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    Army West Point rallies past Navy

    WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Army West Point wrestling team used a pair of decisions at 197 pounds and heavyweight to secure a 19-14 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in Sunday's Star Match at Christl Arena.

    The Black Knights improved to 7-5 on the season and 5-3 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), while Navy falls to 8-3 and 1-2, respectively.

    ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
  • Army improves to 7-49-5 all-time against the Midshipmen.
  • This was the first time the Black Knights defeated Navy in two out of three years since taking three-straight victories from 1960-62.
  • Head Coach Kevin Ward becomes the second coach in program history with multiple wins over Navy, joining LeRoy Alitz.
  • With the win, Ward became the only coach in program history to win two out of his first three star matches.
  • The win was Army's 10th EIWA victory under Ward.
  • Sophomore Austin Harry added his fourth major decision of the season.
  • Senior co-captain Russ Parsons closed out his duals career with a 9-2 decision to bring his record to 23-5.
  • Parsons' 9-1 record in duals this season marks a single-season personal best.
  • Freshman Trey Chalifoux, Harry, and sophomore Rocco Caywood all earned their first-career victories over Navy.
  • Senior heavyweight Trevor Smith notched his third dual win of the season with the dual on the line to clinch the victory for Army.

    KEY MOMENT
    Smith earned a reverse late in the third period of the final bout to take a 2-0 lead with 30 seconds left. He then turned his opponent to earn two near-fall points to secure the Gold Star for Army.

    Results:
    125: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Brant Leadbeter, 14-8 (Army leads, 3-0)
    133: Austin Harry maj. dec. over Cody Lambert, 18-6 (Army leads, 7-0)
    141: #15 Jared Prince dec. over #18 Logan Everett, 7-5 (Army leads, 7-3)
    149: Corey Wilding maj. dec. over Nick Noel, 14-2 (Tied, 7-7)
    157: #16 Russ Parsons dec. over Zack Davis, 9-2 (Army leads, 10-7)
    165: Andrew Mendel dec. Drew Daniels, 7-4 (Army leads, 13-7)
    174: #15 Jadaen Bernstein dec. over Ben Harvey, 3-1 (Army leads, 13-10)
    184: Michael Coleman maj. dec. over Samson Imonode, 10-0 (Navy leads, 14-13)
    197: Rocco Caywood dec. over Steban Cervantes, 7-4 (Army leads, 16-14)
    285: Trevor Smith dec. over Thomas Ott, 5-0 (Army leads, 19-14)

    UP NEXT
    The Black Knights will have two weeks off before returning to action at the EIWA Championships on March 3-4, in Lewisburg, Pa.
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