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Don Stoner

Auggies rally for 24-19 win at Augustana

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Rallying for victories in four of the last five bouts, including pins in the final two, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed a 24-19 victory over Augustana College (S.D.) in a nonconference dual meet on Sunday afternoon at Augustana's Elmen Center.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORES: No. 11 Augsburg 24, Augustana (S.D.) 19
LOCATION: Elmen Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-1, Augustana (S.D.) 6-2

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, ranked No. 11 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll, rallied from a 16-3 deficit to Division II Augustana after the first five bouts, winning four of the final five bouts, including three by pin.
• Eric Hensel (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) began the Auggie comeback with a 31-second pin of Parker Swanson at 174 pounds, improving to 11-3 on the season with his fourth pin of the campaign -- his second sub-1-minute pin.
• In the penultimate bout of the afternoon, heavyweight Donny Longendyke (SO, Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) claimed a 4:23 pin of Michael Lowman, trimming the Augustana lead to 19-18. A transfer from Division I Nebraska, Longendyke is now 17-2 on the season with 13 bonus-point victories (10 pins, one technical fall, two major decisions).
• In the final bout, defending 125-pound national champion Mike Fuenffinger (SR, Hibbing, Minn.), ranked No. 1 nationally in the Division III national rankings at 125, scored a 6:04 pin of Javier Vieyra to give the Auggies the match victory. Fuenffinger improved to 15-1 on the season with the win, his 13th bonus-point victory (four pins, three technical falls, six major decisions).
• Tommy Teigen (SR, Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS) claimed a key win in the Auggie comeback, scoring a 6-2 win over Aero Amo at 184 pounds. Teigen is now 9-2 on the season.
• Marcus Hamer (SO, Kimball, Minn.) had the lone Augsburg victory in the first five bouts, a 3-1 win over Austin Jordan at 141. Hamer is now 14-6 this season.

FOR THE FOES
• In the only meeting of ranked wrestlers, Augustana's No. 4-ranked Jayd Docken scored a 4-1 win over Augsburg's Matt Hechsel (SR, Apple Valley, Minn.), ranked No. 10 nationally at 197.
• Morgan Engbrecht opened the match with a 4-2, overtime (SV-1) win over Augsburg's Chad Bartschenfeld (SR, Amery, Wis.) at 133.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the NWCA Division III National Duals this Friday and Saturday (1/9/10) in Fort Wayne, Ind.
No. 11 (D-III) Augsburg (4-1) 24, Augustana (S.D., D-II, 6-2) 19
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 -- Elmen Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Action begins at 133 pounds.
 
133 -- Morgan Engbrecht (Augustana, 3-4) dec. Chad Bartschenfeld (Augsburg, 10-7) 4-2 (OT-SV1) (Augustana 3-0)
141 -- Marcus Hamer (Augsburg, 14-6) dec. Austin Jordan (Augustana, 6-8) 3-1 (TIED 3-3)
149 -- Jacob Anderson (Augustana, 19-5) maj. dec. No. 10 Will Keeter (Augsburg, 14-5) 15-2 (Augustana 7-3)
157 -- Bradyn Nieses (Augustana, 16-4) dec. Grant Parker (Augsburg, 9-6) 5-3 (Augustana 10-3)
165 -- Shawn Hatlestad (Augustana, 18-4) pinned Kurt Knutsen (Augsburg, 5-7) 1:16 (Augustana 16-3)
174 -- Eric Hensel (Augsburg, 11-3) pinned Parker Swanson (Augustana, 7-1) 0:31 (Augustana 16-9)
184 -- Tommy Teigen (Augsburg, 9-2) dec. Aero Amo (Augustana, 16-8) 6-2 (Augustana 16-12)
197 -- No. 4 Jayd Docken (Augustana, 10-3) dec. No. 10 Matt Hechsel (Augsburg, 13-3) 4-1 (Augustana 19-12)
HWT -- Donny Longendyke (Augsburg, 17-2) pinned Michael Lowman (Augustana, 18-5) 4:23 (Augustana 19-18)
125 -- No. 1 Mike Fuenffinger (Augsburg, 15-1) pinned Javier Vieyra (Augustana, 8-8) 6:04 (Augsburg 24-19)
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