Lehigh University
Rutgers
No. 9 Lehigh rolls past Rutgers, 27-6
12/20/2008 12:30:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – In its first action in two weeks, No. 9 Lehigh won eight of ten bouts in a convincing 27-6 win over Rutgers Saturday afternoon at the College Avenue Gymnasium. The Mountain Hawks received bonus wins from junior Matt Fisk, senior Trevor Chinn and freshman Joe Kennedy as they moved to 9-0 on the dual season and picked up their second dual win over an EIWA opponent. Rutgers falls to 11-4 with the loss.
The host Scarlet Knights picked up the win in the dual’s opening match, as Matt Fusco earned a 5-2 decision over sophomore Mitch Berger, who was subbing for John McDonald.
At 133, Fisk gave Lehigh a lead it would not relinquish as he won by major decision, 10-2 over Brian Bollette.
Lehigh captured the next two bouts as well, as Seth Ciasulli beat David Greenwald 5-0 at 141 and Chinn picked up the Mountain Hawks second win of the day with an 11-3 major over David Seidenberg. Ciasulli scored a first period takedown and added a three-point nearfall for the only scoring in his bout, while Chinn scored a pair of takedowns in the first period and two more in the third in his win.
Rutgers picked up its second win at 157 as Scott Winston bested Sean Bilodeau 9-6, but Lehigh captured the final five bouts to win its ninth straight dual to open the season. Junior Mike Galante, sophomore Alex Caruso and junior David Craig all won by decision, while Kennedy used a big third period, including a late takedown, two-point near fall combination in a 12-1 win over Karim Mahmoud.
Freshman Zach Rey was victorious in the final bout of the dual, with riding time advantage being the deciding point in a 3-2 win over D.J. Russo.
The Mountain Hawks will wrestle their second and final dual of the day at Rider at 8 p.m. The match can be heard online at Lehighsports.com with streaming audio powered by Yahoo! Sports College Broadcast.
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
125 |
Matt Fusco (Rutgers) |
dec. |
Mitch Berger (Lehigh) |
5-2 |
|
133 |
Matt Fisk (Lehigh) |
maj. dec. |
Brian Bollette (Rutgers) |
10-2 |
|
141 |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
dec. |
David Greenwald (Rutgers) |
5-0 |
|
149 |
Trevor Chinn (Lehigh) |
maj. dec. |
David Seidenberg (Rutgers) |
11-3 |
|
157 |
Scott Winston (Rutgers) |
dec. |
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) |
9-6 |
|
165 |
Mike Galante (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Matt Pletcher (Rutgers) |
9-3 |
|
174 |
Alex Caruso (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Mike Whalen (Rutgers) |
2-0 |
|
184 |
David Craig (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Chris Orzechowski (Rutgers) |
6-0 |
|
197 |
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) |
maj. dec. |
Karim Mahmoud (Rutgers) |
12-1 |
|
285 |
Zach Rey (Lehigh) |
dec. |
D.J. Russo (Rutgers) |
3-2 |
