California Baptist University
Wyoming
De La Pena Earns a Pin as the Lancers Battle the Cowboys to Open BIG 12 Play
11/11/2023 10:37:00 PM | Wrestling
RIVERSIDE--- The California Baptist University wrestling team competed in its first conference dual as they battled the Wyoming Cowboys. The Cowboys took seven of the ten matches and took the dual 28-12.
The Lancers defeated the Cowboys last season in Laramie for their first-ever BIG-12 dual win since moving to the conference. This time around, the Lancers came away with just three match victories by way of Mateo De La Pena, Hunter Leake, and Carter Schubert.
Toinight's Winners. 👏👏#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/k8OFAh1he6
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) November 12, 2023
CBU begins its season 0-2, while the Cowboys improved to 2-0 after opening their season with a win over Western Wyoming.
The dual started at 165 lbs, with De La Pena, matched up against Brett McIntosh of Wyoming. Mateo got to work early, earning a pin over McIntosh 47 seconds into the match and securing six quick points for the Lancers.
Mateo with pin number 1️⃣ of the season!🔥🔥#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/5blrcVmN0b
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) November 12, 2023
Wyoming answered back with a pair of decisions in the 174 and 184 lb weight classes to knot the dual at six points apiece. Eli Sheeren and Joseph Novak battled it out in the 197 bout, exchanging takedowns and subsequent escapes in the first period. The second period only saw one point via a Sheeren escape as the two battled through the two minutes. Exhaustion set in for both wrestlers, but Sheeren's got the better of him as Novak produced the pin and six points for the Cowboys to take the lead in the team score.
Sheeren!! 😮💨😮💨#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/El3J8a6Lpc
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) November 12, 2023
A Cowboy decision and pin in the next two matches gave Wyoming complete control of the dual as the lead ballooned to 12. Leake got the Lancers back on the board with a 2-1 decision over his opponent, registering his points in the third period. The Lancers would close out the dual strong with a 2-0 decision by true freshman Carter Schubert in the 157 lb bout, giving Shubert his first collegiate win and a 1-0 record to start his career.
Wyoming 28 CBU 12
165: Mateo De La Pena (CBU) pins Brett McIntosh (WYO) (2:13)
174: Riley Davis (WYO) over Peter Acciardi (CBU) via decision 4-1
184: Ethan Ducca (WYO) over Nathan Haas (CBU) via decision 9-5
197: Joseph Novak (WYO) pins Eli Sheeren (CBU) (6:09)
285: Kevin Zimmer (WYO) over Max Acciardi (CBU via decision 4-1
125: Garrett Ricks (WYO) pins Elijah Griffin (CBU) (2:59)
133: Hunter Leake (CBU) over Cooper Birdwell (WYO) via decision 2-1
141: Cole Brooks (WYO) over Darren Green via major decision 16-4
149: Gabe Willochell (WYO) over Dayne Morton (CBU) via decision 7-2
157: Carter Schubert (CBU) over Cooper Voorhees (WYO) via decision 2-0
ERAU MILE HIGH OPEN:
The Lancers also had eight wrestlers compete unattached at the Emby-Riddle Mile High Open on Saturday, with three coming away as individual champions.
Yoshiya Funakoshi (133lbs), Koa Ruiz (149lbs), and Justin Phillips (174 lbs) all came away as champions in the tournament, with Timothy Cowan and Josephy Mora defaulting to each other in the consolation semis.
NEXT: The Lancers will hit the road for the first time this season for a double dual against Embry-Riddle and Vanguard University in Costa Mesa on Friday, November 17.
