Men's Wrestling

NO. 5 WARRIORS UPEND NO. 8 REIVERS

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Posted: Jan 30, 2022

Centerville, IA – Hosting its second dual in as many days, the No. 5 Indian Hills Men's Wrestling squad defeated No. 8 Iowa Western Community College 22-12 in a showdown of Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) foes on Saturday.

The Warriors flexed against the Reivers to remain undefeated in ICCAC action on the year with an unblemished 5-0 record. Iowa Western falls to 3-2. The win over Iowa Western avenged a loss against the Reivers last season that dealt the Warriors their first and only conference dual loss of the year on the team's way to a district championship.

Less than 24 hours removed from the Warriors' throttling of William Penn University on Friday night, Indian Hills hosted the Reivers at the Multi-Purpose Building in Centerville. Iowa Western scored a narrow decision to open the match at 125lbs before the Warriors went to Nevertessone Lahens (Immokalee, FL/Immokalee) at 133lbs. Lahens, making his first conference dual start of the year, built a 7-0 lead through two periods and went on to win 8-3 to tie the match at 3-all.

The Warriors fell in both the 141lb and 149lb bouts to fall behind 9-3. Sophomore Destin Jones (Miami, FL/Palmetto) took the mat at 157lbs and scored a decision with a late takedown to earn a 3-1 win and three team points.

Cameron Nesbitt (Champaign, IL/Centennial), ranked No. 7 in the 165lb class battled to an overtime period decision to score for the Warriors. Nesbitt scored a takedown two minutes into the extra period to tie the match at 9-9.

The Warriors went to Jacob Anderson (Anchorage, AK/South Anchorage) in the 174lb weight class and dominated from the get-go. Anderson built an 8-1 lead and eventually rode out to a 9-1 major decision for the team's largest victory to point.

After an Iowa Western victory at 184lbs, the Warriors relied on Deron Pulliam (Columbus, OH/Dublin Scioto) at 197lbs. Pulliam, the top-ranked Wrestler in the 184lb weight class, controlled the flow at 197lbs and gradually built a lead to score a 5-2 decision and three more team points.

With a 16-12 advantage and a victory in sight, sophomore Noah Broderson (Davenport, IA/Assumption) toed the mat in the heavyweight class. Broderson maintained control throughout the first round and maneuvered a pin at the 1:55 mark to seal the victory for the Warriors. Broderson's pin handed Indian Hills six points and the team win. The pin was the second day in a row for Broderson.

Indian Hills heads to Iowa Central on Feb. 2 for the team's final ICCAC dual of the year at 7:00 PM in Fort Dodge, IA.