Fifth-year senior Max Huntley and sophomore Adam Coon earned similar 24-9 technical falls in the final two matches. Huntley, ranked 13th in the latest InterMat poll, scored 11 takedowns, including four apiece in the second and third periods, and rode for 3:13 in time advantage against Austin Severn at 197 pounds. The tech fall was the first of Huntley's collegiate career.
Coon, ranked fourth nationally, exploded in the third period to claim his first collegiate tech fall against Newton Smerchek at heavyweight. The offensive surge followed a CMU counter takedown out of a flurry early in the second period; Coon escaped and scored to close out the second before finishing on six third-period takedowns. He drove Smerchek to his back on a late double leg, adding three near-fall points at the buzzer.
The Wolverines opened the dual with consecutive decision wins at 125 and 133 pounds. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey shut out Brent Fleetwood, 4-0, in the former bout, scoring on a single leg midway through the first period and riding out the third period to accumulate 3:33 in time advantage. Junior Rossi Bruno, ranked ninth, fell just shy of bonus points in the subsequent bout, scoring two takedowns, three back points and 1:53 in riding time en route to a 10-3 win over Tyler Keselring.
Central Michigan picked up its only win at 141 pounds, where 12th-ranked Zach Horan used two takedowns to edge sophomore/freshman George Fisher, 5-2, in the latter's varsity debut. Fisher had a chance to even the score late but lost a wild scramble on the edge of the mat.
Michigan won the final six matches to seal the non-conference win. Freshman Alec Pantaleo claimed his first varsity win with a 10-5 decision over Colin Heffernan at 149 pounds, scoring four takedowns -- two apiece in the first and third periods.
Sophomore Brian Murphy and junior/sophomore Taylor Massa followed with decisions at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Murphy, ranked 11th, earned an 8-4 win over Malcolm Martin, scoring on takedowns in the first and third periods and riding for 1:14. Massa, ranked 11th, fell just short of bonus points with his 8-1 decision over former high school teammate Jordan Wohlfert. He jumped out to an early advantage with a head-in-the-hole takedown and two-point tilt before adding another takedown in the second and 2:26 in riding-time advantage.
Freshman Davonte Mahomes, ranked 18th, earned a 6-3 decision over Jordan Ellingwood at 174 pounds to remain unbeaten on the season. After a scoreless first period, Mahomes escaped quickly in the second and struck deep on a single-leg at the period buzzer. The Wolverines coaches challenged the no-call, and it was reversed to award Mahomes a takedown. He gave up a reversal in the third but added a takedown midway through the ice the decision. He improved to 8-0 in his collegiate career.
After missing the season's first two duals with injury, sophomore Domenic Abounader earned a 9-3 decision over Jackson Lewis in his season debut. Abounader, ranked 11th, scored two takedowns -- single legs in the first and second periods -- and added a three-point leg turk and 1:17 in riding-time advantage.
The Wolverines will take a break for the holiday before heading to Las Vegas, Nev., for the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Competition is slated to begin at 9 a.m. PST each day.
Results:
125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Brent Fleetwood, 4-0 U-M, 3-0
133 -- #9 Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Tyler Keselring, 10-3 U-M, 6-0
141 -- #12 Zach Horan (CMU) dec. George Fisher, 5-2 U-M, 6-3
149 -- Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Colin Heffernan, 10-5 U-M, 9-3
157 -- #11 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Malcolm Martin, 8-4 U-M, 12-3
165 -- #11 Taylor Massa (U-M) dec. Jordan Wohlfert, 8-1 U-M, 15-3
174 -- #18 Davonte Mahomes (U-M) dec. Jordan Ellingwood, 6-3 U-M, 18-3
184 -- #11 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Jackson Lewis, 9-3 U-M, 21-3
197 -- #13 Max Huntley (U-M) tech. fall Austin Severn, 24-9 (7:00) U-M, 25-3
Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) tech. fall Newton Smerchek, 24-9 (7:00) U-M, 30-3
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