- Fighting Scots Dominate Buffalo, 37-3
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- EDINBORO, Pa. (February 15, 2008) – It was certainly hard to tell on
Friday night that the Edinboro wrestling team wrestled at Ohio State on
Thursday evening, arriving back in Edinboro in the wee hours of the
morning. The fact that the Fighting Scots, ranked 14th in the USA
Today/NWCA/InterMat Top 25, had suffered a 23-13 loss to the sixth-ranked
Buckeyes may have provided some motivation. The end result was
Edinboro coming away with a 37-3 win over Buffalo, winning nine of ten
matches.
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- The
victory boosted Edinboro to 9-3, while Buffalo is now 8-7-1. Edinboro
is now 12-0 all-time against the Bulls.
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Edinboro would win the first seven matches to jump to a commanding 31-0
lead. Eric Morrill got things started at 125 lbs. with a 13-4 major
decision over UB’s Dylan Dabolt. The sophomore improved to 14-8 with
the win, one night after losing by fall in the first period. He led
4-0 after one period thanks to a takedown and two near-fall points, then
went up 6-0 on a second period reversal. A wild third period saw Morrill
record three more takedowns.
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- Ricky
Deubel gave Edinboro a 10-0 lead with a win by fall over Joe Wilson at 1:53
in the 133 lb. bout. It was the junior’s third fall of the season
and gives him a 21-11 record.
- Freshman Torsten Gillespie turned in a strong showing against Buffalo’s
Andrew Stella, who came in with a 26-15 record at 141 lbs. One night
after suffering a heart-breaking 3-1 loss in overtime, Gillespie came away
with a 10-2 major decision thanks to a big first period. An early
takedown was followed by three separate near-fall moves accounting for seven
more points and a 9-0 lead after one period. Stella would close to 9-2
on a reversal in the second period, but the only other scoring was a point
for riding time. Gillespie improved to 17-13.
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- Daryl Cocozzo was another Edinboro wrestler who struggled on Thursday
evening. He rebounded with a 10-5 decision over Ryan Needle at 149
lbs. After a first period takedown gave Cocozzo a 2-0 lead, he would
go ahead 6-2 after two periods. He escaped to start the second period,
then in a wild exchange that lasted a matter of seconds, Needle recorded a
takedown, released Cocozzo, and Cocozzo followed with a quick shot for his
second takedown. He would go up 8-2 with a takedown in the third
before Needle rallied with an escape and takedown. Cocozzo is now
26-10.
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- Gregor Gillespie, ranked first in the country at 157 lbs. by InterMat,
registered his 13th win by technical fall to boost the Edinboro lead to
22-0. The final score was 18-0 over John Cummings, with the end coming
at 4:06. The junior led 11-0 after one period as he posted a takedown
at the 2:15 mark, then turned Cummings three times, each for three
points. Gillespie chose top to start the second period and tilted
Cummings two more times to end the match. Gillespie is now 27-2 and
boosted his career record to 101-8.
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- Jarrod King improved to 25-7 with a win by injury default over Scott
Rendos at 165 lbs. King is ranked 15th by InterMat. The junior
dominated the match, leading 5-0 after one period and 8-0 after two.
He registered his third takedown of the match at the 6:16 mark to go up
10-1, and in the process Rendos suffered an apparent leg injury and was
unable to continue.
- Phil Moricone, ranked 18th by InterMat, made it seven straight wins as he
won a 3-0 decision over Mike Ragusa. Following a scoreless first
period, the junior took the lead with a reversal at the 1:38 mark.
Moricone rode out Ragusa the rest of the period, and ended up with 1:18 in
riding time for the final point. He is now 20-9, while Ragusa is
27-11.
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- Mickey Moran snapped the string for the Bulls with a 3-1 overtime decision
over Chris Honeycutt at 184 lbs. The Edinboro freshman came in ranked
16th by InterMat. The two traded escapes in the second and third
periods, but Moran was able to come up with the winning takedown with 25
seconds left in overtime. Honeycutt fell to 22-6, while Moran is now
29-8.
- The Fighting Scots closed out the match with a pair of tight
decisions. Pat Bradshaw improved to 25-9 with a 4-3 decision over
Jimmy Hamel (27-11) at 197 lbs. Bradshaw led 2-0 after one priod on a
takedown with 20 seconds left, but Hamel cut the margin in half with an
escape. An escape to start the third gave Bradshaw a 3-1 lead, but
Hamel knotted the bout at 3-3 with a takedown with just over a minute
left. Bradshaw’s escape at the minute mark proved the winning point.
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- Joe Fendone, ranked 19th at heavyweight, closed out the win with a
hard-earned 3-0 decision over Jeff Parker. The junior posted the only
takedown of the match at 2:33 of the first period and rode Parker out.
That would be the only scoring, with Fendone gaining a riding time point to
improve to 14-7. Parker dropped to 24-14.
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- Edinboro concludes its dual match season next week, hosting West Virginia
on Friday, February 22, before traveling to Pittsburgh on Saturday, February
23.
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- #14 EDINBORO 37, BUFFALO 3
- Friday, February 15, 2008
- McComb Fieldhouse
- Edinboro, PA
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EU-UB
- 125
lbs.
Eric Morrill (EU) maj. dec. Dylan Dabolt (UB),
13-4
4-0
- 133
lbs.
Ricky Deubel (EU) fall over Joe Wilson (UB),
1:53
10-0
- 141
lbs.
Torsten Gillespie (EU) maj. dec. Andrew Stella,
10-2
14-0
- 149
lbs.
Daryl Cocozzo (EU) dec. Ryan Needle (UB),
10-5
17-0
- 157
lbs.
#1 Gregor Gillespie (EU) tech. fall John Cummings (UB), 18-0
(4:06) 22-0
- 165
lbs.
#15 Jarrod King (EU) inj. def. Scott Rendos (UB),
6:16
28-0
- 174
lbs.
#18 Phil Moricone (EU) dec. Mike Ragusa (UB),
3-0
31-0
- 184
lbs.
Mickey Moran (UB) dec. #16 Chris Honeycutt (EU), 3-1
ot
31-3
- 197
lbs.
Pat Bradshaw (EU) dec. Jimmy Hamel (UB),
4-3
34-3
- Hwt.
#19 Joey Fendone (EU) dec. Jeff Parker (UB),
3-0
37-3
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- RECORDS:
Edinboro 9-3
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Buffalo
8-7-1