a number of close matches that were decided in the third period or later, No. 12 Lehigh picked up its seventh straight dual win, topping Navy 23-9 Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The match was the 100th in what is Lehigh’s second most-wrestled series, with this year’s edition serving as the annual Sheridan Dual.  
The Mountain Hawks (8-3, 4-1 EIWA) won seven bouts, but picked up bonus points in just one, a technical fall by sophomore Josh Humphreys at 157. The victory was the 200th career dual win for Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro, who won 48 duals at Maryland and has now won 152 at Lehigh.
 “Most of the guys wrestled really well, but there where about three matches where I felt we were lazy on finishes and shut down,” Santoro said. “We had been doing such a good job of continuing to get better, but today we didn’t do some of those things right in key matches. … Rest of the story at https://lehighsports.com/news/2020/1/18/wrestling-mountain-hawks-grind-out-23-9-win-over-navy-in-annual-sheridan-dual.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

NO. 1 VIKINGS CROWNED MISSOURI VALLEY INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Marshall, MO – No. 1 Grand View wrestling dominated in the Missouri Valley Invitational this weekend bringing home a first-place finish, three champions, and an outstanding wrestler award. Grand View earned three first-place finishes at the invitational with a team score of 159. The three individuals crowned champions include 133 champion Shea Ruffridge (FR/Pocahontas, IA), 149 champion Tanner Abbas (FR/Kanawha, IA), and 165 champion Giovanny Bonilla (SO/Kissimmee, FL). At the conclusion of the tournament, Bonilla was also awarded the Outstanding Wrestler award after recording six victories on the two-day tournament. … Rest of the story at http://www.gvvikings.com/article/6461?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

No. 3 Life University Men’s Wrestling Earns Pair of MSC Victories in Road Trip
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —- The No. 3 nationally ranked Life University men’s wrestling team earned a pair of Mid-South Conference wins Saturday afternoon in a road trip to Keiser University. The Running Eagles earned the 16-15 win over No. 10 Southeastern University to start the day. Chase Ayers started the dual with a 6-2 decision at 125 as Sean Deshazer earned the 6-3 decision at 133 to put Life U ahead 6-0. Southeastern picked up a 6-3 decision at 141 as Marcelo Sierra bounced back with a 9-3 decision at 149. Southeastern won at 157 and 165 to tie the dual at nine. Phillip McBride took a 6-4 decision win at 174 before southeastern won in top-bottom on a reversal at 184. Diallo Matsimella earned a 4-2 decision at 197 to give Life U a 15-12 lead. Southeastern came away with a decision at 285 to send the dual to criteria where the Running Eagles won via the third criteria on total points scored, defeating the Fire 40-37 for the extra point. Life U then faced host Keiser University in the … Rest of the story at https://liferunningeagles.com/news/2020/1/18/no-3-mens-wrestling-earns-pair-of-msc-victories-in-road-trip.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Bellarmine University edges Maryville 21-20 in GLVC opener on Stears’ decision in final match
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brian Stears dodged the attack. And then he seized the victory for the Bellarmine University wrestling team. On Saturday afternoon in Knights Hall, with Bellarmine trailing Maryville heading into the final match, the sophomore heavyweight captured a 5-3 win to vault the Knights to a 21-20 victory over the Saints in Great Lakes Valley Conference dual action. Stears, freshman Zach Larue (133), senior Gage Branson (141), freshman Devan Hendricks (157) and junior Eric Beck (165) tallied victories for Bellarmine (2-3, 1-0 GLVC), which delivered one of the biggest wins in the program’s young history. It all came down to the last match against Maryville (3-3, 0-1), which had rallied to take a 20-18 lead. In the third period, Stears was clinging to a 3-2 advantage over the Saints’ Max Darrah. When Darrah made his move, Stears was ready, evading Darrah’s lunge and pouncing on him for a takedown that effectively sealed a victory for both himself and the team. … Rest of the story at https://athletics.bellarmine.edu/news/2020/1/18/wrestling-edges-maryville-21-20-in-glvc-opener-on-stears-decision-in-final-match.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

CHAMPS! No. 24 Stevens Wrestling Captures MAC Championship
Six Ducks capture conference titles to lead Stevens to team championship
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (January 18, 2020)  – No. 24 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling captured individual titles in six weight classes en route to capturing its first Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship Saturday at the Lamade Gymnasium. Freshman Kyle Slendorn (133) joined senior Troy Stanich (141), junior Brett Kaliner (149), senior Dylan Van Sickell (157), senior Thomas Poklikuha 165) and sophomore Michael Dooley (197) in capturing conference titles. All totaled, 11 Ducks medaled as Stevens topped the seven-team field with 154 points. No. 15 Messiah College finished second with 145.5 points and hosting Lycoming College placed third with 126.5.  The victory was the sixth straight conference championship for the program, who captured five straight team titles in the Centennial Conference before departing for the MAC last summer. … Rest of the story at https://stevensducks.com/news/2020/1/18/champs-no-24-wrestling-captures-mac-championship.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Hawkeyes Rolls Huskers at Home
The Iowa Hawkeyes remained unbeaten in dual competition following their 26-6 win over #8 ranked Nebraska on Saturday night. It was a cold evening in Iowa, but there were still plenty of fans that made the trek to Iowa City as over 12,000 strong were in attendance for the top ten showdown. The dual kicked off at 125 pounds with top-ranked Spencer Lee taking on Iowa native Alex Thomsen. Midway through the first period Lee was able to strike for a takedown followed by a four point nearfall tilt to jump out front 6-0. After an out of bounds restart Lee followed up three more four point turns to finish off the first period technical fall victory, 18-0. In the 133-pound bout, Austin DeSanto came away with a 7-4 decision against Ridge Lovett. The Hawkeye junior came out strong with two first period takedowns and added a third takedown along with a point for stalling on Lovett to go up 7-3. In the third DeSanto took down and Lovett was able to ride the entire period to earn the riding time point. Nebraska got on the board following the third match between Max Murin and Chad Red. The Husker wrestler scored a pair of takedowns in the first period to build a 4-1 lead, which proved too difficult for his Hawkeye opponent to overcome. With an escape and riding time, Red won by the final score of 6-2. It was also noteworthy that the Huskers picked up their second bench warning midway through the bout. … Rest of the story at https://iawrestle.com/2020/01/18/hawkeyes-rolls-huskers-at-home/?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Piccininni gets 100th win, as No. 9 Oklahoma State looks sharp in 30-10 win over No. 10 Pitt in Stillwater
STILLWATER, Okla. – Pittsburgh rookie Louis Newell took two-time All-American Nick Piccininni down twice in the opening period of the first match Saturday night inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Things went downhill from there, however, for the 10th-rated Panthers as No. 9 Oklahoma State rolled to a 30-10 victory. Piccininni (16-1), in picking up his 100th collegiate win, quickly rallied and scored a fall at the 4:16 mark. Moments later, OSU freshman Reece Witcraft tossed Micky Phillippi to his back and built a 7-0 lead. Phillippi (16-1), however, countered a Witcraft shot in the second period with a spicy leg cradle out of the Pennsylvania wrestling funky playbook and scored a fall at 4:06. That was the last thing that went right for the visitors until heavyweight Demetrius Thomas’ 14-3 major decision in the finale. In between, in improving to 7-1, the Cowboys won all the close battles and were the better team in most areas. … Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/January/18/Oklahoma-State-beats-Pitt-in-Stillwater?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

Pitt-Johnstown Down D&E to Move Coach Pecora to Within Two Wins of Tying All-Time Mark
Pitt-Johnstown took advantage of five first period falls to break open a close match early and down Davis & Elkins (WV) College, 42-10 in Saturday’s Final Round of the Kutztown Open.  The win gave head Coach Pat Pecora 614 and moved his two with a pair of victories of tying former Oregon State Coach Dale Thomas’ All-Time Record of 616. The Mountain Cats, 17-3 on the season, climbed out to an 8-0 lead with a technical fall from No. 5 Brendan Howard at 125 lbs. and a 6-1 decision by Matt Siszka at 133 lbs. The Senators cut it to 8-6 with a pin at 141 lbs., but Pitt-Johnstown pulled away with five first period falls in the final seven bouts. … Rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2020/1/18/wrestling-wrestlers-down-d-e-to-move-coach-pecora-to-within-two-wins-of-tying-all-time-mark.aspx?mc_cid=1f0e752ec2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b


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