Takedown Report

NCAA Division I Results (2021) – #5

TDR Editor’s Notes ; A look over some results from Division I matches as the teams are scrambling to get in enough dual meets in order to qualify for their conference tournaments and the national championships next month in St. Louis. The first 11 articles are ones with results of some of the duals earlier this month. The last is a group of announcemnts of scheduling adjustments. Look them over and investigate. Keep on Wrestling! E-mail us at the Editor’s office at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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1 } – Nebraska Defeats Wisconsin, Finishes 2021 Undefeated at Devaney
The Nebraska wrestling team ended its 2021 home slate in dramatic fashion, winning the final two matches against Wisconsin to earn a 21-15 win on Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers (4-1, 4-1 Big Ten) finish undefeated at home for the first time since the 2007-08 season during which the team also hosted just four matches.  With Nebraska trailing the Badgers (1-3, 1-3 Big Ten) 13-15, Eric Schultz kick started the comeback with a 30-13 technical fall over Andrew Salemme at 197 pounds. The senior dominated the match, recording 14 takedowns in 5:55 for his tenth technical fall of his career.  
Christian Lance sealed the deal at heavyweight with a 4-2 sudden victory walk-off win over Trent Hillger. After a scoreless third period with the match tied at two, Lance went on to score the deciding takedown and secure the team victory for Nebraska. … rest of story at _{^{https://huskers.com/news/2021/1/31/wrestling-nebraska-defeats-wisconsin-finishes-2021-undefeated-at-devaney.aspx?mc_cid=8755157a86&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
AND Huskers Go Undefeated in Indiana Tri-Meet
The Nebraska wrestling team earned its first road wins of the season on Saturday, defeating Indiana, 47-0, and Michigan State, 27-10, in Bloomington, Ind. The Huskers improve to 6-1 on the season as they head into the final scheduled dual of the season against Illinois.  The Huskers’ shutout of the Hoosiers marks the first time since the 2011-12 season that that NU has held two opponents scoreless in a single season. The Huskers previously defeated Maryland, 36-0, this season. 
Mikey Labriola (174 pounds)  and Eric Schultz (197 pounds) both went unbeaten on the day to remain undefeated through seven duals this season. Labriola defeated Indiana’s DJ Washington and Michigan State’s Nathan Jimenez while Schultz earned wins over … rest of story at _{^{https://huskers.com/news/2021/2/6/Huskers-go-Undefeated-in-indiana-Tri-Meet.aspx?mc_cid=18c25877f2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

2 } – No. 21 Navy Defeats the Patriots
2/5/2021 10:47:00 PMThe No. 21 Navy wrestling team proved their national ranking with a 44-0 win against the Patriots in a dual tonight inside Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. The Midshipmen have won four straight matches and improve to 4-1 on the season. The Patriots fall to 0-3.
The teams wrestled a traditional 10-bout, team-scored dual while the two programs also wrestled extra matches that count towards an individual’s season record. The two teams split the extra 14 matches. Sophomore Josh Jones had a tech fall against Navy’s Caleb Kelley, 16-0 (1:15). A pair of freshman earned wins. Tyler Johnson had a fall against Navy’s Tyler Hunt, (1:42) and Eli Dickens earned a major decision over Shane Finney, 15-7. The Patriots will complete the shortened regular season with a tri meet against American and Drexel on February 10 beginning at Noon. … rest of story at _{^{https://gomason.com/news/2021/2/5/wrestling-no-21-navy-proves.aspx?mc_cid=7fbcdf9574&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

3 } – Huskies Fall to No. 16 Northern Iowa
NIU unable to overcome slow start
DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University wrestling team suffered a 27-9 setback to No. 16 Northern Iowa in its lone home dual at the Convocation Center Friday night.  “We had a tough, hard-fought dual,” said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. “Congratulations to the guys that had their hand raised. Gibson, Olejnik and Mason [Kauffman] put together three nice matches for us. Olejnik and Kauffman both had wins over nationally-ranked opponents, so great for their profile.  “We have to continue to make some adjustments in the setups of our shots and some of our mat work. It was great to get this kind of feel and challenge at this time of the year. We’re going to learn from it and move forward.”
 After Northern Iowa raced out to an 18-0 lead following back-to-back pins and a pair of decisions, Anthony Gibson put the Huskies on the board with a solid 7-3 victory Cayd Lara at 157. Izzak Olejnik followed that up with a 6-4 come-from-behind win over Pat Schoenfelder, who is ranked No. 25 by Trackwrestling, at 165. Trailing, 2-1, after the first period, Olejnik scored and escape and takedown in the second period to take control of the match. … rest of story at _{^{https://niuhuskies.com/news/2021/2/5/wrestling-huskies-fall-to-no-16-northern-iowa.aspx?mc_cid=7fbcdf9574&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

4 } – Wrestling Finishes Up Season Opener at Sacred Heart on Friday, Winning 13 of 18
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – In its long-awaited season opener, the Drexel University wrestling team opened its 2020-21 campaign on the road against the Sacred Heart University Pioneers on Friday, Feb. 5 in Connecticut, squaring off in a nontraditional dual matchup.  There were 18 individual matches scheduled in Fairfield on Friday as the Dragons picked up wins in 13 of them. Bouts started at 165 pounds and Drexel was especially dominate from 125 pounds to 157 pounds, winning nine of 11 to close out the opener. Evan Barczak garnered the first victory for Drexel, a 19-0 technical fall, at 165 pounds. Michael O’Malley and Natty Lapinski kept the streak going at 174 pounds. O’Malley pinned SHU’s Grant Horn in the opening 70 seconds while Lapinski turned in a 4-2 decision in sudden victory. … rest of story at _{^{https://drexeldragons.com/news/2021/2/5/wrestling-finishes-up-season-opener-at-sacred-heart-on-friday-winning-13-of-18.aspx?mc_cid=7fbcdf9574&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

5 } – Bonus Points Key Chippewa Wrestling Win At Cleveland State
CMU’s Drew Hildebrandt recorded a first-period pin on Friday, sparking Central Michigan to a dual-meet victory at Cleveland State.
CLEVELAND – Never doubt the importance of bonus points when it comes to college wrestling. Central Michigan and Cleveland State split their 10 matches, but the Chippewas scored bonus points in three of their victories for the difference in a 21-15 Mid-American Conference dual victory at the Vikings’ Woodling Gymnasium. The Chippewas improved to 3-2. Cleveland State is 0-3.  It was the Chippewas’ biggest guns who delivered. Fourth-ranked Drew Hildebrandt won on a first-period pin to open the dual at 125 pounds; 12^th-ranked Dresden Simon posted a 16-1 technical fall at 141; and fourth-ranked Matt Stencel took a 13-3 major decision at 285.  It was the first pin of the season for Hildebrandt, the first tech fall for Simon, and the first major for Stencel.  “That’s why we won the dual meet,” CMU coach Tom Borrelli said, adding … rest of story at _{^{https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2021/2/5/bonus-points-key-chippewa-wrestling-win-at-cleveland-state.aspx?mc_cid=7fbcdf9574&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
AND Chippewa Wrestlers Show Some Might, Roll To 2 Wins
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Central Michigan wrestling team won 18 of 20 matches on Sunday in posting a pair of dominating Mid-American Conference dual victories at Buffalo’s Alumni Arena.  The Chippewas downed Edinboro, 30-6, and then topped the host Bulls, 40-0, posting their first shutout over a Division I program since a 33-0 win over Michigan State on Dec. 6, 2015.  
The victories closed a weekend road trip that started with a 21-15 MAC win at Cleveland State on Friday. … rest of story at _{^{https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2021/2/7/wrestling-chippewa-wrestlers-show-some-might-roll-to-2-wins.aspx?mc_cid=a4f7af871f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

6 } – No. 20 Virginia Downs Duke 42-3
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team (3-2, 2-2 ACC) closed out the home portion of its 2021 schedule on Friday (Feb. 5), picking up a 42-3 victory over Duke (0-4, 0-4 ACC) at Memorial Gym.
Virginia got five bonus-point victories on the night, using four pins and a forfeit to power their way to the dual victory over the Blue Devils. In all, the Cavaliers won nine weight classes in the dual. The match started with a decision from Patrick McCormick (Poquoson, Va.) at 125 pounds before back-to-back pins from Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.) and Brian Courtney (Athens, Pa.). Duke picked up its one victory over the night with a decision from Josh Finesilver at 149 pounds. Virginia then raced down the stretch, claiming the remaining weight classes, including pins from Jake Keating (Naperville, Ill.) at 165 pounds and Quinn Miller (Lilburn, Ga.) at heavyweight in conjunction with a Blue Devil forfeit at 184 pounds to help lock up the win. … rest of story at _{^{https://virginiasports.com/news/2021/02/05/no-20-virginia-downs-duke-42-3/?mc_cid=7fbcdf9574&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

7 } – No. 25 Lehigh Rallies For 18-16 Win Over Army, Highlighting Saturday Split
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – For the second straight week, Lehigh needed a late rally and for the second straight week fifth-year seniors Jake Jakobsen and Jordan Wood delivered. This time it was back-to-back decisions to turn a 16-12 deficit into an 18-16 win over Army West Point for the 25th-ranked Mountain Hawks in the first of two duals Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Lehigh’s three-dual win streak was snapped in its second dual of the day as No. 14 North Carolina won the middle eight bouts to top the Mountain Hawks 26-6. Wood and junior Jaret Lane both posted 2-0 days for the Mountain Hawks, who are now 3-3 on the dual season. Lane and sophomore Mitch Polito staked the Mountain Hawks to a 9-0 lead against Army with … rest of story at _{^{https://lehighsports.com/news/2021/2/6/wrestling-no-25-lehigh-rallies-for-18-16-win-over-army-highlighting-saturday-split.aspx?mc_cid=18c25877f2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

8 } – Ricky Stamm Goes 3-0 as Hofstra Competes Against Bloomsburg and Drexel
Hempstead, NY – Redshirt senior Ricky Stamm went 3-0 on the day, including a win at a higher weight class, as Hofstra wrestling took on Bloomsburg and Drexel from inside the David S. Mack Physical Education Center on Saturday, February 6. The Pride won in a convincing 41-6 result over the Huskies of Bloomsburg, pushing Hofstra’s dual-meet record to 2-1, while they won six of 12 matches against the Dragons.
Junior Dylan Ryder scored the first points of the day for Hofstra with his second win by fall of the season at 125 pounds by way of pin at 5:19 of the match. Redshirt senior Garrett Lambert followed up Ryder with 13-4 major decision victory over Antoine Allen in the 133 pound match for his second win of the season. After a defeat at 141 pounds put the team score at 10-6, Hofstra reeled off seven straight victories, … rest of story at _{^{https://gohofstra.com/news/2021/2/6/wrestling-wrest-ricky-stamm-goes-3-0-as-hofstra-competes-against-bloomsburg-and-drexel.aspx?mc_cid=18c25877f2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
AND Hofstra In Control Against Sacred Heart
Fairfield, CT – Hofstra wrestling put on a dominating performance on the mat against Sacred Heart Tuesday night from the William H. Pratt Center. Of the 14 matches held, Hofstra won 13 of them and picked up three wins by fall and three wins by tech fall. Redshirt senior Vinny Vespa snapped a two-match losing streak by scoring a 5-1 decision at 141 pounds, starting a run of 12 straight wins for Hofstra. Sophomore Justin Hoyle picked up the first of two wins in the evening with a pin of Vincent Milazzo at 141 pounds. In the second period, Hoyle used his top position to manipulate Milazzo onto his back and secured the pin. Hoyle later wrestled again at 141 pounds and earned his second win by fall when he threw Thomas Volpe to his back and ended the match in 23 seconds. Freshman Joe McGinty secured a tough 3-2 decision at 157 pounds when, … rest of story at _{^{https://gohofstra.com/news/2021/2/9/wrestling-wrest-hofstra-in-control-against-sacred-heart.aspx?mc_cid=a084ab7fd9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

9} – HAWKEYES START FAST, FINISH STRONG IN WIN OVER OHIO STATE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — A quick start and strong finish keyed the top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team’s 33-14 win over No. 11 Ohio State on Sunday at Holloway Gymnasium. The Hawkeyes ran out to a 17-0 lead behind two pins and a technical from Spencer Lee, Jaydin Eierman and Austin DeSanto, and after the Buckeyes closed to within three points, 17-14, Iowa finished the dual winning four straight to record its largest margin of victory in the series in 10 years.
The Hawkeyes won seven of 10 matches overall, scoring bonus points in five bouts and winning two top-10 matchups. “You go out, you wrestle, and you do your job. That’s what they did,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “There are different things thrown at you as you’re going down the path to get ready to compete. Our guys responded well.” … rest of story at _{^{https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2021/02/07/hawkeyes-start-fast-finish-strong-in-win-over-ohio-state/?mc_cid=a4f7af871f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

10 } – Cowboys Ride Bonus-Point Wins to Bedlam and Little Rock Victories
STILLWATER – The No. 5 Oklahoma State wrestling team remained undefeated with a dominating pair of performances on Sunday, knocking off No. 19 Oklahoma, 24-10,  in Norman before shutting out Little Rock in Stillwater, 45-0.
The Cowboys are now 9-0 on the season with a 4-0 record in the Big 12. The win over Oklahoma marked the third-straight ranked win for OSU and was John Smith‘s 50th win over the Sooners in his coaching career. Oklahoma State now holds the advantage in the Bedlam series 144-27-10, with the Cowboys having won 19 of the last 20 times the two teams have met. … rest of story at ^{_{https://okstate.com/news/2021/2/7/wrestling-cowboys-ride-bonus-point-wins-to-bedlam-and-little-rock-victories.aspx?mc_cid=a4f7af871f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

11 } – No. 6 Mizzou Wrestling Topples SIUE Sunday, Completes Perfect 2021 Dual Schedule
2020-21 squad tallies the Tigers’ fourth all-time unscathed dual record
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 6 Mizzou Wrestling (10-0, 4-0 MAC) defeated SIUE 35-3 on Sunday afternoon inside the Hearnes Center, finishing its 2021 dual season with a perfect overall and Mid-American conference record. Historically, the Tigers have now achieved four all-time unscathed dual seasons in program history. Three of those have occurred under head coach Brian Smith (2020-21, 2017-18 and 2014-15), while Coach Hap Whitney accomplished the other (1967-68).
125-pound redshirt junior Connor Brown, 165-pound freshman Keegan O’Toole and 197-pound freshman Rocky Elam all recorded bonus point victories for the Tigers Sunday. Three Tigers added a ranked victory to their 2021 individual resumes, as … rest of story at _{^{https://mutigers.com/news/2021/2/7/no-6-mizzou-wrestling-topples-siue-sunday-completes-perfect-2021-dual-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=a4f7af871f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

12 } – American University Athletics Enters Department-Wide Pause
WASHINGTON – On Friday, February 5, the American University Department of Athletics & Recreation made the decision to pause all athletic activities for a minimum 10-day period following a slight increase in the department’s COVID-19 positivity rate. This action is being taken out of an abundance of caution, in accordance with current protocols and in the best interest of the health and safety of all student-athletes, coaches and staff. The pause encompasses all on-campus athletic activity including games, team practices and training.  During the pause all student-athletes, coaches and staff will continue to participate in the university testing protocol … rest of story at _{^{https://aueagles.com/news/2021/2/5/general-au-athletics-enters-department-wide-pause.aspx?mc_cid=7fbcdf9574&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
AND Mizzou Wrestling’s Sunday Trip to Kent State Canceled
Tigers and Golden Flashes will not makeup originally scheduled dual .. full story at _{^{https://mutigers.com/news/2021/1/28/mizzou-wrestlings-sunday-trip-to-kent-state-canceled.aspx?mc_cid=8a92ee7e2c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
** Wrestling Schedule For Sunday Adjusted, UNC Out
AMES, Iowa – The schedule for Iowa State’s quadrangular dual on Sunday, Feb. 14 has been adjusted.  Northern Colorado will no longer be participating in accordance with … rest of the story at _{^{https://cyclones.com/news/2021/2/10/wrestling-schedule-for-sunday-adjusted-unc-out.aspx?mc_cid=5e3b2f2de3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
** Oregon State Wrestling Schedule Change
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State wrestling team’s match against CSU Bakersfield, originally scheduled for Sunday, has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Roadrunners’ program. The Beavers will still host Utah Valley at 4 pm (PT) and Stanford at 6 pm on Sunday inside Gill Coliseum. Both of the matches will be streamed live. … rest of story at _{^{https://osubeavers.com/news/2021/2/2/oregon-state-wrestling-schedule-change.aspx?mc_cid=e1d5a94c45&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
** Iowa State Announces Quad Meet On Feb. 14
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State wrestling team has added another event to its home slate for the 2021 season. Head coach Kevin Dresser announced today the addition of a quadrangular meet on Feb. 14 featuring the 12th-ranked Cyclones, No. 10 Arizona State, No. 16 UNI and Northern Colorado. … rest of the story at _{^{https://cyclones.com/news/2021/2/3/wrestling-iowa-state-announces-quad-meet-on-feb-14.aspx?mc_cid=653cd27934&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
** Penn State-Iowa Wrestling Match Postponed
Match postponed due to COVID-19 concerns within Iowa’s program; Teams will work with Big Ten Conference to reschedule … rest of story at _{^{https://gopsusports.com/news/2021/2/8/penn-state-iowa-wrestling-match-postponed.aspx?mc_cid=82bfd879a8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}
** VMI/Presbyterian Wrestling Wednesday Cancelled
LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI/Presbyterian College wrestling match scheduled for Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Cormack Hall has been cancelled. The Southern Conference event will not be made up and the regular season has now concluded for VMI. … rest of story at _{^{https://vmikeydets.com/news/2021/2/9/vmi-presbyterian-wrestling-wednesday-cancelled.aspx?mc_cid=a084ab7fd9&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}}

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