Friday, January 28
Brookings, S.D.
8:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
16
at
23
South Dakota State
Photo by: Justin Fitzpatrick
No. 23 South Dakota State Outlasts West Virginia
January 28, 2022 11:13 PM | Wrestling
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The West Virginia University wrestling team fell to the No. 23 South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 23-16, inside Frost Arena, on Friday night.
WVU (5-4, 0-2 Big 12) held a 16-7 lead with four matches to go but could not hang on as nationally-ranked SDSU (10-2, 3-0 Big 12) swept the final four matches of the dual, which included a pin fall at 197 pounds that put them ahead for the first time all night (20-16).
"That one hurt," fourth-year coach Tim Flynn said. "We had a chance to beat a good team and let one slip away."
Redshirt senior Killian Cardinale led off with a 10-2 major decision over SDSU's Tanner Jordan. Cardinale, No. 6 in the first NCAA coaches' ranking at 125 pounds, registered a team-high four takedowns and improved to 7-0 on the season.
At 133 pounds, freshman Garett Lautzenheiser outlasted Gabriel Tagg (SDSU) to secure a 14-12 overtime decision for his second dual win of the season. The Louisville, Ohio, native found an opening and took down Tagg to gain the victory and extend the Mountaineers' lead to 7-0.
After losing back-to-back matches at 141 and 149, redshirt junior Alex Hornfeck scored a 4-0 shutout at 157 pounds to give WVU a 10-7 advantage heading into the intermission.
Out of the intermission, sophomore Peyton Hall pinned No. 27 Tanner Cook in 4:24 to boost WVU's lead to nine (16-7), before SDSU made its comeback. Hall, No. 9 in the first NCAA coaches' ranking at 165 pounds, recorded his fourth pin of the season to remain undefeated in duals (9-0) and improve to 4-1 against ranked opponents.
Next up, West Virginia travels to Fargo, North Dakota, to battle the North Dakota State Bison on Saturday, January 29, at 2 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Match Results
125: No. 6 Killian Cardinale (WVU) major dec. Tanner Jordan (SDSU), 10-2
133: Garett Lautzenheiser (WVU) dec. Gabriel Tagg (SDSU), 14 -12 [SV-1]
141: No. 6 Clay Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Caleb Rea (WVU), 13-4
149: Daniel Kimball (SDSU) dec. Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 3-1
157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) dec. Kenny O'Neil (SDSU), 4-0
165: No. 9 Peyton Hall (WVU) wins by fall No. 27 Tanner Cook (SDSU), [T – 4:24]
174: No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) major dec. Dennis Robin (WVU), 11-1
184: Cade King (SDSU) dec. Anthony Carman (WVU), 5-3
197: No. 22 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) wins by fall Jackson Moomau (WVU), [T – 2:23]
HWT: No. 22 AJ Nevills (SDSU) dec. No. 21 Michael Wolfgram (WVU), 9-6
Extra Match
Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. Michael Dolan (WVU), 1-0
Team Rankings: NWCA
Individual Rankings: NCAA first coaches' ranking
WVU (5-4, 0-2 Big 12) held a 16-7 lead with four matches to go but could not hang on as nationally-ranked SDSU (10-2, 3-0 Big 12) swept the final four matches of the dual, which included a pin fall at 197 pounds that put them ahead for the first time all night (20-16).
"That one hurt," fourth-year coach Tim Flynn said. "We had a chance to beat a good team and let one slip away."
Redshirt senior Killian Cardinale led off with a 10-2 major decision over SDSU's Tanner Jordan. Cardinale, No. 6 in the first NCAA coaches' ranking at 125 pounds, registered a team-high four takedowns and improved to 7-0 on the season.
At 133 pounds, freshman Garett Lautzenheiser outlasted Gabriel Tagg (SDSU) to secure a 14-12 overtime decision for his second dual win of the season. The Louisville, Ohio, native found an opening and took down Tagg to gain the victory and extend the Mountaineers' lead to 7-0.
After losing back-to-back matches at 141 and 149, redshirt junior Alex Hornfeck scored a 4-0 shutout at 157 pounds to give WVU a 10-7 advantage heading into the intermission.
Out of the intermission, sophomore Peyton Hall pinned No. 27 Tanner Cook in 4:24 to boost WVU's lead to nine (16-7), before SDSU made its comeback. Hall, No. 9 in the first NCAA coaches' ranking at 165 pounds, recorded his fourth pin of the season to remain undefeated in duals (9-0) and improve to 4-1 against ranked opponents.
Next up, West Virginia travels to Fargo, North Dakota, to battle the North Dakota State Bison on Saturday, January 29, at 2 p.m. ET.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Match Results
125: No. 6 Killian Cardinale (WVU) major dec. Tanner Jordan (SDSU), 10-2
133: Garett Lautzenheiser (WVU) dec. Gabriel Tagg (SDSU), 14 -12 [SV-1]
141: No. 6 Clay Carlson (SDSU) major dec. Caleb Rea (WVU), 13-4
149: Daniel Kimball (SDSU) dec. Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 3-1
157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) dec. Kenny O'Neil (SDSU), 4-0
165: No. 9 Peyton Hall (WVU) wins by fall No. 27 Tanner Cook (SDSU), [T – 4:24]
174: No. 8 Cade DeVos (SDSU) major dec. Dennis Robin (WVU), 11-1
184: Cade King (SDSU) dec. Anthony Carman (WVU), 5-3
197: No. 22 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) wins by fall Jackson Moomau (WVU), [T – 2:23]
HWT: No. 22 AJ Nevills (SDSU) dec. No. 21 Michael Wolfgram (WVU), 9-6
Extra Match
Caleb Gross (SDSU) dec. Michael Dolan (WVU), 1-0
Team Rankings: NWCA
Individual Rankings: NCAA first coaches' ranking
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