Saturday, November 12
Lewisburg, Pa.
7 p.m.
Bucknell University
6
vs
30
Oklahoma State
Photo by: Lianne Garrahan
Miller, Delp Victorious, but No. 11 Oklahoma State Defeats Bison Grapplers, 30-6
11/12/2022 10:08:00 PM | Wrestling
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Darren Miller upset the nation's 10th-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds, and Nick Delp picked up a decisive win at 157 pounds to highlight Bucknell's night in a 30-6 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma State at Sojka Pavilion.
The Cowboys, who defeated No. 14 Lehigh 25-6 in Bethlehem earlier in the day, sent out nine ranked wrestlers and improved to 2-0 on the season. Bucknell's first dual of 2022-23 included a number of strong showings with Oklahoma State earning bonus points in only three of its eight victories.
After a first-period pin by No. 7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni at 125 to start the night, Bucknell's 133-pounder Kurt Phipps held his own against No. 2 Daton Fix, a redshirt senior who is a three-time national runner-up. Phipps limited Fix to just one early takedown in a 4-1 decision. Fix was a 15-5 winner at Lehigh earlier in the day and is now 74-4 in his career.
Down 9-0 in the dual, Bucknell got on the board at 141 pounds thanks to a terrific performance by 28th-ranked Miller against 10th-ranked Carter Young. Miller lost to Young 8-3 in a dual in Stillwater last season, but this time he came out as the aggressor and earned a takedown just 15 seconds into the bout. Miller rode Young for the rest of the period to pile up a big riding-time advantage and then escaped to start the second period. Young scored a takedown with 32 seconds remaining to make it 3-2, but Miller just needed to avoid getting turned, and his riding-time point gave him the 4-2 decision.
After No. 19 Victor Voinovich grabbed the only two takedowns in a 5-3 verdict over Kolby DePron at 149 pounds, Delp turned in a stellar performance at 157 to bring the Bison within 12-6 in the dual.
Delp, ranked No. 33 by Intermat, earned the first takedown 1:27 into the match and led 4-2 in the third before icing it with four-point maneuver with back points with 1:18 to go. Delp accrued well over a minute of riding time on the way to a 9-3 decision.
Oklahoma State won the final four bouts of the night, but not without some drama at 184 and heavyweight. The 184-pound bout between No. 15 Travis Wittlake and Bucknell's Logan Deacetis was perhaps the most exciting of the night.
Deacetis scored the first takedown just seven seconds into the match before Wittlake came back to take a 5-4 lead after an eventful first period. Wittlake started the second period in the down position and earned a reversal, but Deacetis reversed him right back one minute later. Wittlake escaped, but Deacetis took him down with 15 seconds left in the stanza to knot the match at 8-8.
Deacetis escaped to start the third period to go up 9-8, but Wittlake escaped, earned a takedown with 90 seconds to go, and also had 2:41 of riding time to pick up the 11-9 decision.
The heavyweight battle between Oklahoma State's Konnor Doucet and Bucknell's Luke Niemeyer seemed headed for extra time with the score deadlocked at an escape each, but Doucet earned a takedown with just nine seconds remaining to steal the 3-1 decision.
Bucknell will head into tournament action for the next few weeks, starting with the Navy Classic in Annapolis next Saturday. The Bison will next wrestle at home on Jan. 9 against Hofstra at 6 p.m. in Davis Gym.
#11 Oklahoma State 30, Bucknell 6
November 12, 2022
Sojka Pavilion – Lewisburg, Pa.
125: No. 7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) WBF Grayson McLellan, 1:17 (OSU 6-0)
133: No. 2 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. Kurt Phipps, 4-1 (OSU 9-0)
141: No. 28 Darren Miller (B) dec. No. 10 Carter Young, 4-2 (OSU 9-3)
149: No. 19 Victor Voinovich (OSU) dec. Kolby DePron, 5-3 (OSU 12-3)
157: No. 33 Nick Delp (B) dec. Luke Mechler, 9-3 (OSU 12-6)
165: No. 14 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Chase Barlow, 6-0 (OSU 15-6)
174: No. 4 Dustin Plott (OSU) tech fall Sam Barnes, 24-9 (7:00) (OSU 20-6)
184: No. 15 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Logan Deacetis, 11-9 (OSU 23-6)
197: No. 28 Luke Surber (OSU) maj. dec. Mason McCready, 13-5 (OSU 27-6)
285: No. 33 Konnor Doucet (OSU) dec. Luke Niemeyer, 3-1 (OSU 30-6)
Attendance: 864
The Cowboys, who defeated No. 14 Lehigh 25-6 in Bethlehem earlier in the day, sent out nine ranked wrestlers and improved to 2-0 on the season. Bucknell's first dual of 2022-23 included a number of strong showings with Oklahoma State earning bonus points in only three of its eight victories.
After a first-period pin by No. 7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni at 125 to start the night, Bucknell's 133-pounder Kurt Phipps held his own against No. 2 Daton Fix, a redshirt senior who is a three-time national runner-up. Phipps limited Fix to just one early takedown in a 4-1 decision. Fix was a 15-5 winner at Lehigh earlier in the day and is now 74-4 in his career.
Down 9-0 in the dual, Bucknell got on the board at 141 pounds thanks to a terrific performance by 28th-ranked Miller against 10th-ranked Carter Young. Miller lost to Young 8-3 in a dual in Stillwater last season, but this time he came out as the aggressor and earned a takedown just 15 seconds into the bout. Miller rode Young for the rest of the period to pile up a big riding-time advantage and then escaped to start the second period. Young scored a takedown with 32 seconds remaining to make it 3-2, but Miller just needed to avoid getting turned, and his riding-time point gave him the 4-2 decision.
After No. 19 Victor Voinovich grabbed the only two takedowns in a 5-3 verdict over Kolby DePron at 149 pounds, Delp turned in a stellar performance at 157 to bring the Bison within 12-6 in the dual.
Delp, ranked No. 33 by Intermat, earned the first takedown 1:27 into the match and led 4-2 in the third before icing it with four-point maneuver with back points with 1:18 to go. Delp accrued well over a minute of riding time on the way to a 9-3 decision.
Oklahoma State won the final four bouts of the night, but not without some drama at 184 and heavyweight. The 184-pound bout between No. 15 Travis Wittlake and Bucknell's Logan Deacetis was perhaps the most exciting of the night.
Deacetis scored the first takedown just seven seconds into the match before Wittlake came back to take a 5-4 lead after an eventful first period. Wittlake started the second period in the down position and earned a reversal, but Deacetis reversed him right back one minute later. Wittlake escaped, but Deacetis took him down with 15 seconds left in the stanza to knot the match at 8-8.
Deacetis escaped to start the third period to go up 9-8, but Wittlake escaped, earned a takedown with 90 seconds to go, and also had 2:41 of riding time to pick up the 11-9 decision.
The heavyweight battle between Oklahoma State's Konnor Doucet and Bucknell's Luke Niemeyer seemed headed for extra time with the score deadlocked at an escape each, but Doucet earned a takedown with just nine seconds remaining to steal the 3-1 decision.
Bucknell will head into tournament action for the next few weeks, starting with the Navy Classic in Annapolis next Saturday. The Bison will next wrestle at home on Jan. 9 against Hofstra at 6 p.m. in Davis Gym.
#11 Oklahoma State 30, Bucknell 6
November 12, 2022
Sojka Pavilion – Lewisburg, Pa.
125: No. 7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) WBF Grayson McLellan, 1:17 (OSU 6-0)
133: No. 2 Daton Fix (OSU) dec. Kurt Phipps, 4-1 (OSU 9-0)
141: No. 28 Darren Miller (B) dec. No. 10 Carter Young, 4-2 (OSU 9-3)
149: No. 19 Victor Voinovich (OSU) dec. Kolby DePron, 5-3 (OSU 12-3)
157: No. 33 Nick Delp (B) dec. Luke Mechler, 9-3 (OSU 12-6)
165: No. 14 Wyatt Sheets (OSU) dec. Chase Barlow, 6-0 (OSU 15-6)
174: No. 4 Dustin Plott (OSU) tech fall Sam Barnes, 24-9 (7:00) (OSU 20-6)
184: No. 15 Travis Wittlake (OSU) dec. Logan Deacetis, 11-9 (OSU 23-6)
197: No. 28 Luke Surber (OSU) maj. dec. Mason McCready, 13-5 (OSU 27-6)
285: No. 33 Konnor Doucet (OSU) dec. Luke Niemeyer, 3-1 (OSU 30-6)
Attendance: 864