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CSUB Falls To Northwestern

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif – CSU Bakersfield men's wrestling team traveled to Cal Poly to take on the 4-0 Northwestern team. Unfortunately, the Roadrunners could not keep the Wildcats in the bag to end their undefeated dual season and came up short, 27-13. Despite the `Runners taking a road loss, redshirt senior Matt Williams added another win to his current undefeated dual record (8-0) increasing his current overall season record to 17-2. 

Starting from 125, Northwestern Sebastian Rivera took the lead quickly with a riding time of one minute, a reversal, a takedown and a nearfall to give him a 7-1 advantage over redshirt senior Sergio Mendez at the end of the first period. Mendez added 3 more points but Rivera won by tech fall, 19-4 to give Northwestern its first 5 points.
 
At 133, Sean Nickell gets a reversal early in the first period however, Colin Valdivez (NW) adds a reversal and a nearfall to win by a decision 7-2.
 
Russell Rohlfing (141) took a 3-0 advantage over Alexander McKenna(NW) at the end of the first period. The redshirt sophomore ended with a 3-0 decision to put CSUB on the board with 3 points.  
 
At 149, Ryan Deakin (NW) starts out with a 4-1 advantage over Kalani Tonge in the first period and stays dominate in the final four minutes to win by a major decision 12-3.
 
Looking to earn Bakersfield some much needed points, redshirt senior Coleman Hammond (157) took a 10-0 lead with a takedown and two near falls over Shayne Oster (NW) in the first period. Hammond added 3 more points to give him a major decision 13-0.
 
A take down from Michael Spekle (NW) would leave Jacob Thalin (165) down 1-0 in the first period and keep Spekle ahead throughout the match for a decision 8-3 over Bakersfield.
 
At 174, Northwestern Jonathan Sebastian takes a 4-0 advantage over Bryan Battisto in the second to win the match with a major decision 11-0.
 
Mitch Sliga (NW) took an early lead 6-0 and end the 184 bout with a major decision 16-4 over Dominic Ducharme.
 
Adding to his already undefeated dual matches, Matt Williams (197) pinned Zachary Chakonis at 5:20 to add 6 points for the CSUB.
 
In the heavyweight bout, Conan Jennings (NW) took a 9-0 advantage in the second period and added an escape, a takedown and a nearfall to give a major decision 13-0 over Mark Penyacsek
 
 
Results:
125: Sebastian Rivera (NW) def. Sergio Mendez (CSUB), 19-4 (TF)
133: Colin Valdivez (NW) def. Sean Nickell (CSUB), 7-2
141: Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) def. Alexander McKenna (NW), 3-0
149: Ryan Deakin (NW) def. Kalani Tonge (CSUB), 12-3 (MD)
157: Coleman Hammond (CSUB) def. Shayne Oster (NW), 13-0 (MD)
165: Michael Spekle (NW) def. Jacob Thalin (CSUB), 8-3
174: Johnny Sebastian (NW) def. Bryan Battisto (CSUB), 11-0 (MD)
184: Mitch Sliga (NW) def. Dom Ducharme (CSUB), 16-4 (MD)
197: Matt Williams (CSUB) def. Regis Durbin (NW), PIN 5:20
285: Conan Jennings (NW) def. Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 13-0 (MD)
 
The `Runners will wrap up the 2017 year at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, Dec. 15. Live Stats can be found on the CSUB's men's wrestling schedule.
 
~GoRunners.com~
 
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Players Mentioned

Bryan Battisto

Bryan Battisto

174/184
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Dominic Ducharme

Dominic Ducharme

184
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Coleman Hammond

Coleman Hammond

149
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Sergio Mendez

Sergio Mendez

125
5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
Sean Nickell

Sean Nickell

133
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Mark Penyacsek

Mark Penyacsek

184
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
Russell Rohlfing

Russell Rohlfing

141
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jacob Thalin

Jacob Thalin

157
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Kalani Tonge

Kalani Tonge

141/149
5' 5"
Sophomore
Matt Williams

Matt Williams

197
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Bryan Battisto

Bryan Battisto

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
174/184
Dominic Ducharme

Dominic Ducharme

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
184
Coleman Hammond

Coleman Hammond

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
149
Sergio Mendez

Sergio Mendez

5' 5"
Redshirt Senior
125
Sean Nickell

Sean Nickell

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
133
Mark Penyacsek

Mark Penyacsek

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
184
Russell Rohlfing

Russell Rohlfing

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
141
Jacob Thalin

Jacob Thalin

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
157
Kalani Tonge

Kalani Tonge

5' 5"
Sophomore
141/149
Matt Williams

Matt Williams

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
197
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