WILLIAMSPORT, PA. – Cortland won five of the final six matches to pull away from a 6-6 tie and the nationally 27th-ranked Red Dragons defeated host Lycoming College, 22-10, in a dual match between Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference members.
Cortland, now 13-4-1 on the season, took an early 6-0 lead with decisions by sophomore
Sean Kempf (Wantagh/MacArthur) at 125 pounds and freshman
Brian Bistis (Whitehouse Station, NJ/Hunterdon Central) at 133 pounds. Lycoming (10-11) answered with wins in the next two bouts as Mike Maurer won at 141 pounds and Isaiah Britton was victorious at 149 pounds.
Cortland's winning run started with an 18-5 major decision by sophomore
Troy Sterling (Uniondale) at 157 pounds. Sophomore
Jonathan Conroy (South Plainfield, NJ) followed with a 3-2 win at 165 pounds as his third-period takedown broke a 1-1 deadlock.
Freshman
James Ondris (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) extended the Red Dragons' lead to 16-6 with an 11-5 decision at 174 pounds. Lycoming's Troy Hayre won by a 9-0 major decision at 184 pounds to draw the Warriors within 16-10, but junior
Carl Korpi (Miller Place) clinched the Cortland victory with a 3-2 decision at 197 pounds. Sophomore
Corey James (Kingston), ranked seventh nationally at 285 pounds, finished the competition with a 5-3 victory.
Cortland 22, Lycoming 10
125 –
Sean Kempf (CORT) dec. Stephen Hinton, 4-1
133 –
Brian Bistis (CORT) dec. Terrell Nixon, 7-0
141 – Mike Maurer (LYC) dec.
A.J. Chernaskey, 5-3
149 – Isaiah Britton (LYC) dec.
Andre Berry, 7-2
157 –
Troy Sterling (CORT) major dec. Greg Wetzel, 18-5
165 –
Jonathan Conroy (CORT) dec. David Smith, 3-2
174 –
James Ondris (CORT) dec. Jefferson Thomas, 11-5
184 – Troy Hayre (LYC) major dec.
Alex Meyers, 9-0
197 –
Carl Korpi (CORT) dec. Russel Korbul, 3-2
285 –
Corey James (CORT) dec. John Geisel, 5-3
Exhibition Matches:
157 –
Justin Signorelli (CORT) won by injury default vs. Dan Bennett
174 – Tyler Cunningham (LYC) major dec.
Daniel Steiger, 12-3
184 –
Will Parks (CORT) pinned Josh Gochnauer, 5:49
Records after match: Cortland (Red Dragons) 13-4-1 (ranked 27th in Div. III); Lycoming (Warriors) 10-11
