Wrestling Falls at Kutztown, 27-13
KUTZTOWN, Pa. (Dec. 16, 2015) - The LIU Post wrestling team suffered a 27-13 setback to Kutztown University on Wednesday at Keystone Arena.
Trailing 6-0 after the opening bout, the Pioneers (4-5) won three straight matches to grab a 10-6 advantage. Sophomore
Joe Calderone (Huntington Station, N.Y.) scored an early takedown to secure a 6-0 win against Anthony Petril (Clifton Heights, Pa.) at 133, putting the green and gold on the board.
Junior
Vinny Turano (Wantagh, N.Y.) tallied back-to-back reversals and six near-fall points, en route to a go-ahead 15-2 majoring of Travis Smith (Wind Gap, Pa.) at the 141-lb. weight class. Sophomore
Matt Langan (Wantagh, N.Y.) beat Joe Esposito (Sewell, N.J.), 6-1, at 149 lbs.
However, Kutztown (2-2) took five of the last six bouts, snapping LIU Post's three-match winning streak.
In the 184-lb. bout, a takedown with 25 seconds left in regulation sent sophomore
Ronnie King (Islip, N.Y.) to a 3-2 triumph over Collin Schildt (Thurmond, Md.).
During the final match of the night, sophomore
James Louison (Hauppauge, N.Y.) recorded a two-point reversal late in the first period against Ryan Appleby (Belvidere, N.J.) to close the gap to 4-3. Louison later managed to keep the deficit at one point (6-5), but eventually fell to Appleby at heavyweight, 7-5.
Head Coach
Joe Patrovich and the Pioneers return to action on Sunday, Jan. 3, when they face Notre Dame College of Ohio and University of North Carolina-Pembroke in a tri-match at the Pratt Recreation Center at noon and 2 p.m., respectively.
LIU Post 13, Kutztown 27
125: Austin Petril (KU) won by forfeit
133: Joe Calderone (LIU) def. Anthony Petril (KU), 6-0
141: Vinny Turano (LIU) def. Travis Smith (KU) by major decision, 15-2
149: Matt Langan (LIU) def. Joe Esposito (KU), 6-1
157: Matt Martoccio (KU) def.
T.J. Fabian (LIU) by pinfall (4:21)
165: James Meyer (KU) def.
Corey Ashe (LIU) by major decision, 14-4
174: Joe Balboni (KU) def.
Juan Carlos Diaz (LIU) by technical fall, 28-8
184: Ronnie King (LIU) def. Collin Schildt (KU), 3-2
197: Brandan Clark (KU) def.
Jake Horton (LIU), 4-0
285: Ryan Appleby (KU) def.
James Louison (LIU), 7-5