Jan. 25, 2014
NEW YORK, NY - The Johns Hopkins wrestling team picked up Centennial Conference victories against Washington & Lee (33-10) and NYU (22-15) and also topped host Hunter (31-18) in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon. The three wins improve the Blue Jays' record to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the Centennial Conference.
The Blue Jays opened against W&L and won the first six bouts to jump out to a 30-0 lead before the General won three of the final four matches to account for the 33-10 final score.
Johns Hopkins then took on NYU in the featured match of the day and came away with the impressive seven-point victory. Fourth-ranked Paul Bewak opened with a first-period pin at 125 and senior Ray Yagloski added a major decision to stake JHU to a quick 10-0 lead.
Senior Henry Stauber, currently ranked 10th in the nation at 141, then took on second-ranked Brandon Jones of NYU. Stauber struck first with a takedown in the first period, but Jones knotted the match with a reversal and eventually pushed out to a 6-2 lead before Stauber added a third-period takedown to pull within 6-4. Stauber worked from the top, but couldn't turn Jones and fell by the 6-4 score.
Bewak, Stauber and senior 149 Duncan Crystal helped stake the Blue Jays to a 13-6 lead against Hunter and the Blue Jays later got three wins by forfeit to fuel the 13-point victory against the Hawks.
Bewak and Crystal both went 3-0 on the day to lead the way for Johns Hopkins. Bewak improved to 23-1 on the year and 87-16, while Crystal has now won five straight and seven of his last eight to improve to 10-4 this season.
Yagloski, Welles Sakmar (165), Jared Forman (174) and Kyle Spangler (184) all picked up a pair of victories for the Blue Jays.
Johns Hopkins-33, Washington & Lee-10
125 - #4 Paul Bewak (JHU) won by forfeit
133 - Ray Yagloski (JHU) won by forfeit
141 - #10 Henry Stauber (JHU) d. Michael Rodgers (W&L); 5-0
149 - Duncan Crystal (JHU) won by forfeit
157 - Christian Salera (JHU) d. Alex Niemann (W&L); 7-2
165 - Welles Sakmar (JHU) won by forfeit
174 - Ron Tassoni (W&L) d. Jared Forman (JHU); 17-4
184 - Kyle Spangler (JHU) d. Zac Richey (W&L); 6-0
197 - Bennett Lewis (W&L) d. Evan Johnson (JHU); 6-5
285 - Grant Cokeley (W&L) d. Joey Tilson (JHU); 1-0
Johns Hopkins-22, NYU-15
125 - #4 Paul Bewak (JHU) pinned Yuan Wayne (NYU), 1:38
133 - Ray Yagloski (JHU) maj. dec. Sean Billings (NYU)
141 - #2 Brandon Jones (NYU) dec. #10 Henry Stauber (JHU), 6-4
149 - Duncan Crystal (JHU) dec. DJ Albonico (NYU), 5-4
157 - Matt DiGiovanni (NYU) dec. Christian Salera (JHU), 9-4
165 - John Messigner (NYU) dec. Welles Sakmar (JHU), 11-5
174 - Jared Forman (JHU) pinned Chris Amro (NYU), 1:20
184 - Kyle Spangler (JHU) dec. Brian Anderson (NYU), 7-4
197 - Dan Bereton (NYU) dec. Evan Johnson (JHU), 4-3
285 - John Klein (NYU) dec. Joey Tilson (JHU), 3-2
Johns Hopkins-31, Hunter-18
125 - #4 Paul Bewak (JHU) dec. Albert (H), 4-3
133 - Jaydon Rice (H) pinned Ray Yagloski (JHU), 4:54
141 - Henry Stauber (JHU) med default Stephen Drew (H)
149 - Duncan Crystal (JHU) maj. dec. Tim McCann (H), 11-2
157 - Declan Gray (H) dec. Christian Salera (JHU), 7-3
165 - Welles Sakmar (JHU) won by forfeit
174 - Jared Forman (JHU) won by forfeit
184 - Dennis Melendez (H) dec. Kyle Spangler (JHU), 7-4
197 - Evan Johnson (JHU) won by forfeit
285 - Patryk Kopczynski (H) pinned Joey Tilson (JHU), 2:34
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