Feb. 18, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern wrestling team ended the regular season Sunday afternoon with a loss to fifth-ranked Michigan, 36-7, at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern came right out of the gates winning the first two matches and taking a 7-0 lead. Freshman 149-pounder Ryan Cumbee major decisioned James Gonzalez 13-2 in the first match and sophomore Jason Erwinski followed with a 7-2 decision over Pat Owen. Cumbee improved his record to 17-11 while Erwinski upped his overall record to 16-4, 7-1 in conference action.
Michigan's 10th-ranked Charles Martelli got the Wolverines rolling, pinning Ryan Kane at 165 pounds. Michigan never looked back after that as they rattled off the next seven matches, outscoring Northwestern 36-0. In those eight matches Michigan scored one fall, one technical fall and three major decisions as they pulled away from the Wildcats.
NORTHWESTERN WRESTLING vs. No. 5 Michigan
Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.)
OFFICIAL - Kevin Tann
149 -- Ryan Cumbee (NU) MAJ. DEC. James Gonzalez (UM), 13-2
157 -- Jason Erwinski (NU) DEC. Pat Owen (UM), 7-2
165 -- #10 Charles Martelli (UM) FALL Ryan Kane (NU), 4:34
174 -- #2 Otto Olson (UM) TECH. FALL Andrew Curran (NU), 24-8 (4:36)
184 -- #6 Andy Hrovat (UM) MAJ. DEC. Brendan Curran (NU), 23-8
197 -- #11 Joe DeGain (UM) MAJ. DEC. Will Marcantel (NU), 15-5
Hwt. -- #3 Matt Brink (UM) MAJ. DEC. #16 Josh Saul (NU), 10-2
125 -- #9 A.J. Grant (UM) DEC. Rob Potashnick (NU), 8-1
133 -- Katsuhiko Sueda (UM) winner by forfeit
141 -- #16 Clark Forward (UM) MAJ. DEC. Josh Ballard (NU), 12-4
FINAL SCORE
Michigan 36, Northwestern 7
UPDATED RECORDS
Northwestern (4-13-1, 0-8-0 Big Ten)
Michigan (17-3-1, 7-1-0 Big Ten)
NEXT NU MATCH
Sat.-Sun., March 3-4 * Big Ten Championships (Evanston, Ill.) * Welsh-Ryan Arena