Maryland
Wrestling Goes 2-0 On Opening Weekend At Terrapin Duals
11/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York wrestling team (2-0, 0-0 MAC) impressed on the opening weekend at the Terrapin duals as they defeated Davidson 47-0 and the host Maryland Terrapins, 19-13.
"What a great feeling to finally come out on top," stated third-year head coach John Stutzman. "Even in the matches we lost, we wrestled hard. It's time to evaluate our performance and get back to the drawing board and continue to progress. We need to get ready for the Northeast Duals in two weeks."
The Bulls opened up the weekend with a decisive victory over Davidson, downing the Wildcats 47-0. UB had three grapplers win by fall as redshirt freshman Bryan Lantry pinned Zach Jones just 1:31 into the match while Jason Estevez pinned his opponent at 141-pounds and James Benjamin pinned his foe in 4:36 at 197-pounds. Kyle Akins earned a dominant 14-2 major decision victory while Jake Gunning had his way with his opponent, winning by major decision 12-2. Tim Schaefer, Muhamed McBryde and Joe Ariola each battled, picking up decision victories as the Bulls shutout the Wildcats.
In their second match of the afternoon, the Bulls came out on top once again as they out-worked their opponents from Maryland. Kyle Akins started the Bulls off at 125-pounds as he improved to 2-0 on the day with a tough 6-5 win over his foe from the Big Ten. After a major decision loss at 133-pounds and a decision loss at 141-pounds, Colt Cotten took to the mat and earned a gritty 2-1 decision victory for his first victory of the season.
After a loss at 157-pounds gave Maryland the lead back, Tyler Rill took to the mat and gave the Bulls some momentum back as he battled out a 3-2 win. The momentum that Rill stole back for the Bulls helped as UB won their next three matches. Muhamed McBryde put in a great effort as he earned the 4-0 decision victory while Joe Ariola won by 6-3 decision to improve to 2-0 on the day. At 197-pounds, James Benjamin picked up the 11-2 major decision victory to close out his huge day for the Bulls.
The Bulls will return to action in two weeks as they will head to the Northeast Duals on November, 15.
BUFFALO 47, Davidson 0
125: Kyle Akins (UB) won by major decision over Camden Bertucci (DAV), 14-2
133: Bryan Lantry (UB) won by fall over Zach Jones (DAV), 1:31
141: Jason Estevez (UB) won by fall over Billy McCelland (DAV), 2:27
149: Colt Cotten (UB) won by forfeit
157: Tim Schaefer (UB) won by decision over (DAV), 10-8
165: Tyler Rill (UB) wins by forfeit
174: Muhamed McBryde (UB) won by decision over Tyler Mellen (DAV), 4-0
184: Joe Ariola (UB) won by decision over Konnor Pritchard (DAV), 7-2
197: James Benjamin (UB) won by fall Ryan Dawkins (DAV), 4:36
285: Jake Gunning (UB) won by major decision over (DAV), 12-2
BUFFALO 19, Maryland 13
125: Kyle Akins (UB) won by decision over Jhared Simmons (MD), 6-5
133: Tyler Goodwin (MD) wins by major decision over Bryan Lantry (UB), 17-5
141: Alfred Bannister (MD) won by decision over Jason Estevez (UB), 3-2
149: Colt Cotten (UB) won by decision over Wade Hodges, 2-1
157: Lou Mascala (MD) won by decision over Tim Schaefer (UB), 13-9
165: Tyler Rill (UB) won by decision over Brendan Burnham (MD), 3-2
174: Muhamed McBryde (UB) won by decision over Tyler Manion (MD), 4-1
184: Joe Ariola (UB) won by decision over Mark Colabucci (MD), 6-3
197: James Benjamin (UB) won by major decision over Garrett Wesneski (MD), 11-2
285: Dawson Peck (MD) won by decision over Jake Gunning (UB), 3-1
