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EVANSTON, Ill.— the no 17 Illinois wrestling squad lost to in-state rival No. 15 Northwestern 17-17 via tiebreakers on Friday, Jan 20. Northwestern had the edge in the third tie breaking criteria of total match points scored outside of pins, 52-46.
The meet started with a couple ranked on ranked wins for the Illini. First at 133 lbs., red shirt sophomore no. 10 Lucas Byrd decided no. 13 Chris Cannon 5-2 and clocked in 1:41 of riding time. Next at 141 lbs. redshirt sophomore Danny Pucino upset no. 10 Frankie Tal-Shahar 8-6. This put the Illini up 6-0 early.
Illinois next win wouldn’t come until the 174-pound bout. Red shirt sophomore no. 10 Edmond Ruth got the technical fall over Ankhaa Enkhmandakh, 16-0 at the 5:28 mark. This is Ruth’s 19th straight win and put the Illini back on top 11-10.
No. 26 Dylan Connell (184 lbs.) thrives in the last 15 seconds of the match as this is his third win with a takedown in the last 15 seconds give him the edge. He defeated Jon Halvorsen by decision 3-1. Red shirt junior no. 11 Zac Braunagel built his win streak to seven with a 3-2 decision over No. 29AndrewDavidson. The Illini led 17-10 at this point.
UP NEXT
The Orange and Blue wrestling team is back home Sunday, Jan. 22 at 2 pm CT from the State Farm Center. It will be Military Appreciation Day in the SFC, the first 200 fans will be rewarded with a special free Illinois Military Appreciation t-shirt.
full results
| weight | matchup | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 133: | #10 Lucas Byrd dec. #13 Chris Cannon, 5-2 | ILL 3 I NW 0 |
| 141: | #14 Danny Pucino dec. #10 Frankie Tal-shahar, 8-6 | ILL 6 I NW 0 |
| 149 | #4 Yahya Thomas dec. Jake Harrier, 7-3 | ILL 6 I NW 3 |
| 157: | #14 Trevor Chumbley major dec. Anthony Federico, 10-2 | ILL 6 I NW 7 |
| 165: | #23 Maxx Mayfield dec. #11 Danny Braunagel, 8-3 | ILL 6 I NW 10 |
| 174: | #10 Edmond Ruth Tech. case Ankhaa Enkhmandakh, 16-0 5:28 | ILL 11 I NW 10 |
| 184: | #26 Dylan Connell dec. Jon Halvorsen, 3-1 | ILL 14 I NW 10 |
| 197: | #11 Zac Braunagel dec. #29 Andrew Davison, 3-2 | ILL 17 | NW 10 |
| HWT: | #4 Lucas Davison dec. Matt Wroblewski, 6-2 | ILL 17 I NW 13 |
| 125: | #4 Michael DeAugustino major dec. Maximo Renteria | ILL 17 I NW 17 |
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