The 11th-ranked Gophers wrestling team lost to Michigan 22-15 on Sunday before an announced 2,764 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The much-anticipated match between the top two heavyweights in the country, the Gophers' Gable Steveson and the Wolverines' Mason Parris, never happened as Steveson did not wrestle. He also did not compete in Friday's Gophers victory at Michigan State.
Steveson (6-0) took over the No. 1 ranking last week following a season-ending injury to Penn State's Anthony Cassar.
The second-ranked Parris instead wrestled Garrett Joles and pinned the redshirt freshman to improve to 19-0 on the season.
Victories by Bailee O'Reilly at 165 pounds and Michigan native Devin Skatzka at 174 turned a 6-3 Gophers deficit into a 12-6 lead at intermission, but Minnesota (7-4, 2-1 Big Ten) was outscored 16-3 the rest of the way.
Fifth-year senior Jackson Striggow, who went to Orono High School, won a key swing match at 197 pounds for the Wolverines (4-2, 3-0).
Whitecaps score 13 goals in series sweep
Allie Thunstrom had two goals and an assist and Jonna Curtis had a goal and two assists to lead the Whitecaps to a 7-0 victory over the Connecticut Whale at Tria Rink in St. Paul.
The victory was the fourth in a row for the Whitecaps (12-4-2), who beat Connecticut 6-1 on Saturday.
