Bulls Split at Bucknell Duals, Improve to 2-0 in the MAC

Sunday, December 17

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Bulls Split at Bucknell Duals, Improve to 2-0 in the MAC

12/17/2023 5:58:00 PM | Wrestling

LEWSIBURG, PA – The University at Buffalo wrestling team wrestling well on Sunday but had to settle for a split at the Bucknell Duals. The Bulls improved to 2-0 in Mid-American Conference duals with a decisive, 34-3, victory over Bloomsburg. In the opener, UB dropped an 18-17 dual to Bucknell. The dual actually ended, 17-17, but the Bison won on criteria, by having one more match point than the Bulls, 64-63.

The Bulls completely dominated Bloomsburg, winning nine of the ten matches.

Max Elton set the tone with a14-3 major decision over Bronson Garber at 125. It was the first of four straight bonus points earned by the Bulls.

Tommy Maddox won by tech fall over Major Lewis, 20-5, in the 133 bout. Caleb Brooks earned a 9-0 major decision over Nick Antonelli at 141 and Kaleb Burgess followed with a major of his own, cruising past Cade Balestrini, 15-2.

Ty Raines won by decision, 5-1, over William Morrow at 157. Marcus Petiite earned the Bulls second tech fall of the day with a 20-4 win over Josh Bonomo at 174.

UB closed out the win with three straight decisions by Chase Kranitz, Sam Mitchell and Robbie Unruh.

The Bulls dropped a close dual to Bucknell in the opener.

Elton opened the dual with a 6-1 decision over Grayson McClellan. The Bulls dropped the next two matches to fall behind, 6-3. However, Nick Stampoulos won by major decision, 20-10, over Aiden Davis, to put the Bulls back on top, 7-6.

Raines extended the UB lead to 10-6 with a 7-4 decision over Nick Delp.

Bucknell won the next two duals to go up 12-10 on the Bulls.

Kranitz earned a major decision over Nolan Springer at 184 to give the lead back to the Bulls, 14-12. Mitchell followed with a 5-0 decision over Logan Deacetis at 197 to extend the UB advantage to five heading into the final match.

However, the Bulls gave up a tech fall in the final match to tie things up at 17-17. With the dual tied, it went to criteria and the Bison won because they had an edge in total match points, 64-63.

"We wrestled well today," head coach John Stutzman said. "Starting 2-0 in the MAC is important.

The Bulls will next compete at the Ken Kraft Midlands beginning Dec. 29.

BUFFALO 34 BLOOMSBURG 3
125 – Max Elton (UB) won by major decision over Bronson Garber (Bloom), 14-3
133 – Tommy Maddox (UB) won tech fall over Major Lewis (Bloom), 20-5
141 – Caleb Brooks (UB) won by major decision Nick Antonelli (Bloom), 9-0
149 – Kaleb Burgess (UB) won by major decision over Cade Balestrini, 15-2
157 – Ty Raines (UB) won by decision over William Morrow (Bloom), 5-1
165 – Caden Dobbins won by decision over Hunter Shaut (UB), 1-0
174 – Marcus Petite (UB) won tech fall over Josh Bonomo (Bloom), 20-4
184 – Chase Kranitz (UB) won by decision over Tanner Culver (Bloom), 8-3
197 – Sam Mitchell (UB) won by decision over David Tuttle (Bloom), 5-1
285 – Robbie Unruh (UB) won by decision over Tyler McCatharn (Bloom), 8-2

BUCKNELL 18 BUFFALO 17
125 – Max Elton (UB) won by decision over Grayson McClellan (Buck), 6-1
133 - #24 Kurt Phipps (Buck) won by decision over Tommy Maddox (UB), 9-4
141 – Braden Bower (Buck) won by decision over Caleb Brooks (UB), 4-0
149 – Nick Stampoulos (UB) won by major decision over Aiden Davis, 20-10
157 – Ty Raines (UB) won by decision over Nick Delp (Buck), 7-4
165 - #27 Noah Mulvaney (Buck) won by decision over Hunter Shaut (UB), 4-0
174 – Myles Takats (Buck) won by decision over Jay Nivison (UB), 8-1
184 – Chase Kranitz (UB) won by major decision over Nolan Springer (Buck). 17-6
197 – Sam Mitchell (UB) won by decision over Logan Deacetis (Buck), 5-0
285 - #33 Dorian Crosby (Buck) won by tech fall over Robbie Unruh (UB), 18-3
Bucknell wins dual on Criteria C (total match points), 64-63