Edinboro won eight of the ten bouts, recording bonus points in six matches. Cleveland State held a brief 4-0 lead as Ben Willeford opened with a 15-1 major decision over Bijan Banks at 125 lbs. The Fighting Scots ran off wins in the next four matches to take a 15-4 lead.
Eric Morrill won his eighth straight match as he hung on for a 7-6 decision over Nick Flannery at 133 lbs. Tied at 2-2 after one period, Morrill grabbed a 4-2 lead with a reversal in the second. He would lead 6-3 thanks to a takedown in the third period with 1:30 remaining before Flannery would use an escape and a takedown with a 1:03 remaining to tie the match at 6-6. Morrill won thanks to a 1:19 advantage in riding time. Ranked 20th by Amateur Wrestling News, Morrill improved to 17-8 and picked up his 83rd career win.
Kasey Davis followed with a 14-6 major decision over Josh Palivoda at 141 lbs., as the freshman improved to 17-12. Davis had six takedowns in the match.
Torsten Gillespie boosted his record to 17-8 and picked up career win number 95 with a 9-1 major decision over Lawrence Cavello at 149 lbs. Ranked 16th by Amateur Wrestling News and 19th by InterMat, Gillespie jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead after one period with a takedown thirty seconds into the match, followed by four near-fall points. After a scoreless second period, Gillespie added a reversal in the third and owned a 2:33 advantage in riding time.
Johnny Greisheimer continued his hot wrestling as he won for the fourth straight time and seventh time in the last eight with a 9-1 major decision over Matt Donohoe. The sophomore led just 2-0 after two periods thanks to a first period takedown, but pulled away in the third. He reversed Donohoe less than twenty seconds into the period, then picked up two near-fall points. He would add a takedown after a Donohoe esacpe later in the period and had a large riding time advantage of 4:18. Greisheimer is now 19-10.
Cleveland State picked up his second win of the night when Robbie Michaels edged Boro freshman Ethan Saylor 6-4 at 165 lbs. Michaels moved to 18-6 but it didn’t come easily. The match was tied at 3-3 after two periods, and after a Michael’s escape early in the third, Saylor tied the match with 21 seconds remaining on a penalty point against Michaels for fleeing the mat.
Michaels then took his second injury timeout, with Saylor choosing to remain neutral. Michaels then registered the winning takedown with 14 seconds left to send Saylor to 6-17.
Chris Hrunka evened his record at 14-14 with a 3-2 decision over Aric Thurn at 174 lbs. The Viking recorded the first points of the match with a takedown with 43 seconds left in the first period. It remained that way until the 1:20 mark of the third period when Hrunka tied it with a takedown. He rode out Thurn and won thanks to a riding time advantage of 2:38.
The fighting Scots ended the night with three big wins. Chris Honeycutt, ranked second by both InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News at 184 lbs., remained undefeated at 21-0 as the junior won a 17-1 technical fall over Corbin Boone. The end came at 6:09. He led 8-0 after one period thanks to a takedown 12 seconds into the match. He added three back points in two separate moves. He built the lead to 12-0 after two periods with a takedown and two near-fall points. After giving up the escape in the third, he registered his third takedown and ended the match with three near-fall points.
Shawn Fendone and Ernest James ended the night with pins.
Fendone came up with his eighth fall of the year and 19th of his career, pinning Nick Anthony at 2:15. The senior has now won eleven straight matches while improving to 21-8. He is ranked 19th by Amateur Wrestling News.
James ended a string of three straight losses as he flattened Chris Weber at 2:31 of the heavyweight bout. The redshirt freshman is now 13-13 and has four falls.
Edinboro returns to action next Saturday, February 5 at North Carolina.
Results:
125 Ben Willeford (CSU) maj. dec. Bijan Banks (EU), 15-1 0-4
133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Nick Flannery (CSU), 7-6 3-4
141 Kasey Davis (EU) maj. dec. Josh Palivoda (CSU), 14-6 7-4
149 #19 Torsten Gillespie (EU) maj. dec. Lawrence Cavello (CSU), 9-1 11-4
157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) maj. dec. Matt Donohoe (CSU), 9-1 15-4
165 Robbie Michaels (CSU) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 6-4 15-7
174 Chris Hrunka (EU) dec. Aric Thurn (CSU), 3-2 18-7
184 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) tech. fall Corbin Boone (CSU), 17-1 (6:09) 23-7
197 Shawn Fendone (EU) fall over Nick Anthony (CSU), 2:15 29-7
Hwt Ernest James (EU) fall over Chris Weber (CSU), 2:31 35-7
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