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Victory is first for the Bearcats against a top 20 opponent since joining Division I
VESTAL, N.Y. - In a thrilling comeback, the Binghamton wrestling team rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final three matches to upset No. 18 Navy 18-17 Sunday at the Events Center. The victory was followed by a 22-11 loss to Army to close out the doubleheader.
This is the first time since the university joined Division I in 2001 that the Bearcats have defeated an opponent ranked in the top 20. It is also the first time the Bearcats defeated a top 25 opponent since Feb. 20, 2015, when Binghamton upset No. 22 Bucknell 18-16. Ultimately, it marks the fifth time Binghamton has defeated a ranked opponent since joining Division I, and the first under Head Coach Kyle Borshoff.
Trailing 17-7, the Bearcats began their comeback when Jacob Nolan defeated David Key 8-3 to bring it to 17-10. Lou DePrez followed that with the first of his two technical falls on the day when he beat Daniel Williams 20-4. With the score at 17-15, that set up a winner-take-all showdown between Cory Day and No. 17 Grady Griess. In a back-and-forth contest, Day prevailed in a 6-2 decision to give the Bearcats the meet.
"Good team effort," said Borshoff. "Getting that win over Navy was a great step forward for the program. It's been a long time since we beat a nationally ranked team. And they gave us their best, and we beat their best. So it was good to see that."
Highlights
Day's victory in the final match against Navy was one of three ranked victories throughout the day for Bearcat wrestlers. Micah Roes defeated No. 29 Brendan Ferretti of Navy 5-1 in the second match of the meet. Then against Army, Brevin Cassella earned a 6-1 decision over No. 26 Gunner Filipowicz.
DePrez's two technical falls brings his season total up to six, putting him in the team lead even though he did not begin competing until December.
After losing his first dual match of the season, Nolan has won his last six duals.
With the win, Binghamton retakes the all-time series lead against Navy at 2-1.
Binghamton 18, No. 18 Navy 17
125 - Carson Wagner (BU) def. Dayton DelViscio (Navy) MD 13-5, BU 4 Navy 0
133 - Micah Roes (BU) def. No. NR/29 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) DEC 5-1, BU 7 Navy 0
141 - No. 12/20 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) def. Nate Lucier (BU) TF 20-5 7:00, BU 7 Navy 5
149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 5-2, Navy 8 BU 7
157 - Jonathan Ley (Navy) def. Carter Baer (BU) DEC 6-2, Navy 11 BU 7
165 - No. 25/20 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) def. No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) DEC 5-3, Navy 14 BU 7
174 - No. 25/25 Danny Wask (Navy) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 4-1 TB1, Navy 17 BU 7
184 - No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. David Key (Navy) DEC 8-3, Navy 17 BU 10
197 - No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Daniel Williams (Navy) TF 20-4 5:47, Navy 17 BU 15
285 - No. 19/21 Cory Day (BU) def. No. 17/18 Grady Griess (Navy) DEC 6-2, BU 18 Navy 17
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
Army 22, Binghamton 11
125 - No. 32/33 Ethan Berginc (Army) def. Carson Wagner (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 3 BU 0
133 - No. 32/33 Braden Basile (Army) def. Micah Roes (BU) DEC 8-4, Army 6 BU 0
141 - Logan Brown (Army) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 9 BU 0
149 - Matt Williams (Army) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 11-7, Army 12 BU 0
157 - Nate Lukez (Army) def. Carter Baer (BU) MD 11-3, Army 16 BU 0
165 - No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. No. NR/26 Gunner Filipowicz (Army) DEC 6-1, Army 16 BU 3
174 - No. 13/14 Ben Pasiuk (Army) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 6-5, Army 19 BU 3
184 - No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Dillon Sheehy (Army) DEC 3-2, Army 19 BU 6
197 - No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Wolfgang Frable (Army) TF 18-2 6:05, Army 19 BU 11
285 - No. 27/26 Lucas Stoddard (Army) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) DEC 5-0, Army 22 BU 11
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
Up Next
Binghamton will wrestle its final two home meets of the season on Saturday against EIWA rivals Harvard and Brown at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively.