Jan. 17, 1998

No. 18 Oregon State Tops Stanford, 28-7

STANFORD, Calif -- Eighteenth-ranked Oregon State University (8-4 overall, 3-1 in the Pac-10) increased its winning streak to four with a 28-7 victory over host Stanford University (0-6, 0-3) on Saturday night at Burnham Pavilion. All six of Stanford's losses have come against nationally-ranked opposition.

Oregon State held a 6-4 lead after three matches, and then rolled off four consecutive victories to pull away. Junior Oscar Wood (Gresham, OR/Barlow HS) started that streak by defeating Beau Weiner (Placerville, CA/Ponderosa HS) 7-6 at 142 pounds to earn his 15th win of the season.

Stanford was led by freshman Jason Talbott (LaGrange, KY/Oldham County HS), who posted a 14-5 majority decision over Ryan Sugihara (Aiea, HI/Mid-Pacific Institute HS).

118 - Ben Richards (OSU) dec. Rudy Ruiz, 5-3; 126 - Jason Buce (OSU) dec. Zach Zimmerer, 4-2; 134 - Jason Talbott (STAN) dec. Ryan Sugihara, 14-5; 142 - Oscar Wood (OSU) dec. Beau Weiner, 7-6; 150 - Eric Jorgensen (OSU) dec. B.J. Sanchez, 8-2; 158 - Isaac Wood (STAN) dec. Doug Bardsley, 10-2; 167 - Clint Wilson (OSU) dec. Shane Cross, 7-3; 177 - Scott Chapman (STAN) dec. Sanders Freed, 6-2; 190 - Shane Zajac (OSU) dec. Tim Kendall, 12-6; HWT - Mat Orndorff (OSU) won by forfeit.

Records - Oregon State 8-4 overall (2-1 in the Pac-10), Stanford 0-6 (0-3).

Printer-friendly format	Email this article