Play-by-Play
The Augustana wrestling team capped the home portion of its schedule with a dominatng 34-3 victory over Northern State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action Saturday afternoon at the Elmen Center.
The 10th-ranked Vikings improved to 9-4 overall and remained perfect in NSIC competition with a 5-0 record. NSU, meanwhile, fell to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the NSIC.
Augustana won 9 of the 10 matches, including the first 8 of the dual.
Carl Serck recorded the only pin of the afternoon. A 174-pounder, Serck opened the dual by pinning Phillip Downs in 4:07.
The Vikings captured the next 3 matches by decision. The 184-pound bout featured two of the top wrestlers in the region. Augustana's
Nick Henning built an 8-2 lead in the second period before hanging on for a 10-7 victory.
After No. 2
Ty Copsey defeated Matt Mueleners 7-2 in the 197-pound battle, Augustana's
Lance Peters earned a big 3-1 win over Jared Little in the 285-pound bout. Each wrestler scored an escape from the down position to make the score 1-1. With 25 seconds left in regulation, Peters, who was at a size disadvantage, managed to take down Little for the winning score.
At 125 pounds,
Al Meger used a 3-point near fall and a 2-point near fall in the first period to build a 7-0 lead en route to a 9-1 major decision win over Jimmy Marx.
Laramie Shaffer followed with a 19-4 technical fall over Jacob Butrous in the 133-pound contest. Shaffer recorded four 2-point near falls in the bout. He also amassed 5:04 riding time.
At 141 pounds, Augie's
Jay Sherer used 2 takedowns and a 3-point near fall to earn a 10-2 major decision over Benton Crow. The Vikings'
Chism Fink followed with a 6-1 decision over Beau Voegeli.
Northern State picked up its only win of the dual at 157 pounds, where Ryan Larsen edged
Kyle Svendsen 7-5. Augustana's
Gavin Nelson wrapped up the dual with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Donnie Bowden. Following a scoreless first period, Nelson rode out Bowden in the second period. Nelson then got an escape 3 seconds into the third period to take a 1-0 lead. Bowden managed to get a takedown with 18 seconds left to lead 2-1, but Nelson escaped 2 seconds later to knot up the score 2-2. Nelson finished with a 1:53 riding time advantage to earn the winning point.
Augustana has 2 duals on the schedule next week. On Thursday, the Vikings travel to Dakota Wesleyan for a 7 p.m. dual. Then on Sunday, Augustana visits Fayette, Iowa, for a dual against sixth-ranked Upper Iowa in a battle of the NSIC's unbeaten teams. That dual begins at 2 p.m.
#10 Augustana 34, Northern State 3
174 pounds: Carl Serck (Augie) pinned Phillip Downs (NSU), 4:07
184 pounds: Nick Henning (Augie) dec. Cale Cornemann (NSU), 10-7
197 pounds: #2
Ty Copsey (Augie) dec. Matt Meuleners (NSU), 7-2
285 pounds: Lance Peters (Augie) dec. Jared Little (NSU), 3-1
125 pounds: Al Meger (Augie) major dec. James Marx (NSU), 9-1
133 pounds: Laramie Shaffer (Augie) tech. fall Jacob Butrous (NSU), 19-4 (7:00)
141 pounds: #7
Jay Sherer (Augie) major dec. Benton Crow (NSU), 10-2
149 pounds: Chism Fink (Augie) dec. Beau Voegeli (NSU), 6-1
157 pounds: Ryan Larsen (NSU) dec.
Kyle Svendsen (Augie), 7-5
165 pounds: Gavin Nelson (Augie) dec. Donnie Bowden (NSU), 3-2
