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Wrestling Falls At Virginia In Final Tuneup Before Ivy League Season
January 29, 2011 | Wrestling
Despite wins from junior Daniel Kolodzik and sophomore Zach Bintliff, the Princeton wrestling team fell 30-6 at Virginia in the final match before the Tigers open their Ivy League season.
Looking for an upset win to springboard into the Ivy season, the Tigers got off on the wrong foot when sophomore Garrett Frey, the nation's 14th-ranked 125-pounder, dropped a 6-3 decision to sophomore Matthew Snyder. Leading 2-1 entering the second period, Snyder took control of the match by riding Frey the entire two minutes and scoring three near-fall points. Frey attempted a comeback in the third with a takedown, but Snyder stayed off his back for the win.
After a 16-0 technical fall for Joseph Spisak over Princeton's Joe DeQuinzio at 133, Bintliff got the Tigers on the scoreboard with a 5-2 comeback win at 141. Virginia's Augustus Sako had a first-period takedown, but Bintliff evened the match with a reversal in the second and scored a takedown early in the third for a 4-2 lead. He rode his opponent out and added a point for a 1:07 riding advantage to earn the 5-2 win.
Princeton freshman Brandon Rolnick was looking to build on the momentum, but Virginia junior Derek Valenti was too tough defensively in a 2-0 win. After a scoreless first period, Valenti rode Rolnick the entire second and scored an escape 11 seconds into the third. With riding time against him, Rolnick needed a third-period takedown. His aggression led to one stall warning against Valenti, but he couldn't manage the takedown and lost 2-0.
Kolodzik, in the midst of the best season of his career, got the Tigers back within five team points with a 6-3 victory at 157. He scored the first points of the match with a second-period takedown, and added an escape and takedown in the third to build a 5-0 lead. Nicholas Gordon attempted a comeback and got within 5-3, but Kolodzik held off any late attempts and added a point for riding time in a 6-3 win.
That would be as close as Princeton would get, as Virginia took control in the middle and upper weights. A second-period pin for Jedd Moore over Andy Lowy opened a 17-6 edge, and Virginia's Chris Henrich, the fourth-ranked 174-pounder in the country, followed with an 18-5 major decision over Ryan Callahan.
Princeton's closest win late in the match came from senior Travis Erdman, who took on Virginia freshman Jonathan Fausey at 184. Neither wrestler scored in the first period, but Erdman picked up an escape in the second to lead 1-0. His escape came far later than Fausey's third-period one, and that would prove to be the difference; Fausey added a point for 1:33 of riding time to clinch a 2-1 win.
Princeton freshman Daniel Santoro managed only one escape point in a 6-1 loss to Stephen Doty at 197, while sophomore Charles Fox trailed only 1-0 entering the third period of his heavyweight match, but senior John Danilkowicz used a near fall to clinch a 5-0 win.
The Tigers have been down this road before; it was only one year ago when they turned the season around during their Ivy League opening weekend with wins at both Brown and Harvard. Princeton will attempt to do the same next Saturday during Alumni Weekend when it hosts Harvard at 10 a.m. and Brown at 5 p.m.; both matches will be in Dillon Gym, and both are free.
VIRGINIA 30, PRINCETON 6
125 - Matthew Snyder (V) d. Garrett Frey, 6-3
133 - Joseph Spisak (V) tf. Joe DeQuinzio, 16-0 (5:15)
141 - Zach Bintliff (P) d. Augustus Sako, 5-2
149 - Derek Valenti (V) d. Brandon Rolnick, 2-0
157 - Daniel Kolodzik (P) d. Nicholas Gordon, 6-3
165 - Jedd Moore (V) p. Andy Lowy, 3:58
174 - Chris Henrich (V) md. Ryan Callahan, 18-5
184 - Jonathan Fausey (V) d. Travis Erdman, 2-1
197 - Stephen Doty (V) d. Dan Santoro 6-1
285 - John Danilkowicz (V) d. Charles Fox 5-0