UNI head coach Brad Penrith said there were a lot of positives tonight for the Panthers.
"We did a good job of getting to our feet and getting off bottom," Penrith said. "We struggled with that in the bigger duals. We had a lot of first moves off the whistle."
The Panthers began the dual with an offensive assault by tallying a pair of falls at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Junior Andrew Anderson led his 197-pound match with Dan Barrone, 9-3, in the closing seconds before he put Barrone on his back and got the fall at 6:49. Redshirt freshman Dustin Bauman gave the Panthers a 12-0 lead with a pin over Wyoming's Jason Still at the 5:38 mark of their heavyweight tilt.
Redshirt freshman Caleb Flores hung on for a 3-2 win over Wyoming's Cody Grant at 125 pounds, while junio Josh Baldridge tallied a 4-1 triumph over Cory VomBaur at 133 pounds.
The Ettelson brothers kept the momentum going with a pair of dominating efforts at 141 and 149 pounds. Senior C.J. Ettelson earned a 16-0 technical fall over Brandon Gifford, and sophomore Charlie Ettelson netted a major decision over Cody Chipperfield, 12-4.
"I was extremely happy with Charlie's adjustments in the middle of his match so he could end up with a major decision," Penrith said.
Sophomore Tyson Reiner scored a hard-fought 8-1 victory over Wyoming's Dane Fuhrman at 157 pounds, and junior 165-pounder Moza Fay was awarded a major decision over Wyoming's Eric Coxbill, 11-3. Senior Alex Dolly then secured a 2-1 victory at 174 pounds against Wyoming's Kyle Morrow.
Redshirt freshman Andy O'Loughlin put together a comeback victory at 184 pounds when he took on Wyoming's Mikel Hoopes. Hoopes took a 6-1 lead in the match, but O'Loughlin battled back and tied the match at 9-9 in the closing seconds of the third period. O'Loughlin then won the match 19 seconds into sudden victory with a takedown near the edge of the mat.
"I liked the way Andy finished the match, but not how he started," Penrith said.
The Panthers last shutout prior to tonight came against Eastern Illinois in the 2003 season, when UNI notched a 39-0 victory.
UNI will take on Northern Colorado tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the McLeod Center.
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