BU improves to 13-6 with the victory and has won all three Charles Cup matches since it was introduced in 2010. The Terriers rebounded from a 19-16 loss at Brown on Friday evening and will wrap up the dual season on Sunday (Feb. 19) when they host Rider at Case Gym.
The Terriers won five of the first seven matches against the Crimson to take a 14-7 lead, but the home squad responded with a pin at 174 and then a major decision at 184 to turn the tables.
Hall had his sights set on a bonus win and did just that, as the 14th-ranked Terrier posted an 18-6 major decision over Bryan Panzano to help BU regain the lead at 18-17.
With that result, the match came down to the heavyweights, where Innis recorded a takedown in each period and went on to seal the team win with a 7-1 decision against David Ng.
Sophomore Bubba McGinley made quick work of Max Meija at 125, posting a 15-0 technical fall that was over in 5:05. After Harvard countered with a 10-0 major decision by Steven Keith over senior Ryan Dowd at 133.
BU then got a pair of strong efforts from underclassmen, as freshman Tyler Scotton earned a 3-1 victory over Shay Warren at 141 and sophomore B.J. Suitor had no problem wrestling up a weight in his 8-1 triumph against Patrick Hogan at 149.
Sophomore Nick Tourville wrestled tough against eighth-ranked Walter Peppelman at 165 in a 6-0 loss. At 165, however, freshman Mitchell Wightman turned in a hard-fought 3-1 victory against Ian Roy to give the visitors a 14-7 advantage.
Against Brown on Friday, the Bears won the first four matches and never looked back.
Tourville got BU on the board with a 10-5 win over Zack Kulczucki at 157 and Wightman followed that up with a 10-0 blanking of Jeff Lemmer at 165 to get the Terriers within five at 12-7.
Brown, however, negated the two wins by the Terriers, with a major decision at 174 and a decision at 184.
Hall posted a 5-3 win over Brandon Vorrius at 197 and Innis won by forfeit to create the 19-16 final.
Boston University 21, Harvard 17
125: Bubba McGinley (BU) tech. fall Max Mejia (H), 15-0 (5:05)
133: No. 12 Steven Keith (H) major dec. Ryan Dowd (BU), 10-0
141: Tyler Scotton (BU) dec. Shay Warren (H), 3-1
149: B.J. Suitor (BU) dec. Patrick Hogan (H), 8-1
157: No. 8 Walter Peppelman (H) dec. Nick Tourville (BU), 6-0
165: Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. Ian Roy (H), 3-1
174: Josh Popple (H) pinned Kyle Czarnecki (BU), 3:58
184: Cameron Croy (H) major dec. Andrew Swank (BU), 15-5
197: No. 14 John Hall (BU) major dec. Bryan Panzano (H), 18-6
285: Kevin Innis (BU) dec. David Ng (H), 7-1
Brown 19, Boston University 16
125: Billy Watterson (Brown) dec. Bubba McGinley (BU), 5-1
133: T.J. Popolizio (Brown) dec. Ryan Dowd (BU), 9-4
141: Grant Overcashier (Brown) dec. Tyler Scotton (BU), 4-3
149: Ricky Bailey (Brown) dec. Peter Ishiguro (BU), 10-4
157: Nick Tourville (BU) dec. Zack Kulczycki (Brown), 10-5
165: Mitchell Wightman (BU) major dec. Jeff Lemmer (Brown), 10-0
174: David Foxen (Brown) major dec. Andrew Swank (BU), 10-0
184: Ophir Bernstein (Brown) dec. Hunter Meys (BU), 11-5
197: No. 14 John Hall (BU) dec. Brandon Vorrius (Brown), 5-3
285: Kevin Innis (BU) win by forfeit
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