2009-10 College Results
Auggies top UW-La Crosse 20-13
January 24, 2010
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- WInning six of 10 matches, including two by major decision, the top-ranked Augsburg College wrestling
team remained unbeaten with a 20-13 win over the No. 6-ranked
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in a dual meet on Sunday afternoon at
UW-La Crosse's Mitchell Hall.
WInning five bouts in the middle of the match to rally from a 9-3
deficit, Augsburg improved to 10-0 in dual meets. Wisconsin-La Crosse
dropped to 13-3 on the season.
Jason Adams (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) scored a 14-4 major decision
victory to start the Auggie comeback at 157 pounds. The No. 5-ranked
wrestler nationally in his weight class, Adams is now 30-2 on the
season.
At 165, Augsburg's No. 6-ranked Orlando Ponce (JR, Hialeah,
Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS) scored a 9-4 victory over No. 8-ranked
Cory Ferguson, using two takedowns and an escape in the third period to
pull away for the victory.
In one of the biggest matches of the afternoon, Augsburg's Zach Molitor
(JR, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS), the No. 3-ranked wrestler
at 174, broke a 4-4 tie with an escape in the third period, and used
2:01 of riding time to score a 6-4 victory over No. 2-ranked Mike
Schmitz.
Brad Baus (SO, Mukwonago, Wis.) scored a 6-2 win at 184 for the
Auggies, and top-ranked 197-pounder Jared Massey (JR, Lino Lakes,
Minn./Centennial HS) improved to 16-0 on the season with a 14-2,
major-decision win. In his two seasons as an Auggie, the defending
national champion Massey is now 46-1. Cody Hansen (FY, Albert Lea,
Minn.) also scored a win for the Auggies at 141 with a 1-0 victory over
Alex Dahl.
In a battle of ranked wrestlers at 133, WIsconsin-La Crosse's
top-ranked Bebeto Yewah scored a takedown 26 seconds into overtime to
top Augsburg's No. 6-ranked Paul Bjorkstrand (SR, Burnsville, Minn.)
14-12.
No. 3-ranked Matt Mauseth scored a 12-5 win over Augsburg's Lucas
Murray (JR, Anoka, Minn.) at 149, No. 3-ranked Zach Laurent scored a
10-2, major-decision win over Augsburg's Andy Witzel (SR, Fulda, Minn.)
at heavyweight, and Albie McKinney scored a 5-4 win over Augsburg's
Josh Roberts (FY, Grand Forks, N.D./Central HS) at 125.
Augsburg is now 6-1 in the all-time series with Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Since 1989-90, the Auggies are now 248-21 against opponents from
Divisions II and III, losing just 16 matches to non-Division I teams
since the 1995-96 campaign. Against strictly Division III opponents,
Augsburg is now 249-23 since the 1979-80 season and 173-13 since the
1989-90 season.
Augsburg returns to action next Saturday (1/30) at 9 a.m., splitting
its squad for action at the St. John's North Country Open and the Grand
View (Iowa) Open.
Attendance: 425
Referee: Bill Roths
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 -- Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, Wis.
#1 Augsburg (10-0) 20, #6 Wisconsin-La Crosse (13-3) 13
125: Albie McKinney (UWL, 11-7) dec. Josh Roberts (AUG, 12-7) 5-4 (UW-La Crosse 3-0).
133: No. 1 Bebeto Yewah (UWL, 17-1) dec. No. 6 Paul Bjorkstrand (AUG, 22-7) 14-12 (OT-SV1) (UW-La Crosse 6-0).
141: Cody Hansen (AUG, 17-8) dec. Alex Dahl (UWL, 8-5) 1-0 (UW-La Crosse 6-3).
149: No. 3 Matt Mauseth (UWL, 22-3) dec. Lucas Murray (AUG, 12-7) 12-5 (UW-La Crosse 9-3).
157: No. 5 Jason Adams (AUG, 30-2) maj. dec. Ryan Farwell (UWL, 18-9) 14-4 (UW-La Crosse 9-7).
165: No. 6 Orlando Ponce (AUG, 20-8) dec. No. 8 Cory Ferguson (UWL, 15-2) 9-4 (Augsburg 10-9).
174: No. 3 Zach Molitor (AUG, 17-3) dec. No. 2 Mike Schmitz (UWL, 18-5) 6-4 (Augsburg 13-9).
184: Brad Baus (AUG, 14-9) dec. Mitch Artist (UWL, 16-8) 6-2 (Augsburg 16-9).
197: No. 1 Jared Massey (AUG, 16-0) maj. dec. John Poppie (UWL, 12-10) 14-2 (Augsburg 20-9).
Hwt: No. 3 Dan Laurent (UWL, 21-2) maj. dec. No. 7 Andy Witzel (AUG, 15-7) 10-2 (Augsburg 20-13).
