Case Western Reserve Rallies To Beat #24 Ithaca

Macario Alvarez recorded his first pin of the year

Williamsport, Pa. -- The #24 Bombers dropped their second match of the day at Lycoming’s Budd Whitehill National Duals, falling 22-21 to Case Western Reserve. Ithaca won three straight bouts to carry a 21-16 lead into the final match but the Tartans' heavyweight recorded a pin with just 10 seconds left to clinch Case Western's win.

Ithaca will face Wisconsin-Whitewater in a consolation match at 7 p.m. Friday.

Both of Ithaca’s nationally ranked wrestlers posted wins – fourth-ranked Matthias Keib (G. Ray Bodley/Fulton) posted his second major decision of the day at 174 pounds and fifth-ranked Robert Stubbs (Levittown/MacArthur) won by technical fall at 184 pounds for the second straight match. Keib's win was the 80th of his career, tying Dan Butler (1995-99) and Chris Matteotti (1995-99) for 19th on Ithaca's all-time list.

Ithaca’s other winners were senior Macario Alvarez (Grapevine/Grapevine, Texas), by fall at 125 pounds; senior Jad Duca (South Brunswick/Monmouth Junction, N.J.), by decision at 157 pounds; and junior Nick Calandrino (Emerson/Emerson, N.J.), by decision at 197 pounds.

Case Western Reserve 22, #24 ITHACA 21
125: Macario Alvarez (I) WBF Tim Sykes, 2:06
133: Drew Gardella (CW) major dec. Tim Gammons (Natick/Natick, Mass.), 10-0
141: Jamie Vaughn (CW) won by forfeit
149: B.J. Greemna (CW) dec. Scott Aronowitz (Clarkstown North/New City), 5-2
157: Jad Duca (I) dec. Russ Tischer, 8-3
165: Mike Sanchez (CW) dec. Brian Lockard (Upper Dublin/Dresher, Pa.), 10-5
174: #4 Matthias Keib (I) major dec. N. Klingensmith, 20-6
184: #5 Robert Stubbs (I) TF Dave Berhnolt, 22-7
197: Nick Calandrino (I) dec. Thomas Sanders, 9-3
HWT: Bob Gavlak (CW) WBFJake Mender (Glens Falls/Warrensburg), 6:50