WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Cornell wrestling team jumped out to a 12-0 team lead and was never threatened, rolling past Army West Point 27-12 on Saturday afternoon at Gillis Field House for its seventh straight dual meet win. The Big Red improved to 8-2 (4-0 EIWA) with the win, while the Black Knights slipped to 4-5 (2-2 EIWA) in the loss.
Six Cornell ranked wrestlers picked up wins, with one coming in overtime and four total in hard-fought decision victories. That started right from the beginning, with freshman Brett Ungar's escape in rideouts accounting for the only point in a 1-0 decision over No. 33 Ethan Berginc at 125 pounds. That got Cornell off to a strong start, and third-ranked VIto Arujau gave the visitors some distance by the end of 133. Arujau shut out Richard Treanor 15-0 for a tech fall victory to make it 8-0 Big Red.
Vince Cornella also earned a shutout victory, with his 12-0 triumph at 141 over Eddie Hummel staking Cornell to a 12-0 team lead. Army won consecutive matches at 149, where three-time national champion Yianni Diakomihalis took a rest day, and 157, before Cornell reeled off four wins in the final five matches.
133: @varujau wins by major to expand the Cornell lead
— Cornell Wrestling (@BigRedWrestling) January 29, 2023
Cornell 13, Columbia 0 pic.twitter.com/MaokTvRBuT
Both Julian Ramirez and Chris Foca protected their top 10 rankings with strong, but narrow, wins at 165 and 174, while Jacob Cardenas out-pointed Kyle Swartz 3-1 at 197. Brendan Furman's second period fall closed out the win. Only Jonathan Loew's injury default loss at 184 ruined the second half shutout, as he led 5-2 when injured in the second period.
The Big Red returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 29 when it faces Ivy foe Columbia at 1 p.m. at University Gymnasium. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
#5 Cornell 27, Army West Point 12
125: #17 Brett Ungar (Cornell) won by decision over #33 Ethan Berginc (Army West Point), 1-0 (OT2)
133: #3 Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by technical fall over Richard Treanor (Army West Point), 15-0
141: #16 Vince Cornella (Cornell) won by major decision over Eddie Hummel (Army West Point), 12-0
149: Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) won by decision over JJ Wilson (Cornell), 7-1
157: Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) won by decision over Cole Handlovic (Cornell), 4-2 (sv1)
165: #8 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) won by decision over Dalton Harkins (Army West Point), 4-2
174: #4 Chris Foca (Cornell) won by decision over #20 Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point), 6-3
184: Sahm Abdulrazzaq (Army West Point) won by injury default over #6 Jonathan Loew (Cornell)
197: #16 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over Kyle Swartz (Army West Point), 3-1
285: Brendan Furman (Cornell) won by fall over Kade Carlson (Army West Point), 3:25