"This was an exciting and emotional match tonight," said Head Coach Todd Beckerman. "Especially with our alumni back for the weekend, the team really fed off the excitement of our home crowd."
The Bears got off to a hot start with senior Vincent Moita (Clayton, Calif.) taking a narrow 3-1 win at 125 and sophomore Anthony Finocchiaro (Canastota, N.Y.) prevailing 11-4 at 133. Facing a 6-0 deficit, the Quakers rattled off four straight decisions to jump ahead 13-6.
Senior Ricky McDonald (Carson City, Nev.) snapped Brown's dry spell and grinded out a 3-1 win in the 174-pound class, only to see No. 9 junior Ophir Bernstein (Allen, Texas.) suffer a rare loss by way of an 8-5 decision to No. 13 Lorenzo Thomas at 184.
Trailing 16-9, Brown needed strong performances in the final two bouts and Marker provided just that with a defensive fall with just 50 seconds left in the 197-pound match. The clutch maneuver flipped the Bears into the lead, 16-15, allowing freshman heavyweight Ryder Cavey (Eldersburg, Md.) to seal the team win with a 7-2 score in the day's final bout.
"One of the greatest things about our sport is if there is still time on the clock then there is still time to win," Beckerman added. "Gus Marker came up big tonight at 197 lbs. He keep battling throughout the match and found a way to win. Ryder Cavey sealed the deal at heavyweight by revenging an earlier season loss with tonight's win. This was a total team effort and I am very happy with the result."
Brown continues its five-meet home stand when the Bears host Princeton and Johnson & Wales tomorrow beginning at 12 p.m. Prior to the opening bout, Brown will honor former head coach Dave Amato for his 30 years of service to the program.
Results:
125: Vincent Moita (Brown) dec. Jeremy Schwartz (Penn), 3-1
133: Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown) dec. Ken Bade (Penn), 11-4
141: Jeff Canfora (Penn) MD Jack Twomey-Kozak (Brown), 12-2
149: Andrew Lenzi (Penn) dec. Steven Galiardo (Brown), 6-2
157: Steve Robertson (Penn) dec. Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 4-2 SV
165: No. 19 Casey Kent (Penn) dec. Phil Marano (Brown), 7-1
174: Ricky McDonald (Brown) dec. Zach Agostino (Penn), 3-1
184: No. 10 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) dec. No. 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 8-5
197: Gus Marker (Brown) FALL Frank Mattiace (Penn), 6:10
285: Ryan Cavey (Brown) dec. Steven Graziano (Penn), 7-2
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