CORTLAND, N.Y. – Ithaca College defeated SUNY Cortland in both wrestling and women's gymnastics duals during the schools' "Beauty and the Beast" event that featured the two sports competing simultaneously at Corey Gymnasium. Ithaca's nationally sixth-ranked wrestling squad defeated the Red Dragons, 36-6, and the Bombers' gymnastics team posted a 189.925-187.125 victory.

The combination event was held between the schools for the third straight year. It was billed last year as "Rumble and Tumble" at Ithaca and as "Beauty and the Beast" at Cortland in 2017. Cortland also hosted a Beauty and the Beast event in 2015 with the gymnasts facing Southern Connecticut State and the wrestlers competing versus Oswego.

Ithaca won the combined "Beauty and the Beast" team trophy by a 15-7 score under a system that awarded one point for each wrestling win and one point for each top-three individual event gymnastics finish.

WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS

Cortland posted a season-best team score in its 189.925-187.125 dual loss to Ithaca. The effort included a season-high 46.75 on vault.

Emma Schulz (Poughquag/Arlington) finished first on balance beam with a 9.775 score that tied her season best and she tied for first on floor exercise with a 9.75. Schulz was also fourth on vault with a 9.45, and she tied teammate Megan Hanley (Lynbrook/Malverne) for first in the all-around with a 37.20. Hanley's all-around performance was a career best, and she also placed third on uneven bars (9.40) and fourth on balance beam (9.55).

Emily Speciale (San Antonio, TX/James Madison) tied for first on uneven bars with a 9.525. Rachel Filipski (Lancaster) finished third on vault with a 9.55 and Lily Szafranski (Williamsville/Williamsvile South) placed fourth on floor with a season-high 9.675.

Also for the Red Dragons, Kamryn Rodriguez (Minisink/Minisink Valley) registered two career bests with her fifth-place score of 9.425 on vault and her 9.60 effort on floor that tied for sixth place. Julie Giardina (Wantagh) finished sixth on beam with a 9.50.

Ithaca was led by Cassidy Marquette's win on vault (9.725), Baylie Trammell's tie for first on bars (9.525), and Victoria Gery and Carolyn Nichols, who each tied with Schulz for first on floor (9.75).

Cortland will travel to Brockport on Saturday for a 1 p.m. meet.

Ithaca 189.925, Cortland 187.125

Complete Results

(Top 4)

Vault: 1) Cassidy Marquette (ITH) 9.725, 2) Carolyn Nichols (ITH) 9.675, 3) Rachel Filipski (CORT) 9.55, 4) Emma Schulz (CORT) 9.45

Uneven Bars: tie 1) Emily Speciale (CORT) 9.525, tie 1) Baylie Trammell (ITH) 9.525, 3) Megan Hanley (CORT) 9.40, 4) Lauren Hansen (ITH) 9.375

Balance Beam: 1) Emma Schulz (CORT) 9.775, 2) Katie Holcomb (ITH) 9.75, 3) Rachel Lee (ITH) 9.725, 4) Megan Hanley (CORT) 9.55

Floor Exercise: tie 1) Emma Schulz (CORT) 9.75, tie 1) Victoria Gery (ITH) 9.75, tie 1) Carolyn Nichols (ITH) 9.75, 4) Lily Szafranski (CORT) 9.675

All-Around: tie 1) Megan Hanley (CORT) 37.20, tie 1) Emma Schulz (CORT) 37.20

WRESTLING

Ithaca won eight matches, including two by pin and three by major decision, to improve to 11-4 on the season. Cortland closes its dual schedule with a 7-7 mark.

Cortland's wins came from Alex D'Angelo (Thiells/North Rockland) by a 10-3 decision at 141 pounds and from Dylan Dubuque (East Greenbush/Columbia) with an 11-8 victory at 197 pounds. D'Angelo improved to 19-10 on the season and Dubuque is 6-0, with all six of his wins coming in Cortland dual matches.

The Red Dragons lost close battles at two other weight classes. At 149 pounds, Jeremy Pond (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) led Ithaca's Colin Murphy 8-3 after two periods. Murphy, however, got an escape to start the third and then recorded a takedown and four-point near fall to go up 10-8 with 1:25 left. Pond escaped with 35 seconds left but was unable to register the go-ahead takedown and lost 10-9. At 165 pounds, Demitreus Henry (Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus) held a 4-2 lead midway through the second period, but the Bombers' Austin Whitney answered with a takedown to tie it and took the lead on a two-point near fall late in the second in a 6-4 decision.

Ithaca's two pins came from ranked wrestlers. Jake Ashcraft, ranked first nationally at 184 pounds, earned a pin in 1:56 and Jake O'Brien, ranked fifth at 285 pounds, recorded his pin 4:18 into the final match.

Cortland is scheduled to send wrestlers to the Muhlenberg College Northeast/Mideast Futures Tournament on Sunday. The Red Dragons will compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals in Brockport Feb. 23-24.

Ithaca 36, Cortland 6

125 - Ferdinand Mase (ITH) major dec. Ben Lloyd, 14-3
133 - Tito Colom (ITH) major dec. Matt Maquet, 14-6
141 - Alex D'Angelo (CORT) dec. Dylan Earl, 10-3
149 - Colin Murphy (ITH) dec. Jeremy Pond, 10-9
157 - Jawan Jones (ITH) won by forfeit
165 - Austin Whitney (ITH) dec. Demitreus Henry, 6-4
174 - Eze Chukwuezi (ITH) major dec. Charlie Buckley, 10-2
184 - Jake Ashcraft (ITH) pinned Kevin Morgans, 1:56
197 - Dylan Dubuque (CORT) dec. Dalton Elias, 11-8
285 - Jake O'Brien (ITH) pinned Ben Klei, 4:18

Exhibitions:
197 - Dymir Davis-Carruth (ITH) dec. Mark Rivera, 7-3

Records after match:
Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-7
Ithaca (Bombers) 11-4 (ranked 6th nationally in Division III)