Edinboro Wins Two of Three to Ta

Edinboro Wins Two of Three to Take Seventh at Virginia Duals

HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 8, 2011) – The Edinboro wrestling team won two of three matches this afternoon to finish seventh at the 31st Annual Virginia Duals. The Fighting Scots, seeded eighth, disposed of Bucknell 26-12 in its opening consolation match, then fell by a 21-15 score to Virginia. In the seventh place match, Edinboro staged a big rally, winning five of the final six bouts, including the last four, with a pair of pins to claim a 24-21 win over Buffalo. Winners of three of five matches over the two days at the Hampton Coliseum, Edinboro is now 4-7-1.
Eric Morrill (133 lbs.), Johnny Greisheimer (157 lbs.), Chris Honeycutt (184 lbs.) and Shawn Fendone (197 lbs.) (left) all went 3-0 on the day. Chris Hrunka (174 lbs.) and Ernest James (hwt.) were 2-1 and Torsten Gillespie went 1-1, with head coach Tim Flynn choosing to sit him and forfeit the 149 lb. match against Buffalo and 19th-ranked Desi Green. The two are scheduled to meet again next Sunday, January 16 in a dual match at Buffalo. In addition, Gillespie had already been through a meat-grinder, facing seventh-ranked Frank Molinaro of Penn State, fourth-ranked Kevin LeValley of Bucknell in a rematch of their NWCA All-Star Classic bout, and Derek Valenti of Virginia, who has been ranked at times this year.
Edinboro was trailing 12-10 after the 165 lbs. match, but the Fighting Scots went on to win the final four matches. That included a fall by James and a major decision by Honeycutt. The feature match showcased Gillespie and LeValley, with LeValley claiming an 8-2 decision and remaining undefeated at 18-0.
The Virginia match saw both teams win five matches, but the difference was a pair of pins for the Cavaliers. Virginia picked up falls at 125 and 165 lbs., with the other eight matches decided by decisions. Honeycutt, ranked third by InterMat at 184 lbs., won a 3-2 decision over 18th-ranked Jon Fausey in the top match.
It marked the second time Edinboro had lost to Virginia. The two met previously at the Hershey Duals, with UVa. prevailing 25-13.
The loss dropped Edinboro into the seventh place match against the Bulls. UB jumped out to a quick 18-3 lead with pins at 125 and 141 lbs. along with the forfeit at 149 lbs.
The Fighting Scots started their comeback with Johnny Greisheimer winning by fall over Mark Lewandowski at 5:46. The sophomore won four of his five matches over the weekend to improve to 15-9.
After UB’s John-Martin Cannon won an 8-4 decision at Ethan Saylor at 165 lbs., Chris Hrunka came back with a strong showing at 174 lbs., capturing a 4-2 decision over Brian Sheehan. Honeycutt improved to 16-0 with a 6-1 decision over Jimmy Hamel at 184 lbs.
Edinboro still trailed 21-15 entering the last two matches, but Shawn Fendone took care of that as he pinned Tyler Peter at 2:44. Redshirt freshman Ernest James, in his first instance of having a dual on the line when he took the mat, won an 8-1 decision over Josh Peters to hand the win to the Scots.

EDINBORO 26, BUCKNELL 12
Hampton Duals
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA

EU-BU
125 Derek Reber (BU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 0:33 0-6
133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Alex Pellicciotti (BU), 11-5 3-6
141 Kasey Davis (EU) dec. Eric Harris (BU), 13-9 6-6
149 #4 Kevin LeValley (BU) dec. #14 Torsten Gillespie (EU), 8-2 6-9
157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) maj. dec. Nicholas Czapia (BU), 10-1 10-9
165 Corey Lear (BU) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 7-0 10-12
174 Chris Hrunka (EU) dec. David Thompson (BU), 6-2 13-12
184 #3 Chris Honeycutt (EU) maj. dec. Joe McMullan (BU), 14-5 17-12
197 Shawn Fendone (EU) dec. Jay Hahn (BU), 6-3 20-12
Hwt. Ernest James (EU) fall over Connor Sweeney (BU), 0:38 26-12

Records: Edinboro 3-6-1
Bucknell 3-6


VIRGINIA 21, EDINBORO 15
Hampton Duals
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA

EU-UVa
125 #20 Matt Snyder (UVa.) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 3:59 0-6
133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Joe Spisak (UVa.), 2-1 3-6
141 Gus Sako (UVa.) dec. Kasey Davis (EU), 6-3 3-9
149 #14 Torsten Gillespie (EU) dec. Derek Valenti (UVa.), 7-2 6-9
157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Shawn Harris (UVa.), 8-3 9-9
165 Conner Miller (UVa.) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 4-0 9-12
174 #4 Chris Henrich (UVa.) fall over Chris Hrunka (EU), 2:03 9-18
184 #3 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. #18 Jon Fausey (UVa.), 3-2 12-18
197 Shawn Fendone (EU) dec. Stephen Doty (UVa.), 5-3 15-18
Hwt. Jack Danilkowicz (UVa.) dec. Ernest James (EU), 7-2 15-21

Records: Edinboro 3-7-1
Virginia 11-3

EDINBORO 24, BUFFALO 21
Hampton Duals
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton, VA

EU-UB
125 Sean Walton (UB) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 1:25 0-6
133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Kevin Smith (UB), 6-3 3-6
141 Chris Conti (UB) fall over Kasey Davis (EU), 2:40 3-12
149 #19 Desi Green (UB) won by forfeit 3-18
157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) fall over Mark Lewandowski (UB), 5:46 9-18
165 John-Martin Cannon (UB) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 8-4 9-21
174 Chris Hrunka (EU) dec. Brian Sheehan (UB), 4-2 12-21
184 #3 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. Jimmy Hamel (UB), 6-1 15-21
197 Shawn Fendone (EU) fall over Tyler Peter (UB), 2:44 21-21
Hwt. Ernest James (EU) dec. Josh Peters (UB), 8-1 24-21

Records: Edinboro 4-7-1
Buffalo 6-5