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...felt like we were a little lackluster today,” co-captain Louis Caputo said. “We just want guys to stay in good position...I think a big weakness is our bottom wrestling. We’re giving up a lot of team points from that, [from] getting pinned...
...Crimson’s ranked grapplers did not seem intimidated. The Quakers refused to trot out a wrestler against co-captain and top-ranked J.P. O’Connor (157), leaving No. 6 Caputo to vent his frustration at the team’s struggles. The Crimson standout, who moved to 15-2 on the day, dominated his bout from start to finish—a stark contrast to the rest of the squad’s performance...
...relent. The grappler forced Cook into back-to-back pins to close out the period and easily escaped at the start of the second to push his lead to 9-0. The two wrestlers did not spend much time in neutral position, though, as the Crimson co-captain notched another takedown and transitioned into a pin to extend the advantage to 14. As Cook struggled to escape, Caputo closed out the match with a final pin, logging a 17-0 technical fall to bring his winning streak to nine straight matches...
...captains could be satisfied with their morning effort as well, as both extended their hot streaks against the Tigers (6-8, 2-0). The match once again spiraled out of control early, as Princeton notched two falls in the first two matches. Coupled with a forfeit at 141 pounds and a major decision against rookie Paul Ligori in his return from an ankle injury, Harvard found itself down 22-0 before O’Connor took the mat. Undeterred, the co-captain continued his march towards the top of the Crimson’s all-time wins list with...
...decision against Kurt Brendel, but the most encouraging sign for Harvard came in the heavyweight division. Sophomore Spencer DeSena—competing for the first time this month—posted a dominant 7-0 win to earn the Crimson’s only win from a non-captain on the weekend. If the squad hopes to compete more effectively as a team, it will need such performances from less experienced grapplers as it advances through the Ivy slate...