Connor Suba's win at 149 pounds opened the scoring for John Carroll against Heidelberg
2/2/2010 10:02:33 PM
Less than 72 hours after travelling to a prestigious two-day event in Chicago, the John Carroll wrestlers were back on the road and taking on a nationally ranked opponent Tuesday night.
Proving there would be no rest for the weary, the Blue Streaks battled hard but fell to Heidelberg University, 30-9, in Tiffin.
The 'Berg won seven of the nine matches contested, including the four closest bouts that were decided by a grand total of seven points.
Right off the bat, JCU lost a heartbreaker at 125 when Greg Stolfer fell to Delian Schneider, 11-8, Stolfer had a 4-1 lead and a large amount of riding time built up, but gave up two take downs and two near falls in the final two minutes.
After a forfeit at 133 staked Heidelberg a 9-0 lead, JCU lost yet another close bout at 141. David Malkus fell to Sam Delpra, 6-5, in a match where riding time (3:43) provided the decisive point.
Connor Suba put forth a dominating effort to get JCU on the board, as he blanked Brandon Burkett for an 8-0 major decision.
Heidelberg dominated the next three matches, winning all by major decision, to put some distance between the two teams scores.
John Carroll's 184-pounder Ben Adams would halt the Student Princes run, producing a technical fall (16-1) for the Blue Streaks' final points of the night.
A third period takedown decided yet another close bout for Heidelberg as Brad Rice outlasted Jim Nemunaitis for a 3-1 victory at 197 pounds.
In the final bout of the night, Alec Barker built a 5-1 lead only to fall 8-7 insudden victory overtime to Jerry Knapp at 285 pounds.
The win closes out Heidelberg’s OAC dual mark at 5-1 and are 8-7 overall. The Blue Streaks stand at 2-3 against league foes and 5-6 overall.
125 - Delian Schneider (H) dec. Greg Stolfer, 11-8; 133 - Tom D'Alessandro (H) won by forfeit; 141 - Sam Delpra (H) dec. David Malkus, 6-5; 149 - Connor Suba (J) maj. dec. Brandon Burkett, 8-0; 157 - Zach Mizer (H) maj. dec. Vincent Pizzuli, 14-0; 165 - Matt Curley (H) maj. dec. Sean Gill, 19-6; 174 - Dan Jonhenry (H) maj. dec. Travis Hammer, 10-2; 184 - Ben Adams (J) tech. fall. Ed Bizorik (Heid), 16-1 (7:00); 197 - Brad Rice (H) dec. James Nemunaitis, 3-1; 285 - Jerry Knapp (H) dec. Alec Barker, 8-7 SV-1