Bloomsburg Rolls Past Rider in Wrestling

BOYERTOWN-- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team posted a 26-10 win over Rider University in a match at held at Boyertown High School on Tuesday.

The Huskies started quickly in the match with 12th-ranked Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) winning by major decision, 20-7, followed by a pin from Jason Guffey (Muncy/Warrior Run) at 134 in 4:34. Darren Kern (Pennsburg/Upper Perkiomen) made it three straight wins for Bloomsburg with a hard-fought 2-0 win at 141 pounds.

Rider won its first match of the night at 149 with All-American Don Fisch winning 10-2 over Dennis Bermudez (Suagerties, NY/Suagerties). Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) won at 157 pounds for the Huskies by a 6-0 score with Rider posting a win at 165 pounds.

At 174 pounds, Brian Shaw won by major decision, 14-4, over Dan Silberman, while Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) won by a 6-1 margin at 184 pounds. After dropping the 197 pound match, the Huskies heavyweight All-American Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown) took to the mat.

Spaid, a graduate of Boyertown High School, did not disappoint the local crowd earning a 7-1 victory, his 28th win of the season.

"This was a good win for us," said coach John Stutzman. "We are young and needed to get this win over a good Rider team."

Bloomsburg, now 2-4-1, will host Binghamton University on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Bloomsburg 26 Rider 10

Wt.	Name	Bout	Match
125	Mike Sees (B)major dec. Mitch Fenton	20-7	4-0
133	Jason Guffey (B) WBF Zac Cunliffe	4:34	10-0
141	Darren Kern (B) dec. Fred Rodgers	2-0	13-0
149	Don Fisch (R) major dec. Dennis Bermudez	10-2	13-4
157	Matt Moley (B) def. Rob Morrison	6-0	16-4
165	Jason Lapha (R) dec. Rickey Schmelyun	6-1	16-7
174	Brian Shaw (B) major dec. Dan Silberman	14-4	20-7
184	Jesse Hasseman (B) dec. Mike Darling	6-1	23-7
197	T. J. Morrison (R) dec. Eric Shaw	6-0	23-10
285	Mike Spaid (B) dec. Ed Bordas	7-1	26-10