Wrestling | 2/11/2022 10:24:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University wrestling team got a pair of bonus-point wins from redshirt junior Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) and senior Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown), but the Huskies fell to visiting Kent State University, 35-16, Friday night.
 
Junior Cole Rhone (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) earned a forfeit win at 133 pounds to get the Huskies on the board and give Bloomsburg a 6-4 match lead. Mason followed with an exciting pin of Louis Newell just 1:53 into the match at 141 pounds. Just over 30 seconds into the game, Mason got a takedown to gain control of the bout. He maintained control and worked toward the end of the circle. Mason got Newell on his back for the pin with 1:07 left in the first period. It was his 12^th pin of the season and 10^th against DI opponents. All his pins this season have come in the first period except for one, and today's pin was his sixth-fastest of the season.
 
The Golden Flash got a decision back at the 149-pound match to cut the Huskies' lead to 12-7. Carida pushed Bloomsburg to 16-7 with a dominant performance at 157-pounds. He quickly got a takedown before a two-point near fall gave the senior a 4-0 lead in the first. After a reversal by Robert Pryhocki cut the lead to 4-2 at the end of the first, Carida earned an escape point in the second to take a 5-2 lead. Another takedown for Carida extended his lead to 7-2, and a four-count near fall pushed the lead to 11-2. Pryhocki chose neutral to start the third, but Carida's third takedown and riding time sealed a 14-2 major decision.
 
The Golden Flash swept the final five matches to earn the team win, 25-16.
 
Final results:
125   Jake Ferri (Kent State) over Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) (Bloomsburg) (MD 16-3) 0 4
133   Cole Rhone (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) (Bloomsburg) over Unknown (For.) 6 0
141   Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) (Bloomsburg) over Louis Newell (Kent State) (Fall 1:53) 6 0
149   Kody Komara (Kent State) over Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, PA/Shikellamy) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 2-0) 0 3
157   Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) (Bloomsburg) over Robert Pryhocki (Kent State) (MD 14-2) 4 0
165   Brady Chrisman (Kent State) over Trenton Harder (Gardners, Pa./Bermudian Springs) (Bloomsburg) (MD 18-6) 0 4
174   Michael Ferre (Kent State) over Matt Benedetti (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) (Bloomsburg) (MD 17-6) 0 4
184   Colin McCracken (Kent State) over Bruno Stolfi (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) (Bloomsburg) (MD 14-2) 0 4
197   Tyler Bates (Kent State) over David Tuttle (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 4-0) 0 3
285   Jacob Cover (Kent State) over Shane Noonan (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 11-6) 0 3
Team Score: 16 25
 
On Sunday, February 13, the Huskies return to action as they host Cleveland State for a 1:00 pm MAC wrestling showdown. Before the match, Bloomsburg will honor its five graduating seniors – Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown), Aaron Coleman (Iselin, N.J./John F. Kennedy Memorial), Marcanthony Macrino (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex Regional), Vincenzo Miceli (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Earl L. Vandermeulen), and Shawn Orem (Pasadena, Md./Mount Saint Joseph).
 
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