SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 1-30-85                  SJSU Fizzles After Big Lead              by Leonard Hoops           "It wasn't our lucky day. It hasn't been our lucky weekend." SJSU wrestling coach Dale Kestel meant every word he said after the Spartans built a 20-7 lead only to lose 22-20 to visiting Humboldt State in a non-conference meet Jan. 27. Spartan heavyweight wrestler Dirk Monoukian was injured in a meet on Jan. 26 in San Francisco and his forfeit cost the Spartans six points and a victory. It doesn't appear likely the Spartans will be able to field a heavyweight wrestler for the remainder of the season. "He (Monoukian) won't be back for the rest of the season," Kestel said. Kestel said that some people are interested in filling the void created by Monoukian's injury, but it's really too late in the season. "Some guys showed interest," Kestel said, "but one of the problems is their conditioning." The Spartans dominated the early part of the meet against the Lumberjacks by winning or tying six of the first seven matches. Dave Ciprian (126) and Matt Toves (167) took impressive victories in their matches, but they could have given SJSU a tie if they had each won by only one more point. Ciprian aggressively defeated Nick Perez 18-4 and Toves decisioned Jeff Palmer 17-3, but both wins would haves been worth one more point if they had won by fifteen points. Under current collegiate wrestling rules, a 1 to 7 point victory is worth three points for the team, 8 to 11 is worth four points, 12 to 14 is scored as five points, and winning by fifteen or pinning your opponent or taking a forfeit is worth six points. Ties are worth two points for each team. "That (scoring system) was just introduced this year," Kestel said. In the 118-pound match, Arnold Khanbabian tied Humboldt State's Mike Bujosa 0-0. In the 134-pound match, Joe Zamlich also managed a stalemate, tying Steve Meckel 3-3. Ken Brison was a winner at the 142-pound level for the Spartans, decisioning Ron Hughes 6-3. Hughes tried to make a comeback in the final 11 seconds, but Brison managed to escape after being taken down for two points. Shannon Felix then lost a close 5-3 match to Eric Leasley in the 150-pound division. Kraig Walker of SJSU grappled to a 5-2 win over Jerry Sauers in the 158-pound match, and with Toves' following victory in the 167-pound category, the Spartans had built their seemingly insurmountable lead. But then disaster struck. Greg Zamlich of SJSU was penalized four points for butting and stalling and lost his 177-pound match 10-4 to Randy Valley, which tightened the team score to 20-10. The Lumberjacks knew they only needed to score a five point win in the 190-pound match to make them victorious over the Spartans, since they were assured of a six point forfeit in the heavyweight class. Freshman Randy Valley did not disappoint. In the second period of his match with Jesse Figueroa, Valley scored a 15-0 victory, giving Humboldt State more than enough points to return home a winner. "We won four matches and they won three (not counting the forfeit)," Kestel said. "It just wasn't our lucky day." SJSU's next home meet will be in the Spartan Gym against Louisiana State on Jan. 30.