SIUE falls to CSU Bakersfield, South Dakota State
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Derek Nagel won both of his matches Friday in a pair of dual meets against CSU Bakersfield and South Dakota State.
SIUE dropped to 2-10 for the season with a 33-6 loss to CSU Bakersfield and a 34-12 defeat to host South Dakota State.
Nagel was SIUE's only two-time winner of the day. He pinned CSU Bakersfield’s Dylan Bollinger in 2 minutes, 5 seconds. The 184-pounder followed that with a 10-5 decision over SDSU's Brady Ayers.
Despite the final score, the match with CSU Bakersfield was much closer. The Cougars lost all five matches that were decided by three points or fewer.
The Cougars won two more matches in the South Dakota State match. Nate Higgins was in control of the match at 165 pounds when Luke Zilverberg bowed out with an injury at 5:24. Chris Johnson also picked up a crucial takedown in the third period of his 3-2 victory at heavyweight over SDSU's Alex Macki.
SIUE returns to the Vadalabene Center on Sunday with matches scheduled against Davidson and Grand Canyon.
CSU Bakersfield 33, SIUE 6
125: Sergio Mendez (Bakersfield) def. Joe Antonelli (SIUE), by fall 0:25
133: Carlos Herrera (Bakersfield) dec. Dakota Leach (SIUE), 4-2
141: Ian Nickell (Bakersfield) tech. fall John Muldoon (SIUE), 15-0 (5:10)
149: Coleman Hammond (Bakersfield) dec. John Fahy (SIUE), 9-8
157: A.J. Fierro (Bakersfield) dec. Eric Travers (SIUE), 6-4
165: Adam Fierro (Bakersfield) dec. Nate Higgins (SIUE), 5-2
174: Bryan Battisto (Bakersfield) dec. Clayton Bass (SIUE), 8-2
184: Derek Nagel (SIUE) def. Dylan Bollinger (Bakersfield), by fall 2:05
197: #8 Reuben Franklin (Bakersfield) major dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE), 10-1
285: Matt Williams (Bakersfield) dec. Chris Johnson (SIUE), 3-1
South Dakota State 34, SIUE 12
125 - Ben Gillette (South Dakota State) over Joe Antonelli (SIUE) (MD 11-2)
133 - Brance Simms (South Dakota State) over Dakota Leach (SIUE) (Dec 7-3)
141 - Seth Gross (South Dakota State) over John Muldoon (SIUE) (Fall 6:10)
149 - Alex Kocer (South Dakota State) over John Fahy (SIUE) (Fall 5:59)
157 - Cody Pack (South Dakota State) over Eric Travers (SIUE) (Dec 5-1)
165 - Nate Higgins (SIUE) over Luke Zilverberg (South Dakota State) (Inj. 5:24)
174 - David Kocer (South Dakota State) over Clayton Bass (SIUE) (Fall 6:48)
184 - Derek Nagel (SIUE) over Brady Ayers (South Dakota State) (Dec 10-5)
197 - Nate Rotert (South Dakota State) over Jake Tindle (SIUE) (Fall 3:27)
285 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) over Alex Macki (South Dakota State) (Dec 3-2)
Campbell at Gardner-Webb postponed
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Friday's Southern Conference wrestling match versus Campbell has been postponed due to inclement weather.
No makeup date has been announced.
Gardner-Webb owns a 3-5 overall record and is third in the SoCon standings with a 2-1 record, while Campbell is 1-11 overall and 1-2 in conference matches.
The Runnin' Bulldogs will return to action this upcoming Tuesday, when they host Appalachian State for a key conference match at 7 p.m. in Paul Porter Arena. Campbell is back in action Thursday when it hosts The Citadel at 6 p.m.