Augsburg (3-0), the top-ranked team in Division III, picked up a forfeit, 2 pins and a decision in the final four matches to knock off the Vikings (3-1), ranked No. 11 in Division II.
The dual, which started at 165 pounds, was very competive for 6 matches as the teams each won three matches. Nate Buys turned in the biggest performance of the night for Augustana. Buys, ranked No. 3 in the nation at 197 pounds, scored a takedown and a pair of 2-point nearfalls in the first period to roll to a 13-0 major decision over Andy Robinson.
Also victorious for Augustana were Cody Henriksen at 174 pounds and Chris Trampe at 125 pounds. Henriksen, ranked fifth in Division II, trailed 1-0 until he registered a takedown with 1 second left in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. He added an escape in the third period for a 3-1 win over Augsburg's Robbie Gotreau.
Trampe also used some heroics late in the first period in his 7-6 win over Seth Flodeen. Ranked No. 8 in the nation, Trampe was trailing 2-0 in the first period. But he escaped with 26 seconds left and then got a takedown with 3 seconds on the clock to take a 3-2 lead. Late in the match, Trampe was leading 5-4, but Flodeen was guaranteed a point for riding time. Trampe scored his second reversal of the match with 23 seconds remaining to go up 7-4. Flodeen escaped with 16 seconds left, but could not get a takedown.
Trampe's win knotted the score 10-10. After that it was all Augsburg. Augustana was open at 133 pounds, making the score 16-10. The Auggies then got a pin from top-ranked Quincy Osborn at 141 pounds. Osborn was leading Mike Long 14-3 before getting the pin at 6:06.
After Jared Evans edged Augustana's Brandon Kruger 5-1 at 149 pounds, No. 1 ranked Jeremy Anderson pinned Augustana's Austin Scarset in 5:23. Scarset, ranked third in Division II, fell to 8-1 on the year.
The dual opened with Augsburg's Marcus LeVesseur extending his winning streak to 128 matches. A three-time national champion, LeVesseur decisioned Aaron Haddorff 6-3 at 165 pounds. Haddorff trailed 2-0 after one period. He gave the crowd of 526 a jolt of excitement when he executed a chin drop on LeVesseur to start the second period, but he was unable to trap LeVesseur on his back.
Augsuburg's other win came at 184 pounds, where unranked George Lynaugh knocked off sixth-ranked Tom Nesseth 10-2 for a major decision.
The Vikings return to the mat on Saturday when they compete in the Dana Open.
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