Buffalo (4-2) rallied past the Davidson (0-2) behind its core of lightweight wrestlers. Senior captain Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) showed why he is ranked 12th in the most recent USA Today/InterMat/NWCA poll at 133 lbs., as he recorded five takedowns en route to a technical fall over Chris Panfili, 19-3. Redshirt freshman Jason Hilliard (Genoa, NY/Southern Cayuga) stepped in at 149 pounds, scoring four points for the Bulls as he defeated Scott Matthews, 12-0. With the Wildcats scoring six points at 165 and 174 pounds, UB put the match away with a trio of victories in the upperweight class.
In the later bout, Clarion slowly built up a 16-6 lead entering the 174 pound match. At 133 punds, Budd pinned Tyler Leljedal in 2:41, earning his 30th career dual meet victory along with his 88th career win, which ranks him seventh in school history. Cutting the deficit, the Bulls won the final four matches to upend the Golden Eagles (4-5). Junior Nate Rock (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata) scored an escape in the third frame to tie up the match with Scott Joseph and enter overtime at 1-1. Rock would then turn on the burners, scoring a three-point near fall and four additional points to end the match with a score of 8-1. Redshirt freshman Ricky Scott (Walden, NY/Valley Central) earned a technical fall over Dixon Joseph, 17-2, scoring five team points, to take the lead. Scott scored a plethora of near-fall points to earn his fifth dual match of the year.
The Bulls returns to the mats on Tuesday, when they travel to Appalachian, NC for their third straight tri-meet against Appalachian State and Gardner-Webb. Action starts at 7:00 pm.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now