UNC Defeats Cal Baptist 27-12 Friday

Friday, January 24

Greeley, Colo.

6 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

Cal Baptist

1/24/2025 8:26:00 PM | Wrestling

By: Michael High, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications

GREELEY, Colo. – Behind seven individual victories, Northern Colorado (8-4, 1-2 Big 12) defeated Cal Baptist (5-6, 2-4 Big 12) 27-12 at Bank of Colorado Arena Friday.

No. 9 Stevo Poulin, No. 2 Andrew Alirez and No. 16 Vincent Zerban accumulated bonus points for the Bears. Clayton Ulrey, No. 28 AJ Heeg, Andrew Donahue and Jose Valdez notched decisions for UNC.

125 | No. 9 Stevo Poulin won his 12th-straight match with a technical fall at the 3:47 mark. He built a 16-3 advantage after one period with four takedowns and a four-point near fall. Starting the second frame on top, Poulin went to work and secured the victory with two back points with 1:13 remaining.

133 | Hunter Leake opened a 6-0 advantage with a takedown and a three-point near fall in the first period. He evened the match with a technical fall at the end of the second period with a reversal and a pair of four-point near falls.

141 | No. 2 Andrew Alirez made quick work of his opponent, with a takedown and pinfall in 31 seconds.

149 | Following a scoreless opening three minutes, Paul Kelly moved in front with an escape and takedown in the middle frame. He closed out the major decision with four back points in the final stanza.

157 | No. 15 Vincent Zerban utilized a pair of takedowns and opened a 6-1 edge after one frame. He spread the gap to nine with an escape and another takedown in the second frame. Zerban tallied a fourth takedown and the riding time bonus for the final score.

165 | Clayton Ulrey and Daniel Manibog battled to a 0-0 draw through the first three minutes. Manibog led 1-0, with one frame remaining after escaping from the bottom. Ulrey escaped early in the final round to even the match. He grabbed his first advantage with a takedown in the final 45 seconds. Ulrey held on to the decision.

174 | Aydin Rix-McElhinney netted the lone takedown in the opening three minutes. He allowed an escape by Carter Schmidt, trimming the margin to two. Rix-McElhinney recorded his escape in the second frame but gave up the lead with a takedown. Schmidt moved in front with an escape and a takedown in the final stanza.

184 | In the only bout of the night that featured two ranked combatants, No. 28 AJ Heeg outlasted No. 30 Nathan Haas. Heeg held a 7-5 advantage after two periods. He extended the margin with an escape but needed one more after a late takedown by Haas for the victory.

197 | Andrew Donahue registered a takedown in the opening period and tacked on one point in the second with an escape. Eli Sheeran drew a point with the second stalling warning of the bout against Donahue in the third. Following a penalty against Sheeran, Donahue held off one final attack and secured the decision.

285 | Tristan Kemp drew first blood with an escape in the middle stanza. Jose Valdez evened the bout with an escape in the third frame. Valdez took the victory with a sudden victory takedown in the extra period.

UNC 24, Cal Baptist 12
125 | No. 9 Stevo Poulin (UNC) over Mitchell Neiner (CBU) | TF: 3:47, 18-3 | UNC 5-0
133 | Hunter Leake (CBU) over Mikai Alirez (UNC) | TF: 5:00, 16-0 | UNC 5, CBU 5
141 | No. 2 Andrew Alirez (UNC) over Brady Hoshino (CBU-) | Fall: :31 | UNC, 11-5
149 | Paul Kelly (CBU) over Adam Busiello (UNC) | MD, 9-0 | UNC, 11-9
157 | No. 16 Vincent Zerban (UNC) over Darren Green (CBU) | MD, 14-2 | UNC, 15-9
165 | Clayton Ulrey (UNC) over Daniel Manibog | Dec, 4-2 | UNC, 18-9
174 | Carter Schmidt (CBU) over Aydin Rix-McElhinney (UNC) | Dec, 8-6 | UNC, 18-12
184 | No. 28 AJ Heeg (UNC) over No. 30 Nathan Haas (CBU) | Dec, 9-8 | UNC, 21-12
197 | Andrew Donahue (UNC) over Eli Sheeran (CBU) | Dec, 7-3 | UNC, 24-12
285 | Jose Valdez (UNC) over Tristan Kemp (CBU) | Dec, SV-1 - 4-1 | UNC, 27-12

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Up Next
UNC opens a five-match road swing, beginning with Arizona State, Sunday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m.

Next Home Match
The Bears close the home portion of their schedule against Air Force, Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.

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