Gophers coach J Robinson talked to his wrestlers Sunday after they lost for the first time since the 2006-07 opener.

“He said keep working harder and make surethat wework on stuff we need to work on,” said Jayson Ness, the Gophers’ 125-pound sophomore.

“We lost to Hofstra last year but bounced back and had a great year,” Ness said. “I think it is going to be the same thing this year.We never want to lose, we never want to give our opponents anything. But it happened and we have to put it behind us and keep working.”

Last season the Gophers lost to Hofstra in their season opener, then reeled off 20 consecutive dual meet victories and won the NCAA title.

Is a bit strange to lose when the other team only has six takedowns? “It is,” Nesssaid. “They always talk about how they are aggressive and they attack all the time. And you saw tonight, they really did not do much.It’s frustrating for us. We have to go out there and try to open them up.

“It will take more work on our part to get in better shape to go out there and make guys open up. We have to force them to do what we want to do.”

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