Wrestling | 12/20/2023 10:46:00 PM

BALTIMORE, Md. – Bloomsburg wrestling split a pair of duals at Morgan State, Wednesday afternoon. The Huskies dropped a 27-14 match to Hofstra to open the day before capping the tri-meet with a 32-7 win over Morgan State University.
 
Freshman Caden Dobbins (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) had a strong day on the mat for the Huskies at 165 pounds with a pair of tech falls between the two matches. He opened the day with a 15-0 TF over Joe McGinty of Hofstra to pull the Huskies to within one point in the match, 12-11. Dobbins followed his first tech fall up with another as he defeated Shamus MacIntosh of Morgan State 16-0. His tech fall pushed the Huskies' lead to 21-4 in the match.
 
Junior Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) picked up a pair of wins for the Huskies at 149 pounds. He opened the day with a 5-2 OT win over Noah Tapia of Hofstra and cruised to a 21-3 tech fall over Aaron Turner of Morgan State.
 
Graduate student Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) started both matches off strong for the Huskies as he earned a 4-1 decision over Dylan Acevedo of Hofstra at 125 pounds. Garber followed it up with a 16-1 tech fall over Julian Dawson of Morgan State.
 
David Tuttle (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville) earned two wins on the day at 197 pounds as he picked up an 11-8 decision over Nikolas Miller of Hofstra and defeated Nathanic Kendricks of Morgan State 11-8. Tuttle's decision against Morgan State gave the Huskies a 27-7 lead in the match.
 
Michael Cassidy (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff) pushed the Huskies' lead to 8-5 against Morgan State with a 10-3 decision over Tommy Fiero while William Morrow (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn) earned an 11-2 decision over Josh Greenwood of Morgan State at 157 pounds to give Bloomsburg a 16-3 lead.
 
Josh Bonomo (Sweet Valley, Pa./Lake-Lehman) put the match out of reach for the Huskies as he earned a 9-4 decision over Kyle Grey of Morgan State at 174 pounds. His win gave the Huskies a 24-3 lead and sealed the match win for Bloomsburg. Tyler McCatharn (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills) closed out the match against Morgan State with a 16-0 tech fall over Tyler Stewart.
 
After a break for the Holidays, the Huskies return to action on New Year's Day, January 1, 2024, at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Huskies will take on the two-day tournament before returning to dual matches on January 12 at Clarion.
 

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Hofstra 27; Bloomsburg 14
125: Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) (BLOOM) dec Dylan Acevedo (Hofstra), 4-1    Bloom 3 Hofstra 0
133: Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) fall over Major Lewis (Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity) (BLOOM)               Bloom 3 Hofstra 6
141: Alex Turley (Hofstra) dec. Michael Cassidy (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff) (BLOOM) 2-1           Bloom 3 Hofstra 9
149: Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) (BLOOM) dec Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 5-2 (ot)     Bloom 6 Hofstra 9
157: Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec William Morrow (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn) (BLOOM) 5-1          Bloom 6 Hofstra 12
165: Caden Dobbins (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) (BLOOM) TF Joe McGinty (Hofstra) 15-0 &      Bloom 11 Hofstra 12
174: Ross McFarland (Hofstra) fall over Josh Bonomo (Sweet Valley, Pa./Lake-Lehman) (BLOOM)       Bloom 11 Hofstra 18
184: Will Conlon (Hofstra) dec. Tanner Culver (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) (BLOOM) 6-2             Bloom 11, Hofstra 21
197: David Tuttle (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville) (BLOOM) dec. Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) 11-8          Bloom 14, Hofstra 21
285: Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) fall over Tyler McCatharn (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills) (BLOOM)   Bloom 14, Hofstra 27

Morgan State 7, Bloomsburg 29
125 - Bronson Garber (Millersburg, Pa./Upper Dauphin) (BLOOM) over Julian Dawson (MSU): 16-1 TF           Bloom 5; MSU 0
133 - Kevin Lopez (MSU) over Major Lewis (Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity) (BLOOM): 13-6 Dec                   Bloom 5; MSU 3
141 - Michael Cassidy (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff) (BLOOM) over Tommy Fiero (MSU): 10-3 Dec          Bloom 8; MSU 3
149 - Cade Balestrini (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) (BLOOM) over Aaron Turner (MSU): 21-3 TF               Bloom 13; MSU 3
157 - William Morrow (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn) (BLOOM) over Josh Greenwood (MSU): 11-2 Dec    Bloom 16; MSU 3
165 - Caden Dobbins (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown) (BLOOM) over Shamus MacIntosh (MSU): 16-0 TF    Bloom 21; MSU 3
174 - Josh Bonomo (Sweet Valley, Pa./Lake-Lehman) (BLOOM) over Kyle Grey (MSU): 9-4 Dec                      Bloom 24; MSU 3
184 - Kingsley Menifee (MSU) over Tanner Culver (Hartland, Mich./Hartland) (BLOOM): 10-2 MD        Bloom 24; MSU 7
197 - David Tuttle (Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville) (BLOOM) over Nathanic Kendricks (MSU): 11-8 Dec       Bloom 27; MSU 7
285 - Tyler McCatharn (Washington, N.J./Warren Hills) (BLOOM) over Tyler Stewart (MSU): 16-0 TF           Bloom 32; MSU 7