CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—The Arizona State wrestling team split its matches at the Illinois Duals on Sunday, defeating SIUE, 38-6, before falling to the host Illini, 27-9, on Sunday at Huff Hall.
A trio of Sun Devil seniors went 2-0 on the day, Ares Carpio at 125 pounds, Matt Kraus at 149 pounds, and Blake Stauffer at 184 pounds.
Carpio started the day with a 14-7 decision over SIUE’s Troy Gassaway before coming out on top in an 8-6 decision over Francis Edelen.
Kraus picked up his third major decision of the season, going 13-2 over John Fahy of SIUE before coming back to a 7-5 sudden victory decision over Kyle Langenderfer. Kraus trailed, 5-2, in the third period before getting a much-needed escape and takedown to force overtime. With seconds into OT, Kraus picked up a takedown to end the bout in his favor.
Stauffer picked up the 10th tech fall in his career, 17-2, over Derek Nagel, and now sits in a tie for No. 6 all-time at ASU in career tech falls with Ryan Bader (2003-06). Against Illinois’ Jeff Koepke, Stauffer picked up his 44th career dual victory, placing him in a tie for 19th all-time at ASU with Shawn Charles (1990-93).
Sophomore Robbie Mathers picked up a 12-3 major decision over SIUE’s Angelo Silvestro at 141, while redshirt sophomore Oliver Pierce (157 pounds) and sophomore Jacen Petersen (165 pounds) picked up back-to-back pins over Nate Higgins and Erik Travers, respectively. Freshman Zachary Smith also picked up a 15-5 major decision in his win over SIUE’s Clayton Bass.
Up next, the Sun Devils travel to Columbus, Ohio, to take on Ohio State on Friday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET, before retuning home to open the Pac-12 Conference slate against Boise State on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 7 p.m. MT. The home bout will be live streamed on TheSunDevils.com.
Arizona State 38, SIUE 6
125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Troy Gassaway (SIUE): Dec 14-7 (ASU 3, SIUE 0)
133: Cord Coronado (ASU) def. Dakota Leach (SIUE): Dec 4-2 (ASU 6, SIUE 0)
141: Robbie Mathers (ASU) def. Angelo Silvestro (SIUE): Maj 12-3 (ASU 10, SIUE 0)
149: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. John Fahy (SIUE): Maj 13-2 (ASU 14, SIUE 0)
157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) def. Nate Higgins (SIUE): Fall 1:09 (ASU 20, SIUE 0)
165: Jacen Petersen (ASU) def. Erik Travers (SIUE): Fall: 1:32 (ASU 26, SIUE 0)
174: Zachary Smith (ASU) def. Clayton Bass (SIUE): Maj 15-5 (ASU 30, SIUE 0)
184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Derek Nagel (SIUE): Tech 17-2 (ASU 35, SIUE 0)
197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) def. Jake Tindle (SIUE): Dec 6-4 (ASU 38, SIUE 0)
HWT: Chris Johnson (SIUE) def. Tanner Hall (ASU): Fall 7:37 (OT) (ASU 38, SIUE 6)
Arizona State 9, Illinois 27
125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Francis Edelen (Illinois): Dec 8-6 (ASU 3, Illinois 0)
133: Zane Richards (Illinois) def. Cord Coronado (ASU): Tech 22-6 (ASU 3, Illinois 5)
141: Brock Ervin (Illinois) def. Robbie Mathers (ASU): Dec 11-5 (ASU 3, Illinois 8)
149: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois): SV-1 7-5 (ASU 6, Illinois 8)
157: Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) def. Oliver Pierce (ASU): Dec 2-0 (ASU 6, Illinois 11)
165: Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) def. Jacen Petersen (ASU): Maj 17-5 (ASU 6, Illinois 15)
174: Zac Brunson (Illinois) def. Zachary Smith (ASU): Fall 2:21 (ASU 6, Illinois 21)
184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Jeff Koepke (Illinois): Dec 6-4 (ASU 9, Illinois 21)
197: Andre Lee (Illinois) def. Josh DaSilveira (ASU): Dec 3-1 (ASU 9, Illinois 24)
HWT: Brooks Black (Illinois) def. Tanner Hall (ASU): Dec 4-3 (ASU 9, Illinois 27)