Rooney slipped an underhook in and put Anthony Rubino on his back with a cow-catcher. With a quick 6-0 team lead, the Flashes never trailed throughout the dual.
In his final career dual meet, senior Chance Driscoll filled in for a banged up Nick Monico at 149 and claimed a 7-1 decision. In the final 20 seconds of the first period, Driscoll turned a shot into leg turk for a takedown and two near fall.
"Tim got us off to a really good start," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "And then Chance stepped in for us like he has a few other times this season and wrestled really well. When you go on the road, it really helps when you can jump out to a lead like that and those two got us going."
In an unorthodox way to win, junior Isaac Bast stayed aggressive in overtime and earned a stalling point for a 4-3 victory.
Redshirt freshman Dylan Barreiro extended the team lead to 15-3 with a 6-5 decision over veteran Quinton Rosser. Barreiro wasted no time getting an opening takedown in the first five seconds and converted on another single leg shot in the first.
Junior Kyle Conel (197) stayed in control throughout his match, earning a 7-2 win. Conel countered a Max Ihry shot in the first with an underhook for a takedown. A double leg shot in the second led to another takedown.
"Kyle's been wrestling well and I think he's done enough now to bring an NCAA qualifying spot to the MAC tournament," Andrassy said.
Reigning MAC Wrestler of the Week Stephen Suglio (285) continued his roll with an 8-3 decision over Caleb Gossett.
"Stephen's key as a lighter heavyweight is conditioning and he needs to continue to out-work guys like he did tonight," Andrassy said.
Junior Anthony Tutolo closed out the night with yet another match-deciding takedown in the third period. Tutolo got in on single leg shot to make the difference in a 3-2 victory.
With wins in their final two duals, the Flashes finish the regular season 13-9 overall.
Kent State will be among eight teams at the Mid-American Conference Championships March 3-4 at Central Michigan.
Results:
141 lbs | Tim Rooney (KSU) over Anthony Rubino (NIU) Pin 0:20
149 lbs | Chance Driscoll (KSU) over Nolan Baker (NIU) Dec. 7-1
157 lbs | Caden McWhirter (NIU) over Casey Sparkman (KSU) over Dec. 7-2
165 lbs | Isaac Bast (KSU) over Andrew Scott (NIU) Dec. 4-3 SV1
174 lbs | Dylan Barreiro (KSU) over Quinton Rosser (NIU) Dec. 6-5
184 lbs | Bryce Gorman (NIU) over Shane Mast (KSU) Dec. 4-3
197 lbs | Kyle Conel (KSU) over Max Ihry (NIU) Dec. 7-2
285 lbs | Stephen Suglio (KSU) over Caleb Gossett (NIU) Dec. 8-3
125 lbs | Brock Hudkins (NIU) over Jake Ferri (KSU) Dec. 7-2
133 lbs | Anthony Tutolo (KSU) over Alijah Jeffrey (NIU) Dec. 3-2
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