Nov. 18, 2010
Event: Keystone Classic Sunday, Nov. 21
Site: Philadelphia, Pa. The Palestra
Start Time: 8 a.m. CT
Live Streaming: Penn Sports Network (beginning with championship semifinals at 2 p.m. CT)
Keystone Classic Tournament Central Page: PennAthletics.com
Northwestern Wrestling Weekly Release 
EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 17 Northwestern, winner of five straight dual matches to start the season, enters its varsity lineup to an open tournament for the first time this weekend when it heads to the Keystone Classic hosted by Pennsylvania on Sunday.
The road trip marks the first of two trips this season to Philadelphia for NU; the second will come in March when Northwestern joins the rest of its Division I wrestling counterparts for the 2011 NCAA Championships.
Joining NU at this weekend's Keystone Classic are: No. 21 American, Appalachian State, Boston University, Brown, Duke, Edinboro, Liberty, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Rider and VMI.
Penn Athletics will be providing a live stream of the Classic beginning with the championship semifinal matches at approximately 2 p.m. CT. The planned tournament schedule is as follows (all times Central):
8 a.m. - Championship First Round
9:30 a.m. - Championship Second Round
11:30 p.m. - Championship Quarterfinals and Consolation First Round
1 p.m. - Consolation Second Round
2 p.m. - Championship Semifinals and Consolation Third Round
3:30 p.m. - Consolation Fourth Round
4:15 p.m. - Consolation Semifinals
5 p.m. - Championship Finals, Third and Fifth-Place Matches
Northwestern Dominant in Home Opener
In its first home dual action of the season, Northwestern used an aggressive mindset and technically sound wrestling to dominate the NU Duals, winning 36 out of a possible 40 matches to go 3-0 Sunday at NU's Sports Pavilion and Aquatic Center (SPAC). The 'Cats began its dual vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater with three pins in four matches, went on to record their first shutout win in nine years -- a 41-0 hammering of South Dakota State -- and capped off the event with a dominating 26-6 win over Northern Iowa.
Freshman Friedley Rock Solid for NU
Freshman Kaleb Friedley (Kearney, Mo./Park Hill) knew coming into the season that he would have the opportunity to hold down the starting spot at 141 pounds and he has made the most of that chance. Friedley is 5-0 with two pins to open the season and on Sunday won a remarkable 13-9 decision over Northern Iowa's Aaron Senzee after falling behind 7-1 to start the match.
Pinning for the Win
Including open tournaments, Northwestern wrestlers have totaled 13 pins over the opening two weekends of competition. By comparison, NU has suffered only two losses by pin, neither of which came in dual matches.
'Cats Excel at Michigan State Open
While Northwestern's varsity lineup was in Evanston preparing for the NU Duals last weekend, a number of young Wildcats enjoyed strong outings at the Michigan State Open while wrestling unattached. True freshman Mike McMullan won four straight matches en route to winning the open heavyweight division, a run that included wins over two Indiana Hoosiers and one Michigan State Spartan.
In other action, freshmen Lee Munster (184) and Alex Polizzi (197) each claimed fifth place in the open division, with Polizzi avenging an earlier loss to MSU's Nick Diarmid by pinning the Spartan in 1:49 in the fifth-place match. Pat Greco rounded out NU's place-winners by taking fifth in the freshman/sophomore division after by posting a 4-2 record.
Purchase Midlands Tickets Now
Northwestern Wrestling has announced that tickets for the 48th annual Midlands Championships to be held Dec. 29-30 in Welsh-Ryan Arena are now available for purchase. The tournament's ability to attract the top teams and individuals in college wrestling to the field continues in 2010 with the addition of future Big Ten Conference member Nebraska and Big 12 power Oklahoma.
Fans can download and complete the ticket reservation form linked here or call the Northwestern ticket office at 888-GO-PURPLE to secure their seats.
Next Home Match
Following this weekend's Keystone Classic, Northwestern is off from competition until Saturday, Dec. 4, when it will host Cleveland State in Welsh-Ryan Arena. Start time is scheduled for 3 p.m. The match will feature special events surrounding NU Wrestling's first-ever Cancer Awareness Day.
For complete NU wrestling statistics and notes, download the Weekly Release available in PDF format at the top of the page.
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