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    CSU Bakersfield defeats Stanford in Pac-12 opener

    PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Wrestling in front of a national audience on the Pac-12 Network, CSU Bakersfield (4-2) defeated Stanford (2-2) 22-16 in the conference opener for both schools.

    The dual began at 125 pounds where Sergio Mendez rallied from a four-point first period deficit to defeat Brian Rossi 14-8. Mason Pengilly tied the dual for the Cardinal when he defeated Carlos Herrera at 133.

    Ian Nickell picked up a technical fall when he defeated Eric Kramer 19-0 in the 141-pound bout. Coleman Hammond pushed the CSUB advantage to 12-3 when he earned a major decision, 12-3, against Paul Fox. AJ Fierro provided the Roadrunners a 15-3 lead heading into halftime when he posted an 8-3 victory over Tommy Pawelski.

    No. 5 Jim Wilson scored nine of his 10 points in the third period as Stanford broke the CSUB winning streak 10-1 over Adam Fierro at 165. Keaton Subjeck took an early 6-1 lead against No. 7 Bryce Hammond. Hammond rallied with a two-point reversal at the end of regulation to send the match to overtime before he took Subjeck down with less than 30 seconds to go in overtime for a 10-8 victory.

    Zach Nevills defeated Dylan Bollinger 7-0 in the 184-pound bout. No. 6 Reuben Franklin clinched the dual with his seventh major decision of the year, 11-2, against Boomer Fleming. No. 18 Nathan Butler pinned Matt Williams with six seconds remaining in the heavyweight bout to make it the final 22-16.

    The CSUB victory was the first for the Roadrunners in Palo Alto since Jan. 16, 2004 (21-18). The Roadrunners now lead the all-time series 27-10, winning for the second time in the past seven years against the Cardinal.

    The Roadrunners are at the Reno Tournament of Champions Sunday. The meet will run all day. The next home CSUB dual is Jan. 8 when the Roadrunners host Cal Poly in a Pac-12 dual Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Vallitix.com.

    Results:
    125 Sergio Mendez (CSUB) def. Brian Rossi, 14-8
    133 Mason Pengilly (STAN) def. Carlos Herrera, 9-3
    141 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Eric Kramer via tech fall (19-0) at 5:37
    149 Coleman Hammond (CSUB) def. Paul Fox, 12-3
    157 AJ Fierro (CSUB) def. Tommy Pawelski, 8-3
    165 No. 5 Jim Wilson (STAN) def. Adam Fierro, 10-1
    174 No. 7 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) def. Keaton Subjeck, 10-8 (SV)
    184 Zach Nevills (STAN) def. Dylan Bollinger, 7-0
    197 No. 6 Reuben Franklin (CSUB) def. Boomer Fleming (STAN), 11-2
    285 No. 18 Nathan Butler (STAN) pinned Matt Williams (CSUB) at 6:54

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