CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard wrestling went toe to toe with Binghamton and Cornell, but fell in both matches, 19-13 and 27-12, respectively. Diego Sotelo and Yaraslau Slavikouski both went 2-0 on the day to lead the Crimson.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first match against Binghamton began with a Crimson victory courtesy of Diego Sotelo, who earned a major decision and four points for Harvard.
• After a Binghamton decision, Joseph Cangro added a win for Harvard to increase its lead to 7-3.
• Harvard and its opponent traded another pair of matches, as the Bearcats took home three points at the 149 lbs. weight class before Evan Gleason recorded a 5-0 win at 157 lbs. to keep the lead in Harvard's hands at 10-6.
• Binghamton picked up three straight victories to take a 16-10 lead.
• At 197 lbs., Mike Doggett was locked in an absolute battle with his opponent. The bout would go to extra time before Binghamton got a pair of takedown points to officially clinch the match.
• Yaraslau Slavikouski notched another win on his season with a 6-1 decision in the final match of the day to make the score 19-13.

 

• Diego Sotelo continued his strong run with another win against Cornell in the first bout of the match against the Big Red. His 1-0 decision win over his opponent gave Harvard a quick 3-0 lead.
• Sotelo earned a massive upset win over No. 11 Brett Ungar with the result.
• Cornell would win the next three bouts, the first two coming by decision and the third being a major decision to give the Big Red a 10-3 advantage.
• It didn't take Trevor Tarsi long to pin his opponent at 157 lbs, giving Harvard six key points with a fall just 1:20 into the match. The pin cut the deficit to just one at the halfway point of the match.
• Cornell added back-to-back decisions and a fall to go on a 12-point run and take a 22-9 lead, clinching the match.
• Yaraslau Slavikouski finished the day unbeaten after registering a 8-2 decision victory in the final match of the day.

 

Harvard Highlights

• Diego Sotelo and Yaraslau Slavikouski were both undefeated on the day with two wins.
• Sotelo notched an upset win over No. 11 Brett Ungar with the 1-0 decision.
• Joseph Cangro and Evan Gleason added decision victories on the day.
• Trevor Tarsi had the lone Harvard pin this afternoon, notching six points with a fall just 1:20 into his match against Cornell at 157 lbs.

 
BINGHAMTON 19 – HARVARD 13
Results
125: Diego Sotelo (HAR) over Micah Roes (BING) (MD 11-1)
133: Ivan Garcia (BING) over Beau Bayless (HAR) (Dec 8-1)
141: Joseph Cangro (HAR) over Christian Gannone (BING) (Dec 6-2)
149: Michael Zarif (BING) over Jack Crook (HAR) (Dec 8-3)
157: Evan Gleason (HAR) over Conner Decker (BING) (Dec 5-0)
165: Brevin Cassella (BING) over Josh Kim (HAR) (Dec 3-2)
174: Sam DePrez (BING) over Alex Whitworth (HAR) (MD 10-2)
184: Jacob Nolan (BING) over Luke Rada (HAR) (Dec 7-2)
197: Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BING) over Michael Doggett (HAR) (SV-1 3-1)
285: Yaraslau Slavikouski (HAR) over Cory Day (BING) (Dec 6-1)
 
CORNELL 27 – HARVARD 12
125: Diego Sotelo (HAR) over Brett Ungar (COR) (Dec 1-0)
133: Ethan Fernandez (COR) over Beau Bayless (HAR) (Dec 8-1)
141: Vince Cornella (COR) over Joseph Cangro (HAR) (Dec 7-1)
149: Yianni Diakomihalis (COR) over Kenny Herrmann (HAR) (MD 15-2)
157: Trevor Tarsi (HAR) over Colton Yapoujian (COR) (Fall 1:20)
165: Julian Ramirez (COR) over Josh Kim (HAR) (Dec 5-2)
174: Evan Canoyer (COR) over Alex Whitworth (HAR) (Dec 10-4)
184: Jonathan Loew (COR) over Peter Ferraro (HAR) (Fall 5:56)
197: Jacob Cardenas (COR) over Michael Doggett (HAR) (TF 18-1 4:37)
285: Yaraslau Slavikouski (HAR) over Brendan Furman (COR) (Dec 8-2)