MAC Wrestling Weekend Schedule:
Friday, January 11
SIU-Edwardsville 20, Buffalo 16
Old Dominion 30, Kent State 10 (at Virginia Duals)
Chattanooga 21, Kent State 15 (at Virginia Duals)
No. 5 Missouri 30, at Ohio 12
Saturday, January 12
Lock Haven 26, Kent State 15 (at Virginia Duals)
Virginia Tech 31, Old Dominion 9 (at Virginia Duals)
Oklahoma 27, Old Dominion 14 (at Virginia Duals)
Old Dominion 21, Chattanooga 15 (at Virginia Duals)
Sunday, January 13
Northern Illinois 28, SIU-Edwardsville 6
Stories courtesy of MAC Athletic Communication Staffs
Buffalo:
Bulls Drop Close Dual To SIUE
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The University at Buffalo wrestling team dropped a close dual to SIU-Edwardsville, 20-16, at the Vadalabene Center on Friday night. It snapped the Bulls' two-match win streak and dropped their record to 7-4 on the season. Starting at 197 lbs., the Cougars jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Jake Gunning tied the dual, 3-3, with a 4-2 decision over Colton McKiernan at heavyweight.
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Kent State:
Flashes Fall To Lock Haven
HAMPTON, Va. – Kent State sophomore Andrew McNally continued to prove his ability to toss an opponent on his back at any point in a match Saturday at the Virginia Duals. In the Golden Flashes 26-15 setback against Lock Haven, McNally tallied his 12th pin of the season at Hampton Coliseum. McNally (184) wasted little time taking Austin Bell down to his back for a quick 4-0 lead. Bell responded with an escape and takedown of his own. With a minute remaining in the first period, McNally quickly slipped in an underhook and flung Bell to his back to give Kent State its second straight win of the dual.
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Old Dominion & Chattanooga Top Flashes At Virginia Duals
HAMPTON, Va. – Andrew McNally, Isaac Bast and Spencer Berthold all recorded pins for Kent State (6-9, 1-2 MAC) Friday, but the Golden Flashes came up short against both Old Dominion and Chattanooga on day one of the Virginia Duals. The Monarchs topped the Flashes 30-10 in a conference dual at Hampton Coliseum, while the Mocs sealed late wins at 141, 165 and 174 in a 21-15 victory. A third period pin by Bast (165) against Shane Jones gave Kent State its first win against Old Dominion. Two matches later, McNally (184) continued his string of bonus-point victories in a 10-0 major decision of Dean Drugac.
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Missouri:
Tigers Extend Winning Streak
ATHENS, Ohio -- The No. 5 Missouri Tigers (11-0, 5-0) mounted a comeback to defeat MAC opponent Ohio on Friday night, with a final score of 30-12. This victory extended the Tigers' regular season win streak to 31 duals and keeps the Tigers undefeated during the 2018-19 season. Mizzou Wrestling remains perfect against the Bobcats, moving to 7-0 against them since joining the MAC in 2012-13. After dropping the first three bouts of the night, the Tigers went on a roll to tie up the score and eventually defeat the Bobcats. It was freshman Brock Mauller that earned the Tigers their first points, earning his 14th decision of the season and improving his record to 21-1.
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Northern Illinois:
Huskies Post Big Win Over SIU-Edwardsville
DEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University wrestling team earned its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season when it scored a 28-6 win over SIUE at Chick Evans Field House Sunday. NIU (3-6, 1-2) took five of the first six matches and won eight overall. Will Feldkamp (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) started the Huskies off with an impressive 16-7 maj. dec. victory over Sergio Villalobos at 184.
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Ohio:
Bobcats Fall To No. 5 Missouri
ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio wrestling team (2-3, 0-1 MAC) came away victorious in the first three bouts but ultimately fell to No. 5-ranked Missouri (11-0, 5-0 MAC), 30-12, in the 2018-19 MAC opener for the Bobcats tonight at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats jumped out to a 12-0 lead on the Tigers to open up the evening. Redshirt junior Shakur Laney got things going by coming away with a 3-1 sudden victory in overtime over redshirt freshman Dack Punke at 125 pounds. Laney earned an escape in the second period, then gave the Bobcats a 3-0 lead with his takedown in overtime.
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Old Dominion:
Monarchs Go 2-2 At Virginia Duals
HAMPTON, Va. – The Old Dominion (5-4, 3-1 MAC) wrestling team took a fifth place team finish at the Virginia Duals on Saturday night. ODU earned wins over Kent State and Chattanooga and losses to No. 13 Virginia Tech and Oklahoma. Opening the dual against No. 13 Virginia Tech, No. 19 Michael McGee avenged a 2017-18 season loss with a pin over Joey Prata. At 133, Killian Cardinale fell to nationally-ranked Korbin Myers 14-5. Sa’Derian Perry edged Mitch Moore to extend the ODU lead. At 149 pounds, Kevin Budock suffered a 8-3 setback to NCAA Qualifier Ryan Blees. Larry Early suffered just his third loss of the season to B.C. LaPrade by an 8-4 decision. The Hokies won the final four bouts, including two in the bonus to win the dual, 31-9.
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Monarchs Cruise Past Kent State
HAMPTON, Va. -- Collecting their fourth-straight win of the season on Friday afternoon, the Old Dominion (4-2, 3-1 MAC) wrestling team defeated Kent State, 30-10 in the first round of the Virginia Duals. The Monarchs are set to face No. 13 Virginia Tech on Saturday at 2 p.m. Starting off the dual with a 6-1 win, No. 19 Michael McGee put three points on the board for the Monarchs. Earning his first dual win of the season, Killian Cardinale came back from trailing 6-5 at the end of the second period. In the final frame, the redshirt freshman earned near fall points to earn a 10-5 win at 133 pounds.
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SIU-Edwardsville:
SIUE Falls To NIU
DeKALB, Ill. – Two SIUE wrestlers earned weekend sweeps as the Cougars dropped a Mid-American Conference dual Sunday at Northern Illinois 28-6. SIUE's Christian Dulaney was a 7-5 winner over Northern Illinois' Max Ihry at 197 pounds. Tyshawn Williams was an overtime winner for the Cougars, a 3-1 triumph over McCoy Kent at 149 pounds. Most of the Huskies' wins were by five points or less.
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Cougars Get First MAC Win
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- In its first-ever home Mid-American Conference match, the SIUE Cougars are winners. The Cougars picked up their first victory of the season with a 20-16 triumph over Buffalo. SIUE is now 1-7 overall and 1-1 in the MAC. Sergio Villalobos earned the decisive win for the Cougars with a late third-period takedown over Buffalo's Logan Rill. Villalobos won 5-2.
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