Columbia University
Maryland
Wrestling Tops Drexel, Falls to No. 16 Maryland and Rutgers at Northeast Duals
11/24/2012 6:17:00 PM | Wrestling
TROY, N.Y. - The Columbia wrestling team took down Drexel, 26-9, but fell to No. 16 Maryland, 27-10, and Rutgers, 30-6, at the 2012 Journeyman Wrestling/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals in Troy, N.Y. Saturday. Steve Santos improved to 11-0 on the year at 149 pounds with a trio of victories.
Maryland Recap
After dropping the first three matches to go down 10-0, Columbia rallied with three straight wins to even the match at 10-10, but the Terps would sweep the remaining bouts to secure the 27-10 victory.
No. 11 Jake O'Hara moved to 9-0 on the year with his third victory via major decision. O'Hara picked up four points for the Lions en route to a 12-4 defeat of Maryland's Danny Orem in the 157-pound match. No. 10 Steve Santos also remained undefeated (9-0) at 149 pounds with a 9-2 decision over the Terps' Lou Mascola, who entered Saturday's contest with a 5-1 record on the year. Josh Houldsworth notched an equivalent 9-2 decision in the 165-pound bout, toppling Josh Snook.
Rutgers Recap
The Scarlet Knights established an early 13-0 advantage on their way to a 30-6 defeat of Columbia. Santos and Nick Mills were the lone Lions to secure victories over their respective Rutgers' challengers.
Santos registered his 10th win of the season with a one-point (4-3) decision over three-time NCAA qualifier Mario Mason. At 197 pounds, Nick Mills locked up his eighth win of the year, as he shutout (4-0) Hayden Hrymack.
Drexel Recap
Columbia captured seven of ten matches to defeat Drexel, 26-9, in the Lions' final dual of the day Saturday afternoon.
Junior Penn Gottfried and first-year Joe Moita established a 7-0 lead for the Lions with victories at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Gottfried dispatched Jacob Goodwin with a 4-1 decision, while Moita notched his second major decision of the season, downing Jordan Hart, 10-2.
The Dragons tallied three points with a win at 141 pounds, but the senior co-captain Santos responded with six points for Columbia, pinning Garth Mahosky in 2:05. Classmates and fellow co-captains O'Hara and No. 13 Stephen West also earned wins at 157 and 174 pounds, respectively. O'Hara garnered a 10-6 decision over Noel Blanco, while West defeated Connor Moran, 6-4.
In between those two matches, Houldsworth recorded his second win of the day and his first major decision of the season, dropping Charles Aungst, 9-0, in the 165-pound match. Wyatt Baker capped the day with a 3-2 decision over John Max Wright at 285 pounds.
Columbia will take just over a month off from competition before heading to Evanston, Ill. Dec. 29-30 to compete at the 50th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern. A total of 32 teams are slated to compete in the tournament, including 14 that placed in the top-25 at the NCAA Championships last spring.
MARYLAND 27, COLUMBIA
10 SCORE/TIME MARY COL CUM.
125 Gentry (MARY) DEC Gottfreid (COL) 6-0 3 0 3-0
133 Alexander (MARY) MAJ Molta (COL) 11-2 4 0 7-0
141 Goodwin (MARY) DEC Bystol (COL) 4-0 3 0 10-0
149 Santos (COL) DEC Mascola (MARY) 9-2 0 3 10-3
157 O'Hara (COL) MAJ Orem (MARY) 12-4 0 4 10-7
165 Houldsworth (COL) DEC Snook (MARY) 9-2 0 3 10-10
174 Asper (MARY) DEC West (COL) 9-3 3 0 13-10
184 Sheptock (MARY) TF Rebling (COL) 5:00 5 0 18-10
197 Snook (MARY) WBF Mills (COL) 6:35 6 0 24-10
285 Buchholz (MARY) DEC Manna (COL) 7-3 3 0 27-10
RUTGERS 30, COLUMBIA
6 SCORE/TIME RUTG COL
CUM.
125 Langel (RUTG) WBF Gottfreid (COL) 1:26 6 0 6-0
133 Dellefave (RUTG) DEC Grabfelder (COL) 6-1 3
0 9-0
141 Melde (RUTG) MAJ Bystol (COL) 14-3 4 0 13-0
149 Santos (COL) DEC Mason (RUTG) 4-3 0 3 13-3
157 Winston (RUTG) DEC O'Hara (COL) 3-1 3 0 16-3
165 Visicaro (RUTG) DEC Houldsworth (COL) 4-3 3
0 19-3
174 Zannetti (RUTG) DEC West (COL) 1-0 3 0 22-3
184 Rinaldi (RUTG) MAJ Hughes (COL) 9-0 4 0 26-3
197 Mills (COL) DEC Hrymack (RUTG) 4-0 0 3 26-6
285 Smith (RUTG) MAJ Manna (COL) 9-1 4 0 30-6
COLUMBIA 26, DREXEL
9 SCORE/TIME COL DREX
CUM.
125 Gottfreid (COL) DEC Goodwin (DREX) 4-1 3
0 3-0
133 Molta (COL) MAJ Hart (DREX) 10-2 4 0
7-0
141 Cimato (DREX) DEC Ponte (COL) 7-2 0 3 7-3
149 Santos (COL) WBF Mahosky (DREX) 2:05 6 0 13-3
157 O'Hara (COL) DEC Blanco (DREX) 10-6 3 0 16-3
165 Houldsworth (COL) MAJ Aungst (DREX) 9-0 4
0 20-3
174 West (COL) DEC Moran (DREX) 6-4 3 0 23-3
184 Sternlieb (DREX) DEC Rebling (COL) 7-5 0 3 23-6
197 Palik (DREX) DEC Mills (COL) 3-1 0 3 23-9
285 Baker (COL) DEC Max (DREX) 3-2 3 0
26-9
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