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Cedar Falls, Iowa – The No. 18 Northern State University wrestling team capped off their NWCA National Duals the way they opened them with an upset victory over No. 1 West Liberty. Northern kicked off the day with a close 3-point loss to No. 5 Lake Erie College but rallied back for a 36-13 victory over the Hilltoppers. The Wolves close out the weekend with a 2-3 record against some of the top competition in the country.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 16, LEC 19
Records: NSU 4-6, LEC 5-2 |
Final Score: NSU 36, WLU 13
Records: NSU 5-6, WL 8-6 |
HOW IT HAPPENED | #5 LAKE ERIE
- Lake Erie opened the dual with a decision victory, however Teagan Block quickly tied the dual with a win over 11th ranked Ryan Wehner
- Block tallied a 4-2 decision win
- The Storm tallied back-to-back wins in the next two weights, taking a 9-3 lead over the Wolves
- No. 5 Devin Bahr continued his solid weekend of competition defeating Austin Fietz in a 9-1 major decision
- LEC added two more victories, a decision and major, before Mason Fey tallied his second pin of the weekend at 3:37 against Jordan Barnett
- With the Storm up 16-13 heading into the final two weights, Lake Erie added a tie-breaker win at 197 and the dual was left in the hands of Nathan Schauer
- The junior tallied a decision win over Dylan Norris, but was unable to tie the dual at 19
FINAL RESULTS | #5 LAKE ERIE
| Weight |
Summary |
LEC |
NSU |
| 125 |
Anthony Sagaris (Lake Erie) over Landen Fischer (Northern State) Dec 11-7 |
3.0 |
0 |
| 133 |
Teagan Block (Northern State) over #11 Ryan Wehner (Lake Erie) Dec 4-2 |
0 |
3.0 |
| 141 |
Carsen Richards (Lake Erie) over Braydon Mogle (Northern State) Dec 8-7 |
3.0 |
0 |
| 149 |
#4 Christian Small (Lake Erie) over #1 Wyatt Turnquist (Northern State) Dec 10-6 |
3.0 |
0 |
| 157 |
#5 Devin Bahr (Northern State) over Austin Fietz (Lake Erie) Maj 9-1 |
0 |
4.0 |
| 165 |
Josh Howey (Lake Erie) over Chase Bloomquist (Northern State) Dec 8-3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| 174 |
James Penfold (Lake Erie) over Tyler Voorhees (Northern State) Maj 16-4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| 184 |
Mason Fey (Northern State) over Jordan Barnett (Lake Erie) Fall 3:37 |
0 |
6.0 |
| 197 |
Brylan Clouse (Lake Erie) over Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) TB-1 3-2 |
3.0 |
0 |
| 285 |
Nathan Schauer (Northern State) over Dylan Norris (Lake Erie) Dec 4-1 |
0 |
3.0 |
|
Dual Meet Score |
19.0 |
16.0 |
HOW IT HAPPENED | #1 WEST LIBERTY
- Brenden Salfrank hit the mat to open the dual for the Wolves and opened with a bang, pinning Alexander Crane at 1:24
- Teagan Block and Braydon Mogle kept the wins rolling, giving Northern a 14-0 lead through the first three weights
- Block defeated Matt Englehardt by decision (8-2) and Mogle downed Chris Barthelemy by technical fall (16-1)
- After a loss at 149 pounds, Cael Larson added six points to the win column defeating Jordan Watters by fall at 3:46
- The Hilltoppers added a second major decision at 165, however Fey quickly responded with his third fall of the weekend, pinning Fabian Chavez at 4:58
- West Liberty added their final win of the dual at 184 pounds and Northern closed out the competition with a forfeit win by Ryan Hirschkorn and 11-1 major decision by Ayden Viox over Jamie Kilmer
FINAL RESULTS | #1 WEST LIBERTY
| Weight |
Summary |
WLU |
NSU |
| 125 |
Brenden Salfrank (Northern State) over Alexander Crane (West Liberty) Fall 1:24 |
0 |
6.0 |
| 133 |
Teagan Block (Northern State) over Matt Englehardt (West Liberty) Dec 8-2 |
0 |
3.0 |
| 141 |
Braydon Mogle (Northern State) over Chris Barthelemy (West Liberty) TF 16-1 |
0 |
5.0 |
| 149 |
#5 Nico Taddy (West Liberty) over Carter Ban (Northern State) Maj 8-0 |
4.0 |
0 |
| 157 |
Cael Larson (Northern State) over Jordan Watters (West Liberty) Fall 3:46 |
0 |
6.0 |
| 165 |
#10 Alec Cook (West Liberty) over Spencer Roth (Northern State) Maj 14-2 |
4.0 |
0 |
| 174 |
Mason Fey (Northern State) over Fabian Chavez (West Liberty) Fall 4:58 |
0 |
6.0 |
| 184 |
#1 Ty McGeary (West Liberty) over Tyler Voorhees (Northern State) TF 16-1 |
5.0 |
0 |
| 197 |
Ryan Hirschkorn (Northern State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf |
0 |
6.0 |
| 285 |
Ayden Viox (Northern State) over Jamie Kilmer (West Liberty) Maj 11-1 |
0 |
4.0 |
|
Dual Meet Score |
13.0 |
36.0 |
UP NEXT
Northern returns to NSIC dual action next Thursday, January 11 on the road at MSU Moorhead. The Wolves and Dragons will face off at 7 p.m. from Nemzek Hall.
