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    Stanford upsets Cal Poly

    STANFORD, Calif. -- The Stanford wrestling team upset 17th-ranked Cal Poly, 21-15, Friday at Burnham Pavilion. The Cardinal improves to 3-2 in the Pac-10 Conference (8-9-1 overall), while the Mustangs fall to 4-2 in the conference and 8-2 overall.

    Cal Poly jumped ahead 15-3, but dropped the last five bouts to give the Cardinal the win. Senior Justin Paulsen opened the dual with a 4-1 decision over Brandon Rocha at 133 pounds. Paulsen is now 11-2 on the season.

    The Cardinal's comeback began at 174 pounds as junior Nick Amuchastegui, ranked sixth nationall, registered his second technical fall of the year, a 19-4 win over Steven Vasquez. Amuchastegui tallied five takedowns as he improved to 24-2 on the season and 14-1 in dual bouts.

    True freshman Dan Scherer cut the Cal Poly lead to 15-11 as he posted a 4-0 decision over Kelan Bragg at 184 pounds. Then, 12th-ranked Zack Giesen tied the score at 15-15 with an 11-2 major decision over Ryan Smith at 197 pounds. Gisen improves to 14-2 with the win.

    Senior heavyweight Dylan Rush put the Cardinal up for good with a 4-2 decision over Atticus Disney, and then redshirt sophomore Matt Sencenbaugh sealed the victory with a 2-0 decision over Britain Longmire at 125 pounds. Rush moves to 5-4 on the season, while Sencenbaugh improves to 10-14.

    Stanford's regular season finale against Arizona State is slated for Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. The teams will square off in Burnham Pavilion.

    Results:
    133 - Justin Paulsen (S) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP), 4-1
    141 - #5 Boris Novochkov (CP) dec. Jordan Gray (S), 8-3
    149 - Philip Novochkov (CP) tech. fall Donovan Halpin (S), 17-2
    157 - Barrett Abel (CP) dec. Kyle Meyer (S), 8-6
    165 - #15 Ryan DesRoches (CP) maj. dec. Garrett Schaner (S), 14-6
    174 - #6 Nick Amuchastegui (S) tech. fall Steven Vasquez (CP), 19-4
    184 - Dan Scherer (S) dec. Kelan Bragg (CP), 4-0
    197 - #12 Zack Giesen (S) maj. dec. Ryan Smith (CP), 11-2
    285 - Dylan Rush (S) dec. Atticus Disney (CP) 4-2
    125 - Matt Sencenbaugh (S) dec. Britain Longmire (CP), 2-0
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