Fresno State Athletics
Tuesday, November 20
San Diego, CA
6:30 P.M. PT
Fresno State
15
vs
22
Stanford
Photo by: Keith Kountz/Fresno State
Bulldogs drop hard-fought battle to Stanford, 22-15 in the Battle on the Midway
11/20/2018 10:00:00 PM | Wrestling
Fresno State won four matches on Tuesday evening in the Battle on the Midway falling to Stanford, 22-15 aboard the USS Midway.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - With the dual meet score deadlocked at 15 apiece heading into the final two matches, Fresno State came up on the short end of the Battle on the Midway on Tuesday evening falling to Stanford, 22-15 aboard the USS Midway.
Fresno State (3-4) was paced by four Bulldogs picking up victories in the dual with redshirt freshman Jackson Hemauer and sophomore Chris Deloza picking up wins by decision while heavyweight AJ Nevills recorded a major decision and 133-pounder Gary Joint scored five points for the 'Dogs with his second technical fall of the season.
How It Happened
With the dual beginning at 174 pounds, the Bulldogs fell behind 3-0 early after Dominic Kincaid saw a 4-3 lead in the third period go away as Stanford's Rico Stormer used two takedowns, an escape and a riding time point in the final two minutes to top Kincaid, 9-5.
The 'Dogs got on the scoreboard with Hemauer's fourth decision of the season as the DeForest, Wis., native defeated Cardinal freshman Colbey Harlan, 8-2 nabbing three takedowns in the match to improve to 6-1 on the season.
Danny Salas saw his third straight dual meet start at 197 pounds as he fell to No. 8-ranked Nathan Traxler, 8-0. Nevills got the Bulldogs back on top one match later with a exciting 18-9 win over redshirt freshman Hayden Maley. The Clovis native built a 6-1 lead into a 9-4 advantage after two periods before scoring eight more points in the third period to ease to the major decision.
Stanford's Gabriel Townsell, ranked as high as 15th by FloWrestling, pinned the 'Dogs Robert Garcia IV in 0:55 to put the Cardinal ahead 12-7 at the intermission.
Joint tied the match at 12 apiece with a 15-0 technical fall of Anthony Le in 5:37 as the redshirt freshman recorded a two takedowns, a four-point nearfall and three two-point nearfalls for the shutout win.
Deloza put the Bulldogs up 15-12 with a 12-10 win over redshirt freshman Dalton Young as a late third period takedown from Young cut Deloza's lead to 10-9, but the Fresno native was able to escape and hang on for the two-point win.
It was all Stanford from there though as the Cardinal won the final three matches of the dual. Redshirt sophomore Requir Van Der Merwe topped the 'Dogs Khristian Olivas, ranked No. 14 by Trackwrestling, 9-6 at 149 pounds. Olivas led 4-2 after two periods before Van Der Merwe got a reversal to tie the match at four before a four-point nearfall gave Stanford the upset win.
Stanford took a 18-15 lead after 157 pounds as No. 8 Paul Fox from Stanford used a third period escape to top the 'Dogs Isaiah Hokit and the match was completed with a 12-1 major decision by Dominic Mandarino over the Bulldogs' Jacob Wright.
Quotes
Head Coach Troy Steiner
On tonight's Battle on the Midway.....
"It was a battle. We knew it was going to be a fight. Some guys came out and fought and others didn't get their offense going right away. We didn't make the adjustments we needed to make in the match to get the win."
On the atmosphere of the dual......
"It was an awesome environment. Thank you to everyone for their great hospitality and Left Coast Wrestling for putting on a great event again this year."
On Nevills' match at heavyweight....
"It was a fun match to watch with guys putting up points on the board and that is what you want to see."
Biggest takeaway from tonight....
"We were a little bit tentative in the match and we need to come out in every match and do that. Overall as a team, I don't want us to do that and when we step out there on the mat, we need to get to work."
Up next
The Bulldogs are back in action at the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas on Nov. 30 & Dec. 1.
Fresno State (15) vs. Stanford (22) Results
174: Rico Stormer (Stanford) dec. Dominic Kincaid (FS), 9-5 | STAN 3, FS 0
184: Jackson Hemauer (FS) dec. Colbey Harlan (Stanford), 8-2 | FS 3, STAN 3
197: No. 8/8/9 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) dec. Danny Salas (FS), 7-0 | STAN 6, FS 3
HWT: No. 17/19/17 AJ Nevills (FS) maj. dec. Haydn Maley (Stanford), 18-9 | FS 7, STAN 6
125: No. 15/20/22 Gabriel Townsell (Stanford) wins by fall over Robert Garcia IV (FS), 0:55 | STAN 12, FS 7
133: Gary Joint (FS) tech. fall Anthony Le (Stanford), 15-0 (5:37) | FS 12, STAN 12
141: Chris Deloza (FS) dec. Dalton Young (Stanford), 12-10 | FS 15, STAN 12
149: Requir van der Merwe (Stanford) dec. No. -/20/14 Khristian Olivas (FS), 9-6 | FS 15, STAN 15
157: No. 11/-/8 Paul Fox (Stanford) dec. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 3-2 | STAN 18, FS 15
165: Dominic Mandarino (Stanford) maj. dec. Jacob Wright (FS), 12-1 | STAN 22, FS 15
FloWrestling, Intermat & Trackwrestling rankings (as of Nov. 20, 2018)
Fresno State (3-4) was paced by four Bulldogs picking up victories in the dual with redshirt freshman Jackson Hemauer and sophomore Chris Deloza picking up wins by decision while heavyweight AJ Nevills recorded a major decision and 133-pounder Gary Joint scored five points for the 'Dogs with his second technical fall of the season.
How It Happened
With the dual beginning at 174 pounds, the Bulldogs fell behind 3-0 early after Dominic Kincaid saw a 4-3 lead in the third period go away as Stanford's Rico Stormer used two takedowns, an escape and a riding time point in the final two minutes to top Kincaid, 9-5.
The 'Dogs got on the scoreboard with Hemauer's fourth decision of the season as the DeForest, Wis., native defeated Cardinal freshman Colbey Harlan, 8-2 nabbing three takedowns in the match to improve to 6-1 on the season.
Danny Salas saw his third straight dual meet start at 197 pounds as he fell to No. 8-ranked Nathan Traxler, 8-0. Nevills got the Bulldogs back on top one match later with a exciting 18-9 win over redshirt freshman Hayden Maley. The Clovis native built a 6-1 lead into a 9-4 advantage after two periods before scoring eight more points in the third period to ease to the major decision.
Stanford's Gabriel Townsell, ranked as high as 15th by FloWrestling, pinned the 'Dogs Robert Garcia IV in 0:55 to put the Cardinal ahead 12-7 at the intermission.
Joint tied the match at 12 apiece with a 15-0 technical fall of Anthony Le in 5:37 as the redshirt freshman recorded a two takedowns, a four-point nearfall and three two-point nearfalls for the shutout win.
Deloza put the Bulldogs up 15-12 with a 12-10 win over redshirt freshman Dalton Young as a late third period takedown from Young cut Deloza's lead to 10-9, but the Fresno native was able to escape and hang on for the two-point win.
It was all Stanford from there though as the Cardinal won the final three matches of the dual. Redshirt sophomore Requir Van Der Merwe topped the 'Dogs Khristian Olivas, ranked No. 14 by Trackwrestling, 9-6 at 149 pounds. Olivas led 4-2 after two periods before Van Der Merwe got a reversal to tie the match at four before a four-point nearfall gave Stanford the upset win.
Stanford took a 18-15 lead after 157 pounds as No. 8 Paul Fox from Stanford used a third period escape to top the 'Dogs Isaiah Hokit and the match was completed with a 12-1 major decision by Dominic Mandarino over the Bulldogs' Jacob Wright.
Quotes
Head Coach Troy Steiner
On tonight's Battle on the Midway.....
"It was a battle. We knew it was going to be a fight. Some guys came out and fought and others didn't get their offense going right away. We didn't make the adjustments we needed to make in the match to get the win."
On the atmosphere of the dual......
"It was an awesome environment. Thank you to everyone for their great hospitality and Left Coast Wrestling for putting on a great event again this year."
On Nevills' match at heavyweight....
"It was a fun match to watch with guys putting up points on the board and that is what you want to see."
Biggest takeaway from tonight....
"We were a little bit tentative in the match and we need to come out in every match and do that. Overall as a team, I don't want us to do that and when we step out there on the mat, we need to get to work."
Up next
The Bulldogs are back in action at the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas on Nov. 30 & Dec. 1.
Fresno State (15) vs. Stanford (22) Results
174: Rico Stormer (Stanford) dec. Dominic Kincaid (FS), 9-5 | STAN 3, FS 0
184: Jackson Hemauer (FS) dec. Colbey Harlan (Stanford), 8-2 | FS 3, STAN 3
197: No. 8/8/9 Nathan Traxler (Stanford) dec. Danny Salas (FS), 7-0 | STAN 6, FS 3
HWT: No. 17/19/17 AJ Nevills (FS) maj. dec. Haydn Maley (Stanford), 18-9 | FS 7, STAN 6
125: No. 15/20/22 Gabriel Townsell (Stanford) wins by fall over Robert Garcia IV (FS), 0:55 | STAN 12, FS 7
133: Gary Joint (FS) tech. fall Anthony Le (Stanford), 15-0 (5:37) | FS 12, STAN 12
141: Chris Deloza (FS) dec. Dalton Young (Stanford), 12-10 | FS 15, STAN 12
149: Requir van der Merwe (Stanford) dec. No. -/20/14 Khristian Olivas (FS), 9-6 | FS 15, STAN 15
157: No. 11/-/8 Paul Fox (Stanford) dec. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 3-2 | STAN 18, FS 15
165: Dominic Mandarino (Stanford) maj. dec. Jacob Wright (FS), 12-1 | STAN 22, FS 15
FloWrestling, Intermat & Trackwrestling rankings (as of Nov. 20, 2018)
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