Feb. 7, 2003
The eighth-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team dominated in-state and conference rival Northwestern, 37-3, winning nine of 10 matches, Friday night at Huff Hall to improve to 8-3 on the season.
"We were looking for better performances in this match, not wins and losses," head coach Mark Johnson said. "We did that tonight. I was especially glad to see Tony Pedrosa fight for that score in the third period. Overall, it was a great win for us."
Illinois took a shutout into the ninth match with a 34-0 lead winning the first eight bouts. Seventh-ranked Alex Tirapelle (Fr., Clovis, Calif.) got the Illini on the board with a 13-1 major decision over Mike Kimberlin at 157. It took until the 0:17 mark of the first period before he recorded his first takedown, but then scored six points in the second, including a near fall in the final seconds of the period to lead 8-0. He got two takedowns in the third and added a riding time for the win. Top-ranked Matt Lackey (Sr., Moline, Ill.) scored only two takedowns on NU's Jason Erwinski at 165 pounds, but it was good enough for a 5-2 decision to give Illinois a 7-0 boost. Lackey kept his unbeaten streak alive, winning his 26th match of the year.
No. 6 Brian Glynn (So., Orland Park, Ill.) scored five points in the first period with a takedown at 2:09 and near fall points with 12 seconds remaining to lead to a 9-0 shutout major decision of Andrew Curran at 174. Pete Friedl (Fr., Orland Park, Ill.) got his third win of the Big Ten season with a 10-2 major decision over Brendan Curran at 184. He scored two takedowns in the first and one in each of the last two periods, including the final score at 0:29 to secure the major and a 15-0 Illini lead.
At 197 pounds, 15th-ranked Tyrone Byrd (So., Clinton, Ill.) accumulated over 3:30 minutes of riding time, but still made it close as Matt Delguyd escaped with 24 second remaining in the match and threatened to score. Byrd held in for the 4-2 decision and his 35th career win. The Illini increased its lead to 24-0 with a forfeit win at heavyweight.
The 125-pound match was the home debut of senior Twan Pham (Palatine, Ill.) after sitting out with knee injuries. He responded with a 1204 major decision over Tommy Vargas. He scored with only 16 ticks off the clock getting a takedown at the 2:44 mark then showed patience in the final seconds scoring at 0:02 for the 4-1 lead. He added one takedown in the second and two in the third. Sophomore, 11th-ranked, Mark Jayne (Elyria, Ohio) was well on his way to a technical fall at 133 pounds as he led 17-4 before getting Jon Ott on his back and the eventual pin at 6:45. He scored the final takedown at 0:21 and only needed six seconds to turn Ott which cushioned Illinois' lead, 34-0.
Northwestern's John Giacche got the team's only win as he won a 6-2 decision over No. 17 Cal Ferry (Fr., Machesney, Ill.) at 141. Freshman Tony Pedrosa (Oregon, Ill.) was notched at 1-1 tie with Josh Ballard until the final 14 seconds of the match when he took Ballard down for a 3-1 lead. Ballard escaped with nine seconds left, but couldn't score giving Pedrosa the exciting 3-2 decision.
Illinois will be back in action for the final dual of the weekend as they travel Madison, Wis. to face No. 20 Wisconsin in a Sunday, 2 p.m. match-up.
157:#7 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) major dec. Mike Kimberlin (NW), 13-1
165: #1 Matt Lackey (ILL) dec. Jason Erwinski (NW), 5-2
174: #6 Brian Glynn (ILL) vs. Andrew Curran (NW), 9-0
184: Pete Friedl (ILL) major dec. Brendan Curran (NW), 10-2
197: #15 Tyrone Byrd (ILL) vs. Matt Delguyd (NW), 4-2
Hwt: Chris Little (ILL) won by forfeit
125: Twan Pham (ILL) major dec. Tommy Vargas (NW), 12-4
133: #11 Mark Jayne (ILL) won by fall over Jon Ott (NW), 17-4
141: John Giacche (NW) dec. #17 Cal Ferry (ILL), 2-5
149: Tony Pedrosa (ILL) dec. Josh Ballard (NW), 3-2
157: #7 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) major dec. Mike Kimberlin (NW) (13-1) (4-0)
1st: 1:19 Kimberlin WARN (0-0); 0:17 Tirapelle TD (2-0)
2nd:Tirapelle begins down; 1:49 Tirapelle ESC (3-0); 1:00 Tirapelle TD (5-0); 0:05 Tirapelle NF (8-0)
3rd: Began Neutral position; 1:15 Tirapelle TD (10-0); 0:19 Kimberlin ESC (10-1); 0:15 Tirapelle TD (12-1); Tirapelle Riding Time + 1 (13-1)
165: #1 Matt Lackey (ILL) dec. Jason Erwinski (NW) (5-2) (7-0)
1st: 1:15 Lackey TD (2-0); 0:31 Erwinski ESC (2-1)
2nd: Lackey begins in the down position; 1:39 Lackey ESC (3-1)
3rd: Erwinski begins in the down position; 1:52 Erwinski ESC (3-2); 0:54 Erwinski WARN; 0:05 Lackey TD (5-2)
174: #6 Brian Glynn (ILL) major dec. Andrew Curran (NW) (9-0) (11-0)
1st: 2:09 Glynn TD (2-0); 0:12 Glynn NF (5-0)
2nd:Glynn begins down; 1:45 Glynn ESC (6-0); 0:44 Glynn TD (8-0)
3rd: Wrestlers begin neutral; Glynn Riding Time + 1 (9-0)
184: Pete Friedl (ILL) major dec. Brendan Curran (NW) (10-2) (15-0)
1st: 1:05 Friedl TD (2-0); 0:32 Curran ESC (2-1); 0:05 Friedl TD (4-1)
2nd:Friedl chooses down; 1:50 Friedl ESC (5-1); 0:54 Friedl TD (7-1)
3rd: Curran chooses down; 1:13 Curran ESC (7-2); 0:29 Friedl TD (9-2); Friedl Riding Time + 1 (10-2)
197: #15 Tyrone Byrd (ILL) dec. Matt Delguyd (NW) (4-2) (18-0)
1st: 2:13 Byrd TD (2-0); 1:08 Delguyd ESC (2-1);
2nd: Byrd chooses down; 1:54 Byrd ESC (3-1)
3rd: 0:24 Delguyd ESC (3-2); Byrd Riding Time + 1 (4-2)
Hwt: Chris Little (ILL) wins by forfeit (24-0)
125: Twan Pham (ILL) major dec. Tommy Vargas (NW) (12-4) (28-0)
1st: 2:44 Pham TD (2-0); 2:27 Vargas ESC (2-1); 0:02 Pham TD (4-1)
2nd: Pham chooses down; 1:55 Pham ESC (5-1); 1:04 Pham TD (7-1); 0:39 Vargas ESC (7-2)
3rd: 1:40 Vargas ESC (7-3); 0:31 Pham TD (9-3); 0:25 Vargas ESC (9-4); 0:04 Pham TD (11-3); Pham Riding Time +1 (12-4)
133: #11 Mark Jayne (ILL) won by fall over Jon Ott (NW) (6:45) (34-0)
1st: 1:52 Jayne TD (2-0); 1:23 Ott ESC (2-1); 1:14 Jayne TD (4-1); 1:00 Ott ESC (4-2); 0:26 Jayne NF (7-2); Jayne TD (9-2)
2nd: 1:41 Ott ESC (9-3); 1:30 Jayne TD (11-3)
3rd: 1:50 Jayne TD (13-3); 1:30 Ott ESC (13-4); 0:45 Jayne TD (15-4); 0:21 Jayne TD (17-4); 0:15 Jayne pins Ott.
141: John Giacche (NW) dec. #17 Cal Ferry (ILL) (2-6) (34-3)
1st: 2:40 Giacche TD (0-2), 1:45Giacche TD (0-5); 1:11 Giacchi WARN (0-5); 1:05 Ferry ESC (1-5)
2nd: Giacche chooses down; 1:50 Giacche ESC (0-3); 1:19
3rd:Ferry chooses down; 1:59 Giacchi CAUT (1-5); 1:45 Ferry ESC (2-5); Giacchi Riding Time + 1 (2-6)
149: Tony Pedrosa (ILL) vs. Josh Ballard (NW) (3-2) (37-3)
1st: NO SCORE
2nd: 1:45 Ballard ESC (0-1); 0:38 Pedrosa WARN (0-1)
3rd: Pedrosa chooses down; 1:38 Pedrosa ESC (1-1); 0:24 Ballard CAUT; 0:14 Pedrosa TD (3-1); 0:09 Ballard ESC (3-2)
