MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - SIUE wrestling and Central Michigan battled with several closes matches, but the Cougars fell in the dual meet 26-6 at McGuirk Arena.

Drew Davis and Deron Pulliam were victorious for the Cougars. Davis started the dual at 125 pounds with a decisive 8-3 victory over Grant Stahl. Pulliam added a 4-1 sudden victory over Adrien Cramer. at 174 pounds with an aggressive takedown in the overtime period. Four more matches were determined by four or fewer points.

The Cougars fell to 7-7 and 4-2 in the Mid-American Conference for the season with Sunday's road loss. Central Michigan is now 8-9 overall and 6-1 in the MAC.

Next up for the Cougars is the regular season finale next Saturday against Northern Illinois at 6 p.m.

Central Michigan 26 SIUE 6
125: Drew Davis (SIUE) dec. Grant Stahl, 8-3
133: No. 26 Sean Spidle (C) dec. Marcel Lopez, 2-0
141: Andrew Austin (C) dec. Danny Martinez, 12-6
149: Mason Shrader (C) dec. Hayden Whidden, 5-3
157: Johnny Lovett (C) dec. Eric Almarinez, 7-3
165: Chandler Amaker (C) dec. Bradley Gillum, 5-3
174: Alex Cramer (C) tech. fall Luke Odom, 15-0
184: Deron Pulliam (SIUE) dec. Adrien Cramer, 4-1 SV
197: Luke Cochran (C) dec. Nick Nosler, 9-3
285: Bryan Caves (C) dec. Bryson Buhk,2-1