Cal Poly completed the dual meet portion of its 2009-10 schedule with an 8-4 overall mark and 5-2 in Pac-10 duals. UC Davis fell to 3-11 and 1-5 with another Pac-10 dual Saturday night at Cal State Bakersfield.
Ferguson earned a 9-4 decision over Aggie 125-pounder Chris Armendariz in the opening bout of the dual meet. Novachkov’s pin over Bryan Osuna in 1 minute, 24 seconds, gave Cal Poly a 9-3 advantage and Pami posted a 13-2 major decision over Trevor Machado at 157 to stake the Mustangs to a 19-3 advantage.
Novachkov, ranked fifth in the nation at 141, improved to 21-5 on the year while Pami, ranked No. 11, now sports a 23-5 mark.
After intermission to acknowledge Cal Poly’s five seniors -- Ferguson, Pami, David Christian, Eric Maldonado and Brandyn Tepper -- the Mustangs won four more bouts to pull away.
Steven Vasquez and Kelan Bragg earned victories by decision, Ryan DesRoches won by major decision and Ryan Smith scored a technical fall for Cal Poly.
Vasquez scored a takedown late in the second period, the difference in a 3-1 decision over Joey Wilson at 165 pounds.
DesRoches, ranked 19th this week, recorded eight takedowns for a 16-8 lead, then secured a two-point near fall and nearly four minutes of riding time en route to a 19-8 major decision over Alex Darkhovsky at 174. DesRoches is now 31-7 on the year.
Bragg scored a takedown, two reversals and a three-point near fall on his way to a 9-5 decision over Rory McBride at 184 and Smith notched nine takedowns, a three-point near fall and two penalty points for a 23-8 technical fall against Abe Otrambo at 197.
Cal Poly’s other victory was recorded by 149-pounder Nick Fisher. Shortly after scoring a reversal late in the second period to cut his deficit against Barrett Abel to 6-3, Abel injured his neck and was knocked unconscious briefly. Because he lost consciousness, Abel, ranked 15th in the nation in his weight class, needed a doctor’s consent to continue and was forced to default the match.
UC Davis heavyweight Ricky Alcala, ranked 16th at 285 pounds, posted a 14-5 major decision against Cal Poly’s Jim Powers in the final bout.
In the only matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 15 Brandon Low of UC Davis earned a 6-3 decision over No. 8 Boris Novachkov, snapping a 3-3 tie with a takedown late in the third period and riding time. Low is 6-1 for the season while Novachkov fell to 21-3.
Cal Poly will compete in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships on Feb. 26-27 at UC Davis.
Results:
125 — Micah Ferguson, Sr. (CP) (7-16) dec. Chris Armendariz, Soph. (UCD) (1-9), 9-4
133 — No. 15 Brandon Low, Jr. (UCD) (6-1) dec No. 8 Boris Novachkov, Soph. (CP) (21-3), 6-3
141 — No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (21-5) fall Bryan Osuna, Sr. (UCD) (1-5), 1:24
149 — Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (15-5) injury default No. 15 Barrett Abel, Jr. (UCD) (18-7), 4:40
157 — No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (23-5) maj. dec. Trevor Machado, RFr. (UCD) (14-12), 13-2
165 — Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (16-11) dec. Joey Wilson, Soph. (UCD) (17-13), 3-1
174 — Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (31-7) maj. dec. Alex Darkhovsky, Sr. (UCD) (1-11), 19-8
184 — Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (8-11) dec. Rory McBride, Soph. (UCD) (11-13), 9-5
197 — Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (17-10) tech. fall Abe Otrambo, Jr. (UCD) (0-3), 23-8 (5:27)
285 — No. 16 Ricky Alcala, Jr. (UCD) (18-5) maj. dec. Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (13-17), 14-5
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