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Flashes finish regular season with commanding win over Northern Illinois

Kent State’s wrestling team (13-9, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) dominated Northern Illinois University (3-10, 1-6 MAC) late Friday night in Dekalb, Illinois, to end the Flashes’ regular season.

The Flashes won, 24-9, their second win in a row after upsetting Central Michigan last week.

Starting and finishing the first match quickly, Tim Rooney (141 pounds) won with a pin in 20 seconds.

The Flashes wrestled the Huskies to plenty of other wins:

  • Chance Driscoll (141) won with a final decision, 7-1.

  • Isaac Bast (165) won in the third period after Northern Illinois challenged a takedown.