The Fighting Scots won four of the first five bouts, then closed with three straight wins, including Joey Fendone's third straight win by fall. Paul Donahoe, ranked number one at 125 lbs., opened with an 8-2 decision over Ian Moser. Following a scoreless first period, Donahoe registered an escape and takedown in the second period for a 3-0 lead. He added a takedown and two near-fall points in the third period. Donahoe is now 24-0 on the season and 110-18 for his career.
Edinboro went ahead 6-0 as Rocky Deubel picked up his tenth win in his last eleven matches at 133 lbs. The senior, who came in ranked 18th by InterMat, won a 4-1 decision over Jason Guffey. Deubel snapped a scoreless match in the second period, tilting Guffey for three near-fall points. Guffey would escape, but Deubel added a third period escape for the win. Deubel is now 21-9 and improves to 95-47 for his career.
Steve Waite, who earlier in the week took over as the starter at 141 lbs. after he defeated Joel Webster in a wrestleoff, won an 11-1 major decision over Darren Kern to give the Scots a 10-0 lead. That gives the sophomore, who transferred to Edinboro from West Virginia at mid-year, a 6-2 record. Waite led 4-0 after one period thanks to a takedown and two near-fall points. He made it 8-0 with his second takedown and two more near-fall points. He added a third takedown in the third period.
Bloomsburg got on the board when George Hickman won a rematch of the PSAC title match at 149 lbs. over Torsten Gillepsie. Gillespie had won the PSAC match with a last-second score for a 9-8 win. This time Hickman defeated the sophomore, 7-3. Gillespie grabbed an early lead with a first period takedown, but Hickman would tie the score on a reversal. Gillespie took the lead with an escape. Following a scoreless second period, Hickman used an escape to tie the score and then won the match with a takedown. Gillespie falls to 22-13 with the loss.
In the feature match of the evening, a pair of top ten grapplers paired off at 157 lbs., with top-ranked Gregor Gillespie (above) defeating ninth-ranked Matt Moley for the third time this year. The final score was 6-0, as Gillespie remained perfect at 30-0 and is now 141-10 for his career. That leaves him four wins shy of the school record of 145 career wins held by Jason Robison.
Following a scoreless first period, Gillespie received a pair of points for Moley stalling in the second period. He added a takedown in the third period, giving Edinboro a 13-3 lead.
Ricky Schmelyun, ranked 19th by InterMat at 165 lbs., pulled the Huskies within 13-9 as he won by fall over Chris Hrunka in 54 seconds. Hrunka, filling in for injured starter Jarrod King, is now 4-9.
The Huskies made it 13-12 when Nate Graham edged Paul Paddock, 2-0, at 174 lbs. That was the same score Graham defeated Paddock by in the first round of the PSAC Championships. Graham recorded the only scoring with a reversal in the second period. Paddock falls to 9-14 with the loss.
Chris Honeycutt started a string of three straight wins by the Scots to put the match away. The sophomore, who is ranked 17th by InterMat at 184 lbs., won a 6-1 decision over Brian Shaw. He used a first period takedown and a second period escape for a 3-0 lead after two periods. In the third he added a second takedown. Honeycutt is now 22-6.
Pat Bradshaw closed out the match with a 3-0 decision over Jesse Hasseman, giving the Scots a 19-12 lead. The junior used a takedown in the first and a second period escape for the only scoring. Bradshaw improves to 20-5, giving Edinboro seven wrestlers with 20 wins.
Fendone, ranked 13th, closed out the night with a fall over Zac Walsh at 4:37. The senior is now 21-5 and moved closer to 100 career wins at 96-37. He also jumped into a tie for fourth place in career falls with 40.
Edinboro returns to action on Friday night, hosting Cleveland State in another EWL match. It gets underway at 7 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse.
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