Augsburg's women's wrestling seniors pose for a photo with coaches during a 2023-24 meet.
Kevin Healy

Auggies drop 29-17 decision to Pointers

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg University's three women's wrestling seniors each recorded wins in their final home matches of their careers, in the No. 14-ranked Auggies' 29-17 dual-meet loss to the No. 18-ranked University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Sunday afternoon at Si Melby Hall.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:
 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 29, Augsburg 17
LOCATION: Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 1-5 overall, UW-Stevens Point 4-1 overall
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Augsburg, ranked No. 14 in the latest NWCA women's national rankings for NCAA teams, scored three victories on the mat and one by forfeit, while No. 18-ranked UW-Stevens Point collected four forfeits and two wins on the mat.
• At 170 pounds, Augsburg's Madison Horn (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS) improved to 11-8 on the season with her seventh pin of the season, a 4:22 pin of Tabitha Breitrick. Tied 2-2 entering the second period, Horn converted a four-point feet-to-danger throw into the pin, the 12th of her collegiate career. She is now 27-37 in her Auggie career.
Autumn Flanigan (SR, Troy, Mo./Troy Buchanan HS) built an 8-4 lead after one period, on three takedowns and a two-point exposure, in her match at 143 pounds against Brooke Scheunemann, then ended the match 54 seconds into the second period on a four-point feet-to-danger throw and a two-point takedown, scoring a 14-4 technical fall. Flanigan is now 10-5 on the season and 55-31 in her Augsburg career.
Melissa Jacobs (SR, Belle Plaine, Minn./Belle Plaine HS) built an 8-0 lead in the first period on the strength of three takedowns and two pushouts, and held off Riley Ensing in a scoreless second period for the win at 191 pounds, improving to 11-11 on the season and 44-53 in her college career.

FOR THE FOES
• No. 8-ranked 136-pounder Amor Tuttle needed just 1:14 for a 10-0 technical fall win for the Pointers over Mikalah Konz, with a takedown, two 2-point exposures and a four-point feet-to-danger throw.
• Makenna Hanke used four takedowns and an exposure to claim a 10-0, 3:35 technical fall win over Augsburg's Adelynn Flaschberger at 130 pounds. In a bonus match, 123-pounder Brianna Derouin scored a 2:29 pin of Flaschberger.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg attempts to qualify wrestlers to the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships at the NCWWC Region 4 tournament, to be held on Sunday, Feb. 19 at North Central College in Naperville, Ill.
WOMEN'S WRESTLING -- No. 18 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (4-1) 29, No. 14 Augsburg (1-5) 17
Saturday, February 11, 2024 -- Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. -- Attendance: 100
Official: Rob Crowe

101
-- Morgan Bethea (UWSP, 17-9) wins by forfeit (UW-Stevens Point 5-0)
109
-- Alexis Winecke (UWSP, 15-11) wins by forfeit (UW-Stevens Point 10-0)
116
-- Rose Ann Marshall (UWSP, 15-5) wins by forfeit (UW-Stevens Point 15-0)
123
-- Brianna Derouin (UWSP, 11-7) wins by forfeit (UW-Stevens Point 20-0)
130
-- Makenna Hanke (UWSP, 16-11) tech. fall Adelynn Flaschberger (AUG, 1-7) 10-0 at 3:35 (UW-Stevens Point 24-0)
136
-- No. 8 Amor Tuttle (UWSP, 19-9) tech. fall Mikalah Konz (AUG, 0-9) 10-0 at 1:14 (UW-Stevens Point 28-0)
143
-- Autumn Flanigan (AUG, 10-5) tech. fall. Brooke Schuenemann (UWSP, 21-9) 14-4 at 3:54 (UW-Stevens Point 29-4)
155
-- No. 4 Nina Makem (AUG, 22-1) wins by forfeit (UW-Stevens Point 29-9)
170
-- Madison Horn (AUG, 11-8) pinned Tabitha Breitrick (UWSP, 12-10) 4:22 (UW-Stevens Point 29-14)
191
-- Melissa Jacobs (AUG, 11-11) dec. Riley Ensing (UWSP, 0-10) 8-0 (UW-Stevens Point 29-17)

BONUS MATCH:
123
-- Brianna Derouin (UWSP, 12-7) pinned Adelynn Flaschberger (AUG, 1-8) 2:29
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