Gopher Wrestling Team Tops No. 1 Oklahoma State, 21-15

The No. 3 University of Minnesota wrestling team sent an early season statement Wednesday night with a 21-15 victory over top-ranked Oklahoma State. The Golden Gophers won three of the final four matches of the night to put the Cowboys away.

Minnesota has now won eight of the last 11 meetings between the two storied programs. The Gophers snapped a streak of eight consecutive duals between the two teams in which the home team was on the losing end. The Maroon and Gold earned its first victory over the Cowboys at home since a 23-16 victory on Feb. 5, 1994.

Jayson Ness got things started for the Gophers with a 6-3 decision over OSU’s Tyler Shinn. Ness fell behind midway through the first period after a Shinn takedown, but he came back to tie the match in the second. Ness scored a takedown at 0:55 of the third and earned the bonus point for time advantage to earn the victory.

The Cowboys took a 4-3 lead in the next match after Coleman Scott defeated Mike Thorn by way of major decision, but it was the only lead they would see, as the Gophers stormed back with a major decision and tech fall in the next two matches.

The marquee match-up between No. 5 Manuel Rivera and No. 3 Nathan Morgan did not occur, as Morgan did not make the trip to Minneapolis. Rivera took advantage of the lesser caliber wrestler OSU sent to the mat with a 13-3 major decision over Ethan Kyle.

Top-ranked sophomore Dustin Schlatter followed with his third consecutive shutout, a 15-0 tech fall over Ryan Freeman at 149 pounds. Schlatter scored a takedown just 17 seconds into the match and had three near falls in the first period. Much of the same followed in the second, as he scored another early takedown and earned five back points to end the match at 1:06 of the second period.

Oklahoma State staged a rally to get back into the match, with major decisions at 157 and 165, but a courageous effort by Jeremy Larson against OSU’s top-ranked Johny Hendricks prevented the Cowboys from seeing the lead.

With the match tied at 12, junior Gabriel Dretsch turned the momentum in Minnesota’s favor with an emotional victory over No. 8 Brandon Mason. Dretsch scored a takedown late in the first period and was awarded another point in the second after Mason was warned for stalling twice. Dretsch looked to the crowd of 4,926 fans that packed into the Sports Pavilion for the extra burst of energy, and he was able to prevent Mason from scoring in the third to come away with the 3-1 decision.

Second-ranked Roger Kish gave the crowd more to cheer about with an exciting 13-7 victory over Jack Jensen in the following match. Kish scored two takedowns in each period en route to the win. The crowd was perhaps its loudest of the night following one of Kish’s shots in the third in which he rode Jensen off the mat. Kish fed off the crowd, pumping both arms in the air, and he utilized that energy to finish off Jensen.

Oklahoma State cut Minnesota’s lead to three after Jared Shelton earned a 9-2 decision over sophomore transfer Yura Malamura, but there was no need to panic as top-ranked heavyweight Cole Konrad stepped onto the mat to face Jared Rosholt. A first period takedown was all Konrad would need to put the Cowboys away, though Rosholt gave him a tough match.

With one big victory in hand, the Gophers will face another tough test on Friday night when they travel to No. 7 Iowa State to face the Cyclones at 8 p.m. Live video of Friday's match will be available in the Gold Zone, the premium content site for Golden Gopher athletics, via the Clone Zone, ISU's premium site.

A replay of tonight's match against Oklahoma State will be available in the Gold Zone following Fox Sports North's tape-delayed broadcast of the match on Monday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.

No. 3 Minnesota 21, No. 1 Oklahoma State 15

Dec. 6, 2006
Sports Pavilion
Attendance: 4, 926

OFFICIAL RESULTS

125 - #9 Jayson Ness (MN) dec. Tyler Shinn (OSU), 6-3
133 - #4 Coleman Scott (OSU) maj. dec. Mike Thorn (MINN), 10-1
141 - #5 Manuel Rivera (MN) maj. dec. Ethan Kyle (OSU), 13-3
149 - #1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) tech fall Ryan Freeman (OSU), 15-0 (4:06)
157 - Newly McSpadden (OSU) maj. dec. Tyler Safratowich (MN), 11-3
165 - #1 Johny Hendricks (OSU) maj. dec. Jeremy Larson (MN), 19-6
174 - #13 Gabriel Dretsch (MN) dec. #8 Brandon Mason (OSU), 3-1
184 - #2 Roger Kish (MN) dec. Jack Jensen (OSU), 13-7
197 - Jared Shelton (OSU) dec. Yura Malmura (MN), 9-2
HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MN) dec. Jared Rosholt (OSU), 3-1

Minnesota wins the match, 21-15

PLAY-BY-PLAY
125 - #9 Jayson Ness (MINN) vs. Tyler Shinn (OSU)
1st period: Shinn takedown 1:25 (0-2); Advantage time Shinn 1:35

2nd period: Shinn starts down; Shinn stall warning 0:42; Shinn escape 1:04 (0-3);Ness takedown 1:27 (2-3); Shinn stall warning 1:50 (3-3); Advantage time Ness 0:03
OSU bench warning
3rd period: Neutral start; Ness takedown 0:55 (5-3); Advantage time Ness 1:08 (6-3)

Final: Ness dec. Shinn, 6-3

MINNESOTA 3
OKLAHOMA STATE 0

133 - Mike Thorn (MINN) vs. #4 Coleman Scott (OSU)
1st period: Double stall warning 1:38; Double stall warning 2:29 (1-1)

2nd period: Scott starts down; Scott escape 0:10 (1-2); Scott takedown 1:15 (1-4); Scott two-point near fall 2:00 (1-6); Advantage time Scott 0:35

3rd period: Neutral start; Scott takedown 0:24 (1-8); Thorn stall 1:40 (1-9); Advantage time Scott 2:01 (1-10)

Final: Scott maj. dec. Ness, 10-1

MINNESOTA 3
OKLAHOMA STATE 4

141 - #5 Manuel Rivera (MINN) vs. Ethan Kyle (OSU)
1st period: Rivera takedown 2:29 (2-0); Kyle escape 3:00 (2-1); Advantage time Rivera 0:30

2nd period: Kyle starts down; Kyle escape 0:14 (2-2); Kyle stall warning 1:00; Rivera takedown 1:09 (4-2); Rivera three-point near fall 1:31 ( 7-2); Advantage time Rivera 1:36

3rd period: Neutral start; Kyle stall warning 0:27 (8-2); Rivera takedown 0:36 (10-2); Kyle escape 0:49 (10-3); Rivera takedown 1:36 (12-3); Advantage time Rivera 2:13 (13-3)

Final: Rivera maj. dec. Kyle, 13-3

MINNESOTA 7
OKLAHOMA STATE 4

149 - #1 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) vs.Ryan Freeman (OSU)
1st period: Schlatter takedown 0:17 (2-0); Schlatter three-point near fall 1:12 (5-0); Schlatter three-point near fall 1:45 (8-0); Advantage time Schlatter 2:42

2nd period: Neutral start; Schlatter takedown 0:20 (10-0); Schlatter three-point near fall 0:51 (13-0); Schlatter two-point near fall 1:01 (15-0); Match ended at 1:06

Final: Schlatter tech fall Freeman, 15-0, (4:06)

MINNESOTA 12
OKLAHOMA STATE 4

157 - Tyler Safratowich (MINN) vs. Newly McSpadden (OSU)
1st period: McSpadden takedown 2:22 (0-2); Advantage time McSpadden 0:38

2nd period: Safratowich starts down; Safratowich escape 0:31 (1-2); Advantage time McSpadden 1:09

3rd period: McSpadden starts down; McSpadden reversal 0:44 (1-4); Illegal hold 0:50 (1-5); Safratowich reversal 1:06 (3-5); Safratowich escape 1:10 (3-6); McSpadden takedown 1:55 (3-8); McSpadden three-point near fall 2:00 (3-11); Advantage time McSpadden 0:50

Final: McSpadden maj. dec. Safratowich, 11-3

MINNESOTA 12
OKLAHOMA STATE 8

165 - Jeremy Larson (MINN) vs. #1 Johny Hendricks (OSU)
1st period: Hendricks takedown 1:01 (0-2); Larson escape 1:17 (1-2); Hendricks takedown 1:47 (1-4); Hendricks three-point near fall 3:00 (1-7); Advantage time Hendricks 1:28

2nd period: Hendricks starts down; Hendricks escape 0:01 (1-8); Hendricks takedown 0:35 (1-10); Larson escape 0:55 (3-10); Hendricks takedown 1:20 (3-12); Larson escape 1:56 (4-12); Advantage time Hendricks 2:23

3rd period: Larson starts down; Larson escape 0:06 (4-12); Hendricks takedown 0:23 (4-14); Larson escape 0:29 (5-14); Larson stall warning 0:51; Hendricks takedown 1:27 (5-16); Larson escape 1:35 (6-16); Hendricks takedown 1:56 (6-18); Advantage time Hendricks 2:46 (6-19)

Final: Hendricks maj. dec. Larson, 19-6

MINNESOTA 12
OKLAHOMA STATE 12

174 - #13 Gabriel Dretsch (MINN) vs. #8 Brandon Mason (OSU)
1st period: Dretsch takedown 2:44 (2-0); Advantage time Dretsch 0:16

2nd period: Dretsch starts down; Mason stall warning 0:50; Mason stall warning 1:08 (3-0); Dretsch stall warning 1:45; Advantage time Mason 1:39

3rd period: Neutral start; Advantage time Mason 1:39 (3-1)

Final: Dretsch decision Mason, 3-1

MINNESOTA 15
OKLAHOMA STATE 12

184 - #2 Roger Kish (MINN) vs. Jack Jensen (OSU)
1st period: Kish takedown 0:58 (2-0); Jensen escape 1:12 (2-1); Kish takedown 1:43 (4-1); Jensen escape 1:57 (4-2); Advantage time Kish 0:28

2nd period: Jensen starts down; Jensen escape 0:16 (4-3); Kish takedown 0:36 (6-3); Jensen escape 0:51 (6-4); Kish takedown 1:59 (8-4); Advantage time Kish 0:59

3rd period: Kish starts down; Kish escape 0:16 (9-4); Kish unnecessary roughness (9-5); Kish takedown 0:58 (11-5); Jensen escape 1:07 (11-6); Kish takedown 1:27 (13-6); Jensen escape 1:31 (13-7); Advantage time Kish 0:57

Final: Kish dec. Jensen, 13-7

MINNESOTA 18
OKLAHOMA STATE 12

197 - Yura Malamura (MINN) vs. Jared Shelton (OSU)
1st period: Shelton takedown 1:52 (0-2); Shelton three-point near fall 2:40 (0-5); Advantage time Shelton 1:08

2nd period: Shelton starts down; Stall warning Malamura 1:19; Stall warning Malamura 1:45 (0-6); Shelton escape 1:48 (0-7); Advantage time Malamura 0:41

3rd period: Malamura starts down; Shelton two-point near fall 0:42 (0-9); Stall warning Shelton 1:45; Malamura reversal 1:49 (2-9); Advantage time Shelton 0:56

Final: Shelton dec. Malamura, 9-2

MINNESOTA 18
OKLAHOMA STATE 15

HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MINN) vs. Jared Rosholt (OSU)
1st period: Konrad takedown 1:52 (2-0); Advantage time Konrad 1:07

2nd period: Konrad starts down; Konrad escape 1:03 (3-0); Advantage time Konrad 0:04

3rd period: Rosholt starts down; Rosholt escape 0:18 (3-1); Advantage time Konrad 0:23

Final: Konrad dec. Rosholt, 3-1

MINNESOTA 21
OKLAHOMA STATE 15

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