In Hilton battle of unbeatens, Oklahoma State topples Cyclones<\/p>\n
By Mike Dean Iowa State Daily <\/p>\n
Ames, IA (U-WIRE) — With a chance to go 15-0 for the first time since the 1970-71 season, the Iowa State wrestling team fell just short, losing to top-ranked Oklahoma State 21-14.<\/p>\n
Two unlikely wrestlers led the Cyclones — sophomore Travis Paulson and junior Kurt Backes led the Cyclones with major decisions in their matches.<\/p>\n
Travis, wrestling his first match since tearing rib cartilage against Northern Iowa on Jan. 15, fought to score seven points in the third period, including a takedown with two seconds remaining.<\/p>\n
“I felt good, “Travis said. “I just tried to block out the pain and went out there and did the job.”<\/p>\n
Travis, now 17-4 on the year, fatigued quickly in the match but dug deep to gut out the win.<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t practicing all week last week and I only got a little bit of live action this week, “Travis said. “My lungs weren’t quite used to it yet. “<\/p>\n
“I got my second wind coming at the end, “Travis said. “[My teammates] really got into it and helped me out.”<\/p>\n
At 184 pounds, Backes took an 8-5 lead into the third period where he wore down Oklahoma State freshman Clay Kehrer.<\/p>\n
The junior from New Jersey controlled the entire match and worked to get a 17-9 major decision before the heart of Oklahoma State’s lineup took to the mat.<\/p>\n
Iowa State led 14-11 going into the 197-pound match, but second-ranked Jake Rosholt jumped out to an early 6-3 first period lead for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n
Senior Trevor Smith controlled the rest of the match but was unable to score points.<\/p>\n
He rode Rosholt for the duration of the second period, almost rolling him to his back for back points, but the Cyclone came up short.<\/p>\n
With the match tied at 14, top-ranked heavyweight Steve Mocco proved to be too much to handle for senior Scott Coleman.<\/p>\n
Mocco countered all of Coleman’s shots and turned them into points on his way to a 13-4 major decision.<\/p>\n
Nakamura was never able take control of the match, and Scott avoiding all of his shots.<\/p>\n
Nakamura wasn’t able to escape from Scott’s grasp in the third period and lost 6-0.<\/p>\n
The loss moves the third-ranked Cyclones to 14-1 on the year.<\/p>\n
They face conference foe Oklahoma at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hilton Coliseum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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