Post-Match Interview - Joe Favia
HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 12, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team rolled to a 30-10 win over 15th-ranked and in-state rival The College of New Jersey Wednesday night in front of a huge crowd at the Canavan Arena.
Sophomore
Rob Murray started the match with a major decision over freshman James Goldschmidt, outscoring his opponent 6-0 in the second period before winning, 13-1.
After a loss at 133 tied the match at four, the Ducks ran off three-straight wins to take a commanding 17-4 lead that was never threatened. Junior
Ryan Wilson took a 14-1 major at 141 thanks to a dominating second period, and sophomore
Frederick Perrine picked up six team points with a win by fall at 149. Perrine pinned sophomore Billy Reardon just 47 seconds into their bout. Rookie
Zach Wilhelm took the victory at 157, earning a hard-fought decision to close the Ducks spurt.
Stevens dropped its bout at 165 before senior
Zach Bass shutout sophomore Chris Serpico, 6-0, extending the hosts lead to 20-7, and freshman
AJ Kowal picked up the Ducks' second pinfall victory late in his match at 184 against freshman Kyle Lynch.
The Ducks' final victory of the bout came in the heavyweight matchup as senior standout
Chris Florek earned a 14-6 major over sophomore Patrick Schnider. Like the previous majors, Florek dominated the second period to create separation.
In all, the Ducks won 7-of-10 bouts, earning two falls and three major decisions.
The win is the third in program history for Stevens over the Lions and second in as many years. Prior to the match, Stevens honored former TCNJ Head Coach Dave Icenhower who passed away in October after a long battle with cancer. Icenhower guided the Lions to five national titles and under his direction 124 student-athletes earned All-America honors, including 20 national champs.
The Ducks will return to action at the East Stroudsburg University Invitational Sunday. Visit
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Stevens 30, No. 15 TCNJ 10 - November 12, 2014 - Canavan Arena - Hoboken, N.J.125:
Rob Murray (S) major decision over James Goldschmidt (T), 14-1; Stevens leads, 4-0
133: Devon LaFranco (T) major decision over
Anthony Geiger (S), 11-3; match tied 4-4
141:
Ryan Wilson (S) major decision over Nick Gallo (T), 14-1; Stevens leads, 8-4
149:
Frederick Perrine (S) wins by fall (:47) over Billy Reardon (T); Stevens leads, 14-4
157:
Zach Wilhelm (S) decision over Luke Ballina (T), 5-2; Stevens leads, 17-4
165: Doug Hamann (T) decision over
CJ Caserta (S), 6-2; Stevens leads, 17-7
174:
Zach Bass (S) decision over Chris Serpico (T), 6-0; Stevens leads, 20-7
184:
AJ Kowal (S) wins by fall (5:35) over Kyle lynch (T); Stevens leads, 26-7
197: Nathaniel Leer (T) decision over
Phil Woods (S), 4-3; Stevens leads, 26-10
HWT:
Chris Florek (S) major decision Phil Schnider (T); 14-6; Stevens wins, 30-10
