"Overall, the result first. Our hand was raised and that is good for the team," said head coach Zeke Jones. "We just can't quite seem to put a full dual meet together where we can get 10 wins. Until we do that, we have to keep plugging and have to keep working."
Starting at 133 pounds, the Roadrunners were able to capture the first two wins, taking a 7-0 lead before reigning Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week Josh Maruca earned a 23-9 major decision vs. Everett Pratt, accumulating over three minutes of riding time in the win.
Fellow Pennsylvanian Josh Shields followed with a second straight major as the Devils regained the lead, 8-7, a lead they would keep for the remainder. Just before halftime, Anthony Valencia earned a 9-5 decision at 165 pounds, with 2:35 riding time.
Following the break, Jacen Petersen moved down to 174 pounds for the second consecutive match, earning a 7-2 decision. At 184, No. 1 Zahid Valencia improved to 30-0 with his second straight pin, winning by fall in four of his last eight matches. Now with 21 bonus point victories this season, Z. Valencia moves to sixth on ASU's all-time single season list.
Jacob Sieder captured three points for the Roadrunners with a 11-10 decision at 197 before Tanner Hall earned six points on an injury default. Hall led, 6-5, 15 seconds into the second period when CSU Bakersfield's heavyweight, Alex Encarnacion-Stand, went down with a leg injury. CSUB ended with a tech fall victory at 125 pounds.
At halftime of the match, the four-member senior class was honored including Michael Oramas, Michael Nguyen, Ryan Nantuna, and Kaylon Sencio.
"The workload has been really high three of the last four weeks and we aren't going to let our foot off the gas pedal. We are going to have another good, hard week and then we will really taper them heading into Pac-12's."
The Sun Devils close the regular season at Boise State on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 4 pm MT before heading to Pac-12 championships in Palo Alto on Feb. 26.
Results:
133: Noah Blakley-Beanes Dec. Ted Rico, 7-4 (RT 1:41) (CSUB 3, ASU 0)
141: Russell Rohlfing Maj. Nikko Villarreal, 12-2 (RT 1:48) (CSUB 7, ASU 0)
149: #23 Josh Maruca Maj. Everett Pratt, 23-9 (RT 3:06)(CSUB 7, ASU 4)
157: #9 Josh Shields Maj. Jacob Thalin, 12-3 (RT 2:12) (ASU 8, CSUB 7)
165: #8 Anthony Valencia Dec. Lorenzo De La Riva, 9-5 (RT 2:35) (ASU 11, CSUB 7)
174: Jacen Petersen Dec. Matt Penyacsek, 7-2 (RT 1:32) (ASU 14, CSUB 7)
184: #1 Zahid Valencia Pins Bryan Battisto, 2:57 (ASU 20, CSUB 7)
197: Jacob Sieder Dec. Austyn Harris, 11-10 (RT 1:02) (ASU 20, CSUB 10)
HWT: #5 Tanner Hall Wins by Inj. Def. Alex Encarnacion-Stand (3:15)
125: Sean Nickell TF Josh Kramer, 17-2 (6:16) (ASU 26, CSUB 15)
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