HILTON, N.Y.  - Binghamton wrestling fell to No. 5 Cornell in front of a soldout crowd of 1,500 at Hilton High School. The Bearcats got the dual started with a victory at 125 pounds by Micah Roes. Roes cruised to an 8-2 win over Joe Sciarrone. No. 31 Brevin Cassella won by decision at 165 pounds over Benny Baker, 7-2. At 184 pounds, No. 22 Jacob Nolan pinned Ethan Hatcher in 3:42. No. 27 Cory Day had a come-from-behind ranked win, 3-2, over No. 30 Brendan Furman at heavyweight.

Collin Burns, Sam DePrez, and Lou DePrez were honored by their alma mater, along with Cornell wrestlers Greg and Yianni Diakomihalis, in a pre-match ceremony. They received a lengthy ovation from the crowd.

Highlights

• At 125 pounds, Micah Roes scored three takedowns en route to a 8-2 decision win over Joe Sciarrone. Roes scored an early first period takedown to take a 2-0 lead. After Sciarrone escaped twice to tie the bout at 2-2, Roes recorded another takedown with 45 seconds left in the second period. Roes increased his riding time advantage to 2:38 before the period ended. In the third, Roes escaped to take a 5-2 lead and scored another takedown with 30 seconds left in the period to take a 7-2 lead. Roes accumulated 3:01 of RT in the match.
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• No. 31 Brevin Cassella won a 7-2 decision over Benny Baker at 165 pounds. Cassella scored a takedown in each of the first two periods. Cassella improved his win streak to 10
   
• No. 22 Jacob Nolan pinned Ethan Hatcher in 3:42. After a scoreless first period, Nolan locked up a cradle in the second period to secure the victory.
   
• After trailing 2-0 due to a stall call and an escape at the end of the second period, No. 27 Cory Day reversed No. 30 Brendan Furman to tie the bout ay 2-2. Day rode out the third period to flip the script and win a 3-2 decision. Day accumulated a 1:42 of his riding time in the third period.

Up Next

Binghamton will wrestle a pair of duals on February 17. Kyle Borshoff will return to his alma mater as the Bearcats will wrestle American at 1 p.m. After that dual, the Bearcats will head to Maryland for a 6 p.m. dual with the Terps. 

Final Results vs No. 5 Cornell

Cornell 28, Binghamton 15

125 | Micah Roes (BU) DEC Joe Sciarrone (COR), 8-2. Binghamton leads 3-0.

133 | No. 3 Vito Arujau (COR) TF Anthony Sobotker (BU), 6:34, 20-4. Cornell leads 5-3.

141 | Ethan Fernandez (COR) DEC Nate Lucier (BU), 3-2. Cornell leads 8-3.

149 | No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (COR) FALL Michael Zarif (BU), 2:22. Cornell leads 14-3.

157 | Cole Handlovic (COR) MAJ DEC Conner Decker (BU), 13-0. Cornell leads 18-3

165 | No. 31 Brevin Cassella (BU) DEC Benny Baker (COR), 7-2. Cornell leads 18-6.

174 | No. 4 Chris Foca (COR) MAJ DEC Sam DePrez (BU), 10-1. Cornell leads 22-6.

184 | No. 22 Jacob Nolan (BU) FALL Ethan Hatcher (COR), 3:42. Cornell leads 22-12.

197 | No. 14 Jacob Cardenas (COR) FALL John Baker (BU), 1:25. Cornell leads 28-12.

285 | No. 27 Cory Day (BU) DEC No. 30 Brendan Furman (COR), 3-2. Cornell wins 28-15.

Attendance: 1,500