Thanks to six consecutive victories, the Bison turned an early 12-6 lead into a 37-6 advantage before Liberty (5-7-1) earned a forfeit victory at heavyweight.
Bucknell went up 12-0 thanks to a forfeit win at 125 for Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) and a pin by Marble at 133. It took Marble just 1:42 to pick up his team-high seventh pin of the season.
After a loss at 141 by Adam Healey (Wilkes Barre, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) got the six-bout winning streak started with the most competitive match of the afternoon. Liberty's Frankie Gayeski jumped out to a 4-2 lead on LeValley at the end of the first period and still held onto a 4-3 advantage in the final seconds of the third period. However, he was whistled for a stall with two seconds remaining in regulation to knot the score at 4-all. LeValley earned the winning point for riding time advantage and took home his 21st victory of the season.
Tyler Riccio (Warren, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan Regional) followed at 157 with a 7-2 decision over Julian Colon. Riccio led by as much as 6-0 into the third period.
Back-to-back technical fall victories by No. 12 Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area) at 165 and Shane Riccio (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) at 174 gave Bucknell an insurmountable 28-6 lead. Riccio has now won eight consecutive matches overall and nine consecutive in dual meets.
Thompson continued the Bison success as he earned his second pin of the year over Chris Daggett. The referee awarded the pin as the horn sounded to end the second period.
Nathan Jones (Sidney, Ohio/Troy Christian) wrapped up the match with a 7-4 decision over Brandon Johnson at 197. It was Jones' first victory since he finished sixth at the Navy Classic in November, and it broke a personal 12-match losing streak.
Saturday's match marked the first of two consecutive home duals for Bucknell, which is 4-2 at home this season. The Bison will host No. 18 Old Dominion Sunday (Jan. 25) afternoon at 1 p.m.
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