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SOU comes back to beat SF State, 25-24
SOU Sports Information
ASHLAND – Senior heavyweight Max Hane delivered again in the clutch for Southern Oregon, pinning San Francisco State's Antonio Gomez with 61 seconds left in the first round to give the Raiders a 25-24 victory Saturday at Riehm Arena.
The Gators, an NCAA Division II squad, held a 24-15 lead going into the 197-pound match. Tanner Fischer, the NAIA's fourth-ranked 197-pounder, set up Hane's heroics with a 9-0 major decision over Andrew Herrera.
Hane improved to 8-2 in his first season at 285, including 5-0 in dual matches. Four of those five wins have ended in falls.
The Raiders improved to 3-1 going into Tuesday's home matchup against Montana State-Northern. SF State went to 1-5.
SOU also got a boost from 125-pounder Pancho Barrera, a junior transfer from Southwestern Oregon Community College. Making his Raider debut, Barrera knocked off Brandon Vu – ranked ninth in his class at the NCAA Div. II level – with a 9-4 decision that he never trailed.
SOU senior Chandler Michael, ranked third at 149, wrestled up to 157 but protected his perfect record. He went to 11-0 with his seventh pin of the season, dismissing Romeo Medina-Ontiveros in 4:26.
There were eight total contests; both teams forfeited one weight. Isiah Alva (149) registered a pin for the Gators, while Kurtis Clem (174) scored a technical fall and 10th-ranked Jordan Gurrola (141) won by major decision.
SOUTHERN OREGON 25, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 24
125 – Pancho Barrera, SOU, dec. Brandon Vu, 9-4. (3-0)
133 – Christian Ramos, SFSU, wins by forfeit. (3-6)
141 – Jordan Gurrola, SFSU, major dec. Zack Wigzell, 8-0. (3-10)
149 – Isiah Alva, SFSU, p. Devin Poppen, 0:49. (3-16)
157 – Chandler Michael, SOU, p. Romeo Medina-Ontiveros, 4:26. (9-16)
165 – JJ Talavera, SOU, wins by forfeit. (15-16)
174 – Kurtis Clem, SFSU, tech. fall Cody Stahl, 15-0 (6:14). (15-21)
184 – Justin Pichedwatana, SFSU, dec. C.J. McKinnis, 8-2. (15-24)
197 – Tanner Fischer, SOU, major dec. Andrew Herrera, 9-0. (19-24)
285 – Max Hane, SOU, p. Antonio Gomez, 1:59. (25-24)