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Wrestling

CSUB Falls To No. 11 Wyoming

LARAMIE, WYO. – CSU Bakersfield wrestling team traveled to Wyoming to take on the No. 11th Wyoming team. Unfortunately, the Roadrunners could not keep up with the Pokes to add a road win and came up short, 28-9. Despite the `Runners taking a road loss, redshirt senior Matt Williams added another win to his current undefeated dual record (9-0) increasing his current overall season record to 20-5.
 
Starting from 165, Branson Ashworth (UW) took the lead quickly with a takedown, a 4-point nearfall and added three more points to end the first period 8-0 against redshirt sophomore Jacob Thalin (CSUB). The redshirt sophomore two escapes in the second period but Ashworth would get the first 5 point for Wyoming in a tech fall, 19-5.
 
At 174 Bryan Battisto fell behind Kyle Pope (UW) in the first period 8-4. Pope continued to gain points and win by tech fall 21-5 and the end of three periods.
 
Dominic Ducharme (184) took a first period lead with reversal and two takedowns, 6-4 against Chaz Polson (UW). Starting in the second and Ducharme was chosen to start on the bottom but proved to be the one to come out on top with an escape and a takedown in the second. Fortunately, Polson was not able to gain enough points in the third period and in the 184 bout Ducharme wins in a 13-6 decision to give CSUB its first three points.
 
At 197, redshirt senior Matt Williams fell behind Cody Vigoren(UW) 2-1 in the first period but tied the match up 3-3 in the second period. The redshirt senior was able to add an escape, a takedown and a point from stalling time to defeat Vigoren in an 8-3 decision.
 
In the heavyweight bout, Sam Eagan (UW) took a 5-0 advantage in the second period and added an escape to win in a decision 6-0 over Mark Penyacsek.
 
In the 125, Drake Foster (UW) took a big lead with a near fall and take down over redshirt senior Sergio Mendez in the first, 6-1. Foster added 8 points and started the second period, 12-1. Mendez added an escape, two takedowns and had a riding time of 1:54 over Foster in the third but Wyoming would get another major decision win, 16-7 in the 125 bout.   
 
At 133, Sean Nickell earned two escapes and end 2-4 in the first period against Montorie Bridges (UW). Nickell added a takedown and two more points but Bridges wins in a 7-4 decision.
 
In the 141 bout, Russell Rohlfing would fall behind 0-5 against Bryce Meredith (UW) in the first two periods and only gain 3 points with an escape and a takedown to fall to Meredith in a 7-3 decision.
 
At 149, Sam Turner (UW) starts out with a 4-0 advantage over Kalani Tonge in the first period and stays dominate in the next two minutes to win by a 17-0 tech fall.
 
Knowing Bakersfield needed some much points, redshirt senior Coleman Hammond (157) held strong to remain scoreless in the first five minutes against Dewey Krueger (UW). Hammond would get the only point in the match from an escape to win a 1-0 decision.
 
 
Results:
 
165: Branson Ashworth (UW) def. Jacob Thalin (CSUB), 19-2 (TF)
174: Kyle Pope (UW) def. Bryan Battisto (CSUB), 21-5 (TF)
184: Dom Ducharme (CSUB) def. Chaz Polson (UW), 13-6
197: Matt Williams (CSUB) def. Cody Vigoren (UW), 8-3
285: Hunter Mullins (UW) def.  Mark Penyacsek (CSUB), 6-0
125: Drake Foster (UW) def. Sergio Mendez (CSUB), 16-7 (MD)
133: Montorie Bridges (UW) def. Sean Nickell (CSUB), 7-4
141: Bryce Meredith (UW) def. Russell Rohlfing (CSUB), 7-3
149: Sam Turner (UW) def. Kalani Tonge (CSUB), 17-0 (TF)
157: Coleman Hammond (CSUB) def. Dewey Krueger (UW), 1-0
 
The `Runners will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 15. to take on Duke at 11 a.m. (MT) and Northern Colorado at 3 p.m. (MT) in Greenly Colorado. 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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