IOWA CITY, Iowa – Senior Tony Cassioppi’s 9-2 victory over No. 9 Sam Schuyler propelled the second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team to an 18-15 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series victory over No. 7 Iowa State on Sunday afternoon in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

With the dual tied 15-15, Cassioppi had three takedowns and piled up 2:46 of riding time to clinch Iowa’s 18th straight victory in the series. The Hawkeyes move to 6-0 this season.

The Hawkeyes and Cyclones split the 10 matches in the dual, but the difference was Iowa posted three bonus-point victories – major decisions by Spencer Lee, Cobe Siebrecht and Nelson Brands.

Iowa ended Iowa State’s 18-dual winning streak and improved to 12-0 with the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy on the line.

Lee, the nation’s No. 1 ranked 125 pounder, made his season debut and came out with a flurry with two takedowns and two four-point near falls to build a 12-2 first-period lead.  Lee finished with 1:23 of riding time to post a 16-5 major decision victory over Corey Cabanban to give Iowa a 4-0 lead.

Siebrecht used a six-point move in the first period en route to a 10-2 major decision victory at 157 over Iowa State’s Jason Kraisser.  Siebrecht, who is ranked 14th, improves to 5-0 with five bonus point wins this season.

No. 15 Nelson Brands secured Iowa’s final bonus point win, majoring MJ Gaitan, 13-5, at 174.  Brands had a takedown and two-point near fall in the first and led 9-5 through two.  The Iowa City, Iowa, native had a late takedown to secure the major and he finished with four takedowns and 2:12 of riding time in the win.

Iowa also got a victory from No. 2 Real Woods at 141 in his Hawkeye and Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut – a 4-2 win over 10th-ranked Casey Swiderski.  Woods rode out Swiderski the entire second period and ended with 1:40 of riding time in the match.

Iowa State posted wins at 133, 149, 165, 184 and 197 with four of the five wins coming by two or fewer points.

#2 Iowa 18, #7 Iowa State 15

125 – #1 Spencer Lee (UI) major dec. Corey Cabanban (ISU), 16-5

133 – Ramazan Attasauov (ISU) dec. Cullan Schriever (UI), 3-1

141 – #2 Real Woods (UI) dec. #10 Casey Swiderski (ISU), 4-2

149 – #8 Paniro Johnson (ISU) dec. #6 Max Murin, 3-1

157 – #14 Cobe Siebrecht (UI) major dec. Jason Kraisser (ISU), 10-2

165 – #3 David Carr (ISU) dec. #13 Patrick Kennedy (UI), 10-4

174 – #15 Nelson Brands (UI) major dec. MJ Gaitan (ISU), 13-5

184 – #5 Marcus Coleman (ISU) dec. #8 Abe Assad (UI), 3-2

197 – #6 Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. #2 Jacob Warner, 4-3

285 – #4 Tony Cassioppi (UI) dec. #9 Sam Schuyler (ISU), 9-2