On Friday, Nov. 20, Pitt took on Iowa in a ranked duel. The No. 3-ranked Hawkeyes made light work of the No. 19-ranked Panthers in Iowa City. The match was one-sided throughout, confirming that the Hawkeyes are a dominant force this season.

The final score was 36-0 in the Hawkeyes’ favor. Pitt falls to 3-1 on the season as Iowa improves to 4-1.

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No. 7 Dean Peterson took on Pitt redshirt first-year Tyler Chapel to start out the match. It was a close affair throughout the first three periods, sending the match to Sudden Victory. With three seconds left, Peterson scored the decisive takedown.

That 3-0 point victory gave Iowa a three-point match lead to start.

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Iowa took the second match as No. 3 Drake Ayala defeated Pitt’s No. 32 Evan Tallmadge. Tallmadge had two takedowns during the first period, one during the second and one more during the third.

Tallmadge won 13-4 and gave Iowa a major win.

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Pitt chose to start Anthony Santaniello over Brair Priest for the 141 spot. Santaniello kept it close with Iowa’s No. 8 Nasir Bailey. 

The match was in Santaniello’s favor until Bailey scored a takedown during the second period. The Hawkeye never gave up the lead and eventually won the match 4-2.

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Pitt’s No. 20 Kade Brown was majored by Iowa’s No. 10 Ryder Block. The Hawkeye scored several takedowns and was awarded a point for riding time.

The match ended with Block winning 12-2.

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PItt’s Vince Bouzakis took on unranked Hawkeye  Victor Voinovich III for the 157-pound match. Voinovich III took home the decision of 11-6.

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Pitt’s No. 25 Dylan Evans took on No. 3 Michael Caliendo. The match was in Caliendo’s favor throughout the whole bout, as he scored seven total takedowns.

The match ended with an Iowa victory of 22-6.

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Luca Augustine, No. 14 wrestler for Pitt, lost 11-2 to No. 2 Patrick Kennedey. 

Kennedy never let up the gas, only giving up escapes as points.

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Unranked Pitt wrestler Chase Kranitz was majored by Gabe Arnold for the 184-pound match. 

The match was 3-2 in Arnold’s favor, and then it quickly got out of hand during the third. He scored ten points, giving Iowa its fourth major of the night.

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In the highly anticipated match between No. 4 Mac Stout and Iowa’s No. 8 Massoma Endene, it came down to the last few seconds.

Endene was trailing Stout 4-2 with just five seconds to go. And after a few snaps that saw Stout pressed against the outer circle, Endene scored a takedown and secured the match 5-4.

Pitt couldn’t capitalize on what many saw as its best opportunity to secure points against the Hawkeyes.

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For the final match of the night, Iowa was able to take home a shutout victory against Pitt.

Pitt’s No. 14 Dayton Pitzer couldn’t score against No. 6 Ben Kueter. The Hawkeye scored an escape and was awarded a point for riding time, winning 2-0.

The Panthers travel to Lehigh for their next match, which will take place in Bethlehem, PA, on Dec. 7. The match will start at 7 p.m.