CORTLAND, N.Y. – SUNY Cortland earned victories in eight of 10 matches and cruised to a 31-6 win over Oswego State. The Red Dragons, ranked 29th in the latest BRUTE/ADIDAS National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Rankings, upped their dual record to 9-6, while the Lakers fell to 2-9.

Senior Peppy Cabrera opened for Cortland with a 13-1 major decision at 125 pounds. Junior Dave Colagiovanni followed with a 5-1 decision at 133 pounds and sophomore Joey Widrick's forfeit victory at 141 pounds gave Cortland a 13-0 lead.
 
Oswego got on the board when freshman Blake Fisher (Seaford) posted a 9-7 overtime victory over Kevin Sackett. Fisher trailed 7-3 after the first period, but used an escape and a takedown in the second period to close to within 7-6. Fisher then rode out the third period to earn an advantage time point and force overtime. Fisher won the match with a takedown 16 seconds into the first one-minute sudden-victory period.
 
Cortland rebounded with wins in the next three matches. Sophomore Cory Mahoney won 9-3 at 157 pounds and junior Will Brodfuehrer defeated Andrew Greenlaw (Warwick/Warwick Valley) 3-1 at 165 pounds on a takedown with 20 seconds remaining. Junior Mike Ciaburri edged Craig Becker (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) 2-1 at 174 pounds as his takedown late in the first period held up.
 
Oswego's other victory came at 184 pounds when Thomas Lester (Amherst) won 3-0 over Jon Potts (Hauppauge). Lester broke a scoreless tie with a reversal early in the second period and added an advantage time point for the final margin. Cortland freshman George Dobrovosky won by forfeit at 197 pounds and junior heavyweight Joe Murphy closed the evening with a 6-2 victory.

Oswego State vs. Cortland
 
125 pounds - Peppy Cabrera (C) major dec. Scott McGregor, 13-1
133 pounds – Dave Colagiovanni (C) dec. Paul Slaver, 5-1
141 pounds – Joey Widrick (C) won by forfeit
149 pounds – Blake Fisher (OSW) dec. Kevin Sackett, 9-7 (ot, sv1)
157 pounds – Cory Mahoney (C) dec. Tony DeFranco, 9-3
165 pounds – Will Brodfuehrer (C) dec. Andrew Greenlaw, 3-1
174 pounds – Mike Ciaburri (C) dec. Craig Becker, 2-1
184 pounds – Thomas Lester (OSW) dec. Jon Potts, 3-0
197 pounds – George Dobrovosky (C) won by forfeit
285 pounds – Joe Murphy (C) dec. Eric Leusch, 6-2
 
Exhibition:
Mike Howard (OSW) dec. Mike Pagano, 6-5
Gage Banker (OSW) dec. Eric Ekstrom, 3-1
Ian Clark (C) pinned Marcus D'Urso, 1:54

(Story courtesy of SUNY Cortland Sports Information)