Jan. 27, 2008

BOSTON - The Boston University wrestling team split a home tri-meet on Saturday, dropping a tight 22-19 battle with Rutgers before posting a 42-0 shutout victory against Delaware State. The Terriers now stand at 5-6 on the season.

The Terriers won five of the nine contested matches against the Scarlet Knights and held a 19-16 edge, but were unable to overcome their forfeit at the 125-pound match.

BU opened the dual with three straight wins, as Abbie Rush earned a 6-3 decision over Dan Hilt at 133 before senior Joe Whitaker pinned Paul Grogan at 4:03 of their 141-pound bout. Junior Mike Roberts completed the early run with an 8-4 decision at 149 against Jack Barrett.

Rutgers responded with four consecutive wins to take a 16-12 lead before John Hall got the Terriers within a point with a hard-fought 9-6 victory over Lamar Brown at 197. At 285, junior Jim Connors posted a 15-3 major decision over D.J. Russo to give the Terriers a 19-16 lead, but the forfeited 125-pound match was the last of the day, resulting in the 22-19 win for Rutgers.

Delaware State only filled six weight classes and the Terriers came out on top in all of them. Rush kicked things off with a pin halfway through the first period of his match with Tod Bromall followed by three consecutive forfeits by the Hornets resulting in a 24-0 lead.

Sophomore A.J. Detwiler kept thing going for BU with a 19-10 major decision against Brandon Brunce at 165 and classmate C.J. Inglin followed with a tight 4-2 win over Kyle Skinner at 174. Senior Jay Gorman made an appearance at 184 and came away with a 6-1 win against Derek Loper. Hall and Connors ensured the shutout by each posting a major decision.

The Terriers will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 30, when they host Springfield College at the Track & Tennis Center beginning at 7 p.m.

Rutgers 22, Boston University 19
133: Abbie Rush (BU) dec. Dan Hilt (R), 6-3 (BU, 3-0)
141: Joe Whitaker (BU) pinned Paul Grogan (R), 4:03 (BU, 9-0)
149: Mike Roberts (BU) dec. Jack Barrett (R), 8-4 (BU, 12-0)
157: Chris Norrell (R) major dec. Carlo Ferrandino (BU), 16-7 (BU, 12-4)
165: Matt Pletcher (R) dec. A.J. Detwiler (BU), 7-0 (BU, 12-7)
174: Mike Whalen (R) dec. C.J. Inglin (BU), 4-2 (BU, 12-10)
184: Keith Dobish (R) pinned Eli Vidal (BU), 1:02 (R, 16-12)
197: John Hall (BU) dec. Lamar Brown (R), 9-6 (R, 16-15)
285: Jim Connors (BU) major dec. D.J. Russo (R), 15-3 (BU, 19-16)
125: Mike DeMarco (R) wins by forfeit (R, 22-19)
Boston University 42, Delaware State 0
133: Abbie Rush (BU) pinned Tod Broomall (DSU), 1:26 (BU, 6-0)
141: Joe Whitaker (BU) wins by forfeit (BU, 12-0)
149: Mike Roberts (BU) wins by forfeit (BU, 18-0)
157: Carlo Ferrandino (BU) wins by forfeit (BU, 24-0)
165: A.J. Detwiler (BU) major dec. Brandon Bruce (DSU), 19-10 (BU, 28-0)
174: C.J. Inglin (BU) dec. Kyle Skinner (DSU), 4-2 (BU, 31-0)
184: Jay Gorman (BU) dec. Derek Loper (DSU), 6-1 (BU, 34-0)
197: John Hall (BU) major dec. Shawn Nowrey (DSU), 11-2 (BU, 38-0)
285: Jim Connors (BU) major dec. Ellis Hester (DSU), 14-2 (BU, 42-0)
125: Double forfeit - no match (BU, 42-0)