GOLDEN, Colo. - #16 Colorado School of Mines dug deep to win four straight bouts in the upper weights, overcoming #13 Western Colorado in a 27-12 win before a packed house at Volk Gym.

#14 Wyatt Reisz upset #1 Cole Hernandez at 174 pounds and Mason Diel and #12 Ryan Cody secured last-gasp wins at 184 and 197 pounds to key the victory after the Mountaineers (5-4, 2-2 RMAC) led 12-9 following 157 pounds.

The Orediggers (9-2, 3-0 RMAC) remain one of the two unbeaten teams in the RMAC with the victory.

#9 Christian Lopez got Mines off to a flying start, earning a last-second takedown to turn a decision into a major as he won 11-2 over Roberto Estrada, but the Mountaineers answered with Devin Gomez's 13-9 victory over Trebor Moreno at 133. #4 Grayston DiBlasi turned another win into more bonus points as his takedown with two seconds to go made it a 19-4 technical fall.

#3 Dean Noble pinned Carson Dulitz in the second period to tie the dual 9-9 after 149, and Vincent Cabral's third-period takedown gave him the 4-1 upset over #11 Marcus Caro at 157 to put the Mountaineers in the lead at 12-9.

Mines ripped off four straight wins from there starting at 165 pounds where Jakob Smith emerged from a scoreless first period with a takedown into four nearfall points on the way to his 9-4 win, and then Reisz's victory over Hernandez turned the tide. Reisz was on the attack from the start, earning takedowns in the first and third period while allowing only a pair of escapes to beat Hernandez 8-2, handing him only his second loss of the season.

Mason Diel survived a wild third period to win 5-3 over Hunter Richardson thanks to a takedown with 13 seconds remaining, and that meant Mines could seal it up at 197 pounds. A combined 43 points later, #12 Ryan Cody emerged a 23-20 victor over Sage Harrison in a remarkable bout that featured nine combined takedowns, two reversals, Harrison coming back from 18-9 down to lead 20-19 in the third, and then Cody escaping and earning the final takedown with only seconds to go to avoid overtime and win 23-20. That left heavyweight moot, but Cade Whish put his mark on the dual with a second-period return to pin Riley Butt.

NOTABLES
- DiBlasi won his 91st career bout with his technical fall, improving to 10-0 in duals this season.
- Reisz moved to 3-1 vs. NWCA-ranked opponents this season as he is the first Oredigger in recent memory to beat a #1-ranked foe. Reisz is 17-3 on the season and an unbeaten 8-0 in duals.
- Whish produced his 11th career fall and third of the year to wrap up the meet.
- Colorado Mesa earned a last-bout 20-18 win over Adams State on Saturday to remain the other unbeaten team in the RMAC. Mines and Mesa will meet in Golden on Feb. 7. 
- It was the 80th all-time meeting between Mines and Western Colorado in a series going back to 1950; Mines won for the fifth time in their last six duals.

NEXT UP
Mines swings south to visit Adams State and New Mexico Highlands next weekend.
 

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#16 Colorado School of Mines 27, #13 Western Colorado 12 [Scoring]
125: #9 Christian Lopez (MINES) over Roberto Estrada (WCU) (MD 11-2) 
133: Devin Gomez (WCU) over Trebor Moreno (MINES) (Dec 13-9) 
141: #4 Grayston DiBlasi (MINES) over Eyan Chavez (WCU) (TF 19-4 6:58)
149: #3 Dean Noble (WCU) over Carson Dulitz (MINES) (Fall 3:33) 
157: Vincent Cabral (WCU) over #11 Marcus Caro (MINES) (Dec 4-1) 
165: Jakob Smith (MINES) over Walker Heckendorf (WCU) (Dec 9-4) 
174: #14 Wyatt Reisz (MINES) over #1 Cole Hernandez (WCU) (Dec 8-2) 
184: Mason Diel (MINES) over Hunter Richardson (WCU) (Dec 5-3) 
197: #12 Ryan Cody (MINES) over Sage Harrison (WCU) (Dec 23-20) 
285: Cade Whish (MINES) over Riley Dean-Butt (WCU) (Fall 3:24)
X174: Ryan Dirksen (WCU) over Kaleb Valdez-Lemos (MINES) (TF 18-1 5:33)