Iowa Wrestling Tames Wildcats, Move to 10-0 [VIDEO]

The University of Iowa wrestling won 9-of-10 matches against Northwestern on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena to record a 38-3 final victory Friday, January 23, 2015. The Hawkeyes (10-0, 5-0) allowed just two Wildcat (9-5, 1-4) takedowns in the competition.

Highlighting the match were wins by No. 3 Brandon Sorensen over No. 1 Jason Tsirtsis at 149, and No. 9 Nick Moore over No. 6 Pierce Harger at 165.

Sorensen is now 4-1 against ranked opponents -- defeating the last four he’s met -- and improves 3-0 all-time in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hawkeye head coach Tom Brands is excited with what he has done with his opportunity at 149.

Moore earned his first victory over a top 10 opponent this season with his defeat of Harger at 165. With the score knotted 2-2 following a pair of escapes by Moore and a Harger reversal, the match headed into overtime where Moore secured the 4-2 win with a takedown at the 20 second mark.

NOTES:

• Attendance was 8,104
• #3 Brandon Sorensen defeated defending national champion and #1 ranked Jason Tsirtsis, handing him his first loss of the season
• Sorensen is 4-1 against ranked opponents, defeating the last four he’s met (#17 Ken Theobold – Rutgers, #5 Hunter Stieber – Ohio State, #2 Josh Kindig – Oklahoma State, #1 Jason Tsirtsis)
• Sorensen is 3-0 all-time in Carver-Hawkeye Arena
• #9 Nick more defeated his first top 10 ranked opponent of the season with an overtime win over #6 Pierce Harger
• Nathan Burak (13-0) remains undefeated on the season with a 4-3 win over #13 Alex Polizzi
• Bobby Telford lost his first match of the year 3-1 in double overtime to #4 ranked Mike McMullan, ending his 18-match win streak.

#1 IOWA 38, #24 Northwestern 3

125 - #5 Thomas Gilman (IA) tech. fall Garrison White (NW), 21-6 in 4:16; 5-0

133 - #5 Cory Clark (IA) pinned Dominic Malone (NW), 2:56; 11-0

141 - #6 Josh Dziewa (IA) dec. Jameson Oster (NW), 6-0; 14-0

149 - #3 Brandon Sorensen (IA) dec. #1 Jason Tsirtsis (NW), 3-2 TB-2; 17-0

157 - #17 Michael Kelly (IA) tech. fall Ben Sullivan (NW), 18-3; 22-0

165 - #9 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #6 Pierce Harger (NW), 4-2 OT; 25-0

174 - #2 Mike Evans (IA) wins by forfeit, 31-0

184 - #8 Sammy Brooks (IA) maj. dec. Mitch Sliga (NW), 18-6; 35-0

197 - #4 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #13 Alex Polizzi (NW), 4-3; 38-0

285 - #4 Mike McMullan (NW) dec. #1 Bobby Telford (IA), 3-1 2OT; 38-3