#13 Wrestling Falls to #7 SUNY Cortland, 24-19, and #22 Ithaca College, 32-10
CORTLAND, N.Y., January 9, 2007 - Springfield College senior quad-captain Mark DeCiccio (Cranston, R.I.), ranked seventh in all of Division III at 157 pounds, moved up a weight class (165 pounds) to help a depleted Pride squad and went 2-0 on the afternoon, but it wasn't enough as 13th-ranked SC fell at No. 7 SUNY Cortland, 24-19.
In the Pride's other dual on the afternoon, SC fell to the 22nd-ranked Ithaca College Bombers by a final tally of 32-10. With the two losses, the Pride's 2006-2007 dual-meet record drops to 4-2.
Despite the two losses as a team, SC received some strong individual contributions. Sophomore Chris Brown (East Hartford, Conn.) pinned Cortland's Matt Eldredge in just 44 seconds, at 285 pounds, and then defeated Ithaca's Joe Goetz, 4-2, to go 2-0 on the day.
Junior Elliot Smith (Richville, N.Y.), ranked eighth in Division III at 184 pounds, defeated the defending Division III national champion with a 5-4 decision over Cortland State's Stef Sair.
Other winners on the afternoon for the Pride included senior Ryan Hannigan (Wyantskill, N.Y.) with a major decision (11-3) over Cortland's Anthony Small at 125 pounds, freshman John Ragno (Enfield, Conn.) with a 15-9 decision over SUNY Cortland's Eric Jones, and junior Greg Dussol (Amston, Conn.) with a 5-2 decision over Ithaca's Tyler Daffinee.
SC will next compete in the Budd Whitehill Duals at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa., on Friday and Saturday, January 12-13, beginning on Friday at 9:00 a.m.
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Head Coach Daryl Arroyo
Former Springfield College All-American Daryl Arroyo will be entering his 19th season as the head wrestling coach at his alma mater in 2008-09. Under his tutelage, the Springfield College wrestling program has posted a 265-141-6 overall dual-meet record, good for an outstanding .650 winning percentage.
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