The Muhlenberg wrestling team posted a pair of big wins against highly respected programs, defeating Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 34-9, and host Oneonta, 28-12.
Seniors
Austin Sherman,
Dylan Schwartz,
Brian Jamison,
Jimmy Fratantoni and
Scott Schaeffer were all double winners along with sophomore
Angelo Mahaffey and
Luca Colestock as the Mules went 14-0 from 149 on up.
The most impressive win of the day came from Schwartz
(pictured above), who scored an 8-6 decision against a WPI wrestler who has qualified for the NCAA Championships the last two years. Schwartz also posted a two-point decision against Oneonta for his 70th career win.
Sherman, competing for the first time this season, also had a significant win, an 8-5 decision against an Oneonta wrestler who received honorable mention in this week's d3wrestle.com rankings. Sherman also recorded a technical fall against WPI.
Schaeffer punctuated Muhlenberg's big day with a pin in 41 seconds against Oneonta - one second faster than he pinned his WPI opponent. All four of Schaeffer's wins this season are by fall.
A pair of matching 12-4 major decisions by Jamison and a major and tech by Colestock, who improved to 6-0 on the season, also contributed to the wins.Â
Sophomore
Matt Ferrante got the day off to a good start with a 10-4 decision in the WPI match.
Muhlenberg 34, WPI 9
125
Matt Ferrante (M) dec. Christian Curll, 10-4
133 Chris Cook (WPI) pinned
Josh Hickey, 3:43
141
Greg Baum (M) dec. Carter Lewis, 13-8
149
Austin Sherman (M) tech fall Ronan Ball, 7:00
157
Angelo Mahaffey (M) dec. Chase Lind, 7-3
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) dec. Tyler Marsh, 8-6
174
Brian Jamison (M) maj. dec. Julian Robles, 12-4
184
Jimmy Fratantoni (M) dec. Mike Ilic, 12-5
197
Luca Colestock (M) maj. dec. Adam Marsh, 10-2
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) pinned James Krigsman, 0:42
Muhlenberg 28, Oneonta 12
125 Michael Savello (O) over
Matt Ferrante by injury default, 0:46
133 Andrew Desousa (O) dec.
Josh Hickey, 11-6
141 Ahken Chu (O) dec.
Greg Baum, 5-3
149
Austin Sherman (M) dec. Tyler Brazinski, 8-5
157
Angelo Mahaffey (M) dec. Kwan Wills, 7-1
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) dec. Thomas Marrone, 5-3
174
Brian Jamison (M) maj. dec. Chris Coyle, 12-4
184
Jimmy Fratantoni (M) maj. dec. Steven Bilali, 12-0
197
Luca Colestock (M) tech fall Jake Pine, 5:15
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) pinned Matthew Burge, 0:41
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