ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 2 St. Cloud State Wrestling swept their three duals at the inaugural Carolina Clash on Saturday, upending No. 4 West Liberty 26-12, No. 18 UNC-Pembroke 33-6, and RV Lander 31-13. 10 Huskies went undefeated throughout the day while four wrestlers picked up wins over ranked opponents. The three wins advance the Huskies’ dual win streak to an NCAA DII-record 73 straight.
SPOTLIGHT PERFORMANCES: Paxton Creese recorded a massive 6-5 win over No. 2 Nick Daggatt (UNC-Pembroke) at 125 in a thrilling bout to open the Huskies’ second match. No. 5 Noah Ryan defeated two ranked opponents in No. 8 Bryce Walker (UNC-Pembroke) and No. 10 Logan Kemp (West Liberty). No. 1 Joseph Bianchini went 3-0 with three bonus-point wins at 149 while No. 3 Colby Njos (157), No. 6 Garrett Vos (141), and No. 9 Billy Pitzner (184) each were 2-0 with two bonus victories of their own. No. 8 Devin Donovan had a strong showing at 165, going 2-0 with a 15-3 major decision over No. 11 Gage Bernall (Lander).
“We had several individuals perform very well today,” said St. Cloud State Coach Steve Costanzo. “We need to continue improving on the little things and good things will come!”
UP NEXT: The Huskies begin their NSIC schedule next week with a dual at UW-Parkside on Friday, December 10.
2021 Carolina Clash Duals – Saturday, December 4 at Greenwood, S.C.
Brackets/Results on TrackWrestling.com
No. 2 SCSU 26, No. 4 West Liberty 12
125 – No. 1 Cole Laya (West Liberty) over Paxton Creese, 3-1 (3-0 WLU)
133 – Daniel Valeria (SCSU) over Luke Miller, 7-1 (3-3)
141 – No. 1 Joseph Bianchini (SCSU) by major decision over Marcus Jean-Baptiste, 16-5 (7-3 SCSU)
149 – No. 10 Jake Barzowski (SCSU) over Jacob Simpson, 6-4 (10-3 SCSU)
157 – Anthony Herrera (SCSU) over Jonah Smith, 7-3 (13-3 SCSU)
165 – No. 8 Devin Donovan (SCSU) over Chase Morgan, 8-4 (16-3 SCSU)
174 – No. 7 Ty McGeary (West Liberty) over No. 10 Dominic Murphy, 3-2 (16-6 SCSU)
184 – No. 9 Billy Pitzner (SCSU) by major decision over Drake Kendrex, 8-0 (20-6 SCSU)
197 – No. 5 Noah Ryan (SCSU) by injury default over No. 10 Logan Kemp at 1:28 (26-6 SCSU)
HWT – No. 9 Francesco Borsellino (West Liberty) pins Kaleb Haase at 2:05 (26-12 SCSU)
No. 2 SCSU 33, No. 18 UNC-Pembroke 6
125 – Paxton Creese (SCSU) over No. 2 Nick Daggett, 6-5 (3-0 SCSU)
133 – No. 6 Garrett Vos (SCSU) by major decision over Anthony Carter, 10-2 (7-0 SCSU)
141 – No. 1 Joseph Bianchini (SCSU) by tech fall over Shane Chavis, 16-0 (12-0 SCSU)
149 – Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over No. 10 Jake Barzowski in TB-1, 4-2 (12-3 SCSU)
157 – No. 3 Colby Njos (SCSU) by tech fall over Cliff Owens, 16-1 (17-3 SCSU)
165 – Jared Head (SCSU) over Loye Burkhead, 10-3 (20-3 SCSU)
174 – No. 10 Dominic Murphy (SCSU) by major decision over Garrett Hill, 11-2 (24-3 SCSU)
184 – No. 9 Billy Pitzner (SCSU) pins Christopher Dickey at 2:00 (30-3 SCSU)
197 – No. 5 Noah Ryan (SCSU) over No. 8 Bryce Walker, 4-2 (33-3 SCSU)
HWT – Marcus Bell (UNC Pembroke) over Kaleb Haase in SV-1, 9-7 (33-6 SCSU)
UNC Pembroke’s team score was adjusted by -1.0 for Unsportsmanlike conduct to Marcus Bell
No. 2 SCSU 31, RV Lander 13
125 – Isham Peace (Lander) by major decision over Robby Horsman, 10-0 (4-0 LU)
133 – No. 6 Garrett Vos (SCSU) by major decision over Elijah Lusk, 9-1 (4-4)
141 – No. 1 Joseph Bianchini (SCSU) by tech fall over Ezekial Marquez, 19-4 (9-4 SCSU)
149 – No. 10 Jake Barzowski (SCSU) over Randy Meyers, 4-3 (12-4 SCSU)
157 – No. 3 Colby Njos (SCSU) pins Bryson Ethington at 0:38 (18-4 SCSU)
165 – No. 8 Devin Donovan (SCSU) by major decision over No. 11 Gage Bernall, 15-3 (22-4 SCSU)
174 – No. 10 Dominic Murphy (SCSU) over Jack Bond, 6-2 (25-4 SCSU)
184 – Cade Linn (SCSU) pins Carter Shipp at 1:55 (31-4 SCSU)
197 – Darius Parker (Lander) by forfeit (31-10 SCSU)
HWT – Cameron Coffman (Lander) over Kaleb Haase, 7-1 (31-13 SCSU)
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