The Peacock men's wrestling squad went head-to-head with GLVC foe Maryville and defeated them 31-7 at home. They improved to 5-4 (2-0 GLVC) on the season, while the Saints fell to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
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Upper Iowa compiled eight wins on the night behind one fall, one major decision, five decisions one win by forfeit. The home team had the advantage in takedowns (13-5) and reversals (2-0), while the Saints edged out the Peacocks in escapes (13-6).
The dual began at the 125, where
Treyton Ackman kick-started the Peacocks in a big way as he trumped Sam Shafer by fall (5:46) to give Upper Iowa a 6-0 lead. Upper Iowa rallied off wins in the next seven matches, before falling in the 197 and 285 bouts.
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James Davis came out on top in a close match against No. 12 Evan Binder as he executed a takedown and one escape to get the edge at 133 by decision (4-2).
In the 141 bout, No. 5
Tate Murty won by decision over Kody Ketchum, giving the Peacocks the 9-0 advantage.
Ethen Doty (149) also entertained a tough-fought battle as he downed Collin Reif in a close decision (3-2).
The Saints left 157 open, giving No. 8
Eric Faught the forfeit win.
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No. 2
Chase Luensman was victorious by major decision (18-7) over Cole Ritter. He recorded four takedowns in his match to help fuel his win.
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Lawson Losee (174) and
Colter Bye (184) each trumped their opponents by decision (5-1) for the last Upper Iowa wins of the evening.
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Bye was tied 1-1 with John Gholson, but executed a takedown toward the end of the match for an exciting finish to come out on top.
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Raife Smart competed at 197 and fell to Jeramiah Larson by major decision.
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Jordan Baumler (285) put up a good fight versus Ryan Herman, but could not quite edge out his opponent as Maryville was successful in the last bout of the day by decision.
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The Peacocks are back on the mat Sunday in Dorman Gymnasium as they battle Drury on Sunday and 2 p.m.
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UIU-31, MU-7
