EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE wrestling, also known as the 66ers, captured two dual meet victories Saturday, defeating Mid-American Conference rival Edinboro 27-5 and No. 14-ranked Little Rock 23-16.

SIUE improved to 7-1 and 1-0 in the MAC as a team. Edinboro fell to 3-4 and 0-1 in the MAC. Little Rock is now 3-7 in dual matches.

Marcel Lopez, Caleb Tyus, Dominic Lopez, Deron Pulliam and Bryson Buhk all recorded double wins on the day.

Lopez earned a major decision in the Edinboro match while Brock Woodcock posted a technical fall against the Fighting Scots. Pulliam electrified the crowd at First Community Arena with a sudden victory takedown at 184 pounds.

SIUE won the final four matches against Little Rock after falling behind in the team score. Consecutive wins from Dominic Lopez, Pulliam, Nick Nosler and Bryson Buhk pushed the 66ers over the top.

Next up for SIUE is a road MAC contest on Friday at Ohio.

COMPLETE RESULTS

SIUE 27 Edinboro 5
125 Drew Davis (SIUE) over Chris Vargo (Edinboro) (Dec 4-3)
133 Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Landon Bainey (Edinboro) (MD 11-3)
141 Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (Dec 5-2)
149 Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) (Dec 5-0)
157 Hayden Whidden (SIUE) over Garrett McChesney (Edinboro) (Dec 8-5)
165 Brock Woodcock (SIUE) over Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) (TF 18-0 4:44)
174 Dominic Lopez (SIUE) over Tate Geiser (Edinboro) (Dec 4-1)
184 Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over Jared McGill (Edinboro) (SV-1 6-3)
197 Brody Evans (Edinboro) over Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Dec 7-6)
285 Bryson Buhk (SIUE) over Aden Roe (Edinboro) (Dec 4-1)
Edinboro unsportsmanlike conduct -1.0 team point

SIUE 23 Little Rock 16
125 Tyson Roach (LR) over Drew Davis (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
133 Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Dillon Cooper (LR) (SV-1 9-6)
141 Brennan Van Hoecke (LR) over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (MD 11-3)
149 Caleb Tyus (SIUE) over Carter McCallister (LR) (Fall 1:13)
157 Jaivon Jones (LR) over Eric Almarinez (SIUE) (Dec 6-0)
165 Matty Bianchi (LR) over Brock Woodcock (SIUE) (Fall 3:44)
174 Dominic Lopez (SIUE) over Bronson Baxter (LR) (Dec 9-6)
184 Deron Pulliam (SIUE) over Kodiak Cannedy (LR) (Dec 4-0)
197 Nick Nosler (SIUE) over Landon Jobber-Spence (LR) (TF 18-2 6:51)
285 Bryson Buhk (SIUE) over Michael Gasper (LR) (Dec 2-1)

Little Rock 23 Edinboro 16
125 Tyson Roach (LR) over Chris Vargo (Edinboro) (TF 18-3 6:24)
133 Dillon Cooper (LR) over Landon Bainey (Edinboro) (Fall 1:43)
141 Brennan Van Hoecke (LR) over Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) (Dec 8-6)
149 Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) over Carter McCallister (LR) (MD 11-3)
157 Jaivon Jones (LR) over Garrett McChesney (Edinboro) (Dec 5-1)
165 Matty Bianchi (LR) over Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) (SV-1 11-8)
174 Tate Geiser (Edinboro) over Taye Wilson (LR) (TF 22-6 6:10)
184 Jared McGill (Edinboro) over Kodiak Cannedy (LR) (Dec 8-2)
197 Brody Evans (Edinboro) over Landon Jobber-Spence (LR) (TF 18-2 5:59)
285 Kaden Darwin (LR) over Aden Roe (Edinboro) (Dec 5-2)
Edinboro unsportsmanlike conduct -1.0 team point