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Williamsport, PA… The College of New Jersey wrestling team's match against York (PA) College at the Budd Whitehill Duals could not have been any closer. The 23rd-ranked Lions and 21st-ranked Spartans battled through 10 weight classes in their quarterfinal match on Friday only to have the scoreboard reading 16 points for each team at the end. 
 
A winner was the then determined on the criteria of which team scored the most points during the match, with York holding a slight 43-42 edge as both teams each finished with five wins. That put the Spartans into Saturday's semifinal against the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, while the Lions shift to the consolation bracket where they will face either Muskigum College or the United States Coast Guard Academy.
 
TCNJ started the day strong posting a 26-9 victory over Trine University. By splitting their two matches, the team's record now stands at 4-4.
 
Against Trine, the Lions fell behind 3-0 after the initial bout, but rattled off five consecutive matches to gain control. Senior John Darling (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) recorded a pin at 165 and Joey DiCarlo (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) collected a major decision at 133 during that run. Third-ranked Brian Broderick (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) later added another major-decision win at 174, while PJ Schmidt (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) at 141, Dylan Thorsen (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere) at 149, Antonio Mancella (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) at 157, and Jeff Furbish (Chatham, NJ/Chatham) at heavyweight each won by decision.
 
Junior Kevin Churchill (Newton, NJ/Newton) opened the match with York with a win at 133 and Thorsen continued his strong day with a triumph at 141.
 
Darling, who is ranked fourth in his weight class, secured a major decision at 165 and Zach Zotollo (Paramus, NJ/Paramus) followed with a win at 174. Broderick made his jump up to 197 pounds a successful one as he won by decision.
 
York posted a win in the final weight class to knot the score and eventually win by criteria.