The College of New Jersey Athletics

Springfield, MA... The College of New Jersey wrestling team dropped its second straight dual meet as the Lions fell to host Springfield College, 25-16, on Sunday.

The loss dropped TCNJ to 17-4 on the season.

The Lions picked up four wins in the dual meet with Dan Herr (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Knolls) getting the first of those with a 2-0 victory at 133 pounds.

In the latter stages of the dual meet, TCNJ reeled off three straight wins with Dan DiColo (Budd Lake, NJ/Mt. Olive) bumping up to 165 pounds and he responded with a 10-2 major decision. Freshman Brian Broderick (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) then held on for a 6-5 win at 174 pounds before junior Mike Denver (Bayville, NJ/Central Regional) recorded the team’s final win at 184 with a third-period pin in 5:30.

TCNJ closes out the regular season on Saturday, February 6 heading to Oswego State to take on the Lakers in a noon start.

Weight by weight summary
Springfield College 25, #11 TCNJ 16
125: Mike Fish (SC) pinned Danny Franke (TCNJ), 4:30
133: Dan Herr (TCNJ) dec. Casey Leslie (SC), 2-0
141: Blaze Chatham (SC) major dec. Robert Micheliche (TCNJ), 10-2
149: Ryan McGilvray (SC) dec. John Barnett (TCNJ), 2-0
157: Derrick Longo (SC) major dec. Chris Lombardi (TCNJ), 11-3
165: Dan DiColo (TCNJ) major dec. Ronald Thompson (SC), 10-2
174: Brian Broderick (TCNJ) dec. Tyler LeBlanc (SC), 6-5
184: Mike Denver (TNCJ) pinned Jareth Cardoso (SC), 5:30
197: Jeremy Burns (SC) tech. fall Kenny Amponsa (TCNJ), 16-0
285: Ron Fusco (SC) dec. Ed Broderick (TCNJ), 6-3