Recap: After a quick turnaround, @UNCBearsWrestle drops dual against Oregon St.

Sunday, January 28

Corvallis, OR

4 PM

University of Northern Colorado

Oregon State

Photo by: Dean Popejoy

1/28/2018 6:53:00 PM | Wrestling

Northern Colorado wins two matches, falls 34-10 to Beavers

By: Matthew Kushar, UNCBears.com

Corvallis, Ore.- Northern Colorado wrestling was unable to overcome the early deficit against Oregon State and lost the dual 34-10. The Beavers won the first five matches for a 22-0 lead that they would not overcome.

The Sunday afternoon dual started in the 125 lb weight class with Michael Johnson against Ronnie Rios. The first period did not go well for Johnson, as Rios scored two takedowns, a two-point near fall, and a four point near fall for a 10-1 lead. Johnson was not able to recover in the second period and Rios tallied another five takedowns to win 20-5 by technical fall at 4:51. Oregon State had a 5-0 lead out of the gate on UNC.

Rico Montoya faced off against Devan Turner in the 133 lb weight class. Montoya found himself in a 1-4 hole after the first period because of two takedowns from Turner. In the second period, Turner scored another takedown, but Montoya was able to stay alive in the match with a pair of escapes. Turner did not let up in the third period and added two more takedowns, along with riding time to defeat Montoya 12-4 by major decision. UNC found it self quickly down 9-0 against the Beavers.

Now in the 141 lb weight class, Benjamin Polkowske was on the mat for UNC against Jack Hathaway. The match did not go beyond the first period, as Hathaway pinned Polkowske at 2:21 and Oregon St.'s lead grew to 15-0.

Jimmy Fate went against Josh Reyes in the 149 lb weight class, trying to stop the Beavers momentum. Fate trailed Reyes 1-2 after the first period and was unable to get enough scoring in the second. Reyes added two more takedowns for a 6-3 lead over Fate heading to the final period. With another two takedowns and riding time, Reyes topped Fate 12-4 by decision. The Bears were down 19-0 after four matches.

Tyler Kinn battled Hunter Willits in the 157 lb weight class before the intermission. Willits had the 2-1 lead over Kinn after the first period and added an escape in the second to lead 3-1. Kinn managed to score an escape in the third period, but could not get anything else against Willits and he dropped the match 3-2 by decision. Oregon St was in control of the dual at the break with a 22-0 lead over UNC.

The dual resumed in the 165 lb weight class with Keilan Torres up against Rodney Williams. Torres started quickly against Williams with a takedown, a four-point near fall, and a two-point near fall to lead 8-0 after the first period. The second period saw Torres continue to score with an escape and a takedown on Williams for a 11-0 lead. As the second period winded down, Torres added two, two-point near falls to secure the 15-0 technical fall victory over Williams. UNC was on the board and now trailed 5-22.

Sethan Bogulski faced Myles Terry in the 174 lb weight class and Terry had a 2-1 lead over Bogulski after the first period. Terry built some separation in the second period with a reversal, a four-point near fall, and a takedown, although Bogulski stayed in the match with a takedown and an escape. Terry secured the match in the third with two takedowns and earned a 15-7 major decision victory. Oregon St. extended its lead to 26-5 over the Bears.

Dylan Gabel met Bob Coleman in the 184 lb weight class. Gabel dominated the first period by scoring an early takedown, followed by two, four-point near falls for a 10-1 advantage. Gabel did not let the match go any longer then the second period, scoring another takedown and a four-point near fall to win by technical fall, 17-1. UNC now trailed the Beavers 26-10.

Tanner Davis took the mat in the 197 lb weight class and faced Corey Griego. A takedown and a four-point near fall in the first period gave Griego a 6-0 lead over Davis. In the second period, Griego scored a takedown on Davis to extend his lead to 9-0. Griego would add one more takedown in the third period, along with riding time to defeat Davis 12-0 by major decision. Oregon St. was up on UNC 30-20 with one match left in the dual.

The final bout in the dual had Robert Winters Jr. facing Amar Dhesi in the heavyweight class. Dhesi held the 4-1 advantage over Winters in the first period with two takedowns. In the second period, Dhesi scored three takedowns on Winters. However, Winters responded with three escapes to stay competitive in the match. The third period was full of activity, with Dhesi scoring five takedowns and Winters scoring five escapes. Dhesi would pick up the 21-9 major decision victory to close out the dual for Oregon St.

Northern Colorado dropped the dual 34-10 and its record fell to 2-7 on the season with four duals left in the season before the Big 12 Championships.

In their words
"It's been a tough couple of weeks for our guys, as we have had home and away duals each of the past two weekends. Our guys have not responded well to it. We will need to get back home and tweak some things and see more effort from our guys moving towards the final stretch of the season. Keilan Torres and Dylan Gabel looked good today. I thought Robert Winters showed some good fight and surprised himself a little today." -Troy Nickerson, Head Coach

Next Up
Northern Colorado wrestling will be back in action against Big 12 foe West Virginia at Bank of Colorado Arena on Saturday, February 3rd at 7 P.M.