In the opening match of the night, Illinois took care of Appalachian State, 24-15. Dominic Olivieri got the Illini on the scoreboard with a 13-6 decision over Jacob Grigg in the 133-pound bout. The Mountaineers held a 12-3 lead after four weight classes, but the Orange and Blue took control over the next five matches.
Isaiah Martinez started a string of three consecutive major decisions of the Illini with a 19-6 win over Zach Strickland at 157 pounds. At 165 pounds, Jackson Morse followed the lead of Martinez, dropping Nick Kee by a score of 15-3. Zac Brunson's 9-1 victory over Forrest Przybysz at 174 pounds gave the Illini their first lead of the match at 15-12.
At 184 pounds, Nikko Reyes expanded the Illinois lead by pinning Nick Vetrell in 4:02. Jeff Koepke gave the Illinois its final win of the match, a 9-3 decision over Tyler Radford at 197 pounds.
Against CSU Bakersfield, the Illini again fell behind early, trailing 12-0 after the 141-pound match. Despite the early deficit, the Orange and Blue bounced back, taking the final seven bouts to win, 23-12.
At 149 pounds, Kyle Langenderfer righted the Illini ship, defeating Coleman Hammond, 6-2. Martinez made it two wins in two tries on the evening with a 31-13 technical fall victory over David Meza at 157 pounds. Morse made it three wins in a row for Illinois, defeating Spencer Hill, 10-7, at 165 pounds.
In the 174-pound bout, Zac Brunson notched the Orange and Blue's most impressive win of the evening, downing sixth-ranked Bryce Hammond, 3-1. Brunson's victory over Hammond, who was an All-American last season, gave Illinois its first lead of the match.
Reyes downed Sean Pollock, 9-3, at 184 pounds, and Koepke was victorious over Matt Williams, 4-1, at 197 pounds. Brooks Black closed out the evening for the Illini with an 8-2 win over Alex Encarnarcion-Strand in the heavyweight bout.
The Fighting Illini will be back in action tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. PT when they take on Grand Canyon at Lemoore High School.
#11 Illinois 24, Appalachian State 15?
125- Dominic Parisi wins by forfeit
133- Dominic Olivieri dec. Jacob Grigg, 13-6
141- Mike Longo dec. Logan Arlis, 10-8
149- Dylan Cottrell dec. Kyle Langenderfer, 4-2
157- #7 Isaiah Martinez maj. dec. Zack Strickland, 19-6
165- #13 Jackson Morse maj. dec. Nick Kee, 15-3
174- #20 Zac Brunson maj. dec. Forrest Przybysz, 9-1
184- #12 Nikko Reyes pinned Nick Vetell, 4:02
197- Jeff Koepke dec. Tyler Radford, 9-3?
Hwt- Denzel Dejournette def. Christopher Lopez, 5-2
#11 Illinois 23, CSU Bakersfield 12?
125- Sean Nickell wins by forfeit
133- Ian Nickell dec. Dominic Olivieri, 8-2
141- Timmy Box dec. Logan Arlis, 7-4
149- Kyle Langenderfer dec. Coleman Hammond, 6-2
157- #7 Isaiah Martinez maj. dec. David Meza, 31-13
165- #13 Jackson Morse dec. Spencer Hill, 10-7
174- #20 Zac Brunson dec. #6 Bryce Hammond, 4-1
184- #12 Nikko Reyes dec. Sean Pollock, 9-3
197- Jeff Koepke dec. Matt Williams, 4-1
Hwt- #18 Brooks Black def. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand, 8-2
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