WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.-- Trine dropped three matches on the opening day of the Budd Whitehill Duals, hosted by Lycoming College.
The Thunder were defeated by the 30th-ranked College of New Jersey 41-9, fell to Thiel 37-12 and concluded the day with a 42-3 defeat at the hands of SUNY-Oswego. Michael Conner (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) provided a bright spot for Trine by winning all three of his matches at 197-lbs. Jeffrey Helm (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) added a victory in the 141-lb class. Trine falls to 1-6 in duals this season.
All three of Conner's victories were by decision. The junior started his day with a 3-2 win over Sigala Fosam (TCNJ), earned a 5-0 victory over Ryan Kenski (Thiel) and closed out with a 6-5 victory over Joe Gorusch (SUNY-Oswego). Conner improved his record to 15-6 on the season.
Helm added a convincing victory over Thiel's Nick Hart by a 9-2 decision. Helm now has nine wins in his freshman campaign.
The Budd Whitehill Duals will wrap up tomorrow. Trine's opponents will be determined when matches conclude today.
Box scores of all three matches can be found below.
The College of New Jersey 41, Trine 9
125- David Corrigan (TCNJ) over David Moore, Dec. 8-1
133- James Goldschmidt (TCNJ) won by forfeit
141- Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) over Jeffrey Helm, Maj. 9-0
149- Dylan Thorsen (TCNJ) over Cody Konieczki, Fall 4:53
157- Antonio Mancella (TCNJ) over Adam Boles, Fall 2:08
165- Kellen Whitney (TCNJ) over Jaycee Jensen, Maj. 14-4
174- Zach Zotollo (TCNJ) over Kerry Raab, Fall 1:07
184- Brandon Simon (TCNJ) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (Trine) over Sigala Fosam, Dec. 3-2
285- Lazarus Conley (Trine) won by forfeit
Thiel 37, Trine 12
125- David Moore (Trine) won by forfeit
133- Lance Waters (Thiel) won by forfeit
141- Jeffrey Helm (Trine) over Nick Hart, Dec. 9-2
149- Nick Sutton (Thiel) over Cody Konieczki, Maj. 12-4
157- Chris Nuss (Thiel) over Adam Boles, Dec. 9-3
165- Brandon Collins (Thiel) over Jaycee Jensen, Fall 3:34
174- Jordan Powell (Thiel) over Kerry Raab, Fall 2:36
184- Jerrold Roosa (Thiel) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (Trine) over Ryan Kenski, Dec. 5-0
285- Blake Heim (Thiel) over Lazarus Conley, Fall 0:21
SUNY-Oswego 42, Trine 3
125- James Ronca (SUNY-O) over David Moore, Maj. 11-3
133- Kevin Ramkishun (SUNY-O) won by forfeit
141- David Almaiva (SUNY-O) over Jeffreh Helm, Tech Fall 19-2
149- Mark Milisci (SUNY-O) over Cody Konieczki, Dec. 4-3
157- Abubakarr Sow (SUNY-O) over Adam Boles, Fall 3:22
165- Tyler Silverthorn (SUNY-O) over Jaycee Jensen, Tech Fall 19-3
174- Sean Maloney (SUNY-O) over Kerry Raab, Maj. 14-5
184- Scott Bova (SUNY-O) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (Trine) over Joe Gorusch (SUNY-O), Dec. 6-5
285- Dillon Hudson (SUNY-O) over Tyler Prater, Dec. 3-2