RU improved to 12-3 overall (5-1 EIWA) with the victory, while Navy fell to 3-6 (1-2 EIWA) with the loss.
After dropping the first two matches of the dual, Rutgers was on the scoreboard with a decision win by Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.). Ashnault recorded a 5-2 win over the Mids' Dustin Haislip at 141 pounds to set the stage for Perrotti's big points at 149 pounds. The true freshman's 13-second pin of Navy's Peyton Walsh edged Dan Seidenberg's 14-second pin of Will Brown of Army at the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational on Nov. 12, 2011 for fastest thus far in the season.
Rutgers battled back against the Midshipmen after facing a 12-9 deficit heading into the intermission after the 157-pound match. Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.), Zannetti and Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) won three of the last five matches to bring the Scarlet Knights back into the match. No. 9 Winston scored a 2-0 decision victory over Navy's Mason Bailey at 165 pounds. No. 17 Zannetti scored his team-leading 20th victory of the year with a 16-6 major decision of James Mannier of Navy. At 197 pounds, Rinaldi controlled Navy's Paul Rands for an 8-2 decision.
The Scarlet Knights continue their home stand at College Ave. Gym on Friday, Jan. 27 against Hofstra. The dual match is set to begin at 6:30 p.m., with live coverage provided by RVision, presented by AT&T.
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Results:
125 pounds: Tyler Sackett (N) dec. Joe Langel (RU), 5-1
133 pounds: Aaron Kalil (N) dec. Vincent Dellefave (RU), 4-2
141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (RU) dec. Dustin Haislip (N), 5-2
149 pounds: Anthony Perrotti (RU) pinned Peyton Walsh (N), 0:13
157 pounds: Bobby Barnhisel (N) pinned Anthony Volpe (RU), 2:38
165 pounds: No. 9 Scott Winston (RU) dec. Mason Bailey (N), 2-0
174 pounds: No. 17 Greg Zannetti (RU) maj. dec. James Mannier (N), 16-6
184 pounds: No. 13 Luke Rebertus (N) maj. dec. Evan Brewer (RU), 10-2
197 pounds: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Paul Rands (N), 8-2
HWT: Dan Miller (N) dec. Dan Hopkins (RU), 4-1
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