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...team came out strong at the beginning of the tournament, easily pounding Portland State 36-10. Senior tri-captain Dustin DeNunzio (141 pounds) pinned his opponent within 52 seconds, junior Tom Kiler (157 pounds) within 4:32, Joey Killar (165 pounds) in 6:54, and freshman Dawid Rechul (197 pounds) got a pin at 6:54. Senior tri-captain Joel Friedman (149 pounds) easily dismantled his opponent 17-1, and Picarsic posted a 14-1 win at 133 pounds. Freshman Brandon Rhoades also turned in a solid performance with a 4-2 victory at 125 pounds...
...team was certainly hurt by the absence of junior tri-captain and NCAA qualifier Fran Volpe, who was out on injury. Harvard lost 22-9, a score that does not reflect several heartbreaking matches that didn't go their way. Picarsic lost a hard-fought 3-1 overtime battle. Killar was defeated 3-2 by Rangi Smart, ranked no. 2 in the nation. Shining spots in the match included a decisive 11-6 victory by Soltis and a pair of 9-3 wins posted by DeNunzio and Friedman...
...grapplers also faced difficulties against a top-ranked Purdue team, losing that match 23-13. Despite victories by DeNunzio, Friedman, Picarsic and Killar--who would go on to win their next matches as well--the team was unable to overtake the Boilermakers...
...five of six matched and take a 19-6 lead. Sophomore Kevin El-Hayek posted a 6-5 victory at 125 pounds. At 141 pounds, DeNunzio proved the highlight of the match with a pin in just 1:08. Friedman grappled his way to a 7-5 win while Killar overtook his opponent...
...really proud of the guys who did well for us at the tournament," Volpe said. "Kevin Kurtz and Joel Friedman did really well, and both Joey Killar and Dustin DeNunzio lost extremely close matches in overtime. But on the whole, this really wasn't one of our better tournaments, and we're hoping to do better next time...