FULLERTON, Calif. ? The CSUB wrestling team took a 9-0 deficit to Cal State Fullerton after two matches and was never able to recover in a 21-13 Pac-10 loss Sunday. The Roadrunners later bounced back for a 21-12 non-conference win over Menlo College, moving to 8-3 overall and 5-3 in league action.
Todd Noel opened action with a 9-6 decision over CSUB's Jason Points and No. 11 nationally-ranked Ian Murphy pinned Troy Goodban at 184 to give the Titans the early lead.
Riley Orozco, wrestling up a division at 197, claimed a 3-1 decision over John Drake to cut the deficit to 9-3, and after a CSUB loss in the the heavyweight match, Brandon Zoetewey's 11-3 decision over Andre Gonzalez brought the score to 12-6 in favor of CSUF. But the 'Runners won just two more matches in the dual ? Elijah Nacita's 7-2 decision victory at 141 and Daniel Atondo's 13-5 major decision at 165.
In the second dual, CSUB got off to a strong start with wins by Trevor Hall (174), Points (184) and Garth Wara (197) to go up 12-0. Menlo's Jesse Ruiz broke the streak with a 6-3 decision over Ryan Bergman in the heavyweight match, but Zoetewey, Jeremy Doyle and Daniel Alejandro all won by decision to push the 'Runners' advantage to nine points.
Doyle's 6-0 decision over Menlo's Jarell Price was his 30th of the season while Nacita has now won 13 consecutive matches.
CSUB closes out its regular-season in the Icardo Center on Feb. 10, hosting Pac-10 rival Cal Poly at 5 p.m. The 'Runners will then break from competition until the Pac-10 Championships in Eugene, Ore., on Mar 2-3.
Cal State Fullerton 21, Cal State Bakersfield 13
174 - Todd Noel (CSF) dec. Jason Points, 9-6
184 - Ian Murphy (CSF) pinned Troy Goodban, 1:09
197 - Riley Orozco (CSUB) dec. John Drake, 3-1
285 - Wade Sauer (CSF) dec. Ryan Bergman, 10-4
125 - Brandon Zoetewey (CSUB) dec. Andre Gonzalez, 11-3
133 - T. J. Dillashaw (CSF) dec. Thomas Kimbrell, 10-3
141 - Elijah Nacita (CSUB) dec. Adin Duenas, 7-2
149 - Morgan Atkinson (CSF) dec. Jeremy Doyle, 13-8
157 - Devin Velasquez (CSF) dec. Daniel Alejandro, 8-5
165 - Daniel Atondo (CSUB) maj. dec. Teddy Bristol, 13-5
Cal State Bakersfield 21, Menlo College 12
174 - Trevor Hall (CSUB) dec. Sean Weeks, 7-0
184 - Jason Point (CSUB) dec. Mike Jeffery, 9-7
197 - Garth Wara (CSUB) pinned Gary Nelson, 3:33
285 - Jesse Ruiz (M) dec. Ryan Bergman, 6-3
125 - Brandon Zoetewey (CSUB) dec. Eric Garcia, 4-0
133 - Rudy Justo (M) dec. Thomas Kimbrell, 7-6
141 - Cody Gibson (M) dec. John Cardenas, 4-2
149 - Jeremy Doyle (CSUB) dec. Jarell Price, 6-0
157 - Daniel Alejandro (CSUB) dec. Lee Morrison, 12-6
165 - Robert Davis (M) dec. Daniel Atondo, 8-6
