HOBOKEN, N.J.  – The No. 15 Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team defeated Ursinus, 28-13, then went takedown-for-takedown with both No. 7 Roanoke and No. 8 Castleton, falling 21-19 and 23-16, respectively, at the Stevens Quad Saturday afternoon from Canavan Arena.

Luke Hoerle, Carmen Cortese, Harrison Hinojosa, and Blaise Wagner all went 3-0 for Stevens.
 
The Rundown
Against the Bears, trailing 4-3 after the 125 and 133-pound contests, Hoerle, No. 9 in the last OpenMat rankings at 141, picked up his third 19-4 technical fall win of the season, shooting Stevens to an 8-4 lead. Cortese and Justin Ciliotta followed with back-to-back major decision wins at 149 and 157 pounds, pushing the advantage out to 16-4. Ursinus cut the deficit in half with a fall at 165, but Hinojosa kept the Ducks in front with an 8-6 decision at 174. Down 5-3 (plus a riding point) in the closing seconds of his match at 184, Chris Piazza grinded out a takedown, sending the match to sudden victory, where he put three more points on the board for Stevens with another takedown for the win. Wagner, No. 17 in the latest 197-pound rankings, clinched the team win, picking up a fall in 2:08.

In the Ducks' first Top-15 matchup of the day with Roanoke, down 11-0 after two matches, Hoerle picked up his second win of the day via a 7-4 decision and Cortese fell two points shy of a technical fall in a dominant 18-5 major decision win, inching Stevens closer at 11-7. After Roanoke won via major decision at 157, Chris Stathopoulos nearly knocked off No. 6 David Reid, but fell in an 8-7 decision, leaving Roanoke up 18-7 with four matches left.

Hinojosa and Joel Martsinovsky kept Stevens alive with decision wins at 174 and 184, and Blaise Wagner shot Stevens in front for the first time all match, 19-18, with his second pin of the day at 197. In the winner-take-all match at heavyweight, the Maroons took a 14-11 decision for the 21-19 win.

In the final match of the day with the No. 8 Spartans, the Ducks again went down 11-0 after two matches and again, Hoerle and Cortese got Stevens on the board with decision wins, slicing the deficit to 11-6. Stathopoulos answered a Castleton decision win at 157 with one of his own at 165, keeping the Spartans within reach.

Hinojosa pulled the Ducks to 14-12 with another decision win and Wagner earned a 10-1 majority decision win to complete his 3-0 afternoon, setting up another winner-take-all heavyweight clash, which the Spartans won via, clinching the match.
 
Dual Results:
Final Score: No. 15 Stevens 28, Ursinus 13
125: Franco Mazza (URSI) def. Naci Robinson, (MD, 12-4; Ursinus leading 4-0)
133: Vincent Principe def. Aiden Leypoldt (URSI), (Dec., 7-5; Ursinus leading 4-3)
141: No. 9 Luke Hoerle def. Andrew Schaen (URSI), (TF, 19-4; SIT leading 8-4)
149: Carmen Cortese def. Max Parnis (URSI), (MD, 12-3; SIT leading 12-4)
157: Justin Ciliotta def. Nicolas Rehfuss (URSI), (MD, 18-4; SIT leading 16-4)     
165: Braden Kmak (URSI) def Jason Smith, (Fall, 1:34; SIT leading 16-10)
174: Harrison Hinojosa def. Anthony Cerulli (URSI), (Dec., 8-6; SIT leading 19-10)
184: Chris Piazza def. Jake Gross (URSI), (SV-1, 9-6; SIT leading 22-10)
197: No. 17 Blaise Wagner def. Connor Fritsch (URSI), (Fall, 2:08; SIT leading 28-10)
285: Sam Rock III (URSI) def. Max Ruiz, (Dec., 7-1; SIT wins 28-13)

Final Score: No. 7 Roanoke 21, No. 15 Stevens 19
125: Josh Noble (ROA) def. Naci Robinson, (TF, 17-2; ROA leading 5-0)
133: Jonah Paulino (ROA) def. Vincent Principe, (Fall, 1:32; ROA leading 11-0)
141: No. 9 Luke Hoerle def. Mark Samuel (ROA), (Dec., 7-4; ROA leading 11-3)
149: Carmen Cortese def. Dustin Smith (ROA), (MD, 18-5; ROA leading 11-7)
157: Andrew McDougal (ROA) def. Tyler Roe, (MD, 11-0; ROA leading 15-7)
165: No. 6 David Reid (ROA) def. No. 16 Chris Stathopoulos, (Dec. 8-7; ROA leading 18-7)
174: Harrison Hinojosa def. Xavier Preston (ROA), (Dec., 4-2; ROA leading 18-10)
184: No. 12 Joel Martsinovsky def. Vincenzo Corvetto (ROA), (Dec., 11-5; ROA leading 18-13)
197: No. 17 Blaise Wagner def. No. 6 Lorenzo Pellot-Vazquez (ROA), (Fall, 1:49; SIT leading 19-18)
285: Nicholas Cook (ROA) def. Max Ruiz, (Dec., 14-11; ROA wins 21-19)

Final Score: No. 8 Castleton 23, No.15 Stevens 16
125: Gavin Bradley (CAST) def. Naci Robinson, (Fall, 1:30; CAST leading 6-0)
133: No. 6 Andrew Marchese (CAST) def. Vincent Principe, (TF; 16-1; CAST leading 11-0)
141: No. 9 Luke Hoerle def. No. 12 James Rodriguez (CAST), (Dec., 4-3; CAST leading 11-3)
149: Carmen Cortese def. No. 18 Elijah Cyr (CAST), (Dec. 12-10; CAST leading 11-6
157: No. 13 Nate Camiscioli (CAST) def. Tyler Venet, (Dec. 3-0; CAST leading 14-6)
165: No. 16 Chris Stathopoulos def. Jashon Holmes (CAST), (Dec., 11-9; CAST leading 14-9)
174: Harrison Hinojosa def. Desmond McLaughlin (CAST) (Dec., 7-3; CAST leading 14-12)
184: Sampson Wilkins(CAST) def. No. 12 Joel Martsinovsky, (Dec., 9-5; CAST leading 17-12)
197: No. 17 Blaise Wagner def. Haven Tatarek (CAST), (MD, 10-1; CAST leading 17-16)
285: Evan Day (CAST) def. Max Ruiz. (Fall, 1:30; CAST wins 23-16)

From The Mat (Head Coach Anthony Bonaventura)
"It was an awesome event today. Really appreciate all help from our Athletic Training staff, Athletic Administration, and events staff. I knew we had to wrestle some new faces in our line-up today due to some injuries and I was happy to see those guys rise to the occasion. Came up short in both nationally ranked match-ups, but our fight and effort was incredible. Have to keep getting better and close the gap but we picked up some huge individuals wins to build some confidence heading into Thanksgiving break."
 
Up Next: The Ducks are back on the mats December 6 and 7 at the York (Pa.)-hosted New Standard Invitational