The New York University wrestling team defeated Centenary University in a head-to-head meet in Hackettstown, NJ, on Friday, December 6.

NYU, ranked 16th in the nation by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), won the matchup 33-9. 

The dominant Violets squad managed to take a shutout into the seventh match of the day. Kade Loughney (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central), competing at 174, got things started for NYU by recording a fall at the 3:19 mark. 

"Our guys wrestled aggressively from the start," said Senior Assistant Coach Corey Luce. "I'm very proud of the way we competed today."

Miguel Ruiz (Madera, CA/Madera) (184) was next to go for NYU, winning his match by decision (9-6).

Scott DuPont (Holmdel. NJ/Holmdel) (197) followed this up by also taking his match by decision (9-3). 

Will Ortman (Hopewell Valley, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central), competing at 285, had the only major decision of the night after topping his opponent 13-2.

Tyler Crew (St. Marys, GA/Camden County) was a 6-5 winner at 125, followed by Trent Furman (Washington Township, NJ/Westwood Regional) taking a 9-4 decision at 133.

After consecutive wins by Centenary, Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) posted a fall (4:04) at 157 and then Cole Karam (Bath, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) ended the proceedings with a fall of his own (3:17) at 165.

"We had some holes to fill with some late lineup changes and guys stepped up and did their jobs," Luce added.

Bout-by-Bout Results

174: Kade Loughney (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) (NYU) over Michael Foca (CENT) by fall (3:19) – NYU leads 6-0
184: Miguel Ruiz (Madera, CA/Madera) (NYU) over Kenny Long (CENT) by decision (9-6) – NYU leads 9-0
197: Scott DuPont (Holmdel. NJ/Holmdel) (NYU) over Justin Hopman (CENT) by decision (9-3) – NYU leads 12-0
285: Will Ortman (Hopewell Valley, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central) (NYU) over Jase Crouse (CENT) by major decision (13-2) – NYU leads 16-0
125: Tyler Crew (St. Marys, GA/Camden County) (NYU) over Dylan Luciano (CENT) by decision (6-5) – NYU leads 19-0
NYU lost a point following the 125 bout for unsportsmanlike conduct
133: Trent Furman (Washington Township, NJ/Westwood Regional) (NYU) over Jacy Jones (CENT) by decision (9-4) – NYU leads 21-0
141: Cameron Bruffy (CENT) over Dylan Kull (Evanston, IL/Evanston Township) (NYU) by decision (4-2) – NYU leads 21-3
149: Ryan Anderson (CENT) over Donny Albach (Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township) (NYU) by fall (:56) – NYU leads 21-9
157: Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) (NYU) over Stanley Wojdylak (CENT) by fall (4:04) – NYU leads 27-9
165: Cole Karam (Bath, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) (NYU) over Jeremy Nurnberger (CENT) by fall (3:17) – NYU leads 33-9

"We are going to try and keep momentum rolling as we head to Florida," Luce said.

NYU wrestling returns to action on Sunday, December 29, when the squad competes at the Citrus Invitational in Fort Lauderdale, FL.