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Wrestling: We had an easy win but lost it at Hwt NE Wins 19-14!!
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#9 MN has a very interesting dual match against #6 NE tomorrow night at 9pm on BTN!!
I'm making my most optimistic prediction ever, that we end up in a 15-15 tie, and the win is determined by criteria!! So, right now, I don't know who wins.
If all of our guys who are supposed to have upsets don't win, then we'll lose by 6 - 12 points. I just think it will be closer than that!!
It will be fun to watch, so tune in!!!
Here's the article on tomorrow night's big event from Gophersports.com:
Top-10 Matchup in Store for Big Ten Home Opener
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1/18/2024
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 9 Minnesota (5-1, 0-1 B1G) welcomes No. 6 Nebraska (5-1, 0-1 B1G) to Maturi Pavilion Friday night in the Gophers' Big Ten home opener. The match starts at 9 p.m., and it will be shown on Big Ten Network. Live results will be available on TrackWrestling.com.
Since the beginning of last season, Minnesota has won eight of its last nine home duals at Maturi Pavilion.
Minnesota holds the all-time series lead over Nebraska with a record of 52-24 in a series that dates back to the 1921-22 season. The 76 all-time dual matches are the third-most in Minnesota history. The only other schools that the Golden Gophers have faced more are Iowa (108) and Wisconsin (101).
The series has shifted in Nebraska's favor in recent history as the Huskers have won six of the past seven matchups since 2016. It should be noted, though, that five of those seven matchups took place in Lincoln, including last season's win for the Huskers.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota owns a 37-8 lead in the all-time series. The 37 wins are the second most against one school in home duals, trailing the Gophers' 46 wins over Wisconsin in Minneapolis. The Gophers have won three of the past four at home in the series, including a 19-13 victory in 2022.
The Golden Gophers and Huskers are both 5-1 on the season and 0-1 in Big Ten action, and both lost their conference openers to Iowa. Minnesota lost in Iowa City on Monday, 22-9, while Nebraska lost at home, 22-10, last Friday.
Minnesota and Nebraska have also both faced North Dakota State and South Dakota State this season. The Gophers beat the Bison, 33-7, on Dec. 10, and the Jackrabbits, 19-13, on Nov. 26 with both matches coming at Maturi Pavilion. Nebraska defeated NDSU, 31-12, in Fargo on Nov. 4 and topped SDSU, 21-17, in Lincoln on Dec. 16.
Minnesota has no Nebraska natives on its roster, while the Cornhuskers have two Minnesotans in senior Peyton Robb (157, Owatonna, Owatonna HS) and freshman Alan Koehler (125, Prior Lake, Prior Lake HS).
LAST MEETINGS
Last season, then-No. 12 Minnesota fell to then-No. 16 Nebraska in Lincoln, 21-9. With the dual starting at 125 pounds, the Cornhuskers set the tone by winning four of the first five matches to take a 13-3 lead at the break. Minnesota tried to claw back into it, but a win at 197 pounds for Nebraska sealed the dual.
Coming out of halftime, it was Andrew Sparks who would put the Maroon & Gold back on the scoreboard at 165 pounds, as he put on an impressive performance against ranked foe Bubba Wilson in a 6-1 decision.
Minnesota's final win came at 184 pounds in a wild, back-and-forth contest as Isaiah Salazar came out on top with a 7-6 victory over Lenny Pinto. Trailing 6-4 with 21 seconds left, Salazar fired off the whistle to get a quick escape, then blasted a double leg on the edge to convert the takedown as time expired.
The teams last met in Minneapolis on Jan. 15, 2022, when the Gophers prevailed 19-13. The dual came down to the final bout of the evening, a 4-0 win for Brayton Lee at 157, but the Gophers took six of the 10 matches to earn themselves the upset win over the 10th-ranked Huskers.
Among current Gophers, Isaiah Salazar defeated Brandyn Van Tassel at 184 pounds with a 9-3 decision. Patrick McKee and Jake Gliva got two crucial decision wins to push the Gopher lead to 16-6 in the dual. A huge feet to back exchange from Gliva broke the match wide open as he walked away with the 8-3 win over Alex Thomsen, while McKee topped Jeremiah Reno, 7-2.
Jager Eisch and Michael Blockhus both took losses to top-10 opponents. Eisch, who competed all the way down to 125 at times that season, showed a game performance in his dual debut at 141 pounds. Then a true freshman, Eisch rode out Chad Red for the majority of the third period and nearly eliminated the major decision with a deep attack late in the match. Blockhus lost a 7-2 decision to Ridge Lovett.
RANKED MATCHUPS
Based on the probable starters, there are scheduled to be five ranked matchups Friday night, based on Intermat's latest rankings, with the possibility of nine in total.
At 125 pounds, No. 18 Patrick McKee faces off with No. 7 Caleb Smith. They have met once before at the 2022 NCAA Championships when Smith, who won by an 8-5 decision, was at Appalachian State.
At 141 pounds, No. 19 Vance VomBaur is set to face eighth-ranked Brock Hardy. VomBaur has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead, and he has the second-highest ranked win of the season for Minnesota with a 4-2 decision over then-No. 7 Clay Carlson of South Dakota State at the Soldier Salute.
No. 13 Drew Roberts meets top-ranked Ridge Lovett at 149 pounds. Roberts has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead.
No. 10 Michael Blockhus matches up with No. 3 Peyton Robb at 157 pounds. Blockhus also has two ranked wins on the season to tie for the team lead. His most recent win was Monday at Iowa when he upset No. 2 Jared Franek, 5-4. It was Franek's first loss of the season and the highest-ranked win of the season for a Gopher.
No. 24 Garrett Joles takes on No. 15 Silas Allred at 197 pounds. Joles is 12-5 on the season and 1-5 against ranked opponents. His win came against No. 28 Jack Wehmeyer of Columbia at the Soldier Salute.
Ranked matchups might also take place at 133 pounds between No. 29 Tyler Wells and No. 19 Jacob Van Dee, as well as at 165 pounds where No. 30 Blaine Brenner may face No. 18 Antrell Taylor, 174 pounds where fans may see No. 33 Andrew Sparks take on No. 29 Bubba Wilson, and at 184 pounds where No. 10 Isaiah Salazar could face No. 3 Lenny Pinto.
Wells is 1-0 against ranked opponents this season with a 11-5 decision over then-No. 17 Kurt Phipps of Bucknell on Nov. 16.
Brenner is 1-4 against ranked foes this season with a 9-6 victory over then-No. 19 Tanner Cook of South Dakota State on Nov. 26. He and Taylor have met once with Taylor prevailing, 10-6, in the championship of last year's Worthington Open.
Sparks has not faced a ranked opponent this year. He's 1-1 all-time against Wilson, winning, 6-1, in last year's dual but falling, 3-2, at the Big Ten Championships.
Like Sparks, Salazar has not faced a ranked opponent this year. He won the only matchup between himself and Pinto, earning a 7-6 decision in last year's dual.
MN vs NE
My Predictions:
125 - #18 Patrick McKee wins over #7 Caleb Smith (MN 3 - NE 0)
133 - #27 Tyler Wells wins over #19 Jacob Van Dee (6-0)
141 - #19 Vance VomBaur loses to #8 Brock Hardy (6-3)
149 - #13 Drew Roberts loses to #1 Ridge Lovett (6-6)
157 - #10 Michael Blockhus loses to #3 Peyton Robb (6-9)
165 - #30 Blaine Brenner loses to #18 Antrell Taylor (6-12)
174 - Sam Skillings wins over #29 Bubba Wilson (9-12)
184 - #10 Isaiah Salazar wins over #3 Lenny Pinto (12-12)
197 - #24 Garrett Joles loses to #15 Silas Allred (12-15)
285 - #28 Bennett Tabor wins over Nash Hutmacher (15-15)
Final Team Score - Not Clear as someone wins on criteria
IN THE POLLS
The Golden Gophers moved up one spot in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, moving from No. 10 to No. 9. Minnesota is also 20th in the WIN Tournament Power Index.
Ten Gopher wrestlers are ranked in at least one of the major polls, while nine appear in at least two and five are in at least three of the polls.
Patrick McKee (125 pounds), Vance VomBaur (141), Michael Blockhus (157), and Isaiah Salazar (184) lead the way by appearing in all four: Intermat, WIN, Flo and OpenMat. Salazar appears in the Top-10 in all four polls, ranking eighth by OpenMat and WIN and 10th by InterMat and Flo.
Full rankings for Minnesota can be found on Page 5 of the notes (linked above).
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#9 MN has a very interesting dual match against #6 NE tomorrow night at 9pm on BTN!!
I'm making my most optimistic prediction ever, that we end up in a 15-15 tie, and the win is determined by criteria!! So, right now, I don't know who wins.
If all of our guys who are supposed to have upsets don't win, then we'll lose by 6 - 12 points. I just think it will be closer than that!!
It will be fun to watch, so tune in!!!
Here's the article on tomorrow night's big event from Gophersports.com:
Top-10 Matchup in Store for Big Ten Home Opener
Gophersports.com
1/18/2024
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 9 Minnesota (5-1, 0-1 B1G) welcomes No. 6 Nebraska (5-1, 0-1 B1G) to Maturi Pavilion Friday night in the Gophers' Big Ten home opener. The match starts at 9 p.m., and it will be shown on Big Ten Network. Live results will be available on TrackWrestling.com.
Since the beginning of last season, Minnesota has won eight of its last nine home duals at Maturi Pavilion.
Minnesota holds the all-time series lead over Nebraska with a record of 52-24 in a series that dates back to the 1921-22 season. The 76 all-time dual matches are the third-most in Minnesota history. The only other schools that the Golden Gophers have faced more are Iowa (108) and Wisconsin (101).
The series has shifted in Nebraska's favor in recent history as the Huskers have won six of the past seven matchups since 2016. It should be noted, though, that five of those seven matchups took place in Lincoln, including last season's win for the Huskers.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota owns a 37-8 lead in the all-time series. The 37 wins are the second most against one school in home duals, trailing the Gophers' 46 wins over Wisconsin in Minneapolis. The Gophers have won three of the past four at home in the series, including a 19-13 victory in 2022.
The Golden Gophers and Huskers are both 5-1 on the season and 0-1 in Big Ten action, and both lost their conference openers to Iowa. Minnesota lost in Iowa City on Monday, 22-9, while Nebraska lost at home, 22-10, last Friday.
Minnesota and Nebraska have also both faced North Dakota State and South Dakota State this season. The Gophers beat the Bison, 33-7, on Dec. 10, and the Jackrabbits, 19-13, on Nov. 26 with both matches coming at Maturi Pavilion. Nebraska defeated NDSU, 31-12, in Fargo on Nov. 4 and topped SDSU, 21-17, in Lincoln on Dec. 16.
Minnesota has no Nebraska natives on its roster, while the Cornhuskers have two Minnesotans in senior Peyton Robb (157, Owatonna, Owatonna HS) and freshman Alan Koehler (125, Prior Lake, Prior Lake HS).
LAST MEETINGS
Last season, then-No. 12 Minnesota fell to then-No. 16 Nebraska in Lincoln, 21-9. With the dual starting at 125 pounds, the Cornhuskers set the tone by winning four of the first five matches to take a 13-3 lead at the break. Minnesota tried to claw back into it, but a win at 197 pounds for Nebraska sealed the dual.
Coming out of halftime, it was Andrew Sparks who would put the Maroon & Gold back on the scoreboard at 165 pounds, as he put on an impressive performance against ranked foe Bubba Wilson in a 6-1 decision.
Minnesota's final win came at 184 pounds in a wild, back-and-forth contest as Isaiah Salazar came out on top with a 7-6 victory over Lenny Pinto. Trailing 6-4 with 21 seconds left, Salazar fired off the whistle to get a quick escape, then blasted a double leg on the edge to convert the takedown as time expired.
The teams last met in Minneapolis on Jan. 15, 2022, when the Gophers prevailed 19-13. The dual came down to the final bout of the evening, a 4-0 win for Brayton Lee at 157, but the Gophers took six of the 10 matches to earn themselves the upset win over the 10th-ranked Huskers.
Among current Gophers, Isaiah Salazar defeated Brandyn Van Tassel at 184 pounds with a 9-3 decision. Patrick McKee and Jake Gliva got two crucial decision wins to push the Gopher lead to 16-6 in the dual. A huge feet to back exchange from Gliva broke the match wide open as he walked away with the 8-3 win over Alex Thomsen, while McKee topped Jeremiah Reno, 7-2.
Jager Eisch and Michael Blockhus both took losses to top-10 opponents. Eisch, who competed all the way down to 125 at times that season, showed a game performance in his dual debut at 141 pounds. Then a true freshman, Eisch rode out Chad Red for the majority of the third period and nearly eliminated the major decision with a deep attack late in the match. Blockhus lost a 7-2 decision to Ridge Lovett.
RANKED MATCHUPS
Based on the probable starters, there are scheduled to be five ranked matchups Friday night, based on Intermat's latest rankings, with the possibility of nine in total.
At 125 pounds, No. 18 Patrick McKee faces off with No. 7 Caleb Smith. They have met once before at the 2022 NCAA Championships when Smith, who won by an 8-5 decision, was at Appalachian State.
At 141 pounds, No. 19 Vance VomBaur is set to face eighth-ranked Brock Hardy. VomBaur has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead, and he has the second-highest ranked win of the season for Minnesota with a 4-2 decision over then-No. 7 Clay Carlson of South Dakota State at the Soldier Salute.
No. 13 Drew Roberts meets top-ranked Ridge Lovett at 149 pounds. Roberts has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead.
No. 10 Michael Blockhus matches up with No. 3 Peyton Robb at 157 pounds. Blockhus also has two ranked wins on the season to tie for the team lead. His most recent win was Monday at Iowa when he upset No. 2 Jared Franek, 5-4. It was Franek's first loss of the season and the highest-ranked win of the season for a Gopher.
No. 24 Garrett Joles takes on No. 15 Silas Allred at 197 pounds. Joles is 12-5 on the season and 1-5 against ranked opponents. His win came against No. 28 Jack Wehmeyer of Columbia at the Soldier Salute.
Ranked matchups might also take place at 133 pounds between No. 29 Tyler Wells and No. 19 Jacob Van Dee, as well as at 165 pounds where No. 30 Blaine Brenner may face No. 18 Antrell Taylor, 174 pounds where fans may see No. 33 Andrew Sparks take on No. 29 Bubba Wilson, and at 184 pounds where No. 10 Isaiah Salazar could face No. 3 Lenny Pinto.
Wells is 1-0 against ranked opponents this season with a 11-5 decision over then-No. 17 Kurt Phipps of Bucknell on Nov. 16.
Brenner is 1-4 against ranked foes this season with a 9-6 victory over then-No. 19 Tanner Cook of South Dakota State on Nov. 26. He and Taylor have met once with Taylor prevailing, 10-6, in the championship of last year's Worthington Open.
Sparks has not faced a ranked opponent this year. He's 1-1 all-time against Wilson, winning, 6-1, in last year's dual but falling, 3-2, at the Big Ten Championships.
Like Sparks, Salazar has not faced a ranked opponent this year. He won the only matchup between himself and Pinto, earning a 7-6 decision in last year's dual.
MN vs NE
My Predictions:
125 - #18 Patrick McKee wins over #7 Caleb Smith (MN 3 - NE 0)
133 - #27 Tyler Wells wins over #19 Jacob Van Dee (6-0)
141 - #19 Vance VomBaur loses to #8 Brock Hardy (6-3)
149 - #13 Drew Roberts loses to #1 Ridge Lovett (6-6)
157 - #10 Michael Blockhus loses to #3 Peyton Robb (6-9)
165 - #30 Blaine Brenner loses to #18 Antrell Taylor (6-12)
174 - Sam Skillings wins over #29 Bubba Wilson (9-12)
184 - #10 Isaiah Salazar wins over #3 Lenny Pinto (12-12)
197 - #24 Garrett Joles loses to #15 Silas Allred (12-15)
285 - #28 Bennett Tabor wins over Nash Hutmacher (15-15)
Final Team Score - Not Clear as someone wins on criteria
IN THE POLLS
The Golden Gophers moved up one spot in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, moving from No. 10 to No. 9. Minnesota is also 20th in the WIN Tournament Power Index.
Ten Gopher wrestlers are ranked in at least one of the major polls, while nine appear in at least two and five are in at least three of the polls.
Patrick McKee (125 pounds), Vance VomBaur (141), Michael Blockhus (157), and Isaiah Salazar (184) lead the way by appearing in all four: Intermat, WIN, Flo and OpenMat. Salazar appears in the Top-10 in all four polls, ranking eighth by OpenMat and WIN and 10th by InterMat and Flo.
Full rankings for Minnesota can be found on Page 5 of the notes (linked above).
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We have a tough match at Iowa tomorrow night with a very unusual Monday night dual match!!
We're almost certainly going to lose, and I have Iowa winning 25-10. This is a very conservative prediction, we could pretty easily flip 2-3 matches and then it would be a 19-16 loss for us, or 19-16 win. Our best chances for upsets are at 133, 149 and 197, I think we will get at least one of these, and 50/50 to get two upsets. To get 3 upsets is maybe still a decent chance at 25%. If our guys are fired up, and go for it, it's possible!!
We shall see!!!
The dual is being streamed live on the B1G Channel tomorrow night at 7pm, so definitely tune in!!
Here's the article from Gophersports.com:
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1/14/2024
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 10 Minnesota (5-0) jumps into conference action Monday night as its Big Ten opener sends the Golden Gophers to Iowa City to battle the third-ranked Hawkeyes (6-0, 1-0 B1G). The match starts at 7 p.m., and it will be shown on Big Ten Network. Live results will be available on StatBroadcast.com.
Minnesota is 5-0 in the dual season for the second year in a row. Prior to that, it had not happened since the Gophers opened the 2014-15 campaign with 10 straight dual wins.
The Gophers are 4-3 all-time under head coach Brandon Eggum in Big Ten openers, and they are looking to end a three-match skid in such matches. The team is looking for its first win in a conference opener since defeating Wisconsin, 20-14, in 2020.
Iowa holds the all-time series lead over Minnesota with a record of 78-28-1 in a series that dates back to the 1922-23 season. The 107 all-time dual matches are the most in Minnesota history. The only other series in program history even above 80 meetings is the 101 versus Wisconsin.
The Hawkeyes, who opened their Big Ten season with a 23-10 win at No. 6 Nebraska on Friday, have gotten the better of the Gophers in recent history, winning each of the last nine contests against the Maroon & Gold, marking Minnesota's longest active losing streak against another school. The Gophers are looking for their first win in the series since 2014, when they walked into Carver-Hawkeye Arena and claimed a 19-15 victory.
Minnesota has one Iowa native on its roster in sixth-year senior Michael Blockhus (157), who hails from New Hampton (about two hours north of Iowa City). The Hawkeyes have two Minnesotans in senior Zach Glazier (197, Albert Lea, Albert Lea HS) and junior Patrick Kennedy (165, Kasson-Mantorville, Kasson-Mantorville HS).
Last season, then-No. 11 Minnesota came up short in front of a sellout crowd inside Maturi Pavilion as it fell 18-13 to then-No. 2 Iowa in the regular-season home finale. It was the closest margin since Minnesota's last win in the series in 2014. Iowa came out and secured the first six matches of the night to put the dual in their control before the Gophers stormed back and claimed the final four. Among current Gophers, Isaiah Salazar scored a 13-5 major decision over Drake Rhodes at 184 pounds, and Garrett Joles shut out Bradley Hill, 5-0, at heavyweight. On the other side of the spectrum, Patrick McKee suffered a 7-1 loss at 125 to Spencer Lee, Jake Gliva dropped a 4-3 decision to Brody Teske at 133 and Michael Blockhus was topped by Max Murin, 11-7, in a matchup at 149 pounds.
RANKED MATCHUPS
Based on the probable starters, there are scheduled to be five ranked matchups Monday night with the possibility of seven in total.
At 125 pounds, No. 18 Patrick McKee faces off with No. 5 Drake Ayala. McKee leads the all-time series 4-1, but Ayala's win came last month at the Soldier Salute.
At 141 pounds, No. 19 Vance VomBaur is set to face top-ranked and undefeated Real Woods. VomBaur has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead, and he has the highest-ranked win of the season for Minnesota with a 4-2 decision over then-No. 7 Clay Carlson of South Dakota State at the Soldier Salute.
No. 13 Drew Roberts meets No. 12 Caleb Rathjen at 149 pounds. Rathjen won the only meeting between the pair, 11-5, at the 2022 Last Chance Open. Roberts has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead.
No. 11 Michael Blockhus matches up with No. 2 Jared Franek at 157 pounds. Blockhus has won his only ranked matchup this season, a 7-4 overtime victory over then-No. 11 Cael Swensen of South Dakota State on Nov. 26.
No. 24 Garrett Joles takes on No. 16 Zach Glazier at 197 pounds. Glazier won the only meeting between the pair last month at the Soldier Salute in a 5-4 decision.
Ranked matchups might also take place at 133 pounds between No. 29 Tyler Wells and No. 7 Brody Teske, as well as at 165 pounds where No. 30 Blaine Brenner may face No. 7 Michael Caliendo. Wells is 1-0 against ranked opponents this season with a 11-5 decision over then-No. 17 Kurt Phipps of Bucknell on Nov. 16, while Brenner and Caliendo met at the Soldier Salute with Caliendo prevailing 19-4.
MN vs IA
My Predictions:
125 - #18 Patrick McKee wins over #5 Drake Ayala (MN 3 - IA 0)
133 - Jake Gliva loses to #7 Brody Teske (3-3)
141 - #19 Vance VomBaur loses by maj. dec. to #1 Real Woods (3-7)
149 - #13 Drew Roberts loses to #12 Caleb Rathjen (3-10)
157 - #11 Michael Blockhus loses to #2 Jared Franek (3-13)
165 - #30 Blaine Brenner loses to #7 Michael Caliendo (3-16)
174 - Sam Skillings loses to Patrick Kennedy (3-19)
184 - #10 Isaiah Salazar wins by maj. dec. over Aiden Riggins (7-19)
197 - #24 Garrett Joles loses to Zach Glazier (7-22)
285 - #29 Bennett Tabor wins over Bradley Hill (10- 25)
Final Team Score IA 25 - 10
MEETING AGAIN
The Soldier Salute tournament, Dec. 29-30, in Coralville, Iowa, provided the first opportunity for members of Minnesota to face off with Iowa wrestlers.
The Hawkeyes prevailed in 9 of 12 matchups between the schools. Minnesota's wins came from Patrick McKee over Ethan Perryman and Brandon Morvari over Joey Cruz, both of which came at 125 pounds, as well as heavyweight Bennett Tabor against Easton Fleshman. McKee won by pin, while Morvari and Tabor were both by decision.
Among matches involving probable starters for Minnesota, the record narrowed slightly to 5-2 in Iowa's advantage.
IN THE POLLS
The Golden Gophers moved up two spots in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, moving from No. 12 to No. 10. Minnesota is also 23rd in the WIN Tournament Power Index.
Ten Gopher wrestlers are ranked in at least one of the major polls, while nine appear in at least two and five are in at least three of the polls.
Patrick McKee (125 pounds), Vance VomBaur (141), Michael Blockhus (157), and Isaiah Salazar (184) lead the way by appearing in all four: Intermat, WIN, Flo and OpenMat. Salazar appears in the Top-10 in all four polls, ranking eighth by OpenMat and WIN and 10th by InterMat and Flo.
Full rankings for Minnesota can be found on Page 5 of the notes.
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We have a tough match at Iowa tomorrow night with a very unusual Monday night dual match!!
We're almost certainly going to lose, and I have Iowa winning 25-10. This is a very conservative prediction, we could pretty easily flip 2-3 matches and then it would be a 19-16 loss for us, or 19-16 win. Our best chances for upsets are at 133, 149 and 197, I think we will get at least one of these, and 50/50 to get two upsets. To get 3 upsets is maybe still a decent chance at 25%. If our guys are fired up, and go for it, it's possible!!
We shall see!!!
The dual is being streamed live on the B1G Channel tomorrow night at 7pm, so definitely tune in!!
Here's the article from Gophersports.com:
10th-Ranked Gophers Open Big Ten Slate at No. 3 Iowa Monday
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1/14/2024
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MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 10 Minnesota (5-0) jumps into conference action Monday night as its Big Ten opener sends the Golden Gophers to Iowa City to battle the third-ranked Hawkeyes (6-0, 1-0 B1G). The match starts at 7 p.m., and it will be shown on Big Ten Network. Live results will be available on StatBroadcast.com.
Minnesota is 5-0 in the dual season for the second year in a row. Prior to that, it had not happened since the Gophers opened the 2014-15 campaign with 10 straight dual wins.
The Gophers are 4-3 all-time under head coach Brandon Eggum in Big Ten openers, and they are looking to end a three-match skid in such matches. The team is looking for its first win in a conference opener since defeating Wisconsin, 20-14, in 2020.
Iowa holds the all-time series lead over Minnesota with a record of 78-28-1 in a series that dates back to the 1922-23 season. The 107 all-time dual matches are the most in Minnesota history. The only other series in program history even above 80 meetings is the 101 versus Wisconsin.
The Hawkeyes, who opened their Big Ten season with a 23-10 win at No. 6 Nebraska on Friday, have gotten the better of the Gophers in recent history, winning each of the last nine contests against the Maroon & Gold, marking Minnesota's longest active losing streak against another school. The Gophers are looking for their first win in the series since 2014, when they walked into Carver-Hawkeye Arena and claimed a 19-15 victory.
Minnesota has one Iowa native on its roster in sixth-year senior Michael Blockhus (157), who hails from New Hampton (about two hours north of Iowa City). The Hawkeyes have two Minnesotans in senior Zach Glazier (197, Albert Lea, Albert Lea HS) and junior Patrick Kennedy (165, Kasson-Mantorville, Kasson-Mantorville HS).
Last season, then-No. 11 Minnesota came up short in front of a sellout crowd inside Maturi Pavilion as it fell 18-13 to then-No. 2 Iowa in the regular-season home finale. It was the closest margin since Minnesota's last win in the series in 2014. Iowa came out and secured the first six matches of the night to put the dual in their control before the Gophers stormed back and claimed the final four. Among current Gophers, Isaiah Salazar scored a 13-5 major decision over Drake Rhodes at 184 pounds, and Garrett Joles shut out Bradley Hill, 5-0, at heavyweight. On the other side of the spectrum, Patrick McKee suffered a 7-1 loss at 125 to Spencer Lee, Jake Gliva dropped a 4-3 decision to Brody Teske at 133 and Michael Blockhus was topped by Max Murin, 11-7, in a matchup at 149 pounds.
RANKED MATCHUPS
Based on the probable starters, there are scheduled to be five ranked matchups Monday night with the possibility of seven in total.
At 125 pounds, No. 18 Patrick McKee faces off with No. 5 Drake Ayala. McKee leads the all-time series 4-1, but Ayala's win came last month at the Soldier Salute.
At 141 pounds, No. 19 Vance VomBaur is set to face top-ranked and undefeated Real Woods. VomBaur has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead, and he has the highest-ranked win of the season for Minnesota with a 4-2 decision over then-No. 7 Clay Carlson of South Dakota State at the Soldier Salute.
No. 13 Drew Roberts meets No. 12 Caleb Rathjen at 149 pounds. Rathjen won the only meeting between the pair, 11-5, at the 2022 Last Chance Open. Roberts has two ranked wins on the season, tied for the team lead.
No. 11 Michael Blockhus matches up with No. 2 Jared Franek at 157 pounds. Blockhus has won his only ranked matchup this season, a 7-4 overtime victory over then-No. 11 Cael Swensen of South Dakota State on Nov. 26.
No. 24 Garrett Joles takes on No. 16 Zach Glazier at 197 pounds. Glazier won the only meeting between the pair last month at the Soldier Salute in a 5-4 decision.
Ranked matchups might also take place at 133 pounds between No. 29 Tyler Wells and No. 7 Brody Teske, as well as at 165 pounds where No. 30 Blaine Brenner may face No. 7 Michael Caliendo. Wells is 1-0 against ranked opponents this season with a 11-5 decision over then-No. 17 Kurt Phipps of Bucknell on Nov. 16, while Brenner and Caliendo met at the Soldier Salute with Caliendo prevailing 19-4.
MN vs IA
My Predictions:
125 - #18 Patrick McKee wins over #5 Drake Ayala (MN 3 - IA 0)
133 - Jake Gliva loses to #7 Brody Teske (3-3)
141 - #19 Vance VomBaur loses by maj. dec. to #1 Real Woods (3-7)
149 - #13 Drew Roberts loses to #12 Caleb Rathjen (3-10)
157 - #11 Michael Blockhus loses to #2 Jared Franek (3-13)
165 - #30 Blaine Brenner loses to #7 Michael Caliendo (3-16)
174 - Sam Skillings loses to Patrick Kennedy (3-19)
184 - #10 Isaiah Salazar wins by maj. dec. over Aiden Riggins (7-19)
197 - #24 Garrett Joles loses to Zach Glazier (7-22)
285 - #29 Bennett Tabor wins over Bradley Hill (10- 25)
Final Team Score IA 25 - 10
MEETING AGAIN
The Soldier Salute tournament, Dec. 29-30, in Coralville, Iowa, provided the first opportunity for members of Minnesota to face off with Iowa wrestlers.
The Hawkeyes prevailed in 9 of 12 matchups between the schools. Minnesota's wins came from Patrick McKee over Ethan Perryman and Brandon Morvari over Joey Cruz, both of which came at 125 pounds, as well as heavyweight Bennett Tabor against Easton Fleshman. McKee won by pin, while Morvari and Tabor were both by decision.
Among matches involving probable starters for Minnesota, the record narrowed slightly to 5-2 in Iowa's advantage.
IN THE POLLS
The Golden Gophers moved up two spots in the latest NWCA Coaches Poll, moving from No. 12 to No. 10. Minnesota is also 23rd in the WIN Tournament Power Index.
Ten Gopher wrestlers are ranked in at least one of the major polls, while nine appear in at least two and five are in at least three of the polls.
Patrick McKee (125 pounds), Vance VomBaur (141), Michael Blockhus (157), and Isaiah Salazar (184) lead the way by appearing in all four: Intermat, WIN, Flo and OpenMat. Salazar appears in the Top-10 in all four polls, ranking eighth by OpenMat and WIN and 10th by InterMat and Flo.
Full rankings for Minnesota can be found on Page 5 of the notes.
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