NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Winning nine of 10 bouts, including six by pin, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed a 48-3 dual-meet victory over host St. Olaf College on Tuesday evening at the Skoglund Center.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 48, St. Olaf 3
LOCATION: Skoglund Center, Northfield, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-0 overall, St. Olaf 0-1 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg claimed eight straight victories to build a 42-0 lead, with five pins, a technical fall and a major decision among the victories.
• Grant Parker (SR, Onalaska, Wis.), ranked No. 1 nationally at 157 pounds, claimed a 7-4 victory to improve to 4-1 on the season.
• Sam Bennyhoff (SO, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS), ranked No. 4 nationally at 133, improved to 4-1 on the season with his third bonus-point win of the season, a 16-1, technical-fall victory.
• Augsburg collected four first-period pins, including a 24-second pin by 184-pounder Owen Webster (FY, Shakopee, Minn.) and a 41-second pin by Mike Hayes (SO, Oconomowoc, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS) at 141. Victor Gliva (FY, Farmington, Minn.) improved to 4-1 with a 2:55 pin at 125, while heavyweight Ethan Hofacker (FY, Spring Valley, Wis.) improved to 3-2 with a 2:16 pin.
• Two Auggies -- Alex Wilson (SO, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) at 149 and Brady McFarland (SO, Windlake, Wis./Muskego HS) at 165 -- scored second-period pins, with Wilson remaining unbeaten at 5-0 and McFarland improving to 3-2. Jackson Graham (JR, Apple Valley, Minn.) improved to 4-1 on the season with a 16-8, major-decision win.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Augsburg is ranked No. 9 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll.
• Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is 304-47-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 43 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. 
• Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 296-46-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since the 1989-90 season, Augsburg is 221-36-1 against Division III opponents. 
• Against fellow Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools, Augsburg is 205-7 since the 1975-76 season.

FOR THE FOES
• The Oles' lone win came at 197 pounds, with Sebastian Hyta topping Logan Hortop (SR, Faribault, Minn.) by an 8-7 decision.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the Wisconsin-La Crosse Candlewood Suites Duals on Dec. 3.
• St. Olaf has a dual meet at Central (Iowa) on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.

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No. 9 Augsburg (1-0) 48, St. Olaf (0-1) 3
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 -- Skoglund Center, Northfield, Minn.
Action begins at 125 pounds.
125 – Victor Gliva (AUG, 4-1) pinned Lucas Womac (STO, 2-4) 2:55 (Augsburg 6-0)
133 – No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 4-1) tech. fall. Luke Wallace (STO, 1-6) 16-1 (Augsburg 11-0)
141 – Mike Hayes (AUG, 3-2) pinned Calvin Ochi (STO, 0-3) 0:41 (Augsburg 17-0)
149 – Alex Wilson (AUG, 5-0) pinned Collin LaBrosse (STO, 4-6) 3:46 (Augsburg 23-0)
157 – No. 1 Grant Parker (AUG, 4-1) dec. Mike Matheson (STO, 1-6) 7-4 (Augsburg 26-0)
165 – Brady McFarland (AUG, 3-2) pinned Bryant Ridgway (STO, 0-6) 3:25 (Augsburg 32-0)
174 – Jackson Graham (AUG, 4-1) maj. dec. Benjamin Keillor (STO, 1-5) 16-8 (Augsburg 36-0)
184 – Owen Webster (AUG, 4-1) pinned Daniel Gehrz (STO, 2-6) 0:24 (Augsburg 42-0)
197 – Sebastian Hyta (STO, 5-5) dec. Logan Hortop (AUG, 3-2) 8-7 (Augsburg 42-3)
HWT – Ethan Hofacker (AUG, 3-2) pinned Troy Beaman (STO, 8-3) 2:16 (Augsburg 48-3)