Northern Colorado (5-4) got the early 3-0 lead when Richard Lohr was able to defeat NDSU's David Cunningham 7-2. The Bison went on to win eight of the next nine matches, beginning with Gabe Mooney winning his 17th match of the year, defeating Kyle LeValley by major decision 12-4 at 149 pounds.
With the Bison up 4-3, redshirt freshman Andrew Quittschreiber picked up his first career dual victory defeating Nathan Gerrard 2-0 at 157 pounds. The win improved Quittschreiber's record to 12-9 on the season.
The match continued with NDSU 165-pounder Zach Molitor having his three-match winning streak snapped at the hands of Devan Lewis 12-7. That would be the last loss for the Bison on the night as they went on to win the next six bouts, beginning with Matt Hermann winning his third straight dual, beating Ryan Johnson 15-11 at 174 pounds.
Matt Wetterling picked up his 22nd win and 16th pin of the year sticking Tim Sexton at 184 pounds at the 7:42 mark. The match went to an extra session with Wetterling picking up three bonus points for the Bison.
At 197 pounds, NDSU's Jacob Bryce handed 17th-ranked Reece Hopkin his first dual loss of the season by the score of 6-4. This marks the first time an NDSU wreslter has defeated a nationally ranked wrestler this season. Bryce has now won two consecutive matches and is 14-9 on the year. After the match, Northern Colorado was deducted one team point after Hopkin shoved Bryce. This gave the Bison a 19-5 lead going into the heavyweight bout.
North Dakota State's Mike Maresh won for the sixth time in seven career matches defeating Justin Tuell 15-4 in the battle between heavyweights. At 125 pounds, Mike Meger got back to the .500 mark on the season by defeating Beau Hessler 9-3. The sophomore is now 7-7 on the season and is 5-1 in his last six duals.
The match concluded when 133-pound sophomore Eric Sanders won his fourth match in a row by pinning Will Cusker in 5 minutes, 45 seconds, making the final score 32-5. Sanders is now 12-9 on the season with four pins.
The Bison now lead the all-time series with the Bears 25-2-1 and NDSU head coach Bucky Maughan is 18-1-1 over son and Northern Colorado head coach Jack Maughan.
The Bison wrestle their second match in as many nights when they travel north to wrestle Utah Valley State (5-8) in Orem. Match time is scheduled for a 8 p.m. central time start.
FINAL RESULTS
North Dakota State 32, Northern Colorado 5
141--Richard Lohr (NCOL) dec. David Cunningham 7-2
149--Gabe Mooney (NDSU) maj. dec. Kyle LeValley 12-4
157--Andrew Quittschreiber (NDSU) dec. Nathan Gerrard 2-0
165--Devan Lewis (NCOL) dec. Zach Molitor 12-7
174--Matt Hermann (NDSU) dec. Ryan Johnson 15-11
184--Matt Wetterling (NDSU) pin Tim Sexton 7:42
197--Jacob Bryce (NDSU) dec. #17 Reece Hopkin 6-4*
Hwt.--Mike Maresh (NDSU) maj. dec. Justin Tuell 15-4
125--Mike Meger (NDSU) dec. Beau Hessler 9-3
133--Eric Sanders (NDSU) pin Will Cusker 5:45
* Denotes team point deducted from Northern Colorado due to team conduct
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