KUTZTOWN, Pa. (Jan. 20, 2017) - The LIU Post wrestling team kicked off competition at the Kutztown Duals Friday with a thrilling 24-20 win over Millersville University at Keystone Arena.
Down 6-0 after the first bout, the Pioneers (8-4) reeled off four consecutive victories to grab a 15-6 advantage at the midway point of the match.
Freshman
Anthony Sparacio (North Babylon, N.Y.) put the green and gold on the board with a hard-fought 13-10 decision over Aaron Wildonger (Elverson, Pa.) at 133 lbs.
Then, at 141, senior
Vinny Turano (Wantagh, N.Y.) gave LIU Post the lead with an 18-2 technical fall win against Kyle Loeb (Glen Mills, Pa.).
Senior
T.J. Fabian (Wading River, N.Y.) followed with a 3-0 blanking of David Charles (New Providence, Pa.) at 149, while red-shirt junior
Jackson Mordente (Farmingville, N.Y.) majored Seth Decker (Spring Mills, Pa.) by an 11-0 count at 157.
From there, the Marauders (1-4) eventually rallied to tie the score at 15-all, before
Dan McClure (Westhampton, N.Y.) moved the Pioneers back in front with a 3-0 victory at the 184-lb. weight class.
However, the green and gold trailed heading into the final bout of the contest. Junior
James Louison (Hauppauge, N.Y.), who scored six unanswered points to open the heavyweight match, won it for the Pioneers via injury default over David Wuestner (Hummelstown, Pa.).
Head Coach
Joe Patrovich and his LIU Post squad return to the mat Saturday (Jan. 21), when they conclude the Kutztown Duals with matches against Belmont Abbey College, Minot State University and Tiffin University at Keystone Arena in Kutztown.
LIU Post 24, Millersville 20
125: Austin Camacci (MILL) def.
Jacoby Jones (LIU) via fall (0:30)
133: Anthony Sparacio (LIU) def. Aaron Wildonger (MILL), 13-10
141: Vinny Turano (LIU) def. Kyle Loeb (MILL) via technical fall, 18-2
149: T.J. Fabian (LIU) def. David Charles (MILL), 3-0
157: Jackson Mordente (LIU) def. Seth Decker (MILL) via major decision, 11-0
165: Shane Ruhnke (MILL) won via forfeit
174: Liam Frank (MILL) def.
Jesse Weiner (LIU), 12-6
184: Dan McClure (LIU) def. Evan Morrill (MILL), 7-2
197: Colton Dull (MILL) def.
Logan McGinn (LIU) via technical fall, 19-1
285: James Louison (LIU) def. David Wuestner (MILL) via injury default