Friday Wrestling results
Lock Haven 28, Northern Illinois 8
Rider 30, George Mason 13
Central Michigan 23, Ohio 10
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Lock Haven Improves to 2-0 in MAC with Victory over Northern Illinois
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Lock Haven men's wrestling team used a run of seven consecutive bout victories to upend Northern Illinois, 28-8, in a Mid-American Conference (MAC) match on Friday afternoon in Thomas Fieldhouse.
Both schools entered Friday's matinee with unblemished records in the MAC.
Lock Haven (9-3, 2-0 MAC) remained unbeaten in the conference after winning their seventh consecutive dual of the season.
The Haven won seven of the ten bouts, all coming consecutively, while picking up three bonus-point victories.
Northern Illinois (7-6, 3-1 MAC) opened the match with back-to-back decisions at 125 and 133, before, No. 18
Wyatt Henson stepped up in a big way for The Haven by securing a pin (2:45) over Tee Ward to even the overall score at 6-6.
Lock Haven never relinquished the lead from there, extending its advantage by as much as 18 in the match.
The pin by Henson sparked a Bald Eagle run of seven consecutive victories by No. 22
Lucas Kapusta (149),
Nick Stampoulos (157),
Nick Kunstek (165),
Avery Bassett (184),
Sam Gautreau (184) and
Tucker Hogan (197).
The run included a pin, four decisions and two tech falls.
Gritty decisions by Kapusta, Stampoulos, Kunstek and Bassett paved the way for consecutive bonus-point victories by Gautreau and Hogan.
With The Haven leading 18-5, Gautreau put the match away with a 23-6 (6:46) tech fall over Ian Smith at 184.
At 197, Hogan followed suite with a dominant 18-0 tech fall over Dominic Heim in 4:04.
The Bald Eagles remain home and will host George Mason on Sunday, Feb. 1 at noon for a MAC match in The Fieldhouse. The match is Alumni Appreciation and a Crimson Out.
Rider Cruises to Road Win at George Mason
FAIRFAX, VA – The Rider wrestling team remained perfect in Mid-American Conference action, improving to 4-0 in conference play and extending its winning streak to six straight with a dominant 30-13 road victory over George Mason on Friday night.
#15
Tyler Klinsky set the tone at 125 pounds, continuing his impressive run with a decision over Benn Monn. After a scoreless opening period, Klinsky broke through with an escape and a textbook dump takedown to take a 4-1 lead after two. Monn added an escape in the third, but Klinsky's defense held firm to secure the 4-2 win and give the Broncs an early 3-0 advantage. The victory moved Klinsky to 13-0 in duals and extended his winning streak to nine.
At 133 pounds,
Will Betancourt followed with a strong performance against Anthony Lucchiani. Betancourt struck late in the first period after a series of attacks to open a 3-0 lead. Betancourt then added two more takedowns in the second to widen the margin to 9-2. A stalling point and riding time sealed an 11-2 major decision, pushing Rider's lead to 7-0.
#19
Elijah Griffin put on a scoring clinic at 141 pounds versus Tate Hisey. Griffin opened the match with a quick high-crotch takedown and transitioned into a cross-wrist tilt for early points. He continued to apply pressure, earning a 17-2 technical fall in the second period to extend the Broncs' lead to 12-0.
Dylan Layton added to the momentum at 149 pounds with a fall over Anthony Basile, increasing Rider's advantage to 18-0.
George Mason responded with wins from 157 through 174 pounds, trimming the Broncs' lead to 18-13 with three bouts remaining.
JP Hangey got the knod at 184 pounds against Thomas Stofka. Hangey scored a first-period takedown to lead 3-0, then added an escape and another takedown in the second to go up 7-0. He extended the lead coming out on top of a scramble in the third and secured an 11-2 major decision with riding time to push Rider ahead, 22-13.
At 197 pounds, # 20
Brock Zurawski delivered a dominant 20-5 technical fall, setting the stage for heavyweight
Hogan Swenski, who closed the night with a 6-1 decision at 285 to seal the Broncs' 30-13 victory.
The Broncs have a quick turnaround when they return home on Saturday, Jan. 31, to end the month with No. 16 Rutgers in Alumni Gym. The first whistle is set for 7 p.m.
Shrader's Dramatic Comeback Highlights Central Michigan's Dual Victory Over Ohio | Results
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Bonus points in its first win and its last, and a dramatic come-from-behind victory midway through lifted the Central Michigan wrestling team to a 23-10 Mid-American Conference dual victory over Ohio on Friday at McGuirk Arena.
The win lifted CMU to 7-4, 1-1 MAC. The Chippewas welcome Buffalo (2-9, 1-3) on Sunday (2 p.m.) for another league dual.
The Chippewas got major decision victories from
Andrew Austin (133 pounds) and
Bryan Caves (285) and a dramatic 11-7 win from
Mason Shrader (157) in Friday's win over Ohio (4-4, 1-3).
CMU won seven matches on the night, many of them tightly contested battles.
No match was closer, more dramatic, and meant more than Shrader's victory over Derek Raike in the only match of the night in which both wrestlers came in ranked nationally.
Shrader is ranked 22
nd by InterMat, 26
th by FloWrestling. Raike is 27
th and 31
st. Shrader is ranked second in the MAC, while Raike is fourth.
Raike held a 7-3 lead late in the third period when things turned in Shrader's favor, first when he was awarded a point when Raike was called for stalling. That made it 7-4. Shrader then scored a takedown with under 15 seconds remaining and rolled Raike to his back for a four-point near fall as time expired.
That brought the crowd to its feet and extended CMU's lead to 13-4.
CMU's
Chandler Amaker (165) rode the wave of momentum, following Shrader's victory with a gritty 5-1 win over Jack Lledo to extend the Chippewa lead to 16-4.
It was a critical win considering that Ohio's next two wrestlers entered the dual ranked nationally, and both won their bouts to draw the Bobcats to 16-10 with two matches remaining.
Lledo had won both previous meetings with Amaker, including a 7-2 win just three weeks ago in the National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Lledo is ranked ninth in the MAC, while Amaker is 10
th.
The Chippewas won similar close matches at 141 (
Nick Blackburn) and 149 (
Jimmy Nugent). Blackburn took a 4-1 decision and Nugent won, 2-1, getting the winning point with riding time.
It was Nugent's seventh consecutive win – he has scored bonus points in four of those wins – as he improved to 16-7. Blackburn (8-11) won for the fourth time in his last eight matches.
The bonus point wins for Austin and Caves were their sixth and fifth such victories, respectively, on the season.
CMU's other win came from
Luke Cochran (197) and gave the Chippewas an insurmountable 19-10 lead heading into the final bout of the night.
Cochran, a redshirt sophomore, improved to 17-8 and won for the seventh time in his last eight bouts. He improved to 9-2 in duals.
