Play-By-Play
Augustana recorded pins in four of the eight contested matches to easily defeat the University of Sioux Falls 49-3 in non-conference wrestling action Wednesday night at the Elmen Center.
The Vikings (3-2) dominated the dual. In addition the four pins, Augustana won two matches by forfeit, one by technical fall and two by major decision as they claimed nine of the 10 bouts.
Mitch Lunning,
Ty Copsey and
Jarred McCarthy wasted little time in their matches as they all recorded falls in the first period. Lunning, a 184-pounder, pinned Trevor deBraga in just 1:04 after jumping out to a 6-1 lead in the first 40 seconds of the match.
Copsey, who is ranked fifth in the nation at 197 pounds, wrestled up a weight class but had no trouble in defeating Chris McKinney. Copsey scored a takedown with 2:03 left in the first period and got the pin 30 seconds later at 1:27.
At 149 pounds, McCarthy scored a quick takedown against Brady Nolz in just 11 seconds. He then rode Nolz until he was finally able to turn and pin him in 2:36.
Also registering a pin was
Jason Jeremiason, who pinned USF's Doug Thompson in 4:05.
Augustana's
Casey Mouw used a flurry of takedowns in the final minute of the second period to open up a 16-3 lead. He then added an escape and takedown in the third period for a 19-3 technical fall over Jake Renken.
Cody Lensing got the Vikings off to a great start as he shut out USF's Chris Strand 10-0 for a major decision victory. Augie's
Marcus Edgington also won by major decision as he outscored USF's Tyler Reibsamen 13-3.
The most exciting match of the night came at 157 pounds between Augustana's
Brandon Kruger and USF's Koln Fink. After a scoreless first period, Kruger scored an escape from the down position in the second period to lead 1-0. Fink chose neutral to start the third period. Neither wrestler capitalized on shot attempts, until Fink got a takedown with just 8 seconds left in the match to claim a 2-1 win.
Augustana is off now until January 3-4 when the Vikings travel to Indianapolis, Ind., to compete in the Midwest Classic.
Augustana 49, USF 3
125: Cody Lensing (Augustana) major dec. Chris Strand (USF), 10-0
133: Jason Jeremiason (Augustana) pinned Doug Thompson (USF), 4:05
141: Jay Sherer (Augustana) wins by forfeit
149: Jarred McCarthy (Augustana) pinned Brady Nolz (USF), 2:36
157: Koln Fink (USF) dec. Brandon Kruger (Augustana), 2-1
165: Marcus Edgington (Augustana) major dec. Tyler Reibsamen (USF), 13-3
174: Casey Mouw (Augustana) tech. fall Jake Renken (USF), 19-3 (5:37)
184: Mitch Lunning (Augustana) pinned Trevor daBraga (USF), 1:04
197: Nick Henning (Augustana) wins by forfeit
285: Ty Copsey (Augustana) pinned Chris McKinney (USF), 1:27