The No. 4 Lindenwood wrestling team (4-1, 4-0 GLVC) put up a fight against NCAA Division I No. 13 Iowa State on Saturday, as the Lions fell 28-9 in Ames, Iowa.
 
DUAL OVERVIEW: No. 4 Lindenwood 9, No. 13 Iowa State 28
Lindenwood jumped out to a 3-0 lead after Cevion Severado opened the dual with a 14-10 decision in the 125-pound match.  The Cyclones won back-to-back matches, before No. 1 Gavin Londoff took down Ben Monroe in a 2-1 decision.  Iowa State picked up another pair of wins, but No. 1 Abner Romero made it a 15-9 deficit with his 8-3 decision victory.  Earlier in the 141-pound match, No. 2 Colby Smith was down late to No. 5 Ian Parker.  Smith nearly secured a last-second takedown, but it was ruled after time expired.
 
The Lions did not back down to the Division I powerhouse, as the dual ended in a 28-9 win for the Cyclones.  Iowa State was ranked No. 13 in the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, as well as No. 8 in the Flowrestling poll.
 
RESULTS
125 - Cevion Severado def Aden Reeves - Dec 14-10
133 – No. 6 Tanner Hitchcock lost to Ramazan Attasauov - MD 10-2
141 – No. 2 Colby Smith lost to No. 5 Ian Parker - Dec 2-0
149 – No. 1 Gavin Londoff def Ben Monroe - Dec 2-1
157 – No. 7 Ronnie Gentile lost to No. 3 David Carr - TF 25-9
165 - Nate Trepanier lost to Isaac Judge - Dec 4-3
174 – No. 1 Abner Romero def Maxwell Southard - Dec 8-3
184 - Kyle Dickhaus lost to Joel Shapiro - Dec 3-0
197 - Keaton Fogler lost to Cody Fisher - Fall 2:47
285 - Tage McNutt lost to No. 6 Gannon Gremmel - MD 13-5
 
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will return to Hyland Arena on Wednesday as the Lions play host to Central Missouri in St. Charles, Mo.