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Bears Head to California for a Pair of Duals
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GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado (7-1, 0-1 Big 12) heads to California for a pair of duals Friday and Saturday.
The Bears face Cal Poly in a non-conference affair Friday at 8 p.m., before taking on Big 12 foe California Baptist Saturday at 4 p.m.
Following its final tournament until the Big 12 Championship, UNC looks to carry momentum from the Southern Scuffle into the second half of the season. The Bears recorded two individual titles, with seven of the 15 wrestlers placing and helping the team to a fifth-place finish out of 21 teams.
Stevo Poulin went 4-0, including a 6-5 victory over No.2 Nico Provo (Stanford) in the title bout. Vincent Zerban won all five of his matches on his way to his second tournament title this season. He knocked off No. 6 Daniel Cardenas with a thrilling 8-5 sudden victory in the finale.
Cal Poly placed 13th in the Kraft Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30, the last time the Mustangs competed. California Baptist fell to No. 5 Iowa State in its latest competition.
RV UNC POTENTIAL LINEUP
125- No. 2/3/11 Stevo Poulin/ Kenny Sailas
133- No. 19/26/17 Dominick Serrano
141- Armando Garcia
149- Benji Alanis/ Kilian Schultz
157- No. 3/4/4 Vincent Zerban
165- Derek Matthews
174- Travis Mastrogiovanni/ Aydin Rix-McElhinney
184- Branson Britten/ Andrew Donahue
197- Xavier Vasquez
295- Xavier Doolin/ Andrew Blackburn-Forst
Team Tournament Rankings: No. 14/16/25
Rankings: Open Mat/FloWrestling/Intermat
No. 24 CAL POLY POTENTIAL LINEUP
125: #29/NR Dom Mendez (8-6)
133: #10/#21 Zeth Romney (12-5)
141: Abe Hinrichsen (5-7)
149: #6/#6 Chance Lamer (8-1)
157: #29/#31 Legend Lamer (6-3)
165: Michael Goldfeder (1-7)
174: #14/#14 Adam Kemp (12-3)
184: Kendall La Rosa (4-7)
197: Jarad Priest (2-4)
285: #24/NR Trevor Tinker (3-2)
Intermat/FloWrestling rankings
CBU POTENTIAL LINEUP
125- Elijah Griffin or Mitchell Neiner
133- Hunter Leake or Yoshi Funakoshi
141- Darren Green
149- Dayne Morton or Koa Ruiz
157- Chaz Hallmark or Drayden Morton
165- Carter Schubert
174- Justin Phillips
184- Nathan Haas
197- Eli Sheeran
285- Chris Island
UP NEXT
UNC continues its road swing with a pair of duals Friday, Jan. 19 against South Dakota State, before wrapping the trip at North Dakota State Sunday, Jan. 21.
NEXT HOME MATCH
The Bears return to The Bank Friday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m., when they host Wyoming. To purchase tickets, visit uncbears.com/tickets or call 970-351-4849. Tickets can also be purchased at the Campus Commons Ticket Office, Monday-Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Bears face Cal Poly in a non-conference affair Friday at 8 p.m., before taking on Big 12 foe California Baptist Saturday at 4 p.m.
Following its final tournament until the Big 12 Championship, UNC looks to carry momentum from the Southern Scuffle into the second half of the season. The Bears recorded two individual titles, with seven of the 15 wrestlers placing and helping the team to a fifth-place finish out of 21 teams.
Stevo Poulin went 4-0, including a 6-5 victory over No.2 Nico Provo (Stanford) in the title bout. Vincent Zerban won all five of his matches on his way to his second tournament title this season. He knocked off No. 6 Daniel Cardenas with a thrilling 8-5 sudden victory in the finale.
Cal Poly placed 13th in the Kraft Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30, the last time the Mustangs competed. California Baptist fell to No. 5 Iowa State in its latest competition.
RV UNC POTENTIAL LINEUP
125- No. 2/3/11 Stevo Poulin/ Kenny Sailas
133- No. 19/26/17 Dominick Serrano
141- Armando Garcia
149- Benji Alanis/ Kilian Schultz
157- No. 3/4/4 Vincent Zerban
165- Derek Matthews
174- Travis Mastrogiovanni/ Aydin Rix-McElhinney
184- Branson Britten/ Andrew Donahue
197- Xavier Vasquez
295- Xavier Doolin/ Andrew Blackburn-Forst
Team Tournament Rankings: No. 14/16/25
Rankings: Open Mat/FloWrestling/Intermat
No. 24 CAL POLY POTENTIAL LINEUP
125: #29/NR Dom Mendez (8-6)
133: #10/#21 Zeth Romney (12-5)
141: Abe Hinrichsen (5-7)
149: #6/#6 Chance Lamer (8-1)
157: #29/#31 Legend Lamer (6-3)
165: Michael Goldfeder (1-7)
174: #14/#14 Adam Kemp (12-3)
184: Kendall La Rosa (4-7)
197: Jarad Priest (2-4)
285: #24/NR Trevor Tinker (3-2)
Intermat/FloWrestling rankings
CBU POTENTIAL LINEUP
125- Elijah Griffin or Mitchell Neiner
133- Hunter Leake or Yoshi Funakoshi
141- Darren Green
149- Dayne Morton or Koa Ruiz
157- Chaz Hallmark or Drayden Morton
165- Carter Schubert
174- Justin Phillips
184- Nathan Haas
197- Eli Sheeran
285- Chris Island
UP NEXT
UNC continues its road swing with a pair of duals Friday, Jan. 19 against South Dakota State, before wrapping the trip at North Dakota State Sunday, Jan. 21.
NEXT HOME MATCH
The Bears return to The Bank Friday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m., when they host Wyoming. To purchase tickets, visit uncbears.com/tickets or call 970-351-4849. Tickets can also be purchased at the Campus Commons Ticket Office, Monday-Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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