No. 4 Lehigh Downs Maryland, 39-4
Terps surrender 12 points on forfeits.
Feb. 5, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Sophomore Charlie Pinto registered the lone Maryland win as fourth-ranked Lehigh defeated the Terps 39-4 in Charlottesville, Va. The Terps again fielded a thin lineup, giving up fofeits at 125 and heavweight and were without Adam James for the fifth straight dual.
Lehigh moved to 18-2 after defeating Pat Santoro, the team’s long-time assistant, while Maryland fell to 3-9-1.
The Mountain Hawks got off to a fast start as Andrew Rizzi won by forfeit at 125 then No. 5 Matt Ciasulli scored an 8-0 major decision over Sean Carr. Pinto helped Maryland get on the board with a 14-5 major decision over Matt McCauley. The win improved Pinto’s record to 19-9 on the year and 6-3 in dual competition.
In one of the more exciting bouts of the afternoon freshman Dave Nakasone built an early lead then utilized three near fall points late to pick up a 14-7 decision over Andrew Schaffler. Matt Anderson picked up a tech fall over Matt Rothstein, putting the Brown and White up 18-4 at the halfway point.
Brian LaMay, wrestling in place of No. 1 Troy Letters, who was resting his knee bested Jason Kiessling 11-3 using a takedown in the final seconds to score the major. The Moutain Hawks got two more major decisions at 174 and 184, and Maryland’s Yony Noy battled at 197 but lost 4-0 to Jon Bruno. The Terps closed the match with a forfeit at heavyweight.
Lehigh 39, Maryland 4
125 – Andrew Rizzi (LU) won by forfeit 0-6
133 – #5 Matt Ciasulli (LU) maj. dec. Sean Carr (MD), 8-0 0-10
141 – Charlie Pinto (MD) maj. dec. Mark McCauley (LU), 14-5 4-10
149 – Dave Nakasone (LU) dec. Andrew Schlaffer (MD), 14-7 4-13
157 – Matt Anderson (LU) tech. fall Matt Rothstein (MD), 17-2 4-18
165 – Brian Lamay (LU) maj. dec. Jason Kiessling (MD), 11-3 4-22
174 – #6 Travis Frick (LU) maj. dec. Luke Stauffer (MD), 16-5 4-26
184 – Matt Cassidy (LU) maj. dec. Mike Maceroli (MD), 12-2 4-30
197 – Jon Bruno (LU) dec. Yony Noy (MD), 4-0 4-33
HWT – Paul Weibel (LU) won by forfeit 4-39
Wrestling Gear
