EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE wrestling jumped out to its best start of the Division I era Sunday with a pair of decisive dual meet victories at First Community Arena.

The Cougars, 3-0, bested Aurora 51-4 and Maryville 29-6.

SIUE picked up two wins each from Marcel Lopez (133), Alec Peralta (141), Caleb Tyus (149), Tavius Hosley (165), Dominic Lopez (174), Nico Ronchetti (184) and Nick Nosler (197).

The Cougars overpowered Aurora with five first-period falls and six overall along with three technical falls.

SIUE's weekend also included a stellar performance Saturday at the UCM Kaufman Brand Bayly Open in Warrensburg, Mo. Danny Martinez (141), Ben Lunn (149) and PJ Murphy (157) won their respective weight classes.

Next up for SIUE is the Cougar Clash on Dec. 7 at First Community Arena.
 

SIUE 51 Aurora 4
125 – Drew Davis (SIUE) def. Zane Ely (Aurora), 17-2 (2:46) (SIUE 5-0)
133 – Marcel Lopez (SIUE) pinned Tyler Evitts (Aurora), 3:36 (SIUE 11-0)
141 – Alec Peralta (SIUE) pinned Kalani Khiev (Aurora), 0:17 (SIUE 17-0)
149 – Caleb Tyus (SIUE) pinned Alex Gochis (Aurora), 1:19 (SIUE 23-0)
157 – Cameron Johnson (Aurora) def. Hayden Whidden (SIUE), 10-2 (SIUE 23-4)
165 – Tavius Hosley (SIUE) def. Clayton McKee (Aurora), 19-4 (2:43) (SIUE 28-4)
174 – Dominic Lopez (SIUE) pinned Jack Seacrist (Aurora), 2:37 (SIUE 34-4)
184 – Nico Ronchetti (SIUE) def. Alton Mullinax (Aurora), 17-1 (2:11) (SIUE 39-4)
197 – Nick Nosler (SIUE) pinned Oscar Antonio (Aurora), 0:17 (SIUE 45-4)
285 – Kevin Zimmer (SIUE) def. Elijah Osit (Aurora), 0:45 (SIUE 51-4)

SIUE 29 Maryville 6
125 – Elijah Almarinez (Maryville) def. Drew Davis (SIUE), 3-2 (M 3-0)
133 – Marcel Lopez (SIUE) def. Yashua Amen (Maryville), 12-0 (SIUE 4-3)
141 – Alec Peralta (SIUE) def. JP Homfeld (Maryville), 8-7 (SIUE 7-3)
149 – Caleb Tyus (SIUE) def. Collin Reif (Maryville), 17-2 (2:30) (SIUE 12-3)
157 – Hayden Whidden (SIUE) def. Nic Zamora (Maryville), 9-5 (SIUE 15-3)
165 – Tavius Hosley (SIUE) def. Mustafa Salimi (Maryville), 7-2 (SIUE 18-3)
174 – Dominic Lopez (SIUE) def. Cole Ritter (Maryville), 4-2 (SIUE 21-3)
184 – Nico Ronchetti (SIUE) def. John Gholson (Maryville), 4-2 (SIUE 24-3)
197 – Nick Nosler (SIUE) def. Jeremiah Larsen (Maryville), 15-0 (7:00) (SIUE 29-3)
285 – Orest Nazarchuk (Maryville) def. Kevin Zimmer (SIUE), 7-6 (SIUE 29-6)

Maryville 40 Aurora 5
125 –Elijah Almarinez (Maryville) pinned Zane Ely (Aurora), 1:44 (M 6-0)
133 – Yashua Amen (Maryville) def. Tyler Evitts (Aurora), 14-2 (M 10-0)
141 – JP Hornfeld (Maryville) def. Jake Penzato (Aurora), 3-2 (M 13-0)
149 – Collin Reif (Maryville) def. Alex Gochis (Aurora), 9-2 (M 16-0)
157 – Cameron Johnson (Aurora) def. Nic Zamora (Maryville), 19-4 (2:28) (M 16-5)
165 – Mustafa Salimi (Maryville) def. Clayton McKee (Aurora), 19-4 (1:52) (M 21-5)
174 – Cole Ritter (Maryville) def. Jack Seacrist (Aurora), 22-5 (2:35) (M 26-5)
184 – John Gholson (Maryville) Alton Mullinax (Aurora), 15-3 (M 30-5)
197 – Jeremiah Larsen (Maryville) pinned Oscar Antonio (Aurora), 0:47 (M 36-5)
285 – Orest Nazarchuk (Maryville) def. Elijah Osit (Aurora), 14-2 (M 40-5)

Placewinners at UCM Open
141 – Danny Martinez (1^st)
149 – Ben Lunn (1^st)
149 – Donavon Allen (2^nd)
157 – PJ Murphy (1^st)
157 – Eric Almarinez (3^rd)
165 – Landen Johnson (3^rd)
174 – Hayden Trezek (2^nd)
285 – Jake Fernandez (4^th)