BETHLEHEM, Penn. – No. 11 Sun Devil Wrestling split with Long Island and No. 13 Illinois on Saturday afternoon at the Journeymen Wranglemania duals at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to officially open their new campaign.
The Sun Devils opened the day with a 38-3 rout of Long Island, where nine Sun Devils earned victories including four bonus-point victories. In the second bout of the day, ASU couldn't solve No. 13 Illinois, which was relentless in its attack of the Sun Devils. After opening with a pin-fall win from Richard Figueroa, the Sun Devils dropped the next nine bouts to lose, 37-6.