No. 11 Iowa State Faces No. 17 UNI

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AMES, Iowa -- The No. 11 Iowa State wrestling team (10-2, 6-1 Big 12) travels to Cedar Falls on Thursday night to face No. 17 UNI (6-5, 6-1 Big 12) in its Big 12 regular season finale. The dual is set to begin at 7 p.m. from West Gym and will be streamed on FloWrestling. A second-place finish in the Big 12 dual standings will be on the line.

Cyclone Notebook
-No. 11 Iowa State travels to Cedar Falls to take on No. 17 UNI in its Big 12 regular season finale.
-The Cyclones will be looking to snap a two-match losing skid against the Panthers. All-time ISU holds a 57-19 advantage over UNI, which dates back to 1924.
-The Cyclones are ranked No. 11 in this week's NWCA National Coaches' Poll, which is No. 2 among Big 12 schools.
-Last week the NCAA released its second Coaches' Panel Rankings. Eight Cyclones appeared in the first panel: Alex Mackall (25), Austin Gomez (7), Ian Parker (12), Jarrett Degen (13), Marcus Coleman (21), Sam Colbray (15), Willie Miklus (5) and Gannon Gremmel (25).
-Last time out, Iowa State traveled to Oregon State where the Cyclones defeated the Beavers, 23-14.
-Iowa State's 53-point scoring outburst against Utah Valley was tied for the third largest victory in school history and the most points scored in a dual against a Division I opponent since 1998 (New Mexico, 57).
-The back-to-back shutouts over SDSU and UVU marked the first time since the 1972-73 season that ISU notched consecutive shutouts over conference foes.
-Zane Mulder made his collegiate dual debut. He was welcomed to the big stage, pinning Logan Peterson of SDSU and defeating Koy Wilkinson by 10-2 major decision.
-Iowa State defeated Oklahoma on Jan. 25 to extend its winning streak to six duals in a row. That string of victories was the longest since ISU won 11 in a row between the 2009-10 and 2010-2011 seasons.
-The attendance for the Oklahoma dual was 3,939, which was the largest crowd for a non-Iowa dual at Hilton Coliseum since Cael Sanderson's senior day in 2002.
-Willie Miklus defeated Dakota Geer in Stillwater for his 50th career dual victory. Miklus now has 92 total career wins.
-It's been dual dominance for Iowa State this season. In 12 duals, ISU is outscoring its opponents at 376-103. The Cyclones' average margin of victory is an astounding 28.1 in 10 victories on the season. The Cyclones also lead the country in average points scored in dual losses (16.5) and smallest average margin of defeat (4.0). Iowa State is giving up just 8.58 points per dual outing, which is fourth best in the country.
-Scoring points has been a point of emphasis for the Cyclones in 2018-19. In 11 dual matches this season, ISU is averaging 8.3 points per dual match (omitting forfeited matches).
-Marcus Coleman leads the team in takedowns (39). Austin Gomez leads the team in total back points in dual matches (44) and points scored per dual match (10.3).
-Iowa State has five wrestlers with 20 or more wins on the year and six with 10 or more dual victories on the year.
-Ian Parker was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week last week on Jan. 28.
-ISU posted a third-place finish at the 2019 Southern Scuffle where Iowa State had eight medalists, including a runner-up performance from Austin Gomez.
-This was the first time that Iowa State had finished in the top-4 at a national tournament since the 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas invitational.
-Dresser improved is all-time dual wins to 178 against Oregon State. He currently ranks as the No. 17 winningest active coach in Division I wrestling.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Colbray

Marcus Coleman

Jarrett Degen

Austin Gomez

Gannon Gremmel

Alex Mackall

Willie Miklus

Zane Mulder

Ian Parker

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