Bees drop dual to No. 23 Graceland
St. Ambrose more than held its own in a 25-15 dual loss to No. 23 Graceland Wednesday night at Lee Lohman Arena.
The Bees won four matches, highlighted by Dylan Meiners' come-from-behind 10-7 victory in overtime at 197 pounds. Trailing 5-1 entering the third period, Meiners used a pair of takedowns to force overtime. There, another takedown gave the Bee the sudden-victory win.
Two of the other three SAU victories earned team bonus points.
Guiseppe Guerra got a 20-3 technical fall in 6:17 at 141 pounds, and Diego Machado cruised to a 15-5 major decision at 157 pounds. Jayden Terronez had the other St. Ambrose, a 5-0 decision at 165 pounds.
Graceland won the first two matches, including a tech fall at 133 pounds, to build an early 8-0 lead. The Yellowjackets also got wins at 149 pounds, 174 pounds, 184 pounds and heavyweight.
St. Ambrose will next compete in the Grand View Open in Grimes, Iowa, Saturday.