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LaCROSSE, Wis. – For a full seven minutes of Friday night, March 11’s NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships quarterfinal match, it looked like senior Isaiah Britton (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Township) would pull off a shocking upset of No. 1 seed and defending national champion Isaac Dukes of Case Western Reserve University. However, a penalty point and a sudden victory takedown helped Dukes sneak away with a 10-8 win at the LaCrosse Center. Britton fell in the consolation quarterfinals late Friday night to end his run at the tournament.

Britton wrestled tough against the 33-2 Dukes, posting an early first-period takedown and adding another late in the period to take a 5-4 lead at the end of the period. In the second period, Dukes posted an escape to tie the match before a takedown gave him a 7-5 lead.

In the third period, Britton chose bottom and got an escape to move within a point before he scored on a single and earned a takedown with less than 15 seconds left to take a n 8-7 lead. He rode out the remaining time, but a locked hands call helped Dukes tie the match with the awarded penalty point.

In overtime, Dukes scored a takedown to take the win.

In the consolation quarterfinals, Britton fell to Delaware Valley's Zac Andrews by pin at the 6:25 mark. Britton started the match with a takedown and a near fall in the first period, but a pair of escapes and a second-period takedown tied the match at four. In the third period, Andrews scored a takedown and earned the fall.

In his opening round match, a first-period takedown helped Britton take a 4-1 decision from Manchester’s Camryn Brady.

Britton finished his season with a  28-6 overall record and a 52-14 career mark.