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No. 14 Wrestling Defeats York

11/22/2019 10:31:00 PM

EWING, N.J. – The College of New Jersey wrestling team took eight of 10 bouts Friday evening on their way to defeating York College (Pa.) 31-6. The 14th-ranked Lions improved to 3-1 with the victory, while the Spartans fall to 2-1. The win is the first for TCNJ over York since the 2014-15 season.
 
The Lions fell behind at 125 where Nick Denora suffered a narrow 7-5 defeat to Jared Kuhns.
 
Jake Giordano quickly put TCNJ back on top with a lead they would not give up at 133. The junior earned a tech. fall late in the third period to give the Lions a 5-3 advantage. At 141, Robert Dinger came away a single point shy of a tech. fall of his own, taking a 19-5 major decision and scoring the bonus team point.
 
Nic Mele earned the start for the Lions at 149 and delivered with a 6-2 decision. Matthew Sacco fought hard, but eventually fell to seventh-ranked Eric Hutchinson at 157, 14-8.
 
John Garda used a big third period where he scored four points to earn a 7-4 decision win at 165. At 174, Joe McCarthy earned his fourth pin of the season winning in just 1:01. Daniel Surich extended the Lions lead to 25-6 earning a 14-1 major decision at 184.
 
Thomas Anderson won 8-4 at 197 to keep his strong season going. Thomas Marretta needed sudden victory, but earned a takedown in the extra session to secure the victory at heavyweight.
 
The Lions return to action when they back to York for the York Invite on Dec. 6-7.
 
#14 TCNJ 31, York 6                                                                                                                                          Team Score
125: Jared Kuhns (YCP) dec. Nick Denora (TCNJ), 7-5                                                                           3-0 YCP
133: Jake Giordano (TCNJ) tech fall Logan Fox (YCP), 19-4 (6:56)                                                    5-3 TCNJ
141: Robert Dinger (TCNJ) maj. dec. Blake Shalbert (YCP), 19-5                                                       9-3 TCNJ
149: Nic Mele (TCNJ) dec. Timothy Sparks (YCP), 6-2                                                                           12-3 TCNJ
157: Eric Hutchinson (YCP) dec. Matthew Sacco (TCNJ), 14-8                                                           12-6 TCNJ
165: John Garda (TCNJ) dec. Jesse Rocco (YCP), 7-4                                                                              15-6 TCNJ
174: Joe McCarthy (TCNJ) win by fall Joey Bunce (YCP), 1:01                                                            21-6 TCNJ
184: Daniel Surich (TCNJ) maj. dec. Billy Myers (YCP), 14-1                                                               25-6, TCNJ
197: Thomas Anderson (TCNJ) dec. Camden Farrow (YCP), 8-4                                                       28-6, TCNJ
HWT: Thomas Marretta (TCNJ) dec. Thomas Tabatneck (YCP), 3-1 SV                                          31-6, TCNJ
 
Records:
York 2-1
#14 TCNJ 3-1
 
 
Exhibition matches
133: Domenic Defrancescantonio (TCNJ) maj. dec. Brandon McDonough (YCP), 10-0
184: Kal-El Corbitt (TCNJ) dec. Ryan Doyle (YCP), 8-5
197: Quinn Haddad (TCNJ) tech fall Michael Reinhart (YCP), 17-2 (6:34)
 
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