EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — North Dakota State University 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez recorded his fifth tech fall of the season and it proved to be the deciding factor in the Bison 18-17 win on tie-breaker criteria over Indiana University in the first of two duals Sunday, Dec. 4. Andrew Fogarty and Tyler McNutt both recorded pins as NDSU defeated host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 25-13 in the second.
 
North Dakota State improved to 4-1 overall. The Bison will face the University of Maryland and George Mason University on Friday, Dec. 9, in Fairfax, Va.
 
Rodriguez, a senior from Guadalupe, Calif. (Righetti H.S.), recorded his team-leading tech fall 26-10 against Indiana's Liam Cronin at 6:11. That win put the Bison ahead 14-10.
 
However, the Hoosiers (2-2) rallied with a pair of wins including a major decision over the next two weight classes for a 17-14 lead.
 
In making his first dual start of the season, NDSU's 149 Kyle Gliva posted a 5-2 decision over Chris Perez to tie the match at 17-all sending things to the tie-breaker criteria.
 
North Dakota State opened the dual with wins from 12th-ranked Clay Ream at 157 pounds and 19th-ranked Fogarty at 165. Ream won 8-1 over Jake Danishek, while Fogarty edged Bryce Martin 2-0.
 
Indiana (2-2) reeled off three straight wins before NDSU 285-pounder Ben Tynan stopped the run with a 6-0 win over Fletcher Miller.
 
North Dakota State came out strong against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville with Ream rolling to a 13-4 major decision over Karsten Van Velsor. Ream improved to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in duals. Fogarty notched his third pin of the season at 3:59 over SIUE's Sammuel Zimmerman. Fogarty is now 7-1 overall and 4-1 in duals.
 
NDSU 184-pound junior Tyler McNutt put the Bison ahead 16-3 with his third pin of the season over Jake Godinez at 2:31. McNutt improved to 5-3 overall, 2-3 in duals.
 
Tynan used a takedown late in the third period to defeat SIUE's Jake McKiernan 3-1. Tynan put his record at 7-1 overall, 4-1 in duals
 
In a battle of nationally-ranked Rodriguez', North Dakota State's 5th-ranked Josh Rodriguez turned back 11th-ranked Freddie Rodriguez 14-8. Josh Rodriguez improved to 8-0 overall, 5-0 in duals.
 
Gliva came back to outlast SIUE's Tyshawn Williams 6-4 in an exhausting tie-breaker 1 overtime decision. Gliva ran his record to 9-0 overall and 2-0 in duals.
 
North Dakota State 18, Indiana 17
157—#12 Clay Ream (NDSU) dec Jake Danishek (IU), 8-1
Bison 3, Indiana 0
165—#19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) dec Bryce Martin (IU), 2-0
Bison 6, Indiana 0
174—Devin Skatzka (IU) dec Carter Nielsen (NDSU), 8-2
Bison 6, Indiana 3
184—#10 Nate Jackson (IU) major dec Tyler McNutt (NDSU), MD 12-3
Indiana 7, Bison 6
197—Jakob Hinz (IU) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 11-5
Indiana 10, Bison 6
285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Fletcher Miller (IU), 6-0
Indiana 10, Bison 9
125—#5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) tech fall Liam Cronin (IU), TF 26-10, 6:11
Bison 14, Indiana 10
133—Garrett Pepple (IU) major dec Albert Landeros (NDSU), MD 16-2
Bison 14, Indiana 14
141—Cole Weaver (IU) dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), 5-0
Indiana 17, Bison 14
149—Kyle Gliva (NDSU) dec Chris Perez (IU), 5-2
Bison 17, Indiana 17
**--Bison win on tie-breaker criteria with Rodriguez tech fall at 125
Bison 18, Indiana 17
 
North Dakota State 25, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 13
157--#12 Clay Ream (NDSU) major dec Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), MD 13-4
Bison 4, SIUE 0
165--#19 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) fall Sammuel Zimmerman (SIUE), 3:59
Bison 10, SIUE 0
174—Jake Residori (SIUE) dec Carter Nielsen (NDSU), 5-3
Bison 10, SIUE 3
184—Tyler McNutt (NDSU) fall Jake Godinez (SIUE), 2:31
Bison 16, SIUE 3
197—Jake Tindle (SIUE) dec Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 10-6
Bison 16, SIUE 6
285—Ben Tynan (NDSU) dec Jake McKiernan (SIUE), 3-1
Bison 19, SIUE 6
125—#5 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec #11 Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE), 14-8
Bison 22, SIUE 6
133—John Muldoon (SIUE) major dec Albert Landeros (NDSU), MD 20-8
Bison 22, SIUE 10
141—Trevor Feagans (SIUE) dec Taylor Nein (NDSU), 4-2
Bison 22, SIUE 13
149—Kyle Gliva (NDSU) tie-breaker 1 dec Tyshawn Williams (SIUE), TB-1 6-4