As has been the case this year, the Fighting Scots started slow before picking up steam in the middle weights. In fact, Edinboro lost the 125 and 133 lbs. matches in all three matches. Against Upper Iowa, the Fighting Scots fell behind 8-0 before roaring back with wins in the next four matches and seven of the last eight.
The Penn State match featured three bouts with a pair of nationally-ranked matches, with Edinboro winning two of the three. The highlight of the day came in the 157 lb. match, where third-ranked Gregor Gillespie met Penn State's second-ranked Dan Vallimont. Vallimont had defeated Gillespie, 2-1, in last year's consolation semifinals at Nationals.
This time around Gillespie got the best of the Nittany Lion, tilting him twice in the second period for a total of five points and going on for an 8-0 major decision.
Gillespie's younger brother, Torsten, wasn't as fortunate as the 17th-ranked wrestler at 149 lbs. lost by fall to Bubba Jenkins, who is ranked second.
Chris Honeycutt came up with a minor upset at 184 lbs. Honeycutt, ranked 14th, held off 13th-ranked Phil Bomberger, winning an 8-3 decision.
Edinboro came back with a strong showing against 13th-ranked Boise State. After falling behind 6-0 with losses in the first two bouts, the Boro ran off wins in the next four matches to take a 12-6 lead. The Broncos would pick up wins by decision at 174 and 184 lbs. to knot the match at 12-12, but Edinboro closed with a pair of major decisions. Pat Bradshaw, who was one of just four wrestlers to win all three of his bouts, won by a 14-3 score over Ryan Allen at 197 lbs. Joey Fendone, ranked eighth and also 3-0 on the day, closed out the win with an 8-0 major decision over Sam Zylstra.
Gregor Gillespie picked up another big win as he won a 1-0 decision over 10th-ranked Adam Hall. Honeycutt was unable to come up with a second upset win, as he dropped a 7-2 decision to fifth-ranked Kirk Smith. That dropped Honeycutt to 5-1.
Gillespie improved to 10-0 on the season and 121-10 for his career, moving into a tie for ninth with Alex Clemsen in career wins. Fendone and King are also perfect at 10-0 and 9-0, respectively. Fendone also picked up his 30th career win by fall and is now 85-32. Bradshaw boosted his record to 7-3, while Torsten Gillespie won two of three bouts and is 8-4.
Edinboro will return to action on Saturday, December 6 looking to defend its title in the PSAC Championships. Mercyhurst will host the tournament.
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