RU Wrestling Captures Two Wins at Sprawl and Brawl Duals
Nov 22 | Wrestling
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (Nov. 22, 2009) – The Rutgers wrestling team captured two dominating victories and fell two points short of knocking off No. 19 Penn State Sunday at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals at Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y.
RU (3-1) split its matches against No. 19 Penn State (4-1) but PSU squeaked by with an 18-17 score in the opening match. The Scarlet Knights quickly rebounded with a strong 42-6 victory over Scared Heart (1-4). RU claimed a convincing 25-10 win against Northern Iowa (1-4) in its final match.
Junior Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) andredshirt junior Dominick Russo (Netcong, N.J,) played huge roles in Rutgers’ successful outing as Ashnault went 3-0 with two pins and Russo knocked off two top-20 wrestlers. Russo is 7-0 on the season and has won four straight matches against ranked wrestlers.
Ashnalt is 7-1 in his first season as a Scarlet Knight and four of his seven victories have come by pin fall.
“Billy has been great all year for us,” said Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale. “He has scored a lot of bonus points and he really got after it today with two pins. He has brought a lot to our lineup.”
Rutgers jumped out to a 7-3 advantage against Penn State behind a decision from Ashnault at 133and a major decision from sophomore Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) at 141.
The Nittany Lions stole the momentum with major decisions at 149 and 157 to go up 11-7.
Redshirt freshman Daniel Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) closed the gap with RU’s second of three major decisions of the match with a 15-5 win against Michael Lorenzo at 174.
At 184, Dave Erwin placed Penn State in a comfortable 18-11 advantage with an 11-2 major decision against redshirt freshman Jesse Boyden (Kenliworth, N.J.)
No. 16 Lamar Brown (Red Bank, N.J) improved his record to 5-1 with a 2-1 decision against Clay Steadman to cut PSU’s lead to 18-14.
Russoknocked off No. 19 Cameron Wade by a 6-0 decision in the final contest of the Penn State match.
“It was a good match against Penn State and it came down to bonus points,” said Goodale.“They have three All-Americans and just maybe one or two more weapons than us. I feel we missed out on an opportunity. We certainly aren’t satisfied with the final result but we will continue to work and improve.”
Against Sacred Heart, Rutgers won nine matches, including five by pin, for a 42-6 victory. RU earned pin falls from Ashnault, Greenwald, Rinaldi, Daniel Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) and Sean DeDeyn (Bayville, N.J.).
Rutgers continued to dominate in its final contest against Northern Iowa as the Scarlet Knights claimed seven victories, highlighted by Russo beating No. 15 Christian Brantley by an 8-3 score, to capture the 25-10 victory.
Rutgers will be back in action next Friday when it travels to Lewisburg, Pa. for a tri-meet with Bucknell and defending NCAA Champion Iowa.
Sprawl and Brawl Duals
November 22, 2009
At Binghamton University
No. 19 Penn State 18, Rutgers 17
Score
PSU-RU
125 #6 Brad Pataky (PSU) dec. Vinny Dellafave (RU), 6-3 3-0
133 Billy Ashnault (RU) dec. Bryan Pearsall (PSU). 7-4 3-3
141 Trevor Melde (RU) major dec. Adam Lynch (PSU) 14-5 3-7
149 #8 Frank Molinaro (PSU) major dec. David Greenwald (RU) 11-3 7-7
157 #4 Cyler Sanderson (PSU) major dec. Braden Turner (RU) 18-8 11-7
165 #9 Dan Vallimont (PSU) dec. Gregory Zanetti (RU) 5-3 14-7
174 Daniel Rinaldi (RU) major dec. Michael Lorenzo (PSU) 15-5 14-11
184 Dave Erwin (PSU) major dec. Jesse Boyden (RU) 11-2 18-11
197 #16 Lamar Brown (RU) dec. Clay Steadman (PSU) 2-1 18-14
285 #10 Dominick Russo (RU) dec. #19 Cameron Wade (PSU) 6-0 18-17
Rutgers 42, Sacred Heart 6
Score
RU-SHU
125 Joseph Langel (RU) WBFF 6-0
133 Billy Ashnault (RU) pins Anthony Ricco (SHU) 3:31 12-0
141 Tom Hogan (RU) dec. Cory Dunn (SHU) 2-0 12-3
149 David Greenwald (RU) pins Zach Morana (SHU) 1:36 18-3
157 Kellen Bradley (RU) dec. Anthony Priore (SHU) 6-5 21-3
165 Matt Rigoglosa (RU) dec. Jonathon Rizzitello (SHU) 6-2 24-3
174 Daniel Rinaldi (RU) pins Michael Hartman (SHU) 4:22 30-3
184 Daniel Seidenberg (RU) pins Sam Sheppard (SHU) 1:38 36-3
197 Brandon Lapp (SHU) dec. Jesse Boyden (RU) 4-3 36-6
285 Sean DeDyn (RU) pins Paul Schweighardt (SHU) 1:23 42-6
Rutgers 25, Northern Iowa 10
Score
RU-NIU
125 Joseph Langel (RU) dec. Caleb Flores (NIU) 3-0
133 Billy Ashnault (RU) pins Joey Lazor (NIU) 4:40 9-0
141 Trevor Melde (RU) dec. Trent Washington (NIU) 5-3 12-0
149 David Greenwald (RU) major dec. Jamal Lawrence (NIU) 10-1 16-0
157 Tyson Reiner (NIU) major dec. Braden Turner (RU) 116-6 16-4
165 Gregory Zanetti (RU) dec. David Boinn (NIU) 3-2 19-4
174 Jarion Beets (NIU) dec. Daniel Rinaldi (RU) 5-3 19-7
184 Andy O’Loughlin (NIU) dec. Daniel Seidenberg (NIU) 3-2 19-10
197 #16 Lamar Brown (RU) dec. Dustin Bauman (NIU) 4-3 22-10
285 #10 Dominick Russo (RU) dec. #15 Christian Brantley (NIU) 8-3 25-10
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