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    Minnesota takes down Indiana

    The top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team (18-0, 6-0) defeated No. 15 Indiana, 25 -13, on Sunday afternoon at the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota honored its lone senior, Matt Nagel, at intermission. The Golden Gophers broke a 13-13 tie with three wins to close out the match. Minnesota finished unbeaten at home (7-0) for the fifth time under head coach J Robinson.

    The Golden Gophers won the first three matches, including Nagel's 10-6 win over Max Dean at 165 pounds. A native of Frazee, Minn., Nagel took a 2-0 lead 52 seconds into the match and added a second in the second period. In the third, he increased his lead to 9-4 before Dean narrowed the gap with a late takedown. Nagel improved to 25-6 on the season.

    Fellow Frazee, Minn., native Gabriel Dretsch gave Minnesota 6-0 lead with a 10-8 overtime decision against Marc Bennett at 174 pounds. Dretsch trailed for most of the match before taking an 8-7 lead with a near fall to start the third period. Bennett earned the escape to send the match to overtime. Dretsch needed just 22 seconds to score the winning takedown in the first overtime period.

    10th-ranked Roger Kish increased the Golden Gopher lead to 10-0 thanks to an amazing third period against Justin Curran at 184 pounds. Kish led 2-0 after two periods and then erupted for eight takedowns in the final two minutes to claim a 22-8 major decision. Kish is now 27-4 on the year.

    The Hoosiers got on the board at 197 pounds as ninth-ranked Brady Richardson defeated Mitch Kuhlman, 10-3. With a 15-pound weight advantage, Richardson controlled the match throughout as he took an early 2-0 lead. He increased the advantage to 9-2 in the third period with riding time, but Kuhlman scored an escape with 10 seconds to go to deny Richardson the major decision.

    Minnesota rebounded as top-ranked Cole Konrad dispatched Dave Herman, 7-3, at heavyweight. Following a scoreless first period, Konrad took over in the second with a pair of takedowns. Konrad won his 29th straight match, the sixth-longest streak in school history.

    The Hoosiers roared back to tie the match at 13 with back-to-back wins at 125 and 133 pounds. Top-ranked Joe Dubuque earned a 10-2 major decision against Travis Lang. Dubuque took a 2-0 lead 46 seconds into the match and never looked back. Dubuque remained unbeaten on the year at 17-0.

    18th-ranked Andrae Hernandez finished the comeback with a pin in 3:48 against sophomore Daniel Jackson. Jackson made his second straight start in place of All- American Mack Reiter who missed the match with a skin infection. Hernandez racked up three near falls in the first period to put the match away.

    Minnesota was unfazed as it closed out the dual with three impressive victories. 13th- ranked Manuel Rivera posted a 21-8 major decision against Chris Kelley at 141 pounds. Rivera blew open a close match with four second-period takedowns. He added four more in the final period as he improved to 22-11 on the year.

    Top-ranked Dustin Schlatter clinched the match for Minnesota with a 17-0 technical fall against Matt Cooper at 149 pounds. Schlatter needed 1:48 to get the first takedown of the match and then proceeded to dominate. He opened the second period with a pair of near falls. Schlatter is now 31-1 on the year and has won his last 19 matches.

    The marquee match of the day occurred at 157 pounds as fourth-ranked C.P. Schlatter defeated eighth-ranked Brandon Becker, 7-6. Schlatter took a 2-0 lead with a takedown 44 seconds into the match. Schlatter took a 4-2 lead into the second after the pair traded reversals. With the match tied at four, Schlatter opened the third period with a reversal. He held off Becker for the remainder of the match as he improved to 28-5 on the year.

    The Golden Gophers are off until next Sunday when they travel to Oklahoma City, Okla., to take on second-ranked Oklahoma State. Minnesota ended the Cowboys' 30-match winning streak last month in the finals of the National Duals. The match will start at Noon and be aired on ESPNU.

    Minnesota 25, Indiana 13
    Feb. 5, 2006
    Sports Pavilion
    Attendance: 2,024


    165 - #10 Matt Nagel (MN) dec. Max Dean (IU), 10-6
    174 - #14 Gabriel Dretsch (MN) dec. Marc Bennett (IU), 10 -8 OT
    184 - #10 Roger Kish (MN) maj. dec. Justin Curran (IU), 22 -8
    197 - Brady Richardson (IU) dec. Mitch Kuhlman (MN), 10-3
    HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MN) dec. Dave Herman (IU), 8 -3
    125 - #1 Joe Dubuque (IU) maj. dec. Travis Lang (MN), 10-2
    133 - #18 Andrae Hernandez pinned Daniel Jackson (MN), 3:48
    141 - #13 Manuel Rivera (MN) maj. dec. Chris Kelley (IU), 21-8
    149 - #1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) tech. fall. Matt Cooper (IU), 17-0
    157 - #4 C.P. Schlatter (MN) dec. #8 Brandon Becker (IU), 7-6

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