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n Michigan picked up a road 
win at Nebraska. Page 3B

ROUGHED UP
COUNTRY STRONG

The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 25, 2016

n The Wolverines couldn’t 
handle Nebraska. Page 4B

Mean 
Streak

Michigan 33, Indiana 6

Michigan earns two 

more victories to 
run dual-meet win 

streak to six

By JORDAN HERBSTMAN

For the Daily

It is not often you use the term 

“frustrating” to describe a win, but 
that is how Michigan coach Joe 

McFarland felt after a victory over 
Central Michigan. 

Still, the Michigan wrestling 

team kept rolling this weekend, as 
it took down an in-state rival in the 
19th-ranked Chippewas (2-1 MAC, 
5-3 overall) and a conference foe 
No. 21 Indiana (3-2 Big Ten, 6-2 
overall). Though the Wolverines 
were victorious both Friday and 
Sunday, the two meets could not 
have been more different. 

Friday, Michigan (4-0, 9-1) 

jumped out to an early 9-3 lead, only 

to find itself trailing 12-9 with only 
three matches left. The Wolverines 
suffered two tough losses, as junior 
Brian Murphy gave up a takedown 
in the last 45 seconds of his match 
before redshirt freshman Davonte 
Mahomes lost in a similar fashion. 

Down three points, Michigan 

turned 
to 
junior 
Domenic 

Abounader 
to 
regain 
the 

momentum. Abounader, ranked 
13th in his weight class, dominated 
his opponent and won by technical 
fall, helping the Wolverines regain 

the lead, 14-13. 

“I was really just focusing on 

pushing the pace and finding a 
style of wrestling,” Abounader 
said. “A hard-nosed style where I 
was pushing the pace, being tough 
on top and getting to my boots. 
(That) ended up giving me eight 
points, so that was a difference 
maker in the match.” 

Abounader 
gave 
the 
team 

the momentum it needed, and 
Michigan secured the match, 

Michigan 22, Central Michigan 12

See WRESTLING, Page 2B

Photos by RYAN MCLOUGHLIN/Daily

