Wyoming Seminary Dominates Eastern States Classic, Palacio Repeats as Champion

By Betsy Veysman

Five 2011 Eastern States champions took the mat this weekend in Loch Sheldrake, New York looking to repeat their title runs.  Only Dylan Palacio did.

The Long Beach senior, who won in the 145 pound class a year ago, stood on top of the podium at 152 on Saturday night.  He did it in impressive fashion, cruising to the finals, which he won in a hard fought 8-5 battle with one of the top seniors in the country, Cornell recruit Brian Realbuto.

“Winning Eastern States means a lot to me,” Palacio said. “I went in with the mentality that I was going to win it.  Brian [Realbuto] is a great wrestler and I have a lot of respect for him.  It was a really great match, a really exciting match and I was happy to be able to put it all out there on the mat.”

The match was tied after two periods, with Realbuto registering an early takedown in the first and Palacio earning two escapes.  The third period, however, featured back and forth action and a flurry of points.  With less than 20 seconds left and Palacio holding a 6-5 lead, Realbuto got in on a shot that Palacio fought off before notching a takedown of his own at the buzzer.

“My strategy was to not stop wrestling because Brian scores from anywhere,” Palacio said.  “I knew I had to hand fight heavy with him.  At the end, when I got called for stalling, it took everything I had in my body to kick out of his shot.  I knew I didn’t need to score again but when the opportunity was there, I had to take it.”

Palacio said that winning the tournament was one of his goals for the season, but the most important goal is one that has eluded him in his high school career to date.  He has yet to win a New York state title in Albany after placing third in 2011 and fourth in 2010.

“I can sum up this season for me easily — one dream, one chance.  I have only one chance left to win a state title.  Last year I lost to a wrestler I beat easily earlier in the season. I was a little sloppy at times last year, a little wild. Now, I feel like I’m wrestling with controlled aggression.  I don’t feel like anyone can match my pace.”

Palacio, who has gone 24-0 this season at 152 and 160 pounds, hasn’t yet settled on a weight class for the remainder of the campaign.

“It’s still up in the air,” he said. “But for Eastern States, I looked at the wrestlers who were coming and I knew if I wanted to be the best, I had to beat the best.  I saw that the 152 class was loaded and I knew that was where I wanted to be.”

Palacio, who was a Greco Roman All-American at Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota, is also a standout soccer player.  He has not decided on his future college yet, but he said he knows he wants to wrestle at the next level.

With Palacio’s title as well as a championship from 113-pounder Mark Raghunandan, Long Beach took third in the team race with 111.5 points.  Wyoming Seminary was the runaway winner with 248 points, 89 more than runner up Shenendehowa.  The Plainsmen had a pair of first place finishers in Nick Kelley at 132 and Tony Fusco at 195 as well as three additional placewinners.

Five of Seminary’s wrestlers earned top seeds in the event and all five –Evan Botwin (120), Dom Malone (126), Eric Morris (170), AJ Vizcarrondo (220) and Michael Johnson (285) — captured individual crowns.   The Pennsylvania school had six additional medalists, including fifth place finishers Ty White at 138 and Connor Wasson at 182.  Jack Walsh was seventh at 145 and three grapplers grabbed eighth for the Knights – Cohl Fulk (152), Ryan McMullan (160) and Matt Doggett (195).

Overall, Wyoming Seminary head coach Scott Green was pleased with his squad’s showing.

“I thought we wrestled well,” he said.  “Having five champions at a tournament of this magnitude is certainly gratifying for our program.  It was also great to have a lot of our other guys place, especially since it was the first time placing for a few of our guys this year.”

In particular, Green singled out the performance of 220-pound winner Vizcarrondo who earned bonus points in all five of his bouts, including a 14-4 major decision over Greene’s Kyle Stanton in the title match.

“AJ wrestled really well,” he said.  “He beat Stanton 1-0 earlier and then won big this time.  I feel like he made the adjustments he needed to make to widen the gap and improve.”

Green, who coached in the Empire State at Binghamton University, Oxford High School and the Shamrock Wrestling Club, was excited about bringing his team to the Eastern States Classic for the first time.

“I was at the first Eastern States as a coach and there were teams from New Jersey and Pennsylvania,” he said. “I think the tournament got away from that a little bit, but we were happy to put it on our schedule this year.  It’s only a two hour trip for us and it’s an opportunity for us to see some tough kids we wouldn’t see anywhere else.”

With over 100 teams in attendance, there were plenty of tough kids.  In fact, of the 11 returning New York state champions who competed, only four made the finals (three won) and one other finished third.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing this tournament get even stronger,” Green said.  “If our presence can help it grow, that’s a good thing for New York wrestling.”

Championship Results:

99 pounds: Jose Rodriguez (Wantagh) major dec Nick Barbaria (New Rochelle), 9-0

106 pounds: Kevin Jack (Danbury) decision Justin Cooksey (MacArthur), 7-4

113 pounds: Mark Raghunandan (Long Beach) won by disqualification over Dylan Realbuto (Somers)

120 pounds: Evan Botwin (Wyoming Seminary) major dec Sam Recco (Lyndonville), 9-0

126 pounds: Dom Malone (Wyoming Seminary) major dec Maverick Passaro (Eastport-South Manor), 8-0

132 pounds: Nick Kelley (Shenendehowa) dec Nick Mauriello (Hauppauge), 10-4

138 pounds: Quinton Murphy (Holley Central) dec James Dekrone (John Glenn), 6-2

145 pounds: Jim Kloc (Iroquois) dec Dale White (John Jay), 7-6

152 pounds: Dylan Palacio (Long Beach) dec Brian Realbuto (Somers), 8-5

160 pounds: Frank Affronti (Wayne) dec Aaron Dudley (Hudson Falls), 4-3

170 pounds: Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary) dec Zach Zupan (Canastota), 4-0

182 pounds: Tony Lock (Pioneer) tech fall McZiggy Richards (Wingate), 15-0

195 pounds: Tony Fusco (Shenendehowa) dec Austyn Hayes (Phoenix), 8-2

220 pounds: AJ Vizcarrondo (Wyoming Seminary) major dec Kyle Stanton (Greene), 14-4

285 pounds: Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary) fall Cole Lampman (Shenendehowa), 1:40

For full results, please follow the link:

 http://gimp.escapesports.on-rev.com/Results/2012/2012%20Eastern%20States.pdf

Binghamton Wrestling Battles Oklahoma To Wire in 20-15 Loss

Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)

VESTAL, N.Y.—In front of a boisterous West Gym crowd estimated at 800 plus, No. 24 Binghamton wrestling (8-1) split 10 bouts with No. 12 Oklahoma but the Sooners earned bonus points from a pin and two major decisions to pull out a 20-15 win Tuesday night.

The Bearcats trailed 17-12 with two bouts to go and 20th-ranked heavyweightNick Gwiazdowski waiting in the wings for the final match. Sophomore 197-pound Cody Reed was in a tight battle with Keldrick Hall and the match and the team outcome rested on the closing 10 seconds when Reed came within a whisker of finishing a single-leg takedown on the edge of the mat. Hall, who led 4-0 early but was wearing down in the final minute, nursed a 7-5 lead and scrambled off the mat with time winding down. Reed had the leg and was awarded a stall point in the final few seconds but ran out of time in a bitter 7-6 loss. The win clinched the match for Oklahoma (5-2), which snapped BU’s 13-match win streak dating back to last season.

Binghamton came out on top of the two other dramatic matches at 157 and 184. In a bruising battle between eighth-ranked senior Justin Lister and 14th-ranked Matt Lester at 157, Lester led 5-4 and had riding time in the third period before Lister rallied. He scored a reversal with 20 seconds left and earned two back points in the final dozen seconds to secure an 8-6 win. With the win, Lister improved to 17-2 overall, 9-0 in duals.

Junior 184-pound Nate Schiedel provided the other exhilarating moment of the night with a come-from-behind 9-8 win over 20th-ranked Erich Schmidtke. Schiedel stormed out to a 4-1 lead in the first period before Schmidtke countered. The reigning Sooners NCAA qualifier knotted the score at 4-4 before a Schiedel escape gave him a 5-4 lead going into the second period. Another Schiedel takedown stretched the lead to 7-4 but Schmidtke got two escapes and then scored a takedown with 30 seconds remaining in the match to forge ahead 8-7. On bottom with 25 seconds left and looking exhausted, Schiedel worked for a reversal with just seven seconds left and the 9-8 decision sent the crowd into an uproar. Schiedel, on the cusp of national rankings all season, improved to 19-5 overall, 7-1 in duals.

In the other matchup between two ranked foes, junior 149-pound Donnie Vinson posted a 7-2 decision over No. 7 Nick Lester to remain unbeaten in duals (9-0, 21-3 overall). Vinson, 45-7 all-time in duals, raced out to a 4-1 lead after one and quickly built riding time. He picked up another takedown in the third period and accumulated more than two minutes of riding time in the solid win.

Senior 165-pound Matt Kaylor bumped up to 174 and earned a 13-7 decision over Marcus Armato, narrowly missing out on the major decision. Kaylor raised his record to 15-5 overall, 7-2 in duals.

Gwiazdowski, ranked 20th in the latest InterMat poll, held off Kyle Colling, 7-6, in the anticlimactic final match of the evening. Gwiazdowski is 16-4 overall, 6-1 in duals.

“This will hurt for a while,” head coach Pat Popolizio said of the narrow defeat. “We know we can hang with these teams and we are right there, knocking on the door. We came up one match short tonight. I’m proud of our guys though … they are a hard-working and dedicated group. The crowd gave us energy tonight. This environment is exactly what we want.”

The Sooners, coached by Binghamton native Mark Cody, featured six ranked wrestlers and eight returning NCAA qualifiers. Oklahoma crowned three All-Americans last winter and placed 16th at the NCAA Championship. They were the highest-ranked visiting opponent since BU hosted No. 2 Iowa State in the 2007-08 season (a 30-15 loss).

The competition doesn’t get any easier for Binghamton after tonight as the Bearcats will host No. 5 Cornell at 5 p.m. Sunday in an historic dual. It will be the program’s first-ever televised home match (Time Warner Cable) and its first in the Events Center.

No. 12 Oklahoma 20, No. 24 Binghamton 15
*125 –No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (Okla.) major dec. Derek Steeley (BU), 19-6
133 –No. 11 Jordan Keller (Okla.) dec. Patrick Hunter (BU), 7-2
141 –No. 1 Kendric Maple (Okla.) pinned Joe Bonaldi (BU), 1:42
149 – No. 4 Donnie Vinson (BU) dec. No. 7 Nick Lester (Okla.), 7-2
157 – No. 8 Justin Lister (BU) dec. No. 14 Matt Lester (Okla.), 8-6
165 – Buddy Graham (Okla.) major dec. Joe Chamish (BU), 14-4
174 – Matt Kaylor (BU) dec. Marcus Armato (Okla.), 13-7
184 – Nate Schiedel (BU) dec. No. 20 Erich Schmidtke (Okla.), 9-8
197 – Keldrick Hall (Okla.) dec. Cody Reed (BU), 7-6
Hwt – Nick Gwiazdowski (BU) dec. Kyle Colling (Okla.), 7-6

*first match

Holley Wrestler Quinton Murphy Sets State Record For Wins

Section V teams and wrestlers led the way in the Niagara Frontier Wrestling Officials Association meet which wrapped up Saturday at Niagara County Community College in Sanborn.

Quinton Murphy of Holley set a New York State record for wins when he scored a technical fall, 18-2 in 5:56, over Dan Reagan of Lewiston-Porter at 138 pounds. He broke the mark of 275 wins by Cody Ruggirello of IX-Valley Central.

Webster Schroeder took the team title with 183.5 points. Warsaw was second at 138 and Lew-Port led the Western New York schools, finishing third with 138 points. Niagara Falls was fourth with 136.

Dylan Caruana of Kenmore West won the Ilio DiPaolo Memorial Outstanding Wrestler award. Caruana defeated Alec Dierna of Webster Schroeder via pinfall in 3:54 to win at 126 pounds.

Donny McCoy of Niagara Falls (99 pounds), Anthony Orefice of Lockport (106), Rocco Russo of Frontier (120), Tom Page of Eden (132), Drew Hull of Roy-Hart (145), Tristan Hamner of Medina (152), Nick Mitchell of Frewsburg (170), Niagara-Wheatfield’s Jake Kelly (195) and Max Antone (220), and Brandon Lathrop of Kenmore West (285) were other weight class winners from Section VI schools.

The Jeff Bloom Aggregate Pin Award went to Frank Shomers of Niagara Falls. He had five pins in 14:24. The Tom Broad Overachiever Award went to Brandon Dallavia of Lew-Port.

No. 24 Rutgers Defeats Army 27-10

Taken from goarmysports.com

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Billy Ashnault recorded a pin at 141 pounds, and three other Rutgers wrestlers posted major decisions to lead the 24th-ranked Scarlet Knights past Army, 27-10, in an EIWA dual match Sunday afternoon at Christl Arena.

Rutgers won the first three bouts to take an early 13-0 lead, but Army responded with three straight wins to trim the Scarlet Knights’ edge to 13-10. RU ended the match by winning the last four bouts, however, to provide the final margin.

“The bottom line is we are in the infancy stages of building something big here,” said Army second-year head coach Joe Heskett. “We have to go out there and we have to fight and we have to execute, but it’s a big picture vision. Every single match, every single experience, every single shot all adds up to that big picture.

“I think patience is the key to a lot of this, but at the same time, you still have go out there and fight your hardest and find a way to win. I think that’s what we’re trying to do. We were close in some of those weight classes, but we’ve got to find a way to win.”

Rutgers (8-1, 4-0 EIWA) jumped out to a 4-0 advantage as Vincent Dellefave took a 12-4 major decision from Army freshman Scott Filbert in the 125-pound bout. Dellefave used a pair of takedowns and near fall to build a 7-2 lead following the first period. After a scoreless second stanza, Dellefave took Filbert to the mat early in the third period and added another three-point near fall to cap the scoring.

Michael DeMarco extended Rutgers’ lead over Army to 7-0 with a 9-7 sudden-victory decision versus Black Knight junior Jordan Thome at 133 pounds. Thome assumed a 5-1 edge after the opening frame thanks to a takedown and near fall. DeMarco drew to within 5-3 following a second-period takedown, and the RU senior forced overtime (7-7) with another takedown late in the final stanza. DeMarco then took Thome to the mat one final time early in the first sudden victory period to earn the win.

Ashnault pinned Army junior 141-pounder Connor Hanafee in 6 minutes, 4 seconds to move Rutgers’ lead to 13-0. Hanafee actually led, 2-1, entering the third period, but Ashnault took him to the mat early in the frame and was able to collect the pin.

Army (3-5, 1-1 EIWA) trimmed Rutgers’ advantage to 13-10 following three consecutive wins. The Black Knights got on the scoreboard in the 149-pound matchup as sophomore Ryan Bilyeu took a 6-2 decision from Luke Rigoglioso. Bilyeu trailed, 1-0, following the first two periods, but exploded in the third frame. The second-year grappler produced a pair of takedowns in the final frame en route to the victory.

Black Knight senior co-captain Jimmy Rafferty made it back-to-back Army victories by posting a 7-1 decision opposite David Seidenberg at 157 pounds. Rafferty authored a pair of takedowns and accumulated over three minutes of riding time during the dominant performance.

Army freshman Cole Gracey earned a 12-3 major decision versus Douglas Hamann in the 165-pound matchup to slice Rutgers’ lead to 13-10. Gracey took a 5-0 lead following the first period, and extended his advantage to 7-0 after two frames. The Army plebe, who finished with nearly five minutes of riding time, continued to pile it on in the third period. He finished the bout with two takedowns, two reversals and one near fall.

Rutgers halted Army’s momentum in the 174-pound matchup as Greg Zannetti took an 11-2 major decision from Army sophomore Ryan Tompkins. Zannetti, who is ranked 16th nationally according to Intermat, took Tompkins to the mat four times in the win. Zannetti’s four-point major decision increased Rutgers’ cushion to 17-10 with three bouts remaining.

The Scarlet Knights’ lead ballooned to 21-10 after Daniel Seidenberg posted a 10-2 major decision opposite Army senior Michael Gorman at 184 pounds. Daniel Rinaldi then clinched the match for Rutgers by recording a 9-3 decision versus Army senior Derek Stanley in the 197-pound bout. Rinaldi’s victory gave the Scarlet Knights an insurmountable 24-10 lead.

Rutgers’ Daniel Hopkins doubled up Black Knight freshman Stephen Snyder, 4-2, in the heavyweight bout to close the contest.

Army returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 14, when the Black Knights travel to New York, N.Y., to face EIWA rival Columbia. The conference contest is slated to get under way at 7 p.m.

Match Notes: Army all-time record versus Rutgers dips to 29-12-1 … Ryan Bilyeu’s collected his first career dual win with his victory at 149 pounds … it marked his first career appearance in a dual match … he improves to 6-8 overall this season … Jimmy Rafferty improves to 17-10 overall this season … his 17 wins lead the team … Rafferty’s six dual wins also top the squad … he now shows a 6-2 mark in dual matches this season.

#24 Rutgers 27, Army 10
125: Vincent Dellefave (R) maj. dec. Scott Filbert, 12-4
133: Michael DeMarco (R) dec. Jordan Thome, 9-7 (sv1)
141: Billy Ashnault (R) pinned Connor Hanafee, 6:04
149: Ryan Bilyeu (A) dec. Luke Rigoglioso, 6-2
157: Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. David Seidenberg, 7-1
165: Cole Gracey (A) maj. dec. Douglas Hamann, 12-3
174: #16 Greg Zannetti (R) maj. dec. Ryan Tompkins, 11-2
184: Daniel Seidenberg (R) maj. dec. Michael Gorman, 10-2
197: Daniel Rinaldi (R) dec. Derek Stanley, 9-3
285: Daniel Hopkins (R) dec. Stephen Snyder, 4-2

No. 5 Cornell Wrestling Muscles Its Way Past Lehigh 24-12

ITHACA, N.Y. 

—The No. 5 Big Red wrestling team won seven out of 10 bouts en route to a 24-12 victory over No. 8 Lehigh on Sunday afternoon in Newman Arena. In the premier match of the day at 184 pounds, No. 4 Steve Bosak defeated No. 1 ranked Robert Hamlin, 2-1. Cornell’s 12 point margin of victory was its largest over Lehigh since 1930 when the Big Red defeated the Mountain Hawks, 20-6.The dual began at 125 pounds where freshman Bricker Dixon took on Alex Abreu. Dixon wasted no time putting points on the board with a takedown with only three seconds off the clock. The Big Red freshman rode his opponent out for the remainder of the period. Dixon chose to start the second period down on the mat and quickly escaped. With 45 seconds left in the period, Dixon added another takedown. Dixon later chose an optional start looking to score more points, but Abreu evaded him. Abreu chose to start the third period at neutral and neither wrestler scored again. With 3:06 in riding time, Dixon won a 6-1 decision in his first dual for the Big Red.At 133 pounds, senior Frank Perrelli moved up a weight class to face Mason Beckman. Sixth-ranked at 125 pounds, Perrelli quickly took the lead with a takedown with 12 seconds off the clock. The Big Red wrestler notched 1:01 in riding time before Beckman escaped. Beckman grabbed a takedown of his own 12 seconds later to take a 3-2 lead. Perrelli immediately escaped from his opening down position to start the second period, tying the bout at 3-3. Beckman notched another takedown, from which Perrelli would escape before the period was over. Beckman chose to start the third period at neutral. Perrelli had a little less than a minute of riding time before action resumed. With 1:27 left on the clock, Perrelli grabbed the lead with a takedown. Beckman would escape, but with 1:30 in riding time, Perrelli won a 7-6 decision.In the dual’s first faceoff of two nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 19 Mike Nevinger took on No. 13 Steve Dutton at 141 pounds. With 1:16 left in the first period, Nevinger took a 2-0 lead with a takedown and rode his opponent out for the remainder of the first period. Nevinger chose top to start the second period. He worked the entire two minutes for back points, but was unable to secure the tilt. After failing to escape Nevinger for over three minutes of riding time, Dutton chose neutral to start the third period. With 33 seconds left in the bout, Dutton tied the match with a takedown. Nevinger nearly had a reversal at the end of the bout, but settled for a one point escape. With 2:42 in riding time, Nevinger won a 4-2 decision.At 149 pounds, Chris Villalonga faced Anthony Salupo. Salupo held a 2-1 lead after the first period with a takedown, from which Villalonga escaped. Salupo chose to start the second period at neutral, but neither wrestler was able to score. Villalonga got a quick escape from his opening down position to start the third, tying the bout at 2-2. With neither wrestler having a determining riding time advantage, the match looked to be heading to sudden victory. But with 17 seconds left in the bout, Villalonga notched a takedown to win a 4-2 decision.Top ranked Kyle Dake squared off against Brian Tanen at 157 pounds. Dake held a 13-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and four nearfalls. Tanen chose top to start the second period. Dake quickly escaped and with one more takedown, the two-time NCAA champion won 16-0 by technical fall in 3:45.Cornell held a 17-0 lead heading into the half-time break.At 165 pounds, Marshall Peppelman and Sean Bilodeau were scoreless after the first period. Bilodeau chose to start the second period down and earned the only point with an escape. Peppelman quickly escaped from his opening down position to start the third period to tie the bout at 1-1. Neither wrestler scored again in regulation to send the match into sudden victory. With only two seconds left in sudden victory, Bilodeau earned a takedown to win a 3-1 decision.Freshman Billy George and Nate Brown were scoreless after the first period at 174 pounds. George chose down to start the second period, but he was unable to escape. Brown chose down to start the third period, but he was unable to escape as well. With a 0-0 deadlock after seven minutes, the bout went into sudden victory. With six seconds left in sudden victory, Brown notched a takedown to win a 2-0 decision.In the highly anticipated bout at 184 pounds, junior Bosak and Hamlin were scoreless after the first period. Hamlin chose to start the second down, but was unable to escape until there were only 10 seconds left in the period. Bosak chose to start the third down, but Hamlin opted for an optional start tying the bout at 1-1. The two wrestlers traded shots back and forth, but neither wrestler was able to score. With 1:50 in riding time, Bosak won a 2-1 decision over the top ranked wrestler.At 197 pounds, No. 1 Cam Simaz took on Kadeem Samuels. With only 13 seconds off the clock, Samuels took a quick lead with a takedown. Simaz would escape and earn a takedown of his own midway through the period. Simaz added three more points with a nearfall to take a 6-2 lead into the second period. Simaz chose down to start the second period, but Samuels chose an optional start looking to score. Neither wrestler was able to score for the remainder of the period, and Simaz held a 7-2 advantage. Samuels chose to start the third period at neutral. With 20 seconds left in the bout, Simaz grabbed another takedown. With 1:47 in riding time, the Big Red senior won a 10-2 major decision.At heavyweight, Maciej Jochym took the mat against No. 2 Zach Rey. Jochym and the returning NCAA champion were scoreless after the first period. Rey quickly escaped to start the second period. He caught Jochym for the takedown and quickly turned him to his back. Rey won by fall in 3:46.The Big Red will open Ivy action next weekend as it travels to Penn and Princeton Saturday afternoon. Cornell will then make the quick trip to Binghamton on Sunday for a 5 p.m. bout.

No. 5 Cornell 24, No. 8 Lehigh 12
125: Bricker Dixon (Cornell) dec.  Alex Abreu (Lehigh), 6-1 (Cornell 3, Lehigh 0)
133: No. 6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Mason Beckman (Lehigh), 7-6 (Cornell 6, Lehigh 0)
141: No. 19 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Steve Dutton (Lehigh),  4-2 (Cornell 9, Lehigh 0)
149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Anthony Salupo (Lehigh), 4-2 (Cornell 12, Lehigh 0)
157: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) tech fall Brian Tanen (Lehigh), 16-0 (3:45) (Cornell 17, Lehigh 0)
165: Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Cornell), 3-1 SV (Cornell 17, Lehigh 3)
174: Nate Brown (Lehigh) dec. Billy George (Cornell), 2-0 SV (Cornell 17, Lehigh 6)
184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. No. 1 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh), 2-1 (Cornell 20, Lehigh 6)
197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) maj. dec. Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh), 10-2 (Cornell 24, Lehigh 6)
HWT: No. 2 Zach Rey (Lehigh) win by fall Maciej Jochym, 3:46 (Cornell 24, Lehigh 12)