The victory is the 135th for head coach Tim Flynn, tying the school record held by Fred Caro, who coached at Edinboro from 1963-84. Flynn is wrapping up his 12th season at the helm and has a 135-39-3 record.
Gregor Gillespie is also close to a landmark, as the senior won his 144th career match, moving within a win of Jason Robison's career record of 145 wins. Gillespie is now 33-0 for the season and 144-10 for his career after pinning Fran O'Brien at 3:59. In fact, it looked the top-ranked wrestler in the country at 157 lbs. was going to put the finishing touches on his 14th technical fall when he flattened O'Brien for his third fall in his last five matches.
The match started at 125 lbs., with top-ranked Paul Donahoe winning an 8-3 decision over 20th-ranked Steve Bonanno. Donahoe led 5-1 after two periods thanks to a pair of takedowns. He picked up a third takedown in the third period and had 1:55 in riding time. He is now 27-0 and 113-18 for his career.
Ricky Deubel had upset Hofstra's Lou Ruggirello earlier in the year to win the Southern Scuffle, but he wasn't able to make it back-to-back wins against the eighth-ranked wrestler at 133 lbs. Following a scoreless first period, Ruggirello chose the top and picked up two near-fall points with just under a minute remaining in the second period. He would add a takedown with 17 seconds left and with a point for riding time, was a 5-0 winner over Deubel. Deubel, ranked 19th, falls to 23-10 and suffers just his second loss in his last 14 matches.
Hofstra's Justin Accordino gave the Pride a 6-3 lead as he won a 9-4 decision over Steve Waite at 141 lbs. The bout was scoreless after one period, but Accordino had a big second period. He would record and escape and takedown in the first thirty seconds, then turned Waite twice for a total of five points and an 8-0 lead. Waite came up with a pair of takedowns in the third period but could not make up the large deficit. The sophomore is now 8-3 and sees his five-match winning streak come to an end.
Torsten Gillespie gave the lead back to the Scots as he won be technical fall over Jeff Rotella, 18-2 at 5:12 at 149 lbs. Gillespie seized control midway through the first period. Rotella actually went ahead with a takedown at 2:07, but Gillespie reversed Rotella and would then tilt him twice for six points in the final minute. Rotella chose down to start the second period, and Gillespie made him pay for it. He turned Rotella three more times for a 15-2 lead after two periods. Gillespie is now 24-14.
Hofstra picked up wins at 165 and 174 lbs. to close the match to 14-13. Ryan Patrovich upset ninth-ranked Jarrod King at 165 lbs., using a third period escape for a 3-2 win. Patrovich registered a takedown with just over a minute remaining, with King escaping to trail 2-1 after one period. King would even the match at 2-2 with a quick escape to start the second period. The senior just returned to the mat last night after missing a month due to injury. He falls to 23-4. He had pinned Patrovich earlier in the year in the Oklahoma Gold Classic.
Alton Lucas, ranked tenth at 174 lbs., followed with a 16-4 major decision over a game but outclassed John Foley, who is now 0-2. Foley is filling in for Paul Paddock, who suffered a knee injury earlier in the week.
Edinboro put the match away with wins in the final three bouts. Chris Honeycutt was a 6-0 winner over Ben Clymer. The sophomore, ranked 17th at 184 lbs., is now 24-6. He scored the only points of the first period with a takedown midway through the period. That was followed by an escape and takedown in the second period for a 5-0 lead. He rode out Clymer in the third period and finished with 3:20 in riding time.
Pat Bradshaw rebounded from a loss last night at buffalo with a solid 6-2 decision over Joe Fagiano at 197 lbs. The match was tied at 2-2 after two periods, although Bradshaw owned riding time. He rolled out for a quick escape to start the third period, then added an insurance takedown with 34 seconds left. The junior is now 22-6.
Fendone faced a scary opponent in Hofstra's Jordan Enck, who had defeated Cornell's Zach Hammond in his last match. Hammond earlier pinned Fendone. The Boro senior never gave the Hofstra freshman a chance. After a scoreless first period, Fendone chose the top to start the second. He broke Enck down and finished the fall at 3:44. It is Fendone's 16th fall of the season, good for sole possession of fifth in a season. In addition, it is his 41st career fall. That moves himj into sole possession of fourth place, just one fall behind Jason Robison and Tom Herr for second place. Fendone is now 24-5 and has a 99-37 career record.
Edinboro completes its regular season next week, hosting Pittsburgh on Friday, February 20, then traveling to Morgantown, WV to face West Virginia on Sunday, February 22.
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