"The guys really wrestled well," said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "I was happy with their aggressiveness and our conditioning was pretty good. Some of the guys started a little slow, but finished strong. I'm really pleased for the guys that all of their hard work is paying off. It was a pretty impressive win for our team.
"The competition gets a little stiffer on Sunday with so many different teams wrestling at the Nittany Lion Open, but we are anxious to meet the challenge."
The Mids earned decisions in their first two matches, including the opener at 165 pounds where Navy junior Robert Johnston (Satellite Beach, Fla.) got things started with a 4-1 decision over Rutgers sophomore Matt Pletcher.
Senior Antonio Miranda (Eugene, Ore.), ranked 19th at 184 pounds, extended the Mids' lead to 11-0 after posting a technical fall (6:24) over Keith Dobish.
Four of the last six matches were major decisions by the Mids, while the remaining two were falls. Twentieth-ranked Ed Prendergast (St. Louis, Mo.) picked up his first major decision of 2006-07 with a 12-3 win over Mike D'Amico. Junior Branden Beasley (Alexandria, Va.) returned to the mat after battling an injury early in the year to pick up his fifth win of the season with an 18-7 major decision over Dan Hilt. Seniors Brad Canterbury (Blue Bell, Pa.) (141) and team captain John Jarred (Kansas City, Mo.) (157) also earned major decisions Friday night.
Senior Alex Usztics (Dauphin, Pa.) produced his fourth win by fall this winter and 15th of his career when he sent Andrew DelGuercio packing at 125 pounds at the 3:32 mark.
Senior John Cox (Grand Haven, Mich.), ranked No. 7 at 149 pounds, took sole possession of 10th on Navy's career wins list (3) Friday night after pinning Rutgers sophomore Jack Barrett at 2:00. It marked
Also earning victories on the night were junior Matt Stolpinski (Westfield, Mass.) at 174 pounds, who is now 13-1 on the year, and sophomore 197-pounder Tyler Moyer (Bremerton, Wash.) who earned a 10-8 decision over Karim Mohmoud to earn his first dual win of the 2006-07 season.
Navy will have little time to enjoy its win as it will travel to Pennsylvania to take part in the 2006 Nittany Lion Open on Sunday beginning at 8:30 am.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now