The Rams (12-7) ran off five consecutive victories to end the meet, highlighted by pins from sophomore 165-pounder Michael Maksimovic (SO/Northbrook, Ill.) and junior heavyweight Eric Tucker (JR/Monroe, Conn.). Cornell claimed its ninth straight series win over the Duhawks (8-10), and second of the month.
Duroe improved his career record to 200-105-2 in 15 seasons at the collegiate level, which includes 118 victories on the Hilltop. Duroe, who won 82 duals while at Northern Michigan, has reached double-digit dual wins in eight of his 10 seasons in Mount Vernon.
Cornell trailed 13-6 at the halfway point of this dual, but Maksimovic provided a jolt that got the Rams going the rest of the night. Maksimovic (17-14) scored an early takedown and then executed a five-point move later in the first period before finishing off Greg Vance with a fall in 2:36.
Brent Hamm (SR/Iowa City, Iowa) (21-10), the lone senior starter on the team, went out a convincing winner in his final home match. The Ram 174-pounder tallied eight takedowns for a 21-6 technical fall in 5:28 over Ben Kindle. It was the 84th career victory for the four-year starter.
Sophomore Brian Cristion (SO/Port Angeles, Wash.) (7-14) continued momentum at 184 with a late rally to beat Awais Arain, 5-2. Cristion posted a reversal and 3-point near fall in the final 15 seconds of his comeback win that pushed the Rams ahead 20-13.
Aburough Abegesah (JR/Beltsville, Md.) (13-16) won by forfeit at 197, and then Tucker (20-11) decked Connor Swier in 3:19 in the heavyweight bout.
The Rams received a 3-2 victory from Scott Smith (JR/Chicago, Ill.) (20-15) over Dayton Olson in the opening match at 125. Smith scored all three points in the final period, including a takedown with 1:40 to go.
Loras won the next two matches to take a 9-3 lead. Michael Tripplett defeated Bryan Walsh (JR/Urbandale, Iowa), 12-5, at 133. The Duhawks' fifth-ranked Nick Steger posted a second-period pin over Jared Brathor (FR/Henderson, Nev.) at 141.
Cornell's Trevor Engle (JR/Kansas City, Mo.), ranked 10th by D3wrestle.com at 149, earned a hard-fought 6-5 decision over Evan Weaver. It was the eighth straight win for Engle, who bumped his record to 24-7.
The Duhawks got a 15-4 major decision from No. 6 Steven DeWitt over Aaron Engle (SO/Kansas City, Mo.) at 157.
The Rams held a 15-12 advantage in total takedowns and outscored the Duhawks in near-fall points, 11-0.
Coming up – The Rams return to competition Friday, Feb. 6, for a Bremner Cup meet against the 17th-ranked Coe Kohawks (7-7 overall) at 7 p.m. in Cedar Rapids. Coe won last year's dual, 27-12, in Mount Vernon.
The Kohawks hold a 6-5 lead in the 2014-15 Bremner Cup All-Sport Standings with six head-to-head events remaining.
Results:
125 – Scott Smith (Cor) dec. Dayton Olson, 3-2
133 – Michael Tripplett (Lor) dec. Bryan Walsh, 12-5
141 – #5 Nick Steger (Lor) pinned Jared Brathor, 3:51
149 – Trevor Engle (Cor) dec. Evan Weaver, 6-5
157 – #6 Steven DeWitt (Lor) maj. dec. Aaron Engle, 15-4
165 – Michael Maksimovic (Cor) pinned Greg Vance, 2:36
174 – Brent Hamm (Cor) tech fall Ben Kindle, 21-6 (5:28)
184 – Brian Cristion (Cor) dec. Awais Arain, 5-2
197 – Aburough Abegesah (Cor) won by forfeit
285 – Eric Tucker (Cor) pinned Connor Swier, 3:19.
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