2009-10 College Results
Gophers Fall to Cowboys, 21-8
12/4/09
Stillwater, Okla. - In a highly touted match of top-five opponents, the No. 5 Minnesota wrestling team dropped a 21-8 decision on the road to No. 3 Oklahoma State this evening (Dec. 4).
Things started promising for Minnesota (1-1) with wins in the first two
matches, and in three of the first four as the top of the Gopher
line-up took care of business. The tables turned just before
intermission, however, as Oklahoma State (2-0-1) began a run of six
straight victories to close out the match and secure the win.
Zach Sanders (Wabasha, Minn.) at 125 and Jayson Ness (Bloomington,
Minn.) at 133 each earned decisions to open the match and give the
Gophers a 6-0 lead right out of the gate. They both also stay
undefeated, with Sanders winning 11-5 to run his record to 6-0 while
Ness tabbed a 3-0 shutout to improve to a team leading 9-0.
For just the second time on the season, Sanders earned a decision, as
four of his victories this season have earned bonus points. Ness,
meanwhile, tallies his first decision on the season after eight
straight pins to open his senior campaign. His eight consecutive falls
tied the school record, but tonight he missed out on an opportunity to
set a new standard with nine straight.
With the Gophers leading 6-0, the attention shifted to one of the
premiere matches of the night as No. 10 Mike Thorn (St. Michael, Minn.)
of Minnesota squared off with No. 16 Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State at
141. Parks scored a takedown early and was able hold off Thorn, earning
an eventual 4-1 win to put the Cowboys on the board, cutting the
Gophers lead in half.
With the Minnesota lead now at 6-3, unsportsmanlike conduct was called
on each team, deducting a point from each side to leave the team score
at 5-2 Gophers, with seven matches still left to go.
At 149, Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) made his dual meet debut, after
missing last week. He led nearly the entire match on his way to a 13-9
victory for the first dual win of his career. The win from the 12th
ranked Mason again stretched the Gophers lead to six points at 8-2, but
it would be the last for Minnesota.
Another Gopher debut did not go quite as well, as No. 2 Dustin
Schlatter (Massilion, Ohio) was outdueled by No. 17 Alex Meade in
Schlatter's first match of the season. The 165 pound match was as close
as could be with Meade squeaking by with a 3-2 win. Schlatter's match,
coupled with a Joe Grygelko (Greenfield, Minn.) loss in the match
before, allowed Oklahoma State to tie the match at 8-8 with four left
to go.
At 174 Cody Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.) fell by 9-6 score and at 174, his
older brother Sonny dropped a 13-1 decision to the Cowboys ninth ranked
Clayton Foster. With two matches left, a win was still in reach, but
the Gophers trailed 15-8.
A decision at 197 would seal the win for the Cowboys with No. 9 Alan
Gelogaev bettering Brent Eidenschink (Detroit Lakes Minn.) 13-6. The
win stretched the difference to 10 points at 18-8 heading into the
final match. Eidenschink was starting in his first match of the season.
Though the match was won, the heavyweights still provided plenty of
excitement at the Cowboys No. 3 Jared Rosholt squared off with the
Gophers No. 10 Ben Berhow (Hayward, Minn.) The only match-up of the
night featuring two top-10 wrestlers, ended regulation tied 6-6. In the
extra session, Rosholt scored a takedown first for the 8-6 sudden
victory win, and the 21-8 final.
There will be little time to rest as the Gophers return to Williams
Arena and face their second straight Big 12 opponent when Nebraska
comes north on Thursday, Dec. 10. The match is slated for a 7:00 p.m.
start.
December 4, 2009 at Stillwater, OK
Oklahoma State 21, Minnesota 8
125: No. 4 Zach Sanders (MINN) dec. No. 8 Chris Notte (OSU); 11-5 / 3-0
133: No. 2 Jayson Ness (MINN) dec. No. 11 Jordan Oliver (OSU); 3-0 / 6-0
141: No. 16 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 10 Mike Thorn (MINN); 4-1 / 6-3
(unsportsmanlike conduct called on both teams, one team-point deduced from each side) / 5-2
149: No. 12 Mario Mason (MINN) dec. Quinten Fuentes (OSU); 13-9 / 8-2
157: No. 9 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Joe Grygelko (MINN); 7-0 / 8-5
165: No. 17 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. No. 2 Dustin Schlatter (MINN); 3-2 / 8-8
174: Chris McNeil (OSU) dec. Cody Yohn (MINN); 9-6 / 9-12 / 8-11
184: No. 9 Clayton Foster (OSU) MD No. 17 Sonny Yohn (MINN); 13-1 / 8-15
197: No. 9 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Brent Eidenschink (MINN); 13-6 / 8-18
285: No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 10 Ben Berhow (MINN); 8-6 SV / 8-21
