Friday, November 4
Lincoln, Neb.
6 p.m.
North Dakota State
20
at
16
Nebraska
Photo by: Benjamin Dishong
Bonus Points Lead to Bison Upset of #8 Nebraska in Thriller
11/4/2022 9:28:00 PM | Wrestling
LINCOLN, Neb. – The North Dakota State wrestling team opened up the 2022-23 season with a thrilling victory over No. 8 Nebraska Friday night, defeating the Huskers 20-16 at the Devaney Center.
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The dual came down to a winner-take-all final match as NDSU led 17-16 headed into the heavyweight battle. Trailing 1-0, Juan Mora chose neutral headed into the third period and then secured a takedown in the final minute to take a 2-1 lead. Mora then rode out Nebraska's #28 Cale Davidson to secure victory for the Bison.
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Both teams won five matches in the dual, but the Bison secured five bonus points to just one for Nebraska, as redshirt freshman Michael Caliendo secured a pin in his first collegiate dual at 165 and DJ Parker picked up a tech fall decision at 184 to give the Bison a 4-point edge.
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Nebraska took the first two matches, as Carlos Negrete fell to #10 Liam Cronin 5-1 at 125 and McGwire Midkiff lost 6-2 to #24 Boo Dryden at 133.
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#9 Dylan Droegemueller scored the first victory for the Bison, as he overcame an early takedown from #28 Brock Hardy to win a 10-4 decision at 141. Droegemueller responded with an escape and a takedown that led to a 4-point nearfall as he led 7-3 after the first. The senior then had an escape and takedown in the second period to help secure his victory.
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Michael Weber then immediately followed with another big win, taking down Dayne Morton 3-2 in sudden victory to tie the match at 6-6. After a scoreless first, Weber rode out Morton in the second, securing two minutes of riding time. In the third Weber escaped early, securing a riding time point for a 2-0 lead, but Morton picked up a takedown in the final second to force overtime. After a scoreless overtime, Weber picked up a quick escape and ultimately won 3-2 in the tiebreaker round.
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Nebraska took a lead headed into overtime, as #4 Peyton Robb picked up a 7-4 decision over #9 Jared Franek.
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Coming out of the halftime break, #19Â Caliendo swung momentum in the favor of the Bison as he secured a pin just 1:20 into the 165-pound match to lift the Bison into their first lead of the match, 12-9.
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Nebraska would go back in front as #3 Mikey Labriola picked up a major decision win at 174 over Gaven Sax, winning 15-7 as Nebraska went up 13-12.
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However, #31 Parker would get the Bison back in front, this time for good, as he secured three 4-point nearfalls, including two in the final period to pick up a 17-2 win by tech fall over Brandyn Van Tassel at 184 pounds, as NDSU went up 17-13.
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Nebraska would win at 197 as #27 Silas Alred defeated #21 Owen Pentz 4-2 in a sudden victory to set up the winner-take-all final match at heavyweight.
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The Bison win snapped a six-dual losing skid to Nebraska, including two duals in the Division I era for NDSU.
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North Dakota State also picked up their first ranked win since defeating #21 Stanford 28-13 on February 15, 2020 in Fargo. It is the second-highest ranked win in the program's D1 history, behind only a 25-22 win over No. 6 Boise State on January 15, 2010. It is the highest ranked win in a true road dual in program history.
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Th Bison will now open up the home slate with the annual Bison Open on Saturday, November 12. The event will begin at 9 a.m. inside the Scheels Center. North Dakota State will jump back in to dual action on Friday, November 18 against Binghamton, also at the Scheels Center.
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Full Results:
North Dakota State 20, Nebraska 16
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 | Devaney Center | Lincoln, Neb.
125: #10 Liam Cronin (NEB) over Carlos Negrete Jr (NDSU) (Dec 5-1); NEB 3-0
133: #24 Boo Dryden (NEB) over McGwire Midkiff (NDSU) (Dec 6-2); NEB 6-0
141: #9 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) over #28 Brock Hardy (NEB) (Dec 10-4); NEB 6-3
149: Michael Weber (NDSU) over Dayne Morton (NEB) (TB-1 3-2); Tied 6-6
157: #4 Peyton Robb (NEB) over #9 Jared Franek (NDSU) (Dec 7-4); NEB 9-6
165: #19 Michael Caliendo III (NDSU) over Jagger Condomitti (NEB) (Fall 1:20); NDSU 12-9
174: #3 Mikey Labriola (NEB) over Gaven Sax (NDSU) (MD 15-7); NEB 13-12
184: #31 DJ Parker (NDSU) over Brandyn Van Tassel (NEB) (TF 17-2 7:00); NDSU 17-13
197: #27 Silas Alred (NEB) over #21 Owen Pentz (NDSU) (SV-1 4-2); NDSU 17-16
285: Juan Mora (NDSU) over #28 Cale Davidson (NEB) (Dec 2-1); NDSU 20-16
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The dual came down to a winner-take-all final match as NDSU led 17-16 headed into the heavyweight battle. Trailing 1-0, Juan Mora chose neutral headed into the third period and then secured a takedown in the final minute to take a 2-1 lead. Mora then rode out Nebraska's #28 Cale Davidson to secure victory for the Bison.
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Both teams won five matches in the dual, but the Bison secured five bonus points to just one for Nebraska, as redshirt freshman Michael Caliendo secured a pin in his first collegiate dual at 165 and DJ Parker picked up a tech fall decision at 184 to give the Bison a 4-point edge.
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Nebraska took the first two matches, as Carlos Negrete fell to #10 Liam Cronin 5-1 at 125 and McGwire Midkiff lost 6-2 to #24 Boo Dryden at 133.
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#9 Dylan Droegemueller scored the first victory for the Bison, as he overcame an early takedown from #28 Brock Hardy to win a 10-4 decision at 141. Droegemueller responded with an escape and a takedown that led to a 4-point nearfall as he led 7-3 after the first. The senior then had an escape and takedown in the second period to help secure his victory.
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Michael Weber then immediately followed with another big win, taking down Dayne Morton 3-2 in sudden victory to tie the match at 6-6. After a scoreless first, Weber rode out Morton in the second, securing two minutes of riding time. In the third Weber escaped early, securing a riding time point for a 2-0 lead, but Morton picked up a takedown in the final second to force overtime. After a scoreless overtime, Weber picked up a quick escape and ultimately won 3-2 in the tiebreaker round.
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Nebraska took a lead headed into overtime, as #4 Peyton Robb picked up a 7-4 decision over #9 Jared Franek.
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Coming out of the halftime break, #19Â Caliendo swung momentum in the favor of the Bison as he secured a pin just 1:20 into the 165-pound match to lift the Bison into their first lead of the match, 12-9.
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Nebraska would go back in front as #3 Mikey Labriola picked up a major decision win at 174 over Gaven Sax, winning 15-7 as Nebraska went up 13-12.
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However, #31 Parker would get the Bison back in front, this time for good, as he secured three 4-point nearfalls, including two in the final period to pick up a 17-2 win by tech fall over Brandyn Van Tassel at 184 pounds, as NDSU went up 17-13.
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Nebraska would win at 197 as #27 Silas Alred defeated #21 Owen Pentz 4-2 in a sudden victory to set up the winner-take-all final match at heavyweight.
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The Bison win snapped a six-dual losing skid to Nebraska, including two duals in the Division I era for NDSU.
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North Dakota State also picked up their first ranked win since defeating #21 Stanford 28-13 on February 15, 2020 in Fargo. It is the second-highest ranked win in the program's D1 history, behind only a 25-22 win over No. 6 Boise State on January 15, 2010. It is the highest ranked win in a true road dual in program history.
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Th Bison will now open up the home slate with the annual Bison Open on Saturday, November 12. The event will begin at 9 a.m. inside the Scheels Center. North Dakota State will jump back in to dual action on Friday, November 18 against Binghamton, also at the Scheels Center.
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Full Results:
North Dakota State 20, Nebraska 16
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 | Devaney Center | Lincoln, Neb.
125: #10 Liam Cronin (NEB) over Carlos Negrete Jr (NDSU) (Dec 5-1); NEB 3-0
133: #24 Boo Dryden (NEB) over McGwire Midkiff (NDSU) (Dec 6-2); NEB 6-0
141: #9 Dylan Droegemueller (NDSU) over #28 Brock Hardy (NEB) (Dec 10-4); NEB 6-3
149: Michael Weber (NDSU) over Dayne Morton (NEB) (TB-1 3-2); Tied 6-6
157: #4 Peyton Robb (NEB) over #9 Jared Franek (NDSU) (Dec 7-4); NEB 9-6
165: #19 Michael Caliendo III (NDSU) over Jagger Condomitti (NEB) (Fall 1:20); NDSU 12-9
174: #3 Mikey Labriola (NEB) over Gaven Sax (NDSU) (MD 15-7); NEB 13-12
184: #31 DJ Parker (NDSU) over Brandyn Van Tassel (NEB) (TF 17-2 7:00); NDSU 17-13
197: #27 Silas Alred (NEB) over #21 Owen Pentz (NDSU) (SV-1 4-2); NDSU 17-16
285: Juan Mora (NDSU) over #28 Cale Davidson (NEB) (Dec 2-1); NDSU 20-16
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