Penn State hammers CSU Bakersfield 39-3

AdminNovember 21, 2015

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif – Penn State (3-0, 0-0 B10) took care of home standing CSU Bakersfield (3-2) Friday night, the first of two California dual meets for the Nittany Lions. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s squad won nine of ten bouts to roll to the 39-3 victory. Red-shirt freshmen Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) and Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) picked up big wins to lead Penn State.

The dual began at 133 where senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 133, dominated Carlos Herrera on his way to a 16-5 major decision. Junior Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, extended Penn State’s team lead to 7-0 with a 8-1 win over Ian Nickell. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 149, then pinned Coleman Hammond at the 1:17 mark to put Penn State up 13-0. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 157 put on a takedown clinic in rolling to a 24-9 tech fall over junior AJ Fierro. Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) then posted the dual’s biggest win at 165. Rasheed dominated No. 13 Adam Fierro, storming to a 6-0 win with 3:17 in riding time. The victory gave Penn State a 21-0 lead at the midway point.

Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 8 at 174, pinned No. 16 Bryce Hammond, a returning All-American, in the first period, getting the fall at the 1:57 mark. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, majored Jesus Ambriz 12-3 to put the Lions up 31-0. Wrestling in his home state for the first time as a collegiate wrestler, top-ranked 197-pounder Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) majored Reuben Franklin 13-5. True freshman Jan Johnson (Mohnton, Pa.) took to the mat at 285 for the second time as a collegian and dropped a 4-0 decision to Matt Williams. Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, closed out the dual with a 23-10 major over Sergio Mendez, giving Penn State the 39-3 victory.

The Nittany Lions posted a dominant 43-1 edge in takedowns and picked up 12 bonus points off two pins, a tech fall and four majors. Penn State is now 3-0 on the year while the Roadrunners fall to 3-2.

Penn State visits No. 18 Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m.

#1 Penn State 39, CSU Bakersfield 3

November 20, 2015 – Bakersfield, Calif.

133: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Carlos Herrera CSUB, 16-5 4-0

141: #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Ian Nickell CSUB, 8-1 7-0

149: #2 Zain Retherford PSU pinned Coleman Hammond CSUB, WBF (1:17) 13-0

157: #4 Jason Nolf PSU tech fall AJ Fierro CSUB, 24-9 (TF; 7:00) 18-0

165: Shakur Rasheed PSU dec. #13 Adam Fierro CSUB, 6-0 21-0

174: #8 Bo Nickal PSU pinned #16 Bryce Hammond CSUB, WBF (1:57) 27-0

184: #14 Matt McCutcheon PSU maj. dec. Jesus Ambriz CSUB, 12-3 31-0

197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Reuben Franklin CSUB, 13-5 35-0

285: Matt Williams CSUB dec. Jan Johnson PSU, 4-0 35-3