Northwestern
Eastern Illinois
No. 13 Northwestern Pins Eastern Illinois, 35-13
1/8/2006 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 8, 2006
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's 13th-ranked wrestling team won its first dual match of 2006 with a dominating 35-13 win over Eastern Illinois Sunday. The 'Cats started out hot, winning the match's first three bouts and earned victories in seven of the 10 weight classes. Sophomore All-American Jake Herbert improved his record to 17-0 this season by pinning the Panthers' 13th-ranked Kenny Robertson at 4:15.
The dual started with the 157-pound weight class, where Greg Hagel (Linwood, N.J./Blair Academy) took the mat for the Wildcats. Hagel earned a technical fall over the Panthers' Thomas Johnson at 6:46 when he took a 17-1 lead. Hagel now stands at 14-5 this season.
At 165 lbs., Will Durkee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) won by forfeit to push the Wildcats' lead to 11-0.
In the next match, Herbert pinned Robertson at 4:15 to increase Northwestern's lead to 17-0.
After senior Matt Delguyd took home a victory over the Panthers' Terron Williams due to an injury default, sophomore Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) won a 5-0 decision over Danny Perez.
With the decision, Fox is now 15-5 this season.
Junior Jimmy Kim improved his dual-match record to 2-0 this season with a 5-3 decision over Chris Smith.
Senior John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) improved his record to 12-3 this season after Eastern Illinois forfeited at the 125-pound weight class.
With the win, Northwestern improves its record to 4-0 this season. The Wildcats return to action at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, Saturday through Sunday, Jan. 14-15 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
#13-NORTHWESTERN 35 / EASTERN ILLINOIS 13 157 - Greg Hagel (NU) tech. fall over Thomas Johnson (EIU), 17-1 (6:46), 5-0 165 - #19-Will Durkee (NU) won by forfeit, 11-0 174 - #3-Jake Herbert (NU) pinned #13-Kenny Robertson (EIU), 4:15, 17-0 184 - Greg Perz (EIU) major dec. over Joe Gulotta (NU), 14-5, 17-4 197 - #10-Matt Delguyd (NU) inj. def. over Terron Williams (EIU); tied 3-3 ,23-4 285 - #10-Dustin Fox (NU) dec. Danny Perez (EIU), 5-0, 26-4 125 - #9-John Velez (NU) won by forfeit, 32-4 133 - Tony Metzger (EIU) won by forfeit, 32-10 141 - Chase Beebe (EIU) dec. Marty Gould (NU), 6-1, 32-13 149 - Jimmy Kim (NU) dec. Chris Smith (EIU), 5-3, 35-13Attendance ... 241 Length of Meet ... 1:50 Records ... EIU (1-3) / NU (4-0)
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