kory mines vs. UB
Kory Mines picked up a 7-5 win at 125 lbs.
The match got underway with the top matchup of the night, as Kory Mines, ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and 18th by InterMat, met two-time national qualifier Max Soria at 125 lbs. Mines jumped out to a 6-1 lead after one period one the strength of a takedown, two near fall points, and another takedown.
A Soria escape was the lone point in the second period. Mines began on the bottom to start the third, and it almost cost him. Soria would tilt him for three near fall points with a minute left, but he was forced to cut Mines with 33 seconds to go. Mines would hold off Soria (11-7) for the 7-5 win. Mines is now 19-6 and won his 50th career match.
Second-ranked A.J. Schopp followed with another dominating performance at 133 lbs. The junior won a 16-0 technical fall at 5:55 over Justin Farmer. Oddly enough, he opened the match with a takedown, and his only other takedown was the one that ended the match. In between he tilted Farmer three times for seven points while also picking up four stalling points. Schopp boosted his record to 25-1 and now has 97 career wins. Eighteen of those 25 wins have provided bonus points.
Mitchell Port, ranked number at 141 lbs., remained undefeated at 21-0 as he pinned UB's Nick Flannery (14-13) at 3:37. He had a takedown and three near fall points in the first period, then boosted the lead to 7-0 with a reversal before flattening Flannery. Port won his 85th career match, giving the Fighting Scots five wrestlers in the lineup with 85 or more wins. He won by fall for the tenth time this season.
Dave Habat boosted Edinboro's lead to 18-0 with a 24-8 technical fall at 6:43 over Ryan Todora. The junior, ranked 14th by Amateur Wrestling News and 16th by InterMat, recorded ten takedowns, but did have any back points and therefore only picked up four team points. He improved to 21-4 on the year.
pickett vs. UB
Vince Pickett is moments away from a fall at 197 lbs.
Johnny Greisheimer fell behind 2-0 at 157 lbs. as UB's Wally Maziarz registered the Bulls' first takedown of the night forty seconds into the match. Gresiheimer, ranked 16th, responded with and escape and his takedown with eight seconds left in the period made it 3-2. He built the advantage to 8-2 after two periods with a reversal and three near fall points, then used a big third period to close out a 17-2 technical fall. Starting at neutral, he had a takedown and two three-point near fall moves, gaining his final point with a 2:20 riding time advantage. Gresiheimer is now 20-7 and has won 10 of his last 11 matches.
Kasey Burnett-Davis would continue to settle in as the starter at 165 lbs., picking up an 8-5 decision over Tyler Rill. Burnett-Davis boosted his record to 11-6. He led 2-1 after one period following a takedown with 49 seconds left in the period. He added a second takedown in the second period, with Rill's two escape making it 4-3 after two periods. Burnett-Davis started the third period with an escape, and added a takedown with 20 seconds to go for a 7-3 lead. Rill made it interesting when he reversed Burnett-Davis with 16 seconds remaining, but Burnett- Davis hung on and picked up a point for riding time.
james vs. UB
Ernest James closed out the win with his 37th career fall.
The Edinboro lead peaked at 29-0 thanks to a 6-3 decision by Patrick Jennings over Rrok Ndokaj at 174 lbs. While evening his record at 9-9, Jennings fell behind 2-1 after one period, but knotted the score at 3-3 after two periods with a takedown midway through the session. He began the third period on the bottom, and would post the winning points with a reversal at 1:43, then rode Ndokaj out the rest of the way for a point in riding time.
Buffalo finally broke through on the scoreboard at 184 lbs. as Tony Lock improved to 16-10 with a 5-3 decision over Nick Mitchell. The redshirt freshman was filling in for starter Vic Avery. Lock used a pair of takedowns for a 4-1 lead after one period, with a Mitchell escape closing it to 4-2 after two periods. The only point in the third went to Lock when Mitchell was called for locked hands. Mitchell would hold a 1:21 advantage in riding time. He is now 10-9.
Edinboro would close out the match with a bang, as Vincent Pickett and Ernest James won on first period falls. Pickett won in a rare manner, as the sophomore was in a scramble with Angelo Malvestuto at 197 lbs. early in the match. With neither wrestler holding an advantage, Pickett pushed back and forced the shoulders to the matt for the neutral fall at 34 seconds. Pickett is now 13-9 while Malvestuto fell to 16-12.
James, meanwhile, won in a more conventional fashion. The senior came up with his eighth fall of the season and 37th of his career as he pinned undersized James Banjamin at 1:15 following his second takedown of the period. Ranked 15th by Amateur Wrestling News and 18th by InterMat, James improved to 21-5.
Edinboro will host the Edinboro Open on Saturday, February 8, then return to duals action at Pittsburgh on February 14.
Results:
125 lbs. – #18 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Max Soria (UB) 7-5
133 lbs. -- #2 A.J. Schopp (EU) tech. fall Justin Farmer (UB) 16-0 (5:55)
141 lbs. -- #1 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over Nick Flannery (UB) 3:37
149 lbs. -- #16 Dave Habat (EU) tech. fall Ryan Todora (UB) 24-8 (6:43)
157 lbs. – #16 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) tech. fall Wally Maziarz (UB) 17-2 (7:00)
165 lbs. – Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) dec. Tyler Rill (UB) 8-5
174 lbs. – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Rrok Ndokaj (UB) 6-3
184 lbs. – Tony Lock (UB) dec. Nick Mitchell (EU) 5-3
197 lbs. – Vince Pickett (EU) fall over Angelo Malvestuto (UB) 0:34
Hwt. – #18 Ernest James (EU) fall over James Benjamin (UB) 1:15
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