CORVALLIS, Ore. -- North Dakota State jumped out to an early 11-3 lead
but No. 18 Oregon State won the final six bouts to defeat the Bison
29-11 at the Gill Coliseum in front of 1,246 spectators on Sunday,
February 11.
North Dakota State (8-4) got victories in three of the first four
bouts, beginning with Eric Hoffman defeating Jake Gonzales 8-2 at 125
pounds. Hoffman's victory pushes his personal winning streak to five
and he has now won seven of his last eight matches.
Oregon State (16-2) tied the match in the next bout with Eric Stevenson
narrowly defeating NDSU's Eric Sanders 4-3.
Gabe Mooney picked up his second win in as many nights, defeating
Clifton Ivanoff by techincal fall, giving the Bison an early 8-3 lead.
At 149 pounds, Ryan Adams would increase the margin to eight with a
10-9 victory over Derek Kipperberg.
Adams' victory would be the last for North Dakota State on the day as
the Beavers won the final six bouts on "Senior Day". OSU also defeated
Stanford 31-13 earlier in the day.
The Bison will look to get back to their winning ways in the final home
dual of the season against Western Wrestling Conference opponent
Northern Iowa at the Bison Sports Arena on Friday, February 16. The
match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
February 11, 2007 at Corvallis, OR
#18 Oregon State 29, North Dakota
State 11
125: Eric Hoffman (NDSU) dec. Jake Gonzales (OSU) 8-2
133: Eric Stevenson (OSU) dec. Eric Sanders (NDSU) 4-3
141: Gabe Mooney (NDSU) tech fall Clifton Ivanoff (OSU) 17-2
149: Ryan Adams (NDSU) dec. Derek Kipperberg (OSU) 10-9
157: Keegan Davis (OSU) dec. Adam Aho (NDSU) 6-3
165: Brett Arand (OSU) maj. dec. Mike Quamme (NDSU) 14-0
174: No. 19 Jeremy Larson (OSU) fall Warren Gall (NDSU) 5:33
184: Kyle Bressler (OSU) dec. Matt Hermann (NDSU) 4-1
197: Travis Gardner (OSU) maj. dec. Jacob Bryce (NDSU) 10-0
Hwt: No. 6 Ty Watterson (OSU) fall Justin LaGosh (NDSU) 2:49