The New York University men's wrestling team defeated the Stevens Institute of Technology 20-13 in an exciting back-and-forth match on Friday, December 7, at the Jerome S. Coles Center in Manhattan.
 
NYU trailed Stevens by four points heading into the 184-pound match when Jake Pawlowski, Sam Galassi (197), and Anthony Chu (285) ripped off three-straight wins to clinch a victory in the team's home opener.
 
“We are extremely happy with the way our guys stepped up,” said Senior Assistant Head Coach Corey Luce.  “(Heavyweight) Anthony Chu deserves a lot of credit for the way he wrestled in a high-pressure situation in that last match.”
 
NYU heads into the holiday break with a 4-1 dual-meetl record and a 1-0 mark in the Centennial Conference.
 
Highlights:
 
-Galassi came up with a huge technical fall to give the grapplers a 17-13 lead going into the final match.
 
-With NYU holding onto a small advantage, Chu rose to the occasion and won 5-2 to cap off the most thrilling dual of NYU's season thus far.
 
-DJ Albonico (141) had an impressive night, winning his dual 2-1.
 
-Janik Santana-Quintana (125) and Gabe Gleason (157) also recorded victories for NYU.
 
The grapplers return to the mats tomorrow, Saturday, December 8, for the Long Island Invitational in Kings Point, NY. 

Bout-by-Bout Results:
NYU 20, Stevens 13
 
125: Janik Santana-Quintana (N) dec. Anthony Geiger (S) 6-1
133: Ryan Wilson (S) dec. Corbin Lee (N) 10-9
141: DJ Albonico (N) dec. Cody Curtiss (S) 2-1
149: Joseph Owens (S) dec. Matt DiGiovanni (N) 5-2
157: Gabe Gleason (N) dec. Leo Wartman (S) 3-1
165: Kalan Gans (S) dec. John Fitzsimmons (N) 4-1
174: Joey Favia (S) maj. dec. Chris Amro (N) 14-3
184: Jake Pawlowski (N) dec. Mark Garrity (S) 4-2
197: Sam Galassi (N) TF Doug Medrano (S) 22-7
285: Anthony Chu (N) dec. Alex Moore (S) 5-2