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Duo debuts with pins to lead Iowa over Princeton

IOWA CITY — Austin DeSanto and Max Murin introduced themselves to the Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd with a pair of pins Friday to lead the third-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team to a 31-10 win against Princeton.

DeSanto led 7-1 before locking up a fall 27 seconds into the second period at 133 pounds. Murin backed him up with a fall in 4:23 at 141.

Both wrestlers were wrestling in front of the hometown crowd for the first time in their careers.

“I got chills,” DeSanto said. “It really pumps you up and I’m excited for this season in front of these fans.”

Iowa led 11-0 after two matches before Murin took the mat. Before DeSanto decked his opponent, Spencer Lee opened the dual with an 18-2 win by technical fall at 125.

“It gets me pumped up watching my teammates dominate like that,” Murin said. “I feed off their energy.”

Iowa won seven of 10 matches overall. Alex Marinelli picked up a second-period pin at 165, and Kaleb Young (157), Cash Wilcke (184) and Aaron Costello (285) each won by decision.

Princeton won by decision at 149 and 197, and picked up a major decision at 174. Top-ranked Matthew Kolodzik defeated No. 12 Pat Lugo, 7-4, at 149.

“[We] have to continue to get better,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “We have to get better with injury and technique. What you saw out there was 60-70 percent of our lineup. That’s good news because that means we have some depth.”

The Hawkeyes host Purdue on Nov. 24 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

No. 3 Iowa 31, Princeton 10

At Iowa City

125–Spencer Lee (IA) tech. fall Patrick Glory, 18-2; 133–Austin DeSanto (IA) pinned Jonathan Gomez, 3:27; 141–Max Murin (IA) pinned Marshall Keller, 4:23; *149–Matthew Kolodzik (P) dec. Pat Lugo 7-4; 157–Kaleb Young (IA) dec. Quincy Monday, 7-4; 165–Alex Marinelli (IA) pinned Dale Tiongson, 3:58; 174–Travis Stefanik (P) major dec. Myles Wilson 15-3; 184–Cash Wilcke (IA) dec. Kevin Parker, 8-3; 197–Patrick Brucki (P) dec. Connor Corbin, 10-3; 285–Aaron Costello (IA) major dec. Obinna Ajah, 6-0.

(* — Iowa deducted one team point)

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