North Dakota State Thunders Past Portland State 47-0
Saturday, February 16, 2008
FARGO, ND – After a nailbiting finish against the Air Force Academy the night before, North Dakota State
made sure the final outcome against Portland State was never in doubt
as NDSU shut out the Vikings 47-0 on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Bison
Sports Arena. North Dakota State won its fourth straight dual
meet, and sixth in its last seven outings, to improve to 11-8 on the
season.
Redshirt freshman Kenny Moenkedick and freshman Tyler Hemmesch led the
way for North Dakota State with each recording a pin on the
evening. Moenkedick took down Jacob Antoine at the 1:39 mark at
184, while Hemmesch earned his team-leading 10th pin of the season at
the 1:12 mark against heavyweight Zack Smith. Redshirt
freshman Vince Salminen wasted little time against Jordan Toney at 165,
earning a 15-0 technical fall three seconds into the second period.
Three other Bison wrestlers recorded major decisions as junior Gabriel
Mooney defeated Camrun Arkills 13-3 at 141, junior Adam Aho bested
Steven Dailey 13-2 at 157 to earn his team-best 23rd victory of the
year and junior Jacob Bryce took the 197 class with a 12-4 win over
Jake Schneider. Sophomore Ryan Adams (149) and freshman Shannon
Fettig (174) also earned decisions to help lead North Dakota State to
the shutout victory.
It was Senior Night for the Bison wrestlers, yet ironically none of the
three seniors honored spent much time on the mat. Eric Hoffman
and Eric Sanders both recorded forfeit victories against the Vikings,
while Matt Wetterling was kept out of the meet recovering from a knee
injury sustained last month.
The blanking of Portland State (1-12, 0-8 Pac-10) is the second shutout
of the season for NDSU after defeating Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
51-0 at the Northwestern Duals on Dec. 8. It is the first home
shutout since blanking Utah Valley State 46-0 last season.
North Dakota State now prepares for the regular season finale on
Sunday, Feb. 24, when the Bison travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to take on
defending Western Wrestling Conference champion Northern Iowa.
The meet against the Panthers is scheduled to take place at 12 p.m.
North Dakota State 47, Portland State 0
125: Eric Hoffman (NDSU) win via forfeit
133: Eric Sanders (NDSU) win via forfeit
141: Gabriel Mooney (NDSU) maj. dec. Camrun Arkills 13-3
149: Ryan Adams (NDSU) dec. Alan Dickey 9-6
157: Adam Aho (NDSU) maj. dec. Steven Dailey 13-2
165: Vince Salminen (NDSU) tech fall Jordan Toney 15-0; 3:03
174: Shannon Fettig (NDSU) dec. Brady Gardner 11-8
184: Kenny Moenkedick (NDSU) fall Jacob Antoine 1:39
197: Jacob Bryce (NDSU) maj. dec. Jake Schneider 12-4
Hwt: Tyler Hemmesch (NDSU) fall Zack Smith 1:12