LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee wrestling team upset the top two teams in the Centennial Conference on Saturday morning. The Generals took a 21-17 win over previously-unbeaten No. 30 Ursinus and also posted a 18-16 triumph over Muhlenberg.
W&L's win also snaps Ursinus' 27-game unbeaten streak in conference action.
Both contests were not decided until the heavyweight bout, as the Generals trailed the Mules, 15-16, and were tied 18-18 with the Bears, entering that match-up. Sophomore John Christopher (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Card. Gibbons) downed Muhlenberg's Joe Tartar (Lehighton, Pa./Lehighton), 3-2, and Ursinus' Matt Williams (Washington Crossing, Pa./Valley Forge Mil.), 6-5, to give the Blue and White both of its victories.
Juniors Peter Lawrence (Greenwich, Conn./Loomis-Chaffee), Jesse Sataloff (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) and Anthony Boniello (Katonah, N.Y./Somers) also went 2-0 on the day.
Lawrence, wrestling at 157 pounds, pinned UC's Sean Donahoe (Westwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) in 2:13 and defeated Matt Friedman (Robbinsville, N.J./Lawrence) of Muhlenberg, 10-4. Sataloff (174 lbs) defeated Justin Fitch (Baltimore, Md./Boys' Latin School) of Muhlenberg, 8-4, and also posted an 8-7 win over Ursinus' John McCarthy (Warren, R.I./Tabor Academy). Boniello (165 lbs) took wins over the Mules' David Lann, 3-1, and pinned UC's Mike Schwager (Bechtelsville, Pa./Boyertown) in 5:58.
The Generals (7-3, 5-2) return to the mat on Saturday when they host the Apprentice School at 11:00 am.
W&L 18, Muhlenberg 16
125 Sammy Brusca (W&L) def. Michael Tenenhaus, 9-4
133 Billy Hall (MC) pins David Shubick, 6:38
141 Adam Hockensmith (W&L) def. Colin Gibson, 7-4
149 Joseph DeCampo (MC) maj. dec. over Eric Gagne, 14-6
157 Peter Lawrence (W&L) def. Matt Friedman, 10-4
165 Anthony Boniello (W&L) def. David Lunn, 3-1
174 Jesse Sataloff (W&L) def. Justin Fitch, 8-4
184 Matt Horn (MC) def. Max Courtney, 6-4
197 Matt Loesch (MC) def. Kirk Adamson, 6-1
HWT John Christopher (W&L) def. Joe Tartar, 3-2
W&L 21, Ursinus 17*
125 Steve Kingsland (UC) maj. dec. over Sammy Brusca, 11-0
133 Trevor Bearc (UC) def. David Shubick, 3-2
141 James Bloom (UC) maj. dec. over Adam Hockensmith, 18-9
149 Chris Springer (UC) maj. dec. over Eric Gagne, 19-7
157 Peter Lawrence (W&L) pinned Sean Donahoe, 2:13
165 Anthony Boniello (W&L) pinned Mike Schwager, 5:58
174 Jesse Sataloff (W&L) def. John McCarthy, 8-7
184 Harry Keyser (UC) def. Max Courtney, 7-4
197 Kirk Adamson (W&L) def. Willy Katinowsky, 3-2
HWT John Christopher (W&L) def. Matt Williams, 6-5
*Ursinus deducted team point post-HWT match for unsportsmanlike conduct
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