Springfield, Ill. -- The Ithaca College wrestling team (8-2) placed fourth at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)/Cliff Keen National Duals, dropping two matches Sunday. The Bombers lost 32-12 to second-ranked Wartburg (4-0) in the semifinal round and dropped a 21-13 contest to fourth-ranked Wisconsin-LaCrosse (14-2) in Sunday's third/fourth-place bout. Junior Jules Doliscar (Dix Hills/Trinity), who's ranked third nationally, was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the two-day tournament; he won all four of his matches and capped his weekend by beating Division III's top-ranked wrestler.

Wrestling at 174 pounds, Doliscar raised his season record to 22-2 (10-0 in dual matches), winning four times. In Saturday's opening round he needed just 1:21 to pin his opponent, then he recorded a 13-3 major decision over the nation's fourth-ranked wrestler. On Sunday Doliscar picked up his 14th pin -- the most in Division III -- 2:14 into his match against Augsburg, then knocked off Wisconsin LaCrosse's defending national champion (and the nation's top-ranked wrestler), winning 4-1.

Doliscar is the second straight Bomber to earn Most Outstanding Wrestler at the National Duals, following Blaine Woszczak's selection last year.

Three other Bombers were winners against Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Senior heavyweight Matt Mahon (Brighton/Rochester) picked up a major decision, outscoring his opponent 16-4. Mahon, who's ranked seventh nationally, is now 14-5 this season with a pair of major decisions. His career record stands at 79-31.

Wrestling at 165 pounds, Nick Sanko (Hamburg Area/Lenhartsville, Pa.), a graduate student who's ranked 10th, posted a 2-0 decision to raise his record to 8-2. Sanko, who won three of his four bouts over the weekend, is 6-1 in dual matches and owns a career mark of 44-21.

Sophomore Dominick Giacolone (Cato-Meridian/Cato) also won three of four matches at the tournament. Against Wisconsin-La Crosse, Giacolone was a 3-1 winner at 125 pounds. He's 13-7 this year (5-3 in duals) and 24-18 as a Bomber.

In the Augsburg match -- featuring the nations's second and third-ranked teams (who were also seeded second and third at the 16-team tournament) -- all of Ithaca's points came from pins.

In addition to Doliscar's fall, senior Seth Ecker (Pottstown/Pottstown, Pa.) was also a winner by pin. Wrestling at 141 pounds -- one of three bouts that featured two nationally ranked wrestlers -- he recorded his fifth fall of the year, needing 5:59 to pin Will Keeter. Ecker is ranked third in the country and Keeter is fifth. Ecker, who lost 5-3 against Wisconins LaCrosse to the nation's top-ranked wrestler, is now 18-4 on the season (8-1 in dual matches) with a 96-20 career record. His 30 career falls are fifth all-time at Ithaca.

#2 Augsburg 32, #3 ITHACA 12
125: Mike Fuenffinger (AUG) dec. Dominick Giacolone, 8-4
133: #10 Tom Kuehn (AUG) dec. Alex Gomez , 12-10 (OT)
141: #3 Seth Ecker (IC) WBF #5 Will Keeter, 5:59
149: Jake Saatzer (AUG) dec. Rick Gomez, 5-2
157: Zach Enrico (AUG) WBF #6 Derek Brenon, 4:02
165: #2 Orlando Ponce (AUG) dec. #10 Nick Sanko, 3-1
174: #3 Jules Doliscar (IC) WBF Justin Bowland, 2:14
184: Matthew Hechsel (AUG) major dec. Kyle McKeighan, 10-2
197: #5 Brad Baus (AUG) WBF Shane Bartrum, 3:36
285: #1 Chad Johnson (AUG) major dec. #7 Matt Mahon, 12-2

#4 Wisconsin-LaCrosse 21, #3 ITHACA 13
125: Dominick Giacolone (IC) dec. Joey Nelson, 3-1
133: Adam Sheley (UWL) major dec. Alex Gomez, 10-1
141: #1Bebeto Yewah (UWL) dec. #3 Seth Ecker, 5-3
149: Robert Dorn (UWL) major dec. Kevin Collins, 9-1
157: James Lewis (UWL) dec. Jason Fraser, 2-1
165: #10 Nick Sanko (IC) dec. Kevin O'Brien, 2-0
174: #3 Jules Doliscar (IC) dec. #1 Michael Schmitz, 4-1
184: Grant Miller (UWL) major dec. Kyle McKeighan, 12-3
197: Troy Piechowski (UWL) dec. Shane Bartrum, 2-1
285: #7 Matt Mahon (IC) major dec. Zach Tooley, 16-4