After back-to-back Oregon State wins to open the dual, junior/sophomore George Fisher got the Wolverines back on track at 141 pounds, using an overtime takedown to defeat Jack Hathaway, 3-1. Fisher nearly had the match won in regulation but ran out of time on a single-leg attempt in the waning seconds of the third period. He converted on his next opportunity, however, after shooting in deep on another single leg just seconds into the sudden-victory frame.
The Wolverines took the lead with back-to-back bonus wins at 149 and 157 pounds entering the intermission break. Sophomore Alec Pantaleo, ranked eighth in the latest InterMat poll, cruised to an 18-4 major decision against Joey Delgado in the former bout, scoring on six takedowns, including three in the third period, and accumulating 2:04 in riding-time advantage. He tacked on four back points off his second-period takedown, spinning behind and taking him straight to his back midway through the frame. Pantaleo improved to 12-2 on the season with eight bonus wins.
Junior Brian Murphy, ranked fifth nationally, followed with a second-period fall against Abraham Rodriguez at 157 pounds, using a leg turk to end the bout at the 4:39 mark. Murphy led by seven points at the time after earning a takedown and four-point tilt in the first period and adding a quick reversal in the second before turning Rodriguez and getting the fall -- his first of the season -- late in the period.
Oregon State claimed its final match of the evening at 165 pounds before the Wolverines closed out the dual with four straight wins. Sophomore/freshman Davonte Mahomes, ranked 19th nationally, got U-M back on track with a dominant 14-2 major decision against Tyler Chay at 174 pounds, earning four takedowns, four back points and 3:06 in riding-time advantage. Mahomes broke the match open with a big third period, finishing on an early double before locking up a cradle on the edge of the mat. Chay was saved from the pinning situation when both wrestlers drifted out of bounds.
Junior Domenic Abounader, ranked 10th nationally, just missed on a bonus point of his own at 184 pounds, settling instead for a 10-4 decision against Corey Griego. He scored on takedowns in the first and third periods, added a reversal and two-point tilt in the second and accumulated 4:03 in riding-time advantage.
Graduate student Max Huntley, ranked sixth nationally at 197 pounds, cruised to a 12-2 major decision against Cody Crawford behind four takedowns -- two in the third period -- two back points and 3:41 in riding-time advantage. He earned his near-fall points with a leg turk off a second-period single leg.
Junior heavyweight Adam Coon, ranked fourth, wrapped up the dual with a 6-3 decision against 10th-ranked Amarveer Dhesi in the marquee final bout between familiar opponents. Coon countered a pair of straight-on Dhesi shots for takedowns in the first and second periods, winning a wild scramble on the mat in the former frame. Dhesi finished on a single leg in the waning seconds of the third to narrow the final margin. Coon improved to 6-0 on the season. He, Abounader and Huntley -- U-M's 2015-16 captains -- all remain unbeaten in dual competition.
The Wolverines will resume Big Ten Conference competition on Saturday (Jan. 9), heading south to Columbus, Ohio, to take on No. 6 Ohio State, the defending NCAA champion, at 5 p.m. at St. John Arena. The dual will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
Results:
125 -- #6 Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. #19 Conor Youtsey, 3-1 OSU, 3-0
133 -- Joey Palmer (OSU) dec. #16 Rossi Bruno, 12-6 OSU, 6-0
141 -- George Fisher (U-M) dec. Jack Hathaway, 3-1 SV OSU, 6-3
149 -- #8 Alec Pantaleo (U-M) major dec. Joey Delgado, 18-4 U-M, 7-6
157 -- #5 Brian Murphy (U-M) pinned Abraham Rodriguez, 4:39 U-M, 13-6
165 -- Seth Thomas (OSU) dec. Garrett Sutton, 7-4 U-M, 13-9
174 -- #19 Davonte Mahomes (U-M) major dec. Tyler Chat, 14-2 U-M, 17-9
184 -- #10 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Corey Griego, 10-4 U-M, 20-9
197 -- #6 Max Huntley(U-M) major dec. Cody Crawford, 12-2 U-M, 24-9
Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. #10 Amaveer Dhesi, 6-3 U-M, 27-9
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