Show USU's Kevin Russell gets Portland State's Mike Baker in a unique hold in last night s match Russell won the match 8--6 Aggie wrestlers hammer Portland State USU boosts dual meet record to by Wendy Hansen “They (the Aggies) looked better tonight than they did against Weber” said USU wresding Coach Bob Carlson as the Aggies won their fourth home match in two weeks whipping Portland State 28-1- 0 The night didn’t start off well for the Aggies as USU’s Tom Bieber lost in a superior decision to Anthony Amado 18-- 8 Kevin Russell then tied the score for the Aggies when he got a two point takedown call the last two d seconds beating Mike Baker 6 in the division Aggie Dave Sherod didn’t have the power to win and he lost 4 to Lyle Station in the d weight class The Portland team should be glad they live so close to the ocean it gives them a lot of practice on a swimming technique that gets them off the mat They use this technique in almost every match in which they were in trouble USU’s John DiGiacomo then proceeded to put the wraps on Boyd Good pass by allowing him only two d escapes to receive the decision 2 in the weight class DiGiacomo is now 13-- 5 on the season A controversial call was next on the agenda against Aggie Greg Williams Williams had a 8-- 126-poun- 8-- 134-poun- 9-- 142-poun- 4-- 1 faces Long Beach' State tonight in the Spectrum dangerous hold on Charlie Lucas but it wasn’t called Williams still lost after they called an injury timeout when he hurt his back Lucas then proceeded to get an escape and won in a decision of 7 in 8-- d the division With the Aggies behind 10-- 6 in the team score USU needed a win and that came from Steve Ross who blew away his opponent Rick McRenyolds in the class 13-- 7 In the next match Aggie Dave Hagedom somehow managed to lose his contact with 38 seconds left in the first period Hagedorn didn’t need it to pin Jim Frazier The contact was then found in the middle of the mat in perfect condition With Carlson yelling “don’t you finish on the bottom” Aggie Andre Bynum who had won only one match before last night followed Carlson’s advice and scored a superior decision 12-- 4 over Chris Bull after losing twice last week The Aggies lead of 19-1- 0 was not even touched the rest of the meet In the class USD’s John Schebler had one of the toughest matches so far this year against Karl Pope The Portland freshman went straight for the pin and it showed that Pope had done his homework The lead seesawed back and forth with Schebler finally winning 13-- 9 The win extended 150-poun- 158-pou- 190-weig- ht 28-1- 0 ’ die bier’s season record to 12-- 1 some extn Aggie heavyweight Tom Dole got match the forfeited hen Portland State crowdir-o“The Aggies were exciting and the to according helped them do good” Long matched we against are Tonight e don’t have any information about them to be relatively young and only two om last year are returning The Aggies now 4--1 in dual meet each State as their first PCAA foe of night at 7:30 in the Spectrum j- The ’49ers wilf test the Aggies’ loww1’ Fred rrding to Long Beach Coach Our lower weights are performing : eid that is where our strengths are this year i The bright spots for the ’49ers are who is 11-- 2 and Bob So Sole fmi winds who is 8--2 on the season (id in the PCAA last year tike After the Long Beach match theAgP fifomia road trip and will face PU dy ite next Wednesday S11 J° St“t' S Fullerton and Long Beach he The Aggies next home match will 26 on Jan liversity of Oregon n i ' - |