No. 18 Eastern Oregon Takes Down Warner Pacific 28-20 12/9/2017 8:43:32 PM LA GRANDE, Ore. – The No. 18 Eastern Oregon men's wrestling team started out with five wins in a row to defeat conference foe Warner Pacific (RV) 28-20 at Quinn Coliseum Saturday in Cascade Collegiate Conference action. Eastern Oregon forfeited the 125-pound weight division and the 174-lb weight class to surrender a 12-0 lead to start the match. Likewise, Warner Pacific forfeited at 197-lbs to start the dual 12-6. No. 18 Blake McNall (133-lb) set the tempo for the Blue and Gold with a 16-8 decision win. In the third period, McNall out powered Lucas Higginbotham to gain 12 points and ran away with his fourth decision win of the season. At the 141-lb weight class, freshman A.J. Rockwell led in the second period 4-1 over Zach Sias before securing his fourth fall at 4:11 and improving to 13-6. Jacob Posey (149-lb) captured his tenth win, upsetting No. 18 Baylen Cooper with style. Entering the third period, Cooper had the momentum with a 10-4 lead against the Kalama native. Posey turned on the jets to quickly earn 7 points the last 2 minutes of the match and, keeping his composure well intact, the freshman acted fast to pin Cooper with 45 seconds left. Filling in the role for Drake Randall was freshman Marco Retano in the 157-lb weight class. Retano got his first collegiate dual victory over Timmy Rivera with an 11-5 decision. The fifth win of the night went to Jacob Dupuis (165-lb), bagging his seventh victory of the season. The 7-3 decision over Warner Pacific's Robert Frasier marks the sophomore's first conference triumph. After succeeding over Warner Pacific, the Blue and Gold snapped their six-match dual losing streak and improved to 4-6 for the season. The Mounties also faced off against No. 1 NJCAA Clackamas Community College following the Knight's dual, but the Cougars handed the Mountaineers their seventh loss by a score of 49-0. Up Next The Mountaineers are back in action on Thursday, Dec. 14 as the men's wrestling team takes on No. 13 conference opponent Montana State-Northern at Quinn Coliseum at 7:00 p.m. For more information on Eastern Oregon wrestling, follow @EOUAthletics or visit eousports.com. FOLLOW EOU ATHLETICS Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Contact Iain Dexter; 541-962-3946; idexter@eou.edu