The Mesa State Mavericks overcame a 20-0 deficit to beat the Eagles of Chadron State 30-20. Mesa State climbed back into the match thanks in large part to four pins, including two late in the third period. They also lost the first four matches then rallied back and won the last six.

        Redshirt freshman Tyler Nelson got the rally started at 125 (the dual started at 174). Nelson defeated Dustin Stodola 4-2. Nelson's record improves to 2-3 in the RMAC and 12-12 overall. Stodola fell to 17-9.

        Next came Chris Rubalcaba at 133 pounds. Rubalcaba squared off with Ryan Fillingame of Chadron. Rubalcaba rode Fillingame the whole second period and most of the third until Rubalcaba turned him to his back and never let him up, pinning him at the 6:27 mark. Rubalcaba's record improves to 17-10 while Fillingame's drops to 20-7.

        It was then freshman Trevor Donarski's turn at 141 pounds. Donarski faced off with Eagle Hagen Guzman. Donarski was relentless in his match taking down Guzman with ease, looking for the technical fall. Guzman got into trouble late in the third period and Donarski took advantage turning him and pinning him in 6:32. Donarski's record went to 16-9 while Guzman dropped to 2-12.

        Tyler Juby kept the win streak alive at 149. Juby took care of business early pinning Eagle Jake Lords in 15 seconds. Juby's record goes to 10-5 while Lords drops to 2-10. The match score at that point was 21-20 Mesa State.

        5th ranked Chase Walker looked for revenge of his loss the previous night. Walker went to work early and ended up pinning Eagle Brian Easterling in 2:54. Walker improved his record to 15-5 while Easterling fell to 11-8.

        Senior Cole Johnson took to the mat to wrap up the night. With the match in hand, Johnson looked to get back on the winning track personally and did so winning 5-0 over Chadron State's Justin Dekok. Johnson had sat out the last four weeks with an elbow injury and is now healthy. Johnson improved to 3-7 while Dekok dropped to 8-15.

        The Mavericks will hit the mat again on Thursday with a match versus nationally ranked Adams State. It will be 'Throwback Night' and the Mavericks will be wearing throwback singlets and shirts. The dual is set to begin at 7:00pm.

(Also look for the updated wrestling rankings on Wednesday afternoon sometime)

Mesa State v. Chadron State Dual