Wrestling in Second Place at ECWA Championships
3/4/2001 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
With 49 points, Seton Hall is currently in second place after the first day of competition. Hofstra, with seven wrestlers in the finals, leads the tournament with 78 points. ECWA champions earn automatic bids to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Dave Ilaria (Belleville, NJ) pinned Bill Heverly of Drexel in 2:48 to win his semifinal match at 133 pounds. He will face top-seeded Roman Fleszar of Hofstra in the 133-pound championship.
Mike Settembrino (Lyndhurst, NJ) earned a pair of impressive victories at 141 pounds to advance to the finals. He pinned Adam Miles of Boston University in 1:10 in the quarterfinals and then earned a 12-1 major decision over Steve Pregiato of Boston College in the semifinals. He will face Hofstra's Jason DeBruin in the 141-pound championship.
Everett Bell (Wallington, NJ), the top seed at 174 pounds, battled his way to the championship with a 9-4 decision over Dan Kennett of Drexel in the quarterfinals and a 4-2 decision over fourth-seeded Dan Degan of Boston College in the semifinals. Bell will face Hofstra's Rob Anspach in the 174-pound championship in a rematch of last year's final.
At 184 pounds, John Garriques (Hackettstown, NJ) edged Hofstra's Ralph Everett, 2-1 in the quarterfinals and then defeated Sacred Heart's Anthony Reynolds, 9-5 in the semifinals to advance to the finals. He will face defending champion Shawn Scannell of Rider in the 184-pound championship.
The ECWA championship matches will be held on Sunday, March 4 at Binghamton University.
Team scores (Day 1): Hofstra 78; Seton Hall 49; Boston University 37; Drexel 34; Rider 30.5; Boston College 17.5, Sacred Heart 11.5, Wagner 0.
Seton Hall Results:
125 (quarterfinals) - Jose Leon (BU) win by TF over Sam Chey (SH), 4:20
133 (semifinals) - Dave Ilaria (SH) win by FALL over Bill Heverly (DR), 2:48
141 (quarterfinals) - Mike Settembrino (SH) win by FALL over Adam Miles (BU),
1:10
141 (semifinals) - Mike Settembrino (SH) win by MD over Steve Pregiato (BC),
12-1
149 (quarterfinals) - Malik Elliott (BU) win by MD over Beau Bruno (SH), 14-4
149 (consolations) - Beau Bruno (SH) win by DEC over Pete Tarricone (BC), 8-4
157 (quarterfinals) - Jason Staso (DR) win by DEC over Leet Brady (SH), 3-3 tb
165 (quarterfinals) - Noel Thompson (HOF) win by DEC over Terry Madden (SH),
4-2
165 (consolations) - Terry Madden (SH) win by TF over Marty Black (BC), 2:29
174 (quartefinals) - Everett Bell (SH) win by DEC over Dan Kennett (DR), 9-4
174 (semifinals) - Everett Bell (SH) win by DEC over Dan Degan (BC), 4-2
184 (quarterfinals) - John Garriques (SH) win by DEC over Ralph Everett
(HOF), 2-1
184 (semifinals) - John Garriques (SH) win by DEC over Anthony Reynolds
(SAC), 9-5
197 (quarterfinals) - Fikret Darzanoff (SH) win by MD over Jared McLaughlin
(BC), 14-5
197 (semifinals) - Chris Jones (DR) win by DEC over Fikret Darzanoff (SH),
4-2 sv
285 (quarterfinals) - Ed Strauss (BU) win by DEC over Carlos Panfili (SH), 6-5
285 (consolations) - Carlos Panfili (SH) win by FALL over Bruno Finazzo
(WAG), 1:28
