TROY, NY—The Bloomsburg University wrestling won all three of its matches on Saturday at the Northeast Duals in Troy, NY. The Huskies beat Hofstra (24-10), Princeton (31-10) and Drexel (33-6).
 
In match one for the day against Hofstra the Huskies fell behind 7-3 after dropping two of the first three bouts. The Huskies then won six of the final seven matches to earn the win. Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood), the EWL Wrestler of the Week last week, started the rally for the Huskies with a 5-3 win at 149 pounds. At 157 pounds Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) followed with a win by tech fall to put Bloomsburg back on top, 11-7.
 
The Huskies extended the lead to 14-7 with a 10-4 win by Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) at 165 before a win by Hofstra at 174 made it 14-10 with three bouts to go. Bloomsburg went on to sweep all three matches with Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) winning by major decision, 15-6, at 197 pounds to make the final 24-10.
 
In match number two against Princeton the Huskies split the first two matches with Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) opening with a 4-1 win at 125 pounds. At 141 pounds Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) dominated his opponent from the start getting five takedowns and a two-point near fall to lead 12-4 after one period. Rappo went on to a 21-5 win by technical fall. At 149 pounds Roosa won 5-2 before Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) scored a 14-2 win by major decision. Hickman, ranked sixth nationally, had a takedown and s two-point near fall in each of the first two periods on the way to the victory.
 
Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) won 12-2 at 165 pounds scoring three takedowns and two, two-point near falls to get the win. After Princeton picked up wins at 174 and 184, the Huskies won by forfeit and injury default at the final two weights to score the victory.

The Huskies closed out the day with a win over Drexel. Bloomsburg won eight of the 10 bouts getting four victories by major decision, one by technical fall and one by fall.
 
Boylan began with a win by decision followed by Wilcox winning by major decision to make it 7-0. After a Drexel win at 141 pounds, Roosa won by technical fall at 149 followed by major decision victories from Hickman, Veltre and Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor). Drexel pulled out s 9-7 win at 184 before Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) and Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) closed out the match with wins with Grant winning by fall.
 
The Huskies are now 6-1 and will be back in action on Dec. 8 at the PSAC Championships.
 
BLOOMSBURG 24, HOFSTRA 10           
125  Bonanno (HOFS) DEC Boylan (BLOOM), 8-3
133  Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BLOOM) DEC Franco (HOFS), 8-2
141  Vaith (HOFS) MAJ DEC Simon Kitsiz (BLOOM), 19-7
149  Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BLOOM) DEC Spotara (HOFS), 5-3
157  Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BLOOM) WTF Lyzny (HOFS), 5:58
165  Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BLOOM) DEC Terdick (HOFS), 10-4
174 John (HOFS) DEC Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BLOOM), 7-2
184  Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BLOOM) DEC Luzhnyy (HOFS), 4-2
197  Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BLOOM) MAJ DEC Murphy (HOFS), 15-6
285  Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BLOOM) DEC Snyder (HOFS), 3-2
 
 
BLOOMSBURG 31, PRINCETON 10
125 Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BLOOM) DEC Max Rogers (PRINC) 4-1.
133 Andrew Hirai (PRINC) DEC Elliot Zackoski (Scranton/West Scranton) (BLOOM) 3-0.
141 Matthew Rappo (BLOOM) WTF Nicholas Maselli (PRINC) 0:00 21-5.
149 Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BLOOM) DEC Zachary Bintliff (PRINC) 5-2.
157 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BLOOM MAJ DEC Kyle Roddy (PRINC) 14-2.
165 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BLOOM) MAJ DEC Judson Ziegler (PRINC) 12-2.
174 Ryan Callahan (PRINC) DEC Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (BLOOM) 9-4.
184 Scott Gibbons (PRINC) MAJ DEC Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BLOOM) 15-5.
197 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BLOOM) won by forfeit
285 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BLOOM) won by injury default
 
BLOOMSBURG 33, DREXEL 6
125 Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BLOOM) DEC Goodwin (DREX), 4-2
133 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BLOOM) MAJ DEC Lutzow (DREX),14-3
141 Cimato (DREX) DEC Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BLOOM),4-1
149 Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BLOOM) WTF (DREX), 5:33
157 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BLOOM) MAJ DEC Blanco (DREX), 17-4
165 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BLOOM) MAJ DEC Aungst (DREX), 10-1
174 Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BLOOM) MAJ DEC Moran (DREX), 15-6
184 Sternlieb (DREX) DEC Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BLOOM), 9-7
197 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BLOOM) DEC Palik (DREX), 4-2
285 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BLOOM) WBF Max (DREX), 5:10