Indiana University Athletics
SVEDA ROLLS ALONG
1/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
SVEDA ROLLS ALONG
Bloomington, Indiana - IU sophomore Viktor Sveda continued to impress the 197 pound weight class as he improved to 20-3 (2-0 Big Ten) with a win over Lee Weber of Iowa Sunday afternoon at University Gymnasium.
Sveda, ranked 14th nationally, was an All-American at 184 last year before moving up this season. He used this weekend to state that he is not affected by the move. Friday, he knocked off sixth-ranked Pat Quirk of Illinois and came right back with the 10-5 victory Sunday. Sveda dominated Weber early, scoring two takedowns in the first period. Weber rallied in the second to pull within 6-5 after two, but Sveda sealed it midway through the final period with a takedown.
The 22nd-ranked Hoosiers(9-4, 0-2 Big Ten) scored three points from Sveda and three more from freshman Dan Cysewski as they fell 37-6 against top-ranked Iowa (11-0, 2-0 Big Ten).
Cysewski (4-11, 1-1 Big Ten) gained his win at 149 with a 6-1 decision over Ben Shirk of the Hawkeyes. Cysewski score two takedowns and a reversal while allowing just one point on a Shirk escape.
IU wrestlers lost close matches at 125, 174, and 184. At 125, fifth-ranked Pat Cassidy (20-2, 1-1 Big Ten) fell 5-4 to third-ranked Jody Strittmatter. The score was tied at four at the end of regulation, but Strittmatter picked up a point with exactly one minute of riding time, which gave him the match. At 184, Brett Becks (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) battle Jessman Smith evenly into the second period. Becks trailed 4-3 before having to withdrawal due to injury at 4:23. At 174, Mingo Morrison fell 4-2 to Scott Kauffman. Morrison trailed 3-0 before picking up two points in the third on Kauffman penalties.
The Hoosiers host Eastern Michigan Friday at 5 p.m. at University Gymnasium.
