HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – The fourth-ranked Ithaca College wrestling team picked up its fourth consecutive dual-meet victory on Friday evening, rolling past No. 19 Centenary University 33-9. The win was a fantastic start to the Bombers three-match weekend swing, which also takes the team to Delaware Valley University on Saturday and Jamestown Community College on Sunday.
 
125 LBS | Ferdinand Mase (ITHACA) def. Bobby Demeter (CENTENARY) FALL (2:06)
133 LBS | Dylan Luciano (CENTENARY) def. Tito Colom (ITHACA) MD 17-5
141 LBS | Nick Wahba (ITHACA) def. Maxwell Nauta (CENTENARY) DEC 7-2
149 LBS | Sammy Schneider (ITHACA) def. Christopher Muce (CENTENARY) DEC 9-6
157 LBS | Alec Donovan (CENTENARY) def. Demitri D'Orsaneo (ITHACA) TF 16-0
165 LBS | Nick Velez (ITHACA) def. Thomas Miller (CENTENARY) MD 12-3
174 LBS | Jaison White (ITHACA) def. Thomas Hinz (CENTENARY) MD 16-8
184 LBS | Jake Ashcraft (ITHACA) def. Konstantinos Protogeropoulos (CENTENARY) FALL (1:58)
197 LBS | Carlos Toribio (ITHACA) def. Etiini Udott (CENTENARY) DEC 7-1
285 LBS | Jake O'Brien (ITHACA) def. Dan Colabella (CENTENARY) MD 13-5
 
The Bombers got off to a fast start at 125-pounds, as Ferdinand Mase continued his breakout sophomore campaign with an impressive victory. He turned Centenary's Bobby Demeter to his back for a first-period pin-fall just 2:06 into the bout to jettison IC to an early 6-0 advantage.
 
The Cyclones clawed four points back in the next bout, as freshman Tito Colom was unable to keep pace with Dylan Luciano. The Centenary grappler picked up a 17-5 major decision to pull the home side within 6-4. However, that was as close as the Cyclones could get for the rest of the match.
 
Senior Nick Wahba (10^th NWCA, 7^th d3wrestle.com) scored three points for Ithaca with a 7-2 decision over Maxwell Nauta. Freshman sensation, Sammy Schneider (3^rd NWCA, 4^th d3wrestle.com), pushed his winning streak to 17 consecutive bouts with a 9-6 decision over Christopher Muce to up IC's advantage to 12-4.
 
In the 157-pound bout, Centenary's Alec Donovan blanked Demitri D'Orsaneo in a 16-0 technical fall. The triumph pulled the Cyclones within 12-9, but it would be the last bout the home side would win on the night.
 
Nick Velez (4^th NWCA, 6^th d3wrestle.com) made quick work of Thomas Miller in a 12-3 major decision, while Jaison White doubled up with a 16-8 major of Thomas Hinz at 174-pounds. The two victories put IC on the precipice of clinching the match at 20-9.
 
Sophomore Jake Ashcraft ultimately sealed things for the Bombers at 184-pounds. He turned Konstantinos Protogeropoulos of Centenary to his back for an opening period pin-fall (1:58). The victory was Ashcraft's team-leading 11^th victory by fall of the year, while it upped Ithaca's lead to an insurmountable 26-9.
 
Senior Carlos Torbio (2^nd NWCA, 3^rd d3wrestle.com) and sophomore Jake O'Brien (10^th d3wrestle.com) put the exclamation point on the night for IC with a 7-1 decision and a 13-5 major decision, respectively.
 
Ithaca returns to action with an 11:00 a.m. tilt against Delaware Valley University tomorrow morning.