Bison get back on winning track,
defeat Air Force 24-15
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Colorado Springs, CO. : Thanks to a major decision by Eric Hoffman and
a techincal fall from Eric Sanders in the first two bouts, North Dakota
State (5-3, 2-1 WWC) never lost the lead in a 24-15 victory over Air
Force (2-9, 0-1 WWC) in a Western Wrestling Conference dual on
Saturday, January 27, at the USAFA Cadet Gymansium.
Following the wins of Hoffman and Sanders, Gabe Mooney extended the
early NDSU lead to 12-0 after defeating 2006 NCAA qualifier Jake
Kriegbaum 6-3 in the 141-pound dual. Air Force got on the board in the
next match after Bridger Lord beat Ryan Adams 5-4 at 149 pounds.
Adam Aho remained undefeated in WWC matches, defeating Zach Lord 12-10
at 157 pounds. Aho avenged a loss from last season when these two teams
squared off. Lord beat Aho 10-6 last January in Fargo. Mike Quamme also
stays undefeated in WWC action, improving his conference record to 3-0
with a 7-6 decision over Tony Dorward in the 165-pound bout.
Matt Hermann continued the Bison winning trend with a 14-9 decision
over Stephen Crozier at 174 pounds. With the victory, Hermann is now
just two wins shy of 75 for his career.
After a Bison forfeit at 184 pounds, NDSU's Jacob Bryce picked up his
10th win of the season, defeating Jordan Tribble in the 197-pound bout
9-5.
The Bison return to the mat on Thursday, February 1, against Eastern
Illinois at the Bison Sports Arena. Match time is scheduled to begin at
7:30 p.m.
January 27, 2007 at Colorado Springs, CO
North Dakota State 24, Air Force 15
125: Eric Hoffman (NDSU) maj. dec. Zach Valdez (AF) 11-0
133: Eric Sanders (NDSU) tech. fall Stephen Makuka (AF) 15-0 (7:00)
141: Gabe Mooney (NDSU) dec. Jake Kriegbaum (AF) 6-3
149: Bridger Lord (AF) dec. Ryan Adams (NDSU) 5-4
157: Adam Aho (NDSU) dec. Zach Lord (AF) 12-10
165: Mike Quamme (NDSU) dec. Tony Dorward (AF) 7-6
174: Matt Hermann (NDSU) dec. Stephen Crozier, 14-9
184: Jacob Devlin (AF) wins by forfeit
197: Jacob Bryce (NDSU) dec. Jordan Tribble (AF) 9-5
Hwt: Anthony Stegeman (AF) pin Justin LaGosh (NDSU) 4:34