WARRIOR WRESTLING COMES UP SHORT VERSUS ITHACA

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lycoming College wrestling team hosted Ithaca College, Monday evening, for a dual match featuring two nationally ranked programs. The Warriors entered the match ranked 15^th in the nation, while the Bombers came to Lamade Gymnasium ranked eighth in the nation. Lycoming (4-4) was in control early building a 13-3 lead after four bouts, but Ithaca (1-0) ran off six straight wins for a 25-13 victory overall.

Nick Mascellino (So./Hopatcong, N.J.; Hopatcong) got the Warriors off to a fast start at 125 pounds, pinning Kyle Kemmerer (So./Kutztown, Pa.; Brandywine Heights) just 2:13 into the match. With the bout still scoreless, Mascellino caught Kemmerer in a shot and turned him to his back for the sudden fall.

Sean Cullen (So./Cinnaminson, N.J.; Cinnaminson) added a 9-4 decision at 133 pounds to push Lycoming’s early lead to 9-0. Cullen carried a slim 5-4 lead into the final period, but with a riding time advantage as well, Scott Aronowitz (Jr./New City, N.Y.; Clarkstown North) was forced to give up an escape point on an optional start. Cullen then sealed the match with a late takedown.

The Bombers got on the scoreboard at 141 pounds with an 8-7 decision. The match was essentially tied entering the final period as the Warriors Eric Snyder (Sr./Milton, Pa.; Milton) held a 7-6 lead, but Ithaca’s Sean Nye held more than a minute of riding time. Snyder eliminated the riding time advantage by riding Nye for nearly the entire third period, but Nye scored a reversal with two seconds remaining to record the one-point decision.

Sean Reese (Sr./Milton, Pa.; Milton) struck right back for Lycoming with a 10-2 major decision over Derek Sweet (Fr./Portageville, N.Y.; Letchworth) at 149 pounds. Reese took control of the bout in the second period, recording an escape, a takedown, and two back-points. The bonus point gave the Warriors a 13-3 lead after four weights.

K.C. Beach (Sr./Brentwood, N.Y.; Brentwood) tallied a second decision for Ithaca at 157 pounds with a 7-4 decision over Jason Smith (Jr./Hughesville, Pa.; Hughesville). Beach broke the bout open in the second period with a late takedown and two back-points.

Marc Israel (Sr./Bethlehem, Pa.; Liberty), ranked fifth in the nation at 165 pounds, pulled the Bombers back to within one with a second period pin of Scott Hays (So./Yeagertown, Pa.; Indian Valley). Israel dominated the first period, building a 9-3 lead. He then recorded another takedown early in the second period and turned Hays to his back for the pin at 3:29.

Ithaca made it three in a row at 174 pounds, as Matthais Keib (Jr./Fulton, N.Y.; G. Ray Fulton) scored an 11-3 major decision over Derek Crane (Sr./Elizabethtown, Pa.; Elizabethtown). Keib secured the bonus point with a takedown in the final seconds of the bout. The bonus gave the Bombers their first lead of the match at 16-13 with three weights to wrestle.

Rob Stubbs (Jr./Levittown, N.Y.; MacArthur) kept things rolling for Ithaca with an 11-5 decision over Hank Reedy (Fr./Sinking Spring, Pa.; Wilson) at 184 pounds. Stubbs took an early lead with a takedown in each of the first two periods and finished Reedy off with a trio of takedowns in the final period. The victory gave the Bombers a 19-13 lead with two bouts remaining.

Nick Calandrino (So./Emerson, N.J.; Emerson) clinched the match for Ithaca with a 6-4 decision over Kevin Coulton Craig (Sr./Flanders, N.J.; West Morris Mendham) at 197 pounds. Calandrino built a 5-1 lead in the first two periods and held Coulton Craig at bay in the final period to secure the victory.

Bryan Petti (Sr./Lockport, N.Y.; Lockport) finished the match off for the Bombers with an 11-4 decision over Tommy Snyder (Jr./New Columbia, Pa.; Milton) at heavyweight.

Lycoming will be at home again for their next dual match, hosting Wilkes University for a Freedom Conference match on Friday, December 10.

Ithaca vs. Lycoming Dual Match – December 6, 2004
Wt.     Winner                       Type           Loser                 Bout score     Match score (L-I)
125     Nick Mascellino (L)      wbf             Kyle Kemmerer             2:13                 6-0
133     Sean Cullen (L)            dec.           Scott Aronowitz            9-4                   9-0
141     Sean Nye (I)                dec.           Eric Snyder                  8-7                   9-3
149     Sean Reese (L)            maj. dec.    Derek Sweet                10-2                 13-3
157     K.C. Beach (I)              dec.           Jason Smith                 7-4                   13-6
165     Marc Israel (I)               wbf            Scott Hays                   3:19                 13-12
174     Matthias Keib (I)           maj. dec.    Derek Crane                11-3                 13-16
184     Rob Stubbs (I)              dec.             Hank Reedy                11-5                 13-19
197     Nick Calandrino (I)        dec.            Kevin Coulton Craig     6-4                   13-22
285     Bryan Petti (I)               dec.            Tommy Snyder           11-4                 13-25