Kent State
Buffalo Wrestling Downed At Kent State, 38-3
12/7/2013 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
KENT, OHIO – The University at Buffalo wrestling team opened up its Mid-American Conference dual season on Saturday afternoon, taking to the road to face Kent State. The Golden Flashes downed the Bulls (1-3, 0-1 MAC) by the score of 38-3 as the lone Buffalo victory came from Max Soria at 125 pounds.
The afternoon started out in the Bulls favor as Soria opened the dual with a solid 9-7 victory over Alfredo Gray. With the win, Soria is now 3-1 overall in dual matches this season and has 55 career victories in the blue and white. The Bulls however would not win another match. Justin Farmer was denied a victory at 133 pounds by Mackenzie McGuire, despite putting up a good fight.
Tyler Small , the 20th ranked wrestler in the 141 pound weight class, turned out to be too much for Nick Flannery as he pinned Flannery at 4:45. Ian Miller, the 9th ranked wrestler at 157 pounds, also pinned his UB opponent, John Northrup, in just over two minutes, 2:24. Tony Lock put in great effort in his match with the 16th ranked wrestler in the 184 pound weight class, Sam Wheeler, losing a slim decision by the score of 11-7.
Angelo Malvestuto could not keep his perfect record in tact at 197 pounds, falling to Cole Baxter by the score of 6-3. At 285 pounds, the Bulls James Benjamin was defeated 10-5 by Mimmo Lytle.
The Bulls will be back in action tomorrow with a MAC dual against Central Michigan. First match is set for 2:00 pm.
Kent State 38, Buffalo 3
125: Max Soria (UB) dec. Alfredo Gray, 9-7
133: Mackenzie McGuire (KSU) dec. Justin Farmer (UB), 5-0
141: #20 Tyler Small (KSU) pinned Nick Flannery (UB), 4:45
149: Michael Depalma (KSU) pinned Ryan Todora (UB), 2:10
157: #9 Ian Miller (KSU) pinned John Northrup (UB), 2:24
165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 8-2
174: Caleb Marsh (KSU) tech fall Jarred Lux (UB), 4:16, 16-0
184: #16 Sam Wheeler (KSU) dec. Tony Lock (UB), 11-7
197: Cole Baxter (KSU) dec. Angelo Malvestuto (UB), 6-3
285: Mimmo Lytle (KSU) dec. James Benjamin (UB), 10-5
