Jan. 30, 2011

Final Stats

EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 14 Illinois took an 8-6 lead after four bouts, but Michigan State won four of the last six matches to earn a 21-15 victory at Jenison Field House on Sunday. No. 8 B.J. Futrell scored a technical fall at 133 pounds and Conrad Polz won by major decision at 165, but the Spartans scored victories in six of 10 bouts to take the win.

"We gave away matches at 149, 157 and 174, and you're not going to win when you do that," Illinois head coach Jim Heffernan said. "The other guys did a great job, especially Joe Barczak, who keeps finding ways to win even though he's wrestling way out of his weight class. He's wrestling as hard or harder than anybody on our team right now."

The match started at heavyweight, where Pat Walker and Joseph Rizqallah wrestled a scoreless first period. Walker started down in the second and gave up a three-point near-fall before escaping 13 seconds later. Rizqallah shot in a got a takedown with 10 seconds left in the first period to go up 5-1 after five minutes. Rizqallah started down in the third and escaped quickly, then was warned for stalling with 21 seconds left in the bout. Walker shot in and scored with 15 seconds left, but the deficit was too much as Rizqallah added the riding-time for a 7-3 win.

At 125, Michigan State's Eric Olanowski scored a takedown 50 seconds into the bout but Logan Arlis notched a reversal 34 seconds later. Olanowski escaped before the period ran out and he started down in the second. Arlis rode him well early in the period but the Spartan notched a reversal 48 seconds into the stanza before adding a two-point near-fall as the period ended, for a 7-2 lead. Arlis chose a neutral start to the third period and got a takedown in 36 seconds before cutting Olanowski loose. He scored another takedown with 28 seconds left in the match, but he couldn't get the turn and the Spartan took the 8-6 win to put MSU up 6-0.

No. 8 B.J. Futrell scored early and often against true-freshman Chris Lyon at 133, racking up a 24-9 technical fall with 48 seconds left in the match. Futrell scored 10 takedowns - six in the first period - and added a pair of two-point near-falls for the technical fall.

At 141, Daryl Thomas hit a takedown 1:31 into the bout and Joel Trombly escaped 35 seconds later before having to take 35 seconds of injury time. The two wrestled on their feet for the remainder of the period and Trombly started down in the second. He escaped after 40 seconds but Thomas shot back in for a takedown three seconds later. Trombly escaped quickly but was hit with a stalling warning eight seconds later. Thomas finished a takedown with 46 seconds left in the period and Trombly escaped five seconds later as the duo finished the period at neutral with Thomas leading 6-4. Thomas chose a neutral start to the third and nailed a takedown nine seconds into the period before cutting Trombly loose seven seconds later. He scored again six seconds later and Trombly escaped after 13 seconds before taking another 20 seconds of injury time. After the neutral restart, Thomas hit another takedown with 25 seconds left and immediately cut Trombly loose but couldn't get another takedown for the major decision, instead adding the riding-time point and taking the 13-7 win to give the Illini an 8-6 lead.

Dan Osterman hit a takedown nine seconds into his bout with Eric Terrazas at 149 and the Illini junior was able to break free 42 seconds later. The pair finished the period at neutral and Terrazas started down in the second. He escaped in 14 seconds, but neither wrestler could score again in the period and Osterman started down in the third. He escaped off the whistle and was warned for stalling with 59 seconds left in the match, but Terrazas couldn't finish anything late in the bout as the Spartan took the 3-2 win to give MSU a 9-8 lead.

Michigan State freshman Sean McMurray notched a takedown 1:05 into his bout with Illini freshman Jackson Morse and Morse escaped 43 seconds later. The duo ended the period on their feet and Morse started down in the second. After a pair of cautions against McMurray, Morse escaped in 19 seconds. But the Spartan nailed a takedown with 46 seconds left and put Morse on his back for the fall in 4:20, pushing MSU's lead to 15-8.

At 165, Conrad Polz had his offense going early against Bobby Nash. Polz scored three takedowns in the first and rode out Nash for a 6-2 lead before starting down in the second. He escaped in 16 seconds and added another trio of takedowns to go ahead 13-4. Nash started down in the third and escaped in 20 seconds, and neither man scored again until Polz added the riding-time point with over two minutes of riding time for the 14-5 major decision, bringing the Illini within 15-12.

Ben Friedl showed his aggressiveness early in the bout against Curran Jacobs at 174, hitting a takedown 32 seconds into the bout. Jacobs escaped after Friedl rode him for 1:09 and the Spartan scored a takedown 16 seconds later. But Friedl managed to get the reversal just before the end of the period for a 4-3 lead after three minutes. Friedl started down in the second and escaped after 23 seconds to go ahead 5-3. Jacobs started down in the third and escaped after 34 seconds, cutting Friedl's lead to 5-4, and the Illini senior was hit with a stalling warning with 52 seconds remaining. He couldn't fend off all of Jacobs' attacks as the Spartan notched a takedown with 14 seconds showing on the clock and rode Friedl out for the 6-5 win, pushing MSU ahead 18-12.

At 184, Tony Dallago surrendered a takedown to Ian Hinton 1:14 into the bout but escaped 42 seconds later. The pair ended the period on their feet and Dallago started down in the second. He escaped in 11 seconds and neither man scored again in the period as the match went to the third period, tied 2-2. Hinton started down in the third and Dallago rode him for 80 seconds, but the Spartan eventually broke free and fended off the Illini redshirt-freshman's late attempts for a 3-2 win to lock up the dual victory, 21-12.

Joe Barczak and Tyler Dickenson wrestled through a scoreless first period at 197 and the Spartan started down in the second. Dickenson escaped off the whistle, but neither man could score again in the period and Barczak started down in the third. He escaped after 17 seconds and finished a takedown with 37 seconds left in the period. Dickenson escaped nine seconds later but Barczak held on for the 3-2 win to bring the final dual score to 21-15.

The Illini return home to take on Ohio State on Friday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m.

Michigan State 21, #14 Illinois 15
HWT:Joseph Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Pat Walker (ILL), 7-3 (0-3)
125: Eric Olanowski (MSU) dec. Logan Arlis (ILL), 8-6 (0-6)
133: #8 B.J. Futrell (ILL) tech. fall Chris Lyon (MSU), 24-9 (6:12) (5-6)
141: Daryl Thomas (ILL) dec. Joel Trombly (MSU), 13-7 (8-6)
149: Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. #14 Eric Terrazas (ILL), 3-2 (8-9)
157: Sean McMurray (MSU) pinned Jackson Morse (ILL), 4:20 (8-15)
165: Conrad Polz (ILL) maj. dec. Bobby Nash (MSU), 14-5 (12-15)
174: Curran Jacobs (MSU)) dec. Ben Friedl (ILL), 6-5 (12-18)
184: Ian Hinton (MSU) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL), 3-2 (12-21)
197: Joe Barczak (ILL) dec. Tyler Dickenson (MSU), 3-2 (15-21)