ITHACA, N.Y. - Brevin Cassella, Jacob Nolan and No. 20 Joe Doyle all picked up victories for Binghamton wrestling, but the Bearcats fell to No. 7 Cornell 28-12 Saturday afternoon at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Cassella and Nolan earned decisions for Binghamton, while Doyle earned a pin to close the dual.
 

Highlights

• Binghamton dropped the dual's opening five bouts, despite close losses for Nick Curley, Anthony Sobotker and Michael Zarif.

• Cassella got BU on the board, grabbing a 7-2 decision over Jake Brindley. The 165-pounder dominated the bout, taking a 7-0 lead before giving up a late takedown. He improved to 16-11 on the year.

• Nolan followed suit with a 6-3 decision over Andrew Berryesa. The junior 174-pounder had a takedown in the first, before giving up a reversal in the second. Tied at three in the third, Nolan would grab one more takedown and get a ride time point to secure the 6-3 result.

• Cory Day and Sam DePrez lost major decisions to ranked opponents at 184 and 197 pounds, before Doyle ended the dual in style with a pin on Brendan Furman. Despite relinquishing an opening takedown, Doyle responded with an escape and takedown of his own. Starting down in the second, Doyle got a reversal and turned Furman with an acrobatic move.  A few moments later, he walked away with his fifth pin of the year.

Up Next

• Binghamton will close out the regular season next Saturday, February 19 against Harvard. First bout is set for 11 a.m. in Cambridge.
   

No. 7 Cornell 28, Binghamton 12

125: Greg Diakomihalis (C) won by decision over Nick Curley (B), 13-9

133: Dom LaJoie (C) won by decision over #32 Anthony Sobotker (B), 5-2

141: JJ Wilson (C) won by fall over Christian Gannone (B), 1:51

149: Mike Venosa (C) won by decision over Mike Zarif (B),4-2

157: #24 Hunter Richard won by technical fall over Tyler Martin (B), 20-4

165: Brevin Cassella (B) won by decision over Jake Brindley (C), 7-2

174: Jacob Nolan (B) won by decision over Andrew Berreyesa (C), 6-3

184: #13 Jonathan Loew (C) won by major decision over Cory Day (B), 12-3

197: #19 Jacob Cardenas won by major decision over Sam DePrez (B), 12-4

285: #20 Joe Doyle (B) won by fall over Brendan Furman (C), 3:19