Roanoke wrestling splits with ranked opponents in NJ
The Match Facts:
No. 8 Vermont State Castleton 20, No. 7 Roanoke 16
No. 7 Roanoke 21, No. 21 Stevens 19
Hoboken, N.J. (Canavan Arena)

The short story: The Roanoke College wrestling team split a pair of non-conference dual matches Saturday against ranked opponents at Stevens Institute of Technology. The seventh-ranked Maroons fell 20-16 in the opening match against No. 8 Vermont State Castleton, but rallied for a 21-19 win over the host school, ranked No. 21 in the nation.

How it happened:
Jonah Paulino and David Reid each won both matches on the afternoon. Paulino, at 133 pounds, pinned his foe from Castleton in 2:19 in the opener and followed up with another pin against Stevens. Reid won a pair of decisions at 165 pounds.

Junior Nicholas Cook took to the mat with his team trailing 19-18 against Stevens at 285 pounds and won the match for his team with a 14-11 decision. Josh Noble won via technical fall at 125 against Stevens and Andrew McDougal had a major decision at 157 pounds.

Lorenzo Pellot-Vazquez had a major decision win at 197 against Castleton.

Next Time:
After a week off, the Maroons head to Pennsylvania for two competitions. Roanoke wrestlers will compete at the New Standard Invitational in York on Dec. 6-7 and also at the Blue Jay Classic in Elizabethtown on Dec. 7.  

No. 8 Castleton 20, No. 7 Roanoke 16
 
125: #15 Isiac Paulino (ROA) vs. #4 Gavin Bradley (VSUC)
Bradley wins via decision 5-3; Castleton leading 3-0
 
133: Jonah Paulino (ROA) vs. #6 Andrew Marchese (VSUC)
Paulino wins via fall, (2:19); Roanoke leading 6-3
 
141: #2 Mark Samuel vs. #12 James Rodriguez (VSUC)
Samuel wins via decision, 6-3; Roanoke leading 9-3
 
149: Dustin Smith (ROA) vs. #18 Elijah Cyr (VSUC)
Cyr wins via decision 8-6; Roanoke leading 9-6
 
157: #20 Andrew McDougal (ROA) vs. #13 Nate Camiscioli (VSUC)
Camiscioli wins via decision, 6-1; Roanoke/Castleton tied 9-9
 
165: #6 David Reid (ROA) vs. Jashon Holmes (VSUC)
Reid wins via decision 8-2; Roanoke leading 12-9
 
174: #12 Xavier Preston (ROA) vs. #17 Desmond McLaughlin (VSUC)
McLaughlin wins via decision, 4-1; Roanoke/Castleton tied 12-12
 
184: Vincenzo Corvetto (ROA) vs. #1 Sampson Wilkins (VSUC)
Wilkins wins via decision, 5-0; Castleton leading 15-12
 
197: #6 Lorenzo Pellot-Vazquez (ROA) vs. Haven Tatarek (VSUC)
Pellot-Vazquez wins via major decision, 15-2; Roanoke leading 16-15
 
285: Nicholas Cook (ROA) vs. #11 Evan Day (VSUC)
Day wins via technical fall, 15-0 (5:00); Castleton leading 20-16
 
No. 7 Roanoke 21, Stevens 19
125: Josh Noble (Roa) over Naci Robinson (STECH) (TF 17-2 5:00)
133: Jonah Paulino (Roa) over Vincent Principe (STECH) (Fall)
141: Luke Hoerle (STECH) over Mark Samuel (Roa) (Dec 7-4)
149: Carmen Cortese (STECH) over Dustin Smith (Roa) (MD 18-5)
157: Andrew McDougal (Roa) over Tyler Roe (STECH) (MD 11-0)
165: David Reid (Roa) over Christopher Stathopoulos (STECH) (Dec 8-7)
174: Harrison Hinojosa (STECH) over Xavier Preston (Roa) (Dec 4-2)
184: Joel Martsinovsky (STECH) over Vincenzo Corvetto (Roa) (Dec 11-5)
197: Blaise Wagner (STECH) over Lorenzo Pellot-Vázquez (Roa) (Fall)
285: Nicholas Cook (Roa) over Maximo Ruiz (STECH) (Dec 14-11)
 
 
Final Score: No. 8 Castleton 20; No. 7 Roanoke 16