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Missouri Valley wins Audubon Wheeler Invitational

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Missouri Valley 268.0
2 Southeast Polk JV 189.0
3 Perry 157.0
4 Creston/O-M. JV 137.0
5 Atlantic-CAM JV 126.5
6 Westwood, Sloan 109.5
7 Audubon High School 73.0
8 East Sac County 58.0
9 Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 50.0
10 Collins-Maxwell 39.0
11 Missouri Valley JV 11.0
12 West Harrison, Mondamin 10.0

Audubon had three third place finishers Colin Hartl (138), Keegan Deist (160), Cooper Nielsen (220). Atlantic/CAM JV got a win from Nathan Keiser at 220.

Full results HERE

Iowa State completes unbeaten non-conference slate with win over Mizzou

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa State men’s basketball team took down Missouri 67-50 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Saturday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Cyclones complete the non-conference portion of their schedule unbeaten at 13-0.

Izaiah Brockington scored 15 points and had 6 rebounds for the Cyclones. Tyrese Hunter added 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Iowa States is now 16-5 overall. Next up for the Cyclones is a home game against Kansas at home on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

UNI takes down Illinois State

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

UNI picked up a 79-64 win over Illinois State on Saturday in Cedar Falls. AJ Green led the way with 24 points, including six 3-pointers.

Noah Carter added 21 points and the Panthers grabbed their seventh win in their last nine games. UNI is now 11-9 overall and 7-3 in the Valley.

Next up for the Panthers is a home game with Bradley on Wednesday.

Creighton lets big lead slip away against Xavier

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

Xavier rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to defeat Creighton on Saturday in Omaha 74-64. Xavier outscored the Jays 55-28 in the second half to pull off the win.

Paul Scruggs led four Musketeers in double figures with 18 points. Former Iowa Hawkeye Jack Nunge dropped in 16 with 8 rebounds. The Musketeers improved to 16-5 on the season.

Ryan Nembhard led the Bluejays with 23 points. Ryan Hawkins had 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Creighton drops to 12-7 overall and will head to UCONN on Tuesday for their next contest.

High School Basketball Scoreboard Saturday 01/29/2022

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL
CB Abraham Lincoln 57, St. Albert 38
Nodaway Valley 75, Earlham 46 (NV: Maddax DeVault 35 points)
Sioux City North 63, Kuemper Catholic 46

BOYS BASKETBALL
Atlantic 84, Perry 42
AHSTW 81, Exira-EHK 65 (A: Kyle Sternberg 30 points)
Nodaway Valley 50, Earlham 43 (NV: Boston DeVault 21 points)

Atlantic-CAM wrestling takes 2022 Hawkeye Ten Tournament Championship

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January 29th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Atlantic-CAM 238.0
2 Creston 228.0
3 Glenwood 160.5
4 Clarinda 158.5
5 Harlan 149.5
6 Kuemper Catholic 140.0
7 Lewis Central 125.0
8 Red Oak 70.5
9 Shenandoah 53.0
10 Denison 46.0
11 St Albert 42.0

106
1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic-CAM
2nd Place – Kaden Whipp of Clarinda
3rd Place – Justin Parsons of Creston
4th Place – Carter Schorsch of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
5th Place – Jesse Jens of Harlan
6th Place – Owen Nepple of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
1st Place Match
Aiden Smith (Atlantic) 43-7, Fr. over Kaden Whipp (Clarinda) 23-6, So. (Fall 0:46)
3rd Place Match
Justin Parsons (Creston) 34-8, Sr. over Carter Schorsch (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 22-20, Fr. (Dec 5-0)
5th Place Match
Jesse Jens (Harlan) 27-8, Fr. over Owen Nepple (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 21-17, Fr. (Dec 5-1)

113
1st Place – Vincent Mayberry of Glenwood
2nd Place – Zach Williams of St Albert, Council Bluffs
3rd Place – Christian Ahrens of Creston
4th Place – Brandon Erp of Red Oak
5th Place – Jaxon Brewer of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
6th Place – Davin Holste of Shenandoah
7th Place – Taye Jordan of Atlantic-CAM
8th Place – Ryan Skeripski of Clarinda
1st Place Match
Vincent Mayberry (Glenwood) 35-1, So. over Zach Williams (St Albert, Council Bluffs) 21-9, Jr. (TF-1.5 6:00 (17-2))
3rd Place Match
Christian Ahrens (Creston) 34-9, So. over Brandon Erp (Red Oak) 27-16, Jr. (Fall 3:28)
5th Place Match
Jaxon Brewer (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 17-11, Fr. over Davin Holste (Shenandoah) 15-17, Fr. (Fall 5:21)
7th Place Match
Taye Jordan (Atlantic) 10-11, So. over Ryan Skeripski (Clarinda) 4-14, Fr. (Fall 1:32)

120
1st Place – Riley Parkis of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
2nd Place – Lincoln Keeler of Creston
3rd Place – Brody McKinley of Harlan
4th Place – Cruz Weaver of Atlantic-CAM
5th Place – Briten Maxwell of Glenwood
6th Place – Jordan Smith of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
7th Place – Fransisco Escalante of Denison
1st Place Match
Riley Parkis (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 31-5, Jr. over Lincoln Keeler (Creston) 27-9, So. (Dec 3-1)
3rd Place Match
Brody McKinley (Harlan) 25-14, Fr. over Cruz Weaver (Atlantic) 28-22, Jr. (Fall 1:03)
5th Place Match
Briten Maxwell (Glenwood) 28-21, So. over Jordan Smith (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 7-9, Fr. (Fall 0:51)
7th Place Match
Fransisco Escalante (Denison) 8-23, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

126
1st Place – Ethan Follmann of Atlantic-CAM
2nd Place – Matthew Beem of Glenwood
3rd Place – Luke Freund of Harlan
4th Place – Brandon Briley of Creston
5th Place – Cole Scamman of Shenandoah
6th Place – Derrik Gregory of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
7th Place – Joshua LeRette of Red Oak
8th Place – Jake Hausman of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
1st Place Match
Ethan Follmann (Atlantic) 42-9, Sr. over Matthew Beem (Glenwood) 17-3, So. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
Luke Freund (Harlan) 31-6, Sr. over Brandon Briley (Creston) 21-14, So. (MD 15-3)
5th Place Match
Cole Scamman (Shenandoah) 28-16, Fr. over Derrik Gregory (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 14-15, Fr. (Fall 4:35)
7th Place Match
Joshua LeRette (Red Oak) 19-19, So. over Jake Hausman (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 22-17, So. (Dec 8-4)

132
1st Place – Luke Musich of Harlan
2nd Place – Easton O`Brien of Atlantic
3rd Place – Trey Chesnut of Creston
4th Place – Michael Mayer of Clarinda
5th Place – Chase Sandholm of Red Oak
6th Place – Thaine Williamson of Glenwood
7th Place – Trent Eischeid of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
8th Place – Jade Spangler of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Luke Musich (Harlan) 31-3, Sr. over Easton O`Brien (Atlantic) 36-16, Jr. (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
Trey Chesnut (Creston) 33-15, Jr. over Michael Mayer (Clarinda) 25-15, Sr. (Dec 7-3)
5th Place Match
Chase Sandholm (Red Oak) 29-17, Sr. over Thaine Williamson (Glenwood) 16-27, Jr. (Fall 1:46)
7th Place Match
Trent Eischeid (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 7-11, Sr. over Jade Spangler (Shenandoah) 17-20, So. (MD 9-1)

138
1st Place – Austin Evans of Creston
2nd Place – Jake Irlbeck of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
3rd Place – Reese Fauble of Glenwood
4th Place – Dante Hedrington of Atlantic-CAM
5th Place – Leland Woodruff of Clarinda
6th Place – Brody Cullin of Shenandoah
7th Place – Tytan Frohlich of Harlan
8th Place – Chase Roeder of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Austin Evans (Creston) 32-11, So. over Jake Irlbeck (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 31-11, So. (MD 15-6)
3rd Place Match
Reese Fauble (Glenwood) 25-18, Fr. over Dante Hedrington (Atlantic) 22-18, So. (Dec 14-10)
5th Place Match
Leland Woodruff (Clarinda) 12-9, So. over Brody Cullin (Shenandoah) 13-15, So. (Fall 0:21)
7th Place Match
Tytan Frohlich (Harlan) 4-4, So. over Chase Roeder (Red Oak) 10-24, Jr. (Fall 0:59)

145
1st Place – Kale Downey of Clarinda
2nd Place – Triston Barncastle of Creston
3rd Place – Kellan Scott of Glenwood
4th Place – Zack Winslow of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
5th Place – Owen Laughlin of Shenandoah
6th Place – Tanner O`Brien of Atlantic-CAM
7th Place – Adam Baier of Red Oak
8th Place – Kent Sanders of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
1st Place Match
Kale Downey (Clarinda) 35-5, Sr. over Triston Barncastle (Creston) 35-10, Sr. (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match
Kellan Scott (Glenwood) 35-14, So. over Zack Winslow (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 13-16, Sr. (Dec 15-9)
5th Place Match
Owen Laughlin (Shenandoah) 31-15, So. over Tanner O`Brien (Atlantic) 27-23, Jr. (Dec 3-0)
7th Place Match
Adam Baier (Red Oak) 29-20, Fr. over Kent Sanders (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 20-10, Fr. (Dec 7-4)

152
1st Place – Shea Parkis of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
2nd Place – David Helton of St Albert, Council Bluffs
3rd Place – Brian South of Atlantic-CAM
4th Place – Tate Mayberry of Glenwood
5th Place – Briley Hayes of Creston
6th Place – Logan Koch of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
7th Place – Tyler Raybourn of Clarinda
8th Place – Jaxon Terry of Red Oak
1st Place Match
Shea Parkis (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 35-2, Sr. over David Helton (St Albert, Council Bluffs) 33-13, Jr. (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match
Brian South (Atlantic) 26-14, Jr. over Tate Mayberry (Glenwood) 25-12, Jr. (Fall 5:11)
5th Place Match
Briley Hayes (Creston) 27-16, Sr. over Logan Koch (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 11-16, So. (Fall 0:52)
7th Place Match
Tyler Raybourn (Clarinda) 19-13, Sr. over Jaxon Terry (Red Oak) 14-29, Fr. (Dec 8-6)

160
1st Place – Dawson Bond of Red Oak
2nd Place – Karson Downey of Clarinda
3rd Place – Tyler Boldra of Glenwood
4th Place – William Bolinger of Creston
5th Place – Jayden Dickerson of Shenandoah
6th Place – Owen Hoover of Atlantic-CAM
7th Place – Bret Van Baale of Harlan
8th Place – JJ Storey of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
1st Place Match
Dawson Bond (Red Oak) 36-5, Jr. over Karson Downey (Clarinda) 29-9, So. (MD 10-2)
3rd Place Match
Tyler Boldra (Glenwood) 28-12, Sr. over William Bolinger (Creston) 19-6, So. (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match
Jayden Dickerson (Shenandoah) 31-12, Fr. over Owen Hoover (Atlantic) 19-19, So. (Fall 5:12)
7th Place Match
Bret Van Baale (Harlan) 16-15, Jr. over JJ Storey (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 10-14, Fr. (Fall 3:26)

170
1st Place – Kadin Stutzman of Atlantic-CAM
2nd Place – Braylon Kammrad of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
3rd Place – Kaden Street of Creston
4th Place – Bryce Wiskus of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
5th Place – Tyrel Jacobsen of Harlan
6th Place – Kolby McAndrews of Clarinda
7th Place – Mark Hardy of Shenandoah
8th Place – Austin Wear of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Kadin Stutzman (Atlantic) 46-3, Sr. over Braylon Kammrad (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 29-6, Jr. (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match
Kaden Street (Creston) 30-14, Jr. over Bryce Wiskus (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 23-20, So. (TF-1.5 4:22 (18-2))
5th Place Match
Tyrel Jacobsen (Harlan) 7-11, So. over Kolby McAndrews (Clarinda) 1-8, Fr. (Fall 1:29)
7th Place Match
Mark Hardy (Shenandoah) 5-3, So. over Austin Wear (Glenwood) 13-16, So. (Dec 5-1)

182
1st Place – Zane Bendorf of Harlan
2nd Place – Jase Wilmes of Clarinda
3rd Place – Jarrett Armstrong of Atlantic-CAM
4th Place – Joel Murillo of Denison
5th Place – Ty Morrison of Creston
6th Place – Tate Bieret of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
7th Place – Dakota Miner of Red Oak
8th Place – Gavin Connell of Glenwood
1st Place Match
Zane Bendorf (Harlan) 34-3, Jr. over Jase Wilmes (Clarinda) 27-6, So. (Fall 0:46)
3rd Place Match
Jarrett Armstrong (Atlantic) 42-10, Jr. over Joel Murillo (Denison) 19-11, Fr. (Fall 2:28)
5th Place Match
Ty Morrison (Creston) 25-19, Jr. over Tate Bieret (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 21-16, Fr. (Dec 2-1)
7th Place Match
Dakota Miner (Red Oak) 5-7, Fr. over Gavin Connell (Glenwood) 0-3, Jr. (M. For.)

195
1st Place – CJ Carter of Glenwood
2nd Place – Jaxson Hildebrand of Denison
3rd Place – Brenden Casey of Atlantic-CAM
4th Place – Dillon Woods of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
5th Place – Matt Schwery of Harlan
6th Place – Jagger Luther of Creston
7th Place – Brayden Riesberg of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
8th Place – Brayden Nothwehr of Clarinda
1st Place Match
CJ Carter (Glenwood) 44-2, Jr. over Jaxson Hildebrand (Denison) 29-3, Jr. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match
Brenden Casey (Atlantic) 32-20, Jr. over Dillon Woods (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 29-12, Sr. (SV-1 6-4)
5th Place Match
Matt Schwery (Harlan) 18-9, Jr. over Jagger Luther (Creston) 29-16, So. (MD 11-1)
7th Place Match
Brayden Riesberg (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 19-10, Sr. over Brayden Nothwehr (Clarinda) 22-13, So. (Fall 4:14)

220
1st Place – Cal Wanninger of Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
2nd Place – Max Chapman of Creston
3rd Place – Jeremiah Davis of Harlan
4th Place – Miles Mundorf of Atlantic-CAM
5th Place – Hunter Waldstein of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
6th Place – Bryson Harris of Clarinda
7th Place – Luis Chan of Denison
8th Place – Ethan Richardson of Shenandoah
1st Place Match
Cal Wanninger (Kuemper Catholic, Carroll) 40-2, Sr. over Max Chapman (Creston) 28-11, So. (Fall 5:16)
3rd Place Match
Jeremiah Davis (Harlan) 24-10, Sr. over Miles Mundorf (Atlantic) 34-15, Jr. (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match
Hunter Waldstein (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 18-18, Sr. over Bryson Harris (Clarinda) 14-11, Fr. (Fall 1:45)
7th Place Match
Luis Chan (Denison) 7-15, So. over Ethan Richardson (Shenandoah) 8-11, So. (Fall 0:46)

285
1st Place – Logan Green of Clarinda
2nd Place – Sam Barrientos of Lewis Central, Council Bluffs
3rd Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic-CAM
4th Place – Quinten Fuller of Creston
5th Place – Garret Plagge of Denison
1st Place Match
Logan Green (Clarinda) 34-1, Sr. over Sam Barrientos (Lewis Central, Council Bluffs) 23-6, Sr. (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match
Evan Sorensen (Atlantic) 12-7, Fr. over Quinten Fuller (Creston) 16-11, So. (Fall 1:13)
5th Place Match
Garret Plagge (Denison) 10-23, So. over () , . (Bye)

RAGBRAI 2022 route announced

News, Sports

January 29th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) -Officials in Des Moines, Friday night, announced the route for this year’s RAGBRAI event. This year marks the 49th time the event has taken place. It would have been the 50th, had the pandemic not forced a postponement last year.
The 2022 RAGBRAI runs from July 24th through the 30th. It starts with a dip of the bike rear tires in the Missouri River at Sergeant Bluff, and ends 430-miles to the east in Lansing, with the front tires being dipped in the Mississippi River.

Image via the RAGBRAI Facebook page

Officials say there will be 11,900 feet of climb over the seven days of the ride. Cyclists will overnight in Ida Grove, Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Mason City, Charles City and West Union.

Iowa women earn split with Northwestern

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January 29th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa women’s basketball team was able to avenge an earlier season loss and topped Northwestern 72-67 in overtime on Friday night in Evanston.

The Hawkeyes trailed by 5 heading into the final quarter but were able to not the game up at 61 by the end of regulation to force the extra session. Iowa then outscored the Wildcats 11-6 in overtime to grab the big road win.

Caitlin Clark continued her recent tear with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Monika Czinano had a big game as well with 24 points and 16 rebounds.

The Hawkeyes improved to 14-4 overall and 8-1 in the Big Ten.

Next up Iowa hosts Ohio State on Monday, Jan. 31 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. (CT) on B1G Network.

No. 7 Cyclones down #21 Oklahoma 22-9

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January 29th, 2022 by admin

NORMAN, Okla. – The seventh-ranked Iowa State Cyclones won seven matches Friday night, as the Cyclones defeated No. 21 Oklahoma 22-9.

Iowa State picked up its eighth-straight victory, improving to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12. Iowa State currently has the third-longest winning streak in the country heading into Sunday’s match with No. 3 Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have the second-longest winning streak in the nation at 20. Sunday’s match will start at 2 p.m. in Stillwater and will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Oklahoma took an early lead, as No. 32 Joey Prata handed No. 19 Kysen Terukina his first loss of the season at 125 pounds. Terukina cut the lead to 6-4 with an escape with 1:53 left in the match, but couldn’t get the final takedown for the victory.

At 133 pounds, No. 33 Ramazan Attasauov bounced back from a fall in his last match with a 4-1 victory over No. 14 Anthony Madrigal. Attasauov recorded a takedown with :38 left in the first period, while adding a pair of escapes in the third period for the victory.

No. 11 Ian Parker had a pair of takedowns and a reversal, as he beat Jacob Butler 8-3 at 141 pounds. Leading 5-3 in the second period, Parker used a reversal with :15 left in the period to extend the lead to 7-3.

Willie McDougald had a takedown with 1:07 left in sudden victory, as he knocked-off No. 21 Jarrett Degen 4-2 at 149 pounds.

Top-ranked David Carr defeated No. 16 Justin Thomas 3-1 for his 46th-straight victory. Carr had a takedown in the first period before escaping early in the third period for the victory.

At 165 pounds, Isaac Judge downed No. 31 Joe Grello 8-4. With the match tied at 2-2, Judge recorded a takedown into a four-point nearfall with :04 left in the second period to take an 8-2 lead.

No. 18 Joel Devine used an escape in the third period to beat No. 32 Anthony Mantanona 3-2 at 174 pounds. Trailing 1-0 in the second period, Devine had a takedown with :40 left in the period for the only takedown of the match.

At 184 pounds, No. 8 Marcus Coleman picked up a 13-5 major decision over No. 26 Darrien Roberts. Coleman had a 4-2 lead in the second period before using a takedown with :51 left in the period to put Roberts on his back for a pair of nearfall points. With :01 left, Coleman added a takedown and a point for riding time for the major decision.

No. 14 Yonger Bastida dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 12 Jake Woodley at 197 pounds. Bastida escaped in the second period for a 1-0 lead. Woodley escaped early in the third period and notched a takedown with :50 left to secure the victory.

In the final match of the night, No. 21 Sam Schuyler beat No. 29 Josh Heindselman 5-3. Schuyler had the first takedown :11 into the match and added a final takedown with :49 left to secure the victory.

No. 2 Iowa wrestling falls to No. 1 Penn State 19-13

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January 29th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling team saw its 29-dual winning streak come a close following a, 19-13, loss to Penn State on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Second-ranked Iowa got a major decision from Alex Marinelli at 165 and closed the dual with a top-three win from Tony Cassioppi at 285, but the Nittany Lions came out on top of a pair of overtime battles and won six-of-10 matches to win a matchup between the nation’s top two teams.

“Bonus points are critical,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “It went against us too. We have to finish. We have to finish matches better and be a little tougher in those situations. We have to keep doing the things that we need to do to make progress as we go into February and the postseason.”

The Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions traded 10-point runs through the first six matches. Penn State strung together one major and a pair of decisions to build a 10-0 team lead after 125, 133 and 141.

Iowa answered and tied the dual, 10-10, with back-to-back decisions and a major from 149-165.

Max Murin scored a takedown in the final minute and used one minute, 50 seconds of riding time to win 4-1 at 149. Kaleb Young’s second-period escape and nearly two minutes of riding time earned him a 2-0 decision at 157, and Marinelli knotted the team score with a 10-2 major decision at 165.

Marinelli scored a takedown in the first, added two more in the third, earned a point for stalling and used two minutes, 11 seconds of riding time to secure the bonus points.

“It felt good but there’s more to give,” Marinelli said. “I’m very thankful and blessed to have just a couple days to avenge a loss and get back to where I wanted to be.”

The Nittany Lions retook the lead at 174 with a 2-1 decision. Top-ranked Carter Starocci used a 30-second rideout in the first tiebreak to defeat No. 2 Michael Kemerer. Kemerer nearly won the match in the closing seconds of the first sudden victory, but a takedown on the mat was called off after an official review determined time had expired.

The Nittany Lions added to their lead with an 8-3 decision at 184 and closed the dual with a similar score at 197.

Cassioppi closed the night with the sixth top-five win of his career. Cassioppi, ranked No. 5 at 285, scored the final seven points of the match to defeat No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet, 7-2. Cassioppi led 3-2 after one period, wrestled through a scoreless second period and added an escape and takedown in the third. He also earned a point for riding time (1:27).

“I wrestled my match and my positions,” Cassioppi said. “He hit me with that double right away and I made an adjustment to stop his next one, which was important to me. I can’t let that first one take me down. I need to make the adjustment before I need to make the adjustment. I need to be ready, ready, ready, but i came back and wrestled my match.”

“Fortunately, it is January still,” Brands added. “Even though we are close to February. We are getting towards the end. We have to do a better job. Big things make a big difference.” 

UP NEXT

The No. 2 Hawkeyes host No. 10 Wisconsin on Saturday, Feb. 5, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena beginning at 2:30 p.m. (CT). The dual is televised live on BTN. Iowa will recognize its senior class following the dual.