Luke, making his first all-star appearance, controlled the early pace of the match and took the bout's only shots in the opening two periods. After failing to convert on a pair of first-period single-leg attempts, the Wolverine captain made good on a double-leg shot midway through the second frame. Luke drove Borschel to the edge of the mat, and, despite temporarily losing the Hawkeye's second leg as the wrestlers hit the mat, he came around out of bounds to complete the score.
Borschel earned a quick escape on the restart and another early in the third period to cut Luke's advantage to one point, but the Iowa wrestler could not convert on his lone shot of the match midway through the third period as Luke kicked out of his single-leg attempt.
The victory, which is considered an exhibition and does not count toward his season record, improves Luke's mark against Borschel to 2-1. The two wrestlers split a pair of meetings last season with Borschel claiming a 3-1 decision in the contest at the National Duals and Luke claiming the rematch 5-3 during the Big Ten Conference dual season.
Luke and the rest of the Wolverines will continue early-season action in two weeks at the 27th-annual Cliff Keen Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, in Las Vegas, Nev. Competition is slated to begin with pigtail rounds on Friday at 9 a.m. PST at the Las Vegas Convention Center. U-M returns to the prestigious tournament as the defending team champion.
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