Takedown Report

Iowa escapes with 19-18 win over Iowa State

By Craig Sesker, InterMat Senior Writer 12/1/2018

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry used to be the best in college wrestling.  But for the past decade and a half it hasn’t been much of a rivalry.  The Hawkeyes had won 14 straight duals over the Cyclones entering Saturday’s matchup and hadn’t lost to ISU since 2004.  The rivalry is back on now.  The No. 23 Cyclones threw a huge scare into the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes by winning four of the first six matches and nearly pulling off a dramatic finish in the final bout.  But Iowa recovered, bolstered by a last-second comeback win by Jacob Warner, to escape with a 19-18 win over ISU before 9,751 fans Saturday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.  Iowa dodged a huge bullet when ISU’s Austin Gomez threw No. 10 Austin DeSanto to his back late in their 133-pound match and nearly scored a pin.  DeSanto fought off his back before the No. 14 Gomez, a highly touted freshman, prevailed 14-9. A Gomez pin would’ve given ISU the victory in the dual meet.  Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20865

December 4, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized