Wrestling Succumbs to No. 5 Notre Dame (Ohio) and UNC Pembroke
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Jan. 3, 2016) - On Sunday, the LIU Post wrestling team suffered losses to fifth-ranked Notre Dame College of Ohio and The University of North Carolina at Pembroke in their 2015-16 home opener at the Pratt Recreation Center.
The Pioneers (5-8) fell victim by a 33-10 count to the Falcons (1-0), and subsequently lost 26-9 to the Braves (6-3) in the nightcap.
Match #1: LIU Post 10, No. 5 Notre Dame (Ohio) 33In the opener against Notre Dame, LIU Post got strong performances from junior
Vinny Turano (Wantagh, N.Y.) and sophomore
Ed Ramirez, Jr. (Massapequa, N.Y.).
Turano scored 12 near-fall points in the second period, en route to a 13-4 win versus Andrew Bannister (La Plata, Md.) at 141. Ramirez held a commanding 13-4 lead at 165, before being awarded the victory via injury default.
In the last two bouts, sophomores
Jake Horton (Medford, N.Y.) and
James Louison (Hauppauge, N.Y.) individually suffered close 4-1 and 6-4 losses at the 197- and 285-lb. weight classes.
Match #2: LIU Post 9, UNC Pembroke 26Trailing 3-0 after the first match, the Pioneers earned back-to-back victories in the next two bouts to grab a 9-3 advantage.
Sophomore
Joe Calderone (Huntington Station, N.Y.) put LIU Post ahead at 133 with a pin of Dustin Smith (Morehead City, N.C.) in the final minute (6:21) of the third period. Turano built on the lead in the 141-lb. match, via an 8-6 decision over Jake Smith (Havelock, N.C.).
However, UNC Pembroke stormed back, winning each of the final seven bouts to close it out. Five of the seven matches were decided by four points or less.
Red-shirt sophomore
Jackson Mordente (Farmingville, N.Y.) lost 6-3 to Hayden Fry (Vacaville, Calif.) in the 157-lb. discipline. Ramirez finished on the short end of a 5-3 defeat at the hands of Joey DiMartino (Sicklerville, N.J.) at 165.
In the 184-lb. weight class, sophomore
Ronnie King (Islip, N.Y.) took Mikey Thomas (Burlington, N.C.) to overtime, but an escape point was the deciding factor in the tiebreaker in a 2-1 loss.
Lastly, Horton and freshman
Monair McDonald (Roosevelt, N.Y.) dropped 4-0 decisions at the respective 197-lb. and heavyweight classes to Brach Walker (Mayodan, N.C.) and Danny Berrier (Linwood, N.C.).
Head Coach
Joe Patrovich and the Pioneers return to the mat on Saturday (Jan. 9), when they grapple West Liberty University and East Stroudsburg University in a tri-match at 3 p.m. in East Stroudsburg, Pa.
LIU Post 10, No. 5 Notre Dame (Ohio) 33
125: Jacob Goodwin (NDC) def.
Tyler Walsh (LIU) by pinfall (5:05)
133: David Bavery (NDC) def.
Joe Calderone (LIU), 11-6
141: Vinny Turano (LIU) def. Andrew Bannister (NDC) by major decision, 13-4
149: Isaac Dulgarian (NDC) def.
Matt Langan (LIU) by pinfall (1:33)
157: Jon Rivera (NDC) def.
Jackson Mordente (LIU) by major decision, 11-2
165: Ed Ramirez, Jr. (LIU) wins by injury default
174: Justan Rivera (NDC) def.
Juan Carlos Diaz (LIU), 15-8
184: Joey Davis (NDC) def.
Ronnie King (LIU) by technical fall, 20-4 (5:59)
197: Garrett Lineberger (NDC) def.
Jake Horton, 4-1
285: Almonte Patrick (NDC) def.
James Louison, 6-4
LIU Post 9, UNC Pembroke 26
125: Josh Brown (UNC) def.
Tyler Walsh (LIU), 16-9
133: Joe Calderone (LIU) def. Dustin Smith (UNC) by pinfall (6:41)
141: Vinny Turano (LIU) def. Jake Smith (UNC), 8-6
149: Eric Milks (UNC) def.
Matt Langan (LIU) by major decision, 14-6
157: Hayden Fry (UNC) def.
Jackson Mordente (LIU), 6-3
165: Joey DiMartino (UNC) def.
Ed Ramirez, Jr. (LIU), 5-3
174: Blaze Shade (UNC) def.
Dan Arkow (LIU) by major decision, 11-3
184: Mikey Thomas (UNC) def.
Ronnie King (LIU), 2-1 (OT)
197: Brach Walker (UNC) def.
Jake Horton (LIU), 4-0
285: Danny Berrier (UNC) def.
Monair McDonald (LIU), 4-0