Binghamton Duals

WVU Splits at Binghamton Duals
By Steve Stone for MSNsportsNET.com
November 18, 2007
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (November 18, 2007) – The West Virginia University wrestling team split their two dual meets on Sunday, Nov. 18, at Binghamton University in Vestal, N.Y.
The Mountaineers dominated their first meet against Sacred Heart, winning 37-3 over the Pioneers to get the squad off to a fast start. However, WVU fell to No. 2-ranked Iowa State in the afternoon meet, losing 24-9 against the Cyclones.
WVU was led by Chance Litton, Kurt Brenner and Jared Villers, with each winning both their bouts on the day.
In their morning meet against Sacred Heart, the Mountaineers recorded two pins and four major decisions in a 37-3 victory over Sacred Heart. Kyle Turnbull’s return to the mat was highlighted by a 6-3 decision over Ed Golvo in the 125-pound bout. Tyler Oravec, replacing injured All-American Brandon Rader at 141 pounds, earned a solid win over Pat Feeley in a 10-0 major decision.
No. 16-rated David Jauregui helped give WVU a 10-3 lead through four matches after edging Anthony Priore in a 2-1 decision in the 149-pound match, followed by Donnie Jones’ major decision over Tom Sullivan, 18-5. 157-pounder Zac Fryling recorded a pin at 5:51 over Michael Powers to lead the Mountaineer onslaught as well.
WVU started off slow but finished strong against powerhouse Iowa State. The Mountaineesr won three of the final four matches to end their second meet on a positive note.
Litton won his second match after defeating Aron Scott at 174 pounds in a 6-3 decision. Brenner followed with a 10-8 decision over Christopher Parsel at 184 pounds.
Villers continued the Mountaineer’s late trend of winning close matches by scoring a 6-4 decision over David Bertolino at 197 pounds. Head Coach Craig Turnbull was positive about his team’s performance despite the injuries to Rader and heavyweight Dustin Rogers.
“It was good for us to start our first meet and we wrestled well,” says Turnbull. “We wrestled a very good team in Iowa State and three of our matches went down to the wire that we could have won, despite not having Rader. We really did some good things today.”
WVU will compete at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The tournament will consist of several of the top Division I wrestling squads in the country.

WVU 37, Sacred Heart 3
125: Kyle Turnbull (WVU) DEC Ed Galvo (SHU), 6-3
133: Cory Dunn (SHU) DEC Mark Anderson (WVU), 7-5
141: Tyler Oravec (WVU) MAJOR Pat Feeley (SHU), 10-0
149: David Jauregui (WVU) DEC Anthony Priore (SHU), 2-1
157: Zac Fryling (WVU) FALL Michael Powers (SHU), 5:51
165: Donnie Jones (WVU) MAJOR Tom Sullivan (SHU), 18-5
174: Chance Litton (WVU) FALL Jed Giguere (SHU), 4:49
184: Kurt Brenner (WVU) DEC Rick Eichenlaub (SHU), 9-7
197: Jared Villers (WVU) MAJOR Brandon Lapp (SHU), 14-5
HWT: Lou Thomas (WVU) MAJOR Kevin Fox (SHU), 13-4

Iowa State 24, WVU 9
125: Mark Kist (Iowa State) DEC Kyle Turnbull (WVU), 6-1
133: Nicholas Fanthorpe (Iowa State) MAJOR Mark Anderson (WVU), 12-4
141: Nick Gallick (Iowa State) DEC Tyler Oravec (WVU), 4-0
149: Mitch Mueller (Iowa State) DEC David Jauregui (WVU), 7-4
157: Cyler Sanderson (Iowa State) DEC Zac Fryling (WVU), 3-2
165: Jonathan Reader (Iowa State) TECHNICAL Donnie Jones (WVU), 18-2
174: Chance Litton (WVU) DEC Aron Scott (Iowa State), 6-3
184: Kurt Brenner (WVU) DEC Christopher Parsel (Iowa State), 10-8
197: Jared Villers (WVU) DEC David Bartolino (Iowa State), 6-4
HWT: David Zabriskie (Iowa State) DEC Lou Thomas (WVU), 7-4

CLARION DEFEATS SACRED HEART/LOSES TO #2 IOWA STATE

(Binghamton, N.Y.): Clarion University’s NCAA Division I wrestling team opened the 2007-08 season with a split at the Binghamton Duals on Sunday.
The Golden Eagles opened with a 40-0 loss to #2 ranked Iowa State, then bounced back with five pins in posting a 37-10 win over Sacred Heart.
“I was very happy with our overall performance on the day,” said second year head coach Teague Moore. “We scrapped against Iowa State, who not only has one of the top teams in the country, but had already wrestled several dual meets this season. After getting beat, I thought we showed a lot of character coming right back with seven wins and 5 falls over Sacred Heart. I thought we responded well.”
In the match against Iowa State, Sal Lascari (Jr. Gray) lost 9-5 to #14 ranked Nick Gallick in a very competitive match. At 157, Clarion’s Travis Uncapher wrestled #11 Cyler Sanderson to the wire before losing 9-6. Uncapher (Fr. Grapeville/Hempfield) posted a takedown with 18-seconds to go to make it 8-6 but could get no closer. Sanderson is the brother of wrestling legend and now Iowa State head coach Cael Sanderson.
Mario Morelli (Sop. DuBois) lost 3-2 to the Cyclones Aron Scott in another close match at 174. Scott posted an early third period escape to post the win. Morelli had a couple near miss takedowns in the third.
At 184 Scott Joseph (So. Export/ Kiski) led 3-1 after two periods, but Chris Pursel rallied for an 8-5 win. Pursel’s takedown with 16-seconds left gave him a 6-4 lead that he never relinquished.
In the match against Sacred Heart, the Pioneers won the first two bouts to go ahead 7-0. At 133 Rob LaBrake (So. N. Bennington, Vt.) lost a tough 6-4 overtime decision to Cory Dunn, but after that it was all Golden Eagles.
Clarion posted four straight falls starting with Sal Lascari at 141. He pinned Nick Cavallaro at 4:17, then Hadley Harrison (So. McKean/General McLane) pinned Mike DelViscovo at 1:11 and Clarion was back in the lead 12-7.
Travis Uncapher notched his first collegiate fall at 1:37 over senior Tom Sullivan, then Dave Cox (So. Orlando, Florida) followed with a pin at 30-seconds over Mike Powers and Clarion led 24-7.
Mario Morelli notched a major decision over Jed Giguere 11-2 at 174 and Scott Joseph came back with a 9-3 win over Ricky Eichenlaub at 184 for a 31-7 lead.
After Dixon Jordon lost a decision at 197, freshman heavyweight Roman Hussam (Fr. Lewisburg) pinned senior Chris Cristallo at 3:43 for the 37-10 team win.
Clarion will travel to Troy, N.Y. Saturday (Nov. 24) to compete in the Northeast Duals. Clarion will wrestle four times including matches against Oklahoma State, Lehigh, Virginia and American International.

IOWA STATE 40 CLARION 0
125- Mark Kist (IS) fall Andrew Smith (CL) 1:26
133- Nick Fanthorpe (IS) T. Fall Rob LaBrake (CL 24-8 6:50
141- Nick Gallick (IS) dec. Sal Lascari (CL) 9-5
149- Mitch Mueller (IS) dec. Hadley Harrison (CL) 11-4
157- Cyler Sanderson (IS) dec. Travis Uncapher (CL) 9-6
165- Jon Reeder (IS) maj. dec. Dave Cox (CL) 19-7
174- Aron Scott (IS) dec. Mario Morelli (CL) 3-2
184- Chris Pursel (IS) dec. Scott Joseph (CL) 8-5
197- Dave Bertolino (IS) fall Dixon Jordon (CL) 1:56
285- Dave Zabriskie (IS) maj. dec. Roman Hussam (CL) 11-2

CLARION 37 SACRED HEART 10
125- Ed Galvin (SH) maj. dec. Andrew Smith (CL) 13-2
133- Cory Dunn (SH) dec. Rob LaBrake (CL) 6-4 ot
141- Sal Lascari (CL) fall Nick Cavallaro (SH) 4:17
149- Hadley Harrison (CL) fall Mike Delviscovo (SH) 1:11
157- Travis Uncapher (CL) fall Tom Sullivan (SH) 1:37
165- Dave Cox (CL) fall Mike Powers (SH) 0:30
174- Mario Morelli (CL) maj. dec. Jed Giguere (SH) 11-2
184- Scott Joseph (CL) dec. Ricky Eichenlaub (SH) 9-3
197- Brandon Lapp (SH) dec. Dixon Jordon (CL) 9-4
285- Roman Hussam (CL) fall Chris Christallo (SH) 3:43