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Buffalo Raises over $14,000 at Takedown Cancer Dual; Drops Matches to Iowa and Bloomsburg

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Courtesy of buffalobulls.com

BUFFALO, NY – A crowd of over 1,700 fans came out to Alumni Arena for the fourth annual Takedown Cancer fundraiser and dual on Monday evening to open the home schedule, as the Bulls (0-2) hosted the fifth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes. The event, which raised over $14,000 for cancer research for the day, was marked with explosive offense between the two teams, with the Hawkeyes (10-0) prevailing 39-3. Mark Lewandowski earned a win at 165 pounds for the team’s lone win.

“What people don’t see is the controlled steady pace that Iowa wrestles,” head coach Jim Beichner said. “They’re consistent and put the pressure on you. We need to do the same in return, but today we faded. We scored a lot of takedowns, but ultimately you need to win those battles and win those matches. You have nothing to lose against a team like Iowa, but when you’re aggressive you need to have a big gas tank to go with it.”

Lewandowski, who came into the night ranked in the low 20s at his class by most media outlets, was a slight underdog in his match against Iowa’s Nick Moore. The senior started with a takedown in the final minute of the first period and rode Moore out. He scored another takedown in the second period and led 4-2 going into the final two minutes of the match. He made a quick escape, then took Moore down and earned a riding time point for the 8-3 win.

“Mark was in control tonight, and that comes with experience,” Beichner said. “He dominated from start to finish and was able to get an important win. We want him to be on the All-American podium at the end of this season, and if he keeps wrestling like this he’ll get there.”

After only one wrestler scored more than five points in the season-opening dual against Central Michigan, the Bulls were able to be more liberal on offense for the night, case in point with the 149 pound bout between Blake Roulo and Mike Kelly. In the first 20 seconds of the match, Roulo scored a big takedown and turned Kelly for two near-fall points. Kelly would squeeze away and it would spark off a first period that saw an 8-8 tie after just the first three minutes. Kelly would ultimately take advantage of Roulo’s aggression, turning a handful of errant scoring attempts by Roulo into takedowns and earned a 21-13 win.

RESULTS: Iowa 39, Buffalo 3
141 – #11 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 12-3; 4-0
149 – Michael Kelly (IA) major dec. Blake Roulo (UB), 21-13; 8-0
157 – #1 Derek St. John (IA) major dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 21-7; 12-0
165 – Mark Lewandowski (UB) dec. Nick Moore (IA), 8-3; 12-3
174- #7 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. John-Martin Cannon (UB), 14-1; 16-3
184 – #7 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) major dec. Tony Lock (UB), 12-4; 20-3
197 – Nathan Burak (IA) major dec. Angelo Malvestuto (UB), 12-4; 24-3
285 – #5 Bobby Telford (IA) pinned Justin Heiserman (UB), 1:36; 30-3
125 – Matt Gurule (IA) dec. Max Soria (UB), 15-10; 33-3
133 – #3 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Erik Galloway (UB), 4:27; 39-3

Bloomsburg 18, Buffalo 15 (Tuesday)

BLOOMSBURG, PA – The Buffalo wrestling team rallied strong from its Monday night loss to Iowa, but could not close the deal for its first win of the season on Tuesday and lost 18-15 to Bloomsburg. The Bulls (0-3) and Huskies (7-2) won five matches apiece, but Bloomsburg scored a technical fall and major decision to boost it to the win.

The Bulls took three of the first four matches of the night, starting with Mike Soria‘s 6-4 win over Sean Boylan. Filling in for his brother Max, who was hurt early in his match against Iowa last night, Mike was able to get the win in his first-ever start in a dual meet and start the team off on the right foot. After a loss at 133, Andrew Schutt scored a 7-2 win over Matt Rappo after cruising to a 6-1 lead after just the first period.

His win was followed by Blake Roulo, who won 2-1 at 149 after neither wrestler could manage to take the other down. He was able to get a third period escape and used riding time to get the win and pad the UB lead. It would come in handy, as the Huskies earned a tech fall at 157 and Mark Lewandowski lost 3-2 to Josh Veltre in a battle of two top-20 ranked wrestlers at 165 pounds.

Bloomsburg’s lead would be short-lived, as John-Martin Cannon rebounded strong from a frustrating loss to Iowa and won 9-4 thanks to a quartet of takedowns against Chris Smith. He was followed by a tremendous effort from true freshman Tony Lock, who earned his first career dual meet win in a big spot. He beat Andre Petroski 4-2 thanks to a pair of points in the third period to break a 2-2 tie that had held since the first period. The win would give the Bulls a 15-11 lead in the dual, but a major decision loss at 197 pounds and a win for the Huskies in the final match of the night would provide the 18-15 final.

Now after two matches in just over 24 hours, the team will have an extended break for the Holidays before returning to action. Next up will be The Midlands Championship Tournament and the Brute Invitational on Dec. 29, when the team will send selected wrestlers to each event to compete against some of the very best in the country. Full results from each tournament will be available through BuffaloBulls.com.

RESULTS: Bloomsburg 18, Buffalo 15

125: Mike Soria (UB) dec. Sean Boylan (BU), 6-4; 3-0
133: Nick Wilcox (BU) dec. Erik Galloway (UB), 9-4; 3-3
141: Andrew Schutt (UB) dec. Matt Rappo (BU), 7-2; 6-3
149: Blake Roulo (UB) dec. Simon Kitzis (BU), 2-1; 9-3
157: Frank Hickman (BU) tech. fall Wally Maziarz (UB), 22-6, 5:48; 9-8
165: Josh Veltre (BU) dec. Mark Lewandowski (UB), 3-2; 9-11
174: John-Martin Cannon (UB) dec. Chris Smith (BU), 9-4; 12-11
184: Tony Lock (UB) dec. Andre Petroski (BU), 4-2; 15-11
197: Richard Perry (BU) maj. dec. Angelo Malvestuto (UB), 13-5; 15-15
285: Justin Grant (BU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 5-1; 15-18

G2 World Wrestling Academy Wins 3rd Annual Jr Comet Winter Classic; See Full Results

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The following are the results from the 3rd Annual RH Jr. Comet Winter Classic. This competitive youth tournament featured a number of NYWAY State champions and other wrestlers who have placed at events both inside and outside the Empire State.

Photo courtesy of Adam Burgos

Tournament Team scoring and results (10 wrestlers): 
(3pts – Champion, 2pts for second, 1pt for third)

1. G2 World Wrestling Academy – 27pts
2. Cobra Wrestling Academy – 25pts
3. Hornell Wrestling Club – 24pts
4. Canisteo Wrestling Club – 17pts
5. Power Cats Wrestling Club – 13pts.Honorable mention:
• Mexico Wrestling – 12pts
• Rush Henrietta Wrestling- 11pts
For full results by weight class, click here: 2012 RH Jr Comet Results

Central Michigan Tops Buffalo

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MT. PLEASANT, MI – The Buffalo wrestling team opened its dual and Mid-American Conference season Saturday afternoon, taking to the road to face #11 Central Michigan. The Bulls (0-1, 0-1 MAC) were stymied in a loss, with a final score deceptive of the dual itself. Six matches were decided by two points or less, with the Bulls losing five of the six, and neither the Chippewas or the Bulls would score more than four points in a single bout until the final three matches of the day.

Central Michigan came out to a 21-0 lead after taking the first six matches. Mike Soria lost 2-0 to eighth-ranked Christian Cullinan at 125 pounds, Erik Galloway was pinned at 133 by third-ranked Scott Sentes, and Andrew Schuttlost 4-2 at 141. Blake Roulo lost by an even closer margin at 149, dropping a 3-2 decision to Donnie Corby. Wally Maziarz then lost 3-1 at 157 to Luke Smith, and Mark Lewandowski lost a rematch of last year’s 165 MAC championship bout, falling 2-1 to Mike Ottinger.

The close margins finally fell in UB’s favor in the 174-pound match, as John-Martin Cannon returned after a handful of early season injuries and earned his first win of the season with a 4-3 win over Anthony Bill. Following a major decision loss by Anthony Lock to fourth-ranked Ben Bennett, Angelo Malvestuto earned the team’s most impressive performance with a 14-1 win over Jackson Lewis to bring the overall score to 25-7. Justin Heisermanwould lost 10-3 in the heavyweight bout to Jarod Trice to give the Chips the final margin of 28-7.

This early-season dual schedule gets even harder for UB, as next up will be fifth-ranked Iowa on Monday, Dec. 17. It will be the first meeting ever between the two programs, and it will also be Buffalo’s fourth-annual Takedown Cancer Fundraiser. The dual will be held at 7 pm, but the Alumni Arena doors will open early for numerous raffles and silent auctions to help the Bulls raise money to Takedown Cancer.

More information on the event can be found on BuffaloBulls.com in the coming week.

Binghamton Picks Up First Victory of the Season Against Princeton, 23-12

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Matt Dernlan picked up his first dual victory as the Binghamton head coach as the Bearcats defeated Princeton on Friday night in New Jersey.

It was a tight dual going into the last three matches, with Princeton leading 12-10.  Then, 184-pounder Cody Reed won an overtime match against Scott Gibbons to give Binghamton the lead for good at 13-12.  Nate Schiedel and Tyler Deuel put an exclamation point on the win with a pair of technical falls to make the final score 23-12.

The Bearcats return to action on Sunday against Boston University.

Binghamton 23, Princeton 12

125: Patrick Hunter (Binghamton) dec Max Rogers (Princeton),  9-5

133: Andrew Hirai (P) dec Dan Riggi (B), 5-2

141: Kevin Moylan (P) dec Tyler Pendergast (B), 11-6

149: Donnie Vinson (B) maj Zach Bintliff (P), 17-5

157: Seth Hazleton (P) dec Jack McKeever (B), 6-2

165: Vin Grella (B) dec Judd Ziegler (P), 11-5

174: Ryan Callahan (P) dec John Paris (B), 5-1

184: Cody Reed (B) dec Scott Gibbons (P), 7-5 SV

197: Nate Schiedel (B) tech fall Dan Santoro (P), 16-0

285: Tyler Deuel (B) tech fall Cole Lampman (P), 19-2

 

Army Defeats Drexel, 22-15

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Junior Paul Hancock pinned his opponent in the 165-pound bout and junior Tyler Rauenzahn registered a major decision at 149 pounds to lead the Army wrestling team to a 22-15 victory versus Drexel in a non-conference dual match Thursday evening at Gillis Field House.

Army (2-2) won five of the first six bouts to grab a 19-3 lead, and the Black Knights coasted to their second dual win of the season. Drexel, meanwhile, saw its modest two-match win streak snapped as the Dragons fall to 3-5 on the year.

The match began at 125 pounds and Army sophomore Hunter Wood gave the Black Knights an early 3-0 lead following a 9-5 decision versus Drexel’s Jacob Goodwin. Wood began the bout with a takedown and a near fall to open up a quick 5-0 advantage and the second-year grappler cruised to the victory.

Drexel leveled the score at 3-3 following Clayton Lutzow’s 9-5 victory opposite Army senior Jordan Thome in the 133-pound matchup. Lutzow trailed 4-2 after the first period, but a pair of takedowns in the second stanza gave the Dragon the lead for good.

Army moved back in front, 6-3, thanks to senior Connor Hanafee’s 8-7 decision against Drexel’s Frank Cimato at 141 pounds. Hanafee held a tenuous 4-3 advantage entering the final stanza, but a pair of third-period takedowns helped propel him to the hard-fought victory.

Rauenzahn then took a 19-7 major decision from Nicholas Maccini in the 149-pound bout to extend the Black Knights’ cushion to 10-3. Rauenzahn racked up nine takedowns and accumulated more than three minutes of riding time en route to the dominant victory.

Freshman Brian Harvey made it three straight Army wins as the first-year performer slipped past Kenyatta Brown, 2-0, at 157 pounds. Harvey finished with more than a minute and a half of riding time on his way to the decision, which gave Army a comfortable 13-3 advantage at the midway point of the match.

Hancock followed with a pin of Charles Aungst in the 165-pound bout as Army opened up a 19-3 lead. Hancock needed just 4 minutes, 3 seconds to record the win by fall.

Drexel cut into Army’s lead in the 174-pound match as Kevin Matyas pinned Army freshman Travis Mallo in 4:28. The six-point victory pulled the Dragons to within 19-9 with three bouts remaining.

Senior Collin Wittmeyer clinched the match for Army with his 9-4 decision opposite Bryan Sternlieb at 184 pounds. Wittmeyer, who accumulated nearly three minutes of riding time, parlayed three takedowns and one reversal into the victory, which gave the Black Knights an insurmountable 22-9 lead.

Drexel won the final two bouts to account for the final margin. Brandon Palik slipped past Army freshman Bryce Barnes, 3-1, in the first overtime period at 197 pounds, and Jon Max Wright defeated Black Knight junior Curtis Garner, 8-3, in the heavyweight bout.

Army returns will be idle until Jan. 1, when the Black Knights travel to Chattanooga, Tenn., to compete at the Southern Scuffle.

Match Notes: Army improves to 8-5 all-time versus Drexel.

Army 22, Drexel 15
125: Hunter Wood (A) dec. Jacob Goodwin, 9-5
133: Clayton Lutzow (D) dec. Jordan Thome, 9-5
141: Connor Hanafee (A) dec. Frank Cimato, 8-7
149: Tyler Rauenzahn (A) maj. dec. Nicholas Maccini, 19-7
157: Brian Harvey (A) dec. Kenyatta Brown, 2-0
165: Paul Hancock (A) pinned Charles Aungst, 4:03
174: Kevin Matyas (D) pinned Travis Mallo, 4:28
184: Collin Wittmeyer (A) dec. Bryan Sternlieb, 9-4
197: Brandon Palik (D) dec. Bryce Barnes, 3-1 (sv1)
285: Jon Max Wright (D) dec. Curtis Garner, 8-3

Lehigh Defeats Hofstra on Friday Night, 34-7

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Bethlehem, Pa. – Hofstra senior Steve Bonanno earned a major decision but nationally ranked Lehigh won the overall match as the Pride fell, 34-7, at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall Friday night.

The Pride fell to 0-7 on the season as the Mountain Hawks won eight bouts. Senior 285-pounder Paul Snyder won the other match for the Pride. Lehigh, which entered ranked 21st by USA Today and 14th by InterMat, improved to 3-1.

Bonanno, ranked 17th by InterMat this week, won the opening match, registering a 13-2 major decision over Alex Abreu at 125 pounds.  Bonanno improved to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in duals.

But Lehigh won the next eight matches, starting with Laike Gardner’s 7-4 victory over Hofstra junior Jamie Franco at 133. Franco built a 2-1 lead after two periods before Gardner put Franco on his back for a three-point nearfall.

At 141, Anthony Salupo upset 10th-ranked Pride junior Luke Vaith, 8-5, by registering take-downs in each period. Shane Walsh won at 149, posting a 20-3 tech fall victory over senior Matt Spataro.

Lehigh’s Joey Napoli, at 157, gave Lehigh a 17-4 lead at the intermission when he pinned red-shirt sophomore Cody Ruggirello at 4:27. Out of the break, Eric Hess notched a pin for his second straight home dual with a combination move to bring down freshman Jay Lysne, who was wrestling up a weight class, in the opening period.

Nathaniel Brown won at 174 for Lehigh with a major decision over sophomore Jermaine John.  Robert Hamlin followed suit with another major decision against senior Taras Luzhnyy. John Bolich logged Lehigh’s final victory of the night with a 7-2 decision over junior Tim Murphy at 197.

Senior Paul Snyder allowed Hofstra to end the match on a positive note with a 5-3 win over Jack Delia in the heavyweight class. Delia sent the match into overtime with a late take down, though Snyder used a spin-behind takedown of Delia 14 seconds into the sudden victory session for the win, upping his overall record to 8-3.

Hofstra will next be in action on Sunday with two matches in Philadelphia, at 1 p.m. against the University of Pennsylvania and at 4 p.m. at CAA-foe Drexel University.

Lehigh 34 Hofstra 7

125 – Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) major dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 13-2

133 – Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Jaime Franco (Hofstra) 7-4

141 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) dec. Luke Vaith (Hofstra) 8-5

149 – Shane Welsh (Lehigh) tech fall Matt Spataro (Hofstra) 20-3, 7:00

157 – Joey Napoli (Lehigh) pinned Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) 4:27

165 – Eric Hess (Lehigh) pinned Jay Lysne (Hofstra) 1:39

174 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) major dec. Jermaine John (Hofstra) 10-1

184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) major dec. Taras Luzhnyy (Hofstra) 14-3

197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Tim Murphy (Hofstra) 7-2

285 – Paul Snyder (Hofstra) dec. Jack Delia (Lehigh) 5-3, s.v.

Cliff Keen Invitational Updates – Las Vegas

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The semifinal round of one of the nation’s top in-season tournaments, the Cliff Keen Invitational, begins on Saturday.  Here are the matchups for the remaining Cornell and Army wrestlers, as well as a few other New York natives.

Semifinals:

125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. Josh Martinez (Air Force)

141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) vs. Hunter Stieber (Ohio State)

165: Kyle Dake (Cornell) vs.  Zach Toal (Missouri)

285: Pete Capone (Johnson City HS, Ohio State) vs. Chad Hanke (Oregon State)

 

Saturday Consolations:

141: Steven Keith (Shoreham Wading River, Harvard) vs. Travis Himmelman (Boise State)

149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Tanner Hiatt (Northern Iowa)

Daniel Young (Army) vs. Derek Valenti (Virginia)

165: Paul Hancock (Army) vs. Holden Packard (Boise State)

174: Duke Pickett (Cornell) vs. Bryce Hammond (Cal State Bakersfield)

184: Craig Scott (Cornell) vs. Mason Bailey (Navy)

197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) vs. Matt Lenagh (Nebraska Kearney)

285: Stryker Lane (Cornell) vs. Evan Knutson (North Dakota State)

 

Quarterfinals:

 

125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec Tyler Cox (Wyoming), 11-4

141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) pin Tim Box (Cal State Bakersfield), 2:05

Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) dec Steven Keith (Shoreham Wading River, Harvard), 9-3

165: Kyle Dake (Cornell) major Holden Packard (Boise State), 12-1

174: Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec Duke Pickett (Cornell), 6-2

184: Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa) pin Craig Scott (Cornell), 2:35

197: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) pin Jace Bennett (Cornell), 1:05

285: Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec Stryker Lane (Cornell), 5-2

Pete Capone (Johnson City HS, Ohio State) dec Levi Cooper (Arizona State), 4-3

 

Friday Night Consolations:

125: Brock Banta dec Billy Watterson (John Jay HS, Brown), 7-5

149: Daniel Young (Army) dec Kevin Tao (American), 5-3

Chris Villalonga (Cornell) over Joseph Garner (North Dakota State), 8-0

157: Adam Fierro (Cal State Bakersfield) dec Chris Dowdy (Cornell), 8-3

165: Paul Hancock (Army) dec Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 5-3

197: Jackson Hein (Wisconsin) dec Bryce Barnes (Army), 8-3

Results from the Northeast Duals for the Five NY Teams; Cornell Notches 3-0 Mark

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Five of the Division I teams from New York competed at the Northeast Duals on Saturday in Troy, NY.  Here are the summaries from the Cornell, Binghamton, Columbia, Army and Hofstra websites.  New York Wrestling News will publish a recap later this weekend.

Cornell Stays Undefeated With 3-0 Weekend

The No. 8 Cornell wrestling team notched three wins at the Journeymen Northeast Duals on Saturday. The Big Red opened the day with a 40-0 win over Drexel and followed with a 17-15 victory over No. 9 Central Michigan. Pins by Nick Arujau and Jace Bennett led the Big Red to its final win of the day, 25-13, over No. 12 Oklahoma.

Freshman No. 9 Nahshon Garrett went 3-0 for the day with a tech fall and a major decision. No. 1 ranked Kyle Dake was also 3-0 with a pin and a major decision. Bennett notched bonus points in all three of his wins with two major decisions to add to his fall.

The Big Red will travel to Sin City next weekend for the Las Vegas Invitational on Friday, Nov. 30 through Saturday, Dec. 1.

For the remainder of the summary from cornellbigred.com, click here.

Vinson and Schiedel 3-0 As Binghamton Drops Three Matches

Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)

VESTAL, N.Y.—Binghamton wrestling dropped three matches at the 10th Annual Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals, held Saturday at the Edward F. McDonough Sports Complex at Hudson Valley Community College.

The Bearcats (0-5) lost to Army (16-15), RV Rutgers (30-9) and No. 6 Illinois (39-10).

Binghamton’s nationally-ranked senior duo of 149-pound Donnie Vinson and 197-pound Nate Schiedel each went 3-0 to highlight BU’s performance.

Vinson, 10-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News, collected two major decisions and a decision. He opened with a narrow 1-0 win over 20th-ranked Daniel Young of Army. Vinson then posted a 10-2 major decision against Rutgers and finished his day with an 8-0 win against Illinois.

For the remainder of the summary from bubearcats.com, click here

Army Edges Binghamton on Criteria, Goes 1-2 at Northeast Duals

TROY, N.Y. – Freshman Bryce Barnes pinned his opponent at 197 pounds, but Rutgers won seven of the other nine bouts contested en route to a 26-15 victory over the Black Knights on Saturday at the Northeast Duals.

Rutgers (4-0) won the first three bouts to establish an 11-0 lead it would not relinquish. Army senior Daniel Young was awarded a win by forfeit in the 149-pound match, and Black Knight junior Paul Hancock posted a 6-3 verdict against Anthony Volpe at 165 pounds to pull Army (1-2) to within 14-9 with four bouts remaining.

RU won the next two matchups to extend its lead to 20-9, but Barnes pinned Hayden Hrymack in 1 minute, 32 seconds in the 197-pound match.  For the remainder of the Army summary and the summaries of the other Army duals, see goarmysports.com

Steve Santos Remains Unbeaten as Columbia Notches 1-2 Mark in Troy

TROY, N.Y. – The Columbia wrestling team took down Drexel, 26-9, but fell to No. 16 Maryland, 27-10, and Rutgers, 30-6, at the 2012 Journeyman Wrestling/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals in Troy, N.Y. Saturday. Steve Santos improved to 11-0 on the year at 149 pounds with a trio of victories.

For the remainder of the summary from gocolumbialions.com, click here.

Snyder Earns Three Wins for Hofstra in Troy, NY

The Hofstra wrestling team dropped four matches, including three to Top 25 ranked opponents, at the 10th Annual Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals at Hudson Valley Community College on Saturday afternoon.

The Pride dropped decisions to Bloomsburg (24-10), #10 Oklahoma (36-6), #11 Central Michigan (24-9) and #23 Purdue (32-8).  Hofstra is now 0-6 in dual matches this season.

Senior Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA), led the Pride with three victories in four matches including a win by forfeit in Hofstra’s finale against Purdue.  Snyder is 7-3 on the year.  For the remainder of the summary from gohofstra.com, see here.


Minnesota Tops Hofstra in Season Opener

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Minneapolis, MN – The Pride won back-to-back matches at 141 and 149 pounds but the Golden Gophers captured the rest as third-ranked Minnesota rolled over 16th-ranked Hofstra, 32-6 in the season opener from both teams at the UM Sports Pavilion Friday night. Minnesota, the NCAA Championship finalists in 2012, is 1-0 while the Pride of Hofstra are 0-1.

The top 16 match-up, according to InterMat’s latest Tournament-Strength Rankings, opened up with a top 15 match-up at 125 pounds between Pride senior Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, NY) and 11th-ranked Minnesota junior David Thorn. Leading 4-1 in the first period, Thorn turned a takedown into a pin as the first period ended. A Top-15 match-up followed at 133 pounds between Golden Gopher sophomore Chris Dardanes, ranked sixth, and Pride junior Jamie Franco (Monroe, NY). After two scoreless periods, Dardanes exploded for three takedowns, a reversal and the riding time points for a 9-5 victory over Franco and a 9-0 lead in the match.

Hofstra scored their first points of the season at 141 pounds as Minnesota native son Luke Vaith (Hastings, MN), ranked 13th, edged seventh-ranked sophomore Nick Dardanes, 6-4. It was the Hofstra junior’s highest-ranked victory. Pride senior Matt Spataro (Garfield, NJ) downed junior Tom Giamo, 5-4 on the riding time point to close the Hofstra deficit to 9-6.

But that would the last victory the Pride would get as the Golden Gophers would win the next six matches to win going away. At 157 pounds in the battle of the unranked, Minnesota sophomore Seth Lange edged Pride senior Tyler Banks (Griswold, CT), 3-1 on a takedown in the fourth overtime period. Senior Cody Yahn, ranked 10th at 165 pounds by InterMat, jumped all over Pride sophomore Nick Terdick with five near-falls in the first five minutes on the way to a 15-0 technical fall.

At 174 pounds, Minnesota sophomore Logan Storley, ranked sixth by InterMat, posted a 12-1 major decision over Hofstra sophomore Jermaine John (Brooklyn,NY) for a 21-6 advantage. Minnesota’s fourth-ranked junior Kevin Steinhaus blanked junior Taras Luzhnyy (Kiev, Ukraine) in a 10-0 major decision in the Hofstra wrestler’s Pride debut at 184 pounds for a 25-6 advantage. At 197 pounds, 11th-ranked sophomore Scott Schiller defeated Pride freshman Victor Pozsonyi (Roselle Park, NJ) by major decision, 14-4 to end the run of four bonus point wins for the Golden Gophers.

In the match finale at 285 pounds, defending national champion and top-ranked Tony Nelson sandwiched a pair of takedowns around an escape and collected 2:17 of riding time in a 6-3 victory over Hofstra senior Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA).

The Pride return to action on Sunday (Nov. 11) when they face the 25th-ranked Badgers of the University of Wisconsin at the UW Field House. Match time is 2 p.m. (ET).

#3 Minnesota 32, #16 Hofstra 6
125 – #11 David Thorn (UM) WBF #4 Steve Bonanno (HU), 3:00
133 – #6 Chris Dardanes (UM) dec. #15 Jamie Franco (HU), 9-5
141 – #13 Luke Vaith (HU) dec. #7 Nick Dardanes (UM), 6-4
149 – Matt Spataro (HU) dec. Tom Giamo (UM), 5-4
157 – Seth Lange (UM) dec. Tyler Banks (HU), 3-1 in SV
165 – #10 Cody Yohn (UM) tech fall Nick Terdick (HU), 15-0
174 – #6 Logan Storley (UM) maj. dec. Jermaine John (HU), 12-1
184 – #4 Kevin Steinhaus (UM) maj. dec. Taras Luzhnyy (HU), 10-0
197 – #11 Scott Schiller (UM) maj. dec. Victor Pozsonyi (HU), 14-4
285 – #1 Tony Nelson (UM) dec. Paul Snyder (HU), 6-3

Watch Cornell Wrestle-Offs LIVE on Friday Night at 6:30 p.m.

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On Friday, November 9, Cornell will hold the Red and White Eliminations at 6:30 p.m.

If you can’t be in Ithaca, you can watch the wrestle-offs streaming live at this link:

http://newyorkwrestlingnews.com/cornell-red-and-white-eliminations/

The lineup will be finalized later in the week, but the tentative matchups provided by the Cornell staff are:

125: Nahshon Garrett vs. Bricker Dixon

133: Nick Arujau vs. Josh Kennedy

141: Mike Nevinger vs. Joe Stanzione

149: Chris Villalonga vs. Ryan Dunphy

157: Craig Eifert vs. Jesse Shanaman

165: Kyle Dake vs. Patrick Sullivan

174: Duke Pickett vs. Marshall Peppelman

184: Craig Scott vs. Peter Mesko

197: Jace Bennett vs. Billy George

285: Stryker Lane vs. Jacob Aiken-Phillips

Results of Preliminary Wrestle-Off Bouts

125: Nahshon Garrett over Logan David, 13-0

141: Joe Stanzione over Connor David, 7-3

149: Ryan Dunphy over Scott Bosak, 6-0

157: Jesse Shanaman over Chris Dowdy, 9-2

165: Patrick Sullivan over Casey O’Malley, 7-4

174: Duke Pickett over Michael Alexander, 5-2

174: Marshall Peppelman over Matt Cunningham, 5-2

197: Jace Bennett over Lukasz Stala, 5-3