MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Saint John's wrestling suffered a 47-3 dual loss at No. 3 Augsburg on Saturday, Jan. 4, in Minneapolis.
The Auggies (3-0 dual record) recorded seven bonus-point wins, including four pins and a pair of technical falls.
The lone win for SJU (1-2 dual record) was a big one, as senior
Noah Becker (Browerville, Minn.) handed No. 1/2 Victor Gliva (14-1 record) his first loss of the season with a 6-3 decision at 133 pounds. Gliva is ranked No. 1 nationally in the D3wrestle.com rankings (Dec. 18) and No. 2 by the National Wrestling Coaches' Association (NWCA, Nov. 27).
Becker gained a 3-2 lead thanks to a late takedown with five seconds left in the first period. He was down to start the third period, tied at 3-3, and scored a reversal with 1:28 remaining and rode Gliva for the remainder of the match to earn the additional point.
The win over a top-ranked wrestler is the second in a week for Becker, who is now 7-1 on the year. He defeated Levi Englman of Ferrum (Va.), the top-ranked wrestler according to the NWCA (No. 2 by D3wrestle.com), 4-2 to earn third-place honors this past Monday (Dec. 30) at the Citrus Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The Johnnies travel south to Iowa for a pair of competitions next weekend. SJU takes on Buena Vista for a 4 p.m. dual on Friday, Jan. 10, in Storm Lake and competes at the Central Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, in Pella.
Augsburg (AUG) 47, Saint John's (SJU) 3
125: Justin Stauffacher (AUG) won by forfeit [0-25]
133:
Noah Becker (SJU) dec. No. 1/2 Victor Gliva, 6-3 [3-25]
141: David Flynn (AUG) tech. fall
Anthony Hennen, 6:07 [3-30]
149: No. 5/8 Aaron Wilson (AUG) tech. fall
Dylan Hanson, 4:49 [3-35]
157: No. 1 (@165) Ryan Epps (AUG) pinned
Graham Evavold, 4:09 [3-41]
165: Lucas Jeske (AUG) pinned
Julian Mares, 3:29 [3-47]
174: No. 8 Solomon Nielsen (AUG) major dec.
Jacob Scherber, 10-2 [0-4]
184: No. 2/4 Tanner Vassar (AUG) pinned
Dan Gehrz, 1:27 [0-10]
197: Lance Benick (AUG) dec.
Dominic Skawiniak, 10-6 [0-13]
285: Tyler Kim (AUG) pinned
Quincy Spiering, 3:54 [0-19]
*the dual started at 174 pounds
