While currently recovering from the three match ASU Duals and preparing for a Friday night showdown at No. 18 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, AU wrestled flawlessly throughout the day, beginning with Campbell. Lightweights Jasen Borshoff and Jordan Lipp won by major decision to start the match, scoring 20-10 and 16-4 victories, respectively. True freshman Kyle Borshoff scored an impressive 21-5 technical fall in the next match to give AU the 15-0 cushion. Pins from Damian Swietlik, Mike Cannon and Rudy Rueda and three forfeits from Campbell put the match at 49-0 entering the heavyweight bout. No. 6 Adam LoPiccolo picked up his fifth straight win with a major decision 12-4, giving AU the 53-0 win - the largest win in school history.
AU carried the momentum against Delaware State for the 50-0 win. The older, but lighter Borshoff and Lipp won via forfeit to give AU the 12-0 advantage early. At 141, the younger Borshoff had one of the more competitive matches of the day, overcoming a late injury to his ankle and an aggressive James Garret of Delaware State for a 13-7 win. Borshoff was down 2-0 to a takedown but scored an escape, takedown and two back points to earn a 5-3 lead after the first period. The 2006 New York State Champion fended off several of Garrett's takedown attempts and led 10-5 before injuring his ankle with just 20 seconds left in the second. After a quick taping job, the AU freshmen hobbled through the rest of the match, choosing the top position to start the third and using strong defense to preserve his victory. Following a 12-4 major decision for Swietlik and Jimmy Pepper's second win via forfeit, Cannon earned his second first-period pin of the day to give AU a 31-0 lead. At 174, Rueda continued his strong wrestling with a 19-4 technical fall and Dwayne Hash scored a 12-5 decision at 184 to push AU to a 39 point advantage. At 197, No. 9 Josh Glenn earned some mat time as well, winning by technical fall in the second period, 25-7. A forfeit at heavyweight gave LoPiccolo his career-best 26th win of the season and AU a 50-0 victory - a margin that is tied for second in the all-time record books.
With the wins, the Eagles are now 6-5 on the year in duals and have won five of their last six matches. After wrestling five duals in the past four days, AU will face No. 18 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Friday night on the road and then return home for a dual versus George Mason on Sunday at noon.
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