New York, NY – On a night when the Hawks celebrated the life of Arakdiy Levitin, on the mat they fought back from a 10-0 deficit to earn a 22-16 victory over Centenary College Wednesday night at the Hunter Sportsplex.

The match started off with a close bout at 149 pounds where Craig Montgomery earned three team points for the Cyclones with a 5-4 riding time win over Shabazz Bailey. Then after a major decision win at 157 pounds put Centenary up 7-0, Matt Reagan would give his team a commanding 10-0 lead with a 6-4 overtime win over Eduardo Delgado at 165 pounds.

Hunter finally got on the board after Emman Sarwari recorded a 14-7 decision over Mike Montgomery at 174 pounds. At 197 pounds, trailing 13-4 overall, sophomore Anthony Daly got a 7-4 decision on Tim Tomaino. Following a loss at heavyweight, hunter caught a break as freshman Ariel Guerrero and sophomore Oliver Lopez each earned forfeit victories at 125 and 133 pounds to give the Hawks a 19-16 lead. Sophomore Sean Messina then closed out the match with a 5-3 win at 141 pounds over Dave Alsieux.

Hunter (4-11) will face Yeshiva in the next match to finish up a full night of wrestling action at the Sportsplex.

Hunter 22 – Centenary 16
149 Craig Montgomery (CC) decision Shabazz Bailey (HC) 5-4 0-3
157 Garret Meagher (CC) major decision Vitaly Simkin (HC) 10-0 0-7
165 Matt Regan (CC) decision Edaurdo Delgado (HC) 6-4 OT 0-10
174 Emman Sarwari (HC) decision Mike Montgomery (CC) 14-7 4-10
184 JJ Mitchell (CC) decision RJ Klotz (HC) 8-3 4-13
197 Anthony Daly (HC) decision Tim Tomaino (CC) 7-4 7-13
285 Russell Boardman (CC) decision Dan Heydebrand (HC) 2-0 7-16
125 Ariel Guerrero (HC) win via forfeit 13-16
133 Oliver Lopez (HC) win via forfeit 19-16
141 Sean Messina (HC) decision Dave Alsieux (CC) 5-3 22-16

Exhibition
141 Dan Butcher (CC) pinned Alex Yousselbaik (HC) 3:33
184 Alan Djokic (HC) decision Nick Marchiafava (CC) 11-7