Contact:
John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
PRINCETON, N.J. - Senior 17th-ranked heavyweight
Tyler Deuel pinned Ray O'Donnell 50 seconds into the second period to lift Binghamton wrestling (2-4, 1-0 EIWA) to a dramatic 20-16 win over host Princeton (3-2, 0-1 EIWA) in the team's conference-opening dual match Friday night at Dillon Gym.
"It was a great collective effort by the guys and a big win for our program," head coach
Matt Dernlan said. "We've preached about executing in presure situations and the guys dug in. When the match was most intense we wrestled our best and I thought we dominated the offensive scoring and pace of the match. It was a big growing opportunity for the underclassmen and this win starts to define what and who we can be this year."
The teams split the 10 bouts but BU gained key bonus points in the first and last matches of the evening. Trailing 16-14 heading into the heavyweight tilt, the Bearcats needed a decision by Deuel but the burly veteran provided much more, turning a second-period takedown attempt by O'Donnell into a match-ending pin. Deuel, No. 17 in this week's
Intermat rankings, improved to 9-1 on the season (5-1 duals).
Redshirt freshman
Thierno Diallo's commanding technical fall in the first match gave BU its other bonus points. The 125-pounder racked up 16 points in 4:39 to end his bout early. With his second technical fall of the season, Diallo raised his record to 11-6 overall, 3-3 in duals.
Senior 133-pound
David White worked into overtime to earn a 3-1 win and freshmen
Vincent DePrez and
Steve Schneider won decisions at 157 and 174, respectively. Deprez's win was his 11th of the season and Schneider notched win No. 12 in his inaugural collegiate season.
Binghamton is off until heading to Northwestern for the Midlands Championship on Dec. 29-30.Binghamton 20, Princeton 16125 – Thierno Diallo (B) TF Jake Intrator 16-1, 4:39 133 – David White (B) dec Christian Innarella 3-1, SV1 141 – Jordan Laster (P) dec. Dylan Caruana 3-1, SV1 149 – No. 18 Adam Krop (P) dec. Nick Tighe 12-4 157 – Vincent DePrez (B) dec. Chris Perez 5-1 165 – Jonathan Schleifer (P) dec. Zack Zupan 7-2 174 – Steven Schneider (B) dec. Troy Murtha 7-4 184 – Brett Harner (P) dec. Jack McKeever 6-0 197 – No. 11 Abram Ayala (P) dec. Caleb Wallace 7-4HWT – No. 17 Tyler Deuel (B) p. Ray O'Donnell 3:50
