Friday Wrestling results
Lock Haven 29, Brown 12
Lock Haven 53, Presbyterian College 0
Lock Haven 18, North Dakota State 15
George Mason 39, Bloomsburg 6
Clarion 21, Buffalo 16
SIUE 25, Ohio 11
Northern Illinois 19, Central Michigan 14
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Moore and Strickland Reach Milestones, Men's Wrestling Shines at Davidson Duals
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Lock Haven men's wrestling head coach
Scott Moore and senior
Gable Strickland both went over 100 wins in their careers as the Bald Eagles finished 3-0 at the Davidson Duals on Friday, Jan. 16.
The Haven went a perfect 3-0 with victories over Brown (29-12), Presbyterian (53-0) and North Dakota State (18-15).
With the clean sweep on the day, the Bald Eagles improved to 7-3 on the season and will enter the heart of their Mid-American Conference (MAC) schedule riding a five-match win streak.
The Haven racked up four falls, eight tech falls and two major decisions on a day full of standout performances.
Moore (100-84) became the fifth head coach in program history to reach 100 victories, doing so in under 13 full seasons.
Strickland went 3-0 on the day to go over 100 victories in his career at 133 pounds. Strickland opened the day with back-to-back tech falls vs. Brown and Presbyterian, before ending the day with a bang with an upset victory over No. 31 Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) with a dramatic 1-0 decision.
No. 19
Wyatt Henson also finished 3-0, including a pair of tech falls, pushing his season total to eight.
Nick Stampoulos (157) rounded out the Bald Eagles with victories in every match, as he went 3-0 with a fall (2:18) and a pair of decisions.
After moving up to No. 20 in the national rankings at 149,
Lucas Kapusta recorded a major decision and tech fall on the afternoon to improve to 15-3 on the season.
Curtis Nelson (125),
Avery Bassett (174) and
Sam Gautreau (184) also won at least two matches on the afternoon.
Next up for The Haven:
The Bald Eagles return to Mat-Town USA on Sunday, Jan. 25, when George Mason comes to town for a MAC showdown at noon in Thomas Fieldhouse. The afternoon will also serve as the program's Alumni Appreciation match and is a Crimson-Out.
George Mason Rolls Past MAC Foe Bloomsburg
George Mason wrestling delivered a dominant performance, rolling past conference foe Bloomsburg, 39-6, to earn its second Mid-American Conference victory of the season. The Patriots improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in MAC action, while Bloomsburg fell to 9-12 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Overall, the Patriots showcased depth and balance across the lineup, earning bonus points in six of their nine wins and controlling the dual from start to finish. The convincing victory continues Mason's strong conference start and highlights the team's momentum as MAC competition progresses.
With the win, Mason also extended its advantage in the all-time season series with Bloomsburg to 11-6.
Logan Messer (174) and
Jack Kelly delivered falls against the Huskies. #33 Messer (17-4) needed just 15 seconds to secure a fall at 174 and Kelly earned a fall at 197.
Malachi DuVall won by technical fall, improving to 18-3.
#19
Kaden Cassidy added bonus points with a major decision to improve to 14-1 at 147, followed by #21
DJ McGee's major decision, 11-2, improving to 15-2 overall.
Tate Hisey won by major decision over Richie Woods, 16-4 at 141.
In his first match since joining the team this semester,
Drew Dickson kept the momentum rolling with an 8-6 decision.
Ben Monn opened the dual at 125 with a steady 4-1 decision, followed by a thrilling sudden-victory win from
JB Dragovich at 133.
The Patriots travel back to the DMV for a match at Navy on Sunday at 4:00 pm.
SIUE Grabs Road Win at Ohio
ATHENS, Ohio – SIUE wrestling ran its season record to 8-1 Friday with a 25-11 rout at Ohio.
The Cougars also improved to 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference and are in first place in the West Division. Ohio dropped to 6-5 overall and 1-1 in the MAC.
SIUE's eight dual meet victories is the most by a Cougar team in the Division I era and the most for the program since the 1986-87 season.
Seven SIUE wrestlers were victorious in the road contest. That includes three bonus-point efforts.
Marcel Lopez collected a 17-4 major decision over Ohio's Ryan Meek at 133 pounds.
Brock Woodcock blanked Ohio's Jack Lledo 15-0 at 165 pounds.
Bryson Buhk closed out the dual meet with a decisive 8-0 major decision over Ohio's Wyatt Schmitt.
The Cougars now return to Edwardsville to prepare for the final two home contests of the season next weekend. SIUE faces Kent State Saturday at 7 p.m. followed by Central Michigan Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches are MAC events.
Clarion Tops Buffalo
CLARION, Pa. -- The Golden Eagles wrestling team hosted Buffalo for their first home dual meet of the year. The Golden Eagles came from behind down 7 points to win the match 21-16 on Friday.
The last match of the night was the match that decided the dual meet. Going into the final match, Clarion was down 16-15 with
John Meyers set to take the mat. Midway through the first period Buffalo's Magnus Bibla tried to secure a snatch single on Meyers. He then preceded to throw him to his back using his momentum as a catalyst and pinning him in an instant to give the Golden Eagles the 21-16 victory.
Travis Clawson opened the dual for the Golden Eagles at 125 pounds. Clawson got right to work starting off with a double leg takedown 13 seconds into the match. He continued his scoring with a four-point near-fall putting Buffalo's Zach Belverio in a far side cradle. To finish off the period, Clawson added four more near-fall points with an arm bar to close out the period up 11-0. Starting the 2nd period, Clawson earned a quick escape and immediately followed it up with a double leg takedown to earn the victory by technical fall 16-0 (3:10). Giving Clarion the early lead 9-0
Joey Fischer was the next man up for the Golden Eagles at 133 pounds against Buffalo's Max Elton. A quiet first period until the end when Fischer earned 1 point for a technical violation on Elton. To start the 2nd period Elton chose the down position. Late in the period Fischer was able to earn 1 point for Elton stalling and four near-fall points to increase his lead to 6-0. Fischer elected to go down to start the 3rd period and earned an escape 30 seconds in increasing his lead to 7-0 where the match would remain until the end. A riding time point added to the total gave Fischer the 8-0 major decision victory, increasing Clarion's lead to 9-0.
At 184 pounds,
Adrian Gacek was next up for the Golden Eagles. After a scoreless 1st period, Marcus Petite took the down position and earned a quick escape to start the 2nd period. Midway through the 2nd period, Gacek secured a single leg takedown to take a 3-1 lead and would spend the rest of the period on top. Gacek chose the down position to start the final period, earning a quick escape to increase his lead to 4-1. Gacek defended Petite's takedown attempts time and time again and secured the 4-1 decision victory to cut the Buffalo lead to 16-12.
At 197 pounds
Ethan Wiant took the mat for the Golden Eagles against
Connor Jacobs. The match remained scoreless after the 1st period, where Jacobs deferred his choice and Wiant chose the down position. After a scramble, Wiant was able to get himself on top of Jacobs to secure a reversal to break the scoreless tie and secure the ride out to end the period. Jacobs chose the neutral position to start the final period. Wiant secured a takedown 30 seconds into the final period to increase his lead to 5-1. He then was able to ride out Jacobs, which included several emphatic mat returns to secure a 5-0 decision victory and give the Golden Eagles a chance to steal the victory in the final match of the dual.
The Golden Eagles dropped their matches at 141 pounds and 149 pounds.
Scott Johnson battled back from an early deficit but ultimately came up short against Tyler Roark, despite two 3rd period takedowns, losing 16-11.
Oliver Fairchild dropped his match against Sam Ewing by way of major decision 13-1. Cutting Clarion's lead to 9-7.
At 157 pounds
Wesley Barnes dropped a hard-fought match to Kaleb Burgess in a 5-1 decision. At 165 pounds
Alejandro Herrera-Rondon dropped another hard-fought match 2-0 to Kelin Laffey. And at 174 pounds
Gabe Lilly lost an 11-5 decision against Rafael Knapp. Buffalo took a 16-9 lead.
Northern Illinois Wins Thriller Over Central Michigan
DeKALB, Ill.—It all came down the final bout of the evening as the Northern Illinois University Huskies battled the Central Michigan University Chippewas in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) dual. The Huskies (5-5, 1-0 MAC) defeated the Chippewas (6-4, 0-1 MAC) with a score of 19-15.
The Huskies won the opening three bouts before the Chippewas won the next two. Central Michigan chipped away at the Huskies' lead, as NIU led 15-14 heading into the final bout. Eight of the ten bouts tonight featured rematches from a week ago.
This is the third win by the Huskies since the 2023-24 season and the fifth since the 2002-03 season.
"It's very rare where you wrestle a conference opponent two weeks in a row," said NIU head coach
Ryan Ludwig. "Every match is brand new; our training was new. You focus on not whether we beat them last time, or what we want to do this time, but can we get our best out there? If we get the best version of each guy out there, we'll let results take care of themselves."
In their second meeting in a week, No. 30
Blake West and Archer Anderson met on the mat. A tight battle from start to finish, West prevailed for a 15-11 decision win. The win tonight keeps West in fourth on the NIU record book as he inches closer to the All-Time Career wins mark.
At 133 pounds, saw No. 29/33
Markel Baker in a rematch against Andrew Austin. Baker had a late first-period takedown to go up 4-3. With a 9-5 decision over Austin, the current MAC West Wrestler of the Week won his sixth match in a row as he moves to 17-4 on the season.
Representing the Huskies at 141 pounds,
Charles Curtis and Nick Blackburn. Each duo recorded a takedown and an escape in the first period, as they would be tied at five after three periods. Curtis grabbed an early takedown in overtime for his second sudden victory win this season.
"If we can get the first three guys out of the gate firing, that buys a lot of momentum for the rest of the lineup. They are incredibly competitive and gifted, so when they are firing on the same night, it helps dual lineup," said Ludwig.
At 149 pounds,
Lucan O'Brien saw Jimmy Nugent for the second time. Nugent would be victorious with a 2-0 decision over O'Brien.
Landen Johnson took on No. 23/27 Mason Shrader in the first non-rematch bout of the evening at 157 pounds. Johnson dropped the match via a major decision.
Taking the mat at 165 pounds,
Brett Smith faced off against Chandler Amaker. Smith got the second meeting, defeating Amaker in a 7-3 decision. This was the third time Smith and Amaker have met on the mat this season, with Smith winning two of the three.
Tommy Bennett earned his second win over Nick Marienfeld this season, defeating him in a thrilling 15-10 decision at 174 pounds.
The Huskies dropped the bouts at 184 pounds and 197 pounds as
Caleb Roe and
Dominic Heim battled. Heim had a rematch against Luke Cochran, falling via major decision 12-1.
With the Huskies leading by just one point, No. 21/20
Devon Dawson took the mat against No. 31 Bryan Caves in their rematch at heavyweight. The duo, who saw their match decided by just one point last week, saw a combined four takedowns in tonight's match. Dawson claimed three of those takedowns en route to his sixth major decision win this season at 15-7.
"We have to have a short memory here. It was a great performance tonight in terms of the scoreboard. But tomorrow, we've got to get back to work on getting better for next week," noted Ludwig.
The Huskies return to action in Victor E. Court on January 23 as they host Kent State and Ohio for a pair of MAC duals.
Final Score: NIU 19, CMU 14
Attendance: 188
