The American University wrestling team dropped its second dual
in as many days as it fell to EIWA opponent Columbia, 24-13, on
Saturday afternoon.
"Our 4 wins were exciting matches," said Head Coach Teague Moore. "Blake and Esteban dominated
their opponents while David and Tom showed great poise while in
control of their victories. We fell short in some other matches
because our opponents executed early, but we can learn from these
losses."
The match opened at 165 lbs. and the Lions took an early
advantage with back-to-back major decisions. Thomas
Barreiro was able to put the Eagles on the board,
earning a 5-2 decision over Drew Rebling.
"Tom went 2-0 on the weekend," Moore said. "He worked very hard
this week to make positive corrections from the North Carolina
State dual. His effort and energy paid off and I'm very happy for
him and proud of his effort."
Blake
Herrin bounced back from his first dual meet loss of
the season at Hofstra, earning a 12-3 major decision over Chris
Mann. David
Terao followed Herrin's win up with a 6-4 decision and
Esteban
Gomez-Rivera brought American within one point in the
team standings with a 12-3 major decision over Robert Dyar.
The Eagles dropped the next three bouts, with Kevin
Tao ending up on the short end of a 4-3 decision to
No. 8 Steve Santos and Mark
Cirello dropping a 12-3 major decision to No. 18 Jake
O'Hara to close out the match.
American returns to Bender Arena on Sunday, February 3 to host
Binghamton at 12 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on Eagles Vision
TV.
Columbia 24,
American 13
165: Josh Houldsworth (Columbia) major dec. Phillip
Barreiro (American), 13-2; Columbia, 4-0
174: Stephen West (Columbia) major dec. Keithen
Cast (American), 11-2; Columbia, 8-0
184: Thomas Barreiro (American) dec. Drew
Rebling (Columbia), 5-2; Columbia, 8-3
197: Nick Mills (Columbia) fall Devon
Bradley (American), 3:12; Columbia, 14-2
Note: Bradley cited for unsportsmanlike conduct, AU lost team
point
HWT: Blake Herrin (American) major dec.
Chris Manna (Columbia), 12-3; Columbia, 14-6
125: David Terao (American) dec. Penn
Gottfried (Columbia), 6-4; Columbia, 14-9
133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American) major
dec. Robert Dyar (Columbia), 12-3; Columbia, 14-13
141: Alec Mooradian (Columbia) dec. John
Boyle (American), 3-1 (SV1); Columbia, 17-13
149: No. 8 Steve Santos (Columbia) dec. Kevin Tao (American), 4-3; Columbia,
20-13
157: No. 18 Jake O'Hara (Columbia) major dec. Mark Cirello (American), 12-3;
Columbia, 24-13
