Concordia posts win over Northwestern

By on Jan. 23, 2016 in Wrestling

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The eighth-ranked Concordia wrestling team had a quick turnaround after its dual with Doane and traveled to Northwestern on Saturday. The Bulldogs extended their GPAC win streak to 11 after defeating the Red Raiders, 30-16.

Concordia now holds a 9-4 overall record and an unblemished 4-0 mark in the conference. Northwestern sits even at 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the GPAC.

Head coach Dana Vote said, “I thought the guys did well today, we wrestled better than we did against Doane on Thursday. Andrew Schulte had a great performance and came out ready to work. Foster Bunce really dominated in his match and won over a solid wrestler in the region. Ken Burkhardt Jr. knocked off a guy ranked above him. Overall, I think we did really well. We won seven of 10 and had some bonus points in a lot of those wins.”

Extending his winning streak to 14, Andrew Schulte defeated Jake Clifton with a 20-2 technical fall in the 141 match. Schulte’s dual record has improved to 12-1 this season. The win gave Concordia an 8-6 lead in the dual.

Jr Lule continues to dominate in the 157 weight class, winning by his eighth technical fall this season over Carter Behler, 17-6.

Ranked 15th in the nation at 197, Ken Burkhardt Jr defeated the 14th-ranked Nicholas Null of Northwestern by a major decision of 11-2.

Also posting wins over the Red Raiders were Kodie Cole (133) by a 4-0 decision, Foster Bunce (149) by a major decision of 19-8, Tommy Bailey (165) by a 7-2 decision and Ceron Francisco (HWT) by a pin at 2:29.

The Bulldogs will face Briar Cliff this upcoming Tuesday. The dual will take place in Sioux City, Iowa and is set to begin at 7 p.m.