BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team dropped its fifth consecutive dual on Friday night after suffering a 30-9 loss to visiting Hofstra University in a non-conference matchup at the Nelson Field House. The Huskies dropped to 3-7 overall while the Pride improved to 2-2 on the season.

Seven of the ten bouts were decided by decision while the Pride garnered bonus points with a fall at 133 and a pair of forfeits at 141 and at 197. Hofstra jumped out of the gates early and grabbed an 18-0 lead through the first four matches thanks to two decisions, a fall, and a forfeit.

Senior Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) picked up the Huskies' first victory at 157 pounds when he posted an 11-4 decision over Jake Kaminsky to earn his seventh win of the season. Freshman Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) followed with a 3-1 win over Bobby Fehr at 165 pounds to improve to 7-8 in his rookie year. Bloomsburg's final win over the night came from freshman Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) at 184 pounds when he edged out Michael Oxley, 3-2, getting the decisive point with his riding time advantage. Murphy tied redshirt freshman Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) for the team-high in victories with twelve.

The Huskies will get right back onto the mat when they host Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) foe, Edinboro University, on Saturday, January 7. Start time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. from the Nelson Field House.

HOFSTRA 30, BLOOMSBURG 9
January 6, 2017
Nelson Field House

125 - Jacob Martin (HOFSTRA) over Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BLOOM) by decision, 8-4
133 - Vinny Vespa (HOFSTRA) over Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BLOOM) by fall, 4:39
141 - Connor Burkert (HOFSTRA) by forfeit
149 - Ryan Burkert (HOFSTRA) over Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BLOOM) by decision, 8-3
157 - Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BLOOM) over Jake Kaminsky (HOFSTRA) by decision, 11-4
165 - Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BLOOM) over Bobby Fehr (HOFSTRA) by decision, 3-1
174 - Sage Heller (HOFSTRA) over Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BLOOM) by decision, 9-3
184 - Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BLOOM) over Michael Oxley (HOFSTRA) by decision, 3-2
197 - Nezar Haddad (HOFSTRA) by forfeit
285 - Omar Haddad (HOFSTRA) over Bo Spiller (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) (BLOOM) by decision, 3-1 (SV-1)

PLAY-BY-PLAY
125 – Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BU) vs Jacob Martin (HOFSTRA) - Martin by decision, 8-4
Girard makes an early move at a leg sweep and converts into a takedown for a 2-0 lead less than a minute into the match … after a struggle, Girard able to fully get Martin onto the mat … Martin trying to wiggle his way out-of-bounds and, after 1:23, is able to do so to get a restart at the center of the mat … Martin to his feet quickly but Girard able to get him back down to the mat … Girard keeps Martin in-bounds and is able to close out the period on top – 2:14 of riding time in the first period … Girard on bottom to start the second period … Girard earns an escape 13 seconds into the middle stanza to extend the lead to 3-0 … Martin gets Girard in trouble but a nice leg sweep gets both wrestlers to the mat … however, Martin scores the takedown to cut the lead to 3-2 … after a stalemate, Girard gets out from under the bottom and earns an escape for a 4-2 advantage after two period … wrestlers in neutral to start the third period … Martin has Girard in a leg lock and trips him to the mat to tie the match at 4-4 early in the third period … Martin turns the move into four back points to take his first lead of the bout – 8-4 – with 30 seconds remaining … Martin still on top and closes out the period, and the match, with an 8-4 decision over Girard (Hofstra leads 3-0)

133 – Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BU) vs Vinny Vespa (HOFSTRA) - Vespa by fall, 4:59
Nothing from either wrestler in the opening half of the first period … both still hand-fighting and clutching at the middle of the mat … less than a minute left in the first and still no score … both still feeling each other in the first period and the frame ends with neither wrestler scoring a point … Noble on top to start the second period … Vespa able to score the first point of the bout with an escape 20 seconds into the period to take a 1-0 lead … wrestlers still in neutral at the center of the mat with under a minute left in the second … stall warning issued to Noble … Vespa scores a takedown to take a 3-0 lead and has Noble on his back trying to convert into a fall … referee taps and Vespa earns a fall at 4:59 to pick up six points (Hofstra leads 9-0)

141 – Forfeit (BU) vs Connor Burkert (HOFSTRA) - Burkert by forfeit
Burkert earns a forfeit victory (Hofstra leads 15-0)

149 – Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BU) vs Ryan Burkert (HOFSTRA) - Burkert by decision, 8-3
Both wrestlers try to score points in the opening minute but both are able to counter … still scoreless with 1:30 left in the opening period … Burkert scores the first points of the bout with a takedown with just over a minute left in the frame … Burkert trying to convert into more points and nearly gets Newberry onto his back before having to restart … ten seconds left in the period and Newberry able to hold off to keep the score 2-0 in favor of Burkert after one … Burkert on the bottom to start the second … Burkert able to escape 20 seconds into the period to extend the lead to 3-0 … wrestlers ends up out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center … stalemate called and another restart at the middle of the mat with 60 seconds left in the second … Burkert scores a takedown shortly after the restart to take a 5-0 advantage … period ends with Burkert leading 5-0 … Newberry on the bottom to start the third period … Newberry escapes to score his first point of the match … stall warning issued to Newberry … restart after both end up out-of-bounds … Newberry scores a takedown but Burkert quickly reverses to make the score, 7-3, with 15 seconds remaining … and that's the final as Burkert earns an 8-3 with a riding time point (Hofstra leads 18-0)

157 – Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BU) vs Jake Kaminsky (HOFSTRA) - Laubach by decision, 11-4
Kaminsky scores a takedown 25 seconds into the match to take a 2-0 lead … both wrestlers end up out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center … Laubach able to take advantage as he scores a reversal to tie the bout at 2-2 … restart at the middle of the mat with Laubach still on top … Kaminsky to his feet but his forced back down to the mat by Laubach … Laubach scores a three-point nearfall to take a 5-2 lead before both end up out-of-bounds … both wrestlers in neutral after Kaminsky allows Laubach to escape … at the start of the second period, Laubach again earns another escape to extend the lead to 7-2 … Kaminsky scores a takedown to cut the lead to 7-4 but Laubach again escapes to make the advantage 8-4 … restart at the center after both end up out-of-bounds … second period ends with Laubach leading 8-4 … both in neutral at the start of the third … Laubach makes a move but a stalemate is called … approaching one minute left in the third, Kaminsky makes a move but Laubach counters … stalemate called … Laubach scores a takedown to extend the lead to 10-4 with 45 seconds left in regulation … match ends with Laubach on top … with the riding time point, Laubach earns an 11-4 victory (Hofstra leads 18-3)

165 – Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BU) vs Bobby Fehr (HOFSTRA) - Stanley by decision, 3-1
Neither wrestler able to score in the opening half of the first period … sixty seconds left in the period and still no score … both still hand-fighting and clutching as we are under 30 seconds left in the first … Stanley with a great move to score a takedown, and keep his feet in-bounds, with 12 seconds left in the period … Fehr nearly scores a reversal but Stanley able to hold off and keep the 2-0 lead after one period … at the outset of the second period, Stanley earns an escape to extend the advantage to 3-0 … both wrestlers still in neutral as we are under one minute left in the second period … ten seconds left in the period … period comes to a close with Stanley leading 3-0 … Fehr on the bottom to start the third and earns a quick escape to cut Stanley's lead to 3-1 … Stanley nearly converts another takedown but unable to stay in-bounds … restart at the middle of the mat … one minute remaining and hand-fighting resumes at the center of the mat … Fehr makes a move but Stanley able to counter … after another restart, Fehr makes one last-ditch effort but, again, Stanley able to hold off the move to earn the 3-1 victory (Hofstra leads 18-6)

174 – Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BU) vs Sage Heller (HOFSTRA) - Heller by decision, 9-3
Both wrestlers clutching and hand-fighting in the opening 90 seconds with no scoring … stalemate called and a restart issued … less than a minute left in the period and still no score … Heller makes a move at the legs but Allard able to hold off … Allard now makes a move and gets Heller to the mat but Heller able to counter the move and turn it into a takedown for himself to take a 2-0 advantage after one period … Heller on bottom to start the second period … after Allard stays on top for nearly 45 seconds, Heller makes a move and turns it into a reversal for a 4-0 advantage … Allard in trouble after getting slammed to the mat but able to avert Heller's attempt at a pin … Heller still on top as the second period comes to a close with Heller leading 4-0 … wrestlers in neutral to start the third period … Heller scores a takedown and allows an escape to Allard to make the score 6-1 … after the escape, Allard scores a quick takedown to cut the lead to 6-3 with just under a minute remaining … Heller escapes to extend the lead to 7-3 … Allard makes a move and gets Heller to the mat but both are locked in neutral … period comes to a close just as Heller adds two more points with a takedown for a 9-3 victory (Hofstra leads 21-6)

184 – Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BU) vs Michael Oxley (HOFSTRA) - Murphy by decision, 3-2
No scoring in the opening minute as both wrestlers attempt to make their move at points … still no scoring as we are under a minute left in the first period … first period comes to a close with neither wrestler able to crack the scoreboard … Oxley on the bottom to start the second period … Oxley quickly to his feet but Murphy able to get Oxley back to the mat … Murphy able to pick up 52 seconds of riding time before Oxley finally escapes to score the first point of the match … wrestlers locked in neutral at the center of the mat as the period comes to a close … Murphy on bottom to start the third period … great move by Murphy as he is able to convert into a reversal to take a 2-1 lead … Oxley nearly escapes but both end up out-of-bounds … restart at the center and Murphy able to get Oxley back to the mat … action ends up out-of-bounds forcing another restart at the middle of the mat … Oxley to his feet and able to escape to tie the match at 2-2 with 50 seconds remaining in regulation … less than 30 seconds remaining – Murphy does have 1:47 of riding time … Murphy counters a move by Oxley at the end and holds off for a 3-2 victory with the riding time point (Hofstra leads 21-9)

197 – Forfeit (BU) vs Nezar Haddad (HOFSTRA) - Haddad by forfeit
Nezar Haddad wins by forfeit (Hofstra leads 27-9)

285 – Bo Spiller (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) (BU) vs Omar Haddad (HOFSTRA) - Haddad by decision, 3-1 (SV-1)
Both wrestlers grappling just inside the out-of-bounds line as we approach the midway point of the first period … stall warning issued to Haddad … action goes out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center of the mat … one minute remaining in the first period … Spiller makes a move at a leg sweep but Haddad able to counter … Haddad now gets Spiller in a leg lock but unable to get points as they end up off the mat … period ends with neither wrestler able to score … Haddad on bottom to start the second and able to score an escape seven seconds into the period to take a 1-0 lead … Haddad makes a move but Spiller able to counter … wrestlers locked and now break up to restart at the center of the mat … thirty seconds left in the second period … Spiller trying to score before the period ends but is unable to do so and Spiller trails 1-0 after two periods … Spiller on bottom to start the third and earns an escape to tie the match at 1-1 … action ends up out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center … wrestlers still locked at the center and a stalemate is called … 45 seconds left in regulation … after Haddad loses his footing, Spiller trying to score at the very end but the action ends up out-of-bounds again … three seconds left and the period ends … midway through overtime and still locked at 1-1 … Haddad makes a move and has Spiller in trouble … Haddad puts him away with a takedown with eight seconds left in the overtime to earn the 3-1 victory (Hofstra wins 30-9)