125: Cody Garcia (UNO) vs. Set Flodeen (Augs). 06A27AMK01252301 Photo Mark Beshey
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Nebraska-Omaha 24, Augsburg 10
MINNEAPOLIS (1/27/06) -- Winning seven of 10 matches, the University of Nebraska-Omaha scored a 24-10 triumph over host Augsburg College in a meeting of two of the top teams in small-college wrestling on Friday night at Si Melby Hall.
Nebraska-Omaha, the two-time defending NCAA Division II national champions and current top-ranked team in the division, remained unbeaten at 6-0 in dual meets. Augsburg, the defending NCAA Division III national champions and current No. 2-ranked team nationally in its division, is now 7-2 overall.
The visiting Mavericks built a 15-0 lead after the first five weight classes, and claimed two wins from top-ranked wrestlers in the second half of the dual meet to clinch the match.
Top-ranked heavyweight Les Sigman (Sr., Sturgis, S.D./Sturgis Brown HS) scored a first-period pin in the final match to cap the evening for the Mavericks. Sigman, the three-time defending Division II national titlist, improved to 14-0 on the season, extending his individual winning streak to 63 straight matches. J.D. Naig (Jr., Emmetsburg, Iowa), ranked No. 1 at 174 pounds, scored a 4-1 victory in his match for the Mavericks.
There were three meetings of ranked wrestlers, with the Mavericks winning two of them. No. 2-ranked Patrick Allibone (Jr., Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS) gave Augsburg's Jeremy Anderson (So., Thief River Falls, Minn.) his first loss of the season, as the UNO wrestler scored a 4-2 victory. Anderson is now 30-1 on the season.
Shane Unger (So., Madison, Neb.), ranked No. 6 at 149 for UNO, scored a 7-3 victory over Augsburg's Jared Evans (Jr., Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS), ranked No. 3, claiming a takedown and three-point near-fall in the final minute of the third period to rally for the win.
Augsburg's top-ranked Ryan Valek (Sr., Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) won his 24th straight match and improved to 31-2 on the season with an 11-3, major-decision win over UNO's Ross Taplin (Fr., Abilene, Kan.), ranked No. 4.
Augsburg's Robbie Gotreau (So., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), ranked No. 5 at 174, moved up a weight class to 184 and claimed a 3-1, overtime win over UNO's Nate Oviatt (Jr., Sturgis, S.D./Sturgis Brown HS).
Augsburg returns to varsity action on Wednesday (2/1) with a dual meet at Wartburg (Iowa), the top-ranked team in Division III. UNO has a dual meet at Central Oklahoma next Friday (2/3) at 7 p.m.
Jan. 27, 2006 at Minneapolis
#1 Nebraska-Omaha 24, #2 Augsburg 10
125: #2 Cody Garcia (UNO) dec. Set Flodeen (Augs) 9-5
133: #5 Dan Hilario IUNO) dec. Jafari Vanier (Augs) 4-1
141: #4 Mitch Waite (UNO) dec.Josh Hansen (Augs) 11-9
149: #6 Shane Unger (UNO) dec. #3 Jared Evans (Augs) 7-3
157: #2 Patrick Allibone (UNO) dec. #5 Jeremy Anderson (Augs) 4-2
165: #1 Ryan Valek (Augs) maj. #4 Ross Taplin (UNO) 11-3
174: #1 JD Naig (UNO) dec. Kirk Rall (Augs) 4-1
184: #5 (174) Robbie Gotreau (Augs) dec Nate Oviatt (UNO) 3-1 OT
197: #8 Wally O'Connor (Augs) dec. Nick Edmonds (UNO) 7-4
Hwt: #1 Les Sigman (UNO) fall Dylan Soberg (Augs) 2:53
Augsburg rankings are Diviion III
UNO rankings are Division II
125: Cody Garcia (UNO) vs. Set Flodeen (Augs). 06A27AMK01252301 Photo Mark Beshey
157: Patrick Allibone (UNO) vs. Jeremy Anderson (Augs). 06A27AMK01572316 Photo Mark Beshey
165: Ryan Valek (Augs) vs. Ross Taplin (UNO). 06A27AMK01652317 Photo Mark Beshey
197: Wally O'Connor (Augs) vs. Nick Edmonds (UNO). 06A27AMK01972318 Photo Mark Beshey