Cornell 184 lber Jonathan Loew (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco)Below is a recap of last week's EIWA action, with individual news and highlights worth noting.
Notable News
Army upsets #15 Lehigh
Jonathan Loew of Cornell earns EIWA Wrestler of the Week
Glory wins a wild one in a highly anticipated matchup with Arujau
Brignola of Lehigh gets redshirt pulled to fit into line-up at 149lbs
Josh Ogunsanya upsets returning NCAA runner-up Wentzel of Pitt
Cornell wins 18th Ivy League title in 19 years, 41st overall
Penn wins 8 of 10 matches to hand Lehigh first loss at home on the year
American
The Eagles took the trip to Lewisburg to face off against Bucknell
Max Leete (125) continued his winning ways with a solid win over Seidman
At 174lb, Tim Fitzpatrick earned a decision, as did Isaac Righter at heavyweight
Boxscore: Bucknell 29 - American 9
125: Max Leete (AU) dec. Brandon Seidman (Bucknell), 4-2 (AU 3-0)
133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec. Jack Maida (AU), 7-4 (Tied 3-3)
141: Darren Miller (Bucknell) major dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 14-2 (Bucknell 7-3)
149: Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 6-3 (Bucknell 10-3)
157: Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 7-0 (Bucknell 13-3)
165: #14 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) pinned Breon Phifer (AU), 1:29 (Bucknell 19-3)
174: Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) dec. Sam Barnes (Bucknell), 3-2 (Bucknell 19-6)
184: Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) pinned Colin Shannon (AU), 1:33 (Bucknell 25-6)
197: Mason McCready (Bucknell) major dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 13-3 (Bucknell 29-6)
285: Isaac Righter (AU) dec. Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell), 8-1 (Bucknell 29-9)
The Eagles hung in there against a very tough Bucknell. Leete has been picking it up lately, assuming new assistant Coach Joey Dance has been working with him nonstop. Many of the losses were due to bad matchups for the Eagles. Where American had a bright spot in the lineup, Bucknell seemed to have something a little brighter. The Eagles are steadily improving at the right time.
Army
Army hosted 15th ranked Lehigh in a home dual, adding another victory in upset fashion
At 174lb, Ben Pasiuk had a nice win over Logan
Sahm Abdulrazzaq earned a victory over Burkhart
Both Corey Shie (141) and Markus Hartman (#24 - 157) had pins to help seal the deal
At 149lb, Matthew Williams stepped in for an injured Ogunsanya to win 3-2 over a tough Brignola
Boxscore: Army 24 - Lehigh 13
165: #24 Brian Meyer dec. over #28 Dalton Harkins, 2-1
174: Ben Pasiuk dec. over Jake Logan, 4-3
184: Sahm Abdulrazzaq dec. over AJ Burkhart, 5-1
197: #26 J.T. Brown dec. over JT Davis, 5-2
HWT: #7 Jordan Wood dec. over Brandon Phillips, 6-0
125: Sheldon Seymour MD over Ryan Chauvin, 14-4
133: #16 Malyke Hines dec. over Dominic Carone, 4-0
141: Corey Shie fall over Connor McGonagle, 0:51 (6-0)
149: Matthew Williams dec. over Max Brignola, 3-2
157: #24 Markus Hartman fall over Luca Frinzi, 4:55 (7-0)
The Black Knights won all the close ones and earned two pins enroute to pull the upset victory. Many may not have expected this, as Lehigh has been cruising lately - which has earned them a 15th spot in the dual meet rankings. Army was winless until a week ago; but we know this is due to their insane strength of schedule. Sure, Lehigh was missing #8 Humphreys at 157lb, but he would have needed a tech fall to tie, and a pin to win over a tough Hartman. Army is looking great with less than a month until conferences. All the adversity in the first half of the season is paying off.
Binghamton - no action last week
Brown - no action last week
Bucknell
Bucknell was on the road to square off against Navy. Then, the Bison hosted American, winning seven of ten bouts.
Bucknell won five straight from 133lb to 165lb against American thanks to Phipps (133), Miller (#26 - 141), DePron (149), Delp (157), and Hartman (#14 - 165). Hartman added another pin on the year
Against Navy, Brandon Seidman (125lb) won in overtime against Allen
Zach Hartman (#19 - 165), Darren Miller (#26 - 141), and Kolby DePron were winners by decision against Navy
Boxscore: Bucknell 12 - Navy 21
165: #19 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over Val Park (NAVY) 7-1
174: Cael Crebs (NAVY) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU) 9-2
184: Hunter Johns (NAVY) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU) 6-2
197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) fall over Mason McCready (BU) 3:49
285: Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec. over Luke Niemeyer (BU) 5-0
125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Jacob Allen (NAVY) 3-1 (SV-1)
133: #26 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) dec. over Kurt Phipps (BU) 7-1
141: #26 Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Tyler Hunt (NAVY) 5-2
149: Kolby DePron (BU) dec. over Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) 8-3
157: #26 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec. over Nick Delp (BU) 9-3
Boxscore: Bucknell 29 - American 9
125: Max Leete (AU) dec. Brandon Seidman (Bucknell), 4-2 (AU 3-0)
133: Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec. Jack Maida (AU), 7-4 (Tied 3-3)
141: Darren Miller (Bucknell) major dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 14-2 (Bucknell 7-3)
149: Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 6-3 (Bucknell 10-3)
157: Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 7-0 (Bucknell 13-3)
165: #14 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) pinned Breon Phifer (AU), 1:29 (Bucknell 19-3)
174: Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) dec. Sam Barnes (Bucknell), 3-2 (Bucknell 19-6)
184: Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) pinned Colin Shannon (AU), 1:33 (Bucknell 25-6)
197: Mason McCready (Bucknell) major dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 13-3 (Bucknell 29-6)
285: Isaac Righter (AU) dec. Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell), 8-1 (Bucknell 29-9)
Bucknell improved to 12-4 on the year, and 7-2 in the conference after defeating American on Sunday. It was a nice bounce back win after a loss to a very tough Navy team on the road. I've said it before, this Bison team is sneaky good. The lower and middle weights are really picking it up as the year continues. It seems like Seidman and Phipps are right on the cusp of being ranked nationally. A few more wins and they'll find themselves there.
Columbia
The Lions dropped a road dual against 19th ranked Pittsburgh.
Joshua Ogunsanya (#23 - 165) pulled off the upset over returning NCAA runner-up Wentzel
At 184, Brian Bonino had a ranked win over Harvey (#31)
Boxscore: #19 Pittsburgh 30 - Columbia 5
125: No. 31 Gage Curry (PITT) def. No. 28 Joe Manchio (COL) dec. 5-1
133: No. 7 Micky Phillippi (PITT) def. No. 25 Angelo Rini (COL) dec. 9-3
141: No. 18 Cole Matthews (PITT) def. No. 19 Matt Kazimir (COL) F (0:33)
149: Dan Mancini (PITT) def. Dominic Rossetti (COL) SV 3-1
157: No. 19 Elijah Cleary (PITT) def. Andrew Garr (COL) maj. 14-2
165: No. 23 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) def. No. 14 Jake Wentzel (PITT) OT2 4-2
174: Hunter Kernan (PITT) def. Nick Fine (COL) dec. 2-0
184: Brian Bonino (COL) def. No. 31 Gregg Harvey (PITT) dec. 3-1
197: No. 7 Nino Bonazzorsi (PITT) def. Joe Franzese (COL) TF 18-3
285: Jake Slinger (PITT) def. Danny Conley (COL) dec. 6-0
This was somewhat of a matchup nightmare for Columbia, as their strengths in the lower weights were outmatched by Pitt's. Pitt took the first three matches, taking any chance of an upset pretty much off the table. Pitt is obviously a tough team and were expected to win, but some of those matches Columbia would love to have another crack at. The Lions are still a tough team with a great head coach. They will be peaking in the next few weeks. Expect them to perform well at conferences.
Cornell (#7)
The Big Red had a big weekend on the road with matches at #25 Princeton, #19 Penn, and Drexel.
At 184lb, Jonathan Loew (#15 - 184) had himself a great weekend beating two ranked opponents
Jacob Cardenas (#19 - 197) and Lewis Fernandes (#17 - 285) were also undefeated on the weekend
Yianni Diakomihalis (#1 - 149) had a tech, a major, and a first period fall
Adam Santoro earned a win over Kropman of Drexel at 157lb
Boxscore: #11 Cornell 21, #20 Princeton 12
165: Jake Marsh (Princeton) won by decision over #8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell), 7-6
174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 10-4
184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #20 Travis Stefanik (Princeton), 5-2
197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over #18 Luke Stout (Princeton), 3-1 (sv1)
HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by major decision over Matt Cover (Princeton), 13-4
125: #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) won by decision over #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell), 11-9
133: #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Kayal (Princeton), 4-1
141: Danny Coles (Princeton) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 8-5
149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by technical fall over Marshall Keller (Princeton), 16-0 (2:04)
157: #11 Quincy Monday (Princeton) won by decision #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 8-4
Boxscore: #11 Cornell 20, Penn 12
165: #25 Lucas Reveno (Penn) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 9-2
174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over #26 Nick Incontrera (Penn), 4-2
184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #32 Neil Antrassian (Penn), 5-4
197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over Cole Urbas (Penn), 6-1
HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by decision over #29 Ben Goldin (Penn), 2-0
125: #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #26 Ryan Miller (Penn), 10-2
133: #17 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 8-4
141: #16 CJ Composto (Penn) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 5-1
149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by major decision over #27 Anthony Artalona (Penn), 10-2
157: #20 Doug Zapf (Penn) won by decision over #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 4-2
Boxscore: #11 Cornell 32, Drexel 12
165: #27 Evan Barczak (Drexel) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 4-1
174: #16 Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) won by injury default over #12 Chris Foca (Cornell)
184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by fall over Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 6:59
197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by technical fall over Santino Morina (Drexel), 16-0 (5:19)
HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by technical fall over Eli Anthony (Drexel), 18-0 (2:06)
125: Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over Kyle Waterman (Drexel), 7-3
133: Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 5-4
141: JJ Wilson (Cornell) won by major decision over Jared Donahue (Drexel), 12-1
149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by fall over Tyler Williams (Drexel), 0:27
157: Adam Santoro (Cornell) won by decision over Parker Kropman (Drexel), 8-7
The Big Red are still the Ivy League champs. Under the first-year head coach, Mike Grey, the team has not lost a step. Now ranked 7th nationally, they are expecting to be in that top five conversation at NCAAs. Ramirez seemed to have been injured, not wrestling on Sunday against Penn and Drexel. Foca lost by injury default to O'Malley of Drexel. Let's hope they heal up and are full strength for EIWAs, as Penn, Princeton, and Lehigh are looking to take home the first-place trophy.
Drexel
The Dragons had three home conference duals. They won two of them
Mickey O'Malley (#11 - 174) was 3-0 on the week with one pin. His marquee match with Foca (#12) of Cornell was stopped due to an injury to Foca
At 133, Jaxon Maroney came off of injury last week, winning all three bouts this week. This includes a win over Lajoie (#30) of Cornell
Both Jared Donahue (141) and Tyler Williams (149) won two matches
Evan Barczak (#27 - 165) was undefeated in all three matches
At 157lb, Parker Kropman earned two wins as well
Boxscore: Drexel 27, Hofstra 13
174: Mickey O'Malley def. Ericson Velesquez, Fall 0:59, Drexel leads 6-0
184: Charles Small def. Bryan McLaughlin, 7-6 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3
197: Trey Rogers def. Santino Morina, 17-6 MD, Hofstra leads 7-6
285: Zach Knighton-Ward def. Liam Dietrich, Fall 2:06, Hofstra leads 13-6
125: Kyle Waterman def. Jacob Moon, 10-2 MD, Hofstra leads 13-10
133: Jaxon Maroney def. Matt Templeton, 8-2 Dec, Tie Score 13-13
141: Jared Donahue def. Justin Hoyle, 9-6 Dec, Drexel leads 16-13
149: Tyler Williams def. Mike Leandrou, 15-0 TF, Drexel leads 21-13
157: Parker Kropman def. Joe McGinty, 7-3 Dec, Drexel leads 24-13
165: Evan Barczak vs Ricky Stamm, 6-1 Dec, Drexel wins 27-13
Boxscore: Drexel 30, LIU 6
174: Mickey O'Malley def. Ryan Ferro, 5-2 Dec, Drexel leads 3-0
184: Bryan McLaughlin def. James Langan, 9-2 Dec, Drexel leads 6-0
197: Nunzio Crowley def. Santino Morina, 4-0 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3
285: Tim Nagosky def. Eli Anthony, 9-2 Dec, Tie score 6-6
125: Antonio Mininno def. Robbie Sagaris, 8-6 Dec, Drexel leads 9-6
133: Jaxon Maroney def. Kaelen Francois, Fall 1:39, Drexel leads 15-6
141: Jared Donahue wins by forfeit, Drexel leads 21-6
149: Tyler Williams def. Drew Witham, 5-0 Dec, Drexel leads 24-6
157: Parker Kropman def. Rhise Royster, 10-3 Dec, Drexel leads 27-6
165: Evan Barczak def. Blake Banha, 4-0 Dec, Drexel wins 30-6
Boxscore: #11 Cornell 32, Drexel 12
165: #27 Evan Barczak (Drexel) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 4-1
174: #16 Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) won by injury default over #12 Chris Foca (Cornell)
184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by fall over Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), 6:59
197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by technical fall over Santino Morina (Drexel), 16-0 (5:19)
HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by technical fall over Eli Anthony (Drexel), 18-0 (2:06)
125: Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over Kyle Waterman (Drexel), 7-3
133: Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 5-4
141: JJ Wilson (Cornell) won by major decision over Jared Donahue (Drexel), 12-1
149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by fall over Tyler Williams (Drexel), 0:27
157: Adam Santoro (Cornell) won by decision over Parker Kropman (Drexel), 8-7
The Dragons looked tough against an injured Hofstra squad; and did their job against LIU. They are almost in the clear with injuries now that Maroney is back in the line-up, who made a statement with his win over Lajoie. Tyler Williams has looked very tough lately up at 149lb. This team will come around and form into final shape soon. If they become healthy, they will end up with a bunch of guys on the EIWA podium.
Franklin & Marshall
The Diplomats hosted McDaniel to a dual. They took no prisoners, winning all nine of the contested matches.
Nearly all F&M wrestlers walked away with bonus points.
Boxscore: Franklin & Marshall 44, McDaniel 6
125: Gio Diaz (F&M) TF Alex DuFour (MCD); 6:37 (18-0) (5-0)
133: Pat Phillips (F&M) TF Nicolas Jones (MCD); 4:08 (16-0) (10-0)
141: Wil Gil (F&M) TF Joe McKneely (MCD); 4:09 (18-1) (15-0)
149: Cristiaan Dailey (F&M) WBF Tyriel Jefferson (MCD); 1:53 (21-0)
157: Chase McCollum (F&M) TF Deontae Frederick (MCD); 4:45 (18-0) (26-0)
165: Alexander LaVeck (MCD) winner by forfeit (26-6)
174: Noah Fox (F&M) dec. Michael Bromley (MCD); 9-7 (29-6)
184: James Conway (F&M) WBF Valentino Pryor (MCD); Fall 2:41 (35-6)
197: Mike Waszen (F&M) dec. Jaedyn Harris (MCD); 5-3 (38-6)
285: Cenzo Pelusi (F&M) WBF Eric Ward (MCD); 2:26 (44-6)
This was a nice beatdown that F&M needed to give out. It is good to have a competition like this where you can work on the confidence of some techniques. This will be a good momentum swing for their Rupp Cup match against their longtime rival, Millersville (D2). The Diplomats are 7-1 on the year, and still 2-0 in the EIWA. I am hoping to see them get a few wrestlers on the podium at conferences.
Harvard - no competition last week
Hofstra
The Pride returned from a two-week layoff due to some COVID-related issues.
The upper three of Hofstra were the only winners for The Pride.
Charles Small (184) had a win over NCAA qualifier Bryan McLaughlin
Trey Rogers (197) and Zach Knighton-Ward (#18 - 285) both had bonus point wins.
Boxscore: Drexel 27, Hofstra 13
174: Mickey O'Malley def. Ericson Velesquez, Fall 0:59, Drexel leads 6-0
184: Charles Small def. Bryan McLaughlin, 7-6 Dec, Drexel leads 6-3
197: Trey Rogers def. Santino Morina, 17-6 MD, Hofstra leads 7-6
285: Zach Knighton-Ward def. Liam Dietrich, Fall 2:06, Hofstra leads 13-6
125: Kyle Waterman def. Jacob Moon, 10-2 MD, Hofstra leads 13-10
133: Jaxon Maroney def. Matt Templeton, 8-2 Dec, Tie Score 13-13
141: Jared Donahue def. Justin Hoyle, 9-6 Dec, Drexel leads 16-13
149: Tyler Williams def. Mike Leandrou, 15-0 TF, Drexel leads 21-13
157: Parker Kropman def. Joe McGinty, 7-3 Dec, Drexel leads 24-13
165: Evan Barczak vs Ricky Stamm, 6-1 Dec, Drexel wins 27-13
As mentioned, this was Hofstra's return after a few weeks off. Having to not be allowed in the room for over a week is a concern for any team when it comes to conditioning and weight-cutting. The Pride have also been injured on top of it. This was not their best line-up, but they battled regardless. They came for the challenge, but ended up on the short end of the stick. They will continue to improve now that they have been in the room consistently.
Lehigh (#20)
The Mountain Hawks welcomed Penn on Friday night. They hit the road and competed at Army on Sunday. They went 0-2 on the weekend.
Jordan Wood (#7 - 285) was 2-0 on the weekend.
Josh Humphreys (#7 - 157) revenged his only loss of the year to Zapf of Penn.
At 125lb, we saw Sheldon Seymour come away with a victory over Army
Boxscore: Penn 24, No. 14 Lehigh 7
165: Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-5, rt, tb1
174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 10-5
184: Neil Antrassian (Penn) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 9-6
197: Cole Urbas (Penn) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 3-1
285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Ben Goldin (Penn) 11-3
125: Ryan Miller (Penn) dec. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 5-0
133: Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-6
141: CJ Composto (Penn) dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 5-4
149: Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 4-3
157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Doug Zapf (Penn) 4-0
Boxscore: Army West Point 24, No. 14 Lehigh 13
165: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Dalton Harkins (Army) 2-1
174: Ben Pasiuk (Army) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 4-3
184: Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 5-1
197: JT Brown (Army) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 5-2
285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) dec. Brandon Phillips (Army) 6-0
125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) major dec. Ryan Chauvin (Army) 14-4
133: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec. Dominic Carone (Army) 4-0
141: Corey Shie (Army) fall Connor MCGonagle (Lehigh) 0:51
149: Matt Williams (Army) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 3-2
157: Markus Hartman (Army) fall Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 4:06
Lehigh has performed better. It's weird how wrestling works. They defeat Cornell a month ago, this weekend they got manhandled by Penn and lost to Army. This is not a knock on Penn or Army, by any means. It looks like Lehigh's training cycle has these guys possibly in a valley before they peak. If there is any team in the conference who can perform their best when it matters most, it's the Mountain Hawks. Let's hope they have a short memory, as they have Princeton and Bucknell coming to town. I highly doubt the coaching staff would ever allow a team of this caliber drop four straight dual meets to conference opponents.
Long Island
The Sharks were on the road and wrestled both Philadelphia teams of Drexel and Penn.
Nunzio Crowley (197) came away with a win over Drexel, and did not compete against Penn
At 285lb, Tim Nagosky earned a win over Drexel.
Boxscore: Drexel 30 - LIU 6
174: Mickey O'Malley (DREX) def. Ryan Ferro (LIU) 5-2 Dec
184: Bryan McLaughlin (DREX) def. TJ Frandan (LIU) 9-2 Dec
197: Nunzio Crowley (LIU) def. Santino Morina(DREX) 4-0 Dec
285: Tim Nagosky (LIU) def. Eli Anthony (DREX) 9-2 Dec
125: Antonio Mininno (DREX) def. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) 8-6 Dec
133: Jaxon Maroney (DREX) def. Kaelan Francois (LIU), Fall 1:39
141: Jared Donahue (DREX) wins by forfeit
149: Tyler Williams (DREX) def. Drew Witham (LIU), 5-0 Dec
157: Parker Kropman (DREX) def. Rhise Royster (LIU), 10-3 Dec
165: Evan Barczak (DREX) def. Blake Bahna (LIU), 4-0 Dec
Boxscore: Penn 50 - LIU 0
165: #21 Lucas Revano (PENN) dec. Blake Bahna (LIU) MD 24-10,
174: #18 Nick Incontrera (PENN) dec. Ryan Ferro (LIU) TF 19-4,
184: #32 Neil Antrassian (PENN) dec. T.J. Franden (LIU) MD 16-3
197: #29 Cole Urbas (PENN) dec. Karl Osmond-Bouyer (LIU) TF 17-2
285: #29 Ben Goldin (PENN) dec. Tim Nagosky (LIU) fall
125: Blair Orr (PENN) dec. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) fall
133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) dec. Kaelan Francois (LIU) TF 19-3
141: #16 CJ Composto (PENN) wins by forfeit
149: #20 Anthony Artalona (PENN) dec. Drew Witham (LIU) TF 16-1
157: #20 Doug Zapf (PENN) dec. Rhise Royster (LIU) MD 17-6
The Sharks were outmatched by two tough teams this weekend. They had some close matches against Drexel, but the Penn match was a different story. Against Drexel, both Ferro and Sagaris proved they can wrestle with some of the better guys in the conference in O'Malley and Waterman. Like I've said before, give this team some time to grow.
Navy
The Midshipmen hosted both Bucknell and Clarion to duals this weekend.
At 184lb, both Hunter Johns and David Key won their lone match
Jacob Koser (#27 - 197) had two wins, one via fall
Ryan Catksa (285) performed well with two wins
At 133lb, Josh Koderhandt (#26) was also undefeated
Andrew Cerniglia (#26 - 157) was 2-0 on the weekend also
Boxscore: Bucknell 12 - Navy 21
165: #19 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over Val Park (NAVY) 7-1
174: Cael Crebs (NAVY) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU) 9-2
184: Hunter Johns (NAVY) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU) 6-2
197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) fall over Mason McCready (BU) 3:49
285: Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec. over Luke Niemeyer (BU) 5-0
125: Brandon Seidman (BU) dec. over Jacob Allen (NAVY) 3-1 (SV-1)
133: #26 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) dec. over Kurt Phipps (BU) 7-1
141: #26 Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Tyler Hunt (NAVY) 5-2
149: Kolby DePron (BU) dec. over Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) 8-3
157: #26 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec. over Nick Delp (BU) 9-3
Boxscore: Navy 33 - Clarion 8
141: Seth Koleno dec Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 10-8 sv // Navy 0, Clarion 3
149: Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) fall John Altieri, 4:17 // Navy 6, Clarion 3
157: #26 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) fall Kyle Schickel, 2:56 // Navy 12, Clarion 3
165: Val Park (NAVY) injury default Cam Pine, 1:10 // Navy 18, Clarion 3
174: John Worthing dec Cael Crebs (NAVY), 6-4 sv // Navy 18, Clarion 5 *
184: David Key (NAVY) dec Max Wohlabaugh, 3-0 // Navy 21, Clarion 5
197: #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec Will Feldkamp, 16-11 // Navy 24, Clarion 5
285: Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec Ty Bagoly, 2-0 // Navy 27, Clarion 5
125: Joey Fischer dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 4-1 // Navy 27, Clarion 8
133: #26 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) fall Alex Blake, 4:51 // Navy 33, Clarion 8
* Clarion was deducted a team point for control of mat area (bench)
Navy won over two tough teams this weekend. As we know, Bucknell is very tough - especially in the EIWA. Clarion has won many matches this year in their conference as well. It looks like Navy is coming around. We saw Crebs wrestle twice at 174, and Catka go twice at heavyweight. These guys used to split time at their weights - maybe things are finally settled. We will keep an eye on that. Less than one month from conferences, it looks like Coach Kolat is getting this team ready!
Penn
The Quakers wrestled 3 matches this weekend, they went 2-1 only losing to Cornell.
Lucas Reveno (#25 - 165), Michael Colaiocco (#17 - 133) and CJ Composto (#16 - 141) were the 3 lone Quakers to win all three matches this weekend.
Boxscore: #11 Cornell 20, Penn 12
165: #25 Lucas Reveno (Penn) won by decision over Jake Brindley (Cornell), 9-2
174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over #26 Nick Incontrera (Penn), 4-2
184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #32 Neil Antrassian (Penn), 5-4
197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over Cole Urbas (Penn), 6-1
HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by decision over #29 Ben Goldin (Penn), 2-0
125: #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #26 Ryan Miller (Penn), 10-2
133: #17 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) won by decision over #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell), 8-4
141: #16 CJ Composto (Penn) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 5-1
149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by major decision over #27 Anthony Artalona (Penn), 10-2
157: #20 Doug Zapf (Penn) won by decision over #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 4-2
Boxscore: Penn 24, No. 14 Lehigh 7
165: Lucas Revano (Penn) dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 5-5, rt, tb1
174: Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec. Jake Logan (Lehigh) 10-5
184: Neil Antrassian (Penn) dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 9-6
197: Cole Urbas (Penn) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 3-1
285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Ben Goldin (Penn) 11-3
125: Ryan Miller (Penn) dec. Jaret Lane (Lehigh) 5-0
133: Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-6
141: CJ Composto (Penn) dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 5-4
149: Anthony Artalona (Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 4-3
157: Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) dec. Doug Zapf (Penn) 4-0
Boxscore: Penn 50 - LIU 0
165: #21 Lucas Revano (PENN) dec. Blake Bahna (LIU) MD 24-10,
174: #18 Nick Incontrera (PENN) dec. Ryan Ferro (LIU) TF 19-4,
184: #32 Neil Antrassian (PENN) dec. T.J. Franden (LIU) MD 16-3
197: #29 Cole Urbas (PENN) dec. Karl Osmond-Bouyer (LIU) TF 17-2
285: #29 Ben Goldin (PENN) dec. Tim Nagosky (LIU) fall
125: Blair Orr (PENN) dec. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) fall
133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) dec. Kaelan Francois (LIU) TF 19-3
141: #16 CJ Composto (PENN) wins by forfeit
149: #20 Anthony Artalona (PENN) dec. Drew Witham (LIU) TF 16-1
157: #20 Doug Zapf (PENN) dec. Rhise Royster (LIU) MD 17-6
Penn surprised a lot of people, including me, when they beat down Lehigh the way they did. Winning 8 of 10 matches at Grace Hall in Bethlehem is no easy task. Even though they lost to Cornell, their performance was still something to be proud of. The Quakers proved they belong in that top 3 contention at conferences. With a 5-2 record, with only losses to top 10 teams, this team has exceeded many expectations. We knew they would be good in the near future, but as far as I can tell - the future is now.
Princeton
The Tigers hosted Ivy League foe Cornell on Saturday, then made the short trip to wrestle Rider on Sunday
Patrick Glory (#1 - 125) won the marquee matchup over Arujua (#3) of Cornell
At 157lb, Quincy Monday (#11) won two matches by decision over the weekend
Jake Marsh (165) defeated Ramirez (#8) of Cornell in an upset
Boxscore: #11 Cornell 21, #20 Princeton 12
165: Jake Marsh (Princeton) won by decision over #8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell), 7-6
174: #12 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 10-4
184: #15 Jonathan Loew (Cornell) won by decision over #20 Travis Stefanik (Princeton), 5-2
197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over #18 Luke Stout (Princeton), 3-1 (sv1)
HWT: #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) won by major decision over Matt Cover (Princeton), 13-4
125: #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) won by decision over #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell), 11-9
133: #30 Dom LaJoie (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Kayal (Princeton), 4-1
141: Danny Coles (Princeton) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 8-5
149: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by technical fall over Marshall Keller (Princeton), 16-0 (2:04)
157: #11 Quincy Monday (Princeton) won by decision #25 Hunter Richard (Cornell), 8-4
Boxscore: #20 Princeton 33 - Rider 7
125: #1 Patrick Glory (P) wins by major decision over Tyler Klinsky ®, 15-3 (P leads 4-0)
133: No. 31 Richie Koehler ® wins by decision over Brandon Spellman (P), 5-3 (P leads 4-3)
141: No. 29 Quinn Kinner ® wins by major decision over Danny Coles (P), 15-2 (R leads 7-4)
149: Marshall Keller (P) wins by decision over Cole McComas ®, 5-2 (Tied 7-7)
157: #8 Quincy Monday (P) wins by decision over Alec Bobchin ®, 7-2 (P leads 10-7)
165: Blaine Bergey (P) wins by major decision over Michael Wilson ®, 14-5 (P leads 14-7)
174: Nate Dugan (P) wins by decision over Shane Reitsma ®, 12-7 (P leads 17-7)
184: #22 Travis Stefanik (P) wins by fall over Evan Vazquez ®, 1:31 (P leads 23-7)
197: #17 Luke Stout (P) wins by fall over Azeem Bell ®, 3:32 (P leads 29-7)
285: Matt Cover (P) wins by major decision over David Szuba ®, 19-7 (P leads 33-7)
The Tigers held their own against Ivy League champs, Cornell. With one more upset, they may have pulled out the team win. They dominated their in-state rival Rider the following day. I love where this team is at. With guys like Coles, Marsh, and Dugan really stepping up as of late, this team could just find themselves in the EIWA title hunt. This well-dressed coaching staff has this team rockin' and rollin'.
Sacred Heart
The Pioneers traveled to the Keystone state to square off against Bloomsburg
Sacred Heart's lone wins came from Raf Lievano (149) and Joe Accousti (197)
Boxscore: Bloomsburg 36 - Sacred Heart 6
125: Bronson Garber (BU) def. Jacob Venezia (SHU) Decision 12-6
133: Cole Rhone (BU) def. Kyle Randall (SHU) Fall 6:21
141: Josh Mason (BU) def. Chris Naegele (SHU) Fall
149: Raf Lievano (SHU) def. Cade Balestrini (BU) Decision 7-6
157: Alex Carida (BU) def. Nick Palumbo (SHU) SV-1 3-1
165: Trenton Harder (BU) def. Brandon Teresa (SHU) Decision 8-3
174: Matt Benedetti (BU) def. Joe Sacco (SHU) Decision 2-0
184: Buridano Stolfi (BU) def. Alex Marciniak (SHU) Fall 2:16
197: Joe Accousti (SHU) def. David Tuttle (BU) Decisition 9-2
285: Shane Noonan (BU) def. Nick Copley (SHU) Fall 3:22
The Pioneers fought hard in this match. Palumbo (157) lost in overtime to another national qualifier. He typically has some of the better results from the squad. Expect him to be a force again at EIWAs. They still have three more dual meets to improve upon this performance. Coach Clark will have these guys ready for conferences. I'd expect them to have a few place finishers on the podium.
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