BROOKVILLE, N.Y. - Cortland won four of the final five matches, two by pin, to secure a 33-12 dual-match victory at Division II LIU-Post. The Red Dragons improved to 10-6 on the season and have now reached double figures in dual wins 15 times in the last 16 seasons.
Cortland opened with forfeit wins by
Josh Antoine (Brooklyn/Grand Street) at 125 pounds and Matt Bradice (Mastic/William Floyd) at 133 pounds. The Pioneers (5-9) won by pin at 141 pounds, but
Matt Maquet (Long Beach) answered with a 5-3 overtime win at 149 pounds to put Cortland ahead 15-6.
The hosts closed to within 15-9 after a 3-2 win at 157 pounds.
Adrian Berry (Uniondale) won 13-10 at 165 pounds to extend the Red Dragons' lead to 18-9, and a pin by
Travis Edwards (Sparrow Bush/Port Jervis) in 2:56 at 174 pounds extended the margin to 24-9.
LIU-Post stayed alive with a 9-6 win at 184 pounds to cut Cortland's lead to 24-12 with two matches left.
Mike Beckwith (Greene) clinched the Red Dragons' win with a 2-1 overtime win in a tiebreaker round at 197 pounds, and
Zach Gifford (Deposit) closed the match with a pin in 5:42 at 285 pounds.
Cortland will travel to Oswego for a dual match on Saturday, Feb. 10, at noon.
Cortland 33, LIU-Post 12
125 -
Josh Antoine (CORT) won by forfeit
133 - Matt Bradice (CORT) won by forfeit
141 - Joe Calderone (LIUP) pinned
Dustin Harris, 2:18
149 -
Matt Maquet (CORT) dec. Dan Espiniera, 5-3 (ot)
157 - T.J. Fabian (LIUP) dec.
Greg Chery, 3-2
165 -
Adrian Berry (CORT) dec. Ryan Nichols, 13-10
174 -
Travis Edwards (CORT) pinned Jesse Weiner, 2:56
184 - Dan McClure (LIUP) dec. Deuly Espinal, 9-6
197 -
Mike Beckwith (CORT) dec. Bobby Peace, 2-1 (ot)
285 -
Zach Gifford (CORT) pinned Damian Caffrey, 5:42
Records after match: Cortland (Red Dragons) 10-6, LIU-Post (Pioneers) 5-9