Stanford 21, Pittsburgh 12
Stanford won seven of 10 bouts and edged Pittsburgh 21-12 at Maples Pavilion on Feb. 15.
STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford beat Pittsburgh 21-12 at Maples Pavilion on Feb. 15, building an early string of narrow decisions that withstood a late run by the Panthers.
The Cardinal won seven of the 10 bouts, all by decision, and captured the first six matches to open a team cushion before Pittsburgh answered with three wins down the card.
The dual opened at 125 with No. 10 Nico Provo edging Tyler Chappell 8-5 in sudden-victory overtime. Chappell opened with a three-point takedown; Provo responded across the middle periods and tied the bout late in regulation. Provo secured a three-point takedown at 0:39 of sudden victory to end the match.
No. 7 Tyler Knox followed with a 4-0 decision at 133, scoring an escape and a three-point takedown in the second period. No. 14 Jack Consiglio used a third-period reversal and a riding-time point to beat Briar Priest 3-2 at 141.
No. 5 Aden Valencia held off Kade Brown 5-4 at 149 after Brown tied the match with a third-period three-point takedown; Valencia answered with an escape late in the third to regain the lead. At 157, No. 9 Daniel Cardenas defeated No. 14 Dylan Evans 9-7; the official score stands at 9-7 while transcript entries aggregate one fewer point for Evans.
Pittsburgh rallied in the mid-to-late card. No. 13 Luca Augustine reversed a second-period deficit to win 5-1 at 174, adding a third-period takedown and a riding-time point. No. 24 Chase Kranitz built a third-period advantage and held off Abraham Wojcikiewicz 8-6 at 184 after a late exchange in the final minute.
Stanford extended its margin at 197 when No. 13 Angelo Posada defeated the higher-ranked No. 7 Mac Stout 5-2. Posada opened with a first-period three-point takedown, added a third-period escape and finished with a riding-time point to secure the decision.
The dual’s final bout saw No. 16 Dayton Pitzer pin Luke Duthie for a 14-0 fall, closing the scoring for Pittsburgh after multiple takedowns, a nearfall and an escape.
Stanford’s team recap notes the Cardinal improved to 3-2 in ACC duals; Pittsburgh’s release records the Panthers at 2-3 in conference play. Deciding sequences were concentrated in close decisions and late scoring: Provo’s sudden-victory takedown and Posada’s victory over a higher-ranked opponent were the most consequential swings that created separation early and held as Pittsburgh pushed back later in the lineup.