Wrestling | 2/15/2019 8:50:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team dropped a 34-9 decision to visiting Ohio University at the Nelson Field House on Friday night. The Huskies dropped to 3-10 overall on the year while the Bobcats improved to 7-5 on the season.

Things started tremendously for the Huskies as junior Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) was able to pin Ohio University's Trevor Giallombardo with just over a minute remaining in the second period to give Bloomsburg a 6-0 advantage. Girard improved to 17-11 on the season and picked up his third pinfall of the year which moved him into a tie for second on the team in that category.

However, the Bobcats won the next eight matches to take a 34-6 advantage. During the stretch, Ohio collected two major decisions, one technical fall, one fall, and one forfeit to build the commanding lead.

Junior Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) ended things on a high note for the Huskies as he posted a 2-1 victory over Zack Parker in the heavyweight bout. Parker entered the night ranked 28th in the country at 285 pounds but Graeber was able to use an escape in the second period and a penalty point - two stall warnings - in the third to earn his fourth straight win and improve to 12-13 overall on the year.

The Huskies will close out the regular season next weekend with three home matches in two days. Bloomsburg will entertain Appalachian State and Columbia on Saturday, February 23, and then will host Bucknell University of Sunday, February 24.

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OHIO UNIVERSITY 34, BLOOMSBURG 9

125 - Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) fall over Trevor Giallombardo, 3:56 [BU 6-0]
133 - Mario Guillen major decision over Shawn Orem (Pasadena, Md./Mount Saint Joseph), 13-2 [BU 6-4]
141 - Cameron Kelly technical fall over Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia), 18-2 (3:57) [OHIO 9-6]
149 - Alec Hagan forfeit win [OHIO 15-6]
157 - Zac Carson decision over Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville), 3-1 [OHIO 18-6]
165 - Nick Vestal decision over Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown), 6-3 [OHIO 21-6]
174 - Logan Stanley fall over Gavin Hale (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West), 3:38 [OHIO 27-6]
184 - Hunter Yeargan decision over Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico), 5-4 [OHIO 30-6]
197 - Aaron Naples major decision over Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan), 10-2 [OHIO 34-6]
285 - Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) decision over Zack Parker, 2-1 [OHIO 34-9]

PLAY-BY-PLAY

125 – Willy Girard (Williamstown, Pa/Williams Valley) (BU) vs Trevor Giallombardo
Girard opens the scoring with a takedown just :30 seconds into the first period, but Giallombardo quickly escapes to trim deficit to one…The two remain in neutral for the remainder of the period…Giallombardo starts the second period on the bottom and escapes early in the period to knot the match at 2-2…Girard shoots and takes down Giallombardo midway through the period to take a 4-2 lead…Girard powers Giallombardo onto his back and scores the victory via pinfall.

133 – Shawn Orem (Pasadena, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) (BU) vs #25 Mario Guillen
Guillen takes down Orem just seconds into the first period, and earns four back points with a near fall…Guillen manages to turn Orem onto his back for two additional back points, but Orem escapes to trim Guillen's lead to 8-1…Guillen earns another takedown late in the first period to lead 10-1 after one…Orem starts the second period on the bottom, and escapes midway through the period to trim deficit to eight…Guillen takes down Orem with :30 remaining in the second period to take a 12-2 lead into the third…Orem and Guillen start the final period in neutral…The two battle in neutral for the entire period, as Guillen earns the 13-2 major decision victory with riding time.

141 – Lewis Williams (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) (BU) vs #23 Cameron Kelly
Kelly takes an early 8-1 lead with a pair of takedowns and four back points on a near fall…Orem escapes to trim deficit to seven…Kelly powers Williams onto his back for another four-point near fall late in the period to take a 12-1 lead after one…Kelly begins the second period on the bottom and escapes quickly…Kelly takes down Williams early in the period to increase the lead to 14-2…After a near fall, Kelly earns the victory via technical fall 18-2 with riding time.

149 – Forfeit (BU) vs Alec Hagan

157 – Nate Newberry (Biglerville, Pa./Biglerville) (BU) vs #20 Zac Carson
After a scoreless first period, Carson breaks the seal with a reversal midway through the second to take a 2-0 lead…Newberry nearly escapes late in the period, but Carson maintains control and takes a 2-0 lead into the third…Newberry starts the final period on the bottom and quickly escapes to trim the deficit to just one…Newberry takes control of Carson's leg in the final seconds of the period, but is unable to fully control, as Carson hangs on for the 3-1 decision victory with riding time.

165 – Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) (BU) vs Nick Vestal
Vestal opens the first period with a takedown, but Carida quickly escapes to trim the deficit to one…Vestal earns another takedown midway through the first, but Carida escapes again…The two remain in neutral for the remainder of the period…Carida starts the second period on the bottom, and escapes to trim Vestal's lead to 4-3…Carida nearly takes down Vestal by the edge of the mat late in the period, but Vestal blocks the attack to take a one-point lead into the third…Vestal starts the final period on the bottom, and extends lead to 5-3 with an escape…Carida attacks late to try and even the match, but Vestal remains upright and earns the 6-3 victory with riding time.

174 – Gavin Hale (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West) (BU) vs. Logan Stanley
Stanley takes an early 2-0 lead with a takedown :30 seconds into the first period…Hale quickly escapes to draw within one…After another Stanley takedown and Hale escape, Stanley closes the period with a third takedown to lead 6-2 after one…Stanley extends lead to five after an escape to start the second…Stanley takes down Hale and locks in a cradle to earn the pinfall victory midway through the second period.

184 – #28 Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) (BU) vs. Hunter Yeargan
Yeargan opens up the scoring with a takedown midway through the first period…Allard escapes, and two remain in neutral for the remainder of the period…Allard starts the second period on the bottom, and escapes to knot the match at 2-2…Yeargan retakes the lead with a takedown with 1:10 remaining in the second…Allard trims the deficit to one with an escape…Allard attacks late in the period, but is unable to take down Yeargan, who takes a 4-3 lead into the third…Yeargan extends lead to 5-3 with an escape to start the final period…Allard narrows the deficit to one with :15 seconds remaining thanks to a stalling on Yeargan, but Allard is unable to steal the win with a late takedown. Yeargan hangs on by a final of 5-4.

197 – Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) (BU) vs Aaron Naples
Kyle Murphy (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) takes an early 2-0 lead with a first period takedown, but Naples escapes to trim the lead to 2-1 after the first period…Naples starts the second period on top, and powers Murphy onto his back for a three-point near fall…Murphy escapes to trim deficit to 5-2 after two…Naples starts the final period on top and earns another near fall to extend the lead to 9-2…Naples hangs on for the 10-2 via major decision victory.

285 – Bruce Graeber (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy) (BU) vs #28 Zack Parker
After a scoreless first period, Graeber gets the scoring started with an escape to start the second period…The two battle in neutral for the remainder of the period…Parker starts the third period on the bottom, and earns an escape :18 seconds into the period to knot the match at 1-1…Graeber takes a 2-1 lead thanks to a stalling on Parker midway through the third period, and hangs on for the decision victory.