Iowa Falls, IA – No. 13 Indian Hills Men's Wrestling returns to action Wednesday night with the team's first road dual of the year as the Warriors take on No. 5 Ellsworth Community College.

DETAILS: #13 Indian Hills at #5 Ellsworth

Wednesday, November 30  |  7:00 PM

Dittmer Gym  |  Iowa Falls, IA

The Warriors (2-0, 2-0) and Panthers (0-3, 0-2) will square off in an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) dual as the nationally ranked foes look to make a statement in conference action.

WATCH LIVE: Ellsworth CC Athletics

MAT NOTES

Head coach Cole Spree brings his Warriors up to Iowa Falls for a showdown with the Panthers.

• Indian Hills enters Wednesday's matchup with a 2-0 league record after defeating NIACC and Iowa Lakes.
• The Warriors are 12-2 all-time in ICCAC duals after going 5-1 each of the last two seasons.
• Through the team's first two ICCAC duals, the Warriors have earned 12 victories including six pins.
• The Panthers are 0-2 in conference action this year after suffering losses to Iowa Central and Iowa Western.
• Ellsworth is under the direction of first-year head coach Victor Coronado.

WRESTLERS TO WATCH

• Freshman Riley Bettich has been a force at 125lbs for the Warriors. The latest ICCAC Athlete of the Week has picked up two pins in dual action and secured a first-place finish at the Lindenwood Open.
• Sophomore Matthew Lewis, ranked No. 3 in the nation at 141lbs, is 2-0 at 149lbs this year with a pin and a major to boast.
• Sophomore Kawaun Deboe is ranked No. 3 in the heavyweight division for the Warriors.
• Sophomore Lucas Henderson is off to a strong start this year and is coming off a victory by way of fall against Iowa Lakes.
• Ellsworth enters the match with four individually ranked wrestlers – No. 3 Kaden Karns (125), No. 3 Diego Isorida (157), No. 2 Miro Khayitov (165), and No. 5 Isaiah Laguna (197).

SERIES HISTORY

The Warriors enter Wednesday's matchup with a 3-0 all-time record vs. the Panthers with three convincing wins. Indian Hills dropped the Panthers 38-4 and 45-9 in the team's inaugural season in 2020-21 and topped Ellsworth 28-17 last season.

Wednesday's matchup will be the second straight matchup where both teams are in the national rankings.

IHCC PROJECTED LINEUP*

125- Riley Bettich – FR - Stevensville, MI

133- Te'Andre Allen – FR – Cleveland, OH or Arojae Hart – FR – Murphysboro, IL

141- Matthew Lewis – SO – Centerville, IA or 141 – Steven Luedtke – FR – Baltimore, MD

149- Blake Swearingen –FR – Broomfield, CO

157- Peyton Asbury – FR – Brownsburg, IN or Michael Lonnay – SO – Hazlet, NJ

165- Cade Molyneux – FR – Sigourney, IA or Weston Milnes-Bowers – SO – Chandler, AZ

174- Lucas Henderson – SO – Centerville, IA

184- Cade Linn – SO – Elysburg, PA

197- Tobias Bell – SO – Chicago, IL or Rudy Acedo – FR – Tucson, AZ

285- Kawaun Deboe – SO – Erie, PA or Joshua Gaye – FR – Des Moines, IA

*Subject to change