Wrestlers Sweep at New England/Metro Duals

02/03/08

The New York University wrestling team, currently ranked #15 in the latest Brute-Adidas National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Poll, swept all of its opponents at the New England Conference/Metro Conference Duals, which were held at Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, on Saturday.

After defeating #28 Williams College 21-12, the NYU grapplers posted near-shutout wins over Worcester Polytechnic Institute (40-3) and Roger Williams University (32-3).

Three NYU wrestlers won bouts in each of the three matches.

Junior Naum Shuminov (174), the reigning University Athletic Association Wrestler of the Week, had another outstanding performance that included two pins and a major decision.

Senior tri-captain Nick Coleman (184) won all three of his bouts by decision, while junior Pat Knight also ran the table with three wins by decision.

"We've gotten to the point where I expect this type of performance every time we wrestle," said NYU head coach Bruce Haberli. "The guys are showing a lot of tenacity on the mat. We're not just beating people, we're taking it to people."

Freshman Matt Magill (149) won both of his matches, as did senior tri-captains Takafumi Hashimoto (157) and James Layman (285).

With the victories, NYU now sports a 12-1 record this season.

Below are the complete bout-by-bout results of NYU's three victories:

NYU 21 Williams 12

125 Ethan Cohen (W) dec. Kyle Christensen (N) 2-1
133 Corey Paulish (W) dec. Tom Masciale (N) 3-0
141 Steve Hult (N) dec. Dylan Rittenberg (W) 7-2
149 Matt Magill (N) dec. Nick Miragiuolo (W) 4-3
157 Takafumi Hashimoto (N) dec. Carl Brittenstein (W) 9-4
165 Patrick Knight (N) dec. Doug Washington (W) 8-6
174 Naum Shuminov (N) pinned Drew Gatewood (W) :54
184 Nick Coleman (N) dec. Nate Schippee (W) 6-0
197 Kyle Ayer (W) dec. Alex Chianurashvili (N) 6-0
285 Tim Kielly (W) dec. Tyler Jefferies (N) 9-4

NYU 40 WPI 3

125 Kyle Christensen (N) dec. Carl Anderson (W) 3-0
133 Clement Bommier (N) major dec. Jeff Root (W) 13-0
141 Gregg Martino (N) Forfeit (W)
149 John Dack (N) pinned Matt Mainwright (W) 6:47
157 Tyler Howe (W) dec. Greg Accetta (N) 7-2
165 Patrick Knight (N) dec. David Cardenas (W) 3-2
174 Naum Shuminov (N) pinned John Gikas (W) 0:37
184 Nick Coleman (N) dec. Scott Guzman (W) 8-1
197 Alex Chianurashvili (N) forfeit (W)
285 James Layman (N) dec. Anthony Corbo (W) 2-1

NYU 32 Roger Williams 3

125 Kyle Christensen (N) major dec. Jay Mahoney (R) 14-0
133 Tom Masciale (N) pinned Andrew Jackson (R) 4:28
141 Gregg Martino (N) dec. Andrew Hawley (R) 4-3
149 Matt Magill (N) dec. Tom Tuminelli (R) 6-2
157 Takafumi Hashimoto (N) dec. Kyle Rodgers (R) 7-2
165 Patrick Knight (N) dec. Dan McDoughna (R) 8-3
174 Naum Shuminov (N) major dec. James Woods (R) 16-7
184 Nick Coleman (N) dec. Dan Woods (R) 8-1
197 Nick Cambi (R) dec. Alex Chianurashvili (N) 4-0
285 James Layman (N) dec. Ben Kissane (R) 6-2