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Pittsburgh upsets Ohio State & other Division I Results

No. 19 Pitt Earns Signature Win at No. 5 Ohio State, 21-13
COLUMBUS—The Pitt wrestling team picked up a stunning early season upset at No. 5 Ohio State on Sunday afternoon at the Covelli Center in Columbus, winning the ACC-Big Ten dual, 21-13.
The No. 19 Panthers (6-1) triumphed in six bouts against the Buckeyes (4-1) to earn a decisive dual win in what was a signature victory for seventh-year head coach Keith Gavin and his squad. “We battled really hard,” Gavin said. “We have a tough group, even our young guys. They are really fun to coach and I’m so proud of the team. Ohio State is an elite team; any time you can get a dual win over a team like that, it means your program is in a good place and you are doing the right things. But we have to continue to work on improving and stay focused.”
Starting at 125 pounds, Colton Camacho earned the first of what would prove to be three crucial upsets by the Panthers, convincingly defeating No. 22 Brendan McCrone by 14-9 decision. Then the moment of the match occurred at 141 pounds when No. 20 Cole Matthews got back to winning ways with an epic last-second takedown to beat No. 3 and previously unbeaten Jesse Mendez. The 4-2 win for the super senior team captain kept Pitt in the dual until the upper weights took over. “So happy for Cole,” Gavin added. “Obviously he’s had a rough start to the year, but we felt like this was a good match and opportunity for him. You can never count him out. He’s a hell of a competitor.” … story at … Pittsburghpanthers.com/Wrestling-no-19-pitt-earns-signature-win-at-no-5-ohio-state-21-13

Nittany Lion Wrestlers Roll Over Hofstra 43-10 in Sold Out Rec Hall
Penn State picks up four pins in non-conference victory
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (2-0, 0-0 B1G) rolled to a 43-10 win over visiting Hofstra (0-2) on Sunday in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions picked up four pins in the lopsided non-conference win. Four Nittany Lions made their dual meet debuts in front of another Rec Hall sellout crowd for head coach Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions, and the Penn State starting line-up featured four freshmen.
The dual began at 125 where Braeden Davis made his Penn State dual debut. Davis rolled to an 11-2 major over Hofstra’s Dylan Acevedo-Switzer to give Penn State an early 4-0 lead. Sophomore Aaron Nagao, ranked No. 4 at 133, dominated Ryan Arbeit, notching a 21-6 technical fall at 4:20. David Evans made his Nittany Lion dual debut at 141 for No. 2 Beau Bartlett and impressed the Nittany Lion faithful, posting a 19-4 technical fall at 6:13 to give the Nittany Lions a 14-0 lead.
Redshirt freshman Connor Pierce made his Penn State dual debut at 149 and dropped a tough 11-2 major to Hofstra’s Noah Tapia, cutting the Lion lead to 14-4. Sophomore Levi Haines, ranked No. 1 at 157, notched a fast fall in the first half’s final bout, pinning Dylan Zenion at 1:02. The Nittany Lions led 20-4 at halftime. Freshman Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 14 at 165, began the second half like Haines ended the first, picking up a fast fall at the 1:24 mark over Matt Waddell to give the Nittany Lions a 26-4 lead. Senior Carter Starocci, ranked No. 1 at 174, rolled to a 19-3 technical fall at the 5:38 mark against Eric Shindell and the Nittany Lions led 31-4. … story at … GOpsusports.com/Nittany-lion-wrestlers-roll-over-hofstra-43-10-in-sold-out-rec-hall

Cowboys Pick Up 18th-Straight Win over Oklahoma, 28-9
NORMAN, Okla. – The Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated No. 18 Oklahoma, 28-9, on Sunday at McCasland Field House in the first of two Phillips 66 Bedlam Series duals. With the win, OSU remained undefeated at 3-0 while the Sooners dropped to 4-2. The win was Oklahoma State’s 18th straight over the Sooners and No. 150 in the all-time series. OSU leads the series with Oklahoma, 150-27-10, while John Smith is 57-6-3 against the Sooners as head coach.
OSU won four of five matches prior to intermission to a secure a wide lead and never looked back. Three unranked Cowboys reeled in victories, including two wins over ranked opponents from Reece Witcraft and Brayden Thompson. “All of our duals have started at 125, and we’ve been very competitive up there this year and it’s helped us,” coach Smith said. “I want to see us open it up more in the second and third period, instead of just leaning on that first takedown. Everyone has been doing their part and it’s been good for us.”
Troy Spratley got the Cowboys on the board first with a 4-1 decision over No. 32 Conrad Hendriksen. He is now 10-2 on the year following a pair of ranked wins throughout the weekend. With Daton Fix unavailable, Reece Witcraft once again filled in at 133 pounds and picked up a big 8-1 decision over No. 27 Jace Koelzer. Tagen Jamison then held off Kaden Smith, 6-3, at 149 pounds, building OSU’s lead up to 9-0. … story at … OKstate.com/Cowboy-wrestling-cowboys-pick-up-18th-straight-win-over-oklahoma-28-9

No. 12 Minnesota Overwhelms NDSU, 33-7
MINNEAPOLIS – No. 12 Minnesota (5-0) won eight of the 10 matches, including four by bonus points, in a 33-7 victory over North Dakota State (0-4) Sunday in front of a season-high 2,411 fans at Maturi Pavilion.
Minnesota is 5-0 in the dual season for the second year in a row. Prior to that, it had not happened since the Gophers opened the 2014-15 campaign with 10 straight dual wins.  Sunday’s win marked the 19th straight win for the Golden Gophers over the Bison and improved their record in the series to 21-2 all-time. … story at … GOphersports.com/Wrestling-no-12-minnesota-overwhelms-ndsu-33-7

No. 13 Rutgers Wrestling Tames Buffalo, 40-0
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 13 Rutgers wrestling (5-1, 0-0) defeated Buffalo (6-7), 40-0, on Sunday afternoon in front of 3,259 fans at Jersey Mike’s Arena. It marked the third shutout this season for the Scarlet Knights, as No. 12 Brian Soldano (184) and No. 16 Mitch Moore (141) picked up falls against the Bulls.
RU secured five bonus-point victories in the win, which included a tech fall from No. 26 Dylan Shawver (133) and major decisions from No. 8 John Poznanski (197) and John O’Donnell (HWT). O’Donnell earned his first-career dual victory in front of the home crowd, while Brandan Chletsos (125) earned a win in his JMA debut. ”It is good for those guys to get opportunities because they train really, really hard,” said head coach Scott Goodale. … story at … Scarletknights.com/Wrestling-tames-buffalo-39-0

Mids Win Final Five Bouts To Beat Ohio 27-12
JEFFERSON, PA. – The 17th-ranked Navy wrestling team (5-0) rallied from a nine-point deficit to defeat Ohio (2-1), 27-12, on Sunday afternoon at Jefferson Morgan High School in Jefferson, Pa.
The Bobcats won four of the first five bouts (149, 157, 174, 184) to take a 12-3 lead. The Mids claimed victories in the final five matches (197, 285, 125, 133, 141) to score 24-unanswered points in their fifth dual win of the season.  “The fans who attended really provided a great atmosphere for the team to compete in. We knew going into the dual that it could be won or lost in our upper weights,” said head coach Cary Kolat. “We came out on the losing end in a few of those matches in the last few seconds. We were aggressive early, got shut down on a few attempts and then let Ohio back in those matches. Was nice to have (Andrew) Cerniglia back in the lineup and stop some of the bleeding in the middle.
“Jacob Lucas saw time in the lineup and was exactly what we needed to start the momentum in our favor. After 197, we knew everything should swing back our way, but you never want to be too confident on the bench. Not a great win, but we continue forward from here.” … story at … Navysports.com/Mids-win-final-five-bouts-to-beat-ohio-27-12

Columbia Wrestling Uses Three Pins To Defeat No. 19 Northern Iowa
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Columbia exploded for three wins via fall to take a 28-21 victory in the dual match at No. 19 Northern Iowa on Sunday afternoon at the McLeod Center. The Lions capitalized on six bout wins to earn their first dual match victory of the season.
No. 11 Angelo Rini used two takedowns in the first period to take control of the 133 bout against No. 17 Julian Farber. Farber tried to claw back in the second period, but Rini battled back with an escape point. Rini also controlled the riding time throughout the bout to finish off an 8-3 decision victory.
Rini’s win sparked the first of three straight victories for the Lions as Columbia jumped out to a 15-6 lead as a team through the first four bouts. … story at … GOcolumbialions.com/Wrestling-uses-three-pins-to-defeat-no-19-northern-iowa

No. 21 West Virginia Earns Double-Digit Win Over Northern Colorado
GREELEY, Colo. – The No. 21 West Virginia University wrestling team (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) picked up a 31-9 victory over Northern Colorado (4-1, 0-1 Big 12) inside the Bank of Colorado Arena to close out the weekend.
The Mountaineers move to 6-1 overall as well as 6-1 all-time against the Bears. It also marks the first time WVU has won six of its first seven duals in back-to-back seasons since 1963 and 1964. … story at … WVUsports.com/Wrestling-no-21-west-virginia-earns-double-digit-win-over-northern-colorado

No. 22 Terps Cruise Past Morgan State, 35-6
BALTIMORE, MD — No. 22 Maryland wrapped up competition in 2023 with a road win in Baltimore, defeating Morgan State 35-6 and winning eight of ten bouts on the afternoon. 
The Terps started strong, winning all five of the first bouts, including four of the five by bonus points. Braxton Brown got a first-period pin and Dario Lemus and Ethen Miller each won by technical fall to follow. 
After dropping a couple of matches, the Terps won the final four, highlighted by tech fall wins from Jaxon Smith and Seth Nevills to close the match. 
Dario Lemus and Mason Stein made their dual debuts as Terps. Tommy Capul and Chase Mielnik each nabbed their first dual victories of the young season. … story at … UMterps.com/Morgan-state-recap/Wrestling+News

 

December 22, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized