The dual started at heavyweight, and second-ranked graduate student Adam Coon -- ordinarily the final bout -- set the tone with a quick first-period fall against Ben Stone. After just missing on a hip-toss attempt in the opening seconds, Coon went for it again and nailed it, sticking Stone just 40 seconds into the bout. It was his eighth fall of the season. He improved to 17-0 on the year.
Senior/junior Malik Amine also earned a first-period fall just before the intermission break to put an exclamation on the Wolverines' run of five straight wins, pinning Cole Martin at the 2:20 mark at 149 pounds. Amine gave up the first takedown but escaped quickly and responded with a big feet-to-back bodylock, finishing with a half for his third pin of the season.
Michigan claimed all three lowerweights between the pins. Freshman Drew Mattin, ranked 13th at 125 pounds, turned the lineup over with a 6-1 decision over Johnny Jimenez. Mattin scored on an early single-leg takedown, rode out the second and added a reversal and rideout in the third to control from start to finish.
Junior/sophomore Stevan Micic, ranked fifth at 133 pounds, cruised to a 13-3 major decision against Jens Lentz behind five takedowns and a four-point tilt in the third period. He improved to 7-0 in duals this season. Junior/sophomore Sal Profaci rallied from an initial deficit to beat Eli Stickley, 8-2, at 141 pounds. Profaci scored on a first-period takedown and added two sets of two-point near falls and 1:23 in riding-time advantage. The Badgers were also deducted a team point for control of the mat area late in the 141-pound bout.
Wisconsin earned two wins out of the intermission before junior/sophomore Myles Amine and fifth-year senior Domenic Abounader claimed back-to-back wins at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively, to round out U-M's match wins. After a scoreless first period in the former, sixth-ranked Amine scored a reversal and rideout in the second and iced it with counter takedown in the third to secure a 6-2 decision over Ryan Christensen.
Abounader, ranked fifth, cruised to a 12-1 major decision in the marquee match of the dual against ninth-ranked Ricky Robertson -- his second bonus win over the Badger this season. Abouander scored takedowns in the first and third periods but broke it open with a reversal and four-point bow and arrow in the second.
The Wolverines (6-2, 3-1 Big Ten) will close out the weekend on the road Sunday (Jan. 21) traveling to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to take on Minnesota at 1 p.m. CST at Maturi Pavilion.
Results:
Hwt -- No. 2 Adam Coon (U-M) pinned Ben Stone, 0:40 [U-M, 6-0]
125 -- No. 14 Drew Mattin (U-M) dec. Johnny Jimenez, 6-1 [U-M, 9-0]
133 -- No. 7 Stevan Micic (U-M) major dec. Jenz Lantz, 13-3 [U-M, 13-0]
141 -- Sal Profaci (U-M) dec. Eli Stickley, 8-2 [U-M, 16-(-1)]*
149 -- Malik Amine (U-M) pinned Cole Martin, 2:20 [U-M, 22-(-1)]
157 -- Andrew Crone (UW) dec. No. 5 Alec Pantaleo, 3-0 [U-M, 22-2]
165 -- No. 6 Evan Wick (UW) tech. fall Reece Hughes, 19-3 (5:10) [U-M, 22-7]
174 -- No. 6 Myles Amine (U-M) dec. Ryan Christensen, 6-2 [U-M, 25-7]
184 -- No. 5 Domenic Abounader (U-M) major dec. No. 9 Ricky Robertson, 12-1 [U-M, 29-7]
197 -- Hunter Ritter (UW) dec. No. 11 Kevin Beazley, 3-2 [U-M, 29-10]
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