"Our guys are wrestling well," said head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson. "Especially when they are on the attack and that is what we are preaching. We are still not yet where we need to be, but for the most part we didn't seem hurt by the layoff."
Tonight's shut out over Oregon State marks the third time this season that the Cyclones have held an opponent scoreless. The 40-point margin of victory is the largest Iowa State has recorded against OSU. ISU now leads the all-time series against the Beavers 11-1.
Sanderson picked up his third pin of his sophomore season by sticking Dan Brascetta in a quick 1:48 at 157 pounds. He notched a takedown at the 2:13 mark in the first period and followed with a three-point nearfall before getting the pin. Ranked sixth nationally, Sanderson improves to 24-3 on the year and his 24 wins currently leads the Cyclone squad.
Registering the second pin of the dual was Bertolino at 197 pounds, with a 2:19 fall of Kyle Bressler. It only took the Mount Pleasant, Ohio, native 11 seconds to take down Bressler and was able to roll his shoulders to the mat to earn his third pin in his senior campaign. Currently the nations 12th-ranked grappler at 197 pounds, Bertolino pushes his mark to 18-9.
Fanthorpe, ranked seventh nationally at 133 pounds, used eleven takedowns and a two-point nearfall en-route to a 26-10 (5:46) technical fall of Clifton Ivanoff. In the first period Fanthorpe took down Ivanoff five times and was awarded backpoints for a 12-4 advantage. He then scored a trio of takedowns in the second and third periods, respectively. The sophomore hailing from Naperville, Ill., holds a 23-4 record and has four technical falls on the season.
"The coaches have a plan and we are following it," Fanthorpe said. "We had a little time off [after the Oklahoma State dual] and started to pick it up again later this week."
At 141 pounds, Mueller scored a 13-5 major decision over Kyle Larson, recording his fifth victory by major decision in his sophomore season. Mueller extends his winning streak to four matches and improves his record to 19-8.
Top-ranked Jake Varner used a first period takedown and three-point nearfall, along with a takedown in the second stanza to cruise to a 12-0 blanking of Ben Harris at 184 pounds. The sophomore All-American is 20-0 and has four major decisions.
Iowa State will travel to Tempe, Ariz., for its last road dual of the season, against Arizona State (9-5) at 3 p.m. CDT Sunday. Live stats will be available on cyclones.com. ISU returns to Hilton Coliseum Feb. 17 to face Big 12 opponent, Missouri, at 2 p.m.
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