Wrestling | 1/13/2019 5:14:00 PM

CLARION, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team saw its two-match winning streak come to an end on Sunday afternoon as it suffered a 22-15 setback at Clarion University in an Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) dual. The Huskies dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-3 against EWL opponents while the Golden Eagles improved to 4-4 overall and 1-0 in the league standings.

The dual came down to the heavyweight bout as the Huskies entered the final match of the day trailing by one point, 16-15. Junior Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) was matched up against Clarion's Toby Cahill and, after a scoreless first period, Cahill scored a reversal before Graeber countered with an escape to send the match to the third period with Cahill leading, 2-1. Graeber was inches away from tying the bout at 2-2 with an escape but Cahill was able to hang on and force Graeber to his back to earn the pin just 12 seconds into the final period and secure the victory for the Golden Eagles.

The Huskies started strong as junior Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) and redshirt Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) each earned decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively, to give Bloomsburg a 6-0 advantage. Clarion was able to tie the dual at 6-6 with a fall at 141 pounds before redshirt junior Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) and junior Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) won the next two matches to regain a six-point lead for the Huskies at 12-6.

In the second half, Clarion won four of the five matches to erase the six-point deficit and turn it into a seven-point victory. Bloomsburg's only win during the stretch came at 184 pounds when redshirt junior Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) posted a 6-0 win over Luke Funck for his 14th win in his last 17 matches. Allard leads the Huskies with an 18-9 overall record on the year. The win gave Bloomsburg a 15-13 lead before Clarion won the final two matches to claim the victory.

Bloomsburg returns to action on Sunday, January 27, when it heads to Cleveland State for a battle against the Vikings. Start time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

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CLARION 22, BLOOMSBURG 15

125 - Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) decision over Gavin Park - 6-0 [BU 3-0]
133 - Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) decision over Seth Koleno - 5-4 [BU 6-0]
141 - Andrew Gapas fall over Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial) - 2:43 [6-6]
149 - Grant Bond (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) decision over Joe Sliwoski - 6-1 [BU 9-6]
157 - Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) decision over Mike Bartolo - 7-6 [BU 12-6]
165 - Evan Delong major decision over Dominick DeMarco (Franklinville, N.J./Clayton) - 14-3 [BU 12-10]
174 - Max Wohlabaugh decision over Anthony Vetrano (Middletown, N.J./Middletown North) - 6-1 [CLAR 13-12]
184 - Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) decision over Luke Funck - 6-0 [BU 15-13]
197 - #14/15 Greg Bulsak decision over Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) - 3-0 [CLAR 16-15]
285 - Toby Cahill fall over Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) - 5:12 [CLAR 22-15]