Feb. 15, 2008

Results

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Clinging to a 10-9 lead after the first five bouts, Bucknell rattled off five straight wins to roll to a 28-9 victory over East Stroudsburg in EIWA wrestling action on Friday evening in Davis Gym. With the win, the Bison move to 8-10-1 on the year and 3-3 in the EIWA, while the Warriors fall to 3-11, 2-4 in the EIWA.

To begin the night, sophomore Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area), who is currently ranked 19th nationally at 165 pounds, recorded his 50th career win. Rendos posted a 15-2 major decision over Joe Schick, his 10th of the season, to remain undefeated in EIWA matches at 6-0.

Sophomore Shane Riccio (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) followed up by blanking Shane Mallory, 6-0, in the 174-pound bout for his 13th straight duals win. He is now 14-1 in duals and 5-0 against EIWA foes.

Freshman David Thompson (West Liberty, Ohio/Graham Local) stretched Bucknell's lead to 10-0 with his win at 184, a 9-2 decision versus Tom Pagano.

Despite the strong start for the Orange and Blue, East Stroudsburg managed to pull within a point of the Bison at 10-9 following wins at 197 and heavyweight. Dave Williams pinned freshman Charlie Wonsettler (Scenery Hill, Pa./Bentworth) in 3:14 and sophomore George Hingson (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) dropped a 9-3 decision to Chris Birchler.

Greg Hart (Bedminster, N.J./Bernards) put Bucknell back on track with his victory in the 125-pound bout. The sophomore registered a 12-4 major decision against Matthew Benedetti to push the Bison advantage to 14-9.

In the 133-pound match-up, sophomore David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville Central), who is currently ranked 18th nationally, added three more points for the Orange and Blue by logging a 9-6 win over Matt Swallow.

Then sophomore Luke Chohany (Duncannon, Pa./Susquenita) recorded a dramatic come-from-behind victory wrestling at 141 against Sean Carr. Chohany trailed 4-1 early in the first, but cut his deficit to two, closing out the opening period with an escape. He crept closer with another escape in the second and picked up the riding time point to tie the score at four. With 25 seconds left in the first overtime period, Chohany registered a takedown for the 6-4 win that preserved his perfect EIWA record (5-0).

After a high-scoring opening period, freshman Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) clinched the win for Bucknell with a 22-6 technical fall over Jesse Dunn, 4:27 into the 149-pound bout.

Sophomore Brantley Hooks (Spartanburg, S.C./James F. Byrnes) then closed out the meet with a 6-4 decision against Kyle Hesselpoth at 157.

The Bison will be back in action this Sunday as the squad will face American in its final home meet of the 2007-08 season, beginning at 1 p.m. in Davis Gym.