The Blue Streaks were competitive in the middle weights Tuesday night, but could not do enough to stop Division I Cleveland State University in a 31-9 loss to the Vikings at the DeCarlo Varsity Center.

CSU opened with two major decisions, before JCU's Jordan Victor (141) and Dan Mirman (149) battled their opponents to an 8-5 and 10-4 defeat, respectively.

The 157 pound match was as deliberate as it was intriguing.  JCU's Terner Gott and Matt Donohoe of the Vikings battled to a 0-0 tie after the first period, before Donohoe scored a takedown in the second.  After Gott evened the tally with a takedown of his own in the third, Donohoe picked up the decisive point late in the match to win 3-2.

165 brought good news for the home team, as Blue Streak senior Clarence Semple scored several takedowns early and held on to defeat Michael Monson, 11-10.

John Carroll's other points came when Bryan Steinmetz won by forfeit at 184.

The Blue & Gold will return to action on Saturday, December 1st when they travel to Rochester, New York to compete in the RIT Invitational.  The event is slated to begin at 9:00 a.m.


125: Ben Willeford (C) maj. dec. Michael Buckiso (J), 16-4; 133: Michael Carlone (C) maj. dec. Phil Kail (J), 12-2; 141: Nick Flannery (C) dec. Jordan Victor (J), 8-5; 149: Mike Mencini (C) dec. Dan Mirman (J), 10-4; 157: Matt Donohoe (C) dec. Terner Gott (J), 3-2; 165: Clarence Semple (J) dec. Michael Monson (C), 11-10; 174: Xavier Dye (C) tech. fall Danny McNamara (J), 16-1; 184: Bryan Steinmetz (J) win by forfeit; 197: Nick Anthony (J) pinned Bryan Adams (J), 5:58; 285: Riley Shaw (C) dec. Will Porter (J), 11-4.