Binghamton's Tyler Malmberg opened the dual with a 6-2 victory at 125 pounds. Dan Bishop (Whitehall, NY/Whitehall) scored a takedown of Malmberg in the opening period but the Binghamton 125-pounder responded with the final six points of the match, giving Binghamton the early 3-0 lead.
Joe Wilson (Chester, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) quickly erased the Bearcat lead at 133 pounds when he scored a pinfall at 2:39. The fall gave UB a 6-3 advantage in the dual.
Binghamton then scored a pair of one-point victories at 141 and 149 pounds. Anwar Goeres used a third period reversal to edge Andrew Stella (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) at 141 and Kyle Fried, the 18th-ranked wrestler in the nation at 149 pounds, was able to score the only escape during an overtime tiebreaker against Ryan Needle (Newfane, NY/Newfane) to earn a 2-1 decision. Binghamton increased their lead even further, to 12-6, with Nate Patterson's 4-1 decision victory over Pat Lloyd (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central) at 157 pounds.
In the 165 pounds bout, John Cummings (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) won a cagey affair with Binghamton's Brett Nelson, 1-0. Cummings scored the only point of the match on an escape in the third period.
Josh Patterson scored a major decision victory over Mike Ragusa (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) at 174 pounds to give Binghamton a 16-9 lead going to the final three matches of the dual.
Mickey Moran (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) answered with a major decision victory for Buffalo in the next match at 184. Moran scored six takedowns in his victory over Anthony Esposito. Jimmy Hamel (Natick, MA/Natick) then tied the dual at 16-16 with a decision victory over Binghamton's Corey Waite at 197 pounds. Hamel scored a late takedown in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and, with one riding time point added, earned a 4-1 win.
With the dual all tied, Buffalo fifth-year senior co-captain Jeff Parker (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) and Mike Patterson of Binghamton took to the mat knowing that a match victory would also result in a team dual meet victory. Parker took control early, scoring two takedowns in the first period to lead 4-1 after three minutes. Parker scored the only points of the second period on a reversal and entered the final two minutes with a 6-1 advantage. Another takedown and reversal, as well as a riding time point, gave Parker an 11-3 victory and gave UB a 20-16 match win.
Prior to the dual, Buffalo honored seniors John Cummings, Dana Gingerich (Spring Grove, PA/Delone Catholic), Pat Lloyd, Ryan Needle, Jeff Parker, Mike Ragusa and Scott Rendos (Brockway, PA/Brockway), who were making their final appearance in the blue and white at Alumni Arena.
Up next for the Bulls is the Mid-American Conference Championship, hosted by Kent State University in Kent, OH. The two-day event will take place on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8.
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