The victory boosted Edinboro to 9-3, while Buffalo is now 8-7-1. Edinboro is now 12-0 all-time against the Bulls.
Edinboro would win the first seven matches to jump to a commanding 31-0 lead. Eric Morrill got things started at 125 lbs. with a 13-4 major decision over UB's Dylan Dabolt. The sophomore improved to 14-8 with the win, one night after losing by fall in the first period. He led 4-0 after one period thanks to a takedown and two near-fall points, then went up 6-0 on a second period reversal. A wild third period saw Morrill record three more takedowns.
Ricky Deubel gave Edinboro a 10-0 lead with a win by fall over Joe Wilson at 1:53 in the 133 lb. bout. It was the junior's third fall of the season and gives him a 21-11 record.
Freshman Torsten Gillespie turned in a strong showing against Buffalo's Andrew Stella, who came in with a 26-15 record at 141 lbs. One night after suffering a heart-breaking 3-1 loss in overtime, Gillespie came away with a 10-2 major decision thanks to a big first period. An early takedown was followed by three separate near-fall moves accounting for seven more points and a 9-0 lead after one period. Stella would close to 9-2 on a reversal in the second period, but the only other scoring was a point for riding time. Gillespie improved to 17-13.
Daryl Cocozzo was another Edinboro wrestler who struggled on Thursday evening. He rebounded with a 10-5 decision over Ryan Needle at 149 lbs. After a first period takedown gave Cocozzo a 2-0 lead, he would go ahead 6-2 after two periods. He escaped to start the second period, then in a wild exchange that lasted a matter of seconds, Needle recorded a takedown, released Cocozzo, and Cocozzo followed with a quick shot for his second takedown. He would go up 8-2 with a takedown in the third before Needle rallied with an escape and takedown. Cocozzo is now 26-10.
Gregor Gillespie, ranked first in the country at 157 lbs. by InterMat, registered his 13th win by technical fall to boost the Edinboro lead to 22-0. The final score was 18-0 over John Cummings, with the end coming at 4:06. The junior led 11-0 after one period as he posted a takedown at the 2:15 mark, then turned Cummings three times, each for three points. Gillespie chose top to start the second period and tilted Cummings two more times to end the match. Gillespie is now 27-2 and boosted his career record to 101-8.
Jarrod King improved to 25-7 with a win by injury default over Scott Rendos at 165 lbs. King is ranked 15th by InterMat. The junior dominated the match, leading 5-0 after one period and 8-0 after two. He registered his third takedown of the match at the 6:16 mark to go up 10-1, and in the process Rendos suffered an apparent leg injury and was unable to continue.
Phil Moricone, ranked 18th by InterMat, made it seven straight wins as he won a 3-0 decision over Mike Ragusa. Following a scoreless first period, the junior took the lead with a reversal at the 1:38 mark. Moricone rode out Ragusa the rest of the period, and ended up with 1:18 in riding time for the final point. He is now 20-9, while Ragusa is 27-11.
Mickey Moran snapped the string for the Bulls with a 3-1 overtime decision over Chris Honeycutt at 184 lbs. The Edinboro freshman came in ranked 16th by InterMat. The two traded escapes in the second and third periods, but Moran was able to come up with the winning takedown with 25 seconds left in overtime. Honeycutt fell to 22-6, while Moran is now 29-8.
The Fighting Scots closed out the match with a pair of tight decisions. Pat Bradshaw improved to 25-9 with a 4-3 decision over Jimmy Hamel (27-11) at 197 lbs. Bradshaw led 2-0 after one priod on a takedown with 20 seconds left, but Hamel cut the margin in half with an escape. An escape to start the third gave Bradshaw a 3-1 lead, but Hamel knotted the bout at 3-3 with a takedown with just over a minute left. Bradshaw's escape at the minute mark proved the winning point.
Joe Fendone, ranked 19th at heavyweight, closed out the win with a hard-earned 3-0 decision over Jeff Parker. The junior posted the only takedown of the match at 2:33 of the first period and rode Parker out. That would be the only scoring, with Fendone gaining a riding time point to improve to 14-7. Parker dropped to 24-14.
Edinboro concludes its dual match season next week, hosting West Virginia on Friday, February 22, before traveling to Pittsburgh on Saturday, February 23.
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