The NYU grapplers were in action Thursday night, as they took on The College of New Jersey in a dual match in Ewing, NJ. The TCNJ Lions came into the match ranked #12 in Division III and they showed why, defeating NYU, 31-6.
Winning individual matches for NYU were Gregg Martino and Justin Murberg.
Martino defeated TCNJ’s Jim Somma, 7-3, at 141 pounds, while Murberg bested Ben Ostner, 2-1, at 285 pounds.
NYU will be back in action Sunday morning at Yeshiva College. The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Bout-by-Bout Summary
#12 TCNJ 31, NYU 6
125: Dan Hughes (TCNJ) dec. Kyle Christensen (NYU), 2-1
133: Dan Herr (TCNJ) major dec. Steven Contino (NYU), 10-2
141: Gregg Martino (NYU) dec. Jim Somma (TCNJ), 7-3
149: Tyler Branham (TCNJ) major dec. Gabriel Gleason (NYU), 18-5
157: Dan DiColo (TCNJ) major dec. David Rice (NYU), 11-1
165: Justin Bonitatis (TCNJ) dec. Matt Magill (NYU), 8-3
174: Brian Broderick (TCNJ) by tech. fall over Steve Massey (NYU), 21-5 (6:19)
184: Mike Denver (TCNJ) major dec. Sabino Galassi (NYU), 19-7
197: Adam Koziol (TCNJ) major dec. Michael Cunningham (NYU), 14-0
285: Justin Murberg (NYU) dec. Ben Ostner (TCNJ), 2-1