Saturday, February 2, 2008

Wrestling: NU drops close dual to No. 8 Penn State

No. 10 Northwestern fell to No. 8 Penn State 18-15 Friday night in Evanston. The loss dropped NU to 0-2 in the Big Ten.

Still, the dual had its bright spots for NU, including No. 3 197-pounder Mike Tamillow's 6-1 victory over No. 2 Phil Davis of Penn State. The win avenged a loss to Davis a year ago and makes Tamillow the Big Ten favorite at 197 pounds.

Sophomore 125-pounder Brandon Precin, ranked fifth in the country, also notched a big victory on the night. In the fifth period of overtime, Precin scored a takedown to knock off No. 10 Mark McKnight 4-3.

Redshirt freshman Keith Sulzer capped off the best week of his collegiate career with a 5-3 win over No. 10 Jake Strayer. Sulzer defeated Iowa's Dan LeClere, ranked ninth, 9-3 on Sunday.

- Wade Askew

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