Edinboro was seeking its fourth straight perfect 6-0 EWL campaign. The tie leaves the Scots 24-0-2 in their last 26 EWL bouts. Both ties are to the Mountaineers.
After trailing 16-3 midway through the match. a pair of upsets allowed the Mountaineers to forge the tie. At 165 lbs., Donnie Jones improved to 9-2 with a 5-3 decision over 11th-ranked Jarrod King. King is still recovering from missing a month with a staph infection in his knee, and has only been training for two weeks.
Jones registered a first period takedown, with King's escape making it 2-1 after one period. Jones made it 3-1 with a quick escape in the second period, then added a second takedown for a 5-1 lead. King's escape made it 5-2 at the end of the period. The lone scoring in the third period was a King escape. That leaves the Edinboro senior at 24-5.
The Jones win pulled West Virginia to 16-6, and Kurt Brenner followed with a 15-5 major decision over John Foley at 174 lbs. Brenner, ranked 11th, kept Foley winless at 0-4 and tightened the match to 16-10.
Chris Honeycutt boosted Edinboro's advantage to 19-10 with a 4-1 decision over Lance Bryson at 184 lbs. The sophomore, ranked 17th, is now 27-6.
The Mountaineers picked up upset number two at 197 lbs., as Pat Bradshaw suffered a 5-4 loss to Matt Ryan, who is 3-1. Ryan would start the match with a takedown, but Bradshaw answered with a reversal for a 2-2 tie. Ryan then countered with a reversal, and after a Bradshaw escape, a wild first period ended at 4-3 for Ryan. Bradshaw tied the match at 4-4 with an escape in the second period, but Ryan escaped early in the third for the winning point. The loss dropped Bradshaw to 23-7.
The highly-awaited heavyweight match between 13th-ranked Joey Fendone of WVU's Dustin Rogers, who is ranked 11th, never took place. Head coach Tim Flynn decided to forfeit the match with Fendone battling a minor injury. Flynn noted that Fendone could have wrestled if necessary.
Edinboro got its own forfeit at 125 lbs., as top-ranked Paul Donahoe improved to 29-0. Ricky Deubel followed with a 4-1 decision over Grant Lowther at 133 lbs., giving the Scots a 9-0 lead. All of the scoring took place in the first period, with Deubel registering a pair of takedowns. Deuble, ranked 19th, is now 25-10 and picked up his 99th career win.
Steve Waite, who transferred to Edinboro from West Virginia after the first semester, was unable to come up with a win in his return. The 141-pounder dropped a 6-3 decision to Colin Johnston to fall to 8-5. The sophomore wasn't able to rally after falling behind 4-0 after one period due to a Johnston takedown and two near-fall points. A Waite escape and takedown in the second period closed the match to 4-3, but Johnston added an escape to make it 5-3. He added another escape in the third period.
Torsten Gillespie (left) came up with Edinboro's biggest win of the match with a 10-5 decision over 20th-ranked David Jauregui at 149 lbs. Gillespie jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead then held off Jauregui. He registered a first period takedown for the lone points of the period. In the second he added an escape and takedown. A Gillespie takedown in the third period made it 7-0, but Jauregui got on the board with an escape. The WVU senior added a takedown, with Gillespie's escape made it 8-3. Jauregui added another takedown, but Gillespie would escape again and owned a 3:51 advantage in riding time.
Gregor Gillespie (above left) followed with a 14-0 major decision over Ryan Goodman at 157 lbs. The top-ranked wrestler at 157 lbs., the senior has now added the school record for career wins to his resume. Gillespie improved to 35-0 for the season and 146-10 for his career. That betters the record of 145 previously held by Jason Robison.
Gillespie had two takedowns and turned Goodman three times for a total of nine near-fll points.
Edinboro will next compete in the EWL Tournament on Saturday, March 7 at Lock Haven.
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