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    Bloomsburg tops Arizona State

    BLOOMSBURG -- The 21st-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling team opened its 2013-14 home season with an 18-15 win over Arizona State on Friday night at the Nelson Field House. The win was the first for the Huskies new head coach Jason Mester.

    The match was tight throughout with both winning five bouts each with the difference coming in three major decision wins for Bloomsburg from Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley), Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) and Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown). The Huskies also picked up two sudden victory wins from Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) and Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex).

    The turning point in the match came at 165 pounds when Veltre, ranked ranked eighth by Amateur Wrestling News, scored a 14-3 win to put the Huskies up 11-9. Dessino then followed with a 6-4 sudden victory over 17th-ranked Kevin Radford to make it a 14-9 lead for Bloomsburg. After the Sun Devils won at 184 pounds, Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), ranked 11th, won by major decision making it a six-point Huskies lead. At 285 pounds though, ASU could only pull out a win by decision giving Bloomsburg the win.

    The Huskies, 1-1, travel to Philadelphia on Sunday for the Keystone Classic starting at 9 a.m.

    NOTES: Busler and Veltre both remain unbeaten on the year at 6-0...Perry is now 4-1 on the season...A year ago the Huskies beat Arizona State 18-16...Bloomsburg is now 4-3 all-time against the Sun Devils.

    Results:
    125 Ares Carpio (Arizona State) won by decision over Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (Bloomsburg) 3-1.
    133 #12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (Bloomsburg) won in sudden victory 1 over Coltin Fought (Arizona State) 8-6.
    141 Matthew Kraus (Arizona State) won by decision over Matt Rappo (Bloomsburg) 10-6.
    149 #5 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Nathan Hoffer (Arizona State) 12-3.
    157 Joel Smith (Arizona State) won by decision over Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (Bloomsburg) 7-5.
    165 #8 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over James Brundage (Arizona State) 14-3.
    174 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (Bloomsburg) won in sudden victory 1 over #17 Kevin Radford (Arizona State) 6-4.
    184 Wesley Moore (Arizona State) won by decision over Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (Bloomsburg) 5-2.
    197 #11 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (Bloomsburg) won by major decision over Joshua Dasilveira (Arizona State) 15-7.
    285 Kyle Colling (Arizona State) won by decision over Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (Bloomsburg) 3-0.

    PLAY BY PLAY SUMMARY

    125- Ares Carpio vs. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks)
    Both wrestlers locked at the shoulders…Opening period a slow one…No score after 1…Carpio takes bottom to start the second…Draws an early escape for a 1-0 lead…Both wrestlers reset…Both men testing their patience waiting for a shot…Tied up at the shoulders…Through 2 Cooper of ASU leads 1-0…Boylan starts the third on the bottom…Boylan trying for an escape…Cooper takes him out of bounds…Wrestlers reset again…Boylan with the escape with :50 left in the third…Tied at 1…Cooper scores a takedown late…Holds on for the 3-1 win.

    133- Coltin Fought vs. # 12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central)
    Both men trying for an open shot early…Wilcox starts on bottom after a whistle…Fought has the edge…Scores a takedown midway through the second…Leads 2-0…Out of bounds after Wilcox rolled through an attempt…Both wrestlers reset…After back points and a Wilcox escape Fought took a 5-1 lead into the second…Wilcox starts the second on top…No scoring through most of the period…Wilcox trying to turn him…Wilcox starts the third on bottom…Scores an early escape…Wilcox with a late takedown to make it 5-4…Followed by a Fought escape, 6-4…Wilcox turns him for late takedown to tie it at …Headed to overtime…Wilcox scores a takedown 20 seconds in to pick up an 8-6 win.

    141- Matt Kraus vs. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South)
    Kraus turns Rappo to his back early for a quick takedown…Takes the early 2-0 lead…Back points make it 5-0…Rappo makes it 5-2 with a double leg takedown…Wrestlers reset with Rappo on top…Kraus escapes standing up making it 6-3…Both men locked at the shoulders late in the first…Kraus leads 6-3 after 1…Rappo starts the second on top…No scoring through the first half of the period…After a whistle they reset…Rappo gains body control on Kraus…No scoring in the period…Rappo starts the third on bottom…Kraus gains position and gets 3 back points…Rappo trying to turn him for a late surge…Late escape gives Kraus the 10-5 win.

    149- Nathan Hoffner vs. #5 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley)
    Both wrestlers deking shots early…Busler attempts the first shot to no avail…Attempted takedown for Hoffner…Busler not giving an inch…Busler gains control for two quick takedowns and a 4-0 lead…Busler leads 4-0 after 1…Starts the second on bottom…Pads his lead with a quick escape…Both wrestlers reset…From neutral position Busler scores a takedown at the shoulders…Hoffner escape gets him on the board…Wrestlers reset…Busler leads 7-1 after 2…Starts the third on top…Busler maintains control early in the period…After a whistle they reset to neutral position…Busler spins Hoffner for another takedown…Sequence of moves gives Hoffner an escape and Busler regains control yet again with a takedown…Busler wins 12-3.

    157- Joel Smith vs. Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell)
    Both men locked at the shoulders early…Spinning trying for control…Harnett scores a single leg takedown for a 2-0 lead…They reset…Quick escape for Smith makes it 2-1…Dancing around the mat now they engage…Tied up at the center of the mat…A whistle resets them at neutral…Harnett gains control with a takedown in the dying seconds of the first…Hartnett starts the second on top…Quick escape from Smith…They reset after a whistle…Circling around showing patience now they engage…Smith trying for body position forces them out of bounds…They reset…Smith scores a takedown in the late seconds to tie it up…Harnett starts the third on bottom…Match tied at 4…A whistle resets them…Hartnett escapes and stays aggressive…Smith counters with a takedown…Smith trying to maintain position and control…Smith holds on for the 7-5 decision.

    165- James Brundage vs. #8 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia)
    Both men fighting for control early…Tied up at the shoulders…Circling around the mat testing their patience…Once again they tie up…Forced out of bounds…They reset…Veltre jumps quick and scores two for an early lead…Brundage fighting to get to his feet…Veltre maintains control…Brundage fights off the hand control and gets away for an escape…Veltre ends the period on a scoring run…Starts the second on bottom up 8-1…Veltre frees himself…They reset…Wrestlers tied up at the shoulders…Spinning trying for control…Forced out of bounds…They reset…End the second locked up high…Veltre starts the third on top with a 9-1 lead…Veltre maintains control early…Brundage scores an escape and Veltre counters with a takedown near the edge…Another escape for Brundage…Veltre staying conservative…Both men tied up high…Veltre scores a spinning takedown in the waning seconds…Holds on for 14-3 major decision.

    174- #17 Kevin Radford vs. #20 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex)
    They go down to the mat tied up…Testing patience waiting for an opportunity…They lock up at their hands…Radford makes aggressive move to no avail…Forced out of bounds…Whistle and they reset…Radford gets a leg and a takedown for the first points…Dessino scores a late escape via video review…Radford takes a 2-1 lead to the second…Dessino starts the second on top…Dessino clings to a leg but Radford escapes…They tie up down on the mat…A whistle forces them to reset…Both men showing patience late in the second…Out of bounds once again…Dessino dives in for a late period takedown…No points awarded…Dessino starts the third on bottom…He stands up and breaks the hand control for an early escape…Radford leads 3-2 halfway through the period…1:10 left a whistle forces them to reset…Dessino trying to push Radford to his back…Dessino scores a late takedown for a 4-3 lead…Dessino maintains position…Radford escapes in the dying seconds…Overtime tied at 4…Dessino takes a shot to no avail…They stand up and bear hug…Dessino gets the trip and the points with 36 seconds left in the overtime for a 6-4 win.

    184- Wesley Moore vs. Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West)
    Moore trying for arm position early on the mat…They get tangled up high…Sequence of shot attempts forces them out of bounds…They reset…Tied up at the shoulders for most of the first…No scoring in the period…Shirey starts on bottom in the second…Frees himself and wraps up for a reversal…Followed by a quick escape from Moore…Shirey gets control of one leg…No points…A whistle resets them…A sequence of spins sends them to the edge…Wrestlers still looking for an edge…After 2 Shirey leads 2-1…He will start the third on top…They stand up and Moore ties the match with an escape…Moore overpowers Shirley for a takedown near the edge…Inside 1 minute Moore leads 4-2…Whistle with 35 seconds forces them to reset…Shirey on bottom…Moore maintains control and position…Moore holds on for the 5-2 win.

    197- Josh DaSilveira vs. #11 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown)
    The men fight up high at the shoulders early…Perry scores a takedown near the edge 31 seconds in to the match followed by a DaSilveira escape…Perry quickly regains control for a 4-1 lead…Forced out of bounds they reset…DaSilveira escape makes it 4-2 with 1 minute left in the period…Both men showing patience…Tied up at the shoulders…Perry with a spinning takedown…Perry leads 6-2 after 1…Perry starts the second on top…Perry controls as they stand…DaSilveira escapes and they lock up high…DaSilveira scores a takedown near the edge…Out of bounds they reset at center…Perry leads 6-5 with 1 minute left in the second…Perry scores an escape off the reset…Spinning and fighting for control near the edge…Out of bounds again they reset…They head to the third with Perry up 7-5…He starts on bottom…Perry pads his lead with an escape and a takedown near the edge…Out of bounds they reset…Perry leads 10-5…Middle of the mat DaSilveira escapes only to be taken down again…He escapes once more… Perry scores yet another takedown…Perry holds on to win 15-7.

    285- Kyle Colling vs. Justin Grant (Easton/Easton)
    The wrestlers lock hands early…Forced out of bounds they reset…Sequence of shots and they will reset once again…Locked up fighting for control…No scoring in the first period…Grant starts the second on bottom…Colling maintains control…Gets Grant to his back for a takedown no further scoring…Out of bounds they reset…Colling maintains position and control…Grant warned for stalling but nothing further…Grant starts the third on top…Grant staying conservative as they lock up high…Late in the match they remain locked…Colling holds on for the 3-0 win.

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