The No. 23 Lindenwood wrestling team closed out the 2018 regular season with a rare tie against No. 19 Maryville in which the Saints were awarded the tie-breaking point to take the dual 22-21 on Wednesday night in St. Louis, Mo.
 
The Lions jumped out to a 12-0 lead after sweeping the first three matches including a pin for Danny Swan in the 141-pound bout.  Austin Stofer extended the Lindenwood lead to 16-6 after his 11-2 major decision in the 165-pound weight class.
 
Heading into the final match, the Saints held a 21-16 lead over the Lions.  No. 12 Jake Borgmeyer dominated his opponent en route to a 21-6 tech fall for the five team points.  The dual ended in a 21-21 tie, but Maryville was awarded the extra team point via criteria two which is determined by number of pins for each team.
 
The Lions end the regular season with a 6-6 overall record and will head to the MIAA Tournament on Sunday in Newman, Kan.
 
125 – Carlos Jacquez def Tyler Kreith (Dec. 8-3)
133 – Hunter Haralson def Taylor Jokerst (Dec. 6-0)
141 – Danny Swan def Kade Smith (FALL 2:09)
149 – Nate Trepanier lost to James Krishke (Dec. 10-8)
157 – Derek Heil lost to Matt Pratt (Dec. 7-2)
165 – Austin Stofer def Nick McGhee (MD 11-2)
174 – Sam Pennington lost to Tyler Harrington (FALL :57)
184 – Shea Spradley lost to Bailey Kelly (FALL 3:13)
194 – Jared McKindley lost to Dustin Politte (Dec. 6-1)
285 – Jake Borgmeyer def Logan Radik (TF 21-6)