FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The home mat advantage wasn't enough for the Sacred Heart University men's wrestling team to pick up a victory on Friday night. The Pioneers lost a 33-6 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association contest to Bucknell at the Pitt Center.
The loss dropped the Pioneers to 0-6 while the Bison improved to 1-1.
Sacred Heart won the opening bout when
Mike Manta took down Grayson McLellan at 125 pounds. The riding time bonus and a stalling penalty against McLellan was the difference in the 3-1 victory. A flurry in the final 30 seconds of the 149-pound match got a victory for
Matt Laurie. He reversed Kolby DePron then got a take down just before the horn for the 6-5 decision.
The Pioneers are back at home on Wednesday to face American at 1 p.m.
Bucknell 33, Sacred Heart 6 SHU-BU
125
Mike Manta (SHU) def. Grayson McLellan (BU) Decision 3-1 3-0
133 Kurt Phipps (BU) def.
Andrew Fallon (SHU) Decision 5-2 3-3
141 Darren Miller (BU) def.
Seth Brown (SHU) Decision 2-0 3-6
149
Matt Laurie (SHU) def. Kolby DePron (BU) Decision 6-5 6-6
157 Nick Delp (BU) def.
Jon Siemsen (SHU) Fall 2:41 6-12
165 Chase Barlow (BU) def. Aiden Zarrella (SHU) Decision 5-2 6-15
174 Sam Barnes (BU) def. Ryan Bollentino (SHU) Decision 7-3 6-18
184 Logan Deacetis (BU) def.
Hunter Perez (SHU) Major Decision 11-3 6-22
197 Nolan Springer (BU) def.
Nick Copley (SHU) Fall 1:41 6-28
285 Logan Shepard (BU) def.
Matt Walker (SHU) Tech Fall 24-6 6-33
