HOBOKEN, N.J. (January 10, 2008) – Sophomores Kyle Brisson and James Roarty as well as freshman Justin Galati each picked up six points on Thursday evening as the Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team posted a 34-9 victory against Hunter College at Walker Gymnasium in Hoboken, N.J. With the win, the Ducks improved to 1-1 in dual-meet action, while Mike Clayton snatched his first victory as head coach.
Stevens won eight of the 10 weights, including one by fall, one by major decision and two by injury default. Brisson opened up the dual at 125 lbs. by pinning freshman Matt Ryne (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in a time of 1:33. Junior Mark Bistis made his return to the mat by notching a 9-2 decision over senior Matt Myers (Wantagh, N.Y.), 9-2, at 133 lbs. Bistis scored the first seven points before Myers had reached the scoreboard. Four of them came by takedown.
In the 141-lb. competition, junior Pat Conrad narrowly defeated freshman Kyle Cammoroto (Amityville, N.Y.), 6-4. Knotted at 4-4, Conrad earned a takedown in the third period to get the victory. Sophomores Leo Dormann and Charles Favia continued the rout at 149 lbs and 157 lbs, respectively. Dormann won by an 8-1 decision over sophomore Vitaly Simkin (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and Favia majored sophomore Shabazz Bailey (Walden, N.Y.), 14-4. As a result, the Ducks led 19-0 at the intermission.
The Ducks were handed their first defeat of the night at 165 as freshman Bobby Bishop fell in a 12-6 decision to junior Billy Calvacca (Levittown, N.Y.). Leading 8-6 after two periods, Calvacca registered an escape, takedown and the riding time point to lock up the win. Senior co-captain and fifth-ranked Brandon MacWhinnie followed with a 7-0 shutout of sophomore Andrew DeCristo (Queens, N.Y.) to hand him his first dual-meet loss of the season.
In the 184-lb. weight class, Galati, who was trailing 7-0 at one point, was behind 8-3 to Hunter sophomore Peter Madden (Bloomingburg, N.Y.) after one period. In the second, he scored six unanswered points with an escape, takedown and three-point near fall to get ahead at 9-8. Galati put the bout away in the third period by collecting four penalty points off of three stall warnings by Madden.
After sophomore Ernie Guaimano was pinned at 197 by junior Brian Scher (Levittown, N.Y.), Roarty responded at heavyweight with six points as senior Ben Bonaventura (Hauppauge, N.Y.) went down with an injury in the second overtime period
Stevens will return to action this Saturday when it travels to Elizabethtown, Pa. for a 5:30 p.m. dual meet at Elizabethtown College.
Stevens vs. Hunter Results – January 10, 2008
125 lbs. – Kyle Brisson (SIT) def. Matt Ryne (HC) by fall (1:13)
133 lbs. – Mark Bistis (SIT) def. Matt Myers (HC), 9-2
141 lbs. – Pat Conrad (SIT) def. Kyle Cammoroto (HC), 6-4
149 lbs. – Leo Dormann (SIT) def. Vitaly Simkin (HC), 8-1
157 lbs. – Charles Favia (SIT) def. Shabazz Bailey (HC), 14-4
165 lbs. – Billy Calvacca (HC) def. Bobby Bishop (SIT), 12-6
174 lbs. – Brandon MacWhinnie (SIT) def. Andrew DeCristo (HC), 7-0
184 lbs. – Justin Galati (SIT) def. Peter Madden (HC) by injury default
197 lbs. – Brian Scher (HC) def. Ernie Guaimano (SIT) by fall (2:19)
285 lbs. – James Roarty (SIT) def. Ben Bonaventura (HC) by injury default
