Wrestling: Early struggles continue against top competition

Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty ImagesNorthwestern Wrestling finished off a stretch of four-straight ranked conference duals on Sunday, struggling to get much on the board against Iowa and Nebraska. Here’s an update on Matt Storinolo’s squad.

Following a tough road trip at Wisconsin and Minnesota, the ‘Cats returned to Welsh-Ryan Arena on January 14, hosting the top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. As one would expect with a returning national championship team, Iowa had top-ranked talent across the board, giving NU its toughest test of the season thus far.

To start the night, seventh-ranked Michael DeAugustino took on a top-15 competitor in Iowa’s Drake Ayala. Despite a tightly contested match,…