MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The MSOE men's wrestling team hosted their final home dual of the season against Lakeland University, the Raiders cruised to victory over the Muskies in their last appearance at the Kern Center this season, 42-18
RESULTS
MSOE RAIDERS – 42
Lakeland University – 18
HOW IT HAPPENED
- MSOE's Sean Wilwert dropped the opening bout of the contest in a narrow 7-6 decision, but Liam Anderson had his teammate's back, winning via fall at the 2:09 mark to give the Raiders a 6-3 lead. Max Sanderfoot followed it up with a dominant performance of his own, winning via fall in just 1:32 to increase the Raider lead.
- The Raiders continued to hold the Muskies in check, with Harry Nemcek and Grant Fisco getting back-to-back fall victories in 149-pound action to give the Raiders a 24-3 lead. After dropping two of the next three bouts to bring it to 27-15 in favor of the Raiders, Joe Raineri battled to an 8-4 decision win to give MSOE a little more breathing room and bring the meet to 30-15.
- To close out the evening, Pavel Kolsky took to the mat looking to seal the deal for the Raiders, and the senior delivered a massive fall victory in just 1:19 to make the score 36-18 in favor of the Raiders and crush any hope of a comeback by the Muskies. Gavin Graham closed out the night with an impressive fall victory in just under four minutes to end the night on a high note, and send the fans home happy with a 42-18 win.
WHO'S ON DECK
The Raiders will compete next at the CCIW Championship in Elmhurst, Ill. on Thursday, February 15
th at 2:00PM.
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