UNI won six of the 10 bouts against UNO on Thursday night in the Sapp Fieldhouse. UNI improved to 6-5-1 on the season, while Nebraska-Omaha dropped to 8-3 on the year.
"I thought we wrestled pretty solid tonight," UNI head coach Brad Penrith said. "We made a mistake at 149, when we were in control of the match, but other than that we put up a strong effort. Now we are gearing up for North Dakota State on Sunday."
The dual started at 157 pounds where UNI's Tyson Reiner (Mitchell, S.D.) scored a 13-5 major decision over Nebraska-Omaha's Marcus Hilario. Reiner jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Hilario trimmed the margin to 6-3. However, Reiner took control of the match with a barrage of takedowns to score the victory and put UNI on top in the dual, 4-0.
No. 8-ranked Moza Fay (Anamosa, Iowa) overcame an early 2-0 deficit after surrendering a takedown to the UNO's Aaron Denson at 165 pounds, who entered the match ranked No. 4 in the Division II rankings. Fay came on strong and did not give up a point the rest of the way as he knotted the match with a reversal in the first period. Fay then secured another reverse to begin the second period. Fay dominated the third period as he rode out Denson to secure a riding time point and the 5-2 victory.
At 174 pounds, UNI's Alex Dolly (Mishawaka, Ind.) used a strong third period to tally a 5-2 win over UNO's Ross Taplin, who was ranked No. 5 in the nation. Dolly scored the first points of the match with a second-period escape. Taplin tied the match at 1-1 early in the third period but had the benefit of the riding time advantage. However, Dolly wasted little time erasing that advantage with an ankle-pick takedown to take a 3-1 lead. Taplin then escaped, but Dolly locked the match away with one more takedown with only 22 seconds left in the match.
UNI's Andy O'Loughlin (Independence, Iowa) took it right to the No. 2-ranked Brent Pankoke at 184 pounds. O'Loughlin notched a pair of first-period takedowns to take a 4-1 lead. But Pankoke responded with a pair of escapes and a penalty point for fleeing the mat to knot the bout at 4-4. Pankoke tallied a two-point nearfall with just over a minute remaining in the third period, but O'Loughlin notched a reversal with 20 seconds left to tie it a 6-6. O'Loughlin released Pankoke after scoring the reversal and then was unable to take him down in the final seconds as the Maverick wrestlers hung on for a 7-6 victory. Pankoke's win pulled the Mavericks to within 10-3 in the dual.
At 197 pounds, UNI's Andrew Anderson (Sioux City, Iowa) scored a 6-5 decision over No. 2-ranked Jacob Marrs, who entered the match with a 25-1 record. Anderson netted a pair of takedowns and a reversal in the match. Marrs scored a late takedown to pull within one, but Anderson hung on for a one-point triumph. Anderson's win gave UNI a 13-3 lead in the dual competition.
UNO's No. 6-ranked Tony Lewis used a second-period reversal to take control of his heavyweight matchup with UNI's Dustin Bauman (Stratford, Wis.). Lewis later added a takedown and a riding time point to score a 5-1 victory over Bauman.
UNI's Caleb Flores (Rosemead, Calif.) was awarded a forfeit at 125 pounds to give UNI a 19-6 lead in the dual.
At 133 pounds, No. 8-ranked Mario Morgan gave up a first-period takedown to UNI's Josh Baldridge (Haysville, Kan.), but then rolled off eight straight points on the strength of a three-point nearfall and a pair of takedowns. Morgan withstood an escape and takedown from Baldridge in the third period to tally a 10-6 win for the Mavericks.
Senior C.J. Ettelson (Hudson, Iowa) tallied a 3-0 win over UNO's Sim Bribieseca in their 141-pound match. Ettelson secured a takedown with only eight seconds left in the first period and then added an escape in the second to account for the scoring in the match.
UNI's Nick Pickerell (Albia, Iowa) jumped out early on UNO's Tait Weatherbee but made a crucial mistake late in the second period. Pickerell began the match with a five-point move and added three more points in the second to take an 8-1 lead in the match. However, Weatherbee took advantage of a Pickerell mental error and notched a fall at the 4:30 mark to end the dual. Weatherbee's fall put the final dual tally at 22-15 in favor of the Panthers.
The Panthers will close out the dual season on Sunday at home against North Dakota State at noon in the McLeod Center. UNI will honor four seniors in their final home dual against the Bison.
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