The second and third rounds of Saturday's NYU Invitational produced several noteworthy results. The #2 Notre Dame men posted a comfortable 20-7 win over #5 Columbia (also bearing Stevens Tech, 22-5) while the #3 Ohio State men had back-to-back challenges vs. top-10 opponents: with a 13-14 loss to #8 St. John's and a 20-7 win over Columbia. In other top-10 men's action during rounds 2-3, #8 St. John's survived a scare from the host Violets (14-13).
On the women's side, the #2 Notre Dame women turned in a pair of big wins over #4 Columbia (15-12) and #5 Northwestern (17-10). Another top-10 matchup saw the Columbia women bounce back with a 15-12 win over #6 Ohio State – while the St. John's women (ranked outside the top-10) emerged with a 14-13 victory over OSU.
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NYU INVITATIONAL (ROUNDS 1-3 RESULTS)
#2 Notre Dame def. #4 Columbia 15-12 (WF 5-4 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 5-4)
#2 Notre Dame def. #5 Northwestern 17-10 (WF 6-3 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 6-3)
#4 Columbia def. #6 Ohio State 15-12 (WF 5-4 ... WE 5-4 ... WS 5-4)
#5 Northwestern def. Yale 22-5 (WF 8-1 ... WE 8-1 ... WS 6-3)
St. John's def. #6 Ohio State 14-13 (WF 2-7 ... WE 7-2 ... WS 5-4)
St. John's def. NYU 18-9 (WF 5-4 ... WE 7-2 ... WS 6-3)
Yale def. Wayne State 21-6 (WF 5-4 ... WE 7-2 ... WS 9-0)
NYU def. Wayne State 18-9 (WF 7-2 ... WE 4-5 ... WS 7-2)