Hampton, VA—The 22nd-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling team went 1-1 on the first day of the 34th annual Virginia Duals Wrestling Tournament on Friday. The Huskies beat Bucknell, 24-11, in the opening match of the day and lost to Kent State, 27-12, in the second match of the day.
 
In the Huskies win over local rival Bucknell, Bloomsburg won seven of the 10 matches, including three by major decision. After falling behind 4-0 with a loss at 125 pounds, the Huskies won the next three matches to go up 11-4 on the Bison. Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) got Bloomsburg going with a 12-0 major decision followed by Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) winning 8-4. Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley), ranked eighth in the country, then posted a 15-5 major decision win putting the Huskies up by eight points. It was Busler's first action since early December.
 
After Bucknell scored a win at 157 pounds, 15th-ranked Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) posted a 5-3 win for Bloomsburg in his first action since mid-December. That win was the first of four for the Huskies in the final five bouts of the morning. The final bout of the day was a matchup of ranked wrestlers, No. 16 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) and No. 10 Joe Stofli with Grant scoring a 7-1 win.
 
Against Mid-American conference opponent Kent State the Huskies got off to a good start with a 4-1 win by Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) at 125 pounds. However, the Golden Flashes won six of the next seven matches to grab a 27-6 lead. The only win in that stretch for the Huskies came from Veltre who won in sudden victory fashion. Bloomsburg closed out the match with wins from fifth-ranked Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) at 197 pounds and Grant, both by decision.

The Huskies, 4-3, will face the winner of the Nebraska-Kearney/George Mason match on Saturday at 10 a.m.
 
NOTES: The two wins by Perry run his winning streak to 17 straight matches and improves his overall record to 19-1 on the season…Perry is now just four wins shy of 100 for his career…Bloomsburg is now 12-1-1 all-time versus the Bison…The Huskies fall to 1-2 all-time against Kent State with the loss…With a win over Bucknell the Huskies now have 590 wins in school history.
 
 
#22 Bloomsburg 24 Bucknell 11
125     Paul Petrov (Bucknell) over Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (Bloom), Maj 10-1
133     Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (Bloom) over Grimaldi Gonzalez (Bucknell), Maj 12-0
141     Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (Bloom) over Connor Lapresi (Bucknell), Dec 8-4
149     #8 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (Bloom) over Victor Lopez (Bucknell) ,Maj 15-5
157     Logan Kerin (Bucknell) over Brian Nelson (Westmont, NJ/Haddon) (Bloom), Maj 14-6
165     #15 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (Bloom) over Rustin Barrick (Bucknell), Dec 5-3
174     Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (Bloom) over Joey Krulock (Bucknell), Maj 11-0
184     Rory Bonner (Bucknell) over Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (Bloom), SV-1 5-3
197     #5 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (Bloom) over Tyler Lyster (Bucknell), Dec 6-5
HWT   #16 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (Bloom) over #19 Joe Stolfi (Bucknell), Dec 7-1
 
 
Kent State 27 Bloomsburg 12
125       Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (Bloom) over Alfredo Gray (Kent State), Dec 4-1
133       #18 Mac McGuire (Kent State) over Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (Bloom), SV-1 3-1
141       Tyler Small (Kent State) over Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (Bloom), Fall 2:07
149       Michael Depalma (Kent State) over #8 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (Bloom), Inj Default 1:41
157       #5 Ian Miller (Kent State) over Brian Nelson (Westmont, NJ/Haddon) (Bloom), Fall 3:51
165       #15 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (Bloomsburg) over Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State) SV-1 7-5
174       Caleb Marsh (Kent State) over Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (Bloom), Dec 3-1
184       #9 Sam Wheeler (Kent State) over Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (Bloom), Dec 6-5
197       #5 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (Bloom) over Cole Baxter (Kent State), Dec 5-2
HWT     #16 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (Bloom) over Mimmo Lytle (Kent State), Dec 3-1