January 20, 2006 - Rider 22 George Mason 16 / Rider 51 Wagner 0

January 20, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

College Wrestling
RiderUniversity 22, George Mason University 16
RiderUniversity 51, Wagner College 0

FAIRFAX, VA—The Broncs swept host George Mason and Wagner on the first day of the two-day CAA Duals. “Things pretty much went as expected,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor.

For Rider (5-4, 3-0 CAA), junior Joe Maroney (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) compiled a tech fall.  “Maroney had a nice win,” said Taylor.

Sophomore T. J. Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff), currently ranked 18^th in the nation, won by a major decision, and sophomore Mike Palma (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson) won by a major decision against Mason.

Sophomore Ryan Smith (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls), sophomore Zack Cunliffe (Farmingdale, N.J./Howell), and freshman Mike Kessler (Randallstown, Md./Owings Mills) also won twice for Rider.

“Kessler beat a good kid and beat him solid,” said Taylor.  Kessler, ranked fourth in the CAA, beat the second ranked 149 in the CAA 5-2. “That was a nice win for Mike. He did a good job,” said Taylor.

On Saturday Rider takes on Binghamton, Old Dominion and James Madison at Mason.

Rider 22, George Mason 16

125 – Ryan Smith-R dec. Joe Coughlin-GM                10-8                 3-0
133 – Zach Cunliffe-R dec. Will Powers-GM               6-5                   6-0
141 – Mike Palma-R    major dec. Chris Cartella-GM 9-0                   10-0
149 – Mike Kessler-R  dec. Robert Henry-GM           5-2                   13-0
157 – Mitch Webster-GM dec. Ryan Cunningham-R    3-1                   13-3
165 – Tyler Tisdell-GM dec. Chris Marold-R               9-4                   13-6    
174 – Randy Oates-GM major dec. Dan Silberman-R  12-1                 13-10
184 – Joe Maroney-R  tech fall Ken Jackson-GM        21-3                 18-10
197 – T.J. Morrison-R major dec. Mike Eastman-GM  11-3                 22-10
HWT- Ryan Kittrick-GM wbf Tyler Rees-R                  1:20                 22-16

Rider 51, Wagner 0

125 – Ryan Smith fall Mike Rooney (2:26), 6-0 Rider
133 – Zack Cunliffe tech. fall Joe Eurell, 18-2 (3:43), 11-0 Rider
141 – Michael Palma maj. dec. Sean Quinn, 10-0, 15-0 Rider
149 – Michael Kessler dec. Mike Tutunjian, 8-4, 18-0 Rider
157 – Ryan Cunningham dec. Justin Ensign, 3-1, 21-0 Rider
165 – Chris Marold fall Nick Magaraci (2:01), 27-0 Rider
174 – Dan Silberman wins forf., 33-0 Rider
184 – Joe Maroney wins forf., 39-0 Rider
197 – (19/--) T.J. Morrison wins forf., 45-0 Rider
HWT – Peter Reid wins forf., 51-0 Rider