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    CSU Bakersfield comes from behind to defeat Cal Baptist

    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- CSU Bakersfield came from behind to defeat California Baptist 29-12 in the 2016-17 wrestling season opener for the Roadrunners Saturday night.

    The dual began at 174 pounds where Nolan Kistler put California Baptist into the lead with 4-2 decision over Matt Penyacsek. Nick Fiegener, ranked fifth in the preseason Division II poll at 184 pounds, defeated Dylan Bollinger by major decision, 16-3.

    Matt Williams got the ‘Runners on the board with a 5-3 victory at 197 pounds against CBU's Jake Waste. Paul Head extended the California Baptist advantage with a tech fall in the heavyweight bout against Alex Encarnarcion-Strand. Sean Nickell was awarded a forfeit at 125 pounds to cut the Lancers' lead to 12-9.

    Carlos Herrera's four-point near fall with 22 seconds remaining in the third period gave the Roadrunner true sophomore a 9-5 victory over Armond Molina at 133 pounds. The result tied the dual at 12. Russell Rohlfing gave the Roadrunners their first lead of the night when he earned a 17-7 decision over Anthony Racobaldo in the 141-pound bout.

    No. 18 Coleman Hammond extended the CSUB lead when he pinned Daxton Gordon with 20 seconds to go in the first period of the 149-pound match. Sean O'Rourke clinched the dual for CSUB with a 6-2 victory at 157 pounds. In the final bout of the night, Lorenzo De La Riva defeated Dominic Kincaid 17-9.

    “I thought we had a good effort, but we had some slow starts,” said CSUB head coach Manny Rivera. “Guys fought back to get some wins and even they didn't win, they fought back to get some points back and that's a good sign. It's a matter of getting off to a stronger start.”

    CSUB returns to dual action next Friday night with a tri-dual against No. 12 Rutgers and San Francisco State. The tri-dual begins at 4 p.m. when CSUB faces the Gators. San Francisco State wrestles Rutgers at 5:45 p.m. before the night concludes with the Roadrunners facing the Scarlet Knights at 7:30 p.m.

    Results:
    174 Nolan Kistler (CBU) def. Matt Penyacsek, 4-2
    184 Nick Fiegener (CBU) def. Dylan Bollinger,16-3
    197 Matt Williams (CSUB) def. Jake Waste, 5-3
    285 Paul Head (CBU) def. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand by TF at 7:00 (17-2)
    125 Sean Nickell (CSUB) wins by forfeit
    133 Carlos Herrera (CSUB) def. Armond Molina, 9-5
    141 Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) def. Anthony Racobaldo, 17-7
    149 Coleman Hammond (CSUB) pins Daxton Gordon, at 2:40
    157 Sean O'Rourke (CSUB) def. Kurt Becker, 6-2
    165 Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB) def. Dominic Kincaid, 17-9

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