College Wrestling
Rider University 24, Lock Haven University 15

BELLEFONTE, PA-The Broncs won six of 10 bouts to defeat Lock Haven in a come-from-behind victory Friday evening at Bellefonte High School.  "Overall we did pretty well," said Rider head coach Gary Taylor.  "Both teams went at it pretty hard."

For Rider (1-1), sophomore Aaron Nestor (Transfer, PA/Reynolds) and freshman Jim Resnick (Media, Pa./Penncrest) won by falls. "Those two pins were huge," Taylor said. "It was very important to get those pins."

Resnick was not in the starting line up to begin the season, wrestling behind senior Mike Ward (Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield Village), but Resnick defeated Ward in the Binghamton Open last week and Ward suffered an injury that kept him out of the Lock Haven match. "Resnick is really taking off," Taylor said. "He competes hard, he likes to win and he really does not like to lose."

Resnick wrestled unattached at the Binghamton Open and placed runner-up, winning four of five bouts.

Senior Michael Kessler (Randallstown, MD/Owings Mills), ranked 18th in the nation, won to tie the score at 9-9 and Resnick's pin gave Rider the lead for good. "Mike is still getting used to that weight class," Taylor said of Kessler, a three-time NCAA qualifier who moved down a weight class this year in hopes of reaching All-America status. "He looks stronger."

Freshman Zac Cibula (Luxenburg, Wis./Casco), sophomore Tyler Smith (Phillipsburg, N.J./Belvidere) and senior Ed Bordas (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central), ranked 19th in the nation, also won for Rider. "Eddie did what he had to do to win," Taylor said. "He got the job done."

The victory was Rider's second in a row over Lock Haven (27-16 Broncs last year in Lawrenceville). The Broncs have only defeated Lock Haven four times in 20 meetings.

Rider travels to Binghamton, NY for the Sprawl and Brawl to take on Edinboro, Cal-Davis and Pittsburgh, hosted by Binghamton University November 22.

"That is going to be really tough," Taylor said. "Edinboro is very tough. They were in the top ten last year. Pitt is really good as well. It will be a tough challenge for us. We're going in hoping to win more than we lose."

125       Nick Hyatt LH wbf          Tim Trivisonno  R           1:10      0-6
133       John Trumsetti LH dec. Jimmy Kirchner  R            8-5       0-9
141       Aaron Nestor R wbf  Owen Wilkinson LH              1:18      6-9
149       Michael Kessler R dec. Brock Parker LH              3-2        9-9
157       Zac Cibula R dec. Seth Creasy LH                       7-3      12-9
165       Kevin Dufresne LH dec. Rob Morrison R                7-3    12-12
174       Jim Resnick R wbf Aaron Ernest LH                      :49    18-12
184       Jeremie Cook LH dec. Mike Miller  R                    5-0     18-15
197       Tyler Smith R dec. John Trumbetti LH                    6-2    21-15
HWT     Ed Bordas R dec. Daniel Craig LH                         2-0    24-15