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    Bucknell rolls to 31-6 victory over Franklin & Marshall

    LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team stretched its streak of duals victories to four as the Orange and Blue downed Franklin & Marshall, 31-6, on Tuesday evening. With the win, the Bison moved to 6-5, (2-1 EIWA), while the Diplomats dropped to 2-1 (0-1 EIWA).

    Greg Hart (Bedminster, N.J./Bernards) started things off with a 3-0 win over Jake Bucha at 125 pounds to give Bucknell a 3-0 lead. David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville Area) followed at 133 and extended the advantage to 6-0 by defeating Austin Reed, 7-0.

    Al Gianforti cut the deficit in half for Franklin & Marshall, bringing the score to 6-3 with his 5-2 win over Zach Galligan (Boonville, N.Y./Adirondack) at 141, however, the Bison responded by collecting bonus points in the next two bouts. Michael Guttilla (Ingomar, Pa./Blair Academy) posted a technical fall against Steve Gregory, 22-5, at 149 and then Brantley Hooks (Spartansburg, S.C./James F. Byrnes) recorded a 9-1 major decision over Andrew Smith in the 157 matchup to stretch Bucknell's lead to 15-3.

    Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area), who moved up to 17th in the national rankings this week, followed with a 8-4 victory over Justin Herbert at 165 to improve his record to 13-3 overall on the year (9-2 duals) and 174-pounder Shane Riccio (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) clinched the Bison win with his 15-6 major decision over James Schulz.

    George Mann (Orange, Ohio/Orange) and Eric Lapotsky (Mount Carmel, Pa./Mount Carmel Area) both contributed points for the Orange and Blue as well, at 184 and 197, respectively. Lapotsky won by fall over Shawn Logue in 2:24, bringing his pins total for the season to eight.

    The Bison will break for final exams and will be back in action on Sunday, Dec. 17, when the squad will travel to Bloomsburg, Pa., to take on Bloomsburg at 9 a.m. and Delaware State at 1 p.m.

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