MAC Conference Recap (1/26/22)

Bloomsburg: On Saturday, the Huskies lost a hard-fought battle to George Mason 26-9. Three Huskies came away with a win, improving their overall season records. Josh Mason (141) defeated Shawn Nonaka by a decision of 5-0. Alex Carida (157) won by a major decision over Loranzo Rajaonarivelo 16-4. Shane Noonan (HWT) triumphed over Austin Stith by a 6-3 decision.

The Huskies will be back in action on Saturday, January 29th, at 12:00pm at Rider University.

Buffalo: The Bulls extended their winning streak to five matches by defeating Kent State 27-9. Seven Bulls won their individual bouts, helping secure the victory by such a large margin. Derek Spann (133) defeated Brendon Fenton by fall in 2:59. John Arceri (149) won in sudden victory 6-4 over Kody Komara. Hunter Shaut (157) won by fall in 3:25 over Robert Pryhocki. Noah Grover (165) won in sudden victory 3-1 over Brady Chrisman. Jay Nivison (174) defeated Michael Ferree by a decision of 3-1. Sam Mitchell (197) prevailed over Tyler Bates in sudden victory 6-4. Toby Cahill (HWT) won by decision 2-0 over Jacob Cover.

The Bulls will be back in action against Northern Illinois University on Saturday, February 5th at 1:00pm in Alumni Arena.

Central Michigan: For the second weekend in a row, the Chippewas went a perfect 3-0 on the weekend, defeating Northern Illinois 33-6, SIUE 34-3, and #24 South Dakota State 21-17. Five Chippewas went 3-0 on the weekend, while three Chippewas went 2-1. Brock Bergelin (125) defeated Lucian Brink of Northern Illinois by a decision of 6-0, Austin Macias of SIUE by a 13-2 major decision, and Tanner Jordan of South Dakota State by fall in 3:32. Dresden Simon (141) won by a 6-4 decision over Javion Jones of Northern Illinois, 4-2 in sudden victory over Saul Ervin of SIUE, and an 11-5 decision over Clay Carlson of South Dakota State. Corbyn Munson (149) reigned over Dillon Nichols of Northern Illinois by a 17-0 technical fall, Caleb Tyus of SIUE by an 8-3 decision, and Daniel Kimball of South Dakota State by a 9-2 decision. Johnny Lovett (157) defeated Anthony Gibson of Northern Illinois by a 13-5 major decision, Max Kristoff of SIUE by a 16-4 major decision, and Kenny O'Neill of South Dakota State in sudden victory 8-6. Matt Stencel (HWT) won by fall in 2:19 over Terrese Aaron of Northern Illinois, by fall over Colton McKiernan of SIUE in 5:18, and by a 6-3 decision over AJ Nevills of South Dakota State.

Tracy Hubbard (165) defeated Alec Rees of Northern Illinois by a 3-2 decision and Cardeionte Wilson of SIUE by a 6-2 decision. Bret Fedewa (174) won by a 4-0 decision over Kevin Gschwendtner of SIUE and in sudden victory 3-1 over Cade DeVos of South Dakota State. Aaron Bolo (197) triumphed over Tristen Guaman of Northern Illinois by a decision of 2-0 and Ryan Yarnell of SIUE in a tiebreaker 3-2.

The Chippewas will compete on Sunday, January 30th, at 2:00pm against Ohio.

Cleveland State: The Vikings went 1-1 this weekend, defeating Edinboro 25-10 and falling to Navy 32-7 in the Cleveland State Tri-Meet. Two Vikings went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend, leading the charge. Marcus Robinson (149) defeated Ryan Burgos of Edinboro by a decision of 11-7 and Johnathan Miranda of Navy by a 16-5 major decision. Riley Smucker (165) won by a 9-2 decision over Dylan Kohn of Edinboro and by a 9-6 decision over Sammy Starr of Navy.

The Vikings will be back in action on Thursday, January 27th, at Kent State at 7:00pm.

Clarion: On Saturday, the Eagles lost a nailbiter to Lock Haven 17-16. Five Eagles came out on top. Seth Koleno (141) won by an 8-3 decision over Gable Strickland. Brent Moore (149) dominated Connor Eck by a 15-4 major decision. John Worthing (174) edged Tyler Stoltzfus 8-7. Max Wohlabaugh (184) defeated Colin Fegley in sudden victory 3-1. Will Feldkamp (197) won by a 6-5 decision over Parker McClellan.

The Eagles will wrestle Hofstra at 1:30pm and Kent State at 3:00pm on Sunday, January 30th, live on Rokfin.

Edinboro: The Fighting Scots went 1-1 this weekend, defeating Rider University 24-16 and falling to Cleveland State 25-10. One wrestler had a standout weekend, going a perfect 2-0. Ethan Ducca (184) defeated Evan Vasquez of Rider by a 7-1 decision and Jax Leonard of Cleveland State by a 10-2 major decision. With those wins, Ducca improves to 11-2 on the season.

The Fighting Scots will wrestle at George Mason University on Sunday, January 30th, at 1:00pm.

George Mason: The Patriots split their matches this weekend, going 1-1. George Mason fell to Lock Haven 25-11 and defeated Bloomsburg 26-9. Two Patriots won both of their matches. Alex Madrigal (149) defeated Connor Eck of George Mason by technical fall 21-5 and Cody Harrison of Bloomsburg by fall in 4:16. Kyle Davis (184) won by a 5-2 decision over Colin Fegley of Lock Haven and by an 11-1 major decision over Bruno Stolfi of Bloomsburg.

The Patriots will wrestle Edinboro on Sunday, January 30th, at 1:00pm.

Kent State: On Friday, the Golden Flashes dropped a 27-9 matchup against The University at Buffalo. Three Golden Flashes defeated their opponents. Jake Ferri (125) won by decision over Tristan Daughtery 7-5. Louis Newell (141) triumphed over Ben Freeman by a close 3-2 decision. Colin McCracken (184) topped Peter Acciardi 8-1 in sudden victory.

The Golden Flashes will wrestle Cleveland State on Thursday, January 27th, at 7:00pm.

Lock Haven: The Eagles swept both of their matches, defeating George Mason 25-11 and Clarion 17-16. Five Eagles won both of their matches, going a perfect 2-0. Anthony Noto (125) won by a 10-4 decision over Ben Monn of George Mason and a 4-1 decision over Joey Fischer of Clarion. Gable Strickland (133) triumphed over Michael Rapuano of George Mason by a 16-8 major decision and Alex Blake of Clarion by a 2-0 decision. Ben Barton (157) topped both Loranzo Rajaonarivelo of George Mason by a 20-6 major decision and Chanz Shearer of Clarion by a 20-7 major decision. Ashton Eyler (165) took a 4-1 decision over Tyler Kocak of George Mason and was 9-3 against Cam Pine of Clarion. Isaac Reid (HWT) crushed Austin Stith by technical fall 18-3 and Ty Bagoly of Clarion by a 14-6 major decision.

The Eagles will return to action on Saturday, January 29th, at the Mat Town Open II. Wrestling will start at 9:30am in the Thomas Fieldhouse.



Northern Illinois: The Huskies dropped both of their matches this past weekend, losing to Central Michigan 33-6 and Oklahoma 34-3. Three wrestlers picked up one win. Mikey Kaminsky (133) defeated Vince Perez of Central Michigan by a 7-3 decision. Javion James (141) won a close 1-0 decision against Jacob Butler of Oklahoma. Mason Kauffman (174) topped Bret Fedewa of Central Michigan by a 5-3 decision.

Northern Illinois is slated to compete at Little Rock on Sunday, January 30th, at 10:00am.

Ohio University: This weekend, the Bobcats went 1-1, splitting their matches. On Saturday, the Bobcats lost to Navy 21-14 and on Sunday, the Bobcats defeated Davidson 33-9. Two wrestlers went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend. Oscar Sanchez (125) topped Jacob Allen of Navy in sudden victory 3-1 and Hale Robinson of Davidson by a 20-5 technical fall. Alec Hagan (149) won by technical fall over Johnathan Miranda of Navy 15-0 and a major decision over David Loniewski of Davidson 11-0.

The Bobcats will be back in action on Sunday, January 30th, at Central Michigan. Wrestling will start at 2:00pm.

Rider: The Broncs lost a hard-fought battle to Edinboro 24-18. Four Broncs downed their Edinboro opponents. Tyler Klinsky (125) won by technical fall over Chris Merlo 19-2. Quinn Kinner (141) defeated Gabe Willochell by fall in 1:44. Alec Bobchin (157) emerged victorious over PJ Gohn 3-1 in sudden victory. David Szuba (HWT) defeated Max Millian by a 15-6 major decision.

The Broncs will wrestle at Bucknell on Sunday, January 30th, at 2:00pm.

SIU Edwardsville: The Cougars dropped both of their matches this weekend, losing to Central Michigan 34-3 and South Dakota State 39-3. Two SIUE wrestlers came away with one win each. Sergio Villalobos (184) defeated Ben Cushman of Central Michigan in sudden victory 3-1. Max Kristoff (157) won a 12-10 decision over Kenny O'Neill of South Dakota State.

The Cougars are slated to compete on Sunday, February 6th, at the Greyhound Open in Indianapolis, Indiana.