The Navy wrestling team (3-4, 1-3 EIWA) had its three-match dual winning streak snapped on Saturday, dropping duals to Columbia (2-7, 2-5 EIWA)) and 11th-ranked Cornell (8-2, 5-1 EIWA) at the Friedman Wrestling Center in Ithaca, N.Y.

"Against Columbia, we didn't do a good job of wrestling through matches," said second-year Navy head coach Cary Kolat. "We eased our way into bouts and tried to get it going late which is not how you are going to win matches. You have to be the aggressor and set the pace and take the shots to your opponent.

"I think we made some adjustments for the evening match and displayed better pace and attack rate against Cornell," added Kolat. "We scored earlier in the matches which helped, but our defense has to get better before the season ends. We saw how that impacted our matches in particular against Cornell."

Columbia won the first four matches against the Mids to open up a 13-0 lead before 20th-ranked Andrew Cerniglia (So / 157 / Nazareth, Pa.) got Navy on the scoreboard with a 12-7 victory over Andrew Garr. While Navy would go on to win three of the final four matches, including bonus-point victories by Jacob Koser (Jr / Dillsburg, Pa.) and Ryan Catka (Fr / Brookhaven, Pa.) at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively, the slow start would prove to be too difficult to overcome as Columbia topped the Mids 20-15.

Navy lost four of its six bouts against the Lions by three points or less, including the opening two matches of the day. Twentieth-ranked Joe Manchio was able to outlast Navy team captain Jacob Allen (Sr / 125 / Poway, Calif.) in sudden victory by a 3-1 count, while #21 Josh Koderhandt (Fr / 133 / Belleville, Ill.) was edged by Angelo Rini, 11-8. Cael Crebs (Fr / 174 / Montoursville, Pa.) picked up a solid win for the Mids with a 3-2 victory over Columbia's Nick Fine. Fine came into the match atop the Lions' wins leader board with a 16-8 record, including a 5-2 dual mark. Koser cut into Columbia's lead with his win by fall over Joe Franzese at 4:33, while Catka was impressive in his 16-4 major decision over Danny Conley.

Columbia 20, Navy 15
125 | #28 Joe Manchio dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 3-1 SV // Columbia 3, Navy 0
133 | Angelo Rini dec #21 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY), 11-8  // Columbia 6, Navy 0
141 | #16 Matt Kazimir major Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 11-3  //  Columbia 10, Navy 0
149 | Dominic Rossetti dec Jonathan Miranda (NAVY), 2-0 //  Columbia 13, Navy 0
157 | #20 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) dec Andrew Garr, 12-7  //  Columbia 13, Navy 2 *
165 | #21 Joshua Ogunsanya major Val Park (NAVY), 13-5  //  Columbia 17, Navy 2
174 | Cael Crebs (NAVY) dec Nick Fine, 3-2  //  Columbia 17, Navy 5
184 | Brian Bonino dec #29 David Key (NAVY), 5-3  //  Columbia 20, Navy 5
197 | #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) fall Joe Fanzese, 4:33  //  Columbia 20, Navy 11
285 | Ryan Catka (NAVY) major Danny Conley, 16-4  //  Columbia 20, Navy 15
*Navy deducted a team point (unsportsmanlike conduct - bench)

In the nightcap, 11th-ranked Cornell powered its way past Navy by earning wins at 125, 141, 149, 157, 174, 184, 197 and 285 pounds en route to a 34-9 victory over the Midshipmen. Six of the eight wins by the Big Red featured wins by nationally-ranked wrestlers, including #3 Vito Arujau (125) who has never lost a dual match (24-0) during his career and #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (149) who has won 62-consecutive matches which is the second-longest winning streak in program history.

Vito Arujau, who has won seven of his eight duals this winter by way of bonus points, gave Cornell an early 5-0 lead when his riding time point gave him a 20-5 tech fall over Jacob Allen. The Mids, however, got a lift from rookie Josh Koderhandt (Fr / 133 / Belleville, Ill.) who made a statement by pinning 29th-ranked Dom LaJoie just 50 seconds into the match to give Navy its only lead of the dual at 6-5. Cornell went on to win seven of the last eight bouts, scoring bonus points in four of the seven. Meanwhile, joining Koderhandt in the win column was Val Park (Jr / 165 / Edmond, Okla.) who was able to control his match against Adam Santoro from the opening whistle en route to an 8-3 win.

#11 Cornell 34, Navy 9
125 | #3 Vito Arujau tech fall Jacob Allen (NAVY), 20-5 (7:00) // Cornell 5, Navy 0
133 | #21 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) fall #29 Dom LaJoie, 0:50  // Navy 6, Cornell 5
141 | Cole Handlovic dec Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 9-3  // Cornell 8, Navy 6
149 | #1 Yianni Diakomihalis fall Jonathan Miranda (NAVY), 2:27 // Cornell 14, Navy 6
157 | Hunter Richard dec #20 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY), 5-4  // Cornell 17, Navy 6
165 | Val Park (NAVY) dec Adam Santoro, 8-3  // Cornell 17, Navy 9
174 | #13 Chris Foca major Shane Sosinsky (NAVY), 13-3  // Cornell 21, Navy 9
184 | #15 Jonathan Loew major Hunter Johns (NAVY), 12-4  // Cornell 25, Navy 9
197 | #19 Jacob Cardenas dec #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY), 9-4  // Cornell 28, Navy 9
285 | #17 Lewis Fernandes fall Riley Smith (NAVY), 6:33  // Cornell 34, Navy 9

Navy Notables
• Navy has yet to use the same dual lineup this season, as it searches for consistency.
• Four wrestlers - Josh Koderhandt (133), Jonathan Miranda (141/149), Andrew Cerniglia (157) and Jacob Koser (197) - have participated in all seven duals for the Mids this season with Koderhandt, Cerniglia and Koser posting 5-2 records.
• Navy has had at least two freshmen in its lineup in five of the seven duals this season and three freshmen in four of the seven duals - Lehigh (133 Koderhandt, 285 Catka), Hofstra (125 DelViscio, 133 Koderhandt, 174 Crebs), Ohio (133 Koderhandt, 165 Starr, 174 Crebs, 285 Catka), Cleveland State (133 Koderhandt, 165 Sammy Starr, 174 Cael Crebs), Columbia (133 Koderhandt, 174 Crebs, 285 Catka).
• Shane Sosinsky (Sr / 174 / Upper Saddle River, N.J.) made his first-collegiate dual appearance. He dropped a 13-3 major decision to 13th-ranked Chris Foca of Cornell
• Andrew Cerniglia became Navy's first wrestler to reach the 20-win milestone with his 12-7 win over Columbia's Andrew Garr. Josh Koderhandt, Val Park and Jacob Koser are second on the team with 18 wins.

 A Look Ahead
• Having wrestled all seven of its duals to date on the road, Navy will wrestle its final dual appearance away from home when it meets Binghamton (6-9, 4-1 EIWA) on Sunday.
• The Mids and Bearcats are slated to kick off their match at 2:00 pm with a live stream available on ESPN+.

### Go Navy ###