Bears Fall to No. 7 NC State on The Road

Saturday, November 8

Raleigh, N.C.

4 p.m. MST | 6p.m. ET

University of Northern Colorado

NC State

UNC Athletics

11/8/2025 8:56:00 PM | Wrestling

By: Elian Soto, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Northern Colorado Bears dropped a 30-3 decision to No. 7 NC State on Saturday evening inside Reynolds Coliseum. Despite the final score, the Bears battled through several tightly contested matches against a Wolfpack lineup stacked with nationally ranked wrestlers.

The dual opened at 125 pounds, where freshman Aydan Thomas faced the nation's top-ranked wrestler, Vincent Robinson. Thomas wrestled hard but fell by a 13-3 major decision, giving NC State an early 4-0 lead.

At 133 pounds, senior Dom Serrano—ranked No. 14 nationally—provided the Bears' highlight of the night. Serrano earned a thrilling overtime victory over No. 19 Zach Redding, securing Northern Colorado's lone win and trimming the deficit to 4-3.

In the 141-pound bout, redshirt sophomore KJ Evans went on the attack against No. 7 Ryan Jack but came up short in a 12-4 major decision. NC State extended its lead to 8-3. At 149 pounds, redshirt junior Emilio Trujillo battled No. 13 Koy Buesgens but dropped a 10-2 major decision, making it 12-3 Wolfpack.

The 157-pound match up was one of the evening's closest. Sophomore Daishun Powe went toe-to-toe with No. 6 Jackson Arrington, narrowly falling 5-4 in regulation as NC State pushed its lead to 15-3.
At 165 pounds, junior Kilian Schultz engaged in another hard-fought contest against Will Denny but was edged out 5-2. In the 174-pound match, redshirt junior Murphy Menke took on No. 5 Matty Singleton and battled throughout before falling 6-3, giving NC State a 21-3 advantage.

Senior Mahonri Rushton competed at 184 pounds against Donald Cates, keeping things close before dropping a 7-3 decision. At 197 pounds, senior Andrew Donahue wrestled aggressively against Cason Howle, controlling several scrambles but falling 4-2.

The dual wrapped up at 285 pounds, where senior Enzo Cappabianca faced Everest Ouellette. Cappabianca dropped an 8-2 decision as NC State closed out the 30-3 team victory.

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The Bears will go against North Carolina Sunday, November 9

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