"We're really proud of the way our guys wrestled over the last week," said NYU Assistant Coach Andrew Butville. "It's been a really tough stretch for them and we got two more tough matches coming up on Saturday."
NYU (16-3, 6-0 Centennial) began the night with a 28-7 victory over the United States Merchant Marine Academy (7-10, 6-2). The home team began the match with two straight wins by forfeit at 125 and 133 pounds, credited to Wayne Yuan and Nathan Pike, respectively.
Brandon Jones, ranked #3 at 141 pounds by the NWCA, kicked off the match with a 9-4 decision over Isaac Hammonds of USMMA. NYU went on to win four more matches, one by major decision (11-0) courtesy of Raymond Jazikoff over James Malone at 174 pounds. The Mariners took the final two bouts at 184 and 197 pounds, followed by a forfeit at heavyweight by both squads to finish out the match.
Against Stevens Tech (11-6, 4-2), William Gockel-Figge's win by fall at 197 pounds broke a 16-16 tie and was enough to lead the squad past the Ducks 22-19.
"We felt pretty confident with Will going into that match. He's been very solid for us since he joined the squad this semester and we know the kind of potential that he has," continued Butville. "When he got that pin, it took a lot of pressure off of us and we were really happy."
Pike, Jones and Matthew Coppola each picked up their second wins on the evening against Stevens to help NYU stay unbeaten in Centennial Conference competition. Coppola won his bout at 149 pounds in sudden victory, securing a takedown to prevail 3-1.
"I think we've got a lot of momentum going into this weekend, and if the guys wrestle like they have been for the last week I think we have a good chance of coming away with two more wins," Butville added.
NYU will be back in action on Saturday, February 7, when the team travels to Lexington, VA, to wrestle Centennial foes McDaniel College and Washington & Lee University. The squad will take on McDaniel at 10:00 am before wrestling Washington & Lee at 12:00 pm.
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