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'Dogs drop a hard-fought battle at Iowa State, 26-22
2/9/2018 7:00:00 PM | Wrestling
With the dual coming down to heavyweight, the Fresno State Bulldog wrestling team dropped a hard-fought Big 12 battle at Iowa State on Friday night at Hilton Coliseum, 26-22.
AMES, Iowa - With the dual coming down to heavyweight, the Fresno State Bulldog wrestling team dropped a hard-fought Big 12 battle at Iowa State on Friday night at Hilton Coliseum, 26-22.
"We fought tough tonight, but we can't get ourselves into position to give up bonus points with falls and technical falls if we want to win close duals," said head head coach Troy Steiner.
Much like their previous meeting this season at the Virginia Duals, this one led off at 125 pounds with a Sean Williams' victory as the redshirt senior picked up a 10-2 major decision win over Sinjin Briggs combining for four takedowns in the dual as Williams jumped out to a 7-1 lead after two periods and secured a late takedown in the third period to seal his third major decision of the season.
After freshman Trevor Williams was pinned at 133 pounds and fellow freshman Chris De Loza won by forfeit at 141 pounds, the match of the dual took place at 149 pounds between a pair of ranked wrestlers in the 'Dogs Khristian Olivas and the Cyclones' Jarrett Degen.Â
The redshirt sophomore Bulldog, ranked No. 20, raced out to a 12-5 lead after two periods using a pair of four-point near falls before Degen, ranked No. 19, used a nine-point third period to close the gap, but three escapes for Olivas in the third period gave him a narrow 15-14 win.
Iowa State responded with a 19-3 technical fall win at 157 pounds by Chase Straw over Greg Gaxiola and the Cyclones' increased their lead in the dual to 17-13 after the 'Dogs had to forfeit at 165 pounds.
Redshirt sophomore Dominic Kincaid narrowed the gap to 17-16 with a solid 7-4 win at 174 pounds over Danny Bush as the Clovis native jumped out to a 4-1 lead after two periods and sealed the win with a third period takedown.
A fall by the Cyclones' Dane Pestano at 184 pounds of Angel Solis with one second remaining in the match pushed the Iowa State lead to 23-16, but sophomore Josh Hokit responded at 197 pounds with a fall of his own over Joe Teague in 1:43 to make it 23-22 in favor of Iowa State as the dual came down to heavyweight.
Freshman AJ Nevills took a quick 3-1 lead over Marcus Harrington, but a takedown by Harrington tied the match at 3-3 before an escape by Nevills put the Bulldog up a point heading to the final period. With Harrington starting on bottom, he was able to escape to knot the match at 4-4 sending the match to overtime where the Cyclone would pick up a takedown for the 6-4 win handing the 'Dogs a four-point loss.
The 'Dogs close out the regular season at home with a Big 12 dual against No. 4 Oklahoma State (10-2; 6-0 B12) on Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Save Mart Center at 1 p.m. It will be Community Day as all members of youth wrestling teams or organizations get in to the match for FREE!
Fresno State (22) at Iowa State (26) Results
125 Sean Williams (FS) maj. dec. Sinjin Briggs (Iowa State), 10-2 | FS 4, ISU 0
133 Markus Simmons (Iowa State) wins by fall over Trevor Williams (FS), 6:07 | ISU 6, FS 4
141 Chris De Loza (FS) wins by forfeit | FS 10, ISU 6
149 No. 21/-/20/-/- Khristian Olivas (FS) dec. No. 20/19/-/-/24 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 15-14 | FS 13, ISU 6
157 Chase Straw (Iowa State) tech. fall Greg Gaxiola (FS), 19-3 (5:44) | FS 13, ISU 11
165 Skyler St. John (Iowa State) wins by forfeit | ISU 17, FS 13
174 Dominic Kincaid (FS) dec. Danny Bush (Iowa State), 7-4 | ISU 17, FS 16
184 Dane Pestano (Iowa State) wins by fall over Angel Solis (FS), 6:59 | ISU 23, FS 16
197 Josh Hokit (FS) wins by fall over Joe Teague (Iowa State), 1:43 | ISU 23, FS 22
HWT Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) dec. No. 28/-/-/-/- AJ Nevills (FS), 6-4 OT | ISU 26, FS 22
- Rankings listed in NCAA Coaches Panel, Intermat, FloWrestling, W.I.N & Trackwrestling
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"We fought tough tonight, but we can't get ourselves into position to give up bonus points with falls and technical falls if we want to win close duals," said head head coach Troy Steiner.
Much like their previous meeting this season at the Virginia Duals, this one led off at 125 pounds with a Sean Williams' victory as the redshirt senior picked up a 10-2 major decision win over Sinjin Briggs combining for four takedowns in the dual as Williams jumped out to a 7-1 lead after two periods and secured a late takedown in the third period to seal his third major decision of the season.
After freshman Trevor Williams was pinned at 133 pounds and fellow freshman Chris De Loza won by forfeit at 141 pounds, the match of the dual took place at 149 pounds between a pair of ranked wrestlers in the 'Dogs Khristian Olivas and the Cyclones' Jarrett Degen.Â
The redshirt sophomore Bulldog, ranked No. 20, raced out to a 12-5 lead after two periods using a pair of four-point near falls before Degen, ranked No. 19, used a nine-point third period to close the gap, but three escapes for Olivas in the third period gave him a narrow 15-14 win.
Iowa State responded with a 19-3 technical fall win at 157 pounds by Chase Straw over Greg Gaxiola and the Cyclones' increased their lead in the dual to 17-13 after the 'Dogs had to forfeit at 165 pounds.
Redshirt sophomore Dominic Kincaid narrowed the gap to 17-16 with a solid 7-4 win at 174 pounds over Danny Bush as the Clovis native jumped out to a 4-1 lead after two periods and sealed the win with a third period takedown.
A fall by the Cyclones' Dane Pestano at 184 pounds of Angel Solis with one second remaining in the match pushed the Iowa State lead to 23-16, but sophomore Josh Hokit responded at 197 pounds with a fall of his own over Joe Teague in 1:43 to make it 23-22 in favor of Iowa State as the dual came down to heavyweight.
Freshman AJ Nevills took a quick 3-1 lead over Marcus Harrington, but a takedown by Harrington tied the match at 3-3 before an escape by Nevills put the Bulldog up a point heading to the final period. With Harrington starting on bottom, he was able to escape to knot the match at 4-4 sending the match to overtime where the Cyclone would pick up a takedown for the 6-4 win handing the 'Dogs a four-point loss.
The 'Dogs close out the regular season at home with a Big 12 dual against No. 4 Oklahoma State (10-2; 6-0 B12) on Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Save Mart Center at 1 p.m. It will be Community Day as all members of youth wrestling teams or organizations get in to the match for FREE!
Fresno State (22) at Iowa State (26) Results
125 Sean Williams (FS) maj. dec. Sinjin Briggs (Iowa State), 10-2 | FS 4, ISU 0
133 Markus Simmons (Iowa State) wins by fall over Trevor Williams (FS), 6:07 | ISU 6, FS 4
141 Chris De Loza (FS) wins by forfeit | FS 10, ISU 6
149 No. 21/-/20/-/- Khristian Olivas (FS) dec. No. 20/19/-/-/24 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), 15-14 | FS 13, ISU 6
157 Chase Straw (Iowa State) tech. fall Greg Gaxiola (FS), 19-3 (5:44) | FS 13, ISU 11
165 Skyler St. John (Iowa State) wins by forfeit | ISU 17, FS 13
174 Dominic Kincaid (FS) dec. Danny Bush (Iowa State), 7-4 | ISU 17, FS 16
184 Dane Pestano (Iowa State) wins by fall over Angel Solis (FS), 6:59 | ISU 23, FS 16
197 Josh Hokit (FS) wins by fall over Joe Teague (Iowa State), 1:43 | ISU 23, FS 22
HWT Marcus Harrington (Iowa State) dec. No. 28/-/-/-/- AJ Nevills (FS), 6-4 OT | ISU 26, FS 22
- Rankings listed in NCAA Coaches Panel, Intermat, FloWrestling, W.I.N & Trackwrestling
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter: @Fresno StateWRES
Instagram:Â fresnostatewrestling
Facebook:Â FresnoStateAthletics
Snap Chat:Â FSAthletics
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