University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA WRESTLERS CRUSH MICHIGAN 29-6 IN BIG TEN OPENER
1/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The meet started at 174 pounds with Wolverine Otto Olson, ranked No. 2, downing No. 14 Jacob Volkman to give Michigan an early 3-0 lead. But the Maize and Blue wouldn't see the lead for the remainder of the meet as Minnesota won eight of the final nine matches. At 184 pounds, fourth-ranked Damion Hahn improved to 21-2 on the season with his 5-3 win over No. 8 Andy Hrovat. Owen Elzen, ranked ninth at 197 pounds, then gave the Golden Gophers the lead good at 6-3, defeating No. 16 Joe DeGain 6-1. Elzen ended the match with a whopping 3:08 of advantage time.
Olympic bronze medal winner, heavyweight Garrett Lowney, debuted at home in style, posting a convincing 6-3 triumph over fourth-ranked Matt Brink. Lowney, ranked eighth, led the entire match and only gave up points to Brink on escapes. At 125 pounds, third-ranked Leroy Vega gave Gold Country three more team points with his 8-7 win over No. 6 A.J. Grant. Vega trailed 6-4 early in the third period, but scored a takedown and a two-point near fall to push his overall record to 20-4 on the year.
Golden Gopher Brett Lawrence's slump continued in the 133-pound match as he lost to Foley Dowd 7-4 for his third-straight defeat. Lawrence falls to 17-4 on the season. Minnesota rebounded at 141 pounds with Ryan Lewis' thrilling overtime victory over No. 19 Clark Forward. With the score tied at one after regulation and sudden victory overtime, the wrestlers went to the 30-second tiebreaker with Forward choosing down. Lewis, filling in for the injured Chad Erikson, rode Forward for 30 seconds to get the win.
Minnesota then began piling on the points in the final three matches. At 149 pounds, No. 3 Jared Lawrence pinned No. 9 Mike Kulczycki in 4:10 to give the Golden Gophers a commanding 21-6 lead. At 157 pounds, No. 4 Luke Becker dominated Pat Owen and notched a 14-0 major decision triumph to move to 21-4 on the year. Then, No. 3 Brad Pike closed out the meet at 165 pounds with a 19-7 major decision over No. 7 Charles Martelli.
The Golden Gophers, 1-0 in the Big Ten, host Purdue University, Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Williams Arena.
Minnesota 29, Michigan 6 Sports Pavilion - Minneapolis, Minnesota 174 No. 2 Otto Olson (MICH) dec. No. 14 Jacob Volkmann (MINN), 5-2 184 No. 4 Damion Hahn (MINN) dec. No. 8 Andy Hrovat (MICH), 5-3 197 No. 9 Owen Elzen (MINN) dec No. 16 Joe DeGain (MICH), 6-1 HWT No. 8 Garrett Lowney</ a> (MINN) dec. No. 4 Matt Brink (MICH), 6-3 125 No. 3 Leroy Vega (MINN) dec. No. 6 A.J. Grant (MICH), 8-7 133 Foley Dowd (MICH) dec. No. 3 Brett Lawrence (MINN), 7-4 141 Ryan Lewis (MINN) dec. No. 19 Clark Forward (MICH), 1-1, OT, TB 149 No. 3 Jared Lawrence</ a> (MINN) pinned No. 9 Mike Kulczycki (MICH), 4:10 157 No. 4 Luke Becker (MINN) maj. dec. Pat Owen (MICH), 14-0 165 No. 3 Brad Pike (MINN) maj. dec. No. 7 Charles Martelli (MICH), 19- 7
Play-by-Play 174 No. 14 Jacob Volkmann (MINN) vs. No. 2 Otto Olson (MICH) 1st Period: No scoring 2nd Period: Olson starts down; Olson escape 0:23 (0-1); Volkmann stall warning 1:00; Advantage time Volkmann 0:23 3rd Period: Volkmann starts down; Volkmann escape 0:05 (1-1); Olson takedown 1:02 (1-3); Volkmann escape 1:43 (2-3); Olson takedown 1:55 (2-5); Advantage time Olson 0:30 FINAL Olson dec. Volkmann 5-2 Minnesota 0 Michigan 3 184 No. 4 Damion Hahn (MINN) vs. No. 8 Andy Hrovat (MICH) 1st Period: Hahn takedown 2:51 (2-0); Advantage time Hahn 0:08 2nd Period: Hrovat starts down; Hrovat reversal 0:34 (2-2); Hahn reversal 0:56 (4-2); Hrovat escape 1:19 (4-3); Advantage time Hahn 0:43 3rd Period: Hahn starts down; Hahn escape 0:09 (5-3); Advantage time Hahn 0:34 FINAL Hahn dec. Hrovat 5-3 Minnesota 3 Michigan 3 197 No. 9 Owen Elzen (MINN) vs. No. 16 Joe DeGain (MICH) 1st Period: Elzen takedown 0:39 (2-0); DeGain escape 1:12 (2-1); Advantage time Elzen 0:32 2nd Period: Elzen starts down; Elzen escape 0:07 (3-1); Elzen stall warning 0:22; Elzen takedown 1:16 (5-1); Advantage time Elzen 1:08 3rd Period: DeGain starts down; Advantage time Elzen 3:08 (6-1) FINAL Elzen dec. DeGain 6-1 Minnesota 6 Michigan 3 HWT No. 8 Garrett Lowney (MINN) vs. No. 4 Matt Brink (MICH) 1st Period: Lowney takedown 1:16 (2-0); Brink escape 1:53 (2-1); Lowney takedown 2:16 (4-1); Brink escape 2:50 (4-2); Advantage time Lowney 1:07 2nd Period: Brink starts down; Brink escape 0:37 (4-3); Advantage time Lowney 1:43 3rd Period: Lowney starts down; Lowney escape 0:05 (5-3); Advantage time Lowney 1:38 (6-3) FINAL Lowney dec. Brink 6-3 Minnesota 9 Michigan 3 125 No. 3 Leroy Vega (MINN) vs. No. 6 A.J. Grant (MICH) 1st Period: Grant takedown 0:42 (0-2); Vega escape 0:51 (1-2); Advantage time Grant 0:09 2nd Period: Vega starts down; Vega escape 0:11 (2-2); Grant takedown 0:34 (2-4); Vega reversal 1:15 (4-4); Grant 1:49 (4-5); Advantage time Grant 0:29 3rd Period: Grant starts down; Grant escape 0:01 (4-6); Vega takedown 1:00 (6-6); Vega 2 pt near fall 1:11 (8-6); Grant escape 1:34 (8-7); Advantage time Vega 0:07 FINAL Vega dec. Grant 8-7 Minnesota 12 Michigan 3 133 No. 3 Brett Lawrence< /a> (MINN) vs. Foley Dowd (MICH) 1st Period: Dowd takedown 2:20 (0-2); Advantage time Dowd 0:39 2nd Period: Dowd starts down; Dowd escape 0:19 (3-0); Advantage time Dowd 0:20 3rd Period: Lawrence starts down; Dowd stall warning 0:19; Lawrence escape 0:41 (3-1); Dowd takedown 1:00 (5-1); Lawrence escape 1:15 (5- 2); Lawrence takedown 1:24 (5-4); Dowd escape 1:28 (6-4); Advantage time Dowd 1:13 (7-4) FINAL Dowd dec. Lawrence 7-4 Minnesota 12 Michigan 6 141 Ryan Lewis (MINN) vs. No. 19 Clark Forward (MICH) 1st Period: No scoring 2nd Period: Lewis starts down; Lewis escape 0:31 (1-0); Advantage time Forward 0:31 3rd Period: Forward starts down; Forward escape 0:24 (1-1); Advantage time Forward 0:07 Overtime: Forward stall warning 0:36 Tiebreaker: Forward starts down; No scoring FINAL Lewis dec. Forward 1-1 OT, TB Minnesota 15 Michigan 6 149 No. 3 Jared Lawrence</ a> (MINN) vs. No. 9 Mike Kulczycki (MICH) 1st Period: Lawrence takedown 0:51 (2-0); Kulczycki escape 1:40 (2-1); Advantage time Lawrence 0:50 2nd Period: Kulczycki starts down; Kulczycki escape 0:25 (2-2); Lawrence takedown 1:00 (4-2); Lawrence pin 1:10 FINAL Lawrence pinned Kulczycki 4:10 Minnesota 21 Michigan 6 157 No. 4 Luke Becker (MINN) vs. Pat Owen (MICH) 1st Period: Becker takedown 0:50 (2-0); Becker 3 pt near fall 2:35 (5- 0); Advantage time Becker 2:09 2nd Period: Becker starts down; Becker escape 0:13 (6-0); Becker takedown 1:08 (8-0); Owen stall warning 1:57; Advantage time Becker 2:51 3rd Period: Becker takedown 1:46 (10-0); Becker 3 pt. near fall 1:56 (13-0); Advantage time Becker 3:11 (14-0) FINAL Becker maj. dec. Owen 14-0 Minnesota 25 Michigan 6 165 No. 3 Brad Pike (MINN) vs. No. 7 Charles Martelli (MICH) 1st Period: Pike takedown 0:40 (2-0); Martelli escape 1:26 (2-1); Martelli stall warning 2:00; Pike takedown 2:03 (4-1); Martelli escape 1:14 (4-2); Pike takedown 2:41 (6-2); Advantage time Pike 1:14 2nd Period: Martelli starts down; Martelli escape 0:03 (6-3); Pike takedown 0:38 (8-3); Martelli escape 0:41 (8-4); Pike takedown 1:18 (10-4); Pike locked hands 1:59 (10-5); Advantage time Pike 2:01 3rd Period: Pike starts down; Pike escape 0:10 (11-5); Pike takedown 0:24 (13-5); Martelli escape 0:30 (13-6); Martelli stall warning 1:04 (15-6); Pike takedown 1:08 (16-6); Martelli escape 1:31 (16-7); Pike takedown 1:55 (18-7); Advantage time Pike 2:08 (19-7) FINAL Pike maj. dec. Martelli 19-7 Minnesota 29 Michigan 6 FINAL SCORE: MINNESOTA 29 MICHIGAN 6
