North Dakota State (6-3) led 16-3 halfway through the match when Utah Valley State (6-9) reeled off victories in the next four bouts to tie the score. It came down to the 149-pound bout between NDSU's Gabe Mooney and Justin Rawle. Mooney notched a couple of takedowns to secure a 4-1 lead after the first period. Rawle escaped Mooney's grasp 19 seconds into the third period to cut the lead to 4-2 but the redshirt freshman took home the victory for the Bison.
The match began at 157 pounds with North Dakota State's Andrew Quittschreiber losing to Tanner Cowan 4-1, giving the Wolverines the early 3-0 lead.
The Bison went on to win the next four bouts beginning with Zach Molitor's 9-4 decision over Devin Siddoway at 165 pounds. At 174 pounds, junior captain Matt Hermann won his fourth consecutive bout, beating Garret Story 10-5.
Matt Wetterling continued his winning ways as well by defeating Ivan Bigney 15-4 at 184 pounds, giving the Bison an extra bonus point. Wetterling has now won his last six bouts and improved his overall record to 23-6.
Coming off last night's victory over a nationally ranked opponent, Jacob Bryce pinned Jaime Thornblad of Utah Valley State in just 2 minutes and 31 seconds. This gave the Bison six important team points and made the score 16-3.
The Wolverines came storming back, winning the next four bouts. It started with Dallin Norton of Utah Valley State defeating NDSU's Mike Maresh 4-2 in the heavyweight contest.
At 125 pounds, Talon Vickers upended Mike Meger 10-4 which was followed by Erkin Tadzhimetov defeating Bison Eric Sanders by the score of 15-4 in the 133-pound bout.
The Wolverines tied the score at 16 when 141-pounder Daniel Polkowske defeated David Cunningham 7-3.
The match concluded with Mooney's exciting win, giving the redshirt freshman his 18th victory of the year.
After dropping their first three matches of the season, North Dakota State has now won six matches in a row and improved their record to 6-3 overall. Utah Valley State had their four-match winning streak snapped and fall to 6-9 for the season.
The Bison will travel next to Brookings, S.D. to wrestle familiar foe South Dakota State on Friday, Feb. 10. Match time is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.
North Dakota State 19, Utah Valley State 16
157--Tanner Cowan (UVSC) dec. Andrew Quittschreiber 4-1
165--Zach Molitor (NDSU) dec. Devin Siddoway 9-4
174--Matt Hermann (NDSU) dec. Garret Story 10-5
184--Matt Wetterling (NDSU) maj. dec. Ivan Bigney 15-4
197--Jacob Bryce (NDSU) pin Jaime Thornblad 2:31
Hwt.--Dallin Norton (UVSC) dec. Mike Maresh 4-2
125--Talon Vickers (UVSC) dec. Mike Meger 10-4
133--Erkin Tadzhimetov (UVSC) maj. dec. Eric Sanders 15-4
141--Daniel Polkowske (UVSC) dec. David Cunningham 7-3
149--Gabe Mooney (NDSU) dec. Justin Rawle 4-2
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