FLASH: Iowa wins six of 10 bouts to defeat Illinois in Iowa City
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- No. 1 Iowa won six of the 10 matches, including the last two bouts of the dual, to stop Big Ten rival No. 7 Illinois, 20-13 in their opening conference dual meet on Friday.
Illinois took a 13-12 lead in the eighth bout of the dual when No. 9 Jesse Delgado defeated No. 1 Matt McDonough, 11-7 in overtime. Delgado took McDonough to his back in sudden death to win the match.
The host Hawkeyes fired up the crowd of 7,330 in the final two bouts when No. 3 Tony Ramos defeated No. 2 B.J.Futrell at 133 pounds with a 13-5 major decision.
No. 3 Montell Marion closed out the win with an 11-2 major decision at 141 pounds to seal the victory.
Update and videos to follow.
IOWA 20, ILLINOIS 13
At Iowa City, Iowa, Dec. 2
149 -Eric Terrazas (Illinois) dec. Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 8-4. Illinois up 3-0.
157 - Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Jackson Morse (Illinois), 10-5. Dual tied 3-3
165 - Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. Dan Stelter (Illinois), 5-0. Iowa up 6-3
174 - Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 6-1. Iowa up 9-3
184 -Tony Dallago (Illinois) maj. dec. Jeremy Fahler (Iowa) 17-8. Iowa up 9-7
197 -Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) dec. Tomas Lira (Iowa), 11-9. Illinois up 10-9
285 - Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. Pat Walker (Illinois), 2-0. Iowa up 12-10
125 -Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. Matt McDonough (Iowa), 11-7. Illinois up 13-12
133 - Tony Ramos (Iowa) maj. dec. B.J. Futrell (Illinois), 13-5. Iowa up 16-13
141 - Montell Marion (Iowa) maj. dec. Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 11-2. Iowa wins 20-13
Illinois took a 13-12 lead in the eighth bout of the dual when No. 9 Jesse Delgado defeated No. 1 Matt McDonough, 11-7 in overtime. Delgado took McDonough to his back in sudden death to win the match.
The host Hawkeyes fired up the crowd of 7,330 in the final two bouts when No. 3 Tony Ramos defeated No. 2 B.J.Futrell at 133 pounds with a 13-5 major decision.
No. 3 Montell Marion closed out the win with an 11-2 major decision at 141 pounds to seal the victory.
Update and videos to follow.
IOWA 20, ILLINOIS 13
At Iowa City, Iowa, Dec. 2
149 -Eric Terrazas (Illinois) dec. Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 8-4. Illinois up 3-0.
157 - Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Jackson Morse (Illinois), 10-5. Dual tied 3-3
165 - Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. Dan Stelter (Illinois), 5-0. Iowa up 6-3
174 - Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 6-1. Iowa up 9-3
184 -Tony Dallago (Illinois) maj. dec. Jeremy Fahler (Iowa) 17-8. Iowa up 9-7
197 -Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) dec. Tomas Lira (Iowa), 11-9. Illinois up 10-9
285 - Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. Pat Walker (Illinois), 2-0. Iowa up 12-10
125 -Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. Matt McDonough (Iowa), 11-7. Illinois up 13-12
133 - Tony Ramos (Iowa) maj. dec. B.J. Futrell (Illinois), 13-5. Iowa up 16-13
141 - Montell Marion (Iowa) maj. dec. Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 11-2. Iowa wins 20-13
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