The win lifted CMU to 2-4 in duals. The Chippewas entertain Northern Illinois on Sunday, Dec. 20.
"I think our guys just need to feel good about ourselves," CMU coach Tom Borrelli said. "We haven't really felt good about ourselves for about a month. Hopefully this will get us heading in the right direction.
"It was a good for us. Obviously we've got things we can improve on. It was a good start for some of these young guys in the conference."
Three Chippewa freshmen made their respective collegiate dual-meet debuts, and two were victorious. CMU's Cody LeCount (149 pounds) and CJ Brucki (184) both won by decision, LeCount 5-3 and Brucki 7-4.
"When you have a true freshman in his first dual meet in a hostile environment and he figures out how to win, that's always a good thing," Borrelli said.
CMU junior Jackson Lewis bumped up to 197 pounds from 184 and took a 9-7 decision, a result that gave CMU an 18-10 lead and clinched the victory.
"The guy who really came through for us today was Jackson Lewis," Borrelli said. "His match could have gone either way. He was up 5-0 and got caught in a five-point move and that tied it 5-5. It put him in a tough situation, but he kept his composure and continued to score points."
Other Chippewa winners were Zach Horan (141), Malcom Martin (157), Jordan Ellingwood (174) and Adam Robinson (285).
Martin's victory, a 2-1 decision over Wally Maziarz, came in overtime. Maziarz was called for stalling in the extra session, giving Martin the sudden victory.
Horan, who is ranked 10th, improved to 4-2.
Buffalo is 4-5 overall, 0-2 MAC.
Three Chippewas, Jordan Wohlfert, Colin Heffernan and Newton Smerchek, placed on Saturday at the Cleveland State Open.
Heffernan (149) went 7-1 and Smerchek (285) finished 6-1. Both placed third in their respective weight classes. Wohlfert (165) went 5-2 to place fifth.
Wohlfert recorded a pin and won three matches by major decision. One of Heffernan's wins came via major decision, while Smerchek recorded two pins and a major decision en route to his third-place finish.
Results:
125: Max Soria (UB) major decision Brent Fleetwood (CMU), 10-0
133: Sean Peacock (UB) dec. Tyler Keselring (CMU), 12-6
141: Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Jason Estevez (UB), 7-1
149: Cody LeCount (CMU) dec. Justin Cooksey (UB), 5-3
157: Malcom Martin (CMU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 2-1, OT
165: Rrok Ndokaj (UB) dec. Jordan Atienza (CMU), 5-3
174: Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) dec. Muhamid McBryde (UB), 4-2
184: CJ Brucki (CMU) dec. Brett Perry (UB), 7-4
197: Jackson Lewis (CMU) dec. Joe Ariola (UB), 9-7
285: Adam Robinson (CMU) dec. Ian J
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