VESTAL, N.Y. -  In a thrilling comeback, the Binghamton wrestling team rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final three matches to upset No. 18 Navy 18-17 Sunday at the Events Center. The victory was followed by a 22-11 loss to Army to close out the doubleheader.
 
This is the first time since the university joined Division I in 2001 that the Bearcats have defeated an opponent ranked in the top 20. It is also the first time the Bearcats defeated a top 25 opponent since Feb. 20, 2015, when Binghamton upset No. 22 Bucknell 18-16. Ultimately, it marks the fifth time Binghamton has defeated a ranked opponent since joining Division I, and the first under Head Coach Kyle Borshoff.
 
Trailing 17-7, the Bearcats began their comeback when Jacob Nolan defeated David Key 8-3 to bring it to 17-10. Lou DePrez followed that with the first of his two technical falls on the day when he beat Daniel Williams 20-4. With the score at 17-15, that set up a winner-take-all showdown between Cory Day and No. 17 Grady Griess. In a back-and-forth contest, Day prevailed in a 6-2 decision to give the Bearcats the meet.
 
"Good team effort," said Borshoff. "Getting that win over Navy was a great step forward for the program. It's been a long time since we beat a nationally ranked team. And they gave us their best, and we beat their best. So it was good to see that."
 
Highlights

• Day's victory in the final match against Navy was one of three ranked victories throughout the day for Bearcat wrestlers. Micah Roes defeated No. 29 Brendan Ferretti of Navy 5-1 in the second match of the meet. Then against Army, Brevin Cassella earned a 6-1 decision over No. 26 Gunner Filipowicz.
• DePrez's two technical falls brings his season total up to six, putting him in the team lead even though he did not begin competing until December.
• After losing his first dual match of the season, Nolan has won his last six duals.
• With the win, Binghamton retakes the all-time series lead against Navy at 2-1.

 
 
Binghamton 18, No. 18 Navy 17
125 | Carson Wagner (BU) def. Dayton DelViscio (Navy) MD 13-5, BU 4 Navy 0
133 | Micah Roes (BU) def. No. NR/29 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) DEC 5-1, BU 7 Navy 0
141 | No. 12/20 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) def. Nate Lucier (BU) TF 20-5 7:00, BU 7 Navy 5
149 | Kaemen Smith (Navy) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 5-2, Navy 8 BU 7
157 | Jonathan Ley (Navy) def. Carter Baer (BU) DEC 6-2, Navy 11 BU 7
165 | No. 25/20 Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) def. No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) DEC 5-3, Navy 14 BU 7
174 | No. 25/25 Danny Wask (Navy) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 4-1 TB1, Navy 17 BU 7
184 | No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. David Key (Navy) DEC 8-3, Navy 17 BU 10
197 | No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Daniel Williams (Navy) TF 20-4 5:47, Navy 17 BU 15
285 | No. 19/21 Cory Day (BU) def. No. 17/18 Grady Griess (Navy) DEC 6-2, BU 18 Navy 17
 
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
 
Army 22, Binghamton 11
125 | No. 32/33 Ethan Berginc (Army) def. Carson Wagner (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 3 BU 0
133 | No. 32/33 Braden Basile (Army) def. Micah Roes (BU) DEC 8-4, Army 6 BU 0
141 | Logan Brown (Army) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 8-2, Army 9 BU 0
149 | Matt Williams (Army) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 11-7, Army 12 BU 0
157 | Nate Lukez (Army) def. Carter Baer (BU) MD 11-3, Army 16 BU 0
165 | No. 20/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. No. NR/26 Gunner Filipowicz (Army) DEC 6-1, Army 16 BU 3
174 | No. 13/14 Ben Pasiuk (Army) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 6-5, Army 19 BU 3
184 | No. 16/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Dillon Sheehy (Army) DEC 3-2, Army 19 BU 6
197 | No. 8/12 Lou DePrez (BU) def. Wolfgang Frable (Army) TF 18-2 6:05, Army 19 BU 11
285 | No. 27/26 Lucas Stoddard (Army) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) DEC 5-0, Army 22 BU 11
 
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
 
Up Next
Binghamton will wrestle its final two home meets of the season on Saturday against EIWA rivals Harvard and Brown at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., respectively.