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    Fresno State picks up home win against Cal Poly

    Fresno, Calif. -- Fresh off a second-place finish at the All-California Tournament last weekend, the Bulldogs knocked off their first ranked opponent, defeating No. 20 Cal Poly in the North Gym on Tuesday. The Bulldogs won the first four matches on the night on the way to the 29-18 win, including a major decision at 141 pounds from Garrett Spooner.

    Fresno State started off quickly, taking a quick lead after Cory Borges won a 15-8 decision over John Hanks in a fast-paced match and Sean Carlson accepted a forfeit at 133 pounds to make it a 9-0 match. One more forfeit and Garrett Spooner's 13-5 major decision over Blake Gaughran at 141 pounds spotted the Bulldogs an early 19-0 lead. Cal Poly pulled it back somewhat, as T.J. Ferguson defeated Dustin Rocha wrestling up at 157 pounds in a major decision, and Fresno State gave back the forfeits to let the Mustangs pull within three at 19-16.

    Greg Gifford closed the door in what was the match of the night, as Yuri Kalika and Gifford were unable to score in the first period, and Gifford, after a quick escape to take a 1-0 lead, couldn't pull Kalika back onto the mat after a taking a single-leg to get an extra score in the second. A third-period escape by Kalika evened the match, but Gifford finally closed out the match with a takedown with one second on the clock to avoid overtime and get the win. The next match did go to overtime, with Cal Poly's Chris Angle getting a takedown to win the match. The night closed with a heavyweight forfeit accepted by Fresno State's Cody Parker.

    The Bulldogs travel to Arizona State this weekend before closing out dual season next week with two matches at home in the North Gym. The Bulldogs start with a 7 p.m. dual on Wednesday night against Stanford, before closing out the season on Senior Night at 7 p.m. against UC Davis.

    Fresno State 28, No. 20 Cal Poly 19

    125 - Cory Borges (FS) dec. John Hanks (CP), 15-8
    133 - Sean Carlson (FS) accepted forfeit
    141 - Garrett Spooner (FS) m.d. Blake Gaughran (CP), 13-5
    149 - Darrell Goodpaster (FS) accepted forfeit
    157 - T.J. Ferguson (CP) m.d. Dustin Rocha (FS), 12-0
    165 - Evan Barbre (CP) accepted forfeit
    174 - Sean Thayer (CP) accepted forfeit
    184 - Greg Gifford (FS) dec. Yuri Kalika (CP), 3-1
    197 - Chris Angle (CP) dec. Miguel Rodriguez (FS), 7-5 (OT)
    HWT - Cody Parker (FS) accepted forfeit
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