Hillger scores late, advances to NCAA Quarterfinals

Down 1-0 with 35 seconds left in the third period, Trent Hillger didn’t panic.

Hillger @BadgerWrestling‘s Trent Hillger moves on to the #NCAAWrestling quaterfinals with a 2-1 win! #Badgers

— Zach Hanley (@ZachHanley2) March 19, 2021

Instead, the Wisconsin heavyweight scored a reversal to take a 2-1 lead in his second round match against Central Michigan’s Matt Stencel and then held on for the win.

Hillger will face Iowa State’s Gannon Gremmel on Friday with a spot in the semifinals on the line.

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