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Saturday, December 10
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Binghamton
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Rogers' Fall Powers Wrestling Team To 26-13 Win Over Binghamton In Home Debut
December 10, 2016 | Wrestling
His team had lost three of four duals, and it was dangerously near to drawing close to Binghamton in the Tigers' 2016-17 home opener. Senior Max Rogers took control of the moment and helped send Princeton to a 26-13 victory over the Bearcats.
Back-to-back technical falls for Pat D'Arcy and Matthew Kolodzik — the latter of whom improved to 11-0 on the season — opened a 10-3 lead for Princeton as Rogers took the mat for his 149-pound match. Parker Kropman held a one-point lead with less than a minute remaining, but Rogers was able to throw Kropman to the mat, gain control and score the fall with 33 seconds remaining in the match. That win ignited the crowd, and freshman Leonard Merkin followed by closing a 6-3 win with a late throw to gain a 19-3 lead at the midway point of the match.
The nationally ranked duo of Jon Schleifer (19th, 174) and Brett Harner (9th, 197) added wins in the second half of the match to clinch the Tigers' fourth team win of the season. This will be the final team match of 2016, though several members of the team will compete at the 2016 Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30.
The win closed a weekend that was highlighted by Friday's 6-4 comeback overtime win by Kolodzik (currently ranked fourth at 141), who defeated third-ranked Randy Cruz at Lehigh.
PRINCETON 26, BINGHAMTON 13
125 – Steven Bulzomi (B) dec. Matteo DeVincenzo 10-4
133 – Pat D'Arcy (P) TF Joe Nelson 18-1
141 - #4 Matthew Kolodzik (P) TF Joseph Russ 19-3
149 – Max Rogers (P) WBF Parker Kropman 6:27
157 – Leonard Merkin (P) dec. Tristan Rifanburg 6-3
165 – Vincent Deprez (B) dec. Joe Tavoso 10-3
174 – #19 Jonathan Schleifer (P) mdec. Anthony Lombardo 17-7
184 – Steven Schneider (B) dec. Ian Baker 4-3
197 – #9 Brett Harner (P) dec. Mark Tracy 10-3
285 – Connor Calkins (B) mdec. Troy Murtha 26-12
Back-to-back technical falls for Pat D'Arcy and Matthew Kolodzik — the latter of whom improved to 11-0 on the season — opened a 10-3 lead for Princeton as Rogers took the mat for his 149-pound match. Parker Kropman held a one-point lead with less than a minute remaining, but Rogers was able to throw Kropman to the mat, gain control and score the fall with 33 seconds remaining in the match. That win ignited the crowd, and freshman Leonard Merkin followed by closing a 6-3 win with a late throw to gain a 19-3 lead at the midway point of the match.
The nationally ranked duo of Jon Schleifer (19th, 174) and Brett Harner (9th, 197) added wins in the second half of the match to clinch the Tigers' fourth team win of the season. This will be the final team match of 2016, though several members of the team will compete at the 2016 Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30.
The win closed a weekend that was highlighted by Friday's 6-4 comeback overtime win by Kolodzik (currently ranked fourth at 141), who defeated third-ranked Randy Cruz at Lehigh.
PRINCETON 26, BINGHAMTON 13
125 – Steven Bulzomi (B) dec. Matteo DeVincenzo 10-4
133 – Pat D'Arcy (P) TF Joe Nelson 18-1
141 - #4 Matthew Kolodzik (P) TF Joseph Russ 19-3
149 – Max Rogers (P) WBF Parker Kropman 6:27
157 – Leonard Merkin (P) dec. Tristan Rifanburg 6-3
165 – Vincent Deprez (B) dec. Joe Tavoso 10-3
174 – #19 Jonathan Schleifer (P) mdec. Anthony Lombardo 17-7
184 – Steven Schneider (B) dec. Ian Baker 4-3
197 – #9 Brett Harner (P) dec. Mark Tracy 10-3
285 – Connor Calkins (B) mdec. Troy Murtha 26-12
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