GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence men's wrestling program defeated Eastern Oregon 27-18 Saturday afternoon.

With the dual starting at 174, the Argos picked up the first victory of the contest with senior Brady Ellison defeating Kylan Guerra 9-1.

The Argos continued their momentum into the next two matches with junior Noah Poe-Hatten pinning Gabe Vasa and #8 Brendan Lockart pinning #20 Eric Karas to put UP ahead 16-0.

EOU answered by winning the next four matches to take an 18-16 lead, but at 149 junior Tristan Bremer got the Argos back on track defeating #25 Cole Cross 12-2.

Leading by two with two matches left, #1 Pig Hobbs extended the Argo lead to five with a 12-8 victory over Carlos Valdez, and at 165 #22 Blaze Sumiye defeated John Rudebaugh 10-2 to secure the Argos 27-18 victory over Eastern Oregon.

The Argos will be back in action Thursday, Dec. 18 when they head to Lakeland, Fla. for the Fire Duals. UP will face #3 Indiana Tech, #4 Southeastern, Keiser University, and Rochester Christian beginning at 7:00 a.m. (MST).

RESULTS vs Eastern Oregon: UP 27, EOU 18
125: Jackson Eylar (EOU) dec. Boden Banta (UP), 18-14
133: #21 Kai Carson (EOU) pinned Na'u McBrayer (UP), 2:30
141: Braden Carson (EOU) pinned Hunter Dyer (UP), 4:14
149: Tristan Bremer (UP) maj. dec. #25 Cole Cross (EOU), 12-2
157: #1 Pig Hobbs (UP) dec. Carlos Valdez (EOU), 12-8
165: #22 Blaze Sumiye (UP) maj. dec. John Rudebaugh (EOU), 10-2
174: Brady Ellison (UP) maj. dec. Kylan Guerra (EOU), 9-1
184: Noah Poe-Hatten (UP) pinned Gabe Vasa (EOU), 6:59
197: #8 Brendan Lockart (UP) pinned #20 Eric Karas (EOU), 1:52
285: #8 Nicolas Rodriguez (EOU) dec. #11 Ethan DeRoche (UP), 7-4