All five scored bonus points in at least one of their three matches on the day. Three - No. 2 Chris Dardanes (133), No. 1 Dylan Ness (157) and No. 1 Scott Schiller (197) - scored bonus point in each of their three matches. Dardanes strung together a technical fall, a fall and a major decision; Ness began with two pins and then a major decision; and Schiller won three consecutive major decisions. No. 1 Logan Storley (174) opened with a pin and a major decision before outlasting No. 14 Davonte Mahones of Michigan for a 3-1 quarterfinal win in sudden victory overtime. For No. 4 Nick Dardanes (141), a major decision in his second match was sandwiched between a pair of victories by decision.
All 10 Gopher wrestlers won their opening round match, and seven of those won their second match to advance to the quarterfinals. Both Gophers who fell in the quarterfinals fought admirably against higher-seeded opponents. While No. 15 Nick Wanzek (165) fell to No. 7 Lucas Walsh of Indiana, 7-2, in a match without any controversy, the same can't be said for No. 15 Brett Pfarr and his match with No. 1 Gabe Dean of Cornell. Tied 1-1, the match went to sudden victory overtime. In a scamble during the period's final seconds, Dean was awarded a takedown but, after stepping aside and discussing what they had seen, the officials overturned that call, advancing the match to tiebreakers. Dean escaped Pfarr during the first tiebreaker, while Pfarr was unable to do the same in the second, dropping the match 2-1. Along with Wanzek and Pfarr, Michael Kroells (285) will wrestle tomorrow on the backside of the bracket with a chance to place in the competition.
The Gophers will return to action tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT for the final day of the tournament. Fans can follow along by watching the live stream offered by Flowrestling.com (stream requires a FloPRO subscription) or by following Gopher Wrestling on Twitter for updates through the day.
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