Kent State University
CSU Bakersfield
Flashes Drop Three at Frenzy
11/9/2018 10:41:00 PM | Wrestling
A pair of Top 20 opponents and an extra bonus point made for a tough Friday for Kent State in losses to Iowa, Wisconsin and Cal Bakersfield during the Frenzy at the Field House. Two CSU Bakersfield major decisions to Kent State's one made the difference in a 17-16 opening dual, while the No. 18 Badgers and No. 3 Hawkeyes came away with road victories of 37-13 and 45-0 respectively.
"It was a great event," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said of the crowd of roughly 1,100 people all within close proximity of the mats. "Our hope was that we would win the first one. We knew we were a bit outmatched in the next two."
Sophomore and reigning Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week Andrew McNally (184) earned two more victories. McNally cradled up CSUB's Dom Ducharme twice in a 16-3 major decision. He found himself in a much closer match against Wisconsin's Mason Rinehart, up 8-7 with 30 seconds remaining. As Reinhart leaned forward, McNally slipped in an underhook and tossed Rinehart directly to his back, recording a pin with 22 seconds remaining.
Juniors Tim Rooney (141) and Shane Mast (197) joined McNally with victories against Wisconsin. Rooney tied the dual up 4-4, with a 9-1 major decision over Michael Cullen. Rooney dropped a pair close matches against Top 20 opponents. Iowa's Austin Desanto grabbed a late takedown to top Rooney 8-7.
"Our guys need to be a little more aggressive and be a little more physical like Iowa," Andrassy said.
Returning All-American Kyle Conel (197) improved to 2-0 on the year, while still hampered with a shoulder injury. With limited use of his left arm Conel earned a 9-8 decision over CSU Bakersfield's Mark Penyacsek.
Sophomores Jake Ferri (125), Cory Simpson (141) and Dylan Barreiro (174) also won by decision against the Roadrunners. Barreiro later had a back-and-forth battle with Iowa's Myles Wilson that resulted in an 11-9 setback.
The Flashes will be tested once again this weekend, visiting No. 1 Penn State Sunday at 2 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield 17, Kent State 16
125: Jake Ferri (KSU) over Alex Hernandez-Figueroa (CSUB): Decision 11-10
133: Sean Nickell (CSUB) over Tim Rooney (KSU): Decision 3-0
141: Cory Simpson (KSU) over Carlos Herrera (CSUB): Decision 7-4
149: Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) over Kody Komara (KSU): Major Decision 14-6
157: Wyatt Gerl (CSUB) over Richard Jackson (KSU): Major Decision 9-0
165: Jacob Thalin (CSUB) over Isaac Bast (KSU): Decision in overtime 6-4
174: Dylan Barreiro (KSU) over Bryan Battista (CSUB): Decision 15-12
184: Andrew McNally (KSU) over Dom Ducharme (CSUB): Major Decision 16-3
197: Kyle Conel (KSU) over Mark Penyacsek (CSUB): Decision 9-8
285: Jacob Sieder (CSUB) over Billy Bolia (KSU): Decision 7-6
Wisconsin 37, Kent State 13
125: Connor Brown (WISC) over Jake Ferri (KSU): Major Decision 17-5
133: Tim Rooney (KSU) over Michael Cullen (WISC): Major Decision 9-1
141: Tristan Moran (WISC) over Cory Simpson: Fall 1:41
149: Cole Martin (WISC) over Kody Komara (KSU) Pin 1:40
157: Pat Spray (WISC) over Joseph Andrassy (KSU): Pin 0:53
165: Evan Wick (WISC) over Isaac Bast (KSU): Pin 5:30
174: Ryan Christensen (WISC) over Dylan Barreiro (KSU): Decision 7-0
184: Andrew McNally (KSU) over Mason Reinhart (LW): Pin 6:38
197: Shane Mast (KSU) over Andrew Salemme (WISC): Decision 3-1
285: Trent Hillger (WISC) over Spencer Berthhold (KSU): Pin 3:48
Iowa 45 Kent State 0
125: Spencer Lee (IOWA) over Tomas Gutierrez (KSU): Tech Fall 16-0
133: Austin Desanto (IOWA) over Tim Rooney (KSU): Decision 8-7
141: Max Murin (IOWA) over Cory Simpson (KSU): Fall 4:29
149: Pat Lugo (IOWA) over Kody Kamara (KSU): Fall 2:17
157: Kaleb Young (IOWA) over Richard Jackson (KSU): Fall 4:04
165: Alex Marinelli (IOWA) over Isaac Bast (KSU): Fall 2:16
174: Myles Wilson (IOWA) over Dylan Barreiro (KSU): Decision 11-9
184: Cash Wilcke (IOWA) over Andrew McNally (KSU): Major Decision 18-7
197: Connor Corbin (IOWA) over Shane Mast (KSU): Decision 8-3
285: Aaron Costello (IOWA) over Billy Bolia (KSU): Decision 4-1
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