SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Notre Dame notched another dual-meet victory on Sunday, as the Falcons climbed all over Mount St. Joseph, winning at home by a final score of 54 to minus-1.

NDC earned victories in all 10 bouts on the afternoon, in front of their home fans at Murphy Gymnasium. The decisive victory continues the Falcons' dominant season in dual competition - the No. 1-ranked Falcons (NAIA Coaches' Poll) are now 7-1 in eight dual meets this season, with their only loss coming in a road contest at NCAA-I Ohio State.

In their six wins since falling to Ohio State, the Wrestling Falcons have outscored their mat foes, 182-23.

Notre Dame's win also comes on the heels of NDC's historic win at the 2010 NAIA National Duals (Jan. 9-10) and of the Falcons earning four titles at the Jan. 17 Purple Raider Open in Alliance, Ohio.

On Sunday, #Jeffrey Pelton# opened the proceedings by running his season record to 14-0 with a 9-3 decision over Mount St. Joseph's Tommy Fehring, who came into the bout with a 24-9 record.

That would prove to be the closest bout of the day, as Notre Dame would go on collect three forfeits, three pins, one tech fall and one major on the afternoon. NDC got pins by #Derek Foore# at 197, #Dante Rini# at 125 and #Brian Dean# at 133. Foore's pin, his seventh of the season, came in a brief 33 ticks of the time clock.

Sunday's feature bout - No. 1 #Adam Koballa# versus Eric Meyer - was a close one (4-3) until Meyer was whistled for flagrant misconduct at 5:33. Referee Mark Genovese awarded the bout to Koballa and took away one point from the Lions, taking their match total below zero. With the victory, Koballa ran his team-best win-loss record to 24-2.

Notre Dame will return to the mat on Saturday, Jan. 30, with another home dual - a 5 p.m. tilt against Seton Hill (Pa.).


NOTES FROM THE NEST …

STREAKS ALIVE: Several Falcon winning streaks were extended Sunday afternoon at Murphy Gymnasium, including those of Jeff Pelton (14 straight wins), Kurt Wolff (five), Derek Foore (18), Orlando Scales (12), Adam Koballa (13) and Ashtin Primus (seven).

FRIENDLY HOME MAT: With their win Sunday, NDC is now 6-2 in eight collegiate matches at home. The Falcons are slated to host two more dual meets this season.

CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Dave Nelson was selected by the Notre Dame coaching staff to serve as honorary team captain for Sunday's match. Nelson is a three-year member of the program and was selected for his contributions to NDC Wrestling, on and off the mat.


No. 1 Notre Dame 54, Mount St. Joseph -1
Jan. 24, 2010 - Murphy Gymnasium

125: No. 3 Dante Rini (NDC) pinned Cody Stewart (CMSJ), 4:01 [NDC 36, CMSJ 0]
133: Brian Dean (NDC) pinned CJ Pickelheimer (CMSJ), 1:15 [NDC 42, CMSJ 0]
141: No. 1 Adam Koballa (NDC) flagrant misconduct Eric Meyer (CMSJ), 5:33 [NDC 48, CMSJ -1]
149: No. 9 Ashtin Primus (NDC) by forfeit [NDC 54, CMSJ -1]
157: No. 2 (149) Jeffrey Pelton (NDC) dec. Tommy Fehring (CMSJ), 9-3 [NDC 3, CMSJ 0]
165: No. 2 Thomas Straughn (NDC) tech fall Matt Collins (CMSJ), 19-4, 3:17 [NDC 8, CMSJ 0]
174: No. 10 Kurt Wolff (NDC) maj. Nolan Karwoski (CMSJ), 13-4 [NDC 12, CMSJ 0]
184: No. 10 Alex Denman (NDC) by forfeit [NDC 18, CMSJ 0]
197: No. 1 Derek Foore (NDC) pinned Sean Brooks (CMSJ), 0:13 [NDC 24, CMSJ 0]
HWT: No. 2 Orlando Scales (NDC) by forfeit [NDC 30, CMSJ 0]

Attendance - 146, First bout - 157
Officials - Joe Papalio and Mark Genovese