Also successful was 156-pound Nathan Labuda, who rebounded after a loss last weekend by stopping Jerry Conklin from The Citadel in the second round. Labuda fought a much more technically sound bout than the week before, staying disciplined and punishing Conklin.
In a reverse of last year's national semi-final bout, 185-pound Briama Cooper lost by decision to Navy's Ben Zuber. Wrable described Cooper as trying to knock Zuber out throughout the fight.
After adding six pounds, Nick Baer was forced to fight at 147 pounds instead of 139. Boxing a style that Wrable said was not his own, Baer lost by decision.
"The kid out-hustled, and out-pointed him," Wrable said.
In a controversial decision, 165-pound Miles Rivas lost to Midshipman Kevin O'Donnell. Rivas began the fight strong, but wore himself out beating on O'Donnell, who picked up points by returning enough of Rivas' blows.
139-pound Doug Bayly was stricken with a 102-degree fever and did not fight.
Wrable described the team's flaws as being mental rather than technical.
"We can't adjust to what we need to adjust to in order to win the fight," Wrable said. "We're stuck in one gear and can't switch gears from one type of to another."
The team now looks ahead to regionals, held March 16-17. They will be staying on campus over spring break, with a possible trip back to Navy for sparring. Over this time they will look to iron out the mistakes that have been plaguing them as of late.
"Some of us need to get in better shape and a lot of us need to fix our mistakes," Komlev said. "Regionals is the only tournament with only winners and losers, no second chances."
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