EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE wrestling grabbed a pair of dual match victories at First Community Arena Sunday, dispatching Mid-American Conference rival Ohio 21-15 and Little Rock 22-14.

"Both of these teams are good teams," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "We have been wrestling well throughout the year. To come out here and win and win convincingly in both duals was awesome."

Aaron Schulist picked up a big win early against Ohio with a 1 minute, 54 second pin over Nolan Frye.

"It was a really good day for myself and the team," said Schulist. "We really came out and scrapped today. I was really proud of the guys."

Schulist also would have a major decision win against Little Rock, defeating Joshua Sarpy 14-6. Schulist was down early in the match but came back for the much-needed bonus point.

"I have a goal every time in my matches to score points and sometime that results in giving my coaches heart attacks," admitted Schulist.

The Ohio match went down to the final match. Each team would win five matches with other wins from Saul Ervin, Caleb Tyus and Ryan Yarnell, but it was Colton McKiernan's 2:12 fall over Jacob Padilla that provided the deciding margin.

SIUE's momentum carried into the second match of the day against Little Rock.

After Schulist's major decision, Ervin made a stunning comeback with two takedowns in the third period to tie the match 6-6 heading into overtime. He then needed just 25 seconds for another takedown and a pin at the edge of the mat against Little Rock's Brennan Van Hoecke.

"That's great to see because in the past when we would get down in the past we would put our heads down.

SIUE also would pick up wins from Caleb Tyus, Sergio Villalobos, Yarnell and McKiernan. Little Rock did not score in the final two matches against Yarnell and McKiernan.

The Cougars, now 6-7 overall in dual matches and 2-6 in MAC duals, close out the regular season next weekend at home against Northern Illinois.

See below for match scores and videos from Schulist and Spates.

SIUE 21 Ohio 15    
125 Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) over Austin Macias (SIUE) (Dec 10-3)
133 Aaron Schulist (SIUE) over Nolan Frye (Ohio) (Fall 1:54)
141 Saul Ervin (SIUE) over Kyran Hagan (Ohio) (Dec 3-0)
149 Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Alec Hagan (Ohio) (Dec 3-0)
157 Peyten Kellar (Ohio) over Caine Tyus (SIUE) (Dec 9-3)
165 Jordan Slivka (Ohio) over Cardi Wilson (SIUE) (SV-1 7-5)
174 Sal Perrine (Ohio) over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (Dec 5-2)
184  Zayne Lehman (Ohio) over Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) (Dec 6-2)
197  Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) over Carson Brewer (Ohio) (Dec 2-0)
285  Colton McKiernan (SIUE) over Jacob Padilla (Ohio) (Fall 2:12)

Little Rock 28 Ohio 12
125 Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) over oscar Sanchez (Ohio) (Dec 3-2)
133 Joshua Sarpy (Little Rock) over Paul Woo (Ohio) (MD 8-0)
141 Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) over Kyran Hagan (Ohio) (Dec 7-1)
149 Alec Hagan (Ohio) over Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) (Dec 6-4)
157 Matthew Bianchi (Little Rock) over Peyten Kellar (Ohio) (Inj. 0:42)
165 Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) over Jordan Slivka (Ohio) (Dec 1-0)
174 Sal Perrine (Ohio) over Triston Wills (Little Rock) (Fall 4:20)
184 Zayne Lehman (Ohio) over Mason Diel (Little Rock) (Dec 6-0)
197 Stephen Little (Little Rock) over Carson Brewer (Ohio) (Dec 9-3)
285 Josiah Hill (Little Rock) over Drew Harris (Ohio) (Fall 4:21)

SIUE 22 Little Rock 14
125 Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) over Austin Macias (SIUE) (MD 15-7)
133 Aaron Schulist (SIUE) over Joshua Sarpy (Little Rock) (MD 14-6)
141 Saul Ervin (SIUE) over Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) (Fall 7:25)
149 Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) (Dec 6-2)
157 Matthew Bianchi (Little Rock) over Caine Tyus (SIUE) (Dec 5-2)
165 Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) over Hayden Shepherd (SIUE) (MD 11-0)
174 Triston Wills (Little Rock) over Chase Diehl (SIUE) (Dec 4-0)
184 Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) over Mason Diel (Little Rock) (Dec 3-2)
197 Ryan Yarnell (SIUE) over Matthew Weinert (Little Rock) (Dec 6-0)
285 Colton McKiernan (SIUE) over Josiah Hill (Little Rock) (Dec 3-0)