IOWA CITY, Iowa – No. 9 Illinois fell to No. 1 Iowa on Sunday afternoon, 36-6. Illinois freshman Luke Odom and redshirt sophomore Zac Braunagel picked up match wins for the Illini at 157 and 184-pounds, respectively. Illinois is now 4-1 on the season following Sunday afternoon's dual with the top-ranked Hawkeyes.

Justin Cardani lost by fall in the first ranked matchup of the day to 2019-20 Hodge Trophy winner and three-time All-American Spencer Lee. Lee secured the pin (2:30) in the first match of the afternoon, giving the Hawkeyes a 6-0 lead.

Lucas Byrd lost his first match of the season by major decision to Austin DeSanto at 133-pounds, giving Iowa a 10-0 lead. The Illini sophomore is now 4-1 on the season. Senior Dylan Duncan and Jaydin Eierman battled at 141-pounds in the second ranked matchup of the afternoon. Duncan earned an escape early in the third period to pull within 2, but ultimately lost by fall (6:05).

The 149-pound bout was tight from beginning to end, as both Mike Carr and Max Murin earned escapes to knot the score at 1 midway through the third period. A late takedown gave Murin a 3-1 lead, which he would hold onto for the remainder of the match. Illinois trailed the Hawkeyes, 19-0 following the bout. At 157-pounds, Johnny Mologousis lost by major decision, 13-4.

Freshman Luke Odom had an impressive performance Sunday afternoon, defeating Iowa's Joe Kelly in a 10-6 decision. Odom secured several takedowns, giving the Illini their first match win of the afternoon.

Sophomore DJ Shannon was up against top-ranked Michael Kemerer at 174-pounds and lost the bout by major decision.

Zac Braunagel battled with Iowa's Nelson Brands in a thrilling 184-pound bout that went into overtime. Braunagel earned a takedown late in the first overtime period, securing a 3-1 decision and second match win of the day for the Illini.

Junior Matt Wroblewski battled with Jacob Warner in the 197-pound bout, but ultimately lost by decision, 4-0. Sophomore Luke Luffman lost by fall to Iowa's Tony Cassioppi to wrap up the dual meet.

FULL RESULTS

125: Spencer Lee (IOWA) over Justin Cardani (ILL) (Fall 2:30)

133: Austin DeSanto (IOWA) over Lucas Byrd (ILL) (MD 18-6)

141: Jaydin Eierman (IOWA) over Dylan Duncan (ILL) (Fall 6:05)

149: Max Murin (IOWA) over Michael Carr (ILL) (Dec 3-1)

157: Kaleb Young (IOWA) over Johnny Mologousis (ILL) (MD 13-4)

165: Luke Odom (ILL) over Joe Kelly (IOWA) (Dec 10-6)

174: Michael Kemerer (IOWA) over DJ Shannon (ILL) (MD 10-2)

184: Zach Braunagel (ILL) over Nelson Brands (IOWA) (SV-1 3-1)

197: Jacob Warner (IOWA) over Matt Wroblewski (ILL) (Dec 4-0)

HWT: Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) over Luke Luffman (ILL) (Fall 3:25)

Extra Matches

133: Schriever (IOWA) over W. Rachal (ILL) (MD 22-9)

149: Kanzler (ILL) over Siebrecht (IOWA) (Dec 5-4)

174: Kennedy (IOWA) over Sizemore (ILL) (Dec 8-3)

197: Pettigrew (ILL) over Corbin (IOWA) (Dec 3-2)

UP NEXT FOR THE ILLINI

Illinois travels to No. 15 Minnesota for a Big Ten dual in Minneapolis on Friday, February 5, followed by another road matchup with Northwestern in Evanston on February 7. All of the action will be live streamed on BTN+ and start times are to be announced.