Top-ranked Zach Sanders overcame a seven-point deficit and defeated Illinois' Jesse Delgado, keeping him undefeated and leading the Gophers to a 25-9 Big Ten wrestling dual victory over Illinois on Friday in Champaign, Ill.
In addition to Sanders' 14-13 victory at 125 pounds, the Gophers (6-2, 3-0) also got a pin from Dylan Ness at 149 pounds and a major decision by Kevin Steinhaus at 184.
Illinois is 10-2 and 2-2.
UMD skates past Gophers women Minnesota Duluth countered a goal by Kelly Terry one minute into the game with three unanswered goals in the first period on the way to a 4-2 women's hockey victory over the Gophers in Duluth.
Jenna McPharland tied it 33 seconds after Terry's goal, and Haley Irwin and Audrey Cournoyer added goals for UMD (12-8-1, 9-7-1 WCHA) in the first period.
Sarah Davis also scored for the Gophers (18-4-1, 12-4-1).
The teams meet again Saturday night.
Distance runners win two titles at Nebraska Harun Abda won the 1,000 meters in 2 minutes, 26.32 seconds and Gophers teammate Nick Hutton led a 1-2-3-4 Gophers finish in the mile (4:11.61) on the first day of the Holiday Inn Invitational indoor track and field meet in Lincoln, Neb.
