RU took seven of the 10 contested bouts over the Dragons (7-10) after the team's Senior Night presentation concluded. Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.), Mike DeMarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.) and Dan Hopkins (Jackson, N.J.) were on hand for the final home dual of their Rutgers careers.
Trailing after the 125-pound match, the Scarlet Knights ran off four-straight victories. Junior 125-pounder Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) bumped up to 133 pounds to score a 7-2 decision over Drexel's Paul Wampler. Ashnault was next, blanking Frank Cimato of DU by a score of 2-0 at 141 pounds.
Seventh-ranked 149-pound junior Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) controlled the Dragons' Shane Fenningham for an 8-3 decision. At 157 pounds, freshman Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) notched an 8-6 win over Drexel's Austin Sommer. The outcome was Perrotti's first dual victory at the weight after notching two dual wins at 149 pounds. Perrotti competed in open tournaments at 141 pounds earlier in the 2011-12 season.
Zannetti, Seidenberg and Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) won three consecutive matches at 174 pounds, 184 pounds and 197 pounds, respectively. Zannetti scored his second technical fall of the season with a 20-5 (5:48) victory against DU's Alex Rinaldi. The win improved his team-leading victory total to 26-3 (20-1 duals). Seidenberg followed with bonus points of his own at 184 pounds, winning a 12-3 major decision over Nick Becattini of Drexel. Rinaldi held off Drexel's Brandon Palik for a 3-1 win by decision.
RU next heads to the 2012 EIWA Championships, hosted by Princeton, March 3-4 at Jadwin Gym in Princeton, N.J. Tickets are available by visiting GoPrincetonTigers.com or by calling 609-258-4849.
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Results:
125 pounds: Franco Ferraina (DU) dec. Vincent Dellefave (RU), 5-3 (SV)
133 pounds: Joe Langel (RU) dec. Paul Wampler (DU), 7-2
141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (RU) dec. Frank Cimato (DU), 2-0
149 pounds: No. 7 Mario Mason (RU) dec. Shane Fenningham (DU), 8-3
157 pounds: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. Austin Sommer (DU), 8-6
165 pounds: No. 18 Joe Booth (DU) dec. Doug Hamann (RU), 5-0
174 pounds: No. 16 Greg Zannetti (RU) tech. fall Alex Rinaldi (DU), 20-5 (5:48)
184 pounds: Dan Seidenberg (RU) maj. dec. Nick Becattini (DU), 12-3
197 pounds: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Brandon Palik (DU), 3-1
HWT: No. 19 Kyle Frey (DU) dec. Dan Hopkins (RU), 1-0
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