Saturday Notes
Finals
125: James Nicholson (Old Dominion) DEC Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) 5-3.
133: Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) DEC Kyle Hutter (Old Dominion) 2-1.
141: Anwar Goeres (Binghamton) DEC Vincente Varela (Hofstra) 8-6.
149: Zac Cibula (Rider) DEC Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) 6-5, TB1
157: Matt Kaylor (Binghamton) DEC Ramon Santiago (Rider) 9-5.
165: Justin Lister (Binghamton) DEC Paul Gillespie (Hofstra) 3-1.
174: Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) DEC Hunter Meys (Boston U.) 5-4.
184: Ben Clymer (Hofstra) DEC Nate Schiedel (Binghamton) 4-3.
197: John Hall (Boston U.) MD John Paris (Binghamton) 11-2.
285: Paul Snyder (Hofstra) DEC Jack Callender (Drexel) 11-5.

Third Place
125: Chris McGinley (Boston U.) DEC Derek Steeley (Binghamton) 10-6.
133: Fred Santaite (Boston U.) DEC Frank Cimato (Drexel) 7-3.
141: Brennan Brumley (Old Dominion) DEC Josh Yurasits (Drexel) 9-3.
149: Joey Metzler (Old Dominion) DEC Zach Clemente (Hofstra) 6-5. 
157: Tyler Banks (Hofstra) DEC Jaaziah Bethea (George Mason) 2-0.
165: Jim Resnick (Rider) DEC Joe Booth (Drexel) 3-1. 
174: Rob Morrison (Rider) DEC Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) 6-3. 
184: Joe Budi (Old Dominion) DEC Brock Mantella (Boston U.) 3-0.
197: Brandon Palik (Drexel) DEC Matt Loew (Hofstra) 8-3. 
285: Grant Chapman (Old Dominion) DEC Evan Craig (Rider) 3-1. 

Consolation Semifinals
125 pounds
Derek Steeley (Binghamton) FALL Michael Gomez (Drexel) 5:45
Chris McGinley (Boston U.) DEC Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) 3-2. 

133 pounds
Frank Cimato (Drexel) DEC Dan Riggi (Binghamton) 4-2. 
Fred Santaite (Boston U.) DEC Jimmy Kirchner (Rider) 6-4. 

141 pounds
Brennan Brumley (Old Dominion) DEC Denny Herndon (George Mason) 6-3.
Josh Yurasits (Drexel) DEC Aaron Nestor (Rider) 4-3. 

149 pounds
Zach Clemente (Hofstra) MD Nestor Taffur (Boston U.) 16-5.
Joey Metzler (Old Dominion) DEC Brandon Bucher (George Mason) 4-3. 

157 pounds
Tyler Banks (Hofstra) MD Nick Tourville (Boston U.) 13-5. 
Jaaziah Bethea (George Mason) DEC Jayk Cobbs (Old Dominion) 8-5.

165 pounds
Jim Resnick (Rider) MD Kyle Czarnecki (Boston U.) 10-1. 
Joe Booth (Drexel) DEC Dan Rivera (Old Dominion) 4-2.

174 pounds
Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) MD Ryan McGarity (Binghamton) 11-3.
Rob Morrison (Rider) DEC Justin Wieller (Drexel) 2-0.

184 pounds
Joe Budi (Old Dominion) MED FOR Bagna Tovuujav (George Mason). 
Brock Mantella (Boston U.) DEC James Brundage (Rider) 6-3.

197 pounds
Brandon Palik (Drexel) FALL Greg Scott (George Mason) 3:18
Matt Loew (Hofstra) DEC Joseph Ferber (Rider) 3-1, SV.

285 pounds
Evan Craig (Rider) DEC Cody Reed (Binghamton) 5-3.
Grant Chapman (Old Dominion) DEC Kevin Innis (Boston U.) 4-3. 


Video Interviews after Day 1
VIDEO: Hofstra head coach Tom Shifflet
VIDEO: Binghamton head coach Pat Popolizio


Team Scores after Semifinals
1. Hofstra 70.5
2. Binghamton 66
3. Boston U. 30.5
4. Rider 28
5. Old Dominion 26
6. Drexel 11.5
7. George Mason 3.5

Semifinal Notes
125 Summary
Top-seeded James Nicholson of Old Dominion used a second period cradle to pin Boston University’s Chris McGinley at 3:43. Nicholson reaches his fourth career CAA championship match. He remains undefeated on the season. … Hofstra’s Steve Bonanno reached the finals with a 6-5 victory over sixth-seeded Derek Steeley of Binghamton. Bonanno finished a takedown with 45 seconds to go in the second period to break a 4-4 tie. Steeley escape with 10 to go and nearly gained a takedown at the buzzer, but there was no takedown, despite the extremely close finish. 

133 Summary
Top-seeded Lou Ruggirello of Hofstra used a powerful bar series to crank over Drexel’s Frank Cimato and finished with a fall at 1:47 with a deep half-nelson. Like Nicholson, this is also Ruggirello’s fourth finals appearance. … Kyle Hutter of Old Dominion moved into the finals with a 6-3 victory over Fred Santaite of Boston U. Hutter scored takedowns in the first and third period. 

141 Summary
Two first period takedowns was all Hofstra’s Vincente Varela needed to oust Old Dominion’s Brennan Brumley 5-3 … Second-seeded Anwar Goeres of Binghamton wasted little time pinning Rider’s Aaron Nestor at 1:11 of the first period. 

149 Summary
Like Goeres at 149, Binghamton’s Donnie Vinson got things over quickly, hitting Old Dominion’s Joey Metzler with a headlock seconds into the match and getting the fall in 19 seconds. … Second-seeded Zac Cibula of Rider advanced to the finals with a sound 4-1 victory over Boston University’s Nestor Taffur. 

157 Summary
Matt Kaylor of Binghamton dominated from start to finish, scoring four first period takedowns en route to a 14-4 major decision over George Mason’s Jaaziah Bethea. … Trailing 3-0 in the third, Rider’s Ramon Santiago upended second-seeded Tyler Banks of Hofstra 7-4. Santiago took Banks to his back and secured a late takedown to ice the win in the closing seconds. 

165 Summary
While only seeded fourth, Binghamton’s Justin Lister continued the Bearcat fall parade with a cradle, pinning top-seeded Joe Booth of Drexel at 2:38. … Hofstra’s Paul Gillespie used a takedown and three nearfall early in the first period to build a 5-0 lead off a slick throw and then scored two third-period takedowns to dispense with Rider’s Jim Resnick 9-1. 

174 Summary
Boston University’s fourth-seeded Hunter Meys upset top-seeded Rob Morrison of Rider 10-6 in sudden victory. Morrison earned an escape with 10 seconds to go to forge a 6-6 tie, and off a Meys shot in the extra period, the two got into a scramble, which Meys ended up on top with a headlock, gaining two for the takedown and two more for nearfall. … Ryan Patrovich of Hofstra moved into the finals, beating Binghamton’s Ryan McGarity 4-1. 

184 Summary
In two relatively low-octane semifinals, Binghamton’s Nate Schiedel and Hofstra’s Ben Clymer each advanced to the finals. Schiedel built nearly three minutes of riding time in a 5-1 win over Boston U.’s Brock Mantella, while Clymer continued his mastery over Old Dominion’s Joe Budi, earning a 5-2 victory. 

197 Summary
Boston University’s John Hall built a 10-1 lead heading into the semifinals and bruised his way into the finals with a third-period fall at 6:10 over Hofstra’s Matt Loew. … Brandon Palik of Drexel tied his semifinal with Binghamton’s John Paris with 15 seconds to go, but injury time stopped the match for Paris’ knee tweak. On the restart, Paris reversed Palik to his back and nearly got the fall, but got the win 8-3 to give Binghamton its sixth finalist. 

285 Summary
Hofstra pushed its sixth wrestler into the finals with Paul Snyder’s marathon 4-3 tiebreaker victory over Old Dominion’s Grant Chapman. Snyder will face second-seeded Jack Callender of Drexel, an 8-6 winner over Binghamton’s Cody Reed. 

Semifinal Results
125 pounds
#1 James Nicholson (Old Dominion) FALL #4 Chris McGinley (Boston U.) 3:43
#2 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) DEC #6 Derek Steeley (Binghamton) 6-5.

133 pounds
#1 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) FALL #5 Frank Cimato (Drexel) 1:47
#2 Kyle Hutter (Old Dominion) DEC #3 Freddie Santaite (Boston U.) 6-3. 

141 pounds
#1 Vincente Varela (Hofstra) DEC #4 Brennan Brumley (Old Dominion) 5-3.
#2 Anwar Goeres (Binghamton) FALL #3 Aaron Nestor (Rider) 1:11.

149 pounds
#1 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) FALL #5 Joey Metzler (Old Dominion) :19.
#2 Zac Cibula (Rider) DEC #6 Nestor Taffur (Boston U.) 4-1. 

157 pounds
#1 Matt Kaylor (Binghamton) MD #4 Jaaziah Bethea (George Mason) 14-4.
#3 Ramon Santiago (Rider) DEC #2 Tyler Banks (Hofstra) 7-4.

165 pounds
#4 Justin Lister (Binghamton) FALL #1 Joe Booth (Drexel) 2:38.
#2 P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra) MD #3 Jim Resnick (Rider) 9-1

174 pounds
#4 Hunter Meys (Boston U.) DEC #1 Rob Morrison (Rider) 10-6, SV
#2 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) DEC #3 Ryan McGarity (Binghamton) 4-1.

184 pounds
#1 Nathan Schiedel (Binghamton) DEC #4 Brock Mantella (Boston U.) 5-1.
#2 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) DEC #3 Joe Budi (Old Dominion) 5-2.

197 pounds
#1 John Hall (Boston U.) FALL #5 Matt Loew (Hofstra) 6:10
#3 John Paris (Binghamton) DEC #2 Brandon Palik (Drexel) 8-3.

285 pounds
#1 Paul Snyder (Hofstra) DEC #4 Grant Chapman (Old Dominion) 4-3, TB2, RT.
#2 Jack Callender (Drexel) DEC #6 Cody Reed (Binghamton) 8-6.

First Session Notes
Up for grabs
The CAA has 17 automatic bids allocated before the wild card meetings next week. The bid breakout is as follows: 125 (2), 133 (3), 141 (1), 149 (2), 157 (1), 165 (3), 174 (2), 184 (1), 197 (1), 285 (1).

First match, first upset
Derek Steeley of Binghamton used a reversal and three point nearfall to start the third period to erase a 3-1 deficit and ended up taking a 7-3 victory over third-seeded Chuck Zeisloft of Rider. Steeley was the sixth-seed, while Zeisloft was the third. 

No upset here
After giving up two quick takedowns to unseeded Jordan Frease of Boston U., Hofstra’s Vincente Varela poured it on, scoring a pair takedowns and a painful set of nearfall points to take a 9-4 lead into the third period. Varela eventually ended up earning a 16-4 major decision to advance at 141 pounds. 

Taffur prevails for Terriers
#6 Nestor Taffur picked up a takedown halfway into sudden victory to knock off third-seeded Brandon Bucher of George Mason. It was the second straight overtime loss for George Mason. Rider’s Aaron Nestor stopped Denny Herndon 3-1 in sudden victory at 141 pounds. 

Cradle time
All-American Justin Lister of Binghamton came into the CAA Championships as only the fourth seed. After moving up to 165 at midseason, Lister initially struggled with the weight, but in the first round on Friday, Lister cradled and pinned Boston U.’s Kyle Czarnecki. He’ll face top-seeded Joe Booth of Drexel in the semifinals. 

More bad news for George Mason
What’s been a forgettable season for George Mason seems to be getting worse. After limping through the dual meet season without a victory, the Patriots appear to have lost 184-pounder Bagna Tovuujav for the rest of the tournament. Tovuujav was wrestling Boston U.’s Brock Mantella when he was forced to injury default with what appeared to be a dislocated elbow. Tovuujav is a two-time NCAA qualifier. 

Results
Quarterfinals
125 pounds
#4 Chris McGinley (Boston U.) DEC #5 Michael Gomez (Drexel) 5-4, SV.
#6 Derek Steeley (Binghamton) DEC #3 Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) 7-3.

133 pounds
#5 Frank Cimato (Drexel) DEC #4 Jimmy Kirchner (Drexel) 9-7.
#3 Fred Santaite (Boston U.) DEC #6 Dan Riggi (Binghamton) 5-0.

141 pounds
#1 Vincente Varela (Hofstra) MD Jordan Frease (Boston U.) 16-4.
#4 Brennan Brumley (Old Dominion) DEC #5 Josh Yurasits (Drexel) 5-0.
#3 Aaron Nestor (Rider) DEC #6 Denny Herndon (George Mason) 3-1, SV

149 pounds
#1 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) MD Zach Clemente (Hofstra) 18-6. 
#5 Joey Metzler (Old Dominion) DEC #4 Austin Sommer (Drexel) 2-0.
#6 Nestor Taffur (Boston U.) DEC #3 Brandon Bucher (George Mason) 3-1, SV. 

157 pounds
#4 Jaaziah Bethea (George Mason) DEC #5 Nick Tourville (Boston U.) 8-2.
#3 Ramon Santiago (Rider) FALL #6 Jayk Cobbs (Old Dominion) 6:34
#2 Tyler Banks (Hofstra) MD Charles Aungst (Drexel) 8-0. 

165 pounds
#1 Joe Booth (Drexel) DEC Aaron Keeton (George Mason) 3-1.
#4 Justin Lister (Binghamton) FALL #5 Kyle Czarnecki (Boston U.) 
#3 Jim Resnick (Rider) FALL #6 Dan Rivera (Old Dominion) 1:18. 

174 pounds
#1 Rob Morrison (Rider) DEC Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) 7-4.
#4 Hunter Meys (Boston U.) FALL #5 James Kaden (George Mason) 4:18. 
#3 Ryan McGarity (Binghamton) DEC #6 Justin Wieller (Drexel) 4-3. 

184 pounds
#4 Brock Mantella (Boston U.) INJ DEF Bagna Tovuujav (George Mason) 5:32.
#3 Joe Budi (Old Dominion) DEC #6 Shawn Fausey (Drexel) 4-0.
#2 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) DEC James Brundage (Rider) 6-1. 

197 pounds
#1 John Hall (Boston U.) FALL Greg Scott (George Mason) 3:56. 
#5 Matt Loew (Hofstra) DEC #4 Jacob Henderson (Old Dominion) 4-3 
#3 John Paris (Binghamton) DEC #6 Joseph Ferber (Rider) 8-3. 

285 pounds
#1 Paul Snyder (Hofstra) DEC Hunter Manspile (George Mason) 6-0.
#4 Grant Chapman (Old Dominion) DEC #5 Evan Craig (Rider) 3-1. 
#6 Cody Reed (Binghamton) DEC #3 Kevin Innis (Boston U.) 5-1. 

Consolation Round 1
141 pounds
Josh Yurasits (Drexel) DEC Jordan Frease (Boston U.) 11-7.

149 pounds
Zach Clemente (Hofstra) DEC Austin Sommer (Drexel) 10-3. 

157 pounds
Jayk Cobbs (Old Dominion) DEC Charles Aungst (Drexel) 10-8, SV

165 pounds
Kyle Czarnecki (Boston U.) DEC Aaron Keeton (George Mason) 2-0.

174 pounds
Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) DEC James Kaden (George Mason) 3-2.

184 pounds
James Brundage (Rider) DEC Shawn Fausey (Drexel) 9-7, SV

197 pounds
Greg Scott (George Mason)  FALL Jacob Henderson (Old Dominion) 5:41

285 pounds
Evan Craig (Rider) FALL Hunter Manspile (George Mason) 3:47