OSWEGO, N.Y. – The nationally fifth-ranked Cortland wrestling team won eight of its 10 matches, three by pin, in a 40-8 dual-match victory at Oswego.

Cortland improved to 12-3 with the victory. The Red Dragons will host Wesleyan University Sunday at noon. Oswego is now 3-9.

Junior Paul Fields (New City/Clarkstown North) pinned his opponent in five minutes, 44 seconds at 125 pounds to open the competition. The Red Dragons also finished with pins by sophomore Joe Giaramita (Elwood/John H. Glenn) in 1:10 at 197 pounds and by junior Lance Moore (Johnson City) in 1:22 at 285 pounds. Giaramita is ranked third nationally and Moore is ranked eighth nationally at their respective weight classes.

Sophomore Tony Battista (Liverpool/Cicero-North Syracuse) won by a technical fall at 133 pounds as he led 20-2 when the match was stopped at the 4:30 mark. Freshman Brendan Dent (Ronkonkoma/Connetquot) earned a 14-2 major decision at 157 pounds and freshman Colin Barber (Westfield, NJ) recorded a 15-5 major decision at 174 pounds.

Cortland's other victories were a 6-5 decision by freshman Brian Bulger (Westfield, NJ) at 184 pounds and a forfeit win by sophomore Joe Cataldo (Wantagh/MacArthur) at 165 pounds. In Bulger's match, he trailed 3-2 after the first period but tied it at 4-4 on a takedown with five seconds left in the second. He scored on an escape and a penalty point with 20 seconds left in the third before relinquishing a stalling point for the final margin.

Oswego earned its points on a 15-0 technical fall in 4:13 by Abubakarr Sow at 149 pounds and a 6-4 overtime decision by Quamaine Thomas at 133 pounds. Thomas trailed 4-1 in the second period but registered a two-point near fall in the third and tied the match with a riding time point. He then won the bout with a takedown 37 seconds into the first sudden-victory overtime period.

Cortland 40, Oswego 8

125 – Paul Fields (CORT) pinned James Ronca, 5:44
133 – Quamaine Thomas (OSW) dec. Troy Feniger, 6-4 (ot, sv-1)
141 – Tony Battista (CORT) tech. fall Tomas Garcia, 4:30 (20-2)
149 – Abubakarr Sow (OSW) tech. fall Lucas Ciancimino, 4:13 (15-0)
157 – Brendan Dent (CORT) major dec. Kyle Vershay, 14-2
165 – Joe Cataldo (CORT) won by forfeit
174 – Colin Barber (CORT) major dec. Sean Maloney, 15-5
184 – Brian Bulger (CORT) dec. Scott Bova, 6-5
197 – Joe Giaramita (CORT) pinned Joseph Gorsuch, 1:10
285 – Lance Moore (CORT) pinned Branden Jones, 1:22

(No exhibitions)

Records after match: Cortland (Red Dragons) 12-3 (ranked 5th in Div. III); Oswego (Lakers) 3-9