Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Binghamton wrestling (6-8, 4-3 EIWA) split a pair of road duals Saturday afternoon, falling at Brown, 21-15, before shuttling two hours from Providence to Fairfield, Conn. and steamrolling Sacred Heart, 42-0 to end a busy day.

In Providence, the host Browns snapped a 9-9 tie with three straight wins in the upper weights and clinched the victory before the heavyweight match. Binghamton tied the match when redshirt freshman Zack Zupan earned a 6-1 decision at 165 pounds. But narrow losses at 174 and 184 plus a pin at 197 cost the Bearcats a shot at the win. Brown also posted an overtime win at 125 and a one-point decision at 149. Freshman 133-pound Joe Nelson notched his first dual win of the season with a 9-3 decision. Sophomore Dylan Caruana followed with a 4-0 win at 141, giving BU an early 6-3 lead. 

At Sacred Heart, BU won all 10 matches, including three by pin and two more by major decision. Nelson made it a 2-0 day with a pin in 2:49 at 133. Seniors Caleb Wallace and Tyler Deuel finished the match off with back-to-back pins at 197 and heavyweight, respectively. Deuel, who received a forfeit win at Brown, improved to 18-4 overall, 12-2 in duals. He needed just 1:06 to end his match in the first period. 

Zupan raised his record to 17-12 overall and Caruana grabbed his 14th and 15th wins of the season.

Binghamton travels south next weekend for matches at George Mason (Feb. 6) and American (Feb. 8). 

Brown 21, Binghamton 15 
?125: Billy Watterson (BW) over David White (BU), 2-1 (TB2) (Brown 3-0)
133: Joe Nelson (BU) over Zeke Salvo (BR), Dec, 9-3 (Tied 3-3)
141: Dylan Caruana (BU) over Anthony Finocchiaro (BR), Dec. 4-0 (Binghamton 6-3)
149: William McDonald(BR) over Nick Tighe (BU), Dec. 4-3 (Tied 6-6)
157: No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (BR) over Vincent DePrez (BU), Dec. 3-0 (Brown 9-6)
165: Zack Zupan (BU) over Christian LaBrie (BR), Dec. 6-1 (Tied 9-9)
174: Ricky McDonald (BR) over Steve Schneider (BU), Dec. 3-1 (Brown 12-9)
184: Ophir Bernstein (BR) over Jack McKeever (BU), Dec. 3-0 (Brown 15-9)
197: Augustus Marker (BR) over Caleb Wallace (BU), Fall 4:46 (Brown 21-9)
285: Tyler Deuel (BU) wins by forfeit (Brown 21-15)

Binghamton 42, Sacred Heart 0
125: David White (BU) major decision over Patrick Skinner (SHU) 13-3 [4-0 BU]
133: Joe Nelson (BU) win by pin over Tim Johnson (SHU) 2:49 [10-0 BU]
141: Dylan Caruana (BU) major decision over Kyle Brady (SHU) 10-2 [14-0 BU]
149: Nick Tighe (BU) def. Brendan Goldup (SHU) 8-3 [17-0 BU]
157: Vincent DePrez (BU) def. Casey Mitchell (SHU) 5-3 [20-0 BU]
165: Zack Zupan (BU) major decision over Johnny Vrasidas (SHU) 13-4 [24-0 BU]
174: Steve Schneider (BU) def. Conan Schuster (SHU) 2-1 OT [27-0 BU]
184: Jack McKeever (BU) def. Elliott Antler (SHU) 3-1 [30-0 BU]
197: Caleb Wallace (BU) win by pin over Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) 3:48 [36-0 BU]
HWT: Tyler Deuel (BU) win by pin over Dan Hayden (SHU) 1:06 [42-0 BU]