COMPLETE RESULTS

The New York University wrestling team defeated inner-city rival Hunter College 46-12 on Saturday December 3, at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, NY.

NYU came into the mat ranked #16 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and improved its dual-meet record to 7-1. Hunter dropped to 1-4 on the season.

After the squads traded forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds, junior Austin Day took the mat at 141 pounds for NYU and won by a technical fall (22-6, 5:34) to give the squad an 11-6 lead. Senior captain Nick Matthews followed up Day's win with a first-period pin (2:34) at 149 pounds.

"It felt great to get a pin. We've been working hard and it's good to see it paying off," said Matthews. " We have a lot of great wrestlers this year. Practice is fierce and you can see it paying dividends."

Junior captain Raymond Jazikoff continued NYU's dominance with a technical fall (17-0, 3:28) at 157 pounds. At 174 pounds, senior captain John Messinger made quick work of his Hawks' opponent, winning by fall in just 2:20 to put the hosts ahead 34-6.

Senior Mark Papish (197 pounds) wrestled the final bout of the day for NYU and pinned his opponent in 5:07.

Anthony Calvano (133 pounds), Troy Edwards (165 pounds) and Santino Pelusi (heavyweight) all earned forfeit victories for NYU. Calvano also picked up an exhibition win to finish the day 2-0.

"It's a long season and we have a lot of big matches to look forward to," added Matthews. "We're prepared to keep the success going."

NYU will be back in action next Saturday, December 10, when it travels to Kings Point, NY, for the Mariner Duals, hosted by the United States Merchant Marine Academy.