Head Coach John Stutzman leaned on his young lineup and they responded. Four of the Bulls' six wins in the dual came from first-year starters.
"Another barn burner, but this time we came out on top," Stutzman said. "I'm going to say this again, I love this team. They fight hard and the best part is, we're starting four to five freshmen and a few others that are first time starters."
After falling behind, 3-0, in the dual, Derek Spann continued his dominant ways with a 19-4 technical fall win over Lucas Seibert. It was his second tech fall of the weekend. Spann was sparked by a 4-point nearfall late in the first period. He added a 4-point nearfall and a 2-point nearfall in the second period to pull away.
Redshirt-freshman Marcus Robinson followed with a 12-1 major decision at 141 to extend the UB lead to 9-3. Robinson jumped out early with a takedown and a 4-point nearfall in the first period.
Two third-period takedowns helped John Arceri earn a 6-2 decision over Liam Lusher at 149.
The highlight of the day came in the 157 match by Hunter Shaut. The UB freshman needed only 1:12 to pin Alex Hornfeck. After being taken down, Shaut quickly got a reversal and the pin.
Troy Keller used a first-period takedown and reversal to set the tone in a 5-2 decision over Nick Kiussis. It was Keller's sixth-straight dual win.
Taylor Cahill earned sudden-victory decision at 165 for Buffalo's sixth straight win. With the match tied, 5-5, Cahill got a takedown in the first overtime to earn his first dual win as a Bull.
With UB leading, 24-3, West Virginia was able to win the final three matches by decision to make the final score, 24-12.
The Bulls will be back in action next Sunday when they host Missouri at Alumni Arena.
Results:
125: Joey Thomas (West Virginia) over Jordan Reyes (Buffalo) (Dec 8-1)
133: Derek Spann (Buffalo) over Lucas Seibert (West Virginia) (TF 19-4 5:33)
141: Marcus Robinson (Buffalo) over Caleb Rea (West Virginia) (MD 12-1)
149: John Arceri (Buffalo) over Liam Lusher (West Virginia) (Dec 6-2)
157: Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) over Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) (Fall 1:12)
165: Troy Keller (Buffalo) over Nick Kiussis (West Virginia) (Dec 5-2)
174: Taylor Cahill (Buffalo) over Scott Joll (West Virginia) (SV-1 7-5)
184: Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) over Peter Acciardi (Buffalo) (Dec 5-3)
197: Noah Adams (West Virginia) over Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) (Dec 10-3)
285: Brandon Ngati (West Virginia) over Nolan Terrance (Buffalo) (Dec 2-0)
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