#13 UNI Wrestling Faces #5 OSU on ESPNU

No. 13 UNI wrestling at No. 5 Oklahoma State
3 p.m. CT Feb. 3
Gallagher-IBA Arena; Stillwater, Oklahoma

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI wrestling fans can see seven top-25 matchups on ESPNU when the Panthers face the Cowboys of Oklahoma State 3 p.m. CT Saturday.

No. 13 UNI (5-3 / 2-1 Big 12) has six Panthers ranked in the top 20, while No. 5 OSU (9-2 / 5-0 Big 12) has a wrestler ranked at every weight. Preston Weigel didn't have enough matches to qualify for the first set of NCAA rankings, but is No. 5 in the latest Intermat poll.

UNI is 2-25 against Oklahoma State. Head coach Doug Schwab 0-2 against the Cowboys. The two teams last met in 2013, where OSU took that one, 39-7.

After losing 21-19 to No. 3 Missouri, OSU bounced back to dominate Iowa State, 31-3. UNI is coming off a 22-16 loss to No. 15 South Dakota State.

MATCHUPS

125: #17 Jay Schwarm So. (19-7) vs. Nick Piccinninni (14-3)

Schwarm has a top-10 win over No. 6 Ryan Millhof of Arizona State and was second at the Southern Scuffle. He has nine first-period falls and leads the team with 12. He was eighth in the nation for number of falls in the least amount of time, but hewas knocked out of the top 10 this week.
Piccinninni was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Nov. 8 after defeating defending NCAA champion and top-ranked Darian Cruz of Lehigh at the NWCA All-Star Classic. The returning All-American was fourth in the 125-pound weight class at the 2017 national tournament as a redshirt freshman.

133: Jack Wagner RFr. (7-14) or Rudy Yates RFr. (8-5) vs. Kaid Brock (19-2)

Wagner transferred from Iowa to join UNI this year. He has earned bonus points in four of his wins.
Yates opened the season with second-place finishes at the UNI Open and the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open.
All-American Brock took fifth at 133 pounds last year, posting a 29-4 record. He beat evenutal national champion Cory Clark of Iowa in dual competition during the season.

141: #8 Josh Alber Jr. (21-3) vs. #4 Dean Heil (17-4)

Alber, a two-time NCAA qualifier, is on a seven-match win streak. He has two falls, three tech falls and five major decisions this season. He has not given up bonus points. He has the second most dual takedowns on the team with 20. He has two top-10 wins and three wins over top-20 opponents. He took second at the Cliff Keen Invite.
Heil is the two-time defending NCAA champion at 141 pounds and coming off an undefeated 2017 season. He has a ranked win this year over No. 8 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota). He was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 29 after recording his 100th win against North Dakota State.

149: #7 Max Thomsen, So. (21-5) vs. #14 Boo Lewallen (20-4)

Thomsen is one of two returning all-Americans for UNI. He was fifth at 149 pounds last year. Thomsen has two falls, three tech falls and four major decisions and has not given up bonus points this year.
Lewallen has ranked win this year over No. 18 Jarrett Degen. As a redshirt freshman in 2016-17 he went 5-0 at Reno Tournament of Champions with wins over No. 15 Javier Gasca (MSU) and No. 9 Bryce Meredith to claim the title at 141 in his first collegiate event.

157: Paden Moore, So. (12-6) or Logan Ryan, Jr. (13-6) vs. #30 Jonce Blaylock (13-7)

Moore was in the lineup for much of last year. He was eighth at the 2017 MAC Championships.
Ryan transferred from Iowa to join UNI this year. He opened the season with a second-place finish at the UNI Open.
Blaylock has ranked win this year over No. 10 Jake Short (Minnesota). He had a perfect 4-0 mark in dual action in 2016-17, competing at both 149 and 157. He also notched a ranked win over No. 13 DaWaylon Barnes (Oklahoma).

165: Dan Kelly, So. (8-8) or Isaiah Patton, So. (11-12) vs. #9 Chandler Rogers (13-3)

Kelly pinned No. 18 Lorenzo De La Rive of CSU-Baskersfield.
Patton has five career duals as a Panther and took second to teammate Bryce Steiert at the UNI Open.
Rogers has ranked wins this year over No. 15 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU), No. 10 Nick Wanzek (MINN). In 2016-17, he led the team in falls with 11 and earned his first All-American honor, going 5-2 to finish fifth at 165 pounds. He is a two-time NCAA qualifier. He is 10^th in the nation with most falls with eight in 14 minutes, 15 seconds.

174: #7 Taylor Lujan, So. (22-4) vs. #13 Jacobe Smith (15-4) or Hestin Lamons (2-2)

Lujan, a returning NCAA qualifier, has pinned eight wrestlers this year and notched four tech falls. He leads the team in dual takedowns with 22 and in dual scoring with 26 points. He has four wins over top-20 opponents.
Smith went a perfect 15-0 in his redshirt season in 2016-17 at 174 pounds. Competed exclusively in four open tournaments, taking home titles in all four. Racked up a 76-6 overall record at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M before transferring. He is a two-time NJCAA Champion (2015 and 2016) at 174.
Lamons went 8-8 overall in 2016-17, making appearances at four events. Finished second at the Norseman Open and fourth at the Outlaw Open.

184: #10 Drew Foster, Jr. (19-4) vs. #24 Keegan Moore (12-6) or Andrew Marsden (13-7)

Foster is one of two returning All-Americans for UNI after placing seventh at last year's NCAA championships. He has five tech falls. He has five wins over four top-20 opponents. He took second at the Southern Scuffle to the nation's top wrestler, Bo Nickal of Penn State.
Moore went 7-2 overall in his redshirt season in 2016-17, winning the Norsman Open and claiming the 197-pound title. He is a three-time Minnesota high school state wrestling champion and the younger brother of Panther Paden Moore.
Marsden went 13-3 overall in 2016-17, competing exclusively in open tournaments. He tied for the most pins on the team with 11 and claimed titles at the OCU Open and Norseman Open, winning each match in both tournaments with first-period falls.

197: #19 Jacob Holschlag So. (14-6) vs. Preston Weigel (7-1) – ranked No. 5 by Intermat

Holschlag moved up a weight midseason last year and qualified for the NCAA tournament at 197 pounds. He was second at the Southern Scuffle this year and took fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite.
Weigel is a returning All-American. He was sixth at last year's national tournament. He has ranked wins this year over No. 13 Jake Smith (WVU), No. 5 Cash Wilcke (IOWA), No. 7 Mike Macchiavello (NCST), and No. 19 Jacob Seeley (Northern Colorado). All-American in 2016-17, finishing sixth at the national tournament. He earned his second consecutive Big 12 title and is a two-time NCAA qualifier.

285: Carter Isley RFr. (18-9) vs. No. 10 Derek White (16-2)

Isley has eight falls this season. He won the Harold Nichols and Grand View opens and finished second at the UNI Open.
White went 18-9 overall in 2016-17, competing at both 197 pounds and heavyweight. He took home the title at the Reno Tournament of Champions and was second at both the OCU Open and Outlaw opens. He is a two-time Oklahoma high school state wrestling champion.

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