LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Seniors Alec Donovan and Etiini Udott each won three bouts to lead the Centenary University wrestling team at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Divisional National Duals on Friday.

The Cyclones fell in a hard fought battle to the University of Chicago, 23-15. Centenary was then edged out by the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, 28-13. The Cyclones wrapped up their Friday action by posting a 38-7 win over Augustana on Friday evening.

Chicago Recap: The Cyclones won four weight classes against Chicago, highlighted by victories from Donovan and Udott. Donovan edged out Kahlan Lee-Lemer by a 2-1 margin at 165-pounds. Udott, the nation's top wrestler at 197-pounds, posted a fall over Caleb Jeffrey in 43 seconds.

Also picking up wins for the Cyclones against Chicago were freshman Jacy Jones at 125-pounds and freshman Cameron Bruffy at 141-pounds. Jones' victory came in a tiebreaker session as he earned an 11-8 win over David Traub. Bruffy posted an 8-3 decision over Alec Gleason.

The Chicago match featured several close calls for the Cyclones. Senior Christopher Muce battled No. 3 Steve Bonsall at 157-pounds before falling 5-0 and fellow senior Jordan Juliano went toe-to-toe with No. 9 Kyle Peisker at 174-pounds but was ultimately edged, 6-5. At 285-pounds, Jerold Goodman took Patrick Mulkerin to a sudden victory period but fell, 4-3.

UW Eau Claire Recap: The contest against UW Eau Claire saw the Cyclones rattle off a stretch of four wins in five weight classes but it was not enough as the Blugolds claimed the victory.

Muce posted the first win for the Cyclones at 157-pounds as he earned a 20-7 major decision versus Ryan Hannah. Donovan followed that up with his second win of the day at 165-pounds, this time by an 8-2 decision over Chase Schmidt.

Juliano got into the win column with a 10-5 decision versus Toby Mosley at 174-pounds. Udott earned his second win of the day 12-5 decision while taking on James Huntley at 197-pounds.

Augustana Recap: The Cyclones had a strong showing against Augustana with wins in eight of the ten weight classes on Friday evening.

Donovan and Udott each picked up their third wins of the day to lead the action while Muce, Juliano and Jones each earned their second victory of the day.

Donovan was able to post the fall in 2:23 versus TJ Lunney at 165-pounds while Udott picked up his second fall of the day at 197-pounds, this time in 1:29 against Triston Richardson.

Jones recorded the forfeit win at 125-pounds while Muce edged out Danny Terronez at 157-pounds by a 4-3 margin. Juliano earned the tech fall at 174-pounds as he took down Hunter Holdcraft, 23-8.

Other Cyclones to get a win against Augustana included junior Bobby Demeter by fall in 2:51 at 133-pounds, senior JT Valley by a 9-3 decision at 184-pounds and freshman David Oppis with a 5-1 decision at 285-pounds.

The Cyclones will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 18 as they travel to NYU for a 7 p.m. match.

Chicago 23, Centenary 15
125: Jacy Jones (Centenary) over David Traub (U. of Chicago) TB-1 11-8
133: Louis Demarco (U. of Chicago) over Bobby Demeter (Centenary) TF 20-3
141: Cameron Bruffy (Centenary) over Alec Gleason (U. of Chicago) Dec 8-3
149: Cole Riemer (U. of Chicago) over Perry Maio (Centenary) Maj 10-2
157: Steve Bonsall (U. of Chicago) over Christopher Muce (Centenary) Dec 5-0
165: Alec Donovan (Centenary) over Kahlan Lee-Lermer (U. of Chicago) Dec 2-1
174: Kyle Peisker (U. of Chicago) over Jordan Juliano (Centenary) Dec 6-5
184: Ben Sarasin (U. of Chicago) over JT Valley (Centenary) TF 17-1
197: Etiini Udott (Centenary) over Caleb Jeffrey (U. of Chicago) Fall 0:43
285: Patrick Mulkerin (U. of Chicago) over Jerold Goodman (Centenary) SV-1 4-3

UW Eau Claire 28, Centenary 13
125: Jack Marley (UW-Eau Claire) over Jacy Jones (Centenary) Maj 11-3
133: Thomas Severson (UW-Eau Claire) over Bobby Demeter (Centenary) Maj 10-1
141: Jake Drexler (UW-Eau Claire) over Cameron Bruffy (Centenary) Maj 12-4
149: David Dudych (UW-Eau Claire) over Perry Maio (Centenary) Maj 16-3
157: Christopher Muce (Centenary) over Ryan Hannah (UW-Eau Claire) Maj 20-7
165: Alec Donovan (Centenary) over Chase Schmidt (UW-Eau Claire) Dec 8-2
174: Jordan Juliano (Centenary) over Toby Mosley (UW-Eau Claire) Dec 10-5
184: Jordan Blanchard (UW-Eau Claire) over Justin Hopman (Centenary) Fall 2:22
197: Etiini Udott (Centenary) over James Huntley (UW-Eau Claire) Dec 12-5
285: Austin Hakes (UW-Eau Claire) over Jerold Goodman (Centenary) Inj 5:00

 Centenary 38, Augustana 7
125: Jacy Jones (Centenary) over Unknown (Augustana) Forf
133: Bobby Demeter (Centenary) over Ben Gruenstein (Augustana) Fall 2:51
141: Travis Pulse (Augustana) over Cameron Bruffy (Centenary) Dec 7-5
149: Freddy Terranova (Augustana) over Perry Maio (Centenary) Maj 9-1
157: Christopher Muce (Centenary) over Danny Terronez (Augustana) Dec 4-3
165: Alec Donovan (Centenary) over TJ Lunney (Augustana) Fall 2:23
174: Jordan Juliano (Centenary) over Hunter Holdcraft (Augustana) TF 23-8
184: JT Valley (Centenary) over Hunter Jarvis (Augustana) Dec 9-3
197: Etiini Udott (Centenary) over Triston Richardson (Augustana) Fall 1:29
285: David Oppis (Centenary) over Jake Ramos (Augustana) Dec 5-1