Update: Cornell takes big lead going into EIWA finals at Lehigh
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
By putting six into the gold-medal finals, Cornell extended its lead over Lehigh, and heads into the medal-match finals in strong position to win its ninth straight EIWA Championships.
Lehigh, which trailed by just five points on Friday night, put four into the finals to stay well ahead of the rest of the field, but catching Cornell will not happen, as the lead has been extended to 19 points.
There were three Lehigh vs. Cornell semifinals, with two of them going to the Big Red. All went according to seed, and all were very hard-fought, exciting battles.
In the first of the Cornell-Lehigh battles, NCAA runner-up and top seed Nahshon Garrett of Cornell was dominant on the feet, scoring five takedowns leading to a 12-5 win at 125. He will face No. 2 seed David Terao of American who pinned Paul Petrov of Bucknell in the first period in 2:12.
In another key head-to-head, top seed Mason Beckman of Lehigh rode out No. 4 seed Mark Grey (Cornell) to get 1:43 in riding time for a 2-1 win. Grey’s only point was on a clasping hands technical violation. He will battle No. 2 seed Kevin Devoy of Drexel, who needed a reversal with seven seconds to go to beat No. 6 seed Angelo Amenta of Columbia, 3-2.
At 197, No. 3 Elliot Riddick of Lehigh scored the first takedown of the bout in the second period to lead No. 2 seed Jace Bennett of Cornell. However, two Bennett escapes tied it all up at 2-2. In the third period, it was a Bennett counter takedown that was the difference in a 4-2 decision.
Joining Garrett and Bennett in the finals for Cornell were No. 1 seed Christopher Villalonga at 149, No. 1 seed Brian Realbuto at 157 pounds, No. 2 seed Dylan Palacio at 165 and No. 1 seed Gabe Dean of Cornell at 184.
Lehigh’s finalists include Beckman, No. 3 Randy Cruz at 141, No. 3 Santiago Martinez at 174 and No. 2 Nathaniel Brown at 184.
Bucknell slid into third place, followed by Columbia and Pennsylvania.
Semifinals results
125 pounds
No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Scott Parker (Lehigh), 12-5
No. 2. David Terao (American) pin No. 3 Paul Petrov (Bucknell), 2:12
133 pounds
No. 1 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. No. 4 Mark Grey (Cornell), 2-1
No. 2 Kevin Devoy (Drexel) dec. No. 6 Angelo Amenta (Columbia), 3-2
141 pounds
No. 4 Jordan Laster (Princeton) dec. No. 8 David Pearce (Drexel), 3-2
No. 3 Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 2. Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), 10-4
149 pounds
No. 1 Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Matthew Cimato (Drexel), 3-1, t.b.
No. 6 Chris Perez (Princeton) dec. No. 2 C.J. Cobb (Pennsylvania), 3-1
157 pounds
No. 1 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. No. 4 Russell Parsons (Army), 12-3
No. 6 John Boyle (American) dec. No. 7 Noel Blanco (Drexel), 3-2
165 pounds
No. 1 Peyton Walsh (Navy) dec. No. 5 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton), 9-2
No. 2 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 3 Coleman Graciey (Army), 5-3
174 pounds
No. 4 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) dec. No. 1 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 3-2
No. 3 Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) won by inj. dft. over No. 2 Brian Harvey (Army), 0:32
184 pounds
No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Lorenzo Thomas (Pennsylvania), 10-7
No. 2 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. No. 6 Thomas Sleigh (Bucknell), 7-3
197 pounds
No. 4 Canaan Bethea (Pennsylvania) dec. No. 1 Abram Ayala (Princeton), 3-1
No. 2 Jace Bennett (Cornell) dec. No. 3 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-2
285 pounds
No. 1 Tyler Deuel (Binghamton) dec. No. 4 Garrett Ryan (Columbia). 9-4
No. 2. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) dec. No. 3 Doug Vollaro (Lehigh). 6-0
Medal Match Pairings
125 pounds
1st - Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. David Terao (American)
3rd – Scott Parker (Lehigh) vs. Paul Petrov (Bucknell)
5th – Johnson Mai (Colombia) vs. Billy Waterson (Brown)
7th – David White (Binghamton) dec. Zach Fuentes (Drexel), 4-2
133 pounds
1st - Mason Beckman (Lehigh) vs. Kevin Devoy (Drexel)
3rd – Mark Grey (Cornell) vs. Angelo Amenta (Columbia)
5th – Grimaldi Gonzalez (Bucknell) vs. Josh Terao (American)
7th – Zachary Davis (Navy) med. Caleb Richardson (Pennsylvania)
141 pounds
1st - Jordan Laster (Princeton) vs. Randy Cruz (Lehigh)
3rd – David Pearce (Drexel) vs. Tyler Smith (Bucknell)
5th – Jeff Canfora (Pennsylvania) vs. Jamel Hudson (Hofstra)
7th – Dylan Realbuto (Cornell) dec. Logan Everett (Army), 12-5
149 pounds
1st - Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Chris Perez (Princeton)
3rd – Matthew Cimato (Drexel) vs. Victor Lopez (Bucknell)
5th – Drew Longo (Lehigh) vs. C.J. Cobb (Pennsylvania)
7th – Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) med. fft. over Steven Galiardo (Brown)
157 pounds
1st - Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. John Boyle (American)
3rd – Mitchell Minotti (Lehigh) vs. Noel Blanco (Drexel)
5th – Russell Parsons (Army) vs. Brooks Martino (Pennsylvania)
7th – Markus Scheidel (Columbia) pin Rich Eva (Princeton), 0:31
165 pounds
1st - Peyton Walsh (Navy) vs. Dylan Palacio (Cornell)
3rd – Tyrel White (Columbia) vs. Coleman Gracey (Army)
5th – Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) vs. Raamiah Bethea (Pennsylvania)
7th – Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) pin Zach Zupan (Binghamton), 5:54
174 pounds
1st - Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) vs. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh)
3rd – Duke Pickett (Cornell) vs. Brian Harvey (Army)
5th – Shane Hughes (Columbia) vs. Conan Schuster (Sacred Heart)
7th – Steven Schneider (Binghamton) dec. Richard McDonald (Brown), 5-1
184 pounds
1st - Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh)
3rd – Lorenzo Thomas (Pennsylvania) vs. Ophir Bernstein (Brown)
5th – Jack McKeever (Binghamton) vs. Thomas Sleigh (Bucknell)
7th –Mike Woulfe (Navy) dec. Zach Hernandez (Columbia), 4-2
197 pounds
1st - Canaan Bethea (Pennsylvania) vs. Jace Bennett (Cornell)
3rd – Abram Ayala (Princeton) vs. Eliot Riddick (Lehigh)
5th – Matt Idelson (Columbia) vs. Bryce Barnes (Army)
7th – Caleb Wallace (Binghamton) dec. Steben Cervantes (Navy)
285 pounds
1st - Tyler Deuel (Binghamton) vs. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell)
3rd – Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) vs. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh)
5th – Garrett Ryan (Columbia) vs. David Ng (Harvard)
7th – Mike Hughes (Hofstra) pin Ray O’Donnell (Princeton)
Team Standings going into finals
1 Cornell, 151
2 Lehigh, 132
3 Bucknell, 86
4 Columbia, 79
5 Pennsylvania, 75
6 Princeton, 66
7 Binghamton University, 56
8 Drexel, 54.5
9 Navy, 53
10 Army, 52
11 Brown, 41.5
12 American, 38.5
13 Hofstra, 32
14 Harvard, 23
15 Sacred Heart, 11.5
16 Franklin & Marshall, 4
Lehigh, which trailed by just five points on Friday night, put four into the finals to stay well ahead of the rest of the field, but catching Cornell will not happen, as the lead has been extended to 19 points.
There were three Lehigh vs. Cornell semifinals, with two of them going to the Big Red. All went according to seed, and all were very hard-fought, exciting battles.
In the first of the Cornell-Lehigh battles, NCAA runner-up and top seed Nahshon Garrett of Cornell was dominant on the feet, scoring five takedowns leading to a 12-5 win at 125. He will face No. 2 seed David Terao of American who pinned Paul Petrov of Bucknell in the first period in 2:12.
In another key head-to-head, top seed Mason Beckman of Lehigh rode out No. 4 seed Mark Grey (Cornell) to get 1:43 in riding time for a 2-1 win. Grey’s only point was on a clasping hands technical violation. He will battle No. 2 seed Kevin Devoy of Drexel, who needed a reversal with seven seconds to go to beat No. 6 seed Angelo Amenta of Columbia, 3-2.
At 197, No. 3 Elliot Riddick of Lehigh scored the first takedown of the bout in the second period to lead No. 2 seed Jace Bennett of Cornell. However, two Bennett escapes tied it all up at 2-2. In the third period, it was a Bennett counter takedown that was the difference in a 4-2 decision.
Joining Garrett and Bennett in the finals for Cornell were No. 1 seed Christopher Villalonga at 149, No. 1 seed Brian Realbuto at 157 pounds, No. 2 seed Dylan Palacio at 165 and No. 1 seed Gabe Dean of Cornell at 184.
Lehigh’s finalists include Beckman, No. 3 Randy Cruz at 141, No. 3 Santiago Martinez at 174 and No. 2 Nathaniel Brown at 184.
Bucknell slid into third place, followed by Columbia and Pennsylvania.
Semifinals results
125 pounds
No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Scott Parker (Lehigh), 12-5
No. 2. David Terao (American) pin No. 3 Paul Petrov (Bucknell), 2:12
133 pounds
No. 1 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. No. 4 Mark Grey (Cornell), 2-1
No. 2 Kevin Devoy (Drexel) dec. No. 6 Angelo Amenta (Columbia), 3-2
141 pounds
No. 4 Jordan Laster (Princeton) dec. No. 8 David Pearce (Drexel), 3-2
No. 3 Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 2. Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), 10-4
149 pounds
No. 1 Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Matthew Cimato (Drexel), 3-1, t.b.
No. 6 Chris Perez (Princeton) dec. No. 2 C.J. Cobb (Pennsylvania), 3-1
157 pounds
No. 1 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. No. 4 Russell Parsons (Army), 12-3
No. 6 John Boyle (American) dec. No. 7 Noel Blanco (Drexel), 3-2
165 pounds
No. 1 Peyton Walsh (Navy) dec. No. 5 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton), 9-2
No. 2 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) dec. No. 3 Coleman Graciey (Army), 5-3
174 pounds
No. 4 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) dec. No. 1 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 3-2
No. 3 Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) won by inj. dft. over No. 2 Brian Harvey (Army), 0:32
184 pounds
No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 4 Lorenzo Thomas (Pennsylvania), 10-7
No. 2 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. No. 6 Thomas Sleigh (Bucknell), 7-3
197 pounds
No. 4 Canaan Bethea (Pennsylvania) dec. No. 1 Abram Ayala (Princeton), 3-1
No. 2 Jace Bennett (Cornell) dec. No. 3 Elliot Riddick (Lehigh), 4-2
285 pounds
No. 1 Tyler Deuel (Binghamton) dec. No. 4 Garrett Ryan (Columbia). 9-4
No. 2. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) dec. No. 3 Doug Vollaro (Lehigh). 6-0
Medal Match Pairings
125 pounds
1st - Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. David Terao (American)
3rd – Scott Parker (Lehigh) vs. Paul Petrov (Bucknell)
5th – Johnson Mai (Colombia) vs. Billy Waterson (Brown)
7th – David White (Binghamton) dec. Zach Fuentes (Drexel), 4-2
133 pounds
1st - Mason Beckman (Lehigh) vs. Kevin Devoy (Drexel)
3rd – Mark Grey (Cornell) vs. Angelo Amenta (Columbia)
5th – Grimaldi Gonzalez (Bucknell) vs. Josh Terao (American)
7th – Zachary Davis (Navy) med. Caleb Richardson (Pennsylvania)
141 pounds
1st - Jordan Laster (Princeton) vs. Randy Cruz (Lehigh)
3rd – David Pearce (Drexel) vs. Tyler Smith (Bucknell)
5th – Jeff Canfora (Pennsylvania) vs. Jamel Hudson (Hofstra)
7th – Dylan Realbuto (Cornell) dec. Logan Everett (Army), 12-5
149 pounds
1st - Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Chris Perez (Princeton)
3rd – Matthew Cimato (Drexel) vs. Victor Lopez (Bucknell)
5th – Drew Longo (Lehigh) vs. C.J. Cobb (Pennsylvania)
7th – Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) med. fft. over Steven Galiardo (Brown)
157 pounds
1st - Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. John Boyle (American)
3rd – Mitchell Minotti (Lehigh) vs. Noel Blanco (Drexel)
5th – Russell Parsons (Army) vs. Brooks Martino (Pennsylvania)
7th – Markus Scheidel (Columbia) pin Rich Eva (Princeton), 0:31
165 pounds
1st - Peyton Walsh (Navy) vs. Dylan Palacio (Cornell)
3rd – Tyrel White (Columbia) vs. Coleman Gracey (Army)
5th – Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) vs. Raamiah Bethea (Pennsylvania)
7th – Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) pin Zach Zupan (Binghamton), 5:54
174 pounds
1st - Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) vs. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh)
3rd – Duke Pickett (Cornell) vs. Brian Harvey (Army)
5th – Shane Hughes (Columbia) vs. Conan Schuster (Sacred Heart)
7th – Steven Schneider (Binghamton) dec. Richard McDonald (Brown), 5-1
184 pounds
1st - Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh)
3rd – Lorenzo Thomas (Pennsylvania) vs. Ophir Bernstein (Brown)
5th – Jack McKeever (Binghamton) vs. Thomas Sleigh (Bucknell)
7th –Mike Woulfe (Navy) dec. Zach Hernandez (Columbia), 4-2
197 pounds
1st - Canaan Bethea (Pennsylvania) vs. Jace Bennett (Cornell)
3rd – Abram Ayala (Princeton) vs. Eliot Riddick (Lehigh)
5th – Matt Idelson (Columbia) vs. Bryce Barnes (Army)
7th – Caleb Wallace (Binghamton) dec. Steben Cervantes (Navy)
285 pounds
1st - Tyler Deuel (Binghamton) vs. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell)
3rd – Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) vs. Doug Vollaro (Lehigh)
5th – Garrett Ryan (Columbia) vs. David Ng (Harvard)
7th – Mike Hughes (Hofstra) pin Ray O’Donnell (Princeton)
Team Standings going into finals
1 Cornell, 151
2 Lehigh, 132
3 Bucknell, 86
4 Columbia, 79
5 Pennsylvania, 75
6 Princeton, 66
7 Binghamton University, 56
8 Drexel, 54.5
9 Navy, 53
10 Army, 52
11 Brown, 41.5
12 American, 38.5
13 Hofstra, 32
14 Harvard, 23
15 Sacred Heart, 11.5
16 Franklin & Marshall, 4
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