Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, January 4
Cedar Falls, Iowa
2 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Northern Iowa
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Wrestling Heads to Northern Iowa for First Conference Dual
1/3/2015 11:29:00 AM | Wrestling
The Eagles will take on the Panthers Sunday, Jan. 4 at 2 p.m.
Complete Notes
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on the University of Northern Iowa in its first Mid-American Conference dual of the 2014-15 season Sunday, Jan. 4. First bout of the dual is slated for 2 p.m.
The dual will mark just the second time the two programs have squared off and the first time since UNI joined the conference in the 2013-14 season.
EAGLES PLACE 21st AT MIDLANDS: The Green and White placed 21st overall the 52nd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships as the Eagles racked up 24 points, which marks the second-highest point total in EMU grappling history. Eastern also had five members of its squad compete on day two of the tournament, which was a four person increase from just one season ago.
ABRO GRABS TWO WINS ON DAY TWO AT MIDLANDS: In the 197 lb. weight class, redshirt-junior Anthony Abro saw a successful day taking two major decision victories before dropping into the consolation bracket. The Canton, Mich. native won his first bout in the consolation bracket over Rider's Donald McNeil, 9-2, and was able to pencil in his name for day two of the tournament after defeating Patrick Downey of Iowa Central, 5-3, in his last bout of the day. After earning the narrow 6-4 decision in the fourth round of the consolation bracket Monday night, Abro picked up two-straight decisions on day two of the tournament before falling to Ruben Franklin of CSU Bakersfield in a 3-1 sudden victory to end his day in Evanston.
ZEERIP PLACES EIGHTH AT 157 LBS.: Redshirt-senior Brandon Zeerip competed on day two of the Midlands Championships for the second-straight season donning the Green and White. The Fremont, Mich. native made his way into the quarterfinals nothing a major decision before dropping a high-scoring 24-10 bout to IDaiah Martinez of Illinois in the quarterfinal bout. On day two, Zeerip grabbed a victory in his first match of the daywith a 15-5 major decision but was unable to take the tiebreaker over Rider's Chad Welch. Despite it being his second loss of the tournament, Zeerip had one more bout to wrestle for the seventh-place match at 157 lbs. The Fremont, Mich. native was unable to hold off Doug Welch of Purdue as Welch blanked Zeerip in a 7-0 decision to secure the seventh-place finish.
SCOUTING NORTHERN IOWA: The Panthers and the Eagles square up for the first time since UNI joined the Mid-American Conference after last seasons dual was cancelled between the two programs due to inclement weather. Northern Iowa posts a 3-3 overall record on the season, while the match up with the Eagles will be its first conference dual of the 2014-15 campaign.
UNI returns All-American Dylan Peters at 125 lbs., while four other 2014 NCAA national qualifiers will take the mats against EMU. The Panthers also return Curt Mass who has posted a team-best 16 wins on the season and holds a 5-1 record in dual meets. Much like last season, Peters has been a catalyst for the Panther grapplers, bringing a 12-2 overall record a 5-1 dual record into the conference match against the Eagles.
SERIES HISTORY: Northern Iowa and Eastern have squared off one time in program history but this will mark the first time the two teams have competed against each other in a conference dual after last seasons match between the two teams was cancelled. UNI is in its second complete season in the conference after finishing third in the MAC Championships in 2012-13 and second in the 2014 MAC Championships.
The Green and White is 0-1 against the Panthers as it fell 22-12, Nov. 14, 2009 when the two teams faced off at the Northwestern Duals. The Eagles came away with four decisions, while Northern Iowa grabbed four decisions, one major decision and one pin.
UP NEXT ON THE MATS?: The Eagles will stay on the road as they travel to Pennsylvania for two days of competition. The Green and White first takes on Clarion Saturday, Jan. 10 in a dual before heading to Pittsburgh for the annual Pitt Duals Sunday, Jan. 11.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on the University of Northern Iowa in its first Mid-American Conference dual of the 2014-15 season Sunday, Jan. 4. First bout of the dual is slated for 2 p.m.
The dual will mark just the second time the two programs have squared off and the first time since UNI joined the conference in the 2013-14 season.
EAGLES PLACE 21st AT MIDLANDS: The Green and White placed 21st overall the 52nd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships as the Eagles racked up 24 points, which marks the second-highest point total in EMU grappling history. Eastern also had five members of its squad compete on day two of the tournament, which was a four person increase from just one season ago.
ABRO GRABS TWO WINS ON DAY TWO AT MIDLANDS: In the 197 lb. weight class, redshirt-junior Anthony Abro saw a successful day taking two major decision victories before dropping into the consolation bracket. The Canton, Mich. native won his first bout in the consolation bracket over Rider's Donald McNeil, 9-2, and was able to pencil in his name for day two of the tournament after defeating Patrick Downey of Iowa Central, 5-3, in his last bout of the day. After earning the narrow 6-4 decision in the fourth round of the consolation bracket Monday night, Abro picked up two-straight decisions on day two of the tournament before falling to Ruben Franklin of CSU Bakersfield in a 3-1 sudden victory to end his day in Evanston.
ZEERIP PLACES EIGHTH AT 157 LBS.: Redshirt-senior Brandon Zeerip competed on day two of the Midlands Championships for the second-straight season donning the Green and White. The Fremont, Mich. native made his way into the quarterfinals nothing a major decision before dropping a high-scoring 24-10 bout to IDaiah Martinez of Illinois in the quarterfinal bout. On day two, Zeerip grabbed a victory in his first match of the daywith a 15-5 major decision but was unable to take the tiebreaker over Rider's Chad Welch. Despite it being his second loss of the tournament, Zeerip had one more bout to wrestle for the seventh-place match at 157 lbs. The Fremont, Mich. native was unable to hold off Doug Welch of Purdue as Welch blanked Zeerip in a 7-0 decision to secure the seventh-place finish.
SCOUTING NORTHERN IOWA: The Panthers and the Eagles square up for the first time since UNI joined the Mid-American Conference after last seasons dual was cancelled between the two programs due to inclement weather. Northern Iowa posts a 3-3 overall record on the season, while the match up with the Eagles will be its first conference dual of the 2014-15 campaign.
UNI returns All-American Dylan Peters at 125 lbs., while four other 2014 NCAA national qualifiers will take the mats against EMU. The Panthers also return Curt Mass who has posted a team-best 16 wins on the season and holds a 5-1 record in dual meets. Much like last season, Peters has been a catalyst for the Panther grapplers, bringing a 12-2 overall record a 5-1 dual record into the conference match against the Eagles.
SERIES HISTORY: Northern Iowa and Eastern have squared off one time in program history but this will mark the first time the two teams have competed against each other in a conference dual after last seasons match between the two teams was cancelled. UNI is in its second complete season in the conference after finishing third in the MAC Championships in 2012-13 and second in the 2014 MAC Championships.
The Green and White is 0-1 against the Panthers as it fell 22-12, Nov. 14, 2009 when the two teams faced off at the Northwestern Duals. The Eagles came away with four decisions, while Northern Iowa grabbed four decisions, one major decision and one pin.
UP NEXT ON THE MATS?: The Eagles will stay on the road as they travel to Pennsylvania for two days of competition. The Green and White first takes on Clarion Saturday, Jan. 10 in a dual before heading to Pittsburgh for the annual Pitt Duals Sunday, Jan. 11.
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