MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Iowa wrestling team outscored Minnesota, 41-33, in match points to defeat Minnesota, 16-15, today at Williams Arena. Iowa and Minnesota were tied 15-15 after splitting 10 bouts, but the Hawkeyes earned the deciding team point based on the advantage in match points -- the third tiebreak criteria.
"I don't want to nitpick here but we could have scored some bonus points," said head coach Tom Brands. "You have to get bonus points when you can. We had some close matches that came down to finishing. If we finish we'll see more things go our way."
Top-ranked Matt McDonough defeated No. 13 David Thorn 6-3 at 125 pounds to get the Hawkeyes on the board first (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Ramos scored takedowns in each of his three periods, but was unable to finish a pair of shots in the final frame and had to settle for an 8-2 win over ninth-ranked Chris Dardanes. Ballweg and No 10. Nick Dardanes traded escapes while battling to a 1-1 tie before Ballweg finished a shot with 22 seconds on the clock to win 3-1.
Minnesota's 10th-ranked Dylan Ness cut the Iowa lead to 9-3 with an 8-2 win at 149 pounds, but Derek St. John answered with a decision at 157 to send Iowa into intermission with a 12-3 advantage in the team race. St. John scored a pair of first period takedowns and used 1:37 of riding time to cruise to a 6-2 win over Danny Zilverberg.
No. 18 Nick Moore upset No. 10 Cody Yohn at 165 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Minnesota eventually tied the team score with decisions at the final four weights, among them two one-point wins and a contested win in sudden victory.
Mike Evans opened the 174 bout with a first-period takedown against No. 2 Logan Storley. He looked on his way to a 4-2 lead in the second frame before the officials reviewed a takedown near the edge of the mat and took two points off the board. Storley answered the reversed call with his own takedown and eventually fought off Evans' final attack as time expired in the third.
At 184, No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus earned a 6-3 decision over No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)The Gophers tied the team score with a 2-1 win at 285 pounds. No. 5 Bobby Telford and No. 2 Tony Nelson exchanged escapes in the second and third period, but Nelson earned the win with a point for riding time.
"It's a team win and winning 16-15 on criteria is better than not," said Brands, "but we had a lot of situations we could've controlled and we have room for improvement. Now we go forward and look at Penn State."
Tom Brands challenges a call, while Brandon Eggum looks on (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Notes: Attendance was 8,254... replay was used twice today... (1) Iowa takedown at 174 was reversed... (2) Minnesota takedown at 197 was upheld... McDonough extended his winning streak to 41 matches... Iowa had 11 takedowns to Minnesota's seven... Iowa has won eight of its last nine duals against Minnesota.
Results:
125: #1 Matt McDonough (IA) dec. #13 David Thorn (UM), 6-3; 3-0
133: #2 Tony Ramos (IA) dec. #9 Chris Dardanes (UM), 8-2; 6-0
141: #9 Mark Ballweg (IA) dec. #10 Nick Dardanes (UM), 3-1; 9-0
149: #10 Dylan Ness (UM) dec. Michael Kelly (IA), 8-2; 9-3
157: #1 Derek St. John (IA) dec. Danny Zilverberg (UM), 6-2; 12-3
165: #18 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #10 Cody Yohn (UM), 8-2; 15-3
174: #2 Logan Storley (UM) dec. #6 Mike Evans (IA), 4-3; 15-6
184: #5 Kevin Steinhaus (UM) dec. #14 Ethen Lofthouse (IA), 6-3; 15-9
197: #12 Scott Schiller (UM) dec. Nathan Burak (IA), 3-1 (SV); 15-12
285: #2 Tony Nelson (UM) dec. #5 Bobby Telford (IA), 2-1; 15-15*; 16-15
* Iowa earns one team point on the third criteria - total match points (41-33)
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