Gable Steveson ran into a familiar foe in his 285-pound semifinal match at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb.

And he handled the reunion the way he always has — with a dominant victory. The University of Minnesota senior from Apple Valley, the no. 1 seed, overwhelmed no. 4 seed Mason Parris of Michigan, winning 14-6 in a match that was never as close as the final score.

Steveson finished with six takedowns for 12 points, one penalty point when Parris was called for stalling, and one point for riding time. Parris scored all six of his points on escapes, worth one point apiece.

Steveson beat Parris in the finals of the Big Ten tournament and NCAA tournament last year before going on to win the Olympic gold medal.

Next up for Steveson is No. 2 seed Tony Cassioppi of Iowa, who beat former Simley High School star Daniel Kerkvliet, the No. 2 seed from Penn State, 6-4 in the other semifinal.

Steveson, who is 12-0 this season, was the only Gophers wrestler to advance to Saturday’s semifinal round. He will be going for his third consecutive Big Ten title in Sunday’s championship match.

Shilson wins nationals: Emily Shilson of Augsburg won her third straight title at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships in Adrian, Mich., overpowering Sydney Petzinger of North Central (Ill.) with an 11-0 technical fall in the 109-pound division’s championship match.

Shilson, a junior from Mounds View High School, for whom she qualified multiple times for the boys state tournament, improved her record to 25-0 this season and 47-0 for her college career. Augsburg finished sixth in the team standings with 82 points.

MEN’S HOCKEY

Min. State Mankato 8, Tommies 2: The top-seeded Mavericks (33-5) clinched their first-round series two games to none against the Tommies with a Game 2 rout, scoring four goals in the second period and three more in the third to break a 1-1 tie in the quarterfinal round of the CCHA’s Mason Cup playoffs in Mankato, Minn. Mankato won Game 1 by 3-2 on Friday.

Grant Lovern scored a power-play goal in the first period, and Tim Piechowski added an even-strength goal in the third for St. Thomas, which finished its inaugural season of Division I competition with a 3-32-1 record.

BASEBALL

Gophers 8, Kansas 1: Brett Bateman and Jack Kelly both went 3-for-4 to carry Minnesota (4-8) past Kansas (3-5) on the second day of the Cambria College Classic at US Bank Stadium. JP Massey was the winning pitcher, giving up five hits over 6 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked two.

Tommies rained out: St. Thomas’ game against Creighton in Omaha, Neb., was rained out. The teams will make it up with a pair of seven-inning games on Sunday. Creighton (3-5) won the first game of the series 3-1 over the Tommies (2-7) on Friday night.

SOFTBALL

Gophers win two: Natalie DenHartog came up big in two victories for Minnesota (11-6), going 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored in a 7-6 victory over DePaul (6-10), then going 2 -for-4 with two more home runs in a 5-4 win over Tulsa (6-10) in Tulsa, Okla. Den Hartog has eight home runs for the season.

Tommie’s lose two: St. Thomas (2-12) dropped two games at the Mizzou Classic in Columbia, Mo., bowling 11-2 to 15th-ranked Missouri (15-4) and then falling 4-3 in eight innings to Bradley (9-8 ).