THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES: No. 11 Augsburg 30, Southwest Minnesota State 14
LOCATION: SMSU PE Gym, Marshall, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 3-1, Southwest Minnesota State 3-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, ranked No. 11 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll, collected wins in its first four bouts to build a 15-0 advantage over Division II Southwest Minnesota State. Five of Augsburg's seven wins were bonus-point victories.
• Matt Hechsel (SR, Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 10 nationally at 197 pounds, and 165-pounder Austin Boniface (SO, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) claimed wins by pin for the Auggies. Hechsel improved to 6-2 with his fourth pin of the season, while Boniface improved to 6-2 with his first pin of the year.
• Defending 125-pound national champion Mike Fuenffinger (SR, Hibbing, Minn.), ranked No. 1 nationally, improved to 7-1 on the season with a 14-3, major-decision win. Six of his seven wins are by bonus-point margins -- two major decisions, three technical falls and a pin.
• Will Keeter (SR, Twin Falls, Idaho), ranked No. 10 nationally at 149, scored a 12-3, major-decision win to improve to 6-2 on the season.
• Marcus Hamer (SO, Kimball, Minn.) claimed an 11-1, major-decision win to improve to 6-2 on the year.
• Tommy Teigen (SR, Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS) improved to 7-1 on the season with an 8-4 win at 184.
• Chad Bartschenfeld (SR, Amery, Wis.) moved to 5-3 on the season with a 9-4 win at 133.
FOR THE FOES
• Southwest Minnesota's two nationally-ranked wrestlers scored bonus-point wins, with a 15-0 technical fall from No. 3-ranked Jacob Begin at 174 and a first-period pin from No. 4-ranked heavyweight Cole Wilson.
• Patrick Kelley had the other win for the Mustangs with a 6-2 victory at 157.
UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the St. Cloud State Husky Open on Saturday (12/13) at 9 a.m.
Results:
125 -- No. 1 Mike Fuenffinger (AUG, 7-1) maj. dec. Taylor Curtis (SMSU, 4-7) 14-3 (Augsburg 4-0)
133 -- Chad Bartschenfeld (AUG, 5-3) dec. Anthony Luft (SMSU, 7-4) 9-4 (Augsburg 7-0)
141 -- Marcus Hamer (AUG, 6-2) maj. dec. Landyn VanOverbeke (SMSU, 2-3) 11-1 (Augsburg 11-0)
149 -- No. 10 Will Keeter (AUG, 6-2) maj. dec. John Weding (SMSU, 3-8) 12-3 (Augsburg 15-0)
157 -- Patrick Kelley (SMSU, 11-5) dec. Gable Frandsen (AUG, 5-3) 6-2 (Augsburg 15-3)
165 -- Austin Boniface (AUG, 6-2) pinned Colton Vekved (SMSU, 6-8) 4:33 (Augsburg 21-3)
174 -- No. 3 Jacob Begin (SMSU, 14-1) tech. fall Eric Hensel (AUG, 6-2) 15-0 at 5:30 (Augsburg 21-8)
184 -- Tommy Teigen (AUG, 7-1) dec. Broderck Goens (SMSU, 9-5) 8-4 (Augsburg 24-8)
197 -- No. 10 Matt Hechsel (AUG, 6-2) pinned Tristan Ezell (SMSU, 7-6) 5:36 (Augsburg 30-8)
HWT -- No. 4 Cole Wilson (SMSU, 17-2) pinned Jordan Reisinger (AUG, 4-3) 2:07 (Augsburg 30-14)
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