Cortland, N.Y. -- The fourth-ranked wrestling team (14-2) closed out its dual-match season with a 21-13 win at #20 Cortland (14-5-1) Wednesday.
The Bombers won despite resting two of their six nationally ranked wrestlers. One of the four nationally ranked Ithaca athletes that did not compete, second-ranked
Jeremy Stierly (Owen J. Roberts/Pottstown, Pa.), posted a win over the nation's fourth-ranked wrestler in the evening's marquee match-up.
Stierly wrapped up the season unbeaten in dual matches (11-0) with a 5-2 win at 141 pounds.
Stierly, the 2010 NCAA runner-up, is now 16-1 on the season and 73-16 in his career.
Senior
Blaine Woszczak (Wall/Manasquan, N.J.) extended his school record by notching his 131st career victory.
Woszczak, who's ranked second nationally at 149, picked up his second technical fall in a row by winning 18-2.
Woszczak is now 29-2 on the season and undefeated (14-0) in dual matches. The technical fall was his fourth of the year and the 18th of his career.
Junior
Seth Ecker (Pottstown/Pottstown, Pa.), ranked third nationally at 133, improved to 25-3 on the season (with a 14-2 mark in dual matches) by recording a dominat major decision, blanking his opponent 12-0.
Ecker is now 70-15 overall as a Bomber. The major decision was his fourth of the year and the 10th of his career.
Senior
Nick Sanko (Hamburg Area/Lenhartsville, Pa.) won 7-2 at 165.
Sanko raised his season record to 14-5 and his career mark to 33-17.
Sophomore
Dave Foley (Fairport/Fairport) and junior
Keith Dickey (Cedar Cliff) picked up Ithaca's other two wins.
Foley won by decision at 174, recording a 7-4 victory.
Foley is now 11-9 in his first season as a Bomber.
Dickey won 3-1 in sudden death overtime at 184. He raised his season record to 9-8. He's 7-4 in dual matches.
The Bombers are idle until hosting the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships Saturday, Feb. 26.
#4 ITHACA 21, #20 Cortland 13
125: Dave Colagiovanni (COR) dec.
Max Cohen, 5-3 (SV-1)
133: #3
Seth Ecker (IC) major dec. Justin Hyde, 12-0
141: #2
Jeremy Stierly (IC) dec. #4 Aljamain Sterling, 5-2
149: #2
Blaine Woszczak (IC) tech. fall Jake Beichner, 18-2 (5:00)
157: Troy Sterling (COR) dec.
Junior Amazan, 4-0
165:
Nick Sanko (IC) dec. Jonathan Conroy, 7-2
174:
Dave Foley (IC) dec. James Ondris, 7-4
184:
Keith Dickey (IC) dec. Will Parks, 3-1 (SV-1)
197: Jared Myhrberg (COR) major dec.
Tom Heckman, 13-4
285: #7 Corey James (COR) dec. #6
Matt Mahon, 5-2