ST LOUIS, Mo.—Arizona State wrestling's redshirt junior Blake Stauffer, the No. 3 seed at 184 pounds, went 1-1 on the opening day of the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday at the Scottrade Center.

Stauffer opened the day with a 4-1 decision victory over Michigan State's John Rizqallah, but then fell in the second round to Penn State's No. 14-seeded Matthew McCutcheon in sudden victory, 3-1. Stauffer is now 32-2 on the season.

In the Friday morning session, streamed live on WatchESPN, Stauffer will take on Illinois' Lazarus Reyes in the wrestle-backs bracket.

Also for ASU, junior Ares Carpio dropped his opening bout to the No. 12 seed at 125 pounds, Edinboro's Kory Mines in a 10-5 decision, and then fell to Lehigh's Scott Parker in a 9-5 decision in the first round of consolation competition. A first-time NCAA qualifier, Carpio finished the 2014-15 season at 16-14, with a 4-8 mark in duals, 2-3 in Pac-12 action.

At 141 pounds, junior Matt Kraus dropped a 5-1 decision to No. 10 seed Zachary Horan of Central Michigan, and was then pinned by Appalachian State's Mike Longo in the first round of consolation competition in 4:12. A first-time NCAA qualifier, Kraus finished the 2014-15 season with a 20-10 record, with a 5-7 mark in duals, 2-1 in Pac-12 matches.

No. 10-seed redshirt freshman Christian Pagdilao was edged in his opening bout, falling to Rutgers' Kenneth Theobold, 6-5, and then dropped a 13-2 major decision to Drexel's Matthew Cimato in the first round of consolation competition. A first-time NCAA qualifier, Pagdilao wraps his opening season with the Sun Devils at 21-5, 9-1 in duals and 4-0 in Pac-12 bouts.

Sophomore Oliver Pierce dropped his opening bout at 157 pounds in a 9-0 major decision to No. 2 seed Brian Realbuto of Cornell, and then withdrew via injury default in the first round of consolation competition. A first-time NCAA qualifier, Pierce finished the season at 19-8, with a 9-4 in duals, and 2-2 in Pac-12 matches.

At 174 pounds, redshirt junior Ray Waters was pinned in his opening bout by No. 15 Santiago Martinez of Lehigh, and then was edged by NC State's Pete Renda in a 5-4 decision. A first-time NCAA qualifier, Waters wraps 2014-15 with a 19-10 record, 10-3 in duals and a 4-0 mark in Pac-12 bouts.

Arizona State Results
125:
First Round: No. 12 Kory Mines (Edinboro) def. Ares Carpio (ASU): Dec 10-5
1^st Conso: Scott Parker (Lehigh) def. Ares Carpio (ASU): Dec 9-5

141:
First Round: No. 10 Zachary Horan (CMU) def. Matt Kraus (ASU): Dec 5-1
1^st Conso: Mike Longo (APST) def. Matt Kraus (ASU): Fall 4:12

149:
First Round: Kenneth Theobold (Rutgers) def. No. 10 Christian Pagdilao (ASU): Dec 6-5
1^st Conso: Matthew Cimato (Drexel) def. No. 10 Christian Pagdilao (ASU): Maj 13-2

157:
First Round: No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) def. Oliver Pierce (ASU): Maj 9-0
1^st Conso: No. 15 Justin Staudenmayer (BRO) def. Oliver Pierce (ASU): Inj Def

174:
First Round: No. 15 Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) def. Ray Waters (ASU): Fall 6:56
1^st Conso: Ray Waters (ASU) vs. Pete Renda (NCSU): Dec 5-4

184:
First Round: No. 3 Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. John Rizqallah (MSU): Dec 4-1
Second Round: No. 14 Matthew McCutcheon (PSU) def. No. 3 Blake Stauffer (ASU): SV 3-1
2^nd Conso: No. 3 Blake Stauffer (ASU) vs. Lazarus Reyes (ILL) – FRIDAY MORNING