DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Rallying from a 15-9 deficit with victories in the final three bouts of the dual meet, the No. 6-ranked Augsburg University men's wrestling team claimed a 20-15 victory over No. 11-ranked Loras College on Thursday evening.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 20, Loras (Iowa) 15
RECORDS: Augsburg 5-0, Loras 2-1
LOCATION: Lillis Athletic and Wellness Center, Dubuque, Iowa

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, ranked No. 6 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll, won six of the 10 bouts in the dual meet with the No. 11-ranked Duhawks, including the final three bouts to overcome a 15-9 deficit.
• Brandt Bombard (JR, North Branch, Minn./North Branch HS) started the Auggie comeback with a 5-1 victory over Landry Barker at 184 pounds, and No. 3-ranked 197-pounder Parker Venz (SR, Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS) took advantage of two takedowns and two four-point near-falls to score a 16-1, technical fall victory over Alex Watson to give the Auggies a 17-15 advantage entering the final bout. Venz is now 7-0 on the season.
• The final bout, between Augsburg's Tyler Raway (JR, Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake HS) and Loras' Jonah Clark, was a close one early, tied 4-4 after one period. Raway rode Clark on top for the entire second period, ending up with more than two minutes of riding time to eventually gain a bonus point. He scored a takedown late in the bout for a 9-5, match-clinching victory.
• Down 6-0 after the first two bouts, Cade Willis (JR, Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove HS) scored an impressive 11-4 overtime win over Loras' No. 13-ranked Jalen Schropp at 141. Tied 4-4 going into the first sudden-victory overtime session, Willis fought off an attack by Schropp and turned the tables to gain a takedown and four-point near-fall to close the win. 
• Matthew Randolph (FY, Jordan, Minn./Jordan HS (Scott West)) continued his outstanding start to his collegiate career, improving to 8-0 on the year with a 4-0 triumph over Chase Fiser at 149 pounds. Randolph, ranked No. 11 nationally, needed just a first-period takedown and second-period escape to remain unbeaten.
• No. 3-ranked 165-pounder Cooper Willis (JR, Kansasville, Wis./Union Grove HS) improved to 9-0 on the season with a strong 7-0 win over No. 8-ranked Dustin Bohren, using takedowns in the first and third periods to score the victory.

FOR THE FOES
• Loras won three meetings of ranked wrestlers on Thursday, as No. 14-ranked 133-pounder Aiden Evans scored an 11-5 win over Augsburg's No. 10-ranked Chance Suddeth (SO, Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton HS), No. 4-ranked 157-pounder Eric Kinkaid claimed a 16-1, third-period technical fall win over No. 7-ranked Blake Jagodzinske (SR, Sherburn, Minn./Martin County West HS), and No. 3-ranked 174-pounder Zeb Gnida claimed a 15-6 major decision of No. 5-ranked Seth Goetzinger (SR, Chatfield, Minn./Chatfield HS).

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• Against opponents from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 376-58-1 in dual meets since the 1989-90 season. Augsburg has lost just 54 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season.
• Against strictly NCAA Division III opponents, Augsburg is 361-57-1 since the 1979-80 season. Since 1989-90, Augsburg is 286-47-1 against Division III opponents.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg competes at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) Invitational on Saturday (12/7) at 9 a.m. in Milwaukee, Wis.

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No. 6 Augsburg (Minn., 5-0) 20, No. 11 Loras (Iowa, 2-1) 15
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 -- Lillis Athletic and Wellness Center, Dubuque, Iowa
125 -- Connor Fiser (LOR, 8-4) dec. Austin Laudenbach (AUG, 5-2) 7-3 (Loras 3-0)
133 -- No. 14 Aiden Evans (LOR, 3-0) dec. No. 10 Chance Suddeth (AUG, 5-2) 11-5 (Loras 6-0)
141 -- Cade Willis (AUG, 5-4) dec. No. 13 Jalen Schropp (LOR, 4-2) 11-4 (OT-SV1) (Loras 6-3)
149 -- No. 11 Matthew Randolph (AUG, 8-0) dec. Chase Fiser (LOR, 5-1) 4-0 (TIED 6-6)
157 -- No. 4 Eric Kinkaid (LOR, 7-1) tech. fall No. 7 Blake Jagodzinske (AUG, 6-2) 16-1 at 6:32 (Loras 11-6)
165 -- No. 3 Cooper Willis (AUG, 9-0) dec. No. 8 Dustin Bohren (LOR, 5-3) 7-0 (Loras 11-9)
174 -- No. 3 Zeb Gnida (LOR, 3-0) maj. dec. No. 5 Seth Goetzinger (AUG, 7-1) 15-6 (Loras 15-9)
184 -- Brandt Bombard (AUG, 5-1) dec. Landry Barker (LOR, 7-3) 5-1 (Loras 15-12)
197 -- No. 3 Parker Venz (AUG, 7-0) tech. fall Alex Watson (LOR, 5-5) 16-1 at 7:00 (Augsburg 17-15)
285 -- Tyler Raway (AUG, 6-3) dec. Jonah Clark (LOR, 2-1) 9-5 (Augsburg 20-15)