The Orange and Blue opened up by blanking Princeton, 46-0, marking the first time the Bison have shut out an opponent since posting a 46-0 triumph over Boston College on Jan. 18, 1998. Bucknell collected five pins in the match and Eric Lapotsky's (Mount Carmel, Pa./Mount Carmel Area) win by fall over Zach Morse 1:35 into the 197 bout upped his season total to seven pins, a team best.
Against the Bearcats, Bucknell trailed 4-0 after a 9-1 major decision by 149-pounder Nate Patterson over Michael Guttilla (Ingamer, Pa./Blair Academy) in the first bout.
Brantley Hooks (Spartansburg, S.C./James F. Byrnes) then responded by defeating Kyle Fried, 5-4 in overtime of the 157 matchup, bringing the Bison to within a point. Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area) followed and gave the Orange and Blue a 6-4 advantage with his 12th victory of the year, 7-0, over Chris Klucka at 165, but Josh Patterson put Binghamton back out in front with his 11-3 major decision over George Mann (Orange, Ohio/Orange) at 174.
However, that would be the final points of the night for the Bearcats as Shane Riccio (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) regained the lead for Bucknell with his 10-8 win over Sam Sirota at 184. The Bison then swept the next five bouts, clinching the victory with a 17-5 major decision by 133-pounder David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville Area) against Kareem Naguib.
The day began with several dozen Bucknell wrestling alumni and other dignitaries, including President Brian C. Mitchell, celebrating the dedication of the wrestling practice facility in a ceremony in the McGee Room in Sojka Pavilion prior to the Bucknell versus Northern Iowa men's basketball game. Bill Graham played a pivotal role in bringing back Bison wrestling as his generous donation helped Bucknell return the program to varsity status in addition to providing funding for Bison women's athletics.
The Bison will next travel to Lancaster, Pa., where the team will take on Franklin & Marshall in an EIWA matchup on Tuesday, Dec. 5, beginning at 8 p.m.
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