RALEIGH, N.C. – Utah Valley had a dominant start with a 54-0 win over Presbyterian before beating Duke 38-6 at Seaforth High School. They fell in the nightcap to No. 6 NC State 23-18 on Saturday night. No. 25 Haiden Drury finished 3-0 on the day, including an upset victory over NC State's No. 5 Kai Orine.
 
"What a fight tonight! I am so dang proud of our men. We knew we had an uphill battle, but all ten guys fought. We still have a lot to give and a ways to go, but this team is believing that they belong amongst the best. Haiden Drury is a dog and got a top five win tonight," said UVU head coach Adam Hall. "We have a lot of momentum going into the Cliff Keen Las Vegas tournament in a couple of weeks. I appreciate Kameron Dearing and Jared Sumsion making the trip out and supporting us. Go Wolverines!"
 
The Wolverines dominated the Blue Hose this morning, with all ten wins coming via bonus points. Tanner Frothinger, Ryker Fullmer, Mark Takara, Kael Bennie, and Jack Forbes all recorded pins in the dual, with Bridger Ricks and Kase Mauger recording technical falls in a fury of UVU victories to get the day started right.
 
The success continued in the second dual of the day by taking down Duke, 38-6. The first three bouts went in the Wolverine's way, with Ricks picking up his second bonus point win of the day with a major decision, and Mauger pinned Duke's Raymond Adams to take a 10-0 lead before Drury added a major decision at 141. The string of bonus point victories continued with Fullmer's tech fall victory.
 
UVU made a couple of lineup changes from their first dual of the morning and inserted No. 5 Terrell Barraclough back into his 165-pound spot, and Redshirt Freshman Trevor Frank came in at 174. Barraclough and Frank picked up wins to extend the lead out 26-3. 197-pounder Bennie earned his second pin of the day while going to three wins on the day.
 
The Wolverines finished the day in Reynolds, and Adam Hall and Timmy McCall returned to NC State. No. 13 Vincent Robinson earned the night's first victory with a decision to put the Wolfpack up 3-0.
 
The bouts turned in UVU's favor, starting with six points from 133 after NC State's four-time NCAA qualifier, Jacob Camacho, lost by injury default to Mauger to set up one of the top matches of the night with Drury taking down two-time All-American Orrine by decision 5-0. The win moves UVU's 141-pounder to 10-1 this season with his first over a ranked foe. The victory put the Wolverines in front 9-3.
 
NC State responded with back-to-back major decisions to go in front 11-9 before Barraclough battled to a major decision over No. 21 Derek Fields, and Kael Bennie earned a victory at 197 over Chase Horne. The Wolfpack found a way to win the remaining matches and won the dual in team points despite a valiant effort by the Wolverines.
 
 
 
UP NEXT
The Wolverines will attend the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Dec. 6-7. This two-day event is one of the premier collegiate wrestling tournaments in the country.
 
Full Results
 
Utah Valley 54, Presbyterian, 0
125 – Briger Ricks (UVU) over Brayden Adams (Pres), TF 17-2 (5:34)                  5-0 UVU
133 – Kase Mauger (UVU) over Tyler Rodier (Pres), TF 15-0 (3:02)                       10-0 UVU
141 – Haiden Drury (UVU) over Team, Forfeit                                                         16-0 UVU
149 – Tanner Frothinger (UVU) over Ryan Luna (Pres), Fall (3:53)                         22-0 UVU
157 – Ryker Fullmer (UVU) over Eli Holiday (Pres), Fall (4:47)                             28-0 UVU
165 – Alex Emmer (UVU) over Nathan Furman (Pres), MD 8-0                              32-0 UVU
174 – Mark Takara (UVU) over Reed Douglass (Pres), Fall (4:48)                          38-0 UVU
184 -  Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU) over Caleb Roe (Pres), MD 11-0                            42-0 UVU
197 – Kael Bennie (UVU) over George Hopkins (Pres), Fall (1:19)                         48-0 UVU
285 – Jack Forbes (UVU) over Morvens Saint Jean (Press), Fall (1:11)                   54-0 UVU
 
Utah Valley, 38, Duke 6
125 – Bridger Ricks (UVU) over Ethan Grimminger (Duke), MD 14-3                   4-0 UVU
133 -  Kase Mauger (UVU) over Raymond Adams (Duke), Fall (3:50)                    10-0 UVU
141 - #25 Haiden Drury (UVU) over Christian Colman (Duke), MD 9-1                 14-0 UVU
149 – SP O'Donnell (Duke) over Q'Veli Quintanilla (UVU), DEC 7-0                    14-3 UVU
157 – Ryker Fullmer (UVU) over Peter Chacon (Duke), TF 20-4 (6:00)                  19-3 UVU
165 - #5 Terrell Barraclough (UVU) over Aidan Wallace (Duke), MD 12-3            23-3 UVU
174 – Trevor Frank (UVU) over David Hussey (Duke), DEC 10-4                          26-3 UVU
184 – Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU) over Logan Richey (Duke), Fall (2:31)                  32-3 UVU
197 – Kael Bennie (UVU) over Vincent Lee (Duke), Fall (6:41)                              38-3 UVU
285 – Connor Barket (Duke) over Jack Forbes (UVU), DEC 7-6                             38-6 UVU
 
Utah Valley 16, NC State 23
125 - #13 Vincent Robinson (NCST) over Bridger Ricks (UVU), DEC 4-0             3-0 NCST
133 – Kase Mauger (UVU) over Jacob Comacho (NCST), Injury Default               6-3 UVU
141 - #25 Haiden Drury (UVU) over #5 Kai Orine (NCST), DEC 5-0                     9-3 UVU
149 – Koy Buesgens (NCST) over Tanner Frothinger (UVU), MD 10-2                  9-7 UVU
157 - #8 Ed Scott (NCST) over Ryker Fullmer (UVU), MD 19-11                           11-9 NCST
165 - #5 Terrell Barraclough (UVU) over #21 Derek Fields (NCST), DEC 8-3       12-11 UVU
174 - #23 Matthew Singleton (NCST) over Mark Takara (UVU), DEC 10-6           14-12 NCST
184 - #14 Dylan Fishback (NCST) over Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU), MD 12-2          18-12 NCST
197 – Kael Bennie (UVU) over Chase Horne (NCST), MD 14-3                             18-16 NCST
285 - #5 Isaac Trumble (NCST) over Jack Forbes (UVU), TF 19-1 (6:39)               23-16 NCST