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1/28/03
FARGO, ND -- Bison heavyweight JOE BRYCE got a 3-1 overtime win and 125-pounder MATT STRAWSER followed with a pin in the final bout to lift No. 7-ranked North Dakota State to a 21-12 non-conference wrestling win over No. 2-ranked Augsburg College on Tuesday before a crowd of 810 at the Bison Sports Arena.
Bryce, a sophomore from Glenwood, MN, broke a 1-1 tie in the sudden victory period with a takedown of Augsburg's Mike Flanagan, the fifth-ranked heavyweight in NCAA Division III. That win put the Bison ahead in the match for the first time at 15-12.
Strawser, a senior from Wadena, MN, followed with a pin of Greg Brendemuehl at 125 in the final bout to post six points and seal NDSU's 10th straight home dual meet win.
North Dakota State would not have been in such position to win without a dramatic late victory at 174 pounds by THAD PIKE. After a scoreless overtime with Augsburg's Joe Moon, Pike earned an escape with 1 second remaining in the tiebreaker period to steal a 2-1 decision over Moon.
Pike's win knotted the match score at 9, and Augsburg's second-ranked Ricky Crone answered with a 6-0 win over NDSU's NATE PESTA. Bison 197-pounder BRIAN KRAEMER staved off Justin Sorensen for a 5-3 win to knot the score again at 12 and set up Bryce and Strawser's wins.
NDSU picked a good night to win a pair of overtime bouts. The Bison dropped a pair of overtime decisions on Friday night while rolling to a 26-13 win over South Dakota State. This time, the Bison got a pair of timely wins to keep victory hopes alive.
Augsburg, the three-time defending Division III champion, dropped to 9-3 overall. Both of the Auggies' previous losses were at the hands of top-ranked Wartburg College (IA).
North Dakota State (7-2) now embarks on a three-match road trip that begins Thursday night in Cedar Falls, IA. NDSU will face Northern Iowa, the 14th-ranked team in Division I.
BOUT-BY-BOUT SUMMARY:
133 POUNDS
Nick Magee vs. Mark Matzek
Neutral start
2-pt. takedown Matzek
1-pt. escape Magee
End of 1st period... Matzek led 2-1
Matzek starts down
2-pt. reversal Matzek
1-pt. escape Magee
End of 2nd period... Matzek led 4-2
Magee starts down
Injury time for Magee
1-pt. escape Magee
Final... Matzek dec. Magee 4-3
Magee now 16-8 (7-2 duals), Matzek now 26-5 (6-1)
TEAM SCORE: AUGSBURG 3, NDSU 0
141 POUNDS
Mathias Bitz vs. Jamell Tidwell
Neutral start
End of 1st period... No score
Tidwell starts down
1-pt. escape Tidwell
Caution on Tidwell (false start)
End of 2nd period... Tidwell led 1-0
Bitz starts down
1-pt. escape Bitz
Caution on Bitz (stalling)
Caution on Tidwell (false start)
2-pt. takedown Tidwell
Caution on Bitz (false start)
Final... Tidwell dec. Bitz 3-1
Bitz now 14-10 (3-5 duals), Tidwell now 33-2 (12-0)
TEAM SCORE: AUGSBURG 6, NDSU 0
149 POUNDS
Zach Stevens vs. Ryan Stroud
Neutral start
Blood time for Stroud
End of 1st period... No score
Stevens starts down
1-pt. escape Stevens
2-pt. takedown Stevens
End of 2nd period... Stevens led 3-0
Stroud starts down
1-pt. escape Stroud
2-pt. takedown Stevens
End of 3rd period... Stevens led 5-1
Stevens 1:05 riding time
Final... Stevens dec. Stroud 6-1
Stevens now 12-10 (4-5 duals), Stroud now 19-9 (4-4)
TEAM SCORE: AUGSBURG 6, NDSU 3
157 POUNDS
Paul Carlson vs. Marcus LeVesseur
Neutral start
2-pt. takedown LeVesseur
2-pt. near fall LeVesseur
1-pt. escape Carlson
End of 1st period... LeVesseur led 4-1
LeVesseur starts down
1-pt. escape LeVesseur
2-pt. takedown LeVesseur
1-pt. escape Carlson
Blood time for Carlson
End of 2nd period... LeVesseur led 7-2
Carlson starts down
1-pt. escape Carlson
Blood time for LeVesseur
2-pt. takedown LeVesseur
End of 3rd period... LeVesseur led 9-3
LeVesseur 1:06 riding time
Final... LeVesseur dec. Carlson 10-3
Carlson now 16-3 (8-1 duals), LeVesseur now 28-0 (9-0)
TEAM SCORE: AUGSB URG 9, NDSU 3
165 POUNDS
Mike Fiedler vs. Billy Morgan
Neutral start
2-pt. takedown Fiedler
End of 1st period... Fiedler led 2-0
Morgan starts down
Caution on Morgan (stalling)
End of 2nd period... Fiedler led 2-0
Neutral start
2-pt. takedown Fiedler
1-pt. escape Morgan
2-pt. takedown Fiedler
1-pt. takedown Morgan
2-pt. takedown Fiedler
End of 3rd period... Fiedler led 8-2
Fiedler 2:52 riding time
Final... Fiedler dec. Morgan 9-2
Fiedler now 18-7 (7-2 duals), Morgan now 18-8 (7-4)
TEAM SCORE: AUGSBURG 9, NDSU 6
174 POUNDS
Thad Pike vs. Joe Moon
Neutral start
Blood time for Moon
Blood time for Moon
End of 1st period... No score
Pike starts down
1-pt. escape Pike
End of 2nd period... Pike led 1-0
Moon starts down
Caution on Pike (false start)
1-pt. escape Moon
Caution on Pike (stalling)
End of 3rd period... Tied 1-1
Neutral start
End of 1st overtime... Tied 1-1
Pike starts down
1-pt. escape Pike
Final... Pike dec. Moon 2-1 (tb)
Pike now 14-9 (6-3 duals), Moon now 25-5 (10-1)
TEAM SCORE: NDSU 9, AUGSBURG 9
184 POUNDS
Nate Pesta vs. Ricky Crone
Neutral start
2-pt. takedown Crone
End of 1st period... Crone led 2-0
Crone starts down
1-pt. escape Crone
End of 2nd period... Crone led 3-0
Pesta starts down
2-pt. near fall Crone
End of 3rd period... Crone led 5-0
Crone 2:23 riding time
Final... Crone dec. Pesta 6-0
Pesta now 3-8 (1-6 duals), Crone now 27-4 (9-2)
TEAM SCORE: AUGSBURG 12, NDSU 9
197 POUNDS
Brian Kraemer vs. Justin Sorensen
Neutral start
2-pt. takedown Sorensen
1-pt. escape Kraemer
2-pt. takedown Kraemer
End of 1st period... Kraemer led 3-2
Kraemer starts down
1-pt. escape Kraemer
End of 2nd period... Kraemer led 4-2
Sorensen starts down
1-pt. escape Sorensen
Injury time for Kraemer
Caution on Kraemer (stalling)
End of 3rd period... Kraemer led 4-3
Kraemer 1:18 riding time
Final... Kraemer dec. Sorensen 5-3
Kraemer now 18-9 (4-3 duals), Soresensen now 22-18 (3-6)
TEAM SCORE: NDSU 12, AUGSBURG 12
HEAVYWEIGHT
Joe Bryce vs. Mike Flanagan
Neutral start
Blood time for Bryce
End of 1st period... No score
Bryce starts down
Caution on Flanagan (stalling)
1-pt. escape Bryce
End of 2nd period... Bryce led 1-0
Flanagan starts down
1-pt. escape Flanagan
End of 3rd period... Tied 1-1
Neutral start
2-pt. takedown Bryce
Final... Bryce dec. Flanagan 3-1 (sv)
Bryce now 16-10 (6-2 duals), Flanagan now 29-7 (8-3)
TEAM SCORE: NDSU 15, AUGSBURG 12
125 POUNDS
Matt Strawser vs. Greg Brendemuehl
Neutral start
2-pt. take down Brendemuehl
Final... Strawser pins Brendemuehl at 2:06
Strawser now 22-4 (8-1 duals), Brendemuehl now 19-6 (5-2)
FINAL SCORE: NDSU 21, AUGSBURG 12