Wrestling | 1/21/2016 2:08:00 PM
MATCH NOTESBLOOMSBURG--The Bloomsburg University wrestling team will make its first home appearance in over two months when it hosts Brown University on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Nelson Field House. The match was originally scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m., but was changed to allow the Bears additional travel time back to Rhode Island.
Bloomsburg comes into the match with a record of 1-11, while Brown is 1-5 on the season. This is just the third all-time meeting between the schools with Brown winning both matchups.
SETTING THE SCENE...•Bloomsburg returns to the Nelson Field House for a home match for the first time since Nov. 20, 2015 when it hosted Purdue. Three of the Huskies final seven matches will be at home
• Bloomsburg dropped three matches at the Pitt Duals on Jan. 9 falling to Harvard (40-3); American (33-9) and Columbia (35-9).
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Ryan Snow (Dexter, NY/General Brown) (149) picked up two wins at the Pitt Duals, while
Mathew Carr (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights) (165),
Kyle Wojtaszek (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) (184) and
Dominic Carfagno (West Paterson, NJ/St. Joseph Regional) (197) also posted victories in Pittsburgh.
• At the 83rd annual Wilkes Open the Huskies had three placewinners with
Ryan Snow (Dexter, NY/General Brown) (149) and
Mathew Carr (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights) (165) finishing second with
Jon Haas (Penfield, NY/Penfield) (125) taking fourth.
• The Huskies also sent two wrestlers to the Midlands on Dec. 29-30 with
Andy Schutz (Exeter, Pa./Wyoming Area) (133) going 2-2 and
Brendon Colbert (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) (157) going 0-2. Schutz picked up a win by fall over No. 21 ranked Joey Palmer of Oregon State.
• Bloomsburg had three placewinners at the PSAC Championships on Dec. 5 with Schutz taking second and Colbert and
Dominic Carfagno (West Paterson, NJ/St. Joseph Regional) (197) each taking home fourth place.
•At the Keystone Classic on Nov. 22 Schutz and
Kyle Wojtaszek (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) (174) both finished in sixth place. Schutz had a win by fall and major decision, while Wojtaszek had a win by fall and technical fall.
• Carfagno leads the team in wins this season with 18 (18-13) and is second in bonus points wins with nine (four falls; two technical falls; three major decisions).
• Schutz is second on the team in wins with 14 (14-12) and leads the team in bonus point wins with 10 (seven falls and three major decisions). His seven falls are a team-high. Among his seven falls are four that have come in the first period.
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Brendon Colbert (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) (157) is third on the team in wins with 11 and has four bonus point wins (one fall and three major decision).
• Alumni day has been announced for Sat. Feb. 13, 2016 vs. Sacred Heart.
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY PROBABLE LINEUPWt. | Name | Yr. | Rec. | Hometown/High School |
125 | Jon Haas (Penfield, NY/Penfield) | So. | 7-13 | Penfield, NY/ Penfield |
133 | Andy Schutz (Exeter, Pa./Wyoming Area) | Jr. | 14-12 | Exeter, Pa./ Wyoming Area |
141 | Forfeit | | | |
149 | Ryan Snow (Dexter, NY/General Brown) | Fr. | 7-11 | Dexter, NY/General Brown |
157 | Brendon Colbert (Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown) | R-Fr. | 11-16 | Hagerstown, Md./ North Hagerstown |
165 | Mathew Carr (Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights) | Fr. | 7-15 | Dalton, Pa./Abington Heights |
174 | Casey Glunt (Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan) | Fr. | 2-14 | Mercersburg, Pa./James Buchanan |
184 | Kyle Wojtaszek (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) | Fr. | 6-17 | Brick, NJ/ Brick Township |
197 | Dom Carfagno | So. | 18-13 | West Paterson, NJ/St. Joseph Regional |
285 | Saul Wilkins (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./GAR) | Fr. | 5-18 | Wilkes-Barre, Pa./G.A.R. |
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