Wrestling Loses to Wilkes at "Grapple at the Garden", 33-6

11/29/2015 11:15:00 PM

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Nov. 29, 2015) - On Sunday, the LIU Post wrestling team came out on the short end of a 30-6 loss to Wilkes University at the 2015 Grapple at the Garden, held at Madison Square Garden.

Sophomore Joe Calderone (Huntington Station, N.Y.) highlighted the day on the mat for the Pioneers (1-4). He defeated reigning NCAA Division III National Champion Matthew Grossman (Lancaster, Pa.) by a 5-4 count in the 133-lb. bout.

Fellow sophomore Matt Langan (Wantagh, N.Y.), who moved up a weight class, earned a 5-1 win over James Palys (Scotrun, Pa.) at 157 lbs.

Sophomores Ed Ramirez, Jr. (Massapequa, N.Y.) and Jake Horton (Medford, N.Y.) fell by one-point decisions in the respective 165- and 197-lb. disciplines.

Head Coach Joe Patrovich and his LIU Post squad are back in action Friday (Dec. 4), when they travel to Moorhead, Minn. to face Minnesota State University-Moorhead at 4 p.m.

LIU Post 6, Wilkes 30
125: Michael Fleck (WU) def. Joe Paterno (LIU), 8-4
133: Joe Calderone (LIU) def. Matthew Grossmann (WU), 5-4
141: Pankil Chander (WU) def. Vinny Turano (LIU), 5-2
149: Josh Evans (WU) def. T.J. Fabian (LIU) by pinfall (4:02)
157: Matt Langan (LIU) def. James Palys (WU), 5-1
165: Nicholas Racanelli (WU) def. Ed Ramirez, Jr. (LIU) by major decision, 14-3
174: James Ilvento (WU) def. Juan Carlos Diaz (LIU), 6-5 (SV)
184: Kyle Diesel (WU) def. Ronnie King (LIU) by major decision, 14-0
197: Nicholas Dawson (WU) def. Jake Horton (LIU), 3-2
285: Alex Pullen (WU) def. Monair McDonald (LIU) by major decision, 13-1