Firestorm’s Tough Battle Against University of Providence

Glendale, AZ - Arizona Christian University's men's wrestling hosted the University of Providence at home in the Firestorm Recreation Center, but ultimately, came up short losing 21-13 in the dual. Despite the loss, two wrestlers dominated on the mat, getting huge victories in their weight classes.

RESULTS

University of Providence - 21, Arizona Christian 13

125 lbs - Julio Gonzales (ACU) won by decision over Boden Banta (UP) 12-7. (ACU 3-0)
133 lbs - Kobi Johnson (UP) won by decision over Jason Ramirez (ACU) 7-2. (Tied 3-3)
141 lbs - Channing Porter (ACU) won by decision over Kina'u McBrayer (UP) 4-1. (ACU 6-3)
149 lbs - Rico Robles (ACU) won by decision over Tristan Bremer (UP) 6-3. (ACU 9-3)
157 lbs - Hunter Hobbs (UP) won by tech fall over Kadrick Lewallen (ACU) 17-0 2:26. (ACU 9-8)
165 lbs - Blaze Sumiye (UP) won by decision over Nicholas Pina (ACU) 4-3. (UP 11-9)
174 lbs - Leonardo Galasso (ACU) won by major decision over Brady Ellison (UP) 13-3. (ACU 13-11)
184 lbs -Noah Poe-Hatten (UP) won by major decision over Kaden Martin (ACU) 9-1. (UP 15-13)
197 lbs - Spencer Johnson (UP) won by decision over Brandon Townsell (ACU) 5-1 (UP 18-13)
285 lbs - Ethan DeRoche (UP) won by decision over Kaiden Cisneros (ACU) 5-4. (UP 21-13)

Thoughts from Coach Butterfield
I am extremely proud of our guys and the way they competed against a tough Providence squad on Saturday afternoon. Every one of our guys that competed stepped on the mat ready to compete, and win or lose, wrestled tough as every single match went the distance. In the end, a few matches in which we were winning late but we lost at the end were the difference in the dual. Julio Gonzales and Leo Galasso highlighted the dual, as each of them came up with top 20 ranked wins against tough competitors from Providence. Julio Gonzales defeated the #20 ranked wrestler in the country and has been on a hot streak heading into our postseason. Leo defeated the #11 ranked wrestler in the country by major decision in a match that was dominated by him from start to finish. Rico Robles also picked up a dominant win over the previous #24 ranked wrestler from Providence as well. We are thankful for Providence making the long trip down to the valley and giving us some tough competition heading into the postseason. God has been extremely good to this team this year and we are excited to see how our guys finish out the season.

Next Up
On Saturday, the Firestorm will host the annual Firestorm Open in the Firestorm Recreation Center at 10:00 AM.

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Players Mentioned

Kaiden Cisneros: 6' 0"; Senior

Kaden Martin: 5' 11"; Senior

Channing Porter: 5' 10"; Junior

Jason Ramirez: 5' 7"; Junior

Rico Robles: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

Brandon Townsell: Sophomore

Leonardo Galasso: Sophomore

Julio Gonzales: 5' 7"; Freshman

Kadrick Lewallen: 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kaiden Cisneros
: 6' 0"; Senior

Kaden Martin
: 5' 11"; Senior

Channing Porter
: 5' 10"; Junior

Jason Ramirez
: 5' 7"; Junior

Rico Robles
: 5' 7"; Graduate Student

Brandon Townsell
: Sophomore

Leonardo Galasso
: Sophomore

Julio Gonzales
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Kadrick Lewallen
: 6' 1"; Freshman