At 125 pounds, No. 10 Perrelli started the night off right against Derek Steely. Perrelli took a 4-1 lead with two takedowns, but with two escapes and a takedown of his own Steely tied the bout at 4-4 after the first period. Perrelli grabbed two more takedowns in the second period to hold a 9-5 advantage heading into the final two minutes. The Big Red wrestler continued to rack up points in the third period to win a 16-8 major decision.
Seventh ranked Grey hit the mat for the first time this season at 133 pounds and took on Dan Riggi. Grey came out strong and converted on a low double for a takedown with a little over 15 seconds off the clock. The Big Red wrestler racked up riding time, keeping control for the entire period. Grey escaped from his opening down position in the second period and had two more takedowns. The senior continued to rack up points in the third and with five additional takedowns won an 18-6 decision.
Freshman Mike Nevinger hit the mats against Anwar Goeres at 141 pounds. The two traded takedowns in the first period, but Goeres held a slight 3-2 advantage heading into the second period. Goeres chose down in the second period but was unable to escape from the Big Red wrestler. Nevinger chose to start the last period down on the mat and with 39 seconds left, the bout was tied 3-3 when Goeres was hit with a technical violation for locking his hands. Goeres let Nevinger up looking to score, which he did with a takedown with 15 seconds left in the bout. Nevinger had riding time locked up, and the match looked to be headed into overtime. With four seconds left on the clock, the crowd went wild when Nevinger twisted free for an escape to win a 6-5 decision.
At 149 pounds, No. 2 Kyle Dake took on No. 12 Donnie Vinson. Dake grabbed an early takedown, but Vinson escaped in the first period. Midway through the first period, Dake was hit with his first stalling warning . Dake chose to start the second down and immediately escaped. The Big Red wrestler was hit with his second stalling at the end of the second to give Vinson another point. Vinson chose to start the third at neutral and with 30 seconds left in the bout, the match was tied when Dake was hit with his third stalling call. Vinson took down Dake quickly after the call to win a 5-3 decision.
Freshman Craig Eifert faced Matt Kaylor at 157 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Eifert escaped from his opening down position in the second. Kaylor took down the Big Red wrestler, but Eifert escaped and with three seconds left in the period grabbed a takedown of his own. Kaylor escaped from his down position in the third, but Eifert demonstrated good defense and won a 4-3 decision.
After a 10 minute halftime break, No. 5 Justin Kerber squared off against Justin Lister at 165 pounds. Kerber notched the only takedown of the first to take a 2-0 lead. Kerber lengthened his lead to 4-0 with a reversal with a little under a minute left on the clock. Lister chose to start the third period down. Kerber held strong on top until with five second left in the bout, Lister earned a reversal. With 2:27 in riding time, Kerber won a 5-3 decision. Cornell held a 17-3 lead.
At 174 pounds, No. 3 Lewnes notched three takedowns over Binghamton's Ryan McGarity in the first period. With 44 seconds left on the clock, Lewnes worked to tilt his opponent and muscled his way to a pin in 2:30.
Seventh ranked Steve Bosak held a 2-0 lead over No. 10 Nate Schiedel at 184 pounds after the first period. Bosak chose to start the second period down and with only 10 seconds off the clocked reversed his opponent and immediately tilted him for two back points. Schiedel chose neutral for the third period, and neither wrestler scored again. With 3:12 in riding time, Bosak won a 7-0 decision.
Top ranked Simaz took on Cody Reed at 197 pounds. Simaz hit the mat fast and grabbed an early takedown, from which Reed escaped 20 seconds later. Simaz took down his opponent once again and won by fall in 2:48.
At heavyweight, Stryker Lane hit the mat against Lance Moore. With 18 seconds left in the first period, Lane took down Moore. Moore escaped from his opening down position in the second period for the only point of the two minutes. Lane chose to start the third period down and within five seconds reversed his opponent. Moore would escape, but Lane took him down once again to win a 6-2 decision.
The Big Red will play host to No. 15 Iowa State on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Newman Arena. The bout will serve as Cornell's annual fundraiser for the Adam Frey Foundation. A donation will be made for every fan in attendance.
Results:
125: No. 10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) maj. dec. Derek Steely (Binghamton), 16-8 (Cornell, 4-0)
133: No. 7 Mike Grey (Cornell) maj. dec. Dan Riggi (Binghamton), 18-6 (Cornell, 8-0)
141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Anwar Goeres (Binghamton), 6-5 (Cornell, 11-0)
149: No. 12 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) dec. No. 2 Kyle Dake (Cornell), 5-3 (Cornell, 11-3)
157: Craig Eifert (Cornell) dec. Matt Kaylor (Binghamton), 4-3 (Cornell, 14-3)
165: No. 5 Justin Kerber (Cornell) dec. Justin Lister (Binghamton), 5-3 (Cornell, 17-3)
174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) win by fall. Ryan McGarity (Binghamton), 2:30 (Cornell, 23-3)
184: No. 7 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. No. 10 Nate Schiedel (Binghamton), 7-0 (Cornell, 26-3)
197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Cody Reed (Binghamton), 2:48 (Cornell, 32-3)
HWT: Stryker Lane (Cornell) dec. Lance Moore (Binghamton), 6-2 (Cornell, 35-3)
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