Arizona State @ Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh defeated Arizona State 20-20 in Pennsylvania on January 21, 2024. The final scoreline reads like a tie, but Pittsburgh came away with the dual victory thanks to a string of bonus-point results that separated the teams.

A handful of bonus wins decided the meet. At 141 pounds Cole Matthews turned in a 10-2 major decision, supplying four team points for Pittsburgh. Arizona State answered in a big way when Jacori Teemer ran his match at 157 out to a 21-6 technical fall for five points, keeping the dual tight. Pittsburgh’s Reece Heller then delivered another major swing with a 21-5 technical fall at 184, and Mac Stout’s 11-2 major decision at 197 added crucial bonus scoring late in the lineup.

In the end Pittsburgh’s collection of majors and a technical fall outweighed Arizona State’s lone bonus victory and determined the outcome. The Panthers’ ability to rack up bonus points on multiple mats was the clear difference on the scoreboard in a dual that stayed competitive through most of the weight classes.