The Titans defeated No. 23-ranked Lehigh, 27-18, and host ASU in a Pac-10 match, 30-14; but lost to American, 22-18, when heavyweight Wade Sauer was pinned by No. 6-ranked Adam LoPiccolo in 1:21. Fullerton is now 3-3 on the season and 1-2 in Pac-10 competition. Lehigh ends the day 8-5 while American is 4-5 and ASU is 2-6, 2-1.
All three meets began at 125 pounds and heavyweight Sauer twice had the decisive match. Fullerton was leading Lehigh, 21-18, going into the final bout when No. 20-ranked Sauer pinned No. 14-ranked Paul Weibel 1:06 into the second period.
Against Lehigh, Fullerton lost the three lightest weights and had only 3 points on Atkinson's decision at 149 after five bouts and trailed, 18-3. But the Titans won the five heaviest weights, going ahead when John Drake accepted a forfeit at 197.
Murphy, who recently was named national wrestler of the week at 184, pinned ASU's Greg Gifford in 3:19 and American's Anthony Fuschino in 1:25, the latter to break a 12-12 tie.
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