COSTA MESA, Calif. — The San Francisco State wrestling team spoiled Vanguard's final home dual on Thursday evening inside Seymour Sanctuary with a 33-10 win.

SF State has won back-to-back duals and improves to 4-5 on the year while Vanguard falls to 2-5.

The Gators went up and never trailed after a forfeit at 125 lb. At 133 lb., Tony Margiotta began the second period with an escape that stood as the lone point in the dual and extended the lead to 9-0. With Sean Yamasaki a late scratch, Michael McGruder stepped in at 141 lb. but fell by major decision to make it 9-4. Then, at 149 lb., Zane Stoddard earned a decision to extend the lead to 12-4. The Gators rattled off three consecutive major decisions by Basil Othman, Kyle Botelho, and Gage Mettler to take a commanding 24-4 victory. At 184 lb., Kweli Hernandez-Maitre earned the squad's third shutout of the night with a narrow 2-0 win. SF State conceded the 197 lb. bout and heavyweight Emilio Franco Sandoval finished things off with another strong performance, earning the pin in 3:56.
 

Weight	San Francisco State (4-5)	Vanguard (2-5)	Bout Score	Team Score
125	Hayden Ancheta	[Forfeit]	SF by Forfeit, 6-0	6-0
133	Tony Margiotta	Julian Leon	SF, 1-0	9-0
141	Michael McGruder	Malikhi Espiritu	VU by MD 14-4	9-4
149	Zane Stoddard	Bryant Avila	SF, 13-10	12-4
157	Basil Othman	Noah Elliot	SF State by MD 14-2	16-4
165	Kyle Botelho	Ruben Rodriguez	SF State by MD 9-0	20-4
174	Gage Mettler	Marquize Brown	SF State by MD 13-1	24-4
184	Kweli Hernandez-Maitre	Jacob Potts	SF State, 2-0	27-4
197	[Forfeit]	Isaiah Hernandez	VU by Forfeit	27-10
HWT	Emilio Franco Sandoval	Roman Torres	SF State by Fall (3:56)	33-10

 

Quotables

"I'm really happy with the fire that the guys displayed tonight, feel like we really came out ready to rock," said Head Coach Jason Welch. "Happy to bring home the W in Orange County!"

Up Next

The Gators will head to British Columbia for their next two duals on January 20. Simon Fraser will host and the Gators will also face Adams State.