Surprise, surprise. Iowa dominates, yet again. In the third meet hosted at Carver this week, 5,525 fans watched as Iowa stomped Bucknell last night, 40-3. Even though the Hawks have taken victories in the last 32 dual matches (18-0 for the season), surprises surface each time those boys take the mat.1. With a new haircut, Head Coach Tom Brands took his 70th career win.
2. 149-pound stud, Brent Metcalf, performs his third consecutive pin against Kevin LeValley for his 55th straight win (going 24-0 in the season).
3. 141-pounder Alex Tsirtsis takes the mat for only 1:22 before taking a fall over Adam Healey. Impressive timing, as he had him on his back 15 seconds into the match. But what makes it even more impressive is Tsirtsis has been taking this week easy after having a wisdom tooth pulled on Monday.
4. At 157 pounds, Iowa's Matt Ballweg wins after a 6-match losing streak. It was his 20th career win, which came from Tyler Riccio who he defeated, 8-0.
5. So who put up the three points on the scoreboard for Bucknell? 174-pounder Colby Covington took the place of 4th ranked Jay Borschel in the line-up. Borschel had anthroscopic knee surgery on Thursday night. Borschel plans to continue at practice this week and be back on the mat soon.
Covington lost in a 7-2 decision to Shane Riccio.
And that's a wrap.
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Photo of Head Coach Tom Brands courtesy of Hawkeyesports.com.
It was Bucknell after all. They were demoted to a club team in '05 I think. We'll see how dominating Iowa truly is when Minnesota comes to Carver later this month. I know the marketing department will be pushing to break the 15,900-something attendance record from the Iowa State dual.
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