@UNCBearsWrestle Rallies Late to Beat Air Force

Wednesday, February 18

Colorado Springs, Colorado

7:00pm

University of Northern Colorado

Air Force Academy

2/18/2015 9:57:00 PM | Wrestling

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Coach Troy Nickerson and the Northern Colorado wrestling team headed south today to take on in-state rival Air Force in a dual match that would not disappoint. UNC trailed 19-13 heading into the final two matches, needing wins from Trent Noon and Brian Macchione. The Bears would get exactly that, ending the match in a 19-19 tie.

UNC would get the win by dual match tiebreaker criteria 38-37.

The Bears started the match off exactly how they liked picking up three wins in the first five matches.

#20 Trey Andrews started things off, taking on Cassidy Oshirio. Andrews gave Oshirio more than he could handle earning a major decision win, 10-2.

Ben Polkowske picked up the second win for UNC against Cody Hancock. Polkowske made quick work of Hancock pinning him :46 seconds into the match.

Finishing out the successful first half for the visiting team wasBeau Roberts. Roberts battled against Samuel Kreimier for a solid three rounds, but eventually prevailed by one point, 6-5.

The Bears entered intermission winning 13-7.

Northern Colorado came out of the intermission a little slow dropping the first three matches and got behind 19-13 heading into the final two matches.

The Bears needed Noon and Macchione to step up in a big way and they did.

Noon would work to a 5-3 win over Jack Canda inching closer to a UNC victory only trailing 19-16 heading into the final match.

Macchione capped off the comeback going the full three rounds against Marcus Malecek, entering the third all tied at zero.

In the final period Macchione worked quickly catching Malecek off guard moving to a 5-0 victory, earning the Bears three more points.

The match would enter in a 19-19 tie, but UNC would win 38-37 by tiebreaker criteria.

The Bears move to 5-5 dual meet record on the year and have now won four straight matches.

The Bears will back in action this Sunday, February 22 against Wyoming on senior night.

Wrestling will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Northern Colorado 19, Air Force 19 (Northern Colorado wins dual by criteria 38-37)
125: Trey Andrews (UNC) maj. dec Cassidy Oshiro, 10-2/4-0
133: Anthony McHugh (AF) dec Michael Espinoza (UNC), 6-4/4-3
141: Benjamin Polkowske (UNC) fall Cody Hancock, 0:46/10-3
149: Jerry McGinty (AF) maj. dec Kyle Rodriguez (UNC), 13-2/10-7
157: Beau Roberts (UNC) dec Sam Kreimier, 6-5/13-7
165: Jesse Stafford (AF) dec Mitchell Polkowske (UNC), 5-3/13-10
174: Scott Reilly (AF) dec Josh VanTine (UNC), 4-3/13-13
184: Zen Ikehara (AF) fall Keith Johnson (UNC), 2:48/13-19
197: Trent Noon (UNC) dec Jack Carda, 5-2/16-19
285: Brian Macchionne (UNC) dec Marcus Malecek, 5-0/19-19