EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Scoring three pins and seven bonus-point victories, the top-ranked Augsburg University wrestling team won all 10 bouts in a 45-0 dual-meet victory at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 45, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0
LOCATION: McPhee Center, Eau Claire, Wis.
RECORD: Augsburg 10-0 overall, UW-Eau Claire 6-12 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The top-ranked team in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national rankings, Augsburg improved to 10-0 on the season with the shutout victory. In its 10 wins this season, Augsburg has now outscored its opponents by a 312-70 margin, winning 80 of 100 individual bouts.
• The first half of the Augsburg lineup continued its domination of its opponents, with two technical falls and three pins in the first five bouts of the evening. No. 7-ranked 149-pounder Alex Wilson (SR, Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis HS) scored a first-period pin, while No. 3-ranked 141-pounder David Flynn (JR, Jordan, Minn./Jordan HS (Scott West)) and No. 2-ranked 157-pounder Ryan Epps (JR, Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS) both claimed second-period pins.
• Wilson is now 20-2 on the season with 15 bonus-point wins (four pins, seven technical falls and four major decisions). Flynn improved to 13-1 with six pins and two major decisions, and Epps, the defending 157-pound NCAA Division III national champion, is now 20-1 with seven pins and three major decisions.
• No. 4-ranked 125-pounder Victor Gliva (JR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) opened the match with his second straight technical-fall win, a 19-2, second-period match-ender. Gliva is now 15-3 on the season with 10 bonus-point wins (five pins, two technical falls, three major decisions). No. 4-ranked 133-pounder Sam Bennyhoff (SR, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) also scored a win by technical fall, a 16-1, 7:00 triumph. He is now 13-1 with eight bonus-point wins (one pin, two technical falls, five major decisions).
• No. 5-ranked 174-pounder Tanner Vassar (JR, Maple Lake, Minn./Maple Lake HS) improved to 10-3 on the season with his sixth bonus-point win (three pins, two technical falls, one major decision), a 12-0 major-decision triumph. Solomon Nielsen (SO, Luverne, Minn./Luverne HS) followed at 184 with a 14-5 major-decision win, improving to 15-3 on the season with his sixth bonus-point win (three major decisions, one technical fall, two pins).
• Top-ranked and defending 165-pound Division III national champion Lucas Jeske (JR, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) improved to 6-0 on the season and 70-9 in his college career with a 9-6 win over the Blugolds' Chase Schmidt. 
• At 197, No. 4-ranked Lance Benick (SO, Scandia, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) scored a 7-3 win over James Huntley to move to 15-2 on the year, and at heavyweight, Ethan Hofacker (JR, Spring Valley, Wis./Spring Valley HS) improved to 12-10 with a 5-1 triumph over Tyler Burt.

WHITE TEAM AT MINNESOTA WEST CTC-WORTHINGTON OPEN
• The Augsburg White Team (junior varsity) competed at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College-Worthington Open on Saturday. Augsburg had nine placewinners, including champion Tanner Day (SO, Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) at 141 pounds. Click here for results.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the Saint John's University North Country Open next Saturday (1/26) at 9 a.m. in Collegeville, Minn.

No. 1 Augsburg (10-0) 45, Wisconsin-Eau Claire (6-12) 0
Saturday, January 19, 2019 -- McPhee Center, Eau Claire, Wis.
Action begins at 125 pounds.
125 -- No. 4 Victor Gliva (AUG, 15-3) tech. fall Jack Marley (UWEC, 8-20) 19-2 at 4:47 (Augsburg 5-0).
133 -- No. 4 Sam Bennyhoff (AUG, 13-1) tech. fall Thomas Severson (UWEC, 12-13) 16-1 at 7:00 (Augsburg 10-0).
141 -- No. 3 David Flynn (AUG, 13-1) pinned Jake Drexler (UWEC, 18-9) 4:31 (Augsburg 16-0).
149 -- No. 7 Alex Wilson (AUG, 20-2) pinned Hunter Pierce (UWEC, 10-16) 2:09 (Augsburg 22-0).
157 -- No. 2 Ryan Epps (AUG, 20-1) pinned Brady Bastyr (UWEC, 9-19) 3:19 (Augsburg 28-0).
165 -- No. 1 Lucas Jeske (AUG, 6-0) dec. Chase Schmidt (UWEC, 12-6) 9-6 (Augsburg 31-0).
174 -- No. 5 Tanner Vassar (AUG, 10-3) maj. dec. Toby Mosley (UWEC, 5-3) 12-0 (Augsburg 35-0).
184 -- Solomon Nielsen (AUG, 16-3) maj. dec. Jordan Blanchard (UWEC, 7-12) 14-5 (Augsburg 39-0).
197 -- No. 5 Lance Benick (AUG, 15-2) dec. James Huntley (UWEC, 6-9) 7-3  (Augsburg 42-0).
HWT -- Ethan Hofacker (AUG, 12-10) dec. Tyler Burt (UWEC, 13-11) 5-1 (Augsburg 45-0).