Men's Wrestling | 1/29/2016 8:27:00 PM
ITHACA, N.Y. —The nationally-ranked Ithaca College wrestling team handed Nassau Community College, the defending NJCAA Division III national champions, a 28-16 defeat Friday night inside the Ben Light Gymnasium.
Senior
Zack Conner secured a pin at 197 and freshman
Jake O'Brien added a 3-2 decision victory at 285 as Ithaca (10-4) rallied from an early 9-0 deficit to secure the win, Ithaca's fifth straight home dual win dating to the 2014-15 season.
Freshman
Jawan Jones secured a 12-9 decision at 149 and sophomore
Nick Velez added a 15-1 major decision win at 165 to spark Ithaca.
Ithaca also picked up a pair of forfeit wins on the day at both 141 (
Nick Wahba) and 174 (
Nik Hansen)
After the Bombers dropped the first two bouts of the dual competition, Wahba earned a forfeit win and Jones won a back-and-forth decision over John Sherlock to win at 149. Jones and Sherlock traded points through the first two periods before Jones seized control with a big takedown in the final period.
Following a loss at 157, Velez took a 6-0 lead over Sam Schwartzapel at 165 thanks to a takedown late in the second. He added a pair of takedowns halfway through the third and secured a 15-1 major decision win to stake the Bombers to a 13-12 lead.
Following a forfeit win at 174, Ithaca took a 19-12 lead into the 184-pound match. Ithaca suffered a loss at 184, but senior
Zack Conner delivered a pin in 1:32 at 197 to put the Bombers ahead 25-16 heading into the final match.
Conner led 2-0 after one minute of his clash, then drove Daniel Joseph to the far side of the mat and secured the pin to give Ithaca a lead it would not relinquish.
O'Brien finished the match by grinding out a 3-2 win as Ithaca remained undefeated at home over its last five dual matches.
Results vs. Nassau (Ithaca wins 28-16)125: Josh Antonie (Nassau Community College) wins 7-2 decision vs.
Ferdinand Mase (Ithaca)
133: Chris Meloni (Nassau) pinned
Henry Beaman (Ithaca) in 5:57
141:
Nick Wahba (Ithaca) wins by forfeit
149:
Jawan Jones (Ithaca) wins 12-9 decision vs. John Sherlock (Nassau)
157: Mike Dusold (Nassau) wins 13-11 decision vs.
Eamonn Gaffney (Ithaca)
165:
Nick Velez (Ithaca) wins 15-1 major decision vs. Sam Schwartzapel (Nassau)
174:
Nik Hansen (Ithaca) wins by forfeit
184: Deuly Espinal (Nassau) wins 12-4 major decision vs.
Liam Korbul (Ithaca)
197:
Zack Conner (Ithaca) pinned Daniel Joseph (Nassau) in 1:32
285:
Jake O'Brien (Ithaca) wins 3-2 decision vs. Jenard Rosemond (Nassau)
