BROOKVILLE, N.Y. - Binghamton wrestling won six of 10 bouts, four with bonus points en route to a 28-13 win over LIU Saturday afternoon. Brevin Cassella, Cory Day and Joe Doyle all had pins, and Anthony Sobotker added a major decision to round out the BU bonus point winners. Lou DePrez and Jacob Nolan also added wins.
Highlights
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The match started with a loss at 157 pounds, but Brevin Cassella put BU ahead with a pin. The 165-pounder earned a takedown in the first, and added four-near fall points before getting his opponent on his back in the final seconds. The pin is Cassella's third of the year.
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Jacob Nolan followed Cassella's performance with a nice win over a surging 174-pounder in Ryan Ferro. Leading 3-2 in the third, Nolan earned a takedown and four near-fall points to get the 9-2 decision.
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At 184 pounds, Cory Day nearly had a takedown in the first, but ended up giving one up. Trailing 2-1 on the second, he got on top and earned four back points before getting the pin to improve to 9-3 on the year.
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DePrez controlled the pace in a win over former teammate Nunzio Crowley. The No. 13 nationally ranked 197-pounder had the bout's only takedown to capture the 3-2 decision.
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Heavyweight Joe Doyle made quick work of Tim Nagosky, grabbing a takedown and back points before getting the pin in the first period. His last three wins have included two pins and a technical fall.
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The Sharks won three of the match's final four bouts, but Sobotker added a late major decision. With a hometown crowd behind him, the senior built a 6-0 lead through two periods, and nearly got a pin in the third before securing the 9-1 major. The victory was his 14th of the season.
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BU won three of four bonus matches, including two wins by Sam DePrez. Dimitri Gamkreilidze added a pin, the first of his career.
Up Next
The Bearcats return to Vestal for two final home duals. Action begins Friday against Columbia at 5 p.m. and finishes Sunday against Navy at 2 p.m.
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Match Results
157: Rhise Royster (LIU) def. Tyler Martin (BING), dec. 4-2. LIU leads 3-0
165: Brevin Cassella (BING) def. Blake Bahna (LIU), fall 3:10. BU leads 6-3.
174: Jacob Nolan (BING)Â def. Ryan Ferro (LIU), dec. 8-2. BU leads 9-3.
184: Cory Day (BING) def. James Langan (LIU), fall 4:33. BU leads 15-3.
197: No. 13 Lou DePrez (BING) Nunzio Crowley (LIU), dec. 4-2. BU leads 18-3.
285: No. 20 Joe Doyle (BING) Tim Nagosky (LIU) fall, 1:06. BU leads 24-3.
125:. Robbie Sagaris (LIU) def. Nick Curley (BING), dec. 5-4. BU leads 24-6.
133:. No. 32 Anthony Sobotker (BING) Kaelen Francois (LIU), major dec. 9-1. BU leads 28-6.
141: Devin Matthews (LIU) Christian Gannone (BING) major dec. 11-3. BU leads 28-10
149: Drew Witham (LIU), def. Nick Lombard (BING), dec. 14-13. BU wins 28-13.
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184: Sam DePrez (BING) def. Gavin Claro (LIU), maj. dec. 15-4
165: Dimitri Gamkreilidze (BING) def. Thomas LaScala (LIU), fall 1:39
184: Sam DePrez (BING) def. T.J. Franden (LIU), dec. 8-3
285: Aeden Begue (LIU) def. Collin Burns (BING), dec. 8-5