Bryce, Hoffman Lead Bison Past Rival Jackrabbits 35-10
January 23, 2008
FARGO, ND -- Falls by junior Jacob Bryce (197) and senior Eric Hoffman
(125) helped lead North Dakota State to a 35-10 victory over South
Dakota State on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Bison Sports Arena. It was
the first Western Wrestling Conference dual meet for NDSU, which
improves to 7-7 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
The Jackrabbits (0-6, 0-3 WWC) jumped out to an early 10-0 lead on the
Bison, thanks to a major decision by NCAA qualifier Ryan Meyer (165), a
4-2 decision by Justin Retallic (174) and a 7-5 sudden victory at 184
by Tyler Sorenson. But those would be all the points SDSU could muster
on the evening.
Bryce got North Dakota State going with a pin on Jeremy Swier at the
4:06 mark, and a forfeit at the heavyweight class put the Bison on top
12-10. From there, it was all NDSU as Hoffman recorded a fall on Alan
Marvin at 125, while a reversal with two seconds remaining in the
second tiebreaker session gave senior Eric Sanders a 5-4 victory over
Derek Pirner and seemed to be the sealing win for the Bison.
Junior Gabriel Mooney recorded a decision at 141 while Andrey Patselov
seemed as though he was about to register a technical fall on the
Jacks’ Marc Wermersen before Wermersen withdrew with an injury. Junior
Adam Aho finished out the night in grand style for North Dakota State
with an 18-2 technical fall at the end of the first period to give the
Bison the 35-10 advantage. NDSU is now unbeaten in its last 12 meetings
with South Dakota State and improves to 33-17-1 all time against the
Jackrabbits.
Up next for North Dakota State is a pair of conference road games in
the Rocky Mountains. The Bison travel to Greeley, Colo., to face
Northern Colorado on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. local time. It will be
the second meeting of the year with the Bears, as NDSU recorded a 23-16
victory over UNC at the Northern Quad Duals on Nov. 24. North Dakota
State then travels to Orem, Utah, for a conference dual with Utah
Valley on Monday, Jan. 28. That meet is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central
time.
North Dakota State 35, South Dakota State 10
165: Ryan Meyer (SDSU) maj. dec. Mike Quamme 10-0
174: Justin Retallic (SDSU) dec. Shannon Fettig 4-2
184: Tyler Sorenson (SDSU) dec. Kenny Moenkedick 7-5 (SV)
197: Jacob Bryce (NDSU) fall Jeremy Swier 4:06
Hwt: Tyler Hemmesch (NDSU) win via forfeit
125: Eric Hoffman (NDSU) fall Alan Marvin 4:36
133: Eric Sanders (NDSU) dec. Derek Pirner 5-4 (TB-1)
141: Gabriel Mooney (NDSU) dec. Jeff Cooley 6-3
149: Andrey Patselov (NDSU) forfeit Marc Wermersen; injury
157: Adam Aho (NDSU) tech fall Nick Genereux 18-2; 3:00