CMU improves to 10-4 overall, 2-0 in the MAC with the win. Buffalo (9-4, 2-2), however, made the Chippewas earn their 16th straight conference victory. Seven of the 10 bouts were decided by two points or less, including top-ranked Wynn Michalak's 3-2 decision over fourth-ranked and previously unbeaten Kyle Cerminara and Buffalo's Mike Ragusa's triple-overtime win over 13th-ranked Brandon Sinnott.
CMU jumped to a 24-0 lead by winning the first six matchups and collecting a forfeit at 125. The highlight of the contest, however, was the day's finale at 197. A third-period takedown for CMU's Michalak (24-1 overall) was the difference, as the sophomore withstood a late flurry from the two-time conference champ Cerminara (33-1) for a 3-2 victory.
Michalak is now 2-1 this season against opponents ranked in the top five. His other win was a 15-3 major decision over current No. 2 B.J. Padden (Nebraska), while his lone loss was a 6-4 decision to No. 5 Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma).
Fifthteenth-ranked Bubba Gritter opened the match with a 5-3 win over Buffalo's Harold Sherrell to give the Chippewas an early advantage. Following a Buffalo forfeit at 125, No. 11 Jason Borrelli used an escape to post a 2-1 win over No. 13 Mark Budd in overtime. The loss snapped a 14-match winning streak for Budd.
CMU would go on to post wins at the next four weights before Ragusa upset Sinnott at 174. In the third overtime, Ragusa scored a takedown and an escape to in front. He later allowed a Sinnott escape, but held on for the 5-4 win.
The Chippewas are back in action on Friday, hosting Northern Illinois. The match, which is the first of three conference duals in nine days to close the regular season, gets underway at 7:30 p.m. in Rose Arena.
Central Michigan 30, Buffalo 3
HWT - No. 15 Bubba Gritter (CMU) dec. No. 14 Harold Sherrell, 5-3
125 - No. 10 Luke Smith (CMU) by forfeit
133 - No. 11 Jason Borelli (CMU) dec. No. 13 Mark Budd, 2-1
141 - Brandon Carter (CMU) dec. Cliff Smith, 8-2
149 - No. 6 Mark DiSalvo (CMU) dec. Pat Lloyd, 6-5
157 - Andy Keller (CMU) dec. John Cummings, 10-8
165 - Trevor Stewart (CMU) dec. Mickey Moran, 3-2
174 - Mike Ragusa (UB) dec. No. 13 Brandon Sinnott, 5-4
184 - No. 20 Christian Sinnott (CMU) dec. Garrett Hicks, 11-4
197 - No. 1 Wynn Michalak (CMU) dec. No. 4 Kyle Cerminara, 3-2
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