"Today came down to toughness and grit," acting head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "The guys came out ready to win, they came out fighting hard, and they knew that these matches would be important wins. We like to pride ourselves on being the elite New York wrestling program and I think we definitely showed that today."
No luck for the Lions
The Bearcats started the day in the Big Apple, where they took six wins out of ten bouts for a 20-14 win over the Lions.
Nelson set the tone for Binghamton in his first match of the day, racking up his ride time in the first period over Columbia's Spencer Good. Nelson combined for seven takedowns, including one with 20 seconds left in the third to earn a 16-5 major with over four minutes of ride time.
The Bearcats went on to win the next three bouts to take a 13-0 lead over the Lions. Nicholson earned two takedowns and four backpoints with over a minute of ride time to take a 9-3 decision over Alec Kelly at 133. Following that, Russ made for an exciting match after coming back from a 4-0 deficit in the first to take an 8-7 win over JP Ascolese. Russ combined for four takedowns through the last two periods to earn his victory.
At 149, Garcia took the mat against Jacob Macalolooy, where the two went scoreless through the first period. Garcia took a lead with one minute left in the second with an escape before earning a takedown over Macalolooy with 13 seconds left in the third to secure a 3-1 win.
Binghamton also saw wins from DePrez at 165 and Schneider at 184. DePrez earned a 16-6 major over Laurence Kosoy, in which he earned six takedowns. No. 11 Schneider took a 6-1 decision over Andrew Psomas with over two minutes and 30 seconds of ride time in his victory.
A pounding for the Pride
In their second match of the day, the Bearcats upped their game, winning eight consecutive bouts against Hofstra for a dominating 27-9 win over the Pride.
Nelson set the tone for Binghamton again, as he combined three takedowns and three escapes with a point for ride time to take a 10-6 decision over Jacob Martin. Nicholson followed suit, taking two rounds of two back points with a takedown and ride time, leading to a 7-1 win over Vinny Vespa.
In another exciting match for Russ, he secured three takedowns and a reversal for a 10-7 decision over Charlie Kane. With a 9-0 Bearcat lead, Garcia took the mat against Connor Muli where he scored two takedowns with an escape and ride time in a 6-1 victory.
Rifanburg came out swinging against Chris Mauriello, earning his first win of the day on a 5-0 decision. Following that, DePrez took the mat against Sage Heller, in which four takedowns fueled a 12-2 major, pushing Binghamton to a 19-0 lead.
Lombardo then twisted the knife, scoring twelve back points, two takedowns and two escapes for an 18-3 tech over Anthony Oliveri. At 184, Schneider scored the Bearcats final points of the day, earning two takedowns and ride time for a 6-1 victory over Cory Damiana.
The Bearcats take a weekend off before hitting the road again for two more EIWA duals in a trip to the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel on Saturday, January 27. Binghamton takes the mat at 2 pm against Penn and 7 pm against Drexel.
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