Bloomsburg Downs Rider in Wrestling
BLOOMSBURG - The Bloomsburg University wrestling team won the first three bouts over Rider en route to a 26-13 win. The Huskies won six out of ten bouts, including bonus points in three of those wins to get the home win. With the victory, the Huskies improve to 6-4 on the season, while the Broncs drop to 1-2.
125-Eleventh-ranked Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) got the Huskies off to a quick start with a 13-6 win over Rider's Ryan Smith. Sees took a 6-3 lead after the first period, and scored five more points in the final period to get the win.
133-Bloomsburg took a 6-0 lead in the team score as Ricky Donald (Millville/Bloomsburg) got a 3-2 win over Zac Cunliffe. Donald's point on riding time lifted him to the win after Cunliffe tied the match 2-2 with a reversal in the third period.
141-Brad Forbes (Downingtown/Downingtown) got his second pin of the season at the 4:22 mark against Rider's Mike Palma. After a scoreless first period, Forbes selected the defense position and scored two points on a reverse before pinning Palma.
149-Michael Kessler put the Broncs on the board with an 8-2 win over the Huskies' George Hickman (Wilmington, NC/Riverside). Kessler jumped out to a 5-0 lead en route to the win.
157-Ryan Cunningham won a tight 7-6 decision at the 157 bout over Bloomsburg's Aric Fuhrman (Spring Grove/Delone Catholic). Fuhrman cut Cunningham's lead to one with less than 20 seconds remaining, but was unable to get another takedown before the end of the match.
165-Frank Beasley (Oden, IL/Centralia) gave the Huskies a 17-6 lead with a technical fall win over Chris Marold at the 165 bout. Beasley recorded 11 backpoints to get the win for the Huskies.
174-CAA Wrestler of the Week Doug Umbehauer got the Bronc's third win of the night with a 12-1 major decision win over Andrew Jordan (Newark, DE/St. Mark's). Umbehauer's seven points on two takedowns and three backpoints sealed the bout win for Rider.
184-Nate Shirk (Middleburg/Middleburg) recorded the Huskies' second pin of the night, sealing the team win for the Huskies with a pin at the 2:21 mark. Shirk tallied a takedown and six backpoints before pinning Rider's Joe Maroney.
197-Rider's T.J. Morrison got a 4-1 decision win over Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin). After a takedown in the first period, Morrison was able to add an escape and a point for riding time to get the win for the Broncs.
HWT-Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown) got an exciting overtime win at the heavyweight bout over the Broncs' Tyler Rees. With the score tied, 1-1 at the end of regulation, Spaid got a takedown in the first overtime period to get the win for Bloomsburg.
The Huskies will travel to Hampton, VA this weekend for the Virginia Duals.
Results (Match Started with the 125 Weight Class)
January 7, 2006 Bloomsburg vs. Rider - Nelson Field House, Bloomsburg, PA
Records: Bloomsburg: 6-4 Rider: 1-2 Attendance: 183 WTF=Won by Technical Fall; WBF=Won by Fall; F=Forfeit |  |