Panthers Down `Runners to Close Tough Weekend

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The University of Pittsburgh, who is receiving votes in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association Top 25 rankings, downed the CSU Bakersfield wrestling team on Saturday night 32-4 to end a hard-fought weekend for the `Runners.

Russell Rohlfing earned the `Runners only victory of the night and continued his impressive weekend with a dominant 17-3 major victory over Dallas Bulsak. Bulsak held a slim 3-2 edge after the first period, but Rohlfing rode him for the entire second frame and the redshirt junior picked up a four-point nearfall to gain a 6-3 edge. Starting down to begin the third, Rohlfing earned his second reversal of the match and never relinquished control. He scored two more four-point nearfalls and earned a point for riding time.

CSUB will be back in action on Sunday for the Roadrunner Open. North Dakota State, Stanford, Oregon State, Fresno State will all be in action at the eighth annual event.

125 – Fenton (Pitt) dec. Hernandez-Figueroa (CSUB), 5-3; 3-0
133 - #20/14 Phillippi (Pitt) dec. #13/18 Nickell (CSUB), 7-4; 6-0
141 – Bentley (Pitt) major dec. Herrera (CSUB), 12-1; 10-0
149 – Rohlfing (CSUB) major dec. Bulsak (Pitt), 17-3 ; 10-4
157 – #14/10 Rahmani (Pitt) major dec. Gerl (CSUB), 18-9; 14-4
165 - #18/- Wentzel (Pitt) dec. Thalin (CSUB), 6-2; 17-4
174 – Harvey (Pitt) dec. Battisto (CSUB), 13-8; 20-4
184 - #17/16 Bonaccorsi (Pitt) major dec. Ducharme (CSUB), 15-5; 24-4
197 – Stout (Pitt) dec. Penyacsek (CSUB), 3-0; 27-4
285 – Thomas (Pitt) tech. fall Sieder (CSUB), 17-2; 32-4

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Russell Rohlfing: 141; 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Russell Rohlfing
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore
: 141