Jan. 14, 2006
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Northwestern's 13th-ranked wrestling team suffered its first loss of the season after falling to No. 8 Iowa State 20-16 Saturday in the first round of the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The Wildcats pressured ISU with a series of late wins, but couldn't overcome five-straight Cyclone victories from the 133- through 165-pound weight classes.
Senior John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) took the mat first for the Wildcats, topping the Cyclones' Ben Hanisch, 5-0. Velez notched the first two points of the match on a double-leg takedown with 15 seconds to go in the first period.
After an escape and a takedown late in the second period, Velez battled Hanisch to a scoreless third period to walk off with the win.
After Daniel Quintela's (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park) setback at 133 lbs., freshman Marty Gould (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West) took the mat at 141 lbs., facing Iowa State's second-ranked Nate Gallick. Gallick scored two takedowns and a three-point nearfall in the first period and never looked back, taking the match, 20-7
At 149 lbs., Jimmy Kim (East Peoria, Ill./East Peoria Community) faced Iowa State's Jason Knipp. After falling behind early, Kim fell to Knipp, 6-0
With Northwestern trailing 10-3 Greg Hagel (Linwood, N.J./Blair Academy) faced the Cyclones' second-ranked Trent Paulson at 157 lbs. After Paulson recorded two takedowns, Hagel was awarded one point on an escape to enter the second period trailing 4-1. Hagel was awarded two more escapes in the second round, but after another takedown, Paulson entered the third period with a 6-3 lead. There, Paulson outlasted Hagel for a 13-5 major decision win.
With Northwestern trailing 14-3, No. 19 Will Durkee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) faced ISU's eighth-ranked Travis Paulson. Paulson was awarded four points on two takedowns in the first period, while Durkee was awarded two escapes. In the second period, Paulson made the score 6-2 on an early takedown before Durkee notched another escape to bring the score to 6-3 entering the final round. Durkee notched an early escape in the third period to cut the deficit to two. Durkee tried, but couldn't hit on a late takedown, dropping the match, 6-4.
Sophomore All-American Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) then took the mat for the Wildcats at 174 lbs. After falling behind 2-1 in the first period versus ISU's David Bertolino, Herbert took a 3-2 lead after a takedown early in the second period. Bertolino tied the score at 3-3 with 20 seconds remaining in the second period after an escape, setting the stage for an exciting final round.
Starting up to begin the period, Herbert notched a takedown following a Bertolino escape to take a 5-4 lead. Bertolino tied the match at 5-5 on an escape with 30 seconds remaining, but Herbert hit on one last takedown to take the match 8-5 with riding time.
With Iowa State leading 17-6, No. 10 Mike Tamillow took the mat for the first time since the first day of the Midlands Wrestling Championships. Facing the Cyclones' ninth-ranked Kurt Backes, who quickly took a 2-0 lead on a takedown, Tamillow responded with two escapes, tying the match 2-2.
After Backes scored another takedown in the second period, Tamillow responded with an escape to bring the score to 4-3 entering the third period.
Backes earned a point for an escape following a Tamillow shot attempt, but Tamillow earned one of his own to send the match into overtime.
Backes shot and hit a takedown 18 seconds into the overtime period for the 7-5 win.
Tenth-ranked Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) hit on an early takedown in his 197-pound match against ISU's Joe Curran to take a 2-0 lead. Following a Curran escape, Delguyd entered the second period with a 2-1 lead. After an escape, takedown and two-point nearfall in the second period, Delguyd took a 7-1 lead heading into the third period.
Delguyd earned yet another takedown in the third period and went on to a 10-2 major decision victory with the riding time.
Iowa State forfeited at the 285-pound weight class, making the final score 20-16.
With the loss, Northwestern falls to 4-1 on the season. The Wildcats return to action at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, facing No. 19 Hofstra in the first round of the consolation bracket.
Iowa State 20, Northwestern 16 125- John Velez (NU) dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU) 5-0 133- Jesse Sundell (ISU) dec. Daniel Quintela (NU) 9-2 141- Nate Gallick (ISU) maj. Dec. Marty Gould (NU) 20-7 149- Jason Knipp (ISU) dec. Jimmy Kim (NU) 6-0 157- Trent Paulson (ISU) maj. Dec. Greg Hagel (NU) 13-5 165- Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Will Durkee (NU), 6-4 174- Jake Herbert (NU) dec. David Bertolinon (ISU) 7-5 184- Kurt Backes (ISU) dec. Mike Tamillow (NU) 7-5 197- Matt Delguyd (NU) dec. Joe Curran (ISU) 10-2 285- Dustin Fox (NU) FFT