The recipe to win this dual meet, as I saw it for the Cowboys, was to win where they’re favored, limit bonus, and win some of the toss-ups. They didn’t give up much bonus, but little else went the Cowboys’ way.
Nick Piccininni started out with a decision over Max Thomsen in a match where most felt we would see bonus points. In their previous two meetings Nick won by tech fall and a major decision.
At 133 and 141, most saw those matchups as ones that could go either way. They went in UNI’s direction. At 133 Reece Witcraft fell to Jack Skudlarczyk 10-5 and at 141 Dusty Hone fell to Michael Blockhus 4-3.