"This win was huge for the program," head coach John Stutzman said. "We've had a lot of firsts this year. We beat Gardner-Webb for our first home dual win in a long time. Now we got our first MAC win in a long time. Getting these firsts is good for us. I think it will give our guys a little more confidence that they can do it."
Starting at 157, Tim Schaefer earned a two-point takedown early in overtime to win the opening match, 6-4, over Devin Geoghegan and set the tone for the evening. Schaefer improved to 6-10 on the season with the victory.
After Old Dominion tied the dual at 3, Muhamed McBryde earned a late takedown in the third period to pull ahead of Brooks Climmons for a 5-4 decision. McBryde evened his record at 6-6 on the year.
The marathon match of the dual went to James Benjamin. The UB junior earned an escape in the fifth overtime and didn't allow a point in the sixth overtime to win the match, 3-2. It was Benjamin's 12th victory of the season and put the Bulls ahead to stay, 9-6.
Jake Gunning extended the UB lead to 13-6 with a dominant 14-3 major decision over Andrew Snyder. Gunning continued to wrestle well, winning his fourth match in his last five duals, including a major decision, a tech fall and a pin.
The Bulls caught a break when Old Dominion's Emilion Saavedra, ranked 13th in the nation, was injured in warm ups and had to forfeit his match to Bryan Lantry. It gave six points to the Bulls and extended their lead to 19-9.
The Monarchs won the final two matches of the evening, but it wasn't enough as the Bulls held on for the four-point victory.
UB will remain at home and face another ranked opponent, #23 Ohio, on Sunday at 2 pm at Alumni Arena.
Results:
157: Tim Schaefer (UB) won by sudden victory over Devin Geoghegan (ODU), 6-4
165: Seldon Wright (ODU) won by decision over Tyler Rill (UB), 8-4
174: Muhamed McBryde (UB) won by decision over Brooks Climmons, 5-4
184: Jack Decow (ODU) won by decision over Joe Ariola (UB), 8-1
197: James Benjamin (UB) won by decision in the 6th overtime over Austin Corbin (ODU), 3-2
285: Jake Gunning (UB) won by major decision over Andrew Snyder (ODU), 14-3
125: Brandon Jeske (ODU) won by decision over Kyle Akins, 4-1
133: Bryan Lantry (UB) won by forfeit, 6-0
141: Chris Mecate (ODU) won by decision over Brandon Lapi, 7-1
149: Alexander Richardson (ODU) won by decision over Colt Cotten (UB), 6-0
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