Bears Fall at South Dakota State

Friday, February 7

Brookings, S.D.

6 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

South Dakota State

2/7/2025 10:46:00 PM | Wrestling

Serrano, Alirez and Alanis Score Victories for UNC

By: Michael High, Assistant Director for Strategic Communications

BROOKINGS, S.D. – No. 17 Northern Colorado (9-5, 2-3 Big 12) suffered a 30-10 setback against No. 14 South Dakota State (13-3, 5-1 Big 12) at First Bank and Trust Arena Friday.

The Bears jumped out to a 10-0 advantage with victories in each of the first three bouts. South Dakota State won the final seven contests.

133 | No. 14 Dominick Serrano registered a takedown in the first and led No. 26 Derrick Cardinal 3-1 after one round. He added a second takedown in the second and added an escape point and riding bonus for the 8-2 victory.

141 | No. 2 Andrew Alirez earned a major decision over No. 22 Julian Tagg to remain undefeated on the campaign. Alirez did not allow an offensive point and secured an 11-3 triumph with a takedown in each round. He added an escape point and the riding time bonus.

149 | Benji Alanis built a 3-1 gap after the opening round with a takedown of Avery Allen. Allen trimmed the deficit to 3-2 with an escape in the second. Alanis escaped from the bottom in the third, pushing the gap out to 4-2 and held on despite surrendering a point for stalling.

157 | No. 18 Cobe Siebrecht registered the lone takedown and defeated No. 15 Vincent Zerban 4-1.

165 | No. 10 Drake Rhodes inked three takedowns en route to a major decision victory over Clayton Ulrey.

174 | No. 10 Cade DeVos notched a technical fall over Aydin Rix-McElhinney. DeVos tallied three takedowns in each of the first two rounds, before securing victory with one in the third.

184 | No. 6 Bennett Berge earned an escape and takedown in the second period on his way to a 4-1 win over AJ Heeg.

197 | No. 15 Zach Glazier netted an 11-2 major decision over Andrew Donahue. He tallied a takedown in each frame.

285 | No. 25 Luke Rasmussen tallied a technical fall over Jose Valdez in the second. He recorded a takedown and earned four back points in both the first and second frames.

125 | No. 15 Tanner Jordan earned a forfeit victory.

WT	No. 17 UNC at No. 14 South Dakota State	UNC	SDSU
133	Dominick Serrano (UNC) over Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) \| Dec 8-2	3	0
141	Andrew Alirez (UNC) over Julian Tagg (SDSU) \| MD 11-3	7	0
149	Benji Alanis (UNC) over Avery Allen (SDSU) \| Dec 4-3	10	0
157	Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU) over Vincent Zerban (UNC) \| Dec 4-1	10	3
165	Drake Rhodes (SDSU) over Clayton Ulrey (UNC) \| MD 12-1	10	7
174	Cade DeVos (SDSU) over Aydin Rix-McElhinney (UNC) \| TF, 21-5	10	12
184	Bennett Berge (SDSU) over AJ Heeg (UNC) \| Dec 4-1	10	15
197	Zach Glazier (SDSU) over Andrew Donahue (UNC) \| MD 11-2	10	19
285	Luke Rasmussen (SDSU) over Jose Valdez (UNC) \| TF, 15-0	10	24
125	Tanner Jordan (SDSU) over Unknown (Forfeit)	10	30

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Up Next
UNC continues its road trip Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m., when the Bears visit Utah Valley.

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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