FAIRFIELD, Conn. - In their second regular dual match of the season, the LIU wrestling team got its first win, beating Sacred Heart 24-16. The Sharks came from behind and had two falls en route to the win over the Pioneers.

After SHU jumped out to a 6-0 lead with decisions in the first two matches, Tim Nagosky got the first win for LIU, with a 4-2 decision over Mark Blokh. Freshman Bryce Cockrell would even up the team score 6-6- with his 4-2 decision over Sean Faraon at 125. The Sharks took their first lead of the day when freshman Devin Matthews eeked out a 3-2 decision over Kyle Randall at 133. Another freshman, Drew Witham, increased LIU's lead to 15-6 when he registered a fall over Ryan Burns in just 53 seconds at 141.

Junior Chris Gomez also recorded a fall, defeating Seth Brown at 149 in 4:21. SHU would take a major decision and a win via fall at 157 and 165 to close the gap to 21-16, but the Sharks finished strong, as James Langan beat SHU's Scott Jarosz, 6-5 at 174 tto cap the day, and the 24-16 win for LIU.

Up next, the Sharks host their first home match of the season, taking on Hofstra, Sunday, January 24 at 12 p.m. in the Pratt Recreation Center.

Wt.       Decision                                                                                                                      Team Score
184       Joe Accousti (SHU) def. Dan Shafran (LIU) Decision 6-1                                                   3-0
197       Robert Hetherman (SHU) def. T.J. Franden (LIU) Decision 6-1                                          6-0
285       Tim Nagosky (LIU) def. Mark Blokh (SHU) Decision 4-2                                                   6-3
125       Bryce Cockrell (LIU) def. Sean Faraon (SHU) Decision 4-2                                               6-6
133       Devin Matthews (LIU) def. Kyle Randall (SHU) Decision 3-2                                             6-9
141       Drew Witham (LIU) def. Ryan Burns (SHU) Fall 0:53                                                       6-15 
149       Chris Gomez (LIU) def. Seth Brown (SHU) Fall 4:21                                                        6-21
157       Nick Palumbo (SHU) def. Kenny Cooper (LIU) Major Decision 16-3                                  10-21
165       Will Schmidt (SHU) def. Ryan Ferro (LIU) Fall 2:59                                                         16-21
174       James Langan (LIU) def. Scott Jarosz (SHU) Decision 6-5                                             16-24

Final Score: LIU 24, Sacred Heart 16