University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Kick Off Three Dual Road Trip
12/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
The No. 3 Golden Gophers (3-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) are scheduled for three duals in over the weekend starting with a Thursday matchup at No. 15 Nebraska starting at 7:00 p.m. Minnesota follows up with a pair of duals on Saturday in California. The Gophers take on Cal State Bakersfield at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday before meeting Cal State Fullerton later in the day at 8:00 p.m. All times are Central Standard.
Follow the Action
Can't watch the Gophers live on the road? Gophers results will be posted throughout the week on Gophersports.com while results will also be updated as they become available on the Golden Gopher Wrestling Facebook and Twitter pages. You can also follow live stats at www.nwcaonline.com. Flowrestling will also broadcast Thursday meet at Nebraska as part of its Big Live Duals Series. Coverage of the meet will be provided free of charge online at http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view/237729-university-of-nebraska.
Last Time Out
Last weekend, the Gophers fell one point to short in a 17-16 loss to second-ranked Oklahoma State at the Sport Pavilion. Scott Glasser, Kevin Steinhaus, Tony Nelson, Mike Thorn and Cody Yohn posted wins for the Gophers.
Next Up
After three duals in three days, Minnesota will be off until the end of the month when the Gophers participate in the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro. The event runs from Wednesday, Dec. 29 to Thursday, Dec. 30.
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Scouting the Cornhuskers
Nebraska comes into Thursday's meet with a 5-1 record including a 20-12 upset last Saturday over No. 12 Wyoming on the road. The Cornhuskers list three ranked grapplers in their probable starters for Thursday including No. 2 Jordan Burroughs at 165 lbs.
Scouting the Roadrunners
Bakersfield enters Saturday's meet against Minnesota with just one dual under its belt this season -- a 23-10 loss to Stanford at home almost a month ago. But the Roadrunners have been busy since then with invitationals at Fullerton and last weekend in Las Vegas. Bakerfield is close to breaking into the NWCA poll, receiving votes in the coaches poll. The Roadrunners have a pair of ranked grapplers in No. 16 Trevor Hall (165 lbs.) and No. 18 Riley Orozco (197 lbs.)
Scouting the Titans
Fullerton carries an 0-3 overall record into Saturday night's showdown with the Gophers. The Titans have dropped duals to Cal Poly, Stanford and Arizona State. Fullerton's most recent loss was also its closest, a 25-19 loss to the 23rd ranked Sundevils on the road.
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