"Getting the first win at 165 was really big," Weiss said of O'Donnell's opening victory. "That was a match that could have gone either way, and it really got the ball rolling."
After Jones was disqualified in his match at 174, Volpe earned a major decision over Randy Stout in the 184-weight class.
Lee put up a tough battle against the EIWA's third-ranked Corey Anderson, but Lee eventually fell in a 6-0 decision. But Harvard would again regain the momentum when heavyweight Rechul pinned his Big Red opponent in decisive fashion.
The Crimson would earn six more points in the next two matches with a tight 6-5 decision for El-Hayek and anther solid victory for Matt Picarsic. He further solidified his No. 1 EIWA ranking with a strong 8-2 decision over Cornell's Byron Warner.
The younger Picarsic had a tough time in his match after being taken down early in the first period and never really regaining control. He lost in a 10-1 major decision.
In the 149-pound division, Jantzen was impressive once again. Despite giving up a takedown just ten seconds into the match, Jantzen combined creativity and skill for an impressive reversal and pin just 57 seconds into the match.
With the Harvard victory sealed, Odom set out for an upset of Cornell's third-ranked Leo Urbinelli. In a 5-2 victory, Odom did just that, and put an exclamation point on the Crimson's 28-13 win.
In the Saturday afternoon match, Harvard easily outlasted Boston College 28-9. Lee and freshmen Jones, Jantzen, Robbie Griffin, Ken Kakesako and Brandon Kaufmann earned victories for the Crimson.
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