Jamestown Dual Meet Recap

Courtesy of GoCobbers.com, Release: January 29, 2009

Opponent's Website: Jamestown Wrestling

Meet Recap
MOORHEAD, Minn. (1/29/09)-- In the end the only bit of suspense in Concordia's sixth straight dual-meet win was whether the Cobbers could finish the match in less than an hour. No.9-ranked Concordia won eight of their 10 individual matches against Jamestown and cruised to a 40-6 win in Moorhead on Wednesday.

The Cobbers have now won six straight dual meets since dropping their opening match of the National Dual Meet to No.4-ranked Coe. Concordia is now 8-1 on the season which is the best start to a dual-meet season in program history.

Concordia was spotted 18 points to start the match because of forfeits at 133, 165 and 197. The Cobbers then won the first three contested matches of the night to take an insurmountable 18-0 lead. Daron Hohbein led off the match by posting a 6-0 win at 125. He never allowed his opponent to come close to scoring a point. PJ Mack then gave the crowd a thrill as he was able to turn Devin DeMaine in the third period and come away with his second pin of the season. Ben Anderson completed the trio of wins by claiming a 7-4 decision at 149. It was his team-leading 29th win of the year.

The Jimmies followed that by earning one of their two wins in the match. In the closest match of the night Marion Branson edged out Zach Schumach 7-6.

Following the second forfeit, Spencer Lund recorded a 10-0 major decision at 174. Lund's win made the score 28-3 and set the stage for the second dramatic moment of the match. Like the team decision, Concordia sophomore Phil Moenkedick's match was not very suspenseful. Moenkedick went on the offensive from the opening whistle and got a pin just 1:50 into the first round. The win kept Moenkedick perfect on the year and moved his season record to 22-0.

The Cobbers claimed their third forfeit win of the night at 197 and then the Jimmies' Andrew Hammond finished off the match by coming away with a 5-2 win at 285.

Concordia will put their six-match winning streak on the line when they travel to regional rival St. John's on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Cobber Results
#9 Concordia 40 vs. Jamestown 6
125 – Daron Hohbein (CC) dec. S.Blumhardt (JC); 6-0
133 – Joe Leacox (CC) wins by forfeit
149 – PJ Mack (CC) pin Devin DeMaine (JC); 4:46
141 – Ben Anderson (CC) dec. Joseph Michel (JC); 7-4
157 – Marlon Branson (JC) dec. Z.Schumach (CC); 7-6
165 – Luke Vetsch (CC) wins by forfeit
174 – Spencer Lund (CC) maj. dec. K.Moore (JC); 10-0
184 – Phil Moenkedick (CC) pin F.Pedrazza (JC); 1:50
197 – Tony Neumann (CC) wins by forfeit
285 – Andrew Hammond (JC)A.Peterson (CC); 5-2

Notes
- Meet started at 125
- Concordia is now 8-1 in dual meets this season
- Jamestown is now 2-5 in dual meets this season
- Cobbers won eight of the 10 matches in the meet
- CC won three matches by forfeit
- CC won two matches by a fall
- CC won two matches by a decision
- CC won one match by a major decision
- Jamestown won both their matches by a decision
- Phil Moenkedick remains unbeaten on the year and is now 22-0
- Ben Anderson earned his team-leading 29th win of the season. He is now tied with Justin Berns with 29 victories on the year.
- PJ Mack earned his second win by fall this season