Jan. 30, 2008

BOSTON - The Boston University used bonus wins from sophomore Alex Brown (184) and freshman John Hall (197) to erase a late eight-point deficit and emerge with a 24-22 victory over Springfield College on Wednesday evening at the Track & Tennis Center. The Terriers are now 6-6 on the season.

With the Terriers trailing 22-14 with two matches remaining, sophomore Alex Brown returned to the mat for the first time in over a year and posted a 14-4 major decision at 184 over Brandon Sundwall. Hall followed with a pin at 3:46 of his match to seal the victory for the Terriers.

BU was in a 9-0 hole early, as junior Jim Connors dropped a tight 3-2 match at 285 before the Terriers' forfeit at 125.

Sophomore Abbie Rush got the Terriers on the board with a fall in the final minute of the opening period of his match with Blaze Chatam. Senior Joey Whitaker followed with a 15-4 major decision over James Squires at 141 to give the Terriers a 10-9 lead. s

Sophomore Ryan Buff, who was wrestling up a class to 149, was pinned by Chris DeBlock and junior Carlo Ferrandino dropped a 15-8 decision at 157, as the Pride took a 15-8 lead.

Sophomore C.J. Inglin ended Springfield's momentum with an important 11-3 major decsion over Jareth Cardoso in the 165-pound bout, but Anthony Scarpetti made the score 22-14 in the visitors' favor when he registered a major decision over sophomore A.J. Detwiler at 174.

The Terriers will return to action on Saturday (Feb. 2) when they visit cross-town rival Harvard for a 1 p.m. dual

Boston University 24, Springfield College 22
285: Chris Brown (S) dec. Jim Connors (BU), 3-2 [S, 3-0]
125: Gary Henningsen (S) won by forfeit [S, 9-0]
133: Abbie Rush (BU) pinned Blaze Chatam (S), 2:37 [S, 9-6]
141: Joe Whitaker (BU) major dec. James Squires (S), 15-4 [BU, 10-9]
149: Chris DeBlock (S) pinned Ryan Buff (BU), 6:07 [S, 15-10]
157: Chris Perry (S) dec. Carlo Ferrandino (BU), 15-8 [S, 18-10]
165: C.J. Inglin (BU) major dec. Jareth Cardoso (S), 11-3 [S, 18-14]
174: Anthony Scarpetti (S) major dec. A.J. Detwiler (BU), 11-2 [S, 22-14]
184: Alex Brown (BU) major dec. Brandon Sundwall (S), 14-4 [S, 22-18]
197: John Hall (BU) pinned Anthony Dalesandro (S), 3:46 [BU, 24-22]