Five Wolverines earned bonus points in their individual wins, including fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader and graduate student Adam Coon -- U-M's captains -- in their final appearances at Keen Arena. Abounader, ranked fifth nationally at 184 pounds, cruised to a 12-2 major decision against 15th-ranked Jordan Ellingwood behind four takedowns and two back points. He broke the match open on a two-and-two counter attack in the second and iced the bonus point with a takedown on the edge late in the third, riding out the match for 2:23 in time advantage.
Coon, ranked No. 1 at heavyweight, earned his 10th fall of the season on a second-period stick against Matt Stencel at the 3:19 mark. Coon, who led 6-1 at the time, scored a quick reversal in the second, then used an arm bar to turn Stencel and secure the pin. He improved to 23-0 on the season.
With the dual starting at 165 pounds, Michigan claimed six of the opening weights. Junior/sophomores Logan Massa and Myles Amine preceded Abounader with decisive wins of their own at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Massa, ranked ninth, scored five takedowns and rode for 1:42 to defeat Logan Parks, 13-5, while fifth-ranked Amine finished on three takedowns -- one in each period -- and accumulated 2:56 in riding time to beat 14th-ranked C.J. Brucki. As with Abounader, it was the second win this season for each Wolverine wrestler against their CMU opponent.
Freshman Drew Mattin, ranked 12th at 125 pounds, turned the lineup over with a 4-1 decision against Drew Hildebrandt after the intermission break. Mattin took the lead with a go-behind on the edge midway through the first period, escaped quickly in the second and rode out the majority of the third to build a 2:23 time advantage. It was Mattin's third win this season against Hildbrandt.
Junior/sophomore Stevan Micic, ranked second at 133 pounds, overcame an initial deficit to claim a dominant 22-7 technical fall against Dresden Simon after riding time. Micic, who has given up just two total takedowns over his last 12 matches, rallied with quick reversal and three takedowns in the first and second before blowing the match open in the third, scoring on three more takedowns and a pair of four-point leg turks.
Senior/junior Malik Amine, ranked 20th, was also dominant in a 15-0 technical fall against Nolan Saxton at 149 pounds. Amine scored on a single-leg takedown off the opening whistle and added three four-point leg turks in the first period. He started down in the second and earned a quick escape to end the match at the 3:15 mark.
The Wolverines (11-3) will have two weeks to prepare for the 2018 Big Ten Championships, slated for Saturday and Sunday, March 3-4, in East Lansing, Michigan. Action will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday at the Breslin Center. Single-session tickets are still available through the MSU Ticket Office.
Results:
165 -- No. 9 Logan Massa (U-M) major dec. Logan Parks, 13-5 [U-M, 4-0]
174 -- No. 6 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. No. 14 C.J. Brucki, 8-2 [U-M, 7-0]
184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader(U-M) major dec. No. 15 Jordan Ellingwood, 12-2 [U-M, 11-0]
197 -- Jordan Atienza (CMU) dec. No. 12 Kevin Beazley, 8-7 [U-M, 11-3]
Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned Matt Stencel, 3:19 [U-M, 17-3]
125 -- No. 12 Drew Mattin (U-M) dec. Drew Hildabrandt, 4-1 [U-M, 20-3]
133 -- No. 5 Stevan Micic (U-M) tech. fall Dresden Simon, 22-7 (7:00) [U-M, 25-3]
141 -- No. 10 Mason Smith (CMU) dec. Sal Profaci, 6-5 [U-M, 25-6]
149 -- No. 20 Malik Amine (U-M) tech. fall Nolan Saxton, 15-0 (3:15) [U-M, 30-6]
157 -- Colin Heffernan (CMU) dec. No. 6 Alec Pantaleo, 6-4 SV [U-M, 30-9]
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