DREXEL DOWNS BLOOMSBURG, 18-17

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Philadelphia, Pa. - Drexel won a hard-fought match against Bloomsburg, 18-17, at North Penn High School in non-conference action. Bloomsburg, who had beaten No. 20 Pittsburgh earlier in the season, dropped to 5-4 on the season. Senior captain Zach Makovsky won the final match of the meet, 6-5, to earn Drexel (10-4, 4-0 CAA) the victory. Freshman Scott Hunter stunned 15th-ranked Jim Bertulis with a pin with just 20 seconds remaining in the match to earn Drexel six important points.

With the Huskies staked to a 8-3 match points lead against Drexel, it appeared that Bertulis was set to add to the Bloomsburg lead when he led Hunter 6-1 in the middle of the second period. Hunter fought back however to tie the match at seven but Bertulis was still in position to win the match because he had a riding time advantage. With under 30 seconds left, Hunter executed a takedown and was able to pin Bertulis to earn the Dragons six points. Instead of an 11-3 Bloomsburg lead, Hunter's pin made the score 9-8 in favor of Drexel, essentially a nine-point swing.

Junior Nick Kozar followed Hunter's performance with win number 16 in earning a 2-1 decision over the Huskies' Frank Beasley at 174 pounds. Bloomsburg fought back by winning three of the next four matches putting the Huskies back in the lead at 17-15 with just one match remaining.

Makovsky shot out to a 6-1 lead in the final match against Ricky Donald and held on for the 6-5 decision to earn Drexel the victory.

Bloomsburg is back in action Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. hosting Rider University.

Drexel 18, Bloomsburg 17

125 - Mike Sees (B) d. Steve Mytych (D), 4-2

133 - Zach Makovsky (D) d. Rick Donald (B), 6-5

141 - Brad Forbes (B) m.d. Ed Giosa (D), 9-0

149 - George Hickman (B) m.d. Chris Renninger (D), 11-3

157 - Ryan Hluschak (D) d. Aric Furhman (B), 8-4

165 - Scott Hunter (D) wbf. Jim Bertulis (B), 6:40

174 - Nick Kozar (D) d. Frank Beasley (B), 2-1

184 - Nate Shirk (B) d. Justin Terhune (D), 9-5

197 - Jon Oplinger (D) d. Jesse Hasseman (B), 7-3

HWT - Mike Spaid (B) d. Chris Cowen (D), 4-2