Hunter started things off with a win by fall at 141 pounds to take a quick, 6-0 lead, but Stevens responded quickly earning wins in four-straight bouts to take a commanding, 18-6 advantage. Bridge made quick work of junior Modesto Gil (Bronx, N.Y.), pinning him 49 seconds into the match to knot things up at six-all. Senior Charles Favia (Brick, N.J.) earned a 14-9 decision at 157 lbs. over senior Vitaly Simkin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for the Ducks’ first lead, and Joe Favia followed with a win by fall (4:20) over freshman Jesse Capello-Colon (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
Junior 174-pounder Bobby Bishop (Wayne Valley, N.J.) followed the Favia brothers with an incredibly exciting decision over junior Emman Sawari (Coram, N.Y.). Tied at three (3-3) after regulation, both wrestlers could not net points in the sudden death overtime. Bishop’s reversal in the first 30-second ride-off ended up being enough for the 5-3 win and an 18-6 Stevens lead.
Stevens dropped its match at 184 lbs. before senior Ernie Guaimano (Hillsborough, N.J.) earned a 2-1 decision in a battle at 197 lbs with senior Anthony Daly (Wantagh, N.Y.). After Daly had to stop the match for the second time because of injury in the third period, Guaimano was allowed to choose “bottom,” on the re-start. The Duck senior was able to net the escape 10 seconds later and tallied the one-point win.
Roarty, up 8-0, netted a win by fall in his first match back from injury. He pinned senior Dan Heydebrand (New York, N.Y.) at the 4:55 match of the third to put Stevens up 27-9 and seal the victory.
Hunter’s Ariel Guerrero (Levittown, N.Y.) and James Mustakis (East Meadow, N.Y.) got wins at 125 and 133 lbs. to net the match’s final 11 points but it was too little too late.
“Our guys reacted well to [Sunday’s] tough loss at Delaware Valley [College] tonight by getting a good dual win,” Head Wrestling Coach Mike Clayton (Union City, N.J.) said. “We built a tough schedule and this win tonight will help our confidence going into Centennial Conference competition.”
The previous attendance record at Walker Gymnasium was 223 in 2007 for a match versus The College of New Jersey.
Stevens will return to action on Sunday with a pair of duals versus conference foes. The Ducks will take on McDaniel College and Washington & Lee University beginning at 11 a.m. in Westminster, Md.
Results:
141 lbs. – Messina (H) def. Brisson (S) - Fall (4:00) (Hunter, 6-0)
149 lbs. – Bridge (S) def. Gil (H) - Fall (:49) (Tied, 6-6)
157 lbs. – C. Favia (S) def. Simkin (H) – Decision, 14-9 (Stevens, 9-6)
165 lbs. – J. Favia (S) def. Capello-Colon (H) – Fall (4:20) (Stevens, 15-6)
174 lbs. – Biship (S) def. Sarwari (H) – Decision, 5-3 (3 OT) (Stevens, 18-6)
184 lbs. – Klotz (H) def. Galati (S) – Decision, 5-3 (Stevens, 18-9)
197 lbs. – Guaimano (S) def. Daly (H) – Decision, 2-1 (Stevens, 21-9)
285 lbs. – Roarty (S) def. Heydebrand (H) – Fall (4:55) (Stevens, 27-9)
125 lbs. – Guerrero (H) def. Warren (S) – Fall (6:03) (Stevens, 27-15)
133 lbs. – Mustakis (H) def. Neugebauer (S) – Tech. Fall, 21-6 (Stevens, 27-20)
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