Beavers Split Weekend Duals

We don't have all the details, but we do have the results of the Beavers' opening action of the 2016-17 season at the Mountaineer Duals in Boone, NC. Won the first, dropped the second.

According to the article at osubeavers.com, the Beavers defeated the Duke Blue Devils 22-18, but then lost to Appalachian State, 25-15.

The link to TrackWrestling never worked for the first dual with Duke, so we have no details other than the score.

The results from TrackWrestling show wins from true freshman Devan Turner at 133, senior Joey Palmer at 141, a fall by senior Joey Delgado at 149 and another win by junior Abraham Rodriguez at 157. Congratulations to the winners!


These are the results - from osubeavers.com:


Appalachian State 25, Oregon State 15
125: Vito Pasone (ASU) dec. Kegan Calkins (OSU), 13-9
133: Devan Turner (OSU) dec. Colby Smith (ASU), 3-1
141: Joey Palmer (OSU) dec. Irvin Enriquez (ASU), 13-8
149: Joey Delgado (OSU) pinned Matthew Zovistoski (ASU), 3:24
157: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Gavin Londoff (ASU), 4-2
165: Forrest Przybysz (ASU) dec. Rodney Williams (OSU), 4-1
174: Marcus Johnson (ASU) dec. Weston Dobler (OSU), 3-2
184: David Peters-Logue (ASU) pinned Corey Griego (OSU), 3:32
197: Randall Diabe (ASU) won by forfeit.
Hwt.: Denzel Dejournette (ASU) maj. dec. David Henry (OSU), 12-4
 


The action seems to have been much closer than the score appears when you read the details from the Appalachian State Wrestling News page:

The marquee matchup of the day came as Appalachian State University wrestling played host to Oregon State, who were ranked No. 15 in the country in this week’s USA Today/NWCA poll.

The Mountaineers won the final five matches to get the win, getting one pin on the day and one major decision.

The neck-and-neck battle began in the very first weight class as senior Vito Pasone (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./E.L. Meyers) took Kegan Calkins in the 125-pound match. Calkins worked his way to a slight advantage in the match and held it for two and a half periods, but Pasone continued to fight, pulling back within striking distance before getting a last second takedown to give him the 13-9 decision. 

The Mountaineers were then unable to take the next four weight classes, as No. 8 Joey Palmer defeated Irvin Enriquez in the 141 match 13-8, No. 18 Joey Dalgado downed Matt Zovistoski by a pin in 3:24, and Abraham Rodriguez defeated Gavin Londoff in the 157 match by 4-2 decision.

Appalachian refused to go away quietly, however, as No. 16 Forrest Przybysz fought another tough 165-match, once again getting a victory in a 4-1 decision. Marcus Johnson carried the momentum forward, getting the super close 3-2 decision victory over Weston Dobler. 

With the team score close, David Peters-Logue battled in a ferocious back-and-forth against No. 14 Corey Grego, but found an opportunity late and took it pulling Griego down and locking him into a pin (3:32).

Randall Diabe got the win by forfeit at the 197 weight class to give the Mountaineers the lead, putting the onus on the heavyweight matchup to secure the victory.

No. 9 Denzel Dejournette worked the legs of David Henry well from the start, keeping the heavyweight out of attacking position. Dejournette would take the final match of the day and secure the upset for Appalachian State by getting a 12-4 major decision. 

If I can find any other information on the dual with Duke I will send it out.

The Beavers will have to regroup and come home for the Joe Wells Classic next Sunday, facing off with #11 Michigan at high noon in Gill Coliseum. We will need a large, supportive crowd to cheer the Beavers on for that contest!

If you simply cannot get there, it will be televised on Pac-12 televison. You can find the link on the OSU schedule page. Click on "Watch" on the right side of the page on the line for Nov. 20.

There will be a Social after the dual in Reser's Stadium's Club Level for all members of "The FALL". Hope to see many of you there! Still time to sign up for "the FALL" Fan Club!

Go Beavs!