Wisconsin wrestling takes down Northwestern in conference opener
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin opened up their Big Ten slate with a 19-15 win over Northwestern.
Public Service Announcement from @agomez_149:
“I’m Back” @BadgerWrestling takes down Northwestern 19-15 in their Big Ten opener #Badgers pic.twitter.com/YuIU583qnr
— Zach Hanley (@ZachHanley2) January 8, 2022
After losing the first three matches of the dual, Austin Gomez put the Badgers on the board with an 8-6 decision over #4 Yahya Thomas and the rally was on. Wisconsin won 4 of the next 5 matches and the rest was history.
RESULTS:
| No. 12 Wisconsin 19, No. 12 Northwestern 15 (Madison, Wis.) | WIS – NU |
| 125: #17 Michael DeAugustino (NW) over #4 Eric Barnett (WIS) (Dec 9-5) | 0-3 |
| 133: #9 Chris Cannon (NW) over #33 Kyle Burwick (WIS) (Dec 4-0) | 0-6 |
| 141: Frankie Tal Shahar (NW) over #24 Joseph Zargo (WIS) (Dec 5-4) | 0-9 |
| 149: #11 Austin Gomez (WIS) over #4 Yahya Thomas (NW) (Dec 8-6) | 3-9 |
| 157: #2 Ryan Deakin (NW) over #33 Garrett Model (WIS) (Dec 8-3) | 3-12 |
| 165: #8 Dean Hamiti (WIS) over Erich Byelick (NW) (MD 13-1) | 7-12 |
| 174: #17 Andrew McNally (WIS) over #28 Troy Fisher (NW) (Dec 3-1) | 10-12 |
| 184: #33 Christopher Weiler (WIS) over Jon Halvorsen (NW) (MD 8-0) | 14-12 |
| 197: #24 Braxton Amos (WIS) over Brendan Devine (NW) (TF 20-5 3:45) | 19-12 |
| 285: #14 Lucas Davison (NW) over 35 Trent Hillger (WIS) (Dec 4-3) | 19-15 |
UP NEXT:
Wisconsin hosts Rutgers on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
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