Titans Need Final Three Wins to Tie UC Davis Feb. 4, 2005 -- Davis, CA
Courtesy of UC Davis Sports Information...
Cal State Fullerton won the final three matches Friday
evening - two of them by major decision - after UC Davis won five of the
first seven as the Titans rallied to tie the Aggies, 20-20, in a Pac-10
Conference wrestling match before 326 fans at Hickey Gym.
UC Davis moved to 4-3-1 overall
and 3-2-1 in conference action while Cal State Fullerton is 13-3-1 and
5-1-1. Ronnie Silva had an 11-3 major decision upset against 18th-ranked
Leonel Sanchez at 174 pounds, part of three straight wins for UC Davis
which helped stake the Aggies to a 20-6 lead.
However, Landon Seefeldt (197)
and #18th-ranked Jesse Miramontes (125) had major decisions sandwiched
around a pin by Chris Chambers at heavyweight which propelled Cal State
Fullerton to the 20-20 deadlock.
No.13-ranked Derek Moore got
the Aggies off to an early lead with a 14-2 major decision against Paul
Tice at 133, using four takedowns on his way to the win. Juan Mora then
jumped to a 4-0 advantage against the Aggies' Jeff Bristol at 141 and
went on to a 6-2 win that made the team score 4-3.
A three-point near fall helped
take Daniel Murphree to an early 6-2 lead in his 10-4 win over the Titans'
Jeff Silva at 149 before Morgan Atikinson's 15-9 win against the Aggies'
Jesse Padilla made it 7-6 in favor of UC Davis.
That set the table for three
Aggie wins that began with an 11-2 victory by Frank Richmond over Risto
Marttinen at 165, a win that started with Richmond scoring the first eight
points. Silva then upset Sanchez at 174 after a reversal, three-point
near fall, takedown and riding time turned a 3-2 deficit into a crowd-pleasing
11-3 major decision win.
Brandon Bear finished the win
streak by nearly pinning Jesse Taylor, instead settling for four takedowns
and three near falls in his 17-2 technical fall win which pushed UC Davis'
lead to 20-6. Cal State Fullerton, however, rallied down the stretch beginning
wih No.9 Landon Seefeldt's 19-6 victory over Reed Shelger at 197.
Broc Maffia was hobbled by
an early injury in his heavyweight match against Cal State Fullerton's
Chris Chambers, a bout Chambers finished with a pin 1 minute, 45 seconds
in. That brought the team score to 20-16 in favor of UC Davis before Miramontes
beat Pancho Manriquez 13-5 at 125, getting a key point for riding time
which turned his win into a major decision and ended the match in a 20-20
tie.
UC DAVIS 20, CAL STATE FULLERTON 20
133 - Derek Moore (UCD) major dec. Paul Tice (CSF), 14-2 (UCD 4-0)
141 - Juan Mora (CSF) dec. Jeff Bristol (UCD), 6-2 (UCD 4-3)
149 - Daniel Murphree (UCD) dec. Jeff Silva (CSF), 10-4 (UCD 7-3)
157 - Morgan Atkinson (CSF) dec. Jesse Padilla (CSF), 15-9 (UCD 7-6)
165 - Frank Richmond (UCD) major dec. Rick Marttinen (CSF), 11-2 (UCD
11-6)
174 - Ronnie Silva (UCD) major dec. Leonel Sanchez (CSF), 11-3 (UCD 15-6)
184 - Brandon Bear (UCD) tech fall Jesse Taylor (CSF), 17-2 (UCD 20-6)
197 - Landon Seefeldt (CSF) major dec. Reed Shelger (UCD), 19-6 (UCD 20-9)
285 - Chris Chambers (CSF) fall Broc Maffia (UCD), 1:45 (UCD 20-15)
125 - Jesse Miramontes (CSF) major dec. Pancho Manriquez (CSF), 13-5 (Tied
20-20)
UC Davis: 4-3-1, 3-2-1 (Pac-10)
Cal State Fullerton: 13-3-1, 5-1-1 (Pac-10)
