With Minnesota leading 20-19 heading into the heavyweight match, Konrad took control early with a takedown 37 seconds into the match. He rode Velasquez for the remainder of the first period. After Velasquez rode Konrad out in the second period, he tied the match with a takedown eight seconds into the third. The match was stopped as Konrad twisted his knee on the play. After a brief timeout, Konrad started down and scored the escape to take a 3-2 lead. Velasquez got in on Konrad's leg four times in the final minute and a half, but was unable to gain control and score the takedown.
Konrad's victory was the 99th win of his career and his fourth win over Velasquez. Velasquez upset Konrad, 4-3, in last year's dual meet matchup. He is one of just two wrestlers to beat Konrad in the past two seasons. Konrad is now 20-0 on the year and 99 -13 for his career.
Arizona State took an early 4-0 lead as eighth-ranked Jeremy Mendoza earned an 8-0 major decision against junior Andrew Domingues at 125 pounds. After taking a 2-0 lead, Mendoza took control of the match with a three-point near fall early in the second. He added a third-period reversal to earn the bonus point.
Minnesota responded with three straight wins to take a 14-4 lead. Fourth-ranked Mack Reiter held a 2-1 advantage over Adam Hickey at 133 pounds. In the second, Reiter got Hickey to his back and earned the pin. Reiter improved to 8-0 in the dual meet season.
At 141 pounds, sophomore Manuel Rivera took an early lead on Jason Robbins at 141 pounds and held on for a 7-3 decision. He earned a takedown 23 seconds into the match and then opened the second period with a reversal to take a 4-1 lead. Rivera added a third-period takedown to put the match away.
True freshman Dustin Schlatter needed just 2:42 to claim a 15-0 technical fall over Brandon Schad at 149 pounds. Schlatter earned the takedown 10 seconds into the match and then scored four near falls to earn five points for Minnesota. Ranked fifth in the country, Schlatter is now 22-1 on the year with a 7-1 record in dual meets.
The Sun Devils regained a little momentum just before halftime. Ninth-ranked Brian Stith needed just 1:11 to pin junior Danny Williams at 157 pounds. Williams was filling in for eighth-ranked C.P. Schlatter who sat out the match due to a minor leg injury.
After Arizona State forfeited at 165 pounds, the Sun Devils got back into the match thanks to three straight wins. Alex Pavlenko upset 10th-ranked Gabriel Dretsch, 9-5, at 174 pounds. Dretsch was unable to generate any offense until late in the match. Pavlenko held a 4-2 first period lead thanks to a pair of takedowns. Leading 4-3 in the third, Pavlenko scored another takedown and added back points. Dretsch scored the reversal, but time ran out on his comeback attempt.
The roll continued as ninth-ranked C.B. Dollaway defeated sixth-ranked Roger Kish, 3-0, at 184 pounds. Leading 1-0, Dollaway earned the two-point takedown 13 seconds into the third period and rode Kish the rest of the way. It was Dollaway's first match of the season after missing time due to injury.
The Sun Devils cut the Minnesota lead to 20-19 at 197 pounds as eighth-ranked Ryan Bader defeated Mitch Kuhlman, 6-1. Wrestling up two weight classes, Kuhlman kept the match close to allow the Golden Gophers to hang on to the lead. Bader took a 2-0 lead on a first-period takedown and added another takedown late in the second period. He finished with 1:45 in riding time.
The Golden Gophers are off until Jan. 14-15, when they travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the National Duals.
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