BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team dropped its sixth consecutive dual on Saturday afternoon with a 43-0 loss to visiting Edinboro University in an Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) matchup at the Nelson Field House. The Huskies dropped to 3-8 overall and 0-3 in the EWL standings. The Fighting Scots improved to 2-3 overall and 2-0 against league opponents.

Edinboro was able to capture bonus points in eight of the ten bouts as it got five wins by major decision and one victory each by technical fall, fall, and forfeit.

Freshman Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) wrestled well at 133 pounds but dropped an 8-4 decision against Korbin Myers who entered the match ranked 18th in the country according to the latest InterMat polls. Freshman Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) was also able to avoid allowing bonus points against ninth-ranked Patricio Lugo at 149 pounds as he dropped a 10-3 decision.

The Huskies will be at the University of Pittsburgh Duals next Saturday, January 14, and will wrestle three times. Bloomsburg is scheduled to compete against Virginia Military Institute at 10:30 a.m., against Pittsburgh at 12:00 p.m., and against Columbia at 1:30 p.m.

EDINBORO 43, BLOOMSBURG 0
January 7, 2017
Nelson Field House

125 - Sean Russell (BORO) over Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BU) by major decision, 19-9
133 - Korbin Myers (BORO) over Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BU) by decision, 8-4
141 - Nate Hagan (BORO) over Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) (BU) by major decision, 10-2
149 - Patricio Lugo (BORO) over Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BU) by decision, 10-3
157 - Chase Delande (BORO) over Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BU) by major decision, 9-1
165 - Fritz Hoehn (BORO) over Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BU) by major decision, 9-1
174 - Ty Schoffstall (BORO) over Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BU) by major decision, 10-1
184 - Dakota Geer (BORO) over Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BU) by technical fall, 19-0 (4:47)
197 - Dylan Reynolds (BORO) by forfeit
285 - Billy Miller (BORO) over Bo Spiller (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) (BU) by fall (6:40)

PLAY-BY-PLAY
125 – Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BU) vs Sean Russell (BORO) - Russell by major decision (19-9)
Russell scores a takedown in the first 48 seconds to take a 2-0 lead … both wrestlers end up out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center of the mat … four seconds after the restart, Girard escapes to cut the lead to 2-1 … Russell scores another takedown, however, to take a 4-1 advantage … Girard tries to escape but the wrestlers end up out-of-bounds with 58 seconds left in the first period … Girard escapes to cut the advantage to 4-2 with 35 seconds left in the period … Russell scores another takedown to extend the lead to 6-2 … first period closes with Russell leading, 6-2 … Girard chooses bottom to start the second … Girard escapes early to cut the lead to 6-3 before Russell scores another takedown for an 8-3 advantage … dangerous move called forces a restart … Girard escapes again to cut the lead to 8-4 … Russell, however, scores another takedown right before going out-of-bounds to balloon the lead to 10-4 … Girard escapes to cut the lead to 10-5 … Russell again with a takedown to make the score, 12-5 … under half a minute remaining in the second period … stall warning issues to Russell and the second period comes to a close … Russell chooses defense to start the third … caution against Russell … Russell escapes to extend the lead to 13-5 … takedown by Russell followed by an escape by Girard makes the score 15-6 … takedown by Russell followed by an escape by Girard extends the advantage to 17-7 … one minute remaining in the third … Girard scores a takedown to cut the lead to 17-9 with 52 seconds left … Russell escapes to extend the lead to 18-9 with 30 seconds remaining … period closes with no further scoring and Russell earns a 19-9 major decision victory with the riding point time (Edinboro leads 4-0)

133 – Matt Noble (Bridgewater, NJ/DePaul Catholic (NJ)) (BU) vs Korbin Myers (BORO) - Myers by decision (8-4)
Noble makes an early move to attempt to score but the action is blown dead for a stalemate … wrestlers back in neutral at the center of the mat … Myers dives at the legs but Noble counters … Myers trying to flip Noble onto his back but Noble able to counter … Myers, however, finally able to convert the maneuver into a takedown to take a 2-0 lead … less than a minute remaining and a restart at the center of the mat … wrestlers end up out-of-bounds again and another restart called … Noble to his feet and his able to wiggle out for an escape to cut the lead to 2-1 … 15 seconds remaining in the period and it seems that both wrestlers are content to head to the second period … Noble on bottom to start the second period … restart at the center as both end up out-of-bounds … Noble to his feet again and his taken down to the mat … stall warning issued to Myers right before Noble escapes to tie the match at 2-2 … less than a minute remaining in the second period and both still in neutral … Noble makes a move at the legs and tries to stay in bounds for a takedown but cannot … second period ends with the match tied at 2-2 … Myers on bottom to start the third … Myers escapes 15 seconds into the period to take a 3-2 advantage … Myers dives at the legs and both are battling for points … Myers eventually converts into a takedown to extend the lead to 5-2 with 43 seconds remaining … caution against Myers … Noble escapes to cut the lead to 5-3 but Myers scores another takedown to balloon the lead to 7-3 with 15 seconds left … Noble escapes but it is too little, too late as Myers earns an 8-4 decision with the riding time point (Edinboro leads 7-0)

141 – Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) (BU) vs Nate Hagan (BORO) - Hagan by major decision, 10-2
Both clutching and hand-fighting at the center of the mat in the opening 90 seconds with no scoring as of yet … Hagan nearly scores but both wrestlers end up out-of-bounds with 50 seconds left in the first period … still battling in neutral as the period continues to wind down … period closes with no scoring … Bond on bottom to start the second … Bond escapes to take a 1-0 advantage 13 seconds into the period … dangerous move forces a stoppage and a restart at the center … less than a minute remaining in the second period … both wrestlers go out-of-bounds and a restart issued … second period comes to a close with Bond leading 1-0 … Hagan on bottom to start the third period … Hagan to his feet quickly and is able to escape to tie the match at 1-1 … Bond dives at the legs but loses his balance and Hagan scores a takedown for a 3-1 lead with less than a minute remaining … Hagan capitalizes more as he turns to move into four back points to extend the lead to 7-1 … restart at the center after out-of-bounds … Bond escapes to cut the lead to 7-2 … Hagan scores another takedown to build the lead to 9-2 … six seconds left in the period … Hagan adds a riding time point for a 10-2 major decision victory (Edinboro leads 11-0)

149 – Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BU) vs Patricio Lugo (BORO) - Lugo by decision, 10-3
Lugo scores a takedown less than a minute into the match to take a 2-0 lead … Lugo trying to convert the move into back points but Newberry able to hold off initially … Lugo still on top with 75 seconds left in the opening period … restart at the center of the mat … Newberry to his feet and earns an escape to cut the lead to 2-1 … Lugo able to scores another takedown moments later to extend the lead to 4-1 … period comes to an end with Lugo leading 4-1 … Lugo chooses bottom to start the second period … Lugo escapes quickly to get another point for a 5-1 advantage … Lugo dives at the legs and tries to score again but both wrestlers end up out-of-bounds … less than a minute remaining in the second period … Lugo scores a takedown with under ten seconds left in the period to take a 7-1 lead … Newberry chooses bottom to start the third period … Lugo still on top 45 seconds into the period … Newberry escapes to cut the lead to 7-2 with 1:12 remaining … Newberry dives at the legs but Lugo converts the move into a takedown for a 9-2 lead … Newberry escapes to cut the lead to 9-3 … twenty seconds left in the match … Lugo makes a move but Newberry counters … with the riding time point, Lugo earns a 10-3 decision (Edinboro leads 14-0)

157 – Kevin Laubach (Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area) (BU) vs Chase Delande (BORO) - Delande by major decision, 9-1
Battle early on for points and the action is whistled dead due to a dangerous move … one minute into the first period … Laubach dives at the legs but Delande able to counter the move and the wrestlers restart at the center of the mat … Delande with a nice move on a leg sweep and converts the first points of the match with a takedown for a 2-0 lead … thirty seconds left in the first period … stalemate issued with 20 seconds left in the first period … Delande rides Laubach out the remainder of the period and leads 2-0 after one … Laubach on defense to start the second … Delande still on top 30 seconds into the period … Laubach issued a stall warning … Delande has Laubach in a heap of trouble midway through the period and trying to earn a pin … Laubach still trying to wiggle out … Laubach avoids the pin but Delande adds four back points to take a 6-0 lead after two periods … Delande chooses offense to start the third period … Delande has built up more than three minutes of riding time to this point … dangerous move forces a restart … Laubach still trying to escape but cannot … Laubach escapes with one minute left to cut the lead to 6-1 … Delande scores a takedown right before going out of bounds to extend the lead to 8-1 with 13 seconds left … Delande rides out the rest of the period and earns a 9-1 major decision with a riding time point (Edinboro leads 18-0)

165 – Reid Stanley (Fredericksburg, OH/Waynedale) (BU) vs Fritz Hoehn (BORO) - Hoehn by major decision, 9-1
Hoehn tries to score a takedown but both wrestlers end up out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center of the mat … battle at the center as both wrestlers narrowly miss out on a takedown … still in neutral with just under a minute left in the first period … period comes to a close with the match still scoreless … Stanley chooses defense to start the second period … Stanley escapes four seconds into the period to take a 1-0 advantage … Hoehn gets Stanley to the mat and scores a takedown to take a 2-1 advantage with less than a minute left in the second period … Hoehn still on top and has built up more than a minute of riding time … Hoehn rides out the remainder of the period to take a 2-1 lead to the third … Hoehn chooses defense to start the third period … Hoehn able to convert a reversal to extend the lead to 4-1 early in the third period … Hoehn adds four back points to take an 8-1 advantage with 30 seconds left … Hoehn rides out the rest of the period and adds a riding time point for a 9-1 major decision (Edinboro leads 22-0)

174 – Trevor Allard (Mexico, NY/Mexico) (BU) vs Ty Schoffstall (BORO) - Schoffstall by major decision, 10-1
Schoffstall scores a takedown 45 seconds into the match to take a 2-0 advantage … Allard back to his feet but Schoffstall gets him back to the mat … both wrestlers go out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center of the mat … Allard again back to his feet but is slammed back to the mat by Schoffstall … Allard tries again but again cannot escape as both go out-of-bounds … one minute remaining in the opening period … Schoffstall still on top with 30 seconds left in the period … Allard chooses neutral to start the second period … Schoffstall scores another takedown to extend the lead to 4-0 midway through the second period … restart at the center of the mat … Schoffstall rides out the rest of the period and has a 4-0 lead after two periods … Schoffstall on bottom to start the third period … Schoffstall escapes for a 5-0 advantage … Schoffstall escapes to extend the lead to 7-0 … Allard escapes to score his first point of the match with 45 seconds left … Schoffstall dives at the legs and earns another takedown for a 9-1 advantage … Schoffstall finishes the match with a 10-1 major decision victory adding one riding time point (Edinboro leads 26-0)

184 – Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan) (BU) vs Dakota Geer (BORO) - Geer by technical fall, 19-0 (4:47)
Geer scores a takedown nearly one minute into the match to take a 2-0 advantage … action ends up out-of-bounds forcing a restart at the center of the mat … Geer still on top with one minute left in the opening period … nice move by Geer to add four back points to take a 6-0 lead with 40 seconds left in the first … period ends with Geer still on top and leading 6-0 … Murphy chooses neutral to start the second period … Geer scores another takedown near the midway mark of the second period to extend the lead to 8-0 … Geer adds four back points to balloon the lead to 12-0 with 40 seconds left … two more back points for Geer extends the lead to 14-0 … Geer adds four back points and wins by technical fall, 19-0, with 13 seconds left in the second (Edinboro leads 31-0)

197 – Forfeit (BU) vs Dylan Reynolds (BORO)
Dylan Reynolds posts a forfeit victory (Edinboro leads 37-0)

285 – Bo Spiller (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) (BU) vs Billy Miller (BORO) - Miller by fall (6:40)
Near the midway mark of the first period and still scoreless … both still feeling each other out as we approach 30 seconds left in the first period … Spiller loses his footing and Miller nearly converts into a takedown before the buzzer to close the period sounds … referee at the scorer's table to see if the takedown will count … takedown by Miller does count and Miller grabs a 2-0 lead after the first period … Spiller on defense to start the second … technical violation called against Miller giving Spiller his first point of the match … Miller still on top with 1:20 left in the second period … Spiller to his feet but cannot escape before going out of bounds … restart at the center with Miller still on top … 45 seconds left in the second period … Miller rides out Spiller the entire second period and leads 2-1 after two periods … Miller on bottom to start the third and escapes early for a 3-1 lead … Miller scores a takedown moments later to extend the lead to 5-1 … great move by Miller nearly gets Spiller onto his back for a pin … cannot pin him but does add four back points for a 9-1 lead … Miller tries again and does finally get the fall with 20 seconds left in the match (Edinboro wins 43-0)