Rutgers Finishes Second In Hoosier Duals
Nov 29 | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Rutgers wrestling team (6-3) took second in the Hoosier Duals, Saturday in Bloomington, Ind. The Scarlet Knights finished with a record of 4-1, their lone loss coming to No. 18 Indiana. The Hoosiers placed first in the round-robin tournament with a record of 5-0.
“It was a pretty good day for us,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “We are excited because we wrestled well and knocked off some nationally ranked guys. We are beating tough opponents and we are winning close matches. We are doing all the little things right and having success. It was not ideal circumstances to wrestle five matches in one day, but we did it and we did it well, so it is another positive step for us.”
RU started the day with a 25-9 victory over Liberty. After dropping three of the first four bouts, the Scarlet Knights reeled off six consecutive victories to pick up the win. Junior Keith Dobish (Lodi, N.J.) defeated the No. 16 ranked 184-pound wrestler, Christopher Daggett. Other winners for RU included redshirt 141-pound sophomore David Greenwald (Union, N.J.), freshman Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) at 157, 174-pound senior Mike Whalen (Lake Hiawatha, N.J.), junior Karim Mahmoud (Wallington, N.J.) at 197 and redshirt sophomore DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.) in the heavyweight class.
In their second bout, the Scarlet Knights held off Ohio 19-11. Sophomore Mike Demarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.) picked up a major decision at 125, and Winston, Pletcher, Dobish, Mahmoud and Russo all won to give RU the eight-point victory. Rutgers then took on the host school, falling to No. 18 Indiana 29-9. Winston won by decision and Russo pinned the No. 15 ranked heavyweight, Nate Everhart, for the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers then romped over its next two opponents, Cumberland and South Dakota State, winning by a combined score of 77-9. Demarco and fellow sophomore Brian Bollette (Newton, N.J.), Greenwald, freshmen David Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) and Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.), as well as junior Matt Rigoglioso (Wayne, N.J.),all went 2-0 in the Scarlet Knights’ final two bouts.
Russo finished the day 4-0, while Winston and Demarco each went 3-0 to lead RU. Three other Scarlet Knights picked up three victories apiece as Pletcher, Dobish and Mahmoud allfinished 3-1.
Rutgers returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 6, in its first home event of 2008. The Scarlet Knights will host a tri-meet with EIWA foes Princeton and Franklin & Marshall.
Rutgers 25, Liberty 9
125: Joe Pantaleo (LU) dec. over Matt Fusco (RU) 3-0
133: Christian Smith (LU) dec. over Brian Bollette (RU) 4-0
141: David Greenwald (RU) pins Frank Gayeski (LU) in 2:02
149: No. 18 Tim Harner (LU) dec. over David Seidenberg (RU) 3-2
157: Scott Winston (RU) maj. dec. over Julian Colon (LU) 18-6
165: Matt Pletcher (RU) dec. over Brad Clark (LU) 3-0
174: Mike Whalen (RU) dec. over Aaron Kelley (LU) 7-4
184: Keith Dobish (RU) dec. over No. 16 Christopher Daggett (LU) 3-1
197: Karim Mahmoud (RU) dec. over Brandon Johnson (LU) 2-0
285: Dominick Russo (RU) dec. over Joshua Pelletier (LU) 2-0
Rutgers 19, Ohio 11
125: Michael DeMarco (RU) maj. dec. over Tim Silvers (OU) 12-2
133: Quentin Keyes (OU) dec. over Brian Bollette (RU) 10-3
141: Seth Morton (OU) dec. over David Greenwald (RU) 5-1
149: Matt Reedy (OU) dec. over David Seidenberg (RU) 4-3
157: Scott Winston (RU) dec. over Clay Tucker (OU) 6-3
165: Matt Pletcher (RU) dec. over Tommy Weinkam (OU) 2-1
174: Jacob Ison (OU) dec. over Mike Whalen (RU) 5-0
184: Keith Dobish (RU) dec. over No. 16 Christopher Daggett (OU) 3-1
197: Karim Mahmoud (RU) dec. over Chris Iammarino (OU) 5-3
285: Dominick Russo (RU) dec. over Andy Hartshorn (OU) 2-0
No. 18 Indiana 29, Rutgers 9
125: No. 1 Angel Escobedo (IU) dec. over Matt Fusco (RU) 2-0
133: Matt Ortega (IU) maj. dec. over Paul Grogan (RU) 12-3
141: No. 12 Andrae Hernandez (IU) maj. dec. David Greenwald (RU) 8-0
149: Nick Walpole (IU) wins by forfeit
157: Scott Winston (RU) dec. over Matt Coughlin (IU) 6-5
165: Paul Young (IU) dec. over Matt Pletcher (RU) 7-1
174: Trevor Perry (IU) dec. over Michael Whalen (RU) 8-3
184: Eric Cameron (IU) dec. over Keith Dobish (RU) 7-2
197: Justin Kuhn (IU) dec. over Karim Mahmoud (RU) 7-2
285: Dominick Russo (RU) pins No. 15 Nate Everhart (IU) in 5:37
Rutgers 40, Cumberlands 3
125: Michael DeMarco (RU) tech. falls Larone Madison (UC) 15-0
133: Brian Bollette (RU) pins Travis Sullivan (UC) in 0:47
141: David Greenwald (RU) pins Tim Mitchem (UC) in 5:54
149: David Seidenberg (RU) dec. over Jeff Steele (UC) 9-2
157: Gregory Zannetti (RU) maj. dec. over Justin Swilling (UC) 8-0
165: Matthew Rigoglioso (RU) maj. dec. over Dyvon Passmore (UC) 20-8
174: Michael Whalen (RU) dec. over Kyle Stygler (UC) 7-1
184: Damion Stephenson (UC) dec. over Michael Cuccinotta (RU) 10-3
197: Chris Orzechowski (RU) dec. over Robert Nusekabel (UC) 6-3
285: Dominick Russo (RU) pins Jaron Singley (UC) in 1:42
Rutgers 37, SDSU 6
125: Michael DeMarco (RU) dec. over Alan Marvin (SDSU) 4-0
133: Brian Bollette (RU) wins by forfeit
141: David Greenwald (RU) pins Dustin Walraven (SDSU) in 1:32
149: David Seidenberg (RU) dec. over Nick Flynn (SDSU) 11-4
157: Gregory Zannetti (RU) dec. over Weston Blasius (SDSU) 9-3
165: Matt Pletcher (RU) pins Weston Ginther (SDSU) in 3:43
174: Matthew Rigoglioso (RU) dec. over Justin Retallic (SDSU) 3-2
184: Keith Dobish (RU) dec. over Jared Aesoph (SDSU) 13-6
197: Karim Mahmoud (RU) maj. dec. over Jermey Swier (SDSU) 11-0
285: Jason Stripling (SDSU) wins by forfeit.
