RESULTS

DUBUQUE – A couple extra bonus points were all the separated Cornell's wrestling team and 16th-ranked Loras in the Rams' 21-19 dual loss Thursday night inside the Lillis Athletic and Wellness Center.
 
The Rams (2-5) and Duhawks (2-1) won five matches apiece in a tightly-contested meet that saw the lead switch hands three times.
 
Sophomore 157-pounder Gabriel Smith gave Cornell its last lead of the night with an impressive 10-7 decision over 14th-ranked Gabe Fiser, the defending regional champion. Smith (9-3) rallied in the third period with a takedown and two-point near fall that pushed the Rams ahead 10-8 at the halfway point of the dual.
 
Loras regained momentum by taking the next three matches, including a 7-4 battle at 184 between nationally-ranked wrestlers in Loras' Zeb Gnida and Cornell's No. 15 Cael McLaren (5-2).
 
The Rams cut into the 21-10 deficit with two wins to finish the meet. No. 17 Treyten Steffen (6-1) earned a 10-4 decision over Kam Royster, and then Cornell sophomore heavyweight Jackson Brinker recorded a quick pin in 36 seconds over Jake LaMonto.
 
Brinker (11-3) tallied his team-high seventh fall of the season.  
 
Cornell built a 7-0 advantage to open the dual. Jayden Rael (9-1) relied on a second-period reversal to claim a 2-1 win over Carter Anderson at 125. Sophomore Eli Sneed (6-4) recorded four takedowns in his 14-6 major decision over Justin Murray at 133.
 
Cornell 141-pounder AJ Parrish was edged 3-1 by Nosa Egbon. Loras' 13th-ranked Eric Kinkaid won by technical fall, 17-2, over Landon Card at 149.  
 
The Duhawks picked up key bonus points at 165 (Ben Faber 16-6 major decision over Scotty Scheidecker) and 174 (sixth-ranked Dustin Bohren pin in 1:52 over Brian Petry).
 
Coming up – The Rams compete at the Pointer Duals Saturday in Stevens Point, Wis. Cornell wrestles UW-Stevens Point at 12 p.m. and Luther at 1:30 p.m.