With the win tonight, UNK (16-1, 6-0 RMAC) breaks the school record for dual wins in a season. The 1977-78 and 2004-05 Loper squads each won 15 times in a season. Last year, UNK notched 14 dual victories.
A young Adams team (7-2, 5-1 RMAC) losses an RMAC dual for the first time this year.
Already ahead 9-0, UNK took the momentum for good at 141 lbs. Rutledge (Lincoln East), ranked 5th-nationally, was having an expected tough battle with Joey Deaguero, who came in with a 25-9 record.
Rutledge grabbed a 4-3 late in the second period when he scored a takedown with five seconds left. Deaguero quickly tied things up at the beginning of the final frame with an escape and then appeared headed for victory when he took down Rutledge with around 30 seconds left.
But, soon after, Deaguero was flat on his back and looking up at Rutlege's back. The official quickly called the fall and UNK went ahead 15-0. This was Rutledge's (18-13) second pin of the season.
At 184 lbs., the 4th-ranked Farrell (Omaha Skutt) won his 21st-match in a row as he scored seven points in the first period vs. 3rd-ranked Jared Deaguero.
Farrell, who lost to Deaguero in November at the Wyoming Cowboy Open, had two takedowns and a three point near fall to reach his point total. While he didn't score again, Farrell allowed Deaugero only one takedown in the final two periods to improve to 26-3 on the season.
In the final match of the night, it took just over a minute for Dlagnev (Arlington, Texas) to record his 41st win of the season. The effort allows him to move into second place on the Loper all-time wins list, passing the great Ali-Amiri Eliasi.
Dlagnev, now 41-1 on the year and riding a 25-match win streak, is at 121 wins with Eilasi having won 120 in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
Only Bryce Abbey (134) has won more matches in a UNK uniform then Dlagnev.
UNK finishes the regular season Wednesday night when Fort Hays State visits. The dual was originally slated for Feb. 15th.
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