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The celebration begins as Rutgers beats Northwestern 28-6 in wrestling

Coach Scott Goodale celebrates with heavyweight Razohnn Gross after Rutgers wrestling beats Northwestern 28-6 at the RAC. Rutgers finished the season undefeated at home.

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On second thought...

Realizing that a 240-pound man was about to jump into his arms, Coach Goodale has second thoughts about a big celebration.

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Too late

Razohnn Gross was already airborne, but Coach Goodale was able to deflect the majority of the impact and lived to talk about it. "Razohnn is crazy like that," Goodale said. "I kind of knew that I got too excited and he would do something like that."

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125 lbs: Brandon Paetzell (RU) beats Anthony Rubinetti (NU) 4-2

Brandon Paetzell starts the match off with a well-earned victory over Anthony Rubinetti, 4-2. Rutgers 3 - Northwestern 0

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133 lbs: Scott DelVecchio (RU) beats Jason Ipsarides (NU) 11-4

Scott DelVecchio fell just short of a major decision, beating Jason Ipsarides 11-4 at 133 pounds. Rutgers 6 - Northwestern 0

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141 lbs: Anthony Ashnault (RU) beats Alec McKenna (NU) 21-6 (tech fall)

Anthony Ashnault was flying around the mat during his 21-6 tech fall over Alec McKenna, earning the first bonus points of the day for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers 11 - Northwestern 0

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149 lbs: Ken Theobold (RU) beats Shayne Oster (NU), 10-3

Ken Theobold was one of three athletes wrestling for the last time at home on Senior Day. Theobold beat Shayne Oster 10-3. Rutgers 14 - Northwestern 0

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157 lbs: John Van Brill (RU) beats Ben Sullivan (NU), 8-3

John Van Brill gets under the skin of Ben Sullivan by beating him 8-3. Sullivan was called for a flagrant misconduct, which cost the Wildcats one team point. Since they were being shutout at the time, they were actually in negative numbers. Rutgers 17 - Northwestern (-1)

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165 lbs: Johnny Sebastian (NU) beats Anthony Pafumi (RU), 14-2 (major)

Johnny Sebastian gets Northwestern back in positive territory with a major decision over senior Anthony Pafumi 14-2. Rutgers 17 - Northwestern 3

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174 lbs: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) beats Braxton Cody (NU) 16-0 (tech fall)

The third and final senior to wrestle today, Phillip Bakuckas earns a first period tech fall over Braxton Cody, 16-0. Rutgers 22 - Northwestern 3

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Senior Day Moment

Bakuckas lost his starting job last month to Jordan Pagano, but on Senior Day Coach Goodale gave Bakuckas one more start at home and Goodale was rewarded with an emotional victory.

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184 lbs: Nicholas Gravina (RU) beats Mitch Sliga (NU), 4-0

Nicholas Gravina earns a solid win by shutting out Mitch Sliga, 4-0 at 184 pounds. Rutgers 25 - Northwestern 3

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197 lbs: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) beats Matthew Correnti (RU), 5-3

Jacob Berkowitz got the upper hand on freshman Matthew Correnti, during the second of two Northwestern wins. Rutgers 25 - Northwestern 6

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Hwt: Razohnn Gross (RU) beats Conan Jennings (NU), 3-2 (TB-1)

Razohnn Gross runs at Conan Jennings like a football player during his 3-2 win in the first tiebreaker. Final score: Rutgers 28 - Northwestern 6

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Undefeated at home

Rutgers finishes the season with a perfect 6-0 home record at the RAC.

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President Barchi in the house

Rutgers AD Pat Hobbs talks with President Robert Barchi and Francis Harper Barchi during the intermission of the Scarlet Knights' domination of Northwestern.

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