Northwestern University Athletics
'Cats Resume Nonconference Action vs. UNI, SIUE
1/17/2013 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 17, 2013
No. 21 Northwestern (4-4 overall, 0-3 Big Ten)
vs. Northern Iowa (3-2 overall, 0-0 MAC), 2 p.m. CT
vs. SIU-Edwardsville (3-8 overall, 0-1 SOCON), 4 p.m. CT
Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013
Edwardsville, Ill.
Live Stats for SIUE Match: TrackWrestling.com
2012-13 Northwestern Wrestling Season Stats 
Sunday's Matches
No. 21 Northwestern travels to Edwardsville, Ill. to take on the Northern Iowa Panthers and the host SIU-Edwardsville Cougars in a tri-dual event on Sunday. The Wildcats will wrestle UNI at 2 p.m. followed by a match with SIU-E at 4 p.m.
Northwestern is 4-1 in nonconference duals so far this season and after this weekend, has two more duals (at Northern Illinois, at South Dakota State) scheduled against teams outside of the Big Ten.
Last Time Out
NU hosted No. 17 Nebraska at Welsh-Ryan Arena and fell short, losing by a 25-12 score. The 'Cats picked up victories by Alex Polizzi at 197 lbs., then-No. 18 Dominick Malone at 125 lbs., and then-No. 13 Pierce Harger at 165 lbs. Harger ended the meet with a quick first-period fall over Austin Wilson of the Cornhuskers in 1:56. All eyes were on then-No. 2 Jason Welch, wrestling for his 100th career victory, but he came up just short to No. 7 James Green, falling by a 9-8 score.
Another New Face
True freshman Jacob Berkowitz made his first career start last weekend against Nebraska. Berkowitz, who wrestled at 184 lbs. in open tournaments to start the season, filled in for the Wildcats at heavyweight against the Huskers. He wrestled a close match against Spencer Johnson, but was unable to record his first varsity victory in the 6-0 decision.
NU had three true freshmen in the starting lineup against Nebraska. Dominick Malone has been the starter all season at 125 lbs., and Garrison White made his first career start a week earlier against No. 4 Ohio State.
Northwestern Probable Starters
125: #16/16 Dominick Malone (12-5)
133: Garrison White (0-2)
141: Pat Greco (5-6) OR Jameson Oster (5-6)
149: Dylan Marriott (5-10)
157: #3/2 Jason Welch (17-1)
165: #14/16 Pierce Harger (15-3)
174: #9/9 Lee Munster (14-4)
184: Marcus Shrewsbury (3-10) OR Jacob Berkowitz (0-1)
197: #--/16 Alex Polizzi (12-8)
Hwt: #9/9 Mike McMullan (11-2)
Rankings reflect latest Amateur Wrestling News/InterMat polls
Northern Iowa Probable Starters
125: Ryan Jauch (2-3)
133: #9/12 Levi Wolfensperger (16-4)
141: #14/15 Joey Lazor (21-6)
149: Bart Reiter (8-2)
157: David Bonin (17-4)
165: Jarrett Jensen (12-8) OR Riley Banach (9-7) OR Kyle Lux (6-5)
174: Cody Caldwell (21-4)
184: #9/6 Ryan Loder (19-3)
197: Blaize Cabell (8-8) OR A.J. McBroom (3-9)
Hwt: Blayne Beale (9-9) OR Cody Krumwiede (14-9)
Rankings reflect latest Amateur Wrestling News/InterMat polls
SIUE Probable Starters
125: Tyler Gilleland (0-2)
133: Patrick Myers (11-4)
141: Brandon Brindley (0-6)
149: Dillon Pousson (4-10)
157: Kyle Lowman (7-9)
165: Logun Taylor (0-2)
174: Jake Residori (4-3)
184: Derek Nagel (4-3)
197: Josh Wood (9-6)
Hwt: David Devine (8-3)
Latest Rankings
• USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll (Team Rankings)
• AWN Individual Rankings
• InterMat Rankings
• WIN Magazine Rankings
Scouting Northern Iowa
The Panthers have wrestled just three D-I opponents in duals this season. They defeated Northern Colorado 40-6 on Jan. 11. They lost earlier in the season to Wisconsin on Nov. 24, 24-13 and also succumbed to Air Force last Sunday, 19-18. The Panthers will wrestle No. 13 Oklahoma on Friday before taking on the 'Cats. UNI has three wrestlers ranked, including No. 12 Levi Wolfensperger at 133, No. 15 Joey Lazor at 141 and No. 6 Ryan Loder at 184.
Scouting SIU-Edwardsville
SIU-E has wrestled several high-profile opponents in the 2012-2013 season, including Big Ten members Iowa, Indiana, and Purdue. They were defeated 49-0 by Iowa, 33-11 by Indiana, and 34-9 by Purdue. Last year, NU hosted SIUE at Welsh-Ryan Arena and won nine of 10 bouts in the 43-3 Wildcat victory.
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