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January 3, 2003

Oklahoma State dumps Minnesota, 26-6, at Target Center

Minneapolis, Minn. &endash; The third-ranked University of Minnesota wrestling team dropped its second dual meet of the season, falling to top-ranked Oklahoma State, 26-6, tonight in the Ice Dual at downtown Minneapolis' Target Center. The Cowboys won eight of 10 matches, but the Golden Gophers won the featured match of the night at 133 pounds as third-ranked Ryan Lewis avenged his 2002 NCAA title match loss to top-ranked and undefeated Johnny Thompson.

Minnesota, 2-2 overall, suffered its worst defeat since Feb. 8, 1992, when Penn State downed the Maroon and Gold, 39-0. The defeat also marked Minnesota's first two-loss season since 1999-2000 when the Golden Gophers went 17-2-0.

The meet began at 149 pounds with second-ranked Jared Lawrence getting Minnesota off to a good start with a 7-2 win over #7 Jerrod Sanders. Lawrence, 8-1 overall, tallied an early takedown and did not allow a OSU point until the third period. Lawrence registered over two minutes of advantage time to rebound from his loss to top-ranked Eric Larkin of Arizona State at the Las Vegas Invite. The Cowboys won the next seven matches to convincingly put away the Ice Dual title.

OSU opened the rout with an upset at 157 pounds as #5 Shane Roller downed top-ranked Luke Becker, 9-5. Roller took an early 2-0 lead and never allowed Becker to come back, tallying four takedowns and one minute of advantage time for his first win over the Golden Gopher. Becker suffered his first loss of the season to drop to 8-1. The loss also snapped his 27-match winning streak. The Cowboys kept rolling with second-ranked Tyrone Lewis edging #3 Jacob Volkmann, 7-6. Lewis led 7-3 after two periods, but ran out of gas in the third, allowing Volkmann to score points by an escape and two stalling calls. Lewis held on to win to give OSU a 6-3 lead.

At 174 pounds, #2 Chris Pendleton defeated #10 Josh McLay, 7-3, breaking a 3-3 tie in the second with four consecutive points. Pendleton finished the match with 3:58 of advantage time. The Cowboys pulled another upset at 184 pounds as #16 Jake Rosholt shut-out #4 Damion Hahn in the Golden Gopher's first match of the season. Oklahoma State added four team points at 197 pounds behind #5 Muhammed Lawal's 22-9 major decision win over Eli Ross. Lawal tallied 10 takedowns and only allowed escapes to give OSU a 16-3 lead.

The upsets continued at heavyweight as unranked Wille Gruenwald eked out a 4-3 win over #6 Garrett Lowney. Lowney led 3-2 late in the match, but Gruenwald notched a takedown with 10 seconds remaining to earn his eighth win of the season. It was Lowney's first match since the season-opening dual against Iowa. OSU's run continued at 125 pounds as #12 Skyler Holman dumped #14 Bobbe Lowe, 18-5. Holman registered four takedowns and two near-falls to cruise to the win.

Minnesota stopped the bleeding in the marquee match of the night as #3 Ryan Lewis got his revenge on #1 Johnny Thompson in a 6-5 thriller. Lewis scored the early takedown and led 4-2 at the end of one period, but Thompson stormed back to tie the match at five midway through the final period. Lewis tallied an escape to take the lead and held on for his second win over Thompson in three meetings. Thompson defeated Lewis, 5-4, last season in the NCAA Championship title bout.

Top-ranked Zack Esposito of Oklahoma State closed out the meet at 141 pounds with a 10-7 win over unranked Trent Hatlevig. Esposito led the entire match, but Hatlevig kept it close with a hard-nosed effort.

The Golden Gophers head to Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday, Jan. 7, for the Sun Devil Duals. Minnesota takes on Embry Riddle at noon, Lock Haven at 2 p.m. and #9 Arizona State at 5:30 p.m. The Golden Gophers then travel to Nebraska to face the Huskers on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m.

Friday, January 3, 2003

Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.

Attendance: 4,500

 

Oklahoma State 26, Minnesota 6

149: #2 Jared Lawrence (MINN) dec. #7 Jerrod Sanders (OSU), 7-2

157: #5 Shane Roller (OSU) dec. #1 Luke Becker (MINN), 9-5

165: #2 Tyrone Lewis (OSU) dec. #3 Jacob Volkmann (MINN), 7-6

174: #2 Chris Pendleton (OSU) dec. #10 Josh McLay (MINN), 7-3

184: #16 Jake Rosholt (OSU) dec. #4 Damion Hahn (MINN), 6-0

197: #5 Muhammed Lawal (OSU) maj. dec. Eli Ross (MINN), 22-9

Hwt: Willie Gruenwald (OSU) dec. #6 Garrett Lowney (MINN), 4-3

125: #12 Skyler Holman (OSU) maj. dec. #14 Bobbe Lowe (MINN), 18-5

133: #3 Ryan Lewis (MINN) dec. #1 Johnny Thompson (OSU), 6-5

141: #1 Zack Esposito (OSU) dec. Trent Hatlevig (MINN), 10-7

 

 

Play-by-play

 

149 - #2 Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. #7 Jerrod Sanders (OSU)

 

1st period: Lawrence takedown 1:13 (2-0); Sanders stall warning 2:19; Lawrence stall warning 2:48; Advantage time Lawrence 1:48

 

2nd period: Lawrence starts down; Lawrence escape 0:12 (3-0); Advantage time Lawrence 1:37

 

3rd period: Sanders starts down; Sanders escape 0:24 (3-1); Lawrence takedown 1:00 (5-1); Sanders escape 1:09 (5-2); Sanders stall warning 1:27 (6-2); Advantage time Lawrence 2:07 (7-2)

 

Final: Lawrence dec. Sanders, 7-2

 

MINNESOTA 3, OKLAHOMA STATE 0

 

157 - #1 Luke Becker (MINN) vs. #5 Shane Roller (OSU)

 

1st period: Roller takedown 1:14 (0-2); Advantage time Roller 1:38

 

2nd period: Neutral start; Roller stall warning 0:50; Roller takedown 0:55 (2-2); Roller escape 1:28 (2-3); Advantage time Roller 1:04

 

3rd period: Roller starts down; Roller escape 0:19 (2-4); Roller takedown 0:47 (2-6); Becker escape 1:09 (3-6); Roller takedown 1:42 (3-8); Becker reversal 1:53 (5-8); Advantage time Roller 1:00 (5-9)

 

Final: Roller dec. Becker, 9-5

 

MINNESOTA 3, OKLAHOMA STATE 3

 

165 - #3 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. #2 Tyrone Lewis (OSU)

 

1st period: Lewis takedown 1:02 (0-2); Volkmann escape 1:10 (1-2); Lewis takedown 2:35 (1-4); Volkmann escape 2:28 (2-4); Advantage time Lewis 0:07

 

2nd period: Lewis starts down; Lewis escape 0:14 (2-5); Lewis stall warning 1:08; Lewis takedown 1:25 (2-7); Volkmann escape 1:28 (3-7); Advantage time Volkmann 0:06

 

3rd period: Volkmann starts down; Volkmann escape 0:01 (4-7); Lewis stall warning 1:05 (5-7); Lewis stall warning 1:43 (6-7); Advantage time Volkmann 0:05

 

Final: Lewis dec. Volkmann, 7-6

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 6, MINNESOTA 3 -

 

174 - #10 Josh McLay (MINN) vs. #2 Chris Pendleton (OSU)

 

1st period: McLay takedown 1:09 (2-0); Pendleton escape 1:33 (2-1); Pendleton takedown 1:47 (2-3); McLay escape 2:18 (3-3); Advantage time Pendleton 0:10

 

2nd period: Pendleton starts down; Pendleton escape 0:02 (3-4); Pendleton takedown 0:11 (3-6); Advantage time Pendleton 1:58

 

3rd period: McLay starts down; McLay stall warning 1:12; Advantage time Pendleton 3:58 (3-7)

 

Final: Pendleton dec. McLay, 7-3

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 9, MINNESOTA 3 -

 

184 - #4 Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. #16 Jake Rosholt (OSU)

 

1st period: Hahn stall warning 2:40; No scoring

 

2nd period: Rosholt escape 0:03 (0-1); Hahn stall warning 1:06 (0-2); Hahn stall warning 1:40 (0-3); Rosholt takedown 1:48 (0-5); Advantage time Rosholt 0:14

 

3rd period: Hahn starts down; Advantage time Rosholt 2:17 (0-6)

 

Final: Rosholt dec. Hahn, 6-0

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 12, MINNESOTA 3 -

 

197 - Eli Ross (MINN) vs. #5 Muhammed Lawal (OSU)

 

1st period: Lawal takedown 1:31 (0-2); Ross escape 1:53 (1-2); Lawal takedown 1:59 (1-4); Ross escape 2:29 (2-4); Advantage time Lawal 0:44

 

2nd period: Lawal starts down; Lawal escape 0:16 (2-5); Lawal takedown 0:32 (2-7); Ross escape 0:46 (3-7); Lawal takedown 0:59 (3-9); Ross escape 1:20 (4-9); Lawal takedown 1:27 (4-11); Advantage time Lawal 1:34

 

3rd period: Ross starts down; Ross escape 0:01 (5-11); Lawal takedown 0:10 (5-13); Ross escape 0:20 (6-13); Lawal takedown 0:40 (6-15); Ross escape 0:51 (7-15); Lawal takedown 1:08 (7-17); Ross escape 1:17 (8-17); Lawal takedown 1:25 (8-19); Ross escape 1:37 (9-19); Lawal takedown 1:50 (9-21); Advantage time Lawal 2:30 (22-9)

 

Final: Lawal maj. dec. Ross, 22-9

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 16, MINNESOTA 3 -

HWT #6 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. Willie Gruenwald (OSU)

 

1st period: Lowney takedown 0:26 (2-0); Gruenwald escape 0:32 (2-1); Advantage time Lowney 0:06

 

2nd period: Gruenwald starts down; Gruenwald escape 0:04 (2-2); Advantage time Lowney 0:10

 

3rd period: Lowney starts down; Lowney escape 0:04 (3-2); Gruenwald takedown 1:50 (3-4); Advantage time 0:06

 

Final: Gruenwald dec. Lowney, 4-3

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 19, MINNESOTA 3

 

125 - #14 Bobbe Lowe (MINN) vs. #12 Skyler Holman (OSU)

 

1st period: Lowe takedown 0:15 (2-0); Holman escape 0:37 (2-1); Holman takedown 1:05 (2-3); Holman 2 pt near fall 1:14 (2-5); Advantage time Holman 1:38

 

2nd period: Neutral start; Lowe takedown 0:12 (4-5); Holman escape 0:29 (4-6); Holman takedown 0:38 (4-8); Holman 2 pt near fall 1:33 (4-10); Advantage time Holman 2:42

 

3rd period: Holman starts down; Holman escape 0:02 (4-11); Holman takedown 0:32 (4-13); Lowe escape 0:43 (5-13); Holman takedown 1:05 (5-15); Holman 2 pt near fall 3:00 (5-17); Advantage time Holman 3:45 (5-18)

 

Final: Holman maj. dec. Lowe, 18-5

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 23, MINNESOTA 3

 

133 - #3 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. #1 Johnny Thompson (OSU)

 

1st period: Lewis takedown 1:15 (2-0); Thompson escape 1:24 (2-1); Lewis takedown 1:53 (4-1); Thompson escape 2:08 (4-2); Advantage time Lewis 0:23

 

2nd period: Lewis starts down; Lewis escape 0:06 (5-2); Advantage time Lewis 0:17

 

3rd period: Thompson starts down; Thompson escape 0:03 (5-3); Thompson takedown 0:49 (5-5); Lewis escape 0:53 (6-5); Advantage time 0:16

 

Final: Lewis dec. Thompson, 6-5

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 23, MINNESOTA 6 -

 

141 - Trent Hatlevig (MINN) vs. #1 Zack Esposito (OSU)

 

1st period: Esposito takedown 0:47 (0-2); Hatlevig escape 0:59 (1-2); Esposito takedown 1:18 (1-4); Hatlevig escape 2:12 (2-4); Advantage time Esposito 1:07

 

2nd period: Esposito starts down; Esposito escape 0:12 (2-5); Hatlevig takedown 0:40 (4-5); Esposito escape 1:15 (4-6); Esposito stall warning 1:57; Advantage time Esposito 0:22

 

3rd period: Hatlevig starts down; Hatlevig escape 0:11 (5-6); Esposito takedown 0:46 (5-8); Hatlevig escape 1:00 (6-8); Esposito takedown 1:21 (6-10); Hatlevig escape 1:30 (7-10); Advantage time Esposito 0:42

 

Final: Esposito dec. Hatlevig, 10-7

 

OKLAHOMA STATE 26, MINNESOTA 6

 

FINAL SCORE: OKLAHOMA STATE 26 MINNESOTA 6