Recap courtesy of SIUE's Athletic Communications Department

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE wrestling, also known as the 66ers, captured two dual meet victories Saturday, defeating Mid-American Conference rival Edinboro 27-5 and No. 14-ranked Little Rock 23-16.

SIUE improved to 7-1 and 1-0 in the MAC as a team. Edinboro fell to 3-4 and 0-1 in the MAC. Little Rock is now 3-7 in dual matches.

Marcel Lopez, Caleb Tyus, Dominic Lopez, Deron Pulliam and Bryson Buhk all recorded double wins on the day.

Lopez earned a major decision in the Edinboro match while Brock Woodcock posted a technical fall against the Fighting Scots. Pulliam electrified the crowd at First Community Arena with a sudden victory takedown at 184 pounds.

SIUE won the final four matches against Little Rock after falling behind in the team score. Consecutive wins from Dominic Lopez, Pulliam, Nick Nosler and Bryson Buhk pushed the 66ers over the top.

Next up for SIUE is a road MAC contest on Friday at Ohio.

SIUE 23 Little Rock 16
125 Tyson Roach (LR) over Drew Davis (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
133 Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Dillon Cooper (LR) (SV-1 9-6)
141 Brennan Van Hoecke (LR) over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (MD 11-3)
149 Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Carter McCallister (LR) (Fall 1:13)
157 Jaivon Jones (LR) over Eric Almarinez (SIUE) (Dec 6-0)
165 Matty Bianchi (LR) over Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (Fall 3:44)
174 Dominic Lopez (SIUE) over Bronson Baxter (LR) (Dec 9-6)
184 Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over kodiak cannedy (LR) (Dec 4-0)
197 Nick Nosler (SIUE) over Landon Jobber-Spence (LR) (TF 18-2 6:51)
285 Bryson Buhk (SIUE) over Michael Gasper (LR) (Dec 2-1)