The Chippewas, tied with Iowa for the No. 6 ranking in this week's NWCA/InterMat top 25, claimed wins in 9-of-10 individual bouts in winning their 21st straight Mid-American Conference dual. CMU (14-4-1 overall, 2-0 MAC) is now 12-0 all-time against Buffalo (7-6, 0-4 MAC).
Luke Smith opened the dual with his fifth straight win at 125 pounds, scoring a pair of takedowns in a 7-2 decision over Buffalo's Dan Bishop.
Buffalo's Mark Budd, the defending conference champ at 133 pounds, scored four takedowns in a 10-4 decision over Conor Beebe at 133. Budd improved to 30-4 this season with the victory momentarily evened the team score at 3-3.
Eric Kruger put the Chippewas in front for good with a 14-0 major decision at 141 pounds. Kruger controlled the pace from start to finish, scoring seven points in the third period alone.
Redshirt freshman Tyler Grayson followed with his first career MAC victory at 149 pounds, an 11-3 major decision over Jason Hilliard. Grayson scored an early takedown on the edge of the mat to go in front 2-0, then scored a reversal, two-point nearfall and takedown in the second period to take command. He allowed just three escapes in victory.
Senior Andy Keller moved to 2-0 in conference action with a decisive 16-8 major at 157 pounds. Keller tallied four takedowns in the opening period to take an 8-3 lead; six of the eight points he surrendered were via escapes.
After a scoreless first period at 165, Trevor Stewart opened the second with an escape to take a 1-0 lead. A takedown later in the period provided all the scoring he would need in an eventual 4-1 decision.
Brandon and Christian Sinnott tallied majors at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Brandon Sinnott scored seven takedowns in his 16-5 major of Nate Rock at 174, while Christian tallied five takedowns and a pair of three-point nearfalls in his 18-4 major at 184 over Ray Lamb.
Wynn Michalak pinned Jake Blowers just 1:05 into the 197-pound bout, his sixth fall of the season and 32nd of his career. He moves past Casey Cunningham for fifth place on CMU's all-time pins list.
Bubba Gritter closed the dual with a 7-1 decision at heavyweight over Jason Weber. Gritter has won eight straight and 11 of his last 12 matches overall.
CMU is back in action Friday, visiting Northern Illinois at 7 p.m.
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