Sundell, runner-up at the Midlands Championships, was in a 6-6 deadlock with Omar Gaitan of UC Davis in the second period before he put the Aggie on his back at the 4:30 mark. Sundell then faced ASU's Adam Hickey. Trailing 5-2 in the second period, Sundell reversed Hickey and then stuck him at the 3:44 mark. Sundell now leads the Cyclones with six pins on the season.
All-American Travis Paulson improved to 21-1 on the season after picking up an 8-2 decision over Frank Richmond of UC Davis. Paulson, ranked eighth at 165 pounds, then downed the Sun Devils' 10th-ranked Patrick Pitsch, 3-1, thanks to a takedown with 18 seconds left in the match.
In the 28-18 win over UC Davis, ISU's Ben Hanisch (125) recorded a 10-0 major decision over Marcos Orozco. Hanisch used two three-point nearfalls and a reversal in the second period to take control of Orozco. At 184 pounds, Backes held an 11-2 third-period lead over Tyler Bernacchi when Backes registered his second pin of the year at the 5:50 mark. Also picking up wins in the victory were Gallick and Jason Knipp (157).
In a battle of ranked teams, the Cyclones topped the host Sun Devils, 26-23. Gallick, ranked second, won by forfeit at 141 pounds. Aron Scott scored his second technical fall in two matches, a 22-6 win over Mark LeBeau in 5:58. With ISU ahead 20-7, David Bertolino (174) sealed the Iowa State victory by pinning Alex Pavlenko in 3:53. Bertolino's pin came from a defensive position, and pushed the team score to 26-7 with three matches remaining.
Next up for Iowa State is the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on Jan. 14-15. The event will be hosted by the University of Northern Iowa, and will be held at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Pairings for the two-day tournament will be announced Tuesday. Iowa State's first-round match will be at either 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. Saturday, with the second match to follow at either 1 p.m. or 3 p.m.
No. 7 Iowa State defeats UC Davis, 28-18
125 - Ben Hanisch (ISU) majors Marcos Orozco (UCD), 10-0
133 - Jesse Sundell (ISU) pins Omar Gaitan (UCD), 4:30
141 - #2 Nate Gallick (ISU) defeats #6 Derek Moore (UCD), injury at 2:02
149 - Jeff Bristol (UCD) dec. Aron Scott (ISU), 7-3
157 - Jason Kinpp (ISU) dec. Dustin Noack (UCD), 8-7
165 - #8 Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Frank Richmond (UCD), 8-2
174 - #14 Ken Cook (UCD) majors Grant Turner (ISU), 10-1
184 - #6 Kurt Backes (ISU) pins Tyler Bernacchi (UCD), 5:50
197 - Elliot Kelly (UCD) tech falls Joe Curran (ISU), 17-2
285 - Broc Maffia (UCD) wins by forfeit
No. 7 Iowa State defeats No. 19 Arizona State, 26-23 125 - #6 Jeremy Mendoza (ASU) dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU), 1-0 133 - Jesse Sundell (ISU) pins Adam Hickey (ASU), 3:44 141 - #2 Nate Gallick (ISU) wins by forfeit 149 - Aron Scott (ISU) techs Mark LeBeau (ASU), 21-6 at 5:48 157 - #7 Brian Stith (ASU) majors Jason Knipp (ISU), 12-1 165 - #8 Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. #10 Patrick Pitsch (ASU), 3-1 174 - David Bertolino (ISU) pins Alex Pavlenko (ASU), 3:53 184 - C.B. Dollaway (ASU) pins #6 Kurt Backes (ISU), 1:06 197 - #13 Ryan Bader (ASU) majors Joe Curran (ISU), 17-8 285 - #4 Cain Velasquez (ASU) wins by forfeit
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