This Week in Peacock Wrestling… No. 20 Upper Iowa hosts No. 12 Minnesota State University, Mankato this Thursday night at 7 p.m. for the latest installment of the Northern Sun Conference rivalry. The dual will begin at 7 p.m. and any extra matches wrestled will take place at the completion of the official dual. The Peacocks come into the match at 1-1, while the Mavericks enter the night with a 2-0 record on the year.
 
Attendance Policy and Live Options… Because attendance for the dual is by invitation only this Thursday, both Peacock and Maverick fans can follow the action through the links above for live scoring or a webcast online or stream the dual with the new NSIC Network app on Roku and Fire devices, as well as Apple and Android televisions. The dual will also be broadcast live on KCRG-TV 9.3 across eastern Iowa. Fans can also navigate to UIUPeacocks.com/Live to choose from the live options.

NSIC Top Honors… Redshirt freshman Kaden Anderlik was named the Northern Sun Conference Wrestler of the Week. Anderlik improved to 2-0 on the season with a dominating 9-4 win over No. 6 Cole Jones of MSU Moorhead in UIU's 38-4 victory on the road. The Cresco, Iowa native scored a pair of takedowns on the Dragon All-American in the first period, added a third takedown in the second frame and then recorded a reversal after starting down in the third period. Anderlik did not surrender an offensive point to Jones in the match.
 
Dragon Slayers… Upper Iowa made a clear statement last Thursday night as the No. 20 Peacocks (1-1) dominated a Northern Sun Conference dual with the No. 25 Dragons of MSU Moorhead (0-2). UIU dropped the first match of the night, but then claimed the final nine matches of the dual including six with bonus-points to post a 38-4 win in Moorhead, Minn. Following the dual, the Peacocks and Dragons competed in eight extra matches. UIU won six of the extra matches adding four more bonus-point wins.
 
Two for Two… Upper Iowa boasts ten wrestlers that have posted two wins in their first two opportunities. The ten Peacocks include Anderlik, Chance Throndson (149), Dalton Schams (149), No. 8 Chase Luensman (157), Mac Spotts (157), No. 12 Myron Crawford (174), Colter Bye (174), No. 8 Dalton Hahn (184), Zach Ryg (197) and Bodie Garnier (197). The ten have combined for seven bonus-point wins including three falls, a tech fall and three majors.
 
Scouting the No. 12 Mavericks… The No. 12 Mavericks have opened the 2020-21 season with a pair of Northern Sun Conference wins. MSU began with a 31-12 win at Minot State University and then defeated Augustana University last Thursday 25-13. In their 20 dual bouts, the Mavericks are 14-6 scoring seven victories in each contest including six bonus-point wins with 4 falls and 2 majors. Minnesota State is led by a trio of nationally-ranked wrestlers including No. 2 Kyle Rathman (149), No. 3 Trevor Turriff (174) and No. 10 Trenton McManus (125); all three are 2-0 on the season. Joining the trio with a perfect 2-0 record is Kolbe O'Brien (141) and Matt Blome (197), who each have recorded a win by fall and a decision.
 
The Last Decade in the Rivalry… The two teams have met 11 times between 2010 and 2020 and Upper Iowa holds a slight 6-5 advantage during that time span. UIU won home matches in 2010 (24-18) and 2012 (24-12), while MSU picked up victories in Mankato in 2011 (23-13) and 2013 (21-15). The Peacocks were the first to break the road curse in 2015. Between wins in Fayette in 2014 (26-12) and 2016 (18-17), Upper Iowa claimed a 27-10 victory at Minnesota State in 2015. Since the run of three straight wins for the Peacocks, the Mavericks have been on top for three of the last four years. MSU claimed home wins in 2017 (25-13) and 2019 (18-17) and defeated UIU in Dorman Memorial Gymnasium last season 22-15. Upper Iowa's last victory in the battle was in 2018 in Fayette (18-12).

No. 20 Upper Iowa Probables…

WT	RK	Wrestler	Wins	Losses	Fall	TF	MD	Dec
125		Kaden Anderlik	2	0	0	0	0	2
		Dakota Henry	0	1	0	0	0	0
133		Donny Schmit	1	1	1	0	0	0
		Philip Ihde	1	0	1	0	0	0
141	#9	Tate Murty	1	1	0	0	1	0
		Connor Manderfeld	0	1	0	0	0	0
149		Chance Throndson	2	0	1	0	0	0
		Eric Faught	1	0	0	0	0	1
		Dalton Schams	2	0	0	0	0	1
157	#8	Chase Luensman	2	0	0	1	0	1
		Mac Spotts	2	0	0	0	1	0
165		Scott Kellenberger	0	2	0	0	0	0
		Ryan Faught	0	1	0	0	0	0
174	#12	Myron Crawford	2	0	0	0	0	2
		Colter Bye	2	0	0	0	1	1
184	#8	Dalton Hahn	2	0	0	0	1	1
		Dalton Nelson	1	1	1	0	0	0
197		Zach Ryg	2	0	1	0	0	1
		Bodie Garnier	2	0	1	0	0	1
285		Jordan Baumler	1	1	0	0	1	0
		Team	26	9	6	1	5	11

 
No. 12 Minnesota State Probables…

WT	RK	Wrestler	Wins	Losses	Fall	TF	MD	Dec
125	#10	Trenton McManus	2	0	0	0	1	1
133		Brock Luthens	1	1	0	0	0	1
141		Kolbe O'Brien	2	0	1	0	0	1
149	#2	Kyle Rathman	2	0	1	0	0	1
157		Cooper Siebrecht	1	1	0	0	0	1
165		Mike Smith	1	1	1	0	0	0
174	#3	Trevor Turriff	2	0	0	0	0	2
184		Dylan Butts	1	1	0	0	0	1
197		Matt Blome	2	0	1	0	0	1
285		David Griffet	0	2	0	0	0	0

Up Next… Upper Iowa will stay at home in Fayette for a dual against the No. 22 Rangers of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Attendance at Upper Iowa home events is still by invite only through Jan. 24, but the policy will be evaluated prior to the dual against Wisconsin-Parkside.