The Aurora University Spartans men's wrestling team opened up the CCIW dual schedule on Wednesday night, hosting Milwaukee School of Engineering. The Spartans upended the Raiders 32-20 thanks to four falls and two major decisions. 


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 32 - Milwaukee School of Engineering 20
LOCATION: Thornton Gymnasium - Aurora, Illinois
RECORDS: Aurora University 1-0 overall and 1-0 CCIW
RESULTS: View here


- AU never trailed on the night.
- Zane Ely got the Spartans scoring started with a fall at 1:28.
- MSOE scored three points with a 5-1 decision at 133.
- Jake Penzato then followed with a fall at 3:43 at 141 and AU led 12-3.
- Austin Abitua tallied a major decision (11-3) at 149 to give the Spartans a 16-3 lead.
- Carthage won the 157 and 165 matches which accounted for 12 points and cut the AU lead to 16-15.
- Christian Komitas got the Spartans rolling on the scoreboard again with a fall (5:34) at 174.
- MSOE added five points at 184 to bring the match score to two at 22-20 AU.
- Angel Jaimes put away any doubt for an AU win with his fall (3:20) at 197. The fall put AU ahead 28-20.
- Elijah Osit won for the Spartans at 285, winning by a major decision (17-3).
- The Spartans would win the dual 32-20.


Next action for the Spartan men's wrestling team comes on Sunday, November 19, 2023 when they travel to the Albion College Individual Open in Albion, Michigan. First matches are set to begin at 9:00 a.m. (est). / 8:00 a.m. (cst).