RESULTS
Ursinus, P.A. - The wrestling team traveled to Ursinus College to compete in the North/South Duals on Saturday, January 11th. The Hawks went 2-2 for the day, beating out Trinity (27-21) and West Chester (36-12). After the day, the Hawks dual record is now 2-5.
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The Hawks fell to nationally ranked host school #21 Ursinus, 31-9.Â
Stephen Drew (133) won by an 8-2 decision over Danny Ventura, while
Patryk Kopczynski (285) pinned Karch Connors at 2:53 to grab Hunter's only two wins against the Bears.
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In the Hawks match against Rhode Island, Drew once again proved his worth by defeating Jon Costa by a 4-3 decision. R.J. Pacquette (174) had a 2-1 decision over Joe Mahoney while Kopczynski won by forfeit.
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During the Hawks victory over Trinity, Paquette pinned Mike Ragazzi at 3:36 while
Dennis Melendez (184) had a 4-0 decision over Joseph Gerish.
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Drew had a spectacular day, going undefeated with a record of 4-0. Melendez, Â Pacquette and Kopczynski all went 3-1 for the day.
"Drew was the high performer of the day. He is improving every day and is currently on a six match win streak. Paquette, Melendez, and Kopczynski each fared well with three wins on the day. They anchored the upper weights on a day that we needed them to come through. It was fun to win our first duals of the season, but our young team still needs a lot of work before the Region tournament," says head coach
Chris Mazzatta.
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The Hawks are back on the mats on January 18
th when they travel to Delaware Valley College to compete in the Tri-Match.