Arizona State falls to 5-6 overall and 3-2 in Pac-10 duals. Stanford has now won three consecutive matches, including two against Pac-10 competition.
Junior Tyler Parker (2-2) highlighted the night with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory at 149 pounds. Parker scored a takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the bout at three, then recorded an escape in the tiebreaker to claim what proved to be a pivotal victory.
It was Stanford's only senior, Luke Feist (18-10), who came through under pressure for Stanford, however. With Stanford down 19-17 heading into the final bout, the Cardinal 197-pounder earned a 5-0 decision to secure the team win.
The night began at heavyweight, where Stanford was forced to forfeit and thus start the dual at a 6-0 disadvantage. At 125 pounds, the hole only got deeper when sophomore Austin Quarles (3-6) was pinned by 12th-ranked Anthony Robles.
Now down 12-0, sophomore Porfirio Madrigal (15-8) stepped up and put Stanford on the board. Madrigal bested David Prado at 133 pounds with a 5-1 decision to nab his 15th win of the year.
At 141 pounds, sophomore Cameron Teitelman (12-15) lost by major decision to the Sun Devils' other ranked wrestler, No. 6 Chris Drouin. After Teitelman's loss, Arizona State took its largest lead of the night, 16-3.
The Stanford comeback was about to begin, however. Parker began the rally with his takedown with time winding down in regulation. His exciting overtime win over Vincente Varela then spurred a string of three consecutive Cardinal wins.
Sophomore Lucas Espericueta (25-11) nabbed his 50th career win in the next bout, dominating Te Edwards for a 20-3 technical fall. Espericueta joins teammates Jake Johnson, Zack Giesen and Feist as current wrestlers who have hit the notable career milestone.
Redshirt freshman Nick Amuchastegui (25-4) followed with his 12th consecutive win, defeating Kyle DeBerry, 10-5. Amuchastegui continued to build on his impressive dual point total, increasing it to 72 on the year. The rookie is now tied with Espericueta (2007-08) as the fourth-winningest freshman in school history.
In the next bout, freshman Victor Haug (8-19) suffered a 10-4 loss to ASU's Eric Starks.
Stanford wasn't fazed, however, and its upperclassmen stepped up in must-win bouts to propel Stanford forward. At 184 pounds, Johnson (27-13) nabbed a 5-0 win over Jake Meredith and pulled Stanford within two, 19-17. Johnson's win was his career-best 27th of the year.
With the dual in his hands, Feist came through. The two-time NCAA qualifier bested Jake Cranford, 5-0, in the 197-pound bout and clinched Stanford's second Pac-10 win in a row.
Stanford is back on the mat on Sunday, heading to Idaho to wrestle defending Pac-10 champion Boise State in another conference dual. Action is set to begin at 1 p.m. (MT) Sunday afternoon.
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