Northern Colorado @ Arizona State

Northern Colorado upset Arizona State 21-17 in Tempe, Arizona on February 2, 2025, pulling out a narrow road win in the Big 12 dual. The match came down to bonus-point production, with Northern Colorado finding the extra team points needed to edge the Sun Devils.

The decisive moments came at 157 and 165. Vinny Zerban delivered a 12-2 major decision over Michael Kilic, adding four team points, and Clayton Ulrey ran up a 21-6 technical fall on Austin Scott for five team points. Those two bonus wins supplied nine points and gave Northern Colorado the offensive separation that proved critical in a tight dual.

Arizona State answered with a big result at heavyweight, as Cohlton Schultz overwhelmed Remington Peterson 17-2 by technical fall, earning five team points and keeping the Sun Devils within striking distance. Schultz’s technical fall was the single biggest swing for Arizona State and prevented the match from slipping away, but it was not enough to overcome Northern Colorado’s two bonus victories.

Ultimately Northern Colorado’s ability to secure two bonus-point wins to Arizona State’s one decided the meet. The 21-17 final reflects a dual where a couple of dominant individual performances tipped the balance, with Zerban’s major and Ulrey’s technical fall standing out as the key turning points.