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Sunday, November 20
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Keystone Classic
Mitch Sliga Finishes Runner-Up, Northwestern 7th at Keystone Classic
11/20/2016 6:23:00 PM | Wrestling
Complete Tournament Results
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Mitch Sliga earned 2nd place at 184 lbs., highlighting a 7th place finish for Northwestern in the team standings at the Keystone Classic on Sunday.
"I am proud of how we competed today," head coach Matt Storniolo said. "This was a long road trip for a young team. We made a few mistakes in critical moments, but that is not terribly surprising for how young we are. We will learn from this experience and be better for it."
Three Northwestern wrestlers placed at the all-day tournament hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at The Palestra. Jacob Berkowitz (3rd at 197) and Johnny Sebastian (6th at 174) joined Sliga on the podium.
Sliga came into the day as the No. 3 overall seed at his weight and dominated his way to the championship match. He started the tournament with a first-period fall over Chris Beck from VMI and followed that up with an 8-1 decision over Appalachian State's David Peters-Logue in the quarterfinals. Sliga then advanced to the finals with a 6-0 shutout of Alex DeCiantis from Drexel in the semifinals. No. 3 ranked Bo Nickal won the championship bout with a pin in the closing seconds.
"It was great to see Mitch back in the finals of a tournament," Storniolo said. "He is wrestling better every time he steps on the mat. It is great to see him enjoying himself."
Berkowitz secured a third place finish with a team high four wins on the day. He won his first two matches with a pair of decisions but then ran into No. 14 Matt McCutcheon of Penn State in the semifinals, losing 7-1. Berkowitz then won two matches in the consolations, including an 8-3 win over Joe Heyob of Penn in the third-place bout.
Sebastian looked good in his first varsity tournament, advancing to the semifinals before his first loss of the season. He won his first round match by fall in just 39 seconds and then earned a 20-5 tech fall in the Round of 16. He won his quarterfinal match with another pin, this time in 3:39. Sebastian dropped a 7-2 decision to Penn State's Shakur Rasheed in the semis and then withdrew from the event, which gave him the sixth-place finish.
A number of Wildcats narrowly missed placing, as the Keystone Classic only awarded team points through sixth place. Freshmen Anthony Rubinetti, Alec McKenna and Shayne Oster, sophomore Conan Jennings and senior Ben Sullivan all would have had a chance to wrestle for seventh if that match was in effect on Sunday with all five advancing to and then falling in the consolation round of four. The true freshman Oster was the closest to advancing to the consolation semis, losing a 9-7 decision to Nick Barber of Eastern Michigan.
Rubinetti (125), McKenna (141) and Oster (149) all made it to the quarterfinals at their respective weight classes before dropping matches to higher-seeded wrestlers and then competing in the consolation bracket.
10 Wildcats won matches on Sunday with eight winning multiple.
On the same day, a pair of Northwestern true freshman redshirts impressed at the Michigan State Open. Sebastian Rivera finished second at 125 lbs., dropping the championship match in a close 7-5 decision. He earned his spot in the finals with a tech fall and a major decision in the earlier rounds. Classmate Ryan Deakin placed third at 149 lbs. He lost in the quarterfinals but bounced back to win four in a row in the consolation bracket to earn his third place finish.
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back to the dual part of the schedule when North Dakota State pays a visit to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Dec. 2. That match will begin at 7 p.m.
Results
Finals
184: #3 Bo Nickal (PSU) Fall Mitch Sliga (NU), 6:34
3rd Place
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Joe Heyob (Penn), 8-3
Semifinals
174: Shakur Rasheed (PSU) dec. Johnny Sebastian (NU), 7-2
184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Alex DeCiantis (DREX), 6-0
197: #14 Matt McCutcheon (PSU) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NU), 7-1
Quarterfinals
125: #6 Nick Suriano (PSU) maj. dec. Anthony Rubinetti (NU), 16-4
133: Kevin Devoy (DREX) Fall Jason Ipsarides (NU), 1:49
141: Kyle Springer (EMU) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 12-6
149: #1 Zain Retherford (PSU) Fall Shayne Oster (NU), 0:48
174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) Fall Wayne Stinson (Rider), 3:26
184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. David Peters-Logue (App St.), 8-1
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Joe Heyob (Penn), 11-6
Round of 16
125: Anthony Rubinetti (NU) maj. dec. Edgar Garcia (F&M), 14-1
133: Jason Ipsarides (NU) dec. Ben Ross (Pitt), 8-4
141: Alec McKenna (NU) dec. Ryan Friedman (HARV), 2-0
149: Shayne Oster (NU) Fall Dolan Walsh (VMI), 2:45
157: Zac Carson (EMU) Fall Anthony Petrone (NU), 0:40
165: Austin Rose (DREX) dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 5-1
165: Rob King (F&M) Tech Fall Braxton Cody (NU), 18-0 (2:39)
174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) Tech Fall Dom Celli (SHU), 20-5 (5:41)
184: Mitch Sliga (NU) Fall Chris Beck (VMI), 2:55
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Jared Langley (EMU), 4-1
285: Nickolas Gajdzik (HARV) dec. Zack Chakonis (NU), 7-3
285: Joey Goodhart (DREX) Fall Conan Jennings (NU), 6:34
Round of 32
141: Alec McKenna (NU) Fall Steve Midkiff (VMI), 2:03
141: A.J. Vindici (Penn) dec. Ian Cramer (NU), 9-7
174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) Fall Quinton Hiles (Penn), 0:39
Consolation Round of 16
141: Patrick Munn (Penn) dec. Ian Cramer (NU), 4-1
165: Cade Kiely (VMI) Tech Fall Braxton Cody (NU), 16-1 (5:25)
Consolation Round of 8
125: Anthony Rubinetti (NU) Fall Matt Rodriguez (HARV), 1:59
133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) Fall Jason Ipsarides (NU), 2:29
141: Alec McKenna (NU) maj. dec. Aaron Kruk (HARV), 11-3
149: Shayne Oster (NU) maj. dec. Gino Fluri (Rider), 10-2
157: Emmett LiCastri (F&M) dec. Anthony Petrone (NU), 9-4
165: Ben Sullivan (NU) maj. dec. David Kasper (EMU), 8-0
165: Ben Sullivan (NU) dec. Dakota Greene (DREX), 13-6
285: Zack Chakonis (NU) Fall John Hartnett (SHU), 0:51
285: Conan Jennings (NU) Fall Dan Hayden (SHU), 4:22
285: Conan Jennings (NU) dec. Mauro Correnti (Rider), 7-4
285: Cary Miller (App St.) dec. Zack Chakonis (NU), 4-3
Consolation Round of 4
125: L.J. Bentley (Pitt) dec. Anthony Rubinetti (NU), 14-8
141: Evan Fidelibus (Rider) Fall Alec McKenna (NU), 3:34
149: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 9-7
165: Rob King (F&M) dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 8-1
285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) Fall Conan Jennings (NU), 0:59
Consolation Semifinals
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Randall Diabe (App St.), 4-2
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Mitch Sliga earned 2nd place at 184 lbs., highlighting a 7th place finish for Northwestern in the team standings at the Keystone Classic on Sunday.
"I am proud of how we competed today," head coach Matt Storniolo said. "This was a long road trip for a young team. We made a few mistakes in critical moments, but that is not terribly surprising for how young we are. We will learn from this experience and be better for it."
Three Northwestern wrestlers placed at the all-day tournament hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at The Palestra. Jacob Berkowitz (3rd at 197) and Johnny Sebastian (6th at 174) joined Sliga on the podium.
Sliga came into the day as the No. 3 overall seed at his weight and dominated his way to the championship match. He started the tournament with a first-period fall over Chris Beck from VMI and followed that up with an 8-1 decision over Appalachian State's David Peters-Logue in the quarterfinals. Sliga then advanced to the finals with a 6-0 shutout of Alex DeCiantis from Drexel in the semifinals. No. 3 ranked Bo Nickal won the championship bout with a pin in the closing seconds.
"It was great to see Mitch back in the finals of a tournament," Storniolo said. "He is wrestling better every time he steps on the mat. It is great to see him enjoying himself."
Berkowitz secured a third place finish with a team high four wins on the day. He won his first two matches with a pair of decisions but then ran into No. 14 Matt McCutcheon of Penn State in the semifinals, losing 7-1. Berkowitz then won two matches in the consolations, including an 8-3 win over Joe Heyob of Penn in the third-place bout.
Sebastian looked good in his first varsity tournament, advancing to the semifinals before his first loss of the season. He won his first round match by fall in just 39 seconds and then earned a 20-5 tech fall in the Round of 16. He won his quarterfinal match with another pin, this time in 3:39. Sebastian dropped a 7-2 decision to Penn State's Shakur Rasheed in the semis and then withdrew from the event, which gave him the sixth-place finish.
A number of Wildcats narrowly missed placing, as the Keystone Classic only awarded team points through sixth place. Freshmen Anthony Rubinetti, Alec McKenna and Shayne Oster, sophomore Conan Jennings and senior Ben Sullivan all would have had a chance to wrestle for seventh if that match was in effect on Sunday with all five advancing to and then falling in the consolation round of four. The true freshman Oster was the closest to advancing to the consolation semis, losing a 9-7 decision to Nick Barber of Eastern Michigan.
Rubinetti (125), McKenna (141) and Oster (149) all made it to the quarterfinals at their respective weight classes before dropping matches to higher-seeded wrestlers and then competing in the consolation bracket.
10 Wildcats won matches on Sunday with eight winning multiple.
On the same day, a pair of Northwestern true freshman redshirts impressed at the Michigan State Open. Sebastian Rivera finished second at 125 lbs., dropping the championship match in a close 7-5 decision. He earned his spot in the finals with a tech fall and a major decision in the earlier rounds. Classmate Ryan Deakin placed third at 149 lbs. He lost in the quarterfinals but bounced back to win four in a row in the consolation bracket to earn his third place finish.
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back to the dual part of the schedule when North Dakota State pays a visit to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Dec. 2. That match will begin at 7 p.m.
Results
Finals
184: #3 Bo Nickal (PSU) Fall Mitch Sliga (NU), 6:34
3rd Place
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Joe Heyob (Penn), 8-3
Semifinals
174: Shakur Rasheed (PSU) dec. Johnny Sebastian (NU), 7-2
184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Alex DeCiantis (DREX), 6-0
197: #14 Matt McCutcheon (PSU) dec. Jacob Berkowitz (NU), 7-1
Quarterfinals
125: #6 Nick Suriano (PSU) maj. dec. Anthony Rubinetti (NU), 16-4
133: Kevin Devoy (DREX) Fall Jason Ipsarides (NU), 1:49
141: Kyle Springer (EMU) dec. Alec McKenna (NU), 12-6
149: #1 Zain Retherford (PSU) Fall Shayne Oster (NU), 0:48
174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) Fall Wayne Stinson (Rider), 3:26
184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. David Peters-Logue (App St.), 8-1
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Joe Heyob (Penn), 11-6
Round of 16
125: Anthony Rubinetti (NU) maj. dec. Edgar Garcia (F&M), 14-1
133: Jason Ipsarides (NU) dec. Ben Ross (Pitt), 8-4
141: Alec McKenna (NU) dec. Ryan Friedman (HARV), 2-0
149: Shayne Oster (NU) Fall Dolan Walsh (VMI), 2:45
157: Zac Carson (EMU) Fall Anthony Petrone (NU), 0:40
165: Austin Rose (DREX) dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 5-1
165: Rob King (F&M) Tech Fall Braxton Cody (NU), 18-0 (2:39)
174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) Tech Fall Dom Celli (SHU), 20-5 (5:41)
184: Mitch Sliga (NU) Fall Chris Beck (VMI), 2:55
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Jared Langley (EMU), 4-1
285: Nickolas Gajdzik (HARV) dec. Zack Chakonis (NU), 7-3
285: Joey Goodhart (DREX) Fall Conan Jennings (NU), 6:34
Round of 32
141: Alec McKenna (NU) Fall Steve Midkiff (VMI), 2:03
141: A.J. Vindici (Penn) dec. Ian Cramer (NU), 9-7
174: Johnny Sebastian (NU) Fall Quinton Hiles (Penn), 0:39
Consolation Round of 16
141: Patrick Munn (Penn) dec. Ian Cramer (NU), 4-1
165: Cade Kiely (VMI) Tech Fall Braxton Cody (NU), 16-1 (5:25)
Consolation Round of 8
125: Anthony Rubinetti (NU) Fall Matt Rodriguez (HARV), 1:59
133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) Fall Jason Ipsarides (NU), 2:29
141: Alec McKenna (NU) maj. dec. Aaron Kruk (HARV), 11-3
149: Shayne Oster (NU) maj. dec. Gino Fluri (Rider), 10-2
157: Emmett LiCastri (F&M) dec. Anthony Petrone (NU), 9-4
165: Ben Sullivan (NU) maj. dec. David Kasper (EMU), 8-0
165: Ben Sullivan (NU) dec. Dakota Greene (DREX), 13-6
285: Zack Chakonis (NU) Fall John Hartnett (SHU), 0:51
285: Conan Jennings (NU) Fall Dan Hayden (SHU), 4:22
285: Conan Jennings (NU) dec. Mauro Correnti (Rider), 7-4
285: Cary Miller (App St.) dec. Zack Chakonis (NU), 4-3
Consolation Round of 4
125: L.J. Bentley (Pitt) dec. Anthony Rubinetti (NU), 14-8
141: Evan Fidelibus (Rider) Fall Alec McKenna (NU), 3:34
149: Nick Barber (EMU) dec. Shayne Oster (NU), 9-7
165: Rob King (F&M) dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 8-1
285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) Fall Conan Jennings (NU), 0:59
Consolation Semifinals
197: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Randall Diabe (App St.), 4-2
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