Rutgers Finishes 2-2 In Sprawl & Brawl
Nov 24 | Wrestling
BINGHAMTON, N.Y.– In its first duals competition of 2008, the Rutgers wrestling team (2-2) split its four matches, Sunday at the Sprawl & Brawl in Binghamton, N.Y. Rutgers defeated Clarion 21-15 and Columbia 19-15 but fell to North Carolina, 33-3, and No. 14 Boise State, 25-13.
Facing Clarion in the second round, RU fell behind quickly as Matt Fusco (Belleville, N.J.) fell 7-3 at 125 and Brian Bollette (Newton, N.J.) dropped a tough 3-2 contest at 133. At 141-pounds, David Greenwald (Union, N.J.) put Rutgers on the board, pinning his opponent in 1:53. But Dave Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) fell 6-0 at 149 and Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) dropped a tough 4-3 contest to the No. 17 ranked 157-pound wrestler, Hadley Harrison.
But the Scarlet Knights bounced back, as Matt Pletcher (Eastampton, N.J.), Mike Whalen (Lake Hiawatha, N.J.) and Keith Dobish (Lodi, N.J.) all won their bouts, at 165-pounds, 174-pounds and 184-pounds, respectively. Clarion regained the lead when Jamie Lucket defeated Karim Mahmoud (Wallington, N.J.),3-2 at 197, but DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.) gave RU the win, pinning Quentis McCorkle in 3:17 in the heavyweight bout.
In the third round, Rutgers took on Ivy League foe Columbia. Mike Demarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.) and Bollete dropped their bouts, but Greenwald, Seidenberg, Winston, Matt Rigoglioso (Wayne, N.J.) and Pletcher all won consecutive matches to put RU on top. After Whalen dropped a tough 3-1 contest at 184, Mahmoud clinched the victory for the Scarlet Knights with a 7-3 win over Ryan Sougherland. In the heavyweight bout, Russo held the lead until a last second reversal gave No. 17 Ryan Flores the win.
Fusco was the lone winner in RU’s loss to North Carolina. In the Scarlet Knights’ match against No. 14 Boise State, Greenwald, Mahmoud and Russo all picked up victories.
Rutgers returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 29, when they travel to face No. 18 Indiana.
Rutgers 21 vs. Clarion 15
125 – Jay Ivanco def Matt Fusco 7-3
133 – Shameron Moran def Brian Bollette 3-2
141 – David Greenwald pinned Sal Lascari 1:53
149 – Greg Lewis def Dave Seidenberg 6-0
157 – No. 17 Hadley Harrison def Scott Winston 4-3
165 – Matt Pletcher def Dominic Ross 6-2
174 – Mike Whalen def Scott Joseph 8-3
184 – Keith Dobish def Clint Podish 3-1
197 – Jamie Luckett def Karim Mahmoud 3-2
HWT – DJ Russo pinned Quentis McCorkle in 3:17
Rutgers 19 Columbia 15
125 – Kyle Gilchrist def Mike Demarco 4-0
133 – Kevin Tao def Brian Bollette 6-5
141 – David Greenwald def Shane Stumwasser 11-1
149 – Dave Seidenberg def Matt Dunn 11-4
157 – Scott Winston def Derrick Sickles 5-2
165 – Matt Rigoglioso wins by forfeit
174 – Matt Pletcher def Travis Creagen 4-0
184 – Kenji Porter def Mike Whalen 3-1
197 – Karim Mahmoud def Ryan Sougherland 7-3
HWT – No. 17 Ryan Flores def Russo Russo 11-10 last second win
UNC 33 Rutgers 3
125 – Matt Fusco def Nick Shields 8-6
133 – Jeremy Shaw def Brian Bollete 5-1
141 – No. 15 Vincent Ramirez def David Greenwald 6-0
149 – Nick Stabile pin Dave Seidenberg 2:15
157 – Thomas Scoggon def Greg Zannetti 8-4
165 – No. 20 Keegan Mueller def Matt Pletcher 7-2
174 – Ben Fiocco def Mike Whalen 3-1
184 – Kevin Owens pin Keith Dobish 6:04
197 – Dennis Drury def Karim Mahmoud 5-0
HWT – No. 13 Justin Dobies def DJ Russo 8-6
No. 14 Boise State 25 Rutgers 13
125 – Alan Bartelli def Mike Demarco 3-1
133 – No. 9 Andrew Hochstressor def Paul Grogan 16-4
141 – David Greenwald pin Eli Hutchinson in 2:16
149 – Nathanial Holt win by forfeit
157 –No. 10 Adam Hall def Scott Winston 7-5
165 –Tyler Scherfey def Matt Rigoglioso 7-0
174 – Curt Swartz def Mike Cuccinotto 8-2
184 – No. 10 Kirk Smith def Chris Orzechowski 6-1
197 – Karim Mahmoud def Ryan Allen 7-2
HWT – DJ Russo def Chris Givens 12-2
