Augsburg vs Moorhead State

Augsburg claims 40-0 wrestling victory over Moorhead State

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College, the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III preseason national wrestling poll, scored a 40-0 dual-meet victory over Division II foe Moorhead State on Wednesday, November 25th at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.

Falls from Josh Cagle (Jr., Faribault, Minn.) at 149 pounds and Justin Baker (Jr., Kerkhoven, Minn.) at 157 capped the match, while Brian Jones (Jr., Alexandria, Minn.), picked up a technical-fall, 15-0 win at 141.

It was Augsburg's third-straight dual-meet victory over the Dragons dating back to the 1991-92 season, and the first time the Auggies have shut out the Dragons. It was Augsburg's 11th shutout victory in dual meets over the past two seasons. Augsburg is 28-3 in dual meets since the 1996-97 season.

Augsburg , the two-time defending NCAA Division III national champions, is now 1-0 on the season in dual meets. Augsburg competes at the Wisconsin-River Falls Open on Dec. 5, and faces Southwest State in its next dual meet on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Marshall, Minn.

Augsburg 40, Moorhead State 0
Order of matches (new draw system according to NCAA rules):
133 - Brad Fisher (A) dec. Scott Larson 12-8 (Augsburg 3-0)
165 - Nick Slack (A) dec. Jeff Deibel 10-4 (Augsburg 6-0)
174 - Jim Peterson (A) maj. dec. Travis Nagel 11-2 (Augsburg 10-0)
184 - Nik Lewandowski (A) dec. Sonny Ranz 6-5 (Augsburg 13-0)
197 - Shane Wevley (A) dec. Dave Roberts 4-1 (Augsburg 16-0)
HWT - Ben Bauer (A) maj. dec. Lee Shepersky 9-0 (Augsburg 20-0)
125 - Darin Bertram (A) dec. Tom Grafstrom 8-2 (Augsburg 23-0)
141 - Brian Jones (A) tech. fall Brad Weigandt 15-0 at 6:53 (Augsburg 28-0)
149 - Josh Cagle (A) pinned Dwight Ballou 3:43 (Augsburg 34-0)
157 - Justin Baker (A) pinned Ashkan Morvari 2:25 (Augsburg 40-0)