TEMPE - No. 11 Sun Devil Wrestling (6-4, 3-1 Pac-12) wraps up the regular season this week with a pair of matches against CSU Bakersfield (1-10, 0-4 Pac-12) and No. 2/3 Nebraska (11-3, 7-1 B1G). ASU hosts Bakersfield Thursday at noon AZ (ASU Live Stream) in Desert Financial Arena, then hits the road to face Nebraska at 12:30 p.m. AZ Sunday (Big Ten Network). Approximately 30 minutes prior to Thursday's match, ASU will honor its six seniors: Zane Coleman, Brandon Courtney, Michael McGee, Kordell Norfleet, Josh Nummer and Ethan Pickren.
Looking ahead, ASU is preparing for the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships March 5, hosted by Stanford at Maples Pavilion. Session 1 will begin at 10 a.m. and will include the preliminary rounds. Session 2 will begin at 4:45 p.m. with the 5th-place matches, followed by the championship matches at 6 p.m., live on Pac-12 Networks. Live coverage will take place on Pac-12 Networks, with additional coverage of the event across Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app. ASU has 23 total conference titles and five of the last six tournaments, including the past three.
ASU vs CSUB
Thursday, Feb. 16 | Noon AZ
Tempe, Arizona | Desert Financial Arena
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ASU at Nebraska
Sunday, Feb. 19 | 12:30 p.m. AZ
Lincoln, Nebraska | Devaney Center
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Last time out
The Sun Devils extended their winning streak to four matches after sweeping Little Rock (31-6) and No. 20 Oregon State (23-16). Against the Trojans, ASU won eight-of-10 bouts, earning bonus points in five of those. Brandon Courtney collected his 100th career win, Michael McGee earned his 125 career victory, and Anthony Montalvo earned his 50th career win. At Oregon State, unranked redshirt freshman Cael Valencia silenced the arena with a sudden victory upset over No. 22 Mateo Olmos. That extended Valencia's winning streak to four matches and earned him his second Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week honor. McGee earned his 27th career tech fall in the win, and Cohlton Schultz earned seventh pin of the season.
Arizona State Notables
ASU Probables
125 #7 Brandon Courtney
133 #4 Michael McGee
141 Emilio Ysaguirre or Cody Foote
149 #5 Kyle Parco
157 Max Wilner
165 Tony Negron
174 HM Cael Valencia
184 #20 Anthony Montalvo
197 Josh Nummer or Damion Schunke
HWT #5 Cohlton Schultz
CSUB Probables
125 - Eddie Flores
133 - Romeo McNeal
141 - Luis Ramos
149 - Josh Brown
157 - Brock Rogers or Tyler Deen
165 - Braden Smelser
174 - Albert Urias
184 - Jacob Hansen
197 - Forfeit
285 - Jake Andrews or Paul Sharp
Nebraska Probables
125 – #3 Liam Cronin/Jacob Van Dee
133 – Boo Dryden/HM Kyle Burwick
141 – #4 Brock Hardy
149 – Dayne Morton
157 – #1 Peyton Robb
165 – HM Bubba Wilson
174 – #2 Mikey Labriola
184 – #14 Lenny Pinto
197 – #10 Silas Allred
HWT – Harley Andrews/Cale Davidson
Looking ahead, ASU is preparing for the Pac-12 Wrestling Championships March 5, hosted by Stanford at Maples Pavilion. Session 1 will begin at 10 a.m. and will include the preliminary rounds. Session 2 will begin at 4:45 p.m. with the 5th-place matches, followed by the championship matches at 6 p.m., live on Pac-12 Networks. Live coverage will take place on Pac-12 Networks, with additional coverage of the event across Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app. ASU has 23 total conference titles and five of the last six tournaments, including the past three.
ASU vs CSUB
Thursday, Feb. 16 | Noon AZ
Tempe, Arizona | Desert Financial Arena
Watch (Free)
Tickets
ASU Match Notes
CSUB Match Notes
ASU at Nebraska
Sunday, Feb. 19 | 12:30 p.m. AZ
Lincoln, Nebraska | Devaney Center
Watch (Big Ten Network)
Live stats
Last time out
The Sun Devils extended their winning streak to four matches after sweeping Little Rock (31-6) and No. 20 Oregon State (23-16). Against the Trojans, ASU won eight-of-10 bouts, earning bonus points in five of those. Brandon Courtney collected his 100th career win, Michael McGee earned his 125 career victory, and Anthony Montalvo earned his 50th career win. At Oregon State, unranked redshirt freshman Cael Valencia silenced the arena with a sudden victory upset over No. 22 Mateo Olmos. That extended Valencia's winning streak to four matches and earned him his second Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week honor. McGee earned his 27th career tech fall in the win, and Cohlton Schultz earned seventh pin of the season.
Arizona State Notables
- ASU's lightweights have dominated all season. No. 7 Courtney, No. 4 McGee and No. 5 Kyle Parco have all dropped just one dual, and they're all riding streaks; Courtney's on a three match streak, and McGee and Parco both on seven match heaters.
- The Maroon and Gold are 8-2 this season in overtime matches. They have seven wins by sudden victory and one tiebreaker victory. Of the two losses, only one was from a regular starter.
- The Sun Devils are 12-3 all-time against CSUB. Nebraska and ASU haven't met since a 18-12 ASU loss in 2012. Nebraska has the all-time record at 12-4-1.
- Rankings remain consistent for the Sun Devils this week. Courtney at No. 7, McGee at No. 4, Jesse Vasquez at No. 15, Parco at No. 5, Anthony Montalvo at No. 20, Cohlton Schultz at No. 5. The team is No. 11/12 across FloWrestling, InterMat and Win Magazine rankings.
ASU Probables
125 #7 Brandon Courtney
133 #4 Michael McGee
141 Emilio Ysaguirre or Cody Foote
149 #5 Kyle Parco
157 Max Wilner
165 Tony Negron
174 HM Cael Valencia
184 #20 Anthony Montalvo
197 Josh Nummer or Damion Schunke
HWT #5 Cohlton Schultz
CSUB Probables
125 - Eddie Flores
133 - Romeo McNeal
141 - Luis Ramos
149 - Josh Brown
157 - Brock Rogers or Tyler Deen
165 - Braden Smelser
174 - Albert Urias
184 - Jacob Hansen
197 - Forfeit
285 - Jake Andrews or Paul Sharp
Nebraska Probables
125 – #3 Liam Cronin/Jacob Van Dee
133 – Boo Dryden/HM Kyle Burwick
141 – #4 Brock Hardy
149 – Dayne Morton
157 – #1 Peyton Robb
165 – HM Bubba Wilson
174 – #2 Mikey Labriola
184 – #14 Lenny Pinto
197 – #10 Silas Allred
HWT – Harley Andrews/Cale Davidson