125: #3 Luke Lilledahl vs. Conrad Hendriksen
Period 1:
2025 U23 World Champ Lightning Luke is on the mat & ready to kick-off the quest for a college championship to add to his world accolades. FYI: PSU volleyball is on after the wrestling match. Gotta love commercials!
Here we go! Tying up & hand fighting. Luke reaches for a leg, but no luck. He reaches again, but can't get there. Hendriksen pushes forward a little. Hendriksen is short & very stocky. Hand fighting & tying up. Luke drops in on a leg. He elevates the leg & then finishes the TD, 3-0. Out of bounds & restart. Hendriksen is still down. He works to his feet, but Luke brings him back to the mat. Hendriksen gets the escape on the edge, 3-1, but they go out of bounds. Back to neutral. Circling & hand fighting. Luke snags an ankle & finishes another TD, 6-1. Out of bounds & restart. Hendriksen is still down. Luke breaks Hendriksen down to the mat. Hendriksen works back to his base, then his feet, but Luke takes him out of bounds, restart. Back to neutral. Hendriksen is still down. Luke goes over 1-min RT & then Hendriksen gets the escape, 6-2. Hendriksen looks for an opening, but Luke fights him off. Luke drives forward & shoots, but Hendriksen locks around the head. Time expires. 6-2 Luke, +1:02 RT
Period 2:
Luke selects down. He gets to his feet & gets the quick escape, 7-2, +57-sec riding time remains. Tying up & hand fighting. Luke snaps. Hendriksen drives forward a little. He's a tank. Luke pushes forward & shoots, but Hendriksen fights him off, 1-min left. Tying up in the center. Snaps, hand fighting & shucks. Hendriksen tries an underhook. Luke sags down & they break. Hand fighting & tying up to end the period. 7-2 Luke
Period 3:
Hendriksen takes down. He works to his feet, but Luke takes him out, restart. Hendriksen is still down. Luke's putting on a hard ride & Hendriksen is struggling to get free. Then, he quickly pops up & gets the escape, 7-3. Tying up & hand fighting. Luke reaches, but can't get there. More circling. Luke snaps, shoots & finishes another TD, 10-3. Out of bounds & restart. Luke has RT locked up. Hendriksen sits out & gets the escape, 10-4. Tying up & hand fighting again. Luke reaches for a leg, then again, but Hendriksen fights him off. Luke presses forward & drops to an ankle, but they go out of bounds. Warning on Hendriksen. Neutral restart. Lightning Luke hits a superduck & adds another TD at the end, 13-4. Luke adds a RT point for the 14-4 major decision!
Luke Lilledahl MD Conrad Hendriksen 14-4
Team Score:
PSU: 11
OU: 0