BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – No. 18 Rutgers wrestling (7-1, 0-0) defeated Bloomsburg (0-7, 0-1), 45-0, on Friday night inside Nelson Field House. The Scarlet Knights won all 10 of their bouts against the Huskies, which included bonus-point victories from No. 14 Dean Peterson (125), No. 15 Brian Soldano (184), No. 32 Tony White (149), Devon Britton (133), Andrew Clark (157), Robert Kanniard (165), Jackson Turley (174) and John O'Donnell (HWT).
 
Britton, Clark and O'Donnell added pins in their respective bouts, while Turley collected his first tech fall of the season. It marked RU's second shutout victory of the season, as Rutgers also defeated Sacred Heart, 50-0, back in November.
 
What to Know

• With an untraditional start at 141 pounds, No. 12 Sammy Alvarez opened the night against Midlands placewinner Josh Mason. Both wrestled scoreless periods in the first in second, as Alvarez' riding time proved to be the difference for the 1-0 win.
• White landed the first takedown of the night, driving Cade Balestrini into the mat for a four-point tilt and a 6-0 lead after the first period. White would collect more than four minutes of riding time and add two additional takedowns for the 11-0 major decision.
• Clark followed against Christian Fritz, jumping out to an 8-0 lead before catching Fritz on his back for the first-period fall. The pin – Clark's first of the season – put RU out in front, 13-0, through its first three bouts.
• Kanniard  made his 2022-23 dual debut against Trenton Harder and collected a takedown in the first period for a 2-0 lead after one. Kanniard added a reversal in the second period and seven points in the third for the 11-1 major.
• Turley and Soldano were dominant in their following bouts. Turley picked up his first tech fall of the season with an 18-1 win in the third period over Anthony DeRosa, adding tilts in all three periods. Soldano also caught Bruno Stolfi on his back in his bout at 184 pounds, muscling out an 18-5 major to give RU a 26-0 lead through six bouts.
• Billy Janzer (197) collected four takedowns en route to a 9-2 decision over Bronson Garber, while O'Donnell pinned his opponent in the first period in his second dual appearance of the season.
• Peterson was strong in his matchup with Bronson Garber, scoring eight points in the first period en route to his major decision. Britton got the nod at 133 pounds and caught Cole Rhone on his back for Rutgers' third pin of the night, putting an exclamation point on the 45-0 road win.

Up Next

• Rutgers faces Rider on Sunday for a 2 p.m. matchup in Lawrenceville. The dual will stream on ESPN+.

Box Score
No. 18 Rutgers 45, Bloomsburg 0
141: 12/HM Sammy Alvarez (RU) over Josh Mason (BU) by dec., 1-0; RU leads, 3-0
149: 32/NR Tony White (RU) over Cade Balestrini (BU) by MD, 11-0; RU leads, 7-0
157: NR/21 Andrew Clark (RU) over Christian Fritz (BU) by fall (2:29); RU leads, 13-0
165: Robert Kanniard (RU) over Trenton Harder (BU) by MD, 11-1; RU leads, 17-0
174: Jackson Turley (RU) over Anthony DeRosa (BU) by TF, 18-1 (5:49); RU leads, 22-0
184: 15/18 Brian Soldano (RU) over Bruno Stolfi (BU) by MD, 18-5; RU leads, 26-0
197: Billy Janzer (RU) over Tanner Culver (BU) by dec., 9-2; RU leads, 29-0
HWT: John O'Donnell (RU) over Shane Noonan (BU) by fall (0:53); RU leads, 35-0
125: 14/15 Dean Peterson (RU) over Bronson Garber (BU) by MD, 12-0; RU leads, 39-0
133: Devon Britton (RU) over Cole Rhone (BU) by fall (5:25); RU wins, 45-0