WILLIAMSPORT, PA. – Cortland finished third out of 20 teams at the Budd Whitehill Div. III Duals at Lycoming College. The Red Dragons, ranked 15th nationally, were edged by seventh-ranked The College of New Jersey, 18-16, but bounced back to defeat 16th-ranked Wilkes, 24-12, in the third-place match. Cortland went 4-1 at the tournament and is 13-2 on the season.

In the semifinals, Cortland took an early 10-6 lead as junior Jared Lemke (Alden) won 7-3 at 125 pounds, sophomore Mark Arcara (Harrison) earned a 13-4 major decision at 141 pounds and junior Stephen Perez (Bronx/Francis Lewis) won 6-2 at 149 pounds. Perez's opponent, John Barnett, is ranked eighth nationally at 141 pounds. TCNJ's win in that stretch was a pin at 133 pounds.

The Lions won four straight matches, two in overtime, to take an 18-10 lead. Dan Dicolo, ranked seventh at 157 pounds, used a takedown in the first sudden-victory period to beat Kevin Sackett (Webster/Webster Thomas), 5-3. Brian Broderick beat Mike Ciaburri (Palmyra/Palmyra-Macedon) 5-1 at 174 pounds with four points in the second overtime tiebreaker period.

Cortland stayed alive with a 6-2 victory by sophomore Carl Korpi (Miller Place) at 197 pounds over nationally ninth-ranked Adam Koziol. Senior heavyweight Joe Murphy (St. James/Smithtown) concluded the match with a 7-4 decision, leaving the Red Dragons two points short.

In the third-place match, Cortland trailed 9-0 after two matches due to a Wilkes decision and a forfeit victory. Arcara won 8-2 at 141 pounds, but the Colonels won at 149 pounds to take a 12-3 lead.

The Red Dragons, however, answered by winning the last six matches. Junior Cory Mahoney (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) won 9-5 at 157 pounds, freshman Jon Conroy (South Plainfield, NJ) was a 9-4 winner at 165 pounds and Ciaburri won 5-0 at 174 pounds. Freshman Alex Meyers (Morrisville/Morrisville-Eaton) claimed a 6-4 win at 184 pounds, senior Martino Sottile (Brentwood) defeated nationally seventh-ranked Zach Pizzaro 3-2 at 197 pounds and Murphy won by forfeit at heavyweight.


Cortland Match Results

Semifinals:

The College of New Jersey 18, Cortland 16
125: Jared Lemke (CORT) dec. Dan Franke, 7-3
133: Dan Herr (TCNJ) pinned Aljamain Sterling, 6:32
141: Mark Arcara (CORT) major dec. Anthony D'Amico, 13-4
149: Stephen Perez (CORT) dec. John Barnett, 6-2
157: Dan Dicolo (TCNJ) dec. Kevin Sackett, 5-3 (ot, sv-1)
165: Kyle Packer (TCNJ) dec. Will Brodfuehrer, 5-2
174: Brian Broderick (TCNJ) dec. Mike Ciaburri, 5-1 (ot, tb-2)
184: Mike Denver (TCNJ) dec. Jared Myhrberg, 4-2
197: Carl Korpi (CORT) dec. Adam Koziol, 6-2
HWT: Joe Murphy (CORT) dec. Ed Broderick, 7-4

Third-Place Match:

Cortland 24, Wilkes 12
125: Scott Mantua (WILK) dec. Jared Lemke, 7-2
133: Ryan Wilson (WILK) won by forfeit
141: Mark Arcara (CORT) dec. Kristopher Krawchuk, 8-2
149: Anthony Dattolo (WILK) dec. Troy Sterling, 2-0
157: Cory Mahoney (CORT) dec. Thomas Andresen, 9-5
165: Jon Conroy (CORT) dec. James Histed, 9-4
174: Mike Ciaburri (CORT) dec. Jesse Villella, 5-0
184: Alex Meyers (CORT) dec. Kevin Gerhart, 6-4
197: Martino Sottile (CORT) dec. Zach Pizzaro, 3-2
HWT: Joe Murphy (CORT) won by forfeit


Cortland Exhibition Results (both days):

Robert Griffith (Wilkes) dec. Justin Signorelli, 10-6
Nick Leon (Olivet) dec. John Cataldo, 4-2
Alex Meyers tech. fall Tom Armentano (RIT), 5:17 (16-1)
Kurtic Jensen (Case Western) pinned John Cataldo, 6:44
Justin Signorelli won by decision (opponent and score unknown)
John Cataldo lost by decision (opponent and score unknown)