BOSTON - Binghamton wrestling split its two matches Sunday at the Boston University Duals. The Bearcats (2-7) beat Brown 23-17 before losing to Harvard 22-15.
Against the Bears, BU won five bouts with the final win - a pin by junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel - giving the Bearcats the decisive margin. The teams split 10 matches but Binghamton got a forfeit win, a technical fall by junior 125-pound David White and then the third-period pin by Deuel, who went 3-0 in the weekend matches to raise his overall record to 18-5, 7-2 in duals.
Binghamton then fell just short against Harvard after winning four of the 10 matches. After receiving a forfeit win at 125, BU dropped six straight matches before finishing with three straight decisions to tighten the final margin. Senior 197-pound Cody Reed completed a 2-0 day with a 6-4 decision and Deuel posted a 5-2 win.
With his 3-0 weekend, White improved to 16-6 overall.
Binghamton next faces Penn and Drexel on Friday and Sunday, respectively, in Philadelphia.
Binghamton 23, Brown 17
125: David White (BU) tech fall Vincent Moita (Br), 16-0 (5:19)
133: Anthony Finocchiaro (Br) maj. dec. Mike Sardo, 10-2
141: Nick Tighe (BU) by forfeitÂ
149: Dylan Caruana (BU) dec. Cortlandt Choate (Br), 5-3
157: Justin Staudenmayer (Br) dec. Colton Perry (BU), 6-1
165: Philip Marano (Br) dec. Vincent Grella (BU), 6-5Â
174: Ricky McDonald (Br) dec. Jack McKeever (BU), 3-1
184: Ophir Bernstein (Br) maj. dec. Caleb Wallace (BU), 15-5
197: Cody Reed (BU) dec. Augustus Marker (Br), 10-4
285: Tyler Deuel (BU) pinned Sebastien Levin (Br), 5:42
Harvard 22, Binghamton 15
125: David White (BU) by forfeit
133: Jeffrey Ott (H) major dec. Mike Sardo (BU), 10-0
141: Todd Preston (H) dec. Nick Tighe (BU), 4-3
149: Nicholas Stager (H) dec. Dylan Caruana (BU), 4-3 (tb2)
157: Tyler Grimaldi (H) dec. Colton Perry (BU), 6-1
165: Paul Liguori (H) dec. Vincent Grella (BU), 4-0
174: Ian Roy (H) inj. def. Jack McKeever (BU)
184: Caleb Wallace (BU) dec. Cameron Croy (H), 11-4
197: Cody Reed (BU) dec. James Fox (H), 6-4
285: Tyler Deuel (BU) dec. Nicholas Gajdzik (H), 5-2
