| Never mind the fact that there were some "little mistakes" or that individual teams members failed to
keep their unbeaten record intact. Nope, never mind those statistics because in the end the Spartan wrestling team
emerged victorious Thursday night over the Wildcats of Chico State, 37-8. |
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| The victory, their second non-conference win of the early season, occurred in the Men's Gym before more than 400
spectators. |
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| The team's first victory came last weekend as it literally manhandled Humboldt State, 34-0. |
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| But alas, come this Tuesday, SJSU's matmen will put their perfect record on the line as they grapple with Cal State
Bakersfield, a team which is unofficially ranked fifth in the nation. |
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| "They're a dynamite team," said SJSU coach T.J. Kerr of Bakersfield. "You won't find a better team
than them." |
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| In its tumble against Chico, the Spartans easily wrestled their way into the win column as they accumulated a 23-8
lead by intermission. |
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| Dave Ciprian, competing in the 118-pound weight class, started things off with a 19-9 win over his opponent. |
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| The 126-pound Brad Gustafson took care of his adversary, 21-6. |
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| Wayne Jones, placed in the 134-pound weight class, was next. Jones used several takedown combinations to rough
up his opponent, 31-7. |
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| Next up was 142-pound Eddie Baza who dominated his opponent with a 24-10 decision. |
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| By this time, the Spartans had built up a 19-0 overall lead. |
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| But alas, this would not be a meet where all the Spartan matmen would come triumphant as both 150-pound Arnold
Perez and 158-pound Bart Ah You lost 34-12 and 17-14, respectively. |
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| The two wins gave the Wildcats their only points of the night. |
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| The Spartans then came back as 167-pound Clay Davis won 15-7 and Andy Tsarnas pinned his opponent 2:23 into the
first round. |
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| Completing the annihilation were John Torrise (190) and Casey Gulliford (hwt). |
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| Torrise outscored his competitor 24-4 while Gulliford won an 11-9 decision. |
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