Five things to know: No. 4 Badgers host No. 14 UNI

Thursday, February 20

Madison, WI

8 p.m.

Wisconsin Badgers

Northern Iowa

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Five things to know: No. 4 Badgers host No. 14 UNI

February 18, 2020 | Wrestling

Wisconsin faces ranked opponent in final dual

Free Admisson for Student Night

MADISON, Wis. – The fourth-ranked Badger wrestling team (11-5, 4-5 B1G) wraps up the regular season with a non-conference dual against No. 14 Northern Iowa (7-4, 6-2 Big 12) in the UW Field House. The match starts at 8 p.m. live on the Big Ten Network. Fans can also follow along live on Twitter and Instagram, @BadgerWrestling and look for a recap on UWBadgers.com following the action.

1. Thank you, SENIORS: Before the match on Thursday, the Badgers will honor the seven members of their senior class: Michael Cullen, No. 1 Seth Gross, No. 4 Tristan Moran, No. 15 Cole Martin, No. 21 Johnny Sebastian, Taylor Watkins and the late Eli Stickley. As a class, they have won more than 430 matches, one NCAA championship, two Midlands championships and have helped the team to a No. 4 ranking.

2. Midlands Rematch: Johnny Sebastian will get a chance at redemption in front of the home crowd on Thursday. The redshirt senior will have another try at No. 4 Taylor Lujan. The two 184 pounders faced off at the 2019 Midlands Championship, where Lujan won the 7-4 decision to knock Sebastian out of the tournament.

3. Down goes Michigan: The Badgers bounced back in a B1G way on Sunday. After losing to No. 2 Penn State and unranked Michigan State last weekend, the Badgers welcomed No. 17 Michigan to town. Wisconsin took the dual from them, thanks to a technical fall from Seth Gross and close victories from Cole Martin and Tristan Moran, with a final score of 20-12.

4. Just Dow It: Tyler Dow got the start at 174 pounds on Sunday against Michigan and notched his first home victory of his collegiate career. Dow bested Michigan's Max Maylor, also a Wisconsin native, in a 4-3 decision. Dow, the redshirt freshman out of Stoughton, got his first home victory.

5. Student night: The Wisconsin wrestling team will be hosting a student night on Thursday. Students will receive free admission to Thursday's dual and free wrestling t-shirts while supplies last! Students can redeem their free tickets here.