North Dakota State Tops Air Force, 25-12

USAF ACADEMY – Falcons picked up wins across three weight classes but were ultimately defeated by North Dakota State in Big 12 Conference action, 25-12, Sunday afternoon in the historic Clune Arena. The Falcons, yet to win a Big 12 dual in the highly competitive conference, are now 2-5 on the season.

Air Force freshman Carter Nogle (141) and Brian Burburija (197) alongside senior team captain Gage Musser (184) tallied wins for the Falcons.

NDSU opened the dual strong with a decision and technical fall at 125 and 133, respectively. Sophomore 125-pounder Bubba Wright was narrowly bested by Tristan Daugherty in SV1, marking the first overtime period for AF this season.

Nogle had the highlight performance with a pin (4:11) against junior 141-pounder Gideon Cole. Nogle was up on the score card, 10-1, before sticking Cole to his back to put AF on the board. Nogle upped his season total wins to 17 with 11 pins, the most on the team in wins and pins.

The Bison rattled off wins from 149 to 174, tabulating two major decisions and two decisions in four matches.

Gage Musser got the Falcons back into the win column with a gritty 4-1 decision over Aidan Brenot, scoring the match-winning takedown with just 30 seconds remaining. The win marked Musser's first ever Big 12 dual win and 12^th win of the 2024-25 campaign.

Continuing the fight, Burburija notched his second Big 12 dual win of the weekend, blanking Andrew McGonagle, 2-0, in a hard-fought battle. Burburija has 15 wins this season and leads the Falcons in dual meet victories (3).

NDSU capped the dual with a battle at heavyweight between Antonio Ramos and Andrew Blackburn-Frost. The Bison secured the victory with decisive takedowns in the first and second periods.

Next up, Air Force takes the fight to the Carolinas for a pair of duals on January 24 and 26. On Friday (Jan. 24) the Falcons will take on Presbyterian in Templeton Gymnasium, Clinton, South Carolina. On Sunday (Jan. 26) the Falcons will do battle with Davidson in John M. Belk Arena, Davidson, North Carolina. Action is slated for 11 am EST and 4 pm EST, respectively.

Jan. 19 – North Dakota State 25, Air Force 12
125: Tristan Daugherty (NDSU) over Bubba Wright (AF) (SV-1 8-1)
133: Kyle Burwick (NDSU) over Gavin Caprella (AF) (TF 16-0 3:42)
141: Carter Nogle (AF) over Gideon Abel-Cole (NDSU) (Fall 4:11)
149: Gavin Drexler (NDSU) over Alec Viduya (AF) (MD 11-2)
157: Maxwell Petersen (NDSU) over EJ Beloncik (AF) (MD 17-6)
165: Boeden Greenley (NDSU) over Logan Fowler (AF) (Dec 7-4)
174: Devin Wasley (NDSU) over Jack Ganos (AF) (Dec 7-3)
184: Gage Musser (AF) over Aidan Brenot (NDSU) (Dec 4-1)
197: Brian Burburija (AF) over Andrew McMonagle (NDSU) (Dec 2-0)
285: Andrew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU) over Antonio Ramos (AF) (Dec 8-3)

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Players Mentioned

EJ Beloncik

Brian Burburija

Gavin Caprella

Logan Fowler

Jack Ganos

Gage Musser

Carter Nogle

Antonio Ramos

Alec Viduya

Bubba Wright

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