FAIRFAX, Va. – The LIU wrestling team saw a depleted roster battle hard on the road against George Mason Saturday. The Sharks, who were missing five starters due to the flu, still won five of eight matches; in the end, two forfeits gave George Mason the 26-14 match win.
 
"We wrestled without five starters, and we couldn't have wrestled better," head coach Joe Patrovich said after the match. "We had five wins over some really good guys. It was unbelievable. I'm really, really proud of our guys, particularly our freshmen; they killed it today."
 
SHARK BITES

• LIU had forfeits at 141 and 149 lbs.
• One of LIU's big wins came at 133, where Kaelan Francois moved up a weight class to fill in, and beat Josh Pence in an 11-3 major decision.
• At 125, freshman Robbie Sagaris had an OT win, 4-2.
• James Langan, Nunzio Crowley and Tim Nagosky all notched wins for the Sharks.

 
COMPLETE RESULTS
125: Robbie Sagaris (LIU) over Ben Monn (GM), SV-1 4-2
133: Kaelan Francois (LIU) over Josh Pence (GM), MD 11-3
141: LIU Forfeit
149: LIU Forfeit
157: Avery Bassett (GM) over James Johnston (LIU), 13-7
165: Tyler Kocak (GM) over Blake Bahna (LIU), SV-1 6-4
174: Logan Messer (GM) over Tom DiGennaro (LIU), Fall 1:17
184: James Langan (LIU) over Jeremy Seymour (GM), 3-2
197: Nunzio Crowley (LIU) over John List (GM). 3-2
285: Tim Nagosky (LIU) over Ramses Montalvo (GM), 3-1
Extra: Austin Stith (GM) over Karl Osmond-Bouyer (LIU), MD 11-3 


Final Score: George Mason 24, LIU 16