Minnesota made it five-for-five with a first-period tech fall from top-ranked Gable Steveson at heavyweight. Facing Dirk Morley, Steveson had four takedowns and picked up nearfall points on two of them to finish the match at 1:51, 19-3. His bonus point rate stays at 100 percent with six tech falls and a pin in seven matches this year. Steveson is 92-2 overall in his career, including 55-0 in duals and 40-0 within the Big Ten.
The win was the 59th straight victory for Steveson, passing Tim Hartung for the third longest winning streak in program history. The only Gophers ahead of Steveson are Dustin Schlatter, who won 65 in a row from 2005-07, and Cole Konrad, who holds the record with 76 straight victories from 2005 to 2007.
After building a 21-0 lead at intermission, Minnesota saw Northwestern pick up its first two wins coming out of the break.
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They should make him wrestle two guys at once. Might be fair. My money would still be on Gable.
What a treat watching one of the greatest Heavyweights of all time
Destruction.