Fifteen Point Run by Eagles Spells Doom for Norse
Dec. 11, 2008
Leading 12-9 halfway through tonight's match, #17 Luther saw #5 UW-La Crosse run off 15 unanswered points that allowed the Eagles to take command of this match en route to a 30-15 victory.
Falls by All-American Zach Bartlett at 133 and Jason Pyle at 157, gave the Norse an early 12-9 lead. The Eagles 15-point run was produced with a fall at 165, a decision at 174, and a fall at 184, giving the Eagles a commanding 24-12 lead. Luther's Two-time All-American Alec Bonander drew the Norse to 24-15 with a 9-2 decision at 197. Defending national champion Dan Laurent of La Crosse finished the evening with a fall at 285.
The loss gives Luther an overall record of 3-3-1. La Crosse increased its overall mark to 10-2.
125 - Johnny Brennan UWL - (dec. 13-7) over Jayson Swanson LC
133 - #3 Zach Bartlett LC - (fall 1:33) over Justin Dixon UWL
141 - Alex Dahl UWL (dec. 4-2) over Josh Prichard LC
149 - #4 Matt Mauseth UWL (dec. 9-4) over #3 Yonny Quist LC
157 - Jason Pyle LC (fall 1:55) over Ryan Farwell UWL
165 - Cory Ferguson UWL (fall 3:46) over Dustin Balsley LC
174 - Dan Shulte UWL (dec. 6-1) over Lance Serbousek LC
184 - #5 Josh Zabel UWL (fall 6:22) over #10 Nic Barclay LC
197 - #1 Alec Bonander LC (dec. 9-2) over #6 Andy Moore UWL
285 - #1 Dan Laurent UWL (fall 5:06) over #5 Allyn Plattner LC
The Norse will be off until the Midlands Championships that will take place Dec. 29-20 at Northwestern University (IL).
