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Army Defeats EIWA Rival Brown, 28-13
January 29, 2011 | Wrestling
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army wrestling team returned to action on Saturday afternoon by defeating Brown, 28-13, in an EIWA dual match at Gillis Field House. The Black Knights won seven of the 10 bouts en route to the win.
Army (7-4) took the first three bouts of the match to assume an early 12-0 lead, but Brown (0-6) rallied to within 18-13. The Black Knights then sealed the win by posting bonus-point victories in the final two matchups.
The match began at 125 pounds with Army freshman David White earning a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Billy Watterson in two overtimes, staking the Black Knights to a 3-0 advantage. After a scoreless first period, Watterson began the second frame with a two-point reversal to take a 2-0 lead. A pair of escapes helped White knot the score at 2-2 early in the third period to force the first sudden victory period. After a scoreless first overtime, White recorded an escape at the start of the second OT and he was able to hold on for the win.
Sophomore Jordan Thome extended Army's lead to 9-0 as the Troy, Ohio, native pinned Cortlandt Choate in 2 minutes, 14 seconds in the 133-pound bout. Thome took Choate to the mat early in the first period and quickly earned the pin.
Junior Casey Thome made it three wins in a row for the Black Knights as he took a 6-3 decision from Grant Overcashier in the 141-pound matchup. Thome opened up a 4-0 edge after the first period thanks to a takedown and a near fall. He added a two-point reversal in the third period to close out the scoring.
Brown (0-6) got on the scoreboard in the 149-pound bout as Giuseppi Lanzi defeated Army senior Nicholas Bundy, 8-3. Lanzi recorded three takedowns and a reversal en route to the win as the Bears pulled to within 12-3.
Junior Jimmy Rafferty pushed the Black Knights' lead to 15-3 with a 10-3 triumph over Pat LaBuz at 157 pounds. Rafferty piled up four takedowns and racked up nearly two minutes of riding time during a dominant performance.
Freshman Alex Smith extended Army's cushion to 18-3 as the first-year grappler edged Jeff Lemmer, 5-2, in the 165-pound bout. The match was tied at 2-2 entering the third period, but Smith earned an escape and a takedown in the final frame to earn the win.
Brown cut into Army's lead in the 174-pound matchup as Brandon Vorr scored an 11-0 major decision against Army junior Michael Gorman. Vorr was credited with three takedowns and one near fall, while also accruing more than three minutes of riding time.
Brown's Ziad Kharbush pinned Army junior Derek Stanley in just 1:34 at 184 pounds to help the Bears pull to within 18-13 with two bouts remaining.
Army junior Daniel Mills clinched the match for the Black Knights with a 13-2 major decision win over Brandon Shull in the 197-pound bout. After a scoreless opening frame, Mills scored an escape, a takedown and a three-point near fall in the second period to take control of the match. He added another takedown and a second three-point near fall in the third period en route to the convincing victory. The win pushed Army's lead to 22-13.
Senior Jacob Bohn closed out the match in style by pinning Tyler Cowman in the heavyweight bout. Bohn took Cowman to the mat early in the first period and needed just 46 seconds for the pin to be awarded.
"It was a good start to the day," said first-year Army head coach Joe Heskett. "We had to scrap it out at 125 and we got that win. We did some good things up and down the lineup, but especially at 197 and heavyweight. To have them rip off dominating wins gives us very good momentum as we prepare for the next two duals."
Army resumes its busy Saturday slate with a dual matches versus Harvard (2 p.m.) and Boston University (4 p.m.).
Match Notes: Army is now 16-5-2 all-time versus Brown ... the victory marked Army's first over an EIWA opponent this season (1-3) ... the Black Knights had previously lost to EIWA rivals American, Columbia and Rutgers ... Jordan Thome leads the team with 21 wins this season ... he also tops the team with seven pins and 10 bonus point victories ... Casey Thome's 9-2 record in dual matches leads the team ... Alex Smith improves to 5-4 at 165 pounds this season after making the switch from 149 pounds midway through the season ... Daniel Mills has won six of his last eight matches after beginning the season 0-11 ... Mills' major decision was the first of his career ... Jacob Bohn's pin was the first of his career ... Army was wrestling without starters Travis Coffey (125 pounds), Daniel Young (149) and Collin Wittmeyer (174).
Army 28, Brown 13
125: David White (A) dec. Billy Watterson, 3-2 (OT2)
133: Jordan Thome (A) pinned Cortlandt Choate, 2:14
141: Casey Thome (A) dec. Grant Overcashier, 6-3
149: Giuseppi Lanzi (B) dec. Nicholas Bundy (A), 8-3
157: Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. Pat LaBuz, 10-3
165: Alex Smith (A) dec. Jeff Lemmer, 6-3
174: David Foxen (B) maj. dec. Michael Gorman, 11-0
184: Ziad Kharbush (B) pinned Derek Stanley, 1:34
197: Daniel Mills (A) maj. dec. Brandon Shull, 13-2
285: Jacob Bohn (A) pinned Tyler Cowman, 0:46
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