Northern Iowa drops SDSU, 41-3

South Dakota State’s Aaron Pickrel (top) works on Northern Iowa’s Ryan Jauch late in their 125-pound bout on Friday at Frost Arena. Pickrel earned a 3-2 decision in the match but the Panthers won the dual by a 41-3 margin. Photo by Sean Welsh/Register

BROOKINGS – Northern Iowa won the final nine matches – earning bonus points in seven of the bouts – during a 41-3 dual victory over South Dakota State on Friday night at Frost Arena.

Jackrabbit senior Aaron Pickrel opened the night with a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Ryan Jauch at 125 pounds.

Pickrel recorded a takedown with 8 seconds left in the first and Jauch quickly escaped to make it 2-1 after a period.

In the second, Jauch built a big riding-time advantage, before Pickrel escaped with just 1 second left to take a 3-1 lead.



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