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February 23, 2003

Minnesota drops Indiana, 25-17, in season's dual meet finale

The third-ranked University of Minnesota wrestling team defeated unranked Indiana, 25-17, today at the Sports Pavilion, winning six of 10 matches to finish the season with a 17-5 overall record and a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten. With the win, the Maroon and Gold clinched at least a tie for the 2003 Big Ten Dual Meet Championship for the third consecutive season. The meet was Senior Day as Gold Country bid farewell to five Golden Gophers ˆ Ryan Lewis, Derek Phillips, Jared Lawrence, Luke Becker and Garrett Lowney.The seniors went 3-1 at the meet with Luke Becker sitting out the meet in favor of sophomore Tyler Marr.

The meet began at heavyweight with No. 7 Garrett Lowney posting a 9-5 win on Joel Powers. Lowney took a 4-3 lead after two periods and tallied six points in the final period to improve to 9-4 on the season. The Golden Gophers took a 9-0 lead after the 125-pound match as No. 15 Joe Dubuque lost by injury default to UM's Bobbe Lowe. The high-scoring match came to an abrupt end after a scramble resulted in Lowe picking up Dubuque and dropping him awkwardly on his head. Dubuque lay motionless on the mat for several minutes before the match was called. Dubuque led 8-6 at the time of the default.

The Maroon and Gold kept the shutout going at 133 pounds as top-ranked Ryan Lewis overwhelmed Greg Schaefer in an 8-2 decision. Lewis compiled over four minutes of advantage time and didn't allow an IU point until the third period to move to 25-2 overall this season. The Hoosiers got on the scoreboard at 141 pounds as No. 12 Coyte Cooper downed No. 11 Derek Phillips, 16-6, in an exciting match. Cooper led the majority of a bout that featured four reversals and six near-fall points between the two grapplers.

Second-ranked Jared Lawrence pushed the UM advantage to 16-3, dominating Matt Cooper, 16-3, at 149 pounds. Lawrence scored early and often, scoring seven takedowns and 3:46 of riding time to improve to 24-2 on the season. Indiana added six team points at 157 pounds with Isaac Knable's pin of Tyler Marr in 2:29 to move the score to 16-9. The Golden Gophers responded with a pin of their own at 165 pounds as No. 7 Jacob Volkmann pinned Alex LaPointe in 5:50. Volkmann led 9-0 at the time of the pin and had nearly five mintues of advantage time. The fall was Volkmann's fifth of the season and moved his record to 23-5 on the season. The Hoosiers added three team points at 174 pounds as Brady Richardson downed No. 20 Josh McLay to move the team score to 22-12. Richardson tallied the lone takedown midway through the second period to take the win.

The IU comback continued at 184 pounds as No. 18 Ty Matthews registered a techincal fall win on Matt Nagel in 4:03 (17-1). Matthews dominated the match from the beginning, scoring 13 near-fall points. Tenth-ranked Damion Hahn ended the Hoosier threat and closed out the dual meet win, defeating No. 8 Pat DeGain in dramatic fashion. DeGain took a 3-1 lead after two periods before Hahn tallied an escape to begin the third period. Hahn then scored the bout-winning takedown with 23 seconds remaining in the match to clinch the victory. With the win, Hahn improved to 12-3 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten.

The Golden Gophers take a two-week break before heading to Madison, Wis., for the 2003 Big Ten Championships on March 8-9. Minnesota will be aiming for its third consecutive conference championship.

Sunday, February 23, 2003

Sports Pavilion * Minneapolis, Minn.

Attendance: 1,814

 

No. 3 Minnesota 25, Indiana 17

Hwt No. 7 Garrett Lowney (MINN) dec. Joel Powers (IU), 9-5 3 0

125 Bobbe Lowe (MINN) def. No. 15 Joe Dubuque (IU), inj. default 9 0

133 No. 1 Ryan Lewis (MINN) dec. Greg Schaefer (IU), 8-2 12 0

141 No. 12 Coyte Cooper (IU) dec. No. 11 Derek Phillips (MINN), 14-8 12 3

149 No. 2 Jared Lawrence (MINN) maj. dec. Matt Cooper (IU), 16-6 16 3

157 Isaac Knable (IU) pinned Tyler Marr (MINN), 2:29 16 9

165 No. 7 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) pinned Alex LaPointe (IU), 5:50 22 9

174 Brady Richardson (IU) dec. No. 20 Josh McLay (MINN), 3-1 22 12

184 No. 18 Ty Matthews (IU) tech. fall Matt Nagel (MINN), 4:03, 17-1 22 17

197 No. 10 Damion Hahn (MINN) dec. No. 8 Pat DeGain (IU), 4-3 25 17

 

FINAL SCORE: MINNESOTA 25 INDIANA 17

 

Play-by-play

 

HWT No. 7 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. Joel Powers (IU)

 

1st period: Lowney takedown 1:24 (2-0); Powers escape 2:30 (2-1); Advantage time Lowney 1:06

 

2nd period: Powers starts down; Powers escape 0:30 (2-2); Lowney takedown 0:36 (4-2); Powers escape 0:50 (4-3); Advantage time Lowney 1:48

 

3rd period: Lowney starts down; Lowney reversal 0:09 (6-3); Powers escape 0:27 (6-4); Lowney takedown 0:46 (8-4); Powers escape 1:00 (8-5); Powers stall warning; Advantage time Lowney 2:10 (9-5)

 

Final: Lowney dec. Powers, 9-5

 

MINNESOTA 3 INDIANA 0

 

125 Bobbe Lowe (MINN) vs. No. 15 Joe Dubuque (IU)

 

1st period: Dubuque takedown 0:14 (0-2); Lowe escape 0:38 (1-2); Dubuque takedown 1:08 (1-4); Dubuque stall warning 1:30; Lowe escape 1:34 (2-4); Lowe takedwon 2:10 (4-4); Dubuque escape (4-5); Dubuque takedown (4-7); Advantage time Dubuque 1:23

 

2nd period: Dubuque starts down; Dubuque escape 0:08 (4-8); Lowe takedown 0:48 (6-8); Dubuque injury default 0:48

 

Final: Lowe def. Dubuque, injury default

 

MINNESOTA 9 INDIANA 0

 

133 No. 1 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. Greg Schaefer (IU)

 

1st period: Lewis takedown 1:22 (2-0); Schaefer stall warning; Advantage time Lewis 1:18

 

2nd period:  Schaefer starts down; Schaefer stall warning (3-0); Lewis stall warning; Schaefer stall warning 1:45 (4-0); Advantage time Lewis 3:18

 

3rd period: Lewis starts down; Lewis escape 0:05 (5-0); Schaefer takedown 0:47 (5-2); Lewis reversal 0:58 (7-2); Advantage time Lewis 4:05 (8-2)

 

Final: Lewis dec. Schaefer, 8-2

 

MINNESOTA 12 INDIANA 0

 

141 No. 11 Derek Phillips (MINN) vs. No. 12 Coyte Cooper (IU)

 

1st period: Cooper takedown 2:00 (0-2); Phillips reversal 2:20 (2-2); Cooper reversal 2:53 (2-4); Cooper 2 pt near fall 2:58 (2-6); Advantage time Phillips 0:03

 

2nd period: Phillips starts down; Phillips escape 0:51 (3-6); Cooper takedown 1:08 (3-8); Phillips reversal 1:42 (5-8); Phillips 2 pt near fall 2:00 (7-8); Advantage time Cooper 1:03

 

3rd period:  Cooper starts down; Cooper reversal (7-10); Cooper 2 pt near fall (7-12); Phillips escape (8-12); Cooper takedown 2:53 (8-14); Advantage time Cooper 0:22

 

Final: Cooper dec. Phillips, 14-8

 

MINNESOTA 12 INDIANA 3

 

149 No. 2 Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. Matt Cooper (IU)

 

1st period: Lawrence takedown 0:42 (2-0); Cooper escape 1:01 (2-1); Lawrence takedown 1:37 (4-1); Cooper escape 1:55 (4-2); Lawrence takedown 2:10 (6-2); Cooper stall warning 2:38; Advantage time Lawrence 1:34

 

2nd period: Cooper starts down; Cooper escape 0:01 (6-3); Lawrence takedown 0:31 (8-3); Cooper escape 1:13 (8-4); Cooper stall warning 1:37 (9-4); Lawrence takedown 1:47 (11-4); Advantage time Lawrence 2:30

 

3rd period: Neutral start; Lawrence takedown 0:15 (13-4); Cooper escape 1:10 (13-5); Lawrence takedown 1:35 (15-5); Cooper escape 1:55 (15-6); Advantage time Lawrence 3:46 (16-6)

 

Final: Lawrence maj. dec. Cooper, 16-6

 

MINNESOTA 16 INDIANA 3

 

157 Tyler Marr (MINN) vs. Isaac Knable (IU)

 

1st period: Knable takedown 1:42 (0-2); Knable fall 2:29

 

Final: Knable pinned Marr, 2:29

 

MINNESOTA 16 INDIANA 9

 

165 No. 7 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. Alex LaPointe (IU)

 

1st period: Volkmann takedown 1:03 (2-0); Advantage time Volkmann 1:56

 

2nd period: LaPointe starts down; Volkmann 3 pt near fall 0:36 (5-0); LaPointe stall warning; LaPointe stall warning (6-0); Advantage time Volkmann 3:56

 

3rd period: Volkmann starts down; Volkmann escape 0:13 (7-0); Volkmann takedown 0:33 (9-0); Volkmann fall 0:50

 

Final: Volkmann pinned LaPointe, 5:50

 

MINNESOTA 22 INDIANA 9

 

174 No. 20 Josh McLay (MINN) vs. Brady Richardson (IU)

 

1st period: No scoring

 

2nd period: McLay starts down; McLay escape 0:02 (1-0); Richardson takedown 1:34 (1-2); Advantage time Richardson 0:27

 

3rd period: Richardson starts down; Richardson escape 0:07 (1-3); Richardson stall warning; Advantage time Richardson 0:20

 

Final: Richardson dec. McLay, 3-1

 

MINNESOTA 22 INDIANA 12

 

184 Matt Nagel (MINN) vs. No. 18 Ty Matthews (IU)

 

1st period: Matthews takedown 0:15 (0-2); Nagel escape 0:30 (1-2); Matthews takedown 0:50 (1-4); Matthews 3 pt near fall 2:04 (1-7); Matthews 3 pt near fall 3:00 (1-10); Advantage time Matthews 2:25

 

2nd period: Nagel starts down; Matthews 3 pt near fall 0:40 (1-13); Matthews 2 pt near fall 0:47 (1-15); Matthews 2 pt near fall 1:03 (1-17); Match terminated 1:03

 

Final: Matthews tech. fall Nagel, 4:03, 17-1

 

MINNESOTA 22 INDIANA 17

 

197 No. 10 Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. No. 8 Pat DeGain (IU)

 

1st period: Hahn stall warning 2:39; No scoring

 

2nd period: DeGain starts down; DeGain escape 0:11 (0-1); DeGain takedown 0:57 (0-3); Hahn escape 1:12 (1-3); Advantage time DeGain 0:04

 

3rd period: Hahn starts down; Hahn escape 0:11 (2-3); Hahn takedown 1:37 (4-3); Advantage time Hahn 0:07

 

Final: Hahn dec. DeGain, 4-3

 

MINNESOTA 25 INDIANA 17

 

FINAL SCORE: MINNESOTA 25 INDIANA 17