WEST POINT, N.Y. (November 6, 2013) – Junior 149-pounder Mike Polizzi and junior heavyweight Chris Florek earned wins for the Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team in a dual-match at Division I opponent Army.
 
Stevens dropped the match, 30-6, falling to 1-2 overall, with both losses coming at the hands of NCAA Division I teams in the United States Military Academy and Northwestern University.
 
Polizzi – ranked sixth nationally at 149 pounds in the Brute/NWCA Poll – tallied his second win of the season (2-1) as the junior defeated Ryan Bilyeu in an 11-9 decision.
 
Florek, who saw his first dual-match action of the season Wednesday night, downed David Farr by a score of 5-1, giving the Ducks a pair of victories in the dual.
 
Freshman Colin Navickas and senior Ryan Dormann both wrestled solidly for Stevens, dropping decisions, 12-5 and 5-2, respectively.
 
"We had two very strong wins from Mike Polizzi and Chris Florek tonight," Head Wrestling Coach Mike Clayton said. "Army pushed a strong pace but I am proud of how hard our guys battled. This was a great opportunity for our program to go up against another very good DI program to start our season."
 
Stevens will head up to the Binghamton Open Sunday, November 10.
 
NOTE: Wrestling statistics will be updated prior to the team competing in Binghamton. 

Army 30, Stevens 6
125: Hunter Wood (A) maj. dec. Rob Murray, 23-10
133: Logan Everett (A) maj. dec. Ryan Wilson, 18-7
141: Tyler Rauenzahn (A) maj. dec. Ricky Perrine, 19-8
149: Mike Polizzi (S) dec. Ryan Bilyeu, 11-9
157: Paul Hancock (A) maj. dec. Leo Wortman, 18-8
165: Chandler Smith (A) dec. Colin Navickas, 12-5
174: Alex Smith (A) dec. Ryan Dormann, 5-2
184: Ryan Tompkins (A) dec. Damian Murberg, 5-3
197: Bryce Barnes (A) tech. fall Alex Moreno, 20-4 (6:13)
285: Chris Florek (S) dec. David Farr, 5-1