Army West Point Athletics
Army West Point
Franklin & Marshall
Wrestling Tops F&M in Home Opener, 36-6
November 16, 2014 | Wrestling
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WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army wrestling team earned its first dual match victory of the season by taking down Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) opponent Franklin & Marshall on Sunday afternoon by a score of 36-6.
"I was happy with the bonus points," said head coach Kevin Ward. "I think that says a lot about how they bounced back from yesterday. Getting bonus points at the end of matches and scoring late in periods was good to see so I was pleased with that. We know we have a lot of progress to make, but I'm happy with the attitude they brought to the mat today."
The match began at the 285-pound weight class with Alex Henry taking a 4-1 decision over sophomore Mason Kumashiro to give F&M a 3-0 lead. Freshman Sean Badua then tied the match up at three apiece with a 5-2 victory over Dan Martoccio at 125.
F&M went back on top by a score of 6-3 after Patrick Quinlan earned a 10-3 win over Christian Doyle at 133 pounds. At the 141-pound class, sophomore Logan Everett tied it up again at six all with a 12-7 decision over Robert Ruiz.
Freshman Andrew Mendel continues to impress early on in the season as he put the Black Knights back on top 10-6 with an 11-1 major decision over Brandon Giovanetti at 149. Mendel earned his first career dual win on Saturday over Ohio State's Jake Donatelli and was the runner-up at 149 at the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational.
Sophomore Russell Parsons (157) extended the lead to 13-6 with a 5-2 win over Rob King. Then senior Chandler Smith picked up his first pin of the season at the 2:45 mark against Andrew Francos at 165 pounds.
Smith remains unbeaten this season as Army's co-captain won the title at 165 at Oklahoma Gold and then beat Justin Kresevic in Saturday's dual match against Ohio State.
Junior Brian Harvey gave Army a commanding 24-6 lead after he picked up a dominating 17-2 tech. fall against Gordon Bolig at 174. Junior Austin Wilding followed that up with a pin of his own against Adam Schroeder at 184 pounds.
Stephen Snyder capped off the win with yet another pin for Army at 197 pounds against Antonio Pelusi.
Army improved to 1-1 in dual match play and 1-0 in the EIWA this season while F&M dropped to 0-1. Next up for the Black Knights is the New York State Championships in Ithaca, N.Y., hosted by Cornell on Saturday, Nov. 23.
125: Sean Badua (A) dec. Dan Martoccio, 5-2
133: Patrick Quinlan (F) dec. Christian Doyle, 10-3
141: Logan Everett (A) dec. Robert Ruiz, 12-7
149: Andrew Mendel (A) maj. dec. Brandon Giovanetti, 11-1
157: Russell Parsons (A) dec. Rob King, 5-2
165: Chandler Smith (A) pinned Andrew Francos (2:45)
174: Brian Harvey (A) tech. fall Gordon Bolig, 17-2
184: Austin Wilding (A) pinned Adam Schroeder (4:55)
197: Stephen Snyder (A) pinned Antonio Pelusi (5:40)
285: Alex Henry (F) dec. Mason Kumashiro, 4-1
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