CLEVELAND, OH—The Bloomsburg University wrestling team won three matches by fall as it rolled over Cleveland State 34-12 on Saturday afternoon in an Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) matchup.

After dropping the first match of the day at 125 pounds, Bloomsburg took a 4-3 lead with a win by 133 pounder Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) who scored a win by major decision, 19-8. Wilcox took control of the match in the second period with two reversals and a three-point near fall.

At 141 pounds Derek Shingara (Shamokin/Shamokin) posted his second straight win by first period fall taking down the Vikings Josh Palivoda in 1:59 to give Bloomsburg a 10-3 lead.

Cleveland State tightened the score to 10-9 with a win by fall at 149 pounds, before Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) posted a win by technical fall, 16-1, for Bloomsburg. Hickman, leading 2-0 after one period, took control of the match in the second period with a reversal followed by a three-point near fall, then a two-point near fall.

The Vikings made it 15-12 with a win at 165 pounds before the Huskies scored back-to-back wins by pin. At 174 pounds Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex), in the top 10 nationally in falls, posted a fall in 3:42. Dessino was leading 2-0 in the second when he got a reversal then put Aric Thurn on his back for the pin.

At 184 pounds Bloomsburg's Nate Graham (Selkirk, NY/Ravena) followed with a fall in just 1:36.It was Graham's fourth, first period pin of the season and it put the Huskies on top 27-12.

Bloomsburg closed out the match getting a win by major decision, 22-10, from Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) at 197 pounds with heavyweight Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) winning by decision, 5-2.

The Huskies improve to 13-5,2-3 in the EWL, while Cleveland State falls to 3-10, 0-3 in the EWL. Bloomsburg is back in action on Thursday hosting Binghamton at 7 p.m. at the Nelson Field House.


Bloomsburg 34, Cleveland State 12
125 - Ben Willeford (CSU) 3-1 dec. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU)
133 - Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) 19-8 maj. dec. Nick Flannery (CSU)
141 - Derek Shingara (Shamokin/Shamokin) (BU) 1:59 fall Josh Palivoda (CSU)
149 - Lawrence Cavello (CSU) 6:34 fall Matt Hicks (Allentown (Annapolis, MD)/St. Mary's, MD) (BU)
157 - Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) 16-1 tech. fall Matt Donohoe (CSU)
165 - Robbie Michaels (CSU) 4-0 dec. Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU)
174 - Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (BU) 3:42 fall Aric Thurn (CSU)
184 - Nathan Graham (BU) 1:36 fall Corbin Boone (CSU)
197 - Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) 22-10 maj. dec. Nick Anthony (CSU)
HWT - Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) (BU) 5-2 dec. Chris Weber (CSU)