Little Rock wasted no time putting away Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday in a Pac-12 dual at the Jack Stephens Center, dominating the Roadrunners from the opening bout in a 33-17 victory.
The Trojans recorded two wins by pin and three by technical fall, with
Stephen Little also earning a win by forfeit.
"It was great to get back on a roll from the start," head coach
Neil Erisman said. "We haven't had many opportunities like this. It seems like every dual this season has been a dogfight. It was good to have matches today where we could score a lot of points. There was a lot of energy and excitement, and hopefully we can carry that into our last home dual and the postseason."
Brock Herman set the tone early with a pin of Hayden Zinkin in just 1:13.
Jaivon Jones followed with a 15-0 technical fall in under two minutes, and
Matty Bianchi added an 18-3 tech fall to give Little Rock a 16-0 lead through the opening three bouts.
"Friday was tough, so it was great to bounce back," Herman said. "I was excited to get us started and build momentum. It was a great day for us, and now we'll get ready to be home again next week against Cal Poly."
After CSU Bakersfield got on the board,
Kodiak Cannedy responded with a pin at the 1:20 mark of the first period. Little Rock then added a forfeit win by
Stephen Little and a technical fall from
Michael Gasper to stretch the advantage to 33-3.
The Roadrunners claimed the final three matches of the dual but were unable to close the gap.
Little Rock will conclude the regular season next Sunday at home against Cal Poly. The dual is scheduled to begin at noon.
