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Subject: Jan. 11 Minnesota Match at RAC Set For Noon Start
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Jan. 11 Minnesota Match at RAC Set For Noon Start
Contest to stream live on BTN Plus
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Jan. 3, 2015) – The No. 23 Rutgers wrestling team’s match against No. 2 Minnesota scheduled for Jan. 11 at the RAC will begin at noon.
The Scarlet Knights (9-1, 0-1 Big Ten) are set to face the Golden Gophers for the first time in program history. The match will stream online through BTN2Go and is viewable with a BTN Plus subscription.
Rutgers returns to the mat in Champaign, Ill., on Friday, Jan. 9 against No. 13 Illinois.
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Subject: MHKY: Ohio State Downs Mercyhurst, 6-3, as Johnson Nets Hat Trick
January 2, 2015
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MHKY: Ohio State Downs Mercyhurst, 6-3, as Johnson Nets Hat Trick
Weis and Schilkey each score a goal and an assist, Lampasso and Niddery post two assists each
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Led by a hat trick from senior Matt Johnson, the Ohio State men’s hockey team skated to a 6-3 win over Mercyhurst Friday in Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pa. Johnson’s linemates, senior Chad Niddery and freshman Christian Lampasso, each had two assists in the win, while freshman Matthew Weis and sophomore Nick Schilkey each had a goal and an assist in the victory. Ohio State, which led 3-0 after the first period and 4-2 after the second, was returning from its winter break, playing its first game since Dec. 5.
The Buckeyes (6-9-1, 1-2-0-0 B1G) and Lakers (8-6-2, 6-3-2 Atlantic Hockey) will close the two-game nonconference series at 2:35 p.m. Saturday on the second day of the Snowtown Throwdown. The series is the Buckeyes’ final nonconference matchup before ending the regular season with 17 consecutive Big Ten games.
Johnson, who was recently named an alternate captain for the second half of the season and is on a four-game point streak (five goals, one assist), had the Buckeyes’ second hat trick this season and first since Anthony Greco in the season opener vs. Providence Oct. 10. It was Johnson’s first career three-point game and first multiple point game this season. He now has a career-high seven goals to tie Greco for the team lead. Lampasso had the first multiple point game of his collegiate career and extended his point streak to three (four assists). Niddery is tied for second on the team with seven assists, behind Weis’ team-best eight. Schilkey is second on the team with 11 points, with four goals and seven assists, followed by Weis with 10.
Ohio State led 3-0 after the first period and outshot the Lakers, 14-6, in the opening 20 minutes. Senior leading scorer Tanner Fritz opened the scoring at 6:55 with his sixth goal and 12th point of the year, assisted by sophomore Drew Brevig, a defenseman playing his first game at forward, and sophomore defenseman Josh Healey. At 13:34 Johnson extended the lead to 2-0, set up by Lampasso and Niddery, and at 17:28 Schilkey scored off a pass from Weis.
Johnson netted his second goal of the game at 2:47 of the second, extending the lead to 4-0, with the assists again from Lampasso and Niddery. The Lakers drew within two (4-2) with two goals in 57 seconds, as Kyle Dutra tallied at 11:34 and Daniel Bahntge scored at 12:31. Ohio State again had the lead in shots, putting 15 on net, with the Lakers getting seven through.
At 7:32 of the third Weis converted on the power play, scoring off assists from sophomore David Gust and Schlikey, for a 5-2 Buckeye lead. Mercyhust tallied at 13:50 to draw within two, but Johnson completed his hat trick at 16:36, with senior defenseman Justin DaSilva on the assist, for the final goal of the game. Shots were 14-5 in favor of Ohio State in the period.
The Buckeyes outshot the Lakers, 43-18, marking a season high in shots for Ohio State and a Buckeye opponent season low for shots on goal. Buckeye sophomore goalie Matt Tomkins picked up the win, making 15 saves in 59:45. Jimmy Sarjeant had 37 saves in all 60 minutes for Mercyhurst. Ohio State’s six goals were a season high, passing the five scored against Providence Oct. 10 and Notre Dame Nov. 29.
Ohio State was 1-for-5 on the power play in the game and stopped the Lakers on their two chances. The Buckeyes have a power play goal in four of the last five games and have allowed a power play goal just once in the last five outings.
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Subject: McGuire Places Sixth, Lytle 7th at Scuffle
Kent State’s Mack McGuire and Mimmo Lytle each earned four victories Friday with strong day two performances at the 2015 Defense Soap and Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle. McGuire placed sixth and Lytle was seventh as the Golden Flashes finished 16th in the 31-team field at Chattanooga’s McKenzie Arena.
McGuire, a junior, entered the tournament as the No. 8 seed, but left with a sixth place. He strung together four consecutive victories Friday, never allowing more than two points in any of the wins. In his third victory of the day, McGuire topped No. 7 seed Mark Grey of Cornell, 6-2.
In his fifth place bout, McGuire fell to Kevin Devoy of Drexel, 4-2. Going 5-3 over two days, McGuire had dropped a 3-1 decision to Devoy on Thursday.
“He’s a lot like Mack,” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said of Devoy. “He’s hard to score on. But Mack fought back hard today.”
Despite being unseeded at heavyweight, Lytle reeled off three straight victories to start his day, including a 3-1 overtime victory over Chattanooga’s Jared Johnson. It was Lytle’s second win of the season over Johnson, who was No. 25 in the latest Wrestling Report rankings.
Lytle won his seventh place match 5-2 over Jacob Kettler (George Mason). Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Lytle converted a pivotal takedown and sealed the victory with another takedown in the final seconds of the match.
As a result of not earning one of the Top 12 seeds, Lytle had to take on top-seeded and eventual champion Austin Marsden of Oklahoma State in the round of 16 on Thursday. He finished 5-2 on the weekend.
“Mimmo wrestled really well this weekend,” Andrassy said. “He took some nice shots and he got away when he needed to get away on bottom. He’s getting better. He’s been able to drop down to a single leg and lift it to finish his takedowns.”
Senior Tyler Small also earned a pair of victories, finishing 4-2 and one win shy of placing in the top eight. Small downed Cornell’s Ryan Dunphy 3-1 for his second sudden victory win of the tournament.
Juniors Del Vinas (125) and Cole Baxter each dropped their only match of the day, going 2-2 on the weekend.
Junior Ian Miller did not compete Friday, after suffering an arm injury Thursday.
Penn State won the team title with 165 points, while Missouri was second with 150 points.
Kent State returns to action Jan. 9-10 at the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va.
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Subject: McCulley Leads Cowboys In Prestigious Southern Scuffle
McCulley Leads Cowboys To Top-10 Scuffle Finish
Senior places fifth in tough 174-pound field
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Jan. 2, 2015) Senior Andy McCulley stepped up Friday for the University of Wyoming wrestling program on Day Two of the Southern Scuffle, as he was among four UW upperclassmen to place in the top eight of their respective weight classes.
Along with McCulley, seniors Tyler Cox (125 pounds), Dakota Friesth (165) and Shane Woods (197) finished as medalists thanks to their performances over the two-day event. In the team race, Wyoming placed ninth of 31 teams with 57.5 points in its debut in the event.
“When you look at this field, it is probably the closest tournament to the NCAA Championships that you can get in the regular season, with the overall skill and the atmosphere,” UW head coach Mark Branch said. “It truly was a very tough tournament. All those guys who came through and medaled had really good moments. There’s no doubt our participation in this will make us a better team.
“Even placing ninth, I think we left a lot of points on the table and it exposed some areas that we have to rapidly improve in. It’s a good measuring point for us. We definitely have to get better. But looking at the teams we competed against and which ones placed ahead and behind us, it was an admirable effort.”
McCulley was UW’s top finisher, placing fifth thanks to three wins Friday. To start the day, he lost a close 5-2 championship quarterfinal bout Friday to No. 5 Tyler Wilps (Pittsburgh) to drop to the consolations. He added two more wins but lost in the wrestleback semifinals, sending him to the fifth-place match versus Oklahoma State’s 18th-ranked Kyle Crutchmer. McCulley received a win via medical forfeit, and now with 94 career wins, is 18th in program history.
“He was Wyoming’s best performer, both in the way he competed and placed,” Branch added. “Our guys need to learn from him. He came out and was very tough, physically and mentally. He had some really big wins and it was a tough path to place fifth. I think he threw his name in there today with all the big boys in the nation. He is definitely a guy that nobody is going to want to wrestle down the road.”
After a 2-0 showing Thursday, Cox suffered losses in three of his four bouts Friday to finish sixth. After a 17-7 major decision over Pitt’s Dom Forys to get to the semifinal, he was defeated by top-ranked Nashon Garrett of Cornell, falling 11-3. He drew Chattanooga’s Sean Boyle, ranked 20th, in the consolation semifinals, falling 8-4. That sent him to the fifth-place match against Nebraska’s 17th-ranked Tim Lambert. He dropped a close 3-2 decision to cap off his tournament.
After a loss Thursday, Woods came back through the consolations Friday to place seventh. He totaled four wins for the day and qualified for the seventh-place match against 16th-ranked Zach Nye of Virginia. He avenged a previous loss to Nye with a 3-1 decision in sudden victory.
With two wins Thursday, Friesth advanced to face top-ranked Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State in Friday’s quarterfinals. But a loss dropped him to the consolation bracket. He advanced in the wrestlebacks with a major decision, but after a defeat, qualified for the seventh-place bout versus North Carolina’s Ethan Ramos. He fell 7-3 to finish eighth.
A group of three sophomores went a combined 2-4 en route to elimination Friday, including 133-pound Drew Templeman (0-1), 141-pounder Cole Mendenhall (2-1) and 184-pound Benjamin Stroh, who was 0-2. Mendenhall and Stroh each were in the round of 12, but bowed out with close losses. Junior heavyweight Tanner Harms went 1-1 Friday, falling in a close 3-2 decision to Stanford’s Nathan Butler to cap his day.
The Cowboys get back to dual action next week with a road trip to face Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Friday.
Tournament results
125 pounds: #10/10/10 Tyler Cox (3-3) Sixth place
133: Drew Templeman (1-2)
141: Cole Mendenhall (4-2)
149: Jake Elliott (1-2)
157: Archie Colgan (1-2)
Brandon Richardson (0-2)
165: #NR/20/17 Dakota Friesth (3-3) Eighth place
174: #NR/16/NR Andy McCulley (5-2) Fifth place
184: #15/17/NR Benjamin Stroh (3-2)
197: Brandon Tribble (1-2)
#19/16/13 Shane Woods (5-2) Seventh place
285: #16/NR/NR Tanner Harms (2-2)
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Kindig, Dieringer and Marsden Win Scuffle Titles
For Immediate Release | Jan. 2, 2015 | Contact: Taylor Miller (taylor.miller11@okstate.edu)
Kindig, Dieringer and Marsden Win Scuffle Titles
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Oklahoma State finished third at the Southern Scuffle with three individual champions in Josh Kindig (149), Alex Dieringer (165) and Austin Marsden (285).
The Cowboys finished with 135.5 points, behind Penn State’s 165 points and Missouri’s 150 points.
“It was good to see the three victories in tonight’s finals,” coach John Smith said. “It’s nice to see us score takedowns to win those types of matches. Overall, it wasn’t a bad tournament for us. It tells us how far away we are, which is a little further than I hoped. We can take good things out of this tournament as we head into next week. I’m looking forward to competing against Iowa.”
Kindig, the first champ for the Cowboys, started the day with a defensive fall in the third period of the quarterfinals over Luke Frey of Penn State to send him to the semifinals. There, he edged Pittsburgh’s Edgar Bright, 3-2, to earn his spot in the 149-pound finals, where he took on No. 4 Drake Houdashelt of Missouri. The two finished with a scoreless first period, and the Tiger was the first to put points on the board with a second-period escape. Kindig tied it up with his own escape in the third. Houdashelt got in on a shot, but it was Kindig who ended up with the takedown early in the third period. An escape from Houdashelt and a trio of penalty points between the two made the final score 5-3 and gave Kindig his first Southern Scuffle title.
“That match was a great win for me after losing to him last year more than once,” Kindig said. “However, I have a lot of work to do to get where I want to be when it comes time for nationals. I need to focus on putting more points on the board against guys like him.”
Dieringer sailed to the finals in his second day of action, notching two technical falls and giving up a total of two points. The first came over Dakota Friesth of Wyoming in the quarterfinals, where he ended the match almost a minute early, 18-1. In the semifinals, he was just as dominant, taking out Peyton Walsh of Navy, 17-1. In the finals, Dieringer took out No. 2 Nick Sulzer of Virginia, 8-2. Dieringer tallied up three takedowns with an escape and riding time advantage to seal his second-consecutive Southern Scuffle title. The win was his second victory over the Cavalier this season, with the first coming at the NWCA All-Star Classic in November.
“I feel good about my performance,” Dieringer said. “I didn’t give up an offensive point, and I got five bonus matches so I feel good about that. Also to wrestle the No. 2 guy, Sulzer, was good to see where I am at this point in the season. That being said, I have to go back and keep working on my flaws and push hard in the room every day. Only three more months.”
Marsden became the third finalist for the Pokes when he rolled over Penn State’s Nick Nevills, 11-3. The junior collected four takedowns en route to the win. Earlier in the day, Marsden had no trouble defeating Collin Jensen of Nebraska with two takedowns and a reversal. He met up with Michigan’s Adam Coon in the finals. Marsden scored the only takedowns of the match to defeat Coon, 7-4, and win his first title at the event.
“I went into the tournament with a completely different mindset,” Marsden said. “Instead of winning by one or two shots, I wanted to go out there and push the pace and score a lot of takedowns. The Scuffle was my opportunity to change it, and I thought I wrestled well. I got a lot of bonus points. I wrestled through to the finals, where I got the first takedown and kept the pace and didn’t slow down.”
With a decisive 8-3 win over Ben Willeford of Cleveland State in the quarterfinals to start the day, Eddie Klimara advanced to the 125-pound semifinals, where he faced No. 3 Alan Waters of Mizzou. The junior got the first takedown with a solid ride in the first period, but Waters got the escape and a takedown of his own to leave the Cowboy trailing, 3-2, heading into the second period. Klimara started the period with a reversal and gave up the escape to tie the bout, 4-4. Waters later took the lead with a third-period escape. Although there were several well-battled takedown attempts from the Cowboy, none were completed and Klimara fell 5-4. Following the loss, he was able to advance to the third-place match, where he went up against Sean Boyle of Tennessee-Chattanooga. A slow start put the Cowboy behind and he was not able to overcome the deficit, falling, 11-9, and finishing fourth.
Marsteller also finished fourth, but it was his quarterfinal win that got attention. The true freshman upset the No. 3-seed and 12th ranked Dylan Palacio of Cornell in an 11-10 thriller. Marsteller struck first with a takedown in the first. The rest of the period was full of reversals and nearfalls to bring the score to 8-6 in favor of Marsteller, leading into the second. An escape and takedown for Palacio in the second period gave him a 9-8 advantage. Marsteller tied it up with an escape in the third, but it was a takedown at the buzzer that gave Marsteller the huge upset victory.
OSU had five other placers in Dean Heil (141), Anthony Collica (157), Kyle Crutchmer and Jordan Rogers (174) and Nolan Boyd (184).
The Cowboys will resume dual action on Jan. 11 in Stillwater, Okla., as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Team Standings
1. Penn State – 165 points
2. Missouri – 150 points
3. Oklahoma State – 135.5 points
4. Nebraska – 116 points
5. Michigan – 88.5 points
Finals results
125: No. 2 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (CORN), 3-1
133: No. 13 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. No. 8 Rossi Bruno (MICH), 5-2
141: No. 6 Lavion Mayes (MU) dec. No. 11 Geo Martinez (BSU), 6-4
149: No. 2 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 5-3
157: No. 2 James Green (NEB) dec. Jason Nolf (PSU), 7-4
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 2 Nick Sulzer (UVA), 8-2
174: No. 1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) dec. No. 7 Matt Brown (PSU), 3-2
184: No. 7 Gabe Dean (CORN) fall No. 1 Max Thomusseit (PITT), 3:55
197: No. 2 J’Den Cox (MU) dec. No. 4 Conner Hartmann (DUKE), 6-1
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 8 Adam Coon (MICH), 7-4
Oklahoma State Results
125: Eddie Klimara (4th)
133: Brian Crutchmer (dnp), Gary Wayne Harding (dnp)
141: Dean Heil (8th), Davey Dolan (dnp)
149: Josh Kindig (1st)
157: Anthony Collica (7th), Chris Koo (dnp)
165: Alex Dieringer (1st), Chance Marsteller (4th), Chandler Rogers (dnp)
174: Kyle Crutchmer (6th), Jordan Rogers (8th)
184: Nolan Boyd (7th)
197: Austin Schafer (dnp), Luke Bean (dnp)
285: Austin Marsden (1st)
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Kindig, Dieringer and Marsden Win Scuffle Titles
For Immediate Release | Jan. 2, 2015 | Contact: Taylor Miller (taylor.miller11@okstate.edu)
Kindig, Dieringer and Marsden Win Scuffle Titles
**Brackets attached**
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Oklahoma State finished third at the Southern Scuffle with three individual champions in Josh Kindig (149), Alex Dieringer (165) and Austin Marsden (285).
The Cowboys finished with 135.5 points, behind Penn State’s 165 points and Missouri’s 150 points.
“It was good to see the three victories in tonight’s finals,” coach John Smith said. “It’s nice to see us score takedowns to win those types of matches. Overall, it wasn’t a bad tournament for us. It tells us how far away we are, which is a little further than I hoped. We can take good things out of this tournament as we head into next week. I’m looking forward to competing against Iowa.”
Kindig, the first champ for the Cowboys, started the day with a defensive fall in the third period of the quarterfinals over Luke Frey of Penn State to send him to the semifinals. There, he edged Pittsburgh’s Edgar Bright, 3-2, to earn his spot in the 149-pound finals, where he took on No. 4 Drake Houdashelt of Missouri. The two finished with a scoreless first period, and the Tiger was the first to put points on the board with a second-period escape. Kindig tied it up with his own escape in the third. Houdashelt got in on a shot, but it was Kindig who ended up with the takedown early in the third period. An escape from Houdashelt and a trio of penalty points between the two made the final score 5-3 and gave Kindig his first Southern Scuffle title.
“That match was a great win for me after losing to him last year more than once,” Kindig said. “However, I have a lot of work to do to get where I want to be when it comes time for nationals. I need to focus on putting more points on the board against guys like him.”
Dieringer sailed to the finals in his second day of action, notching two technical falls and giving up a total of two points. The first came over Dakota Friesth of Wyoming in the quarterfinals, where he ended the match almost a minute early, 18-1. In the semifinals, he was just as dominant, taking out Peyton Walsh of Navy, 17-1. In the finals, Dieringer took out No. 2 Nick Sulzer of Virginia, 8-2. Dieringer tallied up three takedowns with an escape and riding time advantage to seal his second-consecutive Southern Scuffle title. The win was his second victory over the Cavalier this season, with the first coming at the NWCA All-Star Classic in November.
“I feel good about my performance,” Dieringer said. “I didn’t give up an offensive point, and I got five bonus matches so I feel good about that. Also to wrestle the No. 2 guy, Sulzer, was good to see where I am at this point in the season. That being said, I have to go back and keep working on my flaws and push hard in the room every day. Only three more months.”
Marsden became the third finalist for the Pokes when he rolled over Penn State’s Nick Nevills, 11-3. The junior collected four takedowns en route to the win. Earlier in the day, Marsden had no trouble defeating Collin Jensen of Nebraska with two takedowns and a reversal. He met up with Michigan’s Adam Coon in the finals. Marsden scored the only takedowns of the match to defeat Coon, 7-4, and win his first title at the event.
“I went into the tournament with a completely different mindset,” Marsden said. “Instead of winning by one or two shots, I wanted to go out there and push the pace and score a lot of takedowns. The Scuffle was my opportunity to change it, and I thought I wrestled well. I got a lot of bonus points. I wrestled through to the finals, where I got the first takedown and kept the pace and didn’t slow down.”
With a decisive 8-3 win over Ben Willeford of Cleveland State in the quarterfinals to start the day, Eddie Klimara advanced to the 125-pound semifinals, where he faced No. 3 Alan Waters of Mizzou. The junior got the first takedown with a solid ride in the first period, but Waters got the escape and a takedown of his own to leave the Cowboy trailing, 3-2, heading into the second period. Klimara started the period with a reversal and gave up the escape to tie the bout, 4-4. Waters later took the lead with a third-period escape. Although there were several well-battled takedown attempts from the Cowboy, none were completed and Klimara fell 5-4. Following the loss, he was able to advance to the third-place match, where he went up against Sean Boyle of Tennessee-Chattanooga. A slow start put the Cowboy behind and he was not able to overcome the deficit, falling, 11-9, and finishing fourth.
Marsteller also finished fourth, but it was his quarterfinal win that got attention. The true freshman upset the No. 3-seed and 12th ranked Dylan Palacio of Cornell in an 11-10 thriller. Marsteller struck first with a takedown in the first. The rest of the period was full of reversals and nearfalls to bring the score to 8-6 in favor of Marsteller, leading into the second. An escape and takedown for Palacio in the second period gave him a 9-8 advantage. Marsteller tied it up with an escape in the third, but it was a takedown at the buzzer that gave Marsteller the huge upset victory.
OSU had five other placers in Dean Heil (141), Anthony Collica (157), Kyle Crutchmer and Jordan Rogers (174) and Nolan Boyd (184).
The Cowboys will resume dual action on Jan. 11 in Stillwater, Okla., as they host the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Team Standings
1. Penn State – 165 points
2. Missouri – 150 points
3. Oklahoma State – 135.5 points
4. Nebraska – 116 points
5. Michigan – 88.5 points
Finals results
125: No. 2 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (CORN), 3-1
133: No. 13 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. No. 8 Rossi Bruno (MICH), 5-2
141: No. 6 Lavion Mayes (MU) dec. No. 11 Geo Martinez (BSU), 6-4
149: No. 2 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. No. 4 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 5-3
157: No. 2 James Green (NEB) dec. Jason Nolf (PSU), 7-4
165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 2 Nick Sulzer (UVA), 8-2
174: No. 1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) dec. No. 7 Matt Brown (PSU), 3-2
184: No. 7 Gabe Dean (CORN) fall No. 1 Max Thomusseit (PITT), 3:55
197: No. 2 J’Den Cox (MU) dec. No. 4 Conner Hartmann (DUKE), 6-1
285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 8 Adam Coon (MICH), 7-4
Oklahoma State Results
125: Eddie Klimara (4th)
133: Brian Crutchmer (dnp), Gary Wayne Harding (dnp)
141: Dean Heil (8th), Davey Dolan (dnp)
149: Josh Kindig (1st)
157: Anthony Collica (7th), Chris Koo (dnp)
165: Alex Dieringer (1st), Chance Marsteller (4th), Chandler Rogers (dnp)
174: Kyle Crutchmer (6th), Jordan Rogers (8th)
184: Nolan Boyd (7th)
197: Austin Schafer (dnp), Luke Bean (dnp)
285: Austin Marsden (1st)
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Subject: Iowa Wrestling — Hawkeyes Kick Off Road Trip on a High Note
Jan. 2, 2015
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Hawkeyes Kick Off Road Trip on a High Note
Iowa picked up a 27-9 conference win over No. 23 ranked Rutgers on Friday night.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The University of Iowa wresting team recorded a 27-9 win over the No. 23 ranked Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The win improves Iowa’s winning record against Rutgers to 2-0 after a 33-9 victory in 2009.
The Hawkeyes resumed their regular season schedule after collecting 4 individual titles and an overall team-win at the 52nd Ken Kraft Midlands Championship on Dec. 29th and 30th. Sophomore Cory Clark (133), junior Nathan Burak (197), and seniors Mike Evans (174) and Bobby Telford (285) all walked away with championship honors at their respective weights.
Thomas Gilman took on Rutger’s sophomore Sean McCabe and scored early finishing the first period ahead 10-4. Gilman ended the match at 6:33 with a 25-10 tech fall. The win included 12 takedowns by Gilman and put the Hawkeyes in front 4-0.
Sophomore Phillip Laux went at 133 to compete with Scott DelVecchio, ultimately being overcome 10-3. This was Laux’s first career dual appearance, bringing his career record overall to 23-2.
Senior Josh Dziewa battled the No. 11 ranked Anthony Ashnault, but fell behind at the very end with a last second takedown by Ashnault. The 2-point score gave the Rutgers redshirt freshman a 3-1 advantage. The win put Rutgers ahead 6-4 heading into the 149-pound match-up.
Brandon Sorenson, coming off of a third place finish at the Midlands Championships, collected a major decision 18-5 victory over Ken Theobold. Sorenson recorded his 6th career major decision win, moving his career record to 20-3.
At 157 Michael Kelly faced #13 Anthony Perrotti and recorded a 4-0 decision, helping to move Iowa further into the lead with a score of 11-6. This was Kelly’s first Big Ten appearance of the 2014-2015 season.
Seniors Nick Moore (165) and Mike Evans (174) collected a major decision and decision, respectively. Moore took on Nick Gravina and recorded four takedowns and two near falls in the 16-4 victory. Evans, defending 174-pound Midlands champion, shut out opponent Phil Bukuckas with a 5-0 decision.
Sammy Brooks delivered the only fall of the night, pinning Hayden Hrymack at 3:52. The pin contributed three of six bonus points Iowa tallied during the dual.
Three takedowns helped Rutgers newcomer Andrew Campolattano defeat Kris Klapprodt in an 8-5 decision at 197.
Undefeated heavyweight Bobby Telford improved his season record to 15-0 after a 6-2 decision over Billy Smith, solidifying the Iowa victory with a final score of 27-9.
Iowa will return to action on Sunday, Jan. 4 as they take on the No. 7 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. The dual is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. (CT) in Columbus, Ohio.
#1 Iowa 27, #23 Rutgers 9
125 – #4 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) tech fall Sean McCabe (Rutgers), 25-10; 4-0
133 – Scott DelVecchio (Rutgers) dec. Phillip Laux (Iowa), 10-3; 4-3
141 – #11 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) dec. #6 Josh Dziewa (Iowa), 3-1; 4-6
149 – #10 Brandon Sorenson (Iowa) major dec. Ken Theobold (Rutgers), 18-5; 8-6
157 – Mike Kelly (Iowa) dec. #13 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers), 4-0; 11-6
165 – #7 Nick Moore (Iowa) major dec. Nick Gravina (Rutgers), 16-4; 15-6
174 – #2 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. Phil Bukuckas (Rutgers), 5-0; 18-6
184 – #8 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) pinned Hayden Hrymach (Rutgers), 3:52; 24-6
197 – Andrew Campolattano (Rutgers) dec. Kris Klapprodt (Iowa), 8-5; 24-9
285 – #3 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. #9 Billy Smith (Rutgers), 6-2; 27-9
From: “Benjamin K Taylor” <bktaylor@illinois.edu>
To: “Benjamin K Taylor” <bktaylor@illinois.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 2, 2015 3:31:05 PM
Subject: Illini WBB Notes: Game 14 at Penn State (Jan. 4)
| Game 14: Illinois (9-4, 0-1 B1G) at Penn State (3-10, 0-2 B1G) | |
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| When | Jan. 4. 2015 | 1 PM CT |
| Where | Bryce Jordan Center (15,104) | University Park, Pa. |
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Illinois Probable Starters (from previous game)
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | Other | Note | |
| G | 15 | Kyley Simmons | 5-7 | Jr. | 9.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 apg | Made 23-50 3FGs in last 8 games | |
| G | 20 | Brittany Carter | 6-0 | Sr. | 7.8 | 5.8 | 2.8 apg | Avg. 10.0 ppg, 3.4 spg last 4 gms | |
| G | 22 | Ivory Crawford | 5-10 | Sr. | 16.6 | 5.7 | 2.6 spg | Has 9 straight games w/15+ points | |
| F | 34 | Jacqui Grant | 6-3 | So. | 8.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 bpg | Had 16 p, 7 r vs. both OU & UVA | |
| C | 32 | Chatrice White | 6-3 | Fr. | 15.0 | 7.6 | 2.0 bpg | 7 straight double-digit scoring gms | |
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Off the Bench
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | Other | Note | |
| G | 0 | Sarah Hartwell | 5-10 | Jr. | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.2 mpg | 3rd on UI in assists in 2013-14 | |
| G | 2 | Taylor Gleason | 5-8 | So. | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 mpg | Had 2 pts, 5 rebs at SIU (12/6) | |
| G/F | 3 | Taylor Tuck | 6-0 | Sr. | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 spg | Season-high 13 pts vs. UVA | |
| F | 5 | Nia Oden | 5-10 | Sr. | 0.7 | 1.0 | 33% FG | Team’s Defensive POY in 2013-14 | |
| G | 10 | Amarah Coleman | 5-11 | Fr. | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 apg | Had 13 pts at Seton Hall (12/9) | |
| G | 12 | Ashley McConnell | 5-9 | So. | 0.9 | 0.4 | 7.2 mpg | UI’s Co-Most Improved Plyr in ’14 | |
| G/F | 13 | Mikaala Shackelford | 5-10 | r-Fr. | – | – | – | Currently sidelined w/an injury | |
| G | 21 | Brooke Kissinger | 5-7 | Fr. | 2.4 | 0.8 | 9.9 mpg | Holds NEB HS 3FG made record | |
| G | 23 | Alexis Smith | 5-9 | Sr. | – | – | – | Currently sidelined w/an injury | |
| G | 25 | Kennedy Cattenhead | 5-10 | r-Fr. | 1.2 | 1.3 | 8.1 mpg | Had 4 pts, 3 rebs in 11 min. at SIU | |
Illinois is…
…off to its best start since opening 10-3 in 2009-10
…looking for its 1st win at Penn State since 1998
…ranked 22nd nationally & leads B1G in turnover margin (+6.15 pg)
…ranked 28th nationally & 3rd in B1G in 3-point defense (25.5%)
…ranked 46th nationally & 3rd in Big Ten in steals (10.8 spg)
…7-1 when out-scoring opponents in the paint
…5-0 when Chatrice White has 3+ blocks
…5-1 when White leads or shares team lead in scoring
…playing Penn State only once for the 4th-straight season
…in its third season under head coach Matt Bollant
Quick Hits
• Illini Head East to Face Penn State: Illinois (9-4, 0-1 B1G) travels to Penn State (3-10, 0-2) Sunday for a 1 p.m. CT start at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Illini have won four of their last six, while the Lady Lions have lost three in a row. • Illini in Big Ten Road Openers: Illinois is 12-20 all-time in Big Ten road openers and has lost five of its last six. The Illini’s lone win in a Big Ten road opener was last season, when the Orange and Blue beat Northwestern 76-74 in a game postponed nine days because of winter weather.
• Illini Post Best Non-Conference Mark in 8 years: Illinois finished non-conference play with a 9-3 record, its best mark prior to the start of the Big Ten schedule in eight years, since the 2006-07 squad went 10-2 to start the season. With nine wins, the Illini also have equaled their win total from 2013-14.
• Single-Game Treys Record Falls: Illinois shattered the school record for three-pointers in a single game at Valparaiso on Dec. 13, making 15-of-28 (53.6 percent). The outing surpassed the previous mark of 12 treys, which was set in 1997 and tied in 2003 and 2013. It also was the 14th time in Matt Bollant’s 75 games as Illinois’ head coach that the Illini have made 10-plus treys in a game.
• Defense Does It For Illinois: The Orange and Blue rank second in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally in turnover margin (+6.15 per game), and 46th nationally and third in the Big Ten in steals per game (10.8). The Illini also lead the Big Ten in turnovers forced (23.1 pg), and are 28th nationally and third in the Big Ten in three-point field-goal defense (25.5 percent), a marked improvement over last season’s 33.7 percent allowed.
• Teams Face Tough Sledding Versus Illini: Illinois has held opponents under 65 points in eight of its nine wins, with a 77-71 triumph over No. 9 Kentucky the only UI victory where its foe topped 65 points. The Illini also have held five teams under 20 points in a half this season: Robert Morris (15, 1st half), Southern (15, 2nd), Southern Illinois (15, 1st), Valparaiso (19, 1st) and Murray State (11, 1st).
• Illinois Turns Defense Into Offense: With that turnover margin of +6.15 per game, the Illini also have out-scored their three opponents 300-192 off turnovers for an average edge of 8.3 points per game (23.1-14.8).
• UI Finds Shooting Touch in Paradise: Illinois started the season by missing its first 24 three-pointers and was just 6-of-65 (9.2 percent) from long range through four games. But the Illini have found their touch of late, hitting 68-of-184 (36.9 percent) from downtown in the last nine games. UI also has made 38.1 percent of its treys in its last six games (56-of-147) after breaking the single-game school record with 15 bombs at Valparaiso on Dec. 13. Illinois has made 21 more three-pointers than its opponents in its last six games.
• New Faces Contribute for Illini: Illinois head coach Matt Bollant played nine players in the season-opener against IPFW and six of them were making their debut in Orange and Blue. Senior transfer Brittany Carter, junior transfer Kyley Simmons, redshirt-freshman Kennedy Cattenhead, and true-freshmen Amarah Coleman, Brooke Kissinger and Chatrice White, all saw their first game action for Illinois against the Mastodons. Through 12 games, that sextet has scored 530 of Illinois’ 915 points (57.9 percent) and has grabbed 49.1 percent of its rebounds (246 of 501).
• Crawford Comes on Strong: Senior guard Ivory Crawford – who is ranked sixth in the Big Ten in scoring (16.6 ppg) and 52nd nationally in steals (2.62 pg) – has scored in double-figures in Illinois’ last 10 games, including four 20-point performances. She averaged 24.3 points per game at Paradise Jam, earning all-tournament honors, and was named to the Big Ten weekly honor roll on Dec. 8 after averaging 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals in two wins the previous week.
• Crawford Starts Season Among 1,000-Point Club: Senior Ivory Crawford became only the 15th player in school history to score 1,000 points with eligibility remaining when she reached the milestone last season. She continues to climb up the list, currently standing 17th with 1,235 points. Crawford needs 88 points to pass Lynnette Robinson (1,322) for 16th place. She also stands seventh in three-pointers attempted (301), tied for seventh in career steals (211), ninth in career three-pointers made (91) and 15th in career offensive rebounds (206).
• Simmons Steps Up: Junior guard Kyley Simmons missed her first 10 three-pointers and only scored 12 points in Illinois’ first three games before sitting out the Southern game with a shoulder injury. But she returned with a vengeance at Paradise Jam, hitting 11-of-26 three-pointers and scoring 50 points in three games (16.7 ppg). She hit 11-of-12 free throws – including 9-of-10 in the game’s final 2:15 – to seal the win over Kentucky, then drained four treys against USF and a career-high five against Oklahoma. Over Illinois’ last nine games, Simmons is averaging 11.1 ppg and has hit 25-of-56 three-pointers (44.6 percent). She now stands tied for sixth in the Big Ten with 2.3 three-pointers made per game and is seventh in three-point shooting percentage at 39.1 percent. She also is sixth in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9:1) and minutes played (34.6 per game).
• White Announces Her Presence with Authority: Chatrice White, who has already been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice (Dec. 8 & Nov. 24), is one of only six Big Ten players to rank in the top 15 in the conference in scoring (15th, 15.0 ppg) and rebounding (11th, 7.6 rpg). She has scored in double figures in 12 of Illinois’ 13 games and has recorded four double-doubles. White also is fifth in blocks (2.0 bpg) and seventh in offensive rebounds (3.2 pg). White’s latest Big Ten honor came after averaging 16.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in Illinois’ two wins over Virginia and Southern Illinois.
• Grant Gets Going: After a slow start to the season, sophomore forward Jacqui Grant has been more consistent of late, averaging 9.5 points per game in the last 11 contests with five double-digit scoring outings. In Illlinois’ first two games, Grant scored just eight total points on 2-of-15 shooting. But she’s turned it around lately, posting 104 points on 45-of-93 shooting in UI’s last 11 games.
• Carter Makes It All Stick: Senior guard Brittany Carter has proved to be an extremely valuable part of the Illini team in her first season in Champaign, serving as Illinois’ “glue player.” She broke out at Valpo (Dec. 13), scoring a season-high 22 points – including 4-of-4 from three-point range – to go with six rebounds and six steals. Carter is averaging 7.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.5 steals – second-best on the squad – this season, and ranks sixth in the Big Ten in steals. She has one double-double and four double-digit scoring outings, as well as 5+ rebounds in 11 games, 2+ assists in 10 games and 2+ steals in eight games.
Scouting the Nittany Lions
• Penn State is off to one of the worst starts in program history, standing 3-10 overall and 0-2 in the Big Ten after losses to Iowa and Michigan. The Lady Lions are 3-4 at home but haven’t beaten an opponent ranked higher than 237 in the RPI according to RealTimeRPI.com. The Illini and PSU have two common opponents in Seton Hall and South Florida. Illinois and the Lady Lions lost to both the Pirates and Bulls.
• PSU clearly misses Maggie Lucas on the perimeter, as it is shooting just 23.7 percent from three-point range and has only made 33-of-139 from long distance thus far. The Lady Lions rank 336th out of 343 Division I teams with 2.5 treys per game.
• Penn State stands 21st nationally in blocked shots per game (5.6) but is ranked worse than 100th in every other statistical category, including 186th in scoring offense (64.7 ppg) and 233rd in scoring defense (68.0 ppg) PSU also allows opponents to shoot three-pointers at a 32.6 percent rate, 245th-best in the nation.
• Redshirt-freshman Lindsey Spann leads the Lady Lions and ranks 11th in the Big Ten in scoring with 16.1 points per game and has made 15 of PSU’s 33 three-pointers on the season.
• Junior Candice Agee is sixth in the Big Ten in blocks with 1.9 per game, while sophomore Sierra Moore is 13th with 3.7 assists per game. Series History Against Penn State
Illinois trails the all-time series with Penn State by a 30-14 margin, and PSU holds a 16-2 margin in games played in University Park. The Lady Lions have won seven straight in the series against the Illini and 11 in a row at home. Illinois’ last victory in the series came on Dec. 31, 2009, in Champaign, and its last win in University Park came in 1998.
Last Season Against Penn State
Illinois led the entire first half but No. 14 Penn State shot 63 percent from the field and made nine more free throws than the Illini attempted as the Lady Lions overcame an early 12-point deficit to win, 82-76, at State Farm Center on Jan. 9, 2014. The Orange and Blue hit 10-of-35 three-pointers and forced PSU into a season-high 27 turnovers, but the Lions hit 29-of-35 free throws compared to only 12-of-20 by the Illini. Illinois trailed by 19 with 4:47 remaining, but UI began a rally from there. The Illini cut the margin to 80-70 with 1:27 left, then hit two treys in the next 64 seconds to pull within four. But PSU beat Illinois’ pressure as the Illini tried to foul, then Maggie Lucas drained two free throws to ice the Lions victory.
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From: “Derrick C Burson” <burson@illinois.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 2, 2015 11:36:11 AM
Subject: ILLINI MBB Notes: Game 15 at #20 Ohio State (Jan. 3)
| Game 15 // Illinois (10-4, 0-1 B1G) at #20/18 Ohio State (11-3, 0-1 B1G) | |
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| When | Saturday, Jan. 3 | 2:30 p.m. CT |
| Where | Columbus, Ohio. | Value City Arena (19,049) |
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Illinois Probable Starters (from previous game)
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 3 | Ahmad Starks | 5-9 | 170 | Sr. | 7.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 Assist/TO Ratio |
| G | 25 | Kendrick Nunn | 6-3 | 190 | So. | 8.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 42.9% 3FG |
| G | 24 | Rayvonte Rice | 6-4 | 230 | Sr. | 17.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 6th in B1G in scoring |
| G | 21 | Malcolm Hill | 6-6 | 230 | So. | 13.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 53.2% FG |
| F/C | 32 | Nnanna Egwu | 6-11 | 250 | Sr. | 7.8 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 11 blocks shy of UI career record |
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Off the Bench
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 1 | Jaylon Tate | 6-3 | 170 | So. | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3.0 | Assist/TO Ratio 5th in B1G (2.5) |
| G | 10 | Mike LaTulip | 6-1 | 170 | Jr. | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4-8 3FG |
| G | 11 | Aaron Cosby | 6-3 | 205 | Jr. | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2nd on team with 24 three-pointers |
| F | 12 | Leron Black | 6-7 | 220 | Fr. | 5.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 5.8 rpg over last five games |
| C | 22 | Maverick Morgan | 6-10 | 250 | So. | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 53.3% FG |
| F | 31 | Austin Colbert | 6-9 | 210 | So. | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 7-14 FG |
| F | 43 | Michael Finke | 6-10 | 220 | Fr. | – | – | – | Probable redshirt for 2014-15 |
| F | 45 | Cameron Liss | 6-6 | 200 | Fr. | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 12 minutes of action on season |
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Sitting Out 2014-15
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | Note |
| G | 13 | Tracy Abrams | 6-2 | 185 | Sr. | 10.7* | 3.5* | 3.2* | Out for season with torn ACL |
| G | 44 | Alex Austin | 6-4 | 185 | Jr. | 7.0* | 2.4* | 1.0* | EIU Transfer sitting out 2014-15 |
* Stats from 2013-14 seasonHead Coach John Groce
Career Record: 138-88/.611 (7th year)
At Illinois: 53-32/.624 (3rd year)
Big Ten: 15-22/.405
Series Notes vs. Ohio State
All-Time Series Record: Illinois leads 104-73
Series Streak: Ohio State W-3
Record at Columbus: Ohio State leads 45-41
Series Streak at Columbus: Ohio State W-5
Last Year’s Meetings: #17 OSU 62, ILL 55 (1/23/14, Columbus); #22 OSU 48, ILL 39 (2/15/14, Champaign)
Groce vs. Ohio State: 1-3
Opening Tips
• Illinois faces its third Top-25 opponent of the season on Saturday at No. 20 Ohio State. The Illini are 0-2 this year against ranked teams, falling at No. 15 Miami (Dec. 2) and to No. 7 Villanova in New York (Dec. 9).
• The Illini begin Big Ten play with four out of five games on the road. The UI’s lone home game during this opening five-game stretch is next Wednesday against another ranked opponent, No. 12 Maryland.
• Illinois is 7-18 versus the Top 25 under Coach John Groce, looking for its first win over a ranked team since closing out last year’s regular season with a 66-63 victory at No. 24 Iowa (March 8, 2014). Illinois has won its last two Big Ten road games against ranked teams, also winning at No. 18 Michigan State prior to the victory at Iowa.
• Illinois has historically fared well in trips to Columbus, with the Buckeyes owning just a 45-41 all-time series edge at home. The Illini are 2-11 at Value City Arena, however, earning wins in 2004 and 2009
• The Illini are 1-17 all-time against ranked Ohio State squads in Columbus, meanwhile, the lone win coming on March 3, 1983, a 74-73 victory over the 14th-ranked Buckeyes at St. John Arena. Saturday’s contest marks the sixth straight season that the Illini are facing a ranked OSU team on the road.
Illini Items
• Illinois is starting Big Ten play with four out of five games on the road. Altogether, the Illini are enduring a stretch of 10 out of 14 games away from home from Nov. 27-Jan. 14. Illinois is the only team from the six major conferences that over the course of 14 consecutive games this season will play 10 games away from its home arena.
• Illinois is the first Big Ten team since Ohio State in 2009-10 to open league play with four out of five on the road. The Buckeyes went 2-3 during that initial stretch en route to a 14-4 record and share of the Big Ten title.
• Illinois ranks 26th in the nation in scoring (78.1 ppg) and has reached the 70-point marker nine times this season, winning eight of those nine games.
• Illinois has held its opponent to less than 70 points in nine of 10 wins this season, and 35 of its last 37 victories dating back to Feb. 10, 2013 during Groce’s first season.
• The Illini rank third in the nation in free throw percentage, shooting 77.7 percent as a team (216-278). The Illini single-season school record for free throw shooting is 74.4 percent, set by the 1996-97 squad.
• Illinois ranks fourth in the nation in turnover percentage (.143), eighth in turnovers (9.9 avg.) and 16th in turnover margin (+4.3).
• After allowing an average of 49.7 percent shooting (80-161) over a three-game stretch from Dec. 6-13 with all three teams shooting better than 46 percent, the Illini defense has held the last four opponents to combined 35.8 percent from the field (87-243) with all four shooting less than 45 percent.
• Senior Rayvonte Rice is one of only four players to rank in the Big Ten’s top 10 in both scoring (sixth, 17.0 ppg) and rebounding (eighth, 6.9 rpg), joined by Nebraska’s Shavon Shields, Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky and Iowa’s Aaron White.
• Rice has an offensive rating of 124.5 on the season, ranked 15th nationally and first in the Big Ten among players with at least 24 percent of possessions used (KenPom).
• Rice had his 21-game streak of scoring in double figures snapped Tuesday at Michigan (eight points). He has registered double digits in points in 44 of 49 games as an Illini.
• Rice has improved his shooting at every level this season. He is currently shooting 49.7 percent from the field, 45.5 percent from 3-point range and 79.7 percent from free throw line after entering his senior year as a 42.4 percent career shooter, including 28 percent from behind the arc and 71.2 percent at the line.
• Rice ranks eighth in the Big Ten in steals (1.9 spg) and fourth in the league in defensive rebounds (5.4 rpg).
• Rice is averaging 7.7 rebounds (46) in six games this season against teams from the six major conferences, and 11.5 rebounds (23) in two true road games on the year.
• Sophomore Malcolm Hill has improved his scoring average by 9.0 points this year (13.4 ppg from 4.4 ppg), the largest increase of any Big Ten player.
• Hill entered his sophomore year with a career-high of 11 points. He has surpassed or equaled that total in 11 of 14 games this season.
• Hill is averaging 15.0 points (45) and 6.3 rebounds (19) over the last three games while shooting 61.5 percent from the field (16-26), 50 percent from 3-point range (3-6) and 83.3 percent at the foul line (10-12).
• Hill is averaging 14.6 points through seven road/neutral games this season (102).
• Hill leads the Illini with 35 offensive rebounds, ranking fifth in the Big Ten with 2.5 offensive boards per game. Hill grabbed 21 offensive rebounds all of last season.
• Senior Nnanna Egwu has tallied 166 career blocked shots, 11 away from equaling the Illini all-time record of 177 set by Deon Thomas from 1991-94.
• Egwu is averaging 6.8 rebounds (41), including an average of 3.3 offensive boards (20) in six games this season against teams from the six major conferences.
• Egwu is shooting 59.1 percent from the field over the last four games (13-22).
• Egwu has knocked down seven 3-pointers this year after totaling five treys all of last season. He is shooting 36.8 percent from behind the arc this year.
• Sophomore Kendrick Nunn has increased his scoring average to 8.6 points after averaging 6.2 points as a freshman. Nunn is third on the team in scoring despite playing the sixth-most minutes.
• Nunn is currently shooting 42.9 percent from 3-point range after shooting 38.8 percent from behind the arc last season.
• Senior Ahmad Starks has a 2.7 assist/turnover ratio on the season, recording a positive ratio in 10 of 14 games.
• Starks is shooting 52.6 percent on 2-pointers over the last six games (10-19).
• Starks has made at least one 3-pointer in every game this season.
• Junior Aaron Cosby has totaled 20 points over the last two games (10.0 ppg) while shooting 36.4 percent from 3-point range (4-11). This follows a seven-game stretch where he combined for 26 points (3.7 ppg) and shot 17.9 percent behind the arc (5-28).
• Cosby has made two three-pointers in back-to-back games for the first time since hitting two or more treys in each of the first five games this season.
• Over the last two games, sophomore Jaylon Tate has totaled 12 points, made five of seven shots, tallied nine assists and had just one turnover.
• Tate is shooting 64.3 percent from the field over the last nine games (9-14) after making just 21.4 percent over the first five games of the season (3-14).
• Freshman Leron Black is averaging 5.8 rebounds over the last five games (29).
• Black has totaled 14 points over the last two games (7.0 ppg) after combining for 15 points the previous six games (2.5 ppg).
Last Time Out: Michigan 73, Illinois 65, OT (Dec. 30)
The Illini looked to be on their way to a fourth-straight Big Ten road win, but hot 3-point shooting by Michigan allowed the hosts to come back and protect its homecourt with an overtime victory.
Illinois led for the majority of the game, building an advantage that reached as many as 13 points – 48-35 – with 11 minutes remaining. The Wolverines, who had made just two of their first 15 attempts from 3-point range, then caught fire, draining five straight treys and six of nine to pull back to even. Illinois had its chances at the end, taking a 1-point lead on a pair of free throws by Malcolm Hill with 48 seconds remaining. Ricky Doyle made one of two at the line with 30 seconds to go to tie it and set up the final play of regulation. Rayvonte Rice drew two defenders after a screen, missing an 18-footer at the buzzer to set up overtime.
Hill made a jumper on the Illini’s first possession in OT, but Michigan then rattled off 13 unanswered points to pull away. The Wolverines ended up making 10 three-pointers on the afternoon, equaling the most allowed by the Illini on the year. That proved to be too much to overcome, as Illinois lost for the first time this season when outshooting its opponent from the field.
Malcolm Hill led the Illini with 19 points, just one shy of his career high. Hill shot 7-of-12 and scored 15 of his points after intermission. He was the lone Illini in double figures, as Rayvonte Rice and Nnanna Egwu added eight points each.
Looking Back at Last Year’s Ohio State Games:
• #17 Ohio State 62, Illini 55 (Jan. 23, 2014 at Value City Arena)
Illinois was on the verge of earning a road win over a ranked conference opponent, but some costly turnovers and big shots by Ohio State down the stretch ultimately led to a seven-point defeat. The Illini led 25-24 at halftime after holding the Buckeyes to 29 percent shooting on its home floor in the first half. With the Illini ahead by three, Ohio State went on a key 9-0 run to take a 40-34 lead with 12 minutes remaining. Illinois fought back to tie it at 46, then was within one possession twice in the last four minutes. With the Illini trailing 52-50, LaQuinton Ross converted a 3-point play, and following a UI turnover, Lenzelle Smith nailed a 3-pointer. That accounted for six unanswered by the Buckeyes and sealed the game.
Ohio State shot 54.2 percent in the second half as they outscored the Illini by eight points after intermission. Illinois had 15 turnovers and the Buckeyes turned those into 16 points. The Illini also were outscored by nine points from behind the arc as the hosts shot 8-of-19 while the Orange and Blue managed only 5-of-18.
Joseph Bertrand had a terrific game for the Illini, scoring a game-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Jon Ekey nailed a trio of 3-pointers to finish with 11 points, and Nnanna Egwu knocked down 5-of-9 shots en route to 10 points to go along with a game-high nine rebounds.
• #22 Ohio State 48, Illini 39 (Feb. 15, 2014 at State Farm Center)
Illinois played well enough defensively but struggled on offense in a nine-point loss to Ohio State at State Farm Center. The Illini got off to a good start, hitting four of its first seven shots and jumping out to a 15-9 lead. Illinois began to cool off from the field but continued to clamp down on defense, taking a 23-20 lead into intermission. The Buckeyes opened the second half on a 10-2 run to grab a five-point advantage. The next run by the visitors put the game out of reach. Leading by just one at 30-29, OSU scored 12 straight over six-and-a-half minutes to open up a 42-29 margin with five minutes left. The Illini could get no closer than five the rest of the way.
Illinois held the Buckeyes to 48 points on 38.3 percent shooting. Normally those figures would result in victory, but the Illini managed just 28.3 percent shooting en route to its 39 points. Tracy Abrams led the Illini with 13 points while Rayvonte Rice added 11. Nnanna Egwu had another solid all-around game, grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with six points, three blocks and two assists.
Current Illini vs. Ohio State:
Tracy Abrams (6 G): 8.7 ppg (52), 2.8 rpg (17), 2.3 apg (14)
Highlights: Team-high 13 points last year in Champaign … Nine points last year in Columbus … Nine points, four assists and three steals in 2013 in Columbus … 13 points with six rebounds, game-high five assists and three steals in 2013 in Champaign.
Nnanna Egwu (6 G): 6.7 ppg (40), 5.8 rpg (35), 1.2 bpg (7)
Highlights: Six points, career-high 14 rebounds and three blocked shots last year in Champaign … 10 points and game-high nine rebounds last year in Columbus … Career-high 16 points with eight rebounds in 2013 in Champaign.
Rayvonte Rice (2 G): 5.5 ppg (11), 3.5 rpg (7)
Highlight: 11 points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals last year in Champaign.
Kendrick Nunn (2 G): 4.5 ppg (9), 0.5 rpg (1), 1.5 apg (3)
Malcolm Hill (2 G): 2.0 ppg (4), 1.5 rpg (3)
Maverick Morgan (2 G): 0.0 ppg (0), 1.5 rpg (3)
Jaylon Tate (2 G): 0.0 ppg (0), 0.5 rpg (1), 2.0 apg (4)
Hill Improving Rapidly
Malcolm Hill came on strong at the end of his freshman season, starting Illinois’ last 12 games and averaging 6.5 points as a starter. On the heels of that success and bolstered by an offseason of hard work in the gym and the weight room, Hill is having a breakout sophomore campaign.
He currently ranks second on the Illini in scoring with an average of 13.4 points. He has scored in double figures in 12 of 14 games, led by a career-high 20 points vs. No. 7 Villanova (Dec. 9) and 19 points at Michigan on Tuesday.
Hill has increased his scoring average by 9.0 points this year, the largest improvement in the Big Ten.
Taking Care of the Rock
Last season’s Fighting Illini squad set a school record for fewest turnovers (by average), turning the ball over just 10.3 times per game. Illinois is taking care of the ball once again this season, averaging just 9.9 turnovers through 14 games and ranking fourth in the nation in turnover rate (.143).
The Illinois defense, meanwhile, is forcing an average of 14.2 turnovers. And the Illini are capitalizing on those extra possessions, outscoring the opponent by an average of 6.5 points per game off turnovers.
Mannie Jackson Earns NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award
Former Fighting Illini great Mannie Jackson has earned the highest honor bestowed by the NCAA, the 2015 Theodore Roosevelt Award. It is given annually to an individual who best exemplifies the ideals of college sports.
Jackson was a pioneer at Illinois, becoming one of the first two African American letterwinners and starters in program history. He starred from 1958-60, finishing his career ranked fifth on the UI career scoring list. His number 30 hangs from the rafters of State Farm Center as part of the Illini Basketball Honored Jerseys program.
After playing professionally with the Harlem Globetrotters, Jackson began a long and distinguished business career first at General Motors, then at Honeywell, Inc., where he quickly became one of the company’s top executives. In 1993, Jackson purchased the Globetrotters and revived the legendary team’s status as one of America’s favorite teams. In addition to his decades of success in the business world, Jackson is a dedicated philanthropist who has made countless financial and time commitments to helping others, including the creation of the Academic Enrichment and Leadership Program on the UI campus.
Jackson will officially receive the Theodore Roosevelt Award on Jan. 16 at the NCAA Convention in Washington D.C.
Rice Added as Team Captain
Following non-conference play, senior Rayvonte Rice was named a team captain for the remainder of the season. Rice was selected to the leadership position by Coach John Groce along with his fellow captains Nnanna Egwu, Ahmad Starks and Tracy Abrams.
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Subject: Duke WRES: Hartmann Concludes Scuffle with Runner-Up Honors
Hartmann Concludes Scuffle with Runner-Up Honors
January 2, 2015
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. –Duke redshirt junior Conner Hartmann battled his way to the 2015 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle 197-pound title bout before falling to top-ranked J’Den Cox of Missouri in a 6-1 decision to take home runner-up honors. Hartmann landed on the podium at the prestigious Southern Scuffle for the first time in his career.
Duke, led by Hartmann’s runner-up performance, took 18th overall as a team with 32.5 points. The Blue Devils finished 24th last season with 21.5 points, marking a six-place improvement. Eight Blue Devils advanced to day two of action this season compared to the five last season.
In a NCAA Championship rematch, Hartmann and Cox remained scoreless after the first minute of action. Cox, undefeated on the year, made an unconventional move and caught Hartmann’s leg and registered the takedown for the 2-0 lead. Cox rode strong through the remainder of the first period and never let Hartmann get a good shot in en route to the 6-1 decision.
Ranked fifth nationally and seeded third in the Southern Scuffle, Hartmann started day two with an impressive 7-0 decision over No. 11 seed Bryce Barnes of Army. He picked up his seventh win of the young season, edging No. 15 Elliot Riddick 4-2. Trailing 1-0 early in the third period, Riddick evened the score before Hartmann answered right away with a takedown. The Port Orchard, Wash., native built his riding time to 1:05 before Riddick escaped to pull within one, 3-2. Hartmann held off a final charge from the Lehigh wrestler to advance to the title bout.
Brian Dorsey and Jacob Kasper led the Blue Devils’ contingent in the consolation bracket on day two, going 2-1 to finish the tournament with 4-2 marks overall. At 165 pounds, Dorsey collected matching 4-2 decisions over Central Michigan’s Jordan Wohlfert and Cody Wiercioch of Pittsburgh before having his day ended by ninth-seeded Dakota Friesth in round six of the consolation bracket.
Kasper, seeded 10th at 184 pounds, dominated Cornell’s William George in an 11-1 major decision in his opening match of the day. He cruised past Ville Heino of Campbell, 7-0, for his 16th win of the year, to set up a match with No. 8 seed Dominic Abounader. The Blue Devil sophomore’s run came to an end against Abounader, dropping a 9-2 decision to move to 16-5 overall on the year.
Grant Leeth and Randy Roden both won their opening matches before falling in the consolation fifth round. Leeth’s loss on day two puts him at 7-3 for the year, while Roden finishes his first showing of the year with a 3-2 mark.
Duke is back in action Jan. 7 at ACC foe NC State. The dual is set to start a 7 p.m., at Reynolds Coliseum.
Southern Scuffle Results for Duke
NCAA 125 – Thayer Atkins’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Thayer Atkins (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tim Lambert (Nebraska) won by decision over Thayer Atkins (Duke) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Evan Silver (Stanford) won by decision over Thayer Atkins (Duke) (Dec 3-2)
NCAA 133 – Baily Jack’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Baily Jack (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Rossi Bruno (Michigan) won by major decision over Baily Jack (Duke) (Maj 14-6)
Cons. Round 2 – Dan King (Cleveland State) won by major decision over Baily Jack (Duke) (Maj 9-0)
NCAA 141 – Tanner Tough’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tanner Tough (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Geo Martinez (Boise State) won by major decision over Tanner Tough (Duke) (Maj 13-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Tanner Tough (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Matthew Kelly (Army) won in sudden victory – 3 over Tanner Tough (Duke) (SV-3 5-3)
NCAA 141 – Evan Botwin’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Evan Botwin (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Lavion Mayes (Missouri) won by tech fall over Evan Botwin (Duke) (TF 20-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Evan Botwin (Duke) won by tech fall over Javon Johnson (Appalachian State) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Kade Moss (Penn State) won by fall over Evan Botwin (Duke) (Fall 1:50)
NCAA 141 – Brandon Gambucci’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Mike Carlone (Cleveland State) won by decision over Brandon Gambucci (Duke) (Dec 12-10)
Cons. Round 1 – Brandon Gambucci (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Benjamin Polkowske (Northern Colorado) won by medical forfeit over Brandon Gambucci (Duke) (MFF)
NCAA 149 – Grant Leeth’s place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Grant Leeth (Duke) won by decision over Colin Heffernan (Central Michigan) (Dec 3-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Grant Leeth (Duke) won by decision over Shawn Greevy (Chattanooga) (Dec 12-5)
Champ. Round 3 – Mike Racciato (Pittsburgh) won by decision over Grant Leeth (Duke) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Grant Leeth (Duke) won by decision over Cody LeCount (Central Michigan) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) won by major decision over Grant Leeth (Duke) (Maj 8-0)
NCAA 157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown’s place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) won by major decision over Chris Dowdy (Cornell ) (Maj 13-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Jake Salazar (Michigan) won by decision over Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Zachary Strickland (Appalachian State) won by major decision over Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) (Maj 10-0)
NCAA 165 – Jake Faust’s place is unknown and has scored 3.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jake Faust (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Peyton Walsh (Navy) won by decision over Jake Faust (Duke) (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Jake Faust (Duke) won by major decision over Garrison Matthews (Campbell ) (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 3 – Jake Faust (Duke) won by tech fall over Justin Lampe (Chattanooga) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Cody Wiercioch (Pittsburgh) won by decision over Jake Faust (Duke) (Dec 8-6)
NCAA 165 – Andrew DeHart’s place is unknown and has scored 1.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Andrew DeHart (Duke) (Fall 1:14)
Cons. Round 1 – Andrew DeHart (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Andrew DeHart (Duke) won by decision over Ryan Forrest (George Mason) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 3 – Andrew DeHart (Duke) won by decision over John Weiss (Campbell ) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Andrew DeHart (Duke) (Fall 0:55)
NCAA 165 – Brian Dorsey’s place is unknown and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brian Dorsey (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Brian Dorsey (Duke) won by fall over Austin Trott (Gardner Webb) (Fall 1:04)
Champ. Round 3 – Chandler Smith (Army) won by decision over Brian Dorsey (Duke) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Brian Dorsey (Duke) won by decision over Jordan Wohlfert (Central Michigan) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Brian Dorsey (Duke) won by decision over Cody Wiercioch (Pittsburgh) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 6 – Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) won by major decision over Brian Dorsey (Duke) (Maj 14-6)
NCAA 174 – Trey Adamson’s place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Trey Adamson (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) won by decision over Trey Adamson (Duke) (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Trey Adamson (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Trey Adamson (Duke) won by decision over Sean Mappes (Chattanooga) (Dec 13-6)
Cons. Round 4 – John Staudenmayer (North Carolina) won by decision over Trey Adamson (Duke) (Dec 2-0)
NCAA 174 – Randy Roden’s place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Randy Roden (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Randy Roden (Duke) won by decision over Ty Walter (Unattached) (Dec 11-5)
Champ. Round 3 – Tyler Wilps (Pittsburgh) won by fall over Randy Roden (Duke) (Fall 2:30)
Cons. Round 4 – Randy Roden (Duke) won in sudden victory – 1 over Hunter Gamble (Gardner Webb) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 5 – Jack Wedholm (Army) won by decision over Randy Roden (Duke) (Dec 5-3)
NCAA 184 – Jacob Kasper’s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) won by decision over Austin Severn (Central Michigan) (Dec 8-2)
Champ. Round 3 – Ben Stroh (Wyoming) won by fall over Jacob Kasper (Duke) (Fall 4:11)
Cons. Round 4 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) won by major decision over William George (Cornell ) (Maj 11-1)
Cons. Round 5 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) won by decision over Ville Heino (Campbell ) (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 6 – Domenic Abounader (Michigan) won by decision over Jacob Kasper (Duke) (Dec 9-2)
NCAA 197 – Conner Hartmann’s place is 2nd and has scored 17.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Conner Hartmann (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Conner Hartmann (Duke) won by decision over Cody Dixon (Boise State) (Dec 3-1)
Champ. Round 3 – Conner Hartmann (Duke) won by decision over Chip Ness (North Carolina) (Dec 8-2)
Quarterfinal – Conner Hartmann (Duke) won by decision over Bryce Barnes (Army) (Dec 7-0)
Semifinal – Conner Hartmann (Duke) won by decision over Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) (Dec 4-2)
NCAA 197 – Spencer Neff’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Marshall Haas (The Citadel) won by major decision over Spencer Neff (Duke) (Maj 10-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Spencer Neff (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Trent Noon (Northern Colorado) won by decision over Spencer Neff (Duke) (Dec 11-5)
NCAA 285 – Brendan Walsh’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Josh Marchok (Stanford) won by decision over Brendan Walsh (Duke) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Brendan Walsh (Duke) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Nathan Butler (Stanford) won by decision over Brendan Walsh (Duke) (Dec 7-0)
Drexel’s Devoy Earns Fifth Place Finish at 2015 Southern Scuffle
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January 2, 2015
Devoy Earns Fifth Place Finish as Wrestling Concludes Competition at Southern Scuffle
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Kevin Devoy Jr. earned a fifth place finish at 133 pounds as the Drexel wrestling team concluded competition at the Southern Scuffle on Friday evening. Devoy advanced to the quarterfinals of the championship round, but lost his first match of the season as he fell to Penn State’s James Guilbon and was forced to fight his way back through the consolation round to earn a fifth place finish.
Devoy started off the tournament with a win-by-fall over Demetreu Kostis at 3:55. He went on to earn a technical fall over Cleveland State’s Alfredo Gray and then earned a 6-0 decision over Kent State’s Mackenzi McGuire in the roung of 16. After losing to Guilbon, Devoy pinned both Vito Pasone of Appalachian State and Nick Soto of Chattanooga to advance to the consolation quarterfinals. He then fell to Lehigh’s Mason Beckman, who would go on to earn a third place finish, and then defeated Kent State’s McGuire again to secure a fifth place victory.
Cimato started off with a 10-7 decision over Stanford’s Garrett Schaner at 149 pounds and then secured a 1-0 decision over Gus Sako of Virginia to advance to the quarterfinals. There he fell to Penn State’s Zack Beitz, however, and then was stopped by Tyler Berger, who earned an 11-6 decision over Cimato while wrestling unattached.
Shoap advanced throughout the consolation rounds after dropping his first match to Dalton Macri, who wrestled unattached. Shoap then earned a major decision over Corey Hollister of Buffalo and defeated North Carolina’s Alexander Rinaldi to stay alive. He began the second day of competition with a sudden victory win over Kent State’s Edilbert Vinas of Kent State, but then was eliminated after losing a 4-2 decision to Kyle Lawson of Iowa State.
Pearce came out strong on the first day of competition with a 12-0 major decision against Benjamin Polkowske of Northern Colorado in his first match. He was defeated by Nebraska’s Anthony Abidin in his next outing, and then fell in his next consolation round match against Penn State’s Kade Moss on the second day of competition.
Blanco dropped his first match at 157 to Kent State’s Ian Miller, but then went on to earn an 8-6 decision over Iowa State’s Luke Goettl to stay alive in the consolation round. On the second day of competition, he was halted as he fell to Jake Salazar of Michigan by a 10-3 decision.
The Dragons return to action on January 11th when they will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Bloomsburg and Pittsburgh in the Pitt Duals.
125: Dalton Macri (Unattached) MAJ Tanner Shoap (DU), 17-6
Tanner Shoap (DU) MAJ Corey Hollister (BUF), 12-0
Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Alexander Rinaldi (UNC), 10-5
Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Edilbert Vinas (KENT), 3-1 (SV-1)
Kyle Larson (IAST) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU), 7-2
133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Demetreu Kostis (Unat. Appala) @ 3:55
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Alfredo Gray (CLE), 16-0
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Mackenzi McGuire (KENT), 6-0
James Gulibon (PSU) DEC Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 7-2
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Vito Pasone (APP) @ 1:37
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Nick Soto (CHAT) @ 1:36
Mason Beckman (LEH) DEC Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 11-5
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Mackenzi McGuire (KENT), 4-2 (FIFTH PLACE FINISH)
141: George Fisher (MICH) TF Franco Ferraina (DU), 19-4
Mike Waters (PSU) MAJ Franco Ferraina (DU), 11-1
141: David Pearce (DU) MAJ Benjamin Polkowske (NCO), 12-0
Anthony Abidin (NEB) MAJ David Pearce (DU), 12-1
Kade Moss (PSU) MAJ David Pearce (DU), 16-4
149: Gabe Moreno (IAST) WBF Geoffrey Verallis (DU) @ 6:43
Cody LeCount (CMCH) DEC Geoffrey Verallis (DU), 5-3
149: Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Garrett Schaner (STAN), 10-7
Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Gus Sako (UVA), 1-0
Zack Beitz (PSU) WBF Matthew Cimato (DU) @ 6:35
Tyler Berger (Unat) DEC Matthew Cimato (DU), 11-6 (TB-1)
157: Ian Miller (KENT) DEC Noel Blanco (DU), 12-5
Noel Blanco (DU) DEC Luke Goettl (IAST), 8-6
Jake Salazar (MICH) DEC Noel Blanco (DU), 10-3
184: Domenic Abounader (MICH) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-4
Alex DeCiantis (DU) DEC John Shrader (CHAT), 3-1 (SV-1)
Austin Severn (CMCH) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-7 (SV-1)
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Molly Sweeney
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Department of Athletics
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Drexel’s Devoy Earns Fifth Place Finish at 2015 Southern Scuffle
Athletic Communications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Molly Sweeney (215) 895-2084
January 2, 2015
Devoy Earns Fifth Place Finish as Wrestling Concludes Competition at Southern Scuffle
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Kevin Devoy Jr. earned a fifth place finish at 133 pounds as the Drexel wrestling team concluded competition at the Southern Scuffle on Friday evening. Devoy advanced to the quarterfinals of the championship round, but lost his first match of the season as he fell to Penn State’s James Guilbon and was forced to fight his way back through the consolation round to earn a fifth place finish.
Devoy started off the tournament with a win-by-fall over Demetreu Kostis at 3:55. He went on to earn a technical fall over Cleveland State’s Alfredo Gray and then earned a 6-0 decision over Kent State’s Mackenzi McGuire in the roung of 16. After losing to Guilbon, Devoy pinned both Vito Pasone of Appalachian State and Nick Soto of Chattanooga to advance to the consolation quarterfinals. He then fell to Lehigh’s Mason Beckman, who would go on to earn a third place finish, and then defeated Kent State’s McGuire again to secure a fifth place victory.
Cimato started off with a 10-7 decision over Stanford’s Garrett Schaner at 149 pounds and then secured a 1-0 decision over Gus Sako of Virginia to advance to the quarterfinals. There he fell to Penn State’s Zack Beitz, however, and then was stopped by Tyler Berger, who earned an 11-6 decision over Cimato while wrestling unattached.
Shoap advanced throughout the consolation rounds after dropping his first match to Dalton Macri, who wrestled unattached. Shoap then earned a major decision over Corey Hollister of Buffalo and defeated North Carolina’s Alexander Rinaldi to stay alive. He began the second day of competition with a sudden victory win over Kent State’s Edilbert Vinas of Kent State, but then was eliminated after losing a 4-2 decision to Kyle Lawson of Iowa State.
Pearce came out strong on the first day of competition with a 12-0 major decision against Benjamin Polkowske of Northern Colorado in his first match. He was defeated by Nebraska’s Anthony Abidin in his next outing, and then fell in his next consolation round match against Penn State’s Kade Moss on the second day of competition.
Blanco dropped his first match at 157 to Kent State’s Ian Miller, but then went on to earn an 8-6 decision over Iowa State’s Luke Goettl to stay alive in the consolation round. On the second day of competition, he was halted as he fell to Jake Salazar of Michigan by a 10-3 decision.
The Dragons return to action on January 11th when they will travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Bloomsburg and Pittsburgh in the Pitt Duals.
125: Dalton Macri (Unattached) MAJ Tanner Shoap (DU), 17-6
Tanner Shoap (DU) MAJ Corey Hollister (BUF), 12-0
Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Alexander Rinaldi (UNC), 10-5
Tanner Shoap (DU) DEC Edilbert Vinas (KENT), 3-1 (SV-1)
Kyle Larson (IAST) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU), 7-2
133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Demetreu Kostis (Unat. Appala) @ 3:55
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Alfredo Gray (CLE), 16-0
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Mackenzi McGuire (KENT), 6-0
James Gulibon (PSU) DEC Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 7-2
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Vito Pasone (APP) @ 1:37
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Nick Soto (CHAT) @ 1:36
Mason Beckman (LEH) DEC Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 11-5
Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) DEC Mackenzi McGuire (KENT), 4-2 (FIFTH PLACE FINISH)
141: George Fisher (MICH) TF Franco Ferraina (DU), 19-4
Mike Waters (PSU) MAJ Franco Ferraina (DU), 11-1
141: David Pearce (DU) MAJ Benjamin Polkowske (NCO), 12-0
Anthony Abidin (NEB) MAJ David Pearce (DU), 12-1
Kade Moss (PSU) MAJ David Pearce (DU), 16-4
149: Gabe Moreno (IAST) WBF Geoffrey Verallis (DU) @ 6:43
Cody LeCount (CMCH) DEC Geoffrey Verallis (DU), 5-3
149: Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Garrett Schaner (STAN), 10-7
Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Gus Sako (UVA), 1-0
Zack Beitz (PSU) WBF Matthew Cimato (DU) @ 6:35
Tyler Berger (Unat) DEC Matthew Cimato (DU), 11-6 (TB-1)
157: Ian Miller (KENT) DEC Noel Blanco (DU), 12-5
Noel Blanco (DU) DEC Luke Goettl (IAST), 8-6
Jake Salazar (MICH) DEC Noel Blanco (DU), 10-3
184: Domenic Abounader (MICH) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-4
Alex DeCiantis (DU) DEC John Shrader (CHAT), 3-1 (SV-1)
Austin Severn (CMCH) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU), 9-7 (SV-1)
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Molly Sweeney
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Department of Athletics
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
drexeldragons.com
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