Seton Hall Wrestling Defeats Boston Univ., 17-16
1/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - The Seton Hall wrestling team improved to 7-2 overall with a 17-16 victory over Boston University on Friday in Walsh Gym.
The Pirates used two major decisions to overcome five losses. sophomore Greg Sawyer (Franklinville, NJ) picked up an 11-3 major decision over Ed Strauss at 197 pounds, while senior Joe Benvenuti (Little Falls, NJ) defeated Keith Borgaro with a 15-4 major decision at 141 pounds.
Junior 174-pounder Everett Bell (East Rutherford, NJ), junior 133-pounder Michael Settembrino (Lyndhurst, NJ), and freshman heavyweight Carlos Panfili (Saddle Brook, NJ) were also victorious for Seton Hall.
The Pirates host Boston College and Drexel on at 3 p.m. Jan. 15 in Walsh Gym.
SETON HALL 17, BOSTON UNIV. 16 157 Chris Simmons (BU) dec. Larry Smashey (SHU), 6-1 165 Zak Emond (BU) dec. Greg Ilaria (SHU), 4-2 174 Everett Bell (SHU) dec. Ali Abri (BU), 4-1 184 Chad Grant (BU) dec. Fikret Darzanoff (SHU), 6-4 197 Greg Sawyer (SHU) maj. dec. Ed Strauss (BU), 11-3 HWT Carlos Panfili (SHU) dec. Nick Zeras (BU), 1-0 125 Jose Leon (BU) dec. Greg Ilaria (SHU), 9-5 133 Michael Settembrino (SHU) dec. Mike Messina (BU), 4-2 141 Joe Benvenuti (SHU) maj. dec. Keith Borgaro (BU), 15-4 149 Malik Elliott (BU) maj. dec. Peter Weiss (SHU), 12-2
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