Cimato Earns a Fourth Place Finish at the Southern Scuffle

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Cimato Earns a Fourth Place Finish at the Southern Scuffle

1/2/2016 8:00:00 PM | Wrestling

FINAL BRACKETS

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Drexel Wrestling's Matthew Cimato earned a fourth place finish at the 2016 Southern Scuffle in the 149-pound bracket. Cimato was one of four Dragons that advanced to the second day of competition at the tournament hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Cimato started off day two with a win over Central Michigan's Justin Oliver in the 149 quarterfinals after a win by forfeit and two decisions on the first day made him one of the final eight competiting in the championship round. In the semifinals, Cimato was put up against the No. 1 ranked Zain Retherford of Penn State. A 13-3 major decision in favor of Retherford sent Cimato to the consolations, where he battled back with a 3-2 win over No. 12 Anthony Collica of Oklahoma State. In the third place match, Cimato took on Oliver of Central Michigan again and while the two were neck-and-neck through two periods, Cimato would ultimately fall by a score of 5-2 and finish in fourth place on the tournament.

David Pearce started competition on Saturday with a major decision over Jason Delacruz of Cal Poly in his first match in the 133 consolations. He was halted, however, in his next match as Northern Colorado's Rico Montoya defeated him, 5-1.

Franco Ferraina also entered the wrestlebacks at 133 to open competition on Saturday. He faced Drew Walker of Campbell, but fell by technical fall to conclude his competition in the tournament.

Goodhart, the fourth Dragon to move on to the second day of competition at the Southern Scuffle, started Saturday off with a 5-2 decision over Boyce Cornwell of Gardner Webb. In his next match, however, Goodhart fell to Cary Miller of Appalachian State by a 5-3 deficit.

The Dragons return to action on January 15 as they will travel to Annapolis, Md. to face EIWA opponent Navy. The dual is set to begin at 7 p.m.

125: Zack Fuentes (DU) TF Robert Elliott (West Virginia), 15-0
            Mitch Rogaliner (Michigan State) DEC Zack Fuentes (DU), 6-4
            William Mason (Virginia) DEC Zack Fuentes (DU), Dec 3-2

125: Cody Minnick (Chattanooga) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU unat.), 2-0
            Connor Schram (Stanford) DEC Tanner Shoap (DU unat.), 6-2

133: David Pearce (DU) MAJ Philip Anderson (Gardner Webb), 13-2
            Zachary Davis (Navy) DEC David Pearce (DU), 2-0 (SV-1)
            David Pearce (DU) MAJ Jason Delacruz (Cal Poly), 10-2
            Rico Montoya (Northern Colorado) DEC David Pearce (DU), 5-1

133: Franco Ferraina (DU) DEC Cody Hill (Chattanooga), 7-3
            Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) WBF Franco Ferraina (DU) @ 0:12
            Drew Walker (Campbell) TF Franco Ferraina (DU), 23-8

141: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) WBF Matt Gudenau (Michigan State) @ 1:15
            Lucas Stewart (Campbell) DEC Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU), 4-3 (TB-1)
            Kevin Devoy Jr. (DU) TF Michael Espinoza (Northern Colorado), 18-2
            Jared Prince (Navy Prep) DEC Kevin Devoy (DU), 3-1

149: No. 8 Matthew Cimato (DU) def. Rodney Shepard (North Carolina State) by forfeit
            No. 8 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Tommy Pawelski (Stanford), 5-2
            No. 8 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Fredy Stroker (Minnesota), 3-2
            No. 8 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC Justin Oliver (Central Michigan), 11-5
            No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) MAJ No. 8 Matthew Cimato (DU), 13-3
            No. 8 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC No. 12 Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State), 3-2
            Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) DEC No. 8 Matthew Cimato (DU), 5-2                    ***FOURTH PLACE FINISH***

174: Justin Lampe (Chattanooga) DEC Nick Elmer (DU), 9-5
            Nick Elmer (DU) DEC Andrew Garcia (Cornell), 3-2
            Barrett Walthall (Chattanooga) DEC Nick Elmer (DU), 5-4

184: Ben Ralston (Michigan) DEC Stephen Loiseau (DU), 2-1
            Christopher Pfarr (Minnesota) DEC Stephen Loiseau (DU), 9-3 (TB-1)

184: Alex Utley (North Carolina) MAJ Alex DeCiantis (DU unat.),11-3
            Alex DeCiantis (DU unat.) DEC Trey Adamson (Duke), 8-6
            Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan) DEC Alex DeCiantis (DU unat.), 9-7 (SV-1)

197: Jt Goodwin (Cal Poly) DEC Joshua Murphy (DU), 4-3
            Ben Honis (Cornell) DEC Joshua Murphy (DU), 11-4

197: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) TF Nezar Haddad (DU), 18-2
            Nezar Haddad (DU) DEC Gray Jones (Gardner Webb), 4-1
            Sam Wheeler (Cleveland State) DEC Nezar Haddad (DU), 6-3

285: Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Adam Robinson (Central Michigan), 3-2
            Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Dimitrus Renfroe (Michigan State), 3-2
            Michael Kroells (Minnesota) DEC Joey Goodhart (DU), 10-4
            Joey Goodhart (DU) DEC Boyce Cornwell (Gardner Webb), 5-2
            Cary Miller (Appalachian State) DEC Joey Goodhart (DU), 5-3