The Bears (6-7, 3-5 EIWA, 2-3 Ivy) won four of the match's last five bouts to top the host Crimson (2-8, 2-6 EIWA, 1-4 Ivy). With victories over Harvard and Penn this season, Brown won two Ivy duals for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) notched his fourth pin and team-high 24th win on the season while Keeley (Washington, Ill.) claimed his team-best third technical fall of the year.
Senior Steven Galiardo (Chicago, Ill.), junior Josh Durso-Finley (Lawrenceville, N.J.), and sophomores CJ LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) and Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) all won bouts via decision.
Keeley opened the dual with a 19-3 technical fall win over Connor Sakmar at 125 lbs., giving the Bears a 5-0 edge in the team score. Keeley tallied six points in the first period and 10 points in the second period before closing the bout with a takedown in the third period.
Galiardo brought the Bears within 9-8 in the team score with an 8-3 victory over Colby Knight at 157 lbs. With the two wrestlers tied at 2-2 entering the third period, Galiardo posted an escape, two takedowns, and a riding time point in the final stanza to gain separation.
Viruet pushed Brown back ahead in the team score, 14-9, posting a pin in 4:34 against Rico Stormer at 165 lbs. After notching several takedowns, Viruet closed the bout with a fall with 26 seconds left in the second period.
After Harvard pulled within 14-12, LaFragola pushed the visitors' edge to 17-12 with a 4-1 win over Kanon Dean at 184 lbs. LaFragola's win started a streak of three straight wins for the Bears.
Durso-Finley followed with a 7-6 win over Logan Kirby at 197 lbs., putting the dual out of reach for Harvard at 20-12. Durso-Finley earned an escape late in the match to take the win.
Butterbrodt earned a 6-0 shutout win over Nick Gajdzik at 285 lbs., accumulating 4:33 of riding time en route to the triumph.
Next, Brown hosts Sacred Heart in its home finale tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1:00 p.m. at the Pizzitola Sports Center.
Results:
125: Trey Keeley (B) def. Connor Sakmar (H), TF 19-3 (Brown 5-0)
133: vs. Sam Goldman (H) def. Jimmy Pawelski (B), Dec. 6-4 (Brown 5-3)
141: AJ Jaffe (H) def. Zeke Salvo (B), Dec. 10-5 (Harvard 6-5)
149: Hunter Ladnier (H) def. Travis Vasquez (B), Dec. 6-2 (Harvard 9-5)
157: Steven Galiardo (B) def. Colby Knight (H), Dec. 8-3 (Harvard 9-8)
165: Jon Viruet (B) def. Rico Stormer (H), Fall 4:34 (Brown 14-9)
174: Josef Johnson (H) def. Andrew LaBrie (B), Dec. 3-1 (Brown 14-12)
184: CJ LaFragola (B) def. Kanon Dean (H) 4-1 (Brown 17-12)
197: Josh Durso-Finley (B) def. Logan Kirby (H) 7-6 (Brown 20-12)
285: Ian Butterbrodt (B) def. Nick Gajdzik (H), Dec. 6-0 (Brown 23-12)
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