NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. --- The Golden Eagle wrestling team competed in their first dual match of the 2022-23 season, falling to nationally-ranked Rutgers 29-4 at College Avenue Gym on Friday night. Clarion (0-1) dropped a series of close matches but the overall margin went the way of the Scarlet Knights.
 
The highlight of Clarion's night came in the 197-pound bout, with Ty Bagoly putting the Golden Eagles on the board with a major decision over Michael Toranzo. It was a bout where Bagoly controlled the action from the outset, with the only points for Toranzo coming in situations where Bagoly cut him loose. Otherwise it was takedown after takedown for Bagoly, as well as a well-earned riding time point. That major decision improved Bagoly's record to 5-1 on the season and represented his second bonus point win of the year.
 
The final score would seem to indicate that the Scarlet Knights dominated the rest of the night, but a closer look at each of the other matches shows that many of the other bouts were tight on a micro level. Other than major decisions at 133 and 184 pounds, there were no other bonus points in the cards for the 21^st-ranked Rutgers squad. Seth Koleno kept it close with ranked 141-pounder Sammy Alvarez but fell by a 5-3 score, while Suds Dubler – in his first career college dual – wrestled a tight bout with nationally-ranked 174-pounder Jackson Turley before falling by a 4-2 score. Trevor Elfvin wrestled a low-scoring bout at 157 pounds, falling 2-1 to Andrew Clark.
 
No. 21 Rutgers 29, Clarion 4
125: Dean Peterson (RU) over Joey Fischer (CLAR) by decision, 6-1; RU leads, 3-0
133: 18/16 Joe Heilman (RU) over Koen Kish (CLAR) by major decision, 13-3; RU leads, 7-0
141: 12/21 Sammy Alvarez (RU) over NR/HM Seth Koleno (CLAR) by decision, 5-3; RU leads, 10-0
149: 31/HM Tony White (RU) over Kyle Schickel (CLAR) by decision, 7-2; RU leads, 13-0
157: NR/HM Andrew Clark (RU) over Trevor Elfvin (CLAR) by decision, 2-1; RU leads, 16-0
165: Connor O'Neill (RU) over Eli Brinsky (CLAR) by decision, 8-7; RU leads, 19-0
174: 24/HM Jackson Turley (RU) over Suds Dubler (CLAR) by decision, 4-2; RU leads, 22-0
184: Brian Soldano (RU) over 22/21 Will Feldkamp (CLAR) by major decision, 15-5; RU leads, 26-0
197: Ty Bagoly (CLAR) over Michael Toranzo (RU) by major decision, 12-2; RU leads, 26-4
HWT: Boone McDermott (RU) over Austin Chapman (CLAR) by decision, 6-1; RU wins, 29-4