Wrestling Splits with Edinboro and Buffalo Sunday to Conclude 2-1 Weekend

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Bucknell wrestling team concluded its weekend with a 1-1 day at Buffalo's tri-dual at the Pitt Center Sunday afternoon. The Bison earned a 36-7 win over Edinboro in the early match before dropping a hard-fought 21-9 loss against the hosting Bulls.

The dominant Bucknell (2-2, 1-0 EIWA) win over Edinboro was fueled by four pins, including three in a row at one point. The Bison trailed just once following a major decision by Edinboro's Aiden Lewis at 125. It was Bucknell's first-ever dual victory over the Scots, who previously led 4-0 in the all-time series.

Bucknell captured eight of 10 bouts against Edinboro, and its loss at 174 was to 26th-ranked Jared McGill. After the 4-0 deficit to start the match, No. 32 Kurt Phipps (133), No. 25 Darren Miller (141) and Kolby DePron (149) posted three consecutive pins to give the Bison a sizable 18-4 advantage.

After the Scots cut into the lead at 24-7, Logan Deacetis (184) added Bucknell's fourth pin over Edinboro's Joey Arnold to make it 30-7. It was the first of two big bouts for Deacetis, who added a win over a ranked opponent in the second dual. Nolan Springer (197) and Logan Shephard (285) rounded out the match with a pair of 3-1 decisions to help the Bison move to 2-0 on the weekend.

Luke Niemeyer (285) added another pin in an extra match following the victory.

The Buffalo dual, on the other hand, saw neither team score bonus points. A narrow contest throughout, the Bison held an early 6-3 lead following Phipps' 3-2 decision over Tommy Maddox at 133 and Dylan Chappell's 9-5 win over Matt Ryan at 141. Bucknell nearly extended its lead to 9-3, but Kaleb Burgess picked up a 4-2 win in overtime against DePron at 149.

Trailing 15-6, Deacetis picked up three more points for the Bison with an 11-7 decision over No. 24 Giuseppe Hoose at 184. It wasn't enough, however, as Buffalo picked up wins in the final two bouts, including a Greg Hodulick 3-1 sudden victory over Niemeyer at 285.

Braden Bower (141) added a 9-2 decision over Jack Marlow in extra matches as well.

Bucknell is off until New Year's Day when it travels to Chattanooga, Tenn. to take part in the annual Southern Scuffle.

Bucknell 36 – Edinboro 7
125: Aiden Lewis (EU) maj. dec. over Grayson McLellan (BU), 10-0 (EU 4-0)
133: No. 32 Kurt Phipps (BU) fall over Sam Coda (EU), 1:34 (BU 6-4)
141: No. 25 Darren Miller (BU) fall over Ammon Ohl (EU), 2:11 (BU 12-4)
149: Kolby DePron (BU) fall over Jacob Pail (EU), 1:36 (BU 18-4)
157: Nick Delp (BU) dec. over Luke Kemerer (EU), 6-2 (BU 21-4)
165: Chase Barlow (BU) dec. over Max Kirby (EU), 4-0 (BU 24-4)
174: No. 26 Jared McGill (EU) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU), 6-2 (BU 24-7)
184: Logan Deacetis (BU) fall over Joey Arnold (EU), 2:00 (BU 30-7)
197: Nolan Springer (BU) dec. over Cody Mulligan (EU), 3-1 (SV-1) (BU 33-7)
285: Logan Shephard (BU) dec. over Max Millin (EU), 3-1 (BU 36-7)

Extra Matches
285: Luke Niemeyer (BU) fall over Nick Lodato (EU), 1:27

Buffalo 21 – Bucknell 9
125: Mason Bush (Buf) dec. over Grayson McLellan (BU), 4-1 (Buf 3-0)
133: No. 32 Kurt Phipps (BU) dec. over Tommy Maddox (Buf), 3-2 (3-3)
141: Dylan Chappell (BU) dec. over Matt Ryan (Buf), 9-5 (BU 6-3)
149: Kaleb Burgess (Buf) dec. over Kolby DePron (BU), 4-2 (SV-1) (6-6)
157: No. 23 Michael Petite (Buf) dec. over Nick Delp (BU), 4-3 (Buf 9-6)
165: Noah Grover (Buf) dec. over Chase Barlow (BU), 8-5 (Buf 12-6)
174: Jay Nivison (Buf) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU), 6-3 (Buf 15-6)
184: Logan Deacetis (BU) dec. over No. 24 Giuseppe Hoose (Buf), 11-7 (Buf 15-9)
197: Sam Mitchell (Buf) dec. over Nolan Springer (BU), 6-2 (Buf 18-9)
285: Greg Hodulick (Buf) dec. over Luke Niemeyer (BU), 3-1 (SV-1) (Buf 21-9)

Extra Matches
141: Braden Bower (BU) dec. over Jack Marlow (Buf), 9-2
165: Ty Raines (Buf) dec. over Coy Bastian (BU), 6-1