Opelt Loses Close Match At Wartburg
Sunday, December 14th, 2014 -- 6:26 PM
Sophomore Phillip Opelt, ranked No. 5 at 133 pounds, lost a 7-5 decision to No. 8 Connor Campo asNo. 7 Wartburg downs the No. 12 Cornell College Rams, 26-6 on Saturday night.
Cornell came up short in several tight matches and fell 26-6 to four-time defending NCAA champion Wartburg in a top-15 wrestling battle Saturday night in Levick Arena.
The 12th-ranked Rams (4-5 overall) surrendered bonus points in only two matches, but wound up on the short end of eight of the 10 contested bouts against the seventh-ranked Knights (4-1).
The Rams return to the mat Tuesday for a 7 p.m. dual with Simpson (2-2) on Military Appreciation Night in the Small Multi-Sport Center. Cornell has taken the last 10 meetings against the Storm, including a 43-0 victory last December in Indianola.
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