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    Upper Iowa blasts St. Cloud State

    Upper Iowa won nine of the 10 matches in dominating St. Cloud State 48-3 in Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn., Friday night. Upper Iowa, ranked 17th in the recent NCAA Division II coaches poll, won five matches via pinfall to improve to 6-3-1 in dual meets this season.

    Seventh-ranked Tyler Mumbulo started the dual with an 18-3 tech. fall win over Nick Wasche at 125 pounds. Eighth-ranked 133-pounder Ralph Acosta followed by pinning Brent Johnson in 36 seconds. Acosta's victory was the first of three straight Peacock wins by fall.

    Jacob Pedersen took down Shad Tappe in 2:30 at 141 pounds and Cory Schmitz won at 149 pounds in 1:28 over Tom Messerli. Brandon Heying won by forfeit to give Upper Iowa a 29-0 lead after the first five matches.

    The Peacocks did not let up. Brady Hakeman earned a 6-3 decision over Tom Anderson at 165 pounds. St. Cloud State (0-6) finally got on the board as Jason Moore defeated Dano Grayson 12-5 at 174 pounds.

    UIU closed the dual with three decisive wins, which included two more first period falls. Tony Gehling's 14-6 major decision over Neil Russell at 184 pounds upped the Peacock advantage to 36-3. Jase Clark defeated Jairo Sandoval in 38 seconds at 197 pounds and heavyweight Tyson Brown pinned Brad Nowak in 1:47.

    Upper Iowa hosts Truman State next Friday at 7 p.m.

    #17 Upper Iowa 48, St. Cloud State 3

    125 – #7 Tyler Mumbulo (UIU) def. Nick Wasche, tech fall 18-3
    133 – #8 Ralph Acosta (UIU) pinned Brent Johnson, 0:36
    141 – Jacob Pedersen (UIU) pinned Shad Tappe, 2:30
    149 – Cory Schmitz (UIU) pinned Tom Messerli, 1:28
    157 – Brandon Heying (UIU) won by forfeit
    165 – Brady Hakeman (UIU) def. Tom Anderson, 6-3
    174 – Jason Moore (SCSU) def. Dano Grayson, 12-5
    184 – Tony Gehling (UIU) def. Neil Russell, maj. dec. 14-6
    197 – Jase Clark (UIU) pinned Jairo Sandoval, 0:38
    285 – Tyson Brown (UIU) pinned Brad Nowak, 1:47

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