MASON CITY, IOWA -- Nathan Lendt and Nolan Craine provided the wins for Ellsworth in the Panthers' 32-9 dual meet loss to NIACC on Thursday night.  And both ECC grapplers won in impressive fashion.  Lendt knocked off No. 2 ranked Deville Dentis, 7-4, at 149 pounds in a battle of two of the best wrestlers at their weight in the NJCAA.  Lendt was coming off a disappointing loss to No. 3 rated Keaton Geerts of Iowa Central two nights earlier, a match in which Lendt had a 6-0 lead at one point.  But he rebounded to post the first win of the evening for ECC.  

Craine pinned Ryan Van Donselaar of NIACC in 2:25 at 174 for the other Ellsworth win.

NIACC, ranked 7th in the NJCAA, got a pin, a pair of major decisions, and three decisions by identical 7-2 scores to secure the victory.

The Panthers will wrestle Iowa Lakes next Thursday at home in their final dual meet of the year.

NIACC 32, ELLSWORTH 9

125 - Kaden Karns (E) was pinned by Cruz Aguilar in 1:54 (6-0)

133 - Zeth Strejc (E) lost to Clarence Lee-Green 8-5 (9-0)

141 - Ryan Graves (E) lost to Quentrevion Campbell 11-3 (13-0)

149 - Nathan Lendt (E) defeated Devile Dentis 7-4 (13-3)

157 - ECC forfeited (19-3)

166 - Mirzo Khayitov (E) lost to Christian Minto 7-2 (22-3)

174 - Nolan Craine (E) pinned Ryan Van Donselaar in 2:25 (22-9)

184 - Ethan Miller (E) lost to Chase McCleish 7-2 (25-9)

197 - Isaiah Laguna (E) lost to Jose Valdez 8-0 (29-9)

285 - Larry Everfield (E) lost to Jaylin Smith 7-2 (32-9)