With the win, ASU ends the regular season at 8-7 with a 3-2 mark in Pac-12 action, while Cal Poly fell to 3-15 with a 1-4 mark in league duals.
“We got out of the gate fast, so I thought that was good,” head coach Zeke Jones said. “Good to see some lightweight wins. Judson (Preskitt) staying tough and getting us a takedown. We were workman like in the middleweights. It was good to see a senior get in the lineup in Kevin Radford who has been plagued with injuries all year. A good strong finish as Chace (Eskam) went into overtime. Overall the effort was good and we are making some improvement. Wining is always good.”
Starting at 125 pounds, junior Ares Carpio started things off with a 12-5 decision over Yoshito Funakoshi, while redshirt freshman Judson Preskitt picked up his first dual win as a Sun Devil as he came back to defeat Victory Trujillo, 11-7, at 133 pounds.
“It has been a rough road for Judson,” Jones said. “One thing he has not wavered from is his effort and his determination. He knew it was just a matter of time and I think he is starting to swing that pendulum to the win side. He was determined to get a win and he fought for it. In that third period he had that extra push he needed to finish. It was great to see.”
Redshirt freshman Dalton Brady earned six points as Cal Poly’s Colton Schilling withdrew due to injury in the second period of the 141-pound bout, while redshirt freshman Christian Pagdilao grounded out a 2-0 decision over Blake Kastl at 149 pounds.
Before the break, redshirt freshman Oliver Pierce battled to tie Colt Shorts in regulation, and used the bonus point from riding time to win, 4-3 at 157 pounds.
ASU dropped its bouts at 165 and 174 pounds before redshirt junior Blake Stauffer shut out Nick Fiegener, 7-0 at 184 pounds, and extended his current win streak to 21 straight bouts.
The Sun Devils earned six more points as redshirt junior Josh DaSilveira pinned J.T. Goodwin in 5:46, for his eighth pin of the year.
At heavyweight, redshirt senior Chace Eskam closed out his home-match career with an overtime victory over Nicolas Johnson, managing to hold on to the top position for the final 30 seconds.
The Sun Devils started off the night by honoring their senior class: Chace Eskam (heavyweight), Kevin Radford (174 pounds), Hans Rasmusson (149 pounds), and Joel Smith (157 pounds). Kalin Goodsite (133 pounds), a senior from the 2013-14 class, was also honored.
Up next, the Sun Devils will return to Corvallis, Ore., on Sunday, March 1, for the 2015 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships. The championships bouts will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks.
Results:
125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Yoshito Funakoshi (CP): Dec 12-5 (ASU 3, CP 0)
133: Judson Preskitt (ASU) def. Victor Trujillo (CP): Dec 11-7 (ASU 6, CP 0)
141: Dalton Brady (ASU) def. Colton Schilling (CP): Inj FW (ASU 12, CP 0)
149: Christian Pagdilao (ASU) def. Blake Kastl (CP): Dec 2-0 (ASU 15, CP 0)
157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) def. Colt Shorts (CP): Dec 4-3 (ASU 18, CP 0)
165: Travis Berridge (CP) def. Jacen Petersen (ASU): Dec (ASU 18, CP 3)
174: Dominic Kastl (CP) def. Kevin Radford (ASU): Fall 6:46 (ASU 18, CP 9)
184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Nick Fiegener (CP): Dec 7-0 (ASU 21, CP 9)
197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) def. J.T. Goodwin (CP): Fall 5:46 (ASU 27, CP 9)
HWT: Chace Eskam (ASU) def. Nicolas Johnson (CP): TB-1 2-1 (ASU 30, CP 9)
More Quotes
Head Coach Zeke Jones
On the crowd:
“It was key. I think it gave us the juice to get that push. The crowd was great tonight. They helped us rally in some tough spots when we had a tough bouts. The 11th man got it done. The energy in the arena is always important and it helped get a couple wins.”?
On Chace Eskam’s performance:
“He just stayed in there and stayed in there and in true Chace Eskam fashion he held on for the win. He used good tactics and it was nice to see him get that ride out win.”
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