Jan. 7, 2006
Grand Prairie, Texas - Stanford went 2-1 at the Lone Star Duals today, posting a 22-16 win over Army, falling to North Carolina, 21-10, and rounding out the day with a 21-16 win over Harvard. Stanford improves to 3-2 on the year.
"We started off well against Army, and then we didn't wrestle well against North Carolina," noted Stanford head coach Kerry McCoy. "But we finished strong because we wrestled well as a team. This is good momentum for us as we get ready for Illinois next week."
Against Army, sophomore Scott Loescher picked up the first win of the day for the Cardinal, a 7-6 decision at 157 pounds, as Stanford jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the match after a decision by junior Brian Perry and Feist's pin. The Black Knights pushed back, scoring nine points with a decision by Luke Calvert at 184 and a win by disqualification credited to Todd Whisman at 197 pounds.
At heavyweight, Cardinal freshman Jared Boyer scored the first dual victory of his career and sophomore Tanner Gardner picked up a major decision at 125 to give the Cardinal a 19-9 lead. Army answered with a pair of victories, bringing the Cadets within three with one match to go, but sophomore Josh Zupancic secured the Stanford victory, earning his win at 149 pounds in overtime by taking Patrick Simpson to his back in the second thirty-second period to claim the 7-4 decision.
In the second match, North Carolina mounted a strong run to start the dual, winning five of the first six matches. But with a 12-0 major decision from senior Ray Blake and an 8-4 decision from tenth-ranked Gardner, the Cardinal trailed by just eight with three bouts to go. The Tar Heels were able to score back-to-back decisions at 133 and 141, but Stanford sophomore Zupancic finished the match with his second overtime victory of the day, as he scored a reversal in the second sudden victory.
The Cardinal closed out the day with a victory over Harvard, as Blake picked up his 30th win of the season and his third win this season over the Crimson's Mike Baria. At 197 pounds, Stanford picked up its second win of the match as senior Larry Ozowara scored a 5-2 decision over Billy Colgan. Stanford regained the lead with a pair of forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds. With an 18-13 lead, freshman Tyler Parker nearly upset 14th-ranked Max Meltzer, falling 12-11 in double overtime. With one match to go and a two point lead, Zupancic took to the mat again, and for the third time today, his bout went into overtime. And for the third time today, Zupancic came out of the extra minutes with a victory after scoring an escape in the second overtime and riding out Matt Button to seal the victory.
Stanford will return home and host #4 Illinois in the Cardinal's home opener on Sunday, Jan. 15. The match will begin at 1 p.m. at Burnham Pavilion.
Stanford 22, Army 16
(*match started at 157 pounds)
125 - No. 10 Tanner Gardner (S) maj. dec. William Simpson (A), 13-0. [19-9]
133 - Whitt Dunning (A) maj. dec. Eric Minnnick (S), 9-0. [19-13]
141 - Lief Gilsdorf (A) dec. Juston Johnson (S), 6-5. [19-16]
149 - Josh Zupancic (S) dec. Patrick Simpson (A), 7-4 (sv). [22-16]
157* - Scott Loescher (S) dec. Brian Rowan (A), 7-6. [3-0]
165 - Brian Perry (S) dec. Chad Marzec (A), 6-5. [6-0]
174 - Luke Feist (S) pinned Brent Smith (A), fall at 5:01. [12-0]
184 - Luke Calvert (A) dec. Ryan Hagen (S), 9-4. [12-3]
197 - Todd Wisman (A) by disqualification over Ian Bork (S). [12-9]
HWT - Jared Boyer (S) dec. Michael Sprigg (A), 6-4. [15-9]
North Carolina 21, Stanford 10
(*match started at 157 pounds)
125 - No. 10 Tanner Gardner (S) dec. Bobby Shaw (UNC), 8-4. [7-15]
133 - Jared Royer (UNC) dec. Eric Minnnick (S), 8-2. [7-18]
141 - Vincent Ramirez (UNC) dec. Tyler Parker (S), 5-0. [7-21]
149 - Josh Zupancic (S) dec. Chris Ramos (UNC), 4-2 (sv2). [10-21]
157* - Brian Baglio (UNC) dec. Scott Loescher (S) 9-3. [0-3]
165 - Ray Blake (S) maj. dec. Deon Barrett (UNC), 12-0. [4-3]
174 - Alex Maciag (UNC) dec. Brennan Corbett (S), 6-4. [4-6]
184 - Justin Dobies (UNC) dec. Ryan Hagen (S), 2-1. [4-9]
197 - No. 20 David Dashiell (UNC) dec. Larry Ozowara (S), 10-3. [4-12]
HWT - No. 13 Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) dec. Jared Boyer (S), 6-1. [4-15]
Stanford 21, Harvard 16
(*match started at 157 pounds)
125 - No. 10 Tanner Gardner (S) win by forfeit. [12-13]
133 - Eric Minnnick (S) win by forfeit. [18-13]
141 - No. 14 Max Meltzer (H) dec. Tyler Parker (S), 12-11 (sv). [18-16]
149 - Josh Zupancic (S) dec. Matt Button (H), 2-1 (sv2). [21-16]
157* - Andrew Flanagan (H) dec. Scott Loescher (S) 11-5. [0-3]
165 - Ray Blake (S) dec. Mike Baria (H), 8-2. [3-3]
174 - Wes Walker (H) dec. Luke Feist (S), 3-2. [3-6]
184 - Louis Caputo (H) maj. dec. Ryan Hagen (S), 10-0. [3-10]
197 - Larry Ozowara (S) dec. Billy Colgan (H), 5-2. [6-10]
HWT - No. 8 Bode Ogunwole (H) dec. Jared Boyer (S), 8-3. [6-13]