No. 14 Augustana Wrestling Flattens No. 22 SMSU on Sunday Afternoon
MARSHALL, Minn.–The No. 14 Augustana wrestling team defeated the No. 22 Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs 36-3 in an NSIC matchup on Sunday afternoon. The Vikings improve to 8-9 overall and 3-3 in NSIC action. SMSU drops to 1-5 overall and 1-5 in conference action.
Jaxson Rohman won via forfeit at 125 pounds for the Vikings, starting Augustana off with a 6-0 lead.
At 133 pounds, John Babineau showed a dominating performance through seven minutes, earning a 14-0 major decision victory. Babineau used a takedown, two four-point nearfalls, a reversal, a penalty point and a point for riding time in his eighth victory of the season.
A last-second four-point nearfall was what Kade Sammons needed to defeat SMSU’s Hunter Pfantz at 141 pounds. Sammons logged a takedown, an escape and a reversal between the second and third periods to lead 5-4 over Pfantz. With under thirty seconds left in the third period, Sammons used a four-point nearfall to solidify the 9-4 decision win.
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