Northwestern
Illinois
Wrestling Falls to No. 6 Illinois, 36-3
2/13/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Feb. 13, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern wrestling team fell to 6-10-1 overall and 1-5 in the Big Ten after falling to No. 6 Illinois Sunday afternoon, 36-3. The lone bight spot for the 'Cats was sophomore John Giacche (Flemington, N.J./Blair Academy), who wrestled at 133 and defeated Dave Stoltz, 5-3. Giacche improved his record to 16-11 overall and 8-8 in dual action.
In the heavyweight division, Josh Saul was defeated by No. 5 John Lockhart (UI) in a thrilling match that went to sudden death overtime before Lockhart pulled out the 3-1 victory.
No. 8 Carl Perry of Illinois wrestled Matt Edelstein at 141 pounds because Scott Schatzman, the top-ranked wrestler in the country at 141 pounds, was in Iowa City with his father, who had bypass surgery after suffering a heart attack during last weekend's Northwestern-Iowa dual. Schatzman will rejoin the Wildcats this week as they travel to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
*MEET RESULTS*
Illinois 36, Northwestern 3
165 lbs. -- #19 Bill Zeman (UI) major dec. Will Marcantel (NU), 13-2
174 lbs. -- Ben King (UI) dec. #7 Mark Bybee (NU), 9-3
184 lbs. -- #5 Nate Patrick (UI) dec. #17 Tom Ciezki (NU), 6-2
197 lbs. -- #11 Pat Quirk (UI) dec. Matt Huebner (NU), 5-1
Hwt. -- #5 John Lockhart (UI) dec. Josh Saul (NU), 3-1 OT
125 lbs. -- #12 Ryan Escobar (UI) pins Steve Cordova (NU), 4:56
133 lbs. -- John Giacche (NU) dec. Dave Stoltz (UI), 5-3
141 lbs. -- #8 Carl Perry (UI) tech. fall Matt Edelstein (NU), 15-0, 2:58
149 lbs. -- #2 Adam Tirapelle (UI) pins Nick Scacco (NU), 1:36
157 lbs. -- #12 Griff Powell (UI) dec. Drew Pariano (NU), 7-3
