Michigan
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Slow Start Dooms Wolverines in Loss to No. 14 Oklahoma
11/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Nov. 22, 2015
» Michigan earned wins from George Fisher, Domenic Abounader, Max Huntley and Adam Coon.
» This was the first meeting between the two tradition-rich programs in Ann Arbor since 1974.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Scores: #14 Oklahoma 23, #3 Michigan 12
Records: U-M (3-1), OU (5-0)
Attendance: 1,305
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Dec. 4-5 -- at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.), 9 a.m. PST
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team got wins from junior/sophomore George Fisher (141 pounds), junior Domenic Abounader (184 pounds), graduate student Max Huntley (197 pounds) and junior Adam Coon (heavyweight) but fell to No. 14 Oklahoma, 23-12, on Sunday (Nov. 22) inside Cliff Keen Arena.
The Sooners got off to a fast start, winning three of the first four matches, two of them upsets. The lone victor in that stretch for Michigan was Fisher, who earned a 7-5 decision over Noah Teaney at 141 pounds. Fisher got two takedowns early to build the lead, the first on a well-performed single-leg blast. Teaney tied things up in the third with a takedown, but the swinging point of the match came on a Fisher reversal to take the lead at 6-5. He added one more point from riding time to seal the victory.
The turning point in the match came at the 157-pound bout between junior Brian Murphy and Shayne Tucker. The Sooners led on the scoreboard, 11-3, but Murphy was bringing Michigan back in it, jumping out to a 4-1 lead on Tucker through the early stages of the second period. However, in a scramble, he landed awkwardly on his knee and could not continue, surrendering an injury default that gave Oklahoma six points and a 17-3 advantage at the intermission break.
The Wolverines had a trio of one-point losses on the afternoon. At 165 pounds, sophomore Garrett Sutton was tied with Clark Glass for most of the match, but Glass was awarded a point riding time at the end of the match to win. Senior/junior Conor Youtsey dropped a 3-2 decision at 125, and sophomore Alec Pantaleo just missed a takedown at the end of the third period that would have given him the win at 149, instead coming up short, 4-3.
Michigan finished strong, however, winning the final three matches, starting with Abounader, who beat Joel Dixon, 8-1, at 184 pounds. The Gates Mills, Ohio, native recorded two takedowns and a reversal through the early stages of the second period to build a 6-1 lead. He added another point after Dixon was called for stalling in the third, and tacked on an eighth point after accumulating over five minutes of riding time.
Huntley followed, holding on to beat Brad Johnson, 8-6, at 197 pounds. The two men exchanged takedowns and escapes the whole match, but a late takedown in the third period by Huntley sealed the win.
Coon closed the dual with a 4-1 victory over eighth-ranked Ross Larson at heavyweight. Coon picked up a takedown in the first period and an escape in the second to go up 3-1, and accumulated over three minutes of riding time to claim an extra point.
The Wolverines will take a break for the Thanksgiving before heading to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Competition is slated to begin at 9 a.m. PST each day.
#14 Oklahoma 23, #3 Michigan 12
Individual rankings from InterMat
| Match | Score |
| 125 -- Ryan Millhof (OU) dec. #6 Conor Youtsey (U-M), 3-2 | OU, 3-0 |
| 133 -- Cody Brewer (OU) tech fall #6 Rossi Bruno (U-M), 18-2 (6:54) | OU, 8-0 |
| 141 -- George Fisher (U-M) dec. Noah Teaney (OU), 7-5 | OU, 8-3 |
| 149 -- #20 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. #11 lec Pantaleo (U-M), 4-3 | OU, 11-3 |
| 157 -- Shayne Tucker (OU) injury default #3 Brian Murphy (U-M) | OU, 17-3 |
| 165 -- #8 Clark Glass (OU) dec. #17 Garrett Sutton (U-M), 3-2 | OU, 20-3 |
| 174 -- #14 Matt Reed (OU) dec. #19 Davonte Mahomes (U-M), 14-7 | OU, 23-3 |
| 184 -- #13 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Joel Dixon (OU), 8-1 | OU, 23-6 |
| 197 -- #5 Max Huntley (U-M)dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 8-6 | OU, 23-9 |
| Hwt -- #3 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. #8 Ross Larson (OU), 4-1 | OU, 23-12 |
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