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Adam Koballa went 2-1 with a tech fall on Sunday. His only loss (a 5-3 decision) was to top-ranked Reece Humphrey (OSU).

Wrestling by Skip Snow

Falcons lay claim as one of Ohio's best

NDC goes 2-1 at Buckeye Duals

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Notre Dame went 2-1 in three duals against in-state foes in the Ohio State-hosted Buckeye Duals on Sunday. Junior #Derek Foore# paced the Falcons on the day at St. John Arena, going 3-0 at 197, with a pin and a major decision. (Results)

The triple-duals marked Notre Dame's first dual competition of the season. Last year, the nationally-ranked (No. 2 NAIA Coaches') Falcons went 10-5 in 15 duals. NDC's meeting with Ohio State marked the third between the two programs. The duals against Cleveland State and Findlay represented the first meetings between the Falcons and Vikings and Oilers.

The Wrestling Falcons defeated Cleveland State, 42-3, in their first match. NDC took nine of the 10 bouts in their first meeting with the Vikings. NDC then lost to the Buckeyes, 37-3, before beating Findlay, 31-9.

Foore picked up a quick pin (0:42) in his first bout of the day, a win over CSU's Gahad Suleiman. The transfer from Eastern Michigan then scored NDC's only win against the third-ranked (InterMat, Nov. 17) Buckeyes, when he earned an impressive 7-2 win over Cody Magrum. The Wadsworth, Ohio, native then rounded out his afternoon with a 10-0 major against Findlay's Dan Stevenson. With his three wins on Sunday, Foore's 2009-10 record now stands at 10-0.

Six NDC grapplers (#Alex Denman#, #Kevin Hardy#, #Adam Kobala#, #Jeffrey Pelton#, #Tyler Savage#, #Orlando Scales#) earned two victories on the day. Hardy (165 pounds) and Scales (HWT) highlighted those efforts, with each collecting two pins. Pelton also had a notable performance - the sophomore from Bellevue, Ohio, picked up two major decisions on the mats at St. John. He joins Foore with a perfect record in 10 bouts this season and is currently the No.3-ranked wrestler at 149 in the NAIA.

Notre Dame will be off next week and return to action Dec. 5, when they travel to Rochester, N.Y., to compete in the RIT Invitational, hosted by the Rochester Institute of Technology. 


NOTES FROM THE NEST …

BATTLES WITH THE BUCKS: Notre Dame is now 0-3 in three duals against OSU. The Buckeyes defeated the Falcons by scores of 36-6 and 36-6 in 2008 and 2008, respectively. … NDC Head Coach Frank Romano was a Buckeye letterman from 1968-70 and team captain for OSU Wrestling in 1969. 

PLAYING FOORE KEEPS: Notre Dame's starter at 197, Derek Foore, is now 10-0 this season, with four pins. A transfer to College Road from Eastern Michigan, Foore won the titles at 197 at both the National Catholic Invitational (Erie, Pa., Nov. 6) and the Harris Open (Ashland, Nov. 14). 

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN:  Ohio State hosted 11 teams at Sunday's Buckeye Duals - Ashland, Cleveland State, Findlay, King's College (Pa.), Lycoming (Pa.), Mount St. Joseph, Mount Union, Notre Dame, Ohio Northern, Seton Hill (Pa.), and Wilkes (Pa.).


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