Grantham, PA… The College of New Jersey wrestling team finished off the regular season taking on another ranked opponent as the Lions fell 36-7 at third-ranked Messiah College on Saturday.
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More than half of the team's 16 matches were against teams ranked in the top 30 of the NWCA Division III poll this season. TCNJ faced 11 ranked teams in all and finished with an overall record of 8-8. The Falcons were the highest ranked team they faced this season and they have won 13 straight matches and are 20-2.
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The Lions earned their first win at 149 pounds when sophomore
Dylan Thorsen (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere) earned an 11-1 major decision.
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Senior
Brian Broderick (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) added the other win for TCNJ as he doubled up John Thomson in a match-up of nationally ranked wrestlers at 184 pounds. Broderick, who is ranked fourth, earned an 8-4 win over his sixth-ranked counterpart.
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Next up for the Lions is the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional on March 2 at King's College. The top three finishers in each weight class at that event will then advance to the NCAA Division III Championships.
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#3 Messiah College 36, #
24 The College of New Jersey 7
125 – No. 6 Lucas Malmberg (Mess) 15-4 maj. Dec.
Kevin Corrigan (TCNJ) … (M, 4-0)
133 – Jared Furry (Mess) win by forfeit … (M, 10-0)
141 – No. 1 Kaleb Loht (Mess) 15-3 maj. Dec.
Steve Schneider (TCNJ) … (M, 14-0)
149 –
Dylan Thorsen (TCNJ) 11-1 maj. Dec. Greg Kabakjian (Mess) … (M, 14-4)
157 – Larry Cannon (Mess) 15-3 maj. Dec.
Jesse Thorsen (TCNJ) … (M, 18-4)
165 – Jonathan Goodwin (Mess) Fall 5:45
Joe Paton (TCNJ) … (M, 24-4)
174 – No. 8 Ricardo Plummer (Mess) 4-3 dec. No. 7
Zach Zotollo (TCNJ) … (M, 27-4)
184 – No. 4
Brian Broderick (TCNJ) 8-4 dec. No. 6 Josh Thomson (Mess) … (M, 27-7)
197 – Ben Kramer (Mess) 4-0 dec.
Nathaniel Leer (TCNJ) … (M, 30-7)
285 – Charles Jones (Mess) Fall 0:28
Sigala Fosam (TCNJ) … (M, 36-7)
