In a dual that showed commanding effort from head coach Kyle Borshoff's squad, winning eight out of nine contested matches, five wrestlers lead the charge with bonus point victories. Joe Russ, Vincent DePrez and Steve Schneider totaled for 18 of Binghamton's 38 points, winning by pin in each of their matches while Anthony Lombardo and Dylan Wood both added major decisions to the board.
"For the guys to come out today and put on the performance they did is phenomenal," Borshoff said. "We talk about scoring bonus points all the time, and for the team to go out and put together five today with three pins is great. They went out and dictated the pace, wrestled the match on their terms and put in the effort needed to get the results they wanted."
Riding a now-six match win streak, Russ started the bonus point fun with a pin over Shaun Williams at 2:26, his third of the season.
Making his dual debut as a Bearcat, Dylan Wood earned his first victory with an 11-2 major decision over Adrian Nelson. The redshirt freshman came out shooting, totaling three takedowns, a reversal, two near fall and a point for ride time to get his hand raised.
Vincent DePrez made for a quick match for the Bearcats at 165 pounds, earning a single takedown over William Schmidt before the ref hit the mat at 1:25, giving DePrez his fifth pin of the season.
Playing off his dominating performance against American in yesterday's match, Lombardo finished the first period against Tom Grosso with a 7-2 lead after two takedowns, two near fall and an escape. Hungry for more, the redshirt junior kept racking up points, combining for five more takedowns en route to a 19-5 major decision, his twelfth bonus point victory on the season.
At 184 pounds, Steve Schneider came out with his foot on the gas scoring three takedowns and two near fall over Joe Toci in the first minute of the match. Dragging Toci towards the middle of the mat as he tried to escape, Schneider added a fourth takedown before throwing Toci on his back at 2:25 to earn his first pin of the season.
Through a scoreless first period between Frankie Garcia and Alex Harnsberger, Garcia broke the stand still with an escape at the beginning of the second. Adding on two near fall and a point for ride time in the third period, Garcia walked away with a 4-1 decision over Harnsberger.
Alex Melikian earned his second dual victory of the season, shooting early in the first period against Mark Boyle to take a 2-0 lead. Getting up and out of Boyle's grasp in the second, Melikian took the escape and a 3-0 lead into the final period. The redshirt freshman added another takedown to the board in the third period, only allowing for two Boyle escapes on his way to a 6-2 victory with ride time.
The Bearcats return to the West Gym this Friday February 9 for senior night as they host Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. BU will then host Bloomsburg on Sunday, February 11 at 1 p.m. to close out the home portion of its schedule.
Results:
125: Joe Nelson (BU) over (SHU) (For.)
133: Tim Johnson (SHU) over Steven Bulzomi (BU) (Dec 10-4)
141: Joe Russ (BU) over Shaun Williams (SHU) (Fall 2:26)
149: Frankie Garcia (BU) over Alex Harnsberger (SHU) (Dec 4-1)
157: Dylan Wood (BU) over Adrian Nelson (SHU) (MD 11-2)
165: Vincent DePrez (BU) over William Schmidt (SHU) (Fall 1:24)
174: Anthony Lombardo (BU) over Tom Grosso (SHU) (MD 19-5)
184: Steve Schneider (BU) over Joe Toci (SHU) (Fall 2:25)
197: Alex Melikian (BU) over Mark Boyle (SHU) (Dec 6-2)
285: John Hartnett (SHU) over Sean Dee (BU) (Dec 4-3)
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