OREM, Utah – South Dakota State raced out to a 15-0 lead through three matches and carried the momentum through the remainder of its Big 12 Conference wrestling dual opener, defeating Utah Valley, 31-10, Friday night at Lockhart Arena.
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OREM, Utah – South Dakota State raced out to a 15-0 lead through three matches and carried the momentum through the remainder of its Big 12 Conference wrestling dual opener, defeating Utah Valley, 31-10, Friday night at Lockhart Arena.
The 15th-ranked Jackrabbits notched their sixth dual victory in a row to improve to 6-2 overall. Utah Valley dropped to 5-3 overall and 2-1 in Big 12 action.
Sophomore 141-pounder Henry Pohlmeyer trailed 6-0 early in his match against the Wolverines' Matt Findlay, but came back to post a first-period pin to put SDSU out front 6-0.
At 149 pounds, Colten Carlson also dug himself an early hole as he trailed Grant LaMont, 8-1, in the first period. Carlson scored on a reversal to end the first period, then continued his rally in the second stanza with an escape and four takedowns against a hobbled LaMont to grab a 12-11 lead before his opponent retired due to injury late in the period. That gave the Jackrabbits an additional six points and a 12-0 lead.
Luke Zilverberg, ranked 10th at 157 pounds, continued the early blitz with a 6-0 shutout of Raider Lofthouse to push the SDSU advantage to 15-0.
Sixteenth-ranked Demetrius Romero, a transfer from Boise State, put the Wolverines on the board with an 11-3 major decision over Logan Peterson in the 165-pound match, but the Jackrabbits reeled off three more wins in a row to put the dual out of reach. David Kocer, ranked ninth at 174 pounds, started the string with a 6-2 decision over Kimball Bastian.
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The Jackrabbits close their road trip by facing Air Force (6-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12) in a Sunday matinee. Start time is set for 11 a.m. Mountain Time (noon Central) at Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy campus near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The dual can be viewed through FloWrestling.org.
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