Cal Baptist
Fall by Goodwin Lifts Cal Poly Over Cal Baptist, 27-19
12/7/2012 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Trailing 5-1 after two periods, freshman J.T. Goodwin turned his 197-pound match around in the final period, pinning Paul Head in 6 minutes, 9 seconds, to lead Cal Poly to a 27-19 victory over Cal Baptist in a non-conference dual wrestling meet, the Mustangs' home opener, Friday night inside Mott Gym.
Goodwin (pictured at right) earned an escape, takedown and three-point near fall early in the third period for a 7-5 lead, then pinned Head to give head coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs an insurmountable 27-13 advantage with one bout remaining.
Cal Poly forfeited the 285-pound bout. Had Head held on to his lead entering the final round, Cal Baptist would have trailed 21-16 and picked up six points for the forfeit at 285 to win the dual meet by a single point.
Instead, Goodwin raised his record to 4-7 with his second pin as a Mustang.
"I'm just glad he won," said Buckley.
Cal Poly wrestling, presented by Meathead Movers, won just three other bouts on the mat, picking up 12 points on forfeits by the visiting Lancers.
Cal Baptist led 9-6 after the first three bouts before the Mustangs put together a three-bout winning streak.
Mustang 149-pounder Damien Arredondo earned a 6-2 decision over Dylan Cataline, jumping to a 5-0 lead in the opening period and adding an escape in the final period. Arredondo is now 3-2 for the season.
At 157, Mustang junior Kyle Chené was an 11-4 winner over Alec Smith, giving Cal Poly a 15-9 lead halfway through the 10-bout card. Chené scored the first eight points of the bout with a takedown and pair of two-point near falls in the first period and a takedown early in the second period, lifting his record to 9-4 on the year.
And at 165, Mustang Connor King earned a 6-2 decision over Anthony Ballinger, scoring a takedown in each of the first two periods and an escape and riding time in the third period. King is now 4-7 for the season.
King's win gave Cal Poly a 15-9 lead. Cal Baptist sophomore Kenneth Tribble won by major decision at 174 and, after the Lancers forfeited at 184, Goodwin clinched the dual meet for the Mustangs with his come-from-behind victory at 197.
"Overall, that definitely was not the performance we were expecting tonight, but we somehow found a way to win," said Buckley. "We've got a lot of things to work on before the Reno Tournament of Champions."
Cal Poly, 1-2 in duals this season, will compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Reno Event Center.
Cal Baptist is 2-2 in duals this season.
Cal Baptist (19) at Cal Poly (27):
125 -- Taylor Hall, CB, pinned Evan McKirdy, CP, 2:26
133 -- Devon Lotito, CP, won by forfeit
141 -- Bradford Gerl, CB, dec. Brandan Rocha, CP, 7-1
149 -- Damien Arredondo, CP, dec. Dylan Cataline, CB, 6-2
157 -- Kyle Chené, CP, dec. Alec Smith, CB, 11-4
165 -- Connor King, CP, dec. Anthony Ballinger, CB, 6-2
174 -- Kenneth Tribble, CB, maj. dec. Mitch Woods, CP, 8-0
184 -- Sean Dougherty, CP, won by forfeit
197 -- J.T. Goodwin, CP, pinned Paul Head, CB, 6:09
285 -- Zach Merrill, CB, won by forfeit
