Bloomsburg Falls to Central Michigan in Wrestling

MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN--The Bloomsburg University wrestling team lost a non-conference matchup with number five ranked Central Michigan on Sunday by a score of 35-0.

CMU claimed victories in all 10 individual bouts, but four were decided by two points or less. The Chippewas tallied bonus points in three matches.

The three tightest bouts of the day came in three consecutive matches, 149, 157 and 165. At 149, Nathaniel Holt posted a 4-2 decision over Dennis Bermudez (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties). Holt led 2-1 following the first period and rode Bermudez for the first 1:59 of the second period. Bermudez evened the score with an escape with one second left in the period. Holt was in the down position to begin the third period and took a 3-2 lead with an early escape, and a 2:28 riding time advantage accounted for the final point in his 4-2 decision.

In the 157 pound match, CMU's Tyler Grayson's takedown on the edge with seven seconds remaining was the difference in a 3-1 decision over 19th-ranked Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) from Bloomsburg. Grayson and Moley traded escapes in the second and third period for the only scoring before Grayson shot in with 30 seconds left in the third period. Both Grayson and Moley struggled for control in the closing seconds before Grayson was able to score the decisive takedown.

The 165-pound bout also was decided in the closing seconds, as Trevor Stewart from Central Michigan tallied a reversal with just less than 30 seconds remaining to defeat Rickey Schmelyun (New Oxford/Bermudian Springs), 4-2. The match was scoreless entering the third period, but Stewart took a 2-0 lead with a reversal early in the period. Schmelyun answered with a reversal of his own, but Stewart took the lead for good with his second reversal late in the period. Stewart's victory stretched the CMU lead to 18-0.

The heavyweight bout was the only matchup of the day featuring a pair of ranked competitors. CMU's Bubba Gritter, ranked ninth, scored a first-period takedown and a third-period escape to claim a 3-2 decision over 10th-ranked Mike Spaid.

Bloomsburg, 5-7-1, will wrestle at Lock Haven on Friday.

No. 5 Central Michigan 35, Bloomsburg 0

125: No. 19 Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Ian Moser (BU), 6-1; CMU leads 3-0

133: Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. Jason Guffey (BU), 12-6; CMU leads 6-0

141: No. 12 Eric Kruger (CMU) dec. Darren Kern (BU), 6-0; CMU leads 9-0

149: Nathaniel Holt (CMU) dec. Dennis Bermudez (BU), 4-2; CMU leads 12-0

157: Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. No. 19 Matt Moley (BU), 3-1; CMU leads 15-0

165: No. 9 Trevor Stewart (CMU) dec. Rickey Schmelyun (BU), 4-2; CMU leads 18-0

174: No. 3 Brandon Sinnott (CMU) maj. dec. Brian Shaw (BU), 12-4; CMU leads 22-0

184: No. 4 Christian Sinnott (CMU) maj. dec. Jesse Hasseman (BU), 13-2; CMU leads 26-0

197: No. 6 Wynn Michalak (CMU) pin Eric Shaw (BU) at 1:04; CMU leads 32-0

285: No. 9 Bubba Gritter (CMU) dec. No. 10 Mike Spaid (BU), 3-2; CMU leads 35-0