Rutgers 31 Princeton 12
141- Joe Clarke, Princeton def. Greg Austin, Rutgers, 5-2
Princeton, 3-0
149 - Jeff Bernd, Princeton pinned Jon Forster, Rutgers (5:53)
Princeton, 9-0
157 - Shane Engel-Folks, Rutgers pinned Albert Pendleton, Princeton (:23)
Princeton, 9-6
165 - Greg Parker, Princeton def. Chris Madia, Rutgers, 15-6
Princeton, 13-6
174 - Justin Haskins, Rutgers def. Scott Pasquini, Princeton, 10-4
Princeton, 12-9
Princeton loses one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
184 - Tom Tanis, Rutgers def. Anthony DeBartolo, Princeton, 13-2 (MD)
Rutgers, 13-12
197 - Craig Buckley, Rutgers def. Brian Foran, Princeton, 3-1
Rutgers, 16-12
285 - Frank Sabatino, Rutgers def. Justin Dodiuk, Princeton, 10-1 (MD)
Rutgers, 20-12
125 - Ryan Brennan, Rutgers def. Marc Steyer, Princeton, 18-3 (TF)
Rutgers, 25-12
133 - Mike Sanberg, Rutgers pinned John Knorring, Princeton (1:12)
Rutgers, 31-12
Rutgers 31 Princeton 12
Bernd pins Forster
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (February 16, 2000) - Junior Justin Haskins
(Cliffwood Beach, NJ/Matawan) and junior Tom Tanis (Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson Twp.) posted
back-to-back wins at 174 and 184 to lead Rutgers to a 31-12 come-from-behind
win over Princeton in dual wrestling action tonight at the College Avenue Gym. Princeton jumped out to a 9-0 lead after two matches, but the Scarlet
Knights fought back to win seven of the last eight matches en route to the
win. With the victory, their fourth in a row, Rutgers improves to 6-3 on the
season while Princeton falls to 2-9.
Starting at 141, Princeton's Joe Clarke and Jeff Bernd scored back-to-back
wins, including a surprising pin at 149 over Rutgers senior Jon Forster (Minotola, NJ/Buena Regional), to take a quick 9-0 lead. After junior Shane
Engle-Folks (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills) picked up RU's first win with a pin
at 157, the Scarlet Knights fell behind 13-6 after four matches. Haskins then picked up a 10-4 triumph to close the gap to 13-9 and Princeton was
assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at the conclusion of the match,
losing one team point. That opened the door for Tanis, who picked up a 13-2
major decision over Anthony DeBartolo at 184, giving Rutgers a 13-12 lead.
Freshman Craig Buckley (Hingham, MA/Hingham) then scored a 3-1 win at 197 and
sophomore Frank Sabatino (Hazlet, NJ/St. John Vianney) emerged with a 10-1
major decision to extend the lead to 20-12.
Rutgers then closed out the match in impressive form, as freshman Ryan Brennan (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) took an 18-3 technical fall win at 125 and
freshman Mike Sandberg (Seaville, NJ/Ocean City) closed out the match with a
pin in 1:12.
The Scarlet Knights return to action on Saturday, February 19, when they host Millersville at 7:00 p.m. at the College Avenue Gymnasium.