The Oswego State wrestling team fell in each of its three matches at the Wesleyan University Quad on Sunday afternoon. Oswego dropped its first bout to the host Cardinals 33-12 then lost a 46-3 contest to nationally-ranked Johnson & Wales University. Its final dual of the day was a 37-18 defeat at the hands of Hunter College.
In the first test of the day, Scott Bova and Benjamin Lewis each managed victories while Kevin Ramkishunpicked up six team points with a forfeit in the 125-pound weight class. Bova showed no signs of rust after missing nearly a month of battling an injury, collecting a win by a convincing 9-2 decision at 184. Lewis was able to capture his first triumph of the 2014-15 campaign, as the 149-pounder earned a 9-6 win over Zach Larabee in the final bout of the dual.
Later in the afternoon, Oswego faced #15 Johnson & Wales, with Bova making it a perfect 2-0 as an individual on the day. The senior defeated his Wildcat counterpart Pete Hailer by a 6-4 count.
For the final battle of the day, the Lakers won three matches, all by falls. Lewis recorded his second win of the day with a pin with just six seconds remaining in the second period. Also winning by fall was newcomerDavid Almaviva, who, after cashing in two victories in his first two bouts as a Laker, was out for a few weeks due to injury. The 141-pounder pinned his opponent before the match could carry into the second period, earning his third win of the year in just 2:45.
The other win by fall was the 184-pound Bova, ending the match by fall prior to the end of the third at 5:48. With the three victories, Bova moves to 18-5 on the year.
The Lakers will now have a few weeks of preparation before heading to the NCAA Northeast Regionals on Sunday, March 1 where several Oswego wrestlers will try to earn a bid to the NCAA Championship in mid-March. Messiah College will host the regional in Grantham, Pa.
Wesleyan 33, Oswego State 12:
157 – Chris Siracusa (Wes) def, Sam Cullen (OS), 11-3 (4-0)
165 – Keonmin Hwang (Wes) won by forfeit (10-0)
174 – Ryan Sblendorio (Wes) def. Sean Maloney (OS) by fall, 6:59 (16-0)
184 – Scott Bova (OS) def. Simon Levin (Wes), 9-2 (16-3)
197 – Dominic Pirraglia (WES) won by forfeit (22-3)
285 – Isaiah Bellamy (Wes) def. Dillion Hudson (OS) by tech fall (20-3, 5:40) (27-3)
125 – Kevin Ramkishun (OS) won by forfeit (27-9)
133 – Frank Crippen (Wes) def. Simon Greebel (OS), 7-1 (30-9)
141 – Matt Pelton (Wes) def. David Almaviva (OS), 9-2 (33-9)
149 – Benjamin Lewis (OS) def. Zach Larabee (Wes), 9-6 (33-12)
Johnson & Wales 46, Oswego State 3:
157 – Desmond Towns (JW) def. Sam Cullen (OS), 11-0 (4-0)
165 – Sean Prell (JW) won by forfeit (10-0)
174 – Dae'Sean Brown (JW) def. Sean Maloney (OS), 8-4 (13-0)
184 – Scott Bova (OS) def. Pete Hailer (JW), 6-4 (13-3)
197 – Andrew Cavanna (JW) won by forfeit (19-3)
285 – Phillip Kelly (JW) won by forfeit (25-3)
125 – Bobby Jordan (JW) def. Kevin Ramkishun (OS), 11-1 (29-3)
133 – DJ Tirelli (JW) def. Jon Ptacek (OS) by fall, 4:10 (35-3)
141 – Jao Vicente (JW) def. Quamaine Thomas (OS) by fall, 4:32 (41-3)
149 – Joey Gaccione (JW) def. Benjamin Lewis (OS) by tech fall, 16-0 (46-3)
Hunter 37, Oswego State 18:
157 – Nick Wilkie (H) def. Sam Cullen (OS) by tech fall, 18-3 (5-0)
165 – Nick Brutus (H) won by forfeit (11-0)
174 – Jesse Bader (H) def. Sean Maloney (OS) by tech fall, 18-2 (16-0)
184 – Scott Bova (OS) def. Maksimilian Garkusha (H) by fall, 5:48 (16-6)
197 – Dennis Melendez (H) won by forfeit (22-6)
285 – Patryk Kopczynski (H) won by forfeit (28-6)
125 – Kenny Albert (H) def. Kevin Ramkishun (OS) by fall, 2:03 (34-6)
133 – Stephen Drew (H) def. Jon Ptacek (OS), 8-1 (37-6)
141 – David Almaviva (OS) def. David Naupari (H) by fall, 2:45 (37-12)
149 – Benjamin Lewis (OS) def. Narankhuu Ganbaatar (H) by fall, 4:54 (37-18)
