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Army Defeats American in Dominating 27-6 Win

December 03, 2022 | Wrestling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In their third dual match of the season, the Army West Point wresting team defeated the American Eagles 27-6, taking the first four matches. The Black Knights had eight cadet-athletes win their matches Saturday afternoon.
 
How it Happened
The Black Knights defeated American for their second dual win of the season. Black Knights' Richard Treanor, Julian Sanchez, Matthew Williams, #31 Nate Lukez, and #21 Ben Pasiuk, Sahm Abdulrazzaq, Kade Carlson, and #13 Ethan Berginc each defeated their opponents helping Army put 27 points on the board.
 
In the 133-class junior Richard Treanor started things off for the Black Knights defeating American's Raymond Lopez by 8-7 decision. In the first period Treanor had a couple of takedowns and a tilt giving him 6-3 lead over Lopez. Going into the third period with a 6-4 Treanor defeated Lopez by decision, putting Army on the board first with three points.
 
In the 144-weight group, junior Julian Sanchez followed facing Jack Maida. Early into the match Sanchez took a dominating 10-2 lead in the second period. Sanchez closed things out with a 11-2 major decision. Also, in the 149-weight class, Matt Williams went up against Patrick Ryan. In the first period every was tied up at 0-0.  However, in the second period Williams had a 3-1 lead after have a quick escape. The Eagles did not go down quietly, Williams and Ryan went into overtime after everything was tied at 4-4. In overtime Williams bested Ryan with a 6-4 sudden victory. With Williams' win Army took a dominating 10-0 lead.
 
In the 157-weight class, #31 Nate Lukez saw success in his match versus Jack Nies. Lukez dominated the mat defeating Nies with a commanding 13-4 major decision. Army again added four points points to the board with a 14-0 lead. American's Caleb Campos got the Eagles on the board with a 4-3 decision against #28 Dalton Harkins.

#21 Ben Pasiuk had success in the 174-weight class. Pasiuk dominated in his dual against Eagles' Lucas White by a commanding 18-3 major decision. In the first period of action Pasiuk had his first take down of the dual ending the period with a 6-2 lead. Pasiuk further opened things up in the second half, with a 13-2 lead.

Senior Sahm Abdulrazzaq faced Colin Shannon in the 184. After one period Abdulrazzaq had a 5-4 lead. Again, after two periods, Abdulrazzaq had a late escape giving him an 8-4 lead. Abdulrazzaq closed things out against the Eagles with a 10-6 decision, giving Army a 21-3 lead.

In the 197-weight class, American's Connor Bourne defeated Army's Kyle Swartz with a 2-0 decision, again putting the Eagles on the board cutting the lead to 21-6.
 
In the heavy weight, sophomore Kade Carlson continued to add points for the Black Knights with his 3-2 decision against American's Will Jarrell. Carlson got his points in the third period after leading the Eagles 1-0 in the second. In the 125-weight class, freshman #13 Ethan Berginc closed things out, defeating American's Maximillian Leete by a 4-3 decision. With this afternoon's win Berginc remains undefeated with a 13-0 overall record.
 
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Coach's Corner
"Always nice to pick up a win on the road and we won some tough matches which you have to do to beat a solid team on the road. We have to continue to score more points in the third period though. No excuse for us no dominating in the third and that's something we have to improve on starting right now." – Associate Head Coach Scott Green
 
Cadet's Corner
"Good to get a W today on the road with the boys. Every opportunity to contribute to the team effort is a good feeling. As a team we feel at home on the road, thriving off of uncomfortable environments is a part of who we are. Now it's time to get back in the room and improve. BHAW." – Kade Carlson
 
"I felt like I did a good job of diversifying my offense and getting to some different shots. I was able to wear on my opponent. By the end of the second I was able to start scoring more points. For the team, I thought we wrestled hard, but a little sloppy and that made some of the matches tighter than they needed to be. I'm looking to getting back in the room tomorrow and making some adjustments before we head over to Penn." – Nate Lukez
 
Up Next
The Black Knights continue their road trip, returning to the mat to face Penn on Friday, December 9 at 7 p.m.
 
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