No. 13 Rutgers wrestling (5-1, 0-0) finished the weekend with a 40-0 victory over Buffalo (6-7) to finish the weekend on an impressive note.
On Friday night, the Scarlet Knights started the weekend strong by dominating their in-state rival, the Princeton Tigers (0-2), 24-9 to secure the B1G-IVY Trophy. Rutgers picked up rank wins on Friday from No. 8 John Poznanski (197), No. 12 Brian Soldano (184), No. 16 Mitch Moore (141), No. 26 Dylan Schawver (134), and No. 29 Jackson Turley (174).
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Rutgers No. 7 Dean Peterson (125) opened Friday’s match against the Tigers by defeating No. 9 Drew Heethuis, 7-3, in a decision to give Rutgers a 3-0 lead. Peterson’s victory kept the Scarlet Knight undefeated and gave Rutgers a quick 3-0 lead over Princeton. The Scarlet Knights secured their 47th victory against the Tigers, winning their 25th in the last 26 matches against the Tigers.
Pinning in style 👍#RelentlessPursuit | #GoRU pic.twitter.com/9gpQNnYwhp
— Rutgers Wrestling (@RUWrestling) December 11, 2023
Rutgers carried their winning effort from Friday into their match against Buffalo on Sunday.
Sunday’s match marked the third shutout for the Scarlet Knights this season (Duke, Edinboro, and Buffalo). No. 12 Soldano (184) and No. 16 Moore (141) completed the weekend strong, picking up falls against the Bulls to capture their second victory of the weekend.
The Scarlet Knights secured five bonus-point victories in a winning effort, with John O’Donnell (HWT) earning his first career-dual victory. Also, Rutgers’ Brandon Chletsos (125) captured a victory in his first home appearance.
Rutgers will send several wrestlers to the 59th edition of the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffmann Estates, Illinois, at the end of the month (December 29-30) as the Scarlet Knights’ next dual is not till January 6 against Penn.
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