New York, NY – Entering the final match of the night trailing 21-20, freshman heavyweight Kaya Gezlev (West Sayville/NY, Sayville), standing at 5-8, shocked many in the gym when he pinned freshman Sean McCauley (Leivttown, NY/Division Avenue) in 1:30 to give the Hawks a 26-21 victory in his collegiate debut match over the Royals of the University of Scranton Wednesday night at the Hunter Sportsplex.

125 Pounds

Senior Evan Velez improves to 11-7 on the season with a forfeit victory.

133 Pounds

Sophomore Adam Coleman built up a big lead in the third period, scoring four takedowns and one near fall for a major decision, 18-4 that put the Hawks up 10-0.

141 Pounds

After taking a 6-0 lead in the first period, sophomore James Mustakis quickly found himself on the defensive end in the second period and gave up a 4:11 pin to junior Michael Ebert, putting Scranton on the board and cutting the Hawk lead to just five points.

149 Pounds

Junior Vitaly Simkin battled his way though all three periods to earn a 15-6 major decision over sophomore Tom Manning for his fifth win of the season and pushing the Hawk lead to 14-6.

157 Pounds

It was a low scoring affair at 157 pounds with Scranton junior Mike Guenther winning a 3-1 decision over freshman Daniel Astarita.

165 Pounds

Wrestling up a weight class, freshman Matt Cartusciello scored a takedown in the first and last period and dominated the riding time for his sixth win of the season, 5-0 over sophomore Steve Glickman to put the Hawks up 17-9.

174 Pounds

Senior Billy Calvacca took it up a notch, competing up a class from his usual spot at 165 pounds and was victorious, shutting out freshman Matthew Terry, 7-0 to give Hunter a 20-9 lead.

184 Pounds

Freshman Ryan Baxter, who appeared to injury his hamstring in the first period, would succumb to sophomore Luke Genovese who scored the 3:39 pin in the second period.

197 Pounds

Scranton sophomore Joe Williams picked up the easy forfeit victory, putting his team ahead 21-20 heading into the final heavyweight match.

The Hawks are back home again on Saturday, when they host Wilkes College for a 2:00 p.m. dual match.