The loss dropped American's overall record to 3-15 while its Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association record remained at 1-5. Binghamton's overall record improved to 13-11 with the victory. Thursday's dual was the final of the season for American as its now will prepare for the EIWA Tournament in two weeks.
Thursday's dual started at 125 lbs. where Jasen Borshoff returned to the mat for the first time in nearly a month. Wrestling against BU's Tyler Malmberg, Borshoff was unable to mount an effective offensive attack and lost by major decision, 7-15. After the first bout the team scores stood at 0-4 in favor of the Bearcats.
Matt Mariacher and Mike Kleeman took the mat next at 133 lbs. in a match which went scoreless for the first three minutes. Beginning the second period down, Mariacher escaped from Kleeman just 10 seconds into the frame to break the tie and go ahead, 1-0. The third period began with Mariacher ahead by the same margin and on top. Maraicher effectively used a waist lock and under hook to maintain his control over Kleeman and after riding him out for the entire period, Mariacher took the decision, 2-0, with advantage time. The victory brought American to within one point of BU in the team scores, 3-4.
Mariacher's victory improved his overall record to 14-12 while his dual meet record moved to 10-8.
Riding a nine-match win streak into competition Thursday, 141-pounder Kyle Borshoff jumped on top of Anwar Goeres early with a takedown and near fall which put him ahead, 4-0, 40 seconds into the match. K. Borshoff scored again in the first period with a single-leg takedown and after the match's first 3:00, K. Borshoff had built himself a comfortable 6-1 lead. On top the begin the second, K. Borshoff draped himself across Goeres back and rode him out for the full length of the period. K. Borshoff chose to begin the third period down and extended his lead to 7-1 with an escape at the 5:25 mark. Goeres attempted a comeback with two takedowns in the match's final minute but K. Borshoff's lead was too much for the Bearcat to overcome and with the riding time advantage, K. Borshoff took the decision, 10-5. K. Borshoff's win also put AU ahead on the scoreboard for the first time in the dual, 6-4.
Thursday's victory was K. Borshoff's 10th in as many matches and improved his overall record to 22-6. K. Borshoff has not lost in this calendar year.
AU's win streak was halted at two matches as No. 18 Kyle Fried defeated Chris Clarke at 149 lbs. by a score of 11-5. The decision in favor of BU moved it back head of the Eagles in the team scores, 6-7.
The Bearcats extended their lead in the team scores to 6-11 as Nate Patterson defeated Christopher Stout at 157 lbs., 13-0, to end Stout's six-match win streak.
With his own nine-match win streak on the line, No. 6 Mike Cannon got on the board early with two takedowns of Brett Nelson by the 1:13 mark of their 165 lbs. match. With a 4-1 lead, Cannon used the remainder of the first period to build up advantage time and began the second period down, leading by the same margin. Nelson cut Cannon to begin the second and Cannon quickly took advantage with a double-leg takedown 18 seconds into the period to extend his lead to 7-1. Cannon scored yet another takedown before one minute had elapsed in the period and by the time the period ended, Cannon found himself ahead of Nelson, 13-4. With the team scores in mind, Cannon took down and cut Patterson four times in the third period and with his riding time advantage Cannon won the match by tech-fall, 23-8. Cannon's tech-fall brought AU to within one in the team scores, 10-11, as it was only worth four points because he did not score back points.
Cannon improved his current win streak to 10 matches with the victory and remained unbeaten in the new year. The victory also improved his overall record to 22-2 and was his team leading fourth tech-fall of the season.
Binghamton increased their team lead over AU with victories in the next two weight classes and all but assured them the victory. Josh Patterson earned a first period fall over Jonathon Powell at 174 lbs. and Anthony Esposito defeated Andy Semple at 184 lbs., 4-2.
Glenn, who grew up in the suburbs of Binghamton, N.Y., returned to the mat at 197 lbs. for the first time since Feb. 3 and showed no ill-effects of the layoff, scoring a takedown and near fall of Corey Waite 19 seconds into the match. Glenn remained aggressive in front of his hometown crowd and by the 1:32 mark was already ahead 8-3. Leading 10-4, Glenn deferred his decision to start the second period and began on top, chopping Waite down to remain in control. After riding Waite for approximately 45 seconds, Glenn caught the Bearcat in a cradle and ended the match at the 3:59 mark with a pin. Glenn's win narrowed Binghamton's lead over AU in the team scores to 16-20.
With the win, Glenn improved to 12-0 overall and 8-0 in dual meets. Glenn's current win streak extends as far back as December of 2006 as he has not lost in his last 35 matches. The victory was the 103rd of Glenn's career, moving him to within two of Chris Toth for second on AU's all-time wins list.
Binghamton secured its victory with a Mike Patterson pin of Brooks Keefer in the first round of their heavyweight match.
American's next action will come in two weeks at the EIWA Tournament being held this year on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College, March 7-8. American will look to crown two champions at this year's tournament as both Glenn and Cannon are expected to enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed.
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