No. 12 Luther College made its first and only appearance on the home floor this evening and posted a 28-20 victory over the University of Dubuque on Senior Night.
Tonight's match started at 149. The Spartans posted back-to-back major decisions and took an early 8-0 lead. No. 1
Clayton McDonough (165) and No. 7
Bryce McDonough (174) answered with a tech fall (17-0) at 5:19 and a fall at 1:56 respectively, that gave the Norse an 11-8 advantage. With his win tonight,
Clayton McDonough is now 31-0 and Bryce improved to 22-6.
Dubuque won three of the next four bouts and held a 20-16 lead with two matches remaining. Luther's victory in this stretch was a tech fall by
Ben Strehlow (197) 20-3 at 5:09.
No. 10
Connor Kidd (133) and
Mateo Ochoa (141) posted back-to-back falls to secure the come-from-behind victory. Kidd pinned Dylan McAmbly in 20 seconds, and Ochoa pinned Gavin Ross in 38 seconds.
The victory was the third in a row for the Norse who are now 11-7 overall, 3-3 in the American Rivers Conference
Complete Results (PDF)
The Norse return to action on Tuesday, Feb. 3 when they will travel to No. 9 Central College. Start time is slated for 7 p.m.
