University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA BEATS NEBRASKA, FACES ARCHRIVAL IOWA IN NATIONAL DUALS SEMIFINAL
1/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
125-pounder Leroy Vega exacted his revenge on Jason Powell, whom defeated Vega in a Jan. 11 match, with a dominating 13-6 decision triumph. At 133 pounds, second-ranked Brett Lawrence outlasted third- ranked Todd Beckerman in a 5-4 win despite giving up 1:11 of advantage time to the 'Husker. Lawrence is now 17-1 on the season and 8-0 in duals.
At 141 pounds, Chad Erikson won by default over Ty Malia. Erikson was leading the match 11-2 in the second period when the Cornuhskers threw in the towel. Minnesota maintained its winning ways at 149 pounds as No. 3 Jared Lawrence notched a 12-1 major decision victory over Travis Baker.
Nebraska posted its lone victory in a contested match as third-ranked Bryan Snyder defeated No. 5 Luke Becker 3-1 in an overtime tiebreaker in the 157-pound battle. The wrestlers were tied at one after regulation and sudden death overtime. Snyder scored a reversal at 0:16 of the tiebreaker period to give the 'Huskers three team points. At 165 pounds, Brad Pike stayed undefeated in dual meets with his 17-6 major decison win over NU's Ryan Schultz. Pike, ranked third, is now 10-0 in duals and 21-2 overall on the year.
At 174 pounds, unranked Golden Gopher Jacob Volkmann scored an upset of Nebraska's No. 15 Ati Conner with his 2-0 win. Volkmann scored an escape at the beginning of the third period and added another point with his 1:59 advantage time. At 184 pounds, No. 18 Matt Kraft, normally a 174-pound wrestler, posted a 12-3 major decision win over Matt Fletcher to move the team score to 27-3.
The Golden Gophers forfeited the 197-pound match to NU's top-ranked Brad Vering. Finally, in his much-anticipated debut, fifth-ranked heavyweight Garrett Lowney outdueled Pat Miron to win 10-3. Lowney, a bronze medal winner in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 200 Olympics, led the entire match and ended with 3:03 of advantage time.
The Maroon and Gold battle archrival No. 3 Iowa tonight at 7 p.m. CST in the semifinals. In the other semifinal, No. 1 Oklahoma State faces No. 4 Iowa State. The championship match of the 2001 National Wrestling Duals is Sunday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m.
Wt Matchup 125 No. 5 Leroy Vega (MINN) dec. No. 4 Jason Powell (UN), 13-6 133 No. 2 Brett Lawrence (MINN) dec. No. 3 Todd Beckerman (UN), 5-4 141 No. 8 Chad Erikson (MINN) wins by default over Ty Malia (UN) 149 No. 3 Jared Lawrence (MINN) maj. dec. Travis Baker (UN), 12-1 157 No. 3 Bryan Snyder (UN) dec. No. 5 Luke Becker (MINN), 3-1, OT, TB 165 No. 3 Brad Pike (MINN) maj. dec. Ryan Schultz (UN), 17-6 174 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) dec. No. 15 Ati Conner (UN), 2-0 184 No. 18 Matt Kraft (MINN) maj. dec. Matt Fletcher (UN), 12-3 197 No. 1 Brad Vering (UN) wins by forfeit HWT No. 5 Garrett Lowney (MINN) dec. Pat Miron (UN), 10-3 FINAL SCORE: MINNESOTA 30 NEBRASKA 9 Play-by-Play 125 No. 5 Leroy Vega (MINN) vs. No. 4 Jason Powell (UN) 1st Period: Vega takedown 0:16 (2-0); Powell escape 0:25 (2-1); Vega takedown 1:36 (4-1); Powell escape 1:53 (4-2); Advantage time Vega 0:23 2nd Period: Powell starts down; Powell escape 0:22 (4-3); Vega takedown 0:40 (6-3); Powell escape 1:01 (6-4); Vega takedown 1:16 (8-4); Powell escape 1:21 (8-5); Advantage time Vega 1:37 3rd Period: Vega starts down; Vega escape 0:02 (9-5); Stall warning 1:35; Vega takedown 1:48 (11-5); Powell escape 1:49 (11-6); Technical Powell (12-6); Advantage time Vega 1:39 (13-6) FINAL Minnesota 3 Nebraska 0 133 No. 2 Brett Lawrence (MINN) vs. No. 3 Todd Beckerman (UN) 1st Period: Beckerman takedown 0:58 (0-2); Stall warning Beckerman 2:44; Advantage time Beckerman 2:01 2nd Period: Lawrence starts down; Lawrence escape 0:15 (1-2); Lawrence takedown 1:46 (3-2); Advantage time Beckerman 2:05 3rd Period: Beckerman starts down; Beckerman escape 0:15 (3-3); Lawrence takedown 1:20 (5-3); Advantage time Beckerman 1:11 (5-4) FINAL Lawrence dec. Beckerman 5-4 Minnesota 6 Nebraska 0 141 No. 8 Chad Erikson (MINN) vs. Ty Malia (UN) 1st Period: Erikson takedown 0:25 (2-0); Erikson 3 pt near fall 1:00 (5-0); Malia escape 1:01 (5-1); Malia escape 1:25 (5-2); Erikson takedown 1:30 (7-2); Erikson 2 pt near fall 2:12 (9-2); Advantage time Erikson 2:19 2nd Period: Erikson starts down; Erikson reversal 0:30 (11-2); Malia defaults FINAL Erikson wins by default over Malia Minnesota 12 Nebraska 0 149 No. 3 Jared Lawrence (MINN) vs. Travis Baker (UN) 1st Period: Lawrence takedown 1:10 (2-0); Lawrence 3 pt near fall 2:10 (5-0); Lawrence 2 pt near fall 2:25 (7-0); Advantage time Lawrence 1:48 2nd Period: Lawrence takedown 0:53 (9-0); Advantage time Lawrence 2:55 3rd Period: Lawrence starts down; Lawrence reversal 1:16 (11-0); Baker escape 1:53 (11-1); Advantage time Lawrence 2:14 (12-1) FINAL Lawrence maj. dec. Baker 12-1 Minnesota 16 Nebraska 0 157 No. 5 Luke Becker (MINN) vs. No. 3 Bryan Snyder (UN) 1st Period: No scoring 2nd Period: Becker starts down; Becker escape 0:10 (1-0); Advantage time Snyder 0:10 3rd Period: Snyder starts down; Snyder escape 0:16 (1-1); Advantage time Snyder 0:08 Overtime: No scoring Tiebreaker: Snyder down; Snyder reversal 0:16 (1-3) FINAL Snyder dec. Becker 3-1, OT, TB Minnesota 16 Nebraska 3 165 No. 3 Brad Pike (MINN) vs. Ryan Schultz (UN) 1st Period: Pike takedown 0:23 (2-0); Schultz escape 1:25 (2-1); Pike takedown (4-1); Schultz escape (4-2); Pike takedown (6-2); Schultz escape (6-3); Pike takedown (8-3); Advantage time Pike 1:59 2nd Period: Schultz starts down; Schultz escape 0:29 (8-4); Stall warning Schultz (9-4); Pike takedown 1:53 (11-4); Advantage time Pike 2:38 3rd Period: Pike starts down; Pike escape 0:01 (12-4); Schultz takedown 1:55 (12-6); Pike reversal 1:57 (14-6); Pike 2 pt near fall 1:58 (16- 6); Advantage time Pike 2:37 (17-6) FINAL Pike maj. dec. Schultz 17-6 Minnesota 20 Nebraska 3 174 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. No. 15 Ati Conner (UN) 1st Period: No scoring 2nd Period: Conner starts down; No scoring; Advantage time Volkmann 2:00 3rd Period: Volkmann starts down; Volkmann escape 0:01; Advantage time Volkmann 1:59 (2-0) FINAL Volkmann dec. Conner 2-0 Minnesota 23 Nebraska 3 184 No. 18 Matt Kraft (MINN) vs. Matt Fletcher (UN) 1st Period: Kraft takedown 0:15 (2-0); Fletcher escape 1:22 (2-1); Kraft takedown 1:50 (4-1); Advantage time Kraft 1:56 2nd Period: Fletcher starts down; Fletcher escape 0:04 (4-2); Kraft takedown 0:55 (6-2); Advantage time Kraft 3:33 3rd Period: Kraft starts down; Kraft escape 0:07 (7-2); Kraft takedown 1:16 (9-2); Fletcher escape 1:23 (9-3); Kraft takedown 1:30 (11-3); Advantage time Kraft 4:08 (12-3) FINAL Kraft maj. dec. Fletcher 12-3 Minnesota 27 Nebraska 3 197 MINN vs. No. 1 Brad Vering (UN) FINAL Vering wins by forfeit Minnesota 27 Nebraska 9 HWT No. 5 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. Pat Miron (UN) 1st Period: Lowney takedown 1:28 (2-0); Advantage time Lowney 1:30 2nd Period: Lowney starts down; Lowney escape 0:11 (3-0); Lowney takedown 0:35 (5-0); Miron escape 1:32 (5-1); Advantage time Lowney 2:17 3rd Period: Miron starts down; Miron escape 0:20 (5-2); Lowney takedown 1:07 (7-2); Miron escape 1:26 (7-3); Lowney takedown 1:48 (9-3); Advantage time Lowney 3:03 (10-3) FINAL Lowney dec. Miron 10-3 Minnesota 30 Nebraska 9 FINAL SCORE: MINNESOTA 30 NEBRASKA 9
