Wrestling 11/15/2014 7:06:00 PM

Wrestling goes 1-2 at New York City/Pennsylvania Duals

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Elizabethtown wrestling picked up its first dual win of the season Saturday, 23-20, over Nassau Community College in the New York City/Pennsylvania Duals at King's College. The Blue Jays went 1-2 on the day, winning their opener before falling to Hunter, 36-17, and New York University, 43-6.

Trailing 8-6 to Nassau C.C. after back-to-back major decisions, the Blue Jays (1-3) regained the lead with a 5-4 decision from Chris Kummerer at 149 and Mike Lammer's second major decision of the season, 13-5 over Ralph Cazzetta, at 157.

E-town would trail again, 14-13, following a pin at 165, but Zeke Zimmer (decision), Luke Fernandez (major decision) and Jared Weaver (decision) won their respective matches at 174 and 184 and 197 to build an insurmountable 23-14 lead. Zimmer and Weaver remained tied for the team lead in wins, each wrestler recording his seventh of the season in the victory over the Lions (1-3).

Elizabethtown vs. Nassau Community College
McGrane Gymnasium • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014

Wt.	Result	EC	NCC
125	John Archangelo (E) inj. def. Josh Antoine (N), 6:48	6	0
133	Joe Russ (N) maj. dec. Bryan Pflanz (E), 11-3	6	4
141	Mark West (N) maj. dec. Tim Miranda (E), 10-0	6	8
149	Chris Kummerer (E) dec. Thomas McLoughlin (N), 5-4	9	8
157	Mike Lammer (E) maj. dec. Ralph Cazzetta (N), 13-5	13	8
165	Sam Schwartzafel (N) pinned Rafi Sayada (E), 4:43	13	14
174	Zeke Zimmer (E) dec. Zacharia Small (N), 6-1	16	14
184	Luke Fernandez (E) maj. dec. Dominic Holder (N), 10-1	20	14
197	Jared Weaver (E) dec. Freddy Vidal (N), 7-5	23	14
285	Jenard Rosemond (N) won by forfeit	23	20

The Blue Jays got off to a slow start against Hunter (3-0), which had already beaten King's and Scranton earlier in the day.

The Hawks won 125 and 133 by decision, before Cory Palmer doubled their lead with a 4:24 pin of Bryan Pflanz at 141.

Consecutive pins from the Lammer brothers at 149 and 157 quickly erased Hunter's lead, however. Chad Lammer worked into the final 14 seconds of regulation to get a 6:46 fall of Andy Huang at 149, while Mike Lammer pinned Declan Gray in 3:43 at 157.

Seven of the last eight bouts in the match were decided by pin, with four going Hunter's way. The one match that didn't end with a pin came at 174, where Zimmer cranked out 20 points for a 20-3 technicall fall over Maksimillian Garkusha. Zimmer's second victory of the day brought the Blue Jays back within one at 18-17, but the Hawks went on to score 18 points in the final three weight classes with a trio of pins.

Elizabethtown vs. Hunter
McGrane Gymnasium • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014

Wt.	Result	EC	HC
125	Kenny Albert (H) dec. Philip Torresani (E), 7-5	0	3
133	Natankhuu Ganbaatar (H) dec. Tim Miranda (E), 10-6	0	6
141	Cory Palmer (H) pinned Bryan Pflanz (E), 4:24	0	12
149	Chad Lammer (E) pinned Andy Huang (H), 6:46	6	12
157	Mike Lammer (E) pinned Declan Gray (H), 3:43	12	12
165	Jesse Bader (H) pinned Rafi Sayada (E), 2:06	12	18
174	Zeke Zimmer (E) technical fall Maksimillian Garkusha (H), 20-3	17	18
184	Miguel Ponce (H) pinned Luke Fernandez (E), 4:33	17	24
197	Dennis Melendez (H) pinned Jared Weaver (E), 6:23	17	30
285	Patryk Kpoczynski (H) pinned Eric Eckstein (E), 2:49	17	36

Unbeaten New York University buzzed right through E-town to complete a 4-0 afternoon at the NYC/PA Duals.

The Violets used six pins in 10 bouts to rack up 43 points in the 43-6 defeat of the Blue Jays. Bryan Pflanz picked up a 13-8 decision at 133 pounds to briefly tie the match 3-3, while Zimmer capped a 3-0 day for himself by scoring more bonus points in a 17-6 major decision over Roman Accetta at 174.

NYU's Brandon Jones, ranked No. 3 by both the NWCA and D3wrestle.com, earned the first of his team's six pins with a 3:31 fall of Miranda at 141.

Elizabethtown will now turn its attention to next Friday's home dual with Wilkes. Match time is 7:30 p.m.

Elizabethtown vs. New York University
McGrane Gymnasium • Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014

Wt.	Result	EC	NYU
125	Wayne Yuan (N) dec. John Archangelo (E), 4-2 (SV1)	0	3
133	Bryan Pflanz (E) dec. Nathan Pike (N), 13-8	3	3
141	#3/3 Brandon Jones (N) pinned Tim Miranda (E), 3:31	3	9
149	Darryl Albonico (N) maj. dec. Chris Kummerer (E), 9-0	3	13
157	Raymond Jazikoff (N) pinned Mike Lammer (E), 2:49	3	19
165	John Messinger (N) pinned Rafi Sayada (E), 3:30	3	25
174	Zeke Zimmer (E) maj. dec. Roman Accetta (N), 17-6	7	25
184	Patrick Sheehan (N) pinned Luke Fernandez (E), 2:30	7	31
197	Brian Anderson (N) pinned Jared Weaver (E), 1:55	7	37
285	John Klein (N) pinned Eric Eckstein (E), 6:43	7	43
*	Elizabethtown deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct	6	43

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Players Mentioned

John Archangelo: 125; 5' 4"; Junior

Luke Fernandez: 184; Sophomore

Chad Lammer: 141/149; Junior

Mike Lammer: 149/157; 5' 7"; Junior

Tim Miranda: 133/141; 5' 5"; Junior

Bryan Pflanz: 133/141; 5' 5"; Junior

Rafi Sayada: 165; 5' 10"; Junior

Jared Weaver: 197; 5' 9"; Senior

Zeke Zimmer: 174; 5' 8"; Senior

Eric Eckstein: 197/285; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

John Archangelo
: 5' 4"; Junior
: 125

Luke Fernandez
: Sophomore
: 184

Chad Lammer
: Junior
: 141/149

Mike Lammer
: 5' 7"; Junior
: 149/157

Tim Miranda
: 5' 5"; Junior
: 133/141

Bryan Pflanz
: 5' 5"; Junior
: 133/141

Rafi Sayada
: 5' 10"; Junior
: 165

Jared Weaver
: 5' 9"; Senior
: 197

Zeke Zimmer
: 5' 8"; Senior
: 174

Eric Eckstein
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: 197/285