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Wrestling

Arizona State Downs `Runners in Tempe

TEMPE, Ariz. – The CSU Bakersfield wrestling team won four of the nine matches contested on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena, but couldn't overcome an early deficit as Arizona State beat the Roadrunners 24-12. 

Sean Nickell picked up his 21st win of the season to get the Roadrunners on the scoreboard after Brandon Courtney defeated Eddie Flores by major decision in the opening match.  Nickell ranked 22nd in the latest coaches' rankings knocked off Josiah Kline 8-2.  The redshirt senior produced two takedowns in the bout and didn't allow Kline to escape on either occasion. 

The Sun Devils won the next four matches and earned a forfeit at 174 pounds to build a commanding 24-3 lead.  Wyatt Gerl gave nationally-ranked Christian Pagdilao all he could handle at 157 pounds, but couldn't get the takedown he needed and was defeated 4-3.  Jacob Thalin also hung tough at 165 pounds and took down No. 4 Josh Shields in the first period before losing 11-3. 

The Roadrunners rebounded at the bigger weights as Dominic Ducharme, Mark Penyacsek and Jarrod Snyder all picked up decisions. 
Ducharme opened up a big 6-1 lead with a reversal to start the third period before hanging on for a 9-6 decision at 184 pounds.  The redshirt sophomore, who was ranked 29th by the coaches coming into today's dual earned his 20th win of the season.

Penyacsek snapped an eight-match losing streak with a tough 6-3 decision over Austyn Harris.  With Penyacsek leading 1-0 in the 197-pound bout, both wrestlers picked up reversals with Harris eventually escaping to make the score 3-3 at the end of the second period.  Starting on bottom in the third, the redshirt junior quickly escaped to take a 4-3 lead and added a takedown as time expired to complete the scoring. 

Using some late match magic, Snyder took down Brady Daniel with 20 seconds left in the sudden victory session to earn the 6-4 decision.  The match was tied 2-2 as they entered the third period.  Daniel escaped to take a 3-2 lead, but Snyder responded with his first takedown to claim a 4-3 advantage before allowing another escape. 

The victory allowed Snyder to complete a perfect run through the Pac-12 Conference.  Nickell and Ducharme also completed the Pac-12 dual season with 4-0 marks.  As a team, CSUB finishes the conference slate with a 2-2 record. 

The `Runners will be back on the mat next Saturday when they make the short trip to California Baptist for a 1:00 p.m. dual. 

125: Brandon Courtney (ASU) over Eddie Flores (CSUB) (MD 13-5)
133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) over Josiah Kline (ASU) (Dec 8-2)
141: Cory Crooks (ASU) over Carlos Herrera (CSUB) (MD 9-1)
149: Joshua Maruca (ASU) over Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) (Dec 5-2)
157: Christian Pagdilao (ASU) over Wyatt Gerl (CSUB) (Dec 5-3)
165: Joshua Shields (ASU) over Jacob Thalin (CSUB) (MD 11-3)
174: Andres Gandara (ASU) over (CSUB) (For.)
184: Dominic Ducharme (CSUB) over Jacen Petersen (ASU) (Dec 9-6)
197: Mark Penyacsek (CSUB) over Austyn Harris (ASU) (Dec 6-3)
285: Jarrod Snyder (CSUB) over Brady Gilliland-Daniel (ASU) (SV-1 6-4)

 
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Players Mentioned

Dominic Ducharme

Dominic Ducharme

184
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Carlos Herrera

Carlos Herrera

141
5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Sean Nickell

Sean Nickell

133
5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
Mark Penyacsek

Mark Penyacsek

197
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Russell Rohlfing

Russell Rohlfing

141
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
Jarrod Snyder

Jarrod Snyder

285
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jacob Thalin

Jacob Thalin

165
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
Eddie Flores

Eddie Flores

125
5' 4"
Freshman
Wyatt Gerl

Wyatt Gerl

157
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Dominic Ducharme

Dominic Ducharme

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
184
Carlos Herrera

Carlos Herrera

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
141
Sean Nickell

Sean Nickell

5' 7"
Redshirt Senior
133
Mark Penyacsek

Mark Penyacsek

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
197
Russell Rohlfing

Russell Rohlfing

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
141
Jarrod Snyder

Jarrod Snyder

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
285
Jacob Thalin

Jacob Thalin

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
165
Eddie Flores

Eddie Flores

5' 4"
Freshman
125
Wyatt Gerl

Wyatt Gerl

5' 9"
Junior
157
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