The John Carroll wrestling team, still stung by the injury bug, surrendered two forfeits and struggled to get going early Tuesday night, dropping an Ohio Athletic Conference dual meet, 37-9, at Heidelberg.

Results

After four matches, the Blue Streaks found themselves down 22-0 on account of two technical falls, one pinfall, and a forfeit.

Sophomore Terner Gott provided some temporary reprieve in the 157-pound weight class, pinning Heidelberg's Aaron Banko in 3:36.  His win drew the Blue & Gold within 22-6, but the Student Princes ground out the next two matches to end any hopes of a comeback.

First, John Connick took Damon Cheek to the wire before dropping a 4-2 decision at 165. Immediately after, JCU's Vinny Jiovenetta lost by the slimmest of margins (4-3) at 174.

Senior 184-pounder Bryan Steinmetz gave the Streaks their second and final win of the night with a 9-4 decision.

John Carroll will return to the mat this weekend at the Pete Willson Invitational, hosted by Wheaton College. The tournament begins Friday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m.



125 Delian Schneider, H, tech. fall Michael Buckiso, J, 5:00, 19-4. 133 Justin Kihn, H, won by forf. 141 Chris Osborne, H, tech. fall. Doug Hayes, J, 6:06, 20-3 149 Andrew Johnson, H, pinned Dan Mirman, J, 1:08 157 Terner Gott, J, pinned Aaron Banko, H, 3:36 165 Damon Cheek, H, dec. John Connick, J, 4-2 174 Jeremy Stepp, H, dec. Vinny Jiovenetta, J, 4-3 184 Bryan Steinmetz, J, dec. Richard Dowdly, H, 9-4 197 Andy Lovins, H, won by forf. 285 Nino Majoy, H, dec. Will Porter, J, 8-1