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Oklahoma Rolls Past Rider 24-10 on Senior Day

In the final home dual of the 2022-23 season, the Oklahoma wrestling team trounced Rider 24-10 Sunday afternoon.

Rider (4-5, 2-1 MAC) entered the dual with three ranked wrestlers against the Sooners’ (8-5, 1-3 Big 12) six. OU’s win snaps its three-dual losing streak ahead of finishing the season against three top-20 opponents. 

“It’s another good victory for the team,” head coach Lou Rosselli said. “We had some seniors that got to wrestle and won today. It’s exciting for Jacob and Carson to both win in their final dual at McCasland.”

On Senior Day, Jacob Butler strolled past Colton Washleski via a 6-1 decision in the 157-pound bout. With two takedowns in the first and second period, the senior soundly tied the dual up 3-3. Butler now has 36 victories in his collegiate career.

Following Butler, No. 17 Gerrit Nijenhuis tripped Hunter Mays up with 30 seconds remaining to break a 1-1 tie and win the 165-pound battle by a 3-1 decision. 

In the 184-pound battle, Keegan Moore fended off a late rally by Isaac Dean with a RT point to grant him the 4-3 victory. 

In his final bout at McCasland, Carson Berryhill was victorious over Asa Terrell 6-4 after earning the winning takedown with less than 30 seconds left. His win in the 197-pound bout powered the Sooners past the Broncs 12-6.

In a top-30 battle, No. 14 Josh Heindselman toppled No. 33 David Szuba 8-3 … rest of story at Soonersports.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-oklahoma-rolls-past-rider-24-10-on-senior-day

Bloomsburg Uses Five Bonus Point Wins for a 34-11 Victory Over Sacred Heart

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Bloomsburg wrestling team used five bonus point wins to cruise to a 34-11 win over Sacred Heart University, Sunday afternoon. The Huskies improved to 4-9 in duals for the season.
Senior Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) got things going for the Huskies with the first of four-straight bonus point wins as he earned a 16-0 tech fall at 125 pounds over Mike Manta. Michael Cassidy (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff) picked up his first-career tech fall as he defeated Ben Davoli at 133 pounds 17-0 to give the Huskies a 10-0 lead.
Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) continued to build his impressive resume with his seventh pin and ninth bonus point win of the season at 141 pounds. Mason got the fall at 3:35 over Dakota Asuncion to give the Huskies a 16-0 lead.
Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) posted back-to-back pins for the Huskies as he got the fall at 6:36 over Chris Naegele at 149 pounds.
Sacred Heart got on the board three-straight wins, a tech fall at 157 pounds for Nick Palumbo and Aidan Zarrella earned a 4-3 decision at 165 pounds. Ryan Bolletino earned a 6-3 decision at 174 pounds to cut the Bloomsburg lead to 22-11.
Bruno Stolfi (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) got the Huskies back on track with a pin at 1:55 in the 184-pound bout over Owen Ayotte. The Huskies pushed their lead to 28-11 with two matches to go.
Tanner Culver (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) held off a surge … rest of story at Buhuskies.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-uses-five-bonus-point-wins-for-a-34-11-victory-over-sacred-heart

EIWA Conference Recap (2/8/23)

In this week’s action, Cornell won its second consecutive Ivy League Title, Drexel extended their win streak to 7 matches after a 3-0 weekend, and Max Leete earned his 11th pin of the year.

This week’s Outstanding Wrestler for me is Julian Ramirez of Cornell. His win over returning NCAA runner-up, Quincy Monday, has helped establish him as the top dog in the conference at a loaded 165 lbs bracket. He’s earned a co-OW award from me after his performance at the Cliff Keen Invitational. This will be his first outright award, and he’s the first repeat award winner. An interesting tidbit about Ramirez – a season ago, he beat defending national champ Shane Griffith in front of a home crowd. This past weekend, he defeated Monday in front of a home crowd. The guy excels in front of his Big Red crowd! He’ll be looking to keep the momentum into the last few matches and the postseason. Congrats to Julian.

American

The Eagles were on the road at Virginia. They dropped the dual 23-15, after a quick :23 pin by Max Leete at 125 lbs. This was his 11th of the year – now tied for the most in D1 wrestling. They had 3 more wins by decision from Jack Maida (133 lbs), Lucas White (174 lbs) and Will Jarrell (285 lbs). American wrestled hard in this dual. An interesting wrinkle to the lineup was having Raymond Lopez (who spent time at 125 and 133) in at 141 lbs. Maybe beefing him up is the best look for their lineup… We’ll follow that one into next week as they host Lock Haven and Air Force.

Army

The Black Knights were in Bethlehem, PA for an EIWA dual with Lehigh. Three wrestlers earned wins in the 26-9 defeat. The first win of the night was by Ethan Berginc (#31 @ 125 lbs) in overtime over a very solid Carter Bailey. Next, Dalton Harkins (165 lbs) snuck out a 2-1 win, which was followed up by a decision by Ben Pasiuk (#18 @ 174 lbs). It looks like Trae McDaniel is manning the 149 lb spot lately. He dropped a match in overtime to Max Brignola, a returning NCAA qualifier last season. Army caught Lehigh with a nearly 100% lineup, which has been rare for them. A good showing, though, for Army. This weekend, the Black Knights will be at Drexel for a dual on Saturday.

Binghamton

The Bearcats wrestled Princeton in a dual. They lost 28-10 with a lineup missing some firepower, mainly a ranked Brevin Cassella at 165 lbs. They did see a win from Anthony Sobotker at 133 lbs, by major decision, to tie up the match. At 149 lbs, Michael Zarif had a win over returning NCAA Qualifier, … rest of story at Intermatwrestle.com/articles/26490=Wrestling+News

The Dragons Earn their Eighth Straight Victory Over Hofstra

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Drexel’s upper weights lifted the Dragons to their eighth straight dual win, 19-16, against the Hofstra Pride on Sunday afternoon. After trailing 10-8, Evan Barczak, Mickey O’Malley and Brian Bonino were victorious in three straight matches to give the Dragons a 19-8 advantage. DU improves its record to 9-4 overall and stays undefeated in conference matches at 6-0.

Drexel won five bouts in the dual as Barczak, Luke Nichter, and Tyler Williams all earned bonus points for the Dragons. Additionally, Bonino and Mickey O’Malley captured decisions. 

Antonio Mininno earned a takedown with under ten seconds in regulation to advance to overtime. He fell in extra time on a takedown by Moon. The Pride claimed victory at 133. Soriano found a takedown late in the third period to tie the bout at four but was defeated in a sudden victory. Nichter gave the Dragons their first points in a dominant major decision success at 149. The junior earned over four minutes of riding time. Williams cut the Pride lead to 10-8 after he won the Dragons’ second straight match with bonus points. 

Barczak gave DU its first lead of the day as he was triumphant by technical fall in 6:26. In a ranked matchup at 184, Bonino came up clutch in a sudden victory thriller to give Drexel a nine point advantage. The match was scoreless until Bonino escaped to start the second period. No. 23 Ferreira was able to escape in the third period to tie the match at one and extended the showdown to extra time. The graduate student took down Ferreira to end the match. … rest of story at Drexeldragons.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-the-dragons-earn-their-eighth-straight-victory-over-hofstra

February 9, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized