HOBOKEN, N.J – The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team, No. 22/No. 20 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches' Association (NWCA)/OpenMat rankings, respectively, ended Senior Night in style, reeling off eight straight wins via technical fall or pin during Tuesday night's 45-10 dual meet victory over King's at Canavan Arena.

Luke Hoerle, Carmen Cortese, Tyler Roe, Chris Stathopoulos, Branden Bulatao, Joel Martsinovsky, Blaise Wagner, and Max Ruiz all wrapped their matches inside of six minutes, including six straight first-period wins.

The Rundown

• After a forfeit and major decision win for King's put them up 10-0 through 133, Hoerle started the run of first-period wins at 141, securing a technical fall after five takedowns, a four-point near-fall, plus an additional point for riding time following the match-clinching takedown.
• Cortese made it two straight wins inside three minutes at 149, pinning his opponent in 2:11.
• Roe made quick work of his opponent at 157, earning eight points across two near-falls before securing the pin in 1:35, the quickest of the evening.
• Stathopoulos made it three pins in a row at 165, wrapping his match in 2:36 after four early takedowns.
• Four days after moving up two weight classes and picking up a win at 197 against TCNJ, Bulatao put on a tremendous physical display at 174, picking up seven takedowns in just over two minutes en route to a 21-6 technical fall win.
• In the 184-pound contest, Martsinovsky made it six straight first-period wins for the Ducks, picking up a fall in 2:29.
• The first-period stoppage streak ended at 197 pounds, but Wagner did pick up his 90^th collegiate win with his 12^th technical fall victory of the season, 24-8.
• In the night's final match, following a scoreless first period, Ruiz secured the Ducks' fifth pin of the night right at the midway point of the second period. Ruiz's opponent, Nick Valenzano, was also the last man Ruiz pinned back on January 18 at the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships.

 

• In an exhibition contest before the dual officially began, heavyweight Ben Rosa earned a 14-4 major decision win

For the Opponents

• Nick Germano picked up the major decision win for the Monarchs at 133.

Full Results
125: Patrick Horvath wins by forfeit (KIN 6-0)
133: Nick Germano major dec. Naci Robinson, 11-0 (KIN 10-0)
141: Luke Hoerle tech fall Jacob Torres, 20-4 (KIN 10-5)
149: Carmen Cortese pinned Brian Hopkins, 2:11 (SIT 11-10)
157: Tyler Roe pinned Jordan Bentley, 1:35 (SIT 17-10)
165: Chris Stathopoulos pinned Isaiah Camacho, 2:36 (SIT 23-10)
174: Branden Bulatao tech fall Alex Ballantyne, 21-6 (SIT 28-10)
184: Joel Martsinovsky pinned Jake Bobersky, 2:29 (SIT 34-10)
197: Blaise Wagner tech fall Richard Fronheiser, 24-8 (SIT 39-10)
HWT: Max Ruiz pinned Nick Valenzano, 4:01 (SIT 45-10)
 
Extra Countable Match:
HWT: Ben Rosa major dec. Ryan Tran, 14-4
 
Before the night's festivities got underway, Stevens celebrated the team's graduating members – Hoerle, Stathopoulos, Bulatao, Wagner, Ruiz, Jack Bailey, Harrison Hinojosa, Brendan Newbury, and Joseph Russell.

Up Next
In the final event before the start of NCAA Championship season, the Ducks head to TCNJ Sunday, February 23, for the Mideast Futures Tournament.

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