In the first match of the night, Rylan Lubeck faced 2014 NCAA champion and 2014 Big Ten champion, Jason Tsirtis. Top-ranked Tsirtis had the first takedown of the night to take an early 2-0 lead on Lubeck in the first period. Lubeck managed an escape in the third period, but it wasn’t enough as Tsirtis answered with another takedown to finish the match, 5-1, and gave Northwestern an early 3-0 advantage.
In all too familiar fashion, Jarod Donar met up with Ben Sullivan at 157 lbs. The two had faced each other a little over a week ago at the Midlands Championships. Donar started with a quick takedown and led 2-0 after the first period. In the second period, Sullivan did a reversal for two points. Donar followed up with an escape and led 3-2 at the end of the second. Donar logged the first of many wins on the night for the Badgers after tallying a fall over Sullivan at 5:30.
It was an All-American match up when No. 3 Isaac Jordan lit up the mat with No. 7 Pierce Harger at 165 lbs. Jordan didn’t allow the bout to last long and registered a pin at 2:21. Jordan recorded his sixth pin of the season and defeated his fifth ranked opponent this season.
Wisconsin took an 18-3 advantage after the Wildcats forfeited at 174 lbs.
Ricky Robertson took to the mat against Mitch Sliga at 184 lbs. After going scoreless in the first period, Robertson took a 3-0 lead with an escape and takedown in the second period. He finished with a 4-0 decision after gaining a point from riding time, giving the Badgers a 21-3 advantage at intermission.
No. 10 Timmy McCall dropped a 7-6 decision to Northwestern’s Alex Polizzi despite keeping it a close match throughout all three periods.
In the most anticipated match of the night, No. 5 Connor Medbery matched up against No. 2 Mike McMullan at heavyweight. The top-five showdown definitely lived up to the hype.
Medbery wasted no time getting started and posted a takedown in the first minute of the first period. Medbery started the second period on the bottom and managed a quick escape. McMullan tied it up with a takedown, but Medbery escaped, giving him a 4-3 advantage. McMullan escaped at the start of the third to tie it up again at 4-4.
It was back-and-forth the entire bout, as Medbery had another takedown in third that was only followed by a two-point reversal from McMullan. McMullan could not hold on, as Medbery escaped in the last 30 seconds of the bout and sealed the deal, 7-6. Medbery won his biggest challenge of the season and took down his second ranked opponent of the season.
At 125 lbs., Ryan Taylor posted Wisconsin’s third pin of the night at 5:47 over No. 20 Dominick Malone giving UW a secure 30-12 lead over the Wildcats.
Jesse Thielke fell by a 16-5 major decision to NU’s Jameston Oster in the last bout of the night.
Wisconsin returns home for the first time in exactly a month to host Purdue 1 p.m. Sunday at the UW Fieldhouse.
Results:
149 #1 Jason Tsirtis (NU) dec. Rylan Lubeck (WIS), 6-1 0 3
157 Jarod Donar (WIS) fall Ben Sullivan (NU), 5:30
6 3
165 #3 Isaac Jordan (WIS) fall #7 Pierce Harger (NU), 2:21 12 3
174 #18 Frank Cousins (WIS) win by forfeit 18 3
184 Ricky Robertson (WIS) dec. Mitch Sliga (NU), 4-0 21 3
197 #12 Alex Polizzi (NU) dec. #10 Timmy McCall (WIS), 7-6 21 6
HWT No. 5 Connor Medbery dec. No. 2 Mike McMullan (NU), 7-6 24 12
125 Garrison White (NU) win by forfeit
24 12
133 #14 Ryan Taylor (WIS) fall #20 Dominick Malone (NU), 5:47
30 12
141 Jameson Oster (NU) maj. dec. Jesse Thielke (WIS), 16-5
30 16
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