No. 19 Indiana Defeats An Injured, Flu-Stricken Spartan Wrestling Team
Darren McKnight picks up his team-leading 28th victory of the season in the loss.
Feb. 12, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 15 Darren McKnight claimed his 28th victory of the season, and seventh win in eight matches as a injured Michigan State wrestling team (7-4-1 overall, 4-2-1 Big Ten), marred by the Flu, fell to No. 19 Indiana, 33-4, at University Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 12.
The meet kicked off at 125 lbs., with the featured match of the afternoon between No. 3 Nick Simmons and No. 5 Joe Dubuque. Simmons dropped his first match of the season, 6-4, to give IU the early lead.
The Spartans dropped another close decision at the 133-pound bout. Ryan Froese trailed Brian Dyer by one point for most of the third period, but could not capture the match-winning takedown.
The Hoosiers took a 10-0 lead after No. 12 Mike Simpson defeated Tony Greathouse at 141 lbs. The match was Greathouse’s second dual appearance of the season.
McKnight got the Green and White its lone victory, defeating Cameron Sakon by major decision, 17-9. McKnight was up 5-4 heading into the third period, when he rolled off five takedowns and an escape to claim the eight-point victory. The win was McKnight’s 28th of the season, putting him back in first place on the team in that category. He also improves to 6-1 in the Big Ten and picks up his ninth dual meet win of the season.
MSU went back down by 10 points following the 157-pound bout, when No. 16 Brandon Becker claimed a major decision over freshman Justin Mora, 13-4. Attempting to comeback from three points down in the third period, Bryan Harney gave up a late takedown and dropped the decision to Max Dean at 165 lbs., 10-7.
Filling in for a sick No. 15 R.J. Boudro, Greg Goidosik lost to No. 16 Brady Richardson at 174 lbs., by major decision, 18-7.
Battling a nagging injury, No. 18 Joe Williams defaulted early in his match against No. 19 Andy Rios, giving Indiana a 27-4 lead going into the final two matches
In an exciting match at 197 lbs., junior Jeff Clemens narrowly dropped the decision to Josh Buuck, 11-10. Clemens was leading with 10 seconds remaining in the period, but gave up an escape to tie the match at the end of regulation. Buuck won by the point he received for accumulating two minutes of riding time throughout the match.
In the final match of the afternoon, junior Max Lossen fell to IU’s Dave Herman at 285 lbs., 4-2. Lossen sustained an attack throughout the third period, but couldn’t quite finish several takedown opportunities that would have tied the match.
Valuable Pontiac Challenge Cup points will be on the line when Michigan State returns to action Feb. 18, at Jenison Field House. It will meet intra-state rival Michigan at 7 p.m. EST.
125- Joe Dubuque (IU) def. Nick Simmons 6-4 IU, 3-0
133- Brian Dyer (IU) def. Ryan Froese 3-2 IU, 6-0
141- Mike Simpson (IU) def. Tony Greathouse MD, 14-6 IU, 10-0
149- Darren McKnight (MSU) def. Cameron Sakon MD, 17-9 IU, 10-4
157- Brandon Becker (IU) def. Justin Mora MD, 13-4 IU, 14-4
165- Max Dean (IU) def. Bryan Harney 10-7 IU, 17-4
174- Brady Richardson (IU) def. Greg Goidosik MD, 18-7 IU, 21-4
184- Andy Rios (IU) def. Joe Williams Default IU, 27-4
197- Josh Buuck (IU) def. Jeff Clemens 11-10 IU, 30-4
285- Dave Herman (IU) def. Max Lossen 4-2 IU, 33-4
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