Mid-American Conference

MAC Wrestling Scoreboard:

Saturday, Dec. 16
No. 23 Central Michigan 34, Northern Illinois 6
Eastern Michigan at Cleveland State Open
Kent State at Cleveland State Open

Sunday, Dec. 17
No. 4 Missouri at Reno Tournament of Champions


Central Michigan:
Chippewas Roll To Win MAC Opener

The Central Michigan wrestling team rebounded on Saturday with a 34-6 victory over Northern Illinois in the Chippewas’ Mid-American Conference-opening dual at the Huskies’ Convocation Center. The victory, during which the Chippewas won eight matches and scored bonus points in five of those wins, came a week after CMU dropped two duals, the first to 17th-ranked South Dakota State and the second to North Dakota State. The 23rd-ranked Chippewas, who are 2-3 in duals, go to Purdue on Monday where they will face the Boilermakers and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in a pair of nonconference duals.
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Kent State:
Ferri and Nye Claim Crowns at Cleveland State Open

Freshman 125-pounder Jake Ferri and junior heavyweight Devin Nye each won individual titles at the Cleveland State Open Saturday at Woodling Gym.  In a tournament that lasted nearly 12 hours, three other Golden Flashes earned top six finishes. Ferri claimed his first college tournament title, going 4-0 with a pair of major decisions. Nye knocked off Gardner Webb's Nathan Bumgarner 5-2 in the finals to complete a 4-0 day.  It was Nye's second career Cleveland State Open crown. 
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Missouri:
Lewis Claims Title at Reno Tournament of Champions

Redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) captured an individual title, as No. 4 Mizzou Wrestling (8-0, 2-0 MAC) recorded five top-three finishes at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Lewis was dominate throughout the tournament, as he recorded three falls and a major decision en route to his first place finish. In the team standings, Mizzou finished the tournament in third place with 106 points, finishing behind North Carolina State (189 points) and Wyoming (140 points). Full Story...

Northern Illinois:
Huskies Fall In MAC Opener

The Northern Illinois University Wrestling team suffered a 34-6 setback to Central Michigan its home opener Saturday night at Chick Evans Field House. The Huskies (0-3, 0-1) were led by Brock Hudkins at 125.  The NIU sophomore defeated Drew Hildebrandt in a tightly contest match, 4-2.  Hudkins came out strong after having to forfeit his matches at the Hoosier Duals on Dec. 2.  With the win, Hudkins improves to 9-3 this season and earned his 30th win of his collegiate career. 
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