The change in attire worked as the Warriors won their first match of the season, beating Princeton 39-6 in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association match.
The win was the first for ESU coach Jason Kutz who earned his initial victory against the Tigers, coached by Chris Ayres. Ayres and Kutz were assistant coaches together at Lehigh and both are in their first year as head coaches.
Dave Williams won by fall, Scott Heckman had a technical fall, Leif Ruschmeyer, Shane Mallory, Charles Deighton and Steve Gambino all won major decisions as the Warriors improved to 1-6 and won each bout contested. Princeton fell to 0-11.
Heckman opened the match at 149 and led 11-3 after one period with four takedowns and three near fall points. The junior added two takedowns in the second period and earned the technical fall with 1:12 left in the match. It was his first technical fall of the season and his fourth dual match victory.
Bishop made it an 8-0 ESU lead with a 10-4 decision at 157. Bishop had a takedown in the first, an escape and two takedowns in the second and riding time to win his second consecutive bout and improve his season record to 3-3.
Ruschmeyer won his second consecutive dual bout with a major decision at 165 that extended the Warriors' advantage to 12-0. Ruschmeyer had a takedown in the first, a reversal and takedown in the second and two takedowns and riding time in the final period for an 11-2 victory, his first major decision of the season.
Mallory had a takedown on the edge of the mat a minute into his bout and racked up six takedowns and three back points in a 17-5 major decision at 174. It was Mallory's fourth dual meet victory and his first major decision of the season and gave ESU a 16-0 lead.
Williams, who had a pin against Rutgers Wednesday, turned Oliver Noteware with 12 seconds left in the bout. Williams had three takedowns, a reversal and three back points and was winning 12-2 at the time of the fall. It was his fourth dual meet win and fifth pin of the season.
ESU forfeited at 197 to make the score 22-6 before Deighton scored a first-period takedown en route to a 10-0 win at heavyweight. Deighton earned three back points in the second period and had an escape, takedown and riding time for his first major decision of the season.
Gambino won his first match of the season at 125. The sophomore earned two back points on three different occasions, added a reversal in the third and riding time for an 11-0 victory.
ESU won by forfeit at 133 and then Sean Carr closed the match with a thrilling 15-11 decision. Carr jumped out to a 5-1 lead but Danny Scotton tied the match twice. Carr then used a five-point move for his fourth dual win of the season.
ESU will wrestle at Millersville Tuesday at 7 p.m. and then travel to Navy for a 7 p.m. match Wednesday, Jan. 24.
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