EWING, N.J. – The No. 10 TCNJ wrestling team polished off a workmanlike weekend with a strong effort on Saturday, handling visiting NYU by a 35-7 count inside the Rec Center.
Less than 24 hours after taking down 16
th-ranked Ithaca, the Lions (9-5) went right back to work and dropped just a pair of bouts against a Violets team that had been nationally ranked for much of the season and features four nationally ranked grapplers.
Matthew Griffin started on a high note with a first-period pin at 125, kicking off a run of four straight wins for the blue and gold.
Garrett Totten followed with a 12-5 decision at 133.
Sam Kotch, ranked 13
th at 141, edged 14
th-ranked Tyler Kadish by a score of 7-5, and
Mike Conklin stayed red-hot with a 6-4 win against Vincenzo Napolitana at 149.
The Violets (11-5) got on the board with a major decision from 3
rd-ranked Cooper Pontelandolfo at 157, but
Nick Sacco got TCNJ back on track with a first-period pin at 165.
Hunter Mays had little trouble at 174, dispatching Nicky Bell in a 14-3 major.
After NYU picked up a decision at 184,
D.J. Henry pinned Bennett Sonneborn in under two minutes at 197.
Matt Coon then closed it out with a 9-1 major against Evan Anderson at heavyweight.
NOTES
- Totten is now a perfect 10-0 since joining the Lions
- Conklin is still unbeaten in duals (13-0) and ran his season record to a robust 24-4
- Henry collected his second pin of the year, Griffin his fourth, and Sacco his sixth
UP NEXT
- The Lions host a quad meet with Oswego, Delaware Valley, and Cortland next Saturday
#10 TCNJ 35, NYU 7
125 -
Matthew Griffin (TCNJ) pinned Thomas Fischer, 2:17
133 - #9
Garrett Totten (TCNJ) dec. James Carlock, 12-5
141 - #13
Sam Kotch (TCNJ) dec. #14 Tyler Kadish, 7-5
149 - #12
Mike Conklin (TCNJ) dec. Vincenzo Napolitana, 6-4
157 - #3 Cooper Pontelandolfo (NYU) maj. dec.
J.J. Giordano, 16-2
165 - #7
Nick Sacco (TCNJ) pinned Jack Garcia, 1:35
174 - #8
Hunter Mays (TCNJ) maj. dec. Nicky Bell, 14-3
184 - #12 Trent Furman (NYU) dec.
James Romaine, 4-1
197 - #13
D.J. Henry (TCNJ) pinned Bennett Sonneborn, 1:51
285 -
Matt Coon (TCNJ) maj. dec. Evan Anderson, 9-1
