NEW YORK—Columbia Wrestling won nine of 10 bouts and claimed its second consecutive dual match in defeating Sacred Heart 34-4 Sunday at University Gymnasium.
With the win, Columbia improves to 6-3 on the year, while Sacred Heart falls to 5-5. The victory also ended a successful weekend for Columbia Wrestling as the Lions also defeated Hofstra 25-18 on Saturday.
Columbia took control from the start, earning decisions at the 197 and heavyweight bouts as
Sam Wustefeld won a 3-2 decision at 197 over Sacred Heart's Robert Hetherman and
Daniel Herman took a 3-0 win over SHU's Dante DelBonis.
Joe Manchio gave Columbia a 10-0 lead after he earned four points for a major decision at 125 over Sacred Heart's Ryan Burns.
Matt Kazimir followed with a 6-0 decision over Sacred Heart's Anthony Petrillo and Columbia led 13-0.
Danny Fongaro battled back from a deficit to claim a 7-4 decision at 141 over Gerald Daly.
Cole Corrigan followed up his strong Saturday performance with a 4-0 decision at 149 over Sacred Heart's Chris Cornell.
Dan Reed made it 25-0 Columbia after a technical fall against TJ Calas at 157.
Max Elling registered a fall at 174 over Sacred Heart's Dom Celli (4:23) and
Brian Bonino followed up his impressive Saturday performance with another hard fought win, winning 7-4 against SHU's Kyle Davis.
Columbia's only loss came at 165 where Sacred Heart's Brandon Levesque defeated
Laurence Kosoy 12-4.
Next weekend, Columbia gets back into Ivy League play next weekend when it hosts both Penn (Saturday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m.) and Princeton (Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m.). Both matches will be played at University Gymnasium.
COLUMBIA 34, SACRED HEART 4 (Wrestling)
Sunday, February 3, 2018 | University Gymnasium/Dodge Fitness Center | New York, N.Y.
197—
Sam Wustefeld (Col) Dec. Robert Hetherman (SHU), 3-2 (3-0, Columbia)
HWT—
Daniel Herman (Col) Dec. Dante DelBonis (SHU), 3-0 (6-0, Columbia)
125—
Joe Manchio (Col) MD Ryan Burns (SHU), 13-4 (10-0, Columbia)
133—
Matt Kazimir (Col) Dec. Anthony Petrillo (SHU) 6-0 (13-0, Columbia)
141—
Danny Fongaro (Col) Dec. Gerard Daly (SHU) 7-4 (16-0, Columbia)
149—
Cole Corrigan (Col) Dec. Chris Cornell (SHU) 4-0 (19-0, Columbia)
157—
Dan Reed (Col) TF (2:07) TJ Calas (SHU), (25-0, Columbia)
165—Brandon Levesque (SHU) Dec.
Laurence Kosoy (Col), 12-4 (25-4 Columbia)
174—
Max Elling (Col) TF (4:23) Dom Celli (SHU), (31-4, Columbia)
184—
Brian Bonino (Col) Dec. Kyle Davis (SHU) 7-4, (34-4, Columbia)
Time of Match: 1:34; Attendance: 213.
