Lopers Take Down Bulldogs In MIAA Match-Up

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Second-ranked and two-time defending NCAA Division II champs, the University of Nebraska-Kearney handed the Truman wrestling team a 43-0 loss on Friday night in Pershing Arena. The Bulldogs fall to 6-6 overall and 1-3 in the MIAA.

The Lopers, who featured five nationally-ranked wrestlers, including two top grapplers in Division II won nine of the 10 matches contested with the Bulldogs open at 133. Truman was without their two active career win leaders in Ryan Maus at 149 and Colton Schmitz at 157.

Three matches were decided by decisions as Mark Smith lost 13-10 in the waning seconds of the 141-pound bout. Chase Wrisinger fell 7-3 at 174 and Helmut Rentschler battled top-ranked and national runner-up, Romero Cotton to a 9-5 defeat.

Truman returns to conference action on Wednesday night at Lindenwood (Mo.) University.in St. Charles, Mo.

	Truman	vs.	Nebraska-Kearney	Result	Team Score
125	Jabez Zinabu		#7 Connor Bolling	UNK by MD 14-5	UNK 4-0
133	OPEN		#1 Daniel DeShazer	UNK by Forfeit	UNK 10-0
141	Mark Smith		Andrew Riedy	UNK by dec. 13-10	UNK 13-0
149	Andrew Still		Tyler Anderson	UNK by fall at 4:41	UNK 19-0
157	Luke Knoche		#6 Chase White	UNK by MD 13-4	UNK 23-0
165	Devon Fenstermaker		#5 Brock Smith	UNK by MD 15-6	UNK 27-0
174	Chase Wrisinger		Travis Leiskau	UNK by dec. 7-3	UNK 30-0
184	Ryan Ward		Mark Fiala	UNK by MD 14-5	UNK 34-0
197	Helmut Rentschler		#1 Romero Cotton	UNK by dec. 9-5	UNK 37-0
285	Joel Geders		Kelsey Empting	UNK by fall at 1:50	UNK 43-0

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