OSU Wrestling Narrowly Falls In Even
Matchup With No. 13 Wyoming
CORVALLIS,
Ore. –
The dual between No. 16 Oregon State and 13th-ranked Wyoming Sunday
was expected to be an equal matchup before the teams even stepped on the mat.
That
was exactly what the 1,086 fans in attendance at Gill Coliseum got. The teams
tied, 22-22, after 10 bouts but the Cowboys were declared the victors after
taking into account individual points, a tiebreaker.
Both
teams picked up two pins apiece – Pat Rollins and RJ Pena for OSU and
Zach Zehner and Joe LeBlanc for Wyoming – in addition to one major
decision. That left point differential, which Wyoming won, giving the Cowboys
the 23-22 decision.
OSU
held an 18-6 advantage after Pena pinned Dakota Friesth in 2:50 for the victory
at 157 pounds. The Cowboys, however, picked up the next 16 points to go up
22-18.
That
left the heavyweight bout featuring Clayton Jack and LJ Helbig. Jack won
handedly, 13-1, but needed a technical fall or pin to give the Beavers the win.
His four points put the Beavers on par with the Cowboys, necessitating the
tiebreaker.
Rollins
started the bout at 125 and picked up his 20th win of the season
with a pin of Michael Martinez in 3:37. That avenged an earlier loss for
Rollins to Martinez.
Wyoming
answered back when Zehner pinned James Roberts in 3:22 at 133 pounds.
That
was followed by the longest bout of the day. Mike Mangrum and Chase Smith went
to a second sudden victory at 141 pounds where Mangrum was victorious with a
takedown, giving him a 5-3 win.
Scott
Sakaguchi gave the Beavers their second consecutive win when he was a 6-0
winner over Brandon Richardson at 149 pounds. The win gave him a 25-5 record on
the year.
Sakaguchi’s
put OSU up, 12-6, before Pena’s pin. Pena’s victory was his 22nd
of the season; it was his 17th of the season, just two shy of tying
the OSU single-season record for a sophomore and it was also the 30th
of his career.
The
loss puts the Beavers at 5-2 this season while Wyoming improved to 2-2.
The
Beavers return to action Friday when hosting Northern Colorado in a 7 p.m. PT
dual at Gill Coliseum.
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more on Oregon State wrestling, make sure and follow the team’s official
Twitter page at twitter.com/osu_wrestling and osubeavers.com.
Results
No.
13 Wyoming 23, No. 16 Oregon State 22
125
– Pat Rollins pin Michael Martinez (WYO), 3:37. OSU 6, WYO 0
133
– Zach Zehner (WYO) pin James Roberts, 3:22. OSU 6, WYO 6
141
– Mike Mangrum decision Chase Smith (WYO), 5-3. (SV2), OSU 9, WYO 6
149
– Scott Sakaguchi decision Brandon Richardson (WYO), 6-0. OSU 12, WYO 6
157
– RJ Pena pin Dakota Friesth (WYO), 2:50. OSU 18, WYO 6
165
– Shane Onufer (WYO) decision Joe Latham, 8-1. OSU 18, WYO 9
174
– Patrick Martinez (WYO) decision Cody Weishoff, 8-4. OSU 18, WYO 12
184
– Joe LeBlanc (WYO) pin Ty Vinson, 3:37. OSU 18, WYO 18
197
– Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) major decision Taylor Meeks, 16-5. WYO 22, OSU
18
HWT
– Clayton Jack major decision LJ Helbig (WYO), 13-1. OSU 22, WYO 22
Wyoming
awarded one point as tiebreaker.
Attendance:
1,086
FOR
MORE INFORMATION, contact Hank Hager at (541) 737-7472.
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Hank
Hager
Assistant
Director, Athletic Communications
Oregon
State Athletics
Cell:
541-230-0611
Office:
541-737-7472
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