Huskies Top Cleveland State in EWL Action

February 5, 2005

CLEVELAND— The 22nd ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling team won their third consecutive match, topping Cleveland State on Saturday, 25-18. With the win, Bloomsburg improves to 6-5, 2-2 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) while Cleveland State drops to 2-13, 0-2 EWL. The match started at 174 pounds.

Bloomsburg got off to a fast start as Bryce Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) won a 12-4 major decision over Matt Klinger at 174 pounds.

Trailing 4-0 after the 174 pound bout, Cleveland State's Ron Howard, a 2004 national qualifier, pinned Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) in 2:06 to give the Vikings a 6-4 lead.

At 197 pounds, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champion Chad Hoare (Reynoldsville/Dubois) was a 3-2 winner over 2004 national qualifier, Joe Phillips.

In one of the most anticipated match-ups of the meet, Cleveland State's Joe Dennis topped Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown), 7-3, giving Cleveland State a 9-7 lead.

At 125 pounds, Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) continued his winning ways, topping Joe Wornoff, 11-7. The Huskies now led 10-9 and would not trail the rest of the way.

Joe Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) picked up a hard-fought 8-6 decision over the Viking's David Armstrong, to increase the Bloomsburg lead to 13-9.

After Brad Forbes (Downingtown/Downingtown) picked up a forfeit win at 141 pounds to push the Bloomsburg lead to 19-9, George Hickman (Wilmington, NC/Riverside) wrestled one of his most complete matches of the season. However, he came up short, falling 3-2 to Ryan Hurley at 149 pounds.

At 157 pounds, Mark Piermattei (Middleburg/Middleburg) was pinned by Marcus Effner in 4:14 closing the Bloomsburg lead to 19-18.

However, Jim Bertulis (Aston/Garnett Valley) came through in the last bout, pinning David Gilkey in 2:41 to seal the win for the Huskies.

Bloomsburg returns to action on Thursday as they travel to Rider to take on the Broncs at 7:00 p.m.

Results (Match started at 174 pound weight class)

Wt. Match Result Bout Score Match Score
125 Mike Sees (B) dec. Joe Wornoff 11-7 10-9 B
133 Joe Hasseman (B) dec. David Armstrong 8-6 13-9 B
141 Brad Forbes (B) Forfeit 19-9 B
149 Ryan Hurley (C) dec. George Hickman 3-2 19-12 B
157 Marcus Effner (C) WBF Mark Piermattei 4:14 19-18 B
165 Jim Bertulis (B) WBF David Gilkey 2:41 25-18 B
174 Bryce Hasseman (B) maj. dec. Matt Klinger 12-4 4-0 B
184 Ron Howard (C) WBF Jesse Hasseman 2:06 6-4 C
197 Chad Hoare (B) dec. Joe Phillips 3-2 7-6 B
HWT Joe Dennis (C) dec. Mike Spaid 7-3 9-7 C

Records: Bloomsburg 6-5, 2-2 EWL, Cleveland State 2-13, 0-2 EWL