The win marks head coach Zeke Jones’ first in his coaching career with the Sun Devils.
ASU started off strong, picking up five consecutive decisions to take a 15-0 advantage over the Mountaineers. At 141-pounds, junior Matt Kraus (1-0, 1-0 duals) started things off with a 5-4 decision over James Dekrone, while sophomore Oliver Pierce (4-1, 1-0 duals) topped Roman Perryman in a 4-3 decision at 157-pounds.
Redshirt senior Joel Smith (5-1, 1-0 duals) took the match at 165-pounds with a 9-5 decision over Timothy Wheeling, while junior Ray Waters (4-1, 1-0 duals) added an 8-4 decision over Ross Renzi at 174.
Redshirt junior No. 9 Blake Stauffer is now 6-0 on the year at 184 pounds, defeating Jakob Scheffel in a 4-0 decision. Also undefeated at 5-0 is sophomore Dalton Brady, who picked up ASU’s first bonus-point win in the dual slate with a 13-5 major decision over Cory Stainbrook.
Two Sun Devils were edged in matches that went down to the wire, first with redshirt senior Chace Eskam (5-1, 0-1 duals), who fell, 5-4, in the second tiebreaker to Anthony Vizcarrondo. Sophomore Mech Spraggins (4-3, 0-1 duals) fell in the first period of sudden victory, 3-1, to Mike Morales.
ASU is back in action on Saturday, facing No.3/4 Ohio State and Binghamton as part of the Journeymen Tussle in Albany, N.Y. The dual with Binghamton is set for Noon MT/2 p.m. ET, while the match against Ohio State will begin at 1:45 p.m. MT/3:45 p.m. ET. Fans with a subscription to Flowrestling will be able to follow the livestream of the duals.
Results:
149: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. James Dekrone (WVU): Dec, 5-4 (ASU 3, WVU 0)
157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) def. Roman Perryman (WVU): Dec 4-3 (ASU 6, WVU 0)
165: Joel Smith (ASU) def. Timothy Wheeling (WVU): Dec 9-5 (ASU 9, WVU 0)
174: Ray Waters (ASU) def. Ross Renzi (WVU): Dec 8-4 (ASU 12, WVU 0)
184: No. 9 Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Jakob Scheffel (WVU): Dec 4-0 (ASU 15, WVU 0)
197: Jake Smith (WVU) def. Wes Moore (ASU): Dec 6-1 (ASU 15, WVU 3)
HWT: Anthony Vizcarrondo (WVU) def. Chace Eskam (ASU): TB-2, 5-4 (ASU 15, WVU 6)
125: Zeke Moisey (WVU) def. Judson Preskitt (ASU): MD 12-2 (ASU 15, WVU 10)
133: Dalton Brady (ASU) def. Cory Stainbrook (WVU): MD 13-5 (ASU 19, WVU 10)
141: Mike Morales (WVU) def. Mech Spraggins (ASU): SV-1, 3-1 (ASU 19, WVU 13)
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