Pitt, NC State and Rider go undefeated at Pitt Duals

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Action at the 2017 Pitt Duals wrapped up on Saturday afternoon with three schools going 3-0, including host and 23rd-ranked Pittsburgh, No. 10 North Carolina State and Rider. The event brought together 12 teams, including Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Brown, Columbia, Davidson, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, No. 10 NC State, No. 23 Pittsburgh, Rider, VMI and West Virginia

The Pitt Panthers improved to 7-2 on the season with dominating performances over Franklin & Marshall (46-0), Davidson (45-0) and Bloomsburg (32-6) in the Fitzgerald Field House.

Similarly, NC State sailed to a 3-0 day, outscoring its opponents, 90-26, and winning 23 of 30 individual matches. The Wolfpack earned a 29-10 win over Harvard, followed by a decisive 24-13 win against Edinboro before finishing with a near-shutout over Columbia, 45-3. The Pack now hold an 8-1 record.

Rider surrendered only 19 team points on the day, tallying wins over Columbia (39-4), West Virginia (28-6) and Brown (32-9). After the outstanding day, the Broncs remain undefeated with a 6-0 overall record.

Aside from Pitt, the only other team to record a shutout was Edinboro, who overwhelmed VMI, 47-0, in the fourth round of action.

Round 1

Pitt 46, Franklin & Marshall 0
125: LJ Bentley (UP) maj. dec. Edgar Garcia (F&M), 12-2 – Pitt leads 4-0
133: No. 7 Dom Forys (UP) pins Dan Martoccio (F&M), 3:43 – Pitt leads 10-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Patrick Quinlan (F&M), 6-2 – Pitt leads 13-0
149: Robert Lee (UP) dec. Sam Butler (F&M), SV-1 5-3 – Pitt leads 16-0
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) pins Michael Berkowitz (F&M), 1:23 – Pitt leads 22-0
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Michael Marano (F&M), 21-6, 3:20 – Pitt leads 27-0
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) tech. fall James Stillerman (F&M), 16-0, 2:40 – Pitt leads 32-0
184: Donovan McAfee (UP) dec. Reid Robilotto (F&M), 12-6 – Pitt leads 35-0
197: John Rizzo (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 41-0
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) tech. fall Corey Kerkesner (F&M), 16-1, 4:09 – Pitt wins 46-0

NC State 29, Harvard 10
125: Tommy Cox (NC State) maj. dec. Matt Rodriguez (Harvard), 16-4 – NC State leads 4-0
133: Jamal Morris (NC State) dec. Jeffrey Ott (Harvard), SV-1 10-8 – NC State leads 7-0
141: A.J. Jaffe (Harvard) maj. dec. Robbie Rizzolino (NC State), 8-0 – NC State leads 7-4
149: Beau Donahue (NC State) maj. dec. Colby Knight (Harvard), 12-3 – NC State leads 11-4
157: Thomas Bullard (NC State) pins Zeth Dean (Harvard), 2:30 - NC State leads 17-4
165: Kyel Bierdumpfel (Harvard) def. Brian Hamann (NC State), 9-2 – NC State leads 17-7
174: Chad Pyke (NC State) dec. Josef Johnson (Harvard), 8-2 – NC State Leads 20-7
184: Nicky Hall (NC State) dec. Kanon Dean (Harvard), 4-1 – NC State Leads 23-7
197: Malik McDonald wins by forfeit – NC State leads 29-7
285: Nick Gajdzik (Harvard) dec. Tyler Johnson (NC State), 9-2 – NC State wins 29-10

Edinboro 39, Brown 3
125: Sean Russel (EU) maj. dec. Michael Russo (BRO), 16-3 -- Edinboro leads 4-0
133: Korbin Myers (EU) maj. dec. Jimmy Pawelski (BRO), 10-1 -- Edinboro leads 8-0
141: Nate Hagan (EU) dec. Zeke Salvo (BRO), 12-7 -- Edinboro leads 11-0
149: Patricio Lugo (EU) maj. dec. Steven Gallardo (BRO), 12-1 -- Edinboro leads 15-0
157: Chase Delandre (EU) pins William Mcdonald (BRO), 2:47 -- Edinboro leads 21-0
165: Austin Matthews (EU) pins Jon Viruet (BRO), :49 -- Edinboro leads 27-0
174: Ty Schofstall (EU) maj. dec. Andrew Labrie (BRO), 15-3 -- Edinboro leads 31-0
184: Dakota Geer (EU) maj. dec. CJ Lafragola (BRO), 14-1 -- Edinboro leads 35-0
197: Tucker Ziegler (BRO) dec. Dylan Reynolds (EU), 3-2 -- Edinboro Leads 35-3
285: Billy Miller (EU) maj. dec. Ian Butterbrodt (BRO), 14-5 -- Edinboro wins 39-3

WVU 22, Binghamton 20
125: Devin Brown (WVU) tech. fall Steven Bulzomi (BING), 18-0 – WVU leads 5-0
133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) pins Ian Lupole (BING), 1:32– WVU leads 11-0
141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Dylan Caruana (BING), 5-2 – WVU leads 14-0
149: Parker Kropman (BING) dec. Christian Monserrat (BING), 11-6 – WVU leads 14-3
159: Tristan Rifanburg (BING) tech. fall Dayton Garrett (WVU), 16-0 – WVU leads 14-8
165: Dylan Cottrell (WVU) tech. fall Jake Einbinder (BING), 19-2 - WVU leads 19-8
174: Anthony DePrez (BING) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 17-0 – WVU leads 19-13
184: Steve Schneider (BING) maj. dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 12-4 – WVU leads 19-17
197: Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Mark Tracy (BING), 6-1 – WVU leads 22-17
285: Connor Calkins (BING) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 4-0 -- WVU wins 22-20

Rider 39, Columbia 4
125: J.R. Wert (Rider) dec. Johnson Mai (Columbia), 4-3 – Rider leads 3-0
133: Anthony Cefolo (Rider) dec. Alec Kelly (Columbia), 6-3 – Rider leads 6-0
141: Evan Fidelibus (Rider) pins Jacob Macololooy (Columbia) (1:32) – Rider leads 12-0
149: Jesse Rodgers (Rider) dec. Dan Reed (Columbia), 10-5 – Rider leads 15-0)
157: BJ Clagon (Rider) pins Tyler Zimmer (Columbia) (2:11) – Rider leads 21-0
165: Chad Walsh (Rider) pins Tyrel White (Columbia) (2:02) – Rider leads 27-0
174: Wayne Stinson (Rider) maj. dec. Austin Coniker (Columbia), 17-6 – Rider leads 31-0
184: Michale Fagg-Daves (Rider) maj. dec. Donny Donnelly (Columbia), 11-2 –Rider leads 35-0
197: Ryan Wolfe (Rider) maj. dec. Matt Doggett (Columbia), 11-1 – Rider leads 39-0
285: Garrett Ryan (Columbia) maj. dec. Mauro Correnti (Rider), 10-1 – Rider win 39-4

Round 2
Pitt 45, Davidson 0
125: LJ Bentley (UP) maj. dec. Camden Bertucci (DAVID), 18-6 – Pitt leads 4-0
133: No. 7 Dom Forys (UP) tech. fall Dustin Runzo (DAVID), 22-7, 5:22 – Pitt leads 9-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) maj. dec. Hunter Costa (DAVID), 14-3 – Pitt leads 13-0
149: Alex Murray (UP) dec. Aidan Conroy (DAVID), 8-2 – Pitt leads 16-0
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 22-0
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Noah Satterfield (DAVID), 24-6, 4:39 – Pitt leads 27-0
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) tech. fall Joe Perino (DAVID), 18-0, 2:33 – Pitt leads 32-0
184: Mat Carr (UP) dec. Konner Pritchard (DAVID), 2-1 – Pitt leads 35-0
197: Zach Bruce (UP) tech. fall Ryan Devlin (DAVID), 15-0, 3:50 – Pitt leads 40-0
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) tech. fall Will Cooley (DAVID), 16-0, 5:36 – Pitt wins 45-0

NC State 23, Edinboro 13
125: Sean Russell (Edinboro) maj. dec. Tommy Cox (NC State), 12-4 - Edinboro leads 4-0
133: Jamal Morris (NC State) dec. Korbin Myers (Edinboro), 3-0 – Edinboro leads 4-3
141: Kevin Jack (NC State) tech. fall Nate Hagan (Edinboro), 17-1 - NC State leads 8-4
149: Sam Speno (NC State) dec. Patricio Lugo (Edinboro), 8-6 – NC State leads 11-4
157: Thomas Bullard (NC State) dec. Chase Delande (Edinboro), SV-1, 5-3 – NC State leads 14-4
165: Austin Matthews (Edinboro) pins Chad Pyke (NC State), 1:20 – NC State leads 14-10
174: Nick Reenan (NC State) dec. Ty Schoffstall (Edinboro), 8-6 – NC State leads 17-10
184: Michael Macchiavello (NC State) dec. Dakota Greer (Edinboro), 13-8 – NC State leads 20-10
197: Malik Mcdonald (NC State) maj. dec. Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro), 11-1 – NC State leads 24- 10
285: William Miller (Edinboro) dec. Mike Kosoy (NC State), 6-2 – NC State wins 24-13

Rider 28, WVU 6
125: J.R Wert(RU) dec. Devin Brown (WVU),4-1 -- Rider leads 3-0
133: Anthony Cefolo(RU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 7-6 -- Rider leads 6-0
141: Evan Fidelibus (RU) maj. dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU),11-3 -- Rider leads 10-0
149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Jesse Rodgers (RU),3-2 -- Rider leads 10-3
157: BJ Clagon (RU) dec. Dayton Garret (WVU), 14-8 – Rider leads 13-3
165: Chad Walsh (RU) dec. Dylan Cotrell (WVU), 7-4 -- Rider leads 16-3
174: Dean Sherry (RU) pins Ryan lopez (WVU), 3:08 -- Rider leads 22-3
185: Michael Fagg-Daves (RU) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 2-1 -- Rider leads 25-3
197: Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Ryan Wolfe (RU), 5-4 -- Rider leads 25-6
285: Brandon Ngati (WVU) dec. Mauro Correnti (RU), 2-0 -- Rider Wins 28-6

Binghamton 38, Franklin & Marshall 12
125: Carlos Aucancela (BING) wins by forfeit – Binghamton leads 6-0
133: Dan Martoccio (F&M) pins Joe Nelson (BING), 1:59 – Tied 6-6
141: Paddy Quinlan (F&M) dec. Joe Russ (BING), 10-3 – Franklin & Marshall leads 9-6
149: Parker Kropman (BING) pins Nick Maher (F&M), 6:11 – Binghamton leads 12-9
157: Tristan Rifanburg (BING) wins by medical forfeit - Binghamton leads 18-9
165: Jake Einbinder (BING) tech. fall Mike Berkowitz (F&M), 16-0 – Binghamton leads 23-9
174: Jimmy Stillerman (F&M) dec. Anthony DePrez (BING), 18-12 – Binghamton leads 23-12
184: Steve Schneider (BING) pins Reid Robilotto, 6:27 – Binghamton leads 29-12
197: Mark Tracy (BING) wins by forfeit – Binghamton leads 35-12
285: Connor Calkins (BING) dec. Corey Keresner (F&M), 7-4 – Binghamton wins 38-12

VMI 29, Bloomsburg 14
125: Dalton Henderson (VMI), tech. Fall Willy Girard (Bloom) 13-2, 3:11 – VMI leads 4-0
133: Michael Hulcher (VMI) wins by forfeit – VMI leads 11-0
141: Grant Bond (Bloom) tech. fall John Reed (VMI) 23-7, 6:52 – VMI leads 11-5
149: Stevan Smith (VMI) dec. John Barber (Bloom), 9-4 – VMI leads 14-5
157: Neal Richards (VMI) dec. Kevin Laubach (Bloom), 5-3 – VMI leads 17-5
165: Reid Stanley (Bloom) dec. Cade Kiely (VMI), 8-2 – VMI leads 17-8
174: Trevor Allard (Bloom) dec. Shabaka Johns (VMI), 4-2 – VMI leads 17-11
184: Kyle Murphy (Bloom) dec. Chris Beck (VMI), 4-0 – VMI leads 17-14
197: Taylor Thomas (VMI) wins by forfeit – VMI leads 23-14
285: Sam Bouis (VMI) inj. def. Bo Spiller (Bloom), 4:35 – VMI wins 29-14

Round 3
Pitt 32, Bloomsburg 6
125: LJ Bentley (UP) dec. Willy Girard (BLOOM), 10-4 – Pitt leads 3-0
133: Dom Forys wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 9-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Grant Bond (BLOOM), 9-2 – Pitt leads 12-0
149: Alex Murray (UP) dec. John Barber (BLOOM), 3-2 – Pitt leads 15-0
157: Kevin Laubach (BLOOM) dec. Taleb Rahmani (UP), 5-2 – Pitt leads 15-3
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Reid Stanley (BLOOM), 21-6, 5:00 – Pitt leads 20-3
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) dec. Trevor Allard (BLOOM), 5-4 – Pitt leads 23-3
184: Kyle Murphy (BLOOM) dec. Donovan McAfee (UP), SV-1 3-1 – Pitt leads 23-6
197: John Rizzo (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 29-6
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) dec. Bruce Graeber (BLOOM), 2-0 – Pitt wins 32-6

NC State 45, Columbia 3
125: Tommy Cox (NC State) pins Johnson Mai (Columbia), 6:53 – NC State leads 6-0
133: Jamal Morris (NC State) dec. Alec Kelly (Columbia), 4-2 – NC State leads 9-0
141: Robbie Rizzolino (NC State) dec. JP Ascolese (Columbia), 5-1 – NC State leads 12-0
149: Beau Donahue (NC State) pins Danny Reed (Columbia), 4:56 – NC State leads 18-0
157: Thomas Bullard (NC State) maj. dec. Tyler Ponte (Columbia), 13-3 – NC State leads 22-0
165: Tyrel White (Columbia) dec. Chad Pyke (NC State), 6-3 – NC State leads 22-3
174: Brian Hamann (NC State) tech fall Blake Williams (Columbia), 16-0 – NC State leads 27-3
184: Nicky Hall (NC State) pins Donald Donnelly (Columbia), :49 – NC State leads 33-3
197: Malik McDonald (NC State) pins Michael Bulkin (Columbia), 4:57 – NC State 39-3
285: Mike Kosoy (NC State) pins Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 1:59 – NC State wins 45-3

Brown 33, VMI 7
125: Dalton Henderson (VMI) dec. Michael Russo (BRO), 9-4 -- VMI leads 3-0
133: Jimmy Pawelski (BRO) pins Michael Hulcher (VMI), 7:51 -- Brown leads 6-3
141: Zeke Salvo (BRO) pins John Reed (VMI), 4:36 -- Brown leads 11-3
149: Stevan Smith (VMI) pins Travis Vasquez (BRO), 2:38 -- Brown leads 17-3
157: Neal Richards (VMI) dec. Matt Latanze (BRO), 9-3 -- Brown leads 17-7
165: John Viruet (BRO) maj. dec. Cade Kiely (VMI), 13-2 -- Brown leads 21-7
174: Andrew Labrie (BRO) dec. Shabaka Johns (VMI), 9-2 -- Brown leads 24-7
185: CJ LaFragola (BRO) dec. Chris Beck (VMI), 5-2 -- Brown leads 27-7
197: Tucker Ziegler (BRO) dec. Taylor Thomas (VMI), 8-2 -- Brown leads 30-7
285: Ian Butterbrodt (BRO) dec. Sam Bouis (VMI), 7-1 -- Brown wins 33-7

Binghamton 23, Harvard 16
125: Steven Bulzomi (BING) pins Matt Rodriguez (HAR), 2:12 – Binghamton leads 6-0
133: Jeffrey Ott (HAR) tech. fall Ian Lupole (BING), 18-2 – Binghamton leads 6-5
141: A.J. Jaffe (HAR) dec. Joe Caruana (BING), 7-2 – Harvard leads 8-6
149: Parker Kropman (BING) dec. Colby Knight (HAR), 5-2 – Binghamton leads 9-8
157: Tristan Rifanburg (BING) dec. Zeth Dean (HAR), 6-1 – Binghamton leads 12-8
165: Kyle Bierdumpfel (HAR) tech. fall Jake Einbinder (BING), 16-1– Harvard leads 13-12
174: Josef Johnson (HAR) dec. Anthony DePrez (BING), 3-2- Harvard leads 16-12
184: Steve Schneider (BING) maj. dec. Kanon Dean (HAR), 15-4 – Tied 16-16
197: Mark Tracy (BING) maj. dec. Rico Stormer (HAR), 12-2 – Binghamton leads 20-16
285: Connor Calkins (BING) dec. Nick Gajdzik (HAR), SV-1 3-1 – Binghamton wins 23-16

Franklin & Marshall 30, Davidson 10
125: Edgar Garcia (F&M) pins Camden Bertucci (Davidson), 2:25 – F&M leads 6-0
133: Dan Martoccio (F&M) pins Dustin Runzo (Davidson), 2:23 – F&M leads 12-0
141: Paddy Quinlan (F&M) pins Hunter Costa (Davidson), 5:44 – F&M leads 18-0
149: Aidan Conroy (Davidson) dec. Sam Butler (F&M), 2-0 – F&M leads 18-3
157: Tony Palumbo (Davidson) dec. Mike Berkowitz (F&M), 3-2 – F&M leads 18-6
165: Robbie King (F&M) pins Joe Perino (Davidson), (2:20) – F&M leads 24-6
174: Jimmy Stillerman (F&M) pins Noah Satterfield (Davidson), :26 – F&M leads 30-6
184: Konner Pritchard (Davidson) maj. dec. Reid Robiolotto (F&M), 15-1 – F&M leads 30-10
197: Anthony Mancini (F&M) pins Ryan Devlin (Davidson), 4:05 – F&M leads 36-10
285: Corey Keresner (F&M) dec. Will Cooley (Davidson), 5-4 – F&M wins 30-10

Round 4
Columbia 28, Bloomsburg 17
125: Willy Girard (Bloom) wins by forfeit – Bloom leads 6-0
133: Alec Kelly (Columbia) wins by forfeit – Tied at 6-6
141: Grant Bond (Bloom) maj. dec. J.P. Ascolese (Columbia), 16-4 – Bloom leads 10-6
149: Dan Reed (Columbia) dec. John Barber (Bloom), 9-3 – Bloom leads 10-9
157: Laurence Kosoy (Columbia) dec. Kevin Laubach (Bloom), 8-4 – Columbia leads 12-10
165: Tyrel White (Columbia) maj. dec. Reid Stanley (Bloom), 17-4 – Columbia leads 16-10
174: Trevor Allard (Bloom) dec. Austin Coniker (Columbia), 4-1 – Columbia leads 16-13
184: Kyle Murphy (Bloom) maj. dec. Donny Donnelly (Columbia), 12-4 – Bloom leads 17-16
197: Matt Doggett (Columbia) wins by forfeit – Columbia leads 22-17
285: Garrett Ryan (Columbia) pins Bruce Graeber (Bloom), 4:32 – Columbia wins 28-17

WVU 32, Harvard 9
125: Devin Brown (WVU) tech. fall Matthew Rodriguez (Harvard), 17-0 – WVU leads 5-0
133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Jeffrey Ott (Harvard), 2-1 – WVU leads 8-0
141: A.J. Jaffe (Harvard) dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 8-4 – WVU leads 8-3
149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Colby Knight (Harvard), 7-3 – WVU leads 11-3
157: Dayton Garrett (WVU) pins Zeth Dean (Harvard), 1:47 – WVU leads 17-3
165: Dylan Cottrell (WVU) pins Peter Bearse (Harvard), 4:00 – WVU leads 23-3
174: Josef Johnson (Harvard) dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 5-0 – WVU leads 23-6
184: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Kanon Dean (Harvard), 6-3 – WVU leads 26-3
197: Jake Smith wins by forfeit – WVU leads 32-3
285: Nick Gajdzik (Harvard) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 1-0 – WVU wins 32-9

Edinboro 47, VMI 0
125: Sean Russel (EU) maj. dec. Dalton Henderson (VMI), 18-8 -- Edinboro leads 4-0
133: Korbin Myers (EU) pins Michael Hulcher (VMI), :53 -- Edinboro leads 10-0
141: Nate Hagan (EU) maj. dec. John Reed (VMI), 16-4 -- Edinboro leads 14-0
149: Patricio Lugo (EU) maj. dec. Stevan Smith (VMI), 17-1 -- Edinboro leads 19-0
157: Chase Delande (EU) dec. Neal Richards (VMI), 6-3 -- Edinboro leads 22-0
165: Austin Matthews (EU) pins Cade Kiely (VMI), 2:36 -- Edinboro leads 28-0
174: Ty Schoffstall (EU) pins Shabaka Johns (VMI), 6:31 -- Edinboro leads 34-0
184: Dakota Geer (EU) maj. dec. Chris Beck (VMI), 18-4 -- Edinboro leads 38-0
197: Dylan Reynolds (EU) dec. Taylor Thomas(VMI), 5-0 -- Edinboro leads 41-0
285: Billy Miller (EU) pins Thomas Shea-Roop (VMI), 1:34 -- Edinboro wins 47-0

Rider 32, Brown 9
125: J.R. Wert (RIDER) dec. Michael Russo (BRO), 5-2 – Rider leads 3-0
133: Anthony Cefolo (RIDER) pins Jimmy Pawelski (BRO), 3:12 – Rider leads 9-0
141: Evan Fidelibus (RIDER) pins Zeke Salvo, 4:22 – Rider leads 15-0
149: Travis Vasquez (BRO) dec. Gino Fluri (RIDER), 5-3 - Rider leads 15-3
157: B.J. Clagon (RIDER) maj. dec. William McDonald (BRO), 14-5 - Rider leads 19-3
165: Chris Walsh (RIDER) dec. Jon Viruet (BRO), 5-4 – Rider leads 22-3
174: Andrew LaBrie (BRO) dec. Wayne Stinson (RIDER), 6-1 - Rider leads 22-6
184: CJ LaFragola (BRO) dec. Michale Fagg-Daves (RIDER), 9-5 - Rider leads 22-9
197: Ryan Wolfe (RIDER) maj. dec. Tucker Ziegler (BRO), 12-3 - Rider leads 26-9
285: Ryan Cloud (RIDER) wins by forfeit – Rider wins 32-9