2008-09 College Results
Johnnies Drop Second Straight in Final Match
January 30, 2009
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 17 Saint John’s University dropped its second consecutive dual in the final match with an 18-15 loss to No. 8 Concordia-Moorhead Friday, Jan. 30 in Collegeville.
SJU (10-5 dual record) opened the dual with a 9-0 lead thanks to win
from sophomore Matt Baarson (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park),
senior Matt Schrupp (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer) and senior Grant
Eustice (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View). Baarson, ranked No. 8
nationally, defeated the Cobbers’ Lane Lunde, ranked No. 6, 6-0 at 157
pounds to start the dual. Schrupp then followed with a 3-2 win over
Luke Vetsch and Eustice topped Ross Dankers, 5-3.
The Cobbers (9-1 dual record), however, tied the match at 9-9 thanks to
a pin from Phil Moenkedick, ranked No. 8, at 184 and a decision from
Tony Neumann at 197. SJU sophomore Dustin Baxter (Fairbanks,
Alaska/West Valley) posted a near-fall of Moenkedick just seconds into
the match to take a 5-1 lead before suffering a fall near the edge of
the ring 1:24 into the match. Neumann then followed with a 5-3 win over
sophomore Tony Willaert (North Mankato, Minn./Lake Crystal-Wellcome
Memorial).
The Johnnies regained the lead (12-9) with a 7-5 overtime win from
freshman Cody Socher (Delano, Minn.) over Nick Nadeau at heavyweight.
Socher scored a takedown with 13 seconds left in the first overtime to
earn the victory.
Concordia’s Daron Hohbein tied the dual at 12-12 with a 6-4 win over
freshman Chad Henle (Spicer, Minn./New London-Spicer) at 125, before
junior Mogi Baatar (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict’s Prep, N.J.)
gave SJU a 15-12 lead with a 14-7 win over Mike Holman.
The Cobbers then tallied two wins from Ben Anderson and Justin Berns at
141 and 149 pounds, respectively, to end the match. Anderson, ranked
No. 3, defeated sophomore Minga Batsukh (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St.
Benedict’s Prep, N.J.) 5-1 to tie the dual at 15-15. The match was
Batsukh’s first since Dec. 6 due to a knee injury.
Justin Berns then posted a 10-6 win over SJU sophomore Drew Larson (Willmar, Minn.) in the dual’s final match.
SJU hosts the annual North Country Tournament at 9 a.m. next Saturday, Feb. 7 at Sexton Arena in Collegeville.
Concordia will go for a school record in dual meet wins when they host
MSU Moorhead on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. The match will feature live
video and can be accessed through the Cobber athletic website.
January 30, 2009 at Collegeville, MN
#8 Concordia-Moorhead 18, #17 St. John’s 15
125 - Daron Hohbein (CON) dec. Chad Henle (SJU); 6-4; 12-12
133 - #8 Mogi Baatar (SJU) dec. Mike Holman (CON); 14-7; 12-15
141 - #3 Ben Anderson (CON) dec. Minga Batsukh (SJU); 5-1; 15-15
149 - Justin Burns (CON) dec. Drew Larson (SJU); 10-6; 18-15
157 - #8 Matt Baarson (SJU) dec. #6 Lane Lunde (CON); 6-0; 0-3
165 - Matt Schrupp (SJU) dec. Luke Vetsch (CON);
3-2;
0-6
174 - Grant Eustice (SJU) dec. Ross Dankers (CON);
5-3;
0-9
184 - #8 Phil Moenkedick (CON) pin #7 Dustin Baxter (SJU); 1:24; 6-9
197 - #9 Tony Neumann (CON) dec. Tony Willaert (SJU); 5-3; 9-9
285 - Cody Socher (SJU) dec. Nick Nadeau (CON); 7-5 (OT); 9-12
