Three Pins Lift No. 3 Cowboys Over Cal Poly, 36-6
Courtesy: okstate.com
Release: 02/16/2008
STILLWATER, Okla. – Jake Dieffenbach, Clayton Foster and Jared Rosholt recorded falls that lifted No. 3 Oklahoma State to a 36-6 win over Cal Poly Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Brandon Mason added a 17-0 technical fall and Jack Jensen scored a 10-2 major decision that also figured prominently in the Cowboy victory.
On a day when Oklahoma State’s nine seniors were honored prior to the match, three-time All-American Coleman Scott claimed a 6-0 win over Boris Novachkov. The premier match of the day came at 141 pounds where top-ranked Chad Mendes of Cal Poly scored the decisive takedown with 10 seconds remaining to defeat No. 2 Nathan Morgan, 4-3.
The Cowboys return to action Thursday when they face No. 17 Oklahoma in Norman at 7 p.m.
No. 3 Oklahoma State 36, Cal Poly 6
125 pounds: No. 14 Tyler Shinn (OSU) dec. Micah Ferguson (CP); 3-1
133 pounds: No. 1 Coleman Scott (OSU) dec. Boris Novachkov (CP); 6-0
141 pounds: No. 1 Chad Mendes (CP) dec. No. 2 Nathan Morgan (OSU); 4-3
149 pounds: Ryan Freeman (OSU) dec. Eric Maldonado (CP); 7-1
157 pounds: No. 14 Chase Pami (CP) dec. Neil Erisman (OSU); 7-5
165 pounds: No. 5 Jake Dieffenbach (OSU) fall Ryan Williams (CP); 6:09
174 pounds: No. 8 Brandon Mason (OSU) tech. fall Mike Williams (CP); 17-0, 2:27
184 pounds: Jack Jensen (OSU) maj. dec. Ernie Varela (CP); 10-2
197 pounds: Clayton Foster (OSU) fall Arturo Basulto (CP); 4:08
285 pounds: No. 8 Jared Rosholt (OSU) fall Jim Powers (CP); 2:17
141 pounds: The most anticipated match of the night came when No. 2 Nathan Morgan faced No. 1 Chad Mendes and the match didn’t disappoint. After a scoreless first period, Mendes chose down to start the second and was cut loose immediately. Morgan then took Mendes to his back for a takedown, but wasn’t able to keep him there long enough for any near fall points. Mendes eventually escaped to tie the match at 2-2. In the third period, Morgan escaped with 1:43 remaining to take control of the match, but Mendes answered with a takedown with only 10 seconds remaining to steal a 4-3 decision.
157 pounds: Neil Erisman put up a strong fight against 14 Chase Pami, but came up on the short end of a 7-5 decision. A Pami takedown followed by an Erisman escape brought the score to 2-1 at the end of the first period. Pami had an escape and a takedown in the second period to build his lead to 5-1. In the final period, Erisman recorded an escape with 1:37 remaining and took Pami down with 1:05 left on the clock to cut Pami’s lead to 5-4. A Pami penalty with 49 seconds left tied the match at 5-5, but Pami had already built up a riding time advantage, so Erisman was forced to cut him loose with 47 ticks remaining with the hopes of scoring a late takedown to win the match. Sure enough, Erisman stormed in for a takedown that he nearly recorded before time expired, but Pami was saved by the clock and held on for the 7-5 victory.
