MAC Wrestling Schedule:
Thursday, January 16
Appalachian State 29, Lock Haven 10
Edinboro 19, Bloomsburg 16

Friday, January 17
Clarion 17, Buffalo 16
No. 25 Rider 20, Edinboro 12
Northern Illinois 38, Little Rock 4
Old Dominion 28, Lock Haven 7
No. 23 Missouri 25, Central Michigan 13
Ohio 26, Kent State 17

Saturday, January 18
Lock Haven 25, George Mason 17
Ohio 19, Cleveland State 13

Sunday, January 19
Clarion 16, Bloomsburg 15
No. 23 Missouri 31, Kent State 12
No. 25 Rider 22, Old Dominion 10
Central Michigan 25, SIUE 15

Stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Staffs

Bloomsburg:
Wrestling Edged At Home By Clarion, 16-15, Sunday Afternoon

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team won five matches on Sunday afternoon but fell a point short as the Huskies dropped a 16-15 decision against visiting Clarion University at the Nelson Field House in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) dual. Bloomsburg saw its record drop to 2-5 overall and 0-4 in the MAC standings while the Golden Eagles improved to 8-3 overall and 5-2 against MAC foes.  Nine of the ten matches on the afternoon were by decision with the difference in the dual coming in the 149-pound bout where Clarion's Brock Zacherl, ranked tenth in the country at the weight class, defeated sophomore Aaron Coleman by a 14-5 major decision.  Full Story...

Wrestling Falls Short Against Edinboro, 19-16

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team saw its two-match winning streak come to an end on Thursday night as the Huskies dropped a 19-16 decision to visiting Edinboro University at the Nelson Field House. Bloomsburg fell to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the MAC while the Fighting Scots improved to 9-4 overall and 3-1 in the MAC. The evening went back-and-forth with the Huskies holding a 16-13 advantage following redshirt senior Trevor Allard's 5-2 decision over Edinboro's Cody Mulligan at 184 pounds. However, the Fighting Scots battled back to win the final two matches to escape with the three-point victory.  Full Story...

Buffalo:
Clarion Slips Past Buffalo to Snap the Bulls’ Five-Dual Win Streak

CLARION, PA – The University at Buffalo wrestling team had its five-dual win streak snapped at Clarion, 17-16, on Friday night. The dual was tied, 16-16, after 10 bouts, but the Golden Eagles were victorious after it came down to criteria. It was a close dual throughout with neither team able to pull away. Trailing, 3-0, Derek Spann got the Bulls on the board first with an 8-3 decision over Seth Koleno. The win extended Spann's dual meet win streak to 12.  Full Story...

Central Michigan:
Fast Start, Good Finish For Chips

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – An outstanding start and a timely momentum-shifting win late helped the Central Michigan wrestling team to a 25-15 victory over SIU-Edwardsville in a Mid-American Conference dual on Sunday at McGuirk Arena.  The win lifted CMU to 3-4, 3-2 MAC, and it helped the Chippewas bounce back from Friday's disappointing 25-13 loss to perennial MAC-champion Missouri.  Full Story...

Chippewas Fall To No. 23 Missouri

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – A good start, but not the finish that coach Tom Borrelli and his Central Michigan wrestlers would have hoped for.  CMU won two of the first three matches, scoring bonus points in both, but then dropped six consecutive matches in falling to No. 23 Missouri, 25-13, on Friday in a MAC dual meet at McGuirk Arena.  The Chippewas fell to 2-4, 2-2 MAC. Missouri improved to 7-5, 4-0.  Full Story...

Clarion:
Wrestling Wins Eighth Straight With Nailbiter at Bloomsburg

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – For the second straight dual, the Golden Eagle wrestling team's victory hinged on wins in the final two bouts of the day.  And just as on Friday night against Buffalo, Greg Bulsak and Ty Bagoly delivered, bringing Clarion back from a 15-10 deficit to a 16-15 win over Bloomsburg on Sunday.  That marked the eighth straight dual win for the Golden Eagles, the longest streak since winning nine straight between the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons.  The last time Clarion won as many as eight straight in a single season was during that 1993-94 season, when they opened with 10 straight wins.  Full Story...

Wrestling Edges Buffalo in Wild MAC Win

CLARION, Pa. - A dramatic last minute takedown by heavyweight Ty Bagoly propelled the Golden Eagle wrestling team to a 17-16 win by tiebreaker criteria over the Buffalo Bulls in Tippin Gymnasium. Both the Golden Eagles and the Bulls notched four decisions and one major decision on the night, but a slight edge in total points scored gave Clarion the dual victory. With the win, Clarion improves to 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the MAC, while the Bulls fall to 7-7 overall and 3-3 in the MAC. The Golden Eagles have now won seven straight matches, tying their longest win streak in nearly two decades.  The last seven-match win streak came during the 2000-01 season.  Full Story...

Cleveland State:
Bobcats Sneak By Vikings

The Cleveland State University wrestling team came close to pulling off an upset of visiting Ohio, but the Bobcats escaped with a 19-13 victory in Mid-American Conference action Saturday afternoon inside Woodling Gymnasium. All five of CSU's losses via decision came by three points or fewer, including two bouts where the Vikings came up just one point short. If Cleveland State had turned the tables in either of those one-point bouts, it would have won the dual on tiebreaking criteria.  After CSU dropped the opening two bouts at 149 and 157, redshirt freshman Riley Smucker got the hosts on the board with a comfortable win at 165 pounds. He took a 4-1 lead after two periods, after tallying two near-fall points in the second stanza, and went on to claim a 6-1 win after earning over two minutes of riding time.  Full Story...

Edinboro:
Spaulding Picks Up 50th Career Win, but Edinboro Falls to Rider, 20-12

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The Edinboro wrestling team dropped the back-end of its two-match eastern swing on Friday night, suffering a 20-12 loss at Rider. Edinboro is now 9-5 overall and 3-3 in MAC action, while Rider improved to 7-2 and is 3-1. The Broncs came in ranked second in the MAC monthly rankings, while Edinboro is ninth.  As has been the case for much of the year, the Fighting Scots fell behind early before attempting to rally. That was the case again on Friday, as they won three of the final four bouts.  Full Story...

Edinboro Edges Bloomsburg, 19-16, Behind Spaulding Decision

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Edinboro wrestling team improved to 9-4 overall and 3-2 in the Mid-American Conference on Thursday night, edging Bloomsburg, 19-16, at Nelson Field House. The Fighting Scots rallied for the win thanks to decisions by Dylan Reynolds and Jon Spaulding at 197 lbs. and heavyweight, respectively. The Fighting Scots would find themselves trailing 13-6 midway through the match, as Bloomsburg picked up bonus points at 133 lbs. and 157 lbs. The match began with Lucas Rodriguez improving to 13-7 with a 9-7 decision over Christian Gannone at 125 lbs. Rodriguez, a redshirt sophomore, jumped out to an 8-2 lead after one period on the strength of a takedown, four nearfall points, and a reversal.  Full Story...

George Mason:
DiBlasi Earns 100th Career Win

Fairfax, Va.— The George Mason wrestling team celebrated a milestone and earned a fall against a ranked wrestler but dropped the match to Lock Haven, 25-17.  The Bald Eagles (5-2, 1-1 MAC) started the day with a 14-0 advantage after three ranked wrestlers No. 14 Luke Werner, No. 29 DJ Fehlman and All-American Kyle Shoop earned points for Lock Haven. Mason (7-4, 2-3 MAC) would win the next two matches to cut the Bald Eagles lead to 14-10. At 149 pounds, the Patriots Colston DiBlasi (22-8) achieved what only six other wrestlers in Mason history accomplished with his 100th career win.  Full Story...

Kent State:
Rooney and McNally Lead Flashes in Loss to Mizzou

KENT, OHIO- Tim Rooney and Andrew McNally earned falls at 133 and 174 pounds, but Missouri came out the victor, 31-12, in a Sunday afternoon MAC dual. Rooney gave the Flashes the lead with his first MAC fall of the year. The senior found himself trailing in the third period and used great leverage on Allan Hart (10-7) to flip him on the mat and get the pin with just 16 seconds remaining.  Full Story...

McCracken and Rooney Dominate in Loss to Bobcats

KENT, OHIO- Colin McCracken picked up his second MAC fall of the season and Tim Rooney earned a technical fall but Ohio used the momentum of winning the first four matches to retain the Grudge Match trophy in a 26-17 dual victory over Kent State. A pre-dual blind draw had the match start at 141 pounds. Shakur Laney, the #17 wrestler at 141 according to InterMat, earned a major decision over Cory Simpson. That was the first of four matches the Bobcats won to start the dual.  Full Story...

Lock Haven:
Quick start, bonus points carry Bald Eagles to win

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.  Full Story...

Wrestling Falls To ODU

NORFOLK, Va. – Host Old Dominion (4-7, 1-0 MAC East) won seven of 10 bouts on the night and downed the Lock Haven University wrestling team (5-4, 1-2 MAC East), 28-7, tonight on the road in Mid-American Conference (MAC) Eastern Division dual action. The Bald Eagles got wins from No. 15 Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), No. 29 DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) and No. 31 Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central).  Full Story...

Wrestling drops road dual at App State

BOONE, N.C. – The Lock Haven University wrestling team (5-3) got wins from No. 15 Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), No. 19 Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) and Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona), but host Appalachian State (5-2) won seven of 10 bouts and took home the non-conference win, 29-10.  For Shoop (141), the victory marked career win No. 121 and he stands alone in fourth-place all-time for wins at LHU. Shoop is a returning All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier.  Full Story...

Missouri:
No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling Extends MAC Winning Streak to 19 at Kent State

KENT, Ohio – No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling extended its MAC winning streak to 19 straight duals and capped a perfect weekend of dual action with a 31-12 win over Kent State Sunday afternoon (Jan. 19). Mizzou won eight of the 10 weights, including bonus point wins at 141, 157 and 165. Mizzou improves to 8-5 on the year and 5-0 in MAC competition. Mizzou is the only remaining unbeaten in MAC competition and will host Northern Illinois (3-1 in MAC) and Cleveland State (2-2 in MAC) next Saturday with a chance to wrap up its eighth straight MAC title and ninth straight conference title. Mizzou is now 52-3 all-time in MAC competition.  Full Story...

No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling Holds Off Central Michigan

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling extended its MAC winning streak to 18 consecutive duals with a Friday night win over Central Michigan, 25-13. The biggest win of the night came at 157 pounds as sophomore Jarrett Jacques won a top-15 bout over Logan Parks, 5-4, to tie the dual heading into intermission. Mizzou won seven of the 10 bouts with four major decisions. Mizzou won six straight bouts from 149 through 197. The Tigers improve to 7-5 on the season and 4-0 in MAC competition. The Tigers will be back in action Sunday at Kent State for an 11 a.m. (CT) dual.  Full Story...

Northern Illinois:
NIU Wrestling Defeats Little Rock

DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University wrestling team's winning streak was extended to four after a dominating 38-4 victory over Little Rock Friday night at the Convocation Center. The Huskies (8-3, 3-1) won nine of the 10 bouts, earning bonus points in five matches. NIU tallied a pair of tech fall victories, a maj. dec. win, a pin and forfeit. With the win, the Huskies matched last year's win total.  Full Story...

Ohio:
Ohio Wrestling Wraps Up Successful Weekend Road Trip With Win at Cleveland State

CLEVELAND -- The Ohio wrestling team (4-5, 2-2 MAC) closed out its weekend road trip to northeast Ohio by earning a second-straight Mid-American Conference dual win, knocking off Cleveland State (6-2, 2-2 MAC), 19-13, this afternoon at Woodling Gymnasium. The Bobcats came away with victories in six of the first seven bouts en route to the win.  No. 20-ranked redshirt sophomore Alec Hagan (Eureka, Mo.) got things started on the right foot for Ohio with an 8-0 major decision win over freshman Gus Sutton at 149 pounds. Redshirt senior Zac Carson made it an early 7-0 lead when he earned a 5-2 win by decision over redshirt junior Nico O'Dor at 157.  Full Story...

Ohio Wrestling Earns Win at Kent State

KENT, Ohio -- For the second year in a row, the Ohio wrestling team (3-5, 1-2 MAC) can claim Grudge Match bragging rights after earning a 26-17 triumph over archrival Kent State (5-8, 1-3 MAC) tonight at the M.A.C. Center. The Bobcats picked up their first Mid-American Conference win of the 2019-20 season courtesy of the victory over the Golden Flashes. The Bobcats set the tone for the night by coming away with wins in six of the first eight weight classes, including in each of the first four bouts.  Full Story...

Old Dominion:
Wrestling Falls to No. 25 Rider, 22-10 at Home

NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion wrestling team (4-8, 2-2 MAC) fell to No. 25 Rider (8-2, 4-1 MAC), 22-10 in a MAC East Division battle at Chartway Arena on Sunday afternoon.  Old Dominion jumped out to a 6-0 advantage after the first two bouts of the afternoon, as No. 16 Killian Cardinale and Shannon Hanna II each earned victories at 125 pounds and 133 pounds, respectively. Cardinale faced off against No. 19 Jonathan Tropea in the first of three ranked matchups in the dual. The two ranked combatants were tied, 5-5 after three periods, forcing a sudden victory period. Cardinale managed to take down Tropea halfway through the period to earn the first win of the day.  Full Story...

Wrestling Downs Lock Haven, 28-7 in Home Opener

NORFOLK, Va. –In its first home match of the season, the Old Dominion wrestling team (4-7, 2-1 MAC) earned a 28-7 victory over Lock Haven (5-4, 1-2 MAC) in a MAC East Division showdown.  The Bald Eagles started the night with a 6-0 advantage after No. 14 Luke Werner earned a 4-2 win by decision over No. 16 Killian Cardinale of ODU at 125 pounds, followed by a win by decision from No. 29 DJ Fehlman over Shannon Hanna II, 5-4 in a tie-breaker round in the 133-pound bout.  Full Story...

Rider:
No. 25 Wrestling Defeats Old Dominion, 22-10, on the Road

NORFOLK, VA – The nationally-ranked No. 25 Rider University wrestling team earned a 22-10 victory at MAC foe Old Dominion, Sunday afternoon at Chartway Arena. With the win, the Broncs improve to 8-2 (4-1 MAC), while the Monarchs are now 4-8 (2-2 MAC).  Old Dominion earned the first six points of the match, taking sudden-victory wins at 125 and 133, but Rider would answer back with a Peter Lipari decision at 141 over Old Dominion's Sa'Darian Perry, 5-4. Gino Fluri would build on Lipari's momentum with an overtime victory at 149 over Kenan Carter, 5-2, to even the dual to 6-6.  Full Story...

Wrestling Earns 20-12 Win Over Edinboro

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The nationally-ranked No. 25 Rider University wrestling team defeated MAC foe Edinboro, 20-12, Friday night at Alumni Gym. With the win, the Broncs improve to 7-2 (3-1 MAC), while the Fighting Scots are now 9-5 (3-2 MAC). Edinboro earned the first points of the match, taking a decision at 125, but Rider would answer back with wins at 133, 141, 149, 157, and 165 to take a 17-3 lead. Anthony Cefolo started the string of five-straight Rider victories, earning a 3-2 decision over Tye Vamdell. In his home Rider debut, Peter Lipari earned a tech fall at 141 over Edinboro's Richie Gomez at 3:46. Gino Fluri built on the Rider momentum by winning a 3-2 decision over Tyler Vath at 149, while nationally-ranked No. 5 Jesse Dellavecchia got past Peter Pappas, 1-0.  Full Story...

SIUE:
Middle Weights Shine for Cougars

MT. PLEASANT, MICH. - SIUE wrestling won four matches Sunday at Central Michigan but dropped the dual meet 25-15. Momentum was a factor in the match with host Central Michigan winning the first three and final three. SIUE won four in a row. After the Chippewas marched out to a 15-0 team lead in the first three matches, SIUE's Tyshawn Williams put the Cougars on the scoreboard with a 15-8 victory over Corbyn Munson at 149 pounds.  Full Story...