BLOOMSBURG, PA- The Rider University wrestling team was able to bounce back after back-to-back losses as they dominated Bloomsburg, 31-6, Friday night to improve to 3-2 and 2-0 in the MAC. Rider would take eight of the 10 bouts on the evening and pick up five bonus-point victories.
Quinn Kinner would get his fourth bonus-point victory of the year and his second major decision by taking down Cade Balestrini of Bloomsburg 13-2. Following Kinner's major the Broncs would win the next two bouts with bonus points as
Colton Washleski got his first pin of the season in a dominating effort over John Reho and
Hunter Mays got back on track with a 13-4 major decision victory over Trenton Harder.
Ethan Laird and
David Szuba would put the exclamation mark on the night by both getting bonus point wins. Laird got his second tech fall of the season and in MAC duals with an 18-5 rout of Tanner Culver.
Quotes and Notes
"The guys responded well from last week's setback and hard training week. It's always important to wrestle well in MAC duals. We have a tough stretch coming up so we will stay on them during practice this coming week."-
Rider Wrestling Head Coach John Hangey
- The five bonus-point victories are the most by the Broncs on the season
- Laird remains unbeaten in the MAC and has won each of his first two MAC bouts by tech fall. (21-6 over SIUe's Ryan Yarnell)
- The Broncs return to action next Saturday when they travel up 206 to battle with another Garden State foe in Princeton
Box Score 31-6 Rider over Bloomsburg
125
Tyler Klinsky (Rider) over Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) (Dec 7-2) 3-0 RID
141 #29
McKenzie Bell (Rider) over Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) (SV-1 14-12)6-3 RID
149 #23
Quinn Kinner (Rider) over Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) (MD 13-2)10-3 RID
165
Hunter Mays (Rider) over Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) (MD 13-4) 20-3 RID
174
Michael Wilson (Rider) over Anthony Derosa (Bloomsburg) (Dec 6-0)23-3 RID
184 Buridano Stolfi (Bloomsburg) over
Ray Weed (Rider) (Dec 6-3) 23-6 RID
197 #10
Ethan Laird (Rider) over Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) (TF 18-3 5:43)28-6 RID
285
David Szuba (Rider) over Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) (MD 16-4) 32-6 RID
-1 Misconduct Rider
