The Match Facts:
Score: No. 20 Roanoke 17, No. 7 Stevens 16
Location: Salem, Va.

The short story: The no. 20 Roanoke College wrestling team upset no. 7 Stevens 17-16 Saturday night in the Cregger Center in a match between two of the top teams in NCAA Division III.

How it happened:
*Roanoke's Mac Cafurello started the dual off with an 8-2 decision over Akhil Vega of Stevens at 125 and Jude Robson put the Maroons up 9-0 with a pin in 4:05 at 133. The Ducks scored decision victories in the next two weight classes to cut the lead to 9-6.
*Andrew McDougal had a decision win at 157 for Roanoke as did David Reid at 165 to give the Maroons a 14-6 edge (after one point was deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct) but Stevens won decisions at 174 and 184. Lorenzo Pellot had a key reversal in the final 30 seconds of his bout at 197 to win 6-5 and put Roanoke ahead 17-12. Stevens' Max Ruiz had a major decision at 285 but Roanoke freshman Marco Malerba held on to keep Ruiz from scoring enough points to tie or win the dual.

Next time: The Maroons travel to Averett University Thursday with the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title on the line at 7 p.m. If Roanoke wins, they take home the conference crown outright, but if the Cougars get the nod there will be tri-champions: RC, AU and Washington & Lee.
 
#20 Roanoke 17, No. 7 Stevens 16
125: Mac Cafurello (RC) over Akhil Vega (STE) dec. 8-2 (RC 3-0)
133: Jude Robson (RC) over Andrew Finateri (STE) pin 4:05 (RC 9-0)
141: Nico Diaz (STE) over Mark Samuel (RC) dec. 5-1 (RC 9-3)
149: Pasqualie Vizzoni (STE) over Jarrod Pominville (RC) dec. 6-1 (RC 9-6)
157: Andrew McDougal (RC) over Steven Dalling (STE) dec. 9-4 (RC 11-6)*
165: David Reid (RC) over Harrison Hinojosa (STE) dec. 4-2 (RC 14-6)
174: Stefan Major (STE) over Xavier Preston (RC) dec. 9-6 (RC 14-9)
184: Joel Martsinovsky (STE) over Vincenzo Corvetto (RC) dec. 16-12 (RC 14-12)
197: Lorenzo Pellot (RC) over Blaise Wagner (STE) 6-5 (RC 17-12)
285: Max Ruiz (STE) over Marco Malerba (RC) maj. Dec 19-8 (RC 17-16)
*One team point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct on RC