The match began at 165 lbs. and UW senior Jake Donar matched up against MSU's Rex Kendle. Both grapplers wrestled to a scoreless first period and Kendle led after the second, 2-1 with a two –point reversal. Kendle ultimately won the bout and scored another point off riding time to capture a 3-1 decision and put the Spartans on the board first, 3-0.
The Badgers quickly responded though with a win of their own at 174 lbs. Senior Dan Clum suited up again at 174 lbs. and pinned MSU's John Murphy in 6:24. Clum got out to a 2-0 lead in the first and Murphy tied the score with a takedown in the second but Clum captured the six team points with the pin in the third period.
Michigan State came right back and knotted the score at six with a win at 184 lbs. Wisconsin's No. 15 Trevor Brandvold met MSU's Nick Palmieri and fell in a 7-2 decision.
That was the closest Michigan State would get for the remainder of the match as Wisconsin won the next three bouts. Junior Dallas Herbst, ranked No. 4 at 197 lbs., met MSU's No. 15 Joe Williams. The Spartan grappler jumped out to a 2-0 lead with 26 seconds remaining in the first period. Herbst came back though and scored five points in the second to take the 5-2 lead. In the third period, Williams scored a reversal to put the score at 5-4 but Herbst responded with an escape with 42 seconds remaining. Williams had a point of riding time but Herbst hung on for the 6-5 win and put the Badgers up, 9-6. With the win, Herbst extended his winning streak to nine matches.
At heavyweight, No. 12 junior Kyle Massey had six nearfall points and two takedowns in a 14-2 major decision win over MSU's Alan O'Donnell. No. 18 senior Collin Cudd expanded on the Badgers' lead and captured a 9-2 decision over MSU's Joel Trombly.
With the Badgers up 16-6, the bout went into one of the key matches of the night at 133 lbs. UW junior Zach Tanelli, ranked No. 11, met the fourth-ranked Franklin Gomez from MSU. Gomez struck first in the bout with a takedown and had one more before the first period was over to take a 4-2 lead. Tanelli would score two more points in the second off of escapes but Gomez captured the 7-4 win and put the score at 16-9.
UW sophomore Kyle Ruschell then recorded the Badgers' second pin of the night at 141 lbs. He matched up against MSU's Micah Carter and had a 2-0 lead before pinning Carter in 3:51 and securing the Badger victory. It was Ruschell's sixth pin of the season and he also extended his winning streak to 11 matches and is still a perfect 14-0 in dual action.
Badger freshman Kendall Vogel faced Eddie Skowneski at 149 lbs. and wrestled a tough bout. Vogel got out to a 2-1 lead in the first period but Skowneski would even the score at two in the second with an escape. Despite the tie as time expired, Skowneski captured the match, 3-2 with 1:09 of riding time.
Finally, at 157 lbs., No. 4 senior Craig Henning met MSU's John Fulger. Henning scored 10 points in the first period and never looked back in the 13-0 major decision victory.
The Badgers continue their home stand Sunday when they host Big Ten rival, Iowa, who is ranked No. 1 in the country. Match time is set for 1 p.m. inside the UW Field House. Sunday is also UW Student Day and Youth Day. Students receive free admission with UW ID and there is also free admission for those 18 and under.
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