Saturday, January 19
Dodge Fitness Center
12:00 PM
Columbia University
vs
Cornell
Columbia Faces Cornell, Binghamton This Weekend
1/17/2019 11:30:00 AM | Wrestling
The Columbia wrestling team returns to the Blue Gym twice this weekend, battling Cornell on Saturday before welcoming Binghamton on Sunday.
NEW YORK – The Columbia wrestling team returns to the Blue Gym twice this weekend, battling Cornell on Saturday before welcoming Binghamton on Sunday. Both EIWA duals start at 1:00 p.m. and can be seen live on ESPN+.
ABOUT THE LIONS
The Lions got off to their best start in duals in over a decade, topping Cleveland State and George Mason last Thursday to improve to 4-1. Two days later, Columbia suffered its first loss of the season when American took seven of 10 bouts during a 26-10 victory.
Senior Dan Reed currently leads the way, boasting a 16-3 record at 157 while going 5-0 in duals. A winner the past three times out and in seven of his past eight matches, Reed scored a major decision in in the fourth bout of the American dual, keeping the hopes for a Columbia comeback alive.
Also impressing this season in the win category is Laurence Kosoy, who is now 16-6 overall at 165, including a 4-1 mark in dual matches. Kosoy's dual record matches that of rookie Danny Fongaro, who improved to 10-7 overall last weekend when he became one of eight Lions with double-digit wins.
ABOUT CORNELL
Cornell enters Saturday as the No. 10 ranked dual meet team in the Intermat poll, with a 5-2 record overall. The Big Red have lost the past two times out, falling to No. 6 Missouri on Dec. 30 by a 22-9 mark, before being edged by Lehigh on Jan. 12, 19-16.
The Big Red still boast six ranked wrestlers in the polls, headlined by top-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis at 141. After an NCAA title during his rookie season in which he went 37-1, Diakomihalis is unbeaten at 12-0, with nine of those wins featuring bonus points. His sophomore classmate Max Dean (184) is featured in the top-10 at 10-4 overall, along with No. 11 Vito Arujau (125/13-1), No. 12 Chas Tucker (133/14-4), No. 15 Brandon Womack (174/11-5), and No. 17 Ben Honis (197/8-2).
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
Through three dual matches, Binghamton has an 0-3 record, falling to Cornell on Nov. 16 (36-6), Buffalo on Dec. 6 (29-10), and most recently at (Army 30-7) on Jan. 13. Prior to Sunday's match, the Bearcats head to Penn for a 7:00 p.m. dual on Friday evening.
The Bearcats feature one wrestler in the rankings this season in first-year Lou DePrez. The 184-pounder is 16-4 this season with four major decisions. Aside from DePrez, Anthony Sparacio is 13-9 at 141, and Vincent DePrez also has double-digit victories at 174 with a record of 10-8.
UP NEXT
A six-match homestand continues next weekend, as Hofstra and Sacred Heart visit Columbia on Saturday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3.
ABOUT THE LIONS
The Lions got off to their best start in duals in over a decade, topping Cleveland State and George Mason last Thursday to improve to 4-1. Two days later, Columbia suffered its first loss of the season when American took seven of 10 bouts during a 26-10 victory.
Senior Dan Reed currently leads the way, boasting a 16-3 record at 157 while going 5-0 in duals. A winner the past three times out and in seven of his past eight matches, Reed scored a major decision in in the fourth bout of the American dual, keeping the hopes for a Columbia comeback alive.
Also impressing this season in the win category is Laurence Kosoy, who is now 16-6 overall at 165, including a 4-1 mark in dual matches. Kosoy's dual record matches that of rookie Danny Fongaro, who improved to 10-7 overall last weekend when he became one of eight Lions with double-digit wins.
ABOUT CORNELL
Cornell enters Saturday as the No. 10 ranked dual meet team in the Intermat poll, with a 5-2 record overall. The Big Red have lost the past two times out, falling to No. 6 Missouri on Dec. 30 by a 22-9 mark, before being edged by Lehigh on Jan. 12, 19-16.
The Big Red still boast six ranked wrestlers in the polls, headlined by top-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis at 141. After an NCAA title during his rookie season in which he went 37-1, Diakomihalis is unbeaten at 12-0, with nine of those wins featuring bonus points. His sophomore classmate Max Dean (184) is featured in the top-10 at 10-4 overall, along with No. 11 Vito Arujau (125/13-1), No. 12 Chas Tucker (133/14-4), No. 15 Brandon Womack (174/11-5), and No. 17 Ben Honis (197/8-2).
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
Through three dual matches, Binghamton has an 0-3 record, falling to Cornell on Nov. 16 (36-6), Buffalo on Dec. 6 (29-10), and most recently at (Army 30-7) on Jan. 13. Prior to Sunday's match, the Bearcats head to Penn for a 7:00 p.m. dual on Friday evening.
The Bearcats feature one wrestler in the rankings this season in first-year Lou DePrez. The 184-pounder is 16-4 this season with four major decisions. Aside from DePrez, Anthony Sparacio is 13-9 at 141, and Vincent DePrez also has double-digit victories at 174 with a record of 10-8.
UP NEXT
A six-match homestand continues next weekend, as Hofstra and Sacred Heart visit Columbia on Saturday, Feb. 2, and Sunday, Feb. 3.
Players Mentioned
Highlights: WR | Columbia 27, Brown 17
Sunday, February 16
Highlights: WR | Columbia 32, Harvard 8
Saturday, February 15
Highlights: WR | Columbia 20, Penn 24
Friday, January 24
Highlights: WR | Columbia 19, Maryland 18
Sunday, January 05
