No. 15 Wrestling Splits Matches at Journeymen Duals

Saturday, November 10

Troy, NY

Noon

Rutgers

Appalachian State University

Photo by: Rich Schultz

No. 15 Wrestling Splits Matches at Journeymen Duals

Nov 10 | Wrestling

Scarlet Knights secure win over Appalachian State Saturday in Troy, New York

TROY, N.Y. – No. 15 Rutgers wrestling split its matches Saturday afternoon at the Journeymen Duals. The Scarlet Knights defeated Appalachian State, 26-9, and dropped their matchup with Utah Valley, 24-14, with both duals held at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York.

No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (149), No. 2 Nick Suriano (133) and Shane Metzler (125) all won both of their bouts on Saturday. Ashnault recorded two bonus-point victories, including his fourth pin in five outings with his last second fall over Matthew Ontiveros (Utah Valley). Ashnault also had a 22-6 tech fall on Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) to start his impressive performance.

Suriano won by forfeit against the Mountaineers before he recorded a 14-2 major decision over Mitch Brown (Utah Valley) in the second match. Metzler added a major decision against the Wolverines with his 11-3 result over Josh Jensen.

Notables
• Ashnault now leads the team with pins (4) and has totaled 29 dual points for Rutgers in his first five outings.
• Suriano now owns 26 dual points in his first five matches of the season. Together, Suriano and Ashnault have a combined 10-0 record with six pins, two major decision, a tech fall and a forfeit.
• Head coach Scott Goodale now owns 165 wins during his 12-year career, one behind John Sacchi for the most in program history. Goodale can tie the program mark with a dual win at Hofstra next Friday.
• Ashnault now has 96 wins in his career, tying Tom Wysocki for 18^th all-time. With four wins, Ashnault will become the 17 wrestler in program history to join the 100-win club.

What to Know: Rutgers vs. Appalachian State
• Rutgers won seven matches against the Mountaineers, including bonus-point victories from Ashnault (fall) and Suriano (forfeit).
• Metzler started the dual at 125 and sparked the lineup with a 7-3 decision over DeAndre Swinson-Barr.
• After trailing during the third period, Stephan Glasgow (165) used a last-second takedown to secure a 9-7 decision over Joseph Accousti. It was Glasgow's fourth consecutive win in as many matches.
• After a 5-4 decision from Joseph Grello (174), Jordan Pagano (184) followed with an impressive 9-4 decision over 2018 NCAA qualifier Alan Clothier.
• For the second consecutive match, Christian Colucci (HWT) appeared in Sudden Victory, this time using a takedown to secure a 3-1 decision over Cary Miller.

No. 15 Rutgers 26, Appalachian State 9
Match started at 125 Pounds
125: Shane Metzler (RU) dec. over DeAndre Swinson-Barr (APP), 7-3, Rutgers leads, 3-0
133: No. 2 Nick Suriano (RU) FF over Codi Russell (APP), Rutgers leads, 9-0
141: Irvin Enriquez (APP) dec. over Michael Van Brill (RU), 6-1, Rutgers leads, 9-3
149: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (RU) TF over Jonathan Millner (APP), 22-6, Rutgers leads, 14-3
157: Angel Najar (APP) dec. over No. 7 John Van Brill (RU), 5-1, Rutgers leads, 14-6
165: Stephan Glasgow (RU) dec. over Joseph Accoutsti (APP), 9-7, Rutgers leads, 17-6
174: Joseph Grello (RU) dec. over Thomas Flitz (APP), 5-4, Rutgers leads, 20-6
184: Jordan Pagano (RU) dec. over Alan Clothier (APP), 9-4, Rutgers leads, 23-6
197: Randall Diabe (APP) dec. over Matthew Correnti (RU), 6-5, Rutgers leads, 23-9
HWT: Christian Colucci (RU) SV1 over Cary Miller (RU), 3-1, Rutgers wins, 26-9

What to Know: Rutgers vs. Utah Valley
• Utah Valley closed out the dual with six consecutive wins to secure the final team result.
• Metzler added his second major decision of the dual season with his 11-3 result over Josh Jensen.
• Suriano was in full control of Mitch Brown in the following bout, exiting with a 14-2 major decision while riding out his opponent for the majority of the match.
• After trailing at one point to Ontiveros, Ashnault landed three near falls and stuck Ontiveros in the closing seconds for his fourth pin of the year.

Utah Valley 24, No. 15 Rutgers 14
Match Started at 125 Pounds
125: Shane Metzler (RU) MD over Josh Jensen (UVU), 11-3, Rutgers leads, 4-0
133: No. 2 Nick Suriano (RU) MD over Mitch Brown (UVU), 14-2, Rutgers leads, 8-0
141: Matt Findlay (UVU) fall over Michael Van Brill (RU) (6:50), Rutgers leads, 8-6
149: No. 2 Anthony Ashnault (RU) fall over Matt Ontiveros (UVU) (6:57), Rutgers leads, 14-6
157: Grant LaMont (UVU) dec. over No. 9 John Van Brill (RU), 9-6, Rutgers leads, 14-9
165: No. 16 Demetrius Romero (UVU) dec. over Stephen Glasgow (RU), 8-3, Rutgers leads, 14-12
174: No. 14 Kimball Bastian (UVU) dec. over Joseph Grello (RU), 6-2, Utah Valley leads, 15-14
184: Will Sumner (UVU) dec. over Jordan Pagano (RU), 3-1, Utah Valley leads, 18-14
197: Tanner Orndorff (UVU) dec. over Matthew Correnti (RU), 8-2, Utah Valley leads, 21-14
HWT: No. 19 Tate Orndorff (UVU) dec. over Christian Colucci (RU), 4-3, Utah Valley wins, 24-14

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