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Steveson Wins 13th Straight; Gophers fall to Hawkeyes
2/15/2020 10:30:00 PM | Wrestling
IOWA CITY - The University of Minnesota wrestling program fell to the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 35-6 on Saturday night in front of 12,608 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The two individual Maroon and Gold victories came from Owen Webster and Gable Steveson, both Minnesota natives.
Competing at the school his namesake, Dan Gable, made into a dynasty, heavyweight Gable Steveson made his Carver-Hawkeye debut with a 7-5 decision over No.3 Tony Cassioppi.
Steveson won the takedown battle 3-0 and still has not been taken down this season. He improves to 28-0 in duals across his two seasons in Maroon and Gold with 13 straight victories dating back to the 2019 NCAA Championships.
.@GSteveson stays undefeated! @GopherWrestling | @FloWrestling pic.twitter.com/LGtLQIYNTB
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) February 16, 2020
Webster got the dual started at 184-pounds with a 3-2 decision over Cash Wilcke, Iowa's lone unranked starter on the night. The win gives Webster 20 in his best season in Maroon and Gold.
Big ⭕with the go-behind to get the first takedown of the dual! pic.twitter.com/VFuZoFL2Ue
— Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) February 16, 2020
Kasper McIntosh made his dual debut at 165-pounds in place of the ill Bailee O'Reilly. McIntosh ultimately fell to No.2 Alex Marinelli.
Coming out intermission at 141-pounds, there were three straight bouts within a two-point margin but Iowa came out on top of all three. Two of those, at 141 and 157-pounds, went into sudden victory they were so tight.
The dual featured three lead changes but no ties.
Minnesota closes out the season next Friday as they welcome the Nebraska Cornhuskers to Dinkytown. The team will celebrate their graduating seniors during the dual including 2019 All-Americans Mitch Mckee and Devin Skatzka.
Full Results (Numbers listed are FloWrestling rankings)
184: No. 21 Owen Webster dec. (3-2) Cash Wilcke (Gophers lead 3-0)
197: No.5 Jacob Warner major dec. (13-4) Hunter Ritter (Iowa leads 4-3)
285: No.1 Gable Steveson dec. (7-5) No.3 Tony Cassioppi (Minnesota leads 6-4)
125: No.1 Spencer Lee by forfeit (Iowa leads 10-6)
133: No.2 Austin DeSanto tech. fall (24-8) Boo Dryden (Iowa leads 15-6)
141: No.3 Max Murin SV1 (6-4) No.5 Mitch McKee (Iowa leads 18-6)
149: No.2 Pat Lugo dec. (3-2) No.6 Brayton Lee (Iowa leads 21-6)
157: No.4 Kaleb Young SV2 (5-4) over No.24 Ryan Thomas (Iowa leads 24-6)
165: No.2 Alex Marinelli tech. fall (21-6) over Kasper McIntosh (Iowa leads 29-6)
174: No.1 Michael Kemerer fall (2:52) over No.8 Devin Skatzka (Iowa wins 35-6)