Northwestern @ SIU Edwardsville

SIU Edwardsville beat Northwestern 21-13 in Edwardsville, IL on November 15, 2025, at the University of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The matchup came down to a pair of bonus-point outcomes that separated the teams and produced the eight-point margin.

The decisive moment arrived at 149 pounds when #18 Caleb Tyus of SIU Edwardsville pinned Northwestern’s #30 Sam Cartella. Tyus’s fall supplied six team points and flipped the scoreboard in favor of the home team, creating a gap Northwestern could not close with decisions alone. That pin was the biggest single swing of the night and ultimately the turning point of the dual.

Northwestern answered with a big individual performance at 184, where J.D. Perez handed Nico Ronchetti a 19-8 major decision to collect four team points. Perez’s major kept Northwestern within reach on the board and was one of the match’s highest-scoring bouts, but it was not enough to erase the advantage SIU Edwardsville gained from the fall.

All told, the bonus points were the difference. SIU Edwardsville’s fall at 149 proved decisive, while Northwestern’s major at 184 highlighted their fightback. The rest of the lineup produced enough scoring to preserve the lead for the hosts, leaving SIU Edwardsville with the 21-13 victory and Northwestern with questions about closing out duals when opponents secure bonus points.