Location: Orem, Utah (Activity Center)
Date: Monday, January 16th
Time: 7:00pm MST
What's on Tap ...
Utah Valley State will compete in its 8th dual in 10 days when Northern Colorado comes to town on Monday, ending the Wolverines' busiest stretch of the season.
UV is coming into the dual with a 2-6 record having won two of its last three matches. The team had a successful trip to Oregon last week when they beat Portland State on Wednesday before splitting two matches at the Oregon Classic on Friday. The opened the classic with a win over Division-III Pacific before falling to Oregon.
Before the trip Utah Valley State was 0-5 in duals on the season, having wrestled three Division-I Top 20 teams and two Division-II Top 20 teams, including 3rd ranked Oklahoma.
About Northern Colorado ...
The Wolverines and Bears have met four times in duals prior to Monday's matchup, with UNC winning three out of four. Utah Valley won the first meeting ever between the two schools on January 31, 2004 but have lost three in a row including a 27-12 defeat last season in Orem.
The two will meet in UV's final match of the season as well, a dual on February 23rd in Greeley, Colorado.
Northern Colorado is currently 2-2 on the season after splitting its four matches at the Lone Star Duals on January 7th.
Both schools boast ranked wrestlers. Utah Valley State's Erkin Tadzhimetov is currently ranked 20th nationally at 133 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News while UNC sophomore Reece Hopkin is ranked 20th at 197 pounds in the InterMat/NWCA Rankings.
Up Next ...
Utah Valley State will wrestle at the Cowboy Duals at the University of Wyoming on Saturday, January 21st.
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