Feb. 8, 2004
The third-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team rebounded from its loss Friday with a 30-9 victory over No. 12 Wisconsin on Sunday at Huff Hall as the team improved to 11-1 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten. Individually, the Illini won seven of 10 matches, including a trio of major decisions by 133-pounder Mark Jayne and 149-pounder Anton Dietzen and 174-pounder Pete Friedl. Top-ranked Alex Tirapelle got his 26th win of the season to stay undefeated at 157 pounds.
The Illini struck first with a hard-fought 7-5 decision by fourth-ranked Brian Glynn (Jr., Orland Park, Ill.) over Brady Reinke at 184 pounds. Glynn had a 5-2 lead in the second period before Reinke got a takedown to close the gap, but a pair of escapes and riding time gave Illinois the win for a 3-0 team lead. The Badger evened the match at 3-3 with an overtime win at 197 pounds. Ryan Flaherty jumped out to a 5-0 lead with a takedown and back points in the first 20 seconds of the match, but eighth-ranked Jason Potter (Sr., St. Charles, Ill.) battled back to send the match to overtime. With no score after the sudden victory period, the match went to a tie-break period. Flaherty escaped to score a point and held Potter down during his 30 seconds to win 10-9.
Heavyweight Mike Behnke (r-Fr., Villa Park, Ill.) scored the team six points with a forfeit win in the next match, then the Badgers got another upset win as ninth-ranked Tom Clum scored a takedown at the 21-second mark of sudden victory overtime to win 9-7 over third-ranked Kyle Ott (So., Huber Heights, Ohio). Sixth-ranked Jayne (Jr., Elyria, Ohio) racked up the points over 18th-ranked Ed Gutnik with an 18-5 major decision. Leading 10-2 after two periods, Jayne had a big third with two takedowns and near fall points, to give the team a 13-6 lead. The Illini lost at 141 pounds as redshirt-freshman Michael Martin (Norfolk, Va.) lost another close match, 5-4.
The team then finished out the match with the last four wins, which began with another dominant performance by Dietzen at 149 pounds. Dietzen (Jr., Elmhurst, Ill.) scored seven takedowns and got near fall points to win the 19-6 major decision over Tony Turner. Tirapelle (So., Clovis, Calif.) got two takedowns, which was all he needed in his 6-3 decision over Tyler Turner. At 165-pounds, the match was put out of reach for the Badgers as they forfeited the second bout of the day in a win for Ben Hay (Sr., Sandwich, Ill.) In the finale, sophomore eighth-ranked Friedl (Orland Park, Ill.) got a takedown at the 43 second mark of the match to score the major decision, 10-2, over Chad Steldt.
The Illini will return to the mat on Fri., Feb. 13 as they host the Ohio State Buckeyes in the weekend's only matchup. Action begins at 7 p.m. at Huff Hall.
184: #4 Brian Glynn (ILL) dec. Brady Reinke (WIS), 7-5 (3-0)
197: Ryan Flaherty (WIS) dec. #8 Jason Potter (ILL), 3OT 10-9 (3-3)
Hwt: #9 Mike Behnke (ILL) winner by Forfeit (9-3)
125: #9 Tom Clum (WIS) dec. #3 Kyle Ott (ILL), OT 9-7 (9-6)
133: #6 Mark Jayne (ILL) m. dec. #18 Ed Gutnik (WIS) 18-5 (13-6)
141: Tyler Laudon (WIS) dec. Michael Martin (ILL) 5-4 (13-9)
149: Anton Dietzen (ILL) m. dec. Tony Turner (WIS) 19-6 (17-9)
157: #1 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) dec. Tyler Turner (WIS) 6-3 (20-9)
165: Ben Hay (ILL) Winner by Forfeit (26-9)
174: #8 Pete Friedl (ILL) m. dec. Chad Steldt (WIS) 10-2 (30-9)
184: #4 Brian Glynn (ILL) dec. Brady Reinke (WIS), 7-5
1st Period: 2:34 IL TD (2-0), 1:38 Wis E (2-1), 1:28 IL TD (4-1), 1:19 Wis E (4-2), :41 Wis S
2nd Period: IL Bottom, 1:49 IL E (5-2), 1:33 Wis TD (5-4), 1:19 IL E (6-4)
3rd Period: Wis Bottom, 1:37 IL S, 1:31 Wis E (6-5), IL Riding Time (7-5)
197: Ryan Flaherty (WIS) dec. #8 Jason Potter (ILL) 10-9 3OT
1st Period: 2:49 Wis TD (0-2), 2:38 Wis NF (0-5), 2:38 IL RV (2-5), 1:35 Wis E (2-6)
2nd Period: Wis Bottom, 1:13 Wis E (2-7), :56 IL TD (4-7), :45 Wis E (4-8)
3rd Period: IL Bottom, 1:55 IL E (5-8), 1:20 IL TD (7-8), 1:16 Wis E (7-9), :38 Wis S, :24 Wis S (8-9), IL Riding Time (9-9)
OT: :46 IL S, No Score
2OT: :13 Wis E (9-10)
3OT: No Score
Hwt: #9 Mike Behnke (ILL) Winner by Forfeit
125: #9 Tom Clum (WIS) dec. #3 Kyle Ott (ILL) 9-7 OT
1st Period: 2:31 IL TD (2-0), 2:22 Wis E (2-1), 1:45 IL TD (4-1), 1:24 Wis E (4-2)
2nd Period: Wis Bottom, 1:52 IL S, 1:43 Wis E (4-3), 1:20 Wis TD (4-5), 1:11 IL E (5-5)
3rd Period: IL Bottom, 1:53 IL E (6-5), 1:07 WIS TD (6-7), :56 IL E (7-7)
OT: :21 Wis TD (7-9)
133 #6 Mark Jayne (ILL) Maj. Dec. #18 Ed Gutnik (WIS) 18-5
1st Period: 2:05 IL TD (2-0), 1:55 IL NF (5-0), 1:40 Wis (5-1)
2nd Period: IL Bottom, 1:50 IL E (6-1), 1:26 IL TD (8-1), :55 Wis S, :44 Wis E (8-2), :15 IL TD (10-2)
3rd Period: Wis Bottom, 1:17 Wis E (10-3), 1:02 IL TD (12-3), :48 E (12-4), :26 IL TD (14-4), :06 IL NF (17-4), IL Riding Time (18-5)
141: Tyler Laudon (WIS) dec. Michael Martin (ILL) 5-4
1st Period: 1:29 IL TD (2-0), 1:24 Wis E (2-1)
2nd Period: Wis Bottom, 1:30 Wis E (2-2), :42 Wis TD (2-4), :28 Wis S
3rd Period: IL Bottom, :20 IL Penalty (3-4), :03 IL E, Wis Riding Time (4-5)
149: Anton Dietzen (ILL) Maj. Dec. Tony Turner (WIS) 19-6
1st Period: 2:54 IL TD (2-0), 2:40 Wis E (2-1), 2:24 IL TD (4-1), 1:31 Wis E (4-2), 1:15 IL TD (6-2)
2nd Period: IL Bottom, 1:52 IL E (7-2), 1:15 IL TD (9-2), 1:10 IL NF (12-2), 1:09 Wis E (12-3), :19 IL TD (14-3)
3rd Period: Wis Bottom, 1:47 Wis E (14-4), :36 IL TD (16-4), :22 Wis E (16-5), :08 IL TD (18-5), :04 Wis E (18-6), IL Riding Time (19-6)
157: #1 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) dec. Tyler Turner (WIS) 6-5
1st Period: 2:11 L TD (2-0), :51 Wis E (2-1)
2nd Period: IL Bottom, 1:31 IL E (3-1), IL TD (5-1), :39 Wis E (5-2)
3rd Period: Wis Bottom, 2:00 Wis C, 1:42 Wis E (5-3), IL Riding Time (6-3)
165: Ben Hay (ILL) Winner by Forfeit
174: #8 Pete Friedl (ILL) Maj. Dec. #16 Ralph DeNisco/Chad Steldt (WIS) 10-2
1st Period: :39 IL TD (2-0), 1:08 Wis C, :47 Wis S
2nd Period: IL Bottom, 1:57 IL E (3-0), 1:01 IL TD (5-0), :37 Wis E (5-1), :35 IL TD (7-1)
3rd Period: Wis Neutral, :43 IL TD (9-1), :06 Wis E (9-2), IL Riding TIme (10-2)
