"It was a good performance for our team," said Manny Rivera, head coach of CSUB's wrestling team. "I believe this was the best collective outing from all 10 guys thus far. It was a great environment to compete in, the fan support really showed up in Fresno. It was a great day for California wrestling to be able to reignite this rivalry."
Starting from 157, Coleman Hammond took a 3-0 advantage over Greg Gaxiola in the beginning of the third period. An escape and a takedown helped the redshirt senior build a lead and a rising time gave him a 4-1 decision. CSUB started lead with 3 points.
At 165, Lorenzo De La Riva found himself down to Isaiah Hokit early, but a reversal and a take down in the second period gave him the lead 4-2. The redshirt sophomore ended with a major decision 13-2.
Bryan Battisto (174) gained a 3-2 lead early in the third period and added a point with a riding time of 1:06 to give him a 4-2 decision against Dominic Kincaid (FS).
Coming out ready to rumble, Dominic Ducharme (184) pinned Angel Solis (FS) in the first period at 1:14 to earn six points for the `Runners.
At 197, Matt Williams took an early lead 3-0 but Richie Brandt (FS) tied the match at 3-3 to end the first period. Williams took over in the third period to end with a 7-3 decision.
In the heavyweight bout, AJ Nevills (FS) took an early lead with a takedown in the first period and add two more in the last 4 minutes. He went on to earn a 7-1 decision and gave Fresno State its first three points of the night against Mark Penyacsek (CSUB).
Two first-period takedowns from Sean Williams (FS) would leave Sergio Mendez (125) down 4-1 but Mendez surged in the final four minutes to give Bakersfield another three points with a decision of 10-4.
Adding to his team's big lead, Sean Nickell (133) did not waste any time and added five points with a 15-0 Techfall at 5:12 against Trevor Williams (FS).
At 141, Chris Deloza (FS) got two early takedowns but Russell Rolfing took the advantage in first period 5-4. He would add 5 points to end in a 10-5 decision and give Bakersfield another 3 points.
Khristian Olivas (FS) took an early lead with a takedown 2-1 in the first period and end the match in the 149 bout with a major decision 10-1 against Kalani Tonge (CSUB).
The `Runners (3-4) will face off against Northwestern in San Luis Obispo, Calif. next week on Friday, Dec. 15.
Results:
157: Coleman Hammond (CSUB) def. Greg Gaxiola (FS), 4-1
165: Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB) def. Isaiah Hokit (FS), 13-2 (MD)
174: Bryan Battisto (CSUB) def. Dominic Kincaid (FS), 4-2
184: Dom Ducharme (CSUB) def. Angel Solis (FS), PIN (1:14)
197: Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) def. Richie Brandt (FS), 7-3
285: AJ Nevills (FS) def. Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 7-1
125: Sergio Mendez (CSUB) def. Sean Williams (FS), 10-4
133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) def. Trevor Williams (FS), 15-0 (TF 5:12)
141: Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) def. Chris Deloza (FS), 10-5
149: Khristian Olivas (FS) def. Kalani Tonge (CSUB), 11-1
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