The victory helped Army (3-1-1, 2-0 EIWA) remain unbeaten against Bucknell as the Black Knights improved to 8-0 all-time versus the Bison (0-2, 0-1 EIWA).
"Overall, I was really pleased with intensity of the guys, especially after a long weekend at Cornell," said Army head coach Chuck Barbee. "We had a lot of guys really man-up tonight. It was a good way to finish before Thanksgiving break, and we look forward to getting back at it next week as we prepare for Las Vegas."
Kyler, the ninth-ranked 149-pounder in the nation, improved to 11-2 this year with a 10-3 decision over Kevin LeValley, while Starks, ranked 16th at 197, earned a 4-3 win over Jay Hahn to run his season record to 9-3. Both were coming off runner-up performances at the Body Bar Invitaitonal at Cornell on Saturday that saw Army tie for fourth place in the 11-team field.
Bucknell picked up the night's first victory as 14th-ranked David Marble took a 6-4 sudden-victory decision over senior Whitt Dunning at 133, but the Black Knights would bounce back with three consecutive wins, including major decisions by sophomore Casey Thome at 141 and freshman Rudy Chelednik at 157 to take Army to a 11-3 lead.
The two teams would split the final six bouts. Bucknell would pull to within two point, 14-12, after a 4-0 decision by David Thompson over Army freshman William Osilaja, but Starks' victory, followed by a 19-8 major decision by senior Michael Sprigg over Sean LoCurto at 285, clinched the meet for Army.
Junior Ryan Mergen picked up his eighth victory of the season with an impressive 5-2 decision over Shane Riccio at 174 to help put the meet out of reach.
Army will return to action on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7, at the Las Vegas Invitational.
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