Nick Fanthorpe defeated Mack Reiter (Photo/The Guillotine)The meet began at 125 pounds, and sophomore Jayson Ness continued his torrid start to in 2007-08 with a 10-0 major decision over Mark Kist of ISU. Ness scored takedowns in the first two periods and scored three points on stall warnings by Kist, also accumulating 1:52 of riding time for the bonus point. Ness is now 10-0 this season with eight pins and one major decision.
A third-period reversal by Fanthorpe gave Reiter his first loss of the season at 133 pounds. After a scoreless first period, the Gopher senior and two-time All-American jumped out to a 1-0 lead with a second-period escape, but Fanthorpe's dramatic reversal at the 1:42 mark in the third proved to be the difference in an otherwise-uneventful match. Fanthorpe also picked up the bonus riding time point. Reiter is now 2-1 in dual meets this season.
At 141 pounds, Manuel Rivera stayed perfect on the season with a 7-4 win over ISU's Nick Gallick. The pair spent the first three minutes gauging each other before Rivera (now 11-0 on the year) took a 2-1 lead partway through the second with a takedown. Two more third-period takedowns and a bonus point for riding time allowed Rivera to give the Gophers a 7-3 lead three matches into the match.
No. 1 Dustin Schlatter nearly picked up a much-needed major decision in his match against No. 16 Mitch Mueller, but had to settle for three points as he won 8-1 at 149 pounds. The two-time All-American had already built up 2:39 of riding time after just one period and brought a 4-1 lead into the final stanza, but Meuller was able to limit Schlatter to three third-period points (one escape and one takedown) to make the final tally 8-1. Schlatter remains undefeated this season (8-0, 4-0 in duals) and has lost just twice in 90 collegiate dual matches.
The Gophers brought a 10-3 lead into the 157-pound match, only to have No. 10 Cyler Sanderson (younger brother of legendary ISU head coach Cael Sanderson) pull off the upset. After yet another scoreless first period, the evenly-matched pair remained tied 1-1 after a Schlatter escape to open the third period. Sanderson's quick takedown 55 seconds into the third period gave him a 3-1 lead, as Schlatter (7-1) could not muster any offense in the final minute and dropped his first match of the season.
Fourteenth-ranked redshirt freshman Scott Glasser was overpowered by No. 7 Jon Reader at 165 pounds, falling 6-1. Glasser was unable to generate much offensively and suffered 3:12 of riding time at the hands of Reader, dropping his first dual matchup of the season.
After two straight losses, senior Gabe Dretsch appeared to get the Gophers back on track with a 9-2 decision over the Cyclones' Aron Scott at 174 pounds. Dretsch, who entered the meet ranked sixth nationally, built up a 6-0 lead after two periods by accumulating an escape, two takedowns and a penalty point. But with Scott's only goal seemingly to avoid allowing big points (the first-period penalty was called for fleeing the mat), Dretsch came up just one point shy of gaining a major decision. Dretsch held an 8-1 lead and to have a major decision in hand until Scott picked up an escape with only 18 seconds remaining in the match. The bonus point for riding time (1:33 in favor of Dretsch) made the final score 9-2.
The highly-anticipated 184-pound match proved to be a low-scoring affair, as Jake Varner defeated Roger Kish for the third straight time, including last year's NCAA semifinals and the 2007 NWCA All-Star Classic in November (Photo/The Guillotine).Minnesota held a slim 13-12 lead heading into the final two matches of the afternoon, needing an upset at either weight class to avoid the defeat. Justin Bronson battled No. 18 David Bertolino at 197 pounds, suffering only one takedown, but dropped a close 4-0 decision.
With the Gophers trailing 15-13 entering the final match of the afternoon, the announced crow of 4,357 got to its feet to encourage heavyweight Ben Berhow as he took on No. 5 David Zabriske. Berhow appeared to be on the verge of a takedown on two separate occasions during the first period, only to come up short both times. Zabriske was able to pick up takedowns in all three periods and added an escape to emerge with a 7-2 victory. Berhow is now 4-4 on the year, including 1-1 in dual meets thus far. Gopher heavyweights are now a combined 1-3 in five dual meets this season.
Sunday's meet was televised live by the Big Ten Network, the first wrestling event on the new station this season. The 2008 Big Ten Championships, held at Williams Arena March 8-9, are also scheduled to be televised.
The Gophers will have little time to dwell on Sunday's loss as they host No. 14 Nebraska Thursday evening in the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. The Gophers are 45-17 all-time against the Cornhuskers, including a 32-6 win in Lincoln last season. That meet will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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Scoring Summary:
125: No. 3 Jayson Ness (MN) major decision Mark Kist (ISU) 10-0
Kist warned for stalling. Ness scored a single leg takedown and led 2-0 after the first period. Ness chose down. Kist rode for 40 seconds before Ness escaped. Ness awarded a stalling point. Ness scored a double-leg takedown near the end of the second period. Kist chose down in the third. Stall point to Ness. Ness awarded two stalling points. With 1:52 riding time, Ness wins 10-0.
133: No. 8 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) decision No. 3 Mack Reiter (MN) 3-1
Scoreless first period. Reiter chose down. Reiter out in eight seconds. Reiter led 1-0 after the second. Fanthorpe chose down to start the third. Fanthorpe reversal. With 1:35 riding time Fanthorpe wins 3-1.
141: No. 6 Manny Rivera (MN) decision No. 16 Nick Gallick (ISU) 7-3
Scoreless first period. Rivera chose down and escaped in five seconds. Double-leg takedown for Rivera. Rivera chose neutral and scored a quick double-leg takedown. Gallick warned for stalling. Rivera warned for stalling. Gallick escaped. Ankle-pick takedown for Rivera. Rivera cut him loose. With 2:08 riding time, Rivera wins 7-3.
149: No. 1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) decision No. 16 Mitch Meuller (ISU) 8-1
Spin-around takedown for Schlatter. Schlatter got an arm-bar but couldn't quite turn. Meuller warned for stalling. Schlatter led 2-0 after the first. Meuller chose neutral. Single-leg takedown for Schlatter. Meuller escape. Schlatter led 4-1 after the second period. Schlatter chose down and escaped in eight seconds. Meuller in on a single but Schlatter fought it off. Blood time for Meuller. Takedown on the edge at the buzzer for Schlatter. Schlatter won 8-1 with 2:49 riding time.
157: No. 10 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) decision No. 4 C.P. Schlatter (MN) 3-2
Scramble at the end of the first period but no scoring. Sanderson chose down and escaped in eleven seconds. Sanderson led 1-0 after the second period. Schlatter chose down and escaped in three seconds. Tied at 1-1. Sanderson in on a single-leg, after a scramble Sanderson gets the two points. Schlatter escaped with :52 left and trailed 3-2. Sanderson wins 3-2.
165: No. 7 Jon Reader (ISU) decision No. 13 Scott Glasser (MN) 6-1
Reader in on a single leg - scramble - Reader takedown. Reader led 2-0 after the first period. Reader chose down. After :30 Reader reversed. Glasser warned for stalling. Reader led 4-0 after the second period. Glasser chose down. Stall point for Reader. Glasser escape. Reader won 6-1 with 3:12 riding time.
174: No. 6 Gabe Dretsch (MN) decision Aron Scott (ISU) 9-2
Dretsch in on a lift single leg. Scott called for fleeing the mat - one point for Dretsch. Another lift single for Dretsch - off the mat - no takedown. Takedown for Dretsch. Dretsch led 3-0 after the first period. Dretsch chose down and escaped in five seconds. Scot warned for stalling. Single-to-a double leg takedown for Dretsch. Dretsch led 6-0 after the second period. Scot chose down. Dretsch cut Scot loose for an escape. Double leg takedown for Dretsch. Scot escaped when Dretsch tried to turn him. Dretsch won 9-2 with 1:33 riding time.
184: No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) decision No. 2 Roger Kish (MN) 3-0
Scoreless first period. Varner chosed down and escaped in six seconds. Varner scored a takedown off a Kish single leg attempt. Varner led 3-0 after the second period. Kish chose neutral. Varner won 3-0.
197: No. 18 David Bertolino (ISU) decision Justin Bronson (MN) 4-0
Bertolino takedown halfway into the first period. Bertolino chose down to start the second period. Bertolino escape. Bertolino led 3-0 after the second period. Bronson chose down. Bertolino got high and Bronson nearly got a reversal, but it was called a stalemate. With 3:06 riding time Bertolino won 4-0.
Hwt: No. 5 David Zabrinski (ISU) decision Ben Berhow (MN) 7-2
Zabrinski takedown. Berhow escape. Zabrinski led 2-1 after the first period. Zabrinski chose down. Zabrinski escaped after 1:00. Zabrinski scored a single leg takedown. Zabrinski led 5-1 after the second period. Berhow chose down and escaped in :15. Zabrinski scored a single leg takedown. Zabrinski won 7-2.
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