Three lowest weights win, but wrestling falls at Iowa State

February 07, 2011

The Arizona State University wrestling team trailed early, took a lead with four matches remaining, but ultimately fell on the road Sunday as No. 15 Iowa State used bonus-point victories in each of the last four matches to take the overall team victory, 33-14, inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The loss dropped the Sun Devils to 5-11 overall on the season while the host Cylcones improved to 9-8.<separator></separator>The dual opened at 184 pounds with Jon Reader, the undefeated and top-ranked wrestler at 174, moving up in weight to score a 14-3 major decision over <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/meredith_jake00.html">Jake Meredith</a>. The ISU lead grew to 7-0 after the 197 match as <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/macchiaroli_luke00.html">Luke Macchiaroli</a> dropped a 3-1 decision for the second time on the weekend to a Top 20 wrestler, this time No. 17 Jerome Ward. The Cyclones swelled to 10-0 after the heavyweight match that saw Kyle Simonson take a 9-3 decision over ASU’s <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/cooper_levi00.html">Levi Cooper</a>.<separator></separator>Jumping down the lightest weights, No. 1 <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/robles_anthony00.html">Anthony Robles</a> continued to assert his dominance as he remained undefeated at 26-0 by winning his 19th match by technical fall, this time with a 17-1 score over Brandon Jones. Robles was ahead, 14-1, through the first period and terminated the match early in the second with a three-point near fall. At 133, <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/goodsite_kalin00.html">Kalin Goodsite</a> scored a 3-2 decision over Ben Cash to put ASU down, 10-8, before <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/castro_carlos00.html">Carlos Castro</a> won by forfeit at 141 to make it 14-10 in favor of the visitors.<separator></separator>But, that lead did not last long as Max Mayfield won by technical fall (18-2) over ASU’s <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/fukumoto_tai00.html">Tai Fukumoto</a> at 149 to put the hosts on top for good, 15-14. From there, Trent Weatherman (at 157) and Andrew Sorenson (174) won by forfeit while Chris Spangler pinned <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/edwards_te00.html">Te Edwards</a> in 2:41 of the 165 match to bring about the final score, 33-14.<separator></separator>The final two duals of the season await the Sun Devils on the road next weekend as they will travel to face No. 21 Oregon State on Friday at 7 p.m. PT in Corvallis, Ore., before heading to Palo Alto, Calif., for a 2 p.m. PT dual on Sunday. The Pac-10 duals are the final regular season matches for ASU before they return to Corvallis on February 27 for the Pac-10 Championships, the qualifying tournament to the NCAA Championships.<separator></separator>#15 Iowa State def. Arizona State, 33-14 Sunday, February 6, 2011 • Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa) 184 - #1 (at 174) Jon Reader (IS) major <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/meredith_jake00.html">Jake Meredith</a>, 14-3 197 - #17 Jerome Ward (IS) dec. <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/macchiaroli_luke00.html">Luke Macchiaroli</a>, 3-1 285 - Kyle Simonson (IS) dec. <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/cooper_levi00.html">Levi Cooper</a>, 9-3 125 - #1 <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/robles_anthony00.html">Anthony Robles</a> (AS) tech fall Brandon Jones, 17-1 133 - <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/goodsite_kalin00.html">Kalin Goodsite</a> (AS) dec. Ben Cash, 3-2 141 - <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/castro_carlos00.html">Carlos Castro</a> (AS) won by forfeit 149 - Max Mayfield (IS) tech fall <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/fukumoto_tai00.html">Tai Fukumoto</a>, 18-2 157 - Trent Weatherman (IS) won by forfeit 165 - Chris Spangler (IS) pinned <a href="/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/edwards_te00.html">Te Edwards</a>, 2:41 174 - #14 (at 165) Andrew Sorenson (IS) won by forfeit

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