“I'll be honest and say this wasn't our best match, but I didn't think we looked particularly sharp all week,†said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. “I'm not one to make excuses for the team, but perhaps it's the fact we have finals next week. Whatever it was, we have to correct the mistakes we are making. The one thing I can't criticize is how hard the guys competed. I was particularly happy with the way Luke (Rebertus) and Dan (Miller) wrestled tonight.â€
Sackett, who has been out of action with a knee injury since the season-opening Eastern Michigan Open, returned to the mat at 125 pounds where he built a 10-0 advantage over F&M rookie David Hershberger before earning the pin at 3:26 to give the Mids an early 6-0 lead.
“It was great to have Tyler back out on the mat,†said Burnett. “Now he just needs to matches to get back into the swing of things.â€
Nineteenth-ranked Kalil stepped onto the mat where he battled 133-pound F&M freshman Robert Ruiz. The two locked up several times, but neither could get much going until Kalil gained his escape and got Ruiz to the mat where he took the match via fall at 3:18 to push the Mids' lead to 6-0.
After a scoreless opening period, Navy sophomore Raymond Borja (Virginia Beach, Va.) scored the first point at 141-pounds with an escape, but it would be his last lead of the evening. After Durso knotted things up with an escape to start the third, he went on to record a pair of third-period takedowns and used riding time to earn a 6-2 victory over Borja to trim Navy's lead to 12-3.
The Mids, however, would go on to win the next three matches, all of which were the first dual wins of the season for the Navy wrestlers. Sophomore Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) took F&M sophomore Andrew Murano to the mat early in the first period and built a 3-0 advantage early in the second. Murano's lone point of the match was an escape to begin the third, as Locksmith now stands 1-3 in dual action this season.
Junior Zach Basich (Wheeling, W.Va.) won a hard-fought match over the Diplomats' Eric Norgard at 157 pounds. Basich owned a 2-1 advantage through the first period and by the end of the second held a 5-2 lead. Norgard clipped the lead to 5-3 to open the final period, but another Basich takedown sealed the 8-3 victory in what marked his first dual of the year.
Subbing in for an injured Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) at 165 pounds was junior Jake Schalles (Orlando, Fla.), who looked strong in his match against F&M rookie Adam Schroeder. Schalles put together four takedowns en route to picking up a 9-4 win and improving to 1-0 in dual action this season.
Trailing 21-3, Franklin & Marshall was able to briefly snap the Mids' winning streak as senior 174-pound Matt Fullowan pulled off a 5-3 win over Navy junior Oscar Huntley (Stafford, Va.) in sudden victory. Fullowan drew first win a takedown in the first and Huntley spent much of the time trying to work his way out. It wouldn't be until the second period that Huntley would earn an a point for an escape. The two would battle back and forth and by the end of regulation, the two would be deadlocked at 3-3. After a sudden victory period and two tie breakers, Fullowan went in on Huntley's leg and got him to the edge of the match for the winning takedown. It marked Huntley's first dual loss of the season, dropping to 3-1.
Senior Luke Rebertus (Gloucester, Va.) pushed the Mids' lead to 25-6 after schooling F&M senior Mat Latessa. Rebertus turned in five takedowns against Latessa before scoring the 12-3 major decision and improving to 2-2 on the year.
Senior Colin Ely of F&M looked like he was shot out of a cannon upon the opening whistle, taking Navy newcomer Paul Rands (Cary, Ill.) to the mat immediately and scoring a nearfall before winning the match by fall at 1:02.
In the final bout of the night, Navy junior Dan Miller (Berlin, Md.) continued to get back in wrestling after missing a handful of weeks with an injury. Miller put together three takedowns and led 6-2 before sealing the match win by way of all at 4:16. Miller now stands 3-1 in dual action this season.
The Midshipmen will have the next few weeks off from competition to concentrate on final exams and get away for the holidays before returning to the mat on Jan. 1-2 when whey travel to Chattanooga, Tenn. to take part in the Southern Scuffle.
Results:
125 - Tyler Sackett (N) fall David Hershberger (F&M), 3:26
133 - Aaron Kalil (N) fall Robert Ruiz (F&M), 3:18
141 - Richard Durso (F&M) dec. Raymond Borja (N), 6-2
149 - Joe Locksmith (N) dec. Andrew Murano (F&M), 3-1
157 - Zach Basich (N), dec. Eric Norgard (F&M), 8-3
165 - Jake Schalles (N) dec. Adam Schroeder (F&M), 9-4
174 - Matt Fullowan (F&M) dec. Oscar Huntley (N), 5-3 SV2
184 - Luke Rebertus major dec. Matt Latessa (F&M), 12-3
197 - Colin Ely (F&M) fall Paul Rands (N), 1:02
285 - Dan Miller (N) fall Alexander Henry (F&M), 4:16
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