Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Pin Huskers, 34-6
April 10, 2003 | Cowboy Wrestling
Zack Esposito started the scoring spree after pinning Dusty Spaulding. The Three Bridges, N.J., native recorded a takedown before using a lateral drop to put Spaulding on his back, flattening him in 2:00.
After Esposito's pin, OSU reeled off five straight wins to take a 25-0 lead heading into the 197-pound match.
"We lost a couple of the battles, but you always like to see those pins," head coach John Smith said. "We could definitely identify a few things that we needed to work on. We have two weeks to figure out some things individually that we need to prepare a little better for."
OSU notched two straight bonus-point wins when Shane Roller pinned Nate McMillin in 2:19, and Tyrone Lewis notched five takedowns before recording the 13-2 major decision over Jacob Klein.
Johnny Thompson closed out the night by pinning Joey Malia in 2:11. The Oklahoma City, Okla., native captured a takedown and a three-point nearfall before locking up the guillotine for the fall.
"I have not hit that more a lot in college, but I did hit it a lot in high school," Thompson said. "Everything went good for our team tonight and I am happy we got the win."
Nebraska's third-ranked Justin Ruiz notched the Husker's first team points after a 5-3 decision over second-ranked Muhammed Lawal.
The Huskers' Jason Powell recorded the other victory after using a late third-period takedown to take the 4-2 decision over Skyler Holman.
"They wrestled hard," Smith said. "Especially those two weights they won, and we just didn't put enough things together to win those matches."
Gruenwald recorded a takedown with 1:11 left in the match to take the 5-3 decision over Mitch Mansteadt. With the win, Gruenwald moved to 2-3 in the conference. Jerrod Sanders, Chris Pendleton and Jake Rosholt all recorded decisions for the Cowboys.
OSU returns to action on Feb. 23 for Bedlam at 2 p.m.
Results
141- Zack Esposito (OSU) fall Dusty Spaulding (NU), 2:00 149- Jerrod Sanders (OSU) dec. Travis Shufelt (NU), 9-5 157- Shane Roller (OSU) fall Nate McMillin (NU), 2:19 165- Tyrone Lewis (OSU) m.d. Jacob Klein (NU), 13-2 174- Chris Pendleton (OSU) dec. Travis Pascoe (NU), 13-8 184- Jake Rosholt (OSU) dec. B.J. Padden (NU), 10-3 197- Justin Ruiz (NU) dec. Muhammed Lawal (OSU), 5-3 285- Willie Gruenwald (OSU) dec. Mitch Mansteadt (NU), 5-3 125- Jason Powell (NU) dec. Skyler Holman (OSU), 4-2 133- Johnny Thompson (OSU) fall Joey Malia (NU), 2:11
