Army improved to 6-3 on the season and 4-1 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), while the Bearcats dropped to 5-4 on the season and 5-2 in EIWA matches.
ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
Mendel documented his 15th-career bonus point victory with a 17-0 tech. fall over Jake Einbinder.
Imonode upset 11th-ranked Steve Schneider for his first win over a ranked opponent on the season.
KEY MOMENT
Sophomore Austin Harry got Army out to a 5-0 lead with his second technical fall of the weekend to set the tone for the match.
Results:
133: Austin Harry tech. fall over Ian Lupole, 17-1 (Army leads, 5-0)
141: #16 Logan Everett dec. over Dylan Caruana, 3-2 (Army leads, 8-0)
149: Parker Kropman maj. dec. over Lucas Weiland, 11-3 (Army leads, 8-4)
157: #17 Russ Parsons dec. over Tristan Rifanburg, 5-0 (Army leads, 11-4)
165: Andrew Mendel tech. fall over Jake Einbinder, 17-0 (Army leads, 16-4)
174: Ben Harvey dec. over Anthony DePrez, 5-3 (Army leads, 19-4)
184: Samson Imonode dec. over #11 Steve Schneider, 4-3 (Army leads, 22-4)
197: Mark Tracy maj. dec. over Rocco Caywood, 13-4 (Army leads, 22-8)
285: Connor Calkins dec. over Trevor Smith, 6-3 (Army leads, 22-11)
125: Steven Bulzomi dec. over Trey Chalifoux, 6-4 (Army leads, 22-14)
COACHES CORNER
Head Coach Kevin Ward - "I think we've definitely made progress. That's the biggest thing we've been focused on is making sure we don't get caught up with wins and losses and focusing on just marking progress every week."
"For today's win over Binghamton, I just thought that we had some really gutsy performances, especially from Ben Harvey and Samson Imonode. Those guys had to battle hard to win in the third period, and I thought they showed a lot of toughness. I'm really proud of their fight and am excited to see them continue wrestling like that throughout the rest of the season."
"To be honest, I thought that even in some matches we won this weekend, we were exposed a little bit in some areas that we need to recognize and address quickly."
UP NEXT
The Black Knights will travel to Annapolis, Md., for the All-Academy Championships on Jan. 29. The tournament will begin at 10 a.m.
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