#15 Cornell 35, Brown 3
141 Ben New (C) maj.dec. David Dies, 11-2
149 Alex Berman (C) dec. Jason Mercado, 7-3;svot
157 #17 Leo Urbinelli (C) won by forfeit
165 Jim Stanec (C) dec. Brad McDOnald, 3-1
174 #16 Joe Tucceri (C) dec. Nick Almeida, 2-1
184 Karl Rittger (B) dec. Chris Gafner, 7-3
197 Bob Greenleaf (C) dec. Craig Powell, 2-0
Hwt. #10 Seth Charles (C) dec. #7 Bronson Lingamfelter, 2-1;tb
125 #20 Aaron Taylor (C) pinned Ryan Gill, 1:41
133 Sean Doyle (C) maj.dec. James Castaneda, 12-0

CHARLES WINS HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE; BIG RED CRUISES PAST BROWN 35-3

ITHACA, N.Y. - Senior Seth Charles (Schuyler Falls, N.Y.) won the battle of the heavyweights Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Newman Arena, helping Cornell beat Brown 35-3.

Charles, ranked 10th at the heavyweight division by the Amateur Wrestling News, posted a 2-1 win in the tiebreaker over seventh-ranked Bronson Lingamfelter. Charles' victory increased Cornell's lead to 25-3.

The Big Red (10-4 overall, 4-1 Ivy League) jumped out to a 19-0 lead and never looked back. Senior Ben New (Canastota, N.Y.) won by major decision at 141 pounds, beating David Dies 11-2 to start the match. Junior Alex Berman (Tel-mond, Israel) followed that up with a 7-3 win at 149 over Jason Mercado.

After senior 157-pounder Leo Urbinelli (Ontario, N.Y.) won by forfeit, junior Jim Stanec (St. Louis, Mo.) scored a 3-1 victory at 165, taking down Brad McDonald just before the final horn went off. Senior Joe Tucceri (Euclid, Ohio) edged Nick Almeida 2-1 at 174 pounds to put the home team up 19-0.

The Bears (7-9, 2-2) got their only points at 184 pounds, where Karl Rittger posted a 7-3 decision over junior Chris Gafner (Rome, N.Y.). Senior 197-pounder Bob Greenleaf (Kirkwood, Pa.) won a 2-0 decision over Craig Powell to put Cornell up 22-3 heading into the heavyweight bout.

Senior 125-pounder Aaron Taylor (Sewell, N.J.) pinned Ryan Gill in 1:41, before junior Sean Doyle (Wheeling, W.Va.) closed out the match at 133 with a 12-0 major decision over James Castaneda.

Cornell will have its final dual match of the season Thursday, Feb. 17, when it entertains Buffalo at 7 p.m. at the Newman Arena. The Big Red will then wrestle in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championships March 3-4 at Navy.