UB Wrestling Opens Conference Action With Duals At Kent State and Central Michigan
12/6/2013 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo (1-2, 0-0 MAC) wrestling team will open its conference play with duals at Kent State on Saturday and Central Michigan on Sunday. The duals are set for 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm starts, respectively.
The Bulls opened up their dual season last weekend at the Northeast duals, finishing with a 1-2 overall record. UB opened up with a dual against NC State and lost all but two matches en route to a 31-7 loss.
Buffalo responded well in their second dual of the afternoon as they earned first year head coach John Stutzman his first victory at UB. The Bulls dominated Sacred Heart, winning nine of 10 matches to earn the 37-6 victory.
In their final dual of the weekend, the Bulls were handed a 34-7 defeat at the hands of Clarion. The lone victory in the dual for UB came from junior Angelo Malvestuto, who finished the day a perfect 3-0.
Entering this weekends conference duals, junior Max Soria is the winningest Bull with 54 career victories including 19 dual meet wins. The junior also leads the team with 56 takedowns and 34 escapes in his career.
Malvestuto enters this weekend with a overall record of 7-5 and a dual record of 3-0. He was the lone Bull last season to pick up a victory against Central Michigan at 197 pounds. Wally Maziarz will also be relied on as he downed his opponent from Kent State last season against the Golden Flashes. Maziarz currently owns a 4-4 overall record and a 1-1 dual meet record.
University at Buffalo Probable Line-Up
Wt. Name Cl. Rec. (Dual) Hometown/High School
125 Max Soria R-Jr. 8-4 (2-1) Kings Park, NY / Kings Park
133 Justrin Farmer R-Sr. 6-6 (1-2) New Lenox, Ill./ Lincoln-Way Central
141 Nick Flannery Sr. 8-4 (1-2) Framingham, Mass./ Framingham
149 Ryan Todora Fr. 4-7 (0-3) Breinigsville, PA/ Bethlehem Catholic
157 John Northrup R-Fr. 6-6 (1-2) Rochester, NY/ Rush-Henrietta
165 Wally Maziarz R-Jr. 4-4 (1-1) North Tonawanda, NY/ North Tonawanda
174 Tyler Rill R-Fr. 3-5 (1-1) Hampstead, MD/ Mount St. Joesph
184 Tony Lock So. 6-4 (1-2) Chafee, NY/ Pioneer
197 Angelo Malvestuto R-Jr. 7-5 (3-0) Niagara Falls, NY/ Niagara Wheatfield
285 James Benjamin Fr. 4-7 (0-2) Vestal, NY/ Vestal
Kent State Probable Line-Up (Dual Saturday at 12:00 pm)
Wt. Name Cl. Rec. (Dual) Hometown/High School
125 Alfredo Gray So 6-8 (1-5) Wadsworth, OH/ Wadsworth
133 Mack McGuire So. 9-3 (4-2) Upper St. Clair, PA/ Upper St. Clair
141 Tyler Small Jr. 7-4 (3-3) Littlestown, PA/ Delone Catholic
149 Michael DePalma So. 12-6 (3-3) Jeannette, PA/ Jeannette/ Edinboro
157 Ian Miller So. 10-1 (5-1) Oak Harbor, OH/ Oak Harbor
165 Tyler Buckwalter So. 4-7 (0-3) Mill Hall, PA/ Central Mountain
174 Caleb Marsh Jr. 3-2 (3-2) Marysville, OH/ Marysville/ Ashland
184 Sam Wheeler So. 10-1 (6-0) Copley, OH/ Copley/ Oklahoma
197 Cole Baxter So. 11-5 (5-1) Butler, PA/ Butler
285 Mimmo Lytle R-Fr. 3-6 (2-4) Swanton, OH/ Swanton
Central Michigan Probable Line-Up (Dual Sunday at 2:00 pm)
Wt. Name Cl. Rec. (Dual) Hometown/High School
125 Corey Keener R-Fr. 10-1 (6-0) Schuylkill Haven, PA/ Blue Mountain
133 Joe Roth Sr. 4-2 (1-2) Dixon, Ill./ Dixon
141 Zach Horan So. 11-1 (6-2) Nazareth, PA/ Nazareth
149 Scott Mattingley Sr. 9-5 (4-3) Uniontown, OH/ Lake
157 Lucas Smith So. 1-4 (1-4) Wheeling, Ill./ Wheeling
165 Nick Becker R-Fr. 6-5 (4-3) Hartford, Wis./ Hartford Union
174 Mike Ottinger Jr. 10-2 (6-1) Schnecksville, PA/ Parkland
184 Craig Kelliher Sr. 2-4 (0-2) Burnsville, Minn./ Apple Valley
197 Jackson Lewis So. 7-5 (4-3) Lamphere, Mich./ Lamphere
285 Adam Robinson So. 4-6 (2-4) Leslie, Mich./ Mason
