Moita earned a surprising takedown 10 seconds into the match and nearly added another less than 30 seconds later before the two went out of bounds, but Garrett took the lead with a takedown of his own midway through the period. A locked hands call on Garrett during the ride tied it at 3-3, but the sophomore rode him out to secure more than a minute. After choosing down to start the second, Garrett escaped nearly immediately and quickly spun behind him to go up 7-3 after a second stalling call on Moita gave him a penalty point. He continued to push the pace and earned another takedown to extend the lead heading into the third. Garrett tilted him to his back right away for a two-point nearfall, then after cutting Moita loose, was able to take him down quick to secure the major decision and a 14-5 victory.
After missing more than a month due to injury, Grey was able to light up the Friedman crowd with a pin in his return. The rookie beat the clock in the second, turning Brown's Anthony Finocchiaro to the back with a cradle and squaring the shoulders on the mat with one second left to add six points to Cornell's total.
Mike Nevinger needed three minutes less than Grey, earning the fall just 1:45 into his match with Jack Twomey-Kozak. After a quiet first minute between the two, Nevinger caught the rookie in a bad position and earned the fall after nearly 30 seconds of jostling with Twomey-Kozak on his back trying to avoid the pin.
With a 16-0 team lead, senior Conner David was able to earn a sudden victory decision over Cortlandt Choate. After a 2-2 tie after seven minutes thanks to a last-second escape in the third by David to knot the match, the senior was able to take the 149-pound match with a double leg takedown of Choate right before the two would head into the ride-out periods.
Realbuto controlled the 157-pound bout over Justin Staudenmayer, earning a 5-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and a three-point nearfall en route to a 9-0 major to make it 19-0 for the Big Red.
Dylan Palacio made it six straight wins in the dual after the intermission, getting a first period takedown to take an early lead. A Phillip Marano escape in the second sent the match into the third tied 2-2, but with Palacio having a ride time advantage of 1:35. The freshman added a pair of takedowns in the third to clinch the 7-3 decision.
At 174 pounds, Duke Pickett was able to scratch a 4-2 triumph over Ricky McDonald. A first period takedown proved to be the difference in the win as Pickett improved to 12-4 on the season and 3-2 in dual meet competition.
The feature match of the day was at 184 pounds with third-ranked Gabe Dean meeting No. 10 Ophir Bernstein, with the rookie escaping with a 3-2 decision. It was Dean's second win of the year against Bernstein, as the two met earlier in the year in Las Vegas with the rookie taking a 4-1 win. After a scoreless first period where both wrestlers were able to defend against strong shots, Dean opened the scoring with an escape 25 seconds into the second. Bernstein was able to reverse Dean early in the third to take a 2-1 lead, but the freshman was able to reverse it back to make it 3-2 and then rode out the junior for the win.
Jace Bennett took the 197-pound bout over Augustus Marker, 10-5, to give Cornell a 35-0 victory. The two were tied at 4-4 after a high-scoring first period that featured dual reversals, though Bennett also had 1:35 in ride time. The junior's second period escape made it 5-4 for the Big Red and he was able to earn a takedown and a two-point nearfall at the buzzer when Marker took a desperation shot that went badly.
Cornell completed the dual sweep at heavyweight with Jacob Aiken-Phillips controlling Ryder Cavey for a 6-0 decision. Aiken-Phillips was able to earn a first period takedown and two nearfall points to go up 4-0. A second period escape and ride time closed out the 38-0 team victory.
The Big Red will be back in action against Rutgers tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Newman Arena. The dual will also serve as a fundraiser for Hospicare of Ithaca.
Results:
125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) won by major decision over Vincent Moita (Brown), 14-5
133: Mark Grey (Cornell) won by fall over over Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown), 4:59
141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) won by fall over Jack Twomey-Kozak (Brown), 1:45
149: Conner David (Cornell) won by decision over Cortlandt Choate (Brown), 4-2 (sv)
157: #8 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) won by major decision over Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 9-0
165 - #17 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) won by decision over Phillip Marano (Brown), 7-3
174 - Duke Pickett won by decision over Ricky McDonald (Brown), 4-2
184 - Gabe Dean (Cornell) won by decision over Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 3-2
197 - Jace Bennett (Cornell) won by decision over Augustus Marker (Brown), 10-5
285 - Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) won by decision over Ryder Cavey (Brown), 6-0
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