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    Cornell goes 2-0 in NYC, Koll earns 250th win

    NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Rob Koll became the ninth coach in Cornell athletics history to reach 250 career wins in their sport by sweeping two duals at the Grapple at the Garden on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The Big Red rallied from an early deficit for a 23-14 win over No. 12 Edinboro, then won the first nine matches en route to a 35-4 triumph over Northern Iowa. The Big Red improved to 6-0 on the season.

    Nahshon Garrett defeated Kory Mines (Photo/Juan Garcia)
    Nahshon Garrett controlled his match against Kory Mines, but needing two takedowns in the final 45 seconds to pick up the major, could only pick up one in the final 15 seconds.

    AJ Schopp and Mitchell Port put Edinboro in position to win the dual with dominant wins at 133 and 141. Schopp scored 12 points on turns in the second period after it looked as though Bricker Dixon was the aggressor on their feet in the first. Schopp continued to rack up points to earn five points. Port then pinned Ryan Dunphy a minute into the second period to totally steal momentum and gave the Fighting Scots an 11-3 lead in the dual.

    In the feature match of the morning, No. 3 Dave Habat was able to use a locking hands call against No. 6 Chris Villalonga and a late reversal to rally for a 5-3 victory. Cornell got itself back into the match thanks to a late Craig Eifert takedown that gave him a 6-4 victory over Kasey Davis and was squarely back in it after Dylan Palacio dominated in his first match back in 2014, using takedown after takedown to get into the winner's circle with a 13-4 triumph over Casey Fuller.

    Duke Pickett tied the dual at 14-14 with a major decision victory at 174 pounds, taking a 13-2 win over Zach Towers to lead him into a big matchup for Gabe Dean against Vic Avery at 184. Dean, who dropped two matches at the Las Vegas Invitational and had been defeated twice in his career by Avery, got back to his winning ways with a takedown in sudden victory for the 6-4 decision. Dean extended Cornell's match win streak to four and gave the Big Red its first lead in the dual since 125.

    Cornell ended the dual with six consecutive victories, with Jace Bennett shutting out Vince Pickett, 5-0, at 197 and Jacob Aiken-Phillips holding on for a 9-8 victory over Warren Bosch at heavyweight.

    The second dual had none of the drama of the first, as the Big Red won its first nine bouts en route to a 35-4 victory over perennial power Northern Iowa. The highlight was a top 10 matchup for Nahshon Garrett, who controlled the match throughout on his way to a 6-2 victory over No. 6 Dylan Peters. Gabe Dean continued to get back on track with a second period fall over Cody Caldwell, and Nick Arujau earned a tech fall at 141 over Jake Hodges, running the score up to 15-0 in the second period. The Big Red had clinched the dual after Duke Pickett's 4-1 win over Curt Maas, handing Koll his 250th victory.

    #3 Cornell 23, #12 Edinboro 14
    125: #2 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by decision over Kory Mines (E), 8-1
    133: #1 AJ Schopp (E) won by tech fall over Bricker Dixon (C), 17-0
    141: #2 Mitchell Port (E) won by fall over Ryan Dunphy (C), 4:05
    149: #3 Dave Habat (E) won by decision over #6 Chris Villalonga, 5-3
    157: Craig Eifert (C) won by decision over Kasey Davis (E), 6-4
    165: #6 Dylan Palacio (C) won by major decision over Casey Fuller (E), 13-4
    174: Duke Pickett (C) won by major decision over Zach Towers (E), 13-2
    184: #7 Gabe Dean (C) won by decision over #14 Vic Avery (E), 6-4 (sv1)
    197: #18 Jace Bennett (C) won by decision over Vince Pickett (E), 5-0
    285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C) won by decision over Warren Bosch (E), 9-8

    Cornell 35, Northern Iowa 4
    125: #2 Nahshon Garrett won by decision over #6 Dylan Peters (UNI), 6-2
    133: Bricker Dixon (C) won by decision over Leighton Gaul (UNI), 8-2
    141: Nick Arujau (C) won by tech fall over Jake Hodges (UNI), 15-0
    149: #6 Chris Villalonga (C) won by decision over Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI), 4-0
    157: Craig Eifert (C) won by decision over Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 6-4
    165: #6 Dylan Palacio (C) won by forfeit
    174: Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Curt Maas (UNI), 4-1
    184: #7 Gabe Dean (C) won by fall over Cody Caldwell (UNI), 4:00
    197: #18 Jace Bennett (C) won by decision over Basil Minto (UNI), 7-0
    285: Blaize Cabell (UNI) won by major decision over Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C), 15-5

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