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Northern Iowa Hands Wrestlers 21-16 Defeat
1/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team took advantage of a pin and a
The Panthers, 1-2-1, recorded their first dual-match victory of the season while UTC, 5-2, fell for the second consecutive match.
Fourth-ranked Moza Fay secured the win for
Fay and UTC's Lloyd Rogers were the only two wrestlers to garner bonus points in their respective matches. In the final match, 13th-ranked
The teams traded wins in the opening four matches. UNI's Andy O'Loughlin began the dual with an 8-5 win over Josh Edmondson at 184 pounds. UTC's Matt Koz bested Andrew Anderson, 10-4 at 197 to even the score. Koz is ranked 13th nationally while
Dustin Bauman shut out the Mocs' Mat Lettner 2-0 at the heavyweight meeting, but eighth-ranked Javier Maldonado tied the score at 6-6 with a 125-pound victory over Caleb Flores, 11-8.
Following the forfeit at 133, UNI's C.J. Ettelson shut out 16th-ranked Cody Cleveland, 6-0 at 141 to give the Panthers a 15-6 cushion. The Mocs put together back-to-back decisions at 149 and 157 to get within reach before Fay's pin at 165.
Twentieth-ranked Joey Knox edged Charlie Ettelson, 4-2 at 149, and Seth Garvin, also ranked 20th, outpointed Tyson Reiner at 157, 12-6 to put the Mocs within three, 15-12.
UTC defeated the Panthers 23-15 last season in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and the two teams could meet again this coming weekend as UNI hosts the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on Saturday and Sunday.
NORTHERN IOWA 21, No. 10
184 ? Andy O'Loughlin (UNI) dec. No. 16 Josh Edmondson (UTC), 8-5 3-0
197 ? No. 13 Matt Koz (UTC) dec. No. 16 Andrew Anderson (UNI), 10-4 3-3
285 ? Dustin Bauman (UNI) dec. Matt Lettner (UTC), 2-0 6-3
125 ? No. 8 Javier Maldonado (UTC) dec. Caleb Flores (UNI), 11-8 6-6
133 ? Josh Baldridge (UNI) won by forfeit 12-6
141 ? No. 13 C.J. Ettelson (UNI) dec. No. 16 Cody Cleveland (UTC), 6-0 15-6
149 ? No. 20 Joey Knox (UTC) dec. Charlie Ettelson (UNI), 4-2 15-9
157 ? No. 20 Seth Garvin (UTC) dec. Tyson Reiner (UNI), 12-6 15-12
165 ? No. 4 Moza Fay (UNI) pinned Nick Davis (UTC), 2:05 21-12
174 ? No. 13 Lloyd Rogers (UTC) maj. dec. No. 17 Alex Dolly (UNI), 17-6 21-16
