Huskies Win Pair At Northeast Duals
ALBANY, NY-- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team won two matches and lost one on Saturday at the Northeast Duals in Albany, NY. The Huskies beat the University of Michigan by a score of 18-17; downed Columbia University, 20-13, before losing to Central Michigan, 23-15.
In the Michigan match the Huskies five of the first six matches to jump out to an 18-7 lead, then had to hang on over the final four bouts to post the one point victory.
Jason Guffey got things going with a 6-2 win at 125 pounds. After a loss at 133, Frank Hickman scored a 4-3 decision at 141pounds, with Josh Roosa posting an 8-4 win at 149 pounds. All-American and fifth-ranked Matt Moley extended the Huskies lead to 15-4 with a win by fall at 157 pounds, while at 165 Rick Schmelyun scored a 7-2 decision over 19th-ranked Aaron Hynes to make it 18-4. The Wolverines would win the final four bouts, but the Huskies pulled out the one point victory.
Against Columbia, the Huskies dropped the first two matches to fall behind 7-0. Bloomsburg though rallied with wins in the next three bouts to go up 10-7. Hickman and Roosa got things going with identical 6-5 wins. Moley then posted a major decision at 157 to put the Huskies on top. After a Huskies loss at 165, Nate Graham won 3-2 at 174, while Derrick Coffey won by major decision at 184 for a 17-10 lead. At 197 pounds, Brian Shaw earned the Huskies final points with a 2-0 win.
In the match with 10th-ranked Central Michigan, the Huskies trailed early by an 11-0 score. But once again, Hickman got the Huskies going with a win by major decision, 13-2, at 141 pounds. After a loss at 149, Moley posted a win by technical fall to cut the deficit to 14-9. At 165 pounds Schmelyun made it a two-point match with a 5-3 victory. The Chippewas though came back and won three of the final four matches to win by a score of 23-15.
For the day, Hickman and Moley were both three-time winners for the Huskies, now 4-2 on the season Bloomsburg will wrestle next week at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships at Edinboro University.
Bloomsburg 18, Michigan 17 Wt Class Michigan Score Bloomsburg Score Team Score Michigan Team Score Bloomsburg 125 Sean Boyle 2 Jason Guffey 6 0 3 133 Zac Stevens 10 Dan Gaylord 1 4 3 141 Mark Weber 3 Frank Hickman 4 4 6 149 Mark Beaudry 4 Josh Roosa 8 4 9 157 Dave Johnson LBF Matt Moley WBF 3:44 4 15 165 Aaron Hynes 2 Rickey Schemelyun 7 4 18 174 Justin Zeerip 5 Nate Graham 2 7 18 184 Hunter Collins 6 Derrick Coffey 1 10 18 197 Anthony Biondo 11 Jacob Dabishinsky 1 14 18 HWT Eddie Phillips 1 Zac Walsh 0 17 18
Bloomsburg 20, Columbia 13 Wt Class Bloomsburg Score Columbia Score Team Score Bloomsburg Team Score Columbia 125 Jason Guffey 1 Kyle Gilchrist 6 0 3 133 Dan Gaylord 4 Andrew Grabfelder 17 0 7 141 Frank Hickman 6 Jake O'Hara 5 3 7 149 Josh Roosa 6 Steve Santos 5 6 7 157 Matt Moley 11 Matt Dunn 1 10 7 165 Mike Dessiono 3 Eren Civan 6 10 10 174 Nate Graham 3 Stephen West 2 13 10 184 Derrick Coffey 9 Cary Aldrich 0 17 10 197 Brian Shaw 2 Chris Manna 0 20 10 HWT Zac Walsh 2 Kevin Lester 5 20 13
#10 Central Michigan 23, Bloomsburg 15 Wt Class Central Michigan Score Bloomsburg Score Team Score Central Michigan Team Score Bloomsburg 125 Conor Beebe 17 James Bak 0 5 0 133 Scotti Sentes WBF 6:35 Jeremiah Biddle LBF 11 0 141 Jeff Shutich 2 Frank Hickman 13 11 4 149 Tony D'Alie 5 Josh Roosa 3 14 4 157 Donnie Corby 0 Matt Moley 15 14 9 165 Eric Cubberly 3 Rickey Schemelyun 5 14 12 174 Ben Bennett 2 Nate Graham 0 17 12 184 Mike Miller 4 Derrick Coffey 3 20 12 197 Raylen Davis 9 Jacob Dabishinsky 12 20 15 HWT Jarod Trice 11 Zac Walsh 5 23 15