Binghamton hammers Sacred Heart

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Binghamton wrestling team heads home with it's fifth straight victory after a dominating 34-7 performance at Sacred Heart Friday night. The win moves them to 5-3 overall with a 5-1 EIWA mark.

"I'm proud of how the team battled today," head coach Kyle Borshoff said. "We talked this week about keeping our foot on the gas and scoring bonus points. We did that today in a number of matches. I'm excited to get back home next weekend for a couple of duals."

Highlights

The Bearcats took eight of 10 contested bouts, winning five by bonus point.
Audey Ashkar (125) set the tone for the Bearcats, starting the match off with a pin over Ryan Burns at 4:56.

133-pounder Zack Trampe won his fifth straight match, giving up only four points en route to a 20-4 tech fall over Anthony Petrillo

At 141 pounds, Anthony Sparacio recorded his seventh straight win, holding on for a 3-2 decision over Gerard Daly.

Frankie Garcia won his second dual match this season, notching the Bearcats third of five bonus point victories with a 15-2 major over Chris Cornell.

157-pounder and true freshman Chris Barker hung tough for his first career dual victory, scoring off an escape and a takedown in the second period to take the 3-2 win over TJ Calas.

Vincent DePrez (174) put the nail in the coffin, pinning Joe Eiden at 1:48 to boost Binghamton to a 27-4 lead. The pin was DePrez's second in his last three matches for his fifth straight win.

Alex Melikian won his third dual match of the season with a 6-4 decision over Robert Hetherman

Heavyweight Joe Doyle closed out the dual for the Bearcats, shutting out Dante DelBonis 13-0 for a major decision.

Up Next
Binghamton is back at home for back-to-back matches with Drexel and Hofstra starting at 2 p.m.

Results:
125: Audey Ashkar FALL Ryan Burns, 4:58 (Binghamton leads 6-0)
133: Zack Trampe TF Kyle Randall, 20-4 (Binghamton leads 11-0)
141: Anthony Sparacio dec. Gerard Daly, 3-2 (Binghamton leads 14-0)
149: Frankie Garcia MD Chris Cornell, 15-2 (Binghamton leads 18-0)
157: Christopher Barker dec. TJ Calas, 3-2 (Binghamton leads 21-0)
165: Brandon Levesque MD Dylan Wood, 11-3 (Binghamton leads 21-4)
174: Vincent DePrez FALL Joe Eiden, 1:48 (Binghamton leads 27-4)
184: Kyle Davis dec. Nunzio Crowley, 10-6 (Binghamton leads 27-7)
197: Alex Melikian dec. Robert Hetherman, 6-4 (Binghamton leads 30-7)
285: Joe Doyle MD Dante DelBonis, 13-0 (Binghamton wins 34-7)