EDINBORO, PA – The Edinboro University wrestling team extended its dual match winning streak to nine matches with three wins in the Avalon Duals on Saturday. The 11th-ranked Fighting Scots improved to 4-0 on the young season thanks to a 32-6 win over Eastern Michigan, a 32-14 triumph over Findlay, and a 34-3 defeat of Princeton.
In the afternoon’s other matches, Findlay defeated Princeton, 22-16, Princeton beat Eastern Michigan, 23-13, and Findlay upended Eastern Michigan, 22-14.
Here’s a look at the highlights from the three matches:
The Fighting Scots won nine of the ten bouts, the lone loss coming at 149 lbs. where Keon Suggs won by fall over Matt D. King (North East, PA/North East) at 4:20. King was filling in for starter Nate Yetzer (Mansfield, OH/Mansfield Madison). Five Boro grapplers won by major decision, as Chad Caros (Franklinville, NY/Suffern) was a 16-7 winner over Josh Wiles at 141 lbs., Ryan Yates (Lower Burrell, PA/Burrell) captured his 157 lb. match by a 9-0 count over Derrick Keasley, Vinnie Courts (Middletown, PA/Cumberland Valley) defeated Chris Slater by a 13-5 score at 165 lbs., Matt R. King (Connellsville, PA/Connellsville) was a 19-7 winner over Adam Gilmore at 174 lbs., and fifth-ranked David Shunamon (Tewksbury, MA/Tewksbury) picked up a 12-4 win over Travis Kraft at 197 lbs.
The Fighting Scots won four of the first five matches then saw Findlay win the next three bouts to pull to within 17-14. Shunamon got the Boro back on track, avenging one of his two losses this season with a dominating 8-4 win over Brian Scislo at 197 lbs. Shunamon was a 1-1 loser by rideout to Scislo in his first match of the year at the EMU Open. The loss was the first for Scislo, who came in with a 9-0 mark. That victory was followed by two wins by fall as Edinboro won going away. Heavyweight Josh Pearce (Greenville, PA/Commodore Perry) picked up his second pin of the year, dropping Ray Bond at 2:29. Impressive freshman Shawn Bunch (Leavenworth, KS/Leavenworth) followed with a win by fall at 3:26 over Jack Scott. Cory Ace (Franklin, PA/Franklin), ranked eighth at 133 lbs., won by fall at 5:50 over Mitch Airing, while Caros was a win by technical fall at 141 lbs. over Angelo Vettese.
Besides a 7-4 win for Princeton’s Milo Adams over Charlie Soto (El Paso, TX/J.M. Hanks) at 149 lbs., Edinboro captured nine of ten matches. Soto normally competes at 133 lbs. Shunamon picked up his third win of the day to improve to 8-2 with the lone win by fall, dropping Matt Fisher at 3:27 in the 197 lb. bout. Four other Scots scored major decisions – Ace at 133 lbs. with a 10-2 win over John Knorring, Caros at 141 lbs. with a 14-5 triumph against Juan Venturi, Yates at 157 lbs. with an 11-3 win over Albert Pendleton, and King at 165 lbs. on the strength of a 13-5 victory over Andrew Avsec.
The Fighting Scots return to action on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1 at the prestigious Las Vegas Invitational.
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Created on ... November 17, 2001
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