Iowa won the first two matches out of the intermission. No. 9 Patrick Kennedy recorded a first-period fall – his third of the season – pinning Alex Wesselman in 2:31. The win moved the Minnesota native to 15-2 this season.
No. 16 Nelson Brands made it seven straight Hawkeye wins with a 5-1 victory over Joseph Walker at 174. Brands had a second-period escape and put the match away with a third-period takedown to improve to 5-4 this season.
Iowa’s final win came at 197 when No. 11 Jacob Warner had a technical fall victory over Brendin Yatooma, 16-1 (in 2:25). The Illinois native notched a takedown 13 seconds in before collecting three four-point near falls to build a 14-0 lead. Warner cut Yatooma with 50 seconds left before getting his second takedown to end the match.
It was Warner’s third technical fall of the season – a career high – as he moves to 12-4 overall.
Michigan won two matches at 184 and 285. No. 9 Matt Finesilver tech falled Drake Rhodes, 15-0, at 184 before No. 1 Mason Parris edged No. 3 Tony Cassioppi, 9-7, in the final match of the night. Cassioppi had a third-period takedown with 1:34 left to take a 7-5 lead, but Parris escaped and got a takedown with 1:07 left to claim the victory.
OF NOTE…
– The 25-point victory is the largest in the series since winning 36-0 in 2010. Iowa has now won 10 of the last 11 in the series with Michigan.
– Woods’ 12 consecutive victories are tied for the second-longest streak of his career.
– Lee is 6-0 against ranked foes this season and finishes 8-0 in Big Ten duals. Friday’s win moved him to 25-0 all-time in CHA.
– Iowa has wrestled in front of a sold-out crowd six times during the 2022-23 season.
#2 Iowa 33, #9 Michigan 8
125 – #1 Spencer Lee major dec. #14 Jack Medley (UM), 11-2; 4-0
133 – #15 Brody Teske tech fall Wilfried Tanefeu (UM), 19-3 (4:09); 9-0
141 – #2 Real Woods major dec. Pat Nolan (UM), 15-1; 13-0
149 – #10 Max Murin (UI) dec. Chance Lamer (UM), 10-4; 16-0
157 – #13 Cobe Siebrecht (UI) dec. #10 Will Lewan (UM), 3-1 (SV1); 19-0
165 – #9 Patrick Kennedy (UI) pinned Alex Wesselman (UM), 2:31; 25-0
174 – #16 Nelson Brands (UI) dec. Joseph Walker (UM), 5-1; 28-0
184 – #9 Matt Finesilver (UM) tech fall Drake Rhodes (UI), 15-0 (4:38); 28-5
197 – #11 Jacob Warner (UI) tech fall Brendin Yatooma (UM), 16-1 (2:26); 33-5
285 – #1 Mason Parris (UM) dec. #3 Tony Cassioppi (UI), 9-7; 33-8
Attendance: 14,905
Officials: Nick Grosso, Michael Chase
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes close out the regular season on Feb. 19, hosting Oklahoma State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena beginning at 3:30 p.m. (CT). Iowa will honor its senior class following the dual.