December 15, 2007

Bloomsburg Ties Buffalo at Buffalo Duals

BUFFALO-- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team tied one match and lost the other at the University of Buffalo Duals on Saturday. The Huskies tied Buffalo, 17-17, and lost to Appalachain State, 23-17.

In the match with Buffalo, the Huskies started quickly winning four of the first five matches. Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) started the match with a 19-6 win at 125 pounds followed by Jason Guffey (Muncy/Warrior Run) winning 10-3 at 133 pounds. After a win by the Bulls at 141, Dennis Bermudez (Suagerties, NY/Suagerties) won by decision and Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) by major decision giving Bloomsburg a 14-3 lead. Buffalo, though, came back with wins in the next four bouts to take a 17-14 lead going into the heavyweight bout. In the 285 pound match, the Huskies' Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown) pulled out a 1-0 victory to give Bloomsburg the tie.

In the match with Appalachian State, the Huskies got wins from Sees, by technical fall; Moley, Ricky Schmelyun (New Oxford/Bermudian Springs) and a pin by Spaid in the six-point loss.

Bloomsburg, now 1-4-1, is idle till Dec. 29-30 at the Southern Scuffle in North Carolina.

Appalachian State 23, Bloomsburg 17

125: Sees (BU) tech fall Husley (ASU), 23-7 (0-5)
133: Williams (ASU) dec Guffey (BU), 7-5 (3-5)
141: Cox (ASU) pinned Hickman (BU) at 6:05 (9-5)
149: Ervin (ASU) maj dec Burmudez (BU), 8-0 (13-5)
157: Moley (BU) dec EJ Hutchinson (ASU), 4-1 (13-8)
165: Schmelyun (BU) dec T. Hutchinson (ASU), 2-1 (13-11)
174: Martin (ASU) dec. Graham (BU), 4-2 (16-11)
184: Trotman (ASU) dec Hasseman (BU), 5-2 (19-11)
197: Griswold (ASU) maj dec Sacco (BU), 12-2 (23-11)
285: Spaid (BU) pinned Campbell (ASU) at 2:30 (23-17)

Buffalo 17, Bloomsburg 17 (tie)

125: Sees (BU) maj dec Dabolt (UB), 19-6 (0-4)
133: Guffey (BU) dec Wilson (UB), 10-3 (0-7)
141: Stella (UB) dec Hickman (BU), 8-3 (3-7)
149: Bermudez (BU) dec Needle (UB), 4-1 (3-10)
157: Moley (BU) maj dec Cummings (UB), 13-3 (3-14)
165: Rendos (UB) dec Schmelyun (BU), 2-1 (6-14)
174: Ragusa (UB) dec Graham (BU), 10-7 (9-14)
184: Moran (UB) dec Hasseman (BU), 3-2 (12-14)
197: Hamel (UB) tech fall Sacco (BU), 24-8 (17-14)
285: Spaid (BU) dec Parker (UB), 1-0 (17-17)