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Northwestern Improves to 3-0, Sweeps NU Duals
Five pins, four tech falls and a major decision helps NU down SIUE 43-3 and Indianapolis 44-3
EVANSTON,
Ill. – No. 19 Northwestern won 18 of 20 bouts Sunday defeating
SIU-Edwardsville 43-3 and Indianapolis 44-3 at the NU Duals. The ’Cats
relied heavily on bonus points using five pins, four tech falls and a
major decision to dominate the competition at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
“It
was a good effort and I was really happy with the technical things;
guys ending matches the right way,” Northwestern head coach Drew
Pariano said. “We still have a lot to work on but we’re making strides.
We showed some character because it was an interesting week of
preparation with finals and now that we’re past that, we can focus on
wrestling.”
Northwestern opened up with a 12-0 lead due to SIUE
forfeiting at 125 and 133. Pat Greco then recorded NU’s first win of
the day with a 16-7 major decision at 141, putting the Wildcats up
16-0, and Kaleb Friedley added to NU’s lead with an 11-8 decision at
149. The Wildcats won their next three bouts by bonus points (pins at
157 and 165 by #3 Jason Welch and Pierce Harger, respectively, and a
tech fall for #12 Lee Munster) and Robert Kellogg edged SIUE’s Cole
Brandt 3-1 at 184, giving NU the 38-0 lead.
SIUE recorded their
lone win of the match at 197 lbs. with a 5-3 decision for Josh Wood but
Mike McMullan closed out the dual on a high note for NU at heavyweight
with a 15-0 tech fall in 3:08 to put the final score at 43-3.
Against
Indianapolis, NU got out to another 12-0 lead, this time using pins by
#8 Levi Mele at 125 and Oster at 133. Colin Shober wrestled for NU at
141 and recorded a 3-1 decision over Justin Kieffer, extending
Northwestern’s lead to 15-0. Friedley and Welch added two more pins and
Harger won his second bout of the day with a 6-0 shutout at 165 lbs.
Indianapolis forfeited at 174 lbs. and recorded its lone win of the
match at 184 with Aaron Stevenson’s 7-3 decision.
Northwestern
won its final two bouts as John Schoen scored a 19-4 tech fall in 5:32
and McMullan closed out the NU Duals with a 7-2 decision, giving
Northwestern the 44-3 victory.
Northwestern is back in action at
Welsh-Ryan Arena Friday, Dec. 16, hosting North Central College at 7
p.m. That will be NU’s final dual before hosting the 49th annual Ken
Kraft Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30.
No. 19 Northwestern 43, SIUE 3
125: #8 Levi Mele (NU) wins by forfeit (6-0, NU)
133: Jameson Oster (NU) wins by forfeit (12-0, NU)
141: Pat Greco (NU) maj dec Logun Taylor (SIUE), 16-7 (16-0, NU)
149: Kaleb Friedley (NU) dec Dillon Pousson (SIUE), 11-8 (19-0, NU)
157: #3 Jason Welch (NU) tech fall Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 15-0, 4:19 (24-0, NU)
165: Pierce Harger (NU) pins Gabe Hocum, 2:07 (30-0, NU)
174: #12 Lee Munster (NU) tech fall Deshoun White (SIUE), 16-0, 4:29 (35-0, NU)
184: Robert Kellogg (NU) dec Cole Brandt (SIUE), 3-1 (38-0, NU)
197: Josh Wood (SIUE) dec John Schoen (NU), 5-3 (38-3, NU)
Hwt.: Mike McMullan (NU) tech fall Cole Rogers (SIUE), 15-0, 3:08 (43-3, NU)
No. 19 Northwestern 44, Indianapolis 3
125: #8 Levi Mele (NU) pins Josh Kieffer (UI), 5:30 (6-0, NU)
133: Jameson Oster (NU) pins Ethan Harris (UI), 1:42 (12-0, NU)
141: Colin Shober (NU) dec Justin Kieffer (UI), 3-1 (15-0, NU)
149: Kaleb Friedley (NU) pins Austin Chamberlain (UI), 6:43 (21-0, NU)
157: #3 Jason Welch (NU) pins Bryce Givens (UI), 5:27 (27-0, NU)
165: Pierce Harger (NU) dec Jeff Weiss (UI), 6-0 (30-0, NU)
174: #12 Lee Munster (NU) wins by forfeit (36-0, NU)
184: Aaron Stevenson (UI) dec Robert Kellogg (NU), 7-3 (36-3, NU)
197: John Schoen (NU) tech fall Kevin Gaughan (UI), 19-4, 5:32 (41-3, NU)
Hwt.: Mike McMullan (NU) dec Evan Wooding (UI), 7-2 (44-3, NU)
Indianapolis 33, SIUE 15
125: No match, SIUE forfeits (6-0, UI)
133: No match, SIUE forfeits (12-0, UI)
141: Justin Kieffer (UI) dec Logun Taylor (SIUE), 10-3 (15-0, UI)
149: Dillon Pousson (SIUE) dec Austin Chamberlain (UI), 8-3 (15-3, UI)
157: Bryce Givens (UI) pins Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 6:15 (21-3, UI)
165: Jeff Weiss (UI) dec Gabe Hocum (SIUE), 9-6 (24-3, UI)
174: No match, UI forfeits (24-9 UI)
184: Aaron Stevenson (UI) dec Cole Brandt (SIUE), 7-0 (27-9 UI)
197: Josh Wood (SIUE) pins Kevin Gaughan (UI), 2:00 (27-15 UI)
Hwt.: Evan Wooding (UI) pins Cole Rogers (SIUE), 1:29 (33-15 UI)
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