Wrestling Tops Binghamton, 19-14, Falls to No. 22 Cornell, 36-4, in EIWA Duals

Saturday, January 25

Vestal, NY

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Brown University

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Wrestling Tops Binghamton, 19-14, Falls to No. 22 Cornell, 36-4, in EIWA Duals

1/25/2020 3:47:00 PM | Wrestling

Cornell Results

VESTAL and ITHACA, N.Y. – Brown University wrestling topped Binghamton University, 19-14, and fell to No. 22 Cornell University, 36-4, in a pair of EIWA duals on Saturday at West Gymnasium and Friedman Wrestling Center respectively.

The Bears (1-5, 1-4 EIWA, 0-1 Ivy) gained leads of 7-0 and 13-3 on their way to the win over the Bearcats (2-8, 1-6 EIWA) in their first dual of the day before dropping the decision in their Ivy League opener to the Big Red (8-5, 3-1 EIWA, 3-0 Ivy) – ranked No. 22 in Intermat's Dual Meet Rankings – who have won 17 straight Ivy titles and 91 straight Ivy duals.

"We competed hard in both duals," Brown head coach Todd Beckerman said. "I was proud of the way we wrestled against Binghamton with a lot of guys finding ways to win close matches. We're looking forward to getting a chance to wrestle in front of our home fans next weekend in our first home duals of the year."

Junior 197-pounder Nino Bastianelli (Marysville, Mich.) posted two wins on the day, notching his 13^th and 14^th victories of the season, including his second major decision of the year. Junior Charlie Faber (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) registered his team-high fourth major decision of the season against Binghamton.

Next, Brown competes at the Johnson & Wales Wildcat Open tomorrow – Sunday, January 26 – before hosting a pair of EIWA and Ivy duals on Saturday, February 1 against Penn (12:00 p.m.) and Princeton (2:00 p.m.) in the Bears' 2019-20 home debut.

Dual 1: Brown 19, Binghamton 14

VESTAL, N.Y. – Junior Charlie Faber posted a major decision, and five other Bears tallied decisions as Brown topped Binghamton, 19-14, on Saturday afternoon at West Gymnasium in its first dual meet of the day.

The Bears jumped out to leads of 7-0 after the first two bouts and 13-3 at the halfway point of the dual before using two wins in the second half of the meet to stymie a comeback bid from the host Bearcats.

Faber (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) posted his 10^th win of the season and his team-high fourth major decision of the year.

Senior Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.), junior Nino Bastianelli (Marysville, Mich.), sophomore Jack Bokina (Mattituck, N.Y.), and freshman Ricky Cabanillas (Whippany, N.J.) all won bouts via decisions. Cabanillas notched his team-best 16^th win of the year, Bastianelli and Bokina each posted his 13^th win, and Keeley registered his eighth victory of the season.

Keeley opened the dual with an 8-4 win over Carson Sauriol at 125 pounds, and Faber followed with a 15-6 major decision over Tomasso Frezza at 133 pounds, making the team score 7-0.

After Binghamton took a 6-2 win at 141 pounds, Cabanillas and Bokina responded with back-to-back wins, extending the team lead to 13-3. Cabanillas notched a 6-4 win over Matt Swanson at 149 pounds prior to Bokina topping Chris Barker, 4-0, at 157 pounds.

Wilson and Bastianelli each answered Bearcat wins in the back half of the dual. Wilson earned a 6-4, sudden-victory win over Alex Melikian, making the team score 16-6 in favor of Brown, and Bastianelli bested Sam DePrez, 8-6, at 197 pounds, making the team score 19-10 and sealing the victory for the Bears.

Brown 19, Binghamton 14 (Jan. 25, 2020 | West Gym)
125: Trey Keeley (BR) def. Carson Sauriol (BI), Dec. 8-4 (Brown 3-0)
133: Charlie Faber (BR) def. Tommaso Frezza (BI), MD 15-6 (Brown 7-0)
141: Anthony Sparacio (BI) def. Jimmy Pawelski (BR), Dec. 6-2 (Brown 7-3)
149: Ricky Cabanillas (BR) def. Matt Swanson (BI), Dec. 6-4 (Brown 10-3)
157: Jack Bokina (BR) def. Chris Barker (BI), Dec. 4-0 (Brown 13-3)
165: Jacob Nolan (BI) def. Kiran Srikanth (BR), Dec. 3-0 (Brown 13-6)
174: Cade Wilson (BR) def. Alex Melikian (BI), Dec. 6-4 SV-1 (Brown 16-6)
184: No. 5 Lou DePrez (BI) def. Brandon Kui (BR), MD 15-2 (Brown 16-10)
197: Nino Bastianelli (BR) def. Sam DePrez (BI), Dec. 8-6 (Brown 19-10)
285: Joe Doyle (BI) def. James Valentino (BR), MD 9-1 (Brown 19-14)

Dual 2: No. 22 Cornell 36, Brown 4

ITHACA, N.Y. – Junior Nino Bastianelli earned a major decision victory at 197 pounds, but Brown fell to No. 22 Cornell, 36-4, on Saturday night at the Friedman Wrestling Center in its second dual meet of the day.

Competing in their Ivy League opener, the Bears dropped the decision to the Big Red – ranked No. 22 in Intermat's Dual Meet Rankings – who have won 17 consecutive Ivy League titles and 91 straight Ivy League duals.

Bastianelli (Marysville, Mich.) posted his second win of the day, 14^th win of the season, and second major decision of the year.

As part of his 11-0 major decision win over Jonathan Fagen at 197 pounds, Bastianelli opened the bout with a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period behind a takedown. He extended the lead to 8-0 at the close of the second with a takedown and a 4-point near fall. Bastianelli closed the shutout with a reversal and riding-time point in the third stanza.

Freshman Ricky Cabanillas (Whippany, N.Y.) nearly earned a win at 149 pounds, dropping a 5-4 decision to Hunter Richard. Trailing 3-2 entering the third period, Cabanillas scored an escape to tie the score at 3-3. After Richard notched a takedown, Cabanillas tallied another escape to pull within 5-4 before the buzzer sounded.

Three Bears fell via 8-3 margins, including junior Charlie Faber (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), who challenged No. 4 Chas Tucker at 133 pounds.

No. 22 Cornell 36, Brown 4 (Jan. 25, 2020 | Friedman Wrestling Center)
125: Dom LaJoie (C) def. Trey Keeley (B), Dec. 8-3 (Cornell 3-0)
133: No. 4 Chas Tucker (C) def. Charlie Faber (B), Dec. 8-3 (Cornell 6-0)
141: Noah Baughman (C) def. Jimmy Pawelski (B), MD 12-4 (Cornell 10-0)
149: Hunter Richard (C) def. Ricky Cabanillas (B), Dec. 5-4 (Cornell 13-0)
157: Adam Santoro (C) def. Jack Bokina (B), MD 14-3 (Cornell 17-0)
165: Jake Brindley (C) def. Kiran Srikanth (B), Dec. 8-3 (Cornell 20-0)
174: Andrew Berreyesa (C) def. Cade Wilson (B), MD 10-0 (Cornell 24-0)
184: Jonathan Loew (C) wins by forfeit (Cornell 30-0)
197: Nino Bastianelli (B) def. Jonathon Fagen (C), MD 11-0 (Cornell 30-4)
285: Brendan Furman (C) def. James Valentino (B), Fall 0:42 (Cornell 36-4)