BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 14 Rutgers wrestling (4-0) defeated Navy (0-2), 24-12, on Saturday in a neutral-site match in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Scarlet Knights worked a 7-3 match split with the Midshipmen, including bonus-point victories from No. 12
Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) and No. 25
Anthony White (157).
RU jumped out to a 9-0 lead with three consecutive decisions, including ranked wins from No. 7
Dylan Shawver (133) and
Ayden Smith (125). The Midshipmen would get as close as 16-9 before a tech fall from Cartagena-Walsh and a decision from No. 20
Remy Cotton (197) sealed the win for Rutgers.
No. 14 Rutgers 24, Navy 12
125: Ayden Smith (RU) over 32/NR Andrew Binni (NAVY) by dec., 6-5; RU leads, 3-0
133: 7/6
Dylan Shawver (RU) over Brendan Ferretti (NAVY) by dec., 7-5; RU leads, 6-0
141: 13/13
Joseph Olivieri (RU) over 31/32 Caedyn Ricciardi (NAVY) by TB2, 5-4; RU leads, 9-0
149: Kaemen Smith (NAVY) over 11/7
Andrew Clark (RU) by TF, 21-5 (6:41); RU leads, 9-5
157: 25/NR
Anthony White (RU) over Jonathan Ley (NAVY) by MD, 10-1; RU leads, 13-5
165: Ryan Ford (RU) over NR/33 Dylan Elmore (NAVY) by dec., 5-0; RU leads, 16-5
174: 6/7 Danny Wask (NAVY) over 7/8
Lenny Pinto (RU) by MD, 14-3; RU leads, 16-9
184: 12/10
Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) over Gage Yackee (NAVY) by TF, 21-5 (5:11); RU leads, 21-9
197: 20/16
Remy Cotton (RU) over Zyan Hall (NAVY) by dec., 8-6; RU leads, 24-9
HWT: 12/12 Spencer Lanosga (NAVY) over 17/17
Hunter Catka (RU) by TB2, 5-2; RU wins, 24-12
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling
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Rutgers gets a week off from competition before sending its full lineup to the Keystone Classic on Sunday, Nov. 23 in Philadelphia.