John Hopkins University

 

Johns Hopkins 18, Washington and Lee 17

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Johns Hopkins eked out an 18-17 victory over the Washington and Lee wrestling team in a Centennial Conference dual meet on Saturday afternoon.

W&L led 17-15 going into the final bout of the day, but JHU's Tyler Schmidt (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's) defeated junior Kirk Adamson (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's), 5-0, in the 197-pound weight class to give the Blue Jays (4-9, 2-3) the one-point win.

Freshman Sammy Brusca (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep), and juniors Peter Lawrence (Greenwich, Conn./Loomis-Chaffee) and Anthony Boniello (Katonah, N.Y./Somers) all recorded wins in the meet.

Brusca, competing at 125 pounds, took a major decision, 17-2, over Michael Sumner (Orange, Conn./Hopkins School). Lawrence (157 pounds) registered an 8-6 win over James Crumlish (Blue Bell, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy), while Boniello scored a 5-2 victory at 165 pounds over Kyle Keane (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip).

Junior David Shubick (Bound Brook, N.J./Bound Brook) also tallied points for the Blue and White with his win by forfeit at 133 pounds.

The Generals (5-3, 3-2) return to the mat on Saturday when they host McDaniel, Muhlenberg and Ursinus at the W&L Quad. The meet will begin at 11 a.m.

Johns Hopkins 18, W&L 17
125 Sammy Brusca (W&L) maj. dec. over Michael Sumner, 17-2
133 David Shubick (W&L) wins by forfeit
141 Marco Priolo (JHU) def. Robert Terrin, 5-1
149 James Gettinger (JHU) def. Eric Gagne, 5-2
157 Peter Lawrence (W&L) def. James Crumlish, 8-6
165 Anthony Boniello (W&L) def. Kyle Keane, 5-2
174 David Kraus (JHU) def. Jesse Sataloff, 1-0
184 Eric Fishel (JHU) def. Max Courtney, 2-1
197 Tyler Schmidt (JHU) def. Kirk Adamson, 5-0
HWT Vincent Domestico (JHU) def. John Christopher, 4-3

Johns Hopkins 21, #27 McDaniel 16

BALTIMORE, Md. ---Johns Hopkins won four of the final five bouts and freshman Chris Floyd picked up a 9-7 decision over Courtney Nightengale in the 165-pound weight class to seal a stunning, 21-16 victory over 27th-ranked McDaniel at Hopkins' Goldfarb Gymnasium Wednesday night. The win snaps a 10-match losing streak for the Blue Jays at the hands of the Green Terror and improves JHU's record to 5-7 overall and 2-2 in the Centennial Conference. McDaniel had a three-match winning streak snapped and falls to 10-6 overall and 3-1 in the Centennial. Johns Hopkins had last defeated McDaniel (which was then known as Western Maryland), in 1995, 27-22.

 

The Blue Jays led 18-12 entering the final two weight classes (157 and 165), but the Green Terror drew to within 18-16 as freshman Zach Hetrick scored a 12-3 major decision over Avi Dunn to put the outcome of the match on the shoulders of Floyd and Nightengale. Floyd built a 6-1 lead at the end of the first period, led 6-3 entering the final period and was still up 7-3 late in the match before Nightengale scored two takedowns in the final minute. However, Floyd worked for an escape after the first takedown and earned one point on riding time to secure the 9-7 win and give the Blue Jays the victory.

 

McDaniel jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead as a Tony Howard's 12-3 major decision over David Kraus at 174 to open the match was followed by a tough 6-2 win by Andrew Winfield over Eric Fishel at 184. The Blue Jays grabbed the momentum by winning four of the next five matches to take a 15-12 lead with three bouts remaining. Freshman Tyler Schmidt started the Blue Jays on the comeback trail as he picked up an impressive 6-4 win over Steve Jennings at 197 and classmate Vince Domestico followed with a pin of Keith English at the 4:16 mark to give the Blue Jays their first lead of the match, 9-7.

 

Senior Steve Colasuonno needed 6:12 to put the Green Terror back in front as he scored s 22-7 technical fall victory over Mike Sumner at 125. The Blue Jays regained the lead with three straight decisions at 133, 141 and 149 to take an 18-12 lead. Jimmy Van Daniker defeated Artie Kaehler, 4-0 at 133, Marco Priolo outlasted Rob Wiley, 6-4, at 141 and Jim Crumlish earned a hard-fought 6-0 victory over Brad Gabrish at 149 to give the Blue Jays the six-point at 18-12. That set the stage for Hetrick's victory and Floyd's match-sealing win at 165.

 

Johns Hopkins will return to action on Sunday, February 5 when the Blue Jays host Washington & Lee at noon. McDaniel will host Gettysburg on February 1.

 

Match 1 McDaniel 16 Johns Hopkins 21

 

174 - Tony Howard (MC) maj. dec. David Kraus (JH), 12-3 (4-0)

184 - Andrew Winfield (MC) dec. Eric Fishel (JH), 6-2 (7-0)

197 - Tyler Schmidt (JH) dec. Steve Jennings (MC), 6-4 (7-3)

HWT - Vince Domestico (JH) pinned Keith English (MC), 4:16 (7-9)

125 - Steve Colasuonno (MC) tech. fall Mike Sumner (JH), 22-7 (6:12) (12-9)

133 - Jimmy Van Daniker (JH) dec. Artie Kaehler (MC), 4-0 (12-12)

141 - Marco Priolo (JH) dec. Rob Wiley (MC), 6-4 (12-15)

149 - Jim Crumlish (JH) dec. Brad Gabrish (MC), 6-0 (12-18)

157 - Zach Hetrick (MC) major dec. Avi Dunn (JH), 12-3 (16-18)

165 - Chris Floyd (JH) dec. Courtney Nightengale (MC), 9-7 (16-21)