The Grizzlies began the dual with pins by redshirt freshman Arsenia Barksdale (Norfolk, Va.) and Joey Deaguero (Commerce City, Colo.). It ended with forfeit wins at 197 pounds and heavyweight and was only close just after the intermission as junior Evan Copeland (Las Cruces, N.M.) held on for a 3-2 win at 165 pounds before James Reynolds (Monte Vista, Colo.) picked up an 8-3 decision at 174. Jared Deaguero (Commerce City, Colo.) wrapped up the evening with a 24-9 technical fall thrashing of a fading Ryan Whittington, wrestling for the first time this season.
Barksdale, the 125-pound champion at last week's Midwest Classic in Indianapolis, Ind., started the shutout by scoring 13 points in the first period of his match with Maverick freshman Jason Blasdel. Barksdale then scored a quick reversal in the second before improving to 12-3 with a fall just 31 seconds into the period. The victory was Barksdale's sixth straight.
Neither team had a 133-pound wrestler in the lineup sending the dual to 141 pounds, where Joey Deaguero got off to a quick 10-0 lead through two periods before pinning Mesa State's Jacob Masog just 23 seconds into the third stanza. Deaguero, ranked eighth in the nation, is now a team-best 21-8 with a team-high eight falls.
The Grizzlies continued to roll taking a 16-0 lead after redshirt freshman Noomis Jones (Arvada, Colo.) spotted Mesa State's Kirk Piatt an early takedown before coming back with 13 straight points and a more than 3-minute advantage in riding time en-route to a 14-2 major decision win over Piatt.
Mike Gallegos (Alamosa, Colo.), the reigning RMAC Wrestler of the Week, then scored three reversals and four near falls while blasting Mesa State's top-wrestler Taylor Torisk. Gallegos, ranked third in the nation at 157 pounds, led 9-0 after two periods before giving up just one reversal in the third period of his 18-2 technical fall win over Torisk, now 15-2. Gallegos, who defeated defending NCAA Division II National Champion Brad Becker of Wisconsin-Parkside last weekend, is now 12-1 on the season.
Leading 21-0 at the break, Copeland and the Grizzlies struggled just a bit in the 165-pound match as Copeland overcame a tough battle with Cole Johnson. Copeland led just 2-1 after one and extended that lead to 3-1 with a second period escape. Johnson closed the gap by getting out early in the third but could not get a late takedown as Copeland won his seventh straight match while improving to 18-7.
Reynolds then won his seventh match in his last eight tries as he defeated Andrew Lamminger. Reynolds, now 14-10, scored takedowns in each period allowing just three escapes to the Maverick freshman, who fell to 9-12.
Jared Deaguero was in trouble early with his match with Whittington giving up a quick takedown and near fall to the Maverick senior. However, Deaguero overcame a 4-3 first period deficit with two near falls of his own in the second period taking a 9-4 lead after five minutes. Whittington was then hit with three straight false start cautions at the start of the third, before Deaguero scored six takedowns and another penalty point against a totally-gassed Whittingon, who was barely able to get off the mat in the waning moments.
Deaguero ended that match 26 seconds early as the Grizzlies went up 32-0.
The dual ended quite anticlimactically as Casey Woodall (Morenci, Ariz.), ranked first in the nation at 197 pounds, and Jeff Schossow (Fort Morgan, Colo.) each picked up forfeit wins. Woodall, also a champion at the Midwest Classic, has won five straight matches and is 15-8. Schossow improved to 5-9.
The Grizzlies out-scored the Mavericks 89-19 throughout the dual and only gave up two takedowns throughout the night. The Grizzlies also racked up 14 near falls and six reversals while only giving up one of each. The dual-meet shutout was the first of Jason Ramstetter's coaching tenure, now in year No. 8. ASC's last shutout came on Jan. 30, 1994 against Truman State (Mo.). Ironically, the then ASC Indians, also won that match 44-0.
Ramstetter's squad will look for a ninth-straight dual win over Colorado Mines on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Orediggers will enter Plachy Hall with a 2-4 (0-1 RMAC) dual record. The Grizzlies must make weight for a third straight day on Saturday as they head to face New Mexico Highlands, which will entertain the Mavericks on Friday in Las Vegas, N.M.
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