Bloomsburg Wrestling
January 6, 2009

Bloomsburg Wrestling Downs Rider


LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ--Bloomsburg University won seven of 10 bouts to beat Rider University, 26-10, on Tuesday in collegiate wrestling.

The Huskies got off to a fast start winning the first six bouts, two by major decision and one by fall. Ian Moser (Dover, DE/Caesar Rodney) won at 125 pounds by a 13-4 score, while Jason Guffey (Muncy/Warrior Run) at 133, posted a 14-4 victory. Ricky Donald (Millville/Millville) won by decision 4-0 at 141 pounds before George Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/Riverside) won by fall in 4:36 at 149 pounds.

Bloomsburg's Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford), ranked eighth in the country at 157, beat 17th-ranked Michael Kessler by a 4-0 score. At 165 pounds, Ricky Schmelyun (New Oxford/Bermudian Springs) won his 23rd match of the year by a 7-3 score, while Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) at 197 pounds won the Huskies final match of the night by a 6-4 score.

Bloomsburg, 4-4, will wrestle at Binghamton on Sunday at 2 p.m.


Bloomsburg 26, Rider 10
125 Ian Moser-B major dec. Filiberto Colon-R 13-4 4-0
133 Jason Guffey-B   major dec. Matt Bradley-R 14-4 8-0
141 Rickey Donald-B dec. Fred Rodgers-R 4-0 11-0
149 George Hickman-B wbf Nick Weaver-R 4:36 17-0
157 Matt Moley-B dec. Mike Kessler-R 4-0 20-0
165 Rickey Schmelyun-B dec.  Jason Lapham-R 7-3 23-0
174 Mike Ward-R dec. Nate Graham-B 7-4 23-3
184 Doug Umbehauer-R major dec. Brian Shaw-B 18-6 23-7
197  Jesse Hasseman-B dec.  Mike Miller-R 6-4 26-7
hwt  Ed Bordas-R  dec. Zac Walsh-B 3-0 26-10