Highlighted by a 42-9 victory at Wagner on Sunday afternoon, the Boston University wrestling team earned a weekend road split to move to 5-8 on the year. The victory improved BU's CAA record to 3-5. On Saturday, the Terriers dropped a 22-15 decision at East Stroudsburg.
Only five matches in the Wagner dual were contested, as the Seahawks were unable to fill four weight classes and the Terriers forfeited the 133-pound bout. Each team forfeited one match at ESU on Saturday.
Redshirt freshman Mike Roberts picked up a pair of wins at 149, posting an 11-4 decision over ESU's Chris Sullivan before edging Wagner's Justin Ensign, 6-5. Senior Tom Sforza went up a weight class to 197 and recorded a 4-2 victory over ESU's Sean McCracken.
Redshirt freshman Chris Tripp was victorious over his ESU counterpart, securing a 4-3 decision over Dave Williams at 174.
Freshman Bryan Matsuura rebounded from a loss on Saturday by posting his second pin of the season. The rookie registered the fall at 6:11 of his 125-pound match against Wagner's Mike Rooney to give BU an early 6-0 lead.
Later in the match, senior Zach Johns (165) registered the Terriers' second pin of the day at the 6:08 mark against Nick Magaraldi. Freshman Orey Hall closed out the match with a 6-2 triumph over John Cichon in the heavyweight bout.
The Terriers will return to action on Friday, Feb. 10, when they make the short trip over to Harvard for a dual beginning at 7 p.m.
East Stroudsburg 22, Boston University 15
Saturday, Feb. 4
125 – Matt Swallow (ESU) won by forfeit (ESU 6-0)
133 – Nate Nauroth (ESU) major dec. Bryan Matsuura, 10-1 (ESU 10-0)
141 – Kyle Ferris (ESU) dec. Joe Whitaker, 5-2 (ESU 13-0)
149 – Mike Roberts (BU) dec. Chris Sullivan, 11-4 (ESU 13-3)
157 – Mark Smith (ESU) dec. Mike Cubillos, 3-2 (ESU 16-3)
165 – Keith Smith (ESU) dec. Zachary Johns, 4-3 (ESU 19-3)
174 – Dave Sullivan (ESU) dec. Jason Bakanowski, 12-6 (ESU 22-3)
184 – Chris Tripp (BU) dec. Dave Williams, 4-3 (ESU 22-6)
197 – Thomas Sforza (BU) dec. Sean McCracken, 4-2 (ESU 22-9)
285 – James Connors (BU) won by forfeit (ESU 22-15)
Boston University 42, Wagner 9
Sunday, Feb. 5
125 – Bryan Matsuura (BU) WBF Mike Rooney (W), 6:11 (BU 6-0)
133 – Richie Englehardt (W) wins by forfeit (Tied 6-6)
141 – Joe Whitaker (BU) wins by forfeit (BU 12-6)
149 – Mike Roberts (BU) dec. Justin Ensign, 6-5 (BU 15-6)
157 – Patrick Larkin (W) dec. Mike Cubillos, 5-1 (BU 15-9)
165 – Zach Johns (BU) WBF Nick Magaraci, 6:08 (BU 21-9)
174 – Jason Bakanowski (BU) wins by forfeit (BU 27-9)
184 – Tom Sforza (BU) wins by forfeit (BU 33-9)
197 – Elijah Vidal (BU) wins by forfeit (BU 39-9)
HWT – Orey Hall (BU) dec. John Cichon, 6-2 (BU 42-9)
