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American Wrestling Struggles Against Maryland, Falls 42-8
Hoffer, Baker each notch major decision victories

February 6, 2002

COLLEGE PARK, MD.-- American wrestling struggled against local foe Maryland on Wednesday, falling 42-8 in a dual meet at Ritchie Coliseum. Nationally-ranked senior Marc Hoffer (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Central) added to his all-time career wins record at American, beating Adam James by a 16-7 major decision for his 114th career win at 149 lbs. At 174 lbs., sophomore Aaron Baker (Amarillo, Tex./Tacosa) also won by major decision (11-2) over Mark Reid.

The Eagles could not put away the remaining matches. Heavyweight Jared Hyman (Norcross, Ga./Norcross) fell by a 9-7 decision to Jeremy Duncanmanaged to put away Dennis Maguire with a 11-7 decision at heavyweight to earn three team points. took 174 lbs. by forfeit to round out the scoring for the Eagles, who finished the day with 21 team points compared to 28 by Franklin and Marshall.

At 133 lbs., sophomore Matthew Pelligrino (Manalapan, N.J./Freehold) lost by a 10-0 major decision to Richie Gebauer. Jeremy Feinberg (F&M) took 141 lbs. by default, and at 157 lbs., sophomore Aviv Bercovicz (Wauside, N.J./Cean Township) fell to Nathan Schy in a tight 3-2 decision. Freshman Eric Fantegrossi (Needham, Mass./Needham) struggled at 165 lbs, falling to Isaiah Hankel by a 23-8 technical fall. At 184 lbs., Kyle Mason (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) lost by a 12-0 major decision to R.P. Norley, and Adam Montgomery (Belmont, Calif./Junipero Serra) was pinned at 197 lbs. by Cornelius George at 1:51.

The Eagles are now 4-9 in dual meets this season. They will travel to face local foe Maryland this Wednesday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m. in College Park. The Eagles then hit the road for the weekend as they take on Ohio University this Sunday, February 10, starting at 12:00 p.m. American’s next home meet will be on Sunday, February 17, versus Old Dominion and Buffalo starting at 12:00 p.m. in Bender Arena.