Princeton 38, F&M 12

PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton won four of the seven bouts wrestled and benefitted from three Franklin & Marshall forfeits in a Friday night EIWA fracas. The Diplomats (0-1, 0-1 EIWA) spotted the Tigers (1-0, 1-0 EIWA) 12 points in the first three weights and saw Princeton sweep the middleweights in convincing fashion to secure the win.

The Diplomats’ concessions at 125 and 141 served as bookends around Jake Bucha’s 5-2 decision of Zach Bintliff. Controlling the match from end to end, Bucha improved to 10-3 on the season. The senior used a pair of takedowns and an escape to pick up the victory.

Princeton doubled the Diplomats deficit with consecutive pins at 149 and 157. Daniel Kolodzik pinned Eric Norgard in the second period, followed by Danny Scotton’s first period fall over Dave Pucci. Andy Lowy officially closed the book on F&M with a technical fall of Matt Gittleman at 165 pounds.

Matt Fullowan (7-5) ended the Tigers’ run on the scoreboard, pinning Travis Erdman with 11 seconds left in the second. The match had been tight to that point, but Fullowan was able to work in on a leg to get Erdman on the mat. He worked the advantage to the late period pin. Dan Canfield (4-5) closed out the Diplomats night on an upswing with a 9-4 decision of Bobby Grogan. Canfield cashed in by countering Grogan’s shots and outhustling his opponent.

“The guys were a little down with a depleted lineup,” said Diplomats’ coach, Pete Schuyler, “Everyone who went out on the mat wrestled with great intensity and battled hard. Getting Anthony Bongarzone back in the lineup will help us out tomorrow.”

The Diplomats return to action tomorrow afternoon at NYU at 5:00 p.m.

Princeton 38, F&M 12
125: Garret Frey (P) win by forfeit
133: Jacob Bucha (F&M) decision Zach Bintliff 5-2
141: Luis Ramos (P) win by forfeit
149: Daniel Kolodzik (P) win by fall in 4:40 over Eric Nogard
157: Danny Scotton (P) win by fall in 2:40 over David Pucci
165: Andy Lowy (P) win by technical fall 21-5 over Matthew Gittleman
174: Matt Fullowan (F&M) win by fall over Travis Erdman in 4:49
184: Kurt Brendel (P) win by decision Matt Latessa 9-6
197: Charles Fox (P) win by forfeit
HWT: Daniel Canfield (F&M) win by decision over Bobby Grogan 9-4

Courtesy of F&M Sports Information.

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