Ewing, NJ... For the second straight dual meet, The College of New Jersey wrestling team finished strong as they won six of the final seven weight classes as the Lions rolled to a 31-6 over New York University on Thursday.
TCNJ had won the final seven bouts the previous night in a win over Hunter College.
The Lions are now a modest 3-0 on the season, while the Violets dropped to 2-3.
The Lions opened the bout in exciting fashion as junior Dan Hughes (Delran, NJ/Delran) won at 125 pounds scoring a takedown in the final minute of the match to claim a 2-1 victory. Sophomore Dan Herr (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls) made it a 7-0 TCNJ lead at 133 pounds with a 10-2 major decision win.
Following a win by the Violets at 141 pounds, senior Tyler Branham (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny) put TCNJ back on the winning track with an 18-5 major decision at 149. Dan DiColo (Budd Lake, NJ/Mount Olive) followed with another major decision, this time by the score of 11-1 at 157.
Junior Justin Bonitatis (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) remained undefeated on the season at 165 pounds as he posted an 8-3 decision over NYU's Matt Magill (Malvern, PA/Great Valley) to improve to 7-0 on the season. His win also extended the hosts lead to 18-3.
Freshman Brian Broderick (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) kept things rolling for the Lions as he won by technical fall at 174 pounds by the score of 21-5. TCNJ's string of wins continued at 184 as junior Mike Denver (Bayville, NJ/Central Regional) won by major decision by the count of 19-7. That win put TCNJ out to commanding 27-3 lead.
The Lions closed out the match with one more victory as Adam Koziol (Paramus, NJ/Paramus) won 14-0 at 197, while NYU took the final bout of the night as Michael Cunningham (Rancho Sante Fe, CA/Torrey Pines) won by a narrow 2-1 margin for the Violets.
TCNJ is on the road this weekend competing at the Oneonta State Invitational on Saturday, November 21.
Weight by weight summary
#12 TCNJ 31, New York University 6
125: Dan Hughes (TCNJ) dec. Kyle Christensen (NYU), 2-1
133: Dan Herr (TCNJ) major dec. Steven Contino (NYU), 10-2
141: Gregg Martino (NYU) dec. Jim Somma (TCNJ), 7-3
149: Tyler Branham (TCNJ) major dec. Gabriel Gleason (NYU), 18-5
157: Dan DiColo (TCNJ) major dec. David Rice (NYU), 11-1
165: Justin Bonitatis (TCNJ) dec. Matt Magill (NYU), 8-3
174: Brian Broderick (TCNJ) by tech. fall over Steve Massey (NYU), 21-5 (6:19)
184: Mike Denver (TCNJ) major dec. Sabino Galassi (NYU), 19-7
197: Adam Koziol (TCNJ) major dec. Michael Cunningham (NYU), 14-0
285: Justin Murberg (NYU) dec. Ben Ostner (TCNJ), 2-1
