MOUNT VERNON – Head coach Brent Hamm's Rams won 8-of-10 matches in their home opener on Thursday night inside Small Athletic and Wellness Center, taking down UW-Platteville 35-8.
 
The Rams scored two falls on the night. Freshman Liam Adlfinger pinned Dylan Weigel at 141 pounds with 53 seconds left in the second period.
 
Freshman Logan Van Duyne matched Adlfinger by pinning Mason Mandurano 49 seconds into the second period, at 197.
 
Cornell (1-1) picked up tech falls victories from Jayson Stevens at 133 and No. 5 Brian Petry at 165.  Stevens used six takedowns to defeat Avery Femrite 19-4, with 11 seconds left in the match. 
 
Petry took down Lars Nelson seven times, finishing the match off in the second period with a 21-5 victory.
 
Nolan Howell won by major decision, 16-3, at 174. AJ Parrish (157) and Braydon Hoffman (285) won by decisions.
 
At 184 pounds, Jace Nelson-Brown scored a takedown in overtime to win 4-1.
 
The Rams finished with 26 takedowns to UW-Platteville's five.
 
Coming up – The Rams host the Ram Duals on Saturday in the arena of the Small Athletic and Wellness Center. Cornell faces Nebraska Wesleyan at 10:00 a.m., Chicago at 11:00 a.m., and Lakeland at 1:00 p.m.