Wrestling | 11/29/2025 7:52:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – The Bloomsburg wrestling team battled through a tough nationally-ranked opponent but fell 41-0 to the University of Virginia on Saturday evening. The Huskies pushed several bouts deep into the third period and generated long stretches of riding time, but the Cavaliers capitalized on early takedowns and bonus-point victories to secure the non-conference win.
 
Bloomsburg opened the night at 125 pounds, where freshman Jace Schafer (Fairport, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) kept the match tight into the late stages before dropping a 7-3 decision. Schafer generated escapes in both the second and third periods and fought off several scoring attempts but could not overcome an early takedown by Virginia's Keyveon Roller.
 
At 133, Kade Kluce (Dundee, Mich./Dundee) faced a high-pressure pace from Kyle Montaperto, who used two near-fall sequences to pull away in an 18-0 technical fall at 5:25. The Huskies regrouped defensively at 141, but Tristan Corbin (Bear Creek, Pa./Robinson) was caught in a sudden transition early in the first period, and Gable Porter secured a fall in 2:14.
 
Virginia added another pin at 149 as Dustin Elliott (Delmar, Del./Sussex Tech) wrestled aggressively through the opening exchanges before Wynton Denkins locked in a decisive cradle at 2:17. The Huskies' strongest mid-match push came at 157 pounds, where William Morrow (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn) delivered a gritty performance in an 8-ds2 loss to Colton Washleski. Morrow fought off multiple scoring attempts in the first period, generated a key escape in the second, and stayed within striking distance deep into the third before Washleski sealed the decision with a late takedown.
 
At 165, Braidon Woodward (Canisto-Greenwood, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) produced one of the tightest bouts of the night, going point-for-point with Michael Murphy before dropping a narrow 5-3 decision. Woodward used a strong second-period escape and kept Murphy off-balance through multiple scrambles, but a late takedown proved to be the difference.
 
The upper weights featured several determined Husky efforts. At 174, Eric Alderfer (Harleysville, Pa./Faith Christian) wrestled through a high-scoring battle but fell 12-7 to Nick Hamilton. Alderfer earned escapes in all three periods and pushed the pace, but Hamilton capitalized on timely third-period takedowns.
 
At 184, Ethan Ducca (Chardon, Ohio/St. John's) kept the match within one score through two periods before Virginia's Griffin Gammell edged out a 10-6 decision. Coy Raines (North Chille, N.Y./Churchville-Chille) followed with another competitive effort at 197, battling defensively in a tough style matchup before dropping an 8-1 decision to Steven Burrell Jr.
 
The dual concluded at heavyweight, where Mason Rebuck (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) was aggressive early but was turned and pinned by Ryan Catka at 3:15.

RESULTS:
125      Keyveon Roller (Virginia) over Jace Schafer (Fairport, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 7-3) / 0-3
133      Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) over Kade Kluce (Dundee, Mich./Dundee) (Bloomsburg) (TF 18-0 5:25) / 0-8
141      Gable Porter (Virginia) over Tristan Corbin (Bear Creek, Pa./Robinson) (Bloomsburg) (Fall 2:14) / 0-14
149      Wynton Denkins (Virginia) over Dustin Elliott (Delmar, Del./Sussex Tech) (Bloomsburg) (Fall 2:17)/ 0-20
157      Colton Washleski (Virginia) over William Morrow (Harleysville, Pa./North Penn) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 8-2) / 0-23
165      Michael Murphy (Virginia) over Braidon Woodward (Canisto-Greenwood, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 5-3) / 0-26
174      Nick Hamilton (Virginia) over Eric Alderfer (Harleysville, Pa./Faith Christian) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 12-7) / 0-29
184      Griffin Gammell (Virginia) over Ethan Ducca (Chardon, Ohio/St. John's) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 10-6) / 0-32
197      Steven Burrell Jr. (Virginia) over Coy Raines (North Chille, N.Y./Churchville-Chille) (Bloomsburg) (Dec 8-1) / 0-35
285      Ryan Catka (Virginia) over Mason Rebuck (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) (Bloomsburg) (Fall 3:15) / 0-41
Team Score: 0-41
Attendance: 217

 
Bloomsburg continues its early-season slate next week as the Huskies host the University at Buffalo in the first MAC dual of the season. Action gets underway at Nelson Field House at 6:00 p.m.