Eight of the ten bouts were won by decision, with Ithaca gaining bonus points by a technical fall from Kristopher Schimek (Cherry Creek, N.Y./Pine Valley Central) at 165 and a forfeit victory by Matt Booth (Cattaraugus, N.Y./Cattaraugus Little Valley) at 197. Ithaca claimed victories in five of the other eight weight classes.
Henry Beaman (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) started the dual with a 5-4 decision victory at 125 pounds, and Nick Wahba (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) followed with a 9-6 decision for the Bombers at 133. Dominick Giacolone (Cato, N.Y./Cato-Meridian) continued Ithaca's strong start with a 6-2 win at 141 pounds to give the Bombers a 9-0 lead in the dual match.
RIT's Brad Mayville scored a 2-1 decision at 149 to get the Tigers on the board, but Kevin Collins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) answered for Ithaca with a 9-4 win at 157. Schimek then won his bout by tech fall, a 21-4 victory at 6:41 to extend the Ithaca dual-match lead to 17-3.
After two wins by RIT wrestlers, Booth's forfeit victory, and a 7-3 decision win for Shane Bartrum (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) in the heavyweight bout wrapped up the action.
Ithaca will contest its first home dual of the season Saturday at 4 p.m. at Ben Light Gymnasium against Oswego.
Results:
125 – Henry Beaman (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) (IC) dec. Andrew Flanagan (RIT) 5-4
133 – Nick Wahba (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) (IC) dec. Rory Bruce (RIT) 9-6
141 – Dominick Giacolone (Cato, N.Y./Cato-Meridian) (IC) dec. Jake Sepor (RIT) 6-2
149 – Brad Mayville (RIT) dec. Eamonn Gaffney (Florham Park, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) (IC) 2-1
157 – Kevin Collins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) (IC) dec. Ethan Testa (RIT) 9-4
165 – Kristopher Schimek (Cherry Creek, N.Y./Pine Valley Central) (IC) tech. fall Connor Brown (RIT) 21-4; 6:41
174 – Nick Fisk (RIT) dec. Steven Sabella (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) (IC) 7-3
184 – Tyler Brent (RIT) dec. Liam Korbul (Asbury, N.J./North Hunterdon) (IC) 3-2 (OT)
197 – Matt Booth (Cattaraugus, N.Y./Cattaraugus Little Valley) (IC) wins by forfeit
285 – Shane Bartrum (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) (IC) dec. Eddie McBride (RIT) 7-3
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