Rhodes and Silva were tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation, but Rhodes earned an extra point for riding time to claim the one-point victory. The Panthers, ranked No. 22 nationally, forfeited the next match at 125 pounds for the final margin.
Overall, UNI, now 3-7-1, claimed six of the 10 matches on the night, four of which were decided by one point.
"We lost four matches by one point," UTC Head Coach Joe Seay said. "Some of those could have gone either way. I thought we wrestled very solidly for most of the night. We had a chance to win the match, but we didn't pull them out. I told our guys afterwards, if they do that at the conference tournament, they won't go to Nationals. It's that simple."
The two nationally-ranked wrestlers lived up to their billing for each team. UTC's Matt Keller, ranked as high as No. 6 at 133 pounds, began the match with a pin of Chris Helgeson to give the Mocs a quick 6-0 lead. It was the 11th consecutive victory for Keller and his eighth pin of the season.
UNI's Nick Baima, ranked as high as No. 7 at 165 pounds, moved up to 174 for this match, and scored a 16-5 major decision over UTC's T.J. Sayers. Baima's win snapped a 9-9 tie and gave the Panthers the lead for good at 13-9.
Aaron Martin and John Davis were the other winners for the Mocs, now 11-7-1. Martin outpointed Colby Goetsch 9-6 at 149, and Davis defeated Dan Dunning 5-1 at 184.
The Panthers also earned team points from C.J. Ettelson, Chris Bitetto, Moza Fay and Andrew Anderson.
Ettelson edged Michael Keefe 9-8 at 141, Bitetto outscored Jake Yost 3-2 at 157, Fay was a 5-2 winner over Justin Otis and Anderson got past Lloyd Rogers 6-5 at 197.
In the Cumberland dual, the Bulldogs, an NAIA program, forfeited four matches. The Mocs used five pins and a major decision for the shutout. UTC claimed a 57-0 win over Cumberland last season.
Winning by fall for the Mocs were Martin (149), Wayne French (157), Kyle McKee (184), Zach Tramel (285) and Maldonado (125). Daniel Peterson scored a 16-6 major over Trey Myers at 165.
UTC hosts another twin dual next Saturday at Maclellan Gym. Appalachian State and Cumberland College will visit the UTC campus with the first match beginning at 7 p.m.
No. 22 Northern Iowa 19, Chattanooga 18
Jan. 28, Maclellan Gym, Chattanooga, Tenn.
133 - No. 6 Matt Keller (UTC) pinned Chris Helgeson (UNI), 2:46 6-0
141 - C.J. Ettelson (UNI) dec. Michael Keefe (UTC), 9-8 6-3
149 - Aaron Martin (UTC) dec. Colby Goetsch (UNI), 9-6 9-3
157 - Chris Bitetto (UNI) dec. Jake Yost (UTC), 3-2 9-6
165 - Moza Fay (UNI) dec. Justin Otis (UTC), 5-2 9-9
174 - No. 7 Nick Baima (UNI) maj. dec. T.J. Sayers (UTC), 16-5 9-13
184 - John Davis (UTC) dec. Dan Dunning (UNI), 5-1 12-13
197 - Andrew Anderson (UNI) dec. Lloyd Rogers (UTC), 6-5 12-16
285 - Tyler Rhodes (UNI) dec. Israel Silva (UTC), 2-1 12-19
125 - Javier Maldonado (UTC) won by forfeit 18-19
Chattanooga 58, Cumberland University 0
Jan. 28, Maclellan Gym, Chattanooga, Tenn.
133 – Adam Rains (UTC) won by forfeit 6-0
141 - Michael Keefe (UTC) won by forfeit 12-0
149 - Aaron Martin (UTC) pinned Kyle Knox (CU), 4:51 18-0
157 – Wayne French (UTC) pinned Daniel Rosbottom (CU), 6:44 24-0
165 – Daniel Peterson (UTC) maj. dec. Trey Myers (CU), 16-6 28-0
174 - T.J. Sayers (UTC) won by forfeit 34-0
184 – Kyle McKee (UTC) pinned Jordan Powers (CU), 2:43 40-0
197 – Nick Lorenzano (UTC) won by forfeit 46-0
285 – Zach Tramel (UTC) pinned Jacob Sheffield (CU), 2:51 52-0
125 - Javier Maldonado (UTC) pinned Santana Adame (CU), 5:42 58-0
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