Oregon State
Boise State
No. 14/15 Beaver Wrestlers Defeat No. 18 Boise State in Thrilling Fashion, 21-16
November 24, 2012 | Wrestling
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Junior Austin Morehead's fall in the final match clinches the OSU victory, and third straight in the series
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. - The Oregon State wrestling team retained possession of the coveted Border Axe as they defeated Boise State 21-16 in thrilling fashion Saturday night in Spokane. The first of two Border War match-ups between the schools this season came down to the very final match, with OSU junior Austin Morehead earning a pin and giving the No. 14/15 ranked Beavers their third straight victory in the rivalry series dating back to 2011.
Morehead, a junior transfer earned his first victory as a Beaver pinning Bronco Scot Bacon for six team points in the 174 lb. match. With the win, Oregon State moves to 1-1 on the year and 1-0 in Pac-12 play, while BSU fell to 0-4 and 0-1 within the conference.
The Beavers, who are now 3-5-1 against the Broncos since the inception of the Border Axe in 2009, also saw key victories on Saturday from a number of wrestlers. Those included No. 11/12 ranked Taylor Meeks who earned an 8-3 decision over BSU's Cody Dixon in the 197 lb. match, as well as No. 6 ranked heavyweight Chad Hanke who posted a 10-4 decision against Bronco J.T. Felix.
No. 4/5/6 Mike Mangrum evened his season record at 1-1 by causing Boise State's 141 pounder Travis Himmleman to fall at the 6:34 mark of the third period. Scott Sakaguchi also ranked No. 4/5/6 edged Boise's Jason Chamberlain 3-2 in the 149 lb. match, before Morehead made the difference and brought home the victory for Head Coach Jim Zalesky's Beavers.
Morehead took to the mats against Bacon in the final match of the meet with OSU trailing 16-15. At the 2:30 mark in the first period, the 174 lb. OSU junior followed a reversal by pinning Bacon and giving his team six points for the 21-16 victory over their Border Rivals.
The Beavers will have a chance to make it four-in-a-row against the Broncos Jan. 5, as they welcome in their conference foes to Gill Coliseum. OSU now focuses its attention toward the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite next weekend in Nevada. The Beavers will wrestle Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 during the invitational.
MEET RESULTS
184: No. 11 Jake Swartz (BSU)
maj. dec. No. 19 Ty Vinson, 19-6
197: No. 11 Taylor Meeks (OSU) dec. Cody Dixon, 8-3
285: No. 6 Chad Hanke (OSU) dec. J.T. Felix, 10-4
125: Rami Haddadin (BSU) dec. Joey Palmer, 11-9
133: No. 15 Brian Owen (BSU) dec. Drew Van Anrooy, 5-3
141: No. 6 Mike Mangrum fall Travis Himmleman, 6:34
149: No. 4 Scott Sakaguchi
dec. No. 2 Jason Chamberlain, 3-2
157: George Ivanov dec. No. 9 RJ Pena, 10-5
165: Holden Packard dec. Alex Elder, 7-6
174: Austin Morehead
fall Scott Bacon, 2:30
-- Oregon State 21, Boise State 16
POST MEET NOTES
--Chad Hanke is now 2-0 as a heavyweight in his career during dual mathes and 7-0 overall.
--Scott Sakaguchi and Taylor Meeks have begun the 2012-13 season undefeated during dual matches
--Oregon State won its 978th meet in program history, just 22 away from the 1,000 mark
--Head Coach Jim Zalesky won his 77th career meet with OSU, putting him just 23 away from becoming the third coach in program history from reaching the 100-win plateau.
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