Wrestling | 12/8/2016 9:12:00 PM
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team led 8-4 after three matches but No. 8-ranked Augsburg came back to record a 25-12 win over the Dragons in a nonconference dual Thursday night in Moorhead, Minn.
MSUM is now 1-2 in duals this season while Augsburg, which is ranked in the latest Division III poll, improved to 5-0.
Nader Abdullatif, left, won by major decision at 285 for MSUM.
(Photo by Haley Auger)
Senior
Blake Bosch had a dominant technical fall win over No. 4-ranked Sam Bennyhoff at 133 while senior
Nader Abdullatif won by major decision at 285. Sophomore
Kristian Vazquez won at 141 for the Dragons.
Augsburg won by major decision at 125 to take a 4-0 lead, but Bosch answered with a convincing 19-3 win technical fall win over Bennyhoff at 133 to push MSUM up 5-4. Bosch (14-1) is now at 97 career wins for his collegiate career.
Vazquez (5-3) also was impressive, rolling to a 9-2 win over Mike Hayes at 141 to build an 8-4 Dragon lead.
The Auggies won the next six matches — three coming by major decision — to take a 25-8 lead in the dual. Abdullatif (10-5) put together an impressive performance at heavyweight as he rolled to a 12-0 win over Ethan Hofacker at 285 to make the final score 25-12.
MSUM is off until Dec. 19 when it competes at the Vegas Duals in Las Vegas, Nev. The Dragons will wrestle four duals that day.
Augsburg 25, MSU Moorhead 12
125-Victor Gliva (A) maj. dec.
Jared Goldsmith, 12-1
133-
Blake Bosch (MSUM) tech. fall Sam Bennyhoff, 19-3
141-
Kristian Vazquez (MSUM) dec. Mike Hayes, 9-2
149-Alex Wilson (A) dec.
Dylan Connell, 9-4
157-Grant Parker (A) maj. dec.
Isaac Novacek, 8-0
165-Brady McFarland (A) maj. dec.
Brayden Kuntz, 12-2
174-Austin Boniface (A) dec.
Adam Blees, 4-0
184-Owen Webster (A) maj. dec.
Logan Rhode, 14-4
197-Logan Hortop (A) dec.
Cody Anderson, 6-0
285-
Nader Abdullatif (MSUM) maj. dec. Ethan Hofacker, 12-0
