Wrestling | 2/6/2022 5:03:00 PM
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg University wrestling team rolled to a pair of wins on Sacred Heart University and York College (PA), Sunday afternoon. The Huskies kicked off the day with a 36-6 win over Sacred Heart before defeating York, 37-9.
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Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) picked up a pair of wins for the Huskies at 125 pounds as he posted a 12-6 decision over Sacred Heart and a 9-4 decision over York (PA). Junior
Cole Rhone (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) had a stellar day on the mat for the Huskies as he picked up a pair of pins late in his matches at 133. Rhone pinned Kyle Randall of Sacred Heart at 6:21 and pinned Wilfred Jimenez of York at 5:56.
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Redshirt junior
Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) got another pair of pins as well at 141 pounds as he pushed his season total to 11. Mason pinned Chris Naegele of Sacred Heart at 2:01 and Tyler McDuffy of York at 2:31. Ten of Mason's 11 pins this season have come in the first period.
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Senior
Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) earned a pair of wins as well at 157 as he needed an extra period to defeat Nicholas Palumbo of Sacred Heart 3-1 but cruised to a 12-2 major decision over #5 (DIII) Eric Hutchinson of York. Sophomore
Trenton Harder (Gardners, Pa./Bermudian Springs) posted a pair of hard-fought wins at 165 pounds as he came away with a 8-3 decision over Brandon Teresa of Sacred Heart and rallied for a 10-8 decision over Timothy Sparks of York.
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Bruno Stolfi (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) posted a pair of pins for the Huskies at 184 pounds as he got the fall at 2:16 over Alex Mariniak of Sacred Heart and the fall at 3:50 over Jake Hipps of York.
Shane Noonan (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) collected a pair of bonus point wins for the Huskies in the heavy weight bouts as he started his day with a pin at 3:22 over Nicholas Copley of Sacred Heart before capping the day with a 16-2 major decision over Brock Hofler of York.
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Freshman
Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, PA/Shikellamy) got a fall over Samual Mazzella of York at 5:12 as he went 1-1 on the day at 149 pounds while
Matt Benedetti (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) earned a 2-0 decision over Joe Sacco of Sacred Heart in the 174-pound bout.
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Sacred Heart vs Bloomsburg Results
125Â |
 Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) (Bloomsburg) over Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) (Dec 12-6) |
3 |
0 |
133Â |
 Cole Rhone (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) (Bloomsburg) over Kyle Randall (Sacred Heart) (Fall 6:21) |
6 |
0 |
141Â |
 Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) (Bloomsburg) over Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart) (Fall 2:01) |
6 |
0 |
149Â |
 Rafael Lievano (Sacred Heart) over Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, PA/Shikellamy) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 7-6) |
0 |
3 |
157Â |
 Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) (Bloomsburg) over Nicholas Palumbo (Sacred Heart) (SV-1 3-1) |
3 |
0 |
165Â |
 Trenton Harder (Gardners, Pa./Bermudian Springs) (Bloomsburg) over Brandon Teresa (Sacred Heart) (Dec 8-3) |
3 |
0 |
174Â |
 Matt Benedetti (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) (Bloomsburg) over Joe Sacco (Sacred Heart) (Dec 2-0) |
3 |
0 |
184Â |
 Bruno Stolfi (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) (Bloomsburg) over Alex Marciniak (Sacred Heart) (Fall 2:16) |
6 |
0 |
197Â |
 Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart) over David Tuttle (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 9-2) |
0 |
3 |
285Â |
 Shane Noonan (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) (Bloomsburg) over Nicholas Copley (Sacred Heart) (Fall 3:22) |
6 |
0 |
Team Score: |
36 |
6 |
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York (PA) vs Bloomsburg Results
125Â |
 Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) (Bloomsburg) over Jared Kuhns (York (PA)) (Dec 9-4) |
3 |
0 |
133Â |
 Cole Rhone (Benton, Pa./Benton Area) (Bloomsburg) over Wilfred Jimenez (York (PA)) (Fall 5:56) |
6 |
0 |
141Â |
 Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) (Bloomsburg) over Tyson McDuffy (York (PA)) (Fall 2:31) |
6 |
0 |
149Â |
 Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, PA/Shikellamy) (Bloomsburg) over Samuel Mazzella (York (PA)) (Fall 5:12) |
6 |
0 |
157Â |
 Alex Carida (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) (Bloomsburg) over Eric Hutchinson (York (PA)) (MD 12-2) |
4 |
0 |
165Â |
 Trenton Harder (Gardners, Pa./Bermudian Springs) (Bloomsburg) over Timothy Sparks (York (PA)) (Dec 10-8) |
3 |
0 |
174Â |
 Kyle Strazdus (York (PA)) over Matt Benedetti (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) (Bloomsburg) (Fall 3:18) |
0 |
6 |
184Â |
 Bruno Stolfi (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) (Bloomsburg) over Jake Hipps (York (PA)) (Fall 3:50) |
6 |
0 |
197Â |
 Camden Farrow (York (PA)) over David Tuttle (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 8-2) |
0 |
3 |
285Â |
 Shane Noonan (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) (Bloomsburg) over Brock Hofler (York (PA)) (MD 16-2) |
4 |
0 |
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Bloomsburg) |
-1 |
0 |
Team Score: |
37 |
9 |
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The Huskies return to action on Friday as they host Kent State at Nelson Field House at 7:00 pm.
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