No. 10 Boise State Too Much for UC Davis

DAVIS, Calif. - The UC Davis wrestling team earned a forfeit, a decision from 15th-ranked Ricky Alcala and a major decision from No. 15 Brandon Low, but No. 10 Boise State won six straight bouts for a 30-13 win Saturday at Hickey Gym in Davis, Calif. UC Davis is now 2-9 overall and 1-3 in the Pac-10 while Boise State improve to 13-2 overall and remain undefeated in conference action with a 6-0 record.

The dual began in UC Davis’ favor with a forfeit by Boise State at 197 giving the Aggies six points. Ricky Alcala, ranked 15th nationally, put three more points on the board for UC Davis with his 9-3 decision over Sam Zylstra at 285. Alcala used several takedowns and escapes throughout the bout, then earned a bonus point for nearly four minutes of riding time.

Boise State’s Alan Bartelli got the Broncos their first win of the day when he took a 9-3 decision over Kody Klaus. Bartelli took a 5-1 lead going into the third period, but a two-point reversal by Klaus brought him to within two points. Bartelli closed with an escape and a takedown, then earned an extra point for riding time.

Brandon Low earned four points for UC Davis in his matchup against Ben DeMuelle at 133 pounds with his 15-6 major decision. The score was tied at two points apiece at the end of the first round, but Low, ranked 15th nationally, used two takedowns and an escape to establish a 7-3 lead by the end of the second period. DeMuelle pulled to within three points at the start of the third with an escape, but Low closed the period with two takedowns and earned a bonus point for riding time to put UC Davis up 13-3.

The Broncos, however, would go on to win the next six straight bouts and the closest the Aggies came to a win was Barrett Abel’s near comeback at 149 pounds. Abel, ranked 15th nationally, battled No. 6 Jason Chamberlain to an 8-6 decision and nearly won. Abel entered the third period down 5-2, but used an escape and then ta takedown to tie the score at five. Chamberlain went back up by a point after an escape, then earned two more points with a takedown but Abel got an escape to pull within two. With only 42 seconds left, however, Abel could not get another move in before the clock expired.

UC Davis closes out the four-match homestand Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6 when the Aggies host San Francisco State and Stanford. Friday’s match against San Francisco State will feature the popular “Beauty and the Beast” competition alongside the UC Davis women’s gymnastics team and will start at 7:00 p.m. in The Pavilion. The Aggies host Stanford in a Pac-10 matchup Saturday for Senior Day at 6:00 p.m. in Hickey Gymnasium.

#10 Boise State 30, UC Davis 13
197: Shawn Hoehne (UCD) wins forfeit over Chris Givens (BSU)
285: #15 Ricky Alcala (UCD) dec. Sam Zylstra (BSU), 9-3
125: Alan Bartelli (BSU) dec. Kody Klaus (UCD), 9-3
133: #15 Brandon Low (UCD) maj. dec. Ben DeMuelle (BSU), 15-6
141: #6 Levi Jones (BSU) fall Bryan Osuna (UCD), 4:06
149: #6 Jason Chamberlain (BSU) dec. #15 Barrett Abel (UCD), 8-6
157: #2 Adam Hall (BSU) maj. dec. Trevor Machado-Ching (UCD), 14-4
165: Michael Cuthbertson (BSU) maj. dec. David Watts (UCD), 15-4
174: #11 Nate Lee (BSU) maj. dec. Alex Darkhovsky (UCD), 16-5
184: #1 Kirk Smith (BSU) fall Rory McBryde (UCD), 2:37

Courtesy of Amanda Piechowski, Assistant Media Relations Director, UC Davis