Hoboken, NJ… The College of New Jersey opened the dual meet portion of its schedule with a win over a ranked opponent as the Lions collected a 31-11 triumph at Stevens Institute of Technology on Wednesday.
The win put 26
th-ranked TCNJ at 1-0 on the year, while the 30
th-ranked Ducks fell to 0-1.
TCNJ grabbed control of the match early winning the opening three weight classes as
Kevin Churchill (Newton, NJ/Newton) received a forfeit at 125 and
Steve Godine (Whippany, NJ/Whippany Park) pinned his opponent at 133 in 5:41. That lead grew to 15-0 following the 141-pound weight class as
Steve Schneider (Park Ridge, NJ/Park Ridge) posted an 8-4 win.
The Ducks came right back rattling off three wins of their own closing the gap to 15-11, but TCNJ responded with another run closing out the match with four straight wins. Junior
Zach Zotollo (Paramus, NJ/Paramus) started things at 174 with 19-4 technical fall
and Brian Broderick (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) won by major decision (11-1) at 184.
Nathaniel Leer (Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck) added another major decision at 197 (23-11), before
Jeff Furbish (Chatham, NJ/Chatham) closed things out with a 3-1 win at heavyweight.
TCNJ returns to the mat this weekend at the East Stroudsburg Open.
#26 The College of New Jersey 31, #30 Stevens 11
125 –
Kevin Churchill (T) won by FOR (6-0)
133 –
Steve Godine (T) def. Mike Kalimtzis (S) by FALL 5:41 (12-0)
141 –
Steve Schneider (T) def. Rob Ranalli (S) by DEC 8-4 (15-0)
149 – Mike Polizzi (S) def.
John Palsi (T) by TF 15-0 (15-5)
157 – Conner Bass (S) def.
Nick Herring (T) by DEC 9-6 (15-8)
165 – Joey Favia (S) def.
John Darling (T) by DEC 3-2 (15-11)
174 –
Zach Zotollo (T) def. Jake Odell (S) by TF 19-4 (20-11)
184 –
Brian Broderick (T) def. Mark Garrity (S) by MAJ DEC 11-1 (24-11)
197 –
Nathaniel Leer (T) def. Chris Florek (S) by MAJ DEC 23-11 (28-11)
285 –
Jeff Furbish (T) def. Brian Schmalz (S) by DEC 3-1 (31-11)
