The #24 Peacock wrestling team dominated their Northern Sun Conference dual with Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minn. Upper Iowa won eight of the ten bouts including four bonus-point victories and the first five matches of the dual. The 30-6 NSIC win moved UIU's record up to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in the conference.
Maleek Williams scored a pair of takedowns and a reversal to put together a 7-2 decision at 125 pounds.
Josh Walker (133) got back on the mat again for UIU and improved to 3-2 on the season with an impressive 18-0 technical fall victory thanks to a pair of takedowns and three separate four-point nearfalls.
Jordan Roths earned a 10-0 major decision after a scoreless first period; the senior 141-pounder took advantage of two takedowns and a four-point nearfall.
Leading 12-0,
Damian Penichet (#11) took the mat for the 149-pound bout and defeated Cortez Arredondo by decision 9-4. Penichet allowed only a pair of reversals in the second period, while a four-point nearfall proved to be the difference maker.
Zak Benitz was UIU's fifth straight win at 157 pounds when he dominated a 14-3 major decision over Jake Slocum with five takedowns and a two-point nearfall.
Kegen Fingalsen gave SMSU their first points of the dual with a 3-1 decision in sudden victory over
Cody Nelson at 165 pounds.
Dalton Westerlund answered for the Peacocks with a 4-1 decision at 174 pounds thanks to an early takedown, but the Mustangs had one more shot to take when Cole Hennen beat
Nick Baumler 4-1 in the 184-pound match.
Ryan Parmely won his match at 197 pounds 5-1 over Jackson Ryan due to a four-point nearfall in the second period after the sophomore started the frame in the top position.
Logan Hopp (#5) closed out the dual with a 17-2 technical fall win (17-2) midway through the second period. Hopp scored three takedowns and a ten points in three different nearfalls.
Upper Iowa will be back on the mat in the friendly confines of Dorman Gymnasium on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Peacocks will welcome the #14 Wolves of Northern State University.
UPPER IOWA 30 – SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 6
125:
Maleek Williams (UIU) over Brock Buysse (SMSU) (Dec 7-2)
133:
Josh Walker (UIU) over Jordan Biehn (SMSU) (TF 18-0 7:00)
141:
Jordan Roths (UIU) over Zachary Beaumaster (SMSU) (MD 10-0)
149:
Damian Penichet (UIU) over Cortez Arredondo (SMSU) (Dec 9-4)
157:
Zak Benitz (UIU) over Jake Slocum (SMSU) (MD 14-3)
165: Kegen Fingalsen (SMSU) over
Cody Nelson (UIU) (SV-1 3-1)
174:
Dalton Westerlund (UIU) over Griffin Osing (SMSU) (Dec 4-1)
184: Cole Hennen (SMSU) over
Nick Baumler (UIU) (Dec 4-1)
197:
Ryan Parmely (UIU) over Jackson Ryan (SMSU) (Dec 5-1)
285:
Logan Hopp (UIU) over Andrew Petersen (SMSU) (TF 17-2 4:20)
