Dec. 4, 1997
Arizona State Cruises Past Oregon State
TEMPE, Ariz.- Arizona State's eighth-ranked wrestling squad defeated 18th-ranked Oregon State, 34-8, at the University Activity Center in Tempe this evening.
After dropping the opening match, the Sun Devils reeled of eight consecutive match victories in route to the dual win.
The Sun Devils captured three matches by fall this evening. The first came from Steven Blackford (150), pinning Luke Duffy at 4:54. Aaron Simpson (177) defeated Sanders Freed at 2:11, while Jake Harman (190) quickly pinned Eric Carter at 1:21.
ASU freshman Quinn Foster (134) surprised fourth-ranked Oscar Wood with 9-1 decision. Oregon State received it's points from Jason Buce's decision at 118 and Mat Orndorff's match termination victory at heavyweight.
Both teams will now head to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete in the Las Vegas Invitational, December 5 & 6. 17 of the top-20 teams in the country will be represented in the 42 team field.
Arizona State 34 Oregon State 8118: Jason Buce (OSU) dec. Michael Kawamura (ASU), 4-2
126: Daniel Hyman (ASU) dec. Brian Donne (OSU), 10-7
134: Quinn Foster (ASU) m. dec. Oscar Wood (OSU), 9-1
142: Tracy Brown (ASU) dec. Eric Jorgensen (OSU), 9-4
150: Steve Blackford (ASU) pinned Luke Duffy (OSU), 4:54
158: Matt Suter (ASU) dec. Jim Kutz (OSU), 6-3
167: Casey Strand (ASU) m. dec. Clint Wilson (OSU), 21-9
177: Aaron Simpson (ASU) pinned Sanders Freed (OSU), 2:11
190: Jake Harman (ASU) pinned Eric Carter (OSU), 1:21
hwt: Mat Orndorff (OSU) m. term. Joe Micela (ASU), 17-1