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Gold Team Wins Wrestling Scrimmage

Matt Lenagh
Kearney, Neb. - A trio of double winners, and four overtime matches, highlighted the annual Nebraska-Kearney Blue/Gold wrestling scrimmage Saturday night at the Health & Sports Center.

A total of 22 matches took place on two mats with the Gold beating the Blue, 50-22. Sophomore Josh Smith (125 lbs./Houston, Texas) and true freshman Matt Lenagh (184 lbs./Millard North) and Nick Ridgeway (141 lbs./Columbus) each went 2-0 on the night.

Nationally-ranked T.J. Hepburn (East Hampton, Conn.) won his only match of the event, a 6-2 decision over junior Raufeon Stots (Houston, Texas) at 149 lbs.

Sophomore Nick Bauman (Merino, Colo.), at 184 lbs., was one of four Lopers to win in overtime. With just seconds remaining in the seventh period, Bauman recorded a takedown of junior Caleb Kociemba (Hillsboro, Oreg.) to win 3-2.

Also needing extra time to win were junior Bruce Zurek (157 lbs./Comstock), sophomore Matt Duffy (174 lbs./Kenesaw) and true freshmen Matt Oliver (157 lbs./Auburn)

UNK begins the regular season next Saturday at the annual Wyoming Cowboy Open in Laramie.
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