(Photo: Travis Whittaker/WCSN)
The Sun Devils looked to shutout Cal Poly for a second straight season after a staggering 49-0 win over the Mustangs nearly a year ago. Arizona State repeated their dominance over Cal Poly with a 34-6 win as six seniors said their goodbyes to Desert Financial Arena.
Four of the six seniors won their final bout at their home arena, as the match started and ended in the most perfect way for these seniors.
The Sun Devils’ 125-pound Brandon Courtney started the morning off strong by totaling 13 points and defeating Antonio Lorenzo by Major Decision.
ASU’s dominance continued into the 133-pound bout. Junior Michael McGee got a quick takedown and finished the first period with two minutes of riding time. After a Potentially Dangerous call on McGee, he would go on to score 6 unanswered points and eventually won the match 11-2.
Following the 133-pound match, the next four bouts all ended in minor decision wins. 141-pounder Peter Lipari was the first senior to wrestle this morning and finished his collegiate career undefeated at Desert Financial Arena, after a last-second takedown to defeat Lawrence Saenz.
Cory Crooks was the next senior in line to wrestle and fell to Legend Lamer due to riding points, and Cal Poly collected their first points of the match. Following his brother’s win, Brawley Lamer could not keep up with Jacori Teemer’s strength and swiftness as he fell 7-10. Anthony Valencia became the second senior to pick up a win after beating Adam Kemp 6-3 and improving to 6-0 on the season.
The Mustangs got their final points of the match after an exciting 184-pound bout between No. 22 Bernie Truax and Sun Devil freshman Trey Munoz. The two wrestlers started off slow, but Truax made sure to get a quick takedown in sudden death to win 4-2.
The Sun Devils completely controlled the final three matches of the dual. The last two seniors to compete dominated their opponents. Cade Belshay earned his second pin of the season in the first period, followed by a Tech Fall by Kordell Norfleet in the second.
“I was really happy for Cade when he got his victory today,” ASU head coach Zeke Jones said. “It’s good to see him come out and dominate as he has that ability and is finally able to put it together.”
Norfleet also scored ten points in the first period. This was followed by Cal Poly forfeiting the Heavyweight bout en route to a 34-6 Sun Devils victory.
“He’s setting the standard for Sun Devil Wrestling,” Jones said. “letting everybody know that every match he is coming to wrestle and he’s scoring in all three positions.”
Arizona State looks to stay undefeated this season ahead of their final two duals against No. 17 Iowa State, and No. 25 Northern Iowa.
