WHO: #12 Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-2, 4-2 Big Ten)
WHEN: 8:00 PM CT
WHERE: Maturi Pavilion (Minneapolis, MN)
TV: BTN (Ray Flores and Tim Johnson)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Steven Grace and Mark Ironside) | AM 800 KXIC | YouTube
MOBILE: www.foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: www.foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN
Iowa should be strong favorites at four weights (125, 141, 165, 285), with the potential for bonus points at all of those weights. Iowa should also be favored at 149 and 197, although bonus points seem less probable there. 133, 157, and 174 look like toss-up matches that could go either way. 184 is hard to call with no Iowa wrestler listed at that weight in Iowa's Match Notes, but even if regular starter Abe Assad goes there, it doesn't seem like he would be any better than a toss-up against Isaiah Salazar.
The path to victory for Minnesota involves winning all the toss-up matches, getting any bonus points they can find, and limiting the damage at 125, 141, 165, and 285. That said, the Iowa-Wisconsin dual taught us that you never know what might happen, and a shock result like a surprise pin can really turn a dual meet on its head. Iowa needs to be sure to take Minnesota seriously as a threat and wrestle with full focus and effort. If they do that, the dual result should take care of itself.
MORE THOUGHTS: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-2-iowa-vs-no-12-minnesota
WHEN: 8:00 PM CT
WHERE: Maturi Pavilion (Minneapolis, MN)
TV: BTN (Ray Flores and Tim Johnson)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Steven Grace and Mark Ironside) | AM 800 KXIC | YouTube
MOBILE: www.foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: www.foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN
PROJECTED LINEUPS
#2 Iowa vs #12 Minnesota| WEIGHT | IOWA | VS | MINNESOTA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | #1 Spencer Lee (RS SR, 11-0) | vs | #6 Patrick McKee (RS SR, 10-2) |
| 133 | #17 Brody Teske (JR, 4-1) OR Cullan Schriever (SO, 7-6) | vs | #15 Aaron Nagao (RS FR, 14-3) OR Jake Gliva (RS SR, 10-6) |
| 141 | #2 Real Woods (SR, 10-0) | vs | #15 Jake Bergeland (GR, 12-6) |
| 149 | #6 Max Murin (RS SR, 14-3) | vs | #15 Michael Blockhus (RS SR, 13-3) |
| 157 | #15 Cobe Siebrecht (JR, 8-3) | vs | #17 Brayton Lee (RS SR, 4-6) OR Sebus Swiggum (RS JR, 4-4) |
| 165 | #7 Patrick Kennedy (SO, 13-2) | vs | #28 Andrew Sparks (JR, 13-7) OR Cael Carlson (RS JR, 10-5) |
| 174 | #16 Nelson Brands (SR, 4-4) | vs | #11 Bailee O'Reilly (GR, 13-3) OR Jared Krattiger (RS SR, 8-1) |
| 184 | TBA | vs | #10 Isaiah Salazar (JR, 14-1) |
| 197 | #7 Jacob Warner (SR, 11-3) | vs | #28 Michial Foy (GR, 12-7) |
| 285 | #3 Tony Cassioppi (SR, 16-1) | vs | #32 Garrett Joles (RS SR, 11-10) |
Iowa should be strong favorites at four weights (125, 141, 165, 285), with the potential for bonus points at all of those weights. Iowa should also be favored at 149 and 197, although bonus points seem less probable there. 133, 157, and 174 look like toss-up matches that could go either way. 184 is hard to call with no Iowa wrestler listed at that weight in Iowa's Match Notes, but even if regular starter Abe Assad goes there, it doesn't seem like he would be any better than a toss-up against Isaiah Salazar.
The path to victory for Minnesota involves winning all the toss-up matches, getting any bonus points they can find, and limiting the damage at 125, 141, 165, and 285. That said, the Iowa-Wisconsin dual taught us that you never know what might happen, and a shock result like a surprise pin can really turn a dual meet on its head. Iowa needs to be sure to take Minnesota seriously as a threat and wrestle with full focus and effort. If they do that, the dual result should take care of itself.
MORE THOUGHTS: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-2-iowa-vs-no-12-minnesota
