From NYU Athletics

The New York University wrestling team defeated inner-city rival Hunter College 46-12 on Saturday December 3, at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, NY.

NYU came into the mat ranked #16 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and improved its dual-meet record to 7-1. Hunter dropped to 1-4 on the season.

After the squads traded forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds, junior Austin Day took the mat at 141 pounds for NYU and won by a technical fall (22-6, 5:34) to give the squad an 11-6 lead. Senior captain Nick Matthews followed up Day's win with a first-period pin (2:34) at 149 pounds.

"It felt great to get a pin. We've been working hard and it's good to see it paying off," said Matthews. " We have a lot of great wrestlers this year. Practice is fierce and you can see it paying dividends."

Junior captain Raymond Jazikoff continued NYU's dominance with a technical fall (17-0, 3:28) at 157 pounds. At 174 pounds, senior captain John Messinger made quick work of his Hawks' opponent, winning by fall in just 2:20 to put the hosts ahead 34-6.

Senior Mark Papish (197 pounds) wrestled the final bout of the day for NYU and pinned his opponent in 5:07.

Anthony Calvano (133 pounds), Troy Edwards (165 pounds) and Santino Pelusi (heavyweight) all earned forfeit victories for NYU. Calvano also picked up an exhibition win to finish the day 2-0.

"It's a long season and we have a lot of big matches to look forward to," added Matthews. "We're prepared to keep the success going."