"A conference win, I will take it any day," said Manny Rivera, Head Coach of the `Runners. "We dominated in the matches we were favored in, we should have won in a couple of those toss ups. As a team, we are looking to keep getting better and the goal is to do great in post season"
The dual started at the heavyweight bout with CSUB Mark Penyascek getting an early takedown but Spencer Empey (CP) would return with a reversal to end the first period tied at 2-2. Empey goes on the next four minutes adding another reversal and a takedown to end the match in a 7-2 decision. Cal Poly takes the first three points of the night.
At 125, No. 27 Sergio Mendez and Yoshi Funakoshi (CP) end the first period scoreless. Just one minute into the second and Mendez start turning the match up a notch by adding a four point nearfall, a reversal and a late two-point near fall to take an 8-0 lead. Funakoshi tries to come back in the third but Mendez would end the match with a 11-0 major decision and get the `Runners on the board with four points.
No. 28 redshirt junior Sean Nickell (133), who was being recognized earlier in the evening for being the 2017 PAC 12 Champion, added an early take down to take a first period lead 2-1. The redshirt junior seals the night with an early reversal in the third and a late take down to win 5-1 against Tyler Schilling.
In the 141 bout, No. 31 Colton Schilling (CP) pins No. 25 Russell Rohlfing (CSUB).
At 149, Joshua Cortez (CP) takes the lead over Kalani Tonge (CSUB) in the first period with a takedown. Tonge tries to come back but only gets a late reversal at the end of the match and Cal Poly takes the lead at 12 points with an 8-2 decision.
With the `Runner down by five, redshirt senior Coleman Hammond (157) was not wasting any time and came out quick with two four point near falls and a takedown to end 10-0 just in the first period. Hammond ends the match 1:25 later with a 16-0 tech fall over Jett Moy (CP).
After taking three duals off due to injuries redshirt sophomore Lorenzo De La Riva (165) gets back to his `Runner ways and follows suit from his teammate to defeat Ryan Farina (CP) in a tech fall 18-2 in just the first period at 2:52.
Just to make the dual more exciting, in the 174 weight class Bryan Battisto gave Bakersfield a solid 22-12 lead with their third tech fall of the night defeating Killian Vendler (CP) 19-3.
At 184, Dominic Ducharme gets an early escape and a late takedown to end the first period 3-2. However, Cal Poly's Mathew Wilhem added a late take down in the second to end 5-3. Ducharme comes back with a two point reversal but Wilhelm answers right back with a reversal of his own and a takedown to lead 8-5. Wilhem gave Cal Poly three more points with a 9-5 decsion over Ducharme.
CSUB led 22-15 to start the last bout of the night with redshirt senior No. 14 Matt Williams (197) against No. 23 Tom Lane. Williams gets an early takedown and adds two reversal in the match but at 6:03 CSUB ends the night with a pin from none other than the redshirt senior himself. Williams is now 14-0 on the season for duals and now ties for 7th on CSUB's Career Records for the most pins with 30.
CSUB (5-9, 1-2 PAC-12) will travel to Cal Baptist on Feb. 9 before hosting its last dual of the season. The `Runners will conclude their final home dual with a senior night against Oregon State on Feb. 11 in the Icardo Center.
Results:
285: Spencer Empey (CP) def. Mark Penyacsek (CSUB) by decision, 7-3
125: Sergio Mendez (CSUB) def. Yoshi Funakoshi (CP) by major decision, 11-0
133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) def. Tyler Schilling (CP) by decision, 5-1
141: Colton Schilling (CP) def. Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) by pin (2:36)
149: Joshua Cortez (CP) def. Kalani Tonge (CSUB) by decision, 8-2
157: Coleman Hammond (CSUB) def. Jett Moy (CP) by tech fall, 16-0
165: Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB) def. Ryan Farina (CP) by tech fall, 18-2
174: Bryan Battisto (CSUB) def. Killian Vendler (Cal Poly) by tech fall, 19-3
184: Dom Ducharme (CSUB) def. Mathew Wilhelm (CP) by decision 9-5
197: Matt Williams (CSUB) def. Thomas Lane (CP) by pin (6:03)
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