OREM, Utah - No. 3 Iowa State defeated Utah Valley 31-9 on Saturday night inside Lockhart Arena. ISU (10-2, 3-0) used victories from ranked wrestlers in the middleweights to pull away from UVU (1-5, 1-2). Kase Mauger, Ty Smith, and No. 7 Demetrius Romero all picked up wins for the Wolverines.
 
"It was a good effort; all our guys are fighting. We got off to a good start tonight, and anytime you wrestle a team with Iowa State's history, getting wins early helps. We did a better job tonight of attacking from the bottom, and we need to be ready to attack no matter what the opponent is doing. I felt like we were more aggressive tonight, and we saw some improvements from (Friday) night," said UVU head coach Greg Williams.
 
UVU won the night's first match after Mauger picked up a 10-9 decision over Caleb Fuessley. Mauger jumped to an early lead of 8-3 using a reverse, near fall, and a takedown. Fuessely fought back in the third period, cutting Mauger's lead down to one in the waning seconds but  Mauger held on for the victory.
 
Following Iowa State's first victory of the night at 133, Ty Smith secured a 5-0 decision over Drew Woodley. Smith led 2-0 after a takedown and added a point in the second with an escape. In the third period, Woodley was called for a stalling, and a point was awarded to Smith before a final additional point was awarded for riding time.
 
The dual was tied at 6-6 before Iowa State won the next three matches, with No. 6 Paniro Johnson winning by decision. At 157, No. 30, Jason Kraisser narrowly defeated Tyson Humphreys. Humphreys led 2-1 after the first period using a takedown to gain the lead. Kraisser fought back with a second-period escape before heading to sudden death with the bout tied at 2-2. Early in the overtime, Kraisser scored a takedown to win the match. At 165, 2021 NCAA Champion and third-ranked David Carr pinned Danny Snediker to give ISU an 18-6 lead.
 
At 174, No. 7 Romero picked up his second win of the weekend and ninth win of the year, defeating Carter Schmidt in a 6-2 decision. Romero used an early takedown to take a 2-1 lead into the second period. After Schmidt tied the match, Romero regained the lead after a second stalling call against the Cyclone. Romero put away the match in the third, scoring an escape before a takedown secured the match.
 
Iowa State won the next three matches with No. 4 Marcus Coleman winning at 184, No. 3 Yonger Bastida winning at 197, and No. 9 Sam Schuyler picking up the victory at 285.
 
The Wolverines will travel this next week to No. 18 South Dakota State on Jan. 20 for a 7:00 p.m. MT dual in Brookings before wrapping up the trip in Fargo against No. 22 North Dakota State on Jan. 22 at 2:00 p.m. MT. UVU returns home for duals against Snow College and Big 12 foe Air Force on Jan. 27.  
 
Results
#3 Iowa State              31                    Utah Valley                 9
125      -           Kase Mauger (UVU)                Over                Caleb Fuessley (ISU)   DEC 10-9
133      -           Zach Redding (ISU)                  Over                Kobe Nelms (UVU)      Fall 2:34
141      -           Ty Smith (UVU)                       Over                Drew Woodley (ISU)   DEC 5-0
149      -           #6 Paniro Johnson (ISU)          Over                Isaiah Delgado (UVU)  DEC 5-2
157      -           #30 Jason Kraisser (ISU)          Over                Tyson Humphreys (UVU) SV-1 4-2
165      -           #3 David Carr (ISU)                 Over                Danny Snediker (UVU) Fall 1:03
174      -           #7 Demetrius Romero (UVU) Over                Carter Schmidt (ISU)   DEC 7-2
184      -           #4 Marcus Coleman (ISU)       Over                Hunter Morse (UVU)  Fall 1:12
197      -           #3 Yonger Bastida (ISU)          Over                #23 Evan Bockman (UVU) DEC 5-3
285      -           #9 Sam Schuyler (ISU)             Over                Chase Trussell (UVU)  MD 12-3
 
Official:           Carlus Mansel
Attendance:    1,172