The Wolverines jumped out a sizable early lead with bonus wins at the opening two weights. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey, ranked 20th in the latest InterMat poll, rolled to a 19-4 technical fall against Thayer Atkins at 125, scoring seven takedowns, a three-point near fall and 3:07 riding-time advantage. He finished on a variety of shots, cradling up a single late in the first to add his three back points. With bonus in mind late in the third, Youtsey cut Atkins loose and spun around a sloppy shot to secure his tech-fall margin. It was his first collegiate technical fall.
Junior Rossi Bruno, ranked ninth nationally, wrapped up his perfect weekend with a 10-2 major decision against Mitch Finesilver at 133 pounds. Bruno scored on four takedowns, including a pair in the third period, and rode for 2:33 time advantage time.
Sophomore/freshman George Fisher used a big first period, finishing on three early single-leg attacks, to secure a 6-5 decision over Evan Botwin at 141 pounds. He established riding-time advantage in the second period but lost it when Botwin rode him out in the third.
After the Blue Devils got on the board with a major decision at 149 pounds, Michigan responded in kind in the next bout, where sophomore Brian Murphy cruised to a 12-2 win over Immanuel Kerr-Brown at 157 pounds. After fighting off two Duke single legs up in the air in the first, Murphy, ranked eighth nationally, blew the match open in the second, finish on a single leg and scrambling to put Kerr-Brown on his back in a navy ride for three back points. Murphy scrambled for a reversal quickly in the third and again put Kerr-Brown on his back, using a leg turk for another three-point near fall. He accumulated 2:35 in riding-time advantage.
A day after claiming his first varsity win, freshman Garrett Sutton added another, cruising to a 10-3 decision over Brian Dorsey at 165 pounds. Sutton finished on four leg attacks, including an ankle pick and blast double in the third period, and rode for 3:26 time advantage.
Duke added another decision win on a last-second takedown at 174 pounds, but the Wolverines slammed the door with three straight bonus wins to close the dual. Sophomore Domenic Abounader and fifth-year senior Max Huntley earned back-to-back technical falls at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively. Abounader led Jacob Kasper by three after two periods but broke open his bout in the third, finishing on a counter-shot single before turking the Blue Devils three times for nine points in the final minute. It was his team-best fourth technical fall of the season.
Huntley piled on points early en route to a 17-2 victory against Spencer neff, converting on a quick single-leg takedown and twice tilted the Blue Devils for six points. He added three more single legs in the second, cradling up Neff for three back points off the first, to end the bout at the 6:18 mark. It was his second tech fall this season.
Sophomore heavyweight Adam Coon capped the dual with a 17-6 major decision against Brendan Walsh in the final match, scoring on seven takedowns -- just missing on a pair of throw attempts -- and riding for 1:42. Coon concluded the dual season with a team-leading 12-1 mark.
Michigan will take two weeks to prepare for the 2015 Big Ten Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, in Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by Ohio State, the first session is slated for 10 a.m. on Saturday morning at the St. John Arena.
Results:
125 -- #20 Conor Youtsey (U-M) tech. fall Thayer Atkins, 19-4 (7:00) U-M, 5-0
133 -- #9 Rossi Bruno (U-M) major dec. Mitch Finesilver, 10-2 U-M, 9-0
141 -- George Fisher (U-M) dec. Evan Botwin, 6-5 U-M, 12-0
149 -- Marcus Cain (Duke) major dec. Angelo Latora, 11-3 U-M, 12-4
157 -- #8 Brian Murphy (U-M) major dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 12-2 U-M, 16-4
165 -- Garrett Sutton (U-M) dec. Brian Dorsey, 10-3 U-M, 19-4
174 -- Trey Adamson (Duke) dec. Jake Salazar, 4-3 U-M, 19-7
184 -- #11 Domenic Abounader (U-M) tech. fall Jacob Kasper, 15-0 (7:00) U-M, 24-7
197 -- #8 Max Huntley (U-M) tech. fall Spencer Neff, 17-2 (4:18) U-M, 29-7
Hwt -- #6 Adam Coon (U-M) major dec. Brendan Walsh, 17-6 U-M, 33-7
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