SDSU drops SIU Edwardsville, 27-16

South Dakota State’s Ben Gillette tries to escape from SIU Edwardsville’s Drew Vrbrenec during their 141-pound bout on Saturday at Frost Arena. Gillette won by fall in 6:48 and the Jackrabbits beat the Cougars, 27-16, in their home-opening dual. Photo by Sean Welsh/Register

BROOKINGS – South Dakota State opened its home dual schedule with a 27-16 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Saturday night at Frost Arena.

The Jackrabbits recorded three pins – including key falls from Ben Gillette at 141 pounds and Hunter Weddington at 184 – while improving to 3-5 in duals on the season.

“There are a lot of positives but we’ve still got a ton of work to do,” said first-year SDSU head coach Chris Bono. “We gave up a couple of matches that we should have had. It’s nice to win but we’ve got to get some individual wins."

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