Harvard gets past Sacred Heart, 39-15

written by Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online | January 16, 2022

Sacred Heart’s Scotty Jarosz, top, keeps the pressure on during Saturday’s EIWA dual meet in Cambridge. The Pioneers fell, 35-15. (Photo courtesy Kristen Jarosz)

CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 15, 2022 – Six of 10 wrestlers in the lineup for the Sacred Heart University men’s wrestling team were wrestling in their first-ever dual meet and Harvard took advantage with a 39-15 victory over Sacred Heart in Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) action on Saturday.

Only one of the Pioneer rookies came up with a dual meet victory with Sacred Heart’s Nick Copley earning a 7-1 victory at 285 pounds.

The only victory for Sacred Heart came from Nick Palumbo at 157 pounds with a 3-2 win over Trevor Tarsi. It is Palumbo’s second consecutive one-point win in dual meet competition. Palumbo (4-2) had a one-point in against Binghamton on Dec. 18.

Harvard’s Alex Whitworth (165) earned a one-point win over Sacred Heart’s Scott Jarosz, 3-2 thanks to a third period takedown while Crimson teammate Michael Dogett (174) outlasted Pioneer rookie Ryan Bollention, 4-2.

Freshman Dom Mata (197), sophomore Nick Marcenelle (197), junior Dillon Murphy (133) and senior Lukus Stricker (149) each had pins for Harvard (1-1, 1-1 EIWA).

Sacred Heart (1-3, 0-2 EIIWA) returns to action on Saturday when travel to Bucknell at 5 p.m. 

Harvard 39, Sacred Heart 6
At Cambridge
157: Nick Palumbo (SH) dec. Trevor Tarsi, 3-2
165: Alex Whitworth (H) dec. Scott Jarosz, 3-2
174: Michael Doggett (H) dec. Ryan Bollention, 4-2
184: Domonic Mata (H) pin Sebastian Ford, 0:29
197: Nick Marcentelle (H) pin Logan Michael, 4:04
285: Nick Copley (SH) dec. Jeffrey Crooks, 7-1
125: Beau Bayless (H) dec. Jacob Venezia, 10-1
133: Dillon Murphy (H) pin John Lafferty, 6:36
141: Kenny Hermann (H) tech fall Jordan Carlucci, 16-0
149: Lucas Stricker (H) pin Cole McGill, 1:21
Records: Sacred Heart 1-3, 0-2 EIWA; Harvard 1-1, 1-1 EIWA

Exhibitions
141:  Michael Jaffe (H) dec. Chris Naegele, 18-10
157:  Carl Berg (H) pin Joey Cyr, 1:42
184:  Luke Rada (H) tech fall Michael Molina, TF 16-0 2:40