The win moved the Ducks to 13-2 overall, while Dubuque fell to 9-5 and had its eight-match win streak snapped. Stevens previously won nine-straight during the 2011-12, and 1979-80 seasons, and is also now one win shy of matching the program record for wins in a season set in 2011.
After dropping three of the first four matches, Stevens rebounded with six straight wins to capture the record-tying victory. Of Dubuque's three wins, two came by wrestlers currently receiving honorable mention recognition in the MyHOUSE/d3wrestle.com national rankings.
Junior Rob Murray got the Ducks winning started with an 8-6 decision win at 125, but Dubuque answered with a major at 133 to take the one point lead. The win was the 12th straight dual match victory for Murray, and 21st overall on the season.
Dubuque added to its lead with a decision victory at 141 and a pin at 149, however Stevens responded with freshman Thomas Poklikuha's decision victory at 157, followed by a major decision win by junior Colin Navickas at 165 to cut the deficit to three.
Navickas, currently ranked No. 7 at 165 nationally, won the match 12-2 for his 14th consecutive dual match win.
Stevens continued the run with sophomore Phil Woods' 3-2 decision win at 174, before sophomore A.J. Kowal's pin in 1:16 at 184 gave the Ducks the lead back for the first time since the opening match. The fall was the team-leading ninth of the season for the No. 8 ranked grappler in the country at 184.
Junior Danny Moore extended the Stevens lead to 22-13 with an 11-6 decision win at 197, before senior Tyler Maher finalized the action with a 3-1 win at 285 to cap the win.
The Ducks will continue their Iowa road trip Saturday with the Cornell Matman Invitational.
Results:
125: SIT Rob Murray (Dec 8-6) over Julio Chavez, SIT 3-0
133: UD Stephen Rosenburg (Maj. Dec. 11-3) over Joey Borai, UD 4-3
141: UD Jeremy Melendez (Dec 6-3) over Ryan Wilson, UD 7-3
149: UD Adrian Collier (Fall 2:55) over Zach Wilhelm, UD 13-3
157: SIT Thomas Poklikuha (Dec 5-4) over Kody Krenz, UD 13-6
165: SIT #7 Colin Navickas (Maj. Dec. 12-2) over Frank Frassetto, UD 13-10
174: SIT Phil Woods (Dec 3-2) over Elton Turnage, UD 13-13
184: SIT #8 A.J. Kowal (Fall 1:16) over Collin Heidemann, SIT 19-13
197: SIT Danny Moore (Dec 11-6) over Cosmo Halwix, SIT 22-13
285: SIT Tyler Maher (Dec 3-1) over Sawyer McCaffrey, SIT 25-13
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