No. 2 SCSU goes 3-0 at The Carolina Clash

Saturday, December 4

Greenwood, S.C.

11 a.m. CT

St. Cloud State

West Liberty

Photo by: Ethan Halverson

12/4/2021 7:15:00 PM | Wrestling

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).

DUAL RESULTS – No. 2 SCSU 26, No. 4 West Liberty 12

125 – No. 1 Cole Laya over Paxton Creese, 3-1 (3-0 WLU)
133 – Daniel Valeria over Luke Miller, 7-1 (3-3)
141 – No. 1 Joseph Bianchini by major decision over Marcus Jean-Baptiste, 16-5 (7-3 SCSU)
149 – No. 10 Jake Barzowski over Jacob Simpson, 6-4 (10-3 SCSU)
157 – Anthony Herrera over Jonah Smith, 7-3 (13-3 SCSU)
165 – No. 8 Devin Donovan over Chase Morgan, 8-4 (16-3 SCSU)
174 – No. 7 Ty McGeary over No. 10 Dominic Murphy, 3-2 (16-6 SCSU)
184 – No. 9 Billy Pitzner by major decision over Drake Kendrex, 8-0 (20-6 SCSU)
197 – No. 5 Noah Ryan by injury default over No. 10 Logan Kemp at 1:28 (26-6 SCSU)
HWT – No. 9 Francesco Borsellino pins Kaleb Haase at 2:05 (26-12 SCSU)

DUAL RESULTS – No. 2 SCSU 33, No. 18 UNC-Pembroke 6

125 – Paxton Creese over No. 2 Nick Daggett, 6-5 (3-0 SCSU)
133 – No. 6 Garrett Vos by major decision over Anthony Carter, 10-2 (7-0 SCSU)
141 – No. 1 Joseph Bianchini by tech fall over Shane Chavis, 16-0 (12-0 SCSU)
149 – Jake Piccirilli over No. 10 Jake Barzowski in TB-1, 4-2 (12-3 SCSU)
157 – No. 3 Colby Njos by tech fall over Cliff Owens, 16-1 (17-3 SCSU)
165 – Jared Head over Loye Burkhead, 10-3 (20-3 SCSU)
174 – No. 10 Dominic Murphy by major decision over Garrett Hill, 11-2 (24-3 SCSU)
184 – No. 9 Billy Pitzner pins Christopher Dickey at 2:00 (30-3 SCSU)
197 – No. 5 Noah Ryan over No. 8 Bryce Walker, 4-2 (33-3 SCSU)
HWT – Marcus Bell over Kaleb Haase in SV-1, 9-7 (33-6 SCSU)

DUAL RESULTS – No. 2 SCSU 31, RV Lander 13

125 – Isham Peace by major decision over Robby Horsman, 10-0 (4-0 LU)
133 – No. 6 Garrett Vos by major decision over Elijah Lusk, 9-1 (4-4)
141 – No. 1 Joseph Bianchini by tech fall over Ezekial Marquez, 19-4 (9-4 SCSU)
149 – No. 10 Jake Barzowski over Randy Meyers, 4-3 (12-4 SCSU)
157 – No. 3 Colby Njos pins Bryson Ethington at 0:38 (18-4 SCSU)
165 – No. 8 Devin Donovan by major decision over No. 11 Gage Bernall, 15-3 (22-4 SCSU)
174 – No. 10 Dominic Murphy over Jack Bond, 6-2 (25-4 SCSU)
184 – Cade Linn pins Carter Shipp at 1:55 (31-4 SCSU)
197 – Darius Parker by forfeit (31-10 SCSU)
HWT – Cameron Coffman over Kaleb Haase, 7-1 (31-13 SCSU)

QUOTABLES

St. Cloud State Wrestling Head Coach Steve Costanzo

"We had several individuals perform very well today. 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.

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