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Augustana downs Augsburg 22-13
Sioux Falls, S.D. * Augustana won four of the last five matches of the night, including the final three to defeat Augsburg 22-13 in front of 1,232 fans Tuesday night in the Elmen Center.
The Vikings (4-0), ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division II, trailed 13-12 heading into the 184-pound match. However, Tom Meester, the defending national champion and top-ranked wrestler in Division II, gave Augustana the lead for good when he recorded a 18-6 major decision over Brad Tupa to make the team score 16-13 in favor of the Vikings.
Tim Boldt and Cris Bietz followed with decision victories for Augustana to close out the dual and give the Vikings their first-ever dual win over Augsburg, ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division III, in six meetings. Boldt trailed 5-3 to Justin Sorensen heading into the third period. He scored an escape with 1:41 left in the period to make it 5-4, and then he scored a takedown near the edge of the mat to grab the lead at 6-5 with 1:23 remaining. Boldt, who did not wrestle Saturday against St. Cloud State due to illness, then rode out Sorensen and picked up an additional point for riding time.
Bietz never trailed in his match against Mark Simmonds, ranked No. 4 in Division III. Bietz led 2-0 after one period and 6-1 after two periods. He then rode Simmonds for the entire third period to earn the 7-1 win.
Augustana also got wins from Aaron Graumann, Ryan King and Cody Henriksen. Graumann picked up a forfeit win at 125, while King, ranked No. 1 at 149, earned a 6-3 decision over Ryan Stroud. Henriksen, ranked No. 6 at 165, picked up a big 7-5 win over Ryan Valek, ranked No. 3 in Division III.
Henriksen scored a quick takedown and three-point near fall to grab a 5-0 lead. Valek managed to escape to make the score 5-1 after one period. Leading 7-3 after two periods, Henriksen chose to start the final period in the neutral position. Neither wrestler could manage any offense until Valek scored a takedown with 9 seconds remaining.
Augsburg's Marcus LaVesseur, the two-time defending national champion at 157, reached a milestone in his 15-3 major decision over Austin Scarset. With the win, LaVesseur, a junior, improved to 100-0 in his college career.
Augsburg's other wins came from Mark Matzek at 133, Jamell Tidwell at 141 and Casey Flaherty at 174. Matzek defeated Chris Trampe 6-2, Tidwell downed Andre Vander Velde 15-8 and Flaherty edged Dusty Wilking 5-2.
Augustana will be back in action on Friday when the Vikings travel to Aberdeen, S.D., to take on Northern State in an 8 p.m. dual.
#1 Augsburg College at #2 Augustana College
January 11, 2005 * 7 p.m. * Elmen Center * Sioux Falls, S.D.
Updated Team Records: Augsburg (6-1); Augustana (4-0)
Referee: Rod Earlywine Attendance: 1,232 Match Duration: 1:35
Notes:
Open vs. #4 Aaron Graumann (Augustana)
Final Score: Graumann wins by forfeit
Updated Individual Records: Graumann (15-4)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 6, Augsburg 0
133 Pounds
#1 Mark Matzek (Augsburg) vs. Chris Trampe (Augustana)
First Period
2:20 &endash; Matzek takedown, Matzek 2-0
1:30 &endash; Trampe escape, Matzek 2-1
:12 &endash; Matzek takedown, Matzek 4-1
Second Period
Matzek chooses down
1:52 &endash; Matzek escape, Matzek 5-1
Stalling Trampe &endash; caution
Third Period
Trampe chooses down
:00 &endash; Trampe escape, Matek 5-2
Matzek 2:39 riding time, Matzek 6-2
Final Score: Matzek dec. Trampe, 6-2
Updated Individual Records: Matzek (16-0), Trampe (12-5)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 6, Augsburg 3
141 Pounds
#2 Jamell Tidwell (Augsburg) vs. #8 Andre Vander Velde (Augustana)
First Period
2:40 &endash; Tidwell takedown, Tidwell 2-0
2:18 &endash; Tidwell 2-point near fall, Tidwell 4-0
:16 &endash; Vander Velde reversal, Tidwell 4-2
Second Period
Vander Velde defers; Tidwell chooses down
1:41 &endash; Tidwell escape, Tidwell 5-2
1:19 &endash; Vander Velde takedown, Tidwell 5-4
:50 &endash; Tidwell escape, Tidwell 6-4
:31 &endash; Tidwell takedown, Tidwell 8-4
:12 - Stalling Tidwell &endash; caution
:08 &endash; Vander Velde escape, Tidwell 8-5
Third Period
Vander Velde chooses down
1:36 &endash; Vander Velde escape, Tidwell 8-6
1:20 &endash; Tidwell takedown, Tidwell 10-6
:43 &endash; Vander Velde escape, Tidwell 10-7
:35 &endash; Tidwell takedown, Tidwell 12-7
:27 &endash; Vander Velde escape, Tidwell 12-8
:02 &endash; Tidwell takedown, Tidwell 14-8
Tidwell 2:41 riding time, Tidwell 15-8
Final Score: Tidwell dec. Vander Velde, 15-8
Updated Individual Records: Tidwell (16-1), Vander Velde (14-5)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 6, Augsburg 6
149 Pounds
Ryan Stroud (Augsburg) vs. #1 Ryan King (Augustana)
First Period
2:10 &endash; King takedown, King 2-0
1:29 &endash; Stroud escape, King 2-1
:59 &endash; King takedown, King 4-1
:42 - Caution Stroud
:38 &endash; Stroud escape, King 4-2
Second Period
Stroud chooses down
1:27 &endash; Stroud escape, King 4-3
Third Period
King chooses down
1:30 &endash; King escape, King 5-3
1:10 - Stalling Stroud, caution
King 1:10 riding time, King 6-3
Final Score: King dec. Stroud, 6-3
Updated Individual Records: Stroud (8-4), King (5-1)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 9, Augsburg 6
157 Pounds
#1 Marcus LaVesseur (Augsburg) vs. Austin Scarset (Augustana)
First Period
2:07 &endash; LaVesseur takedown, LaVesseur 2-0
1:08 &endash; Scarset escape, LaVesseur 2-1
:41 &endash; LaVsseur takedown, LaVesseur 4-1
Second Period
Scarset chooses down
1:59 &endash; Scarset escape, LaVesseur 4-2
1:12 &endash; LaVesseur takedown, LaVesseur, 6-2
:44 &endash; LaVesseur 3-point near fall, LaVesseur, 9-2
Third Period
LaVesseur chooses down
1:58 &endash; LaVesseur escape, LaVesseur 10-2
:54 &endash; LaVesseur takedown, LaVesseur 12-2
:32 &endash; Scarset escape, LaVesseur 12-3
:31 &endash; LaVesseur takedown, LaVesseur 14-3
LaVesseur 3:12 riding time, LaVesseur 15-3
Final Score: LaVesseur major dec. Scarset, 15-3
Updated Individual Records: LaVesseur (16-0), Scarset (12-7)
Updated Team Score: Augsburg 10, Augustana 9
Note: LaVesseur now 100-0 in collegiate career.
165 Pounds
#3 Ryan Valek (Augsburg) vs. #6 Cody Henriksen (Augie)
First Period
2:38 &endash; Henriksen takedown, Henriksen 2-0
2:08 &endash; Henriksen 3-point near fall, Henriksen 5-0
2:07 &endash; Valek escape, Henriksen 5-1
Second Period
Valek chooses down
1:49 &endash; Valek escape, Henriksen 5-2
1:28 &endash; Henriksen takedown, Henriksen 7-2
1:04 &endash; Valek escape, Henriksen 7-3
Third Period
Henriksen chooses neutral
1:03 &endash; Stalling Henriksen &endash; caution
:09 &endash; Valek takedown, Henriksen 7-5
Final Score: Henriksen dec. Valek, 7-5
Updated Individual Records: Valek (15-3), Henriksen (5-1)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 12, Augsburg 10
174 Pounds
Casey Flaherty (Augsburg) vs. #2 Dusty Wilking (Augustana)
First Period
1:14 &endash; Stalling Flaherty &endash; caution
No score
Second Period
Wilking defers; Flaherty chooses down
1:53 &endash; Flaherty escape, Flaherty 1-0
:50 &endash; Stalling Flaherty, Tied 1-1
:50 &endash; Warning on Augsburg coach
:26 &endash; Flaherty takedown, Flaherty 3-1
Third Period
Wilking chooses down
2:00 &endash; False start Flaherty &endash; caution
1:54 &endash; Wilking escape, Flaherty 3-2
:33 &endash; Flaherty takedown, Flaherty 5-2
Final Score: Flaherty dec. Wilking, 5-2
Updated Individual Records: Flaherty (14-4), Wilking (2-1)
Updated Team Score: Augsburg 13, Augustana 12
184 Pounds
Brad Tupa (Augsburg) vs. #1 Tom Meester (Augustana)
First Period
2:47 &endash; Meester takedown, Meester 2-0
2:41 &endash; Tupa escape, Meester 2-1
2:09 &endash; Meester takedown, Meester 4-1
1:54 &endash; Tupa escape, Meester 4-2
1:37 &endash; Meester takedown, Meester 6-2
Second Period
Tupa chooses down
1:59 &endash; Tupa escape, Meester 6-3
1:16 &endash; Meester takedown, Meester 8-3
:53 &endash; Tupa escape, Meester 8-4
Third Period
Meester chooses neutral
1:41 &endash; Meester takedown, Meester 10-4
1:27 &endash; Tupa escape, Meester 10-5
1:18 &endash; Meester takedown, Meester 12-5
1:10 &endash; Tupa escape, Meester 12-6
1:07 &endash; Meester takedown, Meester 14-6
:00 &endash; Meester 3-point near fall, Meester 17-6
Meester 3:28 riding time, Meester 18-6
Final Score: Meester major dec. Tupa, 18-6
Updated Individual Records: Tupa (12-5), Meester (18-2)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 16, Augsburg 13
197 Pounds
#4 Justin Sorensen (Augsburg) vs. #4 Tim Boldt (Augustana)
First Period
1:45 &endash; Boldt takedown, Boldt 2-0
Second Period
Boldt defers; Sorensen chooses down
1:56 &endash; Sorensen escape, Boldt 2-1
1:34 &endash; Sorensen takedown, Sorensen 3-2
1:22 &endash; Boldt escape, Tied 3-3
:15 &endash; Sorensen takedown, Sorensen 5-3
Third Period
Boldt chooses down
1:41 &endash; Boldt escape, Sorensen 5-4
1:23 &endash; Boldt takedown, Boldt 6-5
:23 &endash; Stalling Boldt &endash; caution
:23 - False start Sorensen &endash; caution
Boldt 2:30 riding time, Boldt 7-5
Final Score: Boldt dec. Sorensen 7-5
Updated Individual Records: Sorensen (14-4), Boldt (11-4)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 19, Augsburg 13
Heavyweight
#4 Mark Simmonds (Augsburg) vs. Cris Bietz (Augustana)
First Period
1:16 &endash; Bietz takedown, Bietz 2-0
Second Period
Simmonds defers, Bietz chooses down
1:32 &endash; Bietz reversal, Bietz 4-0
1:15 &endash; Simmonds escape, Bietz 4-1
1:02 &endash; Bietz takedown, Bietz 6-1
Third Period
Simmonds chooses down
:49 - False start Simmonds &endash; caution
Bietz 4:05 riding time, Bietz 7-1
Final Score: Bietz dec. Simmonds, 7-1
Updated Individual Records: Simmonds (13-4), Bietz (17-5)
Updated Team Score: Augustana 22, Augsburg 13