PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team suffered a 31-6 loss at Brown University on Saturday afternoon at the Pizzitola Sports Center. It marked the tenth consecutive loss for the Huskies, who fell to 3-12 overall on the season. The Bears, meanwhile, improved to 2-2 on the year.
Redshirt freshmen
Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) and
Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) each posted victories for the Huskies on Saturday. Noble knocked off Brown's Jimmy Pawelski by decision, 10-3, at 133 pounds to improve to 12-8 on the season. Allard also won by decision, 5-4, over Andrew LaBrie at 174 pounds to run his record to 15-11.
Allard moved into a tie for the team lead in victories with freshman
Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan). Murphy suffered a 2-1 loss to CJ LaFragola at 184 pounds - one of two bouts a Huskies' wrestler lost by a single point. Freshman
Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) suffered the same fate, 6-5 to Michael Russo, at 125 pounds.
The Bears collected bonus points at three weights to aid their victory. Brown's Zeke Salvo pinned redshirt freshman
Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) at 141 pounds while Jon Viruet earned a 10-0 major decision over freshman
Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) at 165 pounds. The Huskies also forfeited the 197-pound bout.
Bloomsburg will attempt to snap the losing skid on Sunday afternoon when it heads to Sacred Heart University. Start time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
BROWN 31, BLOOMSBURG 6
125 - Michael Russo (BROWN) over
Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BU) by decision, 6-5
133 -
Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BU) over Jimmy Pawelski (BROWN) by decision, 10-3
141 - Zeke Salvo (BROWN) over
Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) (BU) by fall (4:38)
149 - Travis Vasquez (BROWN) over
Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BU) by decision, 4-0
157 - Steven Gallardo (BROWN) over
Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BU) by decision, 5-2
165 - Jon Viruet (BROWN) over
Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BU) by major decision, 10-0
174 -
Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BU) over Andrew LaBrie (BROWN) by decision, 5-4
184 - CJ LaFragola (BROWN) over
Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BU) by decision, 2-1
197 - Tucker Ziegler (BROWN) by forfeit
285 - Ian Butterbrodt (BROWN) over
Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) (BU) by decision, 8-2
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