THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 2 (D-III) Augsburg 35, Minnesota State-Moorhead 9
RECORD: Augsburg 5-1 overall, Minnesota State-Moorhead 1-2 overall
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Leading 13-9 halfway through the match, Augsburg won the final five bouts, with a pin, a technical fall and two major decisions, to sprint past Division II Minnesota State-Moorhead. Augsburg is ranked No. 2 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll.
• Sam Bennyhoff (JR, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS), ranked No. 5 nationally at 133 pounds, improved to 10-0 on the season with his fifth pin, a 4:52 match ender over Seth Hutchison. Bennyhoff collected two takedowns in the first period, then converted a takedown into a four-point near-fall and a pin late in the second period. Bennyhoff has eight bonus-point decisions (two major decisions, one technical fall, five pins) among his 10 wins on the year.
• Top-ranked 165-pounder Lucas Jeske (SO, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) also improved to 10-0 on the season, but had to rally for a 13-5, major-decision win over Weston Dobler. Jeske trailed 4-2 after a reversal and two-point near-fall, but then converted an escape and takedown in the final minute of the first period to take the lead for good. He used three more takedowns and 2:23 riding time to collect his eighth bonus-point win of the campaign (three major decisions, one technical fall, four pins).
• Bryce Zdanovec (SR, Little Chute, Wis.) scored his second pin of the season at 157, building a 9-1 lead on two takedowns and a four-point near-fall, before scoring a 4:42 pin over Jonathan Hoffner. Zdanovec is now 4-1 on the season.
• One of the most impressive wins of the evening came at 174, as Tanner Vassar (SO, Maple Lake, Minn./Maple Lake HS) improved to 9-1 with a 13-2, major-decision win over MSU-Moorhead's Adam Blees, ranked No. 7 in Division II. Vassar used two takedowns, a reversal and a four-point near-fall at the end of the bout to claim the win, collecting 5:40 of riding time. Seven of Vassar's nine wins are by bonus-point margins (three major decisions, four pins).
• Alex Wilson (JR, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) collected one of the most dominant wins of the evening for the Auggies, a 21-2, third-period technical-fall win over Zach Scott. He scored three takedowns, a reversal and three 4-point near-falls to improve to 8-2 on the season. It marks the fourth time this season that Wilson has scored 16 or more points in a bout, and he now has seven bonus-point wins (two major decisions, three technical falls, two pins).
• Victor Gliva (SO, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS), the No. 3-ranked wrestler nationally at 125, scored two takedowns and a four-point near-fall in claiming an 8-0, major-decision win over Cole Jones. Gliva is now 7-2 on the season.
• Two Auggies bookended the match with 5-3 victories -- 197-pounder Sebastian Larson (SR, River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS) to start and 184-pounder Jackson Graham (SR, Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) to finish. Larson trailed 2-1 after one period, but in the top position, rode Preston Lehmann through the entire second period, capping it with a four-point near-fall to take the lead for good. Graham built a 3-1 lead after two periods, then scored a key takedown with 56 seconds left in the third period to clinch the win over Mitch Kotschevar.
FOR THE FOES
• MSU-Moorhead heavyweight Jordan Magnuson claimed a 3-2 win over Augsburg's Tim Mandyck (FY, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS), making his varsity debut for the Auggies. Magnuson had a takedown and Mandyck scored two escapes, but Magnuson's 1:51 of riding time gave him the bonus point and the win.
• Tommy Walton built a 12-1 lead, with four takedowns and a four-point near-fall, before scoring a 3:54 pin of Charlie DesMarais (FY, Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS), also making his Auggie varsity debut at 141.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the St. Cloud State Holiday Inn/Husky Open on Saturday (12/9) at 9 a.m.
No. 2 Augsburg (5-1) 35, Minnesota State-Moorhead (1-2) 9
Results:
197 -- Sebastian Larson (AUG, 8-2) dec. Preston Lehmann (MSUM, 3-4) 5-3 (Augsburg 3-0)
HWT -- Jordan Magnuson (MSUM, 8-3) dec. Tim Mandyck (AUG, 4-1) 3-2 (TIED 3-3).
125 -- No. 3 Victor Gliva (AUG, 10-2) maj. dec. Cole Jones (MSUM, 11-6) 8-0 (Augsburg 7-3).
133 -- No. 5 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 10-0) pinned Seth Hutchison (MSUM, 6-4) 4:52 (Augsburg 13-3).
141 -- Tommy Walton (MSUM, 2-0) pinned Charlie DesMarais (AUG, 3-2) 3:54 (Augsburg 13-9).
149 -- Alex Wilson (AUG, 8-2) tech. fall Zach Scott (MSUM, 4-7) 21-2 at 5:42 (Augsburg 18-9).
157 -- Bryce Zdanovec (AUG, 5-1) pinned Jonathan Hoffner (MSUM, 0-2) 4:42 (Augsburg 24-9).
165 -- No. 1 Lucas Jeske (AUG, 10-0) maj. dec. Weston Dobler (MSUM, 7-7) 13-5 (Augsburg 28-9).
174 -- Tanner Vassar (AUG, 9-1) maj. dec. No. 7 Adam Blees (MSUM, 12-4) 13-2 (Augsburg 32-9).
184 -- Jackson Graham (AUG, 4-2) dec. Mitch Kotschevar (MSUM, 6-7) 5-3 (Augsburg 35-9).
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