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BISON vs. Northern Iowa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13
Live Results I Live Video

North Dakota State University (3-5, 2-1 #Big12WR) is scheduled to host the University of Northern Iowa (3-9, 2-6 MAC) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, in the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse ... UNI lost to 16th-ranked Iowa State 18-16 on Feb. 5 and Kent State 22-13 on Feb. 6 ... NDSU won 45-3 at Grand Canyon on Feb. 7.

Coverage
Live scoring will be provided through TrackWrestling.com ... Live video of all NDSU home wrestling matches is available by subscription to NDSU All Access on GoBison.com ... Prices are $6.95 for Single-Match, $10.95 monthly and $89.95 annually.

The Lineup
Wt. North Dakota State (3-5, 2-1 #Big12WR)
125—#16 Josh Rodriguez (28-7, 7-1)
133—Nico Colunga (14-14, 2-4)
141—Mitch Bengtson (14-8, 3-1) OR Tommy Walton (7-8, 1-2)
149—Clay Ream (17-13, 3-5) OR Mitchell Friedman (11-11, 0-2)
157—Kyle Gliva (16-10, 2-3)
165—Grant Nehring (5-7, 4-3)
174—Blake Thompson (5-13, 2-5) OR Tyler McNutt (10-10, 0-3)
184—#5 Hayden Zillmer (26-3, 8-0)
197—Logan Paxton (6-16, 1-7)
285—Ben Tynan (17-9, 6-2)
InterMat rankings

Wt. Northern Iowa (3-9, 2-6 MAC)
125—#5 Dylan Peters (12-1, 8-0) OR Leighton Gaul (9-7, 0-4)
133—#12 Josh Alber (24-8, 8-4)
141—Trevor Jauch (14-8, 5-4) OR Jake Koethe (23-8, 1-1) OR Tyler Willers (10-10, 0-2)
149—Jake Hodges (11-10, 0-4) OR Adam Perrin (1-2, 1-2)
157—#19 Bryce Steiert (17-8, 8-4)
165—#19 Cooper Moore (11-5, 5-1) OR Taylor Berger (4-6, 2-4)
174—Kyle Lux (6-6, 3-6)
184—Drew Foster (11-14, 0-8)
197—Jared Bartel (6-9, 3-6) OR Cody Krumwiede (8-8, 0-3)
285—#16 Blaize Cabell (16-6, 10-2)

The Series
This will be the 24th meeting between NDSU and UNI on the mat  ... The then 17th-ranked Panthers won 29-12 in the last meeting at the Northern Duals on Nov. 23, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. ... UNI leads the overall series 20-2-1 and has won 14 in a row ... NDSU wins came in 1976-77 (17-15) and 1975-76 (18-14).

Zillmer Dual Streak at 24, Becomes 10th Bison to Reach 100 Career Wins
North Dakota State University 184-pound senior Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton H.S.) extended his consecutive dual winning streak to 24 matches with a fall last Sunday at Grand Canyon ... Zillmer's last loss in dual competition came on Feb. 2, 2014 against Scott Liegel of Wisconsin ... He is 39-7 in dual competition during his career ... Zillmer has a career record of 100-27 with 21 pins and is 10th on the Bison career charts.

20-20 For NDSU 125 Rodriguez, 184 Zillmer
Entering this weekend, North Dakota State University has a pair of 20-match winners in 125-pound junior Josh Rodriguez (Guadalupe, Calif./Righetti H.S.), who has put together a 28-7 record including 7-1 in duals ... The 28 wins are a career-high ... The other is 184-pound senior Hayden Zillmer (Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton H.S.), who is 26-3 and 8-0 in duals ... Zillmer leads the Bison with nine pins, Rodriguez is second with five ... Zillmer has a team-high seven major decisions and Rodriguez has a team best six tech falls.

NDSU 184 Hayden Zillmer Earns Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Honors
North Dakota State University 184-pounder Hayden Zillmer was the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 6 following a third place showing at the 53rd Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 ... The Bison senior tallied a 6-1 overall record at the competition, with victories over two ranked opponents. ... This marks Zillmer's first Big 12 weekly honor and NDSU's first weekly award as an affiliate member of the conference.

Bison in the Rankings
North Dakota State was for No. 22 in InterMat.com 's Tournament Rankings and No. 33 in WIN Magazine's Tournament Power Index (Feb. 8, 2016) ... Individually, in the InterMat.com (Feb. 2) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 16 at 125 pounds; Hayden Zillmer is No. 5 at 184 pounds ... In the Asics/Flowrestling Rankings (Feb. 2), Josh Rodriguez was No. 13 at 125, Hayden Zillmer is No. 5 at 184 ... In TheOpenMat.com (Feb. 2) rankings, Josh Rodriguez was No. 13 at 125 and Hayden Zillmer is No. 8 at 184 pounds ... In WIN Magazine's  Feb. 1) rankings, Josh Rodriguez is No. 15 at 125 pounds and Hayden Zillmer is No. 7 at 184 pounds ... In the Amateur Wrestling News (Feb. 2), 125 Josh Rodriguez is No. 16 and 184 Hayden Zillmer is No. 5.

Zillmer Places Third, Rodriguez Fourth at Midlands Championships
North Dakota State University 184-pounder Hayden Zillmer stormed through the consolation bracket to finish third and 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez placed fourth Dec. 30, at the Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern University in McGaw Hall ... The Bison finished 16th in the team standings with 37.5 points.

Rodriguez' Third Place Finish Highlights NDSU Run at Reno Tournament of Champions
North Dakota State 125-pounder Josh Rodriguez won six of seven matches to place third and highlight the Bison run at the 2015 Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 20 ... Three other NDSU wrestlers placed in the top six at the event ... The Bison had 57.5 points and finished ninth in the team standings ... Clay Ream, finished fifth at 149 at the Reno TOC, while 149 Kyle Gliva and 141 Mitch Bengtson each placed sixth.

Zillmer Seventh, Ream Eighth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
North Dakota State 184-pounder Hayden Zillmer placed seventh and 149-pound Clay Ream finished eighth during the final day of action Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational held in the Cashman Center ... NDSU was 22nd in the team standings with 37.5 points.

Big 12 Adds North Dakota State to Wrestling Membership
North Dakota State along with Air Force, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming have joined Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia in the Big 12 Conference ... NDSU and the other affiliate members are eligible immediately ... The 10-team Big 12 wrestling championship has shifted to a neutral site and has expanded to a two-day event with the 2016 championship set for March 5-6 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.