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Cimato and Goodhart Advance to Day Two of NCAA Championships
3/17/2016 9:31:00 PM | Wrestling
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NEW YORK – Drexel Wrestling's Matthew Cimato and Joey Goodhart have both advanced to day two of competition at the NCAA Championship. Cimato picked up two wins on opening day to move on to the quarterfinals, while Goodhart will continue in the wrestlebacks after he lost his second bout of the tournament.
Zack Fuentes came close to advancing as well, but dropped a close 3-1 decision in sudden victory during his first match of the consolation round.
The fourth-seeded Cimato started out day one of competition with a 9-3 win over John Fahy of SIUE at 149 pounds. Cimato went ahead 2-0 early with a takedown and then in the second period combined a reversal and a near fall to take an 8-0 lead. Fahy was able to pick up a reversal at the end of the second and an escape to start the third, but Cimato would hold on and tack on a point for riding time to earn a 9-3 victory that would advance him to the round of 16.
In his second match of the day, Cimato and Arizona State's Matthew Kraus were knotted up at 1-1 with a minute and a half left in the third period. Cimato came through with a takedown with just over 20 seconds remaining to take a 3-1 lead. A stalling penalty gave Kraus a point back, but Cimato was able to hold him off in the final seconds to secure a 3-2 win and advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals.
Heavyweight Goodhart received a forfeit in his first match from Northern Iowa's No. 14 Blaize Cabell and like Cimato advanced to the round of 16. There he fell by major decision to the third-seeded Ty Walz of Virginia Tech. He will continue action tomorrow in the consolation rounds.
Fuentes dropped a 14-3 major decision to No. 13 Tim Lambert of Nebraska in his opening match and then in the wrestlebacks was edged in sudden victory by Brent Fleetwood of Central Michigan to be eliminated from competition.
The Dragons will return to action at the NCAA Championships tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m.
2016 NCAA Championships Day One Results
125: No. 13 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) MAJ Zack Fuentes (DU), 14-3
Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan) DEC Zack Fuentes (DU), 3-1 (SV-1)
149: No. 4 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC John Fahy (SIUE), 9-3
No.4 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC No. 13 Matthew Kraus (Arizona State), 3-2
285: Joey Goodhart (DU) def. No. 14 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) by forfeit
No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) MAJ Joey Goodhart (DU), 16-5
NEW YORK – Drexel Wrestling's Matthew Cimato and Joey Goodhart have both advanced to day two of competition at the NCAA Championship. Cimato picked up two wins on opening day to move on to the quarterfinals, while Goodhart will continue in the wrestlebacks after he lost his second bout of the tournament.
Zack Fuentes came close to advancing as well, but dropped a close 3-1 decision in sudden victory during his first match of the consolation round.
The fourth-seeded Cimato started out day one of competition with a 9-3 win over John Fahy of SIUE at 149 pounds. Cimato went ahead 2-0 early with a takedown and then in the second period combined a reversal and a near fall to take an 8-0 lead. Fahy was able to pick up a reversal at the end of the second and an escape to start the third, but Cimato would hold on and tack on a point for riding time to earn a 9-3 victory that would advance him to the round of 16.
In his second match of the day, Cimato and Arizona State's Matthew Kraus were knotted up at 1-1 with a minute and a half left in the third period. Cimato came through with a takedown with just over 20 seconds remaining to take a 3-1 lead. A stalling penalty gave Kraus a point back, but Cimato was able to hold him off in the final seconds to secure a 3-2 win and advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals.
Heavyweight Goodhart received a forfeit in his first match from Northern Iowa's No. 14 Blaize Cabell and like Cimato advanced to the round of 16. There he fell by major decision to the third-seeded Ty Walz of Virginia Tech. He will continue action tomorrow in the consolation rounds.
Fuentes dropped a 14-3 major decision to No. 13 Tim Lambert of Nebraska in his opening match and then in the wrestlebacks was edged in sudden victory by Brent Fleetwood of Central Michigan to be eliminated from competition.
The Dragons will return to action at the NCAA Championships tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m.
2016 NCAA Championships Day One Results
125: No. 13 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) MAJ Zack Fuentes (DU), 14-3
Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan) DEC Zack Fuentes (DU), 3-1 (SV-1)
149: No. 4 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC John Fahy (SIUE), 9-3
No.4 Matthew Cimato (DU) DEC No. 13 Matthew Kraus (Arizona State), 3-2
285: Joey Goodhart (DU) def. No. 14 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) by forfeit
No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) MAJ Joey Goodhart (DU), 16-5
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