Saturday Wrestling results
Bloomsburg vs. Bloomsburg Open
Rider 28, Edinboro 10
Rider 20, Princeton 19
SIUE 31, Kent State 3
Sunday Wrestling Update
Buffalo vs. Hofstra – Cancelled
Central Michigan vs. SIUE – Postponed
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Rider Defeats Edinboro, Edges Princeton in Thrilling Finish
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – In a tale of two very different duals, the Rider wrestling team posted a 2–0 weekend for the second straight week, defeating MAC foe Edinboro to remain perfect in conference action before edging Ivy League opponent Princeton to retain the MAC–Ivy Trophy on Saturday afternoon inside Alumni Gym.
#22/19
Tyler Klinsky opened the dual at 125 pounds against Chris Vargo in a tightly contested bout. A scoreless first period gave way to the match's first point when Vargo escaped to open the second. Klinsky continued to pressure, drawing two stall calls to earn a point before finishing the period with a low single-leg takedown to take a 4–1 lead. An early third-period escape sealed a 5–1 decision for the Broncs.
Rider built momentum quickly as
Will Betancourt earned an 8–2 decision at 133 pounds, followed by #16/14
Elijah Griffin's 14–5 major decision to push the team score to 10–0.
Edinboro responded with a decision at 157 and a fall at 165 to cut the deficit to 14–9, but #31
Enrique Munguia stopped the Fightins Scots' momentum with a big fall in the second period after locking up a cradle.
After Edinboro picked up a technical fall at 184, #22/22
Brock Zurawski answered with a dominant 16–1 technical fall at 197 to put the Broncs back in control.
Hogan Swenski closed out the dual with a gritty 4–2 decision, sealing a 28–10 victory for Rider.
Klinsky once again set the tone at 125 pounds, rolling to a dominant 22–6 technical fall that featured seven takedowns. Betancourt followed with a forfeit at 133, giving Rider an early 11–0 advantage.
#16/14
Elijah Griffin used a first-period takedown to carry a 3–1 lead into the second, but Matthew Martino cut the margin to one with an escape. Griffin opened the third period with a quick escape to extend the lead to 4–2 before Martino swung the bout in his favor, locking up double unders and throwing Griffin to his back to surge ahead 9–5 and pull off the upset for the Tigers.
At 149 lbs
Dylan Layton battled returning NCAA qualifier #15/11 Elijah Rivera into overtime before Rivera secured the sudden-victory takedown, trimming the Rider lead to 11–6.
The Tigers added a decision at 157, though a team point was deducted due to unsportsmanlike conduct, making it 11–8.
Princeton then took victories at 165 -184 to grab a 19–11 team lead heading into the final two bouts.
Needing some bonus points, #22/22
Brock Zurawski delivered in a big way at 197, scoring a third-period fall over Gabe Garibaldi to pull Rider within two at 19–17.
With the dual on the line, Swenski needed only a decision at heavyweight and delivered just that, earning a 4–1 win over Conor McCloskey to clinch a dramatic 20–19 victory and keep the MAC–Ivy Trophy in Lawrenceville.
The Broncs return to action on Jan. 30, they travel to Virginia to take on George Mason in a MAC dual. The first whistle is set for 5 p.m.
SIUE Routs Kent State on Senior Day
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE cruised to a 31-3 victory in Mid-American Conference wrestling Saturday at First Community Arena.
Bryson Buhk closed out the match for the Cougars with a technical fall at heavyweight over Kent State's Corey Boerio.
SIUE, now 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the MAC, lead the MAC West Division after winning eight consecutive matches against the Golden Flashes. Kent State fell to 5-6 overall and 1-4 in the MAC.
Caleb Tyus (149) and
Deron Pulliam (184) also picked up bonus points for the Cougars.
SIUE celebrated senior day, honoring
Eric Almarinez,
Davian Guanajuato,
Ben Lunn,
Deron Pulliam,
Hayden Shepherd,
Hayden Trezek and
Caleb Tyus.
SIUE's match scheduled for Sunday has been postponed due to the weather. It has been rescheduled at First Community Arena for Feb. 6 at 6 p.m.
Bloomsburg Hosts Inaugural Bloomsburg Open on Saturday | Results
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Bloomsburg wrestlers logged a full day of competition Saturday at the Bloomsburg Open, working through deep brackets and recording multiple bonus-point victories at Liberty Arena. The Huskies finished fifth with 66.5 team points.
The Huskies hosted the first Bloomsburg Open and welcomed over 100 wrestlers from across the region, including 16 Bloomsburg grapplers.
At 174 pounds,
Eric Alderfer opened his tournament with a 4-1 sudden-victory loss to Sean Degl. Alderfer responded with a 5-2 decision over Bekhruz Sadriddinov and picked up 12-3 major decisions against both Sean Degl to earn his spot in the third-place match and defeated Sam Beckett with a 12-3 major decision to take third in the 174-pound bracket.
In the 197-pound bracket,
Coy Raines opened his day with an 11-0 technical fall loss to Tucker Hogan. Raines rebounded for an 8-1 decision over Jake Conroy and a 7-4 win over Kingston Daniells Silva. Raines defeated George Rhodes 10-8 in the third-place match to finish third overall in the 197-pound bracket.
Justin Jones took fourth overall in the 125-pound bracket as he went 2-2 on the day. Jones opened his tournament with a 5-0 win over Connor Smith before Jack Parker won 4-1 in the second round. Jones earned a 19-8 major decision over Alex Reed but fell to Gregory Diakomihalis by pin at 1:36 in the third-place match to take fourth overall.
Michael Giugliano took sixth in the 141A bracket after going 1-3 on the day. Hayden Cunningham won 12-0 in the first round before Giugliano defeated Brecken Cieleski 19-4 in the second round. Giugliano closed out the tournament with a pair of tech fall losses to take sixth overall.
In the 149B bracket,
Jay Chase finished sixth overall after going 1-3. Chase defeated Brendan Sholders 4-1 in his first match but dropped three-straight bonus point matches for the sixth-place finish.
Newcomer to the Huskies, Tim Gray, went 3-3 in his Huskies' debut. Gray opened the day with a 14-3 major decision win over Max Ohamuo before dropping a 5-1 decision to Alex Bajoras. Gray rebounded with a 16-5 major decision over
Kyle Draina and earned a fall at 2:13 over Talan Hogan. Gray dropped his final two matches to earn sixth overall in the 285-pound bracket.
Richie Woods went 1-3 with a 7-1 win over Avery Vogelbacher at 141B pounds.
Gavin Mundy picked up a pair of falls in the 133-pound bracket. Mundy pinned Jarren McCloskey at 2:24 in the first match and Brady Mercer at 2:07 in his third match of the day.
Gavin Martin earned a fall at 1:09 over Logan Wadle in the 125-pound bracket.
The Huskies return to action next Thursday, January 29, when they visit MAC opponent Clarion for a 7:00 p.m. match.
