TEMPE, Ariz. – In their fourth straight matchup vs. a ranked opponent, No. 5 Arizona State wrestling (2-2) found themselves in an early deficit but powered back with five straight wins after the break to earn a 25-13 win vs. No. 12/14 South Dakota State (0-2).
 
Starting at 197, the Jackrabbits took an early lead but wins from Tanner Hall (HWT) and Ryan Millhof (125) but ASU on top, 7-5.
 
Seth Gross, the No. 1 seed from SDSU, and Henry Pohlmeyer captured wins at 133 and 141 to give South Dakota State a 13-7 lead going into halftime.
 
No. 12 Josh Maruca (149) and No. 5 Josh Shields (157) earned back-to-back decisions to tie the score before Anthony (165) and Zahid (174) Valencia won consecutive bonus point bouts on a major decision and tech fall, respectively, to clinch the match.
 
In the final bout of the day, Kordell Norfleet brought the crowd to their feet with the loudest cheers of the afternoon, powering him to an 8-6 decision.
 
"I could feel the momentum building when I took him down the first time," said Norfleet. "And then everyone got loud and it was like alright, we're in this. [The crowd] helped me keep going. I've had my up's and down's this year so getting a win like that lets me know I'm on the right track."

Kordell Norfleet huge takedown to give @ASUWrestling the win is the @OpusBank #12Best Moment. pic.twitter.com/DrC0cGId6Q

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 26, 2017

 
Millhof (5-0), Shields (8-0), and Z. Valencia (4-0) remain undefeated on the season after today's match.
 
The Sun Devils take a break from the dual season with two tournaments in December, at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 1-2) and Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) before their first dual of 2018 at North Carolina on Jan. 6.
 
Results – #5 Arizona State (25) def. #12/14 South Dakota State (13)
197: #8 Nate Rotert TF Cade Belshay, 18-3 (6:04)
HWT: #3 Tanner Hall MD Alex Macki, 15-3 (3:35 RT)
125: #5 Ryan Millhof DEC Connor Brown, 5-2 (2:07 RT)
133: #1 Seth Gross TF Ali Naser, 19-1 (5:47)
141: Henry Pohlmeyer DEC Cory Crooks, 9-4 (3:33 RT)
149: #12 Josh Maruca DEC Colten Carlson, 12-6 (1:02 RT)
157: #5 Josh Shields DEC #14 Luke Zilverberg, 4-0 (2:09 RT)
165: #8 Anthony Valencia MD Zach Carlson, 10-1 (1:44)
174: #1 Zahid Valencia TF #10 David Kocer, 21-6 (4:12)
184: Kordell Norfleet DEC Brady Ayers, 8-6