"I think we need some tougher matches, we haven't really had any of those yet. I think a lot of guys hit a wall and had to wrestle through it," began head coach Zalesky. "That's what you need to do because you are going to get into tough matches."
Oregon State went open at the 125-pound weight class, surrendering a 6-0 lead to start the match.
At 133, redshirt freshman Devan Turner won by major decision 12-0 over Victor Echeverria. He led 11-0 at the end of regulation, but got the riding time point by amassing nearly six minutes of riding time. Cutting the Patriots lead to 6-4.
No. 17 Hathaway recorded his second straight pin. At 141-pounds Hathaway pinned Trevor Mello in 2:30. Oregon State took the lead for the first time, 10-6, and never looked back.
At 149-pounds, sophomore Kurt Mode won by decision 10-5 over Matthew Raines. Mode improves to 2-0 on the season.
Freshman Hunter Willits continued his perfect start to the season with a 10-5 decision over Bryce Reddington. The Beavers held a 16-6 advantage following the win.
In the only dropped bout of the evening for Oregon State redshirt sophomore Billy Bigelow dropped a 6-4 decision to Creed Lumpp. Lumpp managed a takedown in the waning moments of the third period securing the win.
A major decision at 174-pounds by freshman Myles Terry pushed the Beavers lead to 20-9. Terry won 12-4 over Brendan May. That marks two freshman on the Oregon State lineup with 2-0 starts on the year.
Redshirt sophomore Seth McLeod had a defensive first few seconds of the match, but turned it around quickly with a 10-point first period, and led 10-0. McLeod went on to win by technical fall 16-1 over Levko Higgins.
Redshirt junior, and the 15th ranked 197-pounder, Corey Griego didn't surrender a point as he went on to a major decision over Philip Stolfi of George Mason. Greigo won 8-0 and gave the Beavers a 29-9 lead.
In the final bout of the night at heavyweight, redshirt senior Cody Crawford found himself down 4-1 after the first period. From there, Crawford only gave up one point and scored eight for a 9-5 decision over Matthew Voss.
Crawford used his experience and size to win. "It was experience," said Zalesky. "He had both of those takedowns in the first [period], but he turned the wrong way on both of them and that's something we have worked on.
"He got down 4-1, but he came back and won. He found a way to win."
"It was experience," said Zalesky. "It was his first match, and he had both of those take downs in the first, but he turned the wrong way on both of them. He got down 4-1 but he came back and won, he found a way to win."
The Beavers are back in action on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md.
"We'll have 15 guys at the Navy Classic," said Zalesky. "We'll have some extra guys there to get them some experience."
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Results:
125: Ibrahim Bunduka (Mason) by forfeit
133: Devan Turner (Oregon State) major decision Victor Echeverria (Mason), 12-0
141: Jack Hathaway (Oregon State) fall over Trevor Mello (Mason), 2:30
149: Kurt Mode (Oregon State) decision over Matthew Raines (Mason), 11-6
157: Hunter Willits (Oregon State) decision over Bryce Reddington, 10-5 (Mason)
165: Creed Lumpp (Mason) decision over Billy Bigelow (Oregon State), 6-4
174: Myles Terry (Oregon State) major decision over Brendan May (Mason), 12-4
184: Seth McLeod (Oregon State) technical fall over Levko Higgins (Mason), 16-1
197: Cory Griego (Oregon State) major decision over Philip Stolfi (Mason), 8-0
HWT: Cody Crawford (Oregon State) decision over Matthew Voss (Mason), 9-5
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