{"id":160,"date":"2005-01-25T05:54:56","date_gmt":"2005-01-25T11:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/?p=160"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"minnesota-madness-gophers-finish-3rd-at-nat-duals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w160\/minnesota-madness-gophers-finish-3rd-at-nat-duals\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Madness: Gophers Finish 3rd At Nat Duals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewrestlingmall.com\/htmls\/news.asp?Cat=4&#038;View=10549 \"target=\"blank\">Minnesota Madness: Gophers Finish Third at National Duals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Romo\/Minnesota Sports Information <\/p>\n<p>January 23, 2005 &#8211; The eighth-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team (6-4) rallied for a 24-13 victory over fifth-ranked Lehigh to claim third place at the National Duals in Cleveland, Ohio. A tight battle throughout, a late disqualification for Lehigh proved to be the difference in the match. <\/p>\n<p>Lehigh led 14-13 entering the 197-pound match, but Lehigh All-American Jon Trenge was disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct after throwing a punch at Minnesota freshman Matt Koz in the first period. Both teams were penalized one team point, but the six-point disqualification gave Minnesota an 18-14 lead. Lehigh forfeited the heavyweight bout and Minnesota claimed the match by the score of 24-13. <\/p>\n<p>Minnesota jumped ahead in the match with victories from Bobbe Lowe and Mack Reiter. Lowe jumped out to an 8-2 second-period lead against Andrew Rizzi at 125 pounds, but Rizzi tied the match after a takedown and a near fall. Lowe recovered and put the match away with a pair of takedowns in a 16-11 decision. <\/p>\n<p>Reiter capped off a strong tournament with a 1-0 decision against sixth-ranked Matt Ciasulli. Scoreless after the first period, Reiter rode Ciasulli the entire second period to gain a two minute advantage in riding time. That advantage resulted in a bonus point for Reiter, the lone score in the match. <\/p>\n<p> Lehigh cut the lead to 6-3 behind fourth-ranked Cory Cooperman&#8217;s 4-0 decision against Tommy Owen at 141 pounds. Cooperman scored a takedown late in the second period to take a 3-0 lead and was awarded a bonus point for riding time. <\/p>\n<p>The Golden Gophers rebounded at 149 pounds behind 11th-ranked C.P. Schlatter. Schlatter posted two second-period takedowns against Dave Nakasone en route to an 8-3 decision. <\/p>\n<p>Lehigh rallied with three straight wins, including a pair by major decision. 12th-ranked Derek Zinck had an 11-3 major decision at 157 pounds against Jeremy Anderson, while top-ranked Troy Letters defeated eighth-ranked Matt Nagel, 8-2, at 165 pounds. Lehigh took a 14-9 lead after 10th-ranked Travis Frick&#8217;s 16-5 major decision against Jeremy Larson. <\/p>\n<p> Once again, freshman Roger Kish got the Golden Gophers back on track. Thanks to four third-period takedowns, he earned Minnesota a bonus point with his 12-4 major decision against Matt Cassidy at 184 pounds. That cut Lehigh&#8217;s lead to 14-13 as Minnesota went on to claim the 24-14 victory. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say we are pleased at the amount of progress we have made since the start of the season,&#8221;\u009d head coach J Robinson said. &#8220;One of our goals was to raise our intensity level and I think we were able to accomplish that. We beat a couple of teams ranked higher than us and had a good match against Illinois in the semifinals. We are not where we want to be at this point, but we took some positive steps this weekend.&#8221;\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Minnesota returns home to open Big Ten competition with a pair of dual meets at the Sports Pavilion. The Golden Gophers will host Michigan State on Friday and then will battle second-ranked Michigan on Sunday afternoon. Minnesota posted a 21-16 victory over the Wolverines in the quarterfinals of the National Duals. <\/p>\n<p>#8 Minnesota 24, #5 Lehigh 13 <br \/> Jan. 23, 2005 <br \/>National Dual Third-Place Match <\/p>\n<p>125 &#8211; #4 Bobbe Lowe (MN) dec. Andrew Rizzi (LU), 16-11 <br \/>133 &#8211; #5 Mack Reiter (MN) dec. #6 Matt Ciasulli (LU), 1 -0 <br \/>141 &#8211; #4 Cory Cooperman (LU) dec. Tommy Owen, 4-0 <br \/> 149 &#8211; #11 C.P. Schlatter (MN) dec. Dave Nakasone (LU), 8 -3 <br \/>157 &#8211; #12 Derek Zinck (LU) maj. dec. Jeremy Anderson (MN), 12-3 <br \/>165 &#8211; #1 Troy Letters (LU) dec. #8 Matt Nagel (MN), 8-2 <br \/>174 &#8211; #10 Travis Frick (LU) maj. dec. Jeremy Larson (MN), 16-5 <br \/>184 &#8211; #7 Roger Kish (MN) maj. dec. 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