EAST LANSING, Mich. Two-time defending Big Ten champion and top-seeded Nick Simmons will go for his third straight conference title Sunday afternoon after defeating fourth-seeded Jake Strayer of Penn State, 4-2, in the 133-pound semifinals of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships Saturday night at the Breslin Center. Simmons is looking to become just the sixth Spartan to win three Big Ten titles, and the first since David Morgan accomplished the feat in 1998. Andy Simmons, who was upset in the quarterfinals in the first session Saturday afternoon, won two matches in the second session to remain alive in the 141-pound bracket. With his two wins, Andy is guaranteed a top-seven finish and a trip to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in his career. Nick is also assured a trip to the NCAA Championships March 15-17 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The third and final session of the championships starts at noon on Sunday in the Breslin Center; the finals will be approximately at 2 p.m. No. 1 Minnesota, the defending Big Ten Champion, leads the team standings after two sessions with 121 points. Wisconsin is second with 81 points, while Penn State is third with 80.5 points. Nick, who beat Strayer in the Penn State Open finals 4-3 earlier this season, got off to a quick 2-0 lead with a takedown in the first. Simmons gave up a rare reversal, however, and the match was tied at 2 entering the second period. Starting in neutral to start the second, neither wrestler scored, setting up a crucial third period. Simmons started down to begin the third, and took the lead with a reversal at the 1:10 mark. He rode Strayer the remainder of the match to advance. Simmons will wrestle sixth-seeded Andrae Hernandez of Indiana in the finals, who upset second-seeded Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois, 3-1. Simmons beat Hernandez 2-0 earlier this season in the Midlands semifinals. Andy secured a berth in the NCAA Championships by defeating Scott Kelly of Indiana by major decision, 8-0, in the consolation first round, and Ohio State?s J Jaggers, 4-0, in the consolation second round. Simmons will wrestle top-seeded Manuel Rivera of Minnesota in the consolation semifinals. Rivera entered the tournament as the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country, but fell to fifth-seeded Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin, 7-4, in the semifinals. Rivera beat Simmons in the dual on Feb. 9 in Minneapolis, 7-2. The Simmons brothers were the lone wrestlers to win matches in the championships for the Spartans. Franklin Gomez entered the 125-pound bracket as the fourth seed, but was eliminated after suffering two straight upsets. Gomez fell in the quarterfinals to Gabe Flores in the first session and dropped a 10-7 decision to Will Livingston of Ohio State in the consolation round. Joe Williams, the No. 6 seed at 184 pounds, fell in his consolation match, 3-1, to Iowa?s Phil Keddy. Sunday?s finals will be televised by College Sports TV on a tape-delayed basis (Wednesday, March 7, 8-10 p.m.). SESSION TWO RESULTS (Attendance: 3,089) 125 pounds Consolation First Round - Will Livingston (OSU) dec. No. 4 Franklin Gomez (MSU), 10-7 - Gomez eliminated (0-2) 133 pounds Semifinals - No. 1 Nick Simmons (MSU) dec. No. 5 Jake Strayer (PSU), 4-2 - Simmons advances to finals (2-0) 141 pounds Consolation First Round - No. 3 Andy Simmons (MSU) major dec. Scott Kelly (MSU), 8-0 Consolation Second Round - No. 3 Andy Simmons (MSU) dec. No. 7 J Jaggers (OSU), 4-0 - Simmons advances to consolation semifinals (2-1) 149 pounds Consolation First Round - Dan Vallimont (PSU) pinned Jeff Wimberley (MSU), 3:47 - Wimberley eliminated (0-2) 157 pounds Consolation First Round - No. 5 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Tony Greathouse (MSU), 6-3 - Greathouse eliminated (0-2) 165 pounds Consolation First Round - No. 7 Dave Rella (PSU) dec. Rex Kendle (MSU), 9-6 - Kendle eliminated (0-2) 174 pounds Consolation First Round - No. 6 Nick Hayes (NU) dec. John Murphy (MSU), 4-1 - Murphy eliminated (0-2) 184 Pounds Consolation First Round - Phil Keddy (Iowa) dec. Joe Williams (MSU), 3-1 - Williams eliminated (0-2) 197 Pounds Consolation First Round - No. 6 Nathan Moore (Pur) pinned Nick Palmieri (MSU), 2:16 - Palmieri eliminated (0-2) HWT Consolation First Round - No. 5 Kyle Massey (Wis) pinned Alan O?Donnell (MSU), 1:41 - O?Donnell eliminated (0-2)